Principles and Practices of Management and Organizational Behavior

This book offers perspectives, insights, techniques, and approaches for efficient and contemporary management practices in an organization. It provides a comprehensive insight into the traditional and contemporary approaches of organizational behavior and their impact on organizational performance in the global era. Ranging from planning to staffing, and controlling to strategic decision-making, the case studies in the book incorporate relevant modern management models and correlate practices of management from organizational perspectives to allow any organization’s direction and environment to be evaluated with suggested recommendations. This textbook consists of two broad parts. The first deals with management trends and functions ranging from the traditional era to the contemporary world. The second part explores the behavioral trends of organizations across domains to analyze the measures taken for improved productivity and sustainability. Drawing theories from psychology, sociology and economics, this book probes into the interrelation between behavior and holistic management by examining the impact of teamwork, motivation, organizational power, and polity, instituting relevant organizational ethics and strategies to create healthy organizational culture. This book will be useful to students, academicians, management researchers, and industry professionals from the field of general management and organizational behavior. It will also be useful for scholars interested in management studies, behavioural studies, business and development, developmental studies, sociopsychology, management, and business strategies.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction to Management 2. Evolution of Management Thought 3. Planning 4. Organization 5. Staffing, Training and Development 6. Directing and Controlling 7. Decision-Making 8. Strategic Management 9. Organizational Behaviour 10. Understanding and Managing Individual Behaviour 11. Group and Group Dynamics 12. Team and Teamwork 13. Leadership 14. Motivation 15. Conflict Management 16. Organizational Development and Culture 17. Change Management 18. Stress Management 19. Power and Politics

About the Author :
Chandrani Singh, currently pursuing postdoctoral studies in information technology, is working as Director and Placement Head of Management and Computer Applications at Sinhgad Institute of Management, Vadgaon, Pune. She has also been entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing the operations of the entire STES Sinhgad Data Centre. She is a researcher, industry-institute collaborator, educationist, author, content writer, and sports enthusiast with a passion to ideate, innovate and implement. She has been awarded the India Independence Award 2019 as distinguished director/principal by the International Association of Research and Development Organization and has also been selected to participate in the fully funded Conference of Asia Europe Meeting by the German Academic Exchange (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) that has 51 member nations. She is also the editor and author of several books and research journals for eminent publishing houses, such as Taylor & Francis, Springer Nature and IGI Global, and she is also on the editorial board of prestigious international and national conferences. She is a recognized ATAL Faculty Development Program speaker and is associated as a consultant with a few scientific and research organizations. She owns copyrights from the Indian government for her software and has served as a facilitator, speaker, and contributor for several knowledge exchange programs at the national and international levels, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Women in Engineering. She has also been an academic advisor to many universities and institutions at the national and international levels. Aditi Khatri is a freelance Human Resources (HR) Consultant and a Soft Skills Trainer and has worked with TACO Composites Ltd (a Tata Enterprise), Pune, as an HR assistant manager, and Tricon Infra Buildtech Pvt. Ltd, Pune, as HR head, where she has been instrumental in developing HR policies and processes. She joined the Sinhgad Institute of Business Administration and Research, Pune, in the year 2012, in the capacity of assistant professor and training placement officer and served the institute for a year-and-a-half, carrying out during this tenure several academia–industry interaction initiatives. Ms. Khatri then went on to set up her own venture by the name of Focus Consultants, through which she has imparted training to 5,000+ students and professionals and has earned the repute of being a proactive trainer and a public speaker. She has presented a number of papers at national-level conferences and successfully coordinated various induction and training programs across the country. She is also a member of the Board of Studies (Language and Communication Studies) at one of the renowned colleges. Apart from being a freelancer, Ms. Khatri also plays a crucial role in managing the business of modular furniture owned by her father. Ms. Khatri has a very optimistic approach toward life and has a go-getter attitude. She is a very creative person, and her creativity is reflected in both her hobbies and her work.

Review :
"A truly comprehensive textbook on management and organization behavior. I was very pleased to see separate sections on history of management and how the management gurus perceive the future of governance." Jagdish N. Sheth, Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Business, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, USA "The second edition of Principles and Practices of Management and Organizational Behavior by Singh and Khatri offers extensive case-based learning and best practice guidance on every large-scale activity a modern-day manager and leader may engage in. Ranging from planning to staffing and controlling, to strategic decision-making, the case studies in the book incorporate Porter’s five forces and other modern management models to allow any organization’s competitive environment to be assessed and analyzed. The book then formulates a set of best practices for organizational sustenance using modern management techniques. The book also explains the key concepts and practices of effective leadership styles at all levels and goes on to distinguish these using the Hersey–Blanchard model. Under organizational behavior, this book lays emphasis on the electronic form of organization, its evolution and subsequent maturation and incorporation of action research models in the development of such organizations. Through multiple case studies and examples, developmental interventions and resistances to change within organizations are dealt with. Case studies with respect to organizational sustenance and ethical organizational culture, in alignment with changing business conditions and market scenarios, are presented to help the practitioners, researchers and management students at graduate, postgraduate and doctorate levels understand and adopt strategies, concepts, principles and practices. The authors have also included a discussion on organizational power and polity to enable the reader to understand their significance, exercise control and institute relevant organizational ethics for behaving politically and helping to co-create a healthy organizational culture as a stakeholder." Saurabh Sinha, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research, and Internationalization, Professor of Microelectronics, University of Johannesburg "A good pick! Not only for students and faculty, but also for new managers in organizations. The content is focused on connecting the basic theories of management, the principles, the concept and the structure, insights into the ever evolving organization culture and incorporating the modern day best practices and formulation of organizational behavioral strategies. Each chapter includes real life case studies that make the read even more interesting, relatable and easy to understand. The strength of the book lies in adherence to the tagline: The Complex Concepts Simplified Through Case Scenarios." Amlan Chakrabarti, Professor & Director,, A.K. Choudhury School of Information Technology, University of Calcutta and Head, IT & Tech. Innovation Cell, Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal. "Chandrani Singh and Aditi Khatri’s book, Principles and Practices of Management and Organizational Behaviour (2nd ed.), is a complete package of management concepts, practices and organizational behaviour including management tips from gurus of yesteryear as well as modern times. Emphasizing functions and approach, it critically evaluates real-life business scenarios using strategic management and covers the behavioural aspects of an organization from people’s perspectives. I am sure it will be of immense use to the students, academic fraternity and budding professionals." Surbhi Dahiya (née Bhalla), IAMCR Faculty Ambassador, Professor, Department of English Journalism, Indian Institute of Mass Communication "This book offers a unique amalgamation of two significant academic concepts, that is, ‘Principles and Practices of Management’ and ‘Organizational Behavior.’ Institutes offering niche programs often struggle with incorporation of these two as separate courses owing to their specialized focus on specific domains. This title addresses this problem and gives optimum as well as effective understanding of basic concepts related to principles and practices of management and organizational behavior in a single text." Nilesh P. Gokhale, Associate Professor, Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune, Mentor, Brand Communication Practice, Marketing Society