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OVERVIEW The book would cater to the core paper called"Principles of Management"offered in the first year/semester in the MBA courses of Indian universities and autonomous/private B-Schools. As in the previous editions, the overall management function has been classified into planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling. A systems model integrates these functions into a system and links the organisation with its environment. Salient Features "Internet Research"-part of chapter-end exercises. New section on Hofstede's research applications in management. New topic on Goal Setting. Updates on the existing examples and case studies Some newer examples/cases in this edition Spirituality in management. Carlos Ghosn-Nissan's turnaround story in Japan. "The Road Ahead for Shanghai Volkswagen" GE's boundaryless organization. Leadership at DaimlerChrysler. The Hewlett Packard merger. Control at Wal-Mart. Discussion of Google.