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Principles of General Management: A Responsible Approach For Southern Africa

This document summarizes a book titled "Principles of General Management: A responsible approach for Southern Africa". The 468-page book was published in 2020, written by T. Botha. It covers traditional management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling, and integrates the three pillars of responsible management - sustainability, responsibility and ethics. Contents include topics such as management theory, decision making, organizing, leadership, and social entrepreneurship. The book is aimed at undergraduate students, managers, leaders and aspiring responsible managers.

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Principles of General Management: A Responsible Approach For Southern Africa

This document summarizes a book titled "Principles of General Management: A responsible approach for Southern Africa". The 468-page book was published in 2020, written by T. Botha. It covers traditional management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling, and integrates the three pillars of responsible management - sustainability, responsibility and ethics. Contents include topics such as management theory, decision making, organizing, leadership, and social entrepreneurship. The book is aimed at undergraduate students, managers, leaders and aspiring responsible managers.

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Principles of General

Management: A
responsible approach
for Southern Africa
Edition: 1st Edition
Publication date: 2020
Author/Editors: Botha, T
ISBN: 9781485130772
Format: Soft Cover
Number of Pages: 468
Retail price: R472.00 (incl. VAT, excl.
delivery.)
Website Link: juta.co.za/pdf/28397/

About this Publication:

The book is currently the first book written by South Africans for the South African and broader
African market, integrating the pillars of responsible management in the main managerial
functions.
This book covers the traditional view of management, encompassing the planning, organising,
leading and control functions. The three pillars of responsible management (sustainability,
responsibility and ethics) are then integrated into each of these functions with the aim to
develop responsible managers, organisations, socio-economic systems and ultimately a
sustainable world society. A responsible manager will embrace triple-bottom-line optimisation,
stakeholder value optimization, ethical decision-making and create moral excellence in his or her
organisation.
Contents Include:

The evolution of management theory


The management process
Composition of the management environment
Principles of planning
Decision making
Information management
Principles of organising
Principles of leadership
Principles of motivation
Managing diversity
Principles of control
Social entrepreneurshps

Of Interest and Benefit to:

The book is ideal for undergraduate studies at higher education institutions, managers in the
corporate and public environment, leaders, project managers (especially for CSR related
projects) and anyone aspiring to be a responsible manager.

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