Management Fundamentals
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This book is a succinct handbook of the essentials of management for current and future practitioners. Leadership experts Steven Cohen and William Eimicke concisely explain management best practices, aiming to equip managers with the tools of the trade and prepare them to tackle decision making. They detail three core areas of practice: operations, opportunities, and organization and society, underscoring how ethical and strategic guidance and behaviors are essential to sustainable success. The book delves into the leadership role of managers, financial management skills, performance management essentials, organizational structure and human resources management, strategic planning, sustainability, contract management, private-public partnerships, public engagement and advertisement, organizational ethics, and the future of technology for management professionals. Designed for new managers as a roadmap and for experienced managers as a reference, this book offers an indispensable guide to the fundamental components of management across public, private, and social-sector organizations.
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Steven Cohen is senior vice dean of Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, professor in the practice of public affairs at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, and the director of the Earth Institute’s Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management as well as two other masters’ programs at Columbia University. His books include The Sustainable City (Columbia, 2017) and Sustainability Management (Columbia, 2011).
William B. Eimicke is professor of practice and founding director of the Picker Center for Executive Education at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He was New York City’s deputy fire commissioner and the state’s housing “czar,” and his books include Social Value Investing: A Management Framework for Effective Partnerships (Columbia, 2018, with Howard W. Buffett).
