Student Achievement Series: Principles of Management is an innovative textbook program developed in partnership with professors and students to meet the learning, study, and assessment goals necessary for student success. Through extensive research and focus groups conducted with a diverse cross-section of participants, Houghton Mifflin presents a groundbreaking solution for skills mastery and retention. Feedback from instructors, and students in particular, has been instrumental in all key aspects of development--from design and layout to testing and assessment to title and packaging. These ideas culminate in a final product that students prefer, because it accurately reflects the way they learn and study best.

Each text in the Student Achievement Series incorporates concise, to-the-point coverage; eliminates extraneous material; integrates pedagogy that reinforces key concepts; features a strong, supporting web component for review, testing, and assessment purposes; and provides students with real value for their educational dollar. Student Achievement Series: Principles of Management delivers a comprehensive--yet concise--introduction to management skills. Author Ricky Griffin combines up-to-date coverage of key functional areas, new research and examples, and a strong theoretical framework. The flexible, user-friendly format allows instructors to integrate their own case studies, exercises, and projects.Unlike most textbook programs, content in the Student Achievement Series is presented in concise, bite-sized sections, each of which is immediately followed by reinforcement and assessment materials.Where appropriate, key information--such as chapter summaries--appearsin bulleted versus traditional, long running paragraph format for quick, clear, and easy comprehension.The fully integrated technology program promotes review, retention, and skills assessment. Icons in the margins of the text link students to web site material, and the book's URL appears throughout the text for quick access. Of special interest, Interactive Skills Assessments (one per part) allow for instant scoring and immediate feedback.The student-friendly design features a magazine-style layout, presenting content in a format students are accustomed to reading every day.Titles in the Student Achievement Series are affordably priced, making them ideal for student learning--and student budgets.

Student Achievement Series: Principles of Management is an innovative textbook program developed in partnership with professors and students to meet the learning, study, and assessment goals necessary for student success. Through extensive research and focus groups conducted with a diverse cross-section of participants, Houghton Mifflin presents a groundbreaking solution for skills mastery and retention. Feedback from instructors, and students in particular, has been instrumental in all key aspects of development--from design and layout to testing and assessment to title and packaging. These ideas culminate in a final product that students prefer, because it accurately reflects the way they learn and study best. Each text in the Student Achievement Series incorporates concise, to-the-point coverage; eliminates extraneous material; integrates pedagogy that reinforces key concepts; features a strong, supporting web component for review, testing, and assessment purposes; and provides students with real value for their educational dollar. Student Achievement Series: Principles of Management delivers a comprehensive--yet concise--introduction to management skills. Author Ricky Griffin combines up-to-date coverage of key functional areas, new research and examples, and a strong theoretical framework. The flexible, user-friendly format allows instructors to integrate their own case studies, exercises, and projects.