FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT, 8TH EDITION

BY STEPHEN ROBBINS, DAVID DECENZO & MARY COULTER

INSTRUCTOR MANUAL
PREPARED BY:
RUSTY JUBAN, PH.D.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN MANAGEMENT
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY

PREFACE
As instructors, we know that teaching tomorrows managers can be a daunting task.
With all of the information available from authors, publishers, the internet, and our own
studies, it can be difficult to sort through everything to deliver a good product to our
students. To help, we have provided instructors with a clear and concise manual for
teaching with the eighth edition of Fundamentals of Management, by Stephen Robbins,
David DeCenzo and Mary Coulter.
The instructor manual provides chapter specific resources that address the objectives,
chapter outline, discussion questions, and Technology and the Managers Job, From
the Past to the Present, and Right or Wrong? boxes. It also addresses the skill
development exercises and provides answers for all of the cases in the text. Each
chapter follows a consistent outline. Additional resources are available online at
www.pearsonglobaleditions.com/robbins.

INSTRUCTORS MANUAL OUTLINE

The following outlines the organization of the Instructors Manual for each chapter.
Learning Outcomes
Primary learning outcomes for each chapter provide focus and direction for
the material ahead.

Opening Vignette
A summary of the opening vignette is provided along with teaching tips on
how to incorporate these examples into the class lecture.

Chapter Outline
The chapter outline covers the key topics to provide an overview of the
chapter material.

Teaching Tips
Break-out boxes (Technology and the Managers Job, From the Past to the
Present, Right or Wrong?) are dispersed throughout the chapter to
illustrate how technology, history, and ethics play a role in managers lives
today. Teaching tips are provided for these boxes in this manual to help
instructors create discussions around these topics.

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 Understanding the Chapter Questions - Suggested Answers
Suggested answers to the end-of-chapter questions are provided to assist
with conveying relevant information.

Your Turn to Be a Manager

Chapter self-assessments, skills exercises, hands-on managers inbox
exercises, and case applications are gathered in a section at the back of
the book. This manual provides teaching tips on how to use these as
assignments or classroom activities/discussion in addition to suggested
answers to the case applications discussion questions.

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 SAMPLE COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE TITLE : PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

Class Times & Location:

Course Web Site:
Instructor Information:
Office & Office Hours:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course serves as an introduction to the discipline of management. It is designed
to integrate the accepted theories in the area with real world applications to provide
students with the basic knowledge and skills needed for managing others. This course
begins with a discussion of the current issues in management and then proceeds to
cover the traditional functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and
controlling. Lecture and class assignments given in the course are intended to help
students understand the needs of modern public and private organizations, including
emerging national and international trends.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, students should be able to identify the principals of managing
formal organizations, recognize the various challenges faced by todays managers and
give examples of organizations engaging in the management functions of planning,
organizing, leading and controlling.
RESOURCES
TEXTBOOK : Fundamentals of Management, 8th Edition by S. Robbins, D.
DeCenzo and M. Coulter, published by Prentice Hall.
SOFTWARE: MyManagementLab (This is an optional resource, see
www.pearsonglobaleditions.com/mymanagementlab for more information)
LIBRARY & INTERNET RESOURCES: Students are encouraged to use the university
library and the internet for research and to complete assignments when
necessary.
COURSE COMPONENTS
EXAMS : A designated number of exams and a final exam will test students
understanding of the materials discussed in class and in the assigned readings.

CASE ASSIGNMENTS : Students will answer discussion questions from case

applications assigned in the text. The goal is for students to apply the
information discussed to these real-world situations to the concepts and
principles presented in the course.

IN-CLASS EXERCISES : Throughout the semester, students are expected to be

prepared to discuss issues relevant to the course and to participate in team
exercises. For these exercises, students will be required to be actively involved
to receive credit i.e. making substantive comments, answering questions, and

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 preparing short presentations. Points will be awarded by the instructor based
on individual and group participation. Students should bring their textbook to
class as part of their participation grade. Material for in-class assignments can
be found in the Your Turn to Be a Manager section in the back of the book.
GRADING
Percentage Points
In-Class Exercises/Participation 10% 50
Case Assignments (4 at 25 points each)20% 100
Exam(s) 50% 250
Final Exam 20% 100
TOTAL POINTS 500
NOTE:
Class attendance and participation in class discussion is expected and
absences will affect your final grade.
The due dates for assignments are non-negotiable and late work will be
penalized.
All assignments are to be professional in appearance and typed to receive
full credit.

COURSE POLICIES

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR : Classroom behavior that interferes with either the instructors
ability to conduct the class or the ability of students to benefit from the instruction is not
acceptable. Students engaging in improper classroom behavior may have points
deducted from their total points in the course, or if the situation warrants be
reprimanded to the universitys committee on student discipline.

ACADEMIC HONESTY AND APPEALS : Students are expected to maintain the highest
standards of academic integrity. Behavior that violates these standards is not
acceptable. Examples are the use of unauthorized material, communication with fellow
students during an examination, attempting to benefit from the work of another student
and similar behavior defeats the intent of an examination or other class work. Cheating
on exams, plagiarism, improper acknowledgement of sources in essays, and the use of
a single essay or paper in more than one course without permission are considered
very serious offences and shall be grounds for disciplinary action as outlined in the
current General Catalogue.

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COURSE OUTLINE 16-WEEK COURSE: SEMESTER

Week Assigned Reading Deliverable

Chapter 1 Managers and Management In class discussion: Right or Wrong?
1 Module A Brief History of Managements (Chapter 1)
Roots
Chapter 2 The Management Environment In class exercise: Skill Development
2 Chapter 3 Integrative Managerial Issues (Chapter 2)
Case (Chapter 3)
Chapter 4 Foundations of Decision Making In class discussion: Right or Wrong?
3
Module Quantitative Decision-Making Aids (Chapter 4)
In class exercise: Skill Development
4
Chapter 5 Foundations of Planning (Chapter 5)
5 Review chapters 1-5 Exam 1
Chapter 6 Organizational Structure and In class discussion: Right or Wrong?
6
Design (Chapter 6)
Chapter 7 Managing Human Resources Case (Chapter 7)
7
Module Building Your Career
Chapter 8 Managing Change and Innovation In class exercise: Skill Development
8
(Chapter 8)
Chapter 9 Foundations of Individual In class discussion: Right or Wrong?
9 Behavior (Chapter 9)

Chapter 10 Understanding Groups and Case (Chapter 10)

Managing Work Teams
10
Chapter 11 Motivating and Rewarding
Employees
11 Review chapters 6-11 Exam 2
Chapter 12 Leadership and Trust In class discussion: Right or Wrong?
12
(Chapter 12)
Chapter 13 Managing Communication and In class exercise: Skill Development
13
Information (Chapter 13)
Chapter 14 Foundations of Control In class discussion: Right or Wrong?
14
(Chapter 14)
Chapter 15 Operations Management Case (Chapter 15)
15
Module Managing Entrepreneurial Ventures
16 Review all chapters Final Exam

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OTHER MATERIALS AVAILABLE WITH FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT, 8TH EDITION

At the Instructor Resource Center (IRC), www.pearsonglobaleditions.com/robbins,

instructors can access a variety of print, digital, and presentation resources available
with this text in downloadable format. Registration is simple and gives you immediate
access to new titles and new editions. As a registered faculty member, you can
download resource files and receive immediate access to and instructions for installing
course management content on your campus server. In case you ever need assistance,
our dedicated technical support team is ready to help with the media supplements that
accompany this text. Visit http://247.pearsoned.com for answers to frequently asked
questions and toll-free user support phone numbers.
The following supplements are available for download to adopting instructors:
Instructors Manual
Test Bank
TestGen Computerized Test Bank (test-generating program)
PowerPoint Presentations

TEST BANK
Each chapter of the text has an extensive test bank of multiple-choice, true/false, and
short answer questions to test understanding. The Test Item File is specifically for the
8th edition with page references, learning objective references, AACSB references
where appropriate, and difficulty level for each question. The Test Bank is in MS Word
so that instructors can easily incorporate select questions into their own tests.
TESTGEN COMPUTERIZED TEST BANK (TEST-GENERATING PROGRAM)
The test bank is also available on TestGen, a test-generating program that allows
instructors to efficiently add, edit, or delete questions from the test bank; analyze test
results; and organize a database of exams and student results. Our TestGens are
converted for use in BlackBoard, WebCT, Angel, D2L, and Moodle. All conversions are
available on the IRC.

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
This edition offers two different versions of the PowerPoints. PowerPoint presentations
are available for each chapter and module in the text.
Instructor PowerPoints: This presentation includes basic outlines and
key points from each chapter. It includes figures and photos from the
text, and is a good option for instructors looking for a set of slides that
summarize the topics and examples in the book.
Dynamic PowerPoints: This alternative includes basic outlines and key
points from each chapter, plus key points and images from outside of
the text and is a good option for instructors looking for ways to add to
the content provided in the textbook.
VIDEOS ON DVD
Video segments that illustrate the most pertinent topics in management today and
highlight relevant issues that demonstrate how people lead, manage, and work
effectively. Video guides for each clip are available for download at the Instructors

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Resource Center under the Instructors Manual link. Contact your Pearson
representative for the DVD or order a desk copy online (ISBN 0-13-265520-9).

MYMANAGEMENTLAB : (www.pearsonglobaleditions.com/mymanagementlab) is an easy-

to-use online tool that personalizes course content and provides robust assessment
and reporting to measure individual and class performance. All of the resources you
need for course success are in one place flexible and easily adapted for your course
experience. Students can purchase access to MyManagementLab with a Pearson
eText or without a Pearson eText by visiting
www.pearsonglobaleditions.com/mymanagementlab.

SELF-ASSESSMENT LIBRARY (S.A.L.)

If you are interested in additional self-assessments for your students, this valuable tool
includes 67 individual self-assessment exercises that allow students to assess their
knowledge, beliefs, feelings, and actions in regard to a wide range of personal skills,
abilities, and interests. Provided scoring keys allow for immediate, individual analysis.
Contact your Pearson representative to have S.A.L. packaged with this textbook
S.A.L. ISBN 0-13-608376-5.

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