• Two volumes containing over 280 signed entries provide users with the most authoritative and thorough reference resources available on management theory, both in terms of breadth and depth of coverage.
• Standardized presentation format, organized into categories based on validity and importance, structures entries so that readers can assess the fundamentals, evolution, and impact of theories.
• To ease navigation between and among related entries, a Reader’s Guide groups entries thematically and each entry is followed by Cross-References.
• In the electronic version, the Reader’s Guide combines with the Cross-References and a detailed Index to provide robust search-and-browse capabilities. 
• An appendix with a Chronology of Management Theory allows readers to easily chart directions and trends in thought and theory from early times to the present.
• An appendix with Central Management Insights allows readers to easily understand, compare, and apply major theoretical messages of the field.
• Suggestions for Further Reading at the end of each entry guide readers to sources for more detailed research and discussion.

Key themes include:

• Nature of Management 
• Managing People, Personality, and Perception 
• Managing Motivation 
• Managing Interactions
• Managing Groups
• Managing Organizations 
• Managing Environments 
• Strategic Management 
• Human Resources Management 
• International Management and Diversity
• Managerial Decision Making, Ethics, and Creativity
• Management Education, Research, and Consulting
• Management of Operations, Quality, and Information Systems
• Management of Entrepreneurship
• Management of Learning and Change
• Management of Technology and Innovation
• Management and Leadership
• Management and Social / Environmental Issues
• PLUS: Appendix of Chronology of Management Theory 
• PLUS: Appendix of Central Management Insights