1. Preview of the book's next generation MD/OD project -- 2. Initial perspectives on management functions and processes -- 3. The analysis phase -- 4. Planning phase functions -- 5. Decision making -- 6. Implementation functions of management -- 7. Managing time -- 8. Managerial and leadership styles -- 9. Major nonpersonal influences on managerial behavior -- 10. Personal influences on managerial behavior -- 11. Unifying "one best style" and contingency or situational theories -- 12. Summary of socio-technical influences and the implications for a synergistic MD/OD project -- 13. Improving individual problem solving and decision making -- 14. Perspectives on interpersonal relations -- 15. Effective communication -- 16. Guiding and participating in team think-work processes -- 17. Better individual and organizational learning -- 18. The unified practice of management model and its implications for developing more effective organizations.

App. Basic descriptions of major management gurus' concepts.