Instructor
Manual
, MANAGEMENT, 13TH EDITION
BY STEPHEN ROBBINS & MARY COULTER
INSTRUCTOR MANUAL
PREPARED BY:
JEFFREY ANDERSON
SENIOR LECTURER, MANAGEMENT
OHIO UNIVERSITY
PREFACE
As instructors, we know that teaching tomorrow’s 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 thirteenth edition of Management, by Stephen Robbins and Mary
Coulter.
The instructor manual provides chapter specific resources that address the learning
objectives, chapter outline, discussion questions, ethics dilemma, skill development
exercise, team exercise, and case answers for all of the chapters in the text. Each
chapter follows a consistent outline. Additional resources are available online at
www.pearsonhighered.com/irc.
KEY CHANGES TO THE 13TH EDITION
Here are some of the main changes made in the 13th edition:
• A Future Vision feature is found in each chapter, giving a sneak peak at what the
work world may look like for your students.
• A Personal Inventory Assessment (PIA) has been included in each chapter.
• The decision-making chapter has been moved to the introductory Part 1 because
everything a manager does involves decision-making.
• Part 2 has been expanded to include chapters dealing with the basics of
managing in today’s workplace—environment/culture (Chapter 3), global scope
(Chapter 4), diversity (Chapter 5), social responsibility/ethics (Chapter 6), and
change/innovation (Chapter 7).
• The control chapter (Chapter 18) has been moved to its own part (Part 6).
• MyManagementLab components are clearly linked to chapter material.
• Current and timely topics—including big data, gamification, wearable technology,
and social media, among others—have been added.
,MYMANAGEMENTLAB SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
For the 13th edition, Pearson’s MyManagementLab has been integrated fully into the
text. These new features are outlined below. Making assessment activities available
online for students to complete before coming to class will allow you, the professor, more
discussion time during the class to review areas that students are having difficulty
comprehending.
Watch It
Recommends a video clip that can be assigned to students for outside classroom
viewing or that can be watched in the classroom. The video corresponds to the chapter
material and is accompanied by multiple-choice questions that reinforce students’
comprehension of the chapter content.
Try It
Recommends a mini simulation that can be assigned to students as an outside
classroom activity or be done in the classroom. As the students watch the simulation,
they will be asked to make choices based on the scenario presented in the simulation. At
the end of the simulation, the student will receive immediate feedback based on the
answers he/she gave. These simulations reinforce the concepts of the chapter and the
students’ comprehension of those concepts.
Talk About It
These are discussion-type questions that can be assigned as an activity within the
classroom.
Personal Inventory Assessments
Students learn better when they can connect what they are learning to their personal
experience. PIA (Personal Inventory Assessments) is a collection of online exercises
designed to promote self-reflection and engagement in students, enhancing their ability
to connect with concepts taught in principles of management, organizational behavior,
and human resource management classes. Assessments are assignable by instructors
who can then track students’ completions. Student results include a written explanation
along with a graphic display that shows how their results compare to the class as a
whole. Instructors will also have access to this graphic representation of results to
promote classroom discussion.
Assisted-Graded Writing Questions
These are short essay questions that the students can complete as an assignment and
submit to you, the professor, for grading.
, 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 today’s managers, and
give examples of organizations engaging in the management functions of planning,
organizing, leading, and controlling.
RESOURCES
TEXTBOOK: Management, 13th Edition by S. Robbins and M. Coulter, published
by Pearson Education.
SOFTWARE: MyManagementLab. See www.mymanagementlab.com 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.
ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS: These assignments consist of assisted writing problems
and personal inventory assessments through MyManagementLab.
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
Manual
, MANAGEMENT, 13TH EDITION
BY STEPHEN ROBBINS & MARY COULTER
INSTRUCTOR MANUAL
PREPARED BY:
JEFFREY ANDERSON
SENIOR LECTURER, MANAGEMENT
OHIO UNIVERSITY
PREFACE
As instructors, we know that teaching tomorrow’s 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 thirteenth edition of Management, by Stephen Robbins and Mary
Coulter.
The instructor manual provides chapter specific resources that address the learning
objectives, chapter outline, discussion questions, ethics dilemma, skill development
exercise, team exercise, and case answers for all of the chapters in the text. Each
chapter follows a consistent outline. Additional resources are available online at
www.pearsonhighered.com/irc.
KEY CHANGES TO THE 13TH EDITION
Here are some of the main changes made in the 13th edition:
• A Future Vision feature is found in each chapter, giving a sneak peak at what the
work world may look like for your students.
• A Personal Inventory Assessment (PIA) has been included in each chapter.
• The decision-making chapter has been moved to the introductory Part 1 because
everything a manager does involves decision-making.
• Part 2 has been expanded to include chapters dealing with the basics of
managing in today’s workplace—environment/culture (Chapter 3), global scope
(Chapter 4), diversity (Chapter 5), social responsibility/ethics (Chapter 6), and
change/innovation (Chapter 7).
• The control chapter (Chapter 18) has been moved to its own part (Part 6).
• MyManagementLab components are clearly linked to chapter material.
• Current and timely topics—including big data, gamification, wearable technology,
and social media, among others—have been added.
,MYMANAGEMENTLAB SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
For the 13th edition, Pearson’s MyManagementLab has been integrated fully into the
text. These new features are outlined below. Making assessment activities available
online for students to complete before coming to class will allow you, the professor, more
discussion time during the class to review areas that students are having difficulty
comprehending.
Watch It
Recommends a video clip that can be assigned to students for outside classroom
viewing or that can be watched in the classroom. The video corresponds to the chapter
material and is accompanied by multiple-choice questions that reinforce students’
comprehension of the chapter content.
Try It
Recommends a mini simulation that can be assigned to students as an outside
classroom activity or be done in the classroom. As the students watch the simulation,
they will be asked to make choices based on the scenario presented in the simulation. At
the end of the simulation, the student will receive immediate feedback based on the
answers he/she gave. These simulations reinforce the concepts of the chapter and the
students’ comprehension of those concepts.
Talk About It
These are discussion-type questions that can be assigned as an activity within the
classroom.
Personal Inventory Assessments
Students learn better when they can connect what they are learning to their personal
experience. PIA (Personal Inventory Assessments) is a collection of online exercises
designed to promote self-reflection and engagement in students, enhancing their ability
to connect with concepts taught in principles of management, organizational behavior,
and human resource management classes. Assessments are assignable by instructors
who can then track students’ completions. Student results include a written explanation
along with a graphic display that shows how their results compare to the class as a
whole. Instructors will also have access to this graphic representation of results to
promote classroom discussion.
Assisted-Graded Writing Questions
These are short essay questions that the students can complete as an assignment and
submit to you, the professor, for grading.
, 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 today’s managers, and
give examples of organizations engaging in the management functions of planning,
organizing, leading, and controlling.
RESOURCES
TEXTBOOK: Management, 13th Edition by S. Robbins and M. Coulter, published
by Pearson Education.
SOFTWARE: MyManagementLab. See www.mymanagementlab.com 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.
ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS: These assignments consist of assisted writing problems
and personal inventory assessments through MyManagementLab.
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
