Fifth Edition NOW AVAILABLE 

Management Principles for Health Care Professionals will thoroughly prepare your students for their future roles as healthcare managers. The customary activities of the manager—planning, organizing, decision making, staffing, motivating, and budgeting—are succinctly defined, explained, and presented with detailed examples drawn from a variety of health care settings. Students will learn proven management concepts, techniques, models, and tools for managing individuals or teams with skill and ease.

This edition includes discussions on new concepts and trends in management, such as appreciative inquiry approaches to motivation and conflict management and Six Sigma applications for quality control.