Principles of Management

Charles Hill and Steve McShane, two of the most successful, well-thought of authors, researchers, teachers and consultants, have come together to write Management. This dynamic duo's progressive text engages students with their exceptional storytelling writing style and great examples to see the big picture/ interconnectivity between the four functions of management and prepares them better for their careers ahead. A unique "Management Portfolio Project" rounds out the student experience. Faculty are supported with a truly integrated support package.

Charles Hill and Steve McShane, two of the most successful, well-thought of authors, researchers, teachers and consultants, have come together to write Management. This dynamic duo's progressive text engages students with their exceptional storytelling writing style and great examples to see the big picture/ interconnectivity between the four functions of management and prepares them better for their careers ahead. A unique "Management Portfolio Project" rounds out the student experience. Faculty are supported with a truly integrated support package.

Charles Hill received his Ph.D. in industrial organization economics from the University of Manchester’s Institute of Science and Technology. He has received numerous awards for teaching excellence in both the undergraduate, MBA, and executive MBA programs at the University of Washington.

Steven L. McShane is Professor of Management in the Graduate School of Management at the University of Western Australia (UWA). He has also served on the business faculties at Simon Fraser University and Queen’s University in Canada. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University, MIR from University of Toronto, and BA from Queen’s University in Canada. Steve is a past president of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) and is an Honourary Professor at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) in Malaysia.

Steve has published or presented dozens of research articles on such diverse topics as emotions and decision making, pay equity, media bias in business magazines, and organizational learning. He is the lead author of four organizational behaviour textbooks: Organizational Behavior, 3rd edition (2005) and Organizational Behavior: Essentials, 1st edition (2006) with Professor Mary Ann Von Glinow (Florida International University), Organisational Behaviour on the Pacific Rim, Enhanced edition (2005) with Professor Tony Travaglione (Charles Sturt University), and Canadian Organizational Behaviour, 6th edition (2006). These are among the top-selling OB textbooks in North America, Asia, and Oceania, and have been adopted by the top-ranked universities in these regions of the world.

Steve receives high teaching ratings from MBA and doctoral students both in Perth, Australia, and in Singapore, where he also teaches for UWA. He is also a popular visiting speaker, having given over 40 talks between 2003 and 2005 to faculty and students at other universities around the world.