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This book is designed for the managerial cadres, undergraduate and post-graduate students and researchers in the discipline of management and commerce. The uniqueness of this book lies in its extensive coverage of management principles, strategies and organisational behaviour aspects. The contents of the book are classified into five parts, wherein, the first part covers the management theories and its development. In second part, the organisation structure, its culture and leadership has been covered. this gives a meaningful twist to the book, useful to the students to learn first about management and then try to acquire knowledge about the organisation. After understanding the theories, one can learn how his behaviour shall affect or improve the performance of the organization. In the fourth chapter the book covers motivaion theories and their applications to organisational context. In the fifth chapter, the behaviour of individuals and his interpersonal relationship at workplace is discussed. Lastly in the sixth part, team building and importance of group behaviour is explained. Also, the book contains a variety of learning materials which may help both the faculty as well as the students community in systematic understanding of the subject. Contents - Part A: Approaches to Management 1.Introduction to Management 2.The Development of Management Thought Part B: Orgasational Structure, Culture and Leadership 3. Organisational Structure 4.Organisation and Departmentation 5.Human Resource Function 6.Organisational Culture 7.Leadership Part C: Motivation: Theories and Management Practices 8.Motivation Theories 9.Motivation and Performance Part D: Behaviour of Individuals 10.Individual Behaviour at Work 11.Interpersonal Behaviour at Work 12.Diagnosing Behaviour Problems Part E: Groups and Group Dynamics 13.Group Behaviour at Work 14.Building Effective Teams Answers to Activities Glossary Index