Describing the functions of management - planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, and controlling - in an international cross-cultural context, this text describes the impact of differing national cultures on the functions of management. The text provides an abundance of classic and current anecdotes, exercises and case studies to show students how the material is applied to real-life, while an innovative end-of-textbook student exercise project completes the text and includes instructions for the preparation of a course integrative practical term paper where the students actively apply what they have learned.