Essentials of contemporary management
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Essentials of contemporary management
McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2011
4th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Jones/George, Essentials of Contemporary Management is the concise edition of the market bestselling textbook by the same author team. Jones and George are dedicated to the challenge of "Making It Real" for students. The authors present management in a way that makes its relevance obvious even to students who might lack exposure to a "real-life" management context. This is accomplished thru a diverse set of examples, and the unique, and most popular feature of the text, the "Manager as a Person" Chapter 2. This chapter discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems and this theme is carried thru the remaining chapters. This text also discusses the importance of management competencies--the specific set of skills, abilities, and experiences that gives one manager the ability to perform at a higher level than another in a specific context. The themes of diversity, ethics, globalization, and information technology are integrated throughout.
Table of Contents
PART 1 MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERSChapter 1 The Management Process TodayAppendix A History of Management ThoughtChapter 2 Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager as a PersonPART 2 THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENTChapter 3 Managing Ethics and DiversityChapter 4 Managing in the Global EnvironmentPART 3 PLANNING, DECISION MAKING, AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGEChapter 5 Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and EntrepreneurshipChapter 6 Planning, Strategy, and Competitive AdvantagePART 4 ORGANIZING AND CHANGEChapter 7 Designing Organizational StructureChapter 8 Control, Change, and EntrepreneurshipPART 5 LEADING INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPSChapter 9 MotivationChapter 10 Leaders and LeadershipChapter 11 Effective Team ManagementChapter 12 Building and Managing Human ResourcesPART 6 CONTROLLING ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES AND PROCESSESChapter 13 Communication and Information Technology ManagementChapter 14 Operations Management: Managing Vital Operations and ProcessesAppendix B Career Development
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