Essentials of contemporary management
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Essentials of contemporary management
（McGraw-Hill international editions）
McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2011
4th ed., international student 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 MANAGERS
Chapter 1  The Management Process Today
Appendix A  History of Management Thought
Chapter 2  Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager as a Person
PART 2 THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT
Chapter 3  Managing Ethics and Diversity
Chapter 4  Managing in the Global Environment
PART 3 PLANNING, DECISION MAKING, AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Chapter 5  Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Chapter 6  Planning, Strategy, and Competitive Advantage
PART 4 ORGANIZING AND CHANGE
Chapter 7  Designing Organizational Structure
Chapter 8  Control, Change, and Entrepreneurship
PART 5 LEADING INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS
Chapter 9  Motivation
Chapter 10  Leaders and Leadership
Chapter 11  Effective Team Management
Chapter 12  Building and Managing Human Resources
PART 6 CONTROLLING ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES AND PROCESSES
Chapter 13  Communication and Information Technology Management
Chapter 14  Operations Management: Managing Vital Operations and Processes
Appendix B  Career Development
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