Essentials of contemporary management
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Essentials of contemporary management
McGraw-Hill Education, c2015
6th ed., global ed
Available at 2 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This Global Edition has been adapted to meet the needs of courses outside the United States. Essentials of Contemporary Management is the concise edition of Contemporary Management. Jones and George are dedicated to the challenge of "Making It Real" for students. The authors present management in a way that keeps it relevant to students even if they lack exposure to a "real-life" management context. The authors accomplish this through a diverse set of examples and the most popular feature of the text, "Manager as a Person" in Chapter 2. This chapter discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems. This theme is carried throughout the remaining chapters. Discussions take place regarding 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 ONE - MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERS
1 The Management Process Today
Appendix A: History of Management Thought
2 Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager as a Person
PART TWO - THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT
3 Managing Ethics and Diversity
4 Managing in the Global Environment
PART THREE - PLANNING, DECISION MAKING, AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
5 Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
6 Planning, Strategy, and Competitive Advantage
PART FOUR - ORGANIZING AND CHANGE
7 Designing Organizational Structure
8 Control, Change, and Entrepreneurship
PART FIVE - LEADING INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS
9 Motivation
10 Leaders and Leadership
11 Effective Team Management
12 Building and Managing Human Resources
PART SIX - CONTROLLING ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES AND PROCESSES
13 Communication and Information Technology Management
14 Operations Management:Managing Vital Operations and Processes
Appendix B: Career Development
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