Essentials of Contemporary Management

Name: Essentials of Contemporary Management
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ISBN: 9780073530246

ISBN-10: 0073530247

ISBN-13: 9780073530246

Edition: 3rd 2009

Authors: Gareth R. Jones, Jennifer M. George

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Overview: 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…

Book details

List price: $123.75
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 2/18/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English




Management and Managers



The Management Process Today



History of Management Thought



Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager as a Person



The Environment Of Management



Managing Ethics and Diversity



Managing in the Environment



Planning, Decision Making, and Competitive Advantage



Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship



Planning, Strategy, and Competitive Advantage



Organizing and Change



Designing Organizational Structure



Control, Change, and Entrepreneurship



Leading Individuals and Groups



Motivation



Leaders and Leadership



Effective Team Management



Building and Managing Human Resources



Controlling Essential Activities and Processes



Communication and Information Technology Management



Operations Management: Managing Vital Operations and Processes



Career Development


Glossary


Notes Photo Credits


Name Index


Subject Index


Company Index