When first introduced to the market in 1998, Contemporary Management, by Jones and George made a huge splash with its innovative voice, content, pedagogy, design, and package. The cutting-edge 3rd Edition continues to redefine what principles of management texts should look, sound, and feel like. Authors Gareth Jones and Jennifer George are dedicated to the challenge of "Making It Real" for students. As a team, they are uniquely qualified to write about both the strategic imperative for managers and organizational challenges that real managers face! Their combined research and text-writing experience is matched by no author team today. Contemporary Management is a comprehensive text that surveys the theoretical underpinnings of modern management thought and research and through a variety of real world examples from small, medium, and large companies shows the reader how those ideas are used by practicing managers. Of course, the organization of this text follows the mainstream functional approach of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling; but the conten
Part One: ManagementChapter 1 Managers and ManagingChapter 2 The Evolution of Management TheoryChapter 3 Attitudes, Values, Ethics, and Culture: The Manager as a PersonPart Two: The Environment of ManagementChapter 4 Effectively Managing DiversityChapter 5 The Organizational EnvironmentChapter 6 Managing the Global EnvironmentPart Three: Managing Decision Making and PlanningChapter 7 The Manager as a Decision MakerChapter 8 The Manager as Planner and StrategistPart Four: Managing Organizational ArchitectureChapter 9 Managing Organizational StructureChapter 10 Organizational Control and CultureChapter 11 Human Resource ManagementPart Five: Managing Individuals and GroupsChapter 12 MotivationChapter 13 LeadershipChapter 14 Groups and TeamsChapter 15 CommunicationChapter 16 Organizational Conflict, Negotiation, Politics, and ChangePart Six: Managing Essential Operations and ProcessesChapter 17 Managing Information Systems and TechnologiesChapter 18 Operations Management: Managing Quality, Efficiency, and Responsiveness to CustomersChapter 19 The Management of Innovation, Product Development, and Entrepreneurship
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