Essentials of Contemporary Management

by JONES

• ISBN13: 9780073530246
• ISBN10: 0073530247
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-18
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

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 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

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

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