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Contemporary management / Gareth R. Jones and Jennifer M. George.

By: Jones, Gareth R.
Contributor(s): George, Jennifer M.
Publisher: Boston ; London : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2009Edition: 6th ed.Description: xxxiii, 805 p. ; ill. ; 26 cm. + pbk.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780071281058; 0071281053 .Subject(s): ManagementDDC classification: 658
Contents:
Part One: Management -- Managers and managing -- The evolution of management thought -- Values, attitudes, emotions and culture: The manager as a person -- Part Two: The environment of management -- Ethics and social responsibility -- Managing diverse employees in a multicultural environment -- Managing in the global environment -- Part Three: Decision making, planning and strategy -- Decision making, learning, creativity and entrepreneurship -- The manager as a planner and strategist -- Value-chain management: Functional strategies for competitive advantage -- Part Four: Organizing and controlling -- Managing organizational structure and culture -- Organizational control and change -- Human resource management -- Part Five: Leading individuals and groups -- Motivation and performance -- Leadership -- Effective groups and teams -- Part Six: Managing critical organizational processes -- Promoting effective communication -- Managing conflict, politics and negotiation -- Using advanced information technology to increase performance.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00116846
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00116845
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00132288
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 658 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00132267
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Contemporary Management by Jones and George distinguishes itself through its authorship, comprehensive, current contents, rich and relevant examples and applications and experiential exercises provided in every single chapter. This #1 best-selling text continues to redefine what principles of management texts should look, sound, and feel like. As an author team Gareth Jones and Jennifer George are uniquely qualified to write about both the strategic and organizational challenges managers face. Contemporary Management is a comprehensive text that surveys the theoretical underpinnings of modern management thought and research. Through a variety of examples from an expanded number of small business to medium and large companies it shows the reader how those ideas are used by practicing managers. A hallmark of this text is its focus on the 'Manager as a Person', which discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 679-710) and index.

Part One: Management -- Managers and managing -- The evolution of management thought -- Values, attitudes, emotions and culture: The manager as a person -- Part Two: The environment of management -- Ethics and social responsibility -- Managing diverse employees in a multicultural environment -- Managing in the global environment -- Part Three: Decision making, planning and strategy -- Decision making, learning, creativity and entrepreneurship -- The manager as a planner and strategist -- Value-chain management: Functional strategies for competitive advantage -- Part Four: Organizing and controlling -- Managing organizational structure and culture -- Organizational control and change -- Human resource management -- Part Five: Leading individuals and groups -- Motivation and performance -- Leadership -- Effective groups and teams -- Part Six: Managing critical organizational processes -- Promoting effective communication -- Managing conflict, politics and negotiation -- Using advanced information technology to increase performance.

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