Contemporary Management - Rilegato

Jones, Gareth; George, Jennifer

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ISBN 10: 0073530220 ISBN 13: 9780073530222

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007

Riassunto

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. The cutting-edge 5th Edition 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 small, 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.

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L'autore:

Gareth Jones received a B.A. in economics psychology and a Ph.D. in management from the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom. He currently is a professor of management in the Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business at Texas A&M University. Dr. Jones pursues research interests in strategic management and organizational theory and is well-known for his research that applies transaction cost analysis to explain many forms of strategic and organizational behavior. He also studies the complex and changing relationships between competitive advantage and information technology in the 2010s. He has published many articles in leading journals and his research has appeared in the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of International Business Studies, and Human Relations. His books are widely recognized for their innovative, contemporary content and for the clarity with which they communicate complex, real-world issues to students.

Contenuti:

Part One: Management

1 Managers and Managing

2 The Evolution of Management Thought

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

Part Two: The Environment of Management

4 Ethics and Social Responsibility

5 Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment

6 Managing in the Global Environment

Part Three: Decision-Making, Planning, and Strategy

7 Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship

8 The Manager as a Planner and Strategist

9 Value Chain Management: Functional Strategies for Competitive Advantage

Part Four : Organizing and Controlling

10 Managing Organizational Structure and Culture

11 Organizational Control and Change

12 Human Resource Management

Part Five: Leading Individuals and Groups

13 Motivation and Performance

14 Leadership

15 Effective Groups and Teams

Part Six: Managing Critical Organizational Processes

16 Promoting Effective Communication

17 Managing Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation

18 Using Information Technology to Increase Performance

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0073530220
• ISBN 13: 9780073530222
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 5
• Numero di pagine: 805