Contemporary Management

10 ed
ISBN: 978-1-259-73266-9
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 672 Seiten, Format (B × H): 225 mm x 286 mm, Gewicht: 1478 g

Contemporary Management 10e mirrors the changes taking place in today's management practice by incorporating recent developments in management theory and research. It provides vivid, current examples of how managers of companies, large and small, address the challenges and opportunities they face and how they can effectively meet them. A hallmark's how the authors infuse real managers who seize opportunities, overcome challenges, and effectively manage and lead their organizations in their Manager as a Person feature.Central to the books’ approach, boxed material is seamlessly integrated and an integral part of the learning experience; it is not disembodied from the chapter narrative.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Gareth

George, Jennifer M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: ManagementChapter 1: Managers and ManagingChapter 2: The Evolution of ManagementChapter 3: Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager as a PersonPart Two: The Environment of ManagementChapter 4: Ethics and Social ResponsibilityChapter 5: Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural EnvironmentChapter 6: Managing in the Global EnvironmentPart Three: Decision Making, Planning and StrategyChapter 7: Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and EntrepreneurshipChapter 8: The Manager as a Planner and a Strategist Chapter 9: Value Chain Management: Functional Strategies for Competitive AdvantagePart Four: Organizing and ControllingChapter 10: Managing Organizational Structure and CultureChapter 11: Organizational Control and ChangeChapter 12: Human Resource ManagementPart Five: Leading Individuals and GroupsChapter 13: Motivation Performance Chapter 14: LeadershipChapter 15: Effective Groups and TeamsPart Six: Managing Critical Organizational ProcessesChapter 16: Promoting Effective CommunicationChapter 17: Managing Conflict, Politics, and NegotiationChapter 18: Used Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance

Über Autor(innen)

George, Jennifer M.
Jennifer George received a B.A. in psychology and sociology from Wesleyan University, an M.B.A. in finance from New York University, and a Ph.D. in management and organizational behavior from New York University. She is professor of management in the Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business at Texas A&M University and also the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management and Professor of Psychology in the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. Dr. George specializes in organizational behavior and is well known for her research on mood and emotion in the workplace, their determinants, and their effects on various individual and group-level work outcomes. She is a fellow in the Academy of Management, the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and is a member of the Society for Organizational Behavior.

Jones, Gareth
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.