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Contemporary Management : Creating Value in Organizations / by Jennifer M. George and Gareth R. Jones

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, London, 2006Edition: 4th edDescription: xxiv, 728 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780071115483
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658 23 GEC
LOC classification:
  • 658.818 MAF
Contents:
Chapter 1 Managers and Managing
Chapter 2 The Evolution of Management Thought
Chapter 3 The Manager as a Person: Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture
Chapter 4 Ethics and Social Responsibility
Chapter 5 Managing Diverse Employees in a Multi-Cultural Environment
Chapter 6 Managing in the Global Environment
Chapter 7 The Manager as a Decision Maker
Chapter 8 The Manager as a Planner and Strategist
Chapter 9 Value Chain Management: Operating Strategies to Increase Quality, Efficiency, and Responsiveness to Customers
Chapter 10 Managing Organizational Structure
Chapter 11 Organizational Control and Change
Chapter 12 Human Resource Management
Chapter 13 Motivation and Performance
Chapter 14 Leadership
Chapter 15 Effective Groups and Teams
Chapter 16 Communication
Chapter 17 Managing Organizational Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation
Chapter 18 Developing Advanced Information Systems and Technologies
Chapter 19 Promoting Innovation, Product Development, and Entrepreneurship
Summary: Surveys the theoretical underpinnings of management thought and research. Through a variety of real world examples, this book shows the reader how those ideas are used by practicing managers. It discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems.
Item type: Books List(s) this item appears in: Business Administration Discipline | New Arrival Book 2023
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Books Books KU Central Library Rack No. : 41 Annex : 01 Shelve No. : A-04 Reference Section (Non-Issuable Books) 658 GEC 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) C-1 (NI) Not For Loan 52051

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Managers and Managing

Chapter 2 The Evolution of Management Thought

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

Chapter 4 Ethics and Social Responsibility

Chapter 5 Managing Diverse Employees in a Multi-Cultural Environment

Chapter 6 Managing in the Global Environment

Chapter 7 The Manager as a Decision Maker

Chapter 8 The Manager as a Planner and Strategist

Chapter 9 Value Chain Management: Operating Strategies to Increase Quality, Efficiency, and Responsiveness to Customers

Chapter 10 Managing Organizational Structure

Chapter 11 Organizational Control and Change

Chapter 12 Human Resource Management

Chapter 13 Motivation and Performance

Chapter 14 Leadership

Chapter 15 Effective Groups and Teams

Chapter 16 Communication

Chapter 17 Managing Organizational Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation

Chapter 18 Developing Advanced Information Systems and Technologies

Chapter 19 Promoting Innovation, Product Development, and Entrepreneurship

Surveys the theoretical underpinnings of management thought and research. Through a variety of real world examples, this book shows the reader how those ideas are used by practicing managers. It discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems.

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