TY  - BOOK
AU  - George, Jennifer M.
AU  - Jones, Gareth R.
TI  - Contemporary Management: Creating Value in Organizations 
SN  - 9780071115483
AV  - 658.818 MAF
U1  - 658 23
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  -  Management
N1  - 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

N2  - 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
ER  -