Essentials of Contemporary Management - Couverture souple

Jones, Gareth R; George, Jennifer M

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0077862538 ISBN 13 : 9780077862534

Editeur : McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2014

Synopsis

Jones/George, Essentials of Contemporary Management is the concise edition of Contemporary Management. Jones and George are dedicated to the challenge of “Making It Real“ for students. The authors present management in a way that keeps it relevant to students even if they lack exposure to a “real-life” management context. This is accomplished thru a diverse set of examples and the most popular feature of the text, “Manager as a Person” (Ch. 2). This chapter discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems. This theme is carried thru-out the remaining chapters. Discussions take place regarding the importance of Management Competenciesthe specific set of skills, abilities, and experiences that gives one manager the ability to perform at a higher level than another in a specific context. The themes of diversity, ethics, globalization, and information technology are integrated throughout.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Gareth Jones is a Professor of Management in the Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business at Texas A&M University. He received both his BA and PhD from the University of Lancaster, UK

Jennifer George is also a Professor of Management in the Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business at Texas A&M University. She received her BA in Psychology/Sociology from Wesleyan University, her MBA in Finance from New York University, and her PhD in Management and Organizational Behavior from New York University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0077862538
• ISBN 13: 9780077862534
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 6
• Nombre de pages: 592
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible