Contemporary Management

Contemporary Management

This European edition of Contemporary Management offers a comprehensive coverage of introductory management topics, addressing both new and classic theory and research within a contemporary framework. The book begins by examining what it means to be a manager, before moving on to analyse this in relation to various aspects of strategy, leadership and the organization. The authors take a practical approach, applying concepts to real-life situations in order to equip students to deal with the issues and opportunities posed by today's dynamic business environment.

This text offers excellent coverage of introductory management topics. It places both new and classic theory and research into a contemporary framework that is compatible with the traditional focus on management as planning, leading, organising, and controlling, but which transcends this traditional approach. This new European text has been thoroughly revised to ensure coverage of European perspectives and legislation, particularly in its coverage of HRM and diversity.The text will also contain a new chapter covering the marketing function. The cases, illustrations and questions have also been adapted to ensure a European perspective.

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Jennifer George is a well-published professor as is now the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management in the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. She is co-author of the aforementioned organizational behavior book. She received her BA from Wesleyan University and her MBA & PhD from New York University.

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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 Further Themes in Contemporary Management