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Author by : Jennifer M George
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2010-09-23
Publisher by : McGraw-Hill Education

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Description : Overview: Contemporary Management by Jones and George distinguishes itself through its authorship, comprehensive, current contents, exceptionally rich and relevant examples and applications and experiential exercises provided in every single chapter. This #1 best-selling text continues to redefine what principles of management texts should look, sound, and feel like. As an author team Gareth Jones and Jennifer George are uniquely qualified to write about both the strategic and organisational challenges managers face. Contemporary Management is a comprehensive text that surveys the theoretical underpinnings of modern management thought and research. Through a variety of examples from an expanded number of small business to medium and large companies it shows the reader how those ideas are used by practicing managers. A hallmark of this text is its focus on the “Manager as a Person,” which discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems....

Author by : Jennifer M George
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2018-01-23
Publisher by : McGraw-Hill Education

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Description : Essentials of Contemporary Management 8th edition by Jones and George is the concise version of Contemporary Management. Jones and George are dedicated to the challenge of “Making It Real“ for students. This edition continues to focus on providing the most up-to-date account of the changes taking place in the world of management and management practices while maintaining our emphasis on making our text relevant and interesting to students. The increased focus on the challenges and opportunities facing businesses large and small and integrated timely examples bring management issues to life for students....

Author by : Piet Naudé
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2021-11-05
Publisher by : Springer Nature

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Description : “Why are we so important?”; “What value do we add?”; and “What good do we create?” These are the opening questions posed to management educators in this book. This is followed by uncomfortable questions about colonization (Who is in the centre and whose knowledge counts?) and inequality (Whom do we exclude?). After questioning the easy adoption of technology (What are we embracing?) and the challenge posed by global warming (Can management education help stop climate change?), the author ends by sketching some leadership lessons required for the future: “What lessons can we learn in a black swan event?” Mixing philosophical analyses with anecdotes from experience, the author does not shy away from discussing controversial views to give direction to current debates. Tracing eight such crucial questions and providing well-researched perspectives, this book is an engaging read for anyone interested in the future direction of business schools in particular and management education in general. “There are many books and articles on business education, but few as deep and insightful as Contemporary Management Education. I enthusiastically recommend it to anyone who seeks to understand and improve the training of business leaders.” Peter Tufano, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford “An amazing read. Piet Naude is eclectic and sparkling. He applies his talents to the wicked maze of management education in society. No issue is more important for global business. No writer is better qualified.” Thomas Donaldson, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania “A powerful, persuasive, and superbly compelling book. Contemporary Management Education serves as an invaluable and informative reference to the essential issues that are shaping the future.” Sherif Kamel, Dean, School of Business, The American University in Cairo...

Author by : Gareth Jones
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2008-10-29
Publisher by : McGraw-Hill/Irwin

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Description : Contemporary Management by Jones and George distinguishes itself through its authorship, comprehensive, current contents, rich and relevant examples and applications and experiential exercises provided in every single chapter. This #1 best-selling text continues to redefine what principles of management texts should look, sound, and feel like. As an author team Gareth Jones and Jennifer George are uniquely qualified to write about both the strategic and organizational challenges managers face. Contemporary Management is a comprehensive text that surveys the theoretical underpinnings of modern management thought and research. Through a variety of examples from an expanded number of small business to medium and large companies it shows the reader how those ideas are used by practicing managers. A hallmark of this text is its focus on the “Manager as a Person,” which discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems....

Author by : Don Colonne, PH D
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2020-06-03
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Description : This reader-friendly book attempts to comprehend all the scattered and diverse understandings of Contemporary Management Thought in a systematic and structured manner into a nutshell. It will enable the reader to take a leap jump to the current frontiers of the turbulent and dynamic business world today. The first chapter comprises an in-depth analysis of the four parameters that govern modern business; Uncertainty, Ambiguity, Paradox and Chaos. Despite the fact that business executives fear and resent to deal with such realities, exponential financial gains can be made within very short periods by exploring the enormous business potential and emerging opportunities associated with them. The second chapter deals with the significance of knowledge in modern management with numerous value additions, supplemented by examples. The third chapter on Paradigms, a buzzword in modern management, encapsulates all the existing concepts with a new philosophical interpretation. Also, it highlights the missed opportunities owing to paradigm shifts and paradigm blindness and the need to redefine the corporate mission from an end-use perspective, rather than from the conventional end-user perspective. The fourth chapter identifies a global process error and summarizes the entire industrial revolution from a strategy evolution and transformation perspective....

Author by : JONES
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2017-08-02
Publisher by : McGraw Hill

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Description : The Second Middle East Edition blends theory with contemporary management practice. Dr. Marina Apaydin (American University of Beirut) joins the authoring team in this edition for significant enhancements to content and presentation of topics. New chapter-opening cases have been added to feature companies and management personalities from the Middle East. Management Insights vignettes offer balanced representation of international as well as local, small-to-medium sized companies and start-ups, to ensure applicability of theory in a variety of contexts. Updated content and improved topics coverage ensure closer alignment with introductory management courses: • Two new topics have been added on the history of management in the Arab world in Chapter 2, and Islamic ethics in Chapter 5. • Improved content coverage includes a new Chapter 3 focusing on the Manager as a Person. • Improved and streamlined coverage of managerial processes relating to organizational culture in Chapter 4. • Managing in the Global Environment includes revised terminology consistent with International Business courses. • Chapters 8 through 11 have gone through substantial revision to focus on control as part of managing the organizational structure, and organizational learning as part of change and innovation. • Chapter 16 includes contemporary topics on communication including social media, influencers, and a guide to networking. Dr. Marina Apaydin is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at the Olayan School Business at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Dr. Omar Belkohodja is an Associate Professor of Strategic Management and International Business at the School of Business Administration at the American University of Sharjah, UAE....

Author by : Edgar Meyer
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2007-01-01
Publisher by : McGraw-Hill Europe

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Author by : Gareth R. Jones
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2000
Publisher by :

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Description : Prepared by Tom Quirk of Webster University, the study guide has been completely revised and updated with the goal of helping students master course content. Each chapter now includes learning objectives; chapter outline; and matching, true-false, multiple choice, and essay questions, with answer keys including page references to the text....

Author by : Jennifer M. George
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2018-01-03
Publisher by : McGraw-Hill Education

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Description : Essentials of Contemporary Management, Eighth Edition, provides the most current account of changes taking place in the world of management and management practices while making the text relevant and interesting to students. Management students often need help relating theories and concepts, such as diversity, sustainability, and globalization, to themselves and the business world. Our powerful Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business–accredited text and technology helps instructors hold students accountable for baseline knowledge so instructors can more readily bring concepts to life. Building Management Skills, Managing Ethically, Small Group Breakout Exercise, and Be the Manager features provide opportunities for students to apply their learning to realistic scenarios in which a manager or organization faces a challenge, problem, or opportunity. Management Snapshots open each chapter by posing a related challenge and discussing how managers responded. Manager as a Person boxes focus on how real managers brought about change within their organizations. Small Business Examples ensure that students make clear connections between concepts and applications. End-of-chapter Management in Action questions and points for reflection ask students to research actual management issues and learn firsthand from practicing managers. New to This Edition•Chapter opening Management Snapshot cases with the boxed illustrations appear in each chapter, and new Case in the News closing cases reinforce updated content critically but succinctly.•The authors bring management issues to life by writing from the perspective of current or future managers to illustrate the problems and opportunities they face and how they can effectively meet them. •Chapters include pertinent new research concepts and eliminate outdated or marginal management concepts, streamlining the presentation and keeping the focus on changes that have had the greatest impact on managers and organizations.•Manager's Hot Seat videos have been added to the previously available videos. •The technology section has been updated to reflect current strategies that significantly affect managers' day-to-day activities. McGraw-Hill ToolsMcGraw-Hill smart learning tools begin with Connect, a highly reliable, easy-to-use homework and learning management solution. LearnSmart lets instructors measure student progress, comprehension, and retention and ensures instructors know which areas should be targeted. The ebook makes it easy for students to access reading material on smartphones and tables. SmartBook enables students to come to class with preassigned exposure and knowledge of key management theories and concepts and enables instructors to personalize content for each learner. The instructor's manual saves instructors' time and supports them in delivering the most effective course. The manual provides chapter overviews and lectures outline with integrated PowerPoint slides, lecture enhancers, notes for end-of-chapter materials, video cases, and teaching notes. Application Exercises help instructors assign quizzes, written and video cases, and other auto-graded exercises that challenge students to apply theories and concepts. iSeeIT videos offer contemporary, dynamic student-centered introductions, illustrations, and animations to guide students through challenging concepts. Research-based Self-Assessments promote student self-awareness, self-reflection, and personal and professional development. The test bank includes approximately 100 questions per chapter. The free ReadAnywhere app, downloadable on iOS and Android platforms, allows students to access their ebook anywhere on their smartphone or tablet....

Author by : Courtland L. Bovée
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 1993
Publisher by : McGraw-Hill Companies

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Description : This text ushers students into the world of management through the eyes of real managers who work in real organizations - for-profit companies, not-for-profit firms, and government agencies. It presents hundreds of examples that grab student's interest while helping them understand the challenges, issues, and achievements of contemporary management. Students not only read about management, they experience it firsthand through a variety of highly involving activities in every chapter.With its unique case study/simulations, video exercises, assignments to improve communication skills, and a host of activities that foster critical thinking, it is an ideal undergraduate management text....