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Essentials of contemporary management: global edition

Jones, Gareth  |  ebook

9780077170622 - Essentials of contemporary management: global edition
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This Global Edition has been adapted to meet the needs of courses outside the United States. Essentials of Contemporary Management is the concise edition of Contemporary Management. Jones and George are dedicated to the challenge of Making It Realö for students. The authors present management in a way that keeps it relevant to students even if they lack exposure to a real-lifeö management context. The authors accomplish this through a diverse set of examples and the most popular feature of the text, Manager as a Personö in Chapter 2. This chapter discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems. This theme is carried throughout the remaining chapters. Discussions take place regarding the importance of Management Competencies--the 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.

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Author Jones, Gareth
ISBN/EAN 9780077170622
Type ebook i
License duration Read ebook online: 365 days
Read ebook offline: perpetual
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Article description

This Global Edition has been adapted to meet the needs of courses outside the United States. Essentials of Contemporary Management is the concise edition of Contemporary Management. Jones and George are dedicated to the challenge of Making It Realö for students. The authors present management in a way that keeps it relevant to students even if they lack exposure to a real-lifeö management context. The authors accomplish this through a diverse set of examples and the most popular feature of the text, Manager as a Personö in Chapter 2. This chapter discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems. This theme is carried throughout the remaining chapters. Discussions take place regarding the importance of Management Competencies--the 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.

Specifications

Author Jones, Gareth
ISBN/EAN 9780077170622
Type ebook i
License duration Read ebook online: 365 days
Read ebook offline: perpetual