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Contemporary Management: European Edition with Redemption card Edgar Meyer

Contemporary Management: European Edition with Redemption card By Edgar Meyer

Contemporary Management: European Edition with Redemption card by Edgar Meyer


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Contemporary Management: European Edition with Redemption card by Edgar Meyer

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 todays dynamic business environment.

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About Edgar Meyer

Gareth Jones received a B.A. in economics psychology and a Ph.D. in management from the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom. He currently is a professor of management in the Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business at Texas A&M University. Dr. Jones pursues research interests in strategic management and organizational theory and is well-known for his research that applies transaction cost analysis to explain many forms of strategic and organizational behavior. He also studies the complex and changing relationships between competitive advantage and information technology in the 2010s. He has published many articles in leading journals and his research has appeared in the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of International Business Studies, and Human Relations. His books are widely recognized for their innovative, contemporary content and for the clarity with which they communicate complex, real-world issues to students. Jennifer George received a B.A. in psychology and sociology from Wesleyan University, an M.B.A. in finance from New York University, and a Ph.D. in management and organizational behavior from New York University. She is professor of management in the Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business at Texas A&M University and also the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management and Professor of Psychology in the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. Dr. George specializes in organizational behavior and is well known for her research on mood and emotion in the workplace, their determinants, and their effects on various individual and group-level work outcomes. She is a fellow in the Academy of Management, the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and is a member of the Society for Organizational Behavior.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

GOR013940271
9780077122331
007712233X
Contemporary Management: European Edition with Redemption card by Edgar Meyer
Used - Good
Hardback
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
2007-01-16
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