Essentials of Contemporary Management

About this book

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.