Essentials of Contemporary Management 10th
Edition
By Gareth R. Jones and Jennifer M. George
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,TABLE OF CONTENT
PART ONE: Management and Managers
Chapter One: The Management Process Today
Appendix: History of Management Thought
Chapter Two Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager as a Person
PART TWO: The Environment of Management
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Chapter Three: Managing Ethics and Diversity
Chapter Four: Managing in the Global Environment
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PART THREE: Planning, Decision Making, and Competitive Advantage
Chapter Five: Decision Making, Learning, and Creativity
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Chapter Six: Planning, Strategy, and Competitive Advantage
PART FOUR: Organizing and Change
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Chapter Seven: Designing Organizational Structure
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Chapter Eight: Organizational Control and Change
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PART FIVE: Leading Individuals and Groups
Chapter Nine: Motivation
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Chapter Ten: Leaders and Leadership
Chapter Eleven: Effective Team Management
Chapter Twelve: Building and Managing Human Resources
PART SIX: Controlling Essential Activities and Processes
Chapter Thirteen: Effective Communication
,Chapter Fourteen Operations Management: Managing Operations and Processes
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Organizations are efficient when managers maximize the amount of input resources.
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Managers at all levels and in all departments are responsible for planning, organizing, leading,
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The outcome of organizing is the creation of a strategy.
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An organization's vision is a short, succinct, and inspiring statement of what the organization
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Top managers are responsible for the performance of a specific department.
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Today, the term "chief operating officer" refers to the chief executive officer.
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