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(More customer reviews)Essentials of Contemporary Management, 3rd Edition, by Gareth R Jones (Author), Jennifer M George (Author), Published by: McGraw-Hill/Irwin (February 18, 2008)
As a textbook, Essentials of Contemporary Management, 3rd Edition, is a vast improvement over its predecessor. The book is formatted to educate students while providing information in such a manner that articles contained will peak the interest of students. The content is informative yet captivating. Information within allow readers to contemplate possibilities of how they may apply the information to their current and future employment, providing in depth data and statistics that makes the reader want to research changes that occur in the ever changing world of business.
The companion website, http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073530247/information_center_view0/, allows students to explore more up to date information and provides Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, Podcasts, and quizzes to enhance the content contained in the book. The quiz material can be used to verify that the information is retained and understood, and can be submitted to the course instructor or simply taken to keep the information fresh on the mind of the reader. A product key is required to access the site and can be obtained in each edition of the book, or purchased separately through the website.
This book is highly recommended for anyone planning to advance in the world of management or to understand the concepts of management to better understand how and why their managers perform the role that best suits the business to make their company a successful organization. The material can be used by students or by individuals wanting to gain greater knowledge into the world of business.
The format of the book contains key topics outlined on the first page of each chapter and reiterated throughout the chapter to illustrate how each of the topics applies to existing companies. Information is presented in a manner that instructors can develop tests that expand upon key concepts in the business world today, both domestically and globally, to educate students in ideas that can be applied to small and large businesses from small startup companies to global conglomerates.
The Essentials of Contemporary Management, 3rd edition, is a must-have for business majors or anyone who would like to succeed in business and particularly the role of management.
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Jones/George, Essentials of Contemporary Management is the concise edition of the market bestselling textbook by the same author team. Jones and George are dedicated to the challenge of "Making It Real" for students.The authors present management in a way that makes its relevance obvious even to students who might lack exposure to a "real-life" management context. This is accomplished thru a diverse set of examples, and the unique, and most popular feature of the text, the "Manager as a Person" Chapter 2. This chapter discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems and this theme is carried thru the remaining chapters. This text also discusses 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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