Contemporary Management / Edition 9

by Jennifer M George, Gareth R Jones

Overview

Consider the story of George Ohr. In the 1880s he immersed himself in pottery, learning as much as he could about the craft. His apprenticeship taught him how to use the natural resources around his hometown, and where to dig for clay from the nearby river banks. However when he opened his own studio and sat down at the potter's wheel, he questioned everything about what a pot should look like. His answers were at once creative and innovative. And his pots looked nothing like the current work at the time. By defying convention, he was sometimes scorned and his work often went unnoticed. But today George Ohr's pots are revered for their creativity, beauty, and inventiveness.

This book features George Ohr's pots to remind you that many students will learn the fundamentals of being a manager. Innovation, however, is the key to managing effectively. Gareth Jones and Jennifer George have written Contemporary Management to be a voice for this innovation. And in doing so, they will hopefully prepare you to be a better manager one day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780077718374
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date:	01/16/2015
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	672
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.00(h) x 3.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.
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.

Table of Contents

1.Managers and Managing

2.The Evolution of Management Thought

3.Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager as a Person

4.Ethics and Social Responsibility

5.Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment

6.Managing in the Global Environment

7.Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship

8.The Manager as a Planner and Strategist

9.Value Chain Management: Functional Strategies for Competitive Advantage

10.Managing Organizational Structure and Culture

11.Organizational Control and Change

12.Human Resource Management

13.Motivation and Performance

14.Leadership

15.Effective Groups and Teams

16.Promoting Effective Communication

17.Managing Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation

18.Using Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance