TY - BOOK AU - George,Jennifer M. AU - Jones,Gareth R. TI - Contemporary management: creating value in organizations SN - 0071115471 AV - HD31 .G29 PY - 2006/// CY - Boston, New York PB - McGraw-Hill/Irwin KW - Management N1 - Earlier edition Jones was first author; Part 1. Management -- Chapter. 1. Managers and Managing -- Chapter. 2. The Manager as a Person: Values, Attitudesm Emotions, and Culture -- Partt. 2. The Environment of Management -- Chapter 3. Ethics and Social Responsibility -- Chapter 4. Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment -- Chapter 5. Managing in the Global Environment -- Part. 3. Decision Making, Planning, and Strategy -- Chapter 6. The Manager as a Planner and Strategist -- Chapter 7. The Manager as a Decision Maker -- Chapter 8. Value-Chain Management: Functional Strategies to Increase Quality, Effeciency, and Responsiveness to Customers -- Partt. 4. Managing Individuals and Groups -- Chapter 9. Leadership -- Chapter 10. Motivation and Performance -- Chapter 11. Effective Groups and Teams -- Chapter 12. Communication -- Part. 5. Managing Organizational Architecture -- Chapter 13. Managing Organizational Structure -- Chapter 14. Organizational Control and Change -- Chapter 15. Human Resource Management -- Part. 6. Controlling Critical Organizational Processes -- Chapter 16. Managing Organizational Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation -- Chapter 17. Utilizing Advanced Information Technology -- Chapter 18. Promoting Innovation, Product Development, and Entrepreneurship ER -