TY - BOOK AU - Meyer, Edgar AU - Melanie Ashleigh AU - Jennifer M. George AU - Gareth R. Jones TI - Contemporary management SN - 007711115X AV - HD31 .C74 PY - 2007/// CY - Maidenhead : PB - McGraw-Hill Higher Education, KW - Management N1 - Includes index; CHAPTER 1 Managers and Managing CHAPTER 2 The Evolution of Management Thought CHAPTER 3 The Manager as a Person: Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture CHAPTER 4 Ethics and Social Responsibility CHAPTER 5 Managing Diverse Employees in a Multi-Cultural Environment CHAPTER 6 Managing in the Global Environment CHAPTER 7 The Manager as a Decision Maker CHAPTER 8 The Manager as a Planner and Strategist CHAPTER 9 Value Chain Management: Operating Strategies to Increase Quality, Efficiency, and Responsiveness to Customers CHAPTER 10 Managing Organizational Structure CHAPTER 11 Organizational Control and Change CHAPTER 12 Human Resource Management CHAPTER 13 Motivation and Performance CHAPTER 14 Leadership CHAPTER 15 Effective Groups and Teams CHAPTER 16 Communication CHAPTER 17 Managing Organizational Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation CHAPTER 18 Further Themes in Contemporary Management ER -