Essentials of Contemporary Management or Organizational Behavior

Essentials of Contemporary Management

Author: Gareth R Jones

Jones and George are dedicated to the challenge of "Making It Real" for students. As a team, they are uniquely qualified to write about the organizational challenges facing today's managers. No other author team in the management discipline matches their combined research and text-writing experience.Essentials of Management concisely surveys current management theories and research. Through a variety of real world examples from small, medium, and large companies the reader learns how those ideas are used by practicing managers. The organization of this text follows the mainstream functional approach of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling; but the content is flexible and encourages instructors to use the organization they are most comfortable with. The themes of diversity, ethics, and information technology are clearly evident through in-text examples, photographs, "unboxed" stories, and the end-of-chapter material – all areas of importance that truly serve to bring to life the workplace realities that today's student will encounter in the course of a career.

Table of Contents:

Part One: MANAGEMENTChapter 1: The Management Process Appendix: History of Management Thought Chapter 2: Who Are Managers and Entrepreneurs? Appendix: Career Development Part Two: THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT Chapter 3: Managing Ethics and Diversity Chapter 4: Managing in a Global Environment Part 3: MANAGING PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING Chapter 5: Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Innovation Chapter 6: Planning, Strategy, and Change Part Four: ORGANIZING Chapter 7: Organizing: Designing Organizational Structure Chapter 8: Organizing: Control and Culture Appendix: Managing Organizational Change Part Five: LEADING INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS Chapter 9: Motivation Chapter 10: Leadership and Management Chapter 11: Effective Team Management Chapter 12: Effective Management of Human Resources Part Six: CONTROLLING ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS AND PROCESSES Chapter 13: Communication and Information Technology Management (and more...)

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Organizational Behavior: A Strategic Approach

Author: Michael A Hitt

A bright idea

People are the source of bright ideas in every organization. They power the organization's performance, competitive advantages, and long-term financial success. And when they are plugged into the firm's strategic goals, the results can be extraordinary.

By emphasizing the connection between organizational behavior and performance, Hitt, Miller, and Colella help you understand the value of OB to today's organizations and your future career.

Table of Contents:

	Featured case : Dell : a little bit of soul and a lot of success
Ch. 1	A strategic approach to organizational behavior	2
Ch. 2	Organizational diversity	36
Ch. 3	Organizational behavior in a global context	76
	Team integrative case : Marilyn Carlson Nelson and Carlson Companies	112
Ch. 4	Learning and perception	118
Ch. 5	Personality, attitudes, and values	154
Ch. 6	Work motivation	194
Ch. 7	Workplace stress	236
	Team integrative case : Allen & Co. : people as profit centers	270
Ch. 8	Leadership	276
Ch. 9	Communication	318
Ch. 10	Decision making by individuals and groups	354
Ch. 11	Groups and teams	396
Ch. 12	Conflict, power, and politics	432
	Team integrative case : Google's organizational culture	469
Ch. 13	Organizational structure and culture	478
Ch. 14	Organizational change and development	520
	Team integrative case : Microsoft under Steve Ballmer	560