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Essentials of Contemporary Management, Paperback, 7 Edition by Jones, Gareth (Used)

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1259545474

Publication Date: 2016-01-07
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Paperback : 560 pages
Edition: 7 Edition
Author: Jones, Gareth
ISBN-10: 1259545474
ISBN-13: 9781259545474

Product Description Jones/George, Essentials of Contemporary Management is the concise edition of Contemporary Management. Jones and George are dedicated to the challenge of “Making It Real“ for students. In this seventh edition of Essentials of Contemporary Management, the focus continues to be on providing the most up-to-date account of the changes taking place in the world of management and management practices while maintaining our emphasis on mak­ing our text relevant and interesting to students. The increased focus on the challenges and opportuni­ties facing businesses large and small and inte­grated timely examples bring management issues to life for students. About the Author 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. 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.


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