Contemporary Management

Part One: Management
Chapter 1 Managers and Managing
Chapter 2 The Evolution of Management Thought
Chapter 3 Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager as a Person
Part Two: The Environment of Management
Chapter 4 Ethics and Social Responsibility
Chapter 5 Managing Diverse Employees in a Multi-Cultural Environment
Chapter 6 Managing in the Global Environment
Part Three: Decision-Making, Planning, and Strategy
Chapter 7 Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Chapter 8 The Manager as a Planner and Strategist
Chapter 9 Value Chain Management: Functional Strategies for Competitive Advantage
Part Four : Managing Organizational Architecture
Chapter 10 Managing Organizational Structure and Culture
Chapter 11 Organizational Control and Change
Chapter 12 Human Resource Management
Part Five: Managing Individuals and Groups
Chapter 13 Motivation and Performance
Chapter 14 Leadership
Chapter 15 Effective Groups and Teams
Chapter 16 Promoting Effective Communication
Part Six: Controlling Critical Organizational Processes
Chapter 17 Managing Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation
Chapter 18 Using Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance

Jennifer George is a well-published professor as is now the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management in the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. She is co-author of the aforementioned organizational behavior book. She received her BA from Wesleyan University and her MBA & PhD from New York University.