1.Incorporate recent developments in management theory and research with current examples of how managers of companies large and small have responded to changes taking place in business.
2.Infuse real managers who brought about change within their organization using their Manager as a Person feature allowing students to see real-life on-the-job challenges.
PART I:MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERS
Ch 1 The Management Process Today
Ch 2 Values, Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: The Manager as a Person
PART II: THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGEMENT
Ch 3 Managing Ethics and Diversity
Ch 4 Managing in the Global Environment
PART III: PLANNING, DECISION MAKING, AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Ch 5 Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Ch 6 Planning, Strategy, and Competitive Advantage
PART IV: ORGANIZING AND CHANGE
Ch 7 Designing Organizational Structure
Ch 8 Control, Change, and Entrepreneurship
PART V: LEADING INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS
Ch 9 Motivation
Ch10 Leaders and Leadership
Ch11 Effective Team Management
Ch12 Building and Managing Human Resources
PART VI: CONTROLLING ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES AND PROCESSES
Ch13 Communication and Information Technology Management
Ch14 Operations Management: Managing Vital Operations and Processes
作者：Gareth R. Jones
作者：Jennifer M. George
現職：Rice University