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. Home Essentials of Contemporary Management. Author : Gareth R. Jones,Jennifer M. George,Gareth R. The sixth Canadian edition presents management in a way that makes its relevance obvious even to students who may lack exposure to a "real-life" management context.
Jones relates management theory to real life examples and drives home the message that management matters. Management matters because it determines how well organizations perform, and because managers and organizations affect the lives of people who work inside and the people outside the organization, such as customers, communities, and shareholders. Essentials of Contemporary Management , Sixth Canadian edition, provides a concise offering of current management theories and research.
Through a variety of real world examples from small, medium, and large companies, students learn how those ideas are used by practicing managers.
The organization of the Jones text follows the mainstream functional approach of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, but the content is flexible. The important themes of diversity, ethics, globalization, and information technology are integrated throughout with examples, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, personalities, and problems to provide this context.
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Using Connect, instructors can take advantage of McGraw-Hill's trusted content to seamlessly deliver assignments, quizzes and tests online. Available for fall courses, Connect's SmartBook 2. With an increased granularity in the SmartBook 2. Students can focus on content areas that they struggle with and need more attention on based on the improved Student Recharge experience in SmartBook 2. Available on mobile smart devices -- with both online and offline access, Connect's SmartBook 2.
Jones 6ce has 4 new opening cases and 6 new End of Chapter Management cases. Mini-Simulations are highly interactive and automatically graded, application-and analysis-based exercises where students immerse themselves in the business environment, analyze the situation, and apply their knowledge of business strategies to real world business.
Students' progress from understanding basic concepts to using their own knowledge to analyze complex scenarios and solve problems. The Manager's Hot Seat allows students to watch over 21 real managers apply their years of experience to confront daily issues, such as ethics, diversity, teamwork, and the virtual workplace. Students are prompted for feedback throughout each scenario and then to submit a report critiquing the manager's choices while defending their own.
The Manager's Hot Seat is ideal for group or classroom discussion. A Balanced Experiential Learning Focus. Jones offers an effective resource that discusses management theories - reinforced by strong pedagogical features such as real life examples, cases, Management in Action that is a full end of chapter learning resource, and tips for developing strong management skills and practices.
Relevance and Social Impact. Jones makes management meaningful to students through traditional means and the new adaptive reading experience. The Focus on Social Economy box in each chapter profiles a social enterprise that applies business management processes to help people and solve social problems that were once the responsibility of government.
Streamlined, Easy to Read Design. Content is presented in a one column format, with key terms highlighted in each chapter. Pedagogy remains prominent within each chapter and remains applied and an integral part of the learning experience. Rich and Relevant Examples. Jones uses real-world examples and stories about managers and companies to drive home the applied lessons to students.
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