The text-book of contemporarymanagement is divided into nineteen chapters. Chapter one is about managers and managing, followed by the evolution of management theory,chapter three: attitudes, values, ethics, and culture: the manager as a person, chapter four: managing diverse employees in a diverse environment,chapter five: Managing the organizational environment, chapter six: managing the global environment, chapter seven: the manager as a desition maker, chapter eight: the manager as a planner and strategist, chapter nine: managing organizational structure, chapter ten: organizational control and culture, chapter eleven: human resource management, chapter twelve: motivation, chapter thirteen: leadership, chapter fourteen: groups and teams, chapter fifteen: communication, chapter sixteen: organizational conflict, negotiation, politics, and change, chapter seventeen: managing information systems and technologies, chapter eighteen operations management: managing quality, efficiency, and responsiveness to customers, and chapter nineteen: the management of innovation, product development, and entrepreneurship.
 

Includes Illustration, tables, and index