This Global Edition has been adapted to meet the needs of courses outside the United States. 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. The authors present management in a way that keeps it relevant to students even if they lack exposure to a “real-life” management context. The authors accomplish this through a diverse set of examples and the most popular feature of the text, “Manager as a Person” in Chapter 2. This chapter discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems. This theme is carried throughout the remaining chapters. Discussions take place regarding the importance of Management Competencies--the specific set of skills, abilities, and experiences that gives one manager the ability to perform at a higher level than another in a specific context. The themes of diversity, ethics, globalization, and information technology are integrated throughout.