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Jones/George, is the concise edition of . 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. This is accomplished thru a diverse set of examples and the most popular feature of the text, (Ch. 2). This chapter discusses managers as real people with their own personalities, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and problems. This theme is carried thru-out the remaining chapters. Discussions take place regarding the importance of --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.