Management Innovation

Facilities Management: Innovation and Performance sets out a new framework for the discipline of facilities management, which challenges may of the norms and sets out new methods for optimising the pe

Human Resource Management, Innovation and Performance sheds new light on the antecedents and enablers of innovation, with specific reference to people and the way in which they are managed. Taking a m

Facilities Management sets out a new framework for the discipline of facilities management which challenges many of the norms and which sets out new methods for optimising the performance of a busines

The world’s most profitable companies share two things in common: quality of management and management capital. Combining leadership passion for creating growth and profitability (quality of managemen

Project Management Implementation as Management Innovation: A Closer Look investigates the processes involved in implementing one particular type of management innovation—project management—and how th

Under a framework in which technology and organizational innovation are markedly separated, this book advances knowledge on the topic by exploring the antecedents of a firm’s adoption of organizationa

Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. was, by general consensus, the pre-eminent business historian of the twentieth century. Through a prodigious body of work, Chandler made the study of the evolution of business

Essential management lessons from the. creator of the TQC movement. "The Power of Management Innovation" distills the information. in the authors 2003 classic, "The Power of. Management Capital," Mana

The purpose of the 2012 3rd International Asia Conference on industrial engineering and management innovation (IEMI2012) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the

The book covers the recognition of the problems of dysfunctional and indirect economic and environmental consequences of pesticide use in agriculture, through research and development of different IP

Most people accept the importance of project management as a means of realizing value, enabling change and distinguishing your organization from its competitors. But recognizing and doing are two enti

A pioneering volume of best practices for running effective public water and wastewater utilitiesManagement Innovation in U.S. Public Water and Wastewater Systems is a unique guidebook of cutting-edge

The purpose of the 4th International Asia Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Innovation (IEMI 2013) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the app

This Brief examines the role of Police Unions in law enforcement policy development. It provides an overview of the historical and political background of police labor unions, and takes a critical loo

The International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management is sponsored by the Chinese Industrial Engineering Institution, CMES, which is the only national-level academic societ

Consumers, public officials, and even managers of health care and insurance are unhappy about care quality, access, and costs. This book shows that is because efforts to do something about these problems often rely on hope or conjecture, not rigorous evidence of effectiveness. In this book, experts in the field separate the speculative from the proven with regard to how care is rendered, how patients can be in control, how providers should be paid, and how disparities can be reduced – and they also identify the issues for which evidence is currently missing. It provides an antidote to frustration and a clear-eyed guide for forward progress, helping health care and insurance innovators make better decisions on deciding whether to go ahead now based on current evidence, to seek and wait for additional evidence, or to move on to different ideas. It will be useful to practitioners in hospital systems, medical groups, and insurance organizations and can also be used in executive and MBA tea