Outlines a style of management that reflects the personality, beliefs, visions, ethics, standards, and judgements of the manager and discusses three basic philosophies of management
Today's health-care providers face growing criticism from policy makers and patients alike. As costs continue to spiral upward and concerns about quality of care escalate, the debate has focused on ho
Business model innovation is the key to unlocking transformational growth?but few executives know how to apply it to their businesses. In Seizing the White Space, Mark Johnson gives them the playbook.
Beinhocker (a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm) has written this work in order to introduce a broad audience to what he believes is a revolutionary new paradigm i
Menkes, an author, psychologist, executive assessment specialist, and consultant for an executive search firm, culls interviews with about 60 CEOs and performance evaluations of about 200 chief execut
Teams can be a driving force for organizational performance--and managers can play a key role in teams' ultimate success or failure. Highlighting the latest research on team development and dynamics--
The keystone business strategy is based on an analogy to keystone species in nature, which play central roles in their ecosystems. Iansiti and Levien assert that companies such as Wal-Mart and Microso
A surprising look at the factors that separate truly productive managers from the rest—and a framework for increasing personal managerial effectiveness to make every moment count. Sumantra Ghoshal and
Future economic growth lies in the value of experiences and transformations--good and services are no longer enough. We are on the threshold, say authors Pine and Gilmore, of the Experience Economy, a
Negotiation practitioner and expert Gerzon finds that opportunities for mediation abound in business, education and government largely because those in charge simply are not listening to stakeholders,
Expectations Investing offers a unique and powerful alternative for identifying value-price gaps. Rappaport and Mauboussin provide everything the reader needs to utilize the discounted cash flow model
Newly updated, this comprehensive text covers basic concepts and emerging issues on entrepreneurship. Emphasizing that new venture creation requires planning and skill as well as inspiration, these re
Urgently needed resource: Companies in Europe and the Americas have not faced such an overwhelming threat to their domestic markets since the Japanese arrived with their cars and consumer electron
The Entrepreneurial Mindset offers a refreshingly practical blueprint for thinking and acting in environments that are fast-paced, rapidly changing, and highly uncertain. It provides both a guide to e
Cruikshank (co-founder of a Boston communications consulting firm) and Sicilia (business history, U. of Maryland) tell the inspiring model business tale based upon interviews and archival sources of h
To lead is to live dangerously. It's romantic and exciting to think of leadership as all inspiration, decisive action, and rich rewards, but leading requires taking risks that can jeopardize your care
You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers. You're not alone. As Linda Hill and Ken
Why can't you get what you really want from IT? All you desire is a ready-and-willing partner to help you exploit IT to drive your business. Instead, you get endless rules and regulations, not to ment
Discusses the advantages of having a work force commited to the organization, and discusses common personnel practices that lead to the opposite result
Process innovation - a revolutionary new approach that fuses information technology and human resource management - can dramatically improve business performance. In the demanding environment of the 1
Good reputations, says Charles Fombrun, create wealth. In this thoroughly accessible book, Fombrun shows that by developing strong and consistent images, well-regarded companies generate hidden assets
In today's information-flooded world, the scarcest resource is not ideas or even talent: it's attention. In this groundbreaking book, Thomas Davenport and John Beck argue that unless companies learn
The corporate ladder has been the enduring standard for success since organizational hierarchy was invented. But organizations aren't what they used to be and neither is the workforce. Instead of clim
The eight articles in this collection were originally published in the Harvard business review between 1950 and 2005. The oldest piece on pricing policies for new products has been updated by original
They make up nearly one-third of all Americans living today. Born after 1980, they're now pouring into the work world with values, aspirations, and approaches that differ markedly from their parents--
"A guide for anyone who wants to engage the Chinese in cooperative endeavor." ? "Foreign Affairs." Ming-Jer Chen takes readers "Inside Chinese Business" to reveal the social and cultural values that u
A guided tour of the progressive new strategies that contribute to the purpose of our businesses and the prosperity of our communities,Common Interest, Common Good is a convincing, deeply felt book by
The Pocket Mentor Series offers immediate solutions to common challenges managers face on the job every day. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real life examples to h
First described by the author in a 2003 book of the same name, "Open Innovation" is a business paradigm in which firms import external ideas for use in their own businesses and also allow their un-uti
When a new project is handed to you, you can use this guide to help juggle the gamut of tasks required to get the job done. The handy tools and checklists offer guidance on how to identify necessary r
