CEOs and managers live and die by delivering superior performance to shareholders. This is why expectations-based management has been developed. Outperform with Expectations-Based Management (EBM) int
Lawrence and Klimberg present essays from 28 expert contributors in this volume, which covers technology, economics, finance, and forecasting accuracy in state-of-the-art studies. Twelve chapters are
Between 1949 and 1955, the State Department pushed for an international fisheries policy grounded in maximum sustainable yield (MSY). The concept is based on a confidence that scientists can predict,
Cohen (business, California State University, Los Angeles) offers advice on starting and maintaining a consulting career. He provides instruction on understanding clients' needs, marketing the busine
In this update of the 1996 American Management Association edition, Rothwell (learning and performance systems, Pennsylvania State U.) provides a manual for reinventing an organization's training func
Contributors associated with the eBusiness Research Center at Pennsylvania State University, the various corporations that fund the center, and other institutions offer advice on both moving an existi
Consultant, management instructor in state and military universities, and television correspondent Walton explains how bosses can talk higher-ups into seeing it their way, or workers into going along
Project managers are the intended audience of this book by Virine (Moscow State U.) and Trumper (U. of Victoria) offering decision making techniques and models of decision analysis. Advice covers how
Padilla (business management, North Carolina State U., Raleigh) cites parallels between his integrative approach to leadership in complex organizational contexts and John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Cour
