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Angels in the Workplace - Stories and Inspirations for Creating a New World of Work by Melissa Giovagnoli
Category: No Category | Series: Business and Management Ser.
An Inspiring Guide to Making Life Miraculous "So much has been written about the negative aspects of today'swork environments. Angels in the Workplace is an inspiring look athow ordinary people can make an extraordinary difference at theirplace of work."--Karol Emmerick, corporate director and former v ...Show more
Controlling the Costs of Conflict - How to Design a System for Your Organization by Karl A. Slaikeu; Ralph H. Hasson
Category: No Category | Series: Business and Management Ser.
Written for non-experts in jargon-free language, this work shows how to create systems within organizations that preempt the monetary, strategic, and emotional costs associated with on-the-job conflict. Its clear and simple approach translates advanced concepts into practical how-tos and provides reader ...Show more
Creating Women's Networks - A How-to-Guide for Women and Companies by Catalyst; Sheila W. Wellington (Foreword by)
Category: No Category | Series: Business and Management Ser.
Discover a dynamic new force in leadership development. This remarkable guide shows companies exactly how they can better retain and increase leadership talent through the establishment of women's networks--networks that link specific female employee concerns and larger organizational goals in ways that ...Show more
Creativity and the Management of Change by Tudor Rickards
Category: No Category | Series: Manchester Business and Management Ser.
This ground-breaking book provides an overview of key business topics for advanced students following a business studies course. In addition, it describes how readers can build a "platform of understanding" of conventional wisdom, and how to study that platform in order to discover new and potentially v ...Show more
Doing Business in Asia - The Complete Guide by Sanjyot P. Dunung
Category: No Category | Series: Business and Management Ser.
The Acclaimed Handbook to Doing Business in 19 Asian Countries Written by a seasoned expert on international business development, this marvelous guide distills a library's worth of essential knowledge into a single, practical volume. It allows readers to quickly acquaint themselves with nineteen foreig ...Show more
Don't Jump to Solutions - Thirteen Delusions That Undermine Strategic Thinking by William B. Rouse
Category: No Category | Series: Business and Management Ser.
Strategic planning expert William Rouse cuts to the heart of the most common causes of failed business plans and strategies and shows how to overcome them. He encourages strategic thinkers and planners to spend much more time analyzing a situation instead of jumping to ready solutions. The tone is tongu ...Show more
Driving Fear Out of the Workplace - Creating the High-Trust, High-Performance Organization by Kathleen D. Ryan; Daniel K. Oestreich
Category: No Category | Series: The\Jossey-Bass Business and Management Ser.
Restore Creativity and Trust to Your WorkplaceMuch has changed since Driving Fear Out of the Workplace first madethe undiscussable discussable back in 1991. Advances in technology, new employee/employer relations, and the corporate push to optimizeintellectual capital have introduced a host of new workp ...Show more
Human Capital - What It Is and Why People Invest It by Thomas O. Davenport
Category: No Category | Series: The\Jossey-Bass Business and Management Ser.
Although much has been written to encourage organizations to treat employees as assets, this book argues persuasively for recognizing the worker as the investor. Davenport underscores a fundamental reality of the workplace: work is a two-way exchange of value, not a one-way exploitation of an asset by i ...Show more
Management and Organization Theory - A Jossey-Bass Reader by Jeffrey A. Miles
Category: Reference | Series: The\Jossey-Bass Business and Management Reader Ser.
Management and Organization Theory offers a summary and analysis of the 40 most popular, researched, and applied management and organization theories. This important resource includes key instruments used to measure variables in each theory and examines pertinent questions about the theory: strengths an ...Show more
Organizational Culture and Leadership by Edgar H. Schein
Category: Business | Series: The\Jossey-Bass Business and Management Ser.
In this third edition of his classic book, Edgar Schein shows how to transform the abstract concept of culture into a practical tool that managers and students can use to understand the dynamics of organizations and change. Organizational pioneer Schein updates his influential understanding of culture-- ...Show more
The Boundaryless Organization - Breaking the Chains of Organizational Structure by Ron Ashkenas; Dave Ulrich; Todd Jick; Steve Kerr; Catherine Paul-Chowdhury
Category: No Category | Series: Business and Management Ser.
This book will show you how to re-engineer your business by encouraging the flow of resources, ideas, and talents from outside and inside your organization, and how to transform your company by adapting to new rules.
The Leader's Change Handbook - An Essential Guide to Setting Direction and Taking Action by Jay A. Conger (Editor); Edward E. Lawler III (Editor); Gretchen M. Spreitzer (Editor); Warren Bennis (Foreword by)
Category: No Category | Series: Business and Management Ser.
A Stunning Achievement in Change ManagementIn October of 1997, the nation's top business theorists and practitioners met at a conference cosponsored by USC's Leadership Institute and the Center for Effective Organizations. The group was challenged to present their most advanced ideas regarding leadershi ...Show more
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