Management

Operations Management: An Integrated Approach provides an account of the systems, processes, people and technology that determine an organisation's strategy and success. With contributions from leading experts internationally, the text takes a...

The United Nations Global Compact is a strategic policy initiative that encourages businesses to support ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labor standards, the environment, and anti-corruption. It is the world's largest voluntary...

This succinct and jargon-free introduction to effect sizes gives students and researchers the tools they need to interpret the practical significance of their results. Using a class-tested approach that includes numerous examples and step-by-step...

CXO is the collective name given to that expanding class of corporate executives whose title begins with the word 'chief' and ends with the word 'officer'. Leading in the Top Team explores the leadership contributions required from the CEO, and by chiefs...

Organizations can no longer afford to assume that the ideal employee is male, full-time, and free from responsibilities outside work. As the percentage of women in the active work population rises, and the number of dual-income families grows, there is...

CXO is the collective name given to that expanding class of corporate executives whose title begins with the word 'chief' and ends with the word 'officer'. Leading in the Top Team explores the leadership contributions required from the CEO, and by chiefs...

How are public service organizations governed? How can their performance be measured, managed and improved? Public services play a central role in the well-being, sustainability and growth of communities, cities and nations. Managing to Improve Public...

An ideal course text that helps students to identify, manage and solve problems that arise during the lifecycle of projects. This problem-based approach encourages students to develop analytical and problem-solving skills and to get a more complete...

This study of business management and forecasting covers: forecasting in transportation; forecasting for water and energy; and the applications of forecasting. It includes a case study of the Greek airport system.Book InformationISBN 9780762300020Author...

"Advances in Business and Management Forecasting" is a blind refereed serial publication published on an annual basis. The objective of this research annual is to present state-of-the-art studies in the application of forecasting methodologies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780268034610Author Helen J. AlfordFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint University of Notre Dame PressPublisher University of Notre Dame Press

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The previous conference in Nice in 2003 focused on the determination of the specific actions that lead to superior organizational performance. This included the characteristics of superior performance and the identifiable features of management control...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780940069282Author Karen Louise RayFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Fieldstone AlliancePublisher Fieldstone AllianceWeight(grams) 363g

The seven chapters in Part 1, of this volume, focus on the foundations of global leadership. Together, these chapters explore a broad selection of the social and psychological processes underlying effective global leadership. These authors expand ideas...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781504389488Author Troy AberleFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Balboa PressPublisher Balboa PressWeight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781418400019Author David A. TrosperFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 97g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369323347Author Lynda GrattonFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint ReadHowYouWantPublisher ReadHowYouWantWeight(grams) 621g

This text presents a practical strategy for flexible automation in quality control. A manufacturing systems approach is adopted which is compatible with concepts of Total Quality Management. The integration of quality operations and data with other...

The study of innovation, organisational change and IT takes in broad, complex and wide-ranging perspectives that from a student's standpoint can be confusing and frequently inaccessible. Organizational Innovations provides a clear understanding of...

Enterprise Architects, in their endeavor to achieve Enterprise Integration, have limited guidance on how best to use Enterprise Models and Modeling Tools to support their practice. It is widely recognized that the practice of engineering enterprises...

An inclusive treatment of political risk assessment aimed at a readership consisting of students of international business and executives of multinational firms concerned with this issue. Ting examines the sociopolitical foundations of the issue,...

Work In America discusses the fundamental role of work in the lives of most adults, pointing out that jobs as they are now create problems that can and do have serious effects on our society. Millions of Americans are dissatisfied with the quality of...

This book showcases international research on health care organizations. It presents diverse and multidisciplinary approaches to studying differing health care settings, in international context. These approaches range from in depth observation to...

This book takes a new approach to ethics by focusing on the kinds of dilemmas that confront people almost daily on the job. The author's unique contribution is to meld philosophy with everyday decisionmaking, offering the reader a common sense approach...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645461107Author Kg ButlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Show 4 Reel MediaPublisher Show 4 Reel MediaWeight(grams) 254g

Faced with new levels of savage competition, tens of thousands of companies, including fierce competitors, are sharing their resources and expertise to develop new products, achieve larger scale economies, and gain access to new technology and new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956130501Author Rob WherrettFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Reroq PublishingPublisher Reroq PublishingWeight(grams) 522g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738801254Author D Patrick GeorgesFormat HardbackPage Count 132Imprint Xlibris CorporationPublisher Xlibris CorporationWeight(grams) 304g

Social and environmental issues can be very complex and overwhelming for managers. A partnership seems like an obvious solution. But what type of partnership is appropriate, what are the pitfalls and how can they be overcome? The authors use the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369381323Author Jv VenableFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint ReadHowYouWantPublisher ReadHowYouWantWeight(grams) 395g

Focusing on safety and environmental protection issues, this book provides incisive, cutting-edge theoretical analysis that evaluates the impact of new automotive technologies, and the associated public policies, on social welfare.Book InformationISBN...

This unique book explores the complex issue of how successful multinational firms manage interfaces of R&D, manufacturing, and marketing on a global basis, emphasizing the linkages among them in the value chain. The author calls this interface issue...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873899796Author Tom QuickFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint ASQ Quality PressPublisher ASQ Quality PressWeight(grams) 163g

This book investigates the problems of effectively managing partnerships between organizations in the private, public and not for profit sectors, and highlights many of the pitfalls of an uncritical and quick fix approach to collaboration. It provides a...

This insightful guide showcases a new psychological framework through which business leaders can transform themselves and their organizations. "Most managers," author Stephen C. Harper writes, "do not understand what is involved in...

This book answers the question of how to improve the innovation performance of large companies. It discusses how a wide range of management systems and practices impact innovation performance. Having observed a number of management teams that were trying...

A rich overview of current research on determinants of innovative behaviour. It is a unique work as it illuminates these from different perspectives such as, economics, management and psychology. Using several methods of analysis, it shows what specific...

This book was first published in 1995. Businessmen have always had a strong inclination to avoid competition and regulate the market. Helen Mercer traces the evolution of British competition legislation designed to discourage such practices, from 1900 to...

The purpose of this book is to offer a small token in memory of Ken Hilton, who died prematurely at the age of 52 in February 1990. The book contains contributions from a number of 1eading academics; some were close c- leagues of Ken's at the University...