Structural Adjustment

This extremely successful book, already in use on courses in hardback, is now being made available in paperback. Based on a major in-depth study of four UK industry sectors, the book provides an authoritative and searching analysis of how UK companies...

This extremely successful book, already in use on courses in hardback, is now being made available in paperback. Based on a major in-depth study of four UK industry sectors, the book provides an authoritative and searching analysis of how UK companies...

A business organization, like a human body, is only as effective as its various processes. Pretty obvious, right? Yet, as V. Daniel Hunt demonstrates in this groundbreaking book, the failure to appreciate this obvious fact is the reason most...

Every year corporations spend billions in pursuit of change. Some are successful. Many are not. In this winner of the prestigious 1999 Management Consultancy Association Prize, Paul Taffinder casts a critical eye over the big change efforts of more than...

After carefully establishing the objectives of modelling, the author presents a process modelling method, STRIM, and notations which has been developed by Praxis during the last few years. Ould provides detailed descriptions of the notations and the...

Flying in the face of current thinking, this book suggests that we do not need to 'think outside the box' in our quest for creativity, rather we should rethink the way we look 'inside the box'. This idea will resonate only too well with those who have...

In a world of organizations that are in constant change, scholars have long sought to understand and explain how they change. This book introduces research methods that are specifically designed to support the development and evaluation of organizational...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993295805Author Rohit TalwarFormat PaperbackPage Count 578Imprint Fast Future PublishingPublisher Fast Future PublishingWeight(grams) 762gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993295805Author Rohit TalwarFormat PaperbackPage Count 578Imprint Fast Future PublishingPublisher Fast Future PublishingWeight(grams) 762gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873897198Author Bjorn AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint ASQ Quality PressPublisher ASQ Quality PressWeight(grams) 640g

This Handbook draws on current research and case studies to consider how managers can become more creative across four aspects of their business: innovation, entrepreneurship, leadership and organization - and does so in an accessible, engaging and...

These five short stories are about people and organisations struggling with change. In each tale our hero or heroine experiences one of the major pitfalls that beset people going through change at work and discovers how to turn the situation on its head...

Organizational change may well be the most oft-repeated and widely embraced term in all of corporate America-but it is also the least understood. The proof is in the numbers: nearly two-thirds of all change efforts fail, and they carry with them huge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873895798Author G.Dennis BeecroftFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint ASQ Quality PressPublisher ASQ Quality PressWeight(grams) 726g

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How did a major corporation manage to turn itself around while Wall Street and others continued to predict its slow death? The answer may surprise you, and it provides a model for corporate transformation for any company or government agency operating in...

If you work for an organization that is having financial and operating problems, this book will seem like a breath of fresh air. The author has had practical line experience with two major industrial firms, and his suggestions for improving inventory,...

This timely book investigates the experiences of employees at all levels of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) during a ten-year period of dramatic organizational change. As Boeing transformed itself, workers and managers contended with repeated...

Beverly Fletcher takes an inside out look at Organization Transformation (OT). OT is a new area of theory and practice which effectively helps organizations make large-scale changes in purpose, structure, culture, and strategy. The past decade has seen...

The authors of this book argue that firms succeed or fail in their industries according to the degree that they are able to change what they do to meet changing market decisions. The authors present a framework for managing the process of organizational...

In a bold attempt to develop an innovative theory of political change arising from dual economic and political transformations, Iheduru maintains that economic structural adjustment policies have unintended political consequences, leading to democratic...

This book is the culmination of four years of the coordinated research of twelve business professors in management and organizational science. Their studies were directed at increasing an understanding of the relationships among organizational change,...

This book illuminates what is really happening in the American workplace. The contributors explain how the widespread restructuring of American firms-usually resulting in a reduction of the workforce to cut costs-has had a profound impact on the lives of...

Perfect for revision, these guides explain the unit requirements, summarise the content and include specimen questions with graded answers. Each full-colour New Edition Student Unit Guide provides ideal preparation for your unit exam: - Feel confident...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369315809Author Diana WhitneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 646Imprint ReadHowYouWantPublisher ReadHowYouWantWeight(grams) 156g

New to the second edition of this text are two chapters on defining the client and the Burke-Litwin model of organizational development and change. All the other chapters, except for chapter three, have been revised to reflect changes in the field of...

A Strategy of Change provides a critical appraisal of current ideas about 'organizational culture', 'total quality management', 'flexibility', and 'excellence', drawing upon case material from a wide range of different organizational settings. This...

Bringing together 14 articles from the "Harvard Business Review", this book presents ideas on successfully managing business change. It includes contributions from both scholars and practitioners, including Peter Drucker, John Kotter, Michael...

Managing change effectively is a source of competitive advantage - and change in business today is both inevitable and unavoidable, especially in response to environmental pressures. This book provides an overall introduction to managing change, with a...

The tectonic plates of business are shifting and the result is a new reality in what it takes to run a profitable, successful business. The authors of Execution show what it takes to muster the intellectual and personal courage to understand the...

Wondering how the most accomplished leaders from around the globe have tackled their toughest challenges? Now you can find out--with Lessons Learned. Concise and engaging, each volume in this new series offers 12-14 insightful essays by top leaders in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873899468Author Victor E SowerFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint ASQ Quality PressPublisher ASQ Quality PressWeight(grams) 163g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218170851Author Jeff FlesherFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Wisdom Mates PressPublisher Wisdom Mates PressWeight(grams) 195g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781631576720Author Kalyan Sankar MandalFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Business Expert PressPublisher Business Expert PressWeight(grams) 186g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647647285Author Trond UndheimFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Atmosphere PressPublisher Atmosphere PressWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

In the first section of this book, four chapters explore how evaluation can influence and interact with the change process in policy and institutional development. Wijayatilake recalls a convincing and riveting story about how evaluation was introduced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587981968Author Kathryn Rudie HarriganFormat PaperbackPage Count 444Imprint Beard BooksPublisher Beard BooksWeight(grams) 648gDimensions(mm) 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595201488Author Christopher M EnglandFormat PaperbackPage Count 183Imprint Writers Club PressPublisher Writers Club PressWeight(grams) 331g