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Innovating the Corporationby Thomas D. Kuczmarski; Arthur Middlebrooks; Jeffrey Swaddling
McGraw-Hill 2000; US$ 34.95Intended as a dynamic, hands-on guide, this book offers a comprehensive look at strategic planning, understanding a company's innovation vision, and building an innovation team. Includes profiles of well-known companies that have adopted an innovation plan. more...
The Power of Pullby John Hagel; John Seely Brown
Basic Books 2010; US$ 27.50Three celebrated thinkers and business consultants explain the striking implications of our shift from a Push economy to a Pull economy more...
Strategic Reconfigurationsby Stuart Wall; Carsten Zimmerman; Ronald Klingebiel
Edward Elgar Publishing 2010; US$ 40.00Offers insights into the organisational realities of strategic reconfigurations in uncertain markets, advancing the dynamic capability perspective. This book integrates dynamic capabilities with organisational realities as well as with adjacent theories of strategic innovation and entrepreneurship. more...
Organizational Culture and Leadershipby Edgar H. Schein
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2006; US$ 45.00In 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--what it is, how it is created, how it evolves, and how it can be changed. Focusing on today's business realities, Schein draws on a wide range of contemporary research to redefine culture, offers new information on the topic of occupational cultures, and demonstrates the crucial role leaders play in successfully applying the principles of culture to achieve organizational goals. He also tackles the complex question of how an existing... more...
Improving Business Process Performanceby Joseph Raynus
CRC Press 2011; US$ 79.95The managerial practices that drove industry for decades have become increasingly insufficient to support the increasing rate of change. Without adequate quantitative understanding of the progress made to achieve organizational goals, corporations quickly lose their competitive edge. They are constantly challenged to reshape their operations, improve performance, and adapt swiftly to new markets and opportunities. Yet with new methodologies and frameworks such as BPM, BPI, Six Sigma, Lean, and Executive Dashboard, many question where to begin. This text surveys and integrates quantitative approaches that have become very popular in recent years: Goal Driven Measurements (GQM), Business Process Management (BPM), Lean Methodology, and the Balanced... more...
Organization Designby Christine Irwin; Patricia Cichocki
Kogan Page 2011; US$ 44.95Organization Design provides a complete road map to design and delivery and covers areas including: job design, sizing the organization and change management. more...
New Industrial Geographyby Trevor J. Barnes; Meric S. Gertler
Routledge 1999; US$ 240.00The New Industrial Geography focuses on the most important industrial-geographical changes that have taken place in Europe and North America over the last twenty years. It brings together some of the leading scholars in the field. more...
Organisational Learning and Effectivenessby John Denton
Routledge 1998; US$ 60.95Based upon indepth case studies of companies such as Coca-Cola and 3M this book is an original and comprehensive analysis of learning organisations. Includes interviews with over seventy managers and eployees. more...
The Culture Warsby John Viney
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2005; US$ 34.95"Through his job of placing the leading European men and women in their jobs, John Viney understands their motivation and capabilities and thus has a unique "insider's view" of our developing European business culture." —Sir John Egan, Chief Executive, BAA plc "This is a thoughtful provocative book on the critical business issues for Europe and what lies at the heart of Europe. It discusses whether in the 21st Century it can be competitive with the rest of the world. The answer in The Culture Wars is "yes" and what's more it tells us what needs to be done." —Colin M. Sharman, Chairman, KPMG International "In The Culture Wars John Viney tackles one of the most important issues of our time, how Europe can meet the global competitiveness... more...
How Big Business Performsby Peter Dawkins; Michael Harris; Stephen King
Allen & Unwin 1999; US$ 28.32This text provides a systematic set of analyses of how big business performs, using data collated by IBIS Business Information Systems. The contributors analyze the key determinants of big business success, from aggregate economic and industry conditions to management practice. more...