Business : Management

Explains the rules of this game, and gives tips and pointers for teaming with employees while inspiring them to breakthrough performance and results. Two dozen rules and guidelines in this manual gives you information on topics such as thinking strategically, and give and get results-oriented feedback. more...

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Explains the financial appraisal of capital budgeting projects. Develops basic concepts, principles and techniques and applies them in complex real-world situations such as forestry, property and international investments. All computations in the book are extensively supported by Excel workbooks on the Web, each chapter contains questions for teachers and students. more...

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Now nearing its 60th printing in English and translated into nineteen languages, Michael E. Porter's Competitive Strategy has transformed the theory, practice, and teaching of business strategy throughout the world. Electrifying in its simplicity -- like all great breakthroughs -- Porter's analysis of industries captures the complexity of industry competition in five underlying forces. Porter introduces one of the most powerful competitive tools yet developed: his three generic strategies -- lowest cost, differentiation, and focus -- which bring structure to the task of strategic positioning. He shows how competitive advantage can be defined in terms of relative cost and relative prices, thus linking it directly to profitability, and presents a whole new perspective on how profit is created and divided. In the almost two decades since publication, Porter's framework for predicting competitor behavior has transformed the way in which companies look at their rivals and has given rise to the new discipline of competitor assessment. More than a million managers in both large and small companies, investment analysts, consultants, students, and scholars throughout the world have internalized Porter's ideas and applied them to assess industries, understand competitors,, and choose competitive positions. The ideas in the book address the underlying fundamentals of competition in a way that is independent of the specifics of the ways companies go about competing. Competitive Strategy has filled a void in management thinking. It provides an enduring foundation and grounding point on which all subsequent work can be built. By bringing a disciplined structure to the question of how firms achieve superior profitability, Porter's rich frameworks and deep insights comprise a sophisticated view of competition unsurpassed in the last quarter-century. more...

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"Leadership from the Inside Out," Kevin Cashman's breakthrough business bestseller that clearly connected personal growth to leadership effectiveness, is now completely revised and updated with: -an explosion of new validating independent research -impressive new case studies -new tools and practices -an even more powerful virtual coaching experience Still framed in seven simple yet profound "mastery areas," this book serves as an integrated coaching experience that helps leaders understand how to harness their authentic, value-creating influence and elevate their impact as individuals, in teams, and in organizations. Cashman demonstrates that his trademark "whole-person" approach--we lead by virtue of who we are--is essential to sustained success in today's talent-starved marketplace and provides a measurable return on investment. For everyone from CEOs to emerging leaders. more...

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This fully updated edition of the +200,000-copy bestseller teaches all the expertise you need -- including a full chapter devoted to Ethics -- to succeed in today's competitive business world. Read one easy-to-understand chapter a day and master the skills taught in America's Top Ten business schools at a fraction of the time and cost. (B-School student .. more...

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