Business
International and Cross-Cultural Management Studies: A Postcolonial Reading(pdf)
International and cross-cultural management has received very little critical attention to date. This book draws upon specific ideas from postcolonial theory to present a critique of these related academic fields. The authors argue that these management disciplines are Western discourses that exhibit historical as well as contemporary resonances with the vicissitudes of what might be [...]
Product Lifecycle Management für die Praxis: Ein Leitfaden zur modularen Einführung, Umsetzung und Anwendung
Der Markt fordert individuelle Lösungen, darauf reagieren Firmen häufig mit neuen Produktvarianten. Einen Weg aus dieser kaum beherrschbaren Produktkomplexität weist das Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Die Autoren stellen bewährte Maßnahmen zur PLM-Planung sowie zur Einführung eines Produktdatenmanagement-Systems vor. Projektleiter und Manager kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen können anhand des Buches beurteilen, wie „PLM-fit" ihre Firma ist [...]
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Practical Guide to Positive Change (BK Business)
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes a wildly popular approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by encouraging people to study, discuss, learn from, and build on what's working, rather than simply trying to fix what's not. Whitney and Trosten-Bloom use examples from many different types of organizations to illustrate Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in [...]
Sink or Swim: How Lessons from the Titanic Can Save Your Family Business
Family-owned businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, responsible for 65 percent of wages paid, adding 78 percent of all new jobs, and contributing over half of the nation's GDP. Unfortunately, less than one-third survive the transition from first to second generation of family ownership. Now more than ever, many family businesses are in [...]
The International Handbook of Organizational Culture and Climate
Organizational culture and climate continues to engage academic interest and debate. Culture has increasingly been linked to a diverse range of individuals and organizational behaviours. However, despite the international interest and importance of the concept, the dominant literature in this field has tended to reflect an Anglo-US model and perspective. There are no significant texts [...]
Data Lifecycles: Managing Data for Strategic Advantage
Businesses now rely almost entirely on applications and databases, causing data and storage needs to increase at astounding rates. It is therefore imperative for a company to optimize and simplify the complexity of managing its data resources. Plenty of storage products are now available, however the challenge remains for companies to proactively manage their storage [...]
Business Book : Managing the Entrepreneurial University: Legal Issues and Commercial Realities
Managing the Entrepreneurial University is essential reading for both higher education administrators and those studying to enter the field. As universities have become more market focused, they have changed dramatically. But has the law kept up? This book explains fundamental legal concepts in clear, non-technical language and grounds them in practical management situations, indicating where [...]
Leadership in Organizations (7th Edition)
What makes an effective leader? This book discusses theories of leadership and provides practical advice for business leaders. This text provides a balance of theory and practice as it surveys the major theories and research on leadership and managerial effectiveness in formal organizations. Changes in the Seventh Edition include a reorganization of chapters [...]
HBR’s Must Reads Boxed Set (6 Books) (HBR’s 10 Must Reads)
You want the most important ideas on management all in one place. Now you can have them—in a boxed set of HBR’s Must Reads. This six-title collection includes only the most critical articles from the world’s top management experts, curated from Harvard Business Review’s rich archives. We’ve done the work of selecting them so you [...]
Policy Analysis of Transport Networks (Transport and Mobility)
Interdisciplinary contributors from across Europe and the USA join together in this book to provide a timely overview of the latest theories and policies related to transport networks. They cover topical issues such as: environmental benefits of substitution of aviation by high speed trains; incident management; impacts of aviation deregulation; and time savings in freight [...]