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Production Systems and Supply Chain Management in Emerging Countries: Best Practices
Selected papers from the International Conference on Production Research (ICPR)
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
The book presents several highly selected cases in emerging countries where the production-logistics systems have been optimized or improved with the support of mathematical models. The book contains a selection of papers from the 5th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR) Americas...
Winning the Institutional Investing Race
A Guide for Directors and Executives
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2014
The complexity of investments continues to grow, and institutional pools of capital from endowments to pension funds are suffering from too much risk and not enough return. Yet managing these investments and creating and implementing governance structures are seldom an integral part of the organization’s...
by Moura Quayle
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Great leaders aspire to manage “by design”—with a sense of purpose and foresight. But too few leaders incorporate the proven practices and principles of the design disciplines. Lessons learned from the world of design, when applied to management, can turn leaders into collaborative, creative,...
Sales Hunting
How to Develop New Territories and Major Accounts in Half the Time Using Trust as Your Weapon
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
The first year of developing a new sales territory is a daunting task—especially in dog-eat-dog industries. The traditional advice is to train quickly on product, grab a customer list, start calling for appointments, discover opportunities, and close deals. In fact, almost every sales model out...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Gender, Identity and the Culture of Organizations considers how organizations operate as spaces in which minds are gendered and men and women constructed. This edited collection brings together four powerful themes that have developed within the field of organizational analysis over the past two decades:...
Changing Conversations in Organizations
A Complexity Approach to Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Drawing on the theoretical foundations laid out in earlier volumes of this series, this book describes an approach to organizational change and development that is informed by a complexity perspective. It clarifies the experience of being in the midst of change. Unlike many books that presume clarity...
Les objectifs SMART
5 critères pour des objectifs efficaces
Language: French
Release Date: June 4, 2015
Un guide pratique et accessible pour tout savoir sur la méthode SMART
Fixer un objectif est une chose, mais l'atteindre en est une autre. Or, comment aborder clairement toutes les implications d'un objectif si vous ne l'avez pas défini et approuvé au préalable ? Que vous l'utilisiez seul...
Competitiveness of Chinese Firms
West Meets East
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
This book addresses the multi-facet competitiveness of firms in China from an angle of strategic management of technology and innovation. The Chinese vanguard companies have been excellent in identifying strategic position and appropriately making strategic decisions, and effectively making strategy in action.
Strategic, Policy and Social Innovation for a Post-Industrial Korea
Beyond the Miracle
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2018
Export-oriented industrialization has transformed the Korean economy so profoundly that it has become known as the "Miracle on the Han." Yet, this industrial model has become fragile, as Korea’s chaebols are being challenged by Chinese competitors. Attempts to seek out new engines of economic...
Emerging Fraud
Fraud Cases from Emerging Economies
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2012
Fraud has become a challenging phenomena affecting economies worldwide. Anti-fraud measures are an integral part of today’s management practices and have found their way into business education. Yet in developing countries these topics have long been neglected and only limited research has been...
Corporate Citizenship and New Governance
The Political Role of Corporations
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2011
This volume unites the perspective of business ethics with approaches from strategic management, economics, law, political science, and with philosophical reflections on the theory of Corporate Citizenship and New Governance.
In view of the internationalization of the (global) economy and the...
The Hồ Chi Minh Guerilla Warfare Handbook
A Strategic Guide For Innovation Management
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
We already have the technologies and means for solving all of these problems: -Converting sea water to fresh water without burning fuels or creating pollution -Providing virtually infinite power without burning any fuels at all -Erasing CO2 as an exhaust gas at the source -Remediating radioactive emissions...
by Joe Cox
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Would you have enjoyed being a captive anthropoid in a zoo 100 years ago? Today, modern zoological parks simulate the natural habitats of the species in their sanctuaries. Gorillas and chimps thrive and reproduce. Many are released back into the wild. But in the corporate world management doesnt seem...
Le DRH innovateur
Management des ressources humaines et dynamiques dinnovation
Language: French
Release Date: October 16, 2014
Concepteurs et gestionnaires créatifs de la fonction RH, les managers RH peuvent, en interaction avec d’autres acteurs, jouer un rôle essentiel dans les innovations économiques, en agissant sur la production des idées et en instaurant une culture de l’innovation, que ce soit dans le cadre...