Strategic Management

This unique text examines strategic management and its implementation in the context of what we know about how individuals and organizations actually make decisions. Through this behavioral approach, students gain a richer, more realistic understanding of how to create coherent strategies that take ..

At a time in which farmers and their advisors are keen to make greater use of performance information for survival and growth, Lisa Jack's book provides an overview of benchmarking practices within and without the agricultural industry and evaluates the potential of these practices to create sustain..

Wherever we are in the quality movement, there is more to discover--to explore. Today, quality serves business as a way of increasing profits. That is one end of a spectrum. Tomorrow, quality takes business into the rest of the spectrum. In this new dimension, business learns to serve, and be served..

Wherever we are in the quality movement, there is more to discover - to explore. This work is suitable for those who search and yearn for new ways bring heart into the world of business and society...

Hoshin is a system which was developed in Japan in the 1960's, and is a derivative of Management By Objectives (MBO). Beyond Strategic Vision tailors the Hoshin system to fit the culture of North American and European organizations. It is a "how-to" guide to the Hoshin method for executives, manager..

Hoshin is a system which was developed in Japan in the 1960's, and is a derivative of Management By Objectives (MBO). Beyond Strategic Vision tailors the Hoshin system to fit the culture of North American and European organizations. It is a "how-to" guide to the Hoshin method for executives, manager..

_x005F_x000D_ This book focuses on disruptive strategies and on how a management team can work together to develop and use one. It offers a framework and new models for disruptive strategies, with specific tools for a company to create a major strategic impact...

In this volume, first published in 1974, the author provides an introduction to the historical development of management in business. This book will be of special value to business and commercial students, as well as to the general reader who is interested in the problems of modern industry...

Organization development practitioners have, for over half a century, engaged with organizations to help them grow and thrive. The artful application of Organization Development (OD) has helped business leaders articulate vision, rethink business processes, create more fluid organization structures ..

Today’s business leaders operate in an increasingly harsh environment. Uncertainty in the economy causes paralysis. Quarterly goals drive short-term and shortsighted decisions. Workforce mobility kills loyalty. Iconic products decline as fast as startups create new categories. And the pressure to do..

Think of the last great article you read or the last great speech you heard. Chances are, if you remember one key message, you also remember one compelling story. That's because the best content starts with a story. When it comes to marketing, the best business content starts with a story the audien..

More than fifty years after the beginning of the Women's Movement and forty years after passage of Title IX, women are still not "making it" in traditionally male careers. Women start their careers on parity with men but generally end them far earlier, having achieved less status, lower compensation..