All Summaries

All Summaries

 
The Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions Buono, Anthony F. | Bowditch, James L. Jossey-Bass Publishers , 1989 Business Strategy, Change Management

In The Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions, authors Anthony F. Buono and James Bowditch define mergers as two companies combining to become one, and acquisitions as one company purchasing and taking...

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The Idea Generator Bodek, Norman | Tozawa, Bunji PCS Press , 2004 Customer Focus, Management, Productivity
The book discusses a framework that enables a company to optimize utilization of its resources by directly involving all of its manpower in the enhancement and...
 
 
The IKEA Edge Dahlvig, Andrews The McGraw-Hill Companies , 2012 Business Biographies

After serving as the CEO for ten years, Anders Dahlvig retired from Ikea in 2009. He began his career there in 1983 when the company was undergoing significant global expansion. In his book The IKEA Edge...

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The Image of Success Vega, Lizandra AMACOM , 2010 Personal Growth

Lizandra Vega wrote The Image of Success, a detailed and practical guide to putting one’s best foot forward in the working world, to help others maximize their professional success. A certified image...

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The Improvisation Edge Hough, Karen Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2011 Teams

In The Improvisation Edge, author Karen Hough provides a guide for applying the intrinsic collaborative skills and behaviors of theatrical improvisers to increase innovation and efficiencies and to...

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The Impulse Factor Tasler, Nick Fireside , 2008 Management, Personal Growth

In The Impulse Factor, Nick Tasler offers insight into what leads people to make decisions by drawing on research in genetics, psychology, politics, and even the animal kingdom. He states that there...

 
 
The Inclusion Breakthrough Miller, Frederick A. | Katz, Judith H. Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2002 Diversity, Human Resources, Social Responsibility

Although most Fortune 500 companies have some kind of diversity program, Miller and Katz believe that the majority have been unsuccessful because of what they call diversity in a box restrictive policies, practices,...

 
 
The Influence Game Vance, Stephanie John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Communication, Relationships

Lobbying and wielding influence over key decision makers are activities often associated, somewhat unflatteringly, with Washington, D.C. The reality is that lobbyists have influence and successfully sway lawmakers to...

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The Information-Based Corporation Vincent, David R. Dow Jones-Irwin , 1990 Business Strategy, Technology

The shift from an industrial economy to an information-based economy will have a major impact on the value of information and information technology. In order to fully harness the information potential, we need to...

 
 
The Innovation Killer Barton Rabe, Cynthia AMACOM , 2006 Innovation

Forget conventional wisdom. Forget the thought that the more you know, the better off you’ll be. Forget the idea that knowledge and expertise are the only true routes to success and innovation in business. Education...

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