All Summaries

All Summaries

 
When Women Retire Sinclair, Carole Crown Business , 1992 Personal Growth

Carole Sinclair writes a personal handbook enabling women to take charge of their lives and lifestyles in retirement. Sinclair discusses the unique problems-lack of benefits, reduced health care, dependent spouses and...

 
 
The Enthusiastic Employee Sirota, David | Mischkind, Louis A. | Meltzer, Michael Irwin Pearson Education, Inc. , 2005 Human Resources, Productivity

Companies must pay attention to their bottom lines, but many companies lose sight of the fact that paying attention to their employees will positively impact their bottom line. What motivates employees to perform, to...

 
 
Firms of Endearment Sisodia, Raj | Sheth, Jag | Wolfe, David B. Wharton School Publishing , 2007 Customer Focus, Management

The social transformation of capitalism taking place today is changing the way companies maximize their value to society as a whole, not just to shareholders.

These “humanistic” companies create emotional,...

 
 
The New GE Slater, Robert Business One/Irwin , 1993 Business Biographies, Leadership, Management

The New GE profiles Jack Welch and provides current and future leaders with invaluable insights into the personal and professional characteristics and philosophy needed to lead U.S. enterprises...

 
 
The E-Learning Revolution Sloman, Martyn AMACOM , 2002 Technology

Sloman says that as a consequence of the connected economy, the capability and potential of technology-based training has changed considerably, as has the way organizations compete and society advances. These related...

 
 
The Profit Zone Slywotzky, Adrian J. | Morrison, David J. | Andelman, Bob Times Books , 1998 Economics & Finance

The Profit Zone is the arena of a company's economic activity where sustained high profit happens. Although every company pursues profit, few understand that going after market share and growth is not...

 
 
How Digital Is Your Business? Slywotzky, Adrian J. | Morrison, David J. | Weber, Karl Crown Publishing , 2000 Major Works, Technology

Digitization is the most important issue in business today. Traditional old-economy companies must avoid falling prey to the unprecedented forces of creative destruction unleashed by the digital economy. For e-...

 
 
The Upside Slywotzky, Adrian J. | Weber, Karl Crown Business , 2007 Customer Focus, Marketing

According to Adrian Slywotzky, any company that remains in business long enough is certain to be struck by one or more risk events that have the potential to destroy business design. His premise is that the familiar...

 
 
iBrain Small, M.D., Gary | Vorgan, Gigi Collins Living , 2008 Technology

In iBrain, Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan show how digital technology is changing how the human brain functions. Not only do people think, behave, and feel differently as a result of daily exposure to high...

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Topgrading Smart, Bradford D. Prentice Hall Press , 1999 Human Resources, Leadership Development, Management

The single most important driver of organizational performance and individual managerial success is talent. The ability to hire the best is what distinguishes premier companies from mediocre firms and successful...

 
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