All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Critical SHIFT Silverman, Lori L. | Propst, Annabeth L. ASQ Quality Press , 1999 Innovation, Management, Productivity

According to Lori L. Silverman and Annabeth L. Propst, the concept of quality, as used within the context of "total quality management," has fallen out of favor. However, it is not "dead" but is being replaced by...

 
 
Critical Condition Barlett, Donald L. | Steele, James B. Broadway Books , 2006 Human Resources

In Critical Condition, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists Donald Barlett and James B. Steele go behind the scenes of the health care system, citing evidence that American spends more on...

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Crisis of Character Firestein, Peter Union Square Press , 2009 Business Strategy, Social Responsibility

Modern corporations face unprecedented challenges to remaining profitable, including demanding market conditions, constant public scrutiny via today’s technology, and increased awareness of environmental consequences...

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Crisis Leadership Now Barton, Laurence McGraw-Hill , 2008 Leadership

Planning for a crisis can be a daunting task for corporations. Many do not know where to begin or do not want to contemplate the possible scenarios. In Crisis Leadership Now, Laurence Barton...

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Creativity in Virtual Teams Nemiro, Jill E. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2004 Human Resources, Innovation, Productivity, Teams

Written by Jill Nemiro—an expert in organizational and team creativity—Creativity in Virtual Teams offers readers a model for achieving high levels of creativity in a virtual environment. As a result of global...

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Creativity In Business Ray, Michael | Myers, Rochelle Doubleday , 1989 Business Strategy, Management

"Live your life like a work of art". Business is actually a very creative form of art. It integrates creativity and imagination (business plans and ideas) people skills...

 
 
Creative People Must Be Stopped Owens, David A. Jossey-Bass , 2011 Innovation

In Creative People Must Be Stopped, business professor and consultant David A. Owens discusses the challenges of innovation within organizations. While creative new ideas are increasingly important to...

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Creative Marketing Communications CEO Speak Vision Books Pvt. Ltd. , 2005 Management, Marketing

Creative Marketing Communications brings together the wealth and experience of creative hot-shots from some of the world's leading marketing, advertising, and...

 
 
Creative Execution Beaudan, Eric John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. , 2012 Business Strategy

In Creative Execution, Eric Beaudan calls upon examples from history to illustrate how the successful strategies of great leaders share specific, common components that contemporary leaders can adopt....

 
 
Creative Destruction Foster, Richard N. | Kaplan, Sarah Doubleday , 2001 Economics & Finance, Marketing

One need only look to market indices over the past century to realize that highly revered and much-touted “built-to-last” corporations tended to underperform the market by a significant amount. McKinsey consultants,...

 
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