All Summaries
All Summaries
In Why This Horse Won’t Drink, Matejka explicitly states that employee happiness is not the issue, that it is not the manager’s job to make it happen. Management’s function is to set performance at the...
In Workforce America, the authors contend that-contrary to what some believe-managing diversity as an asset does not require expertise in cultural differences. The only prerequisite is a framework for analyzing the...
Politics is now an economic strategy along with price, quality, innovation, marketing, and service. Few American companies give attention to this sixth dimension of competition-fewer than 30 percent of the 150 largest...
Although CEO is a true story, it reads like a novel. Kurtzig and Parker bring her character to life. Kurtzig’s life is full of suspense and that suspense is conveyed throughout. Each chapter title attracts attention-...
In approximately 30 years, the fast-food business has grown from nothing to an almost $70 billion industry, giving Thomas the biggest single stake in one of the country’s largest restaurant chains, and making him a...
A self-help guide to the risks and rewards of entrepreneurship that are unique to the established corporate executive or manager. Using actual stories of numerous corporate professionals who have become business owners...
A compass to personal fulfillment and professional success through timeless ethical and managerial principles. Covey incorporates the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and related principles and...
An historical approach that explains the origins and progress of the U.S. quality movement. Dobyns and Crawford-Mason completely demystify the theories of America’s four main quality gurus: Deming, Crosby, Juran, and...
A useful blend of theory, practice, and common sense that provides innovative solutions for "riding" change. Kissler presents a "blueprint," showing the major variables that need to be considered, as well as a "roadmap...
The behind-the-scenes account of how Disney went from a stagnant company, rooted in the past and ripe for takeover, to one of the most admired and successful corporations in America. Grover conducted extensive...
