All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Mastering Turbulence McCann, Joseph | Selsky, John W. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Change Management

In Mastering Turbulence, Joseph McCann and John W. Selsky provide a framework for organizations to survive conditions of uncertainty, or turbulence—any surprise, shock, natural disaster, or windfall...

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Meaningful Workplaces Chalofsky, Neal E. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Human Resources

In Meaningful Workplaces, Neal E. Chalofsky describes how strong and responsive Human Resource functions influence organizational effectiveness by building an employee-engaged, community-based...

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Media, Markets, and Morals Spence, Edward H. | Alexandra, Andrew | Quinn, Aaron | Dunn, Anne Wiley-Blackwell , 2011 Communication, Technology

In Media, Markets, and Morals, the authors suggest that as technology rapidly advances, the nature of media communication changes drastically as well. Because the media, or those who dissemination and...

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Mentoring and Diversity Clutterbuck, David | Ragins, Belle Rose Butterworth-Heinemann , 2002 Diversity, Leadership Development

While mentoring is a well researched topic, the relationship between mentoring and diversity requires more exploration. In Mentoring and Diversity, David Clutterbuck and Belle Rose Ragins review...

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Merge Ahead Adolph, Gerald | Petitt, Justin | Sisk, Michael McGraw-Hill , 2009 Business Strategy

Mergers and acquisitions (M & A) and other corporate development deals have never been more important than they are today. But a variety of factors – including globalization, the speed with which deals are closed,...

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Military Misfortunes Cohen, Eliot J. | Gooch, John Free Press , 2006 Business Strategy, Leadership, Major Works

Even the world’s mightiest armies can suffer from a lack of leadership and dysfunctional organization, leading to catastrophic loss of life, political upheaval at home, and the ruination of careers for those...

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Million-Dollar Hire Jones, David P. Jossey-Bass , 2011 Human Resources, Leadership Development

In any business, hiring and retaining the best employees is the key to long-term success. Often, hiring the wrong people can waste money, hurt morale, and undermine competitiveness. Taking into account recruiting costs...

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Mindful Leadership Gonzalez, Maria Jossey-Bass , 2012 Leadership, Personal Growth

In Mindful Leadership, Maria Gonzalez offers a guide to leadership for anyone who is in a position to influence others. She shows how to use mindfulness meditation to achieve clarity, focus, and self-...

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Mindset Dweck, Carol S. Random House , 2006 Personal Growth, Productivity

According to Carol S. Dweck, one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation, there are two main belief systems, or mindsets, that people can possess: fixed and growth. These mindsets strongly...

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Mobile Marketing Varnali, Kaan | Toker, Aysegul | Yilmaz, Cengiz The McGraw-Hill Companies , 2011 Marketing

In Mobile Marketing, Kaan Varnali, Aysegul Toker, and Cengiz Yilmaz explore the latest advances in mobile technology and how the burgeoning use of mobile handsets makes the medium an optimal platform...

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