Management

Management

 
Becoming the Evidence-Based Manager Latham, Gary P. Davies-Black Publishing , 2009 Leadership, Management

Like many skills, management is both an art and a science. The art of management is unique to an individual. The science of management, on the other hand, is based on empirical data and can be taught and replicated in...

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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 GE Work-Out Ulrich, Dave | Kerr, Steve | Ashkenas, Ron McGraw-Hill , 2002 Business Biographies, Business Strategy, Management

Employees at GE have a deeply engrained and internalized process for addressing and solving the company’s problems quickly, simply, and with the involvement of people who will ultimately carry out the decision. The...

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Capitalizing on Being Woman Owned Christy, Janet W. Janet W. Christy , 2006 Management, Personal Growth

This is the best time ever to be a woman business owner! And Capitalizing On Being Woman Owned will show you why. Government agencies need you in order to meet their...

 
 
Followership Atchison, Tom Health Administration Press , 2004 Health Care, Leadership, Management

For the last three decades healthcare workers have been adjusting to a new work environment—one that puts profits over people. Workers are unsure about their roles in the organization and many struggle to find meaning...

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The Busy Manager's Guide to Delegation Luecke, Richard A. | McIntosh, Perry AMACOM , 2009 Management, Productivity

All managers, from CEOs to frontline supervisors, must delegate to accomplish their goals. Yet, even though delegation enables managers to produce results through other people, many supervisors have not yet mastered...

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Extreme Toyota Osono, Emi | Shimizu, Norihiko | Takeuchi, Hirotaka | Dorton, John Kyle John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Business Biographies, Business Strategy, Management, Productivity

Toyota is defined by contradictions. The auto company has a famously efficient production system, but appears to have heavy layers of management and a surplus of administrative employees. It has a stable history...

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Evidence-Based Management in Healthcare Kovner, Anthony R. | Fine, David J. | D'Aquila, Richard Health Administration Press , 2010 Health Care, Management

Evidence-Based Management in Healthcare is a compendium of essays and articles that support the use of evidence-based decision making. Authors Anthony Kovner, David Fine, and Richard D'Aquila argue that good managerial...

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The Spider's Strategy Mukherjee, Amit S. FT Press , 2009 Business Strategy, Change Management, Management

Business leaders of today face tremendous challenges. Global data capabilities allow work production across distributed networks, requiring that companies manage the flow of raw material, work-in-process, money, and...

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Managing the Unexpected Weick, Karl E. | Sutcliffe, Kathleen M. Jossey-Bass , 2007 Business Strategy, Management

Successful organizations know that they must deal with unexpected events with flexibility, adaptability, and alertness. They learn from their mistakes, are less concerned with blame, and promote communication. In...

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