Management

Management

 
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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Five Key Principles of Corporate Performance Management Paladino, Bob John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2007 Management

A new role, that of the corporate performance management (CPM) executive, is rapidly emerging in companies, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations as a means to ensure effective and efficient alignment of...

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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,...

 
 
Father, Son & Co. Watson Jr., Thomas J. | Petre, Peter Bantam Books , 1991 Business Biographies, Innovation, Management

Father, Son & Co avoids the pitfalls of which many chronologies fall prey: excessive use of disruptive flashbacks and flash-forwards, an overabundance of characters who add nothing but unnecessary...

 
 
Fast Strategy Doz, Yves | Kosonen, Mikko Wharton School Publishing , 2008 Business Strategy, Change Management, Management, Productivity

Companies that are strategically agile learn to change their direction quickly and to transform themselves without losing their day-to-day business momentum. These companies usually have CEOs and top leadership teams...

 
 
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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Extraordinary Groups Bellman, Geoffrey M. | Ryan, Kathleen D. Jossey-Bass , 2008 Leadership, Management, Productivity, Teams

People take part in group activities in countless aspects of their lives, but truly exceptional group experiences are rare. Groups that can harnesses the energy to satisfy their goals and surpass expectations have a...

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Executive Warfare D'Alessandro, David F. | Owens, Michele McGraw-Hill , 2008 Management

It's not enough anymore to be smart, hard-working, and able to show results - because nowadays everybody is smart, hard-working, and able to show results....

 
 
Executive Stamina Seldman, Marty | Seldman, Joshua John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Management, Personal Growth, Productivity

Most executives have an intense desire to achieve, and equally exhibit a strong sense of responsibility, but sometimes they overlook the fact that raising their endurance and energy levels can strengthen their...

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Execution Bossidy, Larry | Charan, Ram Crown Business , 2002 Leadership, Management

Bossidy and Charan report that, in the year 2000, 40 CEOs (20 percent) of the top 200 Fortune 500 companies were let go. They were smart, highly regarded people, yet they failed to produce critical results-results they...

 
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