Management
Management
In Gaishi, T.W. Kang presents new insight into the old problem of how to do business in Japan. The author explains the differences between Japanese and American business practices. He further explains...
The "rice-paper ceiling" is the phenomenon that frequently prevents non-Japanese employees from enjoying successful careers and rising to key managerial positions in Japanese firms. It is a combination of structural...
In The Light Touch, Kushner successfully fills a gap in management practice by showing managers how to harness the power of the valuable humor resource in a range of day-to-day activities. However, his...
In almost every organization, hidden reservoirs of "knowledge" exist relatively untapped. A few organizations are, however, going after this mother lode, learning how to mine it using a tool called "knowledge...
Many American companies are in trouble because they have traditionally used top-down management that leaves little room for the average individual to be creative. As a result, corporate leadership cannot take advantage...
In Answers for Managers, Radzik and Emek have distilled a virtual library of management concepts into an extremely practical guide, whose primary value lies in the fact that it provides managers with the information...
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...
The single most important driver of organizational performance and individual managerial success is talent. The ability to hire the best is what distinguishes premier companies from mediocre firms and successful...
Five key paradoxes form the foundation of this book. These paradoxes clarify and formulate the organizational tensions that executives reported during their interviews with the authors, and seem to represent...
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...
