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The Why of Work Ulrich, Dave | Ulrich, Wendy McGraw-Hill , 2010 Leadership, Personal Growth

In The Why of Work, Dave and Wendy Ulrich contend that organizations that have found ways to engage their employees are rare in American industry. Most fail to transmit positive attitudes and define...

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Critical Condition Barlett, Donald L. | Steele, James B. Broadway Books , 2006 Human Resources

In Critical Condition, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists Donald Barlett and James B. Steele go behind the scenes of the health care system, citing evidence that American spends more on...

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Grabbing Lightning O'Connor, Gina C. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Business Strategy, Innovation

Innovation—pioneering new ways of thinking and developing improved processes and products—is critical to business success. What is particularly needed is “breakthrough,” or radical, innovation—that which offers wholly...

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The New Experts Bloom, Robert H. Greenleaf Book Group Press , 2010 Customer Focus, Marketing, Technology

The buyer-seller relationship has changed drastically. Buyers are now in control. In his book, The New Experts, author Robert Bloom describes what he calls a “revolution in buyer behavior” and its...

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Awesomely Simple Spence, John John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Business Strategy, Leadership, Productivity

Any business will claim to have a vision for itself; it will also claim to have top talent, robust communications, and extreme customer focus. Likely though, its management gives itself higher marks in those areas than...

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The Soul of the Corporation Bouchikhi, Hamid | Kimberly, John R. Wharton School Publishing , 2008 Leadership

In The Soul of the Corporation, authors Hamid Bouchikhi and John R. Kimberly provide leaders with the tools to understand, assess, and master the heart and soul of their companies, which they call the...

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The Green Workplace Stringer, Leigh Palgrave Macmillan , 2009 Social Responsibility

The drive to make the workplace more environmentally friendly has shifted rapidly from a matter of choice to one of economic survival for businesses in the twenty-first century. In The Green Workplace...

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The Lean Machine Oosterwal, Dantar P. AMACOM , 2010 Business Biographies

The Harley-Davidson Motor Company is heir to one of the most dramatic turnaround stories in business history. According to Dantar P. Oosterwal, the company’s evolution and continued success are owed in great measure to...

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The Trust Prescription for Healthcare Shore, David A. American College of Healthcare Executives , 2005 Health Care

David A. Shore’s The Trust Prescription for Healthcare offers solutions to the trust crisis in healthcare. Shore introduces the concept of trust as a critical driver of healthcare’s mission and margin...

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The Complexity Crisis Mariotti, John L. Adams Media , 2008 Business Strategy

It happens to the best of companies. The quest for higher profits in markets where growth is low or non-existent results in higher revenues with lower profit margins. This problem can go undetected for months because...

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