ORGANIZATIONAL behavior

ORGANIZATIONAL behavior

 
Leading Outside the Lines Katzenbach, Jon R. | Khan, Zia Jossey-Bass , 2010 Leadership, Management, Relationships

There are two dividing beliefs in the business world: (1) the belief that companies should be run according to formal organizational standards, such as job responsibilities, costs, and means of communication, and (2)...

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Strategic Performance Management Marr, Bernard Butterworth Heinemann , 2006 Business Strategy, Productivity

In Strategic Performance Management, Bernard Marr combines his expertise, research, and observations into a detailed navigation of Strategic Performance Management, the process of managing and...

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The Female Vision Helgesen, Sally | Johnson, Julie Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2010 Diversity

Women and men have different perspectives on the world and on how they experience it, but business organizations have traditionally focused on and rewarded only male-centric points of view. A woman’s unique perceptions...

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Everyone Communicates, Few Connect Maxwell, John C. Thomas Nelson, Inc. , 2010 Communication, Relationships

Some people are clearly much more effective at communicating than others. But why do people tune into some messages, and tune out others? Why do some messages stick? As John Maxwell, internationally respected...

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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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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 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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The Corporate Culture Survival Guide Schein, Edgar H. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Human Resources

In this revised edition of The Corporate Culture Survival Guide, Edgar H. Schein examines the basic definition of corporate culture, why culture is important in the first place, how to work with it at...

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The Extraordinary Leader Zenger, John H. | Folkman, Joseph R. McGraw-Hill , 2009 Leadership

In The Extraordinary Leader, John H. Zenger and Joseph R. Folkman explore what it takes to develop poor and average leaders into extraordinary leaders, defined as those leaders occupying the top ten...

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The Little Black Book of Project Management Thomsett, Michael C. AMACOM , 2010 Management, Productivity

Over the past 20 years, Michael C. Thomsett’s The Little Black Book of Project Management has served as the classic introductory handbook for businesspeople in every type of organization, as it...

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