Most companies today have some commitment to corporate social responsibility, but implementing these initiatives can be particularly challenging. While a lot has been written on ethical and strategic factors, there is still a dearth of...
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
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Author:Epstein, Marc J., Buhovac, Adriana Rejc, Elkington, John, Leonard, Herman B. "Dutch"Summary: -
Author:Ventrice, Cindy, Levering, RobertSummary:In this thoroughly updated and expanded edition of the bestselling guide (over 20,000 of the 1st edition sold) to employee recognition, author Cindy Ventrice explores how managers need to adapt their recognition strategies to deal with...
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Author:Axelrod, Wendy, Coyle, JeannieSummary:Despite considerable investment in resources and tools, many companies struggle to meet the demand for the talent they require. Make Talent Your Business gets to the heart of the matter: Managers themselves are in the best position to...
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Author:Hawkins, CharlieSummary:Meetings should drive results. Instead they drive most people crazy! Make Meetings Matter will help you rethink the role of meetings in your organization, and enable you to: -Avoid unnecessary and useless meetings -Reinvent your...
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Author:Pastin, MarkSummary:People are often skeptical that there is anything they can do to raise society’s ethical level. Mark Pastin begs to differ. We can make a difference, and we don’t need ethics “experts” to tell us what to do. He argues that we all have...
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Author:Laszlo, ErvinSummary:We live in the midst of one of the greatest technological revolutions in history, an era of deep-seated transformation—a macroshift in civilization, says preeminent scholar and futurist Ervin Laszlo. Its signs and manifestations are all...
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Author:Kaye, Beverly, Jordan-Evans, SharonSummary:Whether for fear of an uncertain economy or reluctance to deal with the inevitable stresses of looking for work, many people feel unwilling or unable to change jobs. So they simply "quit on the job." They disengage, produce...
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Author:Kaye, Beverly, Jordan-Evans, SharonSummary:NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED Since employees who walk out the door cost their companies up to 200 percent of their annual salaries to replace, retention is one of the most important issues facing businesses today. And with so many...
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Author:Berg, KarenSummary:Loud and Clear is essential for everyone who needs to know how to get what he or she wants from anyone. Whether you need to get a message through to an employer, team, committee, your staff, your neighbor, teacher, student, or spouse,...
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Author:Rosenstein, Bruce, Hesselbein, FrancesSummary:For Peter Drucker, one of the most influential thinkers of modern times, the secret was “living in more than one world”—enjoying a diverse set of interests, activities, acquaintances, and pursuits. Drucker was able to do this despite...
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Author:Olszewski, MariannaSummary:Does your heart race when your credit-card bill arrives? Are you one flat tire or one emergency room visit away from financial ruin? If you think a secure financial future is out of reach, you're wrong. Let Marianna Olszewski teach you...
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Author:Quinn, Ryan W., Quinn, Robert S.Summary:Just as the Wright Brothers combined science and practice to finally achieve the dream of flight, Ryan and Robert Quinn combine research and experience to demonstrate how we can elevate ourselves and the situations and people around us...
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Author:Wright, EveSummary:Life at the Speed of Passion will revolutionize the way you think about what your life looks like, what you do for a living… and why you do it. Through her meteoric rise in the corporte and sports world, Eve has learned to master the...
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Author:Carlisle, LizSummary:The story of the "Lentil Underground" begins on a 280-acre homestead rooted in America's Great Plains: the Oien family farm. Forty years ago, corporate agribusiness told small farmers like the Oiens to "get big or get out." But twenty-...
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Author:Chandler, StephanieSummary:Business growth requires more than a business plan and a dream. You must utilize many tools and techniques to take your company to the next level. LEAP! 101 Ways to Grow Your Business is loaded with practical strategies that you can...
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Author:Gordon, Pamela J.Summary:When it comes to believing that business can be profitable and environmentally sensitive, cynics abound on both sides. But in Lean and Green, Pamela Gordon proves that capitalism and environmentalism are not mutually exclusive-quite the...
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"Become a more effective leader-cut the jargon and say what you mean Leveraging. Strategizing. Opening the kimono. Unlocking human capital. Trying to nail that BHAG. All on a go forward basis. These are only a few examples of the jargon...
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Author:McKee, Kathryn, Guthridge, LizSummary:Sooner or later, most organizations will face some kind of disaster—flood, fire, hurricane, earthquake, workplace violence, bombings, even the arrest or sudden death of the CEO. Existing books on crisis management deal almost...
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Author:Kelly, Kevin, Hayes, GarySummary:Shows what every leader must do to cope with perpetual change—the key characteristic of 21st century business. Provides unrivaled access to the best managed boardrooms in the world through unique interviews with some of today's...
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Author:Scharmer, C. Otto, Kaufer, KatrinSummary:Our time is now. We have entered an age of disruption. Financial collapse, climate change, resource depletion and a growing gap between rich and poor are but a few of the signs. Otto Scharmer and Katrin Kaufer ask, why do we...
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