Everyone is a project manager-projects are what all of us do day in and day out. Skillful project management is fundamental to survival in today's warp-speed world. Yet it is often misunderstood, leading to unrealistic deadlines, poorly...
Industrial management
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Author:Summary:The text's unique blend of customer focus, technology, authorship and package amalgamate into a complete learning system aimed at making the introductory business course interesting, topical, and relevant to students in both major and...
- Author:Koch, Charles G.Summary:
This groundbreaking audiobook outlines strategies used by leaders and employees of Koch companies to apply Market-Based Management (MBM) to get results. The MBM approach to management integrates theory and practice, and provides a...
- Author:Charan, Ram, Drotter, Stephen, Noel, JamesSummary:
Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, and James Noel are three eminent business consultants on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy. They have coached managers at many world-class organizations--and now their combined expertise on the...
- Author:Christensen, Clayton M., Raynor, Michael E.Summary:
Clayton M. Christensen is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Michael E. Raynor is a director at Deloitte Research. Together, they outline an innovative plan that urges businesses to create disruption...
- Author:Phillips, Donald T.Summary:
Phillips present a riveting account of how the leadership and management skills America's founding fathers used during the Revolutionary War can translate into great success in corporate America.
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Author:Drucker, Peter F.Summary:Father of modern management, social commentator, and preeminent business philosopher, Peter F. Drucker analyzed economics and society for more than sixty years. This book is an invaluable compilation of essential materials from the...
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Author:Olsen, EricaSummary:In today's business environment, strategic planning stresses the importance of making decisions that will ensure an organization's ability to successfully respond to changes in the environment and plan for sustainable viability....
- Author:Bridges, WilliamSummary:
The business world is a place of constant change, with stories of mergers, layoffs, bankruptcy, and restructuring appearing in the news every day. Directed at managers on all rungs of the proverbial corporate ladder, "Managing...
- Author:Byrnes, Jonathan L. S.Summary:
Taking on several common business myths, Byrnes shows how many have been fooled into thinking their business is a success, while many profits and revenue streams remain untapped. Byrnes shows listeners how to use profit levers to turn...
- Author:Krames, Jeffrey A.Summary:
Krames examines how the leading management strategist's core ideas remain relevant to business leaders, in a guide the explains the benefits of adopting a specific mindset in order to obtain valuable information, identify hidden...
- Author:Jones, Frances ColeSummary:
"The invaluable advice in How to Wow guarantees your success in any meeting situation, from the boardroom to the breakfast table." - Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone In today's fast-paced world, where an elevator ride with your...
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Grow regardless : of your business's size, your industry or the economy--and despite the government!Author:Mechlinski, Joe, Green, CharlesSummary:Author Joe Mechlinski provides a simple, yet powerful, growth strategy for small to midsized businesses to create fundamental organizational change. The author shares the method he has used to help hundreds of companies grow despite a...
- Author:Winston, Andrew S.Summary:
All too often, companies push so-called green initiatives to the side when the economy hits a downturn. Winston illustrates why this is a mistake and offers a comprehensive plan for reversing this trend, delivering short-term gains, and...
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Author:Blanchard, Ken, Miller, MarkSummary:Successful leaders don’t rest on their laurels because leadership is not a title on a business card. Leadership is a living process—and life means growth. As Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller write in the introduction, “the path to...
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Author:Allen, Kathleen, Economy, PeterSummary:Want to get an MBA? The Complete MBA For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is the practical, plain-English guide that covers all the basics of a top-notch MBA program, helping you to navigate today’s most innovative business strategies. From...
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- Author:Robertson, DavidSummary:
Sometimes radical yet always applicable, Brick by Brick abounds with real-world lessons for unleashing breakthrough innovation in your organization, using LEGO--which experienced one of the most remarkable business transformations in...
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Author:Knowlton, Richard L., Beyma, RonSummary:POINTS OF DIFFERENCE describes how to transform a business in a dying industry into a leadership position in contemporary competitive niches. Hormel Foods did it by totally revamping its approach to management, marketing and technology...
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Author:Baumann, Hans D.Summary:Hans D. Baumann has almost fifty years of business experience analyzing the organizational structure and internal workings of hundreds of companies and, as a result, has reached some startling conclusions as to the major influences...
