One of the nation’s leading management experts shows what it really takes to make a great organization-put people first How do organizations move beyond merely acknowledging that “human capital” is their greatest asset, and actually implement practices that create true benefits for both employees and the organizations? In this book, Edward Lawler shows how companies … >>

The Western powers established the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank after World War II as “permanent machinery” to anchor the Bretton Woods system. When developing countries began experiencing debt problems in the late 1960s, the Paris Club took shape as “ad hoc machinery” to restructure debt from export credit agencies. A decade … >>

Pride and Ownership holds no punches. Chief Rick Lasky takes a hard look at the fire service and finds it short on the only element that makes it effective: passion. Chief Lasky gives an upfront and honest criticism about the need to reignite the love o fthe job on every level, from chiefs on down. … >>

Essentials of Services Marketing 1st ed (ESM1) is the only introductory services marketing textbook presented in full color. Written by Lovelock, Wirtz and Chew, this text s presentation of visual learning aids, coupled with the reader-friendly use of language will impress upon students that this is one marketing text clearly written with them in mind. … >>

Investment Valuation Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any Asset

Crisis in Organizations is the most definitive and thorough work in the field of crisis management, providing detailed research and sound advice on preventing and managing crisis. Readers explore the array of incidents that face managers and organizations in crisis through a thoughtful blend of academic case studies and practitioner insights. An analysis of over … >>

“BDT” takes a business-first approach, helping instructors improve their students’ perception of the value of IS within the business discipline. This perspective allows instructors to more easily demonstrate how technology and systems support business performance and growth. The adaptive chapter/plug-in organization allows the instructor to adjust content according to their business or technical preferences.

A bold call for a revolution in economics—by retrieving its past