Providing readers with real-life experiences and exercises in how to function in an office, this book offers clear, sensible and valuable guidance for becoming a more knowledgeable, efficient, and productive office worker fully capable of surviving in today’s fast-changing computerized business world. This reference details the skills that make a successful employee, as well as … >>
Apr 272011
“A superb volume on the new economics of geography by three pioneers in the field. This lucid, elegant book is a must for any graduate course in urban economics.” — Edward L. Glaeser, Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Since 1990 there has been a renaissance of theoretical and empirical work on the spatial aspects of the economy–that is, where economic activity occurs and why. Using new tools–in particular, modeling techniques developed to analyze industrial organization, international trade, and economic growth–this “new economic geography” has emerged as one of the most exciting areas of contemporary economics. Continue reading »
Changing the Game: Organizational Transformations of the First, Second, and Third Kinds
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Apr 272011
How do companies like Microsoft and Wal-Mart rise to the top of their industries and dominate year after year, while others like People Express and LA Gear burn out after promising starts? In Changing the Game, Eric Flamholtz and Yvonne Randle, two leading management consultants, reveal that the key to success lies in how you transform your organization.
Virtually all organizations face critical transition points in their life cycle, when they must change how they play the game, or perish. Flamholtz and Randle focus here on three critical moments: the move from entrepreneurial to professional management, when a firm reaches a stage of growth where it can no longer operate in an informal, unstructured way; the revitalization of an established business that is losing ground to competitors; and a radical change in a businesss vision. The authors show, for instance, how American Century Investors made the transformation from a million entrepreneurship to a professionally managed company with a market value of billion; how IBM, one of the great American corporations, was forced by the proliferation of PCs in the 1980s to overhaul its business to survive; and how Starbucks Coffee, originally a Seattle coffee-bean store, was inspired by Milan’s romantic coffee bars to recreate itself and transformed an entire industry. The book concludes with a look at how one company–Bell Carter Olive Company–pulled together all the concepts and tools presented in the book and successfully changed the game. Continue reading »
 Trouble in Paradise: Globalization and Environmental Crises in Latin AmericaEnvironmental degradation in Latin America has become one of the most pressing issues on the international agenda. The volume began to crescendo when space shuttle astronauts photographed five thousand fires on a single night in the Brazilian Amazon state of Rondonia in 1985, and grew shrill when rubbertapper Chico Mendes was shot in 1988 trying … >> |
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 How to Say It Persuasive PresentationsBanish presentation anxiety with tips and techniques that work. Making a powerful presentation requires more than preparing the right materials and rehearsing a speech. This book will turn any anxious reader into a dynamic speaker who engages and inspires listeners. Not only for businesspeople, it can also prove a lifesaver to students and anyone else … >> |
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 Responsible LeadershipWhile there is a high demand for knowledge on responsible leadership, there has been, till now, no source able to meet that demand. Enron, Worldcom and other high-profile cases of management and leadership misconduct have highlighted the need for such a book to provide the reader with crucial insights on such issues as responsible leadership, … >> |
 Advanced Presentations by Design: Creating Communication that Drives Action ReviewsISBN13: 9780787996598 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed Advanced Presentations by Design overturns much of the conventional wisdom and practice for creating presentations. Based on over 200 research studies from the … >> |
 Process Consultation Revisited: Building the Helping Relationship (Prentice Hall Organizational Development Series)The latest edition to the Ed Schein’s well-loved set of process consultation books, this new volume builds on the content of the two that precede it and explores the critical area of the helping relationship. Process Consultation Revisited focuses on the interaction between consultant and client, explaining how to achieve the healthy helping relationship so … >> |
 Principles of Ecosystem Stewardship: Resilience-Based Natural Resource Management in a Changing WorldISBN13: 9780387730325 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed This is a textbook for Natural Resource Management, Resource Conservation and Ecosystem Management, as well as other related or more specialized courses. |
