Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Sixth Sense The Sixth Sense Kees van der Heijden This book helps managers move beyond the idea that the future of business will resemble the past and allows them to use scenarios to imagine multiple perspectives. The concepts of organizational real… OL15171927W
Teams Teams Ronald Recardo Is team-based management best for your business? Will it help your organization meet the challenges of the twenty-first century to cut production costs, increase quality and service, and compete in t… OL15182754W
Systems Leadership Systems Leadership Ian MacDonald This book is concerned with how people come together to achieve a productive purpose. Human survival has always depended upon our ability to form and sustain social organisations. People have a deep … OL16200912W
A study of performance measurement in the outsourcing decision A study of performance measurement in the outsourcing decision Ronan McIvor Outsourcing is a key issue for many organisations having moved from the contracting out of peripheral activities such as cleaning to more critical areas such as design and marketing. This report is f… OL16940095W
Built to change Built to change Edward E. Lawler In this groundbreaking book, organizational effectiveness experts Edward Lawler and Christopher Worley show how organizations can be "built to change" so they can last and succeed in today's global e… OL1831898W
The Global Advantage The Global Advantage Michael J. Marquardt In an economy where companies must globalize or perish, only a few have successfully taken their business to the world level. 'The Global Advantage' zeros in on 40 preeminent global companies, locate… OL1898490W
An Everyone Culture An Everyone Culture Lisa Laskow Lahey,Robert Kegan In most organizations nearly everyone is doing a second job no one is paying them for—namely, covering their weaknesses, trying to look their best, and managing other people’s impressions of them. Th… OL20229164W
Managerial economics and organizational architecture Managerial economics and organizational architecture Clifford W. Smith Jr.,Jerold Zimmerman,James Brickley This approach to managerial economics takes models from recent economic research and applies them to the internal structure of the firm. After teaching basic applied economics, the authors look insid… OL21178361W
Inverting the paradox of excellence Inverting the paradox of excellence Vivek Kale "Taking inspiration from one of the best models of success, the evolutionary model, Inverting the Paradox of Excellence explains why companies should actively seek out changes or variations on a regu… OL23188506W
La stratégie du dauphin La stratégie du dauphin Paul L. Kordis,Dudley Lynch "Pour être gagnant dans l'ère de l'information et de la productivité, il faut apprendre à maîtriser une technique tout à fait différente : la stratégie du dauphin. Cette stratégie est destinée à remp… OL24838015W
Contrôle de gestion Contrôle de gestion Yves De Rongé,Nicolas Berland Ce livre positionne le contrôle de gestion à la fois comme un moyen de décliner la stratégie et comme un outil permettant d’animer la structure managériale d’une entreprise. Un effort p… OL27716711W
The human factor to profitability The human factor to profitability Jeanette M. Black "The Human Factor to Profitability: Building a People-Centered Culture for Long-Term Success explores the unique factors of organizational culture and climate that highlight the role and value of emp… OL28176930W
Thriving on collaborative genius Thriving on collaborative genius James Graham Johnston Why do some organizations thrive and others wither or fail? What are the attributes of leaders that will help create dynamic organizations? How can organizations become more responsive, collaborative… OL28966739W
Excellent public relations and effective organizations Excellent public relations and effective organizations Larissa A. Grunig "This volume provides the definitive analysis of findings from the groundbreaking Excellence Study - the comprehensive research effort commissioned by the International Association of Business Commun… OL5955621W
Organisational learning and effectiveness Organisational learning and effectiveness John Denton Learning is increasingly seen as crucial to the success of organisations but many studies of the subject offer very little empirical evidence to substantiate this. Based upon in-depth research, inclu… OL7255309W
Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step Paul R. Niven This book explains how an organization can measure and manage performance with the Balanced Scorecard methodology. It provides extensive background on performance management and the Balanced Scorecar… OL8205095W
How Organizations Work How Organizations Work Alan P. Brache A groundbreaking approach to successful performance improvement Almost every executive in business today is faced with the challenge of improving performance, from incremental improvements to whol… OL8226494W
Enterprise business architecture Enterprise business architecture Ralph Whittle,Conrad B. Myrick A critical part of any company's successful strategic planning is the creation of an Enterprise Business Architecture (EBA) with its formal linkages. Strategic research and analysis firms have recogn… OL8637122W