Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The real business of IT The real business of IT George Westerman,Richard Hunter This book shows how to transform IT from cost center to value creator. More than half of all capital spending by businesses worldwide goes to IT. Yet most non-technical leaders remain skeptical about… OL13586956W
Leading Change Leading Change John P. Kotter What will it take to bring your organization successfully into the twenty-first century? The world's foremost expert on business leadership distills twenty-five years of experience and wisdom based o… OL1932148W
Research in economic history Research in economic history Alexander J. Field,Gregory Clark,William Andrew Sundstrom Presents regional estimates of social overhead investment in Italy. This book reports data on bilateral trade flows in Europe between 1857 and 1875. It also surveys the literature on gender, wealth, … OL19899676W
Managing transitions Managing transitions Bridges, William The business world is transforming. Stories of layoffs, bankruptcy, mergers, and restructuring appear in the news every day. When these changes hit the workplace, the actual situational shifts are of… OL2038454W
Bullseye! Bullseye! William A. Schiemann,John H. Lingle A manager's primer on measurement systems reveals how to use them to track performance and facilitate necessary change, while keeping in mind their complexity and potential for abuse. OL20499052W
Responsibility in world business Responsibility in world business Lene Bomann-Larsen "How should companies deal with the harmful side-effects of their business operations? To what extent should they be held responsible for the wrongdoing of other actors? And how can they conduct busi… OL20545670W
Advances in librarianship Advances in librarianship Elizabeth A. Chapman Critically acclaimed since its inception, Advances in Librarianship continues to be the essential reference source for developments in the field of libraries and library science. Articles published i… OL24812877W
The leadership engine The leadership engine Noel M. Tichy Why do some companies consistently win in the marketplace while others struggle from crisis to crisis? The answer, says Noel Tichy, is that winning companies possess a "Leadership Engine" -- a proven… OL2668694W
Managing quality in tourism Managing quality in tourism Denis Harrington,Tony Lenehan "Managing Quality in Tourism aims to assist both students and managers by providing an up-to-date account of quality management issues in the industry. The authors critically examine the practical re… OL28606122W
Reengineering management Reengineering management James Champy The co-author of the monumental bestseller Reengineering the Corporation continues the reengineering revolution with another national bestseller that has already sold more than 165,000 copies in hard… OL3483152W
Learning and development for managers Learning and development for managers Eugene Sadler-Smith This text describes, analyses and synthesises a wide range of contemporary issues from research and practice in the field of individual and collective workplace learning and development.Enables stude… OL5828351W
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
Open Innovation Open Innovation Henry William Chesbrough > Blockquote "The Innovation Game has changed ..." Companies that don't innovate die. This is one certainty your company faces in this complex world. But how should your company innovate? Rather th… OL8786117W