Product Description: "In this unique book, management science lifts its view to take in the broader horizons of strategy. the result is a frame work for strategy development, and a range of methods and models to make it operational." - Professor Jonathan Rosenhead, London School of Economics "This book will be invaluable for both strategists who need practical tools and for management scientists who are interested in strategic decisions...read more

Product Description: Discovering how to run your own business isn't a game, but now it can feel like one! MEAN JEANS is a small business workflow simulation that lets you grow in your knowledge by using what you're learning. MEAN JEANS sets you up with a community of five sole proprietorships, two partnerships, one federal agency, five corporations, and 2 limited liability companies so you can see how business structure affects operations...read more

Nota: En los titulos y nombres de autores, los marcos ortograficos han sido omitidos para facilitar las busquedas de Internet. Description del libro en espanol: La historia de los vampiros enfrentados continua en este tercer volumen de esta alucinante saga de terror, erotismo, accion trepidante e imagineria gotica que te deja sin aliento. Book Description in English: The story of warring vampires continues in volume 3 of this hallucinatory saga of horror, eroticism, thrilling action, and breathless gothic imagery.

There has always been an uneasy relationship between the 'hard' and 'soft' schools of management science. Featuring original insights from leading lights in the field, this accessibly written book begins by examining theoretical aspects of the hard/soft debate. It then goes on to consider how the two schools can be brought together in a new approach, integrating elements of both disciplines, and explores practical aspects of this with real-world examples. Highlights include Colin Eden and Fran Ackermann on soft OR models, Peter Checkland and Sue Holwell on classic and soft OR, and John Morecroft on learning in System Dynamics Practice. A concluding chapter brings the thinking of the contributors together and points the way forward.

Product Description: Simulation Modelling has been used for many years in the manufacturing sector but has now become a mainstream tool in business situations. This is partly because of the popularity of Business Process Reengineering (BPR) and other process based improvement methods that use simulation to help analyse changes in process design...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Easy to start-up and use—even for readers with no computer experience—this Windows based strategic management simulation turns individuals into teams with the responsibility of running a regional airline. By analyzing a company's history, financial reports, and other information provided, the teams make decisions concerning hiring, forecasting, suppliers to use, costs, etc...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Assessment and Development Centres offer a detailed and objective way of assessing your people's potential, whether you are trying to: • establish training and development needs • identify potential for promotion • assess and select new recruits to your organization or using the centre in some other way...read more

Product Description: Icebreakers are exercises and games used by trainers to make the participants of a new course feel more at ease with each other. This book describes 48 different types of icebreakers, each with notes for the trainer, hand-outs for the participants, and photocopiable game sheets. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This two-volume work offers analyses on systems thinking and simulation for corporate and public sector management. Prominent among these are various emphases on management for continuous improvement and quality tracing back to the corporate work of Deming.

Product Description: This games sourcebook concentrates on the importance of interactive learning being participant-centred. Each event is designed to jog minds and provoke the participants.