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Product Description: This book is a contribution to the development of methods and practices for handling the complexity and non-linearity of organizational processes. The basic premise is that the individual person possesses creativity and problem-solving skills that can be used in a constructive way in his/her daily work-life, and that organizations can become more competitive if management is capable of tapping into these abilities...read more

Product Description: Much has been written about leadership and team building, but there are still major gaps in thinking and research about how to engage senior stakeholders in support of an organisation's projects. The central role of stakeholders in the successful delivery of organisational strategy is becoming increasingly recognised, as is the importance of developing a sponsor culture to support more collaborative practices within the organisation...read more

Product Description: To have any hope of succeeding as a manager, you need to get your people all in. Whether you manage the smallest of teams or a multi-continent organization, you are the owner of a work culture—congratulations—and few things will have a bigger impact on your performance than getting your people to buy into your ideas and your cause and to believe what they do matters...read more

Product Description: To have any hope of succeeding as a manager, you need to get your people all in. Whether you manage the smallest of teams or a multi-continent organization, you are the owner of a work culture―congratulations―and few things will have a bigger impact on your performance than getting your people to buy into your ideas and your cause and to believe what they do matters...read more

Product Description: How can businesses balance the demands of both exploiting and exploring? Companies and their leaders have to use both hands: on the one hand making next quarter's targets through existing business, whilst simultaneously exploring new opportunities...read more

Product Description: This ground-breaking book explores what happens when the fine line between competitive excellence and fraudulent and corrupt practice is crossed. Whilst most fraud literature focuses on the individual perpetrator, The Anatomy of Fraud and Corruption looks at how organizations as a whole and the people within it behave when fraud and corruption occur...read more

Product Description: Many contemporary skills and approaches have emerged as the result of researching and working with diverse global partnerships, teams, networks, companies, and projects. Due to the increasingly innovative global community, it is necessary adapt to these developments and aspire to those most important for their particular involvement...read more

The first edition of this text introduced students to the range of graphic tools, techniques, and conventions designers use to communicate architectural ideas. The prime objective behind its original formation and subsequent revisions was to provide a clear, concise, and illustrative guide to the creation and use of architectural graphics. While retaining the clarity and visual approach of the earlier editions, this fourth edition of Architectural Graphics incorporates several significant changes. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Wake up to the new, 5th edition of ¡Arriba! Brief.  Built on a balance of solid grammar and communication skills, the eclectic, balanced approach of ¡Arriba! Brief gives you  the broad foundation that you need to learn Spanish...read more

Product Description: Leadership roles have been populated by people who tend to take an “I’m better than you” stance toward the lesser mortals around them. Unfortunately, arrogance is a luxury that organizations can no longer afford (if they ever could)...read more

Product Description: "These tips are worth their weight in gold to businesses of all sizes." —Peter Jones, CBE, Entrepreneur and star of TV's Dragon's Den For any business, less really can be more. We all face new, austere times. Whether starting up, surviving or seeking to dominate its niche, every business needs to adjust...read more

Through this heartwarming parable, the author reminds you of the importance of keeping your focus and remaining true to yourself. When a veteran teacher and former student reunite, they confront the separate and unique challenges that have knocked them off course. Through each other, they find their way back on track with a message that will resonate with everyone.Benefits - Reflect on whether you've taken your eye off the ball. - Confront your own personal and professional priorities. - Prioritize the things you value most.

Product Description: A brief introduction to organizational behavior (OB) that tackles the issues facing today's managers, such as diversity, total quality management, ethics and the global marketplace. It uses a unique managerial perspective to explore how a manager uses OB insights in the workplace...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

This book provides managers with basic information about people and their behavior within the context of a business environment. This new edition reflects recent changes in the field of organizational behavior, and has more of a hands-on orientation than previous editions. By examining factors that contribute to an ever-changing business world, it will teach managers to develop, train, and motivate high-performance employees. This book covers such topics as motivation, feedback, influence, and stress-coping techniques, as well as culture, creativity and innovation, developing work teams, work-related attitudes, and organizational structure, design and technology. For human resources managers, general managers, team-builders, and personnel specialists.