Businesses compete in many ways, including nonmarket areas like corporate responsibility. Learn how to sharpen your firmÂ’s competitive edge. Baron’s integrated approach combines the disciplines of economics, political science, law, and ethics to provide a deeper understanding of the managerial issues that arise in the business landscape. The seventh edition includes four new chapters on…
Quality management is essential to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in order to increase bottom-line results, save money and manage risks. Ray Tricker has already guided hundreds of businesses through the challenge and this new book, updated for the 2008 standard, provides: Relevant examples that put the concepts and requirements into a real-life context Down to earth explanations to h…
Eight essays by experts in the field explore all aspects of the work of modern nonprofit organizations and how managers can learn from the success of venture capitalists
A company is diversified when she runs two or more different businesses. The word “businesses” can refer either to lines of products or to companyÂ’s structure, however – since in the real world the corporate configuration always reflects companyÂ’s market situation - the most distinctive characteristics of diversified companies is certainly a large number of different product…
This books contains seven articles focusing on both policies and strategic challanges for senior managers working with boards or dealing with government issues. Contents: ; Crisis prevention: How to gear up your board ( Walter J. Salmon ); Empowering the Board ( Jay W. Lorsch ); A New tool for Board: The strategic audit ( Gordon Donaldson ); The promise of the governed corporation ( John P…
For every type of office environment, this all-new revision of the authoritative handbook for today's office features comprehensive coverage of modern office procedures, plus useful and practical information on office relationships, telecommunications, the latest on the electronic office, conducting meetings, editing and proofreading documents, and more. (barnesandnoble.com)
Today's marketplace is fueled by knowledge. Yet organizing systematically to leverage knowledge remains a challenge. Leading companies have discovered that technology is not enough, and that cultivating communities of practice is the keystone of an effective knowledge strategy. Communities of practice come together around common interests and expertise- whether they consist of first-line man…