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The Portable MBA

By: Eliza G. C. Collins,Mary Anne Devanna

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The Portable MBA

By: Eliza G. C. Collins,Mary Anne Devanna

Covers the key topics taught in America's top MBA programs and provides concentrated seminars on everything from accounting to marketing to quantitative techniques. Taught by a team assembled from the nation's best business schools, including Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, Stanford and MIT. Designed to be the virtual equivalent of the first year in a leading MBA program. Covers managing people, quantitative tools, managerial economics, accounting, financial management, human resource management, marketing management, information technology, operations/production management, and strategic management.

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0471548952

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9780471548959

Organizational Learning Capability

Generating and Generalizing Ideas with Impact

By: Arthur K. Yeung,David O. Ulrich,Stephen W. Nason,Mary Ann Von Glinow

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Organizational Learning Capability

Generating and Generalizing Ideas with Impact

By: Arthur K. Yeung,David O. Ulrich,Stephen W. Nason,Mary Ann Von Glinow

Organizational learning matters now more than ever. In today's hypercompetitive business environment, successful executives must be able to discover opportunities, face problems, and pursue innovative ideas, then turn those ideas into action throughout an organization. Based on both empirical research and practice experience, this book gives managers the tools to do just that. Organizational learning capability is the capacity to generate and generalize ideas with impact. Managers generate new ideas in four basic ways: experimentation, in which organizations learn by trying many new products and processes; continuous improvement, in which they learn by constantly improving what they have done before and mastering each step in a process before moving on to other processes; knowledge acquisition, in which they learn by encouraging individuals and teams to acquire new knowledge continuously; and benchmarking, in which they learn by studying how other groups do things and trying to adapt their techniques. Each learning types leads to different performance consequences. Managers must also be able to generalize information through technology, movement of people, incentives, and learning processes. By both generating and generalizing ideas with impact, managers have a blueprint for making learning happen. Learning may not be sustained, however, unless it is congruent with the larger business context--the organization's strategy and culture and the industry's characteristics. Unfortunately, just as organizations develop learning capabilities, they also suffer from certain learning disabilities. This book outlines common disabilities and the means to overcome them. The authors assist practicing managers by providing several examples of successful and unsuccessful organizations and describing the ways in which they have helped organizations improve learning capability in their consulting practices. Based on detailed case studies, a review of past literature, and data gleaned from a worldwide survey of companies,Organizational Learning Capability is an accessible and useful guide for managers competing in the information economy. This book turns abstract ideas into practice, offers tools that managers can use, and presents a simple yet profound road map for making learning a reality.

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Oxford University Press

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0195356268

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Sociology of Organizations

Structures and Relationships

By: Mary Godwyn,Jody Hoffer Gittell

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Sociology of Organizations

Structures and Relationships

By: Mary Godwyn,Jody Hoffer Gittell

The sociological study of organizations encompasses both planned and formal organizations as well as spontaneous and informal ones. Sociologists examine organizations with attention to structure and objectives, interactions among members and among organizations, the relationship between the organization and its environment and the social significance or social meaning of the organization. The ways of defining and examining organizations vary depending on the theoretical emphasis. This book focuses on three things: * providing a wide and historically accurate portrait of the diversity of sociological theories and their application to organizational studies * updating selections that reflect a variety of ways that new technology affects methods of organizing and types of organizations * including readings that examine a range of both formal and informal structures, and both deliberate and impromptu interactions. Lively and provocative, this textbook is theoretically rigorous, disciplinarily informed and representative of heterogeneity within organizational studies.

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769

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SAGE Publications

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141299196X

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Chain Reaction

The Impact Of Race Rights And Taxes On American Politics

By: Thomas Byrne Edsall,Mary D Edsall

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Chain Reaction

The Impact Of Race Rights And Taxes On American Politics

By: Thomas Byrne Edsall,Mary D Edsall

The rise of the presidential wing of the Republican party over the past generation has been driven by the overlapping issues of race and taxes. The Republicans have capitalized on these two issues, capturing the White House in five of the last six elections. "May be the best account ever written on why the Democrats no longer dominate American party politics. . . ".--Judy Woodruff.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393309037

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9780393309034

The Transformational Leader

The Key to Global Competitiveness

By: Noel M. Tichy,Mary Anne Devanna

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The Transformational Leader

The Key to Global Competitiveness

By: Noel M. Tichy,Mary Anne Devanna

How to transform an organization, based on fascinating, inside stories of major industrial companies and service companies (including Fortune 500 companies), aggressive smaller firms, and European companies. Provides insights into the styles and philosophies of leaders and executives who have transformed their companies, whether big or small, and offers practical advice on middle management's role in transforming large organizations.

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Wiley

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0471623342

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9780471623342

The Transformational Leader

The Key to Global Competitiveness

By: Noel M. Tichy,Mary Anne Devanna

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The Transformational Leader

The Key to Global Competitiveness

By: Noel M. Tichy,Mary Anne Devanna

Das lehrreiche Buch jetzt als Paperback-Ausgabe! Hier lernen Sie, wie man Organisationen so umgestaltet, daß sie den Herausforderungen des Wettbewerbs auf einem immer härter umkämpften, globalen Markt begegnen können. Eine konkrete Anleitung zum Handeln für Manager und Studenten! Mit wertvollen Einblicken in Philosophien und Führungsstile bekannter Führungskräfte. (11/97)

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0471127264

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9780471127260

Psychology for Leaders

Using Motivation, Conflict, and Power to Manage More Effectively

By: Dean Tjosvold,Mary M. Tjosvold

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Psychology for Leaders

Using Motivation, Conflict, and Power to Manage More Effectively

By: Dean Tjosvold,Mary M. Tjosvold

Willy Brandt once said that every good leader is also an amateurpsychologist. Nowhere is that more true than in today's new breedof business organization. In the high-involvement, high-commitmentorganization of the 1990s, every manager is called upon to assumethe role of leader, and the most successful leaders are those whopossess the psychological insight and skills needed to motivate andempower their staffs, facilitate teamwork and cooperation, andunite all those working under them in a common cause. Now Psychology for Leaders arms you with the core psychologicalknowledge and skills you need to be an effective leader of adepartment, multilevel organization, or small business. Written by two authors whose considerable expertise spans theworlds of both psychology and business, this book taps into thelatest research findings on the psychology of leadership and givesthem to you in a highly accessible, action-oriented form. Inaddition to gaining profound insights into human behavior in theworkplace and its underlying motivations, you'll learn how todevelop a motivating, uniting bottom line, how to strengthencooperation, foster teamwork and develop self-managing teams,improve your communication skills, express your feelings moreeffectively, manage conflict as a means of improving performanceand productivity, and much more. In writing Psychology for Leaders, Dean and Mary Tjosvold also drewon material gleaned from interviews with dozens of managers in awide range of organizations in the U.S. and Canada, Europe andPacific Asia, as well as their experiences managing their ownmultimillion dollar health services corporation. As a consequence,throughout this fascinating and instructive book, the authors bringpsychological abstractions to life with many inspiring real-lifesuccess stories and vignettes that vividly illustrate psychology inaction in the workplace. Psychology for Leaders was designed to provide managers with thepsychological training they need to be effective leaders. Readingit could very well prove to be one of the most important careermoves you'll ever make. In today's "synergistic," team-oriented business organization,every manager is a leader. Now this fascinating and instructivebook schools you in the core psychological knowledge and skillsthat every manager/leader needs to motivate, empower, and unitetheir people effectively. "I wish this book was available when we were designing a trainingprogram for new program managers. Although most leaders aretypically content experts, they have not studied the psychology ofleadership and this is what seems to cause them problems in theircareers. Psychology for Leaders provides insight into thesechallenges and recommends sound, practical approaches to achievingtheir business objectives."--Candice L. Phelan, PhD Human ResourceDevelopment Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Inc. AustinDivision "Dean and Mary Tjosvold have created a new, distinctly differentlearning approach to the elusive subject of leadership. Written ineveryday, understandable language and richly illustrated withpractical cases, it is a valuable guide to developing and enhancingleadership skills. I would urge anyone from the newest to the mostexperienced manager/executive to read and absorb this book. It willbe time profitably spent."--Richard J. Haayen Retired Chairman ofthe Board & CEO Allstate Insurance CompanyExecutive-in-Residence Southern Methodist University "There are many books about leadership on the market. This oneprovides insight into the 'whys' behind the actions of successfulleaders. It's a practical how-to guide providing value for anyonewho wants to accept the leadership challenge."--Sue Elliot VicePresident of Human Resources TGI Friday Inc.

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0471597554

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9780471597551

The Portable MBA

By: Eliza G. C. Collins,Mary Anne Devanna

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The Portable MBA

By: Eliza G. C. Collins,Mary Anne Devanna

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Mary Anne

By: Mary Mapes Dodge

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Mary Anne

By: Mary Mapes Dodge

A young girl tells how she dressed her Christmas doll in pretty clothes, from petticoat to hat, and supplied her with a fan and a parasol.

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Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books

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0688020879

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The New Portable MBA

By: Eliza G. C. Collins,Mary Anne Devanna

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The New Portable MBA

By: Eliza G. C. Collins,Mary Anne Devanna

Each chapter in this updated edition has been thoroughly revised to make it current with the most important developments taking place in both the business world and in MBA programs across the country. Includes new coverage on the impact of customer driven organization, quality, information technology, change management and other topics. Also offers an overview of the core courses taken by first-year MBA students.

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0471080047

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Psychology for Leaders

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