wyszukanych pozycji: 15
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Differences That Make a Difference: An Annotated Glossary of Distinctions Important in Management
ISBN: 9781908009012 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Russell Ackoff's long and distinguished career as the doyen of Design and Systems Thinking was built around a collection of deceptively simple-but often overlooked-principles and observations. In Differences That Make a Difference-the last of his many books-Ackoff determined to distill the wisdom of a lifetime into a "glossary" that would be easily accessible to managers, employees, students, and academics alike. His aim was to dissolve (not solve or resolve) some of the many disputes in professional and private life that revolve around meaning and (mis)understanding. For example, development...
Russell Ackoff's long and distinguished career as the doyen of Design and Systems Thinking was built around a collection of deceptively simple-but oft...
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99,23 zł |
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Designing a National Scientific and Technological Communication System: The Scatt Report
ISBN: 9780812277166 / Angielski / Twarda / 1976 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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400,31 zł |
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Ackoff's F/laws: The Cake
ISBN: 9781908009531 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is the first full collection of all 122 of Russell Ackoff's f/laws - previously only available in two separate books from Triarchy Press (Management f-Laws and Systems Thinking for Curious Managers.) Each f/law in this full collection is accompanied by Ackoff's own witty and acerbic explanatory text and (in the printed edition) by his original drawings and cartoons. The collection reverts to Ackoff's original typescript without any commentary or other introduction. As Ackoff himself says: "Over time I have become aware of some very important truths about the practice of management. These...
This is the first full collection of all 122 of Russell Ackoff's f/laws - previously only available in two separate books from Triarchy Press (Managem...
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160,34 zł |
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The Art of Problem Solving: Accompanied by Ackoff's Fables
ISBN: 9780471858089 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "A witty, literate and, most of all, convincing reflection. Ackoff] shines an often bright light into corners where problems hide, showing the manager how to understand the consequences of his own behavior; identify real, rather than supposed, elements of problems; perceive another's aims; determine what is controllable; and deal with other nettlesome factors." --Inc. The Art of Problem Solving Russ Ackoff--author, consultant, and teacher extraordinaire. During his long career, he has shown thousands of managers, architects, engineers, attorneys, advertising people, software developers, and...
"A witty, literate and, most of all, convincing reflection. Ackoff] shines an often bright light into corners where problems hide, showing the manager...
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206,31 zł |
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Re-Creating the Corporation
ISBN: 9780195123876 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Over the last three decades the average life expectancy of a corporation in North America has dipped well below 20 years. In fact, by 1983 a full third of the 1970 Fortune 500 companies had been acquired, merged, or broken apart. In this landmark book, one of the business world's foremost pioneers, Russell L. Ackoff, delivers this indispensable guide for those hoping to beat these odds--and to better navigate the corporate challenges of the next millennium.
While most business and management schools continue to teach the functions of a corporation separately--production, marketing,... Over the last three decades the average life expectancy of a corporation in North America has dipped well below 20 years. In fact, by 1983 a full thir...
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243,88 zł |
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Ackoff's Best: His Classic Writings on Management
ISBN: 9780471316343 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This prolific management author, consultant and teacher now has his most enduring pieces collected into one volume for the general business reader and student. Ackoff became prominent for his pioneering work in operations research and systems analysis and his cogent exploration of systems and planning, with their effects on business, form the backbone of this collection. He is considered one of the most versatile thinkers of our day, even beyond his management work. The essays included in Ackoff's Best range from corporate planning and understanding the difference between growth and...
This prolific management author, consultant and teacher now has his most enduring pieces collected into one volume for the general business reader and...
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266,70 zł |
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The Democratic Corporation: A Radical Prescription for Recreating Corporate America and Rediscovering Success
ISBN: 9780195087277 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. We all know that American business needs fixing, and there is no shortage of prescriptions: imitate the Japanese, or follow the example of successful firms, or practice right-sizing. But these approaches do not work very well, says Russell Ackoff, because they only attack the problem piecemeal--and it is the entire system of American business that is flawed. In this revolutionary new book by a widely respected business thinker and pioneer in the fields of operations research and systems thinking, Ackoff underscores the urgent need to overhaul the kinds of systems found in America, from our...
We all know that American business needs fixing, and there is no shortage of prescriptions: imitate the Japanese, or follow the example of successful ...
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147,87 zł |
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Creating the Corporate Future: Plan or Be Planned for
ISBN: 9780471090090 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Here's why thousands of readers in business and management turn to Russell Ackoff for innovative and effective ideas: "Russell Ackoff has probably influenced more managers than any other living person.. Two of his books, Scientific Method (1962) and Redesigning the Future (1974), are the cornerstones of much of the theory and methods for systematic analysis of problems in management and planning." --APA Journal "Russell Ackoff is undoubtedly one of the great masters of this art." of storytelling as a means of conveying information]. --Omega, The International Journal of Management Science...
Here's why thousands of readers in business and management turn to Russell Ackoff for innovative and effective ideas: "Russell Ackoff has probably inf...
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412,63 zł |
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A Prologue to National Development Planning
ISBN: 9780313252853 / Angielski / Twarda / 1986 / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. External and internal efforts to help developing countries achieve growth and economic stability, based on Western models, have resulted in frustration at best and in the creation of serious new problems without the resolution of existing ones at worst. Professor Gharajedaghi contends that this general failure stems not from a lack of expertise but from a fundamental misconception of the development process. Challenging common assumptions about the nature of national development planning, he proposes practical new approaches aimed at fostering national and local planning initiatives rather... External and internal efforts to help developing countries achieve growth and economic stability, based on Western models, have resulted in frustra... |
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373,38 zł |
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Memories
ISBN: 9780956537973 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. For the late Russell Ackoff, the important principles and qualities on which his work was based - clear-sightedness, looking at the bigger picture, working backwards to dissolve problems, radicalism - crossed over into most, if not all, other aspects of his life. Ackoff's Memories tell of his experiences of serving in the US Army during World War II; of bringing up a young family; of encountering different cultures whilst working abroad. From analyzing birth rates in India, to a fireside chat with the Queen of Iran, to introducing theme parks to the US, the stories collected in 'Memories' lay...
For the late Russell Ackoff, the important principles and qualities on which his work was based - clear-sightedness, looking at the bigger picture, wo...
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159,16 zł |
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Systems Thinking for Curious Managers: With 40 New Management F-Laws
ISBN: 9780956263155 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. This gem of a book introduces the extraordinary world of Systems Thinking and its "Dean," Russell Ackoff, to curious and enquiring managers, teachers, business people - anyone, anywhere who works in an organisation.Finished just before Professor Ackoff's death late in 2009, Systems Thinking for Curious Managers opens the door to a joined up way of thinking about things that has profoundly influenced thinkers and doers in the fields of business, politics, economics, biology, psychology. Although Systems Thinking was 'invented' early in the 20th century, even Peter Senge's best-selling The...
This gem of a book introduces the extraordinary world of Systems Thinking and its "Dean," Russell Ackoff, to curious and enquiring managers, teachers,...
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99,23 zł |
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A Little Book of F-laws: 13 Common Sins of Management
ISBN: 9780955008115 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Helps you find out the uncomfortable truths about how organizations really work, what's wrong with the way we design and manage businesses, what makes managers tick... and how we can make things work better. Written by business guru, Russell Ackoff, this b
Helps you find out the uncomfortable truths about how organizations really work, what's wrong with the way we design and manage businesses, what makes...
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49,61 zł |
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Operations Research: Grundz?ge Der Operationsforschung
ISBN: 9783112718261 / Niemiecki Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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540,45 zł |
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On Purposeful Systems : An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Individual and Social Behavior as a System of Purposeful Events
ISBN: 9780202307985 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book provides an innovative foundation for looking at human and social behavior u as a system of purposeful (teleological) events. It uses a systems theoretical approach for the study of these phenomena, and illustrates and extends general systems theory. Part One develops the concepts of traditional mechanism from which, successively, the concepts of "function," "choice," "goal-seeking," and "purposefulness" are derived, leading to a quantitative formulation of "personality." Part Two provides an analysis of aspects of purposeful behavior and personality, and Part Three... This book provides an innovative foundation for looking at human and social behavior u as a system of purposeful (teleological) events. It uses a s... |
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233,05 zł |
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Operations Research: Grundzüge Der Operationsforschung
ISBN: 9783112478455 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 1971 / 832 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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984,32 zł |