This work aims to demostrate how to get top-level management to rethink the concepts of organization design and the decision-making process. It also looks at how employees at all levels can concentrate on improving their own problem-solving skills.
This work aims to demostrate how to get top-level management to rethink the concepts of organization design and the decision-making process. It also l...
There have obviously been many changes in the workplace from the Medie val Period to the present, and there will certainly be even more chang es in the future. This book explores these changes and connects them t o changes in: general philosophy (rationalism, empiricism, pragmatism); religious philosophy (Catholicism, Protestantism); social philosophy (Machiavellian Humanism, Christian Humanism); economic philosophy (la issez faire, Communism); and workplace philosophy (technology as a fri end, technology as an enemy).
There have obviously been many changes in the workplace from the Medie val Period to the present, and there will certainly be even more chang es in th...
This innovative book examines the nature of work and reward, and the place each has in today's society. The author examines why so many people feel trapped in the workplace today, and develops a framework that can be used to improve life both in and out of the workplace. The author states that the current definition of work today is sacrifice' and the reward is frequently money. He argues that employees also need access to such things as truth, good, beauty, and power. Concentration on the work ethic will give way to the development ethic which minimizes sacrifice and maximizes development...
This innovative book examines the nature of work and reward, and the place each has in today's society. The author examines why so many people feel...
While many quality improvement processes in business have enjoyed initial success, most have eventually failed--not producing the desired long-term results. This is because, though our learning curve is good, we still lack the sophistication requisite to generate the necessary comprehensive whole. This work attempts to help define the ingredients of such a whole. It then offers a case history which allows us to see what happens when the results of these efforts are actually put into place. Finally, it identifies the key obstructions to and long-range societal opportunities resulting from...
While many quality improvement processes in business have enjoyed initial success, most have eventually failed--not producing the desired long-term...
The Pelican the Pearl and the Live Oak Tree" centers on the struggle of a young man, Brad, to discover who he is, where he belongs, and about the three women who shape that struggle. It is a story of love and betrayal set in Charleston, S.C. during the civil rights upheaval. Brad, born and raised in Philadelphia, meets Blaire, a Charleston socialite, while attending school in Spain. After the couple marries and settles in Charleston Blaire's extremely conservative parents insist that Brad "learn to fit in," his wife siding with them. Brad also has trouble finding work, eventually, with the...
The Pelican the Pearl and the Live Oak Tree" centers on the struggle of a young man, Brad, to discover who he is, where he belongs, and about the thre...
During the author's decades of experience consulting in the corporate world and teaching management theory at the university level, he has often questioned many modern-day management practices. For example, why do so many companies have evaluation and reward systems that force employees to compete against each other while these same organizations preach the gospel of cooperation and teamwork? Why do companies continue to downsize when this practice has proven antithetical to long-term success?
Out of the Box Thinking for Successful Managers explains, in a user-friendly...
During the author's decades of experience consulting in the corporate world and teaching management theory at the university level, he has often qu...
A growing number of educators are beginning to believe that as we move into a different kind of world with different possibilities, the traditional approach to teaching is no longer the most productive. They are beginning to understand that if we are to continue progressing as a nation, we need to place more emphasis on the development of each student s unique potential. This book presents a new model for education that achieves this goal through the effective use of technology.
Redefining U.S. Education: A Systematic Approach to Teaching first looks at the evolution of the...
A growing number of educators are beginning to believe that as we move into a different kind of world with different possibilities, the traditional...
