One of the most widely accepted theories of motivation is a trichotomy of needs theory popularized by David C. McClelland of Harvard University. Many organizational behavior textbooks today discuss McClelland's need for achievement, need for affiliation, and need for power. The three needs have been found to possess predictive power in a wide variety of settings, particularly organizational ones. Impressed by the ability of the three needs to explain behavior, but aware of the measurement problems associated with the Thematic Apperception Test which is used to assess these needs, the...
One of the most widely accepted theories of motivation is a trichotomy of needs theory popularized by David C. McClelland of Harvard University. Ma...
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Based on customer responses to corporate change in the quality era, Perspectives in Total Quality offers readers contemporary analysis of how firms should act. The collection consists of 14 original chapters written by leading academics and practitioners in the field. They discuss topics such as global competition, ISO 9000, leadership development, customer focus, process management, and culture change.
A well-documented, scholarly approach will benefit readers who are seeking to improve their understanding of how customer response is shaping corporations. It will also help readers...
Based on customer responses to corporate change in the quality era, Perspectives in Total Quality offers readers contemporary analysis of how f...
This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive reference work on the business of health care, with up-to-date information across a broad range of issues affecting every aspect of the industry and the people it serves, employs, and influences.
This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive reference work on the business of health care, with up-to-date information across a broad range of issues ...
Cases in Strategic Management is designed to provide students with the best means for developing their decision-making skills. It contains 25 comprehensive, up-to-date cases featuring a wide range of organizations that are undergoing, or have undergone, strategic change. All the cases feature actual organizations, ranging in size from small businesses to Fortune -Global 500- industry giants. The emphasis of this casebook is on strategic decisions, particularly those involving quality issues and global competition. It may be used with the companion text, Strategic Management by...
Cases in Strategic Management is designed to provide students with the best means for developing their decision-making skills. It contains 25 c...
This is an introductory management text, organized along the theme of TQM. It represents a comprehensive treatment for the Principles of Management course and although it is organized along the theme of TQM the traditional professor who is accustomed to teaching the functional management model of planning, organizing, directing and controlling will be able to use this book.
This is an introductory management text, organized along the theme of TQM. It represents a comprehensive treatment for the Principles of Management co...
This book examines strategic executive decision-making. Using data collected over a seven-year period, the author describes how some 1,500 executives actually do make strategic decisions--and how reality differs substantially from theories about executive decision-making. The author identifies and explains the limitations of much of the current research in strategic decision-making. He then offers a rigorous alternative that reflects what actually happens when executives grapple with strategic decisions involving joint ventures, market entry, diversification, acquisitions, project...
This book examines strategic executive decision-making. Using data collected over a seven-year period, the author describes how some 1,500 executiv...
Many firms enter new markets each year in search of growth, but only a handful succeed. A major reason for failure is underestimation of market entry barriers and competitors' reactions to market entry. Thus the objective of this book is to help marketers make more informed market entry decisions. To that end, the authors provide a comprehensive discussion of market entry barriers in both domestic and international markets, as well as strategies for overcoming them.
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the origins and nature of barriers, as well as a review of the existing literature on...
Many firms enter new markets each year in search of growth, but only a handful succeed. A major reason for failure is underestimation of market ent...
This unique volume sets forth a managerial paradigm for helping companies to compete and prosper in a global market that is increasingly dominated by Japan, Germany and the emerging EEC. While emphasis on short-term profitability has been widely recognized as a serious handicap for companies that compete internationally, editors Stahl and Bounds reveal the full scope of the competitiveness problem. Traditional business theory, practice, and culture are deeply rooted in short-term, non-customer-oriented indicators such as stock price, volume of shipments, and quarterly earnings. These...
This unique volume sets forth a managerial paradigm for helping companies to compete and prosper in a global market that is increasingly dominated ...
