Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Management Science

The first part of the book develops a framework of key dimensions for understanding collaboration. Different perspectives highlight the diversity of rationales and contexts involved,...

If lean manufacturing moves your products through processes faster, and Six Sigma improves their quality, just imagine what combining these two powerful disciplines will do for you Lean Six Sigma That Works provides the key to transforming your results in any manufacturing environment, giving you detailed, practical processes that let you leave the conference room, and get right to work.

A strong and sensible combination of the -why- and the -how, - this book gives you a step-by-step improvement plan, plus a thorough understanding of:

- cost, cash...

Project management can be broadly defined as the process of managing, allocating and timing resources to achieve given objectives in an efficient and expedient manner. The builders of the pyramids in Egypt and the Maya temples in Central America are often cited as the world's first project managers. Without the help of computers or planning software, they managed exceptionally complex projects, using the simplest of tools. Nowadays projects, sets of activities which have a defined start point and a defined end state and which pursue a defined goal and use a defined set of resources, come...

• Delivers the basic theories and concepts of organizational behavior and management in a concise format.
  
• Includes 'Guides for Managers' which show how managers can apply these theories.
  
• Supplemental materials include exercises and cases.
  
• Covers topical issues such as diversity, technology and e-business.
  
• Executive edition of Tosi and Mero's successful textbook,...

The new reader includes new and revised chapters as well as newly authored material, to provide students with a current resource that enables the study of...

Successful security professionals have had to modify the process of responding to new threats in the high-profile, ultra-connected business environment. But just because a threat exists does not mean that your organization is at risk. This is what risk assessment is all about. How to Complete a Risk Assessment in 5 Days or Less demonstrates how to identify threats your company faces and then determine if those threats pose a real risk to the organization.

To help you determine the best way to mitigate risk levels in any given situation, How...

Mastering the Rules of Competitive Strategy: A Resource Guide for Managers blends selected historical lessons with modern business...