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The Architecture of Collapse: The Global System in the 21st Century
ISBN: 9780199683604 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why are there so many crises in the world? Is it true that the global system is today riskier and more dangerous than in past decades? Do we have any tools at our disposal to bring these problems under control, to reduce the global system's proneness to instability?
These are the tantalizing questions addressed in this book. Using a variety of demographic, economic, financial, social, and political indicators, the book demonstrates that the global system has indeed become an 'architecture of collapse' subject to a variety of shocks. An analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, the... Why are there so many crises in the world? Is it true that the global system is today riskier and more dangerous than in past decades? Do we have any ...
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The Ethical Practice of Consulting Psychology
ISBN: 9781433828096 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Psychologists who work in business and other organizational settings encounter unique ethical issues that are not found in traditional clinical practice. This volume provides an overview of these issues for consulting psychologists, graduate students, and practitioners in other fields who want to transition to organizational consulting. Using the APA Ethics Code as its foundation, the book teaches readers how to make ethical decisions when conducting assessments and applying interventions with individual employees, work groups, and entire organizations, small and large.
Authors... Psychologists who work in business and other organizational settings encounter unique ethical issues that are not found in traditional clinical practi...
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Gods of Management: The Changing Work of Organizations
ISBN: 9780195096170 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 'Gods of Management, ' best-selling author Charles Handy uses four Greek gods to illustrate for managers the basic approaches they can use in their own businesses.
In 'Gods of Management, ' best-selling author Charles Handy uses four Greek gods to illustrate for managers the basic approaches they can use in their...
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Brokerage and Closure: An Introduction to Social Capital
ISBN: 9780199249152 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Almost everything that happens in a firm flows through informal networks builts by advice, coordination, cooperation, friendship, gossip, knowledge, and trust. In this book, Ron Burt builds upon his celebrated work on network analyses to explain how these informal networks functions and the role of network entrepreneurs who have amassed social capital. Burt shows that social capital is a critical element in business strategy. Who has it, how it works and how to develop it have become key questions as markets, organizations and careers become more and more dependent on informal discretionary...
Almost everything that happens in a firm flows through informal networks builts by advice, coordination, cooperation, friendship, gossip, knowledge, a...
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The Oxford Handbook of Participation in Organizations
ISBN: 9780199693733 / Angielski / Miękka / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Employee participation encompasses the range of mechanisms used to involve the workforce in decisions at all levels of the organization - whether direct or indirect - conducted with employees or through their representatives. In its various guises, the topic of employee participation has been a recurring theme in industrial relations and human resource management. One of the problems in trying to develop any analysis of participation is that there is potentially limited overlap between these different disciplinary traditions, and scholars from diverse traditions may know relatively little of...
Employee participation encompasses the range of mechanisms used to involve the workforce in decisions at all levels of the organization - whether dire...
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Measuring Leadership Development: Quantify Your Program's Impact and Roi on Organizational Performance
ISBN: 9780071781206 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prove the financial value of your programs--so funders can't say no "Not measuring the impact of leadership development is like dieting without weighing-in. This outstanding book offers a very logical and practical approach to measuring the impact of leadership development." "This book explains many of the reasons why current leadership development practices miss the mark. A must-read for anyone who wishes to implement a meaningful strategy for... Prove the financial value of your programs--so funders can't say no "Not measuring the impact of leadership development is lik... |
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Unanticipated Gains
ISBN: 9780195384352 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Social capital theorists have shown that some people do better than others in part because they enjoy larger, more supportive, or otherwise more useful networks. But why do some people have better networks than others? Unanticipated Gains argues that the practice and structure of the churches, colleges, firms, gyms, childcare centers, and schools in which people happen to participate routinely matter more than their deliberate "networking." Exploring the experiences of New York City mothers whose children were enrolled in childcare centers, this book examines why a great deal of...
Social capital theorists have shown that some people do better than others in part because they enjoy larger, more supportive, or otherwise more usefu...
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Where's the ‘Human’ in Human Resource Management?: Managing Work in the 21st Century
ISBN: 9781529213805 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Temptations in the Office: Ethical Choices and Legal Obligations
ISBN: 9780275996758 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sex, money, and power. Themes from the latest potboiler? No, these are key temptations in a place we all know well: The office. People work most productively in humane environments with high ethical standards. Management must set the tone by talking about, and embodying, values that promote decent behavior. But how? This book considers key workplace challenges--including sexual harassment, conflicts of interest, greed, and abuse of power--in which gray areas abound (It may be legal, but . . . ). There is hope. As Stephen Goldman shows in this book, companies can move in the right direction... Sex, money, and power. Themes from the latest potboiler? No, these are key temptations in a place we all know well: The office. People work most pr... |
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The Creative Discipline: Mastering the Art and Science of Innovation
ISBN: 9780275998844 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why are some organizations more creative than others? What sets innovative, high-performing organizations apart? Can creativity and innovation be learned and enhanced? The answer to the last question, say creativity experts Nancy Napier and Mikael Nilsson, is a resounding yes. And with general consensus that creativity and innovation drive business growth, fostering creativity couldn't be more important. In "The Creative Discipline," Napier and Nilsson illustrate six key factors that power creative, high-achieving organizations, and they provide managers with guidelines for incorporating... Why are some organizations more creative than others? What sets innovative, high-performing organizations apart? Can creativity and innovation be l... |
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Metrics 2.0: Creating Scorecards for High-Performance Teams and Organizations
ISBN: 9780313384561 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written for managers who want/need to create and use scorecards, "Metrics 2.0: Creating Scorecards for High-Performance Work Teams and Organizations" provides a unique perspective on this vital management tool. Focusing on performance improvement, it describes the intellectual foundation behind scorecards and demonstrates how metrics can be used to enhance feedback, motivation, and employee engagement. The book offers a background primer on statistics and research methods, outlining the basics of metrics such as attributes, scope of measures, and levels of analysis to help managers... Written for managers who want/need to create and use scorecards, "Metrics 2.0: Creating Scorecards for High-Performance Work Teams and Organization... |
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Reshaping Work: The Cadbury Experience
ISBN: 9780521109741 / Angielski / Miękka / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is concerned with the management of organisational change and focuses on Cadbury Ltd.
This book is concerned with the management of organisational change and focuses on Cadbury Ltd.
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Achieve Your Organization's Strategic Plan: Create a Right-Minded Team Management System to Ensure All Teams Work as One
ISBN: 9781939585134 / Angielski / Miękka / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Transforming Your Business
ISBN: 9780964939882 / Angielski / Twarda / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you suspect that you and your organization are being hindered or stolen from in ways you don't know or understand; if you have problems that seem unsolvable; this book is for you. You will learn about the five negative spiritual roots underlying all organizational problems and how to remove them. You will learn how to apply Transforming Your Business principles to free your business into your organizational destiny.
If you suspect that you and your organization are being hindered or stolen from in ways you don't know or understand; if you have problems that seem u...
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The Inner Circle: Large Corporations and the Rise of Business Political Activity in the U. S. and U.K.
ISBN: 9780195040333 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Driven by declining profits and government regulation, a new form of class-wide business leadership has emerged: a transcorporate network that is giving a new coherence and power to business in both America and Britain. This book delineates the "inner circle" of top executives who play a leading role in this network, advising the highest levels of government and working to promote a political environment favorable to all business.
Driven by declining profits and government regulation, a new form of class-wide business leadership has emerged: a transcorporate network that is givi...
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Rewiring Organizations
ISBN: 9780787960650 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Rewiring Organizations for the Networked Economy-- a book in The Practicing Organization Development Series-- OD expert Stan Herman and a stellar group of contributors have written a definitive resource book for OD practitioners that focuses on the effects of information technology on organizing, managing, and leading people within organizations. Throughout the book, you'll learn what new structures, processes, and attitudes are needed if organizations are to succeed in the new economy.
In Rewiring Organizations for the Networked Economy-- a book in The Practicing Organization Development Series-- OD expert Stan Herman and a stellar g...
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Transboundary Cooperations in Rwanda: Organisation Patterns of Companies, Projects, and Foreign Aid Compared
ISBN: 9783837633122 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How is transnational cooperation conducted in practice in the East African country of Rwanda, and how is it organized? Can the worlds of development aid and private business be compared? In this ethnography, Robin Pohl identifies the organizational patterns used by Rwandan, European, and Indian partners. Different types of agencies, companies, or projects each relate foreign activities differently to their local environment. The effects of potential divisions at the global level turn into assets or liabilities on the operative level of transboundary cooperations, depending on their context.
How is transnational cooperation conducted in practice in the East African country of Rwanda, and how is it organized? Can the worlds of development a...
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Excess Baggage: Leveling the Load and Changing the Workplace
ISBN: 9780415783774 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on groundbreaking research on the working conditions of airport check-in workers in two countries, a previously unstudied category of predominantly women workers, Ellen Rosskam describes a form of work characterized as modern-day Taylorism. An occupation greatly affected by new forms of work organization and management practices-caught in the throes of rapid change due to international competition, alliances, mergers, and the application of cost-efficiency strategies-check-in work has been undermined in recent years by the adverse effects of liberalization and technological change.By...
Based on groundbreaking research on the working conditions of airport check-in workers in two countries, a previously unstudied category of predominan...
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Whistleblowing at Work: Tough Choices in Exposing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse on the Job
ISBN: 9780367216245 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book explores the fundamental questions about whistleblowing and summarizes what we know about the experiences of whistleblowers. It provides a detailed summary of the current legal protection for whistleblowers and some general guidelines for reporting misconduct.
This book explores the fundamental questions about whistleblowing and summarizes what we know about the experiences of whistleblowers. It provides a d...
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Marketing Madness: A Survival Guide for a Consumer Society
ISBN: 9780367158941 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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