Structural Adjustment category: 94 books

Bringing together the work of economists and sociologists in research programmes in a number of European institutions concerned with development, this collection analyses how social institutions contribute to an understanding of development. It shows how labour markets, labour relations and employment...

This Eaglemont Career Book on Islamic finance consultancy aims to paint an accurate and in-depth picture of the good, the bad and the downright challenging aspects of the work to give the reader the best possible picture of what lies ahead if they decide to pursue a career path that takes them towards...

Met zijn bestseller ‘De Lean Startup’ startte Eric Ries een wereldwijde beweging: een hele nieuwe manier om te innoveren en ondernemen zonder dikke businessplannen en grote budgetten iedereen kent tegenwoordig de termen MVP en pivot. In ‘De startup-methode’ laat Eric Ries zien hoe je de Lean...

This second volume in the Contemporary Trends in Organization Development and Change Series addresses one of the most complex and important issues for management and organization development today how to plan for and create an organization capable of not only competing but excelling in an almost impossibly...

The Government Manager's Guide to the Work Breakdown Structure The work breakdown structure (WBS) is a cornerstone of managing any project. Every government manager should understand how to construct a WBS in the project or program lifecycle. This quick reference presents the fundamental WBS...

Become an Expert on the Work Breakdown Structure! The basic concept and use of the work breakdown structure (WBS) are fundamental in project management. In Work Breakdown Structures for Projects, Programs, and Enterprises, author Gregory T. Haugan, originator of the widely accepted 100 percent rule,...

THE WAYS WE GO about changing organizations usually don't work, asserts Geoff Bellman. Our underlying assumptions predetermine the results and preclude the broad success we so desperately seek. Change efforts often end up off-track because of small expectations. What is needed are grand expectations,...

THE WAYS WE GO about changing organizations usually don't work, asserts Geoff Bellman. Our underlying assumptions predetermine the results and preclude the broad success we so desperately seek. Change efforts often end up off-track because of small expectations. What is needed are grand expectations,...

This book views change as an ongoing process that should not be solidified or treated as a series of linear events. In drawing on data collected from over 40 years of research, it highlights the theoretical and practical value of using a processual perspective. Illustrative examples from a range of...

The spread of the manufacturing industry is an important part of economic development, creating jobs, new products and trade and investment links between countries. Understanding this process is an important part of understanding how countries develop and how they are affected by current globalization....

Make Waves encourages readers to step up and be the one to initiate change in their work and lives. Author Patti Johnson walks readers through the tools and techniques that they can use to create change in their own situations. Johnson elaborates on these tools even further to give readers a sense of...

This book takes the position that successful OD applications in crosscultural settings are predicated on the ability of OD experts to localize them for purposes of suiting local conditions and context. Cultural frameworks have been utilized by global OD experts to understand the general cultural settings...

Srikanth Srinivas has helped companies like Del Monte, Disney, Dole, FritoLay, Microsoft and Target Rapidly Achieve More With Less More Revenues, Margins and Cash Flow, With Less Costs, Assets and Inventory. In "Shocking Velocity!" he will show you how you can create similar results for your organization....

In recent decades an extensive array of changes and innovations have taken place in and across work organizations and networks of organizations and workers, facilitated by new technologies and technological forms. This has initiated an interest in technological change as one of the conditions for...