Industrial Management category: 1113 books

Comment réalise-t-on des changements transformationnels? Pourquoi est-il si difficile de mobiliser l’ensemble de la communauté organisationnelle autour des changements qui ont des incidences sur la structure, la culture et les processus? Quelles sont les qualités que doit posséder le leader...

This edited collection includes contributions by Mary Parker Follett, Henri Fayol, James D. Mooney and Henry S. Dennison, and L. J. Henderson, T. N. Whitehead and Elton Mayo. The paper by Henderson, Whitehead and Mayo discusses the findings of the Hawthorne experiments. Whilst admiring the pioneering...

In the digital world of the knowledge society, developing the infrastructures required to provide citizens with access to cultural content and tourism services demands a multi-fold analysis of social, business, and technological factors. Digital Culture and E-Tourism: Technologies, Applications and Management...

Most frauds perpetrated by senior managers take longer to uncover than those by other occupational groups and they steal more. This is a serious problem world-wide. Currently the Red Flag approach is used by auditors to prevent and uncover fraud and in some countries it is statutory. However, the...

Around the world, small manufacturing enterprises in market-based economies are facing daily challenges posed by emerging green imperatives and opportunities. These issues impact future decisions, allocation of resources, and encourage managers to refocus their strategies. This book investigates...

Productivity underpins business success and national well-being and thus it is crucial to understand the factors that influence productivity growth. This volume provides a comprehensive exploration into the significance of productivity growth for business, the economy, and for social economic progress....

Organizations embark on open innovation initiatives to sweep in external knowledge, practices and resources in cooperation with partners. This contrasts to the mainstream private innovation approach of in-house research and development sponsored solely by an incorporated funder, with intellectual...

Since its publication in 1998, this indispensable text has been the only systematic examination of corporate renewal, offering a rational approach for dealing with financially distressed companies. It contains the first logical and orderly discussion of a number of modern business issues including...

Une vision humaniste de l’économie Compétitivité ! Ce mot est devenu l'un des plus courants de la langue française. Chaque jour un dirigeant politique, un chef d’entreprise ou un journaliste l’emploie. Mais de quoi s’agit-il ? En quoi la compétitivité influence-t-elle la vie de...

Six Sigma Deployment provides a thorough understanding of the Six Sigma methodologies and its implementation in various industries. The authors offer practical information for successful implementation as well as what is needed to plan, monitor and steer this business strategy toward success. The...

Innovative strategies for building and managing the supply chain using Lean and the Theory of Constraints (TOC) With an emphasis on systems thinking, Building Lean Supply Chains with the Theory of Constraints uniquely integrates TOC with Lean, illustrating how these two philosophies complement and...

Collaboration in supply chains means managing the chain beyond traditional or transactional methods. It involves rethinking the way your business is managed, both internally and externally, and the ways in which employees and partners relate to each other. Stuart Emmett and Barry Crocker's book explains...

**How to Optimise Your Supply Chain to Make Your Firm Competitive! ** Basically, a business can be regarded as the ability of an organization to deliver more values to customers than its competitors. However, do you know that in a fast moving market, a well-designed supply chain is a powerful...

The Supply Chain has undergone tremendous change over the last decade or so transforming from  boring administrative functions into the life blood of the business. Technological advances as well as globalisation have enabled this rapid evolution and digital transformation is at the very heart of...