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The book is a compilation of selected papers presented at the Asia Conference on Economics & Business Research in 2015. The peer-reviewed contributions cover topics such as microeconomics, macroeconomics, financial economics, accounting and economics, organizational behavior, marketing, business...

In order for organizations to be successful, managers must continuously contribute new innovations and support new business ideas and methods. Addressing the link between personal values and managerial ingenuity can accelerate innovativeness in organizations and allow a business to thrive in competitive...

Lupton's empirical study used real work groups rather than experimental groups working in post-war factories in Britain to arrive at a more sympathetic and informed appreciation of the reasoning behind the positions adopted by workers in their dealings with management, compared with the more management-oriented view of the American Hawthorne experiments.

Managing As Mission pushes the boundaries of what it means to be a nonprofit manager by making the case that managing, as a reflection of the organizational mission – the cornerstone of any nonprofit – can bring about the change nonprofits were created to achieve: a better world for all. This...

This is the official account of the experiments carried out at the Hawthorne Works of the Eastern Electric Company in Chicago. These were divided into test room studies, interviewing studies and observational studies. The test room studies were experiments into what variables in a workplace environment...

The author thoroughly describes and analyzes the most significant systems methodologies-`organizations as systems,' hard, soft, cybernetic, and critical-and demonstrates the complementary strengths of different systems approaches.

In recent years, the utilization of Theory U has pushed the boundaries of traditional leadership and management thinking, making it an important aspect of change across a broad assortment of international businesses and communities. Perspectives on Theory U: Insights from the Field brings together an...

Wachsende Komplexität prägt die Unternehmenswelt seit Jahren auf fast allen Ebenen. Die Autoren beschreiben einen praxiserprobten, ganzheitlichen Ansatz, um Komplexität in Unternehmen beherrschbar zu machen und Wettbewerbsvorteile zu generieren. Dafür verbinden sie Methoden aus Wissensmanagement,...

Innovation Project Management Handbook provides organizational leaders and decision-makers with a cadre of agile, disciplined, and transformational tools and processes for improving innovation opportunity outcomes and achieving sustained innovation project success. The authors introduce new tools...

Un volume inédit réunissant les précieux conseils de trois références absolues en matière d'entrepreneuriat. Steve Jobs par Steve Jobs Steve Jobs, emblématique fondateur et animateur d’Apple, reste l’une des voix les plus atypiques et les plus admirées du monde de l’entreprise,...

In questi ultimi anni i temi di affidabilità e tempestività nella gestione delle informazioni aziendali sono stati oggetto di un interesse crescente, specie in ambito bancario ed assicurativo. Sono infatti chiarissime le forti ed innumerevoli spinte, sia interne che esterne, in questa direzione....

La teoria delle diverse forme di intelligenze e la consapevolezza delle trappole mentali in cui le persone tendono a cadere possono indirizzare l’azione degli operatori economici in maniera più adeguata agli attuali contesti di turbolenza. Il libro propone nuovi criteri di management e comportamento...

The world has become increasingly networked and unpredictable. Decision makers at all levels are required to manage the consequences of complexity every day. They must deal with problems that arise unexpectedly, generate uncertainty, are characterised by interconnectivity, and spread across traditional...

The authors desire to express their very, sincere thanks to Mr. F. B. Gilbreth for permission to use four of his photographs as illustrations, and to Mr. J. F. Butterworth, Mr. Gilbreth's general representative in England, for considerable assistance and helpful criticism. They are also glad to record...