Organizational Behavior category: 1522 books
Economics of Pessimism and Optimism
Theory of Knightian Uncertainty and Its Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2017
This is the first book to investigate individual’s pessimistic and optimistic prospects for the future and their economic consequences based on sound mathematical foundations. The book focuses on fundamental uncertainty called Knightian uncertainty, where the probability distribution governing uncertainty...
Heroic Leadership
An Influence Taxonomy of 100 Exceptional Individuals
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Heroic Leadership is a celebration of our greatest heroes, from legends such as Mahatma Gandhi to the legions of unsung heroes who transform our world quietly behind the scenes. The authors argue that all great heroes are also great leaders. The term ‘heroic leadership’ is coined to describe how...
First Management Reform Wave in Great Britain
The Great Problems of Transforming Public Administration with 'New Public Management' Reforms
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2009
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Organisation and Administration, grade: 2,0, University of Constance, language: English, abstract: The 1980s in Great Britain are referred to as the 'decade of Thatcherism', named after their characteristic Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher....
Blindsided
Is our irrational behaviour actually rational?
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Modern management science seeks to streamline and rationalise the business process; to base decision-making on proven facts and to eliminate risk and uncertainty. Unfortunately, businesses are run by human beings and depend on other human beings for their custom. Human beings, it seems safe to say,...
Management as Consultancy
Neo-bureaucracy and the Consultant Manager
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
The nature of management is changing: managers are becoming more like consultants, focusing on projects, functional integration, change and 'clients'. This timely book is based on a large-scale, international study of new management practices and examines the emergence of consultant managers. It breaks...
The Marine Corps Way to Win on Wall Street
11 Key Principles from Battlefield to Boardroom
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Many Americans view Wall Street as a bastion of greed and corruption; a place that attracts people who don't deserve the money they make but are willing to break the law to get more of it. Yet for all their mistrust, many of these same Americans believe that Wall Street is essential for our economy...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Concurrent with the increasing complexity of the field of management, the need to re-examine the foundations from which its theories have advanced has become ever more important and useful. The Oxford Handbook of Management Theorists examines and evaluates the contributions that seminal figures, past...
The Economics of Schooling in a Divided Society
The Case for Shared Education
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
Countries that have suffered ethnic or religious conflict and become segregated societies reflect these divisions in education provision for their children. Northern Ireland is a case study in point where a parallel system of schools offers education in Catholic maintained schools and Protestant (de...
Company Organization (RLE: Organizations)
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
This summary of theory and practice is inspired by the belief that cut and dried solutions to management problems are inappropriate and that every set of circumstances requires a unique synthesis of experience and relevant theories. In this book the authors have reviewed the main texts and theories...
Reinventing Hierarchy and Bureaucracy
From the Bureau to Network Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
This special volume brings together leading scholars in the field of organisation studies to reflect on the universal phenomena of hierarchy (vertical organisation of tasks) and bureaucracy (rule-bound execution of tasks). The result is a colourful kaleidoscope of thought-provoking, critical and refreshingly...
Enterprise Risk Analytics for Capital Markets
Proactive and Real-Time Risk Management
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
While quantitative models can help predict the trends in Capital Markets, forecasts dont always hold up and can quickly cause things to spiral out of control and can lead to global risk. In order to reduce systemic risk, the G20 committed to a fundamental reform of the financial system, to correct...
by Management Training Australia
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2015
This book covers the essentials of communication at work
Chapter one – The communication process
Chapter two - Senders (or “speakers”)
Chapter three - Receivers (or “listeners”)
Chapter four – The messages we send
Chapter five – The “mediums” we use
Chapter six – Coding and decoding
Chapter seven – Conflict resolution
Crazy Busy
How to get more done in a day than you do now in a week
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
Have you got too much time on your hands and not enough to do?
No, I didn’t think so. You need this book if:
Your inbox controls your life
You are always rushing
At the end of the day you often feel disappointed that you didn’t get any real work done
You spend too much time in internal...
by Franco Fantuzzi
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 17, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 17, 2014
Per tutti i giovani manager, i quadri e chiunque abbia un ruolo di responsabilità all’interno di un’organizzazione, Eccellenza competitiva e distintiva rappresenta la guida ideale per posizionare il proprio brand individuale all’interno delle organizzazioni, facilitare le proprie eccellenze...