The world of wage labour seems to have become a soulless machine, an engine of social and environmental destruction. Employees seem to be nothing but 'cogs' in this system - but is this true? Located at the intersection of political theory, moral philosophy, and business ethics, this book questions the picture of the world of work as a 'system'. Hierarchical organizations, both in the public and in the private sphere, have specific features of their own. This does not mean, however, that they ca...
Organizational Learning (Organization Science, #2)
[An] intellectually stimulating collection of essays. --Business Today How do organizations learn, change, and adapt? The study of "organizational learning" allows researchers to map an organization′s past behavior and gain insight into how stream of experience becomes a basis for action in the present. The chapters in Organizational Learning, all from first-rate researchers, contribute to the development of organizational learning theory in three ways. They delineate its scope, diff...
Technology offsets, a nonconventional international trade-financing tool, is used by governments (buyers) to obtain industrial and technological benefits from companies (sellers) as part of international procurement. Offsets deals involve billions of dollars and this practice exists in around 80 countries around the world. Though offsets is a popular practice in defence, it is increasingly gaining popularity in civil sectors. Offsets is often tainted by controversy and receives bad press. What t...
An all inclusive resource for companies and individuals.
Welcome to Corporate Life. The NEW Employee Manual is not your Dad's or Mom's employee manual. It's the new playbook for corporate survival, fitting today's realities and the challenges facing employees who join or work in large, seemingly successful companies. Those companies already issued very specific and detailed employee manuals covering everything under the sun except how to compete well in our brave new world. The NEW Employee Manual will help you navigate the Corporate (with a capital...
13 etapes pour trouver le job ideal en moins d'un mois
by Gabriel Theo Josephson
Ask for It: How Women Can Use Negotiation to Get What They Really Want
by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever
"People have forgotten how to be funny," says Chris Vogler in his foreword to What Are You Laughing at? Luckily, experienced and award-winning humor writer Brad Schreiber is here to remind us all how it's done. If laughter is the best medicine, be prepared to feel fit as a fiddle after perusing these pages. Brad's clever wit and well-timed punch lines are sure to leave you grasping your sides, while his wise advice will ensure that you're able to follow in his comedic footsteps. With more than...
Negotiation with Connect Access Card
by Roy J Lewicki, David M Saunders, and Bruce Barry
A highly intelligent, indispensable guide to how to discuss the undiscussable: asking for a raise, ending a relationship, apologising. Being tactful is a good thing to be, but it's not the answer to the dilemma of difficult conversations. We need advice that is more powerful than 'handle it nicely' or 'be diplomatic'. The problems run deeper than that; so must the answers. DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS presents an invaluable step-by-step guide on how to deal with the most challenging conversations...
How to Improve Auto Sales Phone Skills (Fast Sales Training Center Auto Sales Training Courses)
by Ana Rodriguez and Elvis Rodriguez
This book argues that corporate culture - the values, customs, and conventions of a business organization-has altered how workers conduct themselves both inside and outside the workplace.