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Intended to be of use for upper-level and graduate courses offered either in management or psychology departments, this work provides an analysis of major contemporary theories, research and applications in the area of motivation and work behaviour. As in previous editions, this volume introduces the core topics, reviews several prominent theories, discusses specific topics and concludes with a summary. Topics new to this edition include cross-cultural influences, "high involvement" management a...

Improve customer and employee loyalty with your brand stories  Your brand is the stories people share about you when you’re not in the room. Whether a small, one or two-person company or a large multinational; a not for profit or a Government organisation; a start-up entrepreneur or a corporate institution; a school or a sporting team; a religious institution or a political party; a local café or a global franchise — everyone has a brand and everyone has a story. The reality is people are alread...

‘Business transfer’ refers to the transfer of ownership and leadership from one or more outgoing owner-manager(s) to one or more incoming owner-manager(s). Apart from all the company's material assets, it presupposes that information, relationships, know-how and social capital are also transmitted from one to the other. While much of the research on entrepreneurship has focused on new business ventures, few studies have considered business transfers as an alternative way of embarking on entrep...

The Digital Age is having a broad and profound impact on companies and entire industries. Rather than simply automate or embed digital technology into existing offerings, your business needs to rethink everything. In this practical book, three ThoughtWorks professionals provide a game plan to help your business through this transformation, along with technical concepts that you need to know to be an effective leader in a modern digital business. Chock-full of practical advice and case studies t...

For more than four decades the "Pfeiffer Annuals" have presented thought-leading ideas and cutting-edge practices in training, consulting, and human resource management. A new title has been added to the impressive collection of Pfeiffer's yearly publications, "The 2007 Pfeiffer Annual: Leadership Development". This important book explores one of the most pressing issues facing organizations across the globe how to successfully identify and develop current and future leaders. This comprehensive...

This book is a longitudinal story of seven Italian-Australian family business dynasties, spanning over a hundred years across three generations, and starting with the founding generation who migrated to Australia in the first half of the 20th century. With hard work and sacrifices, they set the foundations of a long-lasting family culture, and the values that form the glue of a multigenerational family business. The book focuses on the personal, family, and business values that keep family membe...

Leading in a Technology-Driven WorldThe relationship of humans to technology is a ubiquitous theme in today's world of mobile devices, 24/7 internet access, and omnipresent digital business tools. The essays in this collection don't focus on a specific technology but on the challenges technology creates for management. In them Peter F. Drucker explores how managers can harness technology to enable workers to be more productive. In this collection he offers insights on: how technology affects the...

This book is full of new ways to overcome the barriers created when people work in different locations: How to create a forum for idea-sharing, solve problems among people from multiple functions, keep everyone in the "virtual loop," prevent things from slipping through the cracks, keep members up-to-date on changes and decisions, and much more.

Michael Porter is recognized as one of the top authorities on corporate strategy and business competition. The historical review of strategic management clearly shows that Porter’s research has bridged up two general paradigms (before and after the 1980s) thus helping both researchers and practitioners to better understand unanticipated global changes. His two generic strategies: costs and diversification, the two interdependent strategic options, are key in the context of the competitiveness of...

Un libro accesible y conciso acerca de las cualidades indispensables del liderazgo eficaz ?Cual es tu sueno? En tu mas fantastica imaginacion, ?que te ves haciendo? ?Que se interpone entre tu y tus suenos? La respuesta es liderazgo. "Todo surge o se desploma por liderazgo", dice el Dr. John Maxwell, autor de numerosos libros sobre el tema, "pero saber dirigir es solo la mitad de la batalla. Entender lo que es ser lider y liderar son dos actividades diferentes". La clave para pasar de enten...

WARNING: This book will make you ambitious AF. Side Effects May Include: Career success. Beyoncé confidence. A renegade resume. Gold medal mindset. Loss of apprehension. Read at your own risk. Everyone always tells you, “do what you love.” But how is this possible? You're thinking that you’re just not talented enough, or don’t have the right degree, or that your goals are too lofty. Amanda Nachman shares that you are more remarkable than you realize—and that you’re worthy of your dream j...

The role of managers as employees in nine industrialized non-communist countries is examined. The book includes an introduction by Myron Roomkin. The focus of the international study is on middle managers, including professionals such as lawyers and accountants. The study documents the differences and similarities which exist in the employment relationships of managers in a broad range of European and English speaking countries, and considers how employment relationship has been affected by the...