"The perfect book for the times in which we live . . . page after page of engaging stories, profound insights, and practical tips on how you can stand up and take responsibility for making something meaningful happen." --Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the bestselling The Leadership Challenge All too often, the challenges we face seem overwhelming. Where do we start? What if we fail? But bestselling author John Izzo argues that almost every problem, from personal difficulties and business challenges t...
Learnsmart Access Card for Interpersonal Skills in Organizations
by Suzanne de Janasz, Karen O Dowd, and Beth Schneider
Modeling and Design Innovations for Effective Organizational Information Systems
Modeling and Design Innovations for Effective Organizational Information Systems highlights new methods for identification of semantic inconsistency, incompleteness, redundancy, and ambiguity of information system specifications. An ideal resource for researchers, practitioners, and academicians, this book promotes innovative findings in emerging disciplines of informatics on enterprise system modeling, design, integration, and evolution.
In this legendary business book and Silicon Valley staple, the former chairman and CEO of Intel shares his perspective on how to build and run a company. A practical handbook for navigating real-life business scenarios and a powerful management manifesto with the ability to revolutionize the way we work. The essential skill of creating and maintaining new businesses—the art of the entrepreneur—can be summed up in a single word: managing. Born of Grove’s experiences at one of America’s leading...
In order to remain competitive, organizations must adapt to transforming environments at a rapid pace. As such, managers and employees need to constantly update their knowledge and skills, particularly as businesses become more digital and global. Educational and Social Dimensions of Digital Transformation in Organizations provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of evolving organizations and maintaining sustainable business strategies through digital environme...
Open Windows Culture - The Christian's Guide (Open Windows Culture, #1)
by J Kevin Powell
* The first book to coach leaders through a combination of practical business communications tips and an overview of the wider operating landscape, and the importance of this combination to building authentic leadership * Written specifically for those in, or aspiring to, the C-suite, by an author with over 25 years' experience working with this level of leadership * Both meditative and practical, serves as a thought-provoking manifesto and an actionable guide to communicating, and leading, in t...
Organizational Stress Around the World (Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society)
by Cary L. Cooper and D M Pestonjee
Stress is defined as a feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize. It can occur due to environmental issues, such as a looming work deadline, or psychological, for example, persistent worry about familial problems. While the acute response to life-threatening circumstances can be life-saving, research reveals that the body’s stress response is largely similar when it reacts to less threatening but chronical...
China and Europe on the New Silk Road
The global order, based on international governance and multilateral trade mechanisms in the aftermath of the Second World War, is changing rapidly and creating waves of uncertainty. This is especially true in higher education, a field increasingly built on international cooperation and the free movement of students, academics, knowledge, and ideas. Meanwhile, China has announced its plans for a "New Silk Road" (NSR) and is developing its higher education and research systems at speed. In this b...