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JAI Press
Research In Organizational Behaviour - Vol 25 Description: This volume celebrates the first quarter century of publishing Research in Organizational Behavior. From its inception, Research in Organizational Behavior has striven to provide important theoretical integrations of major literatures in the organizational sciences, as well as timely examination and provocative analyses of pressing organizational issues and problems. In keeping with this tradition, the current volume offers an eclectic mix of scholarly articles that address a variety of important questions in organizational theory and do so from a diverse range of disciplinary perspectives and theoretical orientations. A number of the chapters also directly engage contemporary events and dilemmas of considerable importance.... Read More about the "Research In Organizational Behaviour - Vol 25" on the The Nile Book Store Website

The Nile Book Store
Research In Organizational Change And Development, Volume 15 Description: The chapters in volume 15 of ROCD address a wide array of topics, challenges, and gaps in our knowledge of organizational change. Purser, Bluedorn and Petranker explore the dynamics of time in organizational change, proposing the use of the concept of flow time. Falkenberg and her colleagues examine the issue of excessive change in organizations, which they define as the simultaneous pursuit of multiple unrelated changes. Real and Poole develop a framework for classifying approaches to conceptualizing and measuring innovation implementation. Roth provides a case description of knowledge creation stemming from a team composed of university, business, and consulting organizations. Ferdig and Ludema examine change via self-organizing processes at the U.S. National Regulatory Commission, the government agency that monitors nuclear reactors. Wischnevsky and Damanpour explore the punctuated equilibrium model of organizational transformation in the banking industry. Golembiewski and his colleagues address the application of organization development across cultures, specifically the use of OD within those cultures where Confucian ideas are prominent. Coghlan and Coughlan report on the CO-IMPROVE project-an action research initiative funded by the European Union. Finally, Yeager, Sorensen and Bengtsson assess the current state of the use of appreciative inquiry in programs of organizational change.... Read More about the "Research In Organizational Change And Development, Volume 15" on the The Nile Book Store Website

JAI Press
Research In Personnel And Human Resources Management Vol 24 Description: This series publishes monograph length conceptual papers designed to promote theory and research on important substantive and methodological topics in the field of human resources management. Volume 24 of Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management (RPHRM) contains seven papers on critical issues in the field of human resources management, thus continuing the tradition of the series to develop a more informed understanding of the field.A Multi-Level Application of Learning and Performance Orientations to Individual, Group, and Organizational OutcomesJustice in Teams: A Review of Fairness Effects in Collective ContextsStanding Up or Standing By: What Predicts Blowing the Whistle on Organizational Wrongdoing?A Model of Employee Self-Service Technology AcceptanceLearner Control and Workplace E-Learning: Design, Person, and Organizational IssuesGoal Propensity: Understanding and Predicting Individual Differences in MotivationThe Elusive Criterion of Fit Revisited: Toward an Integration Theory of Multidimensional Fit... Read More about the "Research In Personnel And Human Resources Management Vol 24" on the The Nile Book Store Website

JAI Press
Research Methodology In Strategy And Management, Volume 2 Description: Research methods present the strategic management field with great opportunities and challenges. This second volume of Research Methodology in Strategy and Management includes three types of chapters. One set of chapters describes challenges and opportunities inherent in particular content areas, including resource-based theory, strategic groups research, entrepreneurship, real options, and the construct of performance. A second group of chapters examine key ontological and epistemological issues in the strategic management context, including the relationship between theory and method, the human side of research methods, and mixed-level research. A final group of chapters describe how strategy researchers can better use particular methods. These methods include meta-analysis, Internet-based surveys, and cognitive mapping techniques. Collectively, the chapters offer state of the art thinking about research methodology provided by intellectual leaders within the management field.... Read More about the "Research Methodology In Strategy And Management, Volume 2" on the The Nile Book Store Website

The Nile Book Store
Research On Technological Innovation, Management And Policy - Vol 8 Description: The aim of this book is to contribute to the understanding of product innovation - how it takes place and how it affects firms and the economy. It links product innovation to interactive learning and to the performance of firms. It studies the interconnections between these three elements on the basis of unique data sets and detailed case studies. The book will prove helpful for managers, employees and policy makers as well as for scholars and students who want to understand the role of product innovation in the economy.In the book it is shown that product innovation is of major importance. For the economy as a whole, the introduction of new products is fundamental for economic growth. Process innovation without product innovation would sooner or later result in economic stagnation and in what has been called technological unemployment. In turbulent sectors product innovation is necessary for firms to survive and grow.The book also shows that product innovation is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon. In order to capture this complexity authors combine different theoretical perspectives, different levels of aggregation, and different methodological approaches.... Read More about the "Research On Technological Innovation, Management And Policy - Vol 8" on the The Nile Book Store Website

BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN
Resouces Management Description: Managing Resources is the absolute guide to all areas of resource control. It includes: Thorough coverage of all areas of resource control for supervisors. Clear explanations of theories and techniques of control. Practical exercises to reinforce skills and knowledge. Application of theory to the work-based problem`s facing today`s managers. The Team Leader Development Series is an essential tool towards gaining the Supervisory Management Award. Consisting of four practical and interactive textbooks, this series will be invaluable not only to students, but also as a guide individuals and organisations seeking to improve their business performance at the first level of management.Key learning features: Learning Objectives to enable the reader to assess the knowledge gained throughout the series. Activities to put the learning into practice. Case studies - `true-life` scenarios! Workbased Assignments which will provide evidence for S - NVQ portfolios. Language is straightforward and direct, contextualised to relate to team leaders and supervisory managers working in a wide range of industry sectors. Influential protagonists in the field will be alluded to as appropriate to support the learning. Action plan to take the learning forward.Thorough coverage of all areas of resource control for supervisors.Clear explanations of theories and techniques of control.Practical exercises to reinforce skills and knowledge.... Read More about the "Resouces Management" on the The Nile Book Store Website

McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
Results-based Leadership Description: This text focuses on how to achieve results, outlining what it means to be an effective leader. It goes beyond the competency-based approach, and shows how to deliver results in four specific areas: results for employees; for the organization; for its customers; and for its investors.... Read More about the "Results-based Leadership" on the The Nile Book Store Website

MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION - EUROPE
Retail Marketing Description: This second edition retains the analytical approach to the functions and problems of retail marketing management found in the first, but it has been fully revised and updated to reflect developments in retail theory and practice.... Read More about the "Retail Marketing" on the The Nile Book Store Website

MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY
Retail Pricing Strategies And Market Power Description: This study of retail pricing practices examines how companies build bridges between economics and marketing, and how those practices contribute to profits in businesses such as supermarkets, banks, and airlines. The study focuses on retailers with significant market power who try to set prices at the value of the product in the hands of the consumer, rather than by reference to cost. Mills (economics, U. of Sydney) examines implications of retail pricing strategies for the public interest, and the potential role for initiatives by government and by consumer organizations. The study may appeal to students and professionals involved in pricing and regulatory management, marketing, and economics. The book is distributed by Paul&Company, a division of IPG. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknewsCom)... Read More about the "Retail Pricing Strategies And Market Power" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Taylor&Francis Books Ltd
Rethinking The Fifth Discipline Description: This text presents an approach to management that has attained position on the International Hall of Fame, and explains and critiques the ideas in straight forward terms. The book aims to make fundamental improvements to the core discipline of systemic thinking. It establishes crucial developments in this area in the context of the learning organization, including creativity and organizational transformation. It is therefore a text for strategic planners, organizational change agents and consultants.;Key features of this work include a review and critique of The Fifth Discipline and systemic thinking, and an introduction to the gurus of systemic thinking - Senge, Bertalanffy, Beer, Ackoff, Checkland and Churchman. The text also looks at ideas for a redefinition of management through systemic thinking, a guide to choosing, implementing and evaluating improvement strategies, and information on practical animation.;The author has implemented systemic management in a wide range of organizations in many continents and lectured by invitation in 25 countries, including Japan and the USA.... Read More about the "Rethinking The Fifth Discipline" on the The Nile Book Store Website

TAYLOR&FRANCIS LTD
Revealing The Corporation Description: An international and multidisciplinary collection of works capturing the quintessence of the corporation and its inner and outer manifestations. Drawing on their wide experience the editors have assembled a portfolio of works from those who practice, as well as those who study and research the area. These will be of interest to anyone studying, analyzing and managing an organization`s identity, image, reputation and corporate brand.The book draws on articles from leading journals in the field and includes important recent articles as well as classics, written by recognised masters of the genre, which still inform current debate and practice.Key feature include: insightful commentary from the editors on each sectiondiscussion and study questionslinks to other works in the genreThis book is invaluable to both students and managers who are concerned with comprehending the dimensions of corporate meaning.... Read More about the "Revealing The Corporation" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Butterworth-Heinemann
Rhythm Of Business Description: The Rhythm of Business identifies and describes the natural development process which all successful business people use intuitively when starting and running a business. Once you understand The Rhythm of Business, you will never feel lost or out of sync, no matter what business you are in, because The Rhythm of Business incorporates a process with concrete steps to attain business success applicable for any business. A lot of business books deal in tips.` This book deals with the most fundamental principles in business. Fundamental principles might not sound interesting to someone who is trained to think in terms of the practicalities of daily business life, but, in fact, The Rhythm of Business is the most practical, down-to-earth business book you will ever read!Jeffrey C. Shuman has crafted a unique career as an entrepreneur, consultant, business professor, and author. He is considered a leading expert in the emerging field of entrepreneurial studies. His courses in entrepreneurship at Bentley College tap state-of-the-art knowledge about business creation. His writings include dozens of articles and a book on entrepreneurs and the business creation process. The most profound insights into how business works Secrets used by successful entrepreneurs Exposes the soul of business... Read More about the "Rhythm Of Business" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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