كتب ادارة Management 2

The Paradoxical Foundation of Strategic Management (Contributions to Management Science)
By Andreas Rasche


Publisher: Physica-Verlag Heidelberg
Number Of Pages: 345
Publication Date: 2007-12-10
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3790819751
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783790819755
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:



This book offers a systematic critique of the scientific discourse of strategic management. It uncovers scholars' unquestioned assumptions and shows that by upholding these assumptions reseachers obscure the paradoxical nature of strategic reasoning. To uncover the paradoxes of strategic management the author refers to the philosophy of Jacques Derrida. He exposes the paradoxes that inevitably occur when theorizing about corporate strategy along the dimensions strategy context, process, and content and shows how these paradoxes can enrich future thinking about strategic problems. The analysis is completed by a discussion of theoretical and practical implications which highlight the need to research strategy not as something an organization has, but as something an organization does. Such a 'practice perspective' gives reference to the paradoxical ground that strategic management rests on and enriches scholars' ability to reflect on practitioners' tasks while 'doing' strategy in organizations.


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Participation and Learning: Perspectives on Education and the Environment, Health and Sustainability
By Alan Reid, Bjarne Bruun Jensen, Jutta Nikel, Venka Simovska


Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 275
Publication Date: 2007-12-06
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1402064152
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781402064159
Binding: Hardcover


Product Description:



This ground-breaking collection brings together a diverse range of perspectives on the philosophy, design and experience of participatory approaches within education and the environment, health and sustainability. Chapters address participatory work with children, youth and adults in both formal and non-formal settings. Authors combine reflections on experience, models and case studies of participatory education with commentary on key debates and issues. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students with interests in learning, research and key concepts in environmental education, health education, and education for sustainable development, and professionals and practitioners engaged in planning and evaluation.



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A Handbook of Management Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Achieving Managerial Excellence and Improved Decision Making
By Michael Armstrong


Publisher: Kogan Page
Number Of Pages: 640
Publication Date: 2006-09-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0749447664
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780749447663
Binding: Paperback


Book Description:

Guide to modern techniques in all fields of management; ideal companion for professional managers, as well as an essential reference book for business and management students. Includes over 100 systematic and analytical methods used to assist in decision-making and to improve efficiency and effectiveness.



Summary: My Personal "Manager's Bible"
Rating: 5

I've spent 2 weeks in Tulsa's main library browsing (all !) books on the subject just to choose one to go buy for a refference on, well... everything. Nothing came close to that on packing so much on-the-point info with brevity. It's an outline of everything, going just as deep as needed for a refference book. Too bad it went out of print.

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Building A Wireless Office
By Gilbert Held


Publisher: AUERBACH
Number Of Pages: 296
Publication Date: 2002-08-29
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 084931271X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780849312717
Binding: Paperback


Book Description:



Sales of IEEE 802.11x compliant wireless LANs are literally exploding. Unfortunately the manuals that accompany the equipment do not address topics such as site selection, equipment interoperability with products from different vendors, how to acquire and configure different firewalls, network address translation, and router software that becomes necessary when connecting to the internet. Building a Wireless Office covers these topics and more. Written for a wide audience of readers who are either considering the use of wireless LANs or need to learn how to use them more efficiently, the text teaches how wireless LANs operate, the difference between currently available and emerging products, and why new wireless LANs that operate at higher data rates may not be suitable nor cost effective for all organizations. Focusing on key topics associated with the construction of a wireless office this how-to guide explains technical issues in non-technical terms. The text discusses several areas asociated with wireless security that will minimize the possibility of your communication being read by unathorized parties. Building a Wireless Office provides you with information you can use to efficiently and economically construct a wireless office ranging in scope from two computers sharing information over the air, to the interconnection of hundreds to thousands of wireless products.

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Service Science, Management and Engineering: Education for the 21st Century (Service Science: Research and Innovations in the Service Economy)
By Bill Hefley, Wendy Murphy




Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2008-02-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0387765778
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780387765778
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:



Increasingly, academic and industrial leaders are recognizing that college graduates need new skills to address business and technical issues in a service business environment. Because services depend critically on people working together and with technology to provide value for others, these new skills include the ability to integrate across traditional disciplinary areas to obtain globally effective solutions. Service Science, Management and Engineering (SSME) is one such approach to properly focusing education and research on services, and to preparing tomorrows graduates to work in an expanding services economy.

Papers in this volume were developed from the 2006 conference hosted by IBM, Service Science, Management, and Engineering Education for the 21st Century. The book incorporates a variety of perspectives, informed by an international background in SSME experience and education, including management, business, social science, computer science and engineering.


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Becoming Virtual: Knowledge Management and Transformation of the Distributed Organization (Contributions to Management Science)
By Jane E. Klobas, Paul D. Jackson


Publisher: Physica-Verlag Heidelberg
Number Of Pages: 267
Publication Date: 2007-10-24
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3790819573
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783790819571
Binding: Paperback


Book Description:



This book examines the capabilities needed to transform a globally distributed organization into a virtual organization (an organization that exists and operates across time and distance with the support of global communications technologies such as the Internet). It introduces techniques for definition of goals for virtualization, for monitoring progress toward virtualization and for studying the impact of virtualization on social uncertainty, knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer, organizational memory, transactive memory, communities of practice and organizational commitment, power and control.

These techniques are applied in an extended case study of a development aid organization's attempts to use knowledge management for virtualization over a two year period. The multidisciplinary team of authors examines virtualization from points of view ranging from the organizational to the technological to the sociological and psychological.

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Supply Chain Games: Operations Management and Risk Valuation (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science)
By Konstantin Kogan, Charles S. Tapiero


Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 513
Publication Date: 2007-10-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0387727752
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780387727752
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:



In todays global economy, supply chains are an essential ingredient to corporate survival and growth. Operations strategy in supply chains must assume an ever-expanding and strategic role of risks that modern enterprises face when they operate in an interdependent supply chain environment. These operational and strategic facets entail a brand new set of operational problems and risks that have not always been understood or managed very well. It falls to supply chain managers to identify and to educate corporate managers on what these critical operational problems and risks involve. This book provides business students and practitioners with the means to understand, to model and to analyze these outstanding issues and problems that are the essential elements in managing supply chains today.



This book will consider these problems in depth and draw essential conclusions regarding their management in supply chains. As a textbook treatment, it will examine traditional operational problems, expressing them in a strategic context, understanding their complexity, and recognizing their interdependency with other firms within a supply-chain environment. Used throughout the book will be application examples that illustrate all the aspects of dealing with and solving these kinds of problems.



The content of SUPPLY CHAIN GAMES: Operations Management and Risk Valuation is presented in three sections, each of which will emphasize important facets of supply chain management operations. (1) Supply chains and operations modeling and management section will provide static and time models and their gradual extension to a supply chain environment. The section will give special attention to the new concerns and issues at this level of analysis. (2) Inter-temporal supply chain management section will address this aspect as differential games. The differential games will be presented as natural continuous-time extensions of static models so that the effect of various types of dynamics on supply chains can be assessed and insights can be developed. (3) Risk and supply chain management section will deal with risk and supply chains as well as providing numerous applications regarding the management of interdependent operations and quality in a supply chain environment.
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Coaching : Evoking Excellence in Others
By James Flaherty


Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 264
Publication Date: 2005-08-19
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750679204
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750679206
Binding: Paperback


Book Description:

Praise for the first edition:
As interest in coaching grows, I think Flahertys book will come to stand out as a definitive work. Peter M. Senge
Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others proposes rigorous methods of practice and self-observation in a relationship of mutual trust, respect and freedom of expression. It will probe you to rethink and possibly undo how you relate to your clients, your partner, your staff, your friends, and how you produce long-term excellent performance in yourself.
This 2nd edition includes new chapters on working with the body and what to do when we find ourselves stuck in our coaching efforts. These chapters, have been included to expand the coaches repertory and readiness to step into wider areas of engagement with clients. As with the previous edition these chapters have annotated bibliographies at their conclusion that will assist the reader in continuing their study. The appendix also has expanded list of self-observation exercises and practices as well as additional material that can be used in assessment.
This book will act as a learning guide for new coaches and master coaches who want to challenge their methods of partnering with clients. It is also applicable to managers intending to include coaching in their developmental roles with team members.
The author has led workshops in coaching, communication, leadership, and project management for more than 12,000 people. These have included participants from many Fortune 500 companies such as AT&T, FMC, Chrysler, Ernst & Young, Cargill, Levi Strauss and Coopers & Lybrand.

*New edition of a classic in the field of coaching-- 1st edition sold over 27,000 copies

*Presents the fundamentals of coaching and offers practical ways to implement coaching programs in any organization

*Revised and updated including new material on latest approaches, the effect of technology and other developments in the field

Religion and the Workplace: Pluralism, Spirituality, Leadership
By Douglas A. Hicks


Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 230
Publication Date: 2003-11-17
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521529603
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521529600
Binding: Paperback


Book Description:

How can company leaders and employees negotiate their different religious and spiritual commitments in the workplace? This analysis proposes constructive solutions based on a concept of respectful pluralism which allows for the expression of individual beliefs and practices. At a time of international debate over religious conflict and tolerance, workforces in various parts of the world are more diverse than ever before. Religion and spirituality are often strongly linked to employees' identities. From the perspective of the employer, however, they can be distracting or divisive influences.
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Project Finance in Theory and Practice: Designing, Structuring, and Financing Private and Public Projects (Academic Press Advanced Finance Series) (Academic Press Advanced Finance Series)
By Stefano Gatti


Publisher: Academic Press
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2007-11-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0123736994
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780123736994
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:

Project finance is a fast-growing area of capital investment for major infrastructure and other large projects. Financing such projects as EuroDisney, airports, highways, tunnels, schools, hospitals, and other large projects presents a complex and interesting challenge that the specialty of project finance takes on wholeheartedly, combining financial engineering with legal and contractual expertise to develop various financing options. In this book, Stefano Gatti of Bocconi University describes the theory that underpins this cutting-edge industry, and then provides illustrations and examples from actual practice to illustrate that theory. At key points in the book, Gatti brings in other project finance experts who share their specialized knowledge on the legal issues and the role of advisors in project finance deals. The CDROM included with the book allows readers to generate results using an excel spreadsheet.

*Forword by William Megginson, Professor and Rainbolt Chair in Finance, Price College of Business, The University of Oklahoma

*Comprehensive coverage of theory and practice of project finance as it is practiced today in Europe and North America

*CDROM included with the book contains interactive spreadsheets so that readers can input data and run and compare various scenarios, including up to the minute treatment of the cutting-edge areas of PPPs and the new problems raised by Basel II related to credit risk measurement

A Survival Guide for Working With Humans: Dealing With Whiners, Back-Stabbers, Know-It-Alls, and Other Difficult People
by Gini Graham, Ph.D. Scott

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Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 2004-01
Sales Rank: 22845
ISBN / ASIN: 0814472052
EAN: 9780814472057
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: AMACOM/American Management Association
Studio: AMACOM/American Management Association
Average Rating: 4.5
Total Reviews: 7




Book Description:

Between dealing with difficult people and navigating through unexpected and complicated situations, the typical day at the office involves making countless choices on how to engage with others. To succeed in the long run, good work relationships must be carefully developed and maintained.

A Survival Guide for Working with Humans presents real-life scenarios of specific work relationship problems, along with interactive quizzes, and answers on how to solve each of the problems. The book shows readers how to:

* Deal with ethical dilemmas in the workplace * Resolve everyday conflicts * Know when to speak up, when not to, and what to say * Make a graceful retreat from an unwinnable confrontation

A snappy, conversational style combines with dozens of practical tools and examples to make a fascinating, essential book.
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A Survival Guide for Working With Humans: Dealing With Whiners, Back-Stabbers, Know-It-Alls, and Other Difficult People
by Gini Graham, Ph.D. Scott

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Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 2004-01
Sales Rank: 22845
ISBN / ASIN: 0814472052
EAN: 9780814472057
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: AMACOM/American Management Association
Studio: AMACOM/American Management Association
Average Rating: 4.5
Total Reviews: 7




Book Description:

Between dealing with difficult people and navigating through unexpected and complicated situations, the typical day at the office involves making countless choices on how to engage with others. To succeed in the long run, good work relationships must be carefully developed and maintained.

A Survival Guide for Working with Humans presents real-life scenarios of specific work relationship problems, along with interactive quizzes, and answers on how to solve each of the problems. The book shows readers how to:

* Deal with ethical dilemmas in the workplace * Resolve everyday conflicts * Know when to speak up, when not to, and what to say * Make a graceful retreat from an unwinnable confrontation

A snappy, conversational style combines with dozens of practical tools and examples to make a fascinating, essential book.
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Nightly Business Report Presents Lasting Leadership: What You Can Learn from the Top 25 Business People of our Times (The Wharton Press Paperback Series)
by Mukul Pandya, Robbie Shell, Susan Warner, Sandeep Junnarkar, Jeffrey Brown,

By Mukul Pandya, Robbie Shell, Susan Warner, Sandeep Junnarkar, Jeffrey Brown,
Publisher: Wharton School Publishing
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2006-01-31
Sales Rank: 285495
ISBN / ASIN: 0131877305
EAN: 9780131877306
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Wharton School Publishing
Studio: Wharton School Publishing
Average Rating: 4.5
Total Reviews: 18




Book Description: )

Paths to greatness: Actionable lessons from today's most remarkable business leaders
Incisive profiles from Knowledge@Wharton and Nightly Business Report
Andy Grove, Mary Kay Ash, Lou Gerstner, Richard Branson, Herb Kelleher, Charles Schwab... and 19 more

In this book, two of the world's most respected sources of business insight come together to select and profile the 25 most influential businesspeople of the past quarter century. These incisive profiles teach specific lessons you can use to discover, refine, and nurture your own leadership style... achieve breakthrough results... and accelerate your career progress.

The team: Nightly Business Report, the United States' #1 daily TV business news program, and Knowledge@Wharton, The Wharton School's online journal of research and business analysis. Together, they offer powerful new insights into familiar faces--and reveal the passion and brilliance that allowed less-well-known leaders to achieve the extraordinary.

From corporate culture to brand management, risk-taking to pricing, this book's insights won't just help you: they'll inspire you.

What outstanding leaders do, and how they do it

Actionable insights for achieving your own form of greatness

Building corporate culture that can withstand anything

What you can learn from Southwest's Herb Kelleher and J&J's James Burke

Key attributes of lasting leadership

Giving voice to customers, giving voice to truth

Getting smarter, faster

Case studies in building organizations that learn--and act

Reinventing your business: when it's time, how to do it

Lessons from the master: Steve Jobs

Discovering underserved markets--and serving them profitably

Mohammed Yunus: Profiting from entrepreneurship in the world's poorest communities

The greatest business leaders of our generation

How they achieved the impossible

What you can learn from them

How to use those lessons to supercharge your career

25 compelling profiles from two of the world's leading sources of business insight:

Nightly Business Report and The Wharton School's Knowledge@Wharton

25 extraordinary leaders, 25 incisive profiles:

Andy Grove, Intel

Bill Gates, Microsoft

John Bogle, The Vanguard Group

Steve Jobs, Apple & Pixar

Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway

Herb Kelleher, Southwest Airlines

Sam Walton, Wal-Mart

Jack Welch, GE

Jeff Bezos, Amazon

Mary Kay Ash, Mary Kay

Michael Dell, Dell

Peter F. Drucker

Alan Greenspan

Oprah Winfrey, Harpo, Inc.

George Soros, Soros Fund Management

James Burke, Johnson & Johnson

Lee Iacocca, Chrysler

Peter Lynch, Fidelity Investments

Frederick Smith, FedEx

Mohammed Yunus, Grameen Bank

Ted Turner, Turner Broadcasting

Lou Gerstner, IBM & RJR Nabisco

Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab

Richard Branson, Virgin

William George, Medtronic
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Digital Integration, Growth and Rational Regulation
By Paul J.J. Welfens


Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 186
Publication Date: 2007-11-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3540745947
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783540745945
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:



This book focuses on the role of information and communication technologies for economic integration, networking and growth. Technological and regulatory dynamics are highlighted with respect to EU countries and the US.

The analysis deals with the main issues of rational regulations in open economies. Schumpeterian developments and dynamic efficiency gains are crucial for Europe in the context of telecommunications competition and network modernisation achieving the goals of the Lisbon Agenda requires adequate incentives for investment and solid capital market prospects. Economic progress in the digital knowledge society will be characterised by enormous structural change and the growth of digital services. New policy conclusions at both the national and international levels including welfare analysis are presented.

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Decision Making using Game Theory: An Introduction for Managers
By Anthony Kelly


Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 214
Publication Date: 2003-05-19
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521814626
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521814621
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:

Game theory is a key element in most decision making processes involving two or more people or organizations. This book explains how game theory can predict the outcome of complex decision making processes, and how it can help to improve negotiation and decision-making skills. It is grounded in well-established theory, yet the wide-ranging international examples used to illustrate its application offer a fresh approach to what is becoming an essential weapon in the armory of the informed manager. The book is accessibly written, explaining in simple terms the underlying mathematics behind games of skill. It analyzes more sophisticated topics such as zero-sum games, mixed-motive games, and multi-person games, coalitions and power. Clear examples and helpful diagrams are used throughout, and the mathematics is kept to a minimum. Written for managers, students and decision-makers in every field.

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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide): 2000 Edition
By Project Management Institute


Publisher: Project Management Institute
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: 2001-02
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1880410222
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781880410226
Binding: Hardcover


Book Description:

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)- 2000 Edition is your basic reference and the world's de facto standard for the project management profession. It was designated an American National Standard (ANSI/PMI 99-001-2000) by the American National Standards Institute in March 2001.

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) is an inclusive term that describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. The PMBOK® Guide identifies and describes the subset of principles and practices within the PMBOK® that are generally accepted and applicable to most projects most of the time. The guide also provides a common lexicon for talking about project management. Project management is a relatively young profession, and while there is substantial commonality around what is done, there is relatively little commonality in the terms used. An extensive glossary further aids in standardizing definitions of the most important concepts, terms, and phrases.

The Project Management Institute (PMI®) uses the PMBOK® Guide as one of the references for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Examination. Major revisions and expansions of this edition include:

• Aligned newly added processes, tools, and techniques with the five project processes and nine knowledge areas. For example, reserve time, variance analysis, and activity attributes were added to Chapter 6 (Project Time Management); estimating publications and earned value were added to Chapter 7 (Project Cost Management); and project reports, project presentations, and project closure were added to Chapter 10 (Project Communications Management).

• Added a section in Chapter 2 to acknowledge the role of the Project Office; expanded the treatment of earned value management in Chapter 4 and Chapter 10; and added a brief discussion of the Theory of Constraints in Chapter 6.

• Expanded Chapter 11 (Project Risk Management) to include six processes instead of the previous four: Risk Management Planning, Risk Identification, Risk Assessment, Risk Quantification, Risk Response Planning, and Risk Monitoring and Control.

• Strengthened the linkage between organizational strategy and project management throughout.

The PMBOK® Guide is one of those indispensable tools that you will want at your fingertips, both at work and in your home office. Selected as a suggested resource for CAPM®, CAQ® Automotive Product Development, CAQ Capital Projects, CAQ Information Technology Systems, CAQ Information Technology Networking, and CAQ Project Management Office exam preparation.

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