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Book SynopsisThis book transposes the ‘free-energy principle’, as espoused by the neuroscientist Karl Friston, to strategic governance, and forming the new concept of Free-Energy Governance (FEG). This concept lays the foundation for a new logic of governing continuous transformation. In addition to guiding the structure, cognition, and capabilities of success in strategic renewal, FEG provides a systematic and practice-relevant approach to predicting a firm’s potential for entropy.Using this new concept, the author shows that the success of continuous strategic renewal and business innovation, elements crucial for firm survival, are determined by the triplet of a firm’s structure, cognition, and dynamic board capabilities. “How to govern large organizations in times of high uncertainty and permanent change? To answer this pressing question, … Bijan Khezri has been the first to apply [the free energy] principle to management science … This book is an eyeopener for every reflective leader.¨ Professor Oliver Gassmann, Director of the Institute of Management and Technology, University of St. Gallen “I really enjoyed reading this book. It was both exciting and reassuring to see how the same fundamental ideas can be found in fields as disparate as nonequilibrium steady-state physics and theories of governance.” Professor Karl. J. Friston; Director of the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging “Using a term often applied to best-selling novels, ‘it is a page turner’ in which I learned something new in every chapter! Every board member, all executives and scholars interested in strategic leadership and governance must read this book if they wish to remain relevant in the coming transformational decades.” Michael A. Hitt University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University Former President, Academy of Management, and former Editor, Academy of Management Journal "We could not ask for a better author to initiate this new conversation in the board research community and convey its merits to the world of board practice." Martin HilbProfessor Emeritus, University of St. Gallen Founder and Managing Partner, International Board Foundation and President of Swiss Institute of Directors “Set against a wide swath of literature, the book impressively makes the case for a new logic of strategic renewal in which the board of directors plays a central role.” Professor Constance E. Helfat, Tuck School of Business at DartmouthTable of ContentsPart I: Re-framing the Strategy-Governance Conversation.- 1. ‘Thinking Born of Curiosity, Revolt, and Change’.- 2. Sensing, Sensemaking, and Strategic Renewal.- 3. Microfoundations of Strategic Governance.- 4. Free Energy Principle (FEP).- 5. Conclusion.- Part II: Free Energy Governance (FEG).- 6. Structure: Synergizing Governance and Operational Channels.- 7. Cognition: From Superposition to Reality.- 8. Capabilities: Duality Management.- 9. Laying the Foundation for a Self-Organizing (Autopoietic) Governance Logic.- Part III: Conclusion.- 10. Free Energy Governance vs. Traditional Corporate Governance.- 11. Implications for Management Practice.- 12. Future Research Agenda.- 13. Outperformance and Survival as a Matter of Self-Organization.- Part IV: Engaged Scholarship Interviews.- 14. Steve Case.- 15. Jan Ståhlberg.

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Book SynopsisThe pace of change today is unprecedented. As more than one observer has said, change itself has changed. Technologies and markets in virtually every industry are now subject to rapid and unpredictable change, placing a premium on the ability to successfully manage new paradoxes, such as being entrepreneurial and efficient, as well as able to sense shifts and rapidly respond and secure enough stability for quality and efficiency. In short, enterprise leaders face a paradigm shift in management, and they will be forced to transform their organizations in order to survive in the 21st century. This book will provide leaders with the fundamental principles for managing a firm in the digital economy, as well as the Rendanheyi business model, developed for the new century. Finally, the book will provide leaders with a case, based on GE Appliances, on how they can effectively transform their own organizations. Foreword by Edgar Schein and Peter Schein.Table of ContentsTable of ContentsFrontMatterPart IWhy Management Needs to Change and Key Capabilities for a Digital Economy 1.Why New Management Models Are Needed—and The New Management Capabilities. Part II Two Cradles of Management Innovations2.Silicon Valley3.The Silicon Valley Model4.China 5. The New Chinese ModelPart III Haier and the RenDanHeYi model 6. Haier: A Traditional Firm Transforming into a Digital Winner7.The RenDanHeYi Model 8.RenDanHeYi Versus the Silicon Valley Model Part IVGE Appliances in 2016 and 2021 and the Interpretation of RenDanHeYi 9.GE Appliances in 201610.GE Appliances in 2021 11.GE Appliances’ Interpretation of RenDanHeYi Part V — A Framework for Better Understanding a Business Transformation12.A Framework for Understanding a Business TransformationPart VI — The Transformation of a 100-year-old Company 13.From Desire to Implementation 14.Key Steps Taken by GE AppliancesPart VII — Managerial Advice and Concluding Summary15.Managerial Advice16.Concluding Summary

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the Complementary Management Model. Building on extensive theoretical considerations on management and leadership, it outlines the seven elements of the model: the management actors (1) jointly fulfil management tasks (2) serving two management functions (3) by performing management routines (4) and applying formal management instruments (5), which requires management resources (6) and management unit structures (7). The key mechanisms of Complementary Management include the primacy of employee self-leadership, compensatory interventions of the line manager in the absence of such self-steerage, and active roles for senior managers and HR advisors in the management/leadership process. The Complementary Leadership Model is practice-oriented and offers a coherent conceptual basis for corporate models (= principles and guidelines) of management and leadership. The book describes the process for developing and introducing such guidelines and backs this up with project recommendations. It is aimed at all those interested in theory, but especially HR professionals and managers who shape management and leadership in their organizations and are looking for compelling theoretical foundations for their work.Table of Contents1. Conceptualizing Models of Management and Leadership: Constructs, Differentiations and other Theoretical Considerations.- 2. The Complementary Management Model.- 3. The Role of Line Managers in Complementary Management.- 4. The Role of the Specialized HR Function.

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Book SynopsisThis Open Access book explores the meaning and roles that strategy and leadership play in our lives. Based on decades of experience, the author contemplates whether we believe strategic leadership exists because it actually exists, or whether it exists because we believe it does? Both answers are true. The author argues that the duality of the essence of strategic leadership is clear. It may appear to be personalised, or it may seem to be an important characteristic of the organization enacted everywhere where there is guidance. In fact, the discussion about strategic leadership raises more questions. In this thought-provoking book, the author puts forward a robust critical assessment of one of the most widely used concepts in management research and practice. Beginning with an ontological and historical discussion around which the concept of strategic leadership has developed, the book continues to discuss the phenomenon of strategic leadership. Utilising a post-modern perspective and by heavily drawing on concepts such as hegemony and ideology, the author then discusses the role of organizational culture and networks, as well as the underlying tensions that come associated with strategic leadership.Table of Contents1. The Classic Ontology of Leadership.2. Collective and Leadership.3. The Rise of Strategic Leadership.4. External Adaptation.5. Strategic Direction.6. Strategic Leadership Between Hegemony and Ideology.7. Organisational Culture, Leadership Language and Integration of the Collective.8. Configurations of Strategic Leadership.9. Strategic Leadership from the Social Network Perspective.10. Facing Tensions in Strategic Leadership.​

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Book SynopsisThe unprecedented challenges of today—a world-wide pandemic, climate disruption on a global scale, and an economic instability that knows no boundaries—require a leadership grounded in a profound and unflinching awareness of our interconnectedness and the existential stakes before us. The Path to Authentic Leadership frames the dilemmas of leadership within the insights provided by the Ouroboros, the mythic snake willing to destroy parts of itself so that it can be renewed. Like the Ouroboros, today’s leaders must be prepared to enter into a dynamic, uncertain, and ever-changing environment with the capacity to reflect, adapt, let go of what is no longer working, and create solutions that are not only renewing, but sustainable. Drawing from his decades of training in psychoanalysis and the systems-psychodynamic method, Kets de Vries discusses the effects of the pandemic in the context of the seven deadly sins, the impact of shame, evil, the lure of charisma and even the perils of procrastination. Also, he explores the inner theatre of white-collar criminals and the super-rich. He comments on the role of magic in management and the paradoxical role of koans, serving as catalysts for change. From there, he goes on to outline a path toward organizational transformation, turning again to the self-renewing process presented by the Ouroboros. This dynamic is applied to his 7C sequence for organizational transformation—Context, Confrontation, Clarification, Crystallization, Cascading, Consolidation, and Continuity. Its enactment is brought to life through the story of a troubled CEO and the careful, step-by-step advice offered by an experienced executive consultant. Throughout, Kets de Vries reminds us that the path to authentic leadership will be meaningless unless it is guided by a deeply held commitment to serve as a force for good.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Dancing with the Ouroboros • Discusses the etymological origins and symbolism of the ouroboros. • Aligns the transformation and renewal seen in the ouroboros to psychological theory, referring in particular to the concept of “twice borns.” • Shares his own drive to reinvent himself professionally throughout his life. • Discusses his own life’s goal to create stronger, more ethical leaders who are willing to engage in the kind of renewal suggested by the ouroboros. • Reviews the main themes of the chapters to follow. Chapter 1: Covid and the Seven Deadly Sins • Explores the seven deadly sins in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and Issues related to leadership and work life. • Discusses how leadership might be reimagined post-pandemic, looking at the female leadership during the pandemic and the seven virtues. Chapter 2: Is There Banality in Evil? • Examines the origins of evil from a psychological perspective, asking what makes a person, action and even organization ‘evil.’ • Analyses obedience to authority and its relationship to evil acts. • Discusses group dynamics and the famous Milgram and Zimbardo studies. • Examines how we can prevent evil and looks at early childhood development. Chapter 3: The Psychology of White-Collar Criminals • Analyses the psychological factors behind white-collar crime. • Looks at the Fraud Triangle and the Fraud Diamond as tools to examine the factors and conditions that can put people and organisations at greater risk for committing this type of crime. • Examines ways to prevent white-collar crime, with special focus on organisational culture and leadership development. Chapter 4: The Dance Macabre of Shame • Offers a psychological inquiry into the profound impact shame can have on people. • This chapter is framed by a story of an HR executive who seeks to understand the destructive perfectionism of one of her sales directors. • Explains the differences between shame and guilt and provides both an evolutionary and psychological perspective on shame. • Provides a step-by-step protocol for overcoming shame. Chapter 5: Catching the Thief of Time: The Perils of Procrastination • Analyzes the “thief of time”—procrastination—from a psychological perspective • Offers actional steps to help turn around procrastination and become more productive. Chapter 6: The inner theatre of the super-rich • Provides a psychological examination of the super-rich, breaking their inner world down in terms of ten behavioral themes. • Considers whether the super-rich are afflicted by the so-called “Dark Dyad” of narcissism and psychopathology. • Concludes with a discussion of wealth management and the new move by the super-rich to participate in efforts like the “Giving Pledge” and other more ambitious forms of philanthropy. Chapter 7: The Hell with Charisma • Discusses the dark side of charisma in light of recent political leaders and populist movements. • Examines the psychological components at work, including charisma and transference. • Looks at Plato’s model of philosopher-kings and the need to revitalize civil education. Chapter 8: Transformation Challenges • Presents a step-by-step guide to a transformation challenge in an organization, utilizing the 7C sequence. • The process is framed within the story of a newly appointed CEO who needs to launch such a transformation and seeks the advice of a consultant. • The 7C sequence is explained within the context of the ouroboros dynamic. • Touches on key issues in the transformation such as altering the company’s reward structure and the need to create small wins. Chapter 9: Creating Emotionally Intelligent Organizations • Here the same consultant from Chapter 8 reappears to guide an overly left-brain oriented founder to move toward in creating a more emotionally intelligent organization. • Discusses the benefits of emotionally intelligent organizations, including increased self- awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management. • Provides a specific, step-by-step approach to instilling a more emotionally intelligent organization described as authentizotic. Chapter 10: Magic and Management • Discusses the allure of astrology and pseudoscience, against the backdrop of the human need to manage uncertainty. • Analyzes the darker side to these approaches from a psychological point of view, particularly as it pertains to management. • Concludes with a discussion of how one can adopt a more empowering way to manage and make critical decisions in life. Chapter 11: Koans as Agents of Changes • Introduces the basics of Buddhist koan practices, giving examples. • Discusses the parallels between koan work and the psychoanalytic method. • Gives examples of how koan-like interventions can help jolt the awareness of leaders and organisations. Concluding Comments • Reiterates and expands on the significance of undertaking the journey towards transformation and authenticity—a journey that is often the hallmark of those who come to lead effectively and ethically. • Analyses the classical image of the phoenix, the immortal bird who is reborn wiser and stronger from the ashes of its predecessor. • Looks to the Old Testament story of Jacob wrestling with the angel as a symbolic example of this journey toward authenticity. • Discusses the important of creative destruction – a central element of the symbolism seen in the phoenix, story of Jacob and the ouroboros.

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Book SynopsisArtificial intelligence - and social responsibility. Two topics that are at the top of the business agenda. This book discusses in theory and practice how both topics influence each other. In addition to impulses from the current often controversial scientific discussion, it presents case studies from companies dealing with the specific challenges of artificial intelligence.Particular emphasis is placed on the opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) offers for companies from different industries. The book shows how dealing with the tension between AI and challenges caused by new corporate social responsibility creates strategic opportunities and also innovation opportunities. It highlights the active involvement of stakeholders in the design process, which is meant to build trust among customers and the public and thus contributes to the innovation and acceptance of artificial intelligence.The book is aimed at researchers and practitioners in the fields of corporate social responsibility as well as artificial intelligence and digitalization. The chapter "Exploring AI with purpose" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.Table of ContentsForeword.- 1.Artificial Intelligence - Management Challenges and Responsibility.- 2.Artificial Intelligence: Companion to a New Human "Measure"? - a brief outlook.- 3.AI-Governance for a prosperous future.- 4.Governance of Collaborative AI Development Strategies.- 5.Responsible AI Adoption through Private Sector Governance.- 6.Mastering Trustful Artificial Intelligence.- 7.echnology serves people – Democratizing Analytics and AI in the BMW production system.- 8.Sustainability and artificial intelligence in the context of a corporate startup program.- 9.Exploring AI with Purpose.- 10.Developing Responsible AI Business model.- 11.ESG Fingerprint - how Big Data & Artificial Intelligence can support investors, companies and stakeholders?.- 12.It’s only a bot! How adversarial chatbots can be a vehicle to teach responsible AI.- 13.Concerted actions to integrate Corporate Social Responsibility with AI in business: two recommendations on leadership and public policy.- 14.AI and Leadership: Automation and the change of management tasks and processes.- 15.Achieving csr with artificially intelligent nudging

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Book SynopsisThis book demonstrates how leaders can use research from positive psychology to increase work engagement and wellbeing, improve relationships, and increase performance and productivity in the workplace. Specifically, it teaches leaders how to use psychology to understand their own contributions to their leadership style as well as to understand how their employees are being motivated to increase their engagement and productivity. Suitable for leaders, human resource personnel, consultants and coaches, this book gives research-based theory and insight into how leaders’ own attitudes, mind-sets and authenticity are influencing their employees level of performance, emotions and creativity. Readers learn how to motivate, bring meaning into the workplace, improve communication and relationships as well as how to use strength-based leadership. The book features examples from successful companies like Microsoft, Google and Disney and provides practical interventions and techniques in every chapter that can immediately be implemented into the workplace.Table of Contentsintroduction.- What is positive psychology, and why shall we use it in the workplace?.- Research results from the use of positive psychology in organizations.- The leader role.- Positive leadership.- Factors in the leader.- Factors in the leadership tasks.- Results in the employees.- The strength-based leader.- Organizational development with Appreciative Inquiry.

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Book SynopsisThis book describes the neurology of a business as a new dimension of organization and as a basis for success in a complex world. Comparing organizations with living organisms, it places an organization’s neurology (control and communication) as a third dimension beside its anatomy (structure) and physiology (process). Overlooked by classical organizational theory, this third dimension offsets its typical drawbacks. The Neurology of Business introduces Stafford Beer’s Viable System Model (VSM) and shows how this helps managers to diagnose, discover, and unleash the potential and performance lying dormant in today’s enterprises.The book is based on numerous consulting projects and management seminars conducted in Europe, America, and Asia. It guides the reader through the diagnosis and design process and illustrates application issues with practical examples. In this way, the book provides managers with the language needed to have meaningful conversations about how their organizations are functioning. As such, it will benefit managers in business and nonbusiness organizations, as well as readers interested in general management.Table of ContentsPart I. Necessity and Benefits of the Third Dimension.- Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Ten Cardinal Mistakes of Organizing.- Part II. The Viable System Model.- Chapter 3. A Model of Steering and Communication.- Chapter 4. Introduction to the Model.- Chapter 5. Russian Dolls.- Chapter 6. Hierarchy and the Redundancy of Potential Command.- Part III. Diagnosis and Design.- Chapter 7. Overview of the Diagnostic Process.- Chapter 8. Diagnosing and Designing the Basic Structure (Step I).- Chapter 9. Mastering Complexity (Excursus).- Chapter 10. Manageable or Not? (Step II).- Chapter 11. Mission-critical Tasks (Step III).- Chapter 12. Centralized or Decentralized (Step IV).- Chapter 13. Diagnosing and Designing the Control Functions (Step V).- Chapter 14. Diagnosing and Designing Communication Channels (Step VI).- Part IV. From Knowledge to Implementation.- Chapter 15. Making the Organization Understandable (Step VII).- Chapter 16. Successful Implementation.- Chapter 17. Quick Diagnoses.- Chapter 18. Balancing Present and Future.

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Book SynopsisWhile most managers are primarily concerned with being able to make decisions quickly, manage meetings efficiently and drive innovation, there is often little time for reflection in a business world where opinions must be formed and decisions taken on the hoof. It often seems counterintuitive to stop the clock and take time to think things through. Philosophy, on the other hand, addresses the basic questions of our existence, our identity, our role in the world and the models for living that might inspire our actions. By understanding philosophy, it becomes more possible to provide meaning to many of our management practices and to business at large, while enhancing self-satisfaction and happiness at work. This latest book from Professor Santiago Iniguez presents a collection of management ideas inspired by renowned philosophers. It provides a framework, as well of a series of business situations, for analyzing decisions from the perspective of values and principles. With insights on topics such as, how to gain respect at work, how to cultivate an optimistic outlook and how to shrug off failure, it offers timeless advice for managers that can be applied for their personal and professional development. Offering a unique perspective and valuable insights on what leadership is, and the relevance of values and principles to becoming a successful, recognized manager, this book presents a thoughtful guide to anyone who wants to install meaning into their management practices and their lives.Table of Contents1 Part I: Wisdom—Why Should We Practice Philosophy?.1.1 What Does Philosophy Have to Tell Us About Business?. 1.2 Why Managers Should Develop the Habit of Examining Their Actions. 1.3 Philosophy and Common Sense: Lessons from a Seventeenth-Century Cleric. 1.4 Does Meritocracy Apply to Business?. 1.5 Do We Deserve Our Talent? Not According to John Rawls. 1.6 The Matthew Effect: Michael Sandel on Merit. 1.7 Inculcating Knowledge in the Young: John Locke’s Golden Rules of Children’s Education. 2 Part 2: Leadership—Who Do I Want to Be?. 2.1 Beware of the Charismatic Candidate. 2.2 Why Humility Is a Sign of Strength. 2.3 Where Would Business Be Without Its Supporting Actors?. 2.4 Why Are Geniuses Often Unreasonable? The Case of J.S. Bach. 2.5 True Leaders Only Win the Argument When They’re Right. 2.6 Let’s Be Honest, Success Is Usually the Exception. 2.7 Why It’s Natural to Sometimes Feel Like an Imposter. 2.8 What’s in a Name: Do You Want to Be Remembered or Forgotten?. 3 Part 3: Insight—What Can I know?. 3.1 Why the Days of Magical Realism Are Far from Over. 3.2 What David Hume Can Tell Us About Cause and Effect in Business. 3.3 Just How Rational Are We?. 3.4 How to Keep Your Head in the Fog of War. 3.5 You May Not Know It, But You’re Probably Guilty of the Naturalistic Fallacy. 3.6 Why Not All Prophecies Need to Be Fulfilled. 3.7 What Do Plato and Steve Jobs Have in Common?. 3.8 Who Wants to Live in a Goldfish Bowl?. 4 Part 4: Vision—What Does the Future Look Like?. 4.1 What Would Thomas Hobbes Made of Mark Zuckerberg?. 4.2 What Will Reality Mean When We’re All Living in the Metaverse?. 4.3 Siri Would Certainly Have Given Wittgenstein Food for Thought. 4.4 What Makes a Robot Tick?. 4.5 Let’s Not Forget: Robots Are Neither Good Nor Bad; They’re Our Creation. 4.6 The Remote Working Debate: It’s Not Just About Productivity and Convenience. 4.7 Why Have So Few Philosophers Written About Work?. 4.8 Let’s Remember That Education Is Not Just About Transferring Knowledge, It’s a Journey. 5 Part 5: Honesty—How Should I Behave?. 5.1 What Makes the Best Strategic Mindset: Business First, or Ethics Above All Else?. 5.2 Kant and Appiah, Two Routes to Cosmopolitanism. 5.3 Speaking Truth to Power: The Pros and Cons. 5.4 Why Keeping One’s Council Is Often the Best Course of Action. 5.5 Pay Credit Where Credit Is Due and You’ll Be Seen as a Better Leader. 5.6 What Schopenhauer Can Teach Us About Respect. 5.7 Where to Draw the Line on Lying?. 5.8 Why Teaching the Humanities Is the Best Way to Improve Management Studies. 6 Part 6: Optimism—Is Happiness Attainable?. 6.1 If Life Is a Comedy, Why Not Laugh More?. 6.2 Aristotle, a Man Who Understood Happiness. 6.3 Why It’s Best to Accentuate the Positive, Within Reason. 6.4 Solitude, Plus Contemplation, Equals Happiness. 6.5 Will We Ever Really Understand Humor?. 6.6 Why We Need to Learn to Laugh in the Workplace. 6.7 Finding the Strength to Go On: Resilience Explained.

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Book SynopsisThis casebook demonstrates how companies can design and execute corporate sustainability strategies into their overall business strategy to achieve sustainable transformation. It offers a set of case studies from different industrial sectors such as aerospace and defence, beauty, energy, engineering and construction, fashion retail, financial services, food and hospitality, life sciences, motorsports, pharmaceutical, software, toy production. Each story presents practical and concrete actions taken by companies to develop their sustainability strategies, as well as challenges and issues faced during the process. Concluding with best practices emerging from the cross-case analysis, this book is beneficial for sustainability and management professionals, students and scholars.Table of Contents​The way to a sustainable transformation of business.- ABN AMRO: a story of sustainable transformation in financial services.- Avon: a story of sustainable transformation in beauty.- Bayer AG: a story of sustainable transformation in life (health and crop) sciences.- Consilient Health: a story of sustainable transformation in pharmaceutical.- Enel: a story of sustainable transformation in energy.- Formula E: a story of sustainable transformation in motorsport.- The LEGO Group: a story of sustainable transformation in toy production.- Leonardo: a story of sustainable transformation in aerospace and defence.- Mercato Metropolitano: a story of sustainable transformation in food and hospitality.- Sage: a story of sustainable transformation in software.- Saint-Gobain: a story of sustainable transformation in engineering and construction.- Yamamay: a story of sustainable transformation in fashion retail.- 10 golden rules to lead the sustainable transformation of business.-

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Book SynopsisAn important part of every manager's job is changing people's behavior: improving someone’s performance, helping them better manage relationships with colleagues, or sometimes even stopping them doing something. Yet, despite the fact that changing people's behavior is such a fundamental skill for managers, there is little in the way of systematic support for them to go about it.This book changes that, revealing simple but powerful techniques for changing behavior that experts from a range of disciplines have been using for years. Drawing upon proven methods from psychology, psychotherapy, and behavioural economics, it presents a comprehensive toolkit that managers can use to improve the performance of staff and address some of the most common challenges they face. With a new foreword and three new chapters, this revised edition expands on the original by showing how organisations and leaders have used the techniques presented in it, how these methods have become even more relevant in the post-pandemic world, and how it has been applied the broader challenge of workplace culture change. Finally, supplementary videos add detail to this new content, with examples and explanations presented by the authors.Videos via app: download the SN More Media app for free, scan a link with play button and access videos directly on your smartphone or tablet.Table of Contents1 How to Help Change Happen2 Four Ways to Think about Change 3 Intrinsic Motivation: The Science of Commitment 4 Extrinsic Motivation: Using Reward and Punishment 5 Ability 6 Psychological Capital: Believing You Can Succeed 7 Psychological Capital: Willpower and Resilience 8 How to Build, Break, and Change Habits 9 Gamification 10 Nudging 11 Becoming an Architect of Change 12 What We’ve Learnt 13 What We Do Differently 14 Frequently Asked Questions

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Book SynopsisThere are moments in leadership when opportunities open up: Opportunities for better teamwork, opportunities for orientation, for professional conversations, and for personal development and reflection. This book describes over 60 such opportunities, pragmatic, solution-oriented, and tested for many years. Based on concrete examples, it thus provides impulses for effective strategies and new ways of solving problems in all areas of cooperation and leadership. The book is intended to serve as a guide from which not only leaders but also managers and coaches can benefit. Table of ContentsMoments are chances: Introduction.- Part I: Leadership today.- Important dimensions of the CONVERSATION that determine success or failure.- Moments in RELATIONSHIPS.- MOMENTS OF STRESS.- MOMENTS OF TABOO TOPICS.- MOMENTS of CHANGE.- Moments as a Coach.- MOMENTS OF METHODOLOGY.- MOMENTS within the TEAM.- Part II: Leadership tomorrow.- WHEN DOES THE FUTURE ACTUALLY BEGIN?.- What kind of CHALLENGES will you confront as the manager of Millennials?.- Why do you need INSPIRATION to manage Millennials successfully.- What kind of ORGANIZATION and CULTURE do Millennials need?

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Book SynopsisExecutives are under escalating pressure to deliver increasing profits every quarter, while technology advances at an increasing rate. In such a pressure-cooker environment, leaders must hard-wire their organizations to be mindful of costs while simultaneously becoming more flexible and faster at planning and executing the change programs required by innovation and the shifting demands of the customer. The companies that successfully innovate and stay at the top of their industries have one thing in common – they learn fast and manage change well.Charting Change provides a set of visual tools that will help you build a coherent approach to change, identifying both the things that will help make the effort successful, and those people and barriers that will try to block the way. Leaders that read and absorb this book will be able to make productive use of the tools to drive buy-in, alignment, and successful change outcomes across the organization, its systems, and its culture.This second edition features new topics such as architecting for change, overcoming resistance to change, and systems thinking, as well as new visual tools such as the Organizational Agility Framework. This book will help leaders and managers visualize, plan, and execute change and transformation in a more accessible, visual, and collaborative way. Once you are done reading Charting Change you will approach any big change with confidence.Table of Contents1. Changing Change2. Architecting for Change (introduce pyramid model and hypothetical business architecture example)· BONUS FEATURE – Guest Expert TBD: Specialized Business Architecture topic3. Planning Change4. Understanding the Current State· BONUS FEATURE – NHS Case Study: Challenging Top-Down Change5. Exploring Readiness for Change and Transitions· BONUS FEATURE – Guest Expert TBD (reaching out to Bill Taylor and Charlene Li): Overcoming Resistance to Change6. Envisioning the Desired State· BONUS FEATURE – Seth Kahan (Guest Expert): Generating Dramatic Surges of Progress7. Picking the Right Target for Your Change Effort8. The Benefits of Change9. The People Side of Change (enhance chapter with information on stakeholder mapping)· BONUS FEATURE – Guest Expert TBD: Our Internal Wiring (neuroplasticity and other topics)10. Building a Continuous Change Culture· BONUS FEATURE – Guest Expert TBD: learning culture or flexible organization topic11. Barriers and Obstacles to Change· BONUS FEATURE – Matthew E. May (Guest Expert): Reverse Engineer Your Strategy by Asking “What Must Be True?”12. Not Everything About Change is Wonderful13. Change Doesn’t Happen in Isolation (Systems Thinking Chapter)· BONUS FEATURE – Guest Expert TBD: Latest in Systems Thinking14. Breaking It Down (enhance chapter with information about agile approach to change backed by the right pacing for change – to avoid change saturation), upgrade mind-sets section on p116 with icons from the infographic – include an introduction of Organizational Agility Framework)15. Now What (The Resource Challenge)· BONUS FEATURE – Beth Montag-Schmaltz (Guest Expert): Bracing for the Next Wave of Change16. Building the Case for Change· BONUS FEATURE – Brett Clay, PhD (Guest Expert): Selling Change17. Communicating Change· BONUS FEATURE – Kate Hammer (Guest Expert): StoryFORMing· BONUS FEATURE – Ty Montague and Rosemarie Ryan (Guest Experts): StoryDoing ® and Organizational Change18. Leading Change (enhance with new content about what it takes to be a good change leader)· BONUS FEATURE—Tanveer Naseer (Guest Expert): How Successful Leaders Champion Change in Today’s Organizations19. Innovation Is All about Change· BONUS FEATURE—Babak Forutanpour (Guest Expert—Case Study): Don’t Dream Alone: Story of Grass-Roots Innovation in a Fortune 500 Company20. Project and Portfolio Management Are about Change (enhance with Visual Project Charter information – including a visual)· BONUS FEATURE—Dion Hinchcliffe (Guest Expert): How Companies Are Discovering New Pathways for Digital Transformation21. Successful Digital and Business Transformations· BONUS FEATURE – Shep Hyken (Guest Expert): Customer Transformation Topic22. The Future of Change· BONUS FEATURE—Rohit Talwar (Guest Expert): Dancing with Disruption: Forces Shaping the Future of Business· BONUS FEATURE—Ayelet Baron (Guest Expert): Change Is Abundant in the Twenty-First Century

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Book SynopsisA must-read for every innovator and transformator!- - Franziska Tschudi Sauber, President of the Board, Weidmann GroupCollaborative Advantage is packed with great examples and useful insights into innovating for the future.

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Book SynopsisRoadmapping is a structured visual approach for supporting strategic technology and innovation management, providing strategic navigational support (hence the “roadmap” metaphor) for technologists, designers, entrepreneurs, programme managers, executives, policy makers, other stakeholders involved in the formulation and implementation of strategy. This book brings together the latest developments in roadmapping, covering a range of practical issues and conceptual aspects. First, the book delves into the critical topic of strategic alignment within organizations, encompassing the interdependencies and synchronization of horizontal and vertical systems, connecting innovation priorities to strategic objectives, and the integration of key performance indicators. Then, the book concentrates on practical techniques and tools for roadmapping, including a template-based approach for technology venture funding. Social and digital aspects of roadmapping are explored, including workshop methods, considering how quantitative (analysis) and qualitative (expert) knowledge can be combined for improved strategic planning. Finally, a series of new case studies focusing on energy systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey illustrate the practical application of technology roadmapping and also provide useful insights. Roadmapping continues to evolve, as it is adapted to apply to new domains and strategic challenges, propagates to new sectors, and as new digital technologies such as AI emerge that radically affect strategy and innovation processes. The need for structured and engaging approaches such as roadmapping for navigating towards the future is essential.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Roadmapping for Strategic Alignment, Integration and SynchronizationSukrit Vinayavekhin and Robert Phaal Chapter 2 Technological Roadmaps as an Instrument for Operationalizing Innovation Strategies of Large Corporations Alexey Bereznoy and Alexander Snegirev Chapter 3 Technology Roadmapping: KPI Management Process Robert Amalishiya, Tugrul Daim Chapter 4 Value-oriented roadmapping for early-stage venture funding Polle-Tobias Taminiau and Robert Phaal Chapter 5 Digitalization of roadmapping processes: insights and opportunities Prof. Dr Maicon G. Oliveira and Dr Robert Phaal Chapter 6 Technology Roadmapping Approach Based on Engineering Science, Technology Knowledge Graph and Expert Interaction Yufei LIU, Yuhan LIU, Yuan ZHOU (corresponding author) and Jie TANG Chapter 7 Technology Roadmapping: Cooling and Heating in Sub Saharan Africa Victor Oyedele, Tugrul Daim, Cornelius Herstatt Chapter 8 Roadmapping of biogas production technology in Sub-Saharan Africa: waste to energy Egwu Chidinma Onyekaozuoro, Tugrul U Daim, and Cornelius Herstatt Chapter 9 Demand Response Technology Roadmap for Electricity Transmission And Distribution in Turkey Üner Çolak, R. Tayfun Kılıç, Özcan Akbıyık, Mustafa Sinan Mustafaoğlu, Tugrul Daim Chapter 10 Demand Response in Generation Capacity Planning Technology Roadmap: Turkey’s Quest Gülgün Kayakutlu, M. Ozgur Kayalica, İrem Düzdar Argun, Alper Acartürk, Kaan Deveci, Şura Atmaca, Denizhan Güven, İdil Su Terzi, Eren Deliaslan, Tugrul Daim Chapter 11 Demand Response in Grid Operations İlhan Kocaarslan, Berat Berkan Ünal, Oğulcan Durmuşoğlu, Adil Çakmak, Alper Emre Özden, Simay Akay, Tugrul Daim Chapter 12 Designing A Technology Roadmap through Demand Response Management in Energy Hatice SÖZER, Atilla KILINÇ, Leyla SÖNMEZ, Fadime Özge ÖZKAN, Tugrul DAIM Appendix 1 Exploring Airbnb Appendix 2 The AutoFac Technology Roadmap Appendix 3 EV Energy Storage Technology Roadmap Appendix 4 Farmers Business Network (FBN) Appendix 5 Pandemic Passports -Technology Roadmap Appendix 6 Accelerated Vaccine Production Roadmap Appendix 7 Technology Roadmap for Portland Metro Water Supply Chain

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Book SynopsisWith this open access book, delve into the insights of respected leaders from academia and industry as they unravel the intricacies of sustainability-driven business transformation. This meticulously curated edited volume reflects on The Road To Net Zero, underscoring the need for pioneering pathways. Embark on a collaborative learning journey and explore key issues along the road to transformation, such as crafting corporate sustainability strategies, new forms of corporate disclosure, transforming value chains, and harnessing the power of technological innovation. Packed with guiding questions and distilled findings from research, this book is a must-read for all decision-makers, strategists, engaged citizens, educators, and learners committed to driving change and shaping a more sustainable future.Table of ContentsPioneering Pathways.- Setting the Course for Net Zero.- Crafting Corporate Sustainability Strategy.- The Future of Corporate Disclosure.- Creating Sustainable Products.- Transforming Value Chains for Sustainability.- Sustainability in Manufacturing Transforming.- The Power of Technological Innovation.- The Road to Net Zero and Beyond.

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Book SynopsisThis depth equips readers, including future business leaders, with a profound understanding of competitive dynamics.The book's unique approach integrates strategic management with adaptive leadership, offering readers a comprehensive and practical perspective rooted in extensive research and international case examples.

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Book SynopsisPart I: The Concepts and Theories Behind Innovative Strategy Design.- 1. Understanding the Need for a New Approach to Strategy Development.- 2. How Design Thinking Adds Value to Strategy.- 3. Customers and their Needs.- 4. How Value Impacts Strategy Design.- 5. Revisiting the Business Model Canvas as a Common Language.- Part II: A Structured Approach to Strategy Development.- 6. Gaining a Collective Understanding of the Strategy Development Challenge.- 7. A Novel Strategy Development Process Based on Design Thinking.- Part III: Laying the Foundation for a Successful Strategy.- 8. Understanding the Industry Environment and Its Implications to Strategy.- 9. Choosing a Tangible Strategic Focus Rather Than Building Upon an Abstract Vision.- Part IV: Iteratively Developing the Business Model Underlying the Strategy.- 10. Gaining Insights by Observing Target Customers in Their Natural Environment.- 11. Understanding Target Populations and Their Jobs Through Learning.- 12. Shaping the Strategy by Designing Business Model Prototypes.- 13. Managing Uncertainty Through Experiment-Based Validation.- Part V: Exposing the Designed Strategy to the Competitive Environment.- 14. Exploiting Findings from Game Theory to Succeed in a Competitive Environment.- 15. Laying the Groundwork for Strategy Implementation Through Stakeholder Focused Communication.

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Book SynopsisThe Leontief Input-Output Exploration of Romania's Operational Programme Human Capital: Impacts and Implications for GDP Growth.- Exploring the Dynamics of Knowledge Ecosystem: A Systematic Literature Review.- Study on the Interactions between Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy and Financial Stability in Romania.- Economic Sanctions as an Instrument of Economic Diplomacy – The Case of the War between the Russian Federation and Ukraine.- Correlation between CO2 Emission and Fuel Consumption in Hybrid Vehicles.- The Role of Accounting and Accounting Profession in Delivering the SDGs Agenda.- Basic Education & Basic Digital Skills Insights for Romania & Italy.- Current State of Agricultural Land (Areas) as a Factor for Development of Plant Production in Serbia.- Mapping Environmentally Sustainable Business: A Bibliometric Analysis.- Patterns of Sustainable Decision-Making based on Decision Biases and Professional Group Performance.- Cultural Intelligence versus Artificial Intelligence: Which Works Better for Organizational Leadership in Multinational Companies (MNCs)?.- AI and Branding: Navigating the Future.

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Book SynopsisPart I. The Contextual Intelligence Model.- Chapter 1. What Is Contextual Intelligence.- Chapter 2. Using Contextual Intelligence At Work And Life.- Chapter 3. Developing Contextual Intelligence.- Chapter 4. The Contextual Intelligence Behaviors.- Part II. Three Mental Models Of Contextual Intelligence.- Chapter 5. Embracing Complexity.- Chapter 6. Reframing Experience.- Chapter 7. Leveraging Learning.- Part III. The 3d Thinking Framework.- Chapter 8. 3d Thinking: Hindsight, Foresight, & Insight.- Chapter 9. Enhancing 3d Thinking.- Chapter 10. Burning The Past To Build The Future.- Chapter 11. Decision-Making In A Variable Rich Context.- Chapter 12. Learning Contextual Intelligence.- Part IV. Obstacles And Recommendations.- Chapter 13. Disruptors Of 3d Thinking.- Chapter 14. Overcoming The Obstacles To Contextual Intelligence.- Chapter 15. Twelve Action Steps For Implementation Of Ci.

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Book SynopsisPart 1. The Changing Landscape.- 1. The changing environment for business.- 2. Corporate failures and scandals.- 3. Developing thinking on leadership.- 4. The emergence of interest in ethical and responsible leadership.- Part 2 What is Dark leadership and Overview of the Styles.- 1. Dark Leadership.- 2. Dark Triad.- 3. Psychopathic Leadership.-  4. Narcissistic Leadership.- 5. Toxic Leadership.- 6. Exploitative Leadership.- 7.  Abusive Supervision.- Part 3 Identifying Dark Leadership.- 1. Measurement in the Work context.- 2. Traits and behaviours.- 3. Employee perceptions.- Part 4 Antecedents.- 1.    Individual Factors.- 2. Organisational Factors.- 3. Power and Complexity.- Part 5 Consequences of Dark Leadership.- 1. Consequences for individuals.- 2. Consequences for groups and teams.- 3. Consequences for organisations.- 4. Consequences for the sustainability and business transformation.- Part 6 Avoiding and mitigating Dark Leadership.- 1. Identifying the problems early.- 2. The role of organisational culture.- 3. Actions in terms of people management systems and processes.- Part 7 Practical Implications.- 1. How to spot it?.- 2. How to stop it?.- 3. How to avoid it?.- 4. How to change it?.-5. Fixing a toxic leadership culture at workplace.

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Book Synopsis1. Geschäftsökosysteme: Das neue Normal. .- 2. Grundlagen von Ökosystemen. .- 3. Ökosystem-Archetypen. .- 4. Gestaltung, Aufbau und Wachstum erfolgreicher Ökosysteme. .- 5. Der doppelte Weg: Orchestrierung und Beteiligung von Ökosystemen. .- 6. Management von Ökosystemen innerhalb des Unternehmens. .- 7. Erfolg in Ökosystemen steuern. .- 8. Die Zukunft der (R)evolution von Ökosystemen.

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Book SynopsisA business model basically describes the way a company makes money. Yet, often we use digital services for free (e.g. Facebook, Google or WhatsApp) or for what seems to be a relatively minor price (e.g. Blablacar, Airbnb, and Amazon). Digital business models are different to traditional business models. Digital Business Models explains the key challenges and characteristics of the various business models that are used by digital businesses. These companies can be a source of inspiration for traditional bricks-and-mortar companies that aim to go digital and/or revamp their traditional business model. Most businesses rely on some form of digital technology for their marketing communication, customer relationship management, supply chain or distribution, yet digital transformation entails a complete reassessment of the way value is created and captured. Digital Business Models details the successful customer acquisition tactics and the development of business ecosystems by digital players. Using the relevant academic and managerial body of knowledge, the authors define the concepts, describe the various ways digital businesses create and capture value and propose some useful tools for managers to analyse a situation, formulate or implement a strategy. Different digital business types are evaluated, such as multisided platforms, digital merchants, subscription-based model, freemium, social media and sharing economy. Each chapter is illustrated with several examples and the appendix comprises four full-length case studies.

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Book SynopsisReimagining business models is a tall order for any management team, and especially so in today’s business landscape of continual disruptive change. Having examined hundreds of businesses over the course of their research, the BCG Henderson Institute has developed a systematic approach for reimagining business models for economic and social sustainability, creating new modes of differentiation and advantage, embedding societal value into products and services, managing new performance measures, and reshaping business ecosystems to support these initiatives. This book explores the why, what, and how of sustainable business model innovation (SBM-I) – a new method by which corporations can optimize for both business and social value using their core businesses to deliver the financial returns expected by their owners and, in tandem, to help society meet its most significant challenges. It details the SBM-I innovation cycle linking to value creation and scaled transformation, and expands the application of SBM-I to sustainable business ecosystems and corporate lead sustainability alliances. Sustainable Business Model Innovation offers inspiration and guidance to create more competitive and sustainable companies. Your company's future, our environment, and society depend on doing so.

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Book SynopsisMargit Osterloh und Antoinette Weibel zeigen Wege zum Aufbau und zur Wiedererlangung des Vertrauens in Unternehmen auf der Grundlage neuer Erkenntnisse der verhaltenswissenschaftlichen Managementlehre, der Sozialpsychologie sowie der psychologischen Ökonomik. Die Autorinnen erläutern die Funktion von Vertrauen als zentraler Ressource in der Wissensgesellschaft, die Grundlagen des Vertrauens und vertrauenskritische Bereiche. Veranschaulicht werden die theoretischen Ausführungen anhand zahlreicher praktischer Fallbeispiele.Trade Review"[...] ein sehr gründliches Buch, das den Leser fordert, ihn aber auch durch neue Erkenntnisse bereichert." Raiffeisen Zeitung, 08.11.2007 "Hat man sich konkreten Vertrauensproblemen in Unternehmen zu stellen, will man Hilfestellungen zum Aufbau von Vertrauen erhalten und aus einschlägigen Erfahrungen lernen, sollte man zum Buch von Margit Osterloh und Antoinette Weibel greifen. Gut strukturiert und unter Berücksichtigung der Erkenntnisse der Vertrauensforschung werden dort die Möglichkeiten ausgelotet, in Beziehungen zwischen Individuen und innerhalb bzw. zwischen Organisationen eine besondere Investition zu tätigen, nämlich jene in Vertrauen." Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 27.07.2007 "Fallbeispiele runden die Ausführungen ab und schaffen einen guten Mix zwischen Theorie und Praxis. Das Buch ist eine lohnende Anschaffung für Manager und Studierende." io new management, 06/2007 "Sehr praxisnah schildert das Duo, wie Vertrauen entsteht und wie es weiterentwickelt werden kann. [...] Von diesen beiden könnte Jack Welch noch eine Menge lernen." Financial Times Deutschland, 19.03.2007 "Das Buch ist unbedingt empfehlenswert, weil es nicht moralisierend und mit normativen Forderungen daher kommt wie ähnliche Bücher zum Thema, sondern sehr nüchtern und überzeugend darlegt, wie eine Vertrauensorganisation in und zwischen Unternehmen geschaffen werden kann." OrganisationsEntwicklung, 04/2006 "Die Autorinnen gehen dem schillernden Begriff des Vertrauens nach und zeigen sehr differenziert und anregend, inwiefern er das Schmiermittel der Wirtschaft ist. [...] ein kluges und auch sehr ansprechend aufgebautes und gegliedertes Buch [...], das jedem empfohlen sei, der mehr über Sinn und Zweck des Wirtschaftens lernen will." www.business-wissen.de, 24.11.2006Table of ContentsVertrauen - eine besondere Investition Vertrauen - ein schillernder Begriff Vertrauen und Kontrolle - ein prekäres oder ein trautes Verhältnis? Vertrauen und Fairness Vertrauen durch Führung Corporate Governance und Vertrauen Vertrauen in geographisch verteilten Gruppen Die Schurter AG - das Beispiel einer Vertrauensorganisation

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Book SynopsisConcrete and clear instructions for digital transformation in business! Supply chain management is, without question, deeply affected by the disruptive flux of forces of a modern organization, both positively and negatively. Between advanced analytics and AI, agile role models and autonomous warehouses, a senior executive is often in danger of losing their way in the digital jungle. Digital experts can help, sharing valuable insights about digital supply chains, their application in business, and the vital transformation necessary to successfully prepare organizations for these challenges. Digital Supply Chains provides detailed explanations of best practices and the ways in which CSOs can make use of technologies and advancements. It also makes daring forecasts about how processes and leadership must be designed so that the digital transformation does not fail in its infancy, but rather leads to a truly agile organization. Table of ContentsContentsPart 1General Introduction 10To ensure easy reading, we added some icons for you 10Overview of Interviews 11Acknowledgement 12Bring your clients to the digital world— They expect it from you: Letter from a COO 13Part 2Enablers for Future Supply ChainsBuilding blocks of the Digital Supply Chain 20Introduction 20Key terms and their definitions 21The Digital Supply Chain Pillars 24Digital applications for SCM today and tomorrow 25The year 2025: Advanced Analytics and AI will lead the way 27The author’s perspective 28A strategy ties it all together 28Think about people 29Digital evolution along the supply chain 29The nine digital technologies in detail 32Advanced Analytics: Powerful and indispensable 44Introduction 44What is Big Data actually? What is Advanced Analytics? 45Three key enablers build the Foundation for Successful Implementation and Utilization 49Fields of Application of Advanced Analytics in SCM 57Challenges 59Roadmap to successful implementation of Advanced Analytics 60Conclusion 61Artificial Intelligence: Supply Chains will never be the same 63Introduction 63AI, ML, DL: What does it all mean? 64Don’t believe the hype (at least not all of it) 68Why AI in SCM? 71How to enable your supply chain 73The drawbacks 77Conclusion 78Call to action: A checklist for practitioners 79Which concepts for the digitalization of the supply chain are relevant for you? 79Part 3Leverage Enablers for Supply Chain FunctionsDigital Procurement: A key driver for performance improvement 84Introduction: More evolution than revolution 84Procurement 4.0: Comprehensive transformation beyond technology 85Triad for success: Structure, Digital Solutions and People & Skills 87Evolving capabilities and roles: The buyer in the future procurement setup 92Five tips for digital transformation in procurement 100Outlook 100Future Supply Chain planning: Faster and smarter 102Introduction and status quo 102The future of supply chain planning 105The impact on planning functions 111What is required to achive this step into the future? 113How will planning organizations have to change? 115Lessons learned from supply chain leaders 117Roadmap to success 118Logistics today and tomorrow 121Introduction 121Advantages and limits of digitalization 121New business models and value-added services 123Business models with value-added services 123Lessons for Implementation 129Supply Chain visibility: Connecting the dots 135B2C has it all—but why? 135Background: Supply chain visibility isn’t new, but it’s changing 136The barriers to SC visibility 137The problems caused by a lack of visibility 140Visibility matters 142How visibility creates value 144A recipe for establishing SCM visibility 146Tips 148Call to action: A checklist for practitioners 151Lessons learned: Procurement 151Lessons learned: Supply Chain planning 152Lessons learned: Logistics today and tomorrow 154Lessons learned: Supply Chain visibility 156Part 4Digital Supply Chains in ActionBeing a leader in a Digital Supply Chain 160Introduction 160Activities today vs. tomorrow 161Leading in digital times 163Typical future leadership skills 169Impact on roles and organization 174Cultural transformation: The heart and soul of digitalization 178Why is cultural transformation so important in the context of digitization? 178The path to digital transformation—Some statistical evidence 180Role of a Chief Digital/Transformation Officer in cultural transformation 182Managing cultural and digital transformation? A step-by-step guide 183Practitioner examples for digital and cultural transformation 186Cultural Transformation 193Digital Transformation Office: The engine for success 195Introduction 195From Digital Evolution Stage 1 to Digital Evolution Stage 3—A natural progression 196Why do we need Digital Transformation Offices? 200McLaren’s Digital Orchestra— New value pools for applied technologies 209Horizontal digital activities to support business units and functions with digitalization 212Getting it done: Proven strategies and a survival guide 218Typical Project (digital transformation) Lifecycle 218Many digital projects fail—Some statistical evidence 221Call to action: A checklist for practitioners 230Lessons learned: Being a leader in a Digital Supply Chain 230Lessons learned: Cultural transformation: The heart and soul of digitalization 232Lessons learned: Digital Transformation Office: The engine for success 233Lessons learned: Getting it done: Proven strategies and a survival guide 234Endnotes 235

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Book SynopsisWhat does really matter for daily leadership? How would a good and effective manager be characterized? Daniel F. Pinnow describes in a very illustrative way the essentials of collaborating with people in the business environment. This standard reference book exists as a 4th edition in German and is also available in Chinese. It provides a comprehensive and easy-to-understand overview over the most important leadership approaches in theory and practice. The credo of the author is: Leadership is an art of creating a world where others would love to join in.Table of ContentsLeadership in the 21st century.- Leadership in a time of crisis?.- Occupation or calling.- What makes for good leadership?.- Considering the whole.- Leading with your heart and head.- The instruments of systemic leadership: Employee interview, Coaching, Conflict management, Feedback culture, Goal-setting process, Delegating, Team development.- Ten central theses about leadership.

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Book SynopsisWie können Sie mehr oder weniger radikale Veränderungsprozesse im Unternehmen bestmöglich meistern? In diesem Werk wird etabliertes psychologisches Wissen in ganz besonderer Weise für Sie nützlich gemacht. In einem spannenden Dialog begegnen sich Wissenschaft und Praxis, um das spannende Thema Organisationsentwicklung umfassend abzubilden. Das gemeinsame Wissen ist so aufbereitet, dass alle, die in Unternehmen und Organisationen mit dem Gestalten und Erleben von Veränderungsprozessen zu tun haben, die Grundlagen und Hintergründe besser verstehen. Und vor allen Dingen erhalten Sie zahlreiche gute Ideen und praktische Hinweise für Ihren Arbeitsalltag.Einen Schwerpunkt legt das Buch auf innovative Ansätze des Changemanagements. Zahlreiche Praxisfälle illustrieren dabei das Vorgehen bei der tatsächlichen Veränderungsarbeit mit Menschen und Organisationen.Trade Review“... Das Buch gibt einen gelungenen Überlick über Grundlagen und Hintergründe in Veränderungensprozessen und liefert auch konkrete, praktische Hinweise.” (Rouven Schäfer, in: Wirtschaftspsychologie aktuell, wirtschaftspsychologie-aktuell.de, 3. Februar 2017)“... vermitteln einen gelungenen Überblick über die Besonderheiten in der Organisationsentwicklung und möchten so einen Beitrag zu deren Professionalisierung leisten ...” (Rouven Schäfer, in: Wirtschaftspsychologie aktuell, Heft 4, 2015)Table of Contents1 Einleitung und Zielsetzung.- 2 Menschenbilder im Unternehmen.- 3 Charakteristika von Organisationen.- 4 Theoretische Grundlagen.- 5 Anleitung zum Scheitern.- 6 Inhalte und Anlässe.- 7 Mobilisierung von Organismen.- 8 Erfolgsfaktoren der Organisationsentwicklung.- 9 Instrumente für Veränderungsprozesse.- 10 Ausblick.

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Book SynopsisDie strategische Funktion des Personalmanagements wird innerhalb der Medienbranche bislang vernachlässigt. Dies gilt insbesondere für die atypisch beschäftigten Kreativschaffenden der medialen Contentproduktion. Aufgrund der strategischen Bedeutung des Personalmanagements einerseits und der kreativen Humanressourcen andererseits wird ausgehend von den Besonderheiten der Medienbranche das Künstlerbeziehungsmanagement als geeignetes Personalmanagement für Kreativschaffende konzipiert. Neben der Abdeckung der personalwirtschaftlichen Funktionalität ermöglicht dieses situativ differenzierte Konzept ein effektives und effizientes Management der atypischen Humanressourcen und fungiert darüber hinaus als Quelle zur Erreichung nachhaltiger Wettbewerbsvorteile.Table of Contents​Atypische Beschäftigung.- Medienbranche.- Personalmanagement.- Kreativschaffende.- Künstlerportfolio.- Künstlerbeziehungsmanagement.

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Book SynopsisEuropa mit seinen vielfältigen und spezifischen Kulturstandards ist wirtschaftlich einer der größten Handelspartner der Welt. Viele internationale Unternehmen sind bereits auf europäischem Boden aktiv oder möchten auf diesem Markt präsent sein. Die damit verbundenen Anforderungen an die persönlichen interkulturellen Handlungskompetenzen sind stark gestiegen und wachsen immer noch. Dieses Buch ist an der Geschäftswirklichkeit internationaler Fach- und Führungskräfte ausgerichtet. Es gibt aktuelle Handlungsempfehlungen und zeigt die Veränderungen sowie Hintergründe des interkulturellen Verhaltens auf dem europäischen Parkett auf. Durch die zahlreichen und intensiven Expertenbefragungen profitieren die Leser auch in der dritten, durchgesehenen Auflage von den Erfahrungen hochrangiger Wirtschaftsprofis. Dargestellt werden Umgangsformen bei den wichtigsten Handelspartnern Deutschlands: Frankreich, Großbritannien, Italien, Niederlande, Österreich, Polen, Russland, Schweden, Schweiz, Spanien, Türkei und Tschechische Republik.Table of ContentsBegrüßen, Bekanntmachen.- Titel und Anreden, Visitenkarten.- Small talk mit ausländischen Kollegen.- Korrektes Auftreten, Restaurantetikette.- Gestik, Mimik, Körpersprache.- Business Outfits.- Politik und Religion.- Formelle und informelle Strukturen.- Einladungen und Gastgeschenke.- Grundvokabular.

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Book SynopsisFür gute Führung braucht es weder Werte noch Systeme - es braucht Vernunft und Persönlichkeit. Führen geschieht nicht mit Methoden, Tools und Managementsystemen. Um gut zu führen muss man kein Christ sein. Was bedeuten christliche Werte in der Führung, was muss man beachten, um als Manager zu überzeugen? Professor Ferdinand Rohrhirsch setzt sich kritisch mit christlichen Werten und christlicher Führung auseinander und gibt konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen.Table of Contents„Christliche Führung“ – was ist das?.- Ist „Christliche Führung“ eine Glaubensfrage?.- Ist „Christliche Führung“ eine Methoden-, gar eine Systemfrage?.- Es gibt keine Christliche Führung - Es gibt Christen, die führen.

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Book SynopsisDieses Lehrbuch bietet eine Einführung in die Unternehmenskultur und ihre praktischen Auswirkungen auf wichtige Unternehmensbereiche. Dabei werden neben wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen aktuelle Anforderungen an Unternehmenskulturen und Konsequenzen für Organisationen anhand praxisnaher Beispiele dargestellt. Primär als Lern- und Lehrwerkzeug gedacht, richtet es sich auch an Organisationsentwickler und Berater.Der Inhalt:- Unternehmenskultur als Erfolgsfaktor- Veränderung von Unternehmenskultur- Bedeutung der Unternehmenskultur für die Führung in Unternehmen, die Personalentwicklung, das Diversity- und Gesundheitsmanagement, für Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance und Nachhaltigkeit u. a.- Mit Reflexionsfragen zu den Kapiteln, Fallstudien und LösungsskizzenDie Autoren:Norbert Homma ist Geschäftsführer der bpc GmbH in Heidelberg. Er verfügt über langjährige Erfahrungen in der Organisations- und Personalentwicklung und unterrichtet an der GISMA Business School (Hannover) und der Central European University (Budapest).Rafael Bauschke ist Referent im Finanz- und Wirtschaftsministerium Baden-Württemberg (Bereich Strategie und Planung) und war davor als Berater bei der bpc GmbH in zahlreichen Projekten zum Thema Unternehmenskultur tätig. Laila Maija Hofmann ist Professorin für Personal, Organisation, Gender Studies an der Technischen Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm. Sie forscht zu Themen der internationalen Personalentwicklung und unterstützt seit mehr als 20 Jahren Unternehmen in Veränderungsprozessen.Table of ContentsUnternehmenskultur als Erfolgsfaktor.- Aktuelle Anforderungen an Unternehmenskultur.- Unternehmenskultur und Veränderung.- Rolle der Führungskräfte, Strategieentwicklung, Gesundheitsthemen, Mergers & Akquisitionen, Nachhaltigkeit, Cross-Cultural Management, Diversität/Gender Issues, Corporate Governance/Business Ethics.- Mit zahlreichen Fallstudien, Prüfungsfragen und Lösungsskizzen.

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Book SynopsisKlassische hierarchische Organisationskonzepte bieten Innovationen nicht mehr den richtigen Nährboden. Innovationen sind nicht länger nur Angelegenheit einzelner Mitarbeiter oder einzelner Teams - eine erfolgreiche Unternehmensentwicklung kann nur gelingen, wenn sich das gesamte Unternehmen zur Innovationsorganisation wandelt. Manfred Noé plädiert für ein zweites Betriebssystem im Unternehmen, bestehend aus einem neuartigen Innovationsmanagement und diversen Innovationsteams. Mithilfe einer offenen, netzwerkartigen Struktur können Innovationen so gezielt angestoßen und umgesetzt werden. Table of ContentsErfolgsfaktoren.- Das „zweite Betriebssystem“.- Teamorganisation für Innovationsvorhaben.- Die Methode 4xI.- Schützen von Innovationen.- Werkzeuge.

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Book SynopsisIn a world characterized by increasing complexity and volatility, managers must be able to flexibly adapt their strategies to changing environmental conditions. Traditional strategic management frameworks often fail in this context. Therefore, we present "scenario-based strategic planning" as a framework for strategic management in an uncertain world. Previous approaches to scenario planning were complex and focused on the long term, but the approach developed by Roland Berger and the Center for Strategy and Scenario Planning at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management is different. By designing appropriate tools and integrating scenario planning into strategic planning, we have made our approach less complex and easier for firms to apply. We illustrate the approach with examples from different industries.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Burkhard Schwenker and Torsten Wulf.- The challenges of strategic management in the twenty-first century.- Scenario-based strategic planning: A new approach to coping with uncertainty.- Six tools for scenario-based strategic planning and their application.- Scenario-based strategic planning: Using scenario planning to identify opportunities in a multi-sector industry.- The benefits of scenario-based planning: How scenario-based strategic planning affects the behavior of managers.- The benefits of scenario-based planning: How scenario-based planning fosters flexible strategies.- Conclusion: Good Management and Scenario Planning.

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Book SynopsisDie Online-Zeitschrift wissensdialoge.de veröffentlicht regelmäßig praxisorientierte Kurzbeiträge zu den Themen Organisationales Lernen und Wissensmanagement. Ziel der Artikel ist es, aktuelle Forschungserkenntnisse aus psychologischer Perspektive heraus zu beleuchten und mit ExpertInnen aus der Praxis auszutauschen. Die Kurzbeiträge der Jahre 2011 und 2012, die allessamt ein Peer-Review-Verfahren durchlaufen haben, sind nun in diesem Jahresband zusammengefasst. Die Artikel sind thematisch strukturiert und bieten neue Impulse für die praktische Arbeit.Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen:“… grundlegende Erkenntnisse aus psychologischer Forschung und Praxis kompakt verfügbar zu machen ... Das Buch vermittelt in kurzer, prägnanter Weise vielfältige Impulse ... bietet es Führungskräften und Wissenschaftlern eine wertvolle Wissenskollektion mit innovativen Ideen.” (Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Schwuchow, in: Wirtschaftspsychologie aktuell, Heft 3, 2014) “... Ein praktisches Handbuch, das einen schnellen und dennoch fundierten Überblick zu relevanten Wissensthemen gibt und das hilfreiche Impulse für eine an Human Factors orientierte Konzipierung und Realisierung des organisationalen Lernens bietet.“ (in: Rasche Nachrichten, Heft 4, S. 5, 2014)Table of ContentsTeil 1: Lernen und Wissensaustausch in Organisationen: Individuelle und kollektive Ansätze.- Informelles und erfahrungsbasiertes Lernen am Arbeitsplatz.- Lernende Teams - Mechanismen und Förderung des Teamlernens.- Wissensaustausch fördern.- Organisatorische Ansätze.- Teil 2: Arbeitsbedingungen für Organisationales Lernen und Wissensmanagement optimieren.- Zusammenarbeit im Team optimieren.- Das gute Arbeitsklima - Voraussetzung für Leistungsmotivation.- Leistung gezielt motivieren.- Kreativität und Innovation fördern.- Organisationale Strukturen gestalten und Identifikation schaffen.- Teil 3: Weiterbildung gestalten: Unterstützung durch Trainings, Technologien und Werkzeuge.- Medial gestützte Trainingskonzepte.- Trainingsmaßnahmen evaluieren.- Personalentwicklung 2.0.- Personalisierte Lernsysteme.- Werkzeuge zum Optimieren von Wissensaustausch.​

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Book SynopsisKeine Zeit zu haben, aber auch Geldmangel und fehlende Investitionsbereitschaft sind die wichtigsten Begründungen dafür, keine Prävention zu betreiben. Doch was passiert, wenn ich diese Zeit und Investition nicht aufbringe? Tritt ein Schaden ein, der durch Prävention vermeidbar gewesen wäre, so sind die Kosten und der Zeitaufwand um den Faktor 10 höher. Nach wie vor vernachlässigen Unternehmen und Führungskräfte in ihrer täglichen Arbeit, bei Projekten und Programmen, aber auch beim Menschen die Vorsorgemaßnahmen sträflich. Die Autoren zeigen, was alles zu berücksichtigen ist und warum Prävention für alle Unternehmen zwingend notwendig ist - von der Ersteinschätzung und Machbarkeit über die Bedarfsermittlung bis hin zur ausführlichen Kosten-, Finanzierungs- und Personalplanung. Dabei geht es nicht nur um Gesundheitsprävention, sondern das Konzept der Prävention wird auch auf Betriebswirtschaft, Steuern, Prozesse und Führung angewendet: Alles braucht vorsorgende Maßnahmen.Table of ContentsZukunft Personal.- Achtsam leben, klug entscheiden, mutig handeln!.- Prävention – 007 statt 0815.- Die 7 Todsünden erfolgreicher Veränderung.- Nachhaltige Prävention beginnt im Kopf.- Methode statt Geheimnis – Erfahrungen eines Steuerberaters.- Wer einen guten Ruf hat, ist besser vor Wettbewerbern und negativen Folgen geschützt.- Interview mit Dr. Gerlinde Manz-Christ.- Zwischen Alleskönner und Performancecoach – verkaufen, verführen, stolpern?.- Sinn wirkt präventiv.- Bewegung ist Leben.- Wer Leistung will, muss Sinn stiften.- Starke Chefs sind schwach, aber glücklich!.

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Book SynopsisIn a world characterized by increasing complexity and volatility, managers must be able to flexibly adapt their strategies to changing environmental conditions. Traditional strategic management frameworks often fail in this context. Therefore, we present "scenario-based strategic planning" as a framework for strategic management in an uncertain world. Previous approaches to scenario planning were complex and focused on the long term, but the approach developed by Roland Berger and the Center for Strategy and Scenario Planning at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management is different. By designing appropriate tools and integrating scenario planning into strategic planning, we have made our approach less complex and easier for firms to apply. We illustrate the approach with examples from different industries.Table of ContentsIntroduction by Burkhard Schwenker and Torsten Wulf.- The challenges of strategic management in the twenty-first century.- Scenario-based strategic planning: A new approach to coping with uncertainty.- Six tools for scenario-based strategic planning and their application.- Scenario-based strategic planning: Using scenario planning to identify opportunities in a multi-sector industry.- The benefits of scenario-based planning: How scenario-based strategic planning affects the behavior of managers.- The benefits of scenario-based planning: How scenario-based planning fosters flexible strategies.- Conclusion: Good Management and Scenario Planning.

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Book Synopsis​Als Unternehmer bzw. Führungskraft erreichen Sie für sich und Ihre Mitarbeiter mehr Erfolg und zugleich mehr Lebensqualität, wenn Sie sich zwei Dinge zu eigen machen: (1.) einen in jeder Situation wertschätzenden und respektvollen Umgang mit allen im Unternehmen und (2.) eine fokussierte Gestaltung und Nutzung von Personalprozessen und -systemen. Diese Management-Buch von Peter A. Doetsch enthält zu beiden Bereichen eine Fülle von Wegweisungen und konkreter Praxistipps für Unternehmensleiter, Führungskräfte und Personalprofis. Doetsch entlarvt die klassischen, mit individuellen Zielen verknüpften Bonus-Systeme als ineffizient und demotivierend und zeigt auf, wie die Arbeitskonditionen menschlicher und effektiver gestaltet werden können.Table of Contents​Wertschätzender Umgang und vereinfachte Personalmanagementprozesse für mehr Leistung und Work Balance.- Motivierende Unternehmens- und Führungskultur erreichen.- Faire Rahmenbedingungen im Personalmanagement schaffen.- Effiziente Personalmanagementprozesse gestalten.- Zeit- und Energieräuber in die Schranken weisen.- Sensibilisierung erreichen.- Praktische Tipps für mehr Lebensqualität im Unternehmen.- Das Wichtigste in 15 Minuten.

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Book Synopsis​Mario Stephan präsentiert zentrale Ergebnisse eines Forschungsprojektes zur Unterstützung von Strategieumsetzungsprozessen. Er analysiert den Kernprozess der strategischen Unternehmensführung, d. h. die Strategietransformation, aus systemtheoretischer, kybernetischer sowie entscheidungstheoretischer Perspektive. Populäre Managementkonzepte werden einer theoriebasierten Evaluierung unterzogen und ein Verfahren zur Strategietransformation entwickelt. „Dem Autor gelingt das Kunststück, ein äußerst komplexes Problem nicht nur systemtheoretisch zu analysieren, sondern tatsächlich auch zu umsetzbaren Empfehlungen für die Praxis zu gelangen.“ Prof. Andreas Klein, Mit-Hrsg. Controlling-Berater, SRH Hochschule Heidelberg „Der gewählte Ansatz ist geeignet, Schwächen traditioneller Implementierungstools in Zeiten hoher Komplexität und Dynamik zu überwinden.“ Prof. em. Prof. Dr. Martin K. Welge, TU Dortmund „Der bisher praxisrelevanteste Beitrag zum strategischen Performance-Management.“ J. Rippel, CEO TIGNUMTable of Contents​Einleitung.- Grundlagen der Strategietransformation.- Strategietransformation aus systemtheoretischer Perspektive.- Strategietransformation aus entscheidungstheoretischer Perspektive.- Instrumente der Strategietransformation.- Konzeptualisierung des Strategietransformationsverfahrens.- Plausibilisierung.- Fazit.

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Book SynopsisWas zeichnet Manager heute und in der Zukunft aus? Welche Tools sollte ein Manager wählen, um erfolgreich zu wirken? Fest steht eines: Für die Muße der Spezialisten bleibt kein Raum. Erfolgreiche Manager sind Generalisten mit einer breiten Prägung aus Wirtschaft, Technik, Jura, Psychologie und Kommunikation. Sie wissen: Schnittstellen werden zu Nahtstellen. Mit dem Panoramablick erfassen sie den Wandel der Zeit und rüsten Unternehmen für den globalen Verdrängungswettbewerb.Management-Intelligenz ist erfrischend anders, rüttelt auf und regt an zum Umdenken. Der Autor konstatiert: Auf Spezialisten zu verzichten, das kann sich kein Unternehmen erlauben – aber die Perspektive muss sich wandeln. Er fordert eine Bildungspolitik, die starre Pläne ad acta legt und Karrieren fördert, statt hemmt. Die Zeit ist zu kostbar, um in einseitige Kompetenz, um in spitze Programme und falsche Ausrichtung zu investieren.Generalisten auf dem Weg zum Top-Manager erhalten in diesem Werk Rückenwind und einen Feinschliff ihrer Fähigkeiten. Zukünftige Manager erfahren, wie sie ihre Karriere vorantreiben. Spezialisten mit Managementverantwortung erkennen, wie sie ihren Schwierigkeiten im Arbeitsalltag begegnen. Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen: “… bietet auf direkte und ehrlich erfrischend andere Weise ein reichhaltiges Buffet von Stories, Strategien, Tipps und rund um Innovation, Empowerment, Verhandlung, Kommunikation, Führung und Veränderung.Damit finden erfahrene Leser praxisorientierte Antworten auf die großen Management-Fragen dieser zeit. Aber auch zukünftige manager oder frische Absolventen erfahren Strategien, Ratschläge und Empfehlungen, wie sie ihre karriere vorantreiben und begehrlicher wirken als ihre Kollegen ...“ (in: Trendkraft,trendkraft.de, 3. Oktober. 2014)„Das Buch besticht mit seinem weiten Fokus auf das Management. Mit vielen Beispielen sowie innovativen Denkansätzen für Manager, Führungskräfte und Unternehmer wird es zu einer Pflichtlektüre für alle, die alte Methoden hinterfragen, die effektive und effiziente Ansätze suchen, die eines wollen: den Unternehmenserfolg.“ Hermann Scherer, Business-Experte & Bestseller-Autor)„Ein interessantes Buch, das man gelesen haben muss, wenn man neue Impulse für erfolgreiches Management gewinnen will.“ Dr. Heiner Geißler, Bundesminister a.D. & Bestseller-AutorTable of ContentsGenerell besser oder: Warum Spezialisierung in eine Sackgasse führt.- M-IQ Management-Intelligenz oder: Wie Spezialisten den Tunnelblick erweitern und Manager mit dem Panoramablick punkten.- I-IQ Interessenintelligenz oder: Wie Entscheidungskompetenz Topmanager auszeichnet.- Know-how oder: Wie Manager mit einfachen Mitteln große Wirkung erzielen.- Speziell besser oder: Wo erfolgreiche Unternehmen und Topmanager Spezialisten benötigen.

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Book Synopsis​Wie bewältigten Geschäftsführende von Großunternehmen die Rezession seit 2007? Welches Denken und Handeln hilft, einer Krise gegenzusteuern? Stimmen die hilfreichen Vorgehensweisen mit jenen der Wissenschaft überein? Sabine Katzdobler analysiert österreichische Unternehmen anhand der 5 Gebote für exzellente Führung nach Hinterhuber, die den Unternehmenserfolg zu 80% prägen. Im Ergebnis unterscheidet sich das als hilfreich identifizierte Vorgehen von den beliebten Auffassungen der Befragten. Somit steht fest: Führungskräfte können nichts Besseres erwarten, wenn sie dasselbe wie bisher tun.Table of Contents​Einführung.- Gute Strategie.- Taktische Maßnahmen mit rasch spürbaren Wirkungen.- Exzellente Führung.- Die richtigen Mitarbeiter.- Glück.- Empirischer Teil.- Resümee.- Konklusion.- Einschränkungen.- Literaturverzeichnis.- Anhang.

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Book SynopsisDas Buch richtet sich Fach- und Führungskräfte, an Studierende aller Fachrichtungen und auch an all diejeinigen, die sich fragen, ob ihr Talent für den Traumjob ausreicht. Cyrus Achouri vermittelt dem Leser die wesentlichen Fakten zur Bedeutung von Talent und Begabung und wie sich diese in beruflichen Erfolg verwandeln lassen. Anregende Kurzbiografien berühmter Persönlichkeiten aus so unterschiedlichen Bereichen wie Sport, Musik, Natur- und Geisteswissenschaften schildern die wesentlichen Merkmale, die für Erfolg und herausragende Leistungen wesentlich sind. Der Autor motiviert den Leser dazu, sich mit nicht weniger als dem Traumberuf zufriedenzugeben.Table of ContentsDie Entwicklung der Talentforschung.- Wie wichtig sind Intelligenz, Begabung und Fleiß?.- Die Bedeutung von Elternhaus, Schule und Umwelt.- Wie erfolgreich sind Introvertierte und Sensible?.- Strategisches Üben und seine Bedeutung für den Erfolg.- Kurzbiografien berühmter Persönlichkeiten.

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Book Synopsis​Warum sind obere Führungsetagen nach wie vor so homogen männlich zusammengesetzt, obwohl es seit vielen Jahren Maßnahmen für mehr Vielfalt gibt? Organisationen sind in der Auswahl oberer Führungskräfte pfadabhängig: Während beim Eintritt in die Organisation weibliche und männliche Fachkräfte noch gleichermaßen vertreten sind, wird für das höhere Management der immer gleiche Typus Mann kooptiert. Die Einzelfallstudie von Philine Erfurt Sandhu deckt die zunehmende Eigendynamik der formalen und informellen Prozesse der Führungskräfteauswahl auf. Zunächst ist es zwar vorteilhaft, Führungskräfte nach einem bestimmten Muster auszuwählen. Die Dynamik kippt jedoch in eine Dysfunktionalität, wenn Organisationen dadurch unfähig werden, auf soziale und demographische Veränderungen zu reagieren und Frauen verstärkt ins Topmanagement aufzunehmen. Auf Basis der Analyse entwickelt die Autorin neue Ansatzpunkte zur Schaffung von mehr (Geschlechter-)Vielfalt in Führungsetagen.Trade Review“... Wer auf der Suche nach einer fundierten wissenschaftlichen Begrundung für Quoten ist, wird mit diesem Buch fündig. ... Für eine wissenschaftliche Studie ist das Buch sehr spannend geschrieben - eine beeindruckende Tiefenanalyse eines Unternehmens ...” (in: Personalführung, Heft 3, 2015)Table of Contents​Homogenität im Topmanagement als Pfadabhängigkeit.- Bedeutung von Geschlecht für die Auswahl oberer Führungskräfte.- Hyperinklusion.

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Book SynopsisIm internationalen Konkurrenzkampf am Markt ist die Entwicklung eines Global Mindset ein wichtiger Erfolgsfaktor für Unternehmen. Ein Global Mindset wird als die kognitive Fähigkeit definiert, unterschiedliche Kulturen zu verstehen und diese miteinander zu verbinden. In diesem Kontext besteht die Rolle von Führungskräften darin, mit Komplexität, Vielfältigkeit, Unsicherheit und Ambiguität umzugehen, das Zusammenarbeiten von Menschen aus unterschiedlichen Ländern und Kulturen zu ermöglichen, Mitarbeiter und Prozesse an verschiedenen Orten zu koordinieren sowie das Arbeiten über nationale, organisationale und funktionale Grenzen hinweg zu gestalten. Studien belegen, dass ein Global Mindset den unternehmerischen Erfolg und die Internationalisierung positiv beeinflusst. Ergänzend werden Möglichkeiten der Messung bzw. Diagnose eines Global Mindset im Unternehmen vorgeschlagen.Table of Contents​Was ist ein Global Mindset?.- Entwicklungsgeschichte des Global Mindset.- Bedeutung des Global Mindset für Unternehmen.- Analyse des Global Mindset auf Unternehmensebene.- Implikationen für das Management.

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Book Synopsis​Neben derAuswahl der richtigen Zielmärkte, der geeigneten Form des Markteintritts und einer klaren Marktbearbeitungsstrategie hängt der Erfolg der internationalen Geschäftstätigkeit wesentlich von der Fähigkeit eines Unternehmens ab, die grenzüberschreitende Warenlieferung reibungslos abzuwickeln. In diesem Essential wird der konkrete Ablauf des Exportprozesses dargestellt, in welchem die Exportpreiskalkulation ebenso berücksichtigt wird wie umsatzsteuer- und zollrechtliche Aspekte. Neben der innergemeinschaftlichen Lieferung (dem Warenverkehr zwischen Mitgliedsstaaten der Europäischen Union) und der Ausfuhr in Drittländer werden auch die Spezifika des Dienstleistungsexports sowie jene des innergemeinschaftlichen Erwerbs bzw. des Importes aus Drittländern behandelt.Table of Contents​Innergemeinschaftliche Lieferung.- Ausfuhr in Drittländer.- Spezifika des Dienstleistungsexports.- Besonderheiten beim Import.

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