Management and management techniques Books

Book SynopsisCovers the competencies necessary for career enhancement and effective performance in safety management. This book provides a knowledge base of financial management fundamentals to open communications between safety professionals and management. It is intended for safety practitioners, human relations directors, and management personnel.Trade ReviewInnovations in Safety Management is not an easy book to read, but it is one that is worthwhile reading and re-reading" (Health & Safety Review, January/February 2002) "...well written, informative and immediately applicable.... The safety practitioner can use this information immediately to improve company performance. I highly recommend it." (Professional Safety, February 2002) "...provides important tools for the safety professional who needs to move beyond the mechanics of the day to day safety tasks to development of a health and safety program..." (Chemical Health & Safety, May/June 2002)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. A Short Course on Business Financial Management. Establishing Your Value: Communicating Incident Statistics in Financial Terms. The Theoretical Ideal for Optimum Safety Performance. The Safety Decision Hierarchy. Why You Need to Know About Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment. A Primer on Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment. How to Avoid Bringing Hazards into the Work Place. Task Analysis: For Productivity, Cost Efficiency, Safety, and Quality. Risk Scoring Systems. Current Developments in Behavioral Safety. The Safety Through Design Movement. Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is a timely revision of the first complete resource guide for individuals seeking a job in management consulting. It includes new information about consulting to the burgeoning high-tech industry, as well as a discussion about how the increasing competition for graduating MBAs is changing the recruiting and hiring process for consulting.Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Management Consulting Industry. The Consultant's Work and Lifestyle. The Emergence of E-Consulting. Perspectives on Consulting. Planning Your Consulting Career. Mastering the Case Interview. Negotiating Your Offer. Epilogue. Appendix I: Fifteen Essential Frameworks. Appendix II: One Hundred Case Questions and Ten Sample Answers. Appendix III: Directory of One Hundred Consulting Firms. Notes. Index.

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Book SynopsisProtecting nonprofits from both internal and external fraud This book addresses the most common fraud and abuse schemes committed against nonprofit organizations and explains how those schemes can be prevented and detected. It includes checklists covering each area of fraud and abuse as well as sample policies.Table of ContentsPART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF FRAUD AND ABUSE. Chapter 1. An Introduction to Fraud in the Nonprofit Sector. Chapter 2. Overview of a Model for the Prevention and Detection of Fraud and Abuse. PART II. FINANCIAL CONTROLS ASSOCIATED WITH SPECIFIC CATEGORIES OF FRAUD AND ABUSE. Chapter 3. Revenue and Cash Receipts. Chapter 4. Purchasing and Cash Disbursements. Chapter 5. Payroll and Expense Reimbursements. Chapter 6. Other Asset Misappropriations and Misuse. Chapter 7. External Frauds. PART III. FRAUDS COMMITTED BY, FOR, OR THROUGH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. Chapter 8. Fundraising Fraud and Abuse. Chapter 9. Fraudulent Reporting. Chapter 10. Other Acts Attributable to Nonprofit Organizations. PART IV. THE ROLES OF NON-FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. Chapter 11. Human Resource Policies and Procedures. Chapter 12. Administrative Systems and Policies. PART V. THE ROLE OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Chapter 13. Day-to-Day Management Activities. Chapter 14. The Role of the Board of Directors. Chapter 15. Financial Oversight and Analysis. Appendix. Example Policies and Checklists.

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Book SynopsisManagement by Menu, Fourth Edition presents the menu as the central influence on all foodservice functions. This unique approach clearly outlines both the big picture behind a well-run foodservice operation, and the practical details of costing, planning, analyzing, purchasing and production, beverage management, promotion, and service. Both students and working managers will come away from this book able to clearly develop a menu and effectively use it as a management tool. Thoroughly updated with the latest changes affecting the industry, this Fourth Edition has also been revised to give readers a more hands-on learning experience. Sample menus, mini-case studies, self-test review questions, and other new features lead to greater interactivity and engagement with the material. Coverage of new, helpful technologies is now integrated throughout the book.Table of ContentsPreface. 1. A Look Back at the Foodservice Industry. 2. Profile of the Modern Foodservice Industry. 3. Planning a Menu. 4. Considerations and Limits in Menu Planning. 5. Cost Controls in Menu Planning. 6. Menu Pricing. 7. Menu Mechanics. 8. Menu Analysis. 9. The Beverage Menu. 10. Producing the Menu. 11. Service and the Menu. 12. The Menu and the Financial Plan. 13. Ethical Leadership in Restaurant Management. Appendix A. Accuracy in Menus. Appendix B. Number of Portions Available From Standard Containers. Appendix C. Menu Evaluation. Appendix D. Menu Factor Analysis. Appendix E. A Brief History of Foodservice. Notes. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive guide for marketing and planning practitioners, managers and management consultants to enable them to improve the competitor information and intelligence available to their organizations, and to use it to gain advantages over the competition.Table of ContentsSeries Foreword. Preface. About the Authors. The Foundations for Competitor Analysis. Attack, Defend or Collaborate? Industry Analysis - Key to Understanding the Competitive Arena. Industry Analysis in Practice. Using Critical Success Factors in Planning. Understanding Competitors: Methods of Analysis. Sources of Information for Competitor Analysis. Competitor Analysis in Practice: A Case History. Assessment of National Competitiveness: A European Example. Organizing for Competitor Analysis. The European Wine Industry. The World Flavour Industry. The West European Car Rental Industry. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis Fifth Edition retains the practice-oriented approach and informal writing style that made the previous editions so popular. Presents the techniques and methods used in the day-to-day running of a small business enterprise, with updated and extended coverage of the business plan and the growing use of microcomputers. Other topics include franchising, operations, marketing and the role of the government.Table of ContentsENTREPRENEURSHIP, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP, AND FRANCHISING. Entrepreneurship. Ownership. Franchising. ESTABLISHING THE FIRM. The Business Plan. Sources of Funds. Location Analysis. Physical Facilities. MANAGING THE SMALL BUSINESS. Management Strategy and Employee Relations. Personnel Management. Microcomputers in Small Business. Risk Management. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AND MERCHANDISE CONTROL. Financial Recordkeeping and Cash Control. Accounting Statements and Analysis. Purchasing. Inventory Control. MARKETING THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE. Marketing Strategy and Marketing Research. Pricing. Consumer Behavior and Personal Selling. Promotional Strategy. THE GOVERNMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS. Consumer Credit. Legal Considerations. Government Control, Assistance, and International MarketingOpportunities. Appendix. The Business Plan. Small Business-Related Trade Associations. Private Sector Resources. Small Business Administration Field Offices. Small Business Administration Publications. Index.

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Book SynopsisWhether in the classroom or on the job, this book will provide its users with the means for focused action plans. Like the food service operations which they are designed to measure, the checklists are organized to follow a flow ranging from the front of the house to the back of the house and up to the top of the house, covering all relevant procedures from food and beverage service to product handling to general administration. Modern issues such as cultural diversity, guest relations, food safety and sanitation, and energy management have been incorporated into the checklists. Another incredibly useful tool is a sample Shopper?s Report. Usually in the domain of classified information, this one form alone may be worth the cost of the book to students, consultants, and operators. There is a lot to like in this book, but the section that I particularly appreciate is on how to orient and train new employees. Since checklists specify exactly which procedures should be followed, and often Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: All About Checklists. CHECKLISTS FOR BASIC FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS. Basic Management: Principles of Planning. Basic Management: Principles of Coordinating. Basic Management: Principles of Directing. Basic Management: Principles of Evaluation. PRODUCT CONTROL PROCEDURES. Product Purchasing. Product Storing and Issuing. Product Service. LABOR CONTROL PROCEDURES. Employment and Personnel Management Practices. OTHER RESOURCE CONTROL PROCEDURES. Personal Time Management Procedures. Management of Money. OTHER SUPERVISION ACTIVITIES. Personal Decision-Making Principles. Managing Informal Groups. Managing Employee Discipline. Performance Appraisal. Financial Management (Accounting). Evaluation of Communication. Orientation Topics (Initial Training and Handbook). FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES. Guest Relations. Safety. Electronic Data Machine (Cash Register). Bartender Control Procedures. PROPERTY EVALUATION PROCEDURES. Operational Review (Institutional Food Services). Appendix.

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Book SynopsisProvides a wide insight into the construction business, showing the reader how a contractor organizes a construction company and controls his work. Offers a practical and direct approach and describes how a business starts up, how it's organized and how it's financed.Table of ContentsStarting Out. Your Organization. Assessing Financial Capabilities. Estimating. Types of Contracts. Owner-Architect-Engineer Relations. Accounting and Cost-Keeping Systems. Job Organization. Labor Relations. Equipment. Safety and Insurance. Marketing. Trade Associations. Joint Ventures. How Is Success Measured?. Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisOf related interest. Design for Success A Human-Centered Approachto Designing Successful Products and Systems William B. Rouse Thisgroundbreaking book offers a comprehensive, methodologicalframework for the human-centered design of complex systems. Thisdynamic new approach to system design includes four phases --naturalist, marketing, engineering, and sales and service -- whichcover the entire product life cycle, including: * Evaluating users'' needs and preferences * Concept and market evaluation of alternative ways to satisfythese demands * Detailed design and engineering evaluation of products andsystems * Fielding and ongoing in-use evaluation A wide variety of methods and tools is discussed within thismethodological framework. Applications are illustrated with casestudies of actual applications in a variety of industries. Thisbook makes human-centered design very concrete and readilyapplicable to practical and realistically complex design problems.How to guidanTable of ContentsOutline of the Model. Culture and Religion. Science and Technology. Elaboration and Integration of the Model. Understanding the Marketplace. Enabling the Enterprise. Settling Sociotechnical Disputes. Resolving Political Conflicts. Enabling Change. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisFollowing a brief introduction to the engineering profession, this text focuses on the different concepts of engineering management, in areas such as quality, personnel, communications, finance and legal concerns. Topics such as professional liability and ethics are discussed at length.Table of ContentsThe Engineer as Manager. The Engineering Organization. Total Quality Management: Principles and Approaches. Total Quality Management: Techniques and Applications. The Human Element in Engineering Management. Communication in the Engineering Organization. Management of Engineering Projects. Engineers and the Law. Contract Law Principles. Engineering and Construction Contracts. Legal Structures of Business Organizations. Professional Liability. Professional Ethics. The Engineering Professional. Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisDescribes the role of information sytems in business. Internal organization of the information systems department, and current information systems technology and theory are explored, but the emphasis is on real-life management issues. Casebook available.Table of ContentsScope and Role of Information Systems Management. Foundation of Information Systems Management. The Role of Information Systems as a Corporate Entity. Information Technology as a Competitive Weapon. Strategic Information Systems Planning. The Organizational Placement of the Information SystemsDepartment. Information Systems Corporate Issues and Opportunities. Duties of the Information Systems Department. The Elements of Information Systems Department Management. Functional Challenges and the Information Systems Manager. Organizing the Information Systems Department. Information Systems Personnel Management. Information Systems Development Methodologies and Projects. Information Systems as a Functional Entity: Issues andOpportunities. The Role of Information Systems as a User-Support Entity. End-User Applications Development. Organizing Information Systems to Support End-User Computing. Information Systems as a User-Support Entity: Issues andOpportunities. Quality of Work. Quality of Life. Suggested Student Projects. Supplementary Reading List. Subject Index. Name Index.

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Book SynopsisHow to accurately estimate, in advance, the cost of producing products or services by means of the design-to-cost method, which systematically constrains design goals according to available funds. This book shows how to use value engineering, cost estimating, and cost control to devise, and adhere to, realistic cost goals.Table of ContentsGetting Started. Defining Activities and Responsibilites. Designing for Inherently Low Cost. Choosing Business Strategies. Estimating and Controlling Costs. Remembering History. Appendices. Index.

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Book SynopsisStarting a small business and making it a success isn't easy. In fact, most small business owners don't get rich and many fail. This book presents the straight truth on small business success. It doesn't offer cure--alls for every small business.Table of ContentsPreface: Did I Really Say “Irrefutable”? Acknowledgments. About the Author. Chapter 1: A Realist’s View of the Small Business Landscape. Chapter 2: Are You Really the Entrepreneurial Type? Chapter 3: RULE 1: Establish and Maintain a Strong Sense of Purpose. Chapter 4: RULE 2: Thoroughly Understand the Marketplace. Chapter 5: RULE 3: Build an Effective Growth Planning System. Chapter 6: RULE 4: Develop Customer-Driven Processes. Chapter 7: RULE 5: Put the Power of Technology to Work. Chapter 8: RULE 6: Attract and Keep the Best and the Brightest. Chapter 9: RULE 7: See the Future More Clearly. Appendix: Personality Tests That Measure Entrepreneurial Types. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis Seventh Edition of Donald Reifer''s popular, bestselling tutorial summarizes what software project managers need to know to be successful on the job. The text provides pointers and approaches to deal with the issues, challenges, and experiences that shape their thoughts and performance. To accomplish its goals, the volume explores recent advances in dissimilar fields such as management theory, acquisition management, globalization, knowledge management, licensing, motivation theory, process improvement, organization dynamics, subcontract management, and technology transfer. Software Management provides software managers at all levels of the organization with the information they need to know to develop their software engineering management strategies for now and the future. The book provides insight into management tools and techniques that work in practice. It also provides sufficient instructional materials to serve as a text for a course in software management.Table of ContentsForeword (Barry Boehm). Preface (Donald J. Reifer). Chapter 1. Introduction. Software Management's Seven Deadly Sins (Donald J. Reifer). Principles of Software Engineering Project Management (Donald J. Reifer). The "3 P's" of Software Management (Donald J. Reifer). Why Big Software Projects Fail: The 12 Key Questions (Watts Humphrey). Critical Success Factor in Software Projects (John S. Reel). Chapter 2. Life Cycle Models. A Spiral Model of Software Development and Enhancement (Barry W. Boehm). Bridging Agile and Traditional Methods (Paul E. McMahon). Coping with the New Paradigms (Walker Royce). Chapter 3. Process Improvement. Successful Process Implementation (Anna Borjesson and Lars Mathiassen). The Definitive Paper: Quantifying the Benefits of Software Process Improvement (Donald J. Reifer, Al Chatmon Doug Walters). Process Improvenlent for Small Organizations (Declan P. Kelly. and Bill Cuilleton). The Clash of Two Cultures: Project Versus Process Management (Rob Thomssett). Chapter 4. Project Management. The Mythical Man-Month After 20 Years (Frederick P. Brooks Jr). Traditional Software Management Approaches (Donald J. Reifer). In-House Software Development: What Project Management Practices Lead to Success? (June M. Verner and William M. Evanco). The Nine Deadly Sins of Project Planning (Steve McConnelI). Chapter 5. Planning Fundamentals 2 1 Project Management Success Tips (Karl E. Wiegers). Requirements Management: The Search for Nirvana (Donald J. Reifer). Requirements Engineering as a Success Factor in Software Projects (Hubert F. Hofmann and Franz Lehner). The Secrets of Planning Success (Michael S. Deutsch). The Slacker's Guide to Project Tracking (James Davison, Tim Mackinnon, and Michael RoyIe). Chapter 6. Software Estimating. Software Project Estimation: An Overview (Richard D. Stutzke). Software Engineering Economics (Sunita Chuluni and Barry Boehm). Web Development: Estimating Quick-to-Market Software (Donald J. Reifer). Software Size Estimation of Object-Oriented Systems (Luiz A. Laranjeira). Chapter 7. Organizing for Success. Staffing and Organization in the Engineering of Systems (David W. Oliver). The Core Competence of the Corporation (C. K. Prahalad and G. Hamid). Survival Patterns in Fast-Moving Software Organizations (Lena Holmberg and Lars Mathiassen). Chapter 8. Staffing Essentials. Fear of Trying: The Plight of Rookie Project Managers (Roger Pressman). Coaching the Rookie Manager (Luke Hohmann). Training Developers in Critical Skills (Ahmed Seffah). Ten Lessons Learned from Implementing Integrated Product Teams (Paul R. Popick and Sarah A. Sheard). The Softer Side of Project Management (Janice Strauss). Chapter 9. Direction Advice. The Human Side of Management (T. Teal). Motivating and Keeping Software Developers (Ken Whitaker). Successful Software Management: 14 Lessons Learned (Johanna Rothman). A Tale of Three Developers (Donald J. Reifer). Chapter 10. Visibility and Control. Controlling Software Projects (Paul Rook). Earned Value Project Management (Quentin W. Fleming and Joel M. Koppelman). Software Configuration Management: A Discipline with Added Value (Tresa Butler, Verla Standley, Elaine Sullivan, and Faith Turner). Managing Software Quality with Defects (David Card). Why Bad Things Happen to Good Projects (Karen Mackey). Chapter 11. Software Risk and Recovery Management. Understanding Risk Management (Software Technology Support Center). Software Risk Management: Principles and Practices (Barry W Boehm). Large-Scale Project Management Is Risk Management (Robert N. Charette). A Project Risk Metric (Robert W Ferguson). Catastrophe Disentanglement: Getting Software Projects Back on Track (E. M. Bennatan). Chapter 12. Metrics and Measurement. Metrics and Management: A Primer (Donald J. Reifer). Back to the Basics: Measurement and Metrics (Tim Perkins, Roald Petersorn. and Larry Smith). Implementing Effective Software Metrics Programs (Tracy Hall and Norman Fenton). Software Defect Reduction Top 10 List (Barry W Boehm and Victor R. Basili). Metrics for Small Projects: Experiences at the SED (Ross Grable, Jacquelyn Jernigan, Casey Pogue, and Dale Divis). Chapter 13. Acquisition Management Issues. Software Acquisition Management (John J Marciniak). Managing Subcontracts (Claire L. Brown,David "R. A," Neale, and Kenneth E. Nidiffer). Software Licensing: A Missed Opportunity (Donald J. Reifer). Chapter 14. Emerging Management Topics. Distributed Development: Insights, Challenges, and Solutions (Paul McMahon). The Evolution of Distribution Project Management (Kenneth E . Nidiffer and Dana Dolan). Managing Product Lines, Architecture, and Reuse (Donald J. Reifer). Improving the Security of Networked Systems (Julia Allen, Christopher Alberts, Sandi Behrens, Barbara Laswell, and William W ilson). Managing at Light Speed (Lynn Carrier). Strategic Information Technology Management: Managing Organizational, Political, and Technological Forces (Keith Schildt, Suzann Beaumaster, and Marcie Edwards). Information Resources Management: New Era, New Rules (John D. Hwang). Annotated Bibliography. Glossary. About the Authors.

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Book SynopsisEvery year corporations spend billions in pursuit of change. Some are successful. Many are not. In this winner of the prestigious 1999 Management Consultancy Association Prize, Paul Taffinder casts a critical eye over the big change efforts of more than 30 organizations worldwide, and offers conclusions as unsettling as they are insightful and firmly supported by real-world business sense. Paul Taffinder achieves what in many other books remains an empty promise. Brilliant insight...inspiring...A real eye-opener.--Dr. Siegfried Hoenle, Director, Warburg Dillon Read.Trade Review"Readable and thought provoking; by an author who has considerable consulting experience at the sharp end. Justly the MCA Business Management Book of the Year (1998)." ---- Long Range Planning, Vol 33, 2000Table of ContentsForeword by Group Chief Executive of Lloyds TSB, Peter Ellwood Big Change? Change to What...? Big Change - An Unnatural Act The Leadership of Big Change Systemic Innovation Conflict Escalation Awakening Conceiving the Future Building the Change Agenda Delivering Big Change Mastering Change References Index

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Book SynopsisThe public sector is experiencing tremendous pressure for strategic change. Governments in many countries require public sector managers to be more responsive to the public and to deliver more value with constrained budgets. Members of the public also face change, and look to their public sector organisations to provide efficient and high quality service, while adapting their activities in a complex and dynamic world. Strategy in the Public Sector provides guidance to managers who have responsibility for delivering increased levels of efficiency and innovation and accountability. It shows how strategic changes can be made through realigning and increasing the capacity of the public sector organisation. It shows how managers are now handling strategic changes in the context of public policy, favouring pluralism of service delivery systems and partnership working. Based on the practical experience of managers in local government, central government, health services and educTrade Review" It is a comprehensive guide to strategic planning, highlighting the major issues." ----Professional Manager, September 2000 "...Serves as a useful prompt to the issues planning managers will need to face as they prepare for the challenge of continuous improvement..." ----Planning, 1st September 2000Table of ContentsA Model of Effectiveness. Assessing the Organisation. Paying Attention to Politicians. Issue Management. Vision. Involving Managers and Employees. Installing Management. Engaging Others in the Organisation with the Vision or Strategic Intent. Focus and Align. Stabilising and Ensuring Targets are Achieved. Involving the Public. Partnership Working. Opening Up. In Touch with the Public. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisConcerns computer-based information systems that can affect the decision making behavior of their users. It tells the reader how to describe these systems and how to differentiate one from the other. Its main features are: a broad definition of Decision Support Systems (DSS), a process view of decision making, which leads to viewing DSS as interventions into the processes through which decisions are made, and a descriptive rather than a prescriptive approach.Table of ContentsA Framework for DSS Research and Practice. Describing DSS: A Three-Tiered Approach. System Restrictiveness. Decisional Guidance. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisSince the dawn of human history people have been facing problems arising from the operations of systems in which they themselves are a part. However, the idea that systematic scrutiny in the spirit of science can help solve them, became widespread only in this century. The Handbook of Systems Analysis brings together in systematic form the core of the systems analysis knowledge and experience it has developed so far. The Handbook of Systems Analysis consists of three volumes: the first offers an overview aimed at a widely varied audience of practitioners and those interested in the problems treated by systems analysis; volume two is aimed at a more technical audience and deals with how a systems analysis study proceeds and resolves the technical and professional issues. Now this third volume exemplifies the general principles and wide variety of practice by means of eight carefully selected cases described by the principal analysts involved. Like the first volume, it is accessible to aTable of ContentsAn Overview of the Systems Analysis Process (H. Miser). An Introduction to the Cases and the Variety They Exemplify (H.Miser). Icebreaking Operations in the Northern Baltic (L. Jennergren, etal.). Managing Eutrophication in Lake Balaton (L. Somlyody). Planning the Netherlands' Water Resources (B. Goeller & PAWNTeam). Implementing Innovative Work Schedules for the New York CitySanitation Department (J. Mechling). Balancing a University Budget (W. Massy & D. Hopkins). Israeli Gambles with History: The Lavi Combat Airplane and thePeace Process with the PLO (Y. Dror). Approaching the Problems of Worldwide Sustainable Development (R.Shaw, et al.). Organizing and Managing a Systems Analysis Study (B. Goeller, etal.). Appendix. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisHow many of today''s leading corporations are successfully winning back old customers and attracting new ones The new purchasing patterns of disenchanted customers and the demise of brand loyalty have compelled many endangered corporate giants to radically alter their thinking about product design and marketing. This book describes how leading companies such as IBM, Nestle, Dupont, AT&T, and Panasonic have stopped creating products for buyers and have started considering the long-term needs of users. * Packed with real-world cases which demonstrate crucial ideas, tools, and techniques in action at leading firms SANDRA VANDERMERWE (London, England) holds a chair in Management at the Management School Imperial College, London. Her latest book is Tin Soldiers to Russian Dolls.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: MAKING THE PROACTIVE LEAP. Don't Miss the Moment. LOOKING BEYOND WHAT YOU CAN SEE. Finance Baffles Brains. REVERSING THE LOGIC. The Linear Trap. MOVING MINDS TO MARKETS. Making Missions Market Making. BECOMING THE GATEWAY TO CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS. Redefining Value. BEING ALL THINGS TO SOME PEOPLE. Moving Beyond Segmentation. MAKING COMMITMENT ENDURING. Using Diffusion to Get Commitment. JUMPING INTO THE CUSTOMER'S ACTIVITY CYCLE. The Value Add is the Experience. GETTING INTO THE CUSTOMER'S HIGH GROUND. Changing the Nature of the Customer Relationship. BUILDING NEW COMPETITIVE SPACES. In Search of New Building Blocks. LEARNING TO BEHAVE AS ONE. Altering the Way the Company Really Works. CONVERTING INTENTION INTO VALUE. Success as a Motivator. OPERATING ON TWIN TRACKS. Living with Ambiguity. References, Bibliography and Points of Departure. Index.

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Book SynopsisOrganizations should look different in the next century as a direct result of the ability to process information. This book argues for a holistic approach to organizations and the integration of IT considerations into this treatment.Table of ContentsInformation Technology and Organizational Transformation: The Holy Grail of IT? (B. Galliers & W. Baets). STARTING AFRESH. Linking Strategy and IT-based Innovation: The Importance of the "Management of Expertise" (H. Scarbrough). Computer Supported Collaborative Working: Challenging Perspectives on Work and Technology (L. Bannon). The Metamorphosis of Oticon (N. Bjoørn-Andersen & J. Turner). IT AND THE LEARNING ORGANIZATION. Organizational Learning and Core Capabilities Development: The Role of IT (R. Andreu & Claudio Ciborra). The Corporate Mind Set as a Precursor for Business Process Change: About Knowledge, Perceptions and Learning (W. Baets). The Role of Learning in Information Systems Planning and Implementation (T. Reponen). INNOVATION, NETWORKS AND CORPORATE IDENTITY. Innovations as Precursors of Organizational Performance (J. Pennings). EDI, Organizational Change and Flexibility Strategies (R. O'Callaghan). An IT Architecture to Support Organizational Transformation (W. Baets & V. Venugopal). IT AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE. Reflections of BPR, IT and Organizational Change (B. Galliers). The Role of IT in Organizational Transformation (J. Turner). LUCIA Accelerates Service Delivery: A Case Study of Business Process Re-engineering (P. Meester & J. Post). AFTERWORD. Success and Failure in Corporate Transformation Initiatives (A. Pettigrew). Postscript (B. Galliers & W. Baets). Index.

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Book SynopsisStrategic alliances are a crucial facet of business life as a means of growing market share, increasing profits, and more, but such alliances are never straightforward. This book makes it possible to anticipate, before an alliance is formed, what its evolution, outcome and consequences are likely to be.Trade Review"Dussauge & Garrettea s work provides a useful and quickly absorbed framework..." ---- The Antidote, Vol 29, 2000Table of ContentsWhat is a Strategic Alliance? The Era of Strategic Alliances. Interfirm Cooperation: Theoretical Contributions. The Main Types of Alliance. International Expansion Joint Ventures. Vertical Partnerships. Cross-Industry Agreements. Shared-Supply Alliances. Quasi-Concentration Alliances. Complementary Alliances. Conclusion: Anticipating the Evolutions and Outcomes of Strategic Alliances. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisFor organizations facing the decision whether to outsource or insource their Information Systems Technology support, this book is the one--stop problem--solver. It separates the myth from the reality of outsourcing and examines several case studies of companies which have chosen to outsource, insource, selective source, or employ trading agents.Table of ContentsThe Sourcing and Outsourcing of IS: Shock of the New? (L. Willcocks & M. Lacity). PERSPECTIVES. The Outsourcing of Information Services: Transforming the Nature of Business in the Information Industry (T. Clark, et al.). Towards a Theoretically-Based Contingency Model of Information Systems Outsourcing (V. Grover, et al.). Can Game Theory Help Us To Understand Information Service Outsourcing Contracts? (R. Elitzur & A. Wensley). The External Acquisition of Information Systems Knowledge (H. Scarbrough). A Framework for IS Outsourcing Strategy in Private and Public Sector Contexts (J. Cronk & J. Sharp). A Risk-Return Model for Information Technology Outsourcing Decisions (J. Jurison). PRACTICES. Financial and Strategic Motivations Behind IS Outsourcing (K. McLellan, et al.). Information Systems Outsourcing: Theories, Case Evidence and a Decision Framework (L. de Looff). Outsourcing Practices and Views of America's Most Effective IS Users (M. Sobol & U. Apte). The Management of Partnership Development in IS Outsourcing (R. Klepper). Setting Up Outsourced Information Technology Service Companies (T. Reponen). Failure in Software Outsourcing: A Case Analysis (S. Ang & S. Toh). Problems and Issues in Offshore Development of Software (T. Rajkumar & D. Dawley). Index.

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Book SynopsisThe tourism and hospitality sector is, arguably, one of the largest components of the global economy, with a growth rate in consumption that supersedes that of most other goods and services. As a consequence, the profile of tourists is changing as consumers become more experienced, more demanding, and more likely to treat tourism purchases in very much the same way as they do any other item of consumption. This coupled with the globalisation of communications transport and technology are creating a new environment for tourism professionals. The challenge is now to recognise the breadth of the information environment and to be able to manage it successfully. This book is designed to provide managers and researchers with insights into the practical application of tools for gathering and analysing information. These tools can be used in understanding tourism phenomena and in planning responses. Although quantitative in focus, the methods presented here draw on a variety of disciplinary orTable of ContentsQuantitative Methods: Introductory Note (R. Mudambi). Input-Output Models (J. Fletcher). Portfolio Models of Tourism (M. Sinclair). Transactions Cost Analysis of Tourism (P. Buckley). Behavioral Models Related to Tourism (S. Hiemstra & J. Ismail). An Empirical Analysis of Oligopolistic Hotel Pricing: The Case of Bermuda Resort Hotels (T. Baum & R. Mudambi). A Positioning Analysis of Hotel Brands (C. Dev, et al.). A Utility Analysis of Cross-Time Tourism Consumption (Z. Gu). Multidisciplinary Methods: Introductory Note (T. Baum). Assessing Local Income and Employment Effects of Tourism: Experience Using the Nordic Model of Tourism (M. Paajanen). Strategic Segmentation: An Empirical Analysis of Tourist Expenditure in Turkey (R. Mudambi & T. Baum). The Economic Aspects of Location Marketing (S. Wanhill). Package Holiday Pricing: Cause of the IT Industry's Success, or Cause for Concern? (E. Laws). Economic Pricing Strategies for Hotels (S. Hiemstra). Environmental Aspects of Tourism: Applications of Cost-Benefit Analysis (M. Stabler). Index.

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Book SynopsisMarketing the Unknown Developing Market Strategies for Technical Innovations Paul Millier, Professor of Industrial Marketing at E.M. Lyon, Visiting Professor at Cranfield School of Management . the most detailed, accurate and pragmatic approach to emergent markets that I know. It should be of interest to anyone who is in charge of transforming research investments into products with a secured market. To me, it is not just a book: it is a reference manual. Jean Robert Passemard, Executive Vice President, Product and Marketing, Renault Automation, France Professor Paul Millier brings a pragmatic and systematic approach to launching technological innovations. His book represents a major marketing contribution with a profusion of valuable ideas. Marc Fermont, Dow Europe Vice President Placing considerable emphasis on practical tools, this book provides an original methodology and essential guidelines to further the commercial success of innovative industrial products. Kazuya Matsumoto, PreTable of ContentsMarketing Technological Innovations. Major Marketing Problems in Technological Innovation. Basic Rules of Marketing to Answer Specific Problems. Analysing Marketing Situations. Two Possible Development Strategies. Building Up Your Business. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisDownsizing, Umstrukturierung, schlanke Unternehmen - diese Trends der letzten beiden Jahrzehnte sind out, die Signale stehen wieder auf Wachstum. Fusionen und Übernahmen spielen eine Schlüsselrolle im Kampf um Marktanteile, doch den langfristigen Erfolg garantiert nur ein nachhaltiges Wachstum, das ein neues Denken erfordert. Die Autoren, Top-Level-Consultants, diskutieren ihren neuen, auf fünf Prinzipien beruhenden strategischen Ansatz. (01/99)Table of ContentsPart I Why every business can be a growth business: thinking clearly about growth; there no such thing as a mature business; common sense and capital - the business thinking underlying top-line growth and bottom-line results. Part II Broadening the pond: strategy from the outside in; how John Reed turned Citibank outside in; Eckhard Pfeiffer - the methodical radical of Compaq; John Trani and the new frontier of service at GE Medical; GE capital services - capitalizing on change. Part III Energizing and aligning the organization for growth; the genetic code and how to change it; rewriting the genetic code at AlliedSignal; Reynolds and Reynolds - creating lifelong customers; can you pass the Father Cunningham test?. Part IV The handbook for grwoth; handbook.

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Book SynopsisTechnological change has had a profound impact on manufacturing industry and related business sectors. Since publication of the first edition of Implementing New Technologies the pace of change ahs been maintained, often with uncertain consequences. In this new edition the editors have brought together a collection of readings which include: Project planning. Conversion or application of plans. Consolidation of change after the insertion of new technologies. Although the second edition includes material on innovation it is more concerned with the consequences of technology diffusion and technology transfer, concentrating on the adoption of technologies which are novel in a particular application even though not inherently ''new''.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction: David Wield and Ed Rhodes. Part I:. Part I: A Core Problem Area:. 1. Introduction. 2. Managing Our Way to Economic Decline: Robert H. Hayes and William J. Abernathy. 3. Investment in Technology - The Service Sector Sinkhole?: Gregory P. Hackett. 4. The Myth of a Post-Industrial Economy: Stephen S. Cohen and John Zysman. 5. Europe's Technological Performance: Pari Patel and Keith Pavitt. 6. Technology Development and Japanese Industrial Competitiveness: B. Bowonder and T. Miyake. Part II: The Innovation Environment:. 7. Introduction. 8. Technology, Innovation Theory and The Implementation Process: Ed Rhodes and David Wield. 9. Structural Crises of Adjustment, Business Cycles and Investment Behaviour: Christopher Freeman and Carlotta Perez. 10. Interactive Innovation in Financial and business Services: The Vanguard of The Service Revolution: Richard Barras. 11. The Selection Environment: R.R. Nelson and S.G. Winter. 12. Capturing Value From Technological Innovation: Integration, Strategic Partnering, and Licensing Decisions: David J. Teece. Part III: Strategy and Innovation:. 13. Introduction. 14. The Global Context of Firm Level Innovation: Ed Rhodes. 15. What We Know About The Strategic Management of Technology. 16. Technologies, Products and Firms' Strategies: A Framework for Analysis: Rod Coombes and Albert Richards. 17. Issues in User-Producer Relations: Role of Government: Roy Rothwell. 18. Managing Technology in Firms in the Service Industries: A.H. Rubinstein, E. Geisler and B. Grabowski. Part II:. Part IV: The Interdependence of Technology and Organization:. 19. Introduction. 20. Coping With Advanced Manufacturing Technology: Melvin Blumberg and Donald Gerwin. 21. Islands, Archipelagos and Continents: Progress on the Road to Computer-Integrated Manufacturing: John Bessant and Bill Haywood. 22. The Successful Exploitation of new Technology in Banking: Harry Scarborough and Ronnie Lannon. 23. Manufacturing by Design: Daniel E. Whitney. Part V: Technology, Skills and Work Organization:. 24. Introduction. 25. Industrial Change in Europe: The Pursuit of Flexible Specialization in Britain and West Germany: Christel Lane. 26. The Need for Skills in the Factory of the Future: Peter Senker and Mark Beesley. 27. Can Human Skill Survive Microelectronics?: H.H. Rosenbrock. 28. Computerised Machine Tools, Manpower Consequences and Skill Utilization: A Study of British and West German Manufacturing Firms: Gert Hartmann, Ian Nicholas, Arndt Sorge and Malcolm Warner. 29. Social Choice in the Development of Advanced Information Technology: Richard E Walton. 30. Worker Involvement in Implementing New Technology: Thomas J. Hyclack and Michael G. Kolchin. Part VI: Financing Innovation:. 31. Introduction. 32. Implications of CAD/CAM for Management: Peter Senker. 33. Capital Budgeting as a General Management Problem: Joseph L. Bower. 34. Managing as if Tomorrow Mattered: Robert H. Hayes and David A. Garvin. 35. Charting a Course to Superior Technology Evaluation: Bela Gold. 36. The Economic Justification of advanced Manufacturing Technology (with special reference to AGVs): A.J. Pendlebury and E. Lacey. Part VII: The Dynamics of Project Organization:. 37. Introduction. 38. Implementation as Mutual Adaptation of Technology and Organization: D. Leonard-Barton. 39. Strategy, Organizational Culture and Symbolism: Sebastian Green. 40. Information Systems and Organizational Change: Peter G.W. Keen. 41. Post-Project Appraisals Pay: Frank R. Gulliver.

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Book SynopsisThis extremely successful book, already in use on courses in hardback, is now being made available in paperback. Based on a major in--depth study of four UK industry sectors, the book provides an authoritative and searching analysis of how UK companies manage strategic change and how it effects their competitive performance.Trade Review"A far reaching study." Financial Times "A highly significant contribution to the strategy literature." Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsList of Figures. Introduction. 1. Competitiveness and Managing Change. 2. A Changing Backcloth: New Rules and Relationships. 3. Understanding the Environment. 4. Leading Change. 5. Linking Strategic and Operational Change. 6. Human Resources as Assets and Liabilities. 7. Coherence. 8. Conclusion. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisDavis shows that the developed and developing world must now pursue ''sustainable development'' requiring high levels of directed innovation. Industrial and commercial businesses of all kinds must bring about what amounts to a second industrial revolution.Trade Review"Needs to be urgently read by managers at all levels." Long Range Planning "Offers an excellent introduction to the most important topic for business..." Executive Development "The scale, the courage, the demanding vision of this book makes it an exceptional read for any manager. There are all signs of the future in this book ... I commend this work for its breadth, foresightedness and its meticulous, and practical relevance to our human condition." Sir Peter Parker Table of ContentsPreface. Foreword: Ronnie Lessem. 1. What does Sustainable Development mean?. 2. Vision and Values. 3. Horses for Courses - the Size Factor. 4. The Numbers Game. 5. Good Work: Different Arrangements. 6. Conducting the Orchestra. 7. Pulling Together: Alternative Ownership. 8. Quality, Codes and Standards. 9. New Rules for the Business Game. 10. New Age Opportunities: Sustainable Technologies. 11. Postscript: The World's Search for New Systems. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Strategic Management provides clear, concise up to the minute and highly informative definitions and explanations of the key concepts covering the whole of the fast changing field of contemporary strategy.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Figure and Table Acknowledgments. List of Contributors. Dictionary Entries A-Z. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together a team of international researchers and practitioners to study the implementation and impact of organizational changes such as downsizing, restructuring and privatization. The text provides a combination of research, theory and practice.Trade Review"The editors of, and many of the contributors to, the proposed text are internationally known and I have no concern about the quality of the contents of the book. The subject area is important and will continue to be so for many years ahead. The text will be a useful addition to the literature for courses on change management or occupational stress." Howard Kahn, Heriot University "The range of chapters and authors is impressive. It is particularly good to see authors from several continents included, as befits a text on such global issues. There is also a good balance between case studies, large scale studies, comparative data and theory building... A book that offers guidelines on good practice is always alluring and I believe that this will make it very attractive to managers as well as management students. Overall this would be a very useful book and a leader in a field of growing contemporary and global relevance." Sue Lewis, Manchester Metropolitan University "This volume proposes to cover three highly topical issues...it will be a timely collection..." Dale Zand, NYU "... a thought-provoking and worthwhile book that attempts, through empirical investigation and reflection, to shed light on some of the most serious and worrying employment trends of our time. Its beauty is in its injection of realism, which serves as a refreshing if disturbing antidote to the overly simplistic and optimistic prescriptions found in traditional management/MBA texts." Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsPreface. List of contributors. Part I: Impact of Restructuring on Employees and Organizations:. 1. The new organizational reality: transition and renewal: Ronald J. Burke and Cary L. Cooper. 2. The impact of organizational change on UK managers' perceptions of their working lives: Les Worrall, Cary Cooper and Fiona Campbell. 3. Impact on privatization in Portugal: Rita Campos e Cunha. 4. Comparing the downsizing experiences of three countries: a restructuring cycle?: Craig Littler. 5. Sickness absence and organizational downsizing: Mika Kivimaki, Jussi Vahtera, Amanda Griffiths, Tom Cox and Louise Thomson. Part II: New research Directions:. 6. An empirical examination of a stress-based framework of survivor responses to downsizing: Gretchen M. Spreitzer and Aneil K. Mishra. 7. Gender and job insecurity: Mina Westman. 8. Ethical problems in downsizing: Zehava Rosenblatt and Zachary Schaeffer. 9. Total quality management during downsizing: Marjorie Armstrong-Stasssen. Part III: The new career reality:. 10. The new employment contract: psychological implications of future work: Paul Sparrow. 11. Down but not out: career trajectories of middle-aged and older workers after downsizing: Daniel C. Feldman. 12. Organizational crisis and change: the new career contract at work: John F. McCarthy and Douglas T. Hall. 13. Eroding organizational social capital among US firms: the price of job instability: Carrie R. Leana and Harry J. Van Buren III. Part IV: Renewal and Revitalization: Best Practices:. 14. Leading organizations through survivor sickness: a framework for the new millennium: David Noer. 15. Value-based management: a tool for managing change: Todd D. Jick. 16. Coping with mergers and acquisitions: Susan Cartwright and Sarah-Louise Hudson. 17. Organizational restructuring: identifying effective hospital downsizing processes: Ronald J. Burke and Esther R. Greenglass. Index.

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Book Synopsis* Takes a practical look at the impact and role of women in organizations. * Highlights the various initiatives orgainzations have implemented to support womena s careers. * Contributions come from leading scholars, researchers and human resource professionals. .Table of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. Contributors. Acknowledgments. PART I. OVERVIEW. 1. Advancing Women in Management: Progress and Prospects (Ronald J. Burke and Debra L. Nelson). 2. Developing Women as Global Leaders: Lessons and Sense Making from an Organizational Change Effort (Joyce S. Osland, Nancy J. Adler, and Laura W. Brody). 3. A Decade o Diversity (Nuzhat Jafri and Katie Isbister). PART II. CHALLENGES. 4. The Black and Ethnic Minority Women Manager (Marilyn J. Davidson). 5. Work and Family Issues: Old and New (Suzan Lewis). 6. Sexual Harassment and Women’s Advancement: Issues, Challenges, and Directions (Myrtle P. Bell and Mary E. McLaughlin). 7. Gender Differences in Explanations for Relocating or Changing Organizations for Advancement (Phyllis Tharenou). PART III. OPPORRTUNITIES. 8. Training and Development: Creating the Right Environment to Help Women Succeed in Corporate Management (Viki Holton). 9. Career Development of Managerial Women (Ronald J. Burke). 10. Mentoring and Developmental Relationships (Terri A. Scandura and S. Gayle Baugh). 11. Exploring the Boundaries in Professional Careers: Reduced-Load Work Arrangements in Law, Medicine, and Accounting (Mary Dean Lee, Lori Engler, and Leanne Wright). 12. Developing Tomorrow’s Women Business Leaders (Susan Vinnicombe and Val Singh). 13. Flexible Work Arrangements: A Successful Strategy for the Advancement of Women at the Royal Bank Financial Group (Nora L. Spinks and Norma Tombari). PART IV. NEW DIRECTIONS. 14. Boundaryless Transitions: Global Entrepreneurial Women Challenge Career Concepts (Dorothy Perrin Moore). 15. Time in Organizations: Constraints on, and Possibilities for, Gender Equity in the Workplace (Lotte Bailyn). 16. Positive Psychology at Work: Savoring Challenge and Engagement (Bret L. Simmons). 17. Organizational Culture: A Key to the Success of Work and Family Programs (Ronald J. Burke). 18. Best Practices for Retaining and Advancing Women Professionals and Managers (Mary C. Mattis). 19. Advancing Women’s Executive Leadership (Val Hammond). Index.

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Book SynopsisImages of Strategy develops an innovative and multi--faceted approach to strategic management which will enable students to use and develop interesting and wide--ranging applications alongside some of the latest ideas and analysis. * An innovative and multi--functional approach to strategic management.Trade Review“An excellent book that will have a major impact on the strategy/organisation field/discourse. A 'must buy' for those researching, teaching and studying in the strategy/organisation field. A book that raises fundamental questions about and provides highly provocative responses to the paradoxes of crafting strategy in a highly uncertain and ambiguous world. It rips strategy free from the contorting embrace of rational, linear thinking and relocates it in a real world where history, politics, power and culture are the driving forces of change.” Michael Reed, Lancaster University "Images of Strategy breaks new ground. It takes us away from the stale bureaucratic metaphors of strategy towards a dynamic field that is much more useful to the real world of business. Images of Strategy is a must read for all who call themselves "strategic thinkers. The academic field of strategy won't be the same." R Edward Freeman, Darden University of Virginia "This is one of the most refreshing books in strategy that I have seen for a long time. It blends smoothly Porter's rigour, Mintzberg's playfulness and Morgan's multi-perspectivism. Cummings and Wilson have brought together a number of fascinating papers and have done so within an eclectic yet insightful framework that stretches from the ancient Greeks to postmodern philosophers. A wonderfully refreshing book!" Haridimos Tsoukas, University of Strathclyde “Images of Strategy…puts forward a way of looking at strategy development that seeks to acknowledge, combine and network ideas from a variety of perspectives. Practiced in this spirit, the approach is a refreshing, challenging, and energizing one that can potentially stimulate significant breakthroughs in theory and practice. Images of Strategy is a fascinating book to read. It is targeted to managers interested in strategy. Will it help them become better strategists? I believe so!” William D. Guth, Academy of Management Review, July 2004Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Preface: Stephen Cummings, David Wilson and Robin Wensley. 1. Images of Strategy: Stephen Cummings and David Wilson. 2. Strategy as Ethos: Stephen Cummings. 3. Strategy as Organizing: Karen Legge. 4. Strategy as Intention and Anticipation: Robin Wensley. 5. Strategy as Orchestrating Knowledge: John McGee. 6. Strategy as Data + Sense Making: Bob Galliers and Sue Newell. 7. Strategy as Creativity: Chris Bilton, Stephen Cummings and David Wilson. 8. Strategy as Exploration and Interconnection: Duncan Angwin. 9. Strategy as Systems Thinking: John Brocklesby and Stephen Cummings. 10. Strategy as Process, Power and Change: Andrew Pettigrew. 11. Strategy as Marketing: Peter Doyle. 12. Strategy as Numbers: Chris Smith. 13. Strategy as Decision Making: David Wilson. Afterword: Gibson Burrell. Index.

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Book SynopsisInternational Management focuses on the most crucial challenge faced by managers of multinational companies today -- that of the generation and transfer of knowledge across national settings, organizations and networks.Trade Review"Gooderham and Nordhaug have succeeded in finding just the right spot in the triangle of strategy, cultural understanding, and organisation management. Their book is immediately usable comes with excellent cases, and focuses on the key issues of cross national organisational management. It is also one of those rare academic texts that is clear to read while offering superb insight and depth. I like their book and am happy to recommend it." Michael Segalla, Dept of Management and HRM, Groupe HEC "In times where the human side of corporations becomes more and more crucial, Gooderham and Nordhaug's book International Management offers important insights and inspiration to both multinational companies and students on how companies globalise their human knowledge and competencies and balance their global and local responsibilities." Majken Schultz, Professor, Copenhagen Business School "We are moving fast into a global world where the managerial challenge is to generate and transfer knowledge across boundaries. Gooderham and Nordhaug illuminate the different aspects of this challenge in terms of structure, competence development, and people - and not least the ehthical dilemmas for multinational leaders. Their book provides a holistic yet practical perspective, with well chosen cases that make this come alive for the reader." Paul Evans, INSEAD "This book is about modern management of multinational corporations. Developing key competences within networks requires new approaches, and this book provides that. It is particularly good to see rich, specific company cases that help the reader to focus on implementation of management practices. The book is equally important when it comes to developing new, fruitful concepts that can be applied in real business life. It is an excellent piece of work." Peter Lorange, IMD, Switzerland "Many speak of the linkage between human resources, competencies, organisational performance and the context multinational companies operate within. The text by Gooderham and Nordhaug provides an overview of this. Clearly written, with a convincing theoretical background and numerous real business cases and examples, it constitutes an ideal basis for students interested in the subject of multinationals and their roles in the contemporary global economic landscape." Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Wirtschaftsuniversitat Wien Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. The Multinational Corporation:. Purpose. The Globalization of Business. Regional Boundaries. National Identity. The Focus. Entry Strategy Alternatives. Summary. Case 1 Vita Insurance: Creation of Cross-National Learning: Martin Gjelsvik(Rogaland Research Institute, Norway) and Odd Nordhaug. 2. Structures and Learning Networks:. Purpose. Traditional Motivation. Basic Structures. Emerging Motivations. The Transnational. Validation. The Evolution of the MNC. Global Learning and Knowledge Networks. Competence Generation in Foreign Subsidiaries. The Network of MNC. Centres of Excellence in Service MNCs. Summary. Case 2 ABB: Beyond the Global Matrix: Winifried Ruigrok (University of St Gallen, Switzerland), Leona Achtenhagen (Jönköping International Business School, Sweden), Mathias Wagner (Fresenius Kabi AG, Germany), and Johannes Rüegg-Stürm (University of St.Gallen, Switzerland). 3. Cross-National HRM:. Purpose. Brief Background. Cross-National HRM. An Environmental Model. Micro-Influences. Macro-Influences. Practical Lessons. Summary. Case 3 Lafarge in China: Cross-National HRM: Keith Goodall (University of Cambridge and China Europe International Business School, China) and Malcolm Warner (University of Cambridge). 4. MNCs and Cultural Diversity:. Purpose. Why Consider Culture. The Concept of Culture. Classifying National Cultures. Hofstede’s Four Dimensions. Hofstede and US Management Theories. Criticism of Hofstede. Trompenaaar’s Cultural Dimensions. Lessons for MNCs. Hofstede and Trompenaars Compared. The Eurobusiness Student Survey. Summary. Case 4 Russian Voices from a Danish Company: Snejina Michailova (Copenhagen Business School) and Alla Anisimova (Copenhagen Business School). 5. Transfer of US HRM to Europe:. Purpose. The US Approach to HRM. The Genesis of HRM. The Essence of US HRM. Organizational Autonomy. The Link between HRM and Business Strategy. A Dual Level Framework. Four Contexts for HRM in Europe. HRM in Europe. When in Rome, Do They Do as the Romans?. Summary. Case 5 SR-Bank: Cultural Translation of a US Concept: Martin Gjelsvik and Odd Nordhaug. 6. Competence Creation in MNCs:. Purpose. Background. Human Resources or Competencies?. Intellectual and Human Capital. Classification of Competencies. Competence Creation. Summary. Case 6 Knowledge Management in Accenture: Siri Ann Terjesen (London Business School). 7. Knowledge Transfer from HQ to Subsidiaries:. Purpose. Background. Explicit and Tacit Knowledge. Out-Transfer Capacity. In-Transfer Capacity. Beyond Formal Vertical Mechanisms. Cultural Distance. The Model. Summary. Case 7 Kodak in China: Transferring “Know-How” to the Xiamen Plant: Keith Goodall and Malcolm Warner. 8. Expatriation and Repatriation:. Purpose. The Functions of Expatriation. Position Filling. Organization Development. Management Development. Different Attitudes to International Operations. The Polycentric Approach. The Geocentric Approach. Approach to International Staffing. Barriers to Expatriation. Differences in the Deployment of Expatriates. Selection of Expatriates. Training and Development. Repatriation. The Cost of Expatriation. Recent Trends. Summary. Case 8 LVMH: Career Development through International Mobility: Jean-Luc Cerdin (ESSEC, France). 9. Ethics and Social Responsibility in MNCs:. Purpose. The MNC as a Global Citizen. Stages in Corporate Ethical Development. Ethnicity and Racial Discrimination. Corruption. Child Labour. Gender Discrimination. Codes of Conduct and Ethics. Monitoring of Ethical Practice. Whistle-Blowing and Loyalty. Ethical Absolutism or Relativism?. Profit Seeking and Social Responsibility. Summary. Case 9 Norsk Hydro’s Utkal Venture in Orissa, India: Siri Ann Terjesen. 10. Future Challenges:. Purpose. Paradigm Shift?. The Flexicratic MNC. Structural Challenges. The New Generation. Legitimacy and Ethics as Sources of Meaning. Readings. When Companies Become Networks: John Storey (Open University Business School, UK). How Long Division Can Add up to Bigger Numbers: Julian Birkinshaw (London Business School). Nokia: An Extended Company with Local and Global Operations:. Jyrki Ali-Yrkkö (Research Institute of the Finnish Economy ETLA), Laura Paija ( ETLA), Petri Rouvinen ( ETLA), and Pekka Ylä-Anttila ( ETLA). LEGO: From a Multi-Local Toy Manufacturer to a Global Brand Company:. Søren Brandi (LEGO Company) and Robbert Nickolaj Stecher (LEGO Company). Algebra Lessons for Older Workers: Karen Cates (Northwestern University), and Kimia D. Rahimi ( Northwestern University). Elite Graduate Expectations: Paul Gooderham and Odd Nordhaug. The Financial Case for Behaving Responsibly: Tim Dickson ( European Business Forum). References. Index.

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Book SynopsisNow in its 5th edition, this well established text first examines individual management techniques and then demonstrates these in practice, via a large new section of case studies based on actual building projects. This edition also features a revised section on costing and a new set of exercises for students.Table of ContentsGeneral introduction and quality assurance; Management Techniques - Planning generally; Bar charts; Project network techniques; Programming for repetitive construction generally; Sequence studies; Line of balance technique; Work study; Budgetary and cost control; Case Studies; Exercises

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Book SynopsisThis is a real-world critique of the ideologies and theories of health care management as applied to practice today. Central issues, including people management and workplace education, are approached from contemporary, theoretical and practical perspectives.Trade Review"The book is lucid, scholarly and particularly well referenced. It is reasonably priced and is thus essential reading to all students of health policy and management and will be found refreshing by those intending to spend their working lives in the field of health care. It should therefore be added to the collection of each NHS trust and each university library."Journal of Advanced Nursing "Excellence in Health care Management fills a void in the present literature on the more strategic, conceptual and thought-provoking issues around nursing and nursing ethics...A must for your NHS, MBA reading list, but also for students of power, politics and feminism. It is a must, too, for nurses who see themselves going into a career structure in the millennium."Health Service JournalTable of ContentsList of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Section I - Excellence in Human Resources Management: Organisational change - implications for HRM; Health careers in the 21st century; Dimensions of Orgnisational Health; Section II - Key Concepts in Quality, Fianance and Information Management: Quality management in health care, Key conepts in finance and information management; Section III - Education and Training for Health Care: A critique of alternative pathways in professional and vocational education; Funding issues in education and training; "Credentialling" in health care and its implications; Section IV - Managing Paradox - The Politics of Health Care The paradox of health care provision; The paradox of caring (an art or a science?); The paradox of welfare; The paradox of technological arrogance; The paradox of human communication; The paradox of public "charterism"; Index

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Book SynopsisThis succinct, technical reference of coastal-zone resource management is aimed both at students taking courses in coastal management or marine conservation and practitioners in these fields. In response to a worldwide demand, Coastal Seas deals mostly with methodology and provides practitioners, scholars and students with the ideas, tools, materials and strategies needed to manage coastal resources and shoreline development. Although tropical developing nations have the greatest need for this book, the principles are universal and will be of interest and relevance to all. Provides a direction for conservation of coastal resources and marine biodiversity into the 21st century. Suggests solutions to major conservation problems including pollution, storm damage and beach erosion, depletion of sea fisheries, excessive shoreline development, and destruction of essential habitats such as coral reefs and mangrove Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Viewpoint; Coastal Resources Status. Impacts. Programme Design. Programme Development. Methods and Tools. Coastal Connections. Acts of Stewardship. The Coastal Professional. References. Glossary. Unit Conversion Table. Index

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Book SynopsisThis book reviews the general theory of strategy, relates it to the particular circumstances of the construction industry, and shows how it can be applied in practice. It brings together ideas from economics, marketing, management, business and politics to develop strategic management for both contractors'' firms and the associated professions. Substantial changes have occurred in the industry since the book was first published in 1991. This Second Edition reflects the major developments that have followed the Latham and Egan reports, and includes new chapters on international strategy and marketing, showing how they can contribute to the strategic planning of construction organizations. The book will provide a valuable tool for the strategic development of construction firms. Ten years separate the editions during which period a significant number of British, (and other), construction firms which had survived generations of proprietors merged, changed beyond reTable of ContentsIntroduction PART A - Construction and its Business Environment. Construction - an Overview of the Market. The Strategic Role of the Actors in the Construction Process. Clients, Constructors and Competencies. PART B - Concepts of Strategic Management. The Firm and the Strategic Management Process. Strategic Behaviour of Construction Firms. Strategies for International Construction. PART C - Techniques for the Strategic Planner. Portfolio Management, Delphi Techniques and Scenarios. Marketing and Promotional Strategies in Construction. PART D - Summary. A synthesis of Strategic Management in Construction. Index.

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Book SynopsisWhile most construction management books are project based, this book looks at management principles and techniques applied to the day-to-day problems facing a business in the construction industry. It covers: Business strategy Industrial relations Health and safety Managing people Financial management Quantitative methods The text includes end of chapter review questions and a range of illustrative examples. Since the book was first written in 1982 much has changed. The Second Edition has been thoroughly revised and takes account of the increased globalisation of construction, the move from public to private sector work, the drive for productivity, changing procurement methods, new emphasis on life cycle costing and much more. It will provide a valuable text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in construction management, surveying and civil engineering as well as offering useTrade Review"In summing up, the Construction Management in Practice embodies the results of intensive research by the authors which, in my opinion, is accurate, informative, brief, and forceful - for the success of the construction management process. Finally, this book is strongly recommended for both, construction management students and practitioners." (Construction Manager, July 2002) "Providing readers with an up to date and balanced view of the industry....the comprehensive nature of the text provides a splendid response to the perennial question 'what exactly do construction mangaers do?' The authors are to be commended on the breadth of their coverage of the financial aspects of construction management, which includes discussion on value management, risk management and lifecycle costing. Both management and financial fields are treated rigorously and in depth .... It is particularly heartening to see a strong emphasis given to quantitative decision making and operational research." (Construction Management & Economics, Vol 20/5 5 July 2003)Table of ContentsPreface. Authors' note. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. 1 Construction Management in Practice. 1.1 Characteristics of the construction industry. 1.2 Construction management in practice. 1.3 Strategic management. 1.4 Managing people. 1.5 Managing money. 1.6 Decision-making techniques. References and bibliography. 2 Introduction to Strategic Management. 2.1 Concepts and definitions. 2.2 The evolution of strategic management. Summary. Questions. References and bibliography. 3 Strategy Systems. 3.1 Strategic planning. 3.2 Strategic vision. 3.3 Strategic learning. 3.4 A hybrid approach. Summary. Questions. References and bibliography. 4 Industrial Relations. 4.1 The history and development of industrial relations. 4.2 The role of employers' associations in construction. 4.3 The structure of employers' associations. 4.4 The role of the trade unions. 4.5 Management responsibilities in industrial relations. 4.6 Empowerment and worker participation. 4.7 The industrial relations machinery. Summary. Questions. References and bibliography. 5 Health and Safety in Construction. 5.1 The magnitude of the problem. 5.2 Health and safety legislation. 5.3 The cost of safety. 5.4 The role of the safety officer. 5.5 Changing attitudes to safety. Summary. Questions. References and bibliography. 6 Managing People. Part A Planning Human Resources. 6.1 Objectives of human resource planning. 6.2 Procedures for human resource planning. Part B Managing Human Resources. 6.3 Recruitment to the industry. 6.4 Recruitment to a trade or profession. 6.5 Recruitment to the company. 6.6 Training. 6.7 Investors in People standards. Summary. Questions. References and bibliography. 7 Financing Business Units. 7.1 Types of business unit. 7.2 Sources of capital. 7.3 Capital structures. Summary. Questions. References and bibliography. 8 Budgeting. 8.1 Costs. 8.2 Profit. 8.3 Financial policy. 8.4 Revenues. 8.5 Monitoring and control. 8.6 Clients. 8.7 Consultants. 8.8 Investment appraisal. Summary. Questions. References and bibliography. 9 Financial Performance. 9.1 Value management. 9.2 Decisions. 9.3 Financial reporting. 9.4 Financial management. Summary. Questions. References and bibliography. 10 Quantitative Decision-making. 10.1 Cost models. 10.2 Probability. 10.3 Some statistical ideas. 10.4 Linear regression. 10.5 Stock control. 10.6 Just-in-time. Summary. Questions. References and bibliography. 11 Operational Research. 11.1 Network analysis. 11.2 Linear programming. 11.3 Queueing. Summary. Questions. References and bibliography. Appendix A Discounted Cash Flow Tables. Appendix B Properties of the Normal Curve. Appendix C Use of Current Cost Accounting. Appendix D Recording Transactions. Index.

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Book SynopsisPresents the demographic approach to organizational studies. This book examines the theory, models, methods, and data used in corporate demographic research. It explores the processes by which corporate populations change over time, including organizational founding, growth, decline, structural transformation, and mortality.Trade Review"Destined to become the standard reference ... Caroll and Hannan admirably chronicle the first steps toward legitimizing organizational demography as a distinct specialist form."--David Knoke, American Journal of Sociology "This is one of the most scientific textbooks in the field... [It] serves as an (almost) ideal example for students and scholars alike, and it is highly relevant for nearly everybody interested in organizations, policy, management, strategy, and contingency. Students of modernity will also find much of interest."--Jeroen Bruggeman, Contemporary Sociology "The Demography of Corporations and Industries [is] ... the reference book on the subject."--Hallie J. Kintner, Population Studies "A compelling contribution that is destined to be a mandatory addition to the bookshelves of the beginner and the advanced scholar and a testament to the vigor and reach of the ecological program of research."--Hayagreeva Rao, Administrative Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of Figures xi List of Tables xv Preface xix Acknowledgments xxvii Part I The Case for Corporate Demography 1 1 About Organizations 3 1.1 Aging and Learning 3 1.2 Inertia and Change 5 1.3 Competitive Intensity 7 1.4 Global Competition 9 1.5 Historical Efficiency 11 1.6 Employment and Entrepreneurship 12 1.7 A Look Ahead 14 2 The Demographic Perspective 17 2.1 Demography of Business Organizations 18 2.2 Organizing Principles of Demography 25 2.3 Formal Demography and Population Studies 26 2.4 Demographic Explanation 28 2.5 The Demography of the Work Force 31 2.6 Internal Organizational Demography 32 3 Toward a Corporate Demography 35 3.1 Earlier Efforts 36 3.2 Retaining the Classical Structure 39 3.3 Making Demography Organizational 40 3.4 A Research Strategy 56 4 Forms and Populations 59 4.1 Population versus Form 60 4.2 Identity and Form 67 4.3 Codes 68 4.4 Organizational Forms 73 4.5 Organizational Populations 74 4.6 Systems of Forms 76 4.7 Implications for Corporate Demography 78 Part II Methods of Corporate Demography 83 5 Observation Plans 85 5.1 Designs in Organizational Research 86 5.2 Trade-offs in Observation Plans 89 6 Analyzing Vital Rates 101 6.1 Event-History Designs 101 6.2 Stochastic-Process Models 110 6.3 Life-Table Estimation 117 6.4 Constant-Rate Models 127 7 Modeling Corporate Vital Rates 135 7.1 Duration Dependence 135 7.2 Dependence on Covariates 139 7.3 Note on Left Truncation 149 7.4 Comparing Designs by Simulation 150 7.5 Simulation Findings 155 8 Demographic Data Sources 163 8.1 Criteria for Evaluating Sources 164 8.2 Commonly Used Sources 167 8.3 Using Multiple Sources 185 8.4 Data Realities 188 Part III Population Processes 191 9 Organizational Environments 193 9.1 Telephone Companies 194 9.2 Modeling Environments 197 9.3 Environmental Imprinting 205 9.4 Imprinting in High-Tech Firms 207 10 Density-Dependent Processes I 213 10.1 Models of Population Growth 214 10.2 Corporate Density Dependence 216 10.3 Theory of Density Dependence 222 10.4 Interpreting Density Dependence 228 10.5 Weighted Density 232 10.6 Programmatic Issues 236 11 Density-Dependent Processes II 239 11.1 Density Delay 240 11.2 Population-Age Interactions 243 11.3 Size Interactions 251 11.4 Multilevel Processes 253 12 Segregating Processes 261 12.1 Resource Partitioning 262 12.2 Research on Partitioning 269 12.3 Size-Localized Competition 272 Part IV Organizational Processes 279 13 Age-Dependent Processes 281 13.1 Models of Age Dependence 282 13.2 Age-Related Liabilities 288 13.3 Age and Growth Rates 290 13.4 Theories of Age Dependence 291 13.5 Core Assumptions 296 13.6 Liabilities of Newness and Adolescence 301 13.7 Liability of Senescence 303 13.8 Alignment, Drift and Obsolescence 306 13.9 Liability of Obsolescence 309 14 Size Dependence 313 14.1 Size and Growth Rates 315 14.2 Age, Size, and Mortality 319 14.3 Automobile Manufacturers 322 14.4 Extending the Formalization 331 15 Initial Mobilizing 339 15.1 Organizing Activities 340 15.2 Theoretical Arguments 343 15.3 Automobile Preproducers 346 16 Organizational Transformation 357 16.1 Theory and Research 358 16.2 Structural Inertia 362 16.3 Transformation and Mortality 368 16.4 Innovation in Automobile Manufacturing 374 Appendix: A Property-Based Formalization of Inertia Theory 377 Part V Selected Implications 381 17 Organization Theory 383 17.1 Equilibrium Orientation 383 17.2 Alignment and Fitness 385 17.3 Adaptation and Selection 389 17.4 Speed and Efficiency of Change 393 17.5 Historical Efficiency and Competition 397 18 Regulation 401 18.1 Early Telephony 403 18.2 Interconnection Laws 404 18.3 The Kingsbury Commitment 406 18.4 Regulation and Deregulation in Banking 411 18.5 System Dynamics after Deregulation 414 18.6 Deregulation and Organizational Growth 418 19 Employment 423 19.1 Effects on Careers 424 19.2 Corporate Demography andjob Shifts 425 19.3 Job Creation and Dissolution 426 19.4 Corporate Demography and Individual Mobility 429 19.5 Employment Benefits and Social Welfare 432 19.6 Effects of Careers on Corporate Demography 437 20 Organizational Diversity 439 20.1 Beer and Wine Industries 440 20.2 Diversity, Careers, and Inequality 444 20.3 Toward a Community Ecology of Corporations 451 References 453 Index 481

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Book SynopsisThe practice of institutional bond portfolio management has changed markedly since the late 1980s in response to new financial instruments, investment methodologies, and improved analytics. Investors are looking for a more disciplined, quantitative approach to asset management. Here, five top authorities from a leading Wall Street firm provide practical solutions and feasible methodologies based on investor inquiries. While taking a quantitative approach, they avoid complex mathematical derivations, making the book accessible to a wide audience, including portfolio managers, plan sponsors, research analysts, risk managers, academics, students, and anyone interested in bond portfolio management. The book covers a range of subjects of concern to fixed-income portfolio managers--investment style, benchmark replication and customization, managing credit and mortgage portfolios, managing central bank reserves, risk optimization, and performance attribution. The first part coTrade Review"This Wall Street research team has become the recognized authority in quantitative approaches to managing bond portfolios, having worked with investors over many years and in many market environments. Their book is well organized, informative, and readable. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in investment management, regardless of their quantitative background."—Keith Anderson, Chief Investment Officer for Fixed Income, BlackRock"I've always been a huge fan of the authors' work. This is their best yet and a 'must read' for anyone interested in bond portfolio management. The authors go beyond the numbers, delving into the issues of portfolio design crucial to the practitioner."—Kenneth S. Leech, Chief Investment Officer, Western Asset Management Company"This team combines intuition with strong empirical research. The greatest achievement of this book is the recognition that very often a portfolio's structure matters as much as its strategies. If you are looking for ways to outperform your benchmarks and competitors, this is a great starting point."—Emanuele Ravano, Co-Head of Portfolio Management, PIMCO Europe"This is the most comprehensive treatment of the analysis of fixed-income strategies for professional asset managers. The coverage is broad and authoritative, with a clear focus on risk and performance relative to benchmarks, across a range of markets. Anyone managing bond portfolios should have a copy."—J. Darrell Duffie, Stanford University"Written by the leading minds in quantitative fixed-income portfolio management, this book offers an excellent, accessible guide to sources of superior returns and methods for analyzing portfolio risk and performance."—William N. Goetzmann, Yale University"No single currently available book serves the needs of a person who seeks a fuller understanding of the quantitative management of bond portfolios. This book is exactly what I have been looking for. Not only is there a need for it among students, educators, and professionals, but it also has the potential to influence academic thought by exposing academics to some of the best practices on the street."—Ravi Jagannathan, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University"This is a very useful addition to the bond literature, produced by the premier bond group on Wall Street. The chapters cover a wide range of issues that will be of interest to academics who teach and research securities markets, and they are well written. Bond traders, fund managers, and other investment banking professionals will want this book."—Simon Benninga, Tel Aviv University and the Wharton School, author of Financial Modeling and Principles of Finance with ExcelTable of ContentsForeword by Steve Ross ix Acknowledgments xi Note on Authorship xiii Introduction xv PART I: Empirical Studies of Portfolio Strategies and Benchmark Design EVALUATING INVESTMENT STYLE 3 1. Value of Security Selection vs. Asset Allocation in Credit Markets 9 2. Value of Skill in Macro Strategies for Global Fixed-Income Investing 52 3. Cost of the No-Leverage Constraint in Duration Timing 109 INDEX REPLICATION 121 4. Replicating the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index with Liquid Instruments 133 5. Replicating the Lehman Brothers Global Aggregate Index with Liquid Instruments 163 6. Tradable Proxy Portfolios for the Lehman Brothers MBS Index 188 7. High Yield Index Replication 215 8. CMBS Index Replication 225 BENCHMARK CUSTOMIZATION 235 9. Evaluating Performance of Long-Horizon Portfolios 241 10. Liability-Based Benchmarks: An Example 283 11. Swap Indices 294 12. Benchmarks for Asset-Swapped Portfolios 317 13. Issuer-Capped and Downgrade-Tolerant U.S. Corporate Indices 327 MANAGING CREDIT PORTFOLIOS 353 14. Sufficient Diversification in Credit Portfolios 363 15. Return Performance of Investment-Grade Bonds after Distress 410 16. Optimal Credit Allocation for Buy-and-Hold Investors 430 17. A Quick Look at Index Tails 465 18. Are Credit Markets Globally Integrated? 475 MANAGING MORTGAGE PORTFOLIOS 499 19. Managing against the Lehman Brothers MBS Index: Prices and Returns 503 20. Evaluating Measures of MBS Duration 519 21. MBS Investing over Long Horizons 556 MANAGING CENTRAL BANK RESERVES 579 22. Total Return Management of Central Bank Reserves 583 23. The Prospects of Negative Annual Total Returns in Short-Duration Treasury Benchmarks 621 PART II: Portfolio Management Tools OPTIMAL RISK BUDGETING WITH SKILL 631 24. Effect of Security Selection Skill on Optimal Sector Allocation 641 25. Risk Budget Allocation to Issuer and Sector Views 655 MULTIFACTOR RISK MODELING AND PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTION 677 26. The Global Risk Model: A Portfolio Manager's Guide 681 27. The Hybrid Performance Attribution Model 788 PORTFOLIO AND INDEX ANALYTICS 811 28. Insights on Duration and Convexity 817 29. Portfolio Yields and Durations 825 30. Computing Excess Return of Spread Securities 842 31. Currency-Hedged Returns in Fixed-Income Indices 854 32. The Bund-Treasury Trade in Portfolios 862 33. Empirical Duration of Credit Securities 871 34. Duration Times Spread: A New Measure of Spread Risk for Credit Securities 888 35. Hedging Debt with Equity 935

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Book SynopsisEven in the wake of the biggest financial crash of the postwar era, the United States continues to rely on Securities and Exchange Commission oversight and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This book argues that less government regulation - not more - is what's needed to ensure that managers of public companies keep their promises to investors.Trade Review"Macey is a scholar who has mastered the latest and best scholarship in law, economics, finance, sociology, public choice theory, management and organization science, accounting and history. He prescribes a rational policy toward large corporations in a very readable and insightful work."--Henry G. Manne, Forbes.com "Against a backdrop of the most pervasive corporate failures since the Great Depression, Macey's book is must-reading for those who want to understand how we got into this mess... It should be hoped that his well-documented criticisms of those corporate governance mechanisms that investors most heavily rely upon will be heeded."--C. Evan Stewart, New York Law Journal "A must read for governance scholars and policy makers."--S. Grove, Choice "Macey's discussion of a wide range of interrelated issues is marvelously clear and provocative."--Christopher C. Faille, Federal Lawyer "Given the governance failures in our post-Enron environment, now is a particularly good time to read this book... I wish I'd written this book, although I could never have done it with the same flair and wisdom that Macey has done."--Nancy B. Rapoport, Business Law Today "Corporate Governance is a strong step forward."--Gabriel D. Rosenberg, Yale Law and Policy Review "Macey makes a strong case for his judgment about most of these institutions and practices, and events since his book was completed reinforce his judgments."--William A. Niskanen, Regulation "Corporate Governance: Promises Kept, Promises Broken provides a cogent analysis of the various institutions and systems that are supposed to promote effective corporate governance. Meanwhile, Macey's provocative theories and opinions present interesting fodder for all students of corporate organization. The book would be a valuable addition to any academic law library. Indeed, though the work is academic in tone, law firms or public law libraries with strong corporate collections may also be interested in this text."--Sara R. Paul, Law Library Journal "Overall, the book is detailed, thorough, and easy to read and follow... Macey's thoughts are obviously well-considered and thoroughly researched, and this book should be considered a must-read for anyone interested in the governance of U.S. companies. The book, or excerpts from it, would make a great companion to a corporations course because of its disagreements with the status quo."--Michael Sirkin, Concurring OpinionsTable of ContentsPreface vii INTRODUCTION: Corporate Governance as Promise 1 CHAPTER 1: The Goals of Corporate Governance: The Dominant Role of Equity 18 CHAPTER 2: Corporate Law and Corporate Governance 28 CHAPTER 3: Institutions and Mechanisms of Corporate Governance: A Taxonomy 46 CHAPTER 4: Boards of Directors 51 CHAPTER 5: Case Studies on Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance 69 CHAPTER 6: Dissident Directors 90 CHAPTER 7: Formal External Institutions of Corporate Governance: The Role of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Stock Exchanges, and the Credit-Rating Agencies 105 CHAPTER 8: The Market for Corporate Control 118 CHAPTER 9: Initial Public Offerings and Private Placements 127 CHAPTER 10: Governance by Litigation: Derivative Lawsuits 130 CHAPTER 11: Accounting, Accounting Rules, and the Accounting Industry 155 CHAPTER 12: Quirky Governance: Insider Trading, Short Selling, and Whistle-blowing 165 CHAPTER 13: Shareholder Voting 199 CHAPTER 14: The Role of Banks and Other Lenders in Corporate Governance 223 CHAPTER 15: Hedge Funds and Private Equity 241 CONCLUSION 274 Notes 279 Index 325

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Trade Review"Learning by Example is a thoughtful contribution that will enrich the dialogue among sociologists and organization theorists and point to new research questions."--Rosabeth Moss Kanter, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsPreface ix Introduction 1 Section One: Setting the Scene: Benchmarking and a Bank 25 Chapter 1: Benchmarking as a Management Technique 27 Chapter 2: Global Financial and Team Challenge 55 Section Two: The Process of Benchmarking: How and Who? 79 Chapter 3: Practical Reasoning and the Case for Change 81 Chapter 4: The Construction of a Reference Group 109 Chapter 5: Interorganizational Influence 142 Section Three: The Results of Benchmarking: Proposals and Programs 171 Chapter 6: Common Moves in Organizational Reform 173 Chapter 7: Personal and Programmatic Impact 194 Chapter 8: Global Financial's Corporate Quality Initiative 215 Chapter 9: Some Lessons from the Search for Best Practice 247 Bibliography 265 Index 281

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Book SynopsisExamines the flow of information, relating not only to projects, but also to the more general information, that circulates in a contract. A model is presented, complete with definitions, that would help senior managers to analyze where there are deficiencies in existing management systems and provide the necessary basis for computerisation.Table of ContentsInformation technology systems and the management of construction sites Mapping the flow of data Defining the form of the data Developing more robust systems Appendix References Glossary Acknowledgements About the authors

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Book SynopsisThis work explains the principles and theories of project management and how and when the different project management techniques can be applied. Based on the author's own experience and knowledge, this text has been endorsed by the Association for Project Management.Table of ContentsWhat is project? What is management? What has to be managed in a project? The management of scope The management of time The management of cost Quality management and project performance The interaction of time, cost and quality Project implementation People in project management Procurement Project appraisal Variability, uncertainty and risk Project management information systems

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Book SynopsisA company's ability to quickly adapt to the changing demands and requirements of its customers has become an essential requirement for it's long-term survival.Table of ContentsChapter 1 - Towards value leadership: Presents the case for value leadership by examining the advantage of rational thinking in decision-making. It discusses how systems develop in paradigms and perspectives. It also discusses how a global economic system is emerging, and how `Old World’ economies are being forced to change as customers and fund managers gain more power over the aims of organizations. Chapter 2 - The context for value leadership: Provides an overview of how to develop a competitive advantage model in the context of the organization. It also provides an insight into the way decision-making processes can be articulated in terms of the people involved and the stages they work through. Chapter 3 - Towards objective value in organizational decision-making: Looks at some of the practical issues a value leader must face. It discusses the need to have an organizational framework for value creation, and builds the case for a rethink of organizational design, so that it is more focused on results rather than on the supply-demand-production logic that lingers from the industrial age. Chapter 4 - Structuring a value creation programme in an organization: Explores the relationship between value creation and a value creation template or blueprint. It provides a value-creation template that is based on a model commonly used by multinational companies to benchmark their projects’ performances. Chapter 5 - Towards technological advantage with value engineering: Considers value engineering alone as a key methodology for achieving technological value leadership from projects and organizations. If companies exist to do something that people value, then they should be capable of doing it. If they can perform the same functions better than their rivals, or offer more functions than their customers are paying for, they will have a competitive advantage. Therefore, any methodology that helps an organization to improve the way it provides value will be at the core of its strategic competitive advantage. This chapter explains how you can develop a methodology for your organization.

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Book SynopsisConstruction Planning, 2nd edition is the new edition of the original and highly successful book by Richard H. Neale and David E. Neale, published in 1994.Table of Contents1. The construction environment 2. Construction planning in context 3. Early decisions 4. Planning techniques 5. Resources 6. Monitoring and control 7. Management Information Systems 8. Planning techniques

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