Management and management techniques Books

Book SynopsisOver the years, there has been more and more research to test the validity of personnel assessment methods, an area which is far from easy. This book compares traditional practices against new techniques, including social media analytics, wearables, mobile phone logs, and gamification. Researchers and businesses alike know the importance of making good, and avoiding bad, selection decisions, but are unsure of how to proceed effectively. This book maps out the viable options and advises on best practice. The author combines both practical applications and academic, psychological research to explain how each method works, the theory behind it, and the extent of the evidence that supports it.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Important issues in selection and assessment; 3. Traditional and discredited methods; 4. Self report tests; 5. Observer reports; 6. Behavioural tests; 7. Physiology; 8. Biography; 9. Big data; 10. The future of assessment.

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Book SynopsisIntroductionPART I: THE INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK The Macroeconomic Framework for Managing Public Finances in a Global EnvironmentFiscal Rules and Public Financial ManagementThe Legal Framework for Public Finances and Budget SystemsPolitical Economy Aspects of Managing Public FinancesRole, Responsibilities and Structure of Central Finance AgenciesRole of the Legislature in Budget ProcessesStrengthening Performance in Public Financial ManagementPART II: ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES The Coverage and Classification of the BudgetPolicy Formulation and the Budget ProcessMedium-term Fiscal and Expenditure FrameworksManaging for Results and Performance Budgeting Fiscal Federalism and Intergovernmental Financial RelationsPART III: MANAGING BUDGET EXECUTIONThe Budget Execution Cycle Public ProcurementManaging Government PayrollThe Treasury Function and Treasury Single AccountsInternal Control and Internal AuditTrade ReviewThe Handbook is a welcome addition to the literature on public finance, not least because it draws on multiple disciplines in the social sciences to provide a rigorous and up-to-date analysis of all facets of this important subject. As such it will surely prove to be an invaluable resource for both academics and practitioners of public finance.'EMMANUEL TUMUSIIME-MUTEBILE, Governor of the Bank of Uganda 'This Handbook brings together an extraordinary array of public financial management experts and their collective experience to provide a comprehensive repository of cutting-edge knowledge. It is a must read for students and practitioners especially after the global financial and Eurozone crises have rudely awakened the world to the importance of the linkages between public financial and macro-fiscal management and their influence on constructing rules and institutions that can be implemented in specific political economy contexts.'SANJAY PRADHAN, Vice President, World Bank InstituteThis extremely comprehensive and well-researched volume covers topics of tremendously broad and practical interest, written by many of the world's leading experts on these subjects. I know of no other collection that comes anywhere close to addressing the whole of international financial management, from initial budget planning through adoption, execution, and evaluation. This book represents an invaluable contribution to the field, and will benefit students and government officials alike.PHILIP JOYCE, University of Maryland School of Public Policy and Editor, Public Budgeting & Finance The field of Public Financial Management has grown in sophistication and complexity over recent decades. This volume brings some of the most important topics together in thought-provoking ways. It blends technical, political and managerial perspectives in a manner that fosters honest discussion about the subject. The message it sends is clear. There is a lot to discuss, and there are many perspectives.MATT ANDREWS, Harvard Kennedy School'By providing a fresh perspective not only on the bread and butter of public financial management, but also on innovative themes, the Handbook is a valuable and comprehensive guide to the field, and sure to become a first reference for the practitioner and student.'NEIL COLE, Collaborative African Budget Reform Initiative, CABRI'This is a virtual encyclopedia of public financial management, covering all aspects of the budget cycle. I am confident the volume will become a standard reference in this critically important field.'JON BLONDAL, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD'Improving our understanding of public financial management is crucial as nations seek to correct fiscal imbalances stemming from the global economic and financial crisis. An important contribution of this Handbook is in emphasizing the importance of collaborative approaches to reform, bringing together knowledge from economics, public finance, political science, law, organizational development, computer science and human resource management.'CLAY WESTCOTT, Senior Editor, International Public Management Review'This is an important Handbook that provides a very practical 'how to' guide to all aspects of public financial management that are now taken to constitute best practice. It should be of interest to practitioners in governments and policy-related institutes around the world. The volume also contains new perspectives on the political economy of institutional change. Some of the chapters would thus be of interest to researchers working in the relatively new area of institutional change and governance, or why certain prescriptions or best practices so often fail, despite the high quality advice that is now available.'EHTISHAM AHMAD, London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Bonn 'Public financial management reform takes time, is complex and has to consider the local environment, including key political economy factors. This volume, written and edited by some of the world's leading experts on the subject, will be indispensible for all those involved with such challenges.'ANDY WYNNE, Editor, International Journal of Governmental Financial Management Table of ContentsIntroductionPART I: THE INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK The Macroeconomic Framework for Managing Public Finances in a Global EnvironmentFiscal Rules and Public Financial ManagementThe Legal Framework for Public Finances and Budget SystemsPolitical Economy Aspects of Managing Public FinancesRole, Responsibilities and Structure of Central Finance AgenciesRole of the Legislature in Budget ProcessesStrengthening Performance in Public Financial ManagementPART II: ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES The Coverage and Classification of the BudgetPolicy Formulation and the Budget ProcessMedium-term Fiscal and Expenditure FrameworksManaging for Results and Performance Budgeting Fiscal Federalism and Intergovernmental Financial RelationsPART III: MANAGING BUDGET EXECUTIONThe Budget Execution Cycle Public ProcurementManaging Government PayrollThe Treasury Function and Treasury Single AccountsInternal Control and Internal Audit Managing Extra-budgetary FundsPART IV: MANAGING GOVERNMENT REVENUESTax Design from a Fiscal Management PerspectiveRevenue Forecasting Efficient Revenue Administration Customs Administration User Charges and EarmarkingManaging Natural Resource Revenues Managing External Aid PART V: LIABILITY AND ASSET MANAGEMENTGovernment Balance SheetsPublic Investment Management and PPPsManaging Fiscal RisksSovereign Wealth FundsLong-term Obligations and Generational AccountingCash Management and Debt ManagementManaging State-owned Enterprises PART VII: ACCOUNTING, REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC FINANCESStrengthening Fiscal Transparency Government Accounting Standards and Policies Government Financial Reporting Standards and Practices Financial Management Information Systems External Audit Role of Independent Fiscal AgenciesAbout the Editors and ContributorsGlossary ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisReading this new edition of Organizational Behavior and Management, students become involved participants in learning about behavior and management. The 12th edition combines text, self-learning exercises, group participation exercises, and cases. These elements are directed at students interested in attempting to predict the behavior of people working in organizations.Organizational functioning is complex. This edition devotes attention to encouraging the development of these probing and diagnostic skills. The first step in this development is for each reader to increase his or her own self-awareness. Fundamental themes are woven throughout the book, including globalization, managing diversity and demographic changes, technological changes, ethics and social responsibility. These themes are consistent with the recommendations for balanced subject matter coverage made by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business/International Association for Managemen

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Trade Review"If you want to accelerate your confidence and effectiveness. Clear, concise with fast results.’ Dr Lynda Shaw, CPsychol, Business Neuroscientist 'Perfect for any novice networkers and anyone wanting to refresh their skills. Fantastic!' Harris Frazer, Corporate Risk Advisor 'Follow this simple process and celebrate those Ahaa moments that lead to more success.' George Torok, Co-author, Secrets of Power Marketing & Host of the radio show, Business In MotionTable of ContentsAbout the author Acknowledgements Foreword How this book works Part 1 Before the event 1 The invitation 2 Your LinkedIn profile (and how it fits into networking) 3 How to prepare for the event Part 2 During the event 4 What to do on arrival 5 How to break the ice 6 How to move on 7 Dealing with groups 8 Managing rejection 9 Building relationships 10 Asking business questions 11 How to move forward Part 3 After the event/following up 12 Reviewing your new connections 13 Reconnecting by phone 14 Using LinkedIn to create more business and career opportunities 15 Meeting again 16 Maintaining relationships Part 4 Final words 17 Why networking matters 18 Understanding how to network with the opposite sex And when all's been said and done Index

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Book SynopsisGisele Szczyglak is the founder and the president of WLC Partners, a specialist coaching & mentoring consultancy based in Paris & London. She is passionate about developing and implementing strategies for harnessing and using collective intelligence within companies and organisations through mentoring & coaching programmes.  A fundamental part of this approach to give people practical tools, high qualitative feedback (to help them to develop their own talents), and an ability to think outside of the box. Table of Contents Part 1: The what and why of mentoring 1. What is mentoring? 2. What is the difference between coaching, mentoring and sponsoring? 3. How will mentoring benefit you and your team? 4. Individual or group mentoring – what is best for your team? Part 2: The how of mentoring 5. What makes an effective mentor: success factors, attitudes and communication 6. What’s your style? The essential mentor; the manager-mentor; the executive mentor; the all-inspiring mentor 7. Factors influencing success or failure in the mentoring process 8. The step-by-step individual mentoring programme 8.1 Matching the mentor and mentee 8.2 Training mentees for success 8.3 Establishing and maintaining a good mentoring relationship 8.4 Setting and monitoring effective mentoring objectives 8.5 Successful mentoring meetings 8.6 Giving efficient and effective feedback 8.7 Ending the programme Part 3: Be a successful mentor and manager 9. Being both a mentor and a manager: how to switch from one to the other 10. Use mentoring to increase commitment and motivation in your team 11. Improving your own leadership and interactive skills through mentoring 12. Cross-mentoring and e-mentoring: exciting new ways of working

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Book SynopsisIn Business, strategy is king. Leadership and hard work are all very well and luck is mighty useful, but it is strategy that makes or breaks a business, organisation or team. Of course, it is easier to talk a good strategic game than it is to execute one. This book will help you turn your words into effective and successful actions.Table of ContentsAbout the author Acknowledgements Introduction How the book is organised Part 1 Getting to grips with strategy 1 How to be a brilliant business strategist 2 Strategic issues 3 Strategic directions Part 2 Business level strategy 4 Finding competitive advantage 5 Strategy as learning and innovation 6 Strategy, day to day 7 How to lead, implement change and evaluate strategy Part 3 Strategic thinking in a changing world 8 The purpose and future of strategy 9 How to break the rules of strategy Epilogue Further reading Twenty prominent strategists Index

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Book SynopsisDiscover how to use managerial economics to both diagnose and solve business problems with this breakthrough text, designed specifically for MBA students. Froeb/McCann/Ward/Shor's MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS, 5E offers a succinct, fast-paced, yet challenging, approach full of invaluable insights. This edition incorporates less math and fewer technical models, graphs and figures than traditional managerial economics texts, while emphasizing the real decisions that today's managers face daily.You'll find this learning guide useful both now and throughout your business career. The latest economic updates keep you abreast of the most recent economic developments and current economic challenges worldwide. You learn how to apply economic theory to even the most formidable business challenges.

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Book Synopsis''Collaborative Advantage offers the perfect recipe for successful businesses that improve lives'' -- Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben and Jerry''s''A valuable contribution to the vital task of getting people to see the business world as a complex, interconnected ecosystem, rather than as a sharp-elbowed race to the bottom'' -- Rory Sutherland, Vice-chairman of Ogilvy Group UK, and the Spectator''s ''Wiki Man''.Strategic consultant and social entrepreneur Paul Skinner argues that we have now reached a turning point in history from which creating Competitive Advantage may no longer be in the best interests of an organization. He presents today''s business and social challenges through a new strategic lens and offers this book as a practical guide to help you create Collaborative Advantage, transform your business and change the world. You will gain access to world-leading techniques toTrade ReviewCritics of communism often remark that the system, though wonderful in theory, was fatally incompatible with human nature. But the same criticism could be levelled perfectly well at the many current assumptions of modern capitalism. What makes us human is not that we compete - anything can do that: as this book explains, our real difference lies in our near miraculous powers of collaboration. Collaborative Advantage offers the perfect recipe for successful businesses that improve lives -- Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben and Jerry’sTruly paradigm-shifting books are rare, but Paul's argument seems to me both revolutionary and inevitable -- Alison Jones, coach, strategist and host of The Extraordinary Business Book Club and author of This Book Means BusinessA powerful approach for ambitious and brave leaders. This book will undoubtedly enable you to overcome big challenges and encourage you to make the changes you want to see -- Gemma Greaves, chief executive of The Marketing SocietyAn absorbing book . . . well worth a read * Intelligent Sourcing *Our world is more connected than ever before, so let us ensure that we open our eyes to the world of possibilities and invite others to join us on our journey through effective collaboration. Paul Skinner's book, Collaborative Advantage, is a very useful and practical contribution to that perspective -- Stuart Wilson, Associate Partner at Food Strategy Associates * Marketing Society *A practical guide to a strategy . . . more sensitive to your teams, clients and the world * Marketing Week *A new day dawns for the world's economic system - and the collaborative model might suit it best * Coop News *Use this book from the pioneer of Collaborative Advantage to grow your business exponentially and make competition for losers -- Sir Tom Shebbeare KCVO, chairman, Virgin Startup and Virgin Money GivingWe live in a world where collaboration and collaborative culture are key to unlocking future success. In this work Paul Skinner has set out a highly precious set of gems for anyone tackling a complex task. Whether in business, not-for-profit or social environments, this is a must-read -- Damian Ryan, author of Understanding Digital Marketing and partner, Moore StephensThe new business formula in a world of open innovation and creativity is about getting on and not just getting ahead. Co-operation is no longer a niche. It is a core competence. This book by Paul Skinner, the great advocate of Collaborative Advantage, is a handbook for success in this new commercial world -- Ed Mayo, secretary general, Co-operatives UK

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Book SynopsisManagement Starts With You is a wise, honest and practical guide to success in this challenging but fascinating role.Among many powerful insights we learn that:. Before we can successfully manage others we first need to manage ourselves. Most of us do not naturally know how to manage, but we can learn. Life as a manager is easier when we stop thinking about the effect of our actions on ourselves and think instead about their effect on others. People don''t want to be managed, but they absolutely need the security of being led. Being respected is much more important than being liked! Traditional time management techniques don''t work for managers, so we need to rethink our approach to this most precious of all resources. What we focus on we get more of; so we need to focus on the right things.

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Book SynopsisManaging stress just got easierThis book is written for managers as a simple, practical guide to the principles and techniques for managing stress at work. It looks at stress from an organizational perspective as well as highlighting practical steps individual managers can take to enable them to gain competitive advantage through effective management of their most valuable asset - their people. Even if you have no direct line-management responsibilities now, you can use what you have learnt to influence decision-makers,perhaps even your own line manager, to better manage stress in the workplace.This book will help you understand what stress is, why we get stressed and some of its physiological and psychological symptoms. You will learn about some of the background research into the psychology of stress and consider a variety of theories and models. More importantly, with this simple guidance, practical techniques and some relevant examples you will be able to Table of Contents : Sunday: What is stress? : Sunday: What is stress? : Monday: Psychological and physiological aspects of stress : Monday: Psychological and physiological aspects of stress : Tuesday: Job roles, responsibility and level of control : Tuesday: Job roles, responsibility and level of control : Wednesday: Workload, work pressure and work environment : Wednesday: Workload, work pressure and work environment : Thursday: Behaviours, conflict and support : Thursday: Behaviours, conflict and support : Friday: Stress and change management : Friday: Stress and change management : Saturday: Personal responsibility and actions : Saturday: Personal responsibility and actions

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Book SynopsisStreamline your production planning process with SAP S/4HANA! Get step-by-step instructions for configuring and using SAP S/4HANA for discrete, process, and repetitive manufacturing. Then dive into production tools and functionalities like batch management, S&OP, predictive MRP, DDMRP, and the Early Warning System.

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Book SynopsisAre you ready for warehouse management with SAP S/4HANA? With this implementation guide to EWM in SAP S/4HANA, start by setting up organizational and warehouse structures. Then follow step-by-step instructions to configure your product master, warehouse requests, handling units, warehouse tasks, and other key building blocks. Finally, customize your core processes, from inbound and outbound deliveries to value-added services and cross-docking. Get the most out of your warehouses!Highlights include:1) Master data2) Warehouse structures3) Goods receipt and issue4) Putaway5) Picking6) Physical inventory7) Monitoring8) Shipping and receiving9) Labor management10) Value-added services (VAS)11) Integration

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Book SynopsisThe expanded and revised edition of Dare to Serve answers the question How do you transform an ailing company into an industry darling? Adopt servant leadership!In this updated edition of Dare to Serve, former Popeyes CEO Cheryl Bachelder shows that leading by serving is a rigorous and tough-minded approach that yields the best results.When she was named CEO of Popeyes in 2007, the stock price had slipped from $34 in 2002 to $13. The brand was stagnant, the team was discouraged, and the franchisees were just plain angry. Nine years later, restaurant sales were up 45 percent, restaurant profits had doubled, and the stock price was over $61. Servant leadership is sometimes derided as soft or ineffective, but this book confirms that challenging people to reach a daring destination, while treating them with dignity, creates the conditions for superior performance.The second edition of this bestselling book includes Bachelder''s post-Popeyes observations and new examples of how you can switch your leadership from self to serve. Ever engaging and inspirational, Bachelder takes you firsthand through the transformation of Popeyes and shows how anyone, at any level can become a Dare-to-Serve leader.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Chapter One shows the new challenges for managers in relation to the management of operations permeate aspects of development and/or aggregation of services, stronger link with market strategies, flexible and cost competitive systems, intensive information technology and automation. In Chapter Two, the authors show the methodological process to the identification and the verification of the critical success factors of the TCUs survey variables by means of statistical analysis. Chapter Three argues that against the background of hyper-complexity the usefulness of all mainstream approaches of change management has to be scrutinized. Chapter Four is focused on a theoretical framework motivated by the influence of TMT composition on strategic change and firm performance. Chapter Five examines the importance and the implementation of critical success factors (CSFs) of quality management systems (QMSs). Chapter Six presents the concepts of critical success factors of projects and their applications in various sectors.

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Book SynopsisIn society, knowledge becomes more and more important, and knowledge management becomes one of the best approaches for ensuring the success of any business. This book investigates some current problems in the management of IT businesses in Vietnam and explores the possibility for solving these problems by focusing on KM practices, such as: human resource management, training and development, social capital development, the use of a web 2.0 platform for KMS or collaboration, knowledge sharing encouragement and e-business solutions. Through an empirical study in the context of Vietnam, some case studies and lessons learnt are withdrawn for ensuring the success of other IT businesses in Vietnam and in other countries with the same conditions.

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Book SynopsisNowadays, the relevance of Corporate Social Responsibility in private firms is undeniable as well as it is increasingly important for public organizations. Although the idea that firms had some responsibilities to society beyond that of making profits has been around for centuries, it was not until the end of the last century that CSR became a reality in business and one of the determinant factors that has been taken into account in decision-making. A good diversity management strategy as well as the development of a suitable accountability policy are decisive for being considered as a socially responsible organization. Notwithstanding, it seems that in some cultural environments it is no longer enough to be socially responsible. Stakeholders demand transparency and to know more about the CSR engagement of each organisation. In this sense, companies should include CSR in their core strategy and go beyond their commitment to CSR and to carry out a proper CSR communication strategy. All these sustainable behaviours will have an impact on companies reputations if they are recognised by their stakeholders.This book aims to provide more evidence to the field of knowledge through the study of this topic by considering the points of view from diverse fields of knowledge and applying different empirical methodologies.

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Book SynopsisStress related work, although always present, is considered one of the new risks for occupational medicine. This is largely due to a general change in the organization of work, inevitable in a constantly evolving market. It is also due to the presence of objective and subjective indicators that allow a satisfactory, though very complex, risk assessment. Related work stress generates repercussions on the company at every level, with a reduction in productivity, a reduction in the corporate image, a reduction in the quality of service, an increase in absenteeism and the dissatisfaction of workers. Some of these aspects are often submerged and difficult to identify. Related work stress also generate significant costs, both direct and indirect, for companies. A budgeted economic investment will be useful for forward-looking companies, especially for large companies. This book, written by authors from all over the world, will analyze some aspects of this increasingly relevant subject.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/occupational-stress-risk-factors-prevention-and-management-strategies/

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Book SynopsisIn all societies, the normal flow of life is occasionally interrupted by critical episodes, accompanied by a sense of threat and insecurity, challenging the way in which people understand the world around them. Such situations, called crises, can be caused by natural forces (earthquakes, tsunamis, storm winds, torrential rain, snowstorms, avalanches, epidemics), intentional actions of "others" (ie: various enemies inside or outside the society) -- international conflicts and war, terrorist attacks -- and human errors in managing technology, to name a few. But their roots may also be in poorly functioning socio-technical and administrative systems (infrastructure breakdowns, industrial accidents, economic crises, and political scandals). Historically, we can say that crises are increasing in number and becoming more diverse by nature. In the early development of civilisation, the main threat came from nature and conflicts between human groups, whereas in modern post-industrial societies, these are joined by risks coming from engineering and technology. In addition to old crises whose causes, consequences and time curves are more or less known, modern crises also appear, against which the human mind is powerless, organisational capacities are insufficient, and which make the public existentially concerned.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/crisis-management-introducing-companies-organizational-reactivity-and-flexibility/

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Book SynopsisThe opening chapter of Advances in Business and Management. Volume 16 studies the determinants of the unemployment duration for university graduates in Spain. The results of these studies showed that the duration of unemployment was significantly associated with the graduate''s age, participation in internship programs, field of study, type of university, and gender. Next, the authors utilize the empirically validated assumptions of two contemporary theories on team motivation (social identity theory and the theory on joint production motivation) to provide an organizational behaviour perspective to the jettisoning of Japanese management philosophy. This compilation also analyzes the political struggle that took place during 1994-1995 in Israel''s Histadrut (General Federation of Labor) under the leadership of Haim Ramon that eventually caused goal transformation within the union. The study in the following chapter aims to identify the impact of social media on the people of Bangladesh as consumers. The authors go on to focus on recent changes in business communication in the past two decades from a sociolinguistics point of view. Later, it is proposed that given the exponential increase of internet users, it is important to study how enterprises have been working and innovating their online communication tools, as well understand how they can improve the communication through these online channel, in order to cover increasing competition in the different business areas. Additionally, this collection demonstrates that there are significant differences in manners of communication that appear to be a very important factor in making some organizations more successful than others. The concluding chapter suggests a combination of a single cost-plus transfer price and the pragmatic process of negotiation assuming non-linear net average revenue curves.

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Book SynopsisThe application of projects in various organizational settings and for multiple purposes is accelerating at a rapid pace. Increasingly public and private sector institutions and enterprises appreciate the value of projects to render services and products on time, within budget and according to quality specifications. The ultimate success of projects is, however, dependent on the professional expertise of dedicated support staff. The role and responsibilities of project administrators are therefore rapidly growing to establish administrative support structures, systems and processes, as well as adequate project controls, document management, and stakeholder communication. Project host organizations, project managers and governance bodies, such as steering committees, need to be strongly supported to ensure that the hands of key role-players are strengthened through accurate record-keeping, archival services, project management information systems, control systems, and team support. For this purpose, organizational arrangements such as project management units, project support offices, and project management offices are established to facilitate institutional memory and to embed the principles of a learning organization as far as project best practices are concerned. The body of knowledge of Project Management is also highly dynamic and is expanding to incorporate the exciting world of project support services. The purpose of this publication is to provide an overview of the nature of project support services with particular reference to the roles and responsibilities of project administrators. The publication covers the following key areas: the fundamentals of project management including concepts, principles, life cycle phases, PMBOK, and methodologies; the nature of project support services, including the typical job profile and responsibilities of project administrators; support through organizational and project governance arrangements; project planning support; project controls, reviews, and reporting support; and project team support and self-management. This publication is a must-read for project practitioners in the field of project support services and business administration, and also serves as an invaluable text book to train project support staff. Various self-assessment exercises and practical examples are included to aid this purpose.

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Book SynopsisIn today''s knowledge-, wisdom-, and information-based world, the challenge facing leaders and organizations is to be able to obtain employee commitment and to apply that dedication to constant improvement and change. In a world where technology is rapidly improving and knowledge is increasing exponentially in virtually every field, the ability to adapt and to innovate is essential to organisation success and individual development. This book looks at continuous improvement at the individual, group, organisational, and societal levels and identifies commonalities and keys to success. It adopts a "transformative" perspective towards leadership, management philosophy, duties owed, and the obligation to constantly change. The authors/editors have written extensively about the need for leaders and organisations to refine their approach to change and improvement and this book combines their insights into one consolidated explanation.

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Book SynopsisModern cities are facing the growing problem of congestion, poor air quality and lack of public space. To ameliorate the condition of goods transport in cities, sustainable city logistics planning is essential. It requires a collaborative approach among city logistics stakeholders for consolidated goods distribution inside city centers to minimize their negative impacts on city residents and their environment. The book presents theoretical studies, state of the art, and practical applications in the area of sustainable city logistics. It is composed of nine chapters.

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Book SynopsisGlobalisation has moved through several change phases from capitalistic philosophy to democratic business notions involving stakeholders in the process of business growth. Large companies are seeking to harness globalisation through cooperation with the local enterprises to reach the bottom-of-the-pyramid market segment. The opportunities for global businesses are expanding with the support of rapidly emerging product markets, the global race for innovation, technology, and talent management, which tend to widen the impact of digitisation. The multinational companies today are engaging with the local enterprises to exploit reverse innovations and build new business models. This edited volume spread across fourteen distinguished articles aims at bringing together rich discussions on global-local convergence in reference to emerging markets. The impact on business-to-business and business-to-consumers imperatives, global-local convergence, and vice-versa effects that are driving the national economy are discussed through conceptual and empirical research papers. Discussions in this volume would critically analyse the convergence of technology, business practices, public policies, political ideologies, and consumer values for improving business performance at the global-local paradigm. This book will serve as a reference book and is widely useful to researchers engaged in exploring the small-business development in emerging markets and the effects of expansion of multinational companies into the emerging markets. The research papers and essays compiled in this volume will be enriching knowledge on business management among policy makers, corporate managers, and students of graduate management programs. In our view, graduate management students, potential researchers, and corporate managers will find this volume interesting for carrying out future research.

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Book SynopsisManagement and leadership have become increasingly important issues in academic context and in educational organisations. This is reflected in the growing branch of literature dealing with the topic. Many books, papers and studies on academic leadership treat academic institutions as rather homogenous entities. Although it is commonly accepted that there is no one best way to lead -- good leadership depends on context and on culture -- little attention has been paid to academic leadership in the contexts of different disciplinary or departmental cultures. The book focuses on four distinct disciplines (history, sociology, biology and physics). The material is based on 56 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with scholars in eight departments representing these disciplines. Leadership histories and cultures of the academic departments form the basis of the case studies analysed in this study. The case studies demonstrate how diverse value-orientations and perspectives inherent in the cultures of the disciplines and specialisms, and local cultural processes in the departments, together direct and affect academic leadership. Academic leaders may affect these processes, but a strong local culture may considerably frame the expectations connected to leadership. The book highlights how leadership practices and preferences concerning leadership can vary considerably in different disciplinary, departmental and historical contexts. Leaders and managers in universities and other educational organisations will benefit from the resulting insight and understanding of cultural and social dynamics in the units and departments they are leading.

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Book SynopsisThe perfect starting point for successful project management, Project Management Fundamentals offers a solid foundation in the basics of the discipline. Using a step-by-step approach and conventional project management (PM) terminology, this accessible commonsense guide focuses on how essential PM methods, tools and techniques can be adapted for use on any project and put into place immediately. New material in this thoroughly revised and updated second edition includes an in-depth discussion of agile project management and its use in real-life situations, and a new appendix on project communications and social networking. You will also find detailed explanations of the unique factors involved in managing service projects and expanded coverage of the triple constraints in PM, going beyond scope, schedule and cost to cover quality, resources and risks. Filled with practical examples, along with detailed sections on risk management, maturity models, virtual teams and IT projects, this book will help you successfully manage projects of any size or level of complexity.

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Book SynopsisHistory is filled with accounts of great leaders, but how did they become so? Written for emergent leaders in any endeavor, this new work from renowned consultant Richard Strozzi-Heckler offers a new approach to leadership. The first book of its kind to base business and management strength on integral body awareness, the book presents key principles such as shugyo, or self-cultivation, as crucial in developing the individual responsibility, social commitment, and moral and spiritual vision required to lead with authority and efficacy. The Leadership Dojo is based on three questions: What does a leader do? What are the character values most essential to exemplary leadership? How do you teach these values? Drawing on the wisdom of ages from Plato to the Bhagavad-Gita, from Thucydides to the Abidharma, the book asserts that understanding and answering these questions holds the key to superior leadership skills. Strozzi-Heckler teaches with real-world examples based on his wide experience training decision-makers at companies like AT&T and Microsoft. The book’s multifaceted approach helps readers establish a powerful Leadership Presence, a platform from which they can take ethical action with compassion and pragmatic wisdom.

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Book Synopsis"Entrepreneurial Management & Public Policy" tells the unfolding story of the paradigm shift from sovereignty, the public interest, and citizen-based governance and government; towards privatisation, contracts, and customer-based government and business. It analyses the benefits and dysfunctions of substituting market-based efficiency (output over input) policies and decisions for those grounded in the public interest and based on effectiveness (output over standards, eg: safety and security). It also reminds us that constant vigilance has become more significant when vested interests often disappear in this increasingly complex environment where sector blurring has become a common experience. Leading scholars analyse the public and private sector theories, practices, systems, networks, infrastructures and results of privatising public policy over the last few decades. This catalytic shift emerged from the: re-engineering, reinventing, total quality management, deregulation, contracting out, franchising, competition, managerialism, and entrepreneurialism that have impacted governments, budgets, citizens, contractors, governance systems, and public policy so significantly that it has transformed the field. Specific focus is placed on the management, governance, ethics, entrepreneurialism and performance of the following, among others: FEMA and emergency management; the IRS and service quality in the internet economy; the greening of industry through government-supervised, self-regulation; Homeland security and safety from terrorism; market driven academic management; NASA and its management of the space shuttle program; and, ethical entrepreneurial financial management. This second edition helps students of business and public policy to analyse the challenges and opportunities involved in optimally managing the costs and benefits of competitive efficiency with those of more collaborative effectiveness, for the good of citizens and customers in an increasingly market driven and entrepreneurially-oriented public policy environment. This unfolding 21st century reality calls for a new type of visionary and ethical leaders and managers with both public and private sector skills who can embrace both the challenges and the opportunities presented in order to optimally perform in our increasingly complex entrepreneurial public policy environment.

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Book SynopsisServices play an increasing economic role in developed countries. As companies have outsourced and continue to outsource (part of) their service provision, sourcing has gained importance as a field of interest, both from a practical and academic perspective. This book gives an updated perspective on the topic of sourcing services as well as insights into the current state-of-the-art in practice by means of the case company examples.

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Book SynopsisCrisis decision making is a relatively new field of management and this book gives essential advice on how to respond when faced with a problem or crisis. This book is arranged in 13 chapters to enable a flexible approach to the subject material. Each chapter concludes with mini-cases and a "read and think" section that provides a practical perspective to the material covered. The practical examples also allow readers to demonstrate their abilities to identify relevant issues they face in their workplace in the context of the material presented in the book.

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Book SynopsisRecently, scholars and practitioners have focused on the inverse relationship between managerial payment and corporate performance, which shows how the principle-agent theory cannot adequately explain the decision mechanism of managerial payment. Based on the Managerial Power Approach, the book brings managerial discretion into the investigation on managerial pay. The book makes contributions such as: it constructs measurement index system of managerial discretion based on public reports. The classical ERIC questionnaire measures managerial discretion directly from CEO''s by 63 items, while the book divides managerial discretion into resource co-operation power, structure-position power and expertise-reputation power, and then measures them by public report. The two methods have the similar results, and this method has the advantage of being low cost, and easily carried out. It confirms that managerial discretion can manipulate the managerial pay level by the regression analysis of managerial discretion and managerial pay level. It also confirms that the pay level goes beyond the reasonable level too much with the accretion of managerial discretion, which shows that the manipulation effect on pay level does exist. then the book describes the manipulation effect quantitatively. By curve estimation of monitoring intensity effect on manipulation effect, it also gives other relationship curves between them, which shows that the manipulation effect decreases significantly with the accretion of managerial discretion. The book constructs pay performance sensitivity model based managerial discretion. Based on Saltuk Model, the book brings managerial discretion and proves that managerial discretion and pay-performance sensitivity are negatively associated. Then the book confirms that pay performance sensitivity will decrease with an increase of managerial discretion by regressional analysis.

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Book SynopsisAlthough the study of strategy or company strategic management has been discussed in literature throughout recent years, there is a need for increased attention in the topic of the strategist''s mindful process. This book discusses the need to consider managerial cognition when addressing any strategic management related topic, as well as how strategy is really formed in the inner mind of the strategist.

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Book SynopsisIn a competitive marketplace, selling is performed using scientific methods of product presentation, advertising and various approaches drawn to ease the customer into confidence. A firm begins to sell its products in a competitive marketplace and thrives continuously on acquiring new customers, launches new product lines or services in order to gain competitive advantage, retain the existing customers, enhance customer value, and gain competitive lead in the market. To compete in a dynamic and interactive marketplace environment, firms must transform their focus from just selling the products and services by adding sales management in order to maximise customer lifetime value and encourage repeat sales. This book examines sales dynamics and how the new generation sales management strategies need to be focused not only on enhancing the volume of sales, but also serve customers for generating long-term customer loyalty.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents topical research in the study of business and management techniques from across the globe. Topics discussed include new business models for the tooling industry; improving innovation in low-tech manufacturing based small firms; small business social responsibility; total factor productivity change of the Thailand banking sector during the post-Asian financial crisis; Exchange Traded Funds and regulatory and market forces in controlling bank risk-taking.

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Book SynopsisToday''s manufacturing organisations in Mexico are increasingly confronting new markets, new competition, and greater customer expectations. Being immersed in this highly competitive environment is considered relevant for manufacturing SMEs to achieve optimal organisational performance, through efficient work processes, and leading the company to accomplish the competitiveness that the market demands. With this process, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Mexico face manifold difficulties in reference to the operational efficiency required to stay in the market. While globalisation poses challenges and opportunities for the development of enterprises, SMEs have not found a way to exploit this conjuncture, and they may not be sufficiently competitive with new market requirements. This book, with the incorporation of the theoretical review of the concepts involved, and the empirical study, which shows the relationship between organisational performance and competitiveness from the perspective of resource-based theory, provides greater understanding of this theoretical connection through non-experimental research; of trans-sectional type; and with a correlational/causal approach.

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Book SynopsisWorking with family complicates the already daunting task of owning a business, and it's tough not to take work problems home with you. The best approach is to realise that family is family ... and business is business. This is a common-sense manual for survival that dispels myths such as the power of teamwork and gender or birth-order differences in ability. Engagingly written, with no-nonsense tips and real-life examples, this defiant treatise will guide you to: Harness your employees' and your own inherent strengths; Trust your instincts and the people you work with; Balance lifelong relationships with fair treatment of nonfamily employees. Authors Kathy Kolbe and Amy Bruske hone decades of experience helping family businesses thrive -- and running their own for more than 30 years -- into practical, actionable advice for how to hire family members, how to work with them, and how -- when necessary -- to fire them. The solutions are not always easy, but understanding the frequent pitfalls of working with family is an investment that could pay back over generations. The book will show readers how to find joy while developing a sustainable family-owned company.

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Book SynopsisOrganizations continue to experience project issues associated with poor performance on requirements-related activities. This guide will give you the tools you need to excel in requirements development and management — components of the larger field of business analysis and a critical competence for project, program and portfolio management. Requirements Management: A Practice Guide is a bridge between A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), which speaks to requirements development and management from a high-level perspective, and Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide, which describes requirements development and management at a detailed and practical level. This practice guide is the middle ground, offering project managers, program managers, teams members and stakeholders the opportunity to learn more about the requirements process.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents research in the field of business and management from around the world. This book provides a meta-theoretical framework for understanding the nature of organisational wisdom based on learning traditions. The authors of this book also draw some guidelines that can be useful in approaching the concept of the business model in a well-structured way, providing an in-depth investigation of the various research streams and perspectives. Other chapters review the contemporary corporate governance framework in Chinese listed firms after the substantial financial reform in 2005; statistical tools developed to measure latent traits widely used in education and psychology, called Item Response Theory; the concept of brand promise and what it means to the consumer stakeholder; tourism consumption patterns in terms of economic development; and deterministic and stochastic business cycle models that incorporate consumption in specific ways.

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Book SynopsisThe Journey to Organizational Transformation. Given the rate of change that we have experienced and will continue to see in the world, it’s a challenge trying to stay on top of everything. Organizations must consider revising and possibly scrapping decades-old habits, processes, and their very ways of thinking and operating. In so doing, organizations can literally reinvent themselves. Transformation requires much more than simply obtaining the latest technology, plugging it in, and sitting back to watch reinvention take place. From top to bottom, organizations will be compelled to change entire mindsets, attitudes, and assumptions about how they operate, how they can grow, and even the very reason for their existence. This book introduces readers to ideas, concepts, and a comprehensive framework (LIFTS) that they can use to better position themselves and their organizations to reap the greatest number of benefits that business and digital transformation can afford. It’s a journey rich with promise that explains complex concepts in an understandable common language. REINVENT is the result of the author’s personal and professional journey — one that is made possible by three decades of work with colleagues, customers, partners, academics, and industry experts from around the globe.

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume includes eight chapters describing recent advances in business and management studies. Chapter One studies how marketing actions can help reduce and prevent food waste in developed countries. Chapter Two examines whether advertising behaves differently over alternative phases of the business cycle. Chapter Three analyses new crowdfunding systems that are emerging in large Chinese technology companies such as Tencent and WeChat. Chapter Four looks at the influence of a graduate program on students' decision whether to pursue a career in entrepreneurship. Chapter Five introduces the Economic Value Added model to allow for a cost-benefit analysis of people investments. Chapter Six explores how altruism positively impacts a firm's performance by strengthening organisational resilience. Chapter Seven discusses how advertisers are adapting a strategy of communicating shared values, such as support for underprivileged groups, to build relationships with socially conscious customers. Finally, Chapter Eight investigates the quantitative importance of the presence of shocks to the depreciation rate of capital for the magnitude of cyclical fluctuations in Bulgaria.Table of ContentsPreface; Prevention of Food Waste: Proposals in Developed Countries from a Marketing Perspective; Asymmetries in Advertising Sensitivity to Business Cycles; New Forms and Strategies of Charitable Crowdfunding in Chinese Tech Companies: The Case of Tencent; Entrepreneurship as a Career Option for Graduate Students; Resolving the Tower of Babel Dilemma for People Investments: Cost-Benefit Analysis for Organizational Design, Training, and Development; How Altruism Increases Firm Performance: The Role of Organizational Resilience; Evolution of Advertising Messages: From Facts over Emotional Appeal to Shared Values; How Quantitatively Important Are the Shocks to Capital Depreciation Rate for Business Cycle Fluctuations? Lessons for Bulgaria (1999-2019); Index.

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