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  • Challenge the Ordinary: Why Revolutionary

    Red Wheel/Weiser Challenge the Ordinary: Why Revolutionary

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    5 in stock

    £13.29

  • Funny Business: Harnessing the Power of Play to

    Red Wheel/Weiser Funny Business: Harnessing the Power of Play to

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £12.34

  • Sustainable Product Innovation: Entrepreneurship

    £53.20

  • Breakthrough Project Portfolio Management:

    £49.40

  • Strategic Supply Management Revisited: Competing

    £40.80

  • If It Ain't Broke, Fix It Anyway: Tools to Build

    £19.76

  • The Transition from Sales and Operations Planning

    J Ross Publishing The Transition from Sales and Operations Planning

    Book SynopsisForward-thinking companies are evolving their Sales and Operations Planning processes into Integrated Business Planning (IBP) for a simple reason: doing so generates far greater gains in their business results. In an easy-to-digest format, this book uses a fictional company to show how to transition to IBP and further explains how companies are linking strategy to execution through the IBP process.Since soft skills often make the difference between success and failure in an IBP implementation, this seminal work also offers more than 200 business principles that can often be forgotten when you are in the trenches of daily business battles. These principles address collaboration, decision making, aligning the executive team, managing change in the organization, and much more.Table of Contents Preface The Company and Players Prologue Chapter 1: The Proposition Chapter 2: The First Step Chapter 3: Common Understanding Chapter 4: Stuck Chapter 5: The Difference Between Sales and Operations Planning and Integrated Business Planning Chapter 6: Consensus on the Basics Chapter 7: Connection to Execution Chapter 8: Integrated Business Planning as the Primary Way to Manage the Business Chapter 9: Revisiting Consensus Chapter 10: Implementation Chapter 11: Getting Started Chapter 12: Good Decision Making in Difficult Times A Collection of Business Management Principles I Wish I Had Understood Earlier Section 1: Accountability Section 2: Aggregate Planning Section 3: Align, Integrate, Synchronize Section 4: Annual Planning Section 5: Behaviors Section 6: Change and Transformation Section 7: Collaboration Section 8: Communication Section 9: Consensus Section 10: Control of the Business Section 11: Customer Focus Section 12: Decision Making Section 13: Demand Management Section 14: Disciplined, Regular, Routine Section 15: Do What You Say You Are Going to Do Section 16: Financial Perspective Section 17: Foundational Principles and Behaviors Section 18: Improvement Methodology Section 19: Information Technology Section 20: Integrated Business Planning Section 21: Integrated Management Section 22: Issue Management Section 23: Leadership Section 24: Learnings Section 25: Life Skills Section 26: Longer Term Focus Section 27: Performance and Measures Section 28: Person in Charge Section 29: Planning Section 30: Product and Portfolio Management Section 31: Respect Section 32: Request for Product Section 33: Risk Management Section 34: Scenario Planning Section 35: Strategic Thinking and Strategic Management Section 36: Time Section 37: Trust Section 38: Truth Bibliography Appendix 1: Effective Execution of S&OP/IBP Plans Through Integrated Tactical Planning Appendix 2: Detailed Planning, S&OP, and IBP Index

    £49.40

  • Terms of Engagement: New Ways of Leading and

    Berrett-Koehler Terms of Engagement: New Ways of Leading and

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisOrganizational change pioneer Richard Axelrod explained in the first edition of Terms of Engagement why the old mechanistic approaches to change no longer worked, and offered four essential new principles that lead to an engaged organization: I. Widen the circle of involvement; II. Connect people to each other and ideas; III. Create communities for action; and IV. Practice democratic principles.Drawing on numerous examples from such companies as Hewlett-Packard, Mercy Healthcare, First Union Bank, and others, Dick explained how the four principles of the Engagement Paradigm enabled leaders to create energy and commitment instead of apathy and resistance. Recognizing the potential for misapplication, he also showed how engagement can disengage, and identifies potential pitfalls to avoid.In this revised 2nd Edition, Dick again focuses on the four engagement principles but updates them to reflect current thinking and trends. It focuses on leadership and engagement, contains updated research findings on employee engagement and productivity, and includes more case studies and stories from a wider range of industries and organizations

    10 in stock

    £24.30

  • World Class Diversity Management: A Strategic

    Berrett-Koehler World Class Diversity Management: A Strategic

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe leading author and senior statesman in the field of diversity management identifies the most effective diversity management philosophies, strategies and practices from around the world.Today's competitive economic environment makes it necessary to access the most effective managerial philosophies possible - this is as true for diversity management as it is for management in general. It extends to both corporations with operations in multiple countries and those indirectly experiencing the impact of globalization. Even organizations that conduct business in only one country are finding that global interconnectedness, created through communications and technology, makes it difficult to avoid the influence of world dynamics in their industry and related sectors. It has become urgently important to possess awareness of "best in the worldâ philosophies.However, the field of diversity has not yet progressed towards a standard. We have neither established what "world class" is, nor specified how it might be achieved. Until now World Class Diversity fosters ease of comparison, discussion and analysis across the globe and offers a process for addressing any diversity issue. Given the multiplicity of approaches to diversity around the globe, "world class" status requires a process that can be adapted to any approach and used with any mixture. This book provides the blueprint to create an effective new approach, describing a common language for dialogue across countries. By creating a unified terminology and framework for implementation, World Class Diversity Management aims to become the standard and foundational text for diversity managers across the globe.

    10 in stock

    £27.20

  • Managing

    Berrett-Koehler Managing

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £18.00

  • The Greater Goal: Connecting Purpose and

    Berrett-Koehler The Greater Goal: Connecting Purpose and

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £15.29

  • Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for

    Berrett-Koehler Leapfrogging: Harness the Power of Surprise for

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisHow did Gatorade revitalize itself in the wake of Red Bull and Starbucks? How did OpenTable come to be? What makes one company thrive while others languish in mediocrity? There’s no doubt hard work is involved, but Soren Kaplan shows you can’t do it by simply creating a big vision and implementing a set plan. In his trailblazing debut, Kaplan gives business leaders the tools to do exactly what they’re taught to avoid: embrace surprise—the new key to business breakthroughs. Instead of fighting against uncertainty, Kaplan reveals how to use it to break down limiting mindsets and barriers to change the game. By highlighting specific ways to transform both good and bad surprises into unique opportunities, Kaplan encourages leaders to compete by embracing counterintuitive ideas, managing paradoxes, and even welcoming failure. This is the key to “leapfrogging”—creating or doing something radically new or different that produces a significant leap forward. Leapfrogging connects new research, unconventional strategies, and practical tools for navigating the “messy” and elusive process of achieving business breakthroughs. Filled with real-world examples from innovators such as Gatorade, Intuit, Philips, Kimberly-Clark, Colgate-Palmolive, OpenTable, and Etsy, Kaplan shows that any organization or business function can leapfrog. Using his LEAPS process (Listen, Explore, Act, Persist, and Seize), leaders learn to seek out, recognize, and respond to surprising experiences and events as a way to create solutions that leap beyond the current expectations of customers, partners, employees, the market, and the competition. Kaplan’s Leapfrogging is the new handbook for the modern leader.

    10 in stock

    £22.10

  • The Empress Has No Clothes; Conquering Self-Doubt

    Berrett-Koehler The Empress Has No Clothes; Conquering Self-Doubt

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisJoyce Roche earned an Ivy League MBA and rose quickly to become the first African-American vice president of Avon, where she led global marketing. She later became president of a leading cosmetics company and CEO of Girls Inc. and now serves on several Fortune 500 boards. Yet through it all she felt like an impostorâthe phrase âœthe empress has no clothesâ kept running through her head. As a result she worked 20-hour days, kept quiet in meetings to avoid revealing her supposed shortcomings, and worst of all, never really enjoyed her success. Using her own life storyâfrom her beginnings in rural Louisiana through her rise up the corporate ranks and her transition to the nonprofit sectorâRoche exposes the roots of the Impostor Syndrome, its toll on young and emerging professionals, and provides invaluable advice for overcoming feelings of inadequacy. She explores panic points, coping strategies, and just plain common career sense. Each chapter features an interview with a leading executive like Chairman and CEO of BET Holdings Debra Lee, WNBA Founding President Val Ackerman, Starbucks Senior Vice President Mary Wagner, Eileen Fisher, and many more, who share their own imposter syndrome stories. Reading this book is like having the career mentor we all want but can never find. Roche even provides the path to finding joy and meaning at work, which is the proper goal of any true career.

    10 in stock

    £17.09

  • Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for

    Berrett-Koehler Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisManagers As Mentors is a rapid-fire read and a provocative guide to helping associates grow and adapt in today's tumultuous organizations. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. Chip Bell and Marshall Goldsmith place increased emphasis on the mentor as a learning catalyst for the protege rather than someone who simply hands down knowledgeâcrucial for younger workers who prize growth opportunities even more than prior generations and who tend to distrust hierarchy. As with previous editions there is a fictional case study of a mentor-protege relationship running through the book, but this is augmented with six actual case studies of top CEOs from organizations like The Nature Conservancy and Bloominâ Brands, who relate key mentoring experiences in their lives. The new chapters cover topics like the role of mentoring in spurring innovation and mentoring a diverse and dispersed workforce accustomed to interacting and getting information digitally. Also new to this edition is The Mentorâs Toolkit, six resources to help in developing the mentor-protege relationship. This hands-on guide takes the mystery out of effective mentoring, teaching leaders to be the kind of confident coaches integral to learning organizations.

    10 in stock

    £18.90

  • Theory Building in Applied Disciplines

    Berrett-Koehler Theory Building in Applied Disciplines

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWhen facing important professional problems, practitioners regularly respond with the latest gimmick, or by throwing everything and anything at the problem. In contrast, scholars regularly slice problems into small segments to study and explain them, without directly addressing the practical problem itself. Both approaches miss the target of sound theory and practice.Most theory development methodologies are incomplete, inappropriate, or totally overwhelming. This book presents a complete, five-stop methodology for developing sound theory that can be employed with any applied disciplineâit is not discipline-specific. This methodology engages input from practitioners and scholars. By fusing them, a complete and accurate understanding of the phenomena being investigated results an understanding that meets the standards of both scholarship and practice.

    10 in stock

    £28.80

  • Yoga Wisdom at Work: Finding Sanity Off the Mat

    Berrett-Koehler Yoga Wisdom at Work: Finding Sanity Off the Mat

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisAnyone who practices yoga understands that more is going on than stretching. Restful meditation brings clarity and energy for solutions at work. Gentle poses open up new sources of positive energy for tough problems. Most of all, peaceful, quiet instructions wash away stress and make each day full of health and vitality. But the asanasâposesâare just 1/8 of what yoga actually is. The physical practice from which millions derive so much benefit is rooted in a larger philosophy that has profound insights to offer. Maren and Jamie Showkeir believe passionately that we've barely scratched the surface of yoga's powers, especially as a way to make the workday and workplaces more enjoyable, productive and creative. In this very personal and instructive book, they reveal the remaining yoga principles that even some long-standing practitioners may not know about. They discuss how each âœlimbâ applies to the workplace and even suggest asanas that will help you deepen your understanding of these principles. These other limbs of yoga include: Yama--universal morality Niyama--personal observances Pranayama--breathing exercises Pratyahara--control of the senses Dharana--concentration Dhyaba--devotion and meditation Samadhi--union with the Divine

    10 in stock

    £13.49

  • Ice Cream Social: The Struggle for the Soul of

    Berrett-Koehler Ice Cream Social: The Struggle for the Soul of

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisBen & Jerryâs have always been committed to an insanely ambitious three-part mission: making the worldâs best ice cream, supporting progressive causes, and sharing the companyâs success with all stakeholders: employees, suppliers, distributors, customers, cows, everybody. But it hasnât been easy.This is the first book to tell the full, inside story of the inspiring rise, tragic mistakes, devastating fall, determined recovery, and ongoing renewal of one of the most iconic mission-driven companies in the world. No previous book has focused so intently on the challenges presented by staying true to that mission. No other book has explained how the company came to be sold to corporate giant Unilever or how that relationship evolved to allow Ben & Jerryâs to pursue its mission on a much larger stage. Journalist Brad Edmondson tells the story with an eye for details, dramatic moments, and memorable characters. He interviewed dozens of key figures, particularly Jeff Furman, who helped Ben and Jerry write their first business plan in 1978 and became chairman of the board in 2010. Itâs a funny, sad, surprising, and ultimately hopeful story.

    10 in stock

    £15.29

  • The Truth about Lies in the Workplace: How to

    Berrett-Koehler The Truth about Lies in the Workplace: How to

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisLying in the workplace happens every day. People tell inconsequential lies, substantive lies, little lies, big lies, social lies and malicious lies. They tell lies of omission, lies that obscure facts, and lies that are blatant misrepresentations of the truth. Some lies â âœwhiteâ lies â smooth the way for workplace interactions (âœThatâs a nice tie youâre wearing.â âœIâd be happy to serve on your committee.â) Other lies poison business relationships, destroy employee engagement, and kill workplace productivity. The latter â destructive lies â is what Lies in the Workplace focuses on. This book looks at the high cost of workplace deception (for individuals and for organizations), why people tell lies, and why we tend to believe some liars over others. It examines the role that our own motives, vanities, desires, self-deceptions and rationalizations play in allowing ourselves to be duped. It then covers the verbal and nonverbal cues that you can use to spot a liar at work (an expanded version of Gomanâs Forbes blog), and urges the reader to be aware of their nonverbal behaviors, so that feeling anxious, introverted, or shy doesnât inadvertently signal untrustworthiness. It ends with insights on how to reduce lies in the workplace.

    10 in stock

    £14.39

  • ZIP! Tips: The Fastest Way to Get More Done

    Berrett-Koehler ZIP! Tips: The Fastest Way to Get More Done

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn todayâs busy world of schedules and information overload, the Forces of Chaos are at an all-time high. Professionals everywhere desperately want to zip through tough tasks, jammed inboxes, and never-ending interruptions â but despite their best efforts they increasingly fall behind and often fail big time. After running in place at work for years like rodents on a wheel, some professionals even tragically morph into hamsters!This is the story of Z â a productivity super hero who helps business hamsters regain their humanity. Using his simple, superhuman-strength, not-so-secret weapon, ZIP! â Tips, Z helps his friend Harold morph back into a human being. A small number of high-impact tech tips, ZIP! is, as Z describes it, lightning in a bottle â a hurricane in a can. ZIP! is rocket fuel for careers and a spa day for the stressed-out soul. And best of all, ZIP! Tips get the hamster in all of us off the wheel once and for all.

    10 in stock

    £12.59

  • El arte de la guerra

    Shambhala Espanol El arte de la guerra

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £15.96

  • Bloomsbury Publishing Plc A More Beautiful Question The Power of Inquiry to

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    £999.99

  • The Social Labs Revolution: A New Approach to

    Berrett-Koehler The Social Labs Revolution: A New Approach to

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    Book SynopsisCurrent responses to our most pressing societal challenges - from poverty to ethnic conflict to climate change - are not working. These problems are incredibly dynamic and complex, involving an ever-shifting array of factors, actors, and circumstances. They demand a highly fluid and adaptive approach, yet we address them by devising fixed, long-term plans. Social labs, says Zaid Hassan, are a dramatically more effective response. Social labs bring together a diverse a group of stakeholders - not to create yet another five-year plan but to develop a portfolio of prototype solutions, test those solutions in the real world, use the data to further refine them, and test them again. Hassan builds on a decade of experience - as well as drawing from cutting-edge research in complexity science, networking theory, and sociology - to explain the core principles and daily functioning of social labs, using examples of pioneering labs from around the world. He offers a new generation of problem solvers an effective, practical, and exciting new vision and guide.

    10 in stock

    £16.19

  • What Your Boss Really Wants from You: 15 Insights

    Berrett-Koehler What Your Boss Really Wants from You: 15 Insights

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisEvery group that executive coach Steve Arneson speaks to have the same question: what does my boss want? Even a good boss can be hard to read, but many people have difficult bosses. Many bosses arenât clear about their expectations, act in seemingly inexplicable ways, and suggest motives that appear to have nothing to do with helping you achieve your career goals. Arneson says the hard truth is that any efforts to improve, fix, or convert your boss wonât work. The secret is to figure out what makes her tick and change your own approach to working with her. The book is divided into three sections and built around fifteen questions - ten to ask about your boss and five to ask about yourself. It begins by showing you how you can study your boss to gain an understanding of what drives his behavior - work style, leadership brand, and motives. Once you understand this, you can consider how your boss sees you. Studying your boss is important, but you also have to look at yourself from her perspective. Finally, you need to take responsibility for the relationship. In this section, youâll find practical suggestions for using what youâve learned to change your interactions with your boss and tips for getting the relationship back on track. Arneson includes vivid real-world examples to show how he and his clients have put his advice into practice to gain more meaningful, productive, and enjoyable work lives.

    10 in stock

    £13.49

  • Who Kidnapped Excellence? What Stops Us from

    Berrett-Koehler Who Kidnapped Excellence? What Stops Us from

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisMost companies talk about excellence, but what does excellence really mean? What specific attitudes and practices lead to excellence? Drawing on years of study and decades of experience, authors Harry Paul, John Britt, and Ed Jent have zeroed in on five core qualities of excellence. In this entertaining and enlightening book, they tell how to give and be your best in each of these five critical dimensions and foster excellence in your organization and in your life.The book begins with a crime being committed: Excellence (personified) has been kidnapped, and Leadership assembles Excellenceâs team (Passion, Flexibility, Communication, Competency, and Ownership) and challenges them to work together to get their Excellence back.And who is the culprit? Has Average kidnapped Excellence and replaced Excellenceâs team with his own: N. Different, N. Ept, N. Flexible, Miss Communication, and Poser? A mysterious ransom note sparks the struggle between Average and Excellence.Integrated into this tale of organizational excellence is the story of Dave, a delivery man. The kidnapping causes Dave to contemplate his own life and relationships in a way that makes the paths of personal and organizational excellence cross and intertwine. Who Kidnapped Excellence? is a parable that helps organizations and individuals achieve their best in every aspect of their lives.

    10 in stock

    £17.85

  • Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in

    Berrett-Koehler Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisCommunity shapes our identity, quenches our thirst for belonging, and bolsters our physical, mental, emotional, and economic health. But in the chaos of modern life, community ties have become unraveled, leaving many feeling afraid or alone in the crowd, grasping at shallow substitutes for true community. In this thoughtful and moving book, Paul Born describes the four pillars of deep community: sharing our stories, taking the time to enjoy one another, taking care of one another, and working together for a better world. To show the role each of these plays, he shares his own stories - as a child of refugees and as a longtime community activist.Itâs up to us to create community. Born shows that the opportunity is right in front of us if we have the courage and conviction to pursue it.

    10 in stock

    £15.29

  • The Multicultural Mind: Unleashing the Hidden

    Berrett-Koehler The Multicultural Mind: Unleashing the Hidden

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £19.55

  • The Reciprocity Advantage: A New Way to Partner

    Berrett-Koehler The Reciprocity Advantage: A New Way to Partner

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisAccording to Bob Johansen and Karl Ronn, the new way to succeed is to give what you have away. They call it the reciprocity advantage: sharing your assets with carefully chosen partners in order to learn how to make money in new ways - think give to grow.Johansen and Ronn explain each of the four steps involved in achieving reciprocity advantage, beginning with uncovering your âœright-of-wayâ: the space, resources, or technologies you control and have trust and permission to share with others. The next step is choosing the best partners to share these assets with, which can be surprising - for example, the authors tell how Microsoft partnered with the people whoâd been hacking their Kinnect platform to find new uses for it. Then the authors explain how to experiment with your partners to figure out which new products or services might be scalable, and how to look at new technologies that can make scaling up faster than ever.Johansen and Ronn also identify four future forces that will dramatically impact each of these four steps, and include numerous examples of businesses that have succeeded by applying reciprocity principles as well as those that failed by sticking to shortsighted business practices. And they provide detailed, practical guidance for any business that wants to discover its own reciprocity advantage.

    10 in stock

    £22.10

  • Power Through Partnership: How Women Lead Better

    Berrett-Koehler Power Through Partnership: How Women Lead Better

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisDrawing from their own ten-year partnership and from interviews with women business partners across the world, Betsy Polk and Maggie Chotas have learned something powerful: when women work together they discover a level of shared support, balance, and a freedom to be themselves that is rarely found in other work relationships.Power Through Partnership is a call for women ready to build on their inherent strengths and to collaborate in trust-based professional relationships. Polk and Chotas discuss new research that demonstrates women are actually wired to be better partners than men. They demolish the myths that keep women from collaborating and then walk readers through the potential challenges: finding the best partner, dealing with conflict, facing fears and taking risks, and knowing when to let go of a partnership. Featuring illuminating interviews with women partners in all kinds of industries, this book shows that when women collaborate - combining complementary skills, pushing ego aside and supporting each other - they can work as full equals to achieve something thatâs exponentially greater than the two alone.

    10 in stock

    £14.39

  • The Rise of the American Corporate Security

    Berrett-Koehler The Rise of the American Corporate Security

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn the United States today, our Bill of Rights has been rendered pointless by heavy surveillance of average citizens, political persecution of dissenters, and the threat of indefinite detention now codified into law. Corporations reap handsome profits collecting information for various agencies - 70 percent of the US intelligence budget is paid to private contractors. As a result, we now live in a Corporate Security State where the government is more interested in safeguarding the health of the companies who serve it than the citizens who support it.The Rise of the American Corporate Security State details the massive amount of information the government is collecting and exposes how far itâs willing to go to conceal its activities and punish anyone who dares expose it. Further, the blurring of the boundaries between business and government is enabling corporations to spy on employees and citizens in the name of âœcybersecurityâ and has hobbled attempts to punish the corporate institutions responsible for the financial collapse of 2008. But Edwards offers a plan for fighting back - steps we can demand to restore transparency to government, keep private information private, and make democracy a reality once again.

    10 in stock

    £14.39

  • The Confidence Myth: Why Women Undervalue Their Skills, and How to Get Over It

    Berrett-Koehler The Confidence Myth: Why Women Undervalue Their Skills, and How to Get Over It

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWe need more women at the highest levels in business, government, and nonprofits - and there is no time to waste. The problem, says Helene Lerner, isnât so much that women lack confidence but that they misunderstand what confidence really is.True confidence isnât fearlessness; itâs having the courage to move forward while your knees are shaking. Any woman waiting until she has enough confidence with a capital C to act never will. Lerner lays out practical strategies for beating this confidence myth, drawing on her own and other female leadersâ experiences and on her survey of over 500 working women. Youâll learn how to present your best self no matter how you feel inside, welcome even brutal feedback as a tool to hone your skills, avoid spreading yourself too thin by saying âœnoâ strategically, and much more. The book features dozens of Confidence Sparks, simple but powerful exercises and techniques to catapult your career to the next level. The playing field is not level and gender inequities persist, but the women interviewed in this book have found ways to navigate through it, and you can, too. The key to success is seizing the opportunity and acting now. Helene Lerner is here to act as your personal coach as you silence the âœmad mind chatterâ and take risks, speak out, and step up.

    10 in stock

    £12.59

  • The Orbital Perspective: Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles

    Berrett-Koehler The Orbital Perspective: Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisFor astronaut Ron Garan, living on the International Space Station was a powerful, transformative experience - one that he believes holds the key to solving our problems on Earth. On spacewalks and through windows, Garan was struck by the stunning beauty of the earth from space but sobered by knowing how troubled our planet is. And yet on the International Space Station, Garan, a former fighter pilot, was working side by side with Russians, who only a few years before were âœthe enemy.â If fifteen nationalities could collaborate on one of the most ambitious, technologically complicated undertakings in history, surely we can apply that kind of cooperation and innovation toward creating a better world. That spirit is what Garan calls the âœorbital perspective.âGaran vividly conveys what it was like learning to work with a diverse group of people in an environment only a handful of human beings have ever known. But more importantly, he describes how he and others are working to apply the orbital perspective here at home, embracing new partnerships and processes to promote peace and combat hunger, thirst, poverty, and environmental destruction. This book is a call to action for each of us to care for the most important space station of all: planet Earth. You donât need to be an astronaut to have the orbital perspective.

    10 in stock

    £21.25

  • Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace: Building

    Berrett-Koehler Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace: Building

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisTrust is a non-negotiable for high performing relationships and organizations. Yet trust is fragile, and ninety percent of the behaviors that break it are subtle, fleeting, and unintentional. Drs. Dennis and Michelle Reina have rewritten this third edition of their best-selling, award-winning book Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace to empower everyone at every level of responsibility - not just leaders - to build and sustain trust in their workplaces. Updated and completely rewritten with new case studies, tools, tips, and reflections, this third edition is the culmination of the authorsâ more than 20 years of rigorous research and âœin the trenchesâ trust building experience with hundreds of organizations and thousands of people around the world. As pioneers in the field of trust, Dennis and Michelle tell the truth about what it takes to build sustainable trust in the workplace - trust that withstands the tests of time, geography, and an increasingly volatile and competitive marketplace. In this third edition, the authors provide the most detailed blueprint available for building highly effective, trust-based connections and organizations. Drs. Dennis and Michelle Reina have devoted their careers to trust because they believe that people donât just want and need trustworthy relationships - they have a fundamental right to them. In this rewritten third edition of Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace, the authors reveal their practical, proven approaches to accessing this right to trust - one thought, intention, and behavior at a time.

    10 in stock

    £18.70

  • Singletasking: Get More Done-One Thing at a Time

    Berrett-Koehler Singletasking: Get More Done-One Thing at a Time

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWe have become a nation - one of many - addicted to the popular, enticing, and dangerously misleading drug of multitasking. Author Devora Zack was hooked once herself. This book is her intervention - she beat her addiction and became more efficient, and she shows how you can too. You think you can do more by tackling several tasks at once? Thatâs an illusion, and Zack marshals a host of neuroscientific evidence to prove it. The fact is, your brain is designed to singletask. Multitasking is unnatural, ineffective, stressful, and occasionally dangerous. You and the world are better off when you focus on one thing at a time. But with all the information and interruptions that bombard us today, isnât that an impossible dream? Nope. The key is controlling your inside and your outside. Singletasking explains exactly how to clear and calm your mind, arrange your schedule and environment, and gently but firmly manage the expectations of people around you so that you can accomplish a succession of tasks, one by one - and be infinitely more productive. You donât have to become a hermit. You can still live in the 21st century. This book flies in the face of long-standing rhetoric glorifying multitasking. Zack presents elegantly simple methods for tackling your typical insurmountable list of to-dos with less effort and greater ease. Only clowns should juggle. Singletasking is the secret to success and sanity.

    10 in stock

    £14.39

  • Refire! Don't Retire: Make the Rest of Your Life

    Berrett-Koehler Refire! Don't Retire: Make the Rest of Your Life

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisRefire! Donât Retire asks readers the all-important question: as you look at the years ahead, what can you do to make them satisfying and meaningful? Ken Blanchard and Morton Shaevitz point out that some people see their later years as a time to endure rather than as an exciting opportunity. Both research and common sense confirm that people who embrace these years with energy and gusto - rather than withdrawing and waiting for things to happen - consistently make the rest of their lives the best of their lives.In the trademark Ken Blanchard style, the authors tell the compelling story of Larry and Janice Sparks, who discover how to see each day as an opportunity to enhance their relationships, stimulate their minds, revitalize their bodies, and grow spiritually. As they learn to be open to new experiences, Larry and Janice rekindle passion in every area of their lives. Readers will find humor, practical information, and profound wisdom in Refire! Donât Retire. Best of all, they will be inspired to make all the years ahead truly worth living.

    10 in stock

    £17.85

  • Cultural Intelligence: Building People Skills for

    Berrett-Koehler Cultural Intelligence: Building People Skills for

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £22.95

  • Living Proof: Onyx Moonshine's Journey to Revive

    Red Wheel/Weiser Living Proof: Onyx Moonshine's Journey to Revive

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £12.34

  • Do it, Mean it, be it: The Keys to Achieve

    Red Wheel/Weiser Do it, Mean it, be it: The Keys to Achieve

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £13.29

  • Being Essential: Seven Questions for Living and

    Disruption Books Being Essential: Seven Questions for Living and

    Book SynopsisBeing Essential presents the seven questions that will help any leader discover an authentic path to the true self and master a virtuous cycle of self-awareness that fosters purpose, value, and joy at work and in life.Leaders often know what they need to do, but don’t have a clue who they need to be. Without a true essence of self, their leadership can feel void of purpose and confidence, affecting both teams and stakeholders. But when leaders discover their essential selves—who they are at their cores and why they show up—it enables them to reach a state of “radical self-awareness,” a game-changing skill that unlocks a more effective, commanding, agile approach to leadership. For more than thirty years Dain Dunston has been coaching top executives to find the essence of their personal and professional journeys. Now readers can learn the holistic method he uses to calibrate leaders’ minds for radical self-awareness and help them achieve more satisfying professional experiences.Trade Review"This is a powerful and provocative guide for anyone wanting to live a bigger, richer, fuller life." -- Kevin and Jackie Freiberg, Co-authors of NUTS!: Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success"If Malcolm Gladwell and Carl Jung had a baby, it would be Dain Dunston. This book took me on a profound journey of self-discovery and personal insight." -- Vince Poscente, New York Times bestselling author of The Earthquake"Avoiding management fads and corporate-speak, Dunston cuts to the heart of what it means to be an effective leader and a grounded person in today's fast-changing world. I can think of no better companion for a personal leadership journey than this book." -- Eric J McNulty, co-author of You're It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When it Matters Most and associate director, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at HarvardTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION: Looking for Moments of GraceQUESTION 1: Where Are You?QUESTION 2: Why Are You Here?QUESTION 3: Who Are You Being?QUESTION 4: What Do You Want?QUESTION 5: What Wants to Happen?QUESTION 6: What Don't I Know?QUESTION 7: How Does This Feel?CONCLUSION: The Practice of Essential Being

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  • Corporate Governance

    American Bar Association Corporate Governance

    1 in stock

    Book Synopsis

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    £77.31

  • 7 in stock

    £27.36

  • Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace: How to

    £14.24

  • Finding Time to Lead: Seven Practices to Unleash

    Difference Press Finding Time to Lead: Seven Practices to Unleash

    Book SynopsisIf you’re struggling to find time in your day to do the “leadership stuff” you know you should be doing, this book is for you.Whether you’re a CEO, a manager, or an individual contributor who wants to make a difference, Finding Time to Lead will provide you with perspectives and tools to maximize your capacity to lead. Drawing from more than twenty years of experience working side-by-side with leaders of new organizations and new leaders in established companies, Leslie Peters offers a framework of clear and concise shifts, practices, and tools to put you in the fast lane toward becoming the leader you want to be. What does it take to be a good leader? Are there shortcuts? How can you prioritize the limited time you have available for all of this “leadership stuff”? What should you spend your time on that will help you build a culture that will attract and keep great people? You’ll learn about five specific skill sets that shape great leaders: Identify and quickly access the powerful places from which your best work comes; Productively engage with others to build the kind of trust that leads to commitment, collaboration, and innovation; Confidently lead through change; Prioritize your time to have maximum impact on your corporate culture; Unleash the outrageous potential in your company and its people. Leadership is not what you do; it’s who you are. When you take this approach to leadership, it’s easy to find time to lead.

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  • Who Do You Want To Be On The Way To What You

    Polaris Publishing Who Do You Want To Be On The Way To What You

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisDeepen Your CREATIVITY andStrengthen Your INFLUENCEas a leader and coach.How do I, and my clients, learn from ourreactive habits instead of pushing them away?Why do the same habits keep reappearingin the first place?How can my drama patterns show me theway to being the person I want to be?If you’re familiar with David Emerald’s teachingstory, The Power of TED* (*The EmpowermentDynamic), you will recognize the main character inthis book: Sophia, the coach who walks with Ted andDavid. In this new story, we look in on Sophia manyyears later, after she has become an experiencedprofessional coach. You will hear Sophia’s internaldialogue, her doubts and worries, as she learns toquiet her mind in service of coaching a headstrongclient. The coaching dialogue here reveals tools andmethods intended to help you coach and empoweryourself as well as others.Trade Review"Donna Zajonc has given us a lucid articulation of psychological dynamics that affects us all. This book will help readers navigate the human world with much more skill, confidence, and wisdom." Martha Beck, PhD author of Finding Your Own North Star, author of The Way of Integrity​"This book brings to life the coaching process so you can integrate its methods into your own conversations. As enjoyable as it is enlightening!" Dr. Marcia Reynolds, author of Coach the Person Not the Problem, author of Outsmart Your Brain

    15 in stock

    £15.26

  • ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Intuition, Creativity, Innovation

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    Book SynopsisThis book explores the scientific perspective on the concept of intuition, particularly in relation to vibration, music and emotion. Taking a multimedia approach, it contains practical exercises that will help the reader to achieve greater intuition and develop their capacity for creativity and innovation. The exercises in this book come from over a hundred workshops worldwide in both business and higher education. They include, for example, the “Mind Map of Me”, an introspective exercise designed to develop trust and confidence in the self and the reader’s own intuition. The book opens the field of possibilities to the reader, offering encouragement and motivation to explore new approaches and techniques. With these tools, intuition can become a valuable ally in everyday life. Table of ContentsIntroduction ix Chapter 1. Understanding Intuition 1 1.1. The types of intuition 5 1.2. The scientific foundations of intuition 8 1.3. The three neuronal centers 10 1.4. The triad of intuition: vibratory phenomena 15 1.4.1. Music and emotions 16 1.4.2. Music and vibrations 17 1.4.3. Emotions and vibrations 24 Chapter 2. Exploring Our Intuition 29 2.1. Perceiving intuition 29 2.2. The door of vibrations 31 2.2.1. An exercise involving musical perception 31 2.2.2. The influences of music 33 2.3. Testing our intuition 35 2.3.1. The “vascular autonomic reflex” phenomenon 36 2.3.2. Exercising the perception of pulse variation 37 2.3.3. Exercising the perception of intuition 38 Chapter 3. Releasing Our Intuition 43 3.1. The door of fears 44 3.1.1. A video that allows us to become aware: “Dare” 46 3.1.2. Self-assessing our fears 46 3.1.3. A video that allows us to free ourselves: “What is your deepest fear?” 49 3.2. The door of beliefs. 50 3.2.1. The “I believe what I see” exercise 52 3.3. Self-esteem 52 3.3.1. An exercise for our self-esteem 52 3.3.2. The symbolic act exercise 53 3.3.3. Becoming aware of the “comfort zone” 55 3.4. The behaviors that block us 56 3.5. Intuition and new insights 61 3.5.1. Faces and words 62 3.5.2. Videos and sensations 62 3.5.3. Visualization and colors 63 Chapter 4. Developing Our Intuition: The “Mind Map of Me” 67 4.1. The “Trust” Mind Map of Me 68 4.2. The “Feeling” Mind Map of Me 69 4.3. The “Achievement” Mind Map of Me 71 4.4. The “Love” Mind Map of Me 74 4.5. The “Communication” Mind Map of Me 74 4.6. The “Thinking” Mind Map of Me 77 4.7. The “Knowledge” Mind Map of Me 77 Chapter 5. Intuition and Creativity 81 5.1. The birth of human creativity 83 5.2. Serendipity 88 5.3. Intuitive creativity 91 Chapter 6. Intuition and Innovation 95 6.1. The “seven-I’s” model 96 6.1.1. Inspiration 96 6.1.2. Imagination 97 6.1.3. Intelligence 98 6.1.4. Insouciance 101 6.1.5. Intuition 101 6.1.6. Illusions 101 6.1.7. The invisible 102 6.2. Intuition in innovative methods 103 6.3. Innovative applications of intuition 106 6.3.1. Intuition Journal 106 6.3.2. INTU: Intuition Trainer 107 6.3.3. Psychic Power Hypnosis and Meditation 107 6.3.4. Intuition Decision Maker 107 6.3.5. My 108 108 6.3.6. Intuition Trainer 6 Sense 108 6.3.7. Intuition Guidances 108 Chapter 7. Intuition and Management 111 7.1. Intuition in the decisions of directors and managers 111 7.2. Intuition as management style 112 7.3. Intuition in directors’ and managers’ communication 118 Conclusion 121 References 125 Index 145

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    £999.99

  • Team for Change: A Practitioner’s Guide to

    Emerald Publishing Limited Team for Change: A Practitioner’s Guide to

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisNew practitioners of change management will benefit from the easy to follow, practical, and implementable approach to working through the change process. Focusing on the most intractable and unpredictable aspect of change: the human aspect. The leadership approaches that are most effective in change are presented. Explanations of why wide involvement is necessary and the methods to produce that kind of engagement are provided. Organizational culture is explored both as an enabler and barrier to change as well as how to leverage the benefits of the culture and minimize its barriers to the change. Team for Change is a great companion to any change methods because it addresses the usual problems, thorny nature and multiple complexities that traditional change management methods do not.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Foundations of Change Chapter 2. People Chapter 3. Trust, Integrity, Values and Ethics Chapter 4. Shared Vision Chapter 5. Leadership and Social Networks Chapter 6. Communication Chapter 7. Explain Why Chapter 8. Gain Commitment Chapter 9. Resistance to Change Chapter 10. Do Something Visual, Participatory and Prominent Chapter 11. Culture Counts Chapter 12. Explain How Chapter 13. Teams and Involvement Chapter 14. Sticking Changing

    10 in stock

    £55.63

  • The Radio Spectrum: Managing a Strategic Resource

    ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc The Radio Spectrum: Managing a Strategic Resource

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisRadio frequencies have become a basic resource for the development of the information society. In fact, radio waves are a mandatory vehicle in order to carry the message to customers and a truly worldwide communication needs their properties. Given the market demands for more and more frequencies, means have to be found to share this limited resource most effectively and to continuously improve its efficiency. Radio spectrum management is thus a major objective for our modern world. This book describes the current tools for spectrum management with their fundamental technical and legal basis. It outlines the global evolution of radio services in their different application domains and introduces the actors who contribute to the collective management of the spectrum. It also discusses the main questions these actors have to deal with and answer in order to design for the future.Table of ContentsAcknowledgement and Credits xi Introduction xiii Part 1. The Basis of Spectrum Management 1 Chapter 1. A Bit of History, Physics and Mathematics 3 1.1. Waves 4 1.2. Propagation 10 1.3. Directivity 11 1.4. Link evaluation 18 Chapter 2. Telecommunications 25 2.1. Modulation and bandwidth 26 2.2. Bandwidth and noise 30 2.3. C/N (or C/I) and S/Nm 34 2.4. Multiplex, multiple access 39 2.5. A balance between carrier power, noise and interferences 45 Chapter 3. Geography and Radio Communications: Radio Network Engineering 51 3.1. Regions and countries 52 3.2. Radio implementation in the field 55 3.3. Propagation on the Earth 59 3.4. Space, orbits, satellite systems 62 3.5. Terrestrial network coverage 66 3.6. Coverage strategies 69 3.7. Radio site protection 70 Chapter 4. Spectrum Sharing, Bases and Actors 71 4.1. Radio frequencies: common goods 71 4.2. Regulatory services for spectrum sharing by the ITU (allocation frequency tables) 74 4.3. The role of states in sharing the spectrum 76 4.4. How to plan new applications and compatible services 79 4.5. Regulation, harmonization, planning 80 4.6. Is the spectrum resource scarce? 82 4.7. Spectrum sharing: a summary 83 Chapter 5. Some Regulated Services 85 5.1. The fixed service 86 5.2. Mobile services 89 5.3. Broadcasting 95 5.4. Satellite services 100 5.5. Geo and non-geo systems 104 56. Some other regulatory services 106 Chapter 6. Recent Evolutions of Radio Services 111 6.1. A family snapshot 113 6.2. Enthusiastic telecommunications 115 6.3. Hesitant broadcasters 120 6.4. The promises of radiolocation 125 6.5. Limits of the spectrum planning efficiency 126 Chapter 7. Regulatory Instruments for Spectrum Sharing 129 7.1. Frequency allocation tables 131 7.2. Plans 137 7.3. Coordination 141 7.4. Technical limits 145 Chapter 8. Frequency Assignment: A Contract 147 8.1. Contracting parties 148 8.2. Common bands and assignments 149 8.3. Exclusive bands: preferential sub-bands 151 8.4. Assignment procedures 153 8.5. External requirements: site constraints 155 8.6. Satellite systems 158 Chapter 9. Spectrum Monitoring 161 9.1. Spectrum monitoring technical tools 162 9.1.1. HF band monitoring 162 9.1.2. Metric and decimetric band monitoring 163 9.1.3. Microwave monitoring 167 9.1.4. Satellite monitoring 168 9.1.5. Mobile monitoring stations 169 9.1.6. Airborne monitoring means 170 9.2. Radio station inspections: major events 170 9.3. Claim for interference: legal prosecutions 172 9.4. “Radio landscape” description 173 9.5. Terminals 175 Part 2. Managers and their Practices 177 Chapter 10. New Technical Perspectives and Impact on Spectrum Management 179 10.1. Spread spectrum technologies 181 10.2. OFDM and MIMO 181 10.3. Ultra wideband 183 10.4. Dynamic spectrum access technologies 186 10.5. Software-defined radio 187 10.6. Cognitive radio 189 10.7. Intersystem control 192 10.8. Mesh networks 193 Chapter 11. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 199 11.1. The ITU today 199 11.2. Radio Regulations 203 11.2.1. The vocabulary of radio communications 204 11.2.2. Table of frequency allocations 205 11.2.3. Procedures 205 11.2.4. Interferences 207 11.2.5. Administrative provisions and provisions relating to services and networks 208 11.2.6. Safety: maritime and aeronautical services 209 11.3. Assemblies and conferences 211 11.4. Themes of recent interest 212 11.5. Short-term prospects for action 215 Chapter 12. Regional Bodies 217 12.1. The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) 218 12.2. European Union 221 12.3. Other regional structures 224 Chapter 13. National Spectrum Regulators and Institutional Debates 227 13.1. The USA 228 13.2. The UK 230 13.3. France 233 13.4. Germany 236 13.5. Italy 236 13.6. Asia-Pacific 236 13.7. Is there an ideal structure for spectrum regulation? 239 13.8. Is a European regulator for the spectrum needed? 242 Chapter 14. Major Current European and International Issues to Improve Spectrum Efficiency 245 14.1. Convergence 245 14.1.1. Mobile – broadcasting convergence 246 14.1.2. Fixed – mobile convergence 247 14.1.3. Wireless access platforms for electronic communication services (WAPECS) 248 14.1.4. Spectrum management issues imposed by convergence of radio services 250 14.2. Collective use 250 14.2.1. Types of spectrum collective uses 251 14.2.2. Protection against interference 253 14.2.3. Collective spectrum in Europe: the present situation 254 14.2.4. Challenges 256 14.2.5. Impact of an extension of unlicensed bands on spectrum planning 257 14.2.6. An example of introducing collective use in radar frequency bands 258 Chapter 15. Regimes of Radio Spectrum Management: A Synthetic View 261 15.1. Definitions: four dimensions of spectrum management 263 15.1.1. Frequency allocation to services: spectrum harmonization or neutrality? 264 15.1.2. Technology: standardization or neutrality? 264 15.1.3. Usage rights definition 265 15.1.4. Assignment modes of spectrum usage rights 266 15.2. Choosing a spectrum management regime 267 15.3. Deciding on spectrum management regimes: a four-step process 269 15.4. Navigating the nine spectrum management regimes: migrations and transitions 277 Chapter 16. The Future of the Spectrum: A Road Towards More Flexibility 279 Glossary 287 References 297 Index 299

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    £145.30

  • Competitive Intelligence and Decision Problems

    ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Competitive Intelligence and Decision Problems

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe development of a research, teaching, or application of competitive (economic) intelligence requires a strategic and transverse vision in regards to related issues. It is essential to integrate the role of culture when interpreting results, either from the training of a specialist or in respect to a country or region. The authors of this book, members of an expert group supported by the CNRS in France, bring all of their talents together to create a comprehensive book that does just this and more.Table of ContentsPART 1. MODELS AND TOOLS 1 Chapter 1. Model Use: From a Decision-Making Problem to a Set of Research Problems 3 Philippe KISLIN 1.1. Introduction: why model? 3 1.2. General presentation of the Watcher Information Search Problem model 5 1.3. Dimensions and aspects of the model 6 1.4. Description of model elements 9 1.5. Conclusion: toward flexibility in the model 23 1.6. Bibliography 24 Chapter 2. Analytical Tools for Competitive Intelligence: from Data Collection to Data Processing 25 Ilhème GHALAMALLAH, Eloïse LOUBIER and Bernard DOUSSET 2.1. Introduction 25 2.2. Overview of the multidimensional analysis model 28 2.3. Application of the multidimensional analysis model 31 2.4. Conclusion 41 2.5. Bibliography 42 Chapter 3. The Synergy of Knowledge Management and Competitive Intelligence 45 Bolanle OLADEJO and Adenike O. OSOFISAN 3.1. Introduction 45 3.2. Theoretical context 46 3.3. Knowledge acquisition strategy 59 3.4. Formalization of knowledge 59 3.5. Conclusion 63 3.6. Appendices 64 3.7. Bibliography 65 Chapter 4. Collaborative Information Seeking in the Competitive Intelligence Process 69 Victor ODUMUYIWA 4.1. Introduction 69 4.2. The CI process 70 4.3. From information retrieval to CIR 71 4.4. Facilitation and management of CIS 78 4.5. Collective information seeking scenario 86 4.6. Conclusion 88 4.7. Bibliography 89 Chapter 5. Study of Risk Factors in Competitive Intelligence Decision Making: A Cognitive Approach 93 Olufade F.W. ONIFADE, Odile THIERY, Adenike O. OSOFISAN and Gérald DUFFING 5.1. Decision making and decision problems 93 5.2. Risks and RFs in CI 100 5.3. Cognitive capacity, a risk, and decision factor 105 5.4. Conclusion 109 5.5. Bibliography 110 Chapter 6. Multimedia Information Seeking Through Competitive Intelligence Process 113 Hanène MAGHREBI 6.1. Introduction 113 6.2. The two dimensions of CI: decisions and information 114 6.3. Multimedia information: between complexity and accessibility 116 6.4. The information seeking process: an overview of paradigmatic evolution 116 6.5. Actors involved in information seeking processes and problem solving 117 6.6. Applying a user-centered approach to facilitate multimedia information seeking 120 6.7. Conclusion 132 6.8. Bibliography 133 Chapter 7. Strategies for Analyzing Chinese Information Sources from a Competitive Intelligence Perspective 135 Nadège GUENEC 7.1. Introduction135 7.2. Chinese scientific information as an essential source of information 137 7.3. A global vision of the sector through patent analysis 141 7.4. Chinese sources of scientific information 145 7.5. Automatic processing of information by bibliometrical analysis of metadata 149 7.6. Conclusion 155 7.7. Bibliography 157 Chapter 8. Generic Tagging Strategy Using a Semio-Contextual Approach to the Corpus for the Creation of Controlled Databases 159 Lise VERLAET 8.1. Introduction 159 8.2. The adaptive journal concept 160 8.3. A generic tagging strategy: models using the ASCC 165 8.4. Conclusion 179 8.5. Bibliography 181 Chapter 9. Design and Development of a Model for Generating and Exploiting Annotation in the Context of Economic Intelligence 183 Olusoji B. OKUNOYE and Charles O. UWADIA 9.1. Introduction 183 9.2. Annotation as a concept 184 9.3. Annotation in EI 185 9.4. Proposition 189 9.5. Annotation model and architectural components 192 9.6. Bibliography 196 Chapter 10. Contribution of Cognitive Sciences to Document Indexing in Scientific, Technical, and Economic Watch for Competitive Intelligence 199 Elisabeth PAOLI-SCARBONCHI and Nadège GUENEC 10.1. Introduction 199 10.2. Functionality of the PIETRA platform: general presentation 201 10.3. Global usage strategy 202 10.4. Operation of the platform 202 10.5. Elaborated databases 219 10.6. Conclusion 219 10.7. Bibliography 220 PART 2. CI AND GOVERNANCE 223 Chapter 11. Integration of Competitive Intelligence and Watch in an Academic Scientific Research Laboratory 225 Jacky KISTER and Henri DOU 11.1. Introduction 225 11.2. Existing structures in universities and research organizations 226 11.3. Research structures, research actors and evaluation in the context of CI integration 228 11.4. Clusters and their power of attraction 231 11.5. Strategic analysis units, a support for the development of laboratories and of CI 233 11.6. Conclusion 241 11.7. Bibliography 242 Chapter 12. E-Health and Societal and Territorial Intelligence in France: Collective Knowledge Production Issues and New Network Interface Organizations 247 Christian BOURRET 12.1. Introduction 247 12.2. E-health, the convergence of health issues, and ICT 248 12.3. Toward a new territorialization of healthcare management 251 12.4. E-health and CI: societal dimensions and territorial intelligence 254 12.5. Issues in the production of collective knowledge 257 12.6. Shared information systems at regional level: a step toward societal and territorial information systems with a health component? 261 12.7. Conclusion 263 12.8. Bibliography 264 Chapter 13. Governance and Short-Term Product Development in Clusters – An Example: The FIRE Application 269 Henri DOU 13.1. Introduction 269 13.2. Considerations on the development of clusters 270 13.3. Grievances of small businesses and industries 271 13.4. The context of the SCS cluster, PACA, France 273 13.5. Origins of the FIRE project 274 13.6. From design to creation and commercialization 276 13.7. Conclusion 277 13.8. Bibliography 278 Chapter 14. Competitive Intelligence and the Development of Corporate Universities 281 Cláudia CAMELO, Miguel Rombert TRIGO, Luc QUONIAM and João Casqueira CARDOSO 14.1. Introduction 281 14.2. Competitive intelligence 282 14.3. Corporate universities 286 14.4. The role of CI in the creation of corporate universities 290 14.5. Corporate universities and potential domains of action 291 14.6. Integrated CI services in corporate universities 293 14.7. Conclusion 296 14.8. Bibliography 296 Chapter 15. Emerging Functions for Driving Competitive Intelligence at Regional Level 299 Audrey KNAUF 15.1. Regional systems for CI 300 15.2. Competitiveness clusters 305 15.3. Survey of CI systems 310 15.4. The role of coordinator 315 15.5. Conclusion 323 15.6. Bibliography 324 Chapter 16. Attractiveness of Territories and Territorial Intelligence: Indicators 327 Nathalie FABRY and Sylvain ZEGHNI 16.1. Introduction 327 16.2. Attractiveness and value of a territory: elements of analysis 328 16.3. Attractiveness and implementation of a TI approach 333 16.4. Conclusion 340 16.5. Bibliography 340 16.6. Appendix A: grid for territorial analysis by aspect 343 List of Authors 345 Index 347

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    £132.00

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