Management and management techniques

Louis Brownlow, one of public administration's historical thinkers, once argued, "e;[T]he principal requirement of a good administrator is an insatiable curiosity.

This research monograph delves into the pressing issue of employee-centered social sustainability in the hospitality industry.

South Korea is one of the rare countries that has experienced political/industrial democratization and economic development simultaneously in a relatively short period.

This book is filled with the concepts, ideas, and practical suggestions that are needed for any manager to have at hand if he or she is a member or creator of a committee, team, task-force, or any other activity involving collaboration among several people.

How honesty, competency, and caring will make you rich Throw out the sales manual.

A reduction in the energy demand of buildings can make a major contribution to achieving national and international carbon reduction goals, in addition to addressing the interlinked issues of sustainable development, fuel poverty and fuel security.

This book describes the emerging field of revenue management and its applications across a broad spectrum of business activity.

Project managers tend to believe their cost estimates - whether they have exceeded budgets in the past or not.

The challenges of affordable housing are manifold.

Inspiring people who lead with integrity move things forward, garner commitment from others, and are willing to ask the tough questions when necessary.

Why Prediction Markets Are Good for BusinessFrom selecting the lead actress in a Broadway musical, to predicting a crucial delay in the delivery of Boeings 787 Dreamliner months before the CEO knew about it, to accurately forecasting US presidential electionsprediction markets have realized some amazing successes by aggregating the wisdom of crowds.

Project Risk Management sets out the key issues and concepts involved in effective risk and uncertainty management in a clear and accessible way.

Product recalls affect thousands of products globally each year, impacting millions of customers and causing severe consequences for companies.

If you have experience in option trading, or a strong understanding of the options markets, but want to better understand how to trade given certain market conditions, this is the book for you.

Filled with stories of successful social change leadership in diverse contexts, this book demonstrates that the best change agents love the people involved most of all.

This is the first book that sums up test-related modeling of digital circuits and systems by a new structural-decision-diagrams model.

Traditionally engineers devised communication services without reference to how they should be priced.

When software development teams move to agile methods, experienced project managers often struggle-doubtful about the new approach and uncertain about their new roles and responsibilities.

Virtual teams can be traced back to the 1990s with the debauched development of communication technologies as well as the fast extension of the internet.

This book provides insights into how new ventures in emerging economies and developing countries generate social innovation.

Fertigungssysteme werden auf Grund von wirtschaftlichen Maßgaben auf eine bestimmte Leistung hin ausgelegt.

Dieses Buch widmet sich der Frage, wie private Unternehmen die Erkenntnisse der Verhaltensökonomie nutzen und Nudges erfolgreich in der Praxis einsetzen können.

This book is a collection of best selected research papers from the "e;Digital Technologies in Logistics and Infrastructure"e; conference (ICDT-2021).

This book combines academic research with practical guidelines in methods and techniques to supplement existing knowledge relating to organizational management in the era of digital acceleration.

Corporate Governance Post Sarbanes-Oxley introduces a corporate governance structure consisting of seven interrelated mechanisms of oversight: managerial, compliance, audit, advisory, assurance, and monitoring.

Published in 1997, this volume is a collection of seminal articles on a theme of central importance in the study of transport history, selected from the leading journal in the field.

Persuasive people generate real value for their companies by turning ideas into action.

Tis handbook has three primary objectives : (?

In many industrial companies, strategic developments are predominantly based on corporate marketing decisions with manufacturing being forced to react to these at the back end of process.

Your go-to-guide to delivering effective and transformative change that lasts All too often, change efforts fail to deliver on their promise.

This book provides an in-depth view of supplier diversity programs and how they have contributed to the meteoric rise of minority businesses.

Business and Economics of Port Management is a comprehensive but concise textbook and reference for insights into the workings of port industry from the business and economics perspectives.

In today's ultra-competitive global business environment, it is becoming increasingly important for companies to reduce spending while simultaneously improving their efficiency and productivity.

Dieses erste deutsche Standardwerk zur „Wirtschaftsästhetik“ analysiert, wie Unternehmen Ästhetik und Kunst als Inspirationsquelle nutzen und als Werkzeug zur Wertschöpfung ein-setzen.

Published in 1997, this volume is a collection of seminal articles on a theme of central importance in the study of transport history, selected from the leading journal in the field.

The banking and financial sector has expanded dramatically in the last forty years, and the consequences of this accelerated growth have been felt by people around the world.

Das Buch geht zunächst auf körpersprachliche Grundlagen ein.

This book addresses the gap between the espoused importance of organizational human capital and how it is actually reported and assessed.

Jobs that were once well-defined are now multifaceted.

Within manufacturing industries, lean manufacturing and systems rooted in lean principles stand out as the most effective tool used to enhance productivity, quality, and comprehensive economic, environmental, and social sustainability.

Across organisations and communities there are leaders who manage to get things done through their ability to understand how a network of individuals connect, who to talk to and how to bring people together in the right constellation of effort.

In diesem Buch wird, auch anhand zahlreicher Fallbeispiele, ein in vielen Jahren praktischer Arbeitszeitberatung entstandenes und bewährtes Verfahren zur Entwicklung flexibler Schichtsysteme vorgestellt.

Sharing the results of her four-year research journey in simple, jargon-free language, Pryce-Jones exposes the secrets of being happy at work.