Management: leadership and motivation

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

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

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.

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.

Jobs that were once well-defined are now multifaceted.

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.

Technological breakthroughs obliterate established methods and change entire industries.

Corporations have continued to grow and extend their operations into the global economy to the point that the modern corporation has become larger and more influential than many sovereign countries.

How to foster happier employees for a healthier bottom line Managers could learn a lot from a message echoed by generations of dairy farmers: "e;Contented cows give better milk.

A Financial Times Best Business Book of the YearNamed one of 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers50An advocate of sustainable capitalism explains how it's done The EconomistPolman's new book with the sustainable business expert Andrew Winstonargues that it's profitable to do business with the goal of making the world better.

'A very valuable resource for busy leaders to dip in and out of as time allows.

Conflict between managers and direct reports affects their work and influences how productive and effective an organization can be.

Most books on business strategy approach the subject from a corporate perspective, covering topics such as the vision for the business, the marketplace, competition and differentiation.

This book is about the challenges that emerge for organizations from an ever faster changing world.

In his acclaimed book Change Your Paradigm, Change Your Life, best-selling author Bob Proctor shows you his proven methods for achieving more than you've ever dreamed of.

Leadership is best learned from experience, but learning from experience is not always automatic.

Using imaginative examples, this entertaining and informative book looks at the ways anyone who is part of a team can help improve its performance.

Discover the leadership strengths of world-class mountain guides and see how developing and applying these principles can help you reach for the highest summits in work-and in life.

Das Buch wendet sich an Führungskräfte und Personen, denen die konkrete Umsetzung einer Führungs- und Unternehmenskultur ein Anliegen ist.

Machiavelli lives.

How to be human at work.

This book takes a strategic approach and provides a comprehensive review of books and papers about human resource management (HRM) and labor relations management in China, especially since China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001.

A seminal work for the public sector, Quality Standards for Highly Effective Government (Second Edition) redefines what is expected and what is required for excellence in management.

Edith Penrose is best known for The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, originally published in 1959, but she made major contributions in other fields, including patents, the oil industry, and development economics.

This volume, first published in 1988, examines the challenge to management which is posed by ever more sophisticated applications of information technology.

Recent financial crises and other high-profile mismanagement cases have brought a spotlight to the quality of leader character in the business sector.

This book gathers together invited presentations from the 12th International Congress on Logistics and SCM Systems (ICLS2017) held in Beijing, China, August 20-23, 2017.

For most Western audiences, Cuba is a touristic paradise stuck in time and virtually detached from world technology networks by the US embargo - anything but a hub of industrial innovation and high value-added biotechnology.

A trailblazing approach to choosing executives who both match the needs and fit the cultures of the organizations they will lead Leadership failures damage or even destroy companies every day.

John Kotter of the Harvard Business School is one of a number of experts who believe that organisations are over managed and under led, at least partially because people do not appreciate the differences between management and leadership.

Kentucky’s charismatic coach shares the secrets of creating one of the premiere programs in college basketball, revealing how he transforms a group of former high school superstars into selfless, cohesive teams—including a remarkable squad last year that fell just one game short of a perfect season.

You, as an individual leader, are in the best position to have a significant amount of influence over your talented employees.

Recent cases of corporate failures, including the fixing of LIBOR rates and money laundering issues in the banking industry, highlight how behavioural issues on the part of company directors are significant contributory factors in corporate governance and the success or failure of companies.

Get your mind unstuck.

'Absorbing' - The Guardian'Are You Listening?

One current challenge of conducting research from the leadership-as-practice perspective is a practical one: how to capture and analyse the elusive practice of leadership within the web of mundane organising processes.

Digital Governance provides managers with a simple and jargon-free introduction to the impact that digital technology can have on the governance of their organisations.

As featured on CNN, Forbes and Inc - BookAuthority identifies and rates the best books in the world, based on recommendations by the world's most successful business leaders and experts.

Quick, practical management advice from Harvard Business Review to help you do your job better.

History is full of examples of how the skilful use of language is a fundamental aspect of charismatic leadership.

Learn the approach that made serial-entrepreneur Kim Perell a multi-millionaireand it could make you one too.

Decades of investigations into diversity in the workplace have created mixed answers about what kinds of effects it has on employees and teams, and whether or not it can be managed effectively to generate positive outcomes for organizations.

Führungskräfte werden heute trainiert, gecoacht und in 360-Grad-Umfragen bewertet.

Anyone can be a quiet influencer.