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The essential skill of creating and maintaining new businesses{u2014}the art of the entrepreneur{u2014}can be summed up in a single word: managing. In High Output Management, Andrew S. Grove, former chairman and CEO (and employee number three) of Intel, shares his perspective on how to build and run a company. Born of Grove{u2019}s experiences at one of America{u2019}s leading technology companies, this legendary management book is a Silicon Valley...
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"Many organizations are realizing bona fide reward payoffs using a systematic continuous approach to quality and quality improvement. Divided into two sections, this book begins with an easy overview of quality fundamentals and productivity followed by a more detailed explanation of the key quality improvement tools and techniques." "Focusing on a systems approach to quality improvement, Cartin presents a holistic method that identifies the needs...
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"Learn about Dr. Deming's system of Profound Knowledge - the knowledge needed for transformation to a new style of management; understand how to create product and service to achieve continual growth, innovation, and improved market position; explore the reasons to abolish performance reviews on the job and grades in school; discover why cooperation, not competition, is vital to success; and find out how to develop joy in work and learning."--Jacket....
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"In the knowledge economy, a company's success rests as much on its ability to measure the performance of its intangible assets (such as customer relationships, internal business processes, and employee learning) as on its aptitude for monitoring traditional financial measures. Yet the tasks of evaluating the latest performance measures and aligning your corporate strategy accordingly pose serious challenges to managers who must balance daily business...
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"Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest men in the world, was worth over $60 billion in 2008. Does he "deserve" all this money? Ask Buffett himself and he will acknowledge that "society is responsible for a very significant percentage of what I've earned."" "Taking a cue from Buffett's candid admission. Unjust Deserts poses an entirely original challenge to the lopsided distribution of wealth and income in today's troubled economy. Gar Alperovitz and...
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To succeed in the global marketplace for new goods and services, American corporations must learn how to innovate and develop new businesses better and faster than their competition. To do this requires a special culture - one that is much different from the traditional culture of American business. Oden's unique book looks, for the first time, at the relationships among these elements - innovation, intrapreneurship, and corporate culture - and points...
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You've got the best employees available - all hand-picked for their knowledge, skills, and creativity. But do you know how to make the most of them? Do you know how to leverage this wealth of human capital - and make your people your most powerful competitive tool? Find out in Beyond Productivity. Based on the authors' extensive research, this book demonstrates how leading firms have designed their infrastructures to leverage both organizational knowledge...
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"This book provides a guide to the Baldridge Criteria for executives or managers new to quality, or to organizations interested in introductory information. National, regional, state, and local quality award organizations will particularly benefit from this book by providing it as a resource to their examiners and to companies wanting to become involved in the Baldridge award process. Companies that have internal quality awards or self-assessments...
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French trade unions played a historical role in the 1930s quite unlike that of any other labor movement. Against a backdrop of social unrest, parliamentary crisis, and impending world war, industrial unionists in the great metal-fabricating plants of the Paris Region carried out a series of street mobilizations, factory occupations, and general strikes that were virtually unique in Western history. Written in a style that evokes the vivid character...
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