San Antonio College Library

This book initially discusses the significance of anatomy in modern plant science and then provides an outline of the basic anatomical structures of angiosperms to give readers a basic idea about plant anatomy (section 1; chapters 1-4). In the second section (chapters 5-9), the structural anatomy of major crop plants is described in detail to delineate the significance of variations in the anatomical features under different environments. These are...

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...

Shows the practical implications of research and theory for management policy.

Looks at the ways in which government in the United States needs to change in order to cope with the challenges of the new century. The author presents a new model, which is more flexible and less bureaucratic.

"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...

"The ROI of Human Capital draws on years of quantitative and qualitative international research by the Saratoga Institute to provide a methodology for measuring the bottom-line effect of employee performance. Its author, Institute founder Jac Fitz-enz, virtually invented human performance benchmarking - a concept that demands to be understood as businesses face a long-range shortage of qualified workers at all levels." "Applying a blend of management...

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...

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...

"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...