Michael Gibbert, Thomas Durand “Strategic Networks: Learning to Compete"

Michael Gibbert, Thomas Durand “Strategic Networks: Learning to Compete"
Wiley-Blackwell | 2007-01-09 | ISBN: 1405135859 | 216 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB



This book explores the creation of 'learning networks' and sheds light on how they function:- real versus virtual forms of interaction, collaboration versus competition in the learning process, and joint value creation versus individual value appropriation in networks.
* Written by international experts in the field of global strategy.
* Contributions have been selected for their insights and interdependence between organizational learning and networks.
* Looks at topics such as real versus virtual forms of interaction, collaboration versus competition in the learning process, and joint value creation versus individual value appropriation in networks.

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Angelika C. Bullinger “Innovation and Ontologies: Structuring the Early Stages of Innovation Management"

Angelika C. Bullinger “Innovation and Ontologies: Structuring the Early Stages of Innovation Management"
Gabler | 2008-11-13 | ISBN: 3834912492 | 407 pages | PDF | 3,45 MB



Innovation requires a balanced amount of openness and structure, especially in its early phases. Ontologies as logical representations of knowledge bear the potential of bridging this obvious dilemma and provide a promising approach to significantly improve management during the early stages of the innovation process. Angelika C. Bullinger examines ontologies as an approach to modeling, analyzing and comparing the fuzzy front end of innovation management, in particular idea assessment and selection. She uses an extensive array of theories and methods, combining the knowledge bases of business administration and information systems. Starting from theoretical informatics, she elaborates, applies and tests a methodology for ontology development for use in business management. Based on empirical data, she models ontologically the moment of idea assessment and selection on a company-specific, industry-typical and generic level. Included are action-oriented implications for the implementation of the methodology in business reality.

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Anne; Laurence “History of Women as Investors"

Anne; Laurence “History of Women as Investors"
Routledge | 2008-12-04 | ISBN: 041541976X | 336 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB



The first book of its kind, it explores the activities of women as investors and as managers of wealth in Europe, the Caribbean and North America, from the early eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century.
Using case studies and empirical material, analyzed by a number of authors from a variety of academic disciplines, including accounting and finance, history, economic history and geography it draws largely on archival material which has not previously been used in a study of this kind.
Original and incisive, it is of interest to those studying economics, economic history, business history, British history and women and gender and history.

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Kehayoff “Office Politics"

Kehayoff “Office Politics"
Crisp Publications | 1997-08-25 | ISBN: 1560524456 | 96 pages | PDF | 9,5 MB



Designed to be used by workers at all levels, this innovative new book addresses both the positive and negative aspects of office politics. It not only explains why political situations are so common, it also shows how you can use them to your benefit. Learn how to confidently and diplomatically respond to unfair situations, and even how to recover from your own political blunders. Discover the five simple rules of office politics that will enhance your career. The importance of mutual understanding and respect in dealing with office politics is emphasized, but tips of recognizing devious tactics are also provided.

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Nicholas Ind, Cameron Watt “Inspiration: Capturing the Creative Potential of Your Organization"

Nicholas Ind, Cameron Watt “Inspiration: Capturing the Creative Potential of Your Organization"
Palgrave Macmillan | 2004-09-18 | ISBN: 1403920583 | 256 pages | PDF | 1 MB



This book examines how organizations can best develop and manage a creative environment and creative potential. The authors argue that organizations consist of people who have creative potential to think in new ways and yet are often denied the opportunity to do so. The goal of the organization should be to create a structure and culture that encourages the conditions in which creativity can flourish. This will generate significant competitive advantages for the organization by offering clear differentiation, by communicating positive brand attributes to stakeholders that will strengthen the organization's intangible assets and by providing a creative and challenging environment that will attract and retain the best staff.

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Helen Chryssides "Your Home Business: Insights, strategies and start-up advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, 2 Ed."

Helen Chryssides "Your Home Business: Insights, strategies and start-up advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, 2 Ed."
Allen & Unwin Pty LTD | 2004-02-01 | ISBN: 1865088595 | 328 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB



Working from home is the smart career move of the 2000s.
Are you looking for a change? Why not join the one million Australians and 200 000 New Zealanders who have already escaped the grind of the daily commute and corporate life to set up their own successful businesses at home.
Photographers and web designers, plumbers, artists, artisans and architects, writers, caterers, gardeners, consultants-whatever your calling, you can be your own boss and work from home.
Read about the experiences of other home business operators to learn all the inside information on starting and running your own business from home, including:
- getting started in your business with minimal cost
- setting up a work environment
- keeping work and home life apart
- marketing and promotions
- using the internet to advertise and promote your home-based business
- and much more!
This invaluable book will help you begin your promising new life today as a successful home-based entrepreneur!

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Laurence Miller “From Difficult to Disturbed: Understanding and Managing Dysfunctional Employees"

Laurence Miller “From Difficult to Disturbed: Understanding and Managing Dysfunctional Employees"
AMACOM | 2007-11-21 | ISBN: 0814409229 | 256 pages | PDF | 1,13 MB



How does an already busy manager deal with people whose personalities are difficult or even seriously disturbed? The answer lies in using practical psychology to understand just what it is that makes them tick, whether it’s something as common as being introverted or extroverted . . . or something much more serious. From Difficult to Disturbed helps readers become better managers by providing insight into both big and small people-problems that can seriously disrupt the workplace if they’re not handled correctly. The book contains down-to-earth solutions for dealing with:
* Personality Types: including avoidant, dependent, histrionic, narcissistic, or antisocial workers
* Common People Problems: such as unproductive, angry, uncooperative, or chronic problem employees
* Mental Disorders: such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety and panic disorders, as well as alcohol and substance abuse
Every workplace is filled with a wide range of personalities. This book gives managers the insight, understanding, and tools they need to get the best from those who present the toughest problems.

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Ronald S. Burt “Brokerage and Closure: An Introduction to Social Capital"

Ronald S. Burt “Brokerage and Closure: An Introduction to Social Capital"
Oxford University Press, USA | 2007-10-11 | ISBN: 0199249156 | 304 pages | PDF | 2,8 MB



Almost everything that happens in a firm flows through informal networks builts by advice, coordination, cooperation, friendship, gossip, knowledge, and trust. In this book, Ron Burt builds upon his celebrated work on network analyses to explain how these informal networks functions and the role of network entrepreneurs who have amassed social capital. Burt shows that social capital is a critical element in business strategy. Who has it, how it works and how to develop it have become key questions as markets, organizations and careers become more and more dependent on informal discretionary relationships. Informal relations have always mattered. What is new is the range of activities in which they now matter, and the emerging clarity we have about how they create advantage for certain people at the expense of others. This advantage is created by brokerage and closure. Brokerage is the activity of people who live at the intersecting of social worlds, who can see and develop good ideas. Closure is the tightening of coordination on a closed network of people. Brokerage and Closure explores how these elements work together to define social capital, showing how in the business world reputation has come to replace authority and reward has come to be associated with achieving competitive advantage in a social order of continuous disequilibrium.

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Allan H. Church, Janine Waclawski, S. Morton McPhail “Alternative Validation Strategies: Developing New and Leveraging Existing Validity Evidence"

Allan H. Church, Janine Waclawski, S. Morton McPhail “Alternative Validation Strategies: Developing New and Leveraging Existing Validity Evidence"
Pfeiffer | 2007-02-02 | ISBN: 0787982423 | 488 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB



Reviews
"This indispensable volume by top-notch authors from academe, consulting, and organizations provides detailed analyses and practical applications of sometimes inaccessible techniques of validity generalization, job component validity, synthetic validity, content validation, and construct validation. The authors describe these procedures as they apply to a variety of narrow and broad ability and personality attributes relevant to job effectiveness."
—George Thornton, professor, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University

"This work offers a comprehensive survey of current thought on alternative methods of validation. It provides insight into the relative strengths of various methods and gives hope to those of us who argue that criterion-related methods should not be preferred over other methods simply because they appear to be more scientific. Throughout, the authors remind us that whatever the methodology, the goal remains the same: selection procedures that help employers identify the best employees for the job and that their attorneys can defend against legal challenge. Every attorney practicing in this area should add this work to the reference shelf."
—Patrick J. Rocks, general counsel, Chicago Public Schools

"While the Uniform Guidelines provide the 'rules' for the validation of selection procedures, this compilation of techniques offers both researchers and practitioners timely, practical, and defensible approaches for getting it done."
—John Leonard, manager, organizational development, Valero Energy Corporation

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Ian I. Mitroff, Gus Anagnos “Managing Crises Before They Happen: What Every Executive And Manager Needs to Know About Crisis Management"

Ian I. Mitroff, Gus Anagnos “Managing Crises Before They Happen: What Every Executive And Manager Needs to Know About Crisis Management"
AMACOM/American Management Association | 2000-09-30 | ISBN: 0814473288 | 192 pages | PDF | 1 MB



From tragic accidents to public relations fiascos, we live in an increasingly crisis-ridden society. In fact, half of the major industrial accidents of the past century occurred in the last 20 years. Incidents such as Bhopal and the Exxon Valdez have become embedded in our consciousness, cultural icons of the worst sort. Other crises, less devastating but with serious impact on their businesses, occur almost daily. Why is this--and what can be done to reverse this disturbing trend?
According to Ian Mitroff, one of the world's leading experts on crisis management, the rise in the crisis rate is due to an ingrained "it-can't happen-to-us" mentality--which, in turn, leads to a total lack of preparedness for crises. His solution? Find out in Managing Crises Before They Happen. This fascinating book provides readers with a powerful framework that will help them:
* Recognize the early warning signals that almost always precede a crisis
* Focus on the big picture, not just the details
* Avoid becoming either the victim or the villain in a crisis situation
* Understand the importance of personal character, corporate culture, and thinking outside the box to effective crisis management
* Learn from one crisis things that can prevent or ameliorate the next.

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