Strategic management of technological innovation

Strategic Management of Technological Innovation, 3/e by Melissa Schilling is the first comprehensive and rigorous, yet accessible text for the Technology and Innovation Management course. Unlike other books, Schilling's approach synthesizes the major research in the field, providing students with the knowledge needed to enhance case discussion and analysis. The subject is approached as a strat…

Modern competitive strategy

Modern Competitive Strategy, 3e , by Gordon Walker, provides a concise, rigorous, and broad synthesis of the theory and empirics of the strategy field. The approach is eclectic, reflecting the diversity of the discipline, drawing on studies in industrial and institutional economics, economic and organizational sociology, mainstream strategy, and finance and marketing when appropriate. Both sing…

Contemporary management

Description of this Book Contemporary Management by Jones and George distinguishes itself through its authorship, comprehensive, current contents, rich and relevant examples and applications and experiential exercises provided in every single chapter. This #1 best-selling text continues to redefine what principles of management texts should look, sound, and feel like. As an author team Garet…

Essentials of contemporary management

Edition

Third Edition (International Edition)

ISBN/ISSN

9780071284059

Collation

xxxv, 539 hlm.: ilus.; 25 cm.

Series Title

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Call Number

658.4 JON e

Purchasing and supply management: with 50 supply chain cases

Description of this Book The Leenders' text provides a comprehensive introduction to the purchasing and supply chain management field, supported by 50 case studies. Cases cover purchasing and supply chain issues in a variety of settings, from process industries to high tech manufacturing and services as well as public institutions. Supply Management concepts, both strategic and tactical, hav…

Management: people, performance, change

t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s PART ONE: OVERVIEW 2 Chapter 1 Management and Its Evolution 4 Lincoln Electric Finds One ?Best Way? 5 Management in the New Millennium 7 The Four Management Functions 9 Managerial Roles 11 Management as a Set of Skills 12 The Evolution of Management Thought 14 Early Management Thought 15 The Operational Perspective 16 Bureaucratic Management 23 Adminis…

Leadership: theory and practice

CONTENTS: 1. Introduction 2. Trait approach 3. Skills approach 4. Style approach 5. Situational approach 6. Contingency theory 7. Path-goal theory 8. Leader-member exchange theory 9. Transformational leadership 10. Servant leadership 11. Authentic leadership 12. Team leadership / Susan E. Kogler-Hill 13. Psychodynamic approach / Ernest L. Stech 14. Women and leadershi…

Database processing

PART I. GETTING STARTED 1. Introduction 2. Introduction to Structured Query Language PART II. DATABASE DESIGN 3. The Relational Model and Normalization 4. Database Design Using Normalization 5. Data Modeling and the Entity-Relationship Model 6. Transforming Data Models in Database Designs PART III. DATABASE IMPLEMENTATION 7. SQL for Database Construction and Application Process…

International management : culture, strategy, and behavior

CONTENTS: Pt. 1. Environmental foundation 1. Globalization and international linkages 2. The political, legal, and technological environment 3. Ethics and social responsibility Pt. 2. The role of culture 4. The meanings and dimensions of culture 5. Managing across cultures 6. Organizational cultures and diversity 7. Cross-cultural communication and negotiation Pt. 3. Inte…

Managing development and application of digital technologies: research insigh…

Table of Contents: - Digital Technology and Management. - Digital Rights Management. - IT Service Management. - Future Communication Networks. - Mobile Services. - Location-based and Ubiquitous Services.