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Foresight and Innovation - How Companies are Coping with the Future (Hardcover): E. Hiltunen Foresight and Innovation - How Companies are Coping with the Future (Hardcover)
E. Hiltunen
R4,148 Discovery Miles 41 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Foresight and Innovation: How are Companies Coping with the Future? is a concise guide for readers that are interested in their personal or their organization's future. Written by Finnish futurist Elina Hiltunen, the book introduces various ideas in relation to how organizations could be better prepared for the future. It tackles the idea that you should be humble when facing the future, but not subservient. In practice, this means that we should anticipate various futures (or scenarios) and be prepared for them, at least mentally. On the other hand we - as individuals and organizations - are in a key position to ensure a better future for us all. This is achieved by innovating and communicating the future. The book consists of numerous examples of how various organizations are coping with the future and gives the reader practical tools as to how to work with the future.

The Dynamism of Stakeholder Engagement - A Case Study of the Aviation Industry (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Robbert Kivits,... The Dynamism of Stakeholder Engagement - A Case Study of the Aviation Industry (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Robbert Kivits, Sukanlaya Sawang
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Large infrastructure projects generally involve multiple stakeholders such as government parties, local communities, and private organizations. New projects can create tensions between different stakeholder groups because different groups naturally have different interests and opinions. This book offers a view of how stakeholders are able to influence the project management's decision-making process as the project proceeds from the investment preparation phase, to the project execution phase, and on to the operations phase through various methods such as protests, legal battles, and even illegal activities. This book provides multiple case studies in aviation industry reflecting how large projects create dynamic contexts for stakeholder management and stakeholder behaviour as the project moves through different phases of its lifecycle.

When Managers Rebel (Hardcover): David Courpasson, Jean-Claude Thoenig When Managers Rebel (Hardcover)
David Courpasson, Jean-Claude Thoenig
R1,277 Discovery Miles 12 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Employee and manager rebellions occur more often than you might think. This book argues how important it is to take these protests seriously. The authors demonstrate that when middle managers rebel, they aren't just letting off steam, and that their acts of creative protest can even produce benefits for their companies. Rebellion can pay off!

New Organizational Forms, Controls, and Institutions - Understanding the Tensions in 'Post-Bureaucratic'... New Organizational Forms, Controls, and Institutions - Understanding the Tensions in 'Post-Bureaucratic' Organizations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Maria Carmela Annosi, Federica Brunetta
R4,504 Discovery Miles 45 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book highlights the growing number of 'post-bureaucratic' firms that are abandoning hierarchical organizational forms in favor of self-managing teams. Addressing the need to outperform, these new organization types foresee the benefits of an organic structure with new and more indirect forms of control, and aim to coordinate the activities of highly-skilled workers without relying on a bureaucratic superstructure. The chapters explore the tensions that exist between external and internal institutional forces. As new forms of control strategies emerge, mostly value-based, this book accounts for the cognitive categories, conventions, rules and logic that should be integrated and combined with traditional forms of managerial controls in order to enable co-existence with established bureaucratic frameworks. This book will be of interest to academics in the fields of organizational behavior and innovation management, and also practitioners and managers aiming to shift from a traditional hierarchical structure to post-bureaucratic forms.

Conversational Wisdom - Strengthening Human Connection through the Power of Conversation (Paperback): Emily Cosgrove, Sara Hope Conversational Wisdom - Strengthening Human Connection through the Power of Conversation (Paperback)
Emily Cosgrove, Sara Hope
R1,071 Discovery Miles 10 710 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Conversation: the heartbeat of our organisations. Right now, we're at risk of losing the art of doing it well. We need to radically change how we talk to each other, to create workplaces where people feel they belong and can thrive. This book will help you understand how to grow your conversational wisdom to create more inclusive and collaborative environments and to make work more meaningful. Conversations carry the greatest potential to impact culture, performance, brand, and engagement. Yet conversation is an under-rated and under-developed skill. Emily Cosgrove and Sara Hope have spent the last 25 years helping people and organisations strengthen human connection through the power of conversation. Drawing on their experience of working with organisations from global jewellers to charities, professional services to B-Corporations, they share a wealth of tips, tools, stories, and case studies. Written in a style that is easy to understand, they offer advice on how to get the best out of conversations and get underneath some of the challenges we all face. This is essential reading for learning and development experts, people leaders, coaches and mentors, and HR managers.

How to Make Boards Work - An International Overview (Hardcover): A Kakabadse, L. Vanden Berghe, Lutgart Van Den Berghe How to Make Boards Work - An International Overview (Hardcover)
A Kakabadse, L. Vanden Berghe, Lutgart Van Den Berghe
R2,904 Discovery Miles 29 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From a global overview of governance and why have boards in the first place to the critical leadership skills of the Chairman, this book offers a unique collection of original contributions that are intellectually riveting and distinctly useful for board directors. This is no mean feat, bearing in mind the scandals that have bedeviled corporations and governments. How to Make Boards Work captures latest governance thinking and research whilst simultaneously addressing the theory and practice of board directors relations. The role and contribution of boards is scrutinized within the broader framework of global, social and political complexity. Clearly arguing for the need to reinvent boards, the book's groundbreaking contribution offers latest thinking and global research on the skills, knowledge and qualities necessary for the high performing board and board director. The integration of monitoring through governance codes with the necessary leadership of the directors, capture the nature of the high performing global board. From why have boards, to what to do on boards, this unusual collection is the board directors' guide to sustainable value creation.

Logistics - Basics - Exercises - Case Studies (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Harald Gleissner, J Christian Femerling Logistics - Basics - Exercises - Case Studies (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Harald Gleissner, J Christian Femerling
R3,659 Discovery Miles 36 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Logistics" is the ideal book for Bachelor students of logistics, providing a solid foundation as well as a practical guide. In modular and clear form, it explains key concepts, principles, and practices of logistics. Learning objectives as well as several case studies are integrated into each chapter.

It features chapters on Principles of Logistics; Logistics Systems; Transport Systems and Logistics Services; Warehousing, Handling and Picking Systems; Inventory, Stock and Provisioning Management; Logistics Network Planning; IT in Logistics; and Logistics Controlling. In addition, the second fully updated German edition has been extended by the chapters Logistics Infrastructure and Investment and Financing in Logistics.

"This book offers, in a very clear and concise manner, access to fundamental management topics of modern logistics. Well-chosen case studies serve to illustrate best practice solutions."

"Professor Peter Klaus, member of Logistics Hall of Fame "

"This new textbook facilitates a comprehensive and easy-to-grasp insight into the complex subject area of logistics. The authors have succeeded in presenting a good mix of theoretical foundation and practical application. Due to its clear structure and extensive range of topics, this book is highly suitable not only for students, but also for practitioners."

"Bernhard Simon, Managing Director, DACHSER GmbH & Co. KG""

Environmental Communication. Second Edition - Skills and Principles for Natural Resource Managers, Scientists, and Engineers.... Environmental Communication. Second Edition - Skills and Principles for Natural Resource Managers, Scientists, and Engineers. (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2010)
Richard R. Jurin, Donny Roush, K. Jeffrey Danter
R4,308 Discovery Miles 43 080 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Environmental professionals can no longer simply publish research in technical journals. Informing the public is now a critical part of the job. Environmental Communication demonstrates, step by step, how it's done, and is an essential guide for communicating complex information to groups not familiar with scientific material. It addresses the entire communications process, from message planning, audience analysis and media relations to public speaking - skills a good communicator must master for effective public dialogue. Environmental Communication provides all the knowledge and tools you need to reach your target audience in a persuasive and highly professional manner.

"This book will certainly help produce the skills for environmental communications sorely needed for industry, government and non-profit groups as well as an informed public." Sol P. Baltimore, Director, Environmental Communications and Adjunct faculty, Hazardous Waste management program, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

"All environmental education professionals agree that the practice of good communications is essential for the success of any program. This book provides practical skills for this concern." Ju Chou, Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Environmental Education National Taiwan Normal University Taipei, Taiwan

Fictional Leaders - Heroes, Villans and Absent Friends (Hardcover): Jonathan Gosling, Peter Villiers Fictional Leaders - Heroes, Villans and Absent Friends (Hardcover)
Jonathan Gosling, Peter Villiers
R3,516 Discovery Miles 35 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Management theory is vague about the experience of leading. Success, power, achievement are discussed but less focus is given to negative experiences leaders faced such as loneliness or disappointment. This book addresses difficult-to-explore aspects of leadership through well-known works of literature drawing lessons from fictional leaders.

Practicing Servant Leadership - Developments in Implementation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Dirk van Dierendonck, Kathleen... Practicing Servant Leadership - Developments in Implementation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Dirk van Dierendonck, Kathleen Patterson
R5,195 Discovery Miles 51 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Building on the original writings of Robert K. Greenleaf, this edited collection provides new insights into servant leadership theory and broadens the conceptual framework with a developmental perspective on modern organisations. Bringing together a group of active servant leadership researchers and practitioners from around the world, this book applies Greenleaf's original ideas to current challenges within today's businesses. The authors explore theoretical topics such as purposefulness, compassion, personal growth and mindfulness, as well as providing practical models for implementing a servant leadership culture within organisations, with a particular focus on public administration and the health care industry.

Stories to Tell Your Students - Transforming toward Organizational Growth (Hardcover): Joan Marques, Satinder Dhiman, Jerry... Stories to Tell Your Students - Transforming toward Organizational Growth (Hardcover)
Joan Marques, Satinder Dhiman, Jerry Biberman
R1,526 Discovery Miles 15 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Storytelling is a powerful and effective teaching tool, yet management professors often overlook its use. A good story can illustrate management principles such as decision-making, leadership, group dynamics, power and politics in a way that captures students' attention and enhances memory. This book is designed to provide teachers in Organizational Behavior and management courses, as well as corporate workshops, with a highly effective way to address important issues in modern-days' management and organizational behavior-related issues. As a unique, non-traditional, OB-oriented book geared towards flexible leadership, professors from universities around the world offer a series of thought-provoking, motivating, growth-oriented, stories that will help readers to tap into their internal locus of control.

Knowledge Management in Digital Change - New Findings and Practical Cases (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Klaus North, Ronald Maier,... Knowledge Management in Digital Change - New Findings and Practical Cases (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Klaus North, Ronald Maier, Oliver Haas
R6,139 Discovery Miles 61 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book features both cutting-edge contributions on managing knowledge in transformational contexts and a selection of real-world case studies. It analyzes how the disruptive power of digitization is becoming a major challenge for knowledge-based value creation worldwide, and subsequently examines the changes in how we manage information and knowledge, communicate, collaborate, learn and decide within and across organizations. The book highlights the opportunities provided by disruptive renewal, while also stressing the need for knowledge workers and organizations to transform governance, leadership and work organization. Emerging new business models and digitally enabled co-creation are presented as drivers that can help establish new ways of managing knowledge. In turn, a number of carefully selected and interpreted case studies provide a link to practice in organizations.

Corporate Culture in Multinational Companies - A Japanese Perspective (Hardcover): V. Miroshnik, D Basu Corporate Culture in Multinational Companies - A Japanese Perspective (Hardcover)
V. Miroshnik, D Basu
R3,459 Discovery Miles 34 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores the value component of corporate culture of companies and their relationship with production efficiency and personal values of the employee. The authors combine both qualitative analysis of the experiences of leaders of these organizations and the most advanced quantitative analysis regarding the corporate performances.

Destellos En El Oceano de La Innovacion (English, Spanish, Hardcover): Pablo Trevino R., Ruben Barajas Z. Destellos En El Oceano de La Innovacion (English, Spanish, Hardcover)
Pablo Trevino R., Ruben Barajas Z.
R709 Discovery Miles 7 090 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A traves de un proceso de innovacion se puede crear una sociedad en linea orientada a solucionar problemas o buscar oportunidades. El cambio acelerado de nuestra forma de vida requiere que todas las organizaciones desarrollen espacios modernos de convivencia virtual, las generaciones contemporaneas estan acostumbradas a expresarse por medios cada vez mas sofisticados. El choque generacional es evidente, sobre todo en las escuelas, donde maestros tradicionales ensenan a repetir lo que dicen sus libros gratuitos, y sus alumnos con su celular navegan distraidos; cada vez mas desconfiados de que ese tipo de educacion les sirva para algo. En este ensayo damos los destellos de las tecnicas de innovacion para que cualquier organizacion formule las rutinas que le permitan modernizarse, y a traves de los programas de www.innovacionuniversitaria.com desarrolle la concurrencia para que su sociedad virtual evolucione.

Leading Spiritually - Ten Effective Approaches to Workplace Spirituality (Hardcover): J Marques, S. Dhiman Leading Spiritually - Ten Effective Approaches to Workplace Spirituality (Hardcover)
J Marques, S. Dhiman
R2,860 Discovery Miles 28 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Leading Spiritually reviews workplace spirituality from revered streams such as Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism, but also from a stance of personal reflection, self-leadership, and powerful interpersonal relationships.

Collaboration and Co-creation - New Platforms for Marketing and Innovation (Hardcover, Edition.): Gaurav Bhalla Collaboration and Co-creation - New Platforms for Marketing and Innovation (Hardcover, Edition.)
Gaurav Bhalla
R2,013 Discovery Miles 20 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Today's consumers are more knowledgeable, networked, and vocal. For them consumption is not merely an act of buying products and services, but an expression of their creative potential. Consequently, they are demanding a say and a voice in how companies conceive, develop, and deliver value to them. It is not surprising, therefore, to hear that a large number of companies are transforming how they innovate-not only in terms of developing new products and services, but in how they are created, delivered, and supported to customers. Open Innovation thinking, where companies collaborate with suppliers, distributors, and customers to co-create unique value, is fast replacing traditional thinking that viewed innovation as a proprietary activity and marketing as a static, one-way broadcast. However, while there is significant advocacy and buy-in for collaborating with customers, there is little guidance for companies on how to undertake the journey from applause and appreciation to execution. Only reading about others' success stories - Nike, Hallmark, P&G, Mozilla, etc. - is not sufficient for helping a company develop a blueprint for themselves. In Customer Driven Innovation, strategy and branding consultant Gaurav Bhalla presents a concrete framework to help companies systematically and effectively design and implement collaborative innovation programs with their customers that can be applied in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer contexts. The authors describe how today's technologies allow companies to create dynamic dialogues with their customers through shared networks, virtual marketing techniques, and blogs to develop deeper relationships that reinforce brand loyalty and ultimately drive growth. They challenge traditional approaches to market research that measure "customer satisfaction" from a rear-window perspective, and help companies and their customers look forward instead.P>

Revolutionising EU Innovation Policy - Pioneering the Future (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Klaus Gretschmann, Stefan Schepers Revolutionising EU Innovation Policy - Pioneering the Future (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Klaus Gretschmann, Stefan Schepers
R5,090 Discovery Miles 50 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The purpose of this ground-breaking book is to inspire the principle of innovation as a permeating program for Europe's societies. After demonstrating early success from the realization of a single market and single currency, the European cooperation process is falling short of delivering much needed results in policy areas which are key for sustainable economic growth and employment, notably innovation policy. Written by authors involved in an independent tripartite High Level Group on EU innovation policy management, Revolutionising EU Innovation Policy analyses the principle causes and offers solutions in order to increase both efficacy and democratic accountability. Presenting the benefits of an overarching innovation policy, the authors draw attention to issues that have been overlooked by research and technology based approaches to innovation, for example culture and education. Importantly, the book examines the interplay between EU innovation policies and the demands of businesses, enterprises, and social and political organizations to fully deploy their innovation potential.

Behavioral Operations in Planning and Scheduling (Hardcover, 2011 ed.): Jan C Fransoo, Toni Waefler, John R. Wilson Behavioral Operations in Planning and Scheduling (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
Jan C Fransoo, Toni Waefler, John R. Wilson
R4,633 Discovery Miles 46 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Human and organizational factors have a substantial impact on the performance of planning and scheduling processes. Despite widespread and advanced decision support systems, human decision makers are still crucial to improve the operational performance in manufacturing industries. In this text, the state of the art in this area is discussed by experts from a wide variety of engineering and social science disciplines. Moreover, recent results from collaborative studies and a number of field cases are presented. The text is targeted at researchers and graduate students, but is also particularly useful for managers, consultants, and system developers to better understand how human performance can be advanced.

Presenteeism - The Invisible Cost to Organizations (Hardcover): H. Quazi Presenteeism - The Invisible Cost to Organizations (Hardcover)
H. Quazi
R3,459 Discovery Miles 34 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Sickness absenteeism is a widely researched workplace health problem that has long been seen as a cost to employers. However, recent literature indicates that the counterpart of absenteeism - termed as 'presenteeism' which refers to the practice of coming to work despite health complications, such as illness, injury or anxiety - often results in reduced productivity. Although presenteeism is much more costly compared to absenteeism, it is not yet common practice in organizations to measure the costs and use it as one of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
The author presents the important issues related to the nature and extent of presenteeism and cites examples from different studies. The book discusses in depth why employees come to work despite being sick, strategies to manage presenteeism behavior and who should be taking the lead in managing such employee behavior. In addition, the author also includes three studies conducted in Singapore on the different aspects of presenteeism. The book offers a chapter on how to measure the cost of presenteeism to aid readers in measuring the cost of presenteeism in their own respective organizations.

The Development of Managerial Culture - A Comparative Study of Australia and Canada (Hardcover): Arthur J. Wolak The Development of Managerial Culture - A Comparative Study of Australia and Canada (Hardcover)
Arthur J. Wolak
R3,573 Discovery Miles 35 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Development of Managerial Culture examines the differences in underlying values and cultural distinctions in managerial cultures in Australia and Canada. It offers commentary on differences in attitudes to managerial culture and industrial relations through a comparison of national character development to provide context and insight for readers

Technological Innovation and Public Policy - The Automotive Industry (Hardcover): H. Miyoshi, M. Kii Technological Innovation and Public Policy - The Automotive Industry (Hardcover)
H. Miyoshi, M. Kii
R1,525 Discovery Miles 15 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Focusing on safety and environmental protection issues, this book provides incisive, cutting-edge theoretical analysis that evaluates the impact of new automotive technologies, and the associated public policies, on social welfare.

Humanistic Perspectives on International Business and Management (Hardcover): N. Lupton, M. Pirson Humanistic Perspectives on International Business and Management (Hardcover)
N. Lupton, M. Pirson
R3,539 Discovery Miles 35 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In Humanistic Perspectives on International Business and Management, the authors provide space to global perspectives on how we can rethink and reposition international business and management practice to be a part of the solution to our global problems. These contributions provide impetus for further research, practice and pedagogy development.

Belief and Organization (Hardcover): P Case, H. Hoepfl, H. Letiche Belief and Organization (Hardcover)
P Case, H. Hoepfl, H. Letiche
R2,871 Discovery Miles 28 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Belief and Organization examines the alternative belief systems which contemporary organizational actors live by and through which they seek to find meaning within the dominant (neo)capitalist social order. The widespread search for personal meaning reflects what Charles Taylor refers to as the'massive subjective turn of modern culture' and a corresponding drive to locate subjective 'sources of significance. Such subjectivist strategies enable people to disregard, resist or subvert the globalizing capitalist imperatives that would otherwise have them become worshippers of the new human gods. Alternative belief systems take a variety of forms and contributors to this volume represent a range of positions - some religious or spiritual, others secular -, which are presently being adopted and acted on in European and US workplaces. The authors of this work have deliberately courted an international framing of the issues in order to better reflect trends in organizational conduct in the Western hemisphere. By this heterodox approach, they intentionally seek to spread the net to embrace a wider set of religious and non-religious beliefs and affiliations.

Computational Intelligence in Integrated Airline Scheduling (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Tobias Grosche Computational Intelligence in Integrated Airline Scheduling (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Tobias Grosche
R4,501 Discovery Miles 45 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An airline schedule represents the central planning element of each airline. In general, the objective of airline schedule optimization is to find the airline schedule that maximizes operating profit. This planning task is not only the most important but also the most complex task an airline is confronted with. Until now, this task is performed by dividing the overall planning problem into smaller and less complex subproblems that are solved separately in a sequence. However, this procedure is only of minor capability to deal with interdependencies between the subproblems, resulting in less profitable schedules than those being possible with an approach solving the airline schedule optimization problem in one step. In this work, two planning approaches for integrated airline scheduling are presented. One approach follows the traditional sequential approach: existing models from literature for individual subproblems are implemented and enhanced in an overall iterative routine allowing to construct airline schedules from scratch. The other planning appraoch represents a truly simultaneous airline scheduling: using metaheuristics, airline schedules are processed and optimized at once without a separation into different optimization steps for its subproblems.

More Than Bricks in the Wall: Organizational Perspectives for Sustainable Success 2010 - A Tribute to Professor Dr. Gilbert... More Than Bricks in the Wall: Organizational Perspectives for Sustainable Success 2010 - A Tribute to Professor Dr. Gilbert Probst (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Lea Stadtler, Achim Schmitt, Patricia Klarner, Thomas Straub
R1,547 Discovery Miles 15 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book illustrates different organizational perspectives for achieving sustainable corporate success. Its contributions cover a range of research areas that have been developed at Prof. Gilbert Probst's Chair of Organization and Management at the University of Geneva over the past twenty years. By analyzing current research questions and highlighting corresponding managerial challenges, this book provides a comprehensive view on corporate growth, change management, crisis management, knowledge management, and managing corporate boundaries.

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