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Author Pieter de Wilde
Explores and brings together the existent body of knowledge on building performance analysisBuilding performance is an important yet surprisingly complex concept. This book presents a comprehensive and systematic overview of the subject. It provides a working defin....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Business Continuity and BS25999: A Combined Glossary
Author Alan Calder
The first glossary to present the full range of terms relating to business continuityBS25999 is the formal standard for business continuity management. This invaluable pocket guide will help you to understand the language of business continuity. It contains definiti....
Release Date 2008/02 -
Business Express: Managing performance and appraisals
Author Nic Peeling
If you need to be in the know in no time at all, Business Express will get you from beginner to brilliant in the blink of an eye. This fast, focused and carefully crafted eBook will help you pick up all the essential knowledge you need about the skills that matter m....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Business Planning and Entrepreneurship
Author Michael Kraten
An organizational strategy and business plan may begin with an engaging product or service concept. It may end with a creative investment funding strategy. But at its heart, its very core, a business plan must address the fundamental operating principles of manageme....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Business Planning: A Guide to Business Start-Up
Author David Butler
A readable and structured guide for the increasing numbers of people each year who consider setting up a small business or becoming self-employed. 'Business Planning' outlines the options and risks involved in setting up a business. The importance of thoroug....
Release Date 2007/06 -
Business Rules and Information Systems: Aligning IT with Business Goals
Author Tony Morgan
Information systems often fail because their requirements are poorly defined. This book shows IT professionals how to specify more precisely and more effectively what their systems need to do. The key lies in the discovery and application of what are called business....
Release Date 2002/03 -
Capabilities for Talent Development
Author Pat Galagan , Morgean Hirt , Courtney Vital
What Talent Development Professionals Should Know and Do to Be SuccessfulThe talent development field is deep and wide, encompassing the efforts that foster learning and employee development to drive organizational performance, productivity, and results. Major soci....
Release Date 2019/12 -
Author Greg Smith
Retain your talent with a proactive approach to employee development, one conversation at a timeWhen employees are happy at work, the energy and creativity they possess is virtually limitless. But many leaders are ill-equipped to discuss and gauge the career satisf....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author James Flaherty
Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others is an insightful, thought-provoking guide that dissects the art and science of coaching. Beginning with theories, concepts and models, the book moves on to consider rigorous methods of practice and self-observation in a relati....
Release Date 2010/05 -
Competency-Based Performance Reviews
Author Robin Kessler
Managers working in today’s organizations often focus more on results than on the people who achieve those results. But regularly evaluating the performance of your employees is critical to improving the efficiency and output of your organization. Performance review....
Release Date 2008/02 -
Author N Sun , S Priya , G Srinivasan
Composite Magnetoelectrics: Materials, Structures, and Applications gives the reader a summary of the theory behind magnetoelectric phenomena, later introducing magnetoelectric materials and structures and the techniques used to fabricate and characterize them. Part....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Computer Interpretation of Metaphoric Phrases
Author Sylvia Weber Russell
The computational approach of this book is aimed at simulating the human ability to understand various kinds of phrases with a novel metaphoric component. That is, interpretations of metaphor as literal paraphrases are based on literal meanings of the metaphoricall....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Author Michael Lee Stallard
Human Connection Affects Much More Than the Bottom LineOrganizations thrive when employees feel valued, the environment is energized, and high productivity and innovation are the norm. This requires a new kind of leader who fosters a culture of connection within the organ....
Release Date 2020/09 -
Author Rajagopal Rajagopal
This book critically examines and analyzes the classical and neoclassical behavioral theories in reference to consumer decision-making across the business cultures. Discussions in the book present new insights on drawing contemporary interpretations to the behavior....
Release Date 2018/02 -
Conversations About Job Performance
Author Michael E. Gordon
Organizational appraisals systems are often ineffective and result in unnecessary spending on the part of a company and unnecessary anxiety on the part of employees. Written for practitioners and advanced students, this book presents an alternative approach to the p....
Release Date 2012/01 -
Corporate Talent Detection and Development
Author Yves Richez
Talent is not a matter of status, nor a sub-component of personality, nor a commodity that can be quantified or measured. This book consists of two parts. The first offers a fertile resource (epistemological and theoretical) to consider the notion of talent, as we....
Release Date 2018/12 -
Creating Business Plans (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
Author Harvard Business Review
A well-crafted business plan generates enthusiasm for your idea and boosts your odds of success—whether you’re proposing a new initiative within your organization or starting an entirely new company. Creating Business Plans quickly walks you through the basics. You’....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Creating Jobs and Workspaces That Energize People
Author Anthony C. Klotz
People have a strong innate desire to be in touch with nature. By designing jobs and workspaces that fulfill that desire, organizations may be able to replenish their employees’ energy reserves in four key ways: cognitively, emotionally, prosocially, and physically. Ima....
Release Date 2020/05 -
Author Gene Klann
There are actions a leader can take before, during, and after a crisis to effectively reduce the duration and impact of these extremely difficult situations. At its center, effective crisis leadership is comprised of three things — communication, clarity of v....
Release Date 2003/02 -
Data-Driven City Management: A Close Look at Amsterdam’s Smart City Initiative
Author Michael Fitzgerald
The opportunity to use data analytics to improve city life is enormous — but cities aren’t yet ready to make the transition. One city leading the way is Amsterdam, which has been working toward becoming a “smart city” for almost 7 years. The....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Author Peter J. Devenyi
A must-read for STEM graduates who aspire to be the technical leaders and executives of our next generation.This book is also for mid-level technical managers who seek to move up the corporate ladder but are not sure how to differentiate themselves from their peers. Pete Devenyi highlights ten capa....
Release Date 2022/03 -
Delegating Work (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
Author Harvard Business Review
You know you need to delegate some of your work so that you have time to focus on the things that require your expertise. But it’s not easy to do. Delegating Work quickly walks you through the fundamentals of:• Establishing a productive environment• Assigning the ri....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Delivering IT and eBusiness Value
Author Valerie Graeser , Leslie Willcocks
'Delivering Business Value from IT' is focused on the evaluation issue in IT and how IT evaluation can proceed across the life-cycle of any IT investment and be linked positively to improving business performance. Chapters 1,2 and 3 detail an approach to IT ....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Author Chad Smith , Debra Smith
Implement demand driven smart metrics to drive and sustain dramatic gains in flow and improve ROI performanceWhat if the objective of minimizing unit product cost that is hard coded into all reporting and measurement systems is simply "bad math" that drives decisio....
Release Date 2013/10 -
Developing Management Skills, Ninth Edition
Author Kim S. Cameron , David A. Whetten
In its Ninth Edition, Developing Management Skills has become the standard in hands-on management learning. Designed for students of all skill levels and learning styles, the text allows students to apply knowledge to real-world situations, connect concepts to thei....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Difficult Conversations (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
Author Harvard Business Review
You have to talk with a colleague about a fraught situation, but you're worried that they'll yell, or blame you, or shut down. You fear your emotions could block you from a resolution. But you can communicate in a way that's constructive--not combative. Difficul....
Release Date 2016/02 -
Author Peter R. Garber
Does your organization have an immediate need to reduce the number of employees? Do you plan to downsize in the future? Downsizing will force you to think about the human side of workforce reductions and make downsizing with dignity your ultimate goal. Author Peter ....
Release Date 2008/01 -
Author David Livermore
Today’s workforce is more diverse than ever before. But despite new perspectives and talents, the promise of increased innovation rarely materializes. Why are so few businesses seeing results?Studies show that diverse teams are more creative than homogenous ones—bu....
Release Date 2016/02 -
e-Learning and the Science of Instruction
Author Richard E. Mayer , Ruth C. Clark
The essential e-learning design manual, updated with the latest research, design principles, and examplese-Learning and the Science of Instruction is the ultimate handbook for evidence-based e-learning design. Since the first edition of this book, e-learning has gr....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Economic Indicators That Matter to Investors
Author Bernard Baumhol
This Element is an excerpt from The Secrets of Economic Indicators: Hidden Clues to Future Economic Trends and Investment Opportunities, 2nd Edition (9780132447294) by Bernard Baumohl. Available in print and digital formats.Cut through the clutter of economic data a....
Release Date 2010/09