Systems & Planning

Strategic Management may be classified as the managerial science of how to lead and enable business organizations to achieve its stakeholders' objectives in a rapidly changing competitive and collaborative environment. With new strategic management requirements, new business management models arise,... More

"Bombardier was under attach again. This time, the flack was coming from the president of Berlin-based Adtranz, the rail equipment subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG. In 1999, he traveled to Toronto and made a speech in which he warned that Adtranz was coming to challenge Montreal-based Bombardier on ... More

In Global and Transnational Business: Strategy and Management, the authors assess the turbulent environment in which international businesses operate and the approaches to strategy formulation and implementation which can be adopted. They also examine the functional and operational management of com... More

Solve problems before they happen. The speed of change is accelerating. It took radio twenty years to attract ten million users; it took television half that time, Netscape only twenty-eight months, Hotmail eighteen and Napster twelve. New technology, mergers, competition coming out of left field: a... More

Made up of many classic articles, this popular "Strategy Reader" provides a remarkable overview of continuing debates in the field of strategic management. In an extended introduction, the editor gives an overview of the development of the field of strategic management. Introductions to each section... More

Everyone knows that strategy is the cornerstone of any business. But very few people know how to make it work for them. What do smart people know about strategy that the rest of us don't? And how can we learn from the best and apply the lessons for ourselves? Smart Strategy gives you everything you ... More

This indispensable text offers students a high quality treatment of strategic operations management. It provides the reader with a clear understanding of the importance and nature of operations strategy by determining exactly which management activities, core competencies, resources and technologies... More

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu has influenced a generation of business leaders and strategy gurus. Yet for many people in business and students of management this remains a mystery. For the first time the authors provide a fully comprehensive account of this work and the influence of Sun Tzu and the re... More

In recent years, concerns over the effectiveness of public administration have encouraged the widespread measurement and management of 'performance'. But is performance management an appropriate model for public sector organizations, and has it proved successful? Moreover, how do the principles of p... More

Offering proven strategies for small businesses to achieve equal footing with larger companies, this book covers the process of choosing a name and location, projecting a big image with a small staff, using everyday materials to build an image, producing major-league marketing materials, and capital... More

There are many books on strategy. The specific purpose of this book is to give a concise and portable guide to the essential elements of successful strategy, which are developed more fully in "Strategy: A Step by Step Approach to the Development and Presentation of World Class Business Strategy" by ... More

The Strategic Management Blueprint presents a clear, logical and succinct approach to strategy which is useful for both practising managers and students. It provides a clear framework for understanding the key issues in corporate strategy, supported by current case examples.The highly successful fir... More

A growing trend toward knowledge workers and more highly educated employees has made effective human resource management a key metric separating the corporate wheat from the chaff. Studies confirm that the way people are managed and developed delivers a higher return on investment than new technolog... More

Action Learning - Activity Based Costing - Adhocracy - Agility - Balanced Scorecard - Benchmarking - Boston Matrix - Broadbanding - Channel Management - Core Competencies - Core Values - Crisis Management - Customer Relationship Management - Decision Theory - Discounted Cash Flow - Downsizing - E-co... More

One of the most fundamental processes in business competition is inter-organizational learning. To create and distribute value across organizational boundaries companies need to learn from their competitors. Increasingly it is clear that the learning process depends on the creation of a complex set ... More

Packed with information, illustrations, graphs, forms, and worksheets, the Streetwise "RM" books provide everything business-people need to get up and running in the fast lane. Readers benefit from the expert advice of seasoned professionals in all areas of business, from motivating employees to mar... More

Current trends reveal that the increasing intensity at work has major consequences at individual, organizational and societal levels. The balance between intensive and sustainable work must be achieved, yet there are no guiding models, theories or examples on how this can be realized. "Creating Sust... More