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A comprehensive, modern approach to strategic management, which deals fully with the theoretical aspects of corporate planning as well as providing practical guidance on application. This encyclopaedic handbook - a classic since its award winning appearance in 1974 - is now completely revised and updated to carry strategic management theory and practice towards the next century. Both analytical and behavioural aspects of planning are treated in depth. Strategic analysis is covered in particular detail, with case studies reporting proven, and often original applications of these theories. Environment scanning, technology, managing change and human resource planning each have new chapters. With comprehensive reference lists, and a guide to research resources, this volume will prove invaluable to researchers and advanced students as well as to the practising management.
One of a manager?s most critical tasks is to develop strategy, and although thinking on strategy is constantly shifting, the underlying issues remain the same. Strategic planning is a task that exists in organisations of all sizes, and at various levels of responsibility. This exceptionally useful and concise book provides essential information for managers and practitioners of strategic management, particularly those requiring a bird?s-eye view of the whole subject, who have neither the time nor inclination to read the encyclopaedic tomes that are currently available. The style is practical, without sacrificing integrity, and references are made to important sources in the literature. The b...
The central resource for process improvement and innovation, this book includes valuable techniques to identify and improve organizational processes, as well as manage the change that accompanies implementation. Strategic Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations discusses SWOT analysis, TQM, systematic innovation, Six Sigma, quality function deployment, process mapping, gap analysis, and activity based costing. With helpful references to secondary sources and a comprehensive glossary, this text will benefit public administrators, financial managers, public planners, investment managers, policy analysts, and public policy specialists, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
Business Driven human resource Management David Hussey David Hussey Et Associates, CIMID, UK Much attention is being given to the need for organisations to take a strategic view of HR management. Research shows that although many are responding to this need, relatively few are succeeding. The broad philosophy is not difficult to explain or argue, but the problems arise when the organisation begins to apply the detailed application of the idea to specific aspects of HR activity. Business Driven Human Resource Management: Goes beyond the concepts to provide practical methods for making them work in all organisations. Provides a general framework which shows how every HR area can link to the co...
Change is one of the most common business phenomena today, and this book aims to help the manager cope with any changes that may arise. The book includes identification of change, choosing strategies, resisting change, and envisioning change.
In today's complex world of business, strategic planning is indispensable to effective management. Ever since the mid-1950's, when American companies began to develop formal long-range planning systems, wise managers have understood the importance of knowing where their firm was headed and how it intended to get there. To function effectively in a modern, planned operation, every manager must have a practical understanding of how the planning process works. That's exactly what this book offers: a step-by-step guide to strategic planning. George A. Steiner, a well-known expert in the field of management, provides a concise, jargon-free handbook that avoids abstract theory and takes you straig...