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America's foremost management consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, joins forces with 30 of the world's most successful CEOs to reveal innovative ways to revitalize a company and improve the all-important bottom line.
One of the country's most trusted leaders offers time-tested and real world advice for leading in economic hard times From business giant Bill George, the acclaimed author of Wall Street Journal's bestseller True North, comes the just-in-time guide for anyone in a leadership position facing today's unprecedented economic challenges. The former CEO of Medtronic draws from his own in-the-trenches experience and lessons from leaders (representing an array of companies) who have weathered tough economic storms. With straight talk and clear directions, George shows leaders specifically what they must do to become strong leaders and survive any crisis. His seven lessons include: Face Reality, Star...
An ideal foundation text for international human resource management, this text represents most of what is currently known or experienced within the field. This edition includes key terms, learning objectives, discussion questions and an end-of-book integrative case.
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Filling a gap in the literature, this book offers an innovative interdisciplinary approach to learning for corporate strategic development, linking the domains of strategy, organizational design, and learning. To demonstrate how this process drives the boundaries of the practice way beyond the established notion of simple training and management education, the book is filled with detailed case studies from leading global organizations, including Siemens, ABB, BASF, the US Army, PricewaterhouseCoopers, EADS, Novartis, and more. These studies reveal how large-scale corporations are using the power of dynamic corporate learning approaches to drive innovation, enhance cultural values, master post-merger integration, transform business models, enhance leadership culture, build technological expertise, foster strategic change processes, and ultimately increase bottom line results. For any company that wants to compete in the 21st century, Designing the Smart Organization offers inspiring perspectives for integrating corporate learning as a core business practice that will create sustainable strategic and organizational capabilities.
Based on the practical insights and experience gained in his professional work on foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries at the World Bank, and using the EU's competition framework as an example, Stephan J. Dreyhaupt analyses whether or not a multilateral system of investment rules can be economically and politically effective.
Siemens is an icon of innovation and global transformation. Founded in 1847 by Werner von Siemens as a small telegraph workshop in Berlin, the company has grown to become one of the world’s largest industrial conglomerates, with a presence in energy, infrastructure, healthcare, automation and mobility. Since the invention of the electromagnetic telegraph, Siemens has led industrial and technological transformations. Despite challenges, including corruption cases that have damaged its reputation, the company has reformed its practices and reinforced its commitment to corporate ethics. The book explores how Siemens has not only followed but often led innovations, contributed to the economic and social development of the communities in which it operates, and excelled in sectors such as energy, healthcare and transportation. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of Siemens’ evolution, strategies and impact, providing an in-depth look at its influence on the modern world.
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The "Berlin Republic" has become the key concept of post-Cold War Germany and as such has been widely discussed inside as well as outside Germany. Symbolized by the move of the government from Bonn to Berlin it signals all the tangible and intangible changes in Germany's position in the world that have taken place during the 1990s. Well known German authors, decision-makers, and cultural leaders as well as internationally renowned experts on German affairs contribute to this volume, examining various aspects of the New Germany and its old/new capital, such as history, foreign policy, art, architecture, and culture. In this way, the reader gains a varied but comprehensive picture of Germany after unification as perceived by its neighbors, friends, and allies.