Most modern managers know much of what there is to know about change management. Still, things often go wrong in practice. This is almost entirely because our actions are not always steered by our knowledge. Without realizing it, we make assumptions about our employees that end up causing trouble for us. And we tend to subconsciously behave in a way that undermines employees’ initiative and sense of responsibility. To be able to break out of such sticky situations, you need to understand ho...

What does it take to succeed in a corporate environment? How can you avoid making the early-career mistakes that others have made? In the high-pressure, high-stress environment of many large corporations today, it’s easy to find yourself overwhelmed by what’s going on around you.

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As the market-leading text for Management Control and performance measurement, this book will give you a thorough understanding of core concepts and key topics. Including a wide range of international case studies and real life examples means this is the ideal guide for understanding complex topics and bringing this subject to life.

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Everything students need to know to develop their 'management sense' and be successfulFundamentals of Management covers the essential concepts of management by providing a solid foundation for understanding the key issues facing managers ...

Taking a truly international approach, Strategic Management offers you comprehensive coverage of all the core areas of business strategy in a reader-friendly way. Thoroughly updated and with the addition of four brand-new authors, the tenth edition features: Balanced treatment of prescriptive and emergent models of strategic management. Application of strategic theory to key areas such as technology and innovation, sustainability, entrepreneurial and public sector strategy.

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We need strategy. The world is changing, the future uncertain. What is required is vision: What might the future bring? Where is our business going? What are our fundamental business values? This book is a manual for all those who want to apply strategy in organisations.

It is intended for everyone who wants to put the future on the agenda, to look beyond the short term and beyond mere profit. It describes in practical terms the eight questions we must continually discuss in order to pursue a...

A crucial read.' Marshall Goldsmith'A must-read.' Marcus BuckinghamChange and innovation are the cornerstones of dynamic and modern business. Or so we are told. Whether it’s a merger or re-org; a new process, policy, or IT “solution”; or reconfiguring the office layout, change has become the ultimate easy button for leaders, who pursue it with abandon and thereby unleash an endless torrent of disruption on employees.

The result is life in the blender: a perpetual state of upheaval, unce...

Projects have become increasingly important in all areas of professional life. As such, it is crucial that students and professionals be trained to understand project management and how to go about it.