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Nudge
The Final Edition
2021 || Paperback || Richard H. Thaler e.a. || Penguin
*Once again a New York Times bestseller! First the original edition, and now the new Final Edition* An essential new edition revised and updated from cover to cover of one of the most important books of the last two decades, by Nobel Prize winner Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein More than 2 million copies sold Since the original publication of Nudge more than a decade ago, the title has entered the vocabulary of businesspeople, policy makers, engaged citizens, and consumers everywhere. ...
Seven Cs of Consulting
The Definitive Guide to the Consulting Process
2010 || Paperback || Mick Cope || Pearson
CLIENT, CLARIFY, CREATE, CHANGE, CONFIRM, CONTINUE, CLOSE = THE SEVEN SECRETS OF CONSULTANCY "Most change methods are effective. For the most part, each one is theoretically sound, well-researched, and clearly articulated. But when they're put in organizations, they fail-at least 70 to 80% of the time".
George Smart, Managing Partner, Strategic Development Incorporated The definition of a consultant is someone who facilitates organisational change and provides expertise on technical, function...
Organizational Theory, Design, and Change, Global Edition
2012 || Paperback || Gareth Jones || Pearson
For undergraduate and graduate courses in Organization Theory, Organizational Design, and Organizational Change/Development. Business is changing at break-neck speed so managers must be increasingly active in reorganising their firms to gain a competitive edge. Organizational Theory, Design, and Change continues to provide students with the most up-to-date and contemporary treatment of the way managers attempt to increase organisational effectiveness.
By making organisational change the cente...
Corporate Social Responsibility
A Very Short Introduction
2014 || Paperback || Jeremy Moon || Oxford University Press
Corporate social responsibility has been defined as 'the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on society'. Is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) just window dressing or is it a contradiction in terms? In this Very Short Introduction, Jeremy Moon shows that CSR holds much more value than it first appears, and shows how it has come of age in recent years. Illustrating the sorts of CSR investments companies make, the ways in which they practice CSR, and the challenges this brings, ...
Business Statistics / 2nd edition
for Non-Mathematicians
2016 || Paperback || Sonia Taylor || Macmillan
Business Statistics is a student-friendly book written to encourage first year business students to understand (and enjoy!) their first experience of statistics. Each topic is well illustrated, with worked examples, tutorial sheets, supplementary exercises, and computer worksheets in SPSS, Minitab and Excel - all with answers provided.
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This is Marketing
You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See
2024 || Paperback || Seth Godin || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Over the past quarter century, Seth Godin has taught and inspired millions of entrepreneurs, marketers, leaders, and fans from all walks of life, via his blog, online courses, lectures, and bestselling books. He is the inventor of countless ideas and phrases that have made their way into mainstream business language, from Permission Marketing to Purple Cow to Tribes to The Dip.
Now, for the first time, Godin offers the core of his marketing wisdom in one accessible, timeless package....
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Artificial Intelligence
A Guide for Thinking Humans
2024 || Paperback || Melanie Mitchell || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Lean Six Sigma
Combining Six Sigma Quality with Lean Production Speed
2002 || Hardcover || Michael George || McGraw-Hill
This is the breakthrough program for increasing quality, shortening Cycle Times, and creating shareholder value in every area of your organization. Time and quality are the two most important metrics in improving any company's production and profit performance. "Lean Six Sigma" explains how to impact your company's performance in each, by combining the strength of today's two most important initiatives Lean Production and Six Sigma into one integrated program.
The first book to provide a step...
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Managing Across Cultures
The Seven Keys to Doing Business With a Global Mindset
2009 || Hardcover || Charlene Solomon e.a. || McGraw-Hill
Whether you run a giant corporation or workin a small business, it's more than likely thatyou regularly deal with people of differentcultures-from customers and suppliers tosalespeople and colleagues. It simply can't be overstated: You will havetrouble succeeding in business today if youdon't appreciate and know how to activelymanage global cultural diversity. ManagingAcross Cultures examines why people aroundthe world behave as they do and providesactionable tactics for succeeding in today's...
The Unfolding Of Language
The Evolution of Mankind`s greatest Invention
2024 || Paperback || Guy Deutscher || Cornerstone
Presents an investigation into the evolution of language. This book exposes the elusive forces of creation at work in human communication. Along the way, it teaches why German maidens are neuter while German turnips are female, why we have feet not foots, and how great changes of pronunciation may result from simple laziness.