Architectures of knowledge

firms, capabilities, and communities

Architectures of Knowledge seeks to demonstrate that a recognition of the importance of the role of knowledge in ecnomics may lead to a new conception of the firm and public policy. To construct an alternative theorisation of knowledge formation and knowledge governance in firms, the ...

Making sense of intellectual capital

designing a method for the valuation of intangibles

Peter Drucker has introduced us all to the knowledge era, where knowledge is the primary resource and intangibles (intellectual capital resources and assets) are now largely recognized as the most important sources of organizations' competitive advantage. With the recognition of the importance of Intangibles comes ...

Managerial economics

analysis, problems, cases

Managerial Economics, Seventh Edition teaches readers how to use economic analysis to resolve problems and make effective decisions in the complex world of business. The clear and accurate presentation of economic theory, and outstanding end-of-chapter cases combine to make the best presentation of managerial economics ...

Merging traffic

the consolidation of the international automobile industry

During the past few decades the global auto industry has concentrated into a small number of groups led by GM, Ford, Daimler-Chrysler, VW, Toyota, and Renault. The trend is of great political and economic significance because of the large size of the industry, its importance ...

From business strategy to IT action

right decisions for a better bottom line

From Business Strategy to IT Action gives companies of all sizes the tools to effectively link IT to business strategy and produce effective, actionable strategies for bottom-line results. The authors present CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, and IT managers with a powerful and accessible resource packed with ...

Tales for change

using storytelling to develop people and organizations

The link between storytelling and the concept of change and transition is as old as some of the stories themselves. The frog turns into the handsome prince, the ugly duckling into a swan and Cinders into a princess. However, storytelling is not just the province ...

Strategic sport event management

an international approach

Apriete el botón

déle a la gente lo que tanto necesita,y que nadie más le está dando

Todos tenemos una fibra, un botón, una tecla... Algo que nos pertenece por derecho propio, algo verdaderamente personal e intransferible, algo que nos hace únicos, algo que es nuestro y sólo nuestro. Algo que no podemos delegar ni traspasar, algo que tampoco podemos donar, pero ...

Las seis medallas del valor

nuevos enfoques para la evaluación de los valores

El pensamiento creativo y el pensamiento lateral suelen producir un gran número de ideas. ¿Cómo podemos valorar esas ideas? ¿En cuáles invertimos? La respuesta a interrogantes de este tipo se basa en el examen de los valores. En los Juegos Olímpicos se dan medallas a ...

Ghost story

una fábula del mundo de la empresa actual

La mayoría de empresas está obsesionada por el fantasma de los negocios tal como se hacían en otras épocas. El principal activo de la era industrial estaba formado por el equipamiento y las propiedades inmobiliarias. En la era de la información, el principal activo es ...

How to eat an elephant

a slice-by-slice guide to total quality management

The enormous challenge of implementing Total Quality Management -- the continuous improvement of all aspects of an organisation -- has been likened in scale to the task of eating an elephant. It cannot be done with one bite, but requires the elephant to be divided into digestible ...

¡Debemos empezar a reunirnos así!

cómo conseguir mejores resultados con menos reuniones

Strategic market management

Completely revised and updated,David Aaker's authoritative book approaches strategy development from an external perspetive driven by a structured analysis of customers,competitors,market trends,and the broader environment.It shows how to build on strategic analysis to create business strategies that will be ...

El triunfo del Humanismo en la empresa

Carlos V, Erasmo y la naturaleza del poder

Trata de lo que habría ocurrido si, en los inicios del reinado de Carlos V, Erasmo de Rótterdam hubiera venido a España aceptando la invitación del cardenal Cisneros y manteniendo la relación fraternal con Tomás Moro. Del trabajo en equipo de esos cuatro grandes personajes ...

Essential readings in management learning

This volume brings together some of the best writing published in the journal Management Learning since its re-launch under this title in 1994. The selection very much reflects the mission of the journal to act as a showcase for innovative, international and interdisciplinary work which ...

The teamworking pocketbook

El nuevo liderazgo

El liderazgo en la empresa no es algo que dependa en exclusiva de la capacitación técnica de quien dirige un equipo. Hoy resulta evidente que sin confianza la motivación de los trabajadores disminuya y esto afecta a la cuenta de resultados de la empresa. Pero ...

Change management excellence

using the four intelligences for successful organizational change

Using the unique 'compass of the intelligences' (business, political, spiritual, emotional and creative), Intelligent Change Management shows the reader how to lead and navigate change in their organization. The compass is used to examine: the business context for change; the political environment and internal barriers ...

Management in 20XX

what will be important in the future : a holistic view

The whole world is witnessing radical economic changes. Traditional markets are stagnating; global markets are emerging. Business processes are becoming more mobile, more flexible, and much more streamlined. The boom companies of yesterday have disappeared from the scene. Such an environment calls for innovative ideas ...

Global and transnational business

strategy and management

In this new edition of a successful textbook 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 companies and fuse together the ...