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    • The visible hand : the managerial revolution in American business 

      Chandler, Alfred D. (Belknap Press, 1977)
      The role of large-scale business enterprise-big business and its managers-during the formative years of modern capitalism (from the 1850s until the 1920s) is delineated in this pathmarking book. Alfred Chandler, Jr., the ...
    • Building organizational fitness : management methodology for transformation and strategic advantage 

      Fukuda, Ryuji; Hosoyamada, Noriko (translate) (CRC Press, 1997)
      The book introduces several key management technologies and describes their successful application in many Japanese, American and European companies, including: P/O (Policy Objective) Matrix, SEDAC (Structure for Enhancing ...
    • A guide to the project managerment body of knowledge (MPBOK guide) 

      Unknown author (Project Managerment Institute, 2000)
    • Principles of management 

      Benowitz, Ellen A. (Hungry Minds, Inc., 2001)
      This guide provides a valuable introduction to the concepts of management and business. In no time, you'll be ready to tackle other concepts in this book such as Planning and organizing Staffing and directing Managing ...
    • Management systems and organizational performance : the search for excellence beyond ISO 9000 

      Stankard, Martin F. (Quorum Books, 2002)
      This book gives you a framework for understanding how all of the new management techniques (even the fads) fit-or usually do not fit-your own business, and offers insight into avoiding potential business disasters. Identifying ...
    • Best practice in inventory management 

      Wild, Tony (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002)
      The book shows how inventory management techniques can be used in a wide variety of situations, particularly in stores where the inventory can be anything from fast moving products to slow moving spares. The discussion ...
    • Promoting cleaner production in Vietnam : the role of training & education in strengthening industry’s environmental behaviour 

      Mitchell, Carrie (pre.); Maclaren, Virginia (supervisor); Haight, Murray (second reader) (University of Toronto, 2002)
    • The heart of change : real-life stories of how people change their organizations 

      Kotter, John P.; Cohen, Dan S. (Harvard Business School Press, 2002)
      Organizations are forced to change faster and more radically than ever. How are companies faring in meeting these challenges and what can we learn from their experiences? In this powerful follow-up book organized around ...
    • ISO 9001:2000 quality management system design 

      Schlickman, Jay J. (Artech House, 2003)
    • Facilities management : towards best practice 

      Barrett, Peter; Baldry, David (Blackwell Science Ltd, 2003)
      The text is divided into three parts: Current practice is illustrated, with a second chapter looking at enhancing services; Key facilities management issues are considered:user needs evaluation, outsourcing and computer-based ...
    • Strategic management 

      White, Colin (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004)
      Reflecting the challenges of formulating, implementing and monitoring strategy in practice, White's contemporary text discusses differing theories and approaches in the context of real-world experience. Readers are encouraged ...
    • Leadership is an art 

      De Pree, Max (Currency, 2004)
      This book offers a proven design for achieving success by developing the generous spirit within all of us. Now more than ever, it provides the insights and guidelines leaders in every field need.
    • Handbook of organizational change and innovation 

      Poole, Marshall Scott (editor); Ven, Andrew H. Van de (editor) (Oxford University Press, 2004)
      This book introduces research methods that are specifically designed to support the development and evaluation of organizational process theories. The authors are a group of highly regarded experts who have been doing ...
    • Effective school management 

      Everard, K. B.; Morris, Geoffrey; Wilson, Ian (Paul Chapman Publishing, 2004)
      This popular book has been thoroughly updated for its fourth edition, and is even more directed towards the leadership demands on managers, both within the school and in its community setting.
    • Airport planning & management 

      Wells, Alexander T.; Young, Seth B. (McGraw-Hill, 2004)
    • Management extra: Change management 

      Elearn Limited (Great Britain) (Elsevier Ltd, 2005)
    • Casino operations management 

      Kilby, Jim; Fox, Jim; Lucas, Anthony F. (Wiley, 2005)
      Complete guidance to the ins and outs of gaming operationsManagement personnel need a thorough understanding of the business side of the casino industry to ensure profits???and to avoid losses. It's a sure bet that Casino ...
    • Managing sport facilities and major events 

      Westerbeek, Hans; Smith, Aaron; Turner, Paul (Routledge, 2005)
    • Managing services 

      Nankervis, Alan (editor) (Cambridge University Press, 2005)
      This book explores the strategic management of services through an Integrated Services Management Model which links operational, marketing, financial and human resource management functions, within a broad and diverse ...
    • Facilities management : innovation and performance 

      Alexander, Keith (editor); Atkin, Brian (editor); Bröchner, Jan (editor); Haugen, Tore I. (editor) (Spon Press, 2005)
      This new book follows on directly from Keith Alexander's ground-breaking textbook Facilities Management and focuses on four new themes which have been identified as keys to the new strategy: organisational change and ...