DescriptionManagers are busier than ever before, and this essential guide offers all the skills and strategies needed to deal with today's complex business environment - without the time or expense of an actual MBA course. Experts from leading business schools discuss the increasing relevance of change management and teamwork, visionary leadership, how to build high-performance teams, how to bring out the best in all your employees, and the role of power, politics, and influence. Their proven methods and powerful examples will help you deal with the problems of your business.
DescriptionOrganizational Frameworks brings together the best of today's current leadership and management theory and practice. You'll learn in detail the human resources systems that are part of an organization's design, how to utilize the skills and knowledge of the new work force, how to manage diversity, and more. This guide is written by Allan R. Cohen, the academic vice president at Babson College and author of the best selling books Effective Behavior in Organizations, Alternative Work Schedules, and Managing for Excellence .
DescriptionIn the rapidly changing business environment of today, education has become the key to advancement. Managers - indeed all employees - must constantly increase their knowledge and expertise in order to remain competitive. The Portable M.B.A. in Marketing is your most cost- and time-effective answer. Written by 2 college professors with extensive business and marketing experience, The Portable M.B.A. in Marketing offers an upper-level marketing curriculum, updated and applied to today's - and tomorrow's - managers. It illuminates the key issues facing today's companies: the rediscovery of the customer, the quest for total quality, global competition, and the challenges of innovation, all of which are necessary components of the competitive edge in the global economy.
DescriptionDesigned to carry tomorrow's leaders into the 21st century, this guide carries through on the strengths that made its predecessor a classic, offering contributions from an international team of experts from today's top business schools. You'll get an overview of all the major business school topics: management, finance, economics, marketing, leadership, strategy, and much more. It's for business people who want to improve their understanding of the workings of the business world, managers who want to sharpen their decision-making skills, young men and women just entering the business world, business students, and above all, anyone who wants to stay on top in today's constantly changing world of business.
DescriptionLearn what every entrepreneur needs to know - without spending time and money on business school. In this remarkable guide, written by highly respected Babson College Professor William D. Bygrave, you'll discover how top MBA programs prepare their students to succeed in today's increasingly small business-based economy. You'll find solid, substantive information on starting and managing your own business, strategizing for growth, and understanding legal and tax issues - all presented in an interesting way. Don't miss this golden opportunity to get a state-of-the-art education in entrepreneurship in your spare time.
DescriptionSharp managers and entrepreneurs nowadays make it their business to have a good working knowledge of economics. That's because they know that trying to conduct business without a solid grasp of such essential economic facts of life as gross domestic produ…
