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Hardback. In this compelling look at charismatic leaders and their leadership styles, Abraham Zaleznik asserts that leaders are either 'hedgehogs,' who view leadership as a single-minded track driven by unwavering rules, or 'foxes,' who assess and re-evaluate their goals and strategies based on ever-changing factors in business, politics, and culture. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHL; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606234
- ISBN
- 9780230606234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.19€ 81.23
€ 96.19
€ 81.23
Paperback. A companion to The New American Workplace, which is co-published with the Society for Human Resource Management and the Centre for Effective Organizations, this volume contains original articles and groundbreaking research, on workplace issues in America today from leading scholars in the fields of business, management and human resources. Editor(s): O'Toole, James; Lawler, E. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2; KJWB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606807
- ISBN
- 9780230606807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 47.87
€ 52.90
€ 47.87
Hardback. Explores the relationship between social characteristics of scientists and the interpersonal sharing of technological knowledge. The findings illuminate attributes of reputation conducive to the voluntary transfer of timely, relevant, technological knowledge among individual R&D scientists in the same multidivisional, multinational firm. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230611733
- ISBN
- 9780230611733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KJMV; KJMV2; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615663
- ISBN
- 9780230615663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. This book reveals how leadership evolves through the story of the American airline industry across the 20th century. Entrepreneurs dominate the industry's early history, but as the industry evolved a new breed of managers emerged who built a dominant business model that enabled their companies to grow dramatically. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMB; KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615670
- ISBN
- 9780230615670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 47.60
€ 52.90
€ 47.60
Hardback. Zaleznik takes managers into Freud's world of psychoanalysis and shows managers what they need to know about themselves and their employees to better motivate and lead. He discusses a variety of things relevant to today's top leaders including Freud's origin of psychoanalysis, the unconscious, neuroses, organizations and change. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615694
- ISBN
- 9780230615694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Hardback. The authors present a new approach to leadership based on findings from complexity science. Integrating real case studies with rigorous research results, they explore the biggest challenges being faced in fast-paced organizations, and provide a host of concrete tools for leading during critical periods. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHL; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622272
- ISBN
- 9780230622272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.90
€ 151.90
Hardback. Transforming Culture offers a discussion and exploration of American work culture that can serve as a guide for organizational-culture change through the description and explanation of a model for change used at GM. The book describes the model, discusses culture-change tools that were derived from it and descriptions of how the tools work. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2; KJT; KJU; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623460
- ISBN
- 9780230623460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Probabilistic Techniques in Exposure Assessment: A Handbook for Dealin...
Cullen, Alison C., Frey, H. Christopher
Paperback. A sourcebook on methods for addressing variability and uncertainty in exposure analysis. It provides an introduction to the practical tools for addressing variability and uncertainty in support of environmental and human health decision making. It includes 151 graphs, plots, charts, and figures that supplement a range of practical examples. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306459573
- ISBN
- 9780306459573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 198.24
€ 198.24
Hardcover. Talks about mass customization in manufacturing. This book provides coverage in four main categories - concepts and research; problem solving frameworks, models, and methodologies; supportive techniques and technologies for enabling mass customization; and research agenda. It includes prototypical applications. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 765.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306485053
- ISBN
- 9780306485053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.12
€ 196.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 413 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333289921
- ISBN
- 9780333289921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.41
€ 67.41
Hardback. This text covers topics such as corporate goals and strategies, marketing communications, financial public relations, and corporate advertising. It has been written primarily for senior executives and PR practitioners, but will also be of use to students and young executives. Editor(s): Hart, Norman A. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2; KJSP; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333615454
- ISBN
- 9780333615454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
The New Public Managers in Europe. Public Servants in Transition.
. Ed(S): Farnham, David; Horton, Sylvia; Barl...
Hardback. Changes are taking place in the public sector across Europe as emphasis is being placed on the efficient use of resources and the way that public organizations are managed. This text consists of theoretical chapters and case studies of public managers, which examine these changes. Editor(s): Farnham, David; Horton, Sylvia; Barlow, John; Hondeghem, Annie. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KJM; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333650820
- ISBN
- 9780333650820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Hardback. This text examines key issues faced by the managers of multinational companies, and contains cutting edge strategies and practices designed to enable managers and policy makers to weather the Asian financial and economic storms. Editor(s): Haley, Usha C. V.; Richter, Frank-Jurgen. Num Pages: 470 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KJC; KJK; KJMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333949641
- ISBN
- 9780333949641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.81
€ 195.81
Hardback. This book explores a new internal market structure for service organizations and the implications this presents for managers and scholars in the 21st century workplace. The book develops new organizational forms to manage emerging knowledge services. Series: Service Science: Research and Innovations in the Service Economy. Num Pages: 189 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387095189
- ISBN
- 9780387095189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.63
€ 70.63
Hardback. Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP TC 12 Knowledge Management in Action 2008 Conference, held at the 20th World Computer Congress in Milan, Italy from September 7 to 10, 2008. Editor(s): Ackerman, Mark S.; Dieng-Kuntz, Rose; Simone, Carla; Wulf, Volker. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387096582
- ISBN
- 9780387096582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.02
€ 132.02
Knowledge and Skill Chains in Engineering and Manufacturing
. Ed(S): Arai, Eiji; Eindhoven University Of ...
Hardback. Proceedings of the IFIP TC5 / WG5.3, WG5.7, WG5.12. Fifth International Working Conference of Information Infrastructure Systems for Manufacturing 2002 (DIIDM 2002), November 18-20, 2002 in Osaka, Japan Editor(s): Arai, Eiji; Eindhoven University Of Technology; Goossenaerts, Jan; Kimura, Fumihiko; Shirase, Keiichi. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387238517
- ISBN
- 9780387238517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.64
€ 201.64
Multidisciplinary Scheduling, Theory and Applications
. Ed(S): Kendall, Graham; Burke, Edmund K. (U...
Hardback. A volume of nineteen reviewed papers that were selected from the sixty-seven papers presented during the First Multidisciplinary International Conference of Scheduling (MISTA). It focusses on the following leading edge topics: Fundamentals of Scheduling, Multi-Criteria Scheduling, Personnel Scheduling, Scheduling in Space, and others. Editor(s): Kendall, Graham; Burke, Edmund K. (University of Nottingham); Petrovic, Sanja; Gendreau, Michel. Num Pages: 410 pages, 33 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387252667
- ISBN
- 9780387252667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.72
€ 135.72
Paperback. Reveals the extraordinarily dynamic and tight linkage between three "hidden" organizational success factors responsible for most work accomplished in both profit and nonprofit ventures, especially in the development of new innovations. This book is suitable for those associated with private, public, or voluntary social institutions. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387256825
- ISBN
- 9780387256825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.01
€ 129.01
hardcover. Describes how to organize people to achieve a desired outcome. This book discusses, examines, and demonstrates the interrelationship of the design rules, their use within organization structures theoretically and along with their practical implications. Series: Information and Organization Design Series. Num Pages: 484 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJH; KJMV2; KJT; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387258478
- ISBN
- 9780387258478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.82
€ 130.82
Hardback. Captures the results in a segment of research activity in supply chain management. This book presents modelling approaches for supply chain operations problems. It provides a blend of research topics and modelling and solution approaches for difficult classes of supply chain operations, planning, and design problems. Editor(s): Geunes, Joseph; Pardalos, Panos M. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV8; KJT; PBUH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387262802
- ISBN
- 9780387262802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.30
€ 202.30
Hardback. Presents a general Enterprise Resources Market model to facilitate the management and integration of enterprise information resources in a cooperating mode. This book analyzes the problem from the perspective of information management and also presents a solution for a key aspect of the cooperation problem-on-demand information exchange. Series: Integrated Series in Information Systems. Num Pages: 176 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJE; KJM; KJQ; KJT; KJU; UKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387345666
- ISBN
- 9780387345666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.49
€ 70.49
Hardback. "The Systems Approach and Its Enemies" (C West Churchman, 1979) is one of Churchman's most significant works. In this particular writing he displayed two main tendencies, that he was a Skeptic and that he showed Socratic Wisdom. This book follows up on these two themes and reveals how modern authors interpret Churchman's ideas. Editor(s): Gigch, John P. van. Series: C. West Churchman's Legacy and Related Works. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; JH; KJH; KJM; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387353890
- ISBN
- 9780387353890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.40
€ 290.40
Hardback. With a particular focus on inventory models where these world events are modeled by Markov processes, the authors present their research on Markovian demand inventory models, which was carried out over a period of ten years beginning in the early nineties. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 275 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV8; PBWH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387716039
- ISBN
- 9780387716039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.12
€ 155.12