Naval Leadership in the Atlantic World


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The naval leader has taken centre stage in traditional naval histories. However, while the historical narrative has been fairly consistent the development of various navies has been accompanied by assumptions, challenges and competing visions of the social characteristics of naval leaders and of their function. Whilst leadership has been a constant theme in historical studies, it has not been scrutinised as a phenomenon in its own right. This book examines the critical period in Europe between 1700 -1850, when political, economic and cultural shifts were bringing about a new understanding of the individual and of society. Bringing together context with a focus on naval leadership as a phenomenon is at the heart of this book, a unique collaborative venture between British, French and Spanish scholars. As globalisation develops in the twenty-first century the significance of navies looks set to increase. This volume of essays aims to place naval leadership in its historical context. An electronic version of this book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched. KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high quality books Open Access for the public good. The Open Access ISBN for this book is 978-1-911534-76-1. More information about the initiative and details about KU’s Open Access programme can be found at www.knowledgeunlatched.org




El Arte de la Guerra Para Ejecutivos Y Directivos


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The Art of War is the world's most famous treatise on strategy, which has become a cult book in the business world. Several films set on Wall Street have helped to popularize this little book, which proposes principles that are as valid in the world of military strategy as they are in the world of business or politics. Despite its age, it is a terribly modern book that will help to reflect on any type of problem and to propose the necessary strategies to attack it.




Sun Tzu


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Sun Tzu


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El arte de la guerra para directivos, directores y dirigentes


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¿Y si hubiera unas formas de proceder comunes aplicables a la economía, la sociología, la política o la vida cotidiana, que nos llevasen a la mejor elección en situaciones de incertidumbre? Las aplicaciones del arte de la guerra se han expuesto tímidamente en algunos libros de gestión creativa, se ha releído a Maquiavelo, a Clausewitz, a Sun Tzu (y a otros clásicos), y aunque estas estrategias siempre se han publicado de manera dispersa (en teoría de juegos, en marketing, en organización...), en esta obra se ofrecen de forma amena y ordenada como si fueran una ciencia exacta y suministradora de una visión tremendamente valiosa. Quienes conozcan el " modus operandi " estratégico podrán pronosticar las jugadas de la competencia en el mercado entre las empresas, entre los partidos por los votos y en las organizaciones humanas por los objetivos personales. Igualmente, sabrán cómo proceder cuando las situaciones difíciles impongan la toma de decisiones importantes. Ésta es la diferencia entre decidir basándose en casos anecdóticos o estar arropado por un saber que da seguridad en las decisiones. En este libro, como manual de estrategia para empresarios, directivos y, en general, personas que tienen que liderar en contextos de conflicto económico, profesional, social o político, se explican estos conocimientos necesarios sobre la estrategia y se señala el camino que debe tomar la organización en cada caso.




In Search of Excellence


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The "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table. Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, In Search of Excellence describes eight basic principles of management -- action-stimulating, people-oriented, profit-maximizing practices -- that made these organizations successful. Joining the HarperBusiness Essentials series, this phenomenal bestseller features a new Authors' Note, and reintroduces these vital principles in an accessible and practical way for today's management reader.




A Single Thread


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After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancZ, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman," one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood. She is drawn into a society of women who embroider kneelers for the cathedral. When forces threaten her new independence and another war appears on the horizon, she fights to put down roots in a place where women aren't expected to grow.grow.




El arte de la guerra para ejecutivos


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Durante los últimos años, las escuelas de gestión empresarial y los asesores profesionales han recurrido a un tratado chino de más de 2.500 años de antigüedad, una obra de enorme valor que trata temas como el liderazgo, la estrategia, la organización, la competencia y la cooperación. Este texto es 'El arte de la guerra de Sun Tzu', y en este libro se presenta haciéndolo más accesible al lector y adaptada su sabiduría al mundo actual, sin perder vigencia y poder. Esta es la primera vez que se expone una interpretación del mismo realizada por un hombre de empresa para el mundo empresarial, poniendo de manifiesto la actualidad de un tratado que muestra el arte de vencer en el campo de batalla de una mesa de negociación.