Author : Gary Rhoades
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 37,1 MB
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780791437155
Focuses on the ongoing negotiations of professional autonomy and managerial discretion and provides insight into the broad restructuring of faculty, with conclusions that extend beyond unionized faculty to all of academe.
Author : G. Edward Evans
Publisher : ALA Neal-Schuman
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,40 MB
Release : 2020-01-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838918739
Evans and new co-author Greenwell pay close attention to management in "new normal" straitened economic conditions and the pervasive impact of technology on a library manager's role.
Author : Peter Ferdinand Drucker
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 16,56 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781591393221
"This book should be an essential guide for managers, consultants, and business students." -Publishers Weekly For nearly half a century Peter Drucker has inspired and educated managers-and influenced the nature of business-with his landmark articles in the Harvard Business Review. Here, gathered together and framed by a thoughtful introduction from former Review editor Nan Stone, is a priceless collection of his most significant work. Infused with a perspective that holds new relevance today, these essays represent Drucker at his best: direct, wise, and challenging.
Author : Joan Liebler
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 46,70 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 144961468X
Management Principles for Health Professionals is a practical guide for new or future practicing healthcare managers. The customary activities of the manager—planning, organizing, decision making, staffing, motivating, and budgeting—are succinctly defined, explained, and presented with detailed examples drawn from a variety of health care settings. Students will learn proven management concepts, techniques, models, and tools for managing individuals or teams with skill and ease. The Sixth Edition is loaded with all-new examples from real-world healthcare settings and covers many current topics such as: ? Emerging implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. ? A template to track the areas of impact of this major law is presented; this enables a manager to identify the topics to monitor and to prepare responses to changes as they unfold. ? Developments concerning electronic health record initiatives ? Adapting and revitalizing one’s career; ? Information concerning various staffing alternatives such as outsourcing and telecommuting, and updates the material concerning job descriptions and their application. New material has been added in the section on consultant's contracts and reports. ? Patient privacy and the detection and prevention of medical identity theft, and much more.
Author : Richard Murch
Publisher : Prentice Hall Professional
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 33,74 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780130219145
This book focuses on problem-solving from managerial, consumer, and societal perspectives. It emphasizes both the business managerial aspects of risk management and insurance and the numerous consumer applications of the concept of risk management and insurance transaction. The tenth edition has been reorganized and fully updated to highlight the increased importance of risk management and insurance in business and society. In particular, the tenth edition refocuses its attention on corporate risk management, reflecting its growing importance in today's economy.
Author : Jorij Abraham
Publisher : Springer
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 20,50 MB
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3319048856
Product Information Management is the latest topic that companies across the world are deliberating upon. As companies sell online, they are confronted with the fact that not all information necessary to sell their products is available. Where marketing, sales and finance have been core processes of the corporate world for a long time, PIM is a new business process with its own unique implementation and management challenges. The book describes the core PIM processes; their strategic, tactical and operational benefits and implementation challenges. The book has been written for managers, business users as well as students, and illustrates the different concepts with practical cases from companies like Coca Cola, Nikon and Thomas Cook.
Author : Margot Note
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,88 MB
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0081001339
Aimed at practitioners, this handbook imparts guidance on project management techniques in the cultural heritage sector. Information professionals often direct complex endeavors with limited project management training or resources. Project Management for Information Professionals demystifies the tools and processes essential to successful project management and advises on how to manage the interpersonal dynamics and organizational culture that influence the effectiveness of these methods. With this book, readers will gain the knowledge to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects. - offers guidance based on real-world experience - prepares readers without prior project management knowledge or experience - provides lean, easy-to-read, and jargon-free instructions - aimed at information professionals working in libraries, archives, museums
Author : Louis A. Allen
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,2 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780070011106
Author : Joan Knutson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 10,18 MB
Release : 2002-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 047103875X
No longer restricted to the engineering industry, project management has at long last crossed over to mainstream business. Project Management for Business Professionals is the definitive reference on the essentials of contemporary project management. Featured here are some of the foremost practitioners and researchers from academia, consulting, and private industry, sharing their various areas of project management expertise and providing a wide range of perspectives on everything from risk management to resource planning to ethics management. Focusing on both the technical and human sides of the field, this unique resource follows the main points of the "project management body of knowledge"-the certification standard of the Project Management Institute. The experts address the procedures and processes for planning and managing projects and explore project team/group dynamics, examining the interpersonal relations and the political and organizational considerations that can impact a project.
Author : Stephan Proksch
Publisher : Springer
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 28,36 MB
Release : 2016-07-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3319318853
This book draws on a wide range of practical examples to describe how conflicts within organisations are traditionally managed and the complementary conflict management methods that can be employed. Stephan Proksch clearly explains these innovative methods and their potential applications. The central focus is on mediation as an effective form of conflict resolution. Discussion and questioning techniques as conflict management tools are explained in simple and concise terms.
