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In this bestselling classic of financial management, G. Bennett Stewart, III, raises and answers these provocative questions: Do dividends matter? Are earnings per share really accurate measures of corporate performance? What is the engine that really drives share prices? More than that, Stewart lays the foundation for EVA r , the financial management and incentive system now in place at nearly 300 companies around the world, and which is rapidly becoming the global standard for corporate governance. Managers, confused about what investors really want, often find it difficult to reach informed decisions regarding business strategy, acquisitions and divestitures, financial structure, dividend policy, and executive compensation. But now an EVA r -based revolution is providing a practical framework that managers can use to build a premium-valued company. At the forefront of this revolution is the consulting firm of Stern Stewart & Co., of which G. Bennett Stewart, III, author of The Qu

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A revised and updated edition of How to master the art of selling, which educates on how to succeed in sales, including new information on using the latest research techniques and using e-mail and online resources to generate deals more quickly and efficiently.

You know it's happening within your organization. Your people, armed with cheap, accessible technology, are connecting with customers and building innovative new solutions. But who are these creative problem-solvers? How can you be one? And just as important--how can you lead them? We call them HEROes: highly empowered and resourceful operatives. Your company needs them because in the age of Twitter, iPhones, Facebook, YouTube, and an ever-evolving torrent of Web information, your customers now come to the table armed with more data and access than ever before, and in many cases, your company is overmatched. In Empowered, Forrester's Josh Bernoff--coauthor of the pioneering book Groundswell--and Ted Schadler explain how to transform your company by unleashing the mighty force of these HEROes. Like John Bernier and Ben Hedrington at Best Buy, who built an army of 2,500 tweeting employees to reach out to customers online. Or Ross Inglis, who tapped into Internet computing resources to open an entirely new

Peter F. Drucker discusses how the new paradigms of management have changed and will continue to change our basic assumptions about the practices and principles of management. Forward-looking and forward-thinking, Management Challenges for the 21st Century combines the broad knowledge, wide practical experience, profound insight, sharp analysis, and enlightened common sense that are the essence of Drucker's writings and landmarks of the managerial profession.

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WinneroftheShingoPrizeforResearchandProfessionalPublication,2009 TheinternationalbestsellerTheToyotaWayexplainedthecompany'ssuccessbyintroducingarevolutionary4Pmodelfororganizationalexcellence-Philosophy,People,Process,andProblemSolving.Now,inToyotaCulture,preeminentToyotaauthoritiesJeffreyLikerandMichaelHoseusrevealhowToyotaselects,develops,andmotivatesitspeopletobecomecommittedtobuildinghigh-qualityproducts-andhowyoucandothesameforyourcompany. ToyotaCultureexaminesthe“humansystems”thatToyotahasputinplacetoinstillitsfoundingprinciplesoftrust,mutualprosperity,andexcellenceinitsplants,dealerships,andofficesaroundtheworld.BeginningwithalookattheevolutionoftheToyotacultureandwhyitspeoplearetheheartandsouloftheToyotaWay,theauthorsexplainthecompany'sfour-stageprocessforbuildingandkeepingqualitypeople:Attract,Develop,Engage,andInspire. DrawinguponnumerousexamplesfromLiker'sdecadesofresearchaswellasHoseus'insideraccessasaToyotamanager,ToyotaCulturegivesyouthetoolsyouneedto: Findcompetent,able,andwillingempl