The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series brings managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. Gathered in a highly accessible format are the leading minds and landmark ideas that have established the Harvard Business Review as required reading for forward-thinking businesspeople worldwide. Corporate governance can raise many difficult leadership, strategy, and policy questions within an organization. Harvard Business Review on Corporate Governance is an essential reference, focusing on both policy and strategic challenges, for senior managers working with boards or dealing with governance issues. 《哈佛商业评论》精粹译丛简介 《哈佛商业评论》（HBR）是哈佛商学院的标志性杂志，创刊于1922年，距今已有78年的历史。作为管理理论与实践方面的权威期刊之一，《哈佛商业评论》是一个全球性的高屋管理论坛。来自世界各地的*企业家和管理学家们，在这里
LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES BEHIND ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PRESIDENTS IN HISTORY~How the Commander-in-Chief commands~George W. Bush has surprised even his harshest critics with his leadership talents and discipline. As this country's first MBA president, Bush formed his unique leadership style managing businesses, not government offices. Team Bush is the first book to explore these unique methods and tactics he has employed to become one of the nation's most popular commanders in chief in recent history.~From "hiring" the most diverse and effective cabinets in history, to dealing with the crisis and war sparked by the events of September 11th, this compelling leadership book takes readers into the mind and methods of America's 43rd president, and shows managers how these methods can be used to boost productivity in their own organizations.~This fast-paced book pulls no punches as it showcases President Bush's successes and strengths while detailing his mistakes and weaknesses. Focusing on the actual events and
In 1983, Michael Dell, a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin, drove away from his parents' Houston home in a BMW he'd bought selling sub*ions to his hometown newspaper. In the backseat were three personal computers. Today, he is the chairman and CEO of Dell Computer Corporation, a $30 billion company and the second largest manufacturer and marketer of computers in the world. Founded on a deceptively simple premise-to deliver high-performance computer systems directly to the end user-Dell Computer is the envy of its competition. It has consistently grown at two to three times the industry rate, its stock went up more than 90,000 percent in the last decade, and Dell is now selling more than $35 million worth of systems per day over In Direct from Dell, you will learn ·why it's better for any business starting out to have too little capital rather than too much ·why your people pose a greater threat to the health of your business than your competition ·how you can exploit y
THE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW PAPERBACK SERIES is designed to bring today's managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. Here are the landmark ideas that have established the Harvard Business Review as required reading for ambitious business people in organizations around the globe. Creativity and innovation are the keys to competitive advantage, and yet many organizations view inspiration as an elusive, unmanageable phenomenon. In fact, proven strategies for fostering and managing creativity do exist--the Harvard Business Review has published some of the best thinking on how to organize for innovation. Harvard Business Review on Breakthrough Thinking highlights leading ideas for incorporating the power of creativity into your strategic outlook.
The first book to confront the imminent dollar crisis. Given the current global economic situation, a dollar crisis seems imminent. It is predicted that the series of financial and currency crises in recent years will soon culminate in the collapse of the U.S. dollar, facilitating a worldwide economic slump. This timely and challenging book brings together the origins of this crisis and the solutions that will help counter global imbalance. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, The Dollar Crisis is a highly relevant guide for all markets, since the collapse of the U.S. dollar will result in global destabilization impacting capital markets everywhere. Richard Duncan (Hong Kong) has worked as a financial analyst in Asia for more than fifteen years. During his career, he has worked for leading companies such as Salomon Brothers, HSBC Securities, International Monetary Fund, and The World Bank.
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From managing diversity to exploring alternative workplaces to debunking myths about compensation, the topics covered in this collection address how to build organizations with judicious and effective systems for managing people. The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series is designed to bring today’s managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. Here are the landmark ideas that have established the Harvard Business Review as required reading for ambitious business people in organizations around the globe. Articles inlcude: What Holds the Modern Company Together? By Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones; Pygmalion in Management by J. Sterling Livingston; Six Dangerous Myths About Pay by Jeffrey Pfeffer; Empowerment: The Emperor's New Clothes by Chris Argyris; How the Right Measures Help Teams Excel by Christopher Meyer; Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity by David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely; The Alternative Workplace: Changin
Corporate Governance explores how directors must deal with internal events from strategy formulation to executive compensation, and external events from hostile takeover attempts to shareholder activism.在亚洲风暴，美国安然事件后，大量财务信息不透明、股东权益受损问题的出现，促使投资大众的注意焦点转向公司的治理水平。著名的麦肯锡管理顾问公司曾经调查指出：好的公司治理可以带来20%以上的额外价值。 本书的作者群来自美国著名的达顿商学院，兼具企管理与商务实践。这使本书切中强化董事会职能这一公司治理核心，从法律、道德和实际运营等多方面来检视董事会功能不够，导致企业效益下降，动荡不安的状况，并从董事会实施有效管理这一关键角度出发，为各行各业的董事、经理人、投资者提供实用而见解不凡的阐述。 事实上，公司治理不仅与高层经理、董事会或监事会直接相关，更与公司投资
A proven six-step process for acquiring the style, flair, and credibility needed to make it to the top~According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, managers who do not exude an allencompassing self-confidence, style, poise, and energy, in short, "executive presence," are highly unlikely to make it to the corner office. Unfortunately, the vast majority of managers, even the most talented and ambitious ones, are not born with these personal qualities. In this breakthrough book, bestselling author and world-renowned executive development coach D. A. Benton helps readers acquire executive charisma.~In Executive Charisma, Benton outlines a proven six-step approach for learning how to think, act, and relate to others like an executive.~She provides powerful tools for fine-tuning the complete executive charisma skill set, including:~~Interpersonal communications~Managing upwards~Confidence building~Business humor~Executive bearing, and more~~Drawing upon her experience coaching clients at American Express,
A quick introduction on how to use Lean Six Sigma to improve your workplace, meet your goals, and better serve your customers. Lean Six Sigma combines the two most important improvement trends of our time: making work better (using Six Sigma) and making work faster (using Lean principles). In this plain-English guide, you’ll discover how this remarkable quality improvement method can give you the tools to identify and eliminate waste and quality problems in your own work area. Packed with diagrams, cartoons, and real-life examples, What is Lean Six Sigma? reveals the “four keys” of Lean Six Sigma and how they apply to your own job: Delight your customers with speed and quality Improve your processes Work together for maximum gain Base decisions on data and facts You’ll see the big picture of what your company hopes to gain with Lean Six Sigma, how it may affect your work area, and what it can mean to you personally.
People are the heart and soul of any business.In order for your business to truly succeed,it's vital that you manage them effectively.Managing People will show you just how easy this process can be!Whether you're looking for ways to deal with problem employees or strategies to keep the whole team happy,Managing People is the key.Everything you need to know is here!
本书是巴伦教授的畅销书《商务—市场和非市场环境》的*版本，内容上进行了全面更新，详细考察了商务的市场环境与非市场环境之间的相互关系，以及如何对因此而产生的问题进行有效的管理。 本书的另一特色是，每一部分后都配有综合性的案例。第四版收入了73个案例，包括20个进入新世纪后出现的新案例，涉及的著名公司包括：安然、微软、ebay、花旗集团、Schering-Plough、英国石油以及Double-Click。案例反映的问题涵盖环境保护、药物、信息技术、互联网、国际贸易、伦理问题、公司社会责任、公众和新闻媒体、利益集团竞争、反垄断和管制等方面。本书也考虑了发展中国家企业运作的复杂性，借助本书提出的分析框架和相关案例进行了一定的分析。 本书分为五部分：1.战略与非市场环境2.非市场战略与政府机构3.政府与市场4.国际政治经分析5.伦理与
As China marks a quarter century of economic change and transformation,it stands poised to enter a new era.With the WTO entrance finally behind it and the Olympics 2008 and Expo2010 ahead of it ,China is undergoing a new wave of changes in every sense.Moreover,Global Conditions are presaging its entry as a strategic partner and player on both blobal and regional levels.Nonetheless,a host of economic,fiscal and business challenges remain in the midst of its fitst systematizrd leadership transition.How China manages its multiple transformation is the story of its new rea. Drawing together a broad array of expertise,regional analysis and concrete business judgments ,China:Enabling A new Era of changes sets a benchmark in synthesizing and clarfying the diverse factors that are shaping China's century.Thins book,the second in a series of boks from the World Economic Forum on Aisa,Presents: -deep insight by leading economists and thinkders from china and abroad -provoctive analyses of China's strat
If you're like most people,you're struggling with questions like these.Whether we lkie it or not,money makes a big difference in the choices we make and the lives we lead.Unresolved questions about money can putunwanted stress on even the healthiest relationships-between spouses,between parents and chilren,and even between friends.In Love&Money,columnist Jeff Opdyke offers practical personal finance advice,as well as strategies for dealing with touchy financial topics-so that momey doesn's end up costing you something even more valuable. 作者简介： JEFF D.OPDYKE is a personal finance reporter in the wall Street Journal's New Youk bureau.He is also the author of the "Love & Money"column that runs weekly in the wall Street Jounal Sunday-a Fourpage supplement carried by omor than eighty newspapers across the country.He lives in New Jersey with his wife and son.
In the late 1980s, Harley-Davidson beat back an assault by Japanese competitors and engineered a remarkable financial turnaround. But it subsequently faced an even more formidable challenge: maintaining and improving on its success in the absence of an external crisis. To answer this challenge, then-CEO Rich Teerlink, partnering with organizational consultant Lee Ozley, threw out the top-down strategies that had just saved the company and began building a different Harley-one that would be driven not by top management, but by employees at every level. What happened next is the stuff of turnaround legend. More Than a Motorcycle is the story behind the story of the purposeful transformation of an American icon, as told by the two individuals most deeply involved in that decade-long process. The book chronicles the victories and setbacks along Harley's difficult journey from a traditional "command-and-control" culture to an open, participative learning environment. Teerlink and Ozley deliver three fund
A groundbreaking guide to mastering the most important leadership skills~Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders gives anyone from managers to executives an unparalleled opportunity to do just that. John Baldoni explores the communication styles of many of the world's most influential leaders and extracts powerful lessons that leaders of all stripes can use to improve their communication skills and overall leadership effectiveness. Drawing upon his years of experience as a top leadership consultant, visionary and coach, Baldoni:~~Reveals the communications secrets of Jack Welch, Rudy Giuliani, Colin Powell, Peter Drucker, Winston Churchill, Steve Jobs, Katharine Graham, and many other influential leaders~Distills the proven communication techniques of today's greatest leaders into core strategies and step-by-step solutions~Develops guidelines for making the most of computer-aided presentations, videoconferencing, and other new technologies~
