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The management mythbuster /

Become a better manager by challenging the myths of commonly accepted management wisdom. A humorous review of current management practice with a very serious message, The Management Mythbuster makes an entertaining case for questioning much of the conventional wisdom that pervades the corporate worl...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Axson, David A. J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Missions, visions, and other expensive pastimes
  • Strategy and other confusing stuff
  • Gurus, consultants, and other snake oil salesmen
  • Forget success, focus on failure
  • Budgeting : a modern vision of hell (well, purgatory at least)
  • The futility of forecasting
  • Total quality, Six Sigma, process re-engineering and other management fads
  • New risks for a new world
  • Pay for performance? Failure pays very well these days
  • Lies, damn lies, and performance metrics
  • Leveraging technology for competitive advantage
  • Why accountants rule the world
  • The synergies will be massive!
  • Talent matters
  • Ask the dumb questions
  • The business of spin.