The management mythbuster
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Published: |
Wiley,
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Publisher Address: | Hoboken, N.J. |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xx, 345 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780470463628 (cloth) 0470463627 (cloth) |
Index Number: | F27 |
CLC: | F27 |
Call Number: | F27/A971 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. |