The Exceptional Manager : Making the Difference.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (285 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on the Authors -- Introducing the AIM Initiative -- Part I. Setting the Scene -- 1. Making a Difference -- 2. Building on the National Context -- Part II. The Building Blocks -- 3. Transforming Strategy -- 4. Managing Employment Relations -- 5. Innovating Beyond the Steady State -- 6. Measuring Performance in Innovative Firms -- Part III. The Reflective Practitioner -- 7. Adopting Promising Practices -- 8. Learning in Organizations -- 9. Making Intelligent Decisions -- 10. Cooperating across Boundaries -- 11. Overcoming Busyness -- 12. Taking the First Steps -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.
How do businesses go beyond prescriptive policies and make the shift from the 'low road' of cost to the 'high road' of innovation and value? This ground-breaking book gives a clear analysis of the context and the challenges, and offers managers and consultants a range of ideas that could take their companies well beyond 'business as usual'.
9780191558917
Management by exception. Executive ability. Strategic planning.