Author: John McMilla
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: managers, business, decisions, theory, game, strategies, games
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1996-05-02
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0195108035
ISBN-13: 9780195108033
"Business is a game--the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it," said IBM’s founder Thomas J. Watson. He would probably agree that business negotiations are essentially the game of predicting what the other person will do. Faced with employees, subcontractors, salespeople and others, managers are continually called upon to make strategic decisions based on how someone else will act and react. How do the successful ones do it? Is it savvy? Guesswork? Even the most canny negotiators would be hard pressed to describe their own methods, which they generally develop intuitivel
Author: Bob Selde
Publisher: Outskirts Pre
Keywords: managers, successful, new, boss
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-11-15
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1432714287
ISBN-13: 9781432714284
A self-help book for people about to move into their first management role. The author Bob Selden, has been a manager and coach of managers for over 30 years, so the book is very practical and easy to follow. It allows the new manager to access the topics at their own pace and according to their own particular learning style. Actual cases show how various concepts, models, techniques and strategies have been successfully implemented. Each chapter has both a "How to implement straight away" checklist and "Action plans for the longer term" so the new manager can take action immediately and also
Author: John A. Tracy CPA
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: managers, finance, fundamentals, nonfinancial, business, harried, carte, essential, tools, budgeting
Number of Pages: 225
Published: 1996-07-27
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0471109290
ISBN-13: 9780471109297
Also by John A. TracyHOW TO READ A FINANCIAL REPORT For MANAGERS, ENTREPRENEURS, LENDERS, LAWYERS, AND INVESTORS"[If] you would like to have a minimal understanding of the numbers that make up a balance sheet, income, and cash flow statement . . . then How to Read a Financial Report might be just what you are looking for. Mr. Tracy’s book explains in plain English the meaning of the major terms used in financial statements . . ."The Wall Street Journal"What distinguishes Tracy’s efforts from other manuals is an innovative structure that visually ties together elements of the balan
Authors:Andy Bruce, Ken Langdo,
Publisher: DK ADULT
Keywords: essential, managers, series, project, management
Number of Pages: 72
Published: 2000-08-01
List price: $7.00
ISBN-10: 078945971X
ISBN-13: 9780789459718
Classify this itsy-bitsy book as a project management guide that isn’t a project to read but that distills all the basics for you into a quick thumbnail guide on everything from establishing objectives and keeping to schedules and budgets to providing effective leadership and tackling problems efficiently. Along the way, simple checklists enable you to be fully prepared at every stage, from starting up to closing down, and accessible diagrams and flow charts explore different options for action and provide useful examples. Granted, if you’re looking for very specific or in-depth gu
Author: Robert Heller
Publisher: DK ADULT
Keywords: essential, managers, series, motivating, people
Number of Pages: 72
Published: 1997-01-01
List price: $7.00
ISBN-10: 0789428962
ISBN-13: 9780789428967
Learn how to instill the traits of an inspirational leader in your employees ---- and reap the rewards! Learn all you need to know about motivating people, from learning how to bring out the best in people by understanding basic human needs to encouraging individual initiative and rewarding achievement. Motivating People shows you how to increase production and job satisfaction, and it provides practical techniques to try in different situations. Power tips help you handle real--life situations and develop the first--class motivation skills that are the key to a productive and informed workpl
Authors:Robert Heller, Tim Hindle,
Publisher: DK ADULT
Keywords: essential, managers, clearly, communicate
Number of Pages: 72
Published: 1999-04-01
List price: $7.00
ISBN-10: 0789432447
ISBN-13: 9780789432445
If you can learn to communicate as clearly and succinctly as this itsy-bitsy book will communicate its key points to you, you’re in good shape. In this pocket-size handbook, you’ll find practical techniques for holding an audience, briefing effectively, structuring a message, and giving verbal rewards--not to mention for improving your listening skills, reading more efficiently, chairing meetings, communicating to sell, negotiating to win, and much more, including using PR and advertising effectively. Along the way, clear text and illustrations cover every aspect of formal and info
Author: Michael K. Eva
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: managers, macroeconomics
Number of Pages: 848
Published: 2003-11-14
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 140510144X
ISBN-13: 9781405101448
This text offers business managers and business school students an excellent practical explanation of the short-term linkages that impact the performance of the overall economy. While the underlying theoretical constructs are not ignored, emphasis is placed on the empirical underpinnings and managerial implications of macroeconomics. The text begins by introducing key concepts such as the GDP, National and Personal Income, and the various measures of inflation and unemployment. Building on this foundation it then analyzes the following aspects of macroeconomics: aggregate supply and demand, in
