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units. This can be seen as an indicator of the extent to which the MNC is capable of putting its corporate-level resources to work on aglobaI scale. Becerra and San­ tal6 find that about ten percent of the variability of regional units is attributable to corporate effects. The more internationalized the MNC is, the stronger the cor­ porate effect. This suggests that the more internationalized MNCs are also more successful in integrating their international operations, whether by employing worldwide home-grown advantages, or by spreading over the entire organization resources and capabilities developed by a particular subsidiary. This integration within the MNC, that can be assumed to be responsible for the stronger corporate effect in the more internationalized MNCs in Becerra and Santal6's sampie, is the focus of Mauri and Sambharya's paper. These authors study the effect of global integration on the performance of the MNC, operatio­ nalizing global integration as the inter-area product flows within the multinatio­ nal. They find a non-linear relation between global integration and MNC per­ formance. At low levels of global integration, there is a negative relation with performance, which turns positive at intermediate levels, but negative again at very high levels of global integration. Their explanation is that at very low and very high levels of integration the balance between the costs and benefits of global integration activities is negative.

This volume presents the current thinking on finance and strategy inside China. It begins with research presented at the China Financial Markets Conference in 2016, jointly organized by the University of Malaya and the Sun Tzu Art of War Institute. It includes a talk by Check Teck Foo on Currency-at-War: A Longer View, as well as a highly innovative piece by Kishan on the New Chinese Paradigm in Finance, and Tianyue Lu and Wee-Yeap Lau's empirical work on China's Shadow Banking. Ignatius Roni Setyawan and Buddi Wibowo also offer compelling contributions on Determinants of Market Integration in ASEAN. Other topics include The intriguing poser: integrating China into ASEAN, will determinants be the same? and Real Estate and Inflation in China by Siew Peng Lee and Mansor Isa.The book also features contributions from the 7th Global Chinese Management Conference held in 2017. Of the several papers on Sun Tzu, Seow Wah Sheh's on Modeling of the Dao of SunTzu for Business was chosen along with Shi Yong Song's Legal Risks inside China and Sustainability Reporting by Xin Sheng Duan and Check-Teck Foo. Furthermore, contributions on Company Secretaries on Chinese Board of Directors by Guang You Liu and Xiao Hui Wang are included. Lastly, it presents Check-Teck Foo's interview with Singaporean Chinese forecaster, Jason Tan Beng Siang, discussing Chinese approaches to forecasting as well as his invention, San Bian Shu.

This book discusses the concepts of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) that are the core of various paradigms used in strategic management to understand competitive advantage as well as flexibility in organizational boundaries. It serves as a valuable reference resource in the area of VUCA markets. An increase in the levels and types of uncertainty has important implications potentially for the durability of a company's advantages, the way firms learn and adapt, approaches for managing innovation and knowledge, and the attractiveness of different strategies and organizational models. In today's world, strategic flexibility in VUCA is essential for business leaders to sustain market advantage and attain a clear vision amid the chaos. Business leaders who stay focused and are aware of external volatility as the prevalent characteristic are successful, while those who are not flexible in this VUCA world and lock themselves into fixed positions lose out.The book includes empirical and conceptual research papers along with case studies and models discussing strategies for emerging markets in volatile and uncertain environments. It also covers a variety of issues, including innovation, people and processes, financial management, and leadership and strategies in VUCA markets. Apart from research fraternity and academia, the contents of the book will be useful for practitioners as well as industry watchers.

In the early 1980s, Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation (SRC) in Springfield, Missouri, was a near bankrupt division of International Harvester. That's when a green young manager, Jack Stack, took over and turned it around. He didn't know how to'manage'a company, but he did know about the principal, of athletic competition and democracy: keeping score, having fun, playing fair, providing choice, and having a voice. With these principals he created his own style of management -- open-book management. The key is to let everyone in on financial decisions. At SRC, everyone learns how to read a P&L -- even those without a high school education know how much the toilet paper they use cuts into profits. SRC people have a piece of the action and a vote in company matters. Imagine having a vote on your bonus and on what businesses the company should be in. SRC restored the dignity of economic freedom to its people. Stack's'open-book management'is the key -- a system which, as he describes it here, is literally a game, and one so simple anyone can use it. As part of the Currency paperback line, the book includes a'User's Guide'-- an introduction and discussion guide created for the paperback by the author -- to help readers make practical use of the book's ideas. Jack Stack is the president and CEO of the Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation, in Springfield, Missouri. The recipient of the 1993 Business Enterprise Trust Award, Jack speaks throughout the country on The Great Game Of Business and Open Book Management.

Organizational Information Systems in the Context of Globalization exemplifies the role of social theory in approaching ICT utilization challenges in a globalization context. The debates raised on implementation, policy, organizations and organizing, and social dynamics, increase our awareness of the diversity of perspectives we need to delve into when framing the role of ICTs in the globalization agenda. The equal representation of managerial and non-managerial decision making contexts alerts us to the fact that ICTs should not be considered only as a corporate wealth creation prerogative. This book contains the selected proceedings of the Working Conference on Information Systems Perspectives and Challenges in the Context of Globalization, sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Athens, Greece in June 2003.

Not just for the international or global decision maker but for the local'mom-and-pop'operator, too. Understand how you can take the best of the world's best and incorporate it into your daily operations, products and services, and strategic thinking to make the kinds of decisions that separate the extraordinary leaders from their ordinary counterparts. Also learn how to extrapolate from what you read in the papers and see on the news and recognize threats and opportunities that will impact your organization both in the present and in years to come.

This book focuses on “Disruption and Change” in the Asian region. In this context, managers and policymakers face a fast transformation of existing structures and business environments. From a business perspective, change is the adoption of business strategies, activities, and operations that meet the needs of the firm and its stakeholder today while protecting, sustaining, and enhancing the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future. Disruption refers to the radical changes in existing industries or markets due to technological innovation breakthroughs. There is a consensus among scholars and practitioners that organizations must manage the change well to flourish in a competitive business environment. Many business models need to be rethought to establish new ways to stay competitive. The book, with its practical examples, gives the reader impulses for new Asian's approaches and encourages the readers to dare to think and act in new ways.

The place and impact of large, elite business schools is hotly debated. Compared to such establishments, little has been written about smaller, regional, community-oriented business schools that serve and interact with their various communities at home or abroad.Focusing on one of the smaller regional business schools in the UK, and incorporating perspectives from further afield, this book seeks to redress that balance. This local focus enables a more holistic understanding of what really goes on in terms of the complex relationships, practices, challenges and contexts at play in such an arena. The book, conceived throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, reverberates with a multiplicity of voices, perspectives and narratives, and reflects a process of collaborative autoethnography and critical friendship. It will be of great value to academics, students and others who are interested in optimising the benefits of regional business schools around the world.

This edited book is the second in the book series “Managing the Post-Colony”. The book series is co-edited by Nimruji Jammulamadaka (IIM Calcutta, India) and Gavin Jack (Monash University, Australia). The book series seeks to present cutting-edge, critical, interdisciplinary, and geographically and culturally diverse perspectives on the contemporary nature, experience, and theorisation of managing and organising under conditions of postcoloniality. This book specifically presents voices and perspectives from Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, and The Pacific, locations with shared and distinctive histories and present-day experiences of colonisation and imperialism. Ways of managing, organising, and doing business in these places demonstrate cultural continuity and change in such histories, present sites of postcolonial struggle, and diverse prospects for self-determined future-making. The book explores struggles and prospects of managing in the post-colony through qualitative empirical cases, historical and legal studies, conceptual essays and provocations, and interviews with Indigenous business leaders. It contributes to the ongoing diversification, provincialisation, and decolonisation of management and organisation studies and practice. A strong focus is placed on diverse Indigenous knowledges and experiences, including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Pasifika, and Māori peoples, and insights into the capacity for Indigenous culture-specific modes of business to offer decolonising futures.

The purpose of this book is to highlight how current successful Japanese multinational enterprises (MNEs) and companies have changed their business or business models in the past three decades. Japanese MNEs received a lot of attention from academia and industry during the 1980s and the early 1990s, and their factors for success have been compared with those of Western MNEs. Unfortunately, following the collapse of the “bubble economy” in the early 1990s, international business researchers and practitioners'attention has turned away from Japan and its MNEs to emerging markets, notably the rapidly growing China.Japanese MNEs have faced the mature domestic economy and also have had to overcome many new challenges in the twenty-first century, such as rapid aging, depopulation, and response to new technologies. Japanese MNEs and companies today are being forced to respond to new business environments never seen in the past. The prerequisites for business activities have significantly changed from those of former Japanese companies and their management practices. Even in such a difficult situation, however, many Japanese MNEs and emerging companies have achieved steady growth and have succeeded by changing their business models. This book provides the reader with new directions for research and lessons by analyzing the challenges of Japanese multinational enterprises and emerging companies. The redirection of attention is expected to have a positive impact on the field of international business study and practice.

Elterliche Skills in Organisationen - Ressourcenzentrierte Führung und Mitarbeit Basierend auf aktuellen wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen verdeutlicht „Elterliche Skills in Organisationen“, wie sich Organisationen und jeder Einzelne die aus der Elternrolle erworbenen Kompetenzen ressourcenorientiert nutzbar machen können. Denn es ist nachgewiesen, dass zahlreiche Ähnlichkeiten zwischen der Elternrolle und der Rolle als Mitarbeitende und Führungskräfte bestehen. Dadurch kann beachtlicher gegenseitiger Kompetenzerwerb ermöglicht werden. Wie dies möglich ist, welche Skills für Führungskräfte besonders relevant sind und wie der positive Transfer der Kompetenzen aus der Elternrolle unterstützt und für die Tätigkeit im Unternehmen noch besser eingesetzt werden kann, erfahren Sie in diesem Buch. Zielgruppen: Führungskräfte, HRM-Fachleute, Coaches, TrainerInnen, PsychologInnen, WirtschaftswissenschaftlerInnen, sowie Eltern. Zu den Autoren: Dipl.-Psych. Joachim E. Lask, Wirtschafts- und Familien-Psychologe und Leiter des WorkFamily-Instituts, berät Organisationen und forscht zum Work-Family Enrichment. Dr. Nina M. Junker, Associate Professor an der University of Oslo, ist Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologin. Sie forscht und publiziert unter Berücksichtigung sozialpsychologischer Konzepte seit vielen Jahren zur Schnittstelle von Beruf und Privatleben.

This unique collection of international papers integrates CSR theory, research and practice. The book examines the challenges of regulating and reporting CSR application, exploring issues concerning all agencies involved. Recommendations for performance enhancement are complimented by insightful enterprise and case studies on CSR sustainability.

Kollektive Führung wird im vorliegenden Buch als zentrale Gestaltungsherausforderung von Multi-Akteur-Partnerschaften hergeleitet. Die Untersuchung klärt mittels einer Literaturdiskussion, was kollektive Führung in Multi-Akteur-Partnerschaften bedeutet und welche Möglichkeiten und Grenzen kollektive Führung hinsichtlich der Förderung einer Kooperation auf Augenhöhe in Multi-Akteur-Partnerschaften bietet. Basierend auf der Erkenntnis, dass kollektive Führung einen konzeptionellen Rahmen für ein fragmentiertes Forschungsfeld bildet, wird dieses anhand der zwei Dimensionen ‚Auffassung von Kollektivität‘ und ‚Ort der Führung‘ systematisiert. Hiernach kann kollektive Führung entweder als ‚Erscheinungsform von Führung‘ oder als ‚Sichtweise auf Führung‘ aufgefasst und entweder in der ‚Gruppe‘ oder im ‚System‘ verortet werden. Die entstehende Matrix ermöglicht eine Auswahl von vier Ansätzen für eine tiefergehende Diskussion: Selbstführung, kollegiale Führung, relationale Führung und systemische Führung. Eine Quintessenz der Diskussion wird anhand eines Mehrebenen-Modells gegeben, welches das Kooperationssystem einer Multi-Akteur-Partnerschaft als polykontextuale Governance auffaltet, um eine Identifikation und Bewertung kritischer Ressourcen als Bestandteile relationaler Führungskompetenz zu ermöglichen.

Dieses Buch vermittelt Wissen rund um die Covid-19-Pandemie und ihre Auswirkungen auf Unternehmen und gibt einen Überblick über die Herausforderungen und Veränderungen während und nach der Pandemie sowie darüber, wie sich die Wirtschaft weltweit neu umgestaltet. Es besteht im Wesentlichen aus drei Themenschwerpunkten: Covid-19 und geschäftliche Herausforderungen, Erholung der Unternehmen von Covid-19 sowie Zukunft und neue Geschäftsmöglichkeiten. Das Buch enthält einen systematischen Literaturüberblick auf der Grundlage maschinell generierter Inhalte. Fragen und zugehörige Schlüsselwörter wurden für die Maschine vorbereitet, die sie abgefragt, entdeckt, zusammengestellt und durch Clustering mit künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) strukturiert hat. Springer Nature hat in den letzten Jahren viel zu dem Thema in Zeitschriften veröffentlicht, so dass die Herausforderung für die Maschine darin bestand, die relevantesten Inhalte zu identifizieren und sie in einer strukturierten Weise zu präsentieren. Die automatisch generierten Literaturzusammenfassungen dienen Lesern aus den Bereichen Wirtschaft und Management, aber auch Wissenschaftlern und Studenten, um sich schnell einen Überblick über die aktuelle Entwicklung des Themas zu verschaffen, aber auch als Anregungen und Impulse für Forschungsfragen, neue Strategien sowie für mögliche Lösungen in schwierigen Geschäftsphasen und Situationen.

This ambitious book develops an integrative understanding of business transparency spanning business disciplines. It synthesizes the vast, siloed research on business transparency to develop and provide an integrative view for business researchers and scholars, pointing out research opportunities in the process. The first chapter introduces business transparency with a brief historical overview, followed by its key conceptualizations and challenges. Chapters 2 through 5 take up four conceptually distinct views of transparency in depth: transparency as strategic disclosure (Chapter 2), transparency as a business tactic (Chapter 3), transparency as organizational culture (Chapter 4) and transparency as a managerial virtue (Chapter 5). Chapter 6 explores transparency's infeasibility challenge through the chasm between disclosure and understanding and considers its implications. The final chapter provides an integrative framework of business transparency. This book will be useful to business academics who are interested in transparency and associated concepts.

This is an open access book under CC BY-NC-ND.This open access book is a comprehensive solution proposed by Dr. Chen Dongsheng for the issues of medical care, pension, and fund raising in the era of longevity. This book studies the relationship among aging population, economic development, and business model innovation. It integrates multi-disciplinary, multi-industry, and multi-professional research and thinking to focus on how to meet the challenge of aging population from business perspective. The author analyzes the keys and experience for Taikang to get successful in this area. The arrival of the'Era of Longevity'not only creates new business opportunities, but also changes the economy, governance, and cultural ecology of the society. It is of interest to the readers in business and policy-making.

Five years'worth of management wisdom, all in one place.Get the latest, most significant thinking from the pages of Harvard Business Review in 5 Years of Must Reads from HBR: 2024 Edition. Every year, HBR editors examine the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past twelve months to select the definitive articles that have provoked the most conversation and inspired the most change. From managing in the age of outrage, to getting more out of your AI initiatives, to running the perfect one-on-one meeting, the articles in this five-book collection will help you manage your daily challenges and meet the changing competitive landscape head-on.Books in HBR's 10 Must Reads series offer essential reading selected from the pages of Harvard Business Review on topics critical to the success of every manager. Each book is packed with advice and inspiration from leading experts, such as Satya Nadella, Frances X. Frei, Marcus Buckingham, Adam Grant, Joan C. Williams, Roger Martin, Robert Livingston, and Katrina Lake. Company examples range from P&G, UPS, and Pfizer to Alibaba, Microsoft, and Stitch Fix. 5 Years of Must Reads from HBR: 2024 Edition brings the most current and important business conversations to your fingertips.HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

Der Erfolg von Unternehmen wird durch eine Vielzahl an Einflussfaktoren bestimmt. Digitale Transformation, Strukturwandel und geopolitische Verwerfungen in der VUCA-Welt treffen im Unternehmen auf vier verschiedene Generationen mit ihren Erwartungen an Kultur und Werte. Unternehmen stehen vor großen Herausforderungen, sich zukunftssicher aufzustellen, neue Strategien umzusetzen, resilient durch Krisen zu gehen und durch Innovationen langfristig erfolgreich zu sein. Dieses Buch stellt praxiserprobte Ansätze vor und gibt einen Einblick in die Zusammenhänge von Kultur, Leadership, Strategien, neuen Geschäftsmodellen, Lean Innovation und lernenden Organisationen. Im ersten Teil des Buches „Setting the Scene“ geht es um das Fundament erfolgreicher Strategien und wie dieser Dreiklang von Unternehmenskultur, Leadership und Strategien im Zusammenspiel der unterschiedlichen Generationen zum Wettbewerbsvorteil werden kann. Der zweite Teil „Staying in Control“behandelt die wichtigen Aspekte bei der Entwicklung und Implementierung von Strategien. Es wird erläutert, warum Reverse Engineering und Rüttelstrecken im Strategieprozess unerlässlich sind und wie Krisen mit Resilienz-Strategien gemeistert werden können. Im dritten Teil „Accelerate and Maintain Speed“ wird gezeigt, wie disruptive Geschäftsmodelle, Lean Start-up und Systemdenken als Enabler für den Geschäftserfolg genutzt werden können.Auf Basis realer Praxisbeispiele analysieren die Autoren sowohl positive als auch weniger gute Ansätze und leiten Handlungsempfehlungen ab. Dazu passend werden effektive Methoden, Tools und Checklisten als Lösungsoptionen vorgestellt. Jedes Kapitel schließt mit konkreten Tipps für das obere und mittlere Management sowie für die operative Ebene.

This book provides a transnational African perspective on business management concerns and business ethics by examining the concepts of responsible business practices and sustainability across sub-Saharan Africa. Covering topics ranging from ethical advertisement to responsible pricing to waste management for sustainable business, it highlights the importance of consciously and deliberately inculcating responsible practices in the creation and operation of business activities within a corporate context to achieve sustainability in African markets. The book employs a case-by-case method for treating issues in responsible business practice and sustainability, with contributions illustrating responsible and irresponsible business practices across various areas of business management. Relevant to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, it will be of great importance to academics and students of responsible business, sustainability, business ethics and African business more broadly. It will also be a helpful guide for professionals and business owners to understand some salient issues in navigating sustainable business practices in Africa.

Dieses Fachbuch stellt einen praxiserprobten Kommunikationsansatz vor, der an der eigenen Haltung, bestehenden Glaubensmustern und dem Bewusstsein der unbewussten und autonomen Vorgänge ansetzt. Unbewusste biologische Vorgänge, psychologische und soziale Aspekte haben einen großen Einfluss auf den Gesprächserfolg und entscheiden teilweise sogar über das gesamte Miteinander. Gerade die Kommunikation im Arbeitsleben ist herausfordernd. Die Autorin zeigt verschiedene Ansätze und Prinzipien, die die eigene Kommunikationskompetenz fördern. Eine wichtige Rolle spielen dabei Achtsamkeit, persönliche Führung, Wissen über Vorurteile und Glaubenssätze, Vertrauen, Wertschätzung und emotionale Intelligenz. Der Gesprächspartner wird durch aufmerksames Zuhören und neugierige Fragen angeregt, eine eigene Lösung zu entwickeln und intrinsisch motiviert zu handeln. Durch die Anwendung der vorgestellten Prinzipien werden die Gespräche im beruflichen Kontext optimiertund das Miteinander verbessert, da die Gespräche zu einem lösungsorientierten Verhalten führen, dessen Ergebnisse nachhaltig umgesetzt werden. Das Erproben und Anwenden der neuen Form der Kommunikation kann dazu beitragen, dass sich Organisationen'von innen heraus'verändern und zu Lernenden Organisationen entwickeln. Wiederkehrende Beispiele aus dem beruflichen Kontext (Leistungsbeurteilungsgespräch, Onboarding, Kundengespräch, Konfliktgespräch) geben hilfreiche Hinweise für die praktische Umsetzung im Arbeitsalltag. Der InhaltDynamische Kommunikation in der VUCA-WeltGesprächsvorbereitung und eine angenehme GesprächsatmosphäreIm Gespräch Überzeugungen ändern und Möglichkeiten entdecken Partnerschaftlich Lösungen suchen und umsetzenSelbst-Review zur Selbstoptimierung

The rise of China poses a significant challenge to the existing, Western-dominated world economic order. The effectiveness of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is contingent on a smooth transition of the world's economic center toward the Asia-Pacific Region. For Western investors, the vast market opportunities can be tempting. However, the lack of experience and knowledge of international management in China – a country with radically different business rules and cultural background – poses a substantial risk. This book provides comprehensive insights into the fast-changing business world in China. Based on the authors'theoretical knowledge and invaluable years of practical experience, it discusses the various options for doing business in China, with current examples that demonstrate how European SMEs can successfully position themselves between multinational companies and local competitors. It also highlights new opportunities arising from China's international involvement (New Silk Road, RCEP) and addresses risk management for European SMEs operating in China. Moreover, it sheds light on how to form relationships of mutual trust between Chinese policymakers and their advisors/cooperation partners from abroad. Readers with an interest in doing business in China will find this book particularly valuable.

Dieses aufschlussreiche und inspirierende Buch zeigt sowohl erfahrenen als auch angehenden Führungskräften, wie sie sich buddhistische Philosophien zunutze machen können, um eine effektivere und nachhaltigere Führung zu praktizieren. Illustriert durch die Geschichten visionärer und innovativer Führungskräfte aus vielen Bereichen, darunter Elon Musk (Tesla), Malala Yousafzai (Menschenrechte), Howard Schultz (Starbucks) und Muhammad Yunus (Mikrofinanzierung und Entwicklung), verbindet dieser Band ein uraltes buddhistisches Konzept, bekannt als der Edle Achtfache Pfad, mit den Bedürfnissen der heutigen Zeit, um ein alternatives Paradigma zur übermäßigen Fokussierung auf das Ergebnis und den'Winner-take-all'-Ansatz zu entwickeln, der die Führungspraxis der letzten Jahrzehnte dominiert hat.Die verblüffende Ablehnung der Europäischen Union durch das Vereinigte Königreich und das spaltende US-Präsidentschaftsrennen 2016 dienen als dramatische Kulisse für komplexe gesellschaftlicheProbleme, die kreative Lösungen erfordern, die Akteure aus verschiedenen Bereichen und Sichtweisen zusammenbringen. Der Achtfache Pfad – charakterisiert durch die Elemente Rechte Sichtweise, Rechte Absicht, Rechte Rede, Rechtes Handeln, Rechter Lebensunterhalt, Rechte Anstrengung, Rechte Achtsamkeit und Rechte Konzentration – ist ein Führungsansatz, der individuelle und kollektive Belange ausgleicht sowie pragmatische und spirituelle Prioritäten in Einklang bringt.Joan Marques, eine erfahrene Autorin, Rednerin und Ausbilderin zum Thema Spiritualität in Organisationen mit umfangreicher Erfahrung in der Lehre und Anwendung buddhistischer Prinzipien, zeigt auf, wie der Achtfache Pfad Praktiken und Entscheidungen beeinflussen kann, die zu langfristigen Vorteilen für die Gemeinschaft führen und dabei achtsamere und gewissenhaftere Führungskräfte entwickeln, die in der Lage sind, vielschichtige Herausforderungen zu bewältigen.Die Übersetzung wurde mit Hilfe von künstlicher Intelligenz durchgeführt. Eine anschließende menschliche Überarbeitung erfolgte vor allem in Bezug auf den Inhalt.

Streng hierarchische Führung oder total agile Demokratie? Die Unternehmensorganisation der Zukunft muss beides können. Wie das gelingen kann, beschreibt dieses Fachbuch ausführlich – in einem neuen Organisationsmodell, das beide Herangehensweisen situativ möglich macht. Und damit einen systemischen Brückenschlag zwischen „alter“ und „neuer“ Welt schafft. Dabei gibt das Buch einen Überblick über aktuelle Formen klassischer sowie agiler Organisationsmodelle. Es beleuchtet die Entwicklung gängiger Organisationsformen von komplexen Hierarchien über Lean und Scrum bis hin zur Holokratie. Anschließend wird das innovative Konzept beschrieben, das die besten Ansätze vereint: situativ statt festgelegt, systemisch statt hierarchisch, lateral statt vertikal. Praxisnah am Beispiel einer Unternehmensberatung und Kreativagentur, die dieses Organisationsmodell seit über sieben Jahren lebt. Das Ergebnis? Beyond Agile.

The days of cheap raw materials and energy sources are gone. Suppliers will demand price increases due to the rising costs of energy and materials. This book describes how your purchasing department is able to gain (more) profit for your company and includes new ideas for successful purchasing and supplier development in Asia. The author discusses how to reduce costs in productive (BOM) and non-productive materials (NPMs) and how to calculate product and tool costs. As well, the book shows ways to negotiate your results with your suppliers in Asia and build an effective system of supplier relationship management.

If each of us on this Earth has 24 hours every day, how do some achieve so much, while others can hardly get by? Is there a way to manage time much more efficiently without losing sight of the good things in life? In this book, August-Wilhelm Scheer, a scientist, entrepreneur, political advisor and passionate jazz saxophonist, presents a definitive guide to time management based on his own experience. The reader is introduced to bold start-ups, exciting corporate takeovers and sales, and the demands on politicians in this regard. In addition to insider tips on the start-up ecosystem, the book offers a wealth of advice on how to manage time effectively. August-Wilhelm Scheer is one of the most influential scientists and entrepreneurs in German information technology. The ARIS method for process management, which he developed, is used in virtually many DAX companies and internationally. He heads a group of nine companies including Scheer GmbH, imc AG and Scheer PAS GmbH, as well as the non-profit August-Wilhelm Scheer Research Institute.

This book focuses on innovation in the ASEAN such as Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia andSingapore to demonstrate that it is contextually different to other geographic regionsdue to the climate, government structure and history. This book shows that innovationdevelops based on cultural and societal conditions.The aim of this book is to focus on how innovation occurs in Brunei, Indonesia,Malaysia and Singapore. Thereby focusing on the unique country elements of eachcountry but also exploring the integrated history of these countries. The book highlightsthese countries together due to Brunei and Singapore previously being part of Malaysiaand the fact that they are in close geographic proximity. In addition, this book statesthat all countries share the same language (Bahasa Indonesia or Malay), which is acommon cultural feature of these countries. In this book chapters focus on differentforms of innovationfrom social to technological. Thereby offering a holistic perspectiveabout how innovation occurs within and between these countries.

Das Fachbuch bietet Orientierungshilfe bei der Analyse der Kompetenzanforderungen im Digitalen Wandel. Es stellt Kompetenzmodelle unterschiedlicher Ausrichtungen vor und dient als Ausgangsbasis für die Profilbildung in der eigenen Organisation. Schwerpunkte sind Computational Thinking, Informationskompetenz, Künstliche Intelligenz und ethische Reflexion.Die Anforderungen dienen als Basis für die Konzeption einer passgenauen Kompetenzentwicklung für den Digitalen Wandel. Anschaulich präsentierte Anwendungsbeispiele regen die Umsetzung innovativer Maßnahmen im Umfeld der eigenen Organisation an.Der InhaltMit Kompetenzmodellen digitalisierungsbezogene Bildungserträge erfassen und fächerübergreifend konzipierenMit Kompetenzmodellen spezielle Aspekte des Digitalen Wandels vertiefenMit Kompetenzmodellen die kritische Reflexion des Digitalen Wandels fördernMit Kompetenzmodellen ausgewählte Bildungsszenarien gestaltenDie ZielgruppenBildungsmanager/-innenPersonalmanager/-innenLehrkräfteFührungskräfteStudierendeEhrenamtlich Engagierte

To effectively deliver sustainable management in practice for Africa, we need responsible leadership. We need to deepen our understanding of sustainability in the unique socio-political and economic context of the continent. The roles of various actors across public, private and non-profit sectors as enablers of sustainable development need to be explored to understand the social, economic and environmental (SEE) trends in Africa and its emerging and developing economies, as well as to chart the way forward for the continent.This second volume explores the roles and responsibilities of the players—leaders and followers—in the core, public purpose and business spheres in delivering sustainable development outcomes for Africa. Drawing on interviews, cases and extensive literature, this volume contributes to reflection on the leadership values and practices required for a sustainable Africa and the crafting of new policy approaches to address the development challenges such as environmental degradation, economic inequities and social exclusion in Africa. The African scope of the book is hinged on collaboration from authors across Africa and the inclusion of case stories from emerging economies in the five African subregions (East, West, North, Central and Southern Africa) within the chapters. The core message is that, to achieve effective and sustainable management and development for Africa, the practice of responsible leadership is critical.

Es gibt kaum ein Unternehmen, das nicht von der zunehmenden Digitalisierung betroffen ist. Umso verwunderlicher ist es, dass viele Unternehmen keine digitale Strategie vorweisen können. Dieses Buch zeigt, warum die digitale Transformation für jedes Unternehmen lebensnotwendig ist, wenn man langfristig am Markt erfolgreich sein möchte. Ausgehend von einigen Grundlagen werden praxisorientiert die nötigen Kenntnisse vermittelt, wie der Prozess der digitalen Transformation strukturiert werden kann. Zusätzlich widmet sich dieses Buch ausführlich den Erfolgsfaktoren der digitalen Transformation und verdeutlicht, wie das Management erfolgreiche Transformationsprozesse fördern kann. Neu in der 2., aktualisierten Auflage: Testen Sie Ihr Wissen mit Fragen und Antworten zum Buch in der Springer Nature Flashcards-App.

Dieses Fachbuch untersucht anhand einer eigenen Studie sowie Gastbeiträgen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis den Arbeitsraum als dynamisches Bezugssystem zwischen Menschen, Objekten, Orten, Aufgaben und Funktionen. Ausgehend von einem Raumverständnis als soziale Konstruktion wird im Buch ein neues Raummodell entworfen. Der erste Teil des Buches widmet sich der geschichtlichen Entwicklung des Arbeitsraumes. Aktuelle Räume werden sodann den bestehenden Lebenswelten von Arbeit und Wohnen gegenübergestellt und in einem ethischen Diskurs mit der neuen Arbeitswelt – der New Work – konfrontiert. Im zweiten Teil des Buches kommen Architekt•innen und Künstler•innen mit ihren spezifischen Gestaltungszugängen zum Arbeitsraum zu Wort. Im dritten Teil werden Arbeitsräume in die Zukunft gedacht und modellhafte Vorschläge für ihre Weiterentwicklung umrissen. Hierbei werden sowohl funktionale Arbeitsräume wie Sozial-, Innovations-, mobile Arbeitsräume und Co-Working-Spaces als auch typische Funktions-und Bedeutungsaufladungen des Büroraums kritisch hinterfragt.

Was versteckt sich hinter dem Mythos Autorität – welche Form von Autorität benötigen Führungskräfte in Zeiten einer epochalen Transformation? Diese Frage beantwortet Frank H. Baumann-Habersack fundiert, anschaulich und praxisbezogen. Leser•innen erfahren, was sich hinter dem Begriff „Transformative Autorität“ verbirgt und warum Chef•innen, die wirksam führen wollen, sie benötigen. Der Autor ermutigt damit zu einem Paradigmenwechsel in der Haltung des Führens. Autoritäres Machtgehabe war gestern. Heute bedarf es präsenter, transparenter, beharrlicher und vernetzter Führung. Frank H. Baumann-Habersack beschreibt, was Entscheider•innen tun können, um zukünftig wirksam zu führen und wie die Transformation zu einer zukunftsweisenden Führungskultur gelingt. Führungskräfte lernen somit, ihre Wirksamkeit zu steigern – zum Wohle des Unternehmens, der Mitarbeiter•innen und ihrer selbst. Mit einem Vorwort von Prof. Dr. Arist von Schlippe, dem Mitbegründer des Konzepts „Neue Autorität'in Deutschland. „Das in diesem Buch eingeführte Konzept der transformativen Autorität baut folgerichtig auf den Gedanken der Neuen Autorität auf. Es versorgt den Autoritätsbegriff mit einer inhaltlichen Präzisierung, die es leichter machen dürfte, ihn zu akzeptieren, insbesondere wenn es um die Einführung im Organisationskontext geht.“ Prof. Arist von Schlippe „Das Konzept der transformativen Autorität ist eine der anregensten Weiterentwicklungen des Konzepts der neuen Autorität. Es wirkt über die Anwendung der neuen Autorität hinaus in Organisationen. Dadurch, dass es den Fragen zu Führung und Transformation mit ihren dynamischen, zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen auf den Grund geht. Dieses Buch ist eine höchst erfreuliche Erweiterung der Literatur über die Grenzen, Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen von Führung in unserer heutigen Welt.“ Prof. Haim Omer

From leadership expert Dr. Jim Loehr, strengthen your moral and ethical character for outstanding leadership results with this must-have set. Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy At the end of your life, how are you likely to be remembered? Chances are that people won't be praising your money, power, and status. Instead, the people you've impacted will remember you for your compassion and personal strength—in short, your character. Unfortunately, many leaders are unaware of their character shortcomings and blind spots that hold so many of us back from building the lasting legacy we are capable of. With the right motivation, you can begin to strengthen your character and become a moral and ethical leader capable of creating lasting change. In Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy, Dr. Jim Loehr, cofounder of the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute, reveals 50 character competencies that you can practice daily to transform your life and work. This book will also guide you through the process of developing a Personal Credo that will serve as your decision-making mission statement. Most leaders never take the time to identify their own core values, instead defaulting to a reflexive form of decision making. Gain an awareness of the conscious and unconscious processes that guide what you do and why you do it, and take charge of your leadership legacy. Even good leaders are vulnerable to corruption. Read Leading with Character to learn how human evolution and contemporary culture can lead us astray without our even knowing it. As we work hard to get to the top, who are we becoming along the way? If we want to become heroes whose memories will long outlast us, we need to channel our energy into creating habits that will add up to a strong and meaningful character. The Personal Credo Journal: A Companion to Leading with Character We all want to become high impact leaders with a robust ethical and moral character, but getting there is a challenge. Dr. Jim Loehr's Leading with Character offers a succinct plan for developing your character as a leader and building a meaningful legacy through your life's work. The Personal Credo Journal is a day-by-day workbook that will guide you through the process of identifying your core values and crafting your Personal Credo—a statement of beliefs and values that will help you align every action and decision with your deepest held ideals. With these activities and exercises, you'll spend just a few minutes each day reflecting on meaningful and thought-provoking prompts about your life story, your personal strengths and weaknesses, and your life goals. By the end of this life-altering, 150-day challenge, you will have gained a deep self-knowledge and a clear vision of your path forward as a leader. Take charge of the legacy you'll leave behind, build character, and learn to use your Personal Credo to transform your life.

A high-impact leadership coach gives you the tools you need to maximize your influence in a new role, giving you the ability to meet any challenge and take your team, organization, church, or company to new heights.“A practical path to maximizing your influence, navigating transitions, and producing positive results.”—Jon Gordon, 10x bestselling author of The Power of Positive LeadershipSure, it's inspirational when we hear stories about those who founded companies from their garages with one hundred dollars cash while in high school. But such success is super rare and not always how it plays out for great leaders. The reality is that most leaders are responsible for corporations, teams, and products they didn't launch from the ground up. Tyler Reagin saw the immense need to address this mission-critical but often overlooked aspect of leadership: healthy transition for leaders who inherit teams, places, or platforms others created. His groundbreaking book Leading Things You Didn't Start provides a faith-based four-step plan that answers practical questions such as:• Do I really want to take over something loved by so many?• Is there a secret sauce to doing what the leaders before me did?• How do I get the current team on board with my leadership?• How do I honor the past without being trapped by it?• How do I steward the legacy of the leaders who started the movement?Through the use of tried-and-true coaching principles and practical case studies with leaders like Buzz Williams, head coach at Texas A&M, and Cheryl Bachelder, former CEO of Popeyes, Reagin helps you maximize your newfound influx of influence and master the intentions of an inheriting leader.

Svenja Hofert stellt zahlreiche agile Führungsideen vor und zeigt, wann und wie diese in der Praxis eingeführt und umgesetzt werden können. Sie lernen, wie Sie Instrumente nutzen und sich Stück für Stück dem agilen Gedanken nähern. Ein Wertecheck hilft Ihnen einzuschätzen, welche Methode zu Ihrem Unternehmen passt. Die 3. Auflage wurde von der Autorin noch einmal grundlegend aktualisiert.Ein Führungsstil mit agilen Ideen schafft die Voraussetzung dafür, dass Teams und Mitarbeiter komplexe Anforderungen besser bewältigen und innovativer sein können. Dabei lassen sich agile Ideen und Maßnahmen sowohl in Form kleiner als auch großer Experimente ausprobieren und einführen, völlig unabhängig von der jeweiligen Branche und der Größe des Unternehmens.Auf der Basis ihrer jahrelangen Praxis und einer umfassenden Studie zeigt die Autorin, dass schon wenige agile Maßnahmen dazu führen, das Teamklima für Leistung und Innovation entscheidend zu verbessern. Für Personaler und Führungskräfte, die erst einmal ein Stück Agilität testen wollen, bevor sie (vielleicht) aufs Ganze gehen.

Das Kompaktlexikon Unternehmensgründung liefert nahezu 2000 aktuelle Begriffserklärungen aus Theorie und Praxis rund um die Existenzgründung sowie den Aufbau von neuen Unternehmen. Von A wie Absatzmarkt bis Z wie Zuschuss bietet das Nachschlagewerk Gründern, Entrepreneuren und Unternehmern eine schnelle, kompakte und wirkungsvolle Unterstützung für den Start und die weitere Entwicklung der eigenen Firma an. Der Leser findet sowohl die Erklärungen zentraler Fachbegriffe als auch die Darstellung von Zusammenhängen von gründungsrelevanten Themen. Zudem bekommt er wertvolle Anregungen für das eigene unternehmerische Handeln. In der dritten Auflage des Kompaktlexikons wurden neben verschiedenen Aktualisierungen zahlreiche neue Begriffe ergänzt, die neben den Herausgebern auch weiterhin von einem renommierten Kreis von Kollegen aus der Gründungsforschung und zugehörigen Experten aus der Praxis erklärt werden. Zur Zielgruppe gehören neben Gründern und Unternehmern auch Vertreter von Banken und Venture-Capital-Unternehmen, Business Angels, Investment Manager sowie Hochschullehrer, Studenten, Journalisten und Berater, die sich mit dem Bereich Entrepreneurship befassen wollen.

Build resilience in your company to weather the greatest crises.If you read nothing else on organizational resilience, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help your company prepare for and overcome disruption, social upheaval, and disaster.This book will inspire you to:Reposition your core business while launching a separate, disruptive businessBuild the ability to continually anticipate and adjust to emerging trendsPrepare for the business implications of climate changeLearn about the risks of hyperefficient businessesDevelop organizational gritRebound from a recession faster than your competitorsLead your company through any kind of crisisThis collection of articles includes'How Resilience Works'by Diane Coutu;'The Quest for Resilience'by Gary Hamel and Liisa Valikangas;'Disruptive Technologies: Catching the Wave'by Joseph L. Bower and Clayton M. Christensen;'Organizational Grit'by Thomas H. Lee and Angela L. Duckworth;'Leading in Times of Trauma'by Jane E. Dutton, Peter J. Frost, Monica C. Worline, Jacoba M. Lilius, and Jason M. Kanov;'Learning from the Future'by J. Peter Scoblic;'Leading a New Era of Climate Action'by Andrew Winston;'The High Price of Efficiency'by Roger L. Martin;'Reigniting Growth'by Chris Zook and James Allen;'Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World'by Willy C. Shih; and'Roaring Out of Recession'by Ranjay Gulati, Nitin Nohria, and Franz Wohlgezogen.HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

People are conditioned culturally from an early age, with each of us developing a set of values and behaviors that differ from those in other parts of the world. When adopting Agile, do cultural behaviors and values prevail, or is there a universal “Agile culture”? How have people from different cultures adopted Agile to suit them? Are some cultures naturally more suited to adopting Agile than others? Adopting Agile Across Borders answers all of that and more. Teams in all industries are more globally distributed and diverse than ever. Authors Glaudia Califano and David Spinks reveal how people across the world have embraced Agile values alongside their own cultural values, and what this means for the adoption of Agile. In Adopting Agile Across Borders, a rich array of experiences are shared through real-life stories told by members of the global Agile community. Whether you are an Agile practitioner, a product manager, HR personnel, or simply someoneinterested in leading people more effectively, this book provides essential teamwork insights across the board. Califano and Spinks showcase case studies from around the world to address the opportunities provided by ever greater mobility and advances in technology. Adopting Agile Across Borders is here to ready you for a diverse, more connected future.What You Will LearnGain an awareness and understanding of different cultural types, behaviours, and communication styles See how diversity spans a much wider set of factors than nationality, race, and genderDiscover how multi-cultural Agile teams can reach high-performing states by acknowledging their diversity and finding ways to better integrate with one anotherWho This Book Is ForAgile practitioners, scrum masters, Agile coaches, product owners, team members, product managers, and anyone responsible for, or interestedin, leading people.

Apply the industrial engineering science of invention and assembly to how software is described, planned, and built, allowing you to be free to flex your practices according to your needs, putting principle over habit and rules.Reading about Agile practices is like reading diet advice. Everything sounds unique and good; everything starts with good intentions. Then reality sets in. Organizations adapt their practices, but lose sight of grounding principles. A bias toward ceremonies, metrics, and recipes comes at the expense of efficiently getting the real work done. Managers and developers are incentivized to game the system. Organizational metrics become detached from the reality of what is being delivered and how.The Agile Codex shows you how to describe a software project as an acyclic dependency tree of sized work items, scoped to be operated on by one software engineer each and completed within a week. It provides Open Source tooling to help you visualize, sequence and assign these work items to account for risk and increase predictability in your delivery times. You'll see the value of doing this as it applies to efficiently planning and adjusting software projects in the face of learning and change. Finally, the book covers the collaborative agile principles required to bring this skill set and practice to a software team.Throughout the book you'll be reminded that software engineering is not a rote task - it is primarily a skilled, creative act. As such, you'll see that we need to account for the space needed toresearch, plan, create, and adjust. The Agile practices serving the codex deal with this intersection between the engineering problem of software delivery flow, and the human reality of how work is described, owned, executed, and transitioned from one state to another.Everything an agile team does must serve the codex. The creation and the care and feeding of this structured tree of work sets the frame in which all other team actions take place and against which all successes or failures can be evaluated.

You already know that there's no script for effective leadership... That's why Improv Leadership reveals five skills that will help you unleash your own leadership potential on every unexpected challenge and status quo.Anyone can read books and apply lessons, but only the best can develop what they know to bring out the best in any person or circumstance. These natural leaders understand the key principles of connecting, coaching, and communicating and use these ideas to build strong teams.In Improv Leadership, Stan Endicott and David Miller share five leadership competencies that all great, improvisational leaders have:Story Mining--how to uncover a person's story and let it shape the way you lead themPrecision Praising--how to craft praise to inspire, motivate, and even course-correct your teamMetaphor Cementing--how to create concrete illustrations to'cement'an idea in someone's mindLobbing Forward--how to challenge people to look beyond today to what might be in the futureGoing North--how to use indirect influence to redirect a person's perspectiveIMPROV leaders apply these five competencies to initiate powerful conversations, create memorable moments with forward momentum, and craft personal coaching strategies that help people, and teams, grow.The five competencies of IMPROV Leadership are not rigid steps to follow. They are fluid and can be applied to any industry of field. You can't predict every challenge you'll face. There's no playbook that covers every decision. But you can cultivate teams of people who love their work (and each other) and who perform at a high level. And you can lead well in any situation.

Dieses Buch stellt die Rolle des Marketing auf den Prüfstand und denkt sie weiter. Strukturen, Prozesse und Instrumente müssen den sich kontinuierlich ändernden Umfeldbedingungen angepasst werden. Der Erkenntniswert etablierter Theorien und Konzepte ist angesichts disruptiver Veränderungen kritisch zu hinterfragen. Eines bleibt jedoch bestehen: Die Gewinnung und Bindung von Kunden entscheidet über den nachhaltigen Unternehmenserfolg.Renommierte Persönlichkeiten aus der Marketingwissenschaft und Unternehmensführung widmen sich den Zukunftsherausforderungen des Marketing und beschreiben – angelehnt an Heribert Mefferts Grundverständnis einer marktorientierten Unternehmensführung – Zukunftspfade für die Marketingdisziplin und verleihen ihr neue Impulse.In der 2., vollständig überarbeiteten und erweiterten Auflage bringen zahlreiche neue Autoren sowohl ihre Expertisen als auch eine Vielzahl neuer innovativer und kreativer Perspektiven zu den Themenbereichen Marketing-Konzepte, Kundenorientierung, Digitalisierung, Markenführung und Verantwortung des Marketing ein. Viele Autoren haben Weiterdenken auch mit einem „Tieferdenken“ verbunden. Der InhaltMarketing-Konzepte WeiterdenkenMarketing-Strategien WeiterdenkenKundenbeziehungen WeiterdenkenMarketing digital WeiterdenkenMarketing-Organisation Weiterdenken Markenführung WeiterdenkenVerantwortung des Marketing Weiterdenken

•New York Times bestseller—over 40 million copies sold• •The #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century• One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for nearly three decades. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators and parents—millions of people of all ages and occupations. Now, this 30th anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 Habits with modern additions from Sean Covey. The 7 Habits have become famous and are integrated into everyday thinking by millions and millions of people. Why? Because they work! With Sean Covey's added takeaways on how the habits can be used in our modern age, the wisdom of the 7 Habits will be refreshed for a new generation of leaders. They include: Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw This beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity—principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.

Learn twelve key lessons from Dunkin'Donuts former CEO Robert Rosenberg that offer critical insights and a unique, 360-degree perspective to business leaders and managers on building one of the world's most recognized brands.For entrepreneurs fighting for survival and leaders in growing businesses facing critical strategic decisions, competition is always fierce and the future is never certain. Throughout all the chaos, you need a mentor that has seen a business through the ins and outs and can offer guidance that will exponentially tip the odds in your favor to succeed.Robert Rosenberg took over as CEO of Dunkin'Donuts in 1963, 13 years after the first restaurant was founded by his father William. In his remarkable 35-year run, he grew the company from $10 million in sales to over $2 billion with more than 3,000 outlets. Through his tenure, Robert learned important lessons on running and scaling a family business.Rosenberg shares his insider perspective on all the dramatic highs and lows that are part of the Dunkin'Donuts story to guide you to your own success story.In Around the Corner to Around the World, Rosenberg helps you as he:Distills the characteristics of a successful company through all phases of growth.Provides a new perspective on the dramatic story behind the rise of one of the world's most iconic brands.Tells the first-hand account and essential lessons learned from the tenure of one of the most successful CEO runs in modern business history.Reveals some of the dramatic and surprising plot turns in the story of Dunkin's rise to global prominence.Around the Corner to Around the World tells a compelling story of lessons gleaned over a 35-year career building a small business into the iconic Dunkin'brand it has become.The harrowing twists and turns and sometimes existential threats to the business will enlighten anyone starting or running a business.

This book explores the factors that contribute to high corporate growth, presenting a new conceptual model for research into this phenomenon.Building on existing research, the authors present a new conceptual research model that links multidimensional variables, such as entrepreneurial orientation, and human capital, with the perceived availability of different forms of financing for high-growth companies and with the measures that these firms take to overcome financial constraints and thus influence their financial performance. With this model the authors aim to enhance our understanding of the specifics of financing high growth companies and demonstrate how the availability of financial resources is one of the most important determinants of promoting development and enterprise growth. Empirically tested on a random sample of high-growth companies from Slovenia, the book seeks to make a contribution to research and enhance our understanding of the various factors involved inhigh growth firms.

This book is a compilation of very personal approaches to mentoring and sponsoring, breaking the stereotypes of seniority, age or experience. The authors have provided a platform to understand that mentoring and especially sponsoring are in fact a win-win relation, in which both sides, mentors and mentees; and sponsors and sponsored individuals learn from each other, enhancing their career paths. How they managed to create a growth space for themselves and their teams through mentoring and sponsoring, is a story of professional leadership. They shared a privileged outlook to understand the root causes of barriers, as well as to envision plausible solutions for difficult career crossroads, in which mentorship or sponsoring was key to steer step changes.The authors propose not only their vision, but a remarkable collection of unfiltered interviews with young and renown professionals in many sectors, from photography to music, research, sports, energy, and more, completing a vision of what is key for both sides of the equation pertinent to mentoring and sponsoring: the givers and the receivers. They explain what is needed to gain the most out of the mentoring and sponsoring loops, with their own career stories.Success is supported by many factors, in which the most important are the technical competency and performance aligned with resilience. However, in the long path of a career, mentors and particularly sponsors play a foundational and frequently a changing-life role, improving our perspective or triggering reflections and actions that benefitted our journeys at work and in life.This book provides insights on what works for an effective mentoring and sponsoring process. It is useful for all professionals, especially those starting their career journeys.

In wenigen Jahren wird nichts mehr so sein, wie es war. Branchen und Organisationen erfinden sich neu oder verschwinden vom Markt. Wirtschaftliche Herausforderungen koppeln sich mit sozialen und gesellschaftlichen. Längst geht es um viel mehr als „Customer Centricity“ und Agilität.Mit dieser Transformation ändert sich auch das Führungsverständnis radikal. Führung ist nicht mehr untrennbar an einzelne Personen und Positionen in Organisationen gebunden. Den Weg weisen Menschen mit sinnstiftenden Zukunftsideen und Gestaltungskraft.Mitarbeiter wie Führungskräfte brauchen eine Haltung, die sich situativ und flexibel zwischen den Polen „Führen“ und „Folgen“ bewegen kann. Die innere Komplexität muss mit der äußeren Schritt halten.Das erfordert ein neues Mindset und eine konsequente Flexibilisierung der bisherigen Führungsmodelle. Svenja Hofert zeichnet in ihrem Buch eine pragmatische Vision der Zukunft, die schon längst begonnen hat. Eine Zukunft, die Fantasie braucht zur Gestaltung und den Mut, alte Wege und Denkstrukturen hinter sich zu lassen und Denkräume zu öffnen, die sonst geschlossen bleiben.

Die Herausgeber vermitteln anwendungsnah und praxisorientiert die Anforderungen an Führungspersönlichkeiten im digitalen Zeitalter. Renommierte Experten diskutieren aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven den digitalen Wandel und geben aktuelle Einblicke und konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen.● Der Umbruch: Digitalisierung in Deutschland, Trends, Mythen & Konsequenzen● Die Führung: Leadership in der digitalen Welt● Der Wandel: Die digitale Transformation bewältigen● Der Durchbruch: Organisationsdesign, Recruiting, Lernen, Marketing und digitales Wachstum

Der Einstieg in die Geschäftsführung bringt viele spannende Aufgaben mit sich – und ebenso viele Herausforderungen. Auf was kommt es an, wenn Sie als neuer Chef für den Erfolg verantwortlich sind? Wichtig für die neue Perspektive: Als Geschäftsführer müssen Sie das ganze Unternehmen betrachten.Was Sie für den Rollenwechsel und Ihre neue Position brauchen, hat der Autor hier übersichtlich zusammengetragen – dieses Praxiswerk begleitet Sie von der Bewerbung über die wichtigen ersten 100 Tage im neuen Amt bis zum Geschäftsführungs-Profi. Die zweite Auflage wurde überarbeitet und aktualisiert.

An exciting new book exploring why we have not seen the enduring changes that were once optimistically anticipated. Each chapter tackles an important question around gender and leadership, such as ′Why do leader stereotypes emphasize masculinity?′, ′Why are there so few women in top management positions?′ and ′Why do (some) men in top management feel free to sexually harass women?′. Leading international scholar in the field, Gary N. Powell explores cutting-edge topics including; the appropriate role of masculinity in leadership, the ever-so-small numbers of female CEOs, and sexual harassment by men in power such as Harvey Weinstein and the resulting #MeToo movement. With suggestions of practical steps that would work toward achieving a workplace in which all employees can reach their leadership potential regardless of their gender, Gender and Leadership is an important read for students and faculty members alike across the social sciences and humanities.

Following the success of the international bestseller, 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO, Nigel Cumberland turns his attention to leadership.100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL LEADERS DO distills all the wisdom and knowledge of a lifetime of coaching great leaders into 100 short chapters showing you how to build your own leadership skills quickly and confidently. 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL LEADERS DO is packed with great ideas for creating long-term success for yourself and those you lead. Explore the habits, tools, techniques and mentality of smart leaders and develop your own leadership style. Every chapter features a new idea that will help you get closer to your goals. Mixing simple explanations with activities and exercises, you'll learn the optimal mindset and habits you need to succeed.Praise for 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO'Inside these pages you'll find a powerful reminder of the many ways you can make your life - and other people's lives - more successful. It will help you identify what success means to you and give you the building blocks for making that success a reality. This is your chance to overcome whatever obstacles are stopping you. Read it, act on it and experience the difference'Marshall Goldsmith Ph.D., bestselling author of TRIGGERS

Employers who don't adapt to the expectations of younger generations are losing top talent, as they leave for positions at companies with modern practices. Learn what companies need to do to fit into the new normal in the workplace.Generation Y sees the world differently than any other generation in modern memory, and nowhere is this more evident than in the workplace. The shifts that this generation has seen in the economy, technology, and the world have changed what they want from life and work--which is not a 9-5 existence for forty-plus years, leading to a typical retirement at sixty-five.What older generations call a poor work ethic from a spoiled generation, Gen Y sees as a different way of doing things.Companies that take the time to listen realize that what Gen Y is asking for isn't that crazy; in fact, it's better in many ways such as:A demand for work-life balance isn't a cry for fewer work hours--it's a cry to be able to work from outside the office beyond a rigid 9-5 schedule (which can lead, to Gen Y employees working even more hours than you expected).Leaving a job after a couple years isn't an inability to commit--it's a need to learn more, expand their experience, and develop their career at a faster pace, which is helpful to companies that hire those individuals, including your own.Elevating nontraditional benefits over financial benefits is a step toward creating an emotional connection to the company where employees spend most of their time and invest mental and emotional efforts.The need to work for a company with a purpose reflects the power that social media has on the social consciousness.Next Generation Leadership will explore what's behind these shifts in the character of the emerging workforce. It shows that, as Gen Y assumes managerial positions, the nature of leadership and business will change over the next few decades in irrevocable and profound ways.