Download or read book Insights for Managers from Confucius to Gandhi written by Harold Bierman, Jr. and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2012 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ch. 20. Karl Heinrich Marx. 1. ch. IV - Position of the communists in relation to the various existing opposition parties -- ch. 21. Andrew Carnegie. 1. Labor - The upward march of labor. 2. The final relation between capital and labor - labor and capital partners -- ch. 22. Alfred Marshall. 1. ch. V. - The scope of economics. 2. ch. VIII. - Industrial organization -- ch. 23. Russell Conwell. 1. Acres of diamonds. ch. 24. Elbert Hubbard. 1. Publisher's preface. 2. Apologia. 3. A message to Garcia -- ch. 25. Louis Brandeis. 1. Industrial democracy. 2. Absolutism in industry. ch. 26 Thorstein Veblen. 1. An early experiment in trusts -- ch. 27. Alfred North Whitehead. 1. On foresight. 2. Requisites for social progress -- ch. 28. O. Henry. 1. The gift of the Magi. 2. The unknown quantity -- ch. 29. George Santayana. 1. The last puritan, a memoir in the form of a novel - Epilogue -- ch. 30. Irving Fisher. 1. The risk element -- ch. 31. W.E.B. DuBois. 1. The black United States -- ch. 32. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi). 1. The birth of Satyagraha -- ch. 33. Calvin Coolidge. 1. The supports of civilization. 2. Thought, the master of things. 3. The press under a free government. 4. Government and business -- ch. 34. Alfred E. Smith. 1. Post-election radio address -- ch. 35. Owen D. Young. 1. General electric develops a labor policy -- ch. 36. William O. Douglas. 1. ch. I. - The forces of disorder. 1.1. Destructive forces in finance. 1.2. The "curse of bigness". 2. ch. V. - Corporation managements -- ch. 37. Arthur E. Nilsson. 1. Making securities secure -- ch. 38. Fred Schwed, Jr. 1. ch. VIII. - Investment - many questions and a few answers

Download or read book Rethinking Management written by Chris Mowles and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do business school graduates learn, and how helpful is it for managing in the everyday, messy reality of organisations? What does it mean to apply 'best practice', or to take up 'evidence-based management' and what kind of thinking does this imply? In Rethinking Management, Chris Mowles argues that many management courses still largely assume a linear and predictable world, when experience tells us that the opposite is the case. He questions some of the more orthodox conceptual assumptions that underpin much management education and instead, encourages leaders and managers to take their everyday experience of working with others seriously. People in organisations co-operate and compete to get things done, and constrain and enable each other in relationships of power. Because of this there are always unintended consequences of our actions - uncertainty is inherent in the everyday. Chris Mowles draws on the complexity sciences, the sciences of uncertainty rather than certainty, and the social sciences to explore more helpful ways to think and talk about our lived reality. He takes concrete examples from contemporary organisations, to argue that understanding the radical implications of uncertainty is central to the task of leading. Rethinking Management explores narrative alternatives to the ubiquitous grids and frameworks that are routinely taught in business schools, and encourages management professionals and educators to recognise the importance of judgement, improvisation and the everyday politics of organisational life.

Download or read book The Art of Quiet Influence written by Jocelyn Davis and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone can be a quiet influencer. But not everyone knows how. "A tremendous and relevant read!" Stephen M. R. Covey, New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of Trust Drawing on the enduring wisdom of the Buddha, Confucius, Rumi, Gandhi and others, The Art of Quiet Influence shows anyone, not just bosses, how to use influence without authority, a key mindfulness principle, to get things done at work and in life. Through the classic wisdom of 12 Eastern sages, relevant insights from influence research, and anecdotes and advice from 25 contemporary experts, Davis lays out a path for becoming a "mainspring," the unobtrusive yet powerful influencer first introduced in her book The Greats on Leadership. Organized around three core influence practices - Invite Participation, Share Power, and Aid Progress - readers will learn how to take mindfulness practice "out of the gym and onto the field," while gaining the confidence and practical know-how to be influential in whatever role they occupy.

Download or read book Total Quality Management in Education written by Marmar Mukhopadhyay and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005-07-21 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition covers the philosophical underpinnings of total quality management, its instrumentalities as well as methods of strategic planning & implementation in educational institutions.

Download or read book The Art of Leading in a Borderless World written by C Panduranga Bhatta and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-18 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Leading in a Borderless World is a reflective journey on the significant instances of leadership-when leaders were considerate and conscientious about heterogeneity through their focus on what they 'excluded' when 'including', such that the 'excluded' became the vantage point of their 'focus'. An attempt is made here to retrace the global instincts long before 'globalisation' was coined as an economic functionality and, in that very tracing, the work reflects on influential personalities as the harbingers of global philosophies. The combinations of texts, philosophies and events are uncanny and generate food for thought and even debates within the larger discourse on leadership. The authors stress the idea that to survive, human beings must consider the holistic and harmonious relationship with the world that they inhabit. These considerations must be accommodated along with restating the ideals in a new form in the context of our present-day technologies and make them more meaningful by providing a new empathetic framework. There are practical examples for corporate leaders as well as political, social and community practitioners. The book attempts to raise fundamental questions-including 'Is there any need for a leader?'-which will bring in leadership values not limited by borders. Rather than dry, mechanistic frameworks and axioms, this book provides inspiration, exemplars and a new paradigm to the building of a sustainable and empathetic culture for leaders across all levels.

Download or read book ECIC2015 7th European Conference on Intellectual Capital written by Dr. Juan Gabriel Cegarra Navarro and published by Academic Conferences and publishing limited. This book was released on 2015 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings represent the work of presenters at the 7th European Conference on Intellectual Capital (ECIC 2015). This year the conference is being hosted by The Technical University of Cartagena, Spain on the 9-10 April 2015. The Conference Co-Chairs are Dr. Eva Martinez Caro, Dr. María Eugenia Sánchez & Dr. David Cegarra Leiva from the Technical University of Cartagena and the Programme Chair is Dr. Juan Gabriel Cegarra Navarro also from the Technical University of Cartagena. The opening keynote address is by Constantin Bratianu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania on the topic of “A Dynamic Perspective on Intellectual Capital” Dr Scott Erickson from the School of Business, Ithaca College and Dr Helen Rothberg, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, USA will address the topic “Does intellectual capital have a role in making the big strategic decisions? On the second day of the conference Dr José Maria Viedma Marti from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain will talk about xxxx. The primary aim of this conference is to contribute to the further advancement of intellectual capital theory and practice. The conference provides a platform for presenting findings and ideas for the intellectual capital community and associated fields. The range of people, issues and the mix of approaches followed will ensure an interesting two days. 115 abstracts were received for this conference. After the double blind, peer review process there are 43 academic papers, 13 PhD papers and 2 Masters Research Papers and 1 Work In Progress Paper published in these Conference Proceedings. These papers represent truly global research from some xx different countries, including the Albania, Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Espana, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain Thailand, United Arab Emirates, UK and the USA

Download or read book Handbook of Organizational and Managerial Wisdom written by Eric H. Kessler and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2007-05-16 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A brilliant and comprehensive introduction to the most seminal component of leadership: wisdom. The diversity of the readings and wisdom of the authors make this a most original and valuable addition to the management canon." —Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Management, University of Southern California and author of On Becoming a Leader "This wonderful compilation proves that management is as much art as science, and that deep thinking can inform and inspire practice to be more humane, ethical, and, yes, wise." —Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School Professor and best-selling author of Confidence: How Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin and End "If you′ll forgive a pun, this is a wise book about organizational and managerial wisdom. It shows what′s possible when some of our best thinkers turn their collective attention to such timely subjects as EQ, negotiation, global politics, and individual and organizational ethics." —Steve Kerr, Chief Learning Officer, Goldman Sachs, and Past President of the Academy of Management "One of the ′most promising′ forthcoming management books." —EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT "To wade into the topic wisdom is to see organizing differently. To wade into this volume is to see wisdom differently. Both forms of effort embody a wonderful moment of wisdom itself." –Karl E. Weick, Distinguished Professor of Organizational Behavior and Psychology,University of Michigan Some interesting issues emerge when one views organizations from a wisdom-based perspective. Does technology promote or inhibit wisdom? How do HR systems, organizational forms, management practices, and operational capabilities relate to wisdom? What are the ethical and social dimensions of wisdom? What makes a wise leader? Can wisdom be developed and utilized strategically? Do conceptions and manifestations of wisdom vary across cultures? Can one teach wisdom? Editors Eric Kessler and James Bailey have produced a ground-breaking compendium of globally renowned thinkers in the Handbook of Organizational and Managerial Wisdom. This Handbook systematically explores the characteristics of understanding, applying, and developing organizational and managerial wisdom. Key Features Organizes wisdom around the five primary philosophical branches—logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and metaphysics Applies wisdom in organizations and management through international examples that synthesize a set of practical principles for academics and practicing managers Offers an outstanding collection of world-renowned scholars who give profound insights regarding wisdom

Download or read book Encyclopedia of leadership written by George R. Goethals and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-03-19 with total page 1634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Encyclopedia of Leadership' brings together everything that is known and truly matters abour leadership as part of the human experience.

Download or read book Local Insights Global Ethics for Business written by Daryl Koehn and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2001 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book evaluates strategies for managing ethical conflict. Macro-approaches that attribute select values to entire peoples and claim supremacy for these values are suspect. A micro-approach, focusing on the ethics of individual thinkers, is better. The study uses the ethics of Confucius and Tetsuro Watsuji to derive a process-based universal ethic that respects local differences yet is not relativistic.

Download or read book The Spiritual Dimension of Business Ethics and Sustainability Management written by László Zsolnai and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discloses the spiritual dimension in business ethics and sustainability management. Spirituality is understood as a multiform search for meaning which connects people with all living beings and God or Ultimate Reality. In this sense, spirituality is a vital source in social and economic life. The volume examines the spiritual orientations to nature and business in different cultural traditions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sufism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. It studies how spirituality and ecology can contribute to transforming contemporary management theory and praxis. It discusses new leadership roles and business models that emerge for sustainability in business and shows how entrepreneurship can be inspired by nature and spirituality in a meaningful way.

Download or read book The Cult of the Leader written by Christopher Bones and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical look at the way that business leadership has gone so badly wrong. Modern business is obsessed with leaders. We talk about leadership all the time, but its real meaning is becoming more and more obscure. Recent corporate crises have shown that all too often, our leaders are missing in action when we need them most. In this groundbreaking and provocative new book, Chris Bones shows how we need to: Restore trust and confidence Be more realistic about what leaders can and can't do Redefine talent Revalue experience Reconsider remuneration

Download or read book The Leadership Journey written by United States. Office of Personnel Management and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Leadership through the Ages written by Ronald D. Sylvia and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2009-12-30 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human knowledge about organizing and leading complex collectives reaches back thousands of years. When Jethro advised his son-in-law, Moses, to resist micromanaging, to lead by example, and to delegate authority to persons of integrity, he articulated some of the earliest recorded organizational recommendations. This engaging book taps into the wisdom of the ages to illuminate modern approaches to leadership. Leadership through the Ages examines intrinsic leadership; that is, how to build leadership skills and how to apply them. It is based on the premise that leaders are not born knowing how to lead. Rather, skill sets can be learned and sharpened, while styles of communication and interaction can be cultivated. Sylvias presentation is liberally sprinkled with sage advice and examples from the best of Eastern and Western traditions, from Confucius and Sun Tzu to Cardinal Richelieu, Napolon, and Lincoln. To these are added modern theories of leadership illustrated with compelling cases from the real world.

Download or read book The Virtue of Nonviolence written by Nicholas F. Gier and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study in comparative virtue ethics.

Download or read book Lee Kuan Yew written by Graham Allison and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CNN “Book of the Week” Featuring a foreword by Henry Kissinger The grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore offers key insights and opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy in a series of interviews with the author of Destined for War, and others “If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you’ve got to read this book.” —Fareed Zakaria, CNN When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House; British prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair have recognized his wisdom; and business leaders from Rupert Murdoch to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, have praised his accomplishments. This book gathers key insights from interviews, speeches, and Lee’s voluminous published writings and presents them in an engaging question and answer format. Lee offers his assessment of China’s future, asserting, among other things, that “China will want to share this century as co-equals with the U.S.” He affirms the United States’ position as the world’s sole superpower but expresses dismay at the vagaries of its political system. He offers strategic advice for dealing with China and goes on to discuss India’s future, Islamic terrorism, economic growth, geopolitics and globalization, and democracy. Lee does not pull his punches, offering his unvarnished opinions on multiculturalism, the welfare state, education, and the free market. This little book belongs on the reading list of every world leader.

Download or read book The Lifelong Activist written by Hillary Rettig and published by Lantern Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part IManaging Your Mission1 --Part IIManaging Your Time69 --Part IIIManaging Your Fears133 --Part IVManaging Your Relationship with Self235 --Part VManaging Your Relationship with Others263.

Download or read book Culture Leadership and Organizations written by Robert J. House and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2004-04-29 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culture, Leadership, and Organizations reports the results of a ten-year research program, the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) research program. GLOBE is a long-term program designed to conceptualize, operationalize, test, and validate a cross-level integrated theory of the relationship between culture and societal, organizational, and leadership effectiveness. A team of 160 scholars worked together since 1994 to study societal culture, organizational culture, and attributes of effective leadership in 62 cultures. Culture, Leadership, and Organizations: The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies reports the findings of the first two phases of GLOBE. The book is primarily based on the results of the survey of over 17,000 middle managers in three industries: banking, food processing, and telecommunications, as well as archival measures of country economic prosperity and the physical and psychological well-being of the cultures studied. GLOBE has several distinguishing features. First, it is truly a cross-cultural research program. The constructs were defined, conceptualized, and operationalized by the multicultural team of researchers. Second, the industries were selected through a polling of the country investigators, and the instruments were designed with the full participation of the researchers representing the different cultures. Finally, the data in each country were collected by investigators who were either natives of the cultures studied or had extensive knowledge and experience in that culture. A unique feature of this book is that while it is an edited book and many experts have written the different chapters, unlike other edited books, it is a fully integrated, seamless, and cohesive book covering the many aspects of the theory underpinning the GLOBE.