Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Stakeholder Theory written by Jeffrey S. Harrison and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive foundation for stakeholder theory, written by many of the most respected and highly cited experts in the field.
Download or read book Crisis Communication written by Audra Diers-Lawson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crises come in many shapes and sizes, including media blunders, social media activism, extortion, product tampering, security issues, natural disasters, accidents, and negligence – just to name a few. For organizations, crises are pervasive, challenging, and catastrophic, as well as opportunities for organizations to thrive and emerge stronger. Despite the proliferation of research and books related to crisis communication, the voice that is often lost is that of the stakeholder. Yet, as both a public relations and management function, stakeholders are central to the success and failure of organizations responding to and managing crises in a cross-platform and global environment. This core textbook provides a comprehensive and research-driven introduction to crisis communication, critical factors influencing crisis response, and what we know about predicting stakeholder responses to crises. Incorporated into each chapter are global case studies, ethical challenges, and practitioner considerations. Online resources include an extensive set of multimedia materials ranging from podcast mini-lectures to in-class exercises, and simulation-based activities for skills development (https://audralawson.com/resources/crisis-communication-managing-stakeholder-relationships/). Demonstrating the connection between theory, decision-making, and strategy development in a crisis context, this is a vital text for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, and Strategic Management.
Download or read book Limits to Stakeholder Influence written by Michael L. Barnett and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In business, does it pay to be good? Drawing from two decades of published conceptual and empirical scholarship, this book outlines the mechanisms of the business case for corporate social responsibility and demonstrates the conditions that cause good corporate acts to succeed, or fail, in turning a profit. Central to the explanation is the role of stakeholders, who are portrayed as agents who can turn corporate “good into gold” but lack the capacity to do so consistently. This book takes a critical perspective, noting significant limits on the ability of stakeholders to reward good corporate behavior and rein in bad corporate acts. It concludes with several ways that scholars can improve this important and popular research topic.
Download or read book Making Strategy written by Fran Ackermann and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ′Demystifies strategy making while at the same time deepening our understanding of what the process entails. Their work is a marvellous guide for those striving to make sense of complexity′ - Karl E. Weick, Rensis Likert Distinguished University Professor of Organizational Behavior and Psychology, University of Michigan ′This book is at the very cutting edge of strategic management theory and yet also of immense practical use. It is truly a rare and stunning achievement′ - John M Bryson, McKnight Presidential Professor of Planning and Public Affairs, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota ′Using this book enabled me to facilitate a multicultural team of seven managers so that they very quickly got to grips with the challenges and opportunities facing the organization and developed a realistic workable strategy, whilst at the same time building a real sense of team cohesion and the feeling that individuals had been listened to′ - Alison Devine, Director, British Council, Taipai This lucid and highly-accessible text addresses the challenges of how to build a robust and implementable strategy. Strategy making is seen as something relevant to managers of departments, divisions, SME′s, as well as the top management teams of public and for-profit organizations. Four key routes to creating a strategy are discussed. These routes, when taken together, provide a powerful means for agreeing a negotiated strategy, and comprise: strategic issue management, agreeing organizational purpose, competitiveness from the exploitation and protection of distinctiveness, and the strategic management of stakeholders. The designs have been used extensively, in a wide range of countries, by management teams in all types of organisations.
Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Public Relations written by Robert L. Heath and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010-07-29 with total page 793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text gives academics, practitioners and students a solid review of the status of academic literature in public relations, stressing the role that public relations can play in building relationships between organizations, markets, audiences, and publics.
Download or read book Stakeholders written by Andrew L. Friedman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Stakeholders' includes a discussion of the concept of 'the stakeholder' in fields such as management, corporate governance, accounting and finance, strategy, sociology, and politics, and in public policy debate. Practical examples are used to examine a range of stakeholders.
Download or read book SME Philosophy Management written by Dr. Sajid S. Khan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-02-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: strategic management, a key pillar for corporate survival, may be adapted and applied to ensure better SMI performance, on a more consistent basis. Strategic management materials, on the other hand, appear to be written primarily for larger corporations. They suggest elaborate involvement, high cost and complex architecture as prerequisites. The reaction of SMIs is naturally one of being intimidated; and therefore they prefer to operate in the usual manner and mindset. Where there is no change, different results cannot be expected. Anthony Robbins, the most famous Neurolinguistic Programming specialist, once remarked: "To keep on doing the same thing and expect a different result is a form of insanity".
Download or read book Organizational Change written by Laurie Lewis and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to essential theories and practices of change creation and implementation Organizational Change provides an essential overview to implementing deliberate and focused change through effective communication strategies. Author Laurie Lewis integrates academic rigor with real-world case studies to provide a comprehensive examination of both theoretical and pragmatic approaches to alterations and modifications of organizational structures. Emphasizing the importance of formal and informal communication in implementation of change, this text investigates methods of information dissemination and examines various channels for communicating change. Coverage of stakeholder relationships, concepts of uncertainty and resistance, assessing change outcomes, and more provides readers with a solid foundational knowledge of change dynamics in organizations. Extensively revised and updated, this second edition provides new case studies on topics such as design of input solicitation, and current research in areas including the persuasive effects of sidedness or inoculation, and socially supportive communication. Improved pedagogical tools, streamlined organization of topics, and additional charts, graphs, and images reinforce efficient presentation of material and increase reader retention and comprehension. Examines empirical, theoretical, and conceptual approaches to strategic communication during organization change Explores key elements of change, appropriate communication strategies, and outcome evaluation methods Presents adaptive and programmatic strategic implementation models Provides studies of real-world companies and actual research on organizational change Debunks popular myths and clarifies misunderstandings of research and theory on implementation of change Demonstrates how Individuals, groups, and entire organizations can create change and influence implementation. Organizational Change provides a thorough survey of the communication and implementation strategies, methods, and conceptual foundations of change in public and private sector organizations, suitable for undergraduate and graduate study and practitioners with interest in complex change implementation.
Download or read book The Art and Science of Effective and Impactful Business Communication for Managers written by Karminder Ghuman and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2024-09-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though we all communicate, yet effective communication is not an innate skill for many people. It has to be learned and practiced. This book has been designed to meet postgraduate management students' requirements and equip them with the skills needed for effective workplace communication, emphasizing strategies for business interactions. It shall impart learning on core principles of business communication and shall provide practical guidelines regarding how to communicate effectively and impactfully in the complex and nuanced corporate world.The book shall provide an in-depth understanding of communication practices prevalent in business organisations with the aim of preparing students for their future roles in the corporate world. Every chapter has been designed in a manner to provide a tool, strategy, or approach that can further enhance the effectiveness of the communication of readers for contributing towards their success while working at a business organisation. It also covers the new-age digital communication competencies employees need in today's highly dynamic and hybrid working environment.
Download or read book Casebook of Indigenous Business Practices in Africa written by Ogechi Adeola and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-08-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indigenous enterprise practices are an essential part of business success in Africa. The continent’s unique and diverse culture, embedded in age-long practices, presents an interesting proposition for advancing indigenous knowledge and building sustainable business structures.
Download or read book Leveraging Corporate Responsibility written by C. B. Bhattacharya and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how companies can maximize the value of their CR initiatives by fostering strong stakeholder relationships.
Download or read book Efficiency and Logistics written by Uwe Clausen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-10-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The „EffizienzCluster LogistikRuhr“ was a winner in the Leading Edge Science Cluster competition run by the German federal Ministry of Education and Research. The mission and aim of the „EffizienzCluster LogistikRuhr“ is to facilitate tomorrow’s individuality – in the sense of individual goods supply, mobility, and production – using 75 percent of today’s resources. Efficiency – both in economical and ecological terms – is enabled by state-of-the-art and innovative logistical solutions including transportation, production and intralogistics. These proceedings “Efficiency and Logistics” give first answers from 27 research projects as an insight into the current state of research of Europe’s leading research and development cluster in logistics and as a contribution to the discussion on how logistics as a science can help to cope with foreseeable resource shortage and sustainability as global challenges.
Download or read book Corporate Social Responsibility and Organizational Psychology Quid pro Quo written by Ante Glavas and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researchers, corporate leaders, and other stakeholders have shown increasing interest in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)—a company’s discretionary actions and policies that appear to advance societal well-being beyond its immediate financial interests and legal requirements. Spanning decades of research activity, the scholarly literature on CSR has been dominated by meso- and macro-level perspectives, such as studies within corporate strategy that examine relationships between firm-level indicators of social/environmental performance and corporate financial performance. In recent years, however, there has been an explosion of micro-oriented CSR research conducted at the individual-level of analysis, especially with respect to studies on how and why job seekers and employees perceive and react to CSR practices. This micro-level focus is reflected in 12 articles published in this edited volume as a research topic collection in Frontiers in Psychology (Organizational Psychology Specialty Section) titled “Corporate social responsibility and organizational psychology: Quid pro quo.”
Download or read book Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities written by James E. Ysseldyke and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational Outcomes for Students With Disabilities provides readers with the most current perspectives on outcomes that are certain to have an influence on the services they provide. This book helps readers think about and prepare for changes in how they provide services. The authors cover everything from a perspective on the controversial Outcome Based Education (OBE) approach to guidelines on how to use existing data on outcomes. Ways to think about outcomes beyond academics and in alternative settings are addressed as well. Chapters also address different perspectives on what outcomes should be for even young children with disabilities.
Download or read book Supply Chain Management written by Nada R. Sanders and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like no other text on the subject, Supply Chain Management: A Global Perspective provides a balanced and integrated perspective of both the foundational principles and pragmatic, business-oriented functions of SCM. Highlighting the holistic and interconnected nature of SCM, this comprehensive volume addresses supply chain strategy, design, planning, controlling, management and more. The text features numerous real-world business examples that illustrate SCM best practices while helping students understand the complexities of SCM decision making. Now in its third edition, this well-respected text provides a global focus, cross-functional approach, and strong pedagogy. Clear, student-friendly chapters contain discussion questions, case studies, and examples designed to develop managerial thinking, explore key managerial issues, and bring difficult concepts to life. Detailed yet accessible coverage of topics including operations management, sourcing, logistics, forecasting, demand planning, and sustainable supply chain management offers a realistic practitioner’s view of SCM in the contemporary business landscape.
Download or read book Handbook of Innovation in Public Services written by Stephen P. Osborne and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation is a core issue for public services and is a key element of public services reform – particularly in this age of austerity where policymakers urge the need to 'innovate to do more with less'. This comprehensive and accessible Handbook explores the potential for creating efficient and effective public services. Leading researchers from across the globe review the state of the art in research on innovation in public services, providing an overview of key issues from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Topics explored include: context for innovation in public services and public service reform; managerial change challenges; ICT and e-government; and collaboration and networks. The theory is underpinned by seven wide-ranging case studies of innovation in practice. Taking the field forward and providing a baseline for future research, this highly unique and original Handbook will prove essential reading for academics, researchers, students, policymakers and practitioners across the fields of innovation, public policy, social policy and public management.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Case Study Research written by Albert J. Mills and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2010 with total page 1153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the authoritative reference work in the field. An interdisciplinary set, it investigates the extensive history, design and methods of case study research.
