Download or read book William L McKnight Industrialist written by Mildred Houghton Comfort and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 1962 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book ""William L. McKnight, Industrialist: A Biographical Sketch Of The Chairman Of The Board, Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company"" by Mildred Houghton Comfort is a comprehensive account of the life and career of William L. McKnight, a prominent industrialist and the chairman of the board of the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M). The book provides a detailed and engaging narrative of McKnight's early life, education, and professional journey, highlighting his exceptional leadership skills, innovative ideas, and entrepreneurial spirit.The author delves into McKnight's personal and professional relationships, his management style, and his contributions to the growth and success of 3M. The book also explores the challenges and obstacles that McKnight faced during his career, including economic downturns, labor disputes, and technological disruptions.Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, Comfort paints a vivid portrait of McKnight as a visionary leader who transformed 3M into a global powerhouse through his commitment to innovation, collaboration, and employee empowerment. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of American business, leadership, and entrepreneurship.Men Of Achievement Series.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Download or read book Managing Innovation and Change written by Jane Henry and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 2002-05-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the First Edition: `An excellent range of subjects... this book challenges us to face ourselves and our own addictive patterns and to question how we may be colluding with the addictions of our client organizations.′ - Management Education and Development Following on from its successful predecessor, Managing Innovation and Change explores procedures for managing innovation, opening organizational cultures and developing organizational systems and staff. The readings present key writings by well-known international contributors who collectively present an accessible account of ways to develop and sustain an innovative organisation. The book is split into six sections which introduce the reader to the changed business context, new ways of managing people, policies and practices for managing innovation, the role of partnerships and networks, some contrasting ways of restructuring organisations and the impact of technology. Managing Innovation and Change illustrates the variety of thinking about innovation in organisations and describes strategies and practical procedures for dealing with innovation and change. It offers a timely overview of the management of innovation in a changing environment. The book is a Reader for The Open University Business School MBA course Creativity, Innovation and Change. Jane Henry and David Mayle Co-Chair The Open University Creativity, Innovation and Change masters course. Jane is an applied psychologist and David a physicist by background. Both have been writing for, training and consulting to public, private and voluntary organisations for over twenty years.
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