In this book we look much more closely at the experiences organizations have had in using scorecards: the challenges they have encountered, and the key design issues in making scorecards actionable. In doing this, we build on a number of cases from business and government. During the past 10 years we have also learnt from the scorecard experiences of many others: clients, participants in confer…

Tahun Terbit

1994

Deskripsi Fisik

280 p. ; 30 cm.

No. Panggil

371.1

Business is the backbone of American society and is one of the keys to making our system work as well as it has for more than two hundred years. Yet as a body of knowledge, business is much younger. There has been, to this point, no organized work that has attempted to present the discipline of business in a single place. The major purpose of the Encyclopedia of Business and Finance is to summa…

Some may wonder why public relations is a deserving topic for the extensive analysis it receives in this encyclopedia. After all, many might think, it is ?just PR.? In the view of some or even many, public relations is the art of sham, spin, buzz, sandbagging, and ?being nice.? Others fear it as deep-pockets lobbying that gives privilege to powerful companies and special interests. Having said …

Every time we contemplate the leftovers in the refrigerator, trying to figure out what else needs to be fetched from the grocery store before fixing dinner, we?re exercising an aspect of intelligence not seen in even the smartest ape. The best chefs surprise us with interesting combinations of ingredients, things we would ordinarily never think ?went together.? Poets are particularly good at ar…

At the same time, in addition to my research on perception, I was also deeply immersed in an in-depth study of the success literature published in the United States since 1776. I was reading or scanning literally hundreds of books, articles, and essays in fields such as self-improvement, popular psychology, and self-help. At my fingertips was the sum and substance of what a free and democratic …

New forms of governing and managing public schools have proliferated in recent years, spawning the establishment and growth of companies that operate public schools under contract. Among these education management organizations, or EMOs, the largest and most visible is Edison Schools, Inc., with a nationwide network in 2004?2005 of 103 managed schools, including preexisting schools contracted t…

This is an introductory manual. It takes its reader through many of the theories behind pickup and seduction, through the M3 model and its various techniques. It makes the Venusian Arts a practical thing for its readers. Most importantly though it is an introductory manual to Mystery Method. There isn?t anyone (who is interested in learning the skills of seduction) who wouldn?t benefit from kno…

Looking back, it?s hard to imagine that a few short essays could have had so much impact on business thinking. Addressed to the chief executives of large enterprises, Perspectives developed a devoted following, even circulating in bootleg copies in some companies. Perspectives challenged executives to think about their businesses strategically rather than simply operationally. They combined eco…

Tahun Terbit

-

ISBN/ISSN

979-781-240-5

Deskripsi Fisik

118 p. : ill. ; 21 cm

No. Panggil

544.5/ KUC/ b