The philosophical arguments for adopting Logistics Management as an organisational concept are formidable. They embrace thinking which envisages an organisation as a whole rather than as a series of elements. They promote the idea of effective collaboration between the various elements of a...

Die Weiterentwicklung strategischen Denkens von der strategischen Planung hin zur strategischen Führung machte eine Neuauflage des vorliegenden "Readers" erforderlich. Die fünfte, neubearbeitete und erweiterte Auflage enthält zum einen Beiträge zu den Kerngebieten der strategischen Planung,...

Stand und Entwicklungstendenzen der strategischen Planung -- Strategische Unternehmungsführung — Grundkonzept -- US-amerikanische Konzepte strategischer Unternehmungsführung -- Corporate Strategy: The Core Concepts -- Konzepte wertorientierter Unternehmungsführung -- Kennzahlen des...

Corporate governance has become a global phenomenon. This book highlights, through various case studies, how corporate governance has evolved in a number of countries around the world. The international cast of contributors, from varying professional backgrounds including academics, lawyers and...

Argues that effective board leadership requires directors to achieve a balance between entrepreneurship (i.e. paying attention to strategy, corporate renewal and innovation on the one hand) and corporate governance. Posits that medium sized firms have a dilemma in knowing how to expand their...

There is common agreement today in government and in industry about the need to educate and develop British management as a means of achieving faster economic growth and more rapid technological change. As a result, huge investments are being made in new facilities for management training—in...