Key Features:Inclusion of business processesStrategic resource allocation after completion of the plansOver 150 political tips and guidelines to ensure greater successBusiness unit and department IT and process strategic plansMeasurements for all aspects of the strategic plan and planning...

In small but growing software companies, the engineering manager is in the unique position of having to deal with the technical team and other senior managers, while at the same time taking direction from the CEO. Once the company begins to grow, problems that once seemed small can explode into...

Synthesizes a body of research and theories relating to the way firms can undergo transformation in order to remain competitive in a changing business environment. This book includes the coordination and alignment of a firm's business strategy.

NIKOS AVLONAS is founder and President of the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE), a global advisory and training organization active in more than twenty-five countries. He has been distinguished as one of the "Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior" by Trust Across...

Covers -- Editorial advisory and review board -- Guest editorial -- Co-creation with customers and suppliers: an exploratory study -- Australian food retail supply chain analysis -- Customer influence on supply chain management strategies -- Leveraging customer knowledge to enhance process...

Front Cover -- Title Page -- ENDORSEMENTS -- Copyright -- Full Title Page -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- SHORT TABLE OF CONTENTS -- EXTENDED TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- CHAPTER 1: SETTING THE SCENE -- Purpose -- Unique value-add -- Foundations -- Themes covered -- Target audience --...

Cover -- Contents -- Prepublication Reviews -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: How to Overcome Your Biggest Barrier to Enteringthe Market -- Chapter 2: Getting Started: Envision What You Want -- Chapter 3: Vision Versus Current Reality: Which Business Is Right for You? -- Chapter 4:...

Mastering Leadership Alignment: Linking Value Creation to Cash Flow -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Introduction -- SYNOPSIS -- CHAPTER 1: Ballard's Alignment and Reporting Disciplines -- CHAPTER 2: Mapping the Value-Creating Activities Cycle -- CHAPTER 3: Conducting Three-Bottom-Line...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- A. Disaster Profile and Trends in Asia and the Pacific -- B. Disaster Risks and Development in Asia and the Pacific -- C. Disaster Risk Management at ADB -- 2 Scope of a National...

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Poverty Reduction in Africa addresses the vital question of why the millions of dollars of governments' and international development interventions in the SMEs sector are yet to deliver significant and sustainable employment and poverty reduction in...