Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Anatomy of Partnerships -- Part I Qualities of Business Relationships -- Chapter 3 Managing Teams -- Chapter 4 Communication -- Chapter 5 Managing Relationships -- Chapter 6 Management of Resources -- Chapter...

This is a guide to building innovative, creativity-rich organizations through astute and skillful management. Whatever the end goal, this book provides a systematic process for managing focused, usable innovation - without the micro-managing that can stifle creativity.

Intro -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- Part I The Context -- 2 Historical perspective -- 3 What is ABM? -- 4 Frameworks for measurement and improvement -- 5 The ABM framework -- Part II ABM in Practice -- 6 The ABM flow of costs -- 7 The basic principles...

It is my great pleasure to serve as a specialissue editor for this issue of The Journal ofManagement History in ManagementDecision. The historical context in whichmanagerial theory and practice have evolvedis too often overlooked. Academics,researchers and practitioners tend to forgetthe past,...