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This guidebook provides an overview to the proven Applied Strategic Planning process. Written for the planning team and other key members who will participate in the process, this important resource offers encouragement for the team who must provide data for the planning process and helps to identify questions for further discussion. The Applied Strategic Planning approach helps organizations identify their ideal future and develop a plan to achieve that future. ASP is highly responsive to environments undergoing rapid change, where the very rules of doing business are constantly shifting. The companion The Applied Strategic Planning Consultant’s Toolkit—written by the consultants who created the process—includes the tools, techniques and processes that can help guide an organization through the strategic planning process.

*Motivates students through a wide range of case studies based on popular and core issues that focus on key teaching points. * Over 100 Case Studies including Nokia and Sony Playstation. * Case Studies increase in difficulty to cater for all abilities, with practice synoptic exercises in the latter part of the book. *Provides practice for the exams with questions at the end of each case study based on specimen questions produced by the awarding bodies.*Includes a section containing advice from the Chief Examiner of a leading awarding body.*The Answer Guide provides sample answers, mark guidelines, and a matching chart showing coverage of the specifications.

The third edition of this popular text meets with the requirements of all current A level Business Studies syllabuses. Clear objectives at the beginning of each section guide student through what they will learn. Self assessment questions test students' understanding and promote self study

This major new textbook provides a concise introduction to employment and industrial relations. Unlike many other textbooks, this adopts a comparative approach, examining the changing nature of employment practices in relation to the processes of globalization, and engaging critically with the literature on Human Resource Management. By taking account of the international dimension of employment relations, this book is at the forefront of new developments in the field.


The thematic approach of Comparative Employment Relations makes it distinctive from the country-by-country studies of this topic. Jack Eaton synthesizes recent work in the field to establish a basis for further study in the most important areas of industrial relations, including Japanese-style employment practices; comparative collective bargaining; the rules of employment and routes to skill formation; collective labour law; globalization and transnational companies. He concludes by examining the prospects for comparative employment relations. By equipping students with a set of useful concepts and perspectives, this book will give them the confidence to explore the now extensive international literature on employment management, and to utilize the methods of comparative analysis in their own work.


This book will be essential reading for second- and third-year undergraduates studying business, management, economics and the sociology of work and industry.

Overview: The 18th edition of "Crafting and Executing Strategy" represents one of our most important and thoroughgoing revisions ever. The newest member of the author team, Margie Peteraf, led a thorough re-examination of every paragraph on every page of the 17th edition chapters. The overriding objectives were to inject new perspectives and the best academic thinking, strengthen linkages to the latest research findings, modify the coverage and exposition as needed to ensure squarely on-target content, and give every chapter a major facelift. While this 18th edition retains the same 12-chapter structure of the prior edition, every chapter has been totally refreshed. And the chapter content continues to be solidly mainstream and balanced, mirroring both the best academic thinking and the pragmatism of real-world strategic management. Known for its cases and teaching notes, this edition provides an unparalleled case line up of 28 cases. 25 of the 28 cases are brand new or extensively updated for this edition. The selection of cases is diverse, timely, and thoughtfully-crafted and complements the text presentation pushing students to apply the concepts and analytical tools they have read about. Many cases involve high-profile companies. And there's a comprehensive package of support materials that are a breeze to use, highly effective, and flexible enough to fit most any course design.

The paperback version is only available for international sales only. This book represents a departure from existing textbooks. Rather than covering methodology, the book introduces decision support systems through real world applications, and uses spreadsheets to model and solve problems. It uses management science techniques (statistics, simulation, probabilistic modeling and optimization), but only as tools to facilitate problem solving. The book embraces George Dantzig's dictum as its premise: "The final test of any theory is its capacity to solve the problems which originated it."

The book is used in the core MBA program at MIT's, Sloan School of Management for the class titled: "Data, Models and Decisions". It is used in over ten universities in both core and elective classes, including Stanford University, Chicago's graduate school of Business, Babson College, among several others.

The book contains many real business cases from the authors consulting experience. There are Powerpoint presentation slides for lecture material, a solution manual and other instructor resources available that can be obtained by contacting the authors directly ( [email protected] , [email protected] )

Hot on the heels of Andy Field’s best-selling Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, Third Edition (2009), the author has teamed up with a co-author, Jeremy Miles, to adapt this textbook for SAS® using the most up-to-date commands and programming language available in latest release 9.2. As with its sister textbook, Discovering Statistics Using SAS® takes the entry level student from first principles right the way through to advanced level statistical concepts all the while grounding knowledge through the use of SAS®. Its approach is to teach statistical concepts as well as the computational principles, commands and language of the SAS® software package in one textbook, and given this comprehensive coverage this textbook should be enthusiastically adopted on a wide variety of statistics courses.

Text provides a collection of scholarly research work, practical applications, and theory on e-business innovations and change management. Hardcover, softcover available. DLC: Electronic commerce--Management.

Employment law is one of the fastest moving areas in the law today. Fully updated, this new edition steers the student confidently through the complexities of the subject.This book is fully updated to reflect changes introduced by the Equality Act 2006, TUPE Regulations 2006, Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, in addition to changes in the area of maternity leave and pay and holiday entitlement. It contains excellent support for students throughout, with chapter summaries, further reading lists and exercises reinforcing the key learning points encountered in an undergraduate or vocational course in employment law. It provides a popular and well-regarded account of modern employment law, which has been trusted over six editions to provide an engaging introduction to the subject. It is written in straightforward and clear language, helping the student to appreciate the interpretation of employment case and statute law in practical terms.Employment law is one of the fastest moving areas in the law today, with statutory changes, European Directives and new cases changing the detail rapidly. This book steers the student confidently through the complexities, exploring statute and case law reinforced with summaries, exercises and further reading throughout. It is now fully updated.

To address contemporary issues, industrial relations as a field of study will have to take an increasingly international and comparative dimension. Accordingly, Employment Relations in a Changing World Economy looks at the critical role employment relations play in firm performance and industry competitiveness worldwide. The essays employ a common framework to examine changes in the employment practices of eleven OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Austria, and Japan. They constitute the first phase in a large ongoing project at the Center for Industrial Performance at MIT to update our understanding of comparative industrial relations and human resource policies.The authors, scholars in economics, political science, sociology, industrial relations and law, first identify a representative set of employment practices and then look at the outcomes of those practices and the changes they are undergoing across different national settings. By collaborating, the contributors seek to clarify the dynamics of employment relations across the world today, and to set the terms of reference for a new generation of international-comparative employment research.

Entrepreneurship for Caribbean Students is an essential textbook for both students and teachers of Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). The text mirrors the Entrepreneurship syllabus and facilitates a holistic learning as well as teaching experience. Seemingly difficult concepts are presented in an easy-to-read manner without the jargon usually found in business textbooks. Each chapter features an initial outline of objectives and learning outcomes; the key terms and concepts as well as chapter summaries. Students and Teachers will also appreciate the section dedicated to completing the School Based Assessment (SBA) component of the examination. The text is rounded out with questions and cases for students to test the application of entrepreneurial skills learnt; as well as a glossary explaining difficult terms and a list of references for each chapter so students can extend their reading on the subject. The collaborating authors are all experienced teachers of entrepreneurship and bring together a wealth of experience in entrepreneurship development and training.