The Seven Fatal Management Sins

The Seven Fatal Management Sins
Author: John W. Collis
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781574440157

The Seven Fatal Management Sins is a candid, yet optimistic, assessment of the performance of today's managers. By looking at the responses of presidents and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, directors of various corporate boards, business school deans, business school professors, union presidents, business news editors and other managers, this book identifies the seven fatal management sins and suggests bold new ways for managers to avoid them.

Ethics in Health Administration: A Practical Approach for Decision Makers

Ethics in Health Administration: A Practical Approach for Decision Makers
Author: Eileen E. Morrison
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2010-04-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1449659489

Ethics in Health Administration translates the principles and practice of ethics into usable information for application to the real world of health care administration. Based on a model that centers on the administrators’ role in practice-based ethics, this text also recognizes influences that impact their ethics in decision making. Fictional cases based on real world events help to emphasize chapter content and make it interesting for the learner. Each chapter contains at least two cases for class discussion, as well as references and websites. The Second Edition is a thorough revision that includes urther clarification of terms, new cases, new information on patient-centered care, new information on disaster planning, new material on the culture of compassion, updated instructor resources, and more.

Ethics in Health Administration

Ethics in Health Administration
Author: Eileen E. Morrison
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2016
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1284047679

Annotation Previous Edition 9781284026320.

Kmart's Ten Deadly Sins

Kmart's Ten Deadly Sins
Author: Marcia Layton Turner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2003-07-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0471481181

An insightful look at how Kmart's management destroyed the company Kmart's Ten Deadly Sins spins an intriguing tale of the missteps of a retail giant who once had the industry in the palm of its hand and foolishly let it all slip away. This engaging book weaves corporate history in with financial analysis and commentary that leaves the reader with a better sense of where Kmart has been and what its potential is for a turnaround. This first in-depth examination of Kmart clearly identifies and discusses the ten missteps and miscalculations Kmart's CEOs have repeatedly made, including resisting investments in technology, brand mismanagement, and haphazard expansion, to name a few. Author Marcia Layton Turner taps many of her vast contacts within the retail business community to get the inside scoop on what really brought this once mighty retail giant to its knees. Kmart's Ten Deadly Sins is written for readers who find themselves wondering how a company with such bright prospects could end up filing for bankruptcy. Marcia Layton Turner (Rochester, NY) is the bestselling author of The Unofficial Guide to Starting a Small Business and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting Your Own Business. With an MBA in corporate strategy and marketing from the University of Michigan, she spent several years with Eastman Kodak in marketing and marketing communications. She is currently a freelance writer/author and ghostwriter for college-level business textbooks. Turner has also written for several top magazines and Web sites.

Network World

Network World
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1992-10-05
Genre:
ISBN:

For more than 20 years, Network World has been the premier provider of information, intelligence and insight for network and IT executives responsible for the digital nervous systems of large organizations. Readers are responsible for designing, implementing and managing the voice, data and video systems their companies use to support everything from business critical applications to employee collaboration and electronic commerce.

Leadership Excellence Devotional

Leadership Excellence Devotional
Author: Pat Williams
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2014-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1634090640

If you’re a leader—in business or sports, a church, a school, or a military unit—you’ll want to read The Leadership Excellence Devotional from Pat Williams. The senior vice president of the NBA’s Orlando Magic, Pat Williams has spent decades studying the topic of leadership—and this devotional combines his insights with biblical principles to boost your personal influence to ever-higher levels. The example of Jesus Christ proves that true leadership involves loving and serving your people—and The Leadership Excellence Devotional provides 180 compelling readings to challenge you in every aspect of your leadership role.

Glittering Vices

Glittering Vices
Author: Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
Publisher: Brazos Press
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2020-06-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493422162

Drawing on centuries of wisdom from the Christian ethical tradition, this book takes readers on a journey of self-examination, exploring why our hearts are captivated by glittery but false substitutes for true human goodness and happiness. The first edition sold 35,000 copies and was a C. S. Lewis Book Prize award winner. Now updated and revised throughout, the second edition includes a new chapter on grace and growth through the spiritual disciplines. Questions for discussion and study are included at the end of each chapter.