Inside Organizational Culture: Theory and Practice is a foundational resource designed for undergraduate and MBA students, as well as organizational leaders seeking a clear, comprehensive understanding of how culture shapes today’s organizations.Drawing on extensive research and deep expertise, the book explores how culture operates inside organizations—how it is defined, modelled, measured, and managed. The book offers an in-depth examination of the leadi...

As Americans grow increasingly mobile, estate planning practitioners routinely encounter clients whose marital property includes community property acquired in one or more states, as well as clients who may benefit from elective community property trust statutes now available in Alaska, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Dakota, and Florida. Because community property generally retains its character even after a couple relocates to a separate property state, estate planners in every jurisdiction m...

This illustrated collection features twenty-five short stories and poems based on the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales, which were sanitized in their time to reduce violence for children—but these tall tales are not for children. In Beyond Grimm, some stories are simple, others more thought-provoking, but all of them—by twisting known fairy tales to be darker and more amusingly gory and violent—restore for adults the fun of reading about fanciful characters who are dem...

Organizations are created to make a difference. But meaningful impact today does not guarantee that an organization will remain capable of making that difference tomorrow.Enduring Impact: Designing Organizations Built to Last in a Volatile World examines what leaders can do to build organizations capable not merely of achieving impact, but of sustaining, protecting and deepening that impact over time. Endurance is not the natural reward of success; it is a distinct...

**The New York Times bestseller"Blinder's book deserves its likely place near the top of reading lists about the crisis. It is the best comprehensive history of the episode... A riveting tale." - Financial Times**One of our wisest and most clear-eyed economic thinkers offers a masterful narrative of the crisis and its lessons.Many fine books on the financial crisis were first drafts of history—books written to fill the nee...

A beautiful, touching, and tender tale filled with vivid imagery and raw emotionIn the hills of Tennessee, Shane Carson, a gifted, nationally recognized horseman, is living the good life. When a mysterious mustang shows up on his farm, Shane doesn't know how—or why—the horse appeared, but the horse's distinctive brand identifies her. She is one of the Spirit Horses, a rare, wild herd that runs free on the Shoshone reservation in Wyoming. Watched over for centuries i...

This book is intended to provide information and resources that entrepreneurs can use to navigate the challenging waters of managing and growing an emerging company. The book begins with a survey of emerging company growth models based on theoretical and empirical research that has been conducted over the course of the last several decades. The research is then used as the foundation to chart a hypothetical path for the evolution of an emerging growth company, realizing that there is no un...

From the New York Times bestselling author, the fascinating story of U.S. economic policy from Kennedy to Biden—filled with lessons for todayIn this book, Alan Blinder, one of the world’s most influential economists and one of the field’s best writers, draws on his deep firsthand experience to provide an authoritative account of sixty years of monetary and fiscal policy in the United States. Spanning twelve presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Joe Biden, an...

Success for projects and teams requires skillful management in order to facilitate collaboration and communication. This book provides a practical introduction to the art and science of project and team management and lays out the tools necessary to get things done with groups.

This book covers the key steps in designing, implementing and administering a formal strategic planning process and provides practical guidance on the elements of a business plan and the steps that should be taken to create a business plan that can be used for execution of strategy and presentations to investors and other external stakeholders. This book also explores a variety of topics of interest to researchers and managers focusing on comparative aspects of strategic planning activitie...

Entrepreneurship—and starting a new business—is always exciting and challenging; however, the stakes and stress are particularly high for those hoping to launch an "emerging company": an enterprise focused on high and sustainable growth in both employment and revenues while pursuing technological breakthroughs, dramatic shifts in the costs associated with satisfying existing consumer needs, identification of new consumer needs and/or sociological or economic changes. This book is intended ...

A global survey of research organized by country clusters and covering a comprehensive range of topics including entrepreneurship, leadership, management, governance, finance, human resources management, organizational culture, strategic planning, product development, technology management and globalization.