"PROVOCATIVE, PRACTICAL, POWERFUL!" -Stephen R. Covey, Author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People "For any executive, this is an excellent roadmap for leading strategic change!" -Bill Marriott, Chairman and CEO, Marriott International, Inc. "Finally a book that gets it right. Organizati[...]
For undergraduate and graduate Principles of Management courses. This text connects theory with practice, incorporating the latest research findings to make management relevant and exciting to aspiring managers.[...]
Of organizations that seek strategic change, 70% fail. In Leading Strategic Change,now in paperback, leading consultants J. Stewart Black and Hal B. Gregersen examine the core problem: organizations fail to change because individuals fail to change. Black and Gregersen identify the "e;brain barr[...]
As many as 60% of organizational change initiatives fail. This means that many normally successful, motivated, and determined managers nonetheless struggle to lead change effectively. Most of those leadership failures share a common cause: managers mistakenly believe that organizational change is br[...]
Jack the Ripper is a legendary gothic tale of Victorian conspiracies, the supernatural, secret societies and the police. Scotland Yard hunted a serial killer shrouded in politics as the mutilator of East End prostitutes infused pop culture with demonic horror. This book uses historic sources and rar[...]
Sierra Leone was ripe for revolution in 1991; the Revolutionary United Front just didn't know how to pull if off. "Black Man's Grave" tells the story of the tragic 'revolution' through the eyes of those who struggled to survive in the small northern village of Fadugu. Based on years of correspondenc[...]
This book explores the complexities of investigating minorities, majorities, boundaries and borders, and the experiences of researchers who choose to work in these spaces. It engages with issues of ethics, disclosure and representation, and contends with and seeks to contribute to emerging debates a[...]