Introduction -- Stories in Organizations -- The "Storytelling" Method -- Areas of Application -- Evaluation and Efficacy of Storytelling -- The Storytelling Procedure -- Learning Histories - Application Forms in Scientific and Educational Projects: An Internview with Prof. Rik Peters, University...

BWL-Wissen, wie es von Fach- und Führungskräften gefragt ist, die selbst keine BWL studiert haben. Z.B. für IT-ler, die die Unternehmenszusammenhänge verstehen müssen. Oder für Ingenieure, die sich als Führungskräfte mehr als nur gut behaupten wollen. Kurz: Das Buch ist ein notwendiger...

This is the Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management (ICMSEM) held from July 25 to 27, 2014 at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal and organized by International Society of Management Science and Engineering Management...

Continuous Improvement - Setting the Stage -- Leadership -- Culture and Values -- Strategic Planning and Management -- Performance Measurement -- Performance Management -- Alignment, Commitment, Team Development and Management -- Process Improvement and Management -- Sustainability -- Conclusion

Many observers consider the most important responsibility of the board of directors its responsibility to hire and fire the CEO. To this end, an interesting situation arises when a CEO resigns and the board chooses neither an internal nor external candidate, but a current board member as...

Board members rely on information provided by management to inform their decisions. Unfortunately, some research calls into question the adequacy of the information the board members receive and, by extension, the quality of decisions they are able to make. Based on observations by ValueAct...

Corporate leaders pay considerable attention to the strategy and finances of their organization but often less attention to organizational features that impact whether their strategy is successful, including the decision-making structure and the incentives, values and culture that motivate...