Drucker (see cover story, p. 52) is the world's greatest management writer, having authored more than 30 books on management.
Radical Management was selected by 800-CE0-READ as one of the best five books on management in 2010.
Their implicit message is that bosses are born, or at least made before they delve into books on management.
Apparently some of the best leadership ideas can be wrung from stand-up comedians--that is if you believe Roger Edward Jones, a management coach who has dabbled in stand-up and subsequently become inspired to add to the ever-growing mountain of books on management self-help.
What is being taught in management books and classrooms is usually not based on rigorous research.
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Instead, it concerns the generalization of individual business cases or the lessons from popular management books.
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Maybe the educational system should take a page or two from the business-management books.
At which point we come to the two management books which you really should read.
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Interestingly, most management books describe peacetime CEO techniques while very few describe wartime.
Wake up, says Daniel Pink, author of the best-selling management books Drive, Free Agent Nation and A Whole New Mind.
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For example, a basic principle in most management books is that you should never embarrass an employee in a public setting.
"The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" has been named one of the most influential management books by several organizations, including Time and Forbes magazines.
Morgan's bets from news reports, though the agency has 65 examiners who oversee the bank's books and risk-management controls.
Gordon Pape is the publisher of three investment newsletters, including the Canada Report and is author of more than 50 books on finance and money management.
We often read similar thoughts in popular pshycology and management research or books but I would like to credit David for putting some integral pieces of the puzzle together.
During the exams, SEC staff members choose one or two areas, such as conflicts of interest or portfolio management, and examine the books and records of the newly-registered adviser.
Some lawmakers already fret that consulting and tax advisory (when the Big Four are explicitly helping companies make money) can be in conflict with auditing (where the firms should take a wary, outside view of the books, in the service of investors not management).
Enriquez is a managing director of Excel Venture Management and the best-selling author of two books: As The Future Catches You and The Untied States of America.
The central government, in response to the 1990s crisis, took bad loans off the books of the four largest banks by having newly formed asset management companies buy troubled assets at above-market values.
He also said his management had gotten weekly reports about Merrill's books since the deal was put together in September, and that Bank of America was aware of losses mounting as early as November.
Lillian disliked and was embarrassed by both the book and the film, not least because they ignore the fact that, during those years, she ran a business, became the first pioneer of scientific management to earn a doctorate, and wrote many books.
Should the rest need public money, they will be subject to tough conditions: management resignations, business restrictions, closer scrutiny of loan books and so on.
Some excellent books published during the year fell in the grey area where business and management overlap with economics.
In the past week, the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the country's top securities watchdog, has instructed brokerage and fund-management firms across the country to examine their bond-trading books for irregularities.
Computer and data processing services do not include the provision of (1) downloaded books, music, videos or ringtones, or (2) computer facilities management services.
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Prepare to be amazed: Andersen, the same firm that was supposed to be scrutinising the books of Enron, Global Crossing and Qwest, and before that such other dubious cases as Waste Management.
Anderson's parents, though, were more than happy to hand over the books, and now their son shares his newfound insights into estate planning, asset transfer and other financial management details.
You can easily browse through you entire collection of books thanks to the simple and intuitive user interface, that let you also visualize book categories for better management of your library.
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