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Amazing Blue: The Michigan Wolverines' Unforgettable 1997 Championship Season
Manufacturer: The Detroit News ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0965467139 |
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Paperback book and 48-minute VHS cassette produced by CTC Productions Sports, in an oversized plastic clamshell case with illustrated insert.
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1997 Grosse Pointe Yearbook
Manufacturer: The Little Blue Book ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0966143809 |
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A collection of stories and photos of the year.
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1997 Hancock Michigan High School Yearbook
Manufacturer: Hancock Central High School ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000HCR464 |
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5th International Workshop on Program Comprehension Iwpc '97: March 28-30, 1997 Dearborn, Michigan, USA : Proceedings
Manufacturer: Institute of Electrical & Electronics Enginee ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 081867993X |
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75 years of the American Association of University Women of Michigan, 1922-1997
Esther Walton Manufacturer: Priscilla Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1886167087 |
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Criminal procedure, justice, ethics, and zeal. (response to article by William J. Stuntz, Yale Law Review, v. 107, p. 1, 1997): An article from: Michigan Law Review
Darryl K. Brown Manufacturer: Michigan Law Review Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00098CMMM Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Michigan Law Review, published by Michigan Law Review Association on June 1, 1998. The length of the article is 4508 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Footsteps: A biography of the elected Shiawassee County surveyors, 1837-1997, and Michigan statutes relating to the office
Norman C Caldwell Manufacturer: N.C. Caldwell ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006QQBCY |
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From a Single Window: Michigan State University and Its Press, 1947-1997
Maurice Hungiville Manufacturer: Michigan State University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0870134299 |
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Universities and their presses are often thought of as ivory towers secluded and protected from the harsh realities of the world. From A Single Window tells a different story. Based on previously unexamined documents from Michigan State University Press's archives and extensive interviews, this history describes the powerful national forces that shaped both the Press and the University. Anti-communism and anti-intellectualism, the student protest movement and the Vietnam War, inflation and corporate consolidation are examined from the special perspective of Michigan State University's dynamic press.
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Governments of Michigan 1997: Annual Financial & Employee Analysis (Governments of Michigan)
Manufacturer: Municipal Analysis Service ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1555079415 |
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Greed and pride in international bankruptcy: the problems of and proposed solutions to "local interests".: An article from: Michigan Law Review
John A.E. Pottow Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000I5YYAY Release Date: 2006-09-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Michigan Law Review, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2006. The length of the article is 28345 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Introduction to Law, Reprint
Joanne Banker Hames , and Yvonne Ekern Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0130968633 |
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high school level textbook.......2004-12-18
A Former Student Speaks.......2000-02-11
All introductory books should be like this........1999-02-09
Excellent Paralegal Primer, Reference, & Refresher Text!.......1998-10-13
The topics begin with the American Legal System and finish with the continually growing field of Law and Technology. Each chapter is organized to take the student on an interactive educational experience into the paralegal field. Chapter summaries are provided at the end of each section along with questions to review. Case law is incorporated into each chapter to deepen the student's understanding of the area of law discussed, as well as introduce the student to reading case law and applying it to the chapter topic. Case questions provide students the intellectual challenge to utilize abstract thinking skills necessary for a paralegal's success both in school and on the job.
The text provides the necessary foundation for a paralegal program to build their curriculum from. It will constantly be referred to throughout the student's other courses.
If you are just beginning your paralegal education; if you've just graduated and are looking for an excellent overview of the law; or if you are a teacher in search of the perfect text for your class; look no further.
I hope this is the first of many paralegal texts to come from Yvonne Ekern and Joanne Banker Hames!
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A copy of the laws of Harvard college, 1655. With an introduction by Samuel A. Green, M.D.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series Manufacturer: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1418189693 Release Date: 2005-12-20 |
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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.
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Dick Wilson, the rumseller's victim: or, Humanity pleading for the Maine law. A temperance storyfounded on fact. By John K. Cornyn. With an introduction, by Thurlow W. Brown.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series Manufacturer: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1425546307 Release Date: 2005-12-21 |
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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.
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The Englishman in Kansas : or, Squatter life and border warfare / With an introduction by Fred Law Olmsted.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series Manufacturer: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 142554052X Release Date: 2006-03-31 |
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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University LibraryÕs preservation reformatting program.
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Famous Advocates and Their Speeches: British Forensic Eloquence, from Lord Erskine to Lord Russell of Killowen With an Historical Introduction (Legal reprint series)
Bernard W. Kelly Manufacturer: Fred B Rothman & Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0837723337 |
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Introduction to the study of international law, designed as an aid in teaching and in historical studies. By Theodore Dwight Woolsey.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series Manufacturer: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1425549039 Release Date: 2005-12-21 |
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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.
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The Romance of Law Merchant: Being an Introduction to the Study of International and Commercial Law With Some Account of the Commerce and Fairs of (Legal Reprint Series)
Wyndham Anstis Bewes Manufacturer: Fred B Rothman & Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0837719402 |
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Rural economy, in its relations with chemistry, physics, and meteorology; or, Chemistry applied to agriculture. By J. B. Boussingault, translated, with an introduction and notes, by George Law.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series Manufacturer: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1425558747 Release Date: 2006-03-31 |
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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University LibraryÕs preservation reformatting program.
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Introduction into American Law (Da Capo Press reprints in American constitutional and legal history)
Tim Walker Manufacturer: Da Capo Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 030670224X |
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Reprint of the Introduction to World peace through world law: Two alternative plans
Grenville Clark Manufacturer: Harvard University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007I3O62 |
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Price Caps and Incentive Regulation in Telecommunications (Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy)
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0792391136 |
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The Business Uses of American't and Change
William Lareau Manufacturer: New Win Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0832905011 |
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Team-Based Strategic Planning: A Complete Guide to Structuring, Facilitating and Implementing the Process
C. Davis Fogg Manufacturer: American Management Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0814451276 |
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How to structure, facilitate, and implement the process.Strategic planning is a critical part of running a business, but when you get a team of people together to plan, it can often become a confused exercise in grand visions without a clear process for establishing workable goals. This book is unique in providing both guidance for the actual content of strategic plans and techniques for how to plan in a team context. Readers will discover how to:
structure the process so it custom fits their company needs
effectively facilitate the process (keep meetings on track, train others in planning skills, document decisions made at meetings, present and communicate the plan)
use teams and teamwork smoothly and productively to create a far-reaching planand then to implement it
Features detailed guidelines for each step, dozens of flowcharts, and three self-contained "facilitator's guides" to follow.
Customer Reviews:
Useful guide.......2007-05-17
Read it, Use it. Love it!.......2005-08-29
Team based strategic planning book is excellent........2005-08-20
Strategic Planning: Easy to Work With.......2005-08-02
One of those dense, impenetrable tomes.......2005-01-25
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Indoor/Outdoor Team Building Games For Trainers: Powerful Activities From the World of Adventure-Based Team Building and Ropes Courses
Harrison Snow Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill ProductGroup: Book Binding: Ring-bound Similar Items:
ASIN: 0070595321 |
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Indoor/Outdoor Team Building Games for Trainers is a collection of 62 fun, physical acitivities from the world of adventure-based team building--now made simple for the average classroom trainer. Each activity (requiring only simple props such as rubber balls, blindfolds, and rope) comes complete with learning objectives, equipment needs, time goals, directions, and debriefing guidelines. Perfect for fields, parking lots, and even indoor classrooms. ativityCustomer Reviews:
Disappointing and too expensive.......2007-01-10
Is this book really worth its pricey tag?.......2002-08-26
Poor Value.......2002-01-11
Almost every activity may be found in other, significantly less expensive books. Very few activities feature illustrations or diagrams. Even when included, the pictures may not be worth a thousand words. Those unfamiliar with an activity may have difficulty vizualizing some instructions. Which begs the question if you ARE familiar with the activities, why purchase the book?
The only justification I found for the seemingly disproportionate price was the permission granted by the publisher to photocopy the pages of the publication "for use by participants attending a training workshop conducted by the original purchaser." This might be a terrific value for those who provide training of trainer workshops or who have a large staff to train. If you primarily will be solo or co-facilitating team building sequences with various groups this may be of dubious benefit to you.
Bottom line: If Mr. Snow and/or McGraw-Hill republished the binder as a book (at a fraction of the cost), added more visual-aids and you were looking for a solid resource book, it might be a useful resource. In it's present form I'd recommend you keep searching. Karl Rohnke and several others have authored resource books that will provide you with much, much more for much, much less.
Keep searching. . .
Great Hands on edition.......2000-03-29
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Developing Teams Through Project-Based Learning
Jean Atkinson Manufacturer: Gower Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0566083671 |
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A sound practical guide.......2003-02-19
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Team-Based Project Management
James P. Lewis Manufacturer: American Management Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0814403646 |
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The most meticulously scheduled and organized project can be disrupted by one element: people! Most project management activities (whether constructing a new building or launching a new product) are run by workplace teams -- and teams can get out of hand. This book gives project managers the skills they need to create high-performing project teams, including how to: ** understand the basics of human behavior and motivation
** turn a "group of people" into a functioning project "team"
** lead the team effectively and help manage decision making
** develop the team's level of sophistication and abilities -- and continually improve both
** promote innovation and creativity (and keep meetings fun)
** deal with problem team members and resolve conflicts
The book shows how to get teams excited, committed, and performing at their best. That's a successful project!
Customer Reviews:
As other James P. Lewis books, very useful........2001-05-26
I can see many of the suggestions he makes working on the company I work for. At the end of several chapters, Lewis provides some tasks you can get to work on to build your team, and keep it working.
Lewis writing style is great. He gives a lot of references, while keeping a good pace. He knows how to support his arguments on other authors without turning his book into an academic textbook.
I think a great companion book for this one would be "Getting It Done: How to lead when you are not in charge", since, IMHO, "Team-Based Project Management" is especially useful when you have the Project Manager title.
Good book.......2000-06-06
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Team-based work systems are vital, but they are not easy. (Profitable Manufacturing): An article from: Nonwovens Industry
Jay Frankenfield Manufacturer: Rodman Publications, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008YXGT0 Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Nonwovens Industry, published by Rodman Publications, Inc. on March 1, 1992. The length of the article is 808 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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A Team-based Approach (Project Management)
Karen Brown , and Nancy Lea Hyer Manufacturer: McGraw Hill Higher Education ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0071287663 |
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Writing and the Rise of Finance: Capital Satires of the Early Eighteenth Century (Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought)
Colin Nicholson Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0521604486 |
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The early eighteenth century saw a far-reaching financial revolution in England. In this original study, Colin Nicholson reads familiar texts such as Gulliver's Travels, The Beggar's Opera and The Dunciad as "capital satires," responding to the social and political effects of the installation of capitalist financial institutions in London. While they invested in stocks and shares, Swift, Pope and Gay conducted a campaign against the civic effects of new financial institutions such as the Bank of England and the inauguration of the National Debt. Conflict between these writers' inherited discourse of civic humanism and the transformations being undergone by their own society is shown to have had a profound effect on a number of key literary texts.
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Instant Brainpower: Tune Up Your Thinking Now! (Instant (Kogan Page))
Brian Clegg Manufacturer: Kogan Page ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0749430249 |
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This lively guide is packed with ideas and exercises that will stretch readers brainpower - helping them to think both more clearly and in totally different ways. A mental workout for creating a lively mind the book shows how to: Build a store of knowledge and make use of it, test memory and recall skills and improve upon them, and increase creativity and the ability to think laterally. The main section of the book comprises over 70 exercises - each taking between 5 and 30 minutes to undertake. Each exercis is ranked on scales for knowledge, memory and creativity to guide readers to techniques that will both polish their personal mental powers and exercise their minds. A further ranking system tells readers how much fun each exercise is to work through.
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Instant Stress Relief; Boost Your Brainpower (Mind Body Healing Tape Ser.
Prevention Magazine Editors Manufacturer: Rodale Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette ASIN: B000X320JS |
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Marketing Strategies: New Approaches, New Techniques (Best of Long Range Planning - Second Series)
Manufacturer: Pergamon ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0080425720 |
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Marketing is continually having to adopt new approaches and techniques to respond to a changing business environment that is characterised by increasing consumer sophistication, deregulation, time-based competition, and lack of market growth. Such adaptive techniques have led to marked change in marketing practices over the years.This selection of papers from
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Marketing Strategies: New Approaches, New Techniques
Malcolm B. McDonald Manufacturer: Elsevier Limited ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OGR1ES |
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Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value (J-B Warren Bennis Series)
Bill George Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0787975281 |
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In the wake of continuing corporate scandals there have been few, if any, CEOs that have stepped forward as models of "doing things right"—except the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, Bill George. George has become the unofficial spokesperson for responsible leadership—in business, the media, and academia.In Authentic Leadership Bill George makes the case that we do need new leaders, not just new laws, to bring us out of the current corporate crisis. He persuasively demonstrates that authentic leaders of mission-driven companies will create far greater shareholder value than financially oriented companies. During George's twelve-year leadership at Medtronic, the company's market capitalization soared from $1.1 billion to $460 billion, averaging 350er year.
George candidly recounts many of the toughest challenges he encountered -- from ethical dilemmas and battles with the FDA to his own development as a leader. He shows how to develop the five essential dimensions of authentic leaders—purpose, values, heart, relationships, and self-discipline. Authentic Leadership offers inspiring lessons to all who want to lead with heart and with compassion for those they serve.
Bill George helps readers answer vital questions such as: What should I do when my personal values conflict with company business values? How do I make trade-offs between the needs of my customers, my employees, and my company's shareholders? Do I really want to devote my talents to business? Authentic Leadership provides a tested guide for character-based leaders and all those who have a stake in the integrity and success of our corporations.
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One of the Best Leadership Books I've Read All Year!.......2007-02-02
Leadership with Integrity.......2006-01-01
A Compelling Invitation.......2004-06-04
"When beloved third-base coach Al Newman was hospitalized in Chicago this month because of a brain hemorrhage, general manager Terry Ryan remained with him for the entire 11-day stay. While Newman was hospitalized, the Twins clinched the Central title at home. Manager Ron Gardenshire stopped the postgame celebration, brought out Newman's uniform top and reminded the crowd of what he had done for the club."
If I understand George's key points in Authentic Leadership, both Ryan and Gardenshire offer examples of it. Specifically, they demonstrate "the highest integrity, [are] committed to building enduring organizations...who have a deep sense of purpose and are true to their core values...who have the courage to build their companies to meet the needs of all stakeholders, and who recognize the importance of their service to society." George addresses what he views as a need for new leadership when in fact the need is to increase the number of authentic leaders, not only in business but in government, religion, and the military. We need more men and women who "genuinely desire to serve others through their leadership...are more interested in empowering the people they lead to make a difference than they are in power, money, or prestige for themselves. They are as guided by qualities of the heart, by passion and compassion, as they are by qualities of the mind."
George invites, indeed urges his reader to "rediscover the secrets of creating lasting value" in literally all areas of contemporary life. On page 6, he poses a series of questions and then in the 17 chapters and Epilogue which follow, he responds to each. However insightful those responses may be, and they are, I think the primary purpose of the questions is to guide and inform each reader's consideration of the various issues which those questions suggest. With all due respect to what George so generously shares from his own life and career, the nature and extent of the reader's own engagement in self-exploration will ultimately determine the value of this book.
The material is exceptionally well-organized. The quality of writing is first-rate, and especially effective because of the conversational tone of George's observations and suggestions. Although there are frequent references in this book to "companies," the questions posed and the issues associated with them are also directly relevant to all other organizations (regardless of size or nature) in which there is a compelling need for authentic leaders. Daily, it seems, there is evidence of such need in news accounts of corruption in all areas of our society. Corporate executives are indicted and convicted of fraud. Officers in the military are demoted, discharged or, in some instances, imprisoned as are clergy in various denominations. Although the reasons for their behavior vary, all of them betrayed the trust of those to whom they were accountable and for whom they were responsible.
Authentic leaders are first and foremost authentic human beings. For me, this is George's key point and because it seems so obvious, it may also seem simplistic. On the contrary, he has cut through all the rhetoric and urges his reader to examine her or his core values. For most of us, that is an immensely difficult, perhaps painful experience. In this context, I am reminded of the fact that in The Inferno, Dante reserved the last and worst ring in hell for those who, in a moral crisis, preserve their neutrality. Throughout all manner of organizations, there are women and men who are authentic leaders and should be commended. The reality is, their respective organizations need more of them. More to the point, all of us in our global community need more of them. In his unique and compelling book, George challenges us to join their number.
Insightful!.......2004-04-23
There is a better way to lead: Ethical Leadership.......2004-03-14
Bill George has written an inspiring book for all who aspire to be good leaders. He states his case for authentic leadership: values centered and performance oriented, using a candid and open style. He writes about his many experiences in a leadership role: as CEO of Medtronic, and with Litton, and Honeywell - describing challenges leaders face and how they deal with them.
Personally, I like to read and understand more about leadership - what is being a good, effective leader. This book appeals to me because it seems to confirm what I feel is important about being a good business leader: "Good leaders are people of the highest integrity, true to their core values, with the courage to build enduring organizations to meet the needs of all their stakeholders, and who recognize the importance of their service to society" (Bill George, slightly re-written).
I recommend this book to all who wish to understand more about leadership, and what it is to be a good leader.
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Managing Technological Innovation: Competitive Advantage from Change
Frederick Betz Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471225630 |
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Management of technology (MOT) is the crossroads at which technological strategy meets business strategy to create new business opportunities. Managing Technological Innovation introduces technology management and illustrates the importance of managing information technologies, as well as how MOT is carried out with today’s physical, biological, and information technologies. New material for this edition examines the ethical side of technology to address advances made in biotechnology and human genome research.Customer Reviews:
Verbose, dull, and utterly uninspiring.......2004-04-06
The Big Picture on Management of Technology.......2003-03-26
To give you an idea of the scope and clarity of Betz's vision I note that he aptly summarizes the technological history of the world in a few paragraphs of his introduction. These most pithy sentences present a Big Picture that will serve as the backdrop to his cogent exploration of contemporary management of technology issues (a sample):
"The gun ended the ancient dominance of the feudal warrior, and the printing press secularized knowledge. The combination of the rise of the mercantile class and the secularization of knowledge are hallmarks of modern societies."
Betz brings together a lot of good research and presents it in a concise and stimulating format. He doesn't present the research as if the thinking had already been done. He ends each chapter with some questions for reflection.
Having written myself on the subject of intellectual property law [in the International Media Encyclopedia Academic Press 2002, 2003], I was amazed to find illuminating case studies on the subject that I had overlooked. For example, Betz explains that the drug Penacillin was not developed commercially until WWII because companies did not want to undertake development costs without a patent.
I highly recommend Betz's book both for Managers of Technology and for classroom use in Undergraduate and Graduate Business schools and perhaps even in Econ departments. While not an economics textbook it serves as a good introduction to technology issues for economists as well. Economists of course need to read the original papers by Schumpeter and Kondratieff, Sah and Stiglitz, but they will find important clues to the significance of those works here. I recommend the reader follow up this book by reading Hal Varian's Internet Economics or Paula Samuelson's publications on Intellectual Property along with Eric Reymond's
The Cathedral and the Bazaar.
I find the book's case studies well written and very thought provoking. I literally couldn't put the book down. At the first reading I skipped the main text to read the case studies on Apple, RCA and Ford.
Too simple and too much introductory -not for grad student.......1999-05-31
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Managing Technological Innovation: Competitive Advantage from Change
Frederick Betz Manufacturer: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MHIKXA |
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