The Art of Sustainable Performance A Model for Recruiting, Selection, and Professional Development / by Kodden, Bas

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Building Strategy and Performance by Warren, Kim

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Performance Through Time -- Chapter 2: Resources: Vital Drivers of Performance -- Chapter 3: Resources and Bathtub Behavior -- Chapter 4: Handling Interdependence Between Resources -- Chapter 5: Building and Managing the Strategic Architecture -- Chapter 6: You Need Quality Resources as Well as Quantity -- Chapter 7: Managing Rivalry for Customers and Other Resources -- Chapter 8: Intangible Resources and Capabilities -- Chapter 9: Going Forward --…”
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Safe Performance in a World of Global Networks Case Studies, Collaborative Practices and Governance Principles /

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Knowledge Solutions Tools, Methods, and Approaches to Drive Organizational Performance / by Serrat, Olivier

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Principles of Management

Table of Contents: “…-- 1.4 Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Strategy -- 1.5 Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling -- 1.6 Economic, Social, and Environmental Performance -- 1.7 Performance of Individuals and Groups -- 1.8 Your Principles of Management Survivor's Guide -- Chapter 2: Personality, Attitudes, and Work Behaviors -- 2.1 Chapter Introduction -- 2.2 Case in Point: SAS Institute Invests in Employees -- 2.3 Personality and Values -- 2.4 Perception -- 2.5 Work Attitudes -- 2.6 The Interactionist Perspective: The Role of Fit -- 2.7 Work Behaviors -- 2.8 Developing Your Positive Attitude Skills -- Chapter 3: History, Globalization, and Values-Based Leadership -- 3.1 History, Globalization, and Values-Based Leadership -- 3.2 Case in Point: Hanna Andersson Corporation Changes for Good -- 3.3 Ancient History: Management Through the 1990s -- 3.4 Contemporary Principles of Management -- 3.5 Global Trends -- 3.6 Globalization and Principles of Management -- 3.7 Developing Your Values-Based Leadership Skills -- Chapter 4: Developing Mission, Vision, and Values -- 4.1 Developing Mission, Vision, and Values -- 4.2 Case in Point: Xerox Motivates Employees for Success -- 4.3 The Roles of Mission, Vision, and Values -- 4.4 Mission and Vision in the P-O-L-C Framework -- 4.5 Creativity and Passion -- 4.6 Stakeholders -- 4.7 Crafting Mission and Vision Statements -- 4.8 Developing Your Personal Mission and Vision -- Chapter 5: Strategizing -- 5.1 Strategizing -- 5.2 Case in Point: Unnamed Publisher Transforms Textbook Industry -- 5.3 Strategic Management in the P-O-L-C Framew…”
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Organizational Behavior

Table of Contents: “…Work Motivation for Performance -- 8. Performance Appraisal and Rewards -- 9. …”
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Contract Doctrine, Theory & Practice by Verkerke, J.H

Table of Contents: “…Defining the Obligation to Perform -- 1. Excuse -- 2. Mistake -- 3. Substantial Performance -- 4. …”
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Guidelines for Improving the Effectiveness of Boards of Directors of Nonprofit Organizations by Harrison, Yvonne, Murray, Vic

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1:Introduction -- Chapter 2:The Board's Role and Responsibilities -- Chapter 3:The Board's Role in Planning -- Chapter 4:The Board's Role in Performance Assessment -- Chapter 5:The Board's Role in Fundraising -- Chapter 6:The Board's Structure and Operating Procedures -- Chapter 7:Effective Board Meetings -- Chapter 8:The Composition and Development of the Board -- Chapter 9:The Informal Culture of the Board -- Chapter 10:Leadership on the Board -- Chapter 11:Conclusion…”
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Strategic Management by Reed, Kennedy B.

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 2: Assessing Organizational Performance -- III. Chapter 3: Evaluating the External Environment -- IV. …”
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Corporate Governance by de Kluyver, Cornelis A.

Table of Contents: “…Governance Reforms -- Chapter 5: CEO Selection and Succession Planning -- Chapter 6: Oversight, Compliance, and Risk Management -- Chapter 7: The Board's Role in Strategy Development -- Chapter 8: CEO Performance Evaluation and Executive Compensation -- Chapter 9: Responding to External Pressures and Unforeseen Events -- Chapter 10: Creating a High-Performance Board -- Chapter 11: Epilogue: The Future of Corporate Governance…”
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Managerial Accounting by Heisinger, Kurt, Hoyle, Joe

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 10: How Do Managers Evaluate Performance Using Cost Variance Analysis? -- Chapter 11: How Do Managers Evaluate Performance in Decentralized Organizations? …”
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Disrupting Buildings Digitalisation and the Transformation of Deep Renovation /

Table of Contents: “…Building Information Modelling -- Chapter 4. Building Performance Simulation -- Chapter 5. Big Data and analytics in the context of deep renovation lifecycle -- Chapter 6. …”
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Principles of Management

Table of Contents: “…1. Managing and Performing -- 2. Managerial Decision-Making -- 3. The History of Management -- 4. …”
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Three Essays on Empirical Asset Pricing in International Equity Markets by Müller, Birgit Charlotte

Table of Contents: “…General Introduction -- Cross-Country Composite -- Capital Share Risk in International Asset Pricing -- The Pricing of European Non-Performing Real Estate Loan Portfolios -- Concluding Remarks.…”
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Principles of Social Psychology by Jhangiani, Rajiv, Tarry, Hammond, Stangor, Charles

Table of Contents: “…Aggression -- 10. Working Groups: Performance and Decision Making -- 11. Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination -- 12. …”
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Global Pathways to Education Cultural Spheres, Networks, and International Organizations /

Table of Contents: “…Does Globalization Affect the Performance of Secondary Education Systems? A Co-evolution Model of Multiplex Transnational Networks and Educational Performance, Helen Seitzer and Michael Windzio -- 5. …”
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Post-Communist Transformations in Baltic Countries A Restorations Approach in Comparative Historical Sociology / by Norkus, Zenonas

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Leading with Cultural Intelligence by Moua, Mai

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Culturally Intelligent Leadership Matters -- Chapter 2: Understanding Culture -- Chapter 3: Cultural Intelligence Defined -- Chapter 4: Thinking About Thinking -- Chapter 5: I Think I Can and I Will -- Chapter 6: Adapting and Performing -- Chapter 7: Cultural Intelligence in Action -- Chapter 8: The Future of Cultural Intelligence…”
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Foundations in Digital Marketing by Grayson, Rochelle

Table of Contents: “…Accessibility Statement -- For Students: How to Access and Use this Textbook -- About BCcampus Open Education -- Introduction -- Part I: Fundamentals of Digital Marketing -- Part II: Generating Customer Demand and Nurturing Leads & Proposals -- Part III: Analyzing and Optimizing Your Digital Marketing Performance -- Part IV: The Future of Digital Marketing -- About the Author -- Versioning History…”
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Mastering Strategic Management by Edwards, Janice, Ketchen, Dave, Short, Jeremy

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 -- Mastering Strategy: Art and Science -- Defining Strategic Management and Strategy -- Intended, Emergent, and Realized Strategies -- The History of Strategic Management -- Understanding the Strategic Management Process -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 -- Leading Strategically -- Vision, Mission, and Goals -- Assessing Organizational Performance -- The CEO as Celebrity -- Entrepreneurial Orientation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 -- Evaluating the External Environment -- The Relationship between an Organization and Its Environment -- Evaluating the General Environment -- Evaluating the Industry -- Mapping Strategic Groups -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 -- Managing Firm Resources -- Resource-Based Theory -- Intellectual Property -- Value Chain -- Beyond Resource-Based Theory: Other Views on Firm Performance -- SWOT Analysis -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 -- Selecting Business-Level Strategies -- Understanding Business-Level Strategy through “Generic Strategies” -- Cost Leadership -- Differentiation -- Focused Cost Leadership and Focused Differentiation -- Best-Cost Strategy -- Stuck in the Middle -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 -- Supporting the Business-Level Strategy: Competitive and Cooperative Moves -- Making Competitive Moves -- Responding to Competitors' Moves -- Making Cooperative Moves -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7 -- Competing in International Markets -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Competing in International Markets -- Drivers of Success and Failure When -- Competing in International Markets -- Types of International Strategies -- Options for Competing in International Markets -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8 -- Selecting Corporate-Level Strategies -- Concentration Strategies -- Vertical Integration Strategies -- Diversification Strategies -- Strategies for Getting Smaller -- Portfolio Planning and Corporate-Level Strategy -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9 -- Executing Strategy through Organizational Design -- The Basic Building Blocks of Organizational Structure -- Creating an Organizational Structure -- Creating Organizational Control Systems -- Legal Forms of Business -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10 -- Leading an Ethical Organization: Corporate Governance, Corporate Ethics, and Social Responsibility -- Boards of Directors -- Corporate Ethics and Social Responsibility -- Understanding Thought Patterns: A Key to Corporate Leadership? …”
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