Getting Results: Five Absolutes for High Performance

by Clinton O. Longenecker (Stranahan Distinguished Professor of Management at the University of Toledo & Adjuct Professor in the Executive Education Program at the University of Michigan.); Jack L. Simonetti

• ISBN13: 9780787960889
• ISBN10: 0787960888
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

You have the vision. Now you have the means to achieve it. Written by two experts from the University of Michigan Business School, this book outlines a proven five-step process for achieving the organizational imperatives you want in a systematic fashion you can follow. The authors offer field-tested guidance on how to focus company-wide efforts on desired outcomes, create a positive working environment that encourages achievement, and practice continuous improvement to sustain and improve operating results. Based on extensive research that includes data gathered from more than 2,000 managers, the book includes a wealth of illustrative case studies, vignettes, and self-assessments that will help you see your way to success.

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TAYLOR COX is associate professor of organizational behavior and human resource management at the University of Michigan Business School. He is also founder and president of Taylor Cox and Associates, Inc., a research and consulting firm specializing in organization change and development work for clients with culturally diverse workforces and markets. One of his previous book's, Cultural Diversity in Organizations: Theory, Research, and Practice, was a cowinner of the National Academy of Management's 1994 George R. Terry Book Award.