New York Times Management Reader : Hot Ideas and Best Practices from the New World of Business

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780805067422
• ISBN10: 0805067426
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-15
• Publisher: Times Books

Summary

From outstanding companies and news-making business leaders come smart, concise, practical strategies for managers. In more than 50 incisive profiles, "New York Times" reporters take readers inside top companies, visit Harvard Business School, and interview prominent business figures.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
The Real World: When Theory Meets Practice	1	(25)
Revolutionary Thinking: Entrepreneurial Management	26	(31)
Moving with the Times: Old Economy Meets New	57	(42)
Redrawing the Borders: Managing Globally	99	(24)
Getting Hitched: The Next Generation of Mergers and Acquisitions	123	(29)
The Talent Squeeze: Recruiting and Retaining Employees	152	(25)
When Managing Becomes Leading: Getting the Most Out of Your Team	177	(35)
Running the Show: Handling Transitions at the Top	212	(34)
9-1-1: When Things Go Wrong	246	(29)
Visiting Olympus: The Corporate Legends	275	(39)
Afterword: Wheeling and Dealing, Old School	314	(5)
Acknowledgments	319	(2)
Index	321