by Clive Chappell ... [et al (2003)
"This examination of adult learning for change illustrates through diverse case studies and theoretical perspectives that personal change is inextricably linked to broader organisational and social change." "The authors explore how theorising education as a vehicle for self-change impacts on the practices of educators, learning specialists and others concerned with promoting learning for change." "This text will be of interest to students of education, sociology, cultural studies and change management as well as teachers and educators and professionals involved in lifelong learning or change management in any way."--Jacket.
Zhang Jiwen, Cao Qujiang zhu bian
Ben shu shou ji le gong zi guan li xi tong, che jian tong ji xi tong, chang nei yun shu diao du ji guan li xi tong, dian chang ku fang wu zi guan li xin xi xi tong, ya gang fen chang sheng chan diao du guan li xin xi xi tong, mou chang jing ying guan li xin xi xi tong he jin, xiao, cun jue ce zhi chi xi tong, ling bu jian jian yan guan li xin xi xi tong deng 8 ge de kai fa an li.
Hesh Kestin
With the idea of writing a magazine article on what had to be the business world's longest-running lucky streak, I came to CA for a week. I stayed the better part of a year. What I found was a company so revolutionary that it had put aside the dusty principles of American business totalitarianism and laughed off all the new panaceas. CA's formula was so simple it seemed ridiculous ... the perpetual elasticity of such relentless self-renewal that even those within CA were too busily involved in it to be aware of what it was. "It's just good people," Charles Wang told me. I though he was being disingenuous. He wasn't. It is. They are. And this is the story of how they got that way.
Henry Petroski
This book explores the nature of engineering and technology through case studies of familiar objects, from paper clips and aluminum cans to airplanes and modern high-rise buildings. These real-world artifacts (some of which I have written about before) are approached here from a perspective designed to illuminate different facets of the engineering enterprise -- design, analysis, failure, economics, aesthetics, communications, politics, and quality control, to name but a few. The case studies also touch on a variety of engineering fields, including aeronautical, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, manufacturing, mechanical, and structural engineering. - Preface.
Michael Useem
"A quiet revolution came to corporate America during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Large shareholders - pension funds, insurance companies, money managers, and commercial banks - exercised new-found muscle, pressuring senior managers to improve disappointing financial results by reshaping their organizations. Michael Useem reveals how those investor pressures have transformed the inside structures of many corporations, better aligning them with shareholder interests." "Useem draws on numerous sources, including interviews with senior managers and intensive studies of seven large corporations representing a range of restructuring experiences and industries - including pharmaceuticals, transportation, chemicals, retailing, and financial services. He shows that organizational changes have affected many areas of corporate life: headquarters staffs have been reduced, authority has filtered down to operating units, and compensation has become more closely tied to performance. Change also extends to corporate governance, where managers have fought back by seeking legal safeguards against takeovers and by staggering board terms. They've also put significant resources into building more effective relations with shareholders." "As Useem demonstrates, this revolution has reached beyond the corporation, influencing American politics and law. As increasing ownership concentration has caused companies to focus more attention on shareholders, corporate political agendas have shifted from fighting government regulation to resisting shareholder intrusion." "This book will be important reading for managers, economists, lawyers, financial analysts, and all observers of American business."--BOOK JACKET.