Dilemma Management

Author : Tony Morden
Publisher : McNidder & Grace
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857162021

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Dilemma Management by Tony Morden Pdf

Dilemma Management is a harsh work for the harsh and changing times in the UK. This book has been written to challenge the reader, maybe even to disconcert him or her. Tony Morden makes absolutely no apology for questioning outdated professional wisdoms or established paradigms, arguing that a large upward step change is urgently needed in professional mindset and competence in this country, and especially in a post-Coronavirus era. Tony defines and describes the process of dilemma management and illustrates this process with a variety of case studies from business, politics, healthcare, procurement, security, sport, and more generally from the taxpayer-funded public sector.

Author : J. Sostrin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137485809

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The Manager's Dilemma by J. Sostrin Pdf

This groundbreaking book provides a framework and set of key concepts enabling leaders to exert their influence over the difficult choices and competing priorities they confront. Compelling stories and vivid case studies help to deliver a serious game plan to any leader who is grappling with burnout caused by the manager's dilemma.

Author : Carol Cardno,David Middlewood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134547784

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Managing Teacher Appraisal and Performance by Carol Cardno,David Middlewood Pdf

The biggest single issue currently facing school managers is how they should appraise their staff and what the implications of the process are. This edited collection brings together the latest thinking on the subject, from both the UK and overseas, and places it directly in the context of school management. Issues discussed include the role of appraisal in school leadership and the role of appraisal in developing teachers. The importance of this combined with the lack of published material on the subject make this book an essential purchase for all headteachers, heads of department, INSET co-ordinators and postgraduate educational management students.

Author : Roger Gutbrod,Christian Wiele
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642272363

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The Software Dilemma by Roger Gutbrod,Christian Wiele Pdf

The complexity of software is continuously growing as a result of today’s interconnected business processes. Governance of architecture and technology strategy helps to ensure coherence of software and avoid excessive complexity. At the same time software development needs room for creativity and empowerment to provide solutions to business problems of increasing complexity. The book looks at this software dilemma from the perspectives of CIOs/CTOs, software architects, and auditors. Each of these groups has different interests which need to be considered, reconciled, and balanced. CIOs/CTOs are provided with the boundary conditions they have to establish assuring the achievement of strategic objectives. Architects and auditors find proven concepts for effectively assessing software projects and architectures, as well as for effectively communicating identified issues to responsible persons. The book is based on the author’s long experience in software engineering, governance, and auditing.

Author : Makoto Taniguchi,Takayuki Shiraiwa
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431540359

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The Dilemma of Boundaries by Makoto Taniguchi,Takayuki Shiraiwa Pdf

Water circulates continuously and seamlessly on Earth with little regard for the boundaries we draw. There are natural boundaries as between land and ocean and surface and subsurface environments, as well as human or demographic boundaries between nations, cultures, and religions. Although considered necessary by societies, these human-created boundaries disrupt natural water circulation, leading to serious water-related environmental problems. The dilemma of how to manage water beyond our boundaries remains, and nations have different ways and means of controlling each form of water, whether as vapor, surface water, groundwater, or seawater. Recent findings on the interaction of water from land, oceans, and the atmosphere encourage researchers to undertake collaborative work that goes beyond the boundaries of each discipline, be it oceanography, surface and subsurface hydrology, climatology, or glaciology. Drawing on all these fields, the book focuses on two major boundaries: that between surface water and ground water, and that between terrestrial water and ocean water. This comprehensive work is of great value to experts in academia, international organizations, consulting firms, water resources, fisheries, and urban development planning agencies.

Author : Arnoldo K. Ventura,Angela Ramsay
Publisher : Ian Randle Publishers
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789766371395

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A Natural Scientist and a Social Scientist Explore the Dilemma of Science by Arnoldo K. Ventura,Angela Ramsay Pdf

Author : J. Sostrin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137485809

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The Manager's Dilemma by J. Sostrin Pdf

This groundbreaking book provides a framework and set of key concepts enabling leaders to exert their influence over the difficult choices and competing priorities they confront. Compelling stories and vivid case studies help to deliver a serious game plan to any leader who is grappling with burnout caused by the manager's dilemma.

Author : Michael Riley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351583848

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Managing People in the Hospitality Industry by Michael Riley Pdf

This is a book about being a successful manager in the complex hospitality industry. Approaching the subject in the context of personal development, it offers future managers essential knowledge and insight into the opportunities, the constraints, the problems and the solutions that face management at any level in the industry. Structured in six parts, this comprehensive volume is not merely concerned with the social and psychological aspects of people management, but also with the economics of labour, including: labour costs, utilisation, labour market behaviour and pay. These aspects are conjoined in the book with the skills of people management to reflect the dynamics of real-life practice. Combining theory and practice, Managing People in the Hospitality Industry offers a concise portrait of the industry at work and is essential reading for the hospitality managers of tomorrow.

Author : Lynn Fountain
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315350226

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Ethics and the Internal Auditor's Political Dilemma by Lynn Fountain Pdf

This book helps auditors understand the reality of performing the internal audit role and the importance of properly managing ethical standards. It provides many examples of ethical conflicts and proposes alternative actions for the internal auditor. Internal auditors are well-schooled on the IIA Standards, but the reality is that the pressure placed on internal auditors related to execution of work and upholding ethical standards can be very difficult. Regardless of best practice or theory, auditors must be personally prepared to manage through issues they run across.

Author : Noam Wasserman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691158303

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The Founder's Dilemmas by Noam Wasserman Pdf

The Founder's Dilemmas examines how early decisions by entrepreneurs can make or break a startup and its team. Drawing on a decade of research, including quantitative data on almost ten thousand founders as well as inside stories of founders like Evan Williams of Twitter and Tim Westergren of Pandora, Noam Wasserman reveals the common pitfalls founders face and how to avoid them.

Author : Zachary V. Sunderman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000935844

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Dilemmas of Allyship by Zachary V. Sunderman Pdf

Dilemmas of Allyship investigates the political phenomenon of social justice allyship—in the form of white anti-racism—from a novel perspective. The book argues that 21st-century allyship is best understood as a set of socially mediated personal problems and challenges, and that these problems and challenges furnish the material with which many allies’ identities are formed. Through an analysis of in-depth interviews with white American anti-racist activists, Dilemmas of Allyship provides a picture of the ambivalent struggles with which allies grapple, tracing the “theoretically irreducible” contradictions they regularly encounter. These contradictions, or dilemmas, are central to the ongoing project of many white activists’ allyship, presenting them again and again with challenges that test their authenticity and commitment. The book also investigates how these same dilemmas can become “practically reducible” through a set of mitigating factors and strategies that intervene in and redefine allyship crises. Taken together, these analyses present a picture of allyship rarely seen: one of a lifestyle intrinsically marked by the kinds of challenges people typically avoid. Dilemmas of Allyship takes allies on their own terms, paying attention to the true ambivalence of their struggles, refusing to reduce these experiences to mere success or failure. As a result, it is able to contribute to discussions of identity politics and “white fragility” by presenting a clear picture of the existential stakes of allyship. With this picture in hand, we can better appreciate what challenges exist within the 21st-century movement for racial justice—and we can also learn something more fundamental about what it means to be a person in a contested, conflictual social world.

Author : Paul Woodruff
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199768615

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The Ajax Dilemma by Paul Woodruff Pdf

A leading philosopher shows how the story of Ajax and Odysseus sheds new light on the contentious issue of disproportionate rewards in contemporary American society.

Author : John Storey,Graeme Salaman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1444316591

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Managerial Dilemmas by John Storey,Graeme Salaman Pdf

In the midst of the most severe recession for 80 years there is little need to argue that organizations are beset by dilemmas and paradoxes. Confidence in prevailing business models and in the underlying assumptions underpinning business decisions over many decades has now been shaken. But it is not enough to rail against arrogance and greed. Within their own (flawed) assumptions bankers and corporate leaders were acting rationally. A major reason for the failure to anticipate and warn is that observers of organizations usually tend to view organizations in terms similar to those employed by the people who run them: as rational, sensible and objective, whereas, in fact, they are usually confused and confusing, paradoxical and contradictory entities. Paradox is at the heart of how organizations work (or don’t work) yet the phenomenon has been strangely unstudied. In an age of crisis and uncertainty, dilemmas and paradoxes are especially evident and prevalent. The fascination and the promise of paradox is that there is also a sense that there is a hidden truth entwined within the opposites. This we contend is a challenge for leaders. The ultimate responsibility of leadership is to make sense of these and to handle them in a competent manner. This demands a new mode of leadership. The management of dilemma and paradox it is contended, the essence of leadership today. Paradoxical forces provide a dynamism which, although often experienced as potentially threatening, discomforting and negative can also be exciting, promising and positive. "The assumption that organizations are rational entities is challenged every day in the work environment by a rich reality of asymmetries between conflicting forces, complexity, hidden intentions and paradoxes. Anyone wanting to understand the real forces that govern organizations should read this book. A must read for modern leaders who have the intellectual honesty to lead organisations with open eyes and not with the over simplifications and clichés of the past"--Giovanni Ghisetti, Director Business Transformation, Coca Cola Enterprises Europe "Storey and Salaman’s description of the paradoxes which characterise leadership today is hauntingly accurate. Their intelligent optimism that those dilemmas can be met is as encouraging as it is challenging for those of us who have to do just that. Having read the insights in this book I now understand how their business advice was always so pertinent".--Andy Street, Managing Director of John Lewis

Author : Eli Schragenheim
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998-11-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781498738095

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Management Dilemmas by Eli Schragenheim Pdf

An incredible ability awaits managers who practice Theory of Constraints (TOC) techniques: they can take a problem, look beyond the less important details, and directly identify the source of trouble. They've been known to promptly resolve perplexing matters - while the uninformed remain stuck. So many more managers could gain the benefit of TOC thinking... if they only took the time. Eli Schragenheim now offers an informative and enjoyable self-learning method, proving how TOC can be invaluable at a wide variety of workplaces. Management Dilemmas: The Theory of Constraints Approach to Problem Identification and Solutions conveys TOC methods through "virtual experience"-stories of managers and the situations they need to resolve. Take note of the dilemmas they're facing. Think about how you would respond under those circumstances. Then, compare your reactions with Schragenheim's TOC-influenced analysis. Associated with Dr. Eli Goldratt (the founder of TOC) for seven years, Schragenheim doesn't tell how the stories end. Instead, he encourages the reader to try out TOC techniques-especially the need to arrive at the most precise answer by raising the right questions. The conclusions you reach today could greatly help your on-the-job thinking tomorrow!

Author : Christina Garsten,Tor Hernes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134073320

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Ethical Dilemmas in Management by Christina Garsten,Tor Hernes Pdf

This exciting new text engages with the issue of ethical dilemmas encountered in different organizations. Rather than exploring the definition of ethical conduct, this book focuses on the way in which the process of organization produces dilemmas of ethical behaviour. Using illustrative accounts from corporate settings as a basis, the book explores the conditions that lead to ethical dilemmas and the strategies organizations adopt to deal with these dilemmas or steer away from them. The book suggests that ethical dilemmas are often dealt with by directing attention away from the core problem, rather than engaging with and solving it. This is a fascinating text, which raises important questions and provides a deeper understanding of the dynamics of ethical processes. A company’s ethical behaviour is a major criterion by which the company, its products and services are judged and is therefore crucial to sound management in today’s organizations. Ethical Dilemmas in Management is essential reading for all students of business and management and ethics.