Posts Tagged DEVELOPMENT
Organization Development Classics
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Timeless, poetic and wise, the articles recaptured in this remarkable volume beg to be read again and again, a much for their spirit as for their practicality. This collection defines our roots, yet in its timelessness points the way to the road ahead for the theory and practice of organization development.
–Gary E. Jusela, Corporate Director of Organization Development, The Boeing CompanyFrom the very first issue to the present, the OD Practitioner has been the… More >>
Organization Development Classics
Professional Software Development: Shorter Schedules, Higher Quality Products, More Successful Projects, Enhanced Careers
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Renowned software expert Steve McConnell helps software students transition to the role of software professionals. Significant developments are afoot that will impact the future careers of student programmers, including initiatives in education, professional development, certification, and licensing. Some of these developments are well thought out and positive; others are being forced and need to be improved before they are standardized. Software development is chan… More >>
Leading Product Development: The Senior Manager’s Guide to Creating and Shaping the Enterprise
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In their groundbreaking book Revolutionizing Product Development, Steven C. Wheelwright and Kim B. Clark demonstrated how project leaders for product development could apply new innovations to bring products to market at breakneck speed. Now, in their new work, they address the general manager’s role in leading product development efforts — at the functional, unit, group, and corporate levels. Up to now, senior managers have merely approved or rejected proposals at… More >>
Leading Product Development: The Senior Manager’s Guide to Creating and Shaping the Enterprise
Walking the Talk: The Business Case for Sustainable Development
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Written by the CEOs of Shell, DuPont, and Anova, Walking the Talk: The Business Case for Sustainable Development is the most important book about corporate responsibility and yet it is written by business for business. For the first time anywhere, leading industrialists show than an integration of sustainable development goals — economic growth, social justice and ecological balance — into corporate strategy will provide lasting shareholder value and immediate bot… More >>
Walking the Talk: The Business Case for Sustainable Development
Social Entrepreneurship : The Art of Mission-Based Venture Development
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Until very recently, popular belief held that business skills were not needed at charitable organizations. No longer. Far from interfering with an organizations ability to provide needed services, techniques such as marketing, cash flow analysis, property management, and good use of technology all contribute to a charitable organizations mission capability. Unlike a not-for-profit that thinks of itself as a charity, the successful not-for-profit is really a mission-… More >>
Social Entrepreneurship : The Art of Mission-Based Venture Development