books about: organizations     books:       Financial Management: Theory & Practice (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition 1-Year Printed Access ...11 reviews Eugene F. Brigham, Michael C. Ehrhardt South-Western College Pub, 2007 Amazing book and Fantastic Shipping, Amazon! This book is simply amazing, very easy to follow and learn. It explains basic concepts, and has some useful material - in the book as well as online - that will help you. I frankly didn't even need the study guide; I thought the book by itself was great for me. The authors have taken a lot of trouble with detailing and giving examples, for someone new to finance to pick up on. There are chapters ...             Pedagogy of the Oppressed33 reviews Paulo Freire Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000 Critical Solutions for Five Billion Poor Including US Poor Over a year ago 24 of us decided to co-found the Earth Intelligence Network and begin producing public intelligence in the public interest. We quickly expanded the vision to include a Transpartisan Policy Institute and a Public Budget Office. Today, for free, any citizen can get a weekly report on "GLOBAL CHALLENGES: The Week in Review." Our free report is superior in multiple ways to the ...             The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization27 reviews Peter M. Senge Doubleday Business, 2006 Systems thinking, organization This book is excellent. Written very well. I was hooked after the first two chapters. This book helps one see the long term results from small short term thinking. I am still in the process of reading this book. I am excited to learn more about organizational learning and the many other themes the books details.             Leading Change73 reviews John P. Kotter Harvard Business School Press, 1996 A MUST HAVE for your leadership library Very well written book and easy to read and follow. Since change is a modern requirement for any business, it simply makes sense to focus in on what it takes to provide the necessary leadership to do so.             Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great62 reviews Jim Collins HarperCollins, 2005 Excellent companion addressing not-for-profits' unique needs Jim Collins is the author of "Good to Great," an influential business and leadership book. In the time since the publication of the book, Collins realized that there exist points of disconnect within the book for leaders of not-for-profit agencies (e.g. churches, local charitable organizations, groups that exist for specific causes like disease eradication or the advancement of art). In an ...             Divine Justice David Baldacci Grand Central Publishing, 2008 Following the instant # 1 New York Times bestseller Stone Cold, Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in David Baldacci's most surprising thriller yet . . . Known by his alias, "Oliver Stone," John Carr is the most wanted man in America . With two pulls of the trigger, the men who destroyed Stone's life and kept him in the shadows were finally silenced. But his freedom comes at a steep price: The assassinations he carried out ...             Robert's Rules Of Order Newly Revised In Brief (Roberts Rules of Order (in Brief))40 reviews Henry M. III Robert, William J. Evans, ... Da Capo Press, 2004 Extremely helpful An extremely helpful short book on the important concepts and specific details of Robert's Rules. Authoritative, yet easy to understand. Points you in the direction of the 600 plus full edition if you need more info. We've bought it for all our committee chairs.             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1278 reviews Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Wonderful book What a wonderful example!!! Could hardly put it down, wanted to get to the end but didn't want the book to end. A challenge to us all as we all could do more.             Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (JOSSEY-BASS BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT SERIES)22 reviews Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal Jossey-Bass, 2008 Valuable book, also for social sector administrators My prof used it as a required text in the course I took. It's great! Through this book I can understand why things didn't work at my previous work experience at a higher ed. institution. I definitely recommend the book to everyone, including those who work at the social sectors as you'll understand why you need to use politics, pay attention to human resource and organization structure!             Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity452 reviews David Allen Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 Good for us inherently unorganized folks Organization has been a problem for me since grade school. I've gotten better over the years, moving from sticky-notes to paper planners to PDAs. Still, I was dropping too many things. My boss told me about GTD, so I bought it. I haven't fully implemented it, and likely won't for several months (there's a LOT to his system). But even with the parts I have done, it has had a tremendous impact on ...             Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research (3rd Edition)3 reviews John W. Creswell Prentice Hall, 2007 Creswell's Educational Research Creswell's third edition is a helpful reference for both graduate students and practitioners who are interested in conducting quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods research. This book provides step-by-step methods in data collection and analysis, helping one avoid common mistakes in research, and helping one increase the reliability and validity of a study. In this book, a discussion of ...             Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through ...133 reviews Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey Touchstone, 1995 I'm too distracted to review this but I wasn't distracted at all reading it Honestly, the title of my review wasn't originally intended to be funny. I came on Amazon to look up the publishing date for a footnote/bibliography reference for this book. I now have spent too much time reading reviews on diet books and updating my other reviews on movies and phones to do this review justice. But if you're looking it up, you don't want a long review anyway. It is the best ...             Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything89 reviews Taps Don, Anthony D. Williams Portfolio Hardcover, 2008 Must read to keep up with the times! Excellent book. I promise you'll learn a lot! Great info to take back to your organization. It provides a different mindset on how to do things and that in itself is worth the read. You'll also be amazed at what companies are doing to stay abreast and be shocked how those who aren't doing are staying in business...but may not be for long.             Rules for Radicals37 reviews Saul Alinsky Vintage, 1989 how to effect change This book describes the model of community organizing practiced by successful leaders such as Barack Obama and Cesar Chavez. Very effective but difficult to practice.             Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns12 reviews Clayton M. Christensen, Curtis W. Johnson, ... McGraw-Hill, 2008 Disrupting Class is a must read Disrupting Class is a must read for educators, politicians, or anyone else who is interested in the field of education. The book provides a summary of Clayton Christensen's work on disruptive technology described in the earlier book the Innovators Dilemma. Horn, Johnson, and Christensen do an outstanding job of applying the theory of disruptive technology to the world of education. The book ...             Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers, and Facilitators23 reviews Patrick M. Lencioni Jossey-Bass, 2005 Quick turn-around - Great Condition Thanks much - I needed the books for work and had them quicker than expected. Nancy             Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations26 reviews Clay Shirky Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Outstanding Book This is a thought-provoking, intellectually-stimulating book. A must-read for executive leadership of any company.             Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals27 reviews Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw Zondervan, 2008 Loads of good stuff I think that there is an incredible amount to learn in Jesus For President. Shane does an excellent job with many different topics. The bottom-line is very practical ways of living for Jesus and making Him the leader of our lives. There are some sections that are harder to read than others, but overall a great book that I will keep.             The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family: A Leadership Fable About Restoring Sanity To The Most Important ...2 reviews Patrick M. Lencioni Jossey-Bass, 2008 Great BOOK!!! First I will admit that I am a fan of Lencioni's previous titles. The author's style of writing is to teach trough a story of characters that you can identify with. The sub-title of the book is "A Leadership Fable". This is not a book that proposes a lesson through theory but through application. I found myself able to identify with the characters in the story from the first page all the ...             Intermediate Financial Management (with Thomson One)6 reviews Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves South-Western College Pub, 2006 one of the best sources of corporate finance one of the best sources of corporate finance              search for books adulthood, collaboration, conducting, discipline, disrupting, disruptive, distraction, dysfunctions, educational, evaluating, everything, facilitators, financial, innovation, intermediate, jossey-bass, leadership, management, organization, organizations, organizing, overcoming, president, productivity, qualitative, quantitative, questions, recognizing, stress-free, wikinomics books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen kitchen: Mini Silk Cattleya Orchid Flower Arrangement - Hand Painted Flowers! home  impressum - about us