Harvard Business Reference Field Guide To Business Terms: A Glossary Of Essential Tools And Concepts For Today's Manager

by Harvard Business Publishing

Every Manager's Guide to Business Terms provides key information that business executives will find indispensable as they confront the many challenges-administrative, entrepreneurial, numerical, strategic-of a changing workplace. The guide is organized to permit swift and easy access to essential terms and concepts, while at the same time it highlights ideas and wisdom meant to spark deeper contemplation of business issues. A short introductory essay on current issues in management is followed by an A to Z glossary that covers fundamental terms, topics, and ideas; pertinent quotations about business and management from recognized business executives, economists, and management writers; and useful appendices that profile the world's major corporations. The guide also features a series of management checklists meant to help the reader set priorities and organize time.

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Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) is a publisher founded in 1994 as a not-for-profit, independent corporation and an affiliate of Harvard Business School (distinct from Harvard University Press), with a focus on improving business management practices. The company offers articles, books, case studies, simulations, videos, learning programs, and digital tools to organizations and subscribers.
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Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend this. It touches on key critical points andn provides just enough supporting information to make it easy to execute.