Key Management Models: The 60+ models every manager needs to know (Financial Times Series) - Softcover

Van Assen, Marcel; Van Den Berg, Gerben; Pietersma, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273719106 ISBN 13: 9780273719106

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 2008

Synopsis

With over 33,500 copies sold of the previous edition, the winning formula of this incredibly successful book will remain the same. From SWOT analysis and core competencies to risk reward analysis and the innovation circle, Key Management Models explains each model in a clear, structured and practical way.

 

There is a brief overview of each of the 61 essential models that spans no more than

3-4 pages. For each model you will find:

· The model in a nutshell (‘the big idea’)

· Its applicability (‘when to use it’)

· The practicalities of applying it (‘how to use it’)

· A critical appraisal (‘the final analysis’)

 

The PERFECT reference book, no matter what business you’re in.

 

About this title

About the Author

Marcel van Assen(1969) is a senior consultant at the Operations Management group of Berenschot. His industrial consulting experience covers various manufacturing, supply chain, and strategic issues, from operational excellence, outsourcing & contract manufacturing to value-innovation based on strategic conversation, roadmapping and foresight.

In addition, he is an assistant professor of manufacturing management at the Department of Management of Technology and Innovation Department of RSM Erasmus University he is (co)author of several books and articles on operations and innovation management. He holds an MSc. in mechanical engineering from the University of Twente, an MSc. in business administration (strategy and organisation) from the Open University, and a Ph.D. in business administration froe member of ERIM (Erasmus acturing firms, clusters and networks.

Gerben van de Bergread business administration at the University of Groningen. He works at Berenschot as consultant in the Business Strategies group. He is a co-author of the book Excellence = optimization and innovation and (co)author of several articles concerning strategic management.

Paul PietersmaMSc. BA is a strategy consultant and managing director of Business Strategies at Berenschot. He has more than 10 years of experience in the consultancy business in which he advised many CEO’s and boards of directors on various strategic issues. He has won the Dutch Professionals Award of Management Consultancy, he has published several articles on strategy and he is the (co)author of two leading Dutch strategy books ‘Het Strategieboek I’ and ‘Het Strategieboek II’.

 

From the Back Cover

Management models - love them or hate them, they crop up all the time. Models provide a framework for improving business performance, so if you’re a manager, or studying business, then it’s really important you know what they are and how to use them. Key Management Models has the winning combination of brevity and clarity, so it is the essential guide to all the management models you’ll ever need to know about.

This book gives you short, practical overviews of the top classic and cutting edge management models in an easy-to-use, ready reference format. Whether you want to remind yourself about models you’ve already come across, or want to find new ones, you’ll find yourself referring back to it again and again. And you’ll wonder what you ever did without it!

IF YOU WANT TO BE A MODEL MANAGER, KEEP THIS BOOK CLOSE AT HAND

Edition details

• Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0273719106
• ISBN 13: 9780273719106
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 272