Strang David (253 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Crowe, Victoria; Watt, Alison; Strang, Rose; Williams, David; Gunn Cairns, Joyce (illustrator).

Condition: New.

DVD. Condition: Used - Good. Sticker from previous seller on DVD.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Text clean and solid; 9.29 X 6.14 X 1.10 inches; 304 pages.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket. Gives information about every detail and process of printing from copper plates. 218 pages + index, b/w illustrations. Name inked on free front endpage and at preface, very faint foxing on endpages, spine ends and corners rubbed and somewhat frayed, front cover slightly bowed.; 6 x 9 ". …

Paperback. Condition: New. In business, as in other aspects of life, we learn and grow from the examples set by others. Imitation can lead to innovation. But in order to grow innovatively, how do businesses decide what firms to imitate? And how do they choose what practices to follow? Learning by Example takes an unprecedented look at the benchmarking initiative of a major financial institution. David Strang closely follows twenty-one teams of managers sent out to observe the practices of other companies in order to develop recommendations for change in their own organization. Through extensive interviews, surveys, and archival materials, Strang reveals that benchmarking promotes a distinctive managerial regime with potential benefits and pitfalls. He explores the organizations treated as models of best practice, the networks that surround a bank and form its reference group, the ways managers craft calls for change, and the programs implemented in the wake of vicarious learning. Strang finds that imitation does not occur through mindless conformity.Instead, managers act creatively, combining what they see in external site visits with their bank's strategic objectives, interpreted in light of their understanding of rational and progressive management. Learning by Example opens the black box of interorganizational diffusion to show how managers interpret, advocate, and implement innovations.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: KFFK; KJD; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. . . 2016. Reprint. Paperback. . . . .

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in original wrappers.

Condition: Very Good. 1970. Hardback. One volume from the 'Books That Have Changed Man's Thinking' series. Fine in fine quarter leather bindings, highly decorated gilt titles to spine, and elaborate gilt decoration to front cover. Covers showing very light shelfwear. Decorated end papers. Lightly toned, a little spotting to edges, text and illustrations crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. . . . .…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: KFFK; KJD; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. . . 2016. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: Very Good. 1970. Hardback. One volume from the 'Books That Have Changed Man's Thinking' series. Fine in fine quarter leather bindings, highly decorated gilt titles to spine, and elaborate gilt decoration to front cover. Covers showing very light shelfwear. Decorated end papers. Lightly toned, a little spotting to edges, text and illustrations crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 3rd edition. 864 pages. 7.28x4.13x1.06 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Condition: New. In business, as in other aspects of life, we learn and grow from the examples set by others. Imitation can lead to innovation. But in order to grow innovatively, how do businesses decide what firms to imitate? And how do they choose what practices to follow? Learning by Example takes an unprecedented look at the benchmarking initiative of a major financial institution. David Strang closely follows twenty-one teams of managers sent out to observe the practices of other companies in order to develop recommendations for change in their own organization. Through extensive interviews, surveys, and archival materials, Strang reveals that benchmarking promotes a distinctive managerial regime with potential benefits and pitfalls. He explores the organizations treated as models of best practice, the networks that surround a bank and form its reference group, the ways managers craft calls for change, and the programs implemented in the wake of vicarious learning. Strang finds that imitation does not occur through mindless conformity.Instead, managers act creatively, combining what they see in external site visits with their bank's strategic objectives, interpreted in light of their understanding of rational and progressive management. Learning by Example opens the black box of interorganizational diffusion to show how managers interpret, advocate, and implement innovations.…

TAPA DURA. Condition: New.