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The Economist: Managing Uncertainty Marion Devine

The Economist: Managing Uncertainty By Marion Devine

The Economist: Managing Uncertainty by Marion Devine


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Summary

Global recession, rebellion in the Middle East, and heartrending natural disasters in places as far apart as Japan and Haiti highlight how devastatingly surprising the world we live in can be. This book looks at managing uncertainty as a new business imperative. It shows how embracing uncertainty can lead to greater innovation and business growth.

The Economist: Managing Uncertainty Summary

The Economist: Managing Uncertainty: Strategies for surviving and thriving in turbulent times by Marion Devine

This book looks at managing uncertainty as a new business imperative. It *analyses the sources and triggers of business turbulence, and explores different models for classifying uncertainty *explores the cost of uncertainty in the shape of business disruption and lost opportunities - as well as the price paid by staff in the shape of psychological stress, diminished job satisfaction, trust and commitment. *shows how embracing uncertainty can lead to greater innovation and business growth *draws on new thinking from practitioners, academics and consultants and the experiences of a wide variety of organisations including Intel, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, Boeing, Qinetiq, Philips, China Telecom, Ford, Apple, Nokia, Mars, Shell and Glaxo SmithKilne. Managing Uncertainty is aimed at business leaders and managers who are looking for new ideas and approaches that will help them to succeed in the highly uncertain times we live in today.

About Marion Devine

Michel Syrett has combined a career as a journalist and writer on business and management in publications such as The Times, The Sunday Times, Management Today, Director, Asian Business and the South China Morning Post with academic research on management topics for business schools in Britain and Asia. He has authored twenty books and reports, including two other Economist titles Successful Innovation [9781861972859] and Successful Strategy Execution [9781846686054]. Marion Devine is a research associate for Ashridge business school. She is the author or co-author of several management reports and books, including two Economist titles, Successful Mergers and A Sense of Mission.

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GOR005684117
9781846685903
1846685907
The Economist: Managing Uncertainty: Strategies for surviving and thriving in turbulent times by Marion Devine
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Profile Books Ltd
20120927
224
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