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Deregulation and Competition : Lessons from the Airline Industry
Fred C. Allvine, Can Uslay, Ashutosh Dixit, and Jagdish N. Sheth
This thought-provoking book chronicles the evolution of the airline industry and explains what lies ahead for airlines across the globe. Taking the US airline industry as an in-depth case study, the authors present compelling evidence on how the paradigm shift that is taking place in the airline industry is linked to the big-bang approach to deregulation.
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Marketing Mistakes and Successes, 11th ed.
Robert F. Hartley
This best-selling casebook, now in its 11th edition, presents a series of fascinating scenarios that let you learn from some of today's most prominent business players. In an engaging, conversational style, Robert Hartley provides detailed analyses of the decisions and practices that led to major marketing wars, comebacks, mistakes, and successes.
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Marketing Mistakes and Successes, 12th Edition
Robert F. Hartley and Cindy Claycomb
Marketing professionals have relied on Hartley's book for 30 years to uncover the best and worst marketing programs. Invitation to Research suggestions allow readers to take the case a step further, to investigate what has happened since the case was written, both to the company and even to some of the individuals involved. Learning Insights help marketing professionals see how certain practices--both errors and successes--cross company lines and are prone to be either traps for the unwary or success models. Each chapter has been updated to reflect the latest information available about each case.
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The Best and Worst of Leadership: Essential Learning for Emerging Leaders
Harry J. Martin and Dennis F. Lekan
Customer demands, technological advances, investor expectations, social norms, competitor tactics, globalization, regulatory scrutiny, and information overload are dramatically increasing the complexity and volatility of the leader's job and the cost of mistakes. Between these pages, you'll meet some great leaders as well as some really bad ones. Use these stories to develop the skills you need to be a truly effective leader. Think of this book as your coach who will help you grow and give you the leadership insights you need to succeed today. Along the way, challenge yourself to become more aware of your values and what you want to achieve in your career and become a ''Higher-order Leader.''
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Project Management: Navigating the Complexity with a Systematic Approach
Abdullah Oguz
The world has become more complicated with the introduction and development of new technologies and methods, and novel risks such as Covid-19 pandemic. Competition has been tougher than it used to be. Organizations strive to keep up with the changes in the internal and external environment. In the light of unprecedented changes, project managers must be prepared in response to the demands from their organizations and key stakeholders like clients, customers and government agencies. This book covers the fundamentals of project management, and aims to guide undergraduate and graduate students to acquire the building blocks of project management. This book also includes Microsoft Project tutorials for project scope, schedule, resources, and cost, and monitoring and controlling.
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Project Management: Navigating the Complexity with a Systematic Approach, 2nd Edition
Abdullah Oguz, Ph.D., PMP®
This second edition of the OER (Open Educational Resource) book, Project Management: Navigating the Complexity with a Systematic Approach, covers the fundamentals of project management, and aims to guide undergraduate and graduate students to acquire the building blocks of project management. All sections of the first edition were revised. Considering the use of the increasing usage of agile (adaptive) project management frameworks and methods by project teams in various industries, the content of Chapter 12 "Agile (Adaptive) Project Management" was revised and expanded and a new dedicated Scrum section was added. Due to the unprecedented rise of Generative AI (GenAI) with the introduction of ChatGPT and other Large Language Models, a new chapter on the utilization of Generative AI in project management was also added. This second edition also includes new exercises for students and updated PowerPoint presentations and Blackboard question pools are also available for instructors.
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Applying Lean Six Sigma for Operational Excellence
Michael D. Okrent, Sc.D
This comprehensive textbook covers Lean Six Sigma methodology for achieving operational excellence across various industries. The book provides an in-depth exploration of Lean and Six Sigma principles, tools, and techniques, from foundational concepts to practical applications in manufacturing, healthcare, service industries, and government sectors. It offers a structured learning approach with clear objectives, detailed chapters, and practical insights into process improvement, waste reduction, and continuous organizational transformation.
