who are the main authors behind strategy as practice?
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I don't know...sorry.
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You really need to get a couple books. The Kaizen Blitz and Lean Thinking are two good ones. Lean Thinking will teach you all about the Toyota continuous improvement systems including real exercises you can implement in your business.
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Not exactly a book, but the following site provides great information (for free) that mirrors items I learned in my MBA coursework.\n\nEnjoy!\n\nhttp://www.quickmba.com/
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This is one of the gold standards.\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0123984203/102-5164595-0139312?v=glance&n=283155\n\nUnfortunately, Dr Karl retired from the field, and has not published an update for quite some time, so the book is rather hard to find.
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How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie.\n\nThis book rocked my professional and personal life. It is full of great ideas that totaly work. I would go on for days about it. but if you want to improve yourself.... this is your book. Just go read it.
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ndustrial management; a case book,\nby Edwin Clyde Robbins;  Franklin Erton Folts\n\nType: English :  Book \nPublisher: New York and London, McGraw-Hill book company, inc., 1932. \nOCLC: 1739864
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When you are creating new processes, you use the DMADV method (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, verify), instead of the typical DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control).  There are a number of books for both Six Sigma and DFSS (Design For Six Sigma) which should get you on your way.\n\nI like the author Pyzdek, but there are a ton of books and authors out there- search Amazon or go to your local bookstore.
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Read "The Articulate Executive" by Granville N. Toogood (yes, that is his real name). An excellent book for fine tuning communication and leadership skills in the work place or whatever situation in life.
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Ok i've done this before and this book is brilliant \n\nAdvertising and Promotion: An intergrated marketing communications perspective by George E. Belch and Michael A. Belch. There's too much info 4 me 2 type it up here plus i cant put in the diagrams i have the 6th international edition
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First read the book\n\nThe Toyota Way: Fourteen Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer by Jeffrey Liker
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Known for his work in critical thinking skills.  His books continue to be used as university textbooks.  I'd go to websites tht sell his books - thye often do brief bios on the authors - chapters.com, amazon.com, indigo.com, biblio.com, barnes and Nobel, e-bay, etc.\n\nI've attached a couple of websits that had brief bios on him - it might be the same information in each.\n\nSorry I couldn't be of more help.
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1. Jessica M Utts and Robert F Heckard (2006) Statistical Ideas and Methods, Thomson Brookes/Cole \n*** (3 stars)\n2. Gerald Keller and Brian Warrack, Statistics for Management and Economics –6th Edition, Duxbury. This textbook comes with a CD-ROM comprising applets for interactive examples, a student study guide and data files.\n****(4 stars) - quite good
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1) Design - You need a plan and a strategy to make a product improve in quality and performance.\n2) Testing and implementation - You need to test the implementation of the product and make sure it is executed without errors.\n3) Project Management - This is a key strategical device. You need good project management for the outcome of the product to be successful.
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Jim McIngvale. He even has his own entry in Wikipedia! \n\nCathy Stucker\nhttp://www.HoustonView.com
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scholar . wisdom. knowledge . learner.
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There's a classic one:  "Complex variable" written by Churchill.  It's a very understandable book.\n\nHowever if you're looking for something more advanced, "complex variable" written by Conway it's a good option.\n\nIf you do analysis, you can use another classic: "Real and Complex Analysis" of Rudin.
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Look for a business strategy book with a chapter on game theory. The more academic ones at university libraries are probably better because they explicitly describe game theory, but since the book is about Business Strategy, they typically ignore most of the math and give real world business examples instead. The ones for business practioners at your local bookstore often give good examples, but fail to describe how the example relates to game theory. \n\nOr consider The Strategy of Conflict for a very in depth but non-mathematical look at negotiation and conflict from a game theory perspective (though this book does not explicitly explain game theory).