Argues that how a firm creates and uses talent is more important than how the firm attracts talent. This book features case studies of various organizations including Southwest Airlines and Cisco Systems. It illustrates how long-term success comes from value-driven, interrelated systems that align good people management with corporate strategy.

Confronts the challenge of turning knowledge about how to improve performance into actions that produce measurable results. This book identifies the causes of the knowing-doing gap and explains how to close it.

Examines why conventional wisdom is wrong and asks us to re-think the way managers link people with organizational performance. This work builds a business case for managing people effectively - because it makes for good corporate policy and it results in good performance and profits. It provides guidance for managing people more profitably.

Providing an in-depth look at the role of power and influence in organizations, this book shows that its effective use is an essential component of strong leadership. It also looks at the personal attributes and the structural factors that can help managers advance organizational goals and achieve individual success.

Delivers a business commentary that challenges conventional wisdom while providing data and insights to help companies make smarter decisions. This book covers topics ranging from managing people to leadership to measurement and strategy. It is also filled with insights that challenge questionable assumptions, and conventional management wisdom.

This is a comprehensive analysis of the present state of organization theory. The author traces the evolution and particularly the more recent history of the field, and its scope and content. He then considers the relevant literature organized by major issues and concepts.

Challenges leaders to commit to evidence-based management as a way of organizational life - and shows how to turn this common sense into common practice.

This work explores how external constraints affect organizations and provides insights for designing and managing organizations to mitigate these constraints. All organizations are dependent on the environment for their survival.