Becoming a better value creator : how to improve the company's bottom line--and your own / Anjan V. Thakor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thakor, Anjan V.

Series:

The University of Michigan Business School management series

University of Michigan Business School management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management.

Value analysis (Cost control).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 256 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2000.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Today's companies don't need better managers. They need better value creators - individuals who understand not only the organizational process but the organizational dynamics that ensure continuing profits for a company and its shareholders. In this book, Anjan Thakor presents managers with a pragmatic guide to creating value and boosting the success of their companies - while enhancing their own careers."

"Becoming a Better Value Creator tackles one of the biggest issues managers face today. By learning to recognize the factors critical to the ongoing success of their organizations, managers can go beyond maximizing short-term profits to serve the long-term interest of all the company's stakeholders while ensuring their own personal and professional fulfillment."--Jacket.

Contents:

The five secrets of great value creators

Understanding value and value creation

Putting value creation into practice strategy, success measures, and speed

Improving value creation in procurement and manufacturing

Improving value creation in marketing, sales, distribution, and new product development

Improving value creation in human resources

Improving value creation in finance.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-246) and index.

ISBN:

9780470462096

0470462094

OCLC:

852406224