Knowing Doing Gap

Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business and the author of The Human Equation (HBS Press). Klappentext The authors identify the causes of the knowing-doing gap and explain how to close it. They describe the most common obstacles to action--such as fear and inertia--and profile successful companies that overcome them. A great resource for personal improvement. Each chapter contains tips on what to do and what to avoid, and provides examples of how a lethargic company culture can be transformed. The Knowing-Doing Gap is a useful how-to guide for managers looking to make changes. A wealth of knowledge worth reading. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface1. Knowing "What" to Do Is Not Enough2. When Talk Substitutes for Action3. When Memory Is a Substitute for Thinking4. When Fear Prevents Acting on Knowledge5. When Measurement Obstructs Good Judgment6. When Internal Competition Turns Friends into Enemies7. Firms That Surmount the Knowing-Doing Gap8. Turning Knowledge into ActionAppendixNotesIndexAbout the Authors

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Pfeffer, J Pfeffer, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Pfeffer Jeffrey, R Sutton, Robert I. Sutton, Sutton Robert I.
• Editore: Harvard Business Review Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.1999
• EAN: 9781578511242
• ISBN: 978-1-57851-124-2
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Organizational theory & behaviour, Management decision making, Organizational theory and behaviour