The Way We Work [Two Volumes]
An Encyclopedia of Business Culture
Regina Fazio Maruca, ed.
ISBN:
0-313-33886-8
ISBN-13:
978-0-313-33886-1
492 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication:
12/30/2007
Discount Price:
$87.50
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In Stock
Media Type:
Hardcover
Trim Size:
7 x 10
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Reviews:
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It is a reference work clearly intended for school and college levels, but in its selection of entries and in the clear style of the entries, it does a good job in representing many of the key terms and ideas currently washing around in business and management culture and practice. A book such as this is like having a helpful expert at your elbow, one who has anticipated the kinds of queries you have when starting business and management studies.
—Reference Reviews
Autumn 2008
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Business culture has permeated every facet of our daily lives. Phrases like glass ceiling, time management and 24/7 are part of our common vocabulary. In more than 100 A-Z entries, Maruca, a freelance business writer and editor, explores concepts, ideas, people, fads, themes, and issues that have become part of the business vernacular, shedding light on the dynamic ways in which business and society both influence and reflect each other....Informative and entertaining, this set would be useful in helping business managers, frontline employees, students, and educators understand the workplace and the business world.
—Booklist
August 2008
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"Entries in The Way We Work: An Encyclopedia of Business Culture do provide an interesting snapshot of today's American office culture and topics ranging from E-mail to Killer App and Napster show how technology has pervaded our business culture."
—ARBA
3/1/2009
Description:
From corner office to 24/7, the world of work has permeated every facet of our culture. The Way We Work explores in over 150 A-Z entries, the origins and impact of the concepts, ideas, fads and themes have become part of the business vernacular, shedding linght on the dynamic ways in which business and society both influence and reflect each other. Assessing the evolving business environment in the context of technology development, globalization, and workplace diversity, The Way We Work covers the gamut of business-related topics, including Crisis Management, Outsourcing, and Whistleblowing, as well as popular subjects, such as Casual Friday, Feng Shui, and Napster.
Title Features:
Featuring timelines and lists, sidebars, interviews with business leaders, facts and figures, print and on-line resources, quotations, keynote essays from respected management authors, cross-references, and a comprehensive index, this two-volume set will be a highly informative and entertaining guide to business culture for managers and front-line employees, educators and researchers, and high school and college students considering careers in business.
About the Author:
Regina Fazio Maruca is a freelance business writer and editor, specializing in marketing, branding, leadership, and organizational culture. Also a Principal at the Center for Executive Development, she has served as a Senior Editor at the Harvard Business Review, reporter and editor at Boston Business Journal, and Associate Managing Editor at New England Business Magazine, and has conducted interviews with high-profile business leaders for Fast Company. Since 2000 she has provided editorial, writing, and research services for authors at such organizations as Harvard Business School, Accenture, the Committee of 200, and Boston University. She is coauthor, with Robert M. Galford, of Your Leadership Legacy and editor of What Managers Say, What Employees Hear (Praeger, 2006).
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