Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Business
Strategy Textbooks: A Case Of Consistently Inconsistent Evaluations, Cathy A. Enz
Strategy Textbooks: A Case Of Consistently Inconsistent Evaluations, Cathy A. Enz
Cathy A. Enz
"This book is too superficial, but it meets my needs better than others available." This quotation illustrates the equivocal praise which business instructors provide the textbooks that they adopt for their capstone policy courses. Ten representative strategy/policy textbooks were reviewed and almost all of them received at least one instructor's nomination as the best strategy textbook available, yet reviewers consistently identified deficiencies and their intent to change books. What is it about business strategy/policy textbooks or courses that brings out consistent inconsistency across text users even when they evaluate the same book? In the present review a representative group of …
Strategic Planning Of Seaport Development In A Global Economy: Observations Of An Executive Port Director, Herman L. Boschken
Strategic Planning Of Seaport Development In A Global Economy: Observations Of An Executive Port Director, Herman L. Boschken
Herman L. Boschken
Seaport management is central both to the use of coastal resources and to the needs of a global economy. As a major point of supply-chain activity along the coast and as a source of pollution, ports need to be administered strategically to provide the greatest benefit according to economic and environmental demands. This article is an annotated conversation that provides a practitioner's insight into the management of change along the coastal zone. To address the problem, we probe organization theory for new insight and attempt to apply concepts to practice.
Costs Associated With The Public Card Catalogs At The University Of Oregon Library, Karen S. Calhoun
Costs Associated With The Public Card Catalogs At The University Of Oregon Library, Karen S. Calhoun
Karen S Calhoun
Preprint of a chapter developed from a 1986 ALA conference presentation. Reports on a study to determine catalog card unit costs and how much staff time would become available if the library were to cease maintaining the public card catalogs.