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  On Becoming Agile

  Daniel J. Power

  Becoming agile is an ongoing journey. As the global environment changes, and becomes more complex and more uncertain, the importance of increasing agility and developing an agile mindset grows. The goal of this book is to explain and facilitate the journey. We explore agile values, practices, and principles that can help people cope with volatile and ambiguous situations. Agile values improve processes and promote communication in an organization. Agile practices advance innovation through high-performance multidisciplinary teams.

  Agile is about learning to anticipate and respond appropriately to the unexpected. Being agile is about interactions with people that result in successfully completing work tasks and meeting objectives. Agile is not about blindly moving faster, rather it is about continuous flexibility and learning. This book is targeted to advanced students and managers who are interested in learning to be agile. This accessible practical text poses 30 questions and provides answers that provide a starting point for further reflection.

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  Law, Business and Society

  Tony McAdams

  Law, Business and Society, 12e fits both upper-division undergraduate and masters levels courses in the legal environment of business, government and business, and business and society. Law, Business and Society, takes an interdisciplinary approach, using elements of law, political economy, international business, ethics, social responsibility, and management. Students will find an interesting, provocative reading experience filled with contemporary legal and ethical conflicts emerging from today’s news, as well as scholarly results, surveys, polls, data, anecdotes, and other specific details that lend credibility, immediacy, and interest to the reading experience. -- Provided by the publisher

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  Data-Based Decision Making and Digital Transformation

  Daniel Power and Ciara Heavin

  Analyzing data is now a core decision support task to many businesses as they try to derive value from multiple, diverse data sources. The digitization of business activities has led to an explosive growth in data. "Big Data" has increased the need for business analytics. This major change has increased managers' need to understand the possibilities of these technologies and their application in a variety of areas including financial services, manufacturing, retail, pharmaceuticals, healthcare and government. This book is targeted to busy managers and MBA students who want to grasp the basics of data analytics and business intelligence. -- Provided by the publisher

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  Decision Support, Analytics, and Business Intelligence

  Daniel Power and Ciara Heavin

  Rapid technology change is impacting organizations large and small. Mobile and Cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and "Big Data" are driving forces in organizational digital transformation. Decision support and analytics are available to many people in a business or organization. Business professionals need to learn about and understand computerized decision support for organizations to succeed. This text is targeted to busy managers and students who need to grasp the basics of computerized decision support, including: What is analytics? What is a decision support system? What is "Big Data"? What are "Big Data" business use cases? Overall, it addresses 61 fundamental questions. In a short period of time, readers can "get up to speed" on decision support, analytics, and business intelligence. The book then provides a quick reference to important recurring questions. -- Provided by the publisher

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  Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women

  Mary L. Connerley and Jiyun Wu

  This handbook provides an overview and synthesis of relevant literature related to the issue of the well-being of working women. This focus addresses a gap that currently exists in the quality-of-life and well-being fields. The work of the authors answers the following broad questions: Does gender matter in the well-being of working women? Do prejudices against and stereotypes of women still play a role in inter-personal interactions in the workplace that could hinder women from flourishing professionally? Does the organizational context, such as organizational culture, reward systems, and leadership, contribute to the well-being of working-women? What impact does the national context have on the well-being of working women? And finally, how can public policies help enhance the well-being of working women? These are important issues for academics, researchers, and graduate students interested in gender issues in the fields of management, sociology, psychology, social psychology, economics, and quality of life studies. Policy makers and practitioners will also find this book beneficial. Equitable treatment and outcomes for all, regardless of gender, remains a challenging goal to achieve, with various barriers in different contexts and different cultures, and this book provides strong coverage of this important topic of well-being of working women. -- Provided by Amazon.com

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  Law, Business, and Society

  Tony McAdams, Nancy Neslund, Kiren Dosanjh Zucker, and Kristofer Neslund

  Law, Business and Society, 11th edition, fits both upper-division undergraduate and masters levels courses in the legal environment of business, government and business, and business and society. Law, Business and Society, takes an interdisciplinary approach, using elements of law, political economy, international business, ethics, social responsibility, and management. Students will find an interesting, provocative reading experience filled with contemporary legal and ethical conflicts emerging from today’s news, as well as scholarly results, surveys, polls, data, anecdotes, and other specific details that lend credibility, immediacy, and interest to the reading experience. -- Provided by publisher

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  Reshaping Society through Analytics, Collaboration, and Decision Support: Role of Business Intelligence and Social Media

  Daniel Power and Lakshmi S. Iyer

  This volume explores emerging research and pedagogy in analytics, collaboration, and decision support with an emphasis on business intelligence and social media. In general, the chapters help understand where technology involvement in human decisions is headed. Reading the chapters can help understand the opportunities and threats associated with the use of information technology in decision making. Computing and information technologies are reshaping our global society, but they can potentially reshape it in negative as well as positive ways. Analytics, collaboration and computerized decision support are powerful decision aiding and decision making tools that have enormous potential to impact crisis decision making, regulation of financial systems, healthcare decision making and many more important decision domains. -- Provided by the publisher

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  Systems Analysis and Design

  Roberta Roth, Barbara Haley Wixon, and Alan Dennis

  The 6th Edition of Systems Analysis and Design continues to offer a hands-on approach to SAD while focusing on the core set of skills that all analysts must possess. Building on their experience as professional systems analysts and award-winning teachers, authors Dennis, Wixom, and Roth capture the experience of developing and analyzing systems in a way that students can understand and apply. -- Provided by publisher

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  Decision Support Analytics and Business Intelligence

  Daniel J. Power

  This revised edition is targeted to busy managers and MBA students who need to grasp the basics of computerized decision support. Some of the topics covered include: What is a DSS? What do managers need to know about computerized decision support? And how can managers identify opportunities to create innovative DSS? Overall the book addresses 35 fundamental questions that are relevant to understanding computerized decision support. -- Provided by publisher

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  Engineering Effective Decision Support Technologies: New Models and Applications

  Daniel J. Power

  In modern, information-centric business environments, Decision Making Support Systems (DMSS) present a critical consideration for any organization serious about maintaining competitive advantage. Advances in information systems, knowledge management technologies, and other decision support systems necessitate a critical understanding of the latest trends and research.

  Engineering Effective Decision Support Technologies: New Models and Applications presents a collection of the latest research in DMSS and applies those theoretical considerations to best practices in the field. This reference includes empirical case studies and an analysis of new models and perspectives in knowledge management, promoting discussion of DMSS strategies among managers, researchers, and students of information science. -- Provided by publisher

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  Law, Business, and Society

  Tony McAdams, Nancy Neslund, and Kiren Dosanjh Zucker

  In the tenth edition of Law, Business, and Society, Tony McAdams discusses the role of the market, ethics/social responsibility, and the law in regulating the complex relationship between business and the larger society. McAdams examines whether the market and ethics/social responsibility have failed, and if government intervention is needed to maintain a healthy relationship between business practice and society’s general welfare. The text serves as a general introduction to the legal system, including chapters on constitutional law, the common law of contracts and torts, and employment law. The closely written narrative, edited law cases, contemporary vignettes from daily life and an abundance of thought-provoking questions help convey key points. In addition, Law, Business, and Society precisely conforms to AACSB International accreditation expectations. -- Provided by publisher

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  Biobased Lubricants and Greases: Technology and Products

  Lou Honary and Erwin Richter

  Due to the rise in petroleum prices as well as increasing environmental concerns, there is a need to develop biochemicals and bioproducts that offer realistic alternatives to their traditional counterparts; this book will address the lack of a centralized resource of information on lubricants and greases from renewable sources, and will be useful to a wide audience in industry and academia. It is based on 20 years of research and development at the UNI-NABL Center, and discusses the various types of vegetable oils available, comparing their characteristics, properties and benefits against those of typical petroleum oils as well as discussing common evaluation tests and giving examples and case studies of successful applications of biobased lubricants and greases. Whilst scientific and engineering research data is included, the book is written in an accessible manner and is illustrated throughout.

  -- Focuses on an industrial application of lubrication technology undergoing current explosive growth in the global market.
  -- Includes a detailed review of the material benefits of plant-based lubricants that include a better viscosity index and lubricity even at extreme temperatures, lower flammability due to higher flash points and lower pour points.
  -- Covers the basic chemistry of vegetable oils as well as their profiles for use in lubricants and greases and environmental benefits.
  --Includes examples and case studies of where vegetable-based lubricants have been successfully employed in industry applications. -- Provided by publisher

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  Decision Support: An Examination of the DSS Discipline

  Daniel Power, David Schuff, David Paradice, Frada Burstein, and Ramesh Sharda

  This volume of Annals of Information Systems will acknowledge the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the International Society for Decision Support Systems (ISDSS) by documenting some of the current best practices in teaching and research and envisioning the next twenty years in the decision support systems field. The volume is intended to complement existing DSS literature by offering an outlet for thoughts and research particularly suited to the theme of describing the next twenty years in the area of decision support. -- Provided by the publisher

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  Decision Support Basics

  Daniel Power

  Because of increasing complexity, rapid change and risk, managers have an obligation to shareholders to learn about and understand computerized decision support systems (DSS). Managers must know much more about information technology solutions and especially computerized decision support. This book is targeted to busy managers and MBA students who need to grasp the basics of computerized decision support. Some of the topics covered include: What is a DSS? What do managers need to know about computerized decision support? And how can managers identify opportunities to create innovative DSS? Overall the book addresses 35 fundamental questions that are relevant to understanding computerized decision support. In a short period of time managers can "get up to speed" on decision support, analytics and business intelligence. The book then provides a quick reference to important recurring questions. The questions are arranged in a logical order from more general questions to more specific, including specialized questions of interest to managers and future managers. -- Provided by publisher

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  Decision Support for Global Enterprises

  Uday Kulkarni, Daniel Power, and Ramesh Sharda

  India is becoming the "global back office" to international supply chains. This book consists of peer-reviewed and invited papers with two primary goals: (1) Stimulate creative discussion between academic researchers and the practitioner IS community to improve the research and practice in the area. (2) Increase awareness of the problems and challenges faced by global enterprises that can be met with innovative decision support systems. -- Provided by publisher

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  Law, Business, and Society

  Tony McAdams, Nancy Neslund, and Kristofer Neslund

  Law, Business, and Society, eighth edition, by Tony McAdams, takes an interdisciplinary approach, utilizing elements of law, political economy, international business, ethics, social responsibility and management. The author produces a compelling holistic picture of these concepts by giving extensive attention to readings, provocative quotes and factual details. Students learn not merely the law but the law in context. -- Provided by publisher

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  Decision Support Systems: Frequently Asked Questions

  Daniel Power

  Author Dan Power has spent almost 30 years building, studying and teaching others about computerized Decision Support Systems. Dr. Power is first and foremost a Decision Support evangelist and generalist. From his vantage point as editor of DSSResources.COM, he tracks a broad range of contemporary DSS topics. -- Provided by the publisher

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  Law, Business, and Society

  Tony McAdams, Nancy Neslund, and Kristofer Neslund

  Law, Business, and Society, 7/e, by Tony McAdams, takes an interdisciplinary approach utilizing elements of law, political economy, international business, ethics, social responsibility and management. The author’s primary goal is to produce a compelling holistic picture of the concepts by giving extensive attention to readings, provocative quotes and factual details. Students learn not merely the law but the law in context.

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  Decision Support Systems: Concepts and Resources for Managers

  Daniel J. Power

  For MIS specialists and nonspecialists alike, teacher and consultant Dan Power provides a readable, comprehensive, understandable guide to the concepts and applications of decision support systems. Not only does his book help enhance your DSS design and development capabilities, it also shows how DSS can buttress organization goals and the impact DSS have throughout organizations and at all levels of management. Power defines DSS broadly: interactive computer-based systems and subsystems that help people use computer communications, data, documents, knowledge, and models to solve problems and make decisions. He focuses his book on practical applications, but also includes important and relevant empirical research and underlying theory. His book thus provides enough concrete detail to help grasp the essentials of DSS, but it also gives advanced tips and suggestions to DSS specialists too. For people trained in fields outside the information sciences, Power's book is especially valuable. It gives them the knowledge they need to work with their MIS colleagues and to truly appreciate the management value of information technology overall.

  Power makes clear that decision support systems differ and that managers must specify what they want, based on their needs and the purposes to which the systems will be put. They should know how to build DSS and understand the basics of networking, security, and web-based DSS. Thus, of special interest is the structure that Power uses to organize his book. In Chapter 1 he presents an expanded framework for categorizing DSS. Chapters 2-5 provide a general managerial and technical perspective on building DSS. In Chapters 7 through 11 he lays out the details and gives examples of the general types of DSS. The last chapter, Evaluating Decision Support System Projects, reviews and discusses the tools and issues associated with assessing proposals for DSS projects. The book also includes a glossary and DSS audit questions, giving it special, ongoing value to all readers. -- Provided by publisher

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  Law, Business, and Society

  Tony McAdams, James Freeman, and Laura Pincus Hartman

  Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this text utilizes elements of law, political economy, international business, ethics, social responsibility and management. It aims to produce a holistic picture of the concepts by giving attention to readings, quotes and factual details. -- Provided by publisher

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  Quality Problem Solving

  Gerald F. Smith

  An in-depth and comprehensive reference, this text offers problem solving insights and prescriptions for those trying to solve complex, real-world quality problems. -- Provided by Publisher

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  Legal Environment Of Business: Ethical and Public Policy Contexts

  Tony McAdams and Laura Pincus Hartman

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  Law, Business, and Society

  Tony McAdams, Amy Gershenfeld Donella, James Freeman, and Nancy Neslund

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  Strategic Management Skills

  Daniel Power

  Designed to help readers learn the specific skills needed for performing business and industry analysis, this book shows how to think, discuss, and act in order to create a stable future for an organization.