Becoming a better value creator
Subtitle: how to improve the company's bottom line--and your own
By: Anjan V. Thakor
Edition: 1st ed
Series: The University of Michigan Business School management series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2000
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Industrial management; Value analysis (Cost control)
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-246) and index
Table of contents: title: The five secrets of great value creators; title: Understanding value and value creation; title: Putting value creation into practice strategy, success measures, and speed; title: Improving value creation in procurement and manufacturing; title: Improving value creation in marketing, sales, distribution, and new product development; title: Improving value creation in human resources; title: Improving value creation in finance