"Strategic Thinking: An Executive Perspective provides an overview of the major issues in strategy development for corporate executive programs and for practice-oriented executive MBA programs. Any book on such a vast subject as strategy must make compromises and trade-offs. This book is no exception. The choices of what to include, where, and at what level of depth were guided by the book's primary objective as a companion volume to case analysis in an executive setting with a global outlook."--Jacket.

Pedro Gioya y Juan Rivera presentan los métodos e instrumentos para el crecimiento de un liderazgo verdaderamente efectivo y productivo. Con prólogo de Peter Hug.

Leader and Leadership are management functions that are vital in directing an organization to improve efficiency, achieve goals, and center policies and procedures on the company vision. This how to do book will help the less experienced reader on various aspects involved with leaders and leadership. The sustained analysis and the variety of topics discussed regarding leaders and leadership qualities in the business sector and in the military and ethical behaviors, and their part in decision-making makes the works of the book compelling. This book shows the author deep knowledge and understanding of leaders becoming leadership. Líder y Liderazgo son funciones de gestión que son vitals para dirigir una organización a mejorar la eficiencia, alcanzar objetivos y centrar las políticas y procedimientos en la vision de la empresa. Este libro de cómo hacer ayudará al lector menos experimentado en varios aspectos relacionados con los líderes y el liderazgo. El análisis sostenido y la variedad de temas discutidos con respecto a los líderes y las cualidades de liderazgo en el sector empresarial y en los comportamientos militares y éticos, y su parte en la toma de decisiones hace que las obras del libro sean convincentes. Este libro muestra al autor un profundo conocimiento y comprensión de los líderes que se convierten en líderes.

Ulrich, Smallwood y Sweetman identifican las cinco reglas principales que rigen la actuación de los grandes líderes empresariales.

This book is our sixth Small Wars Journal—El Centro anthology, covering writings published between 2016 and 2017. The theme of this anthology pertains to the rise of the narcostate (mafia states) as a result of the collusion between criminal organizations and political elites—essentially authoritarian regime members, corrupted plutocrats, and other powerful societal elements. The cover image of the mass demonstration concerning the disappearance of the forty-three Ayotzinapa Teachers’ College students held at Mexico City’s Zócalo Plaza in November 2014 provides an archetype of this anthology’s theme. This anthology includes the following special essays—Preface: “New Wars” and State Transformation by Robert Muggah, Igarapé Institute; Foreword: Crime and State-Making by Vanda Felbab-Brown, The Brookings Institution; Postscript: Crime, Drugs, Terror, and Money: Time for Hybrids by Alain Bauer, CNAM Paris; and Afterword: The Rise of the Oligarchs by Col. Robert Killebrew, US Army (Ret.). Dave Dilegge (SWJ, Editor-in-Chief)

Explores the varied relationship between political leaders and naval experts, from the 16th to 21st centuries The shaping of national defence strategies is particularly difficult in the case of navies. Few political leaders have naval experience, in contrast to the case of armies where political leaders and army commanders have often shared similar social and professional backgrounds. Bringing together historical examples from Britain, the United States, Spain and France, the book provides insights into this key relationship.The authors highlight factors which have made for successful relationships between political leaders and naval experts, showing how changing circumstances have affected the dialogue and underlines the importance of good exchange of knowledge, expertise and understanding for successful policy making and strategic outcomes. Sea power continues to be crucial in the present world's increasingly unstable geopolitical situation, the mutual exchange of expertise between naval experts and political leaders is as important as ever, and the risk of political 'sea blindness' remains high. This book's historical examples provide good guidance on how to manage the relationship between political leaders and naval experts well.al leaders is as important as ever, and the risk of political 'sea blindness' remains high. This book's historical examples provide good guidance on how to manage the relationship between political leaders and naval experts well.al leaders is as important as ever, and the risk of political 'sea blindness' remains high. This book's historical examples provide good guidance on how to manage the relationship between political leaders and naval experts well.al leaders is as important as ever, and the risk of political 'sea blindness' remains high. This book's historical examples provide good guidance on how to manage the relationship between political leaders and naval experts well.