Anatomy of the World of Business: Theories, Models, and Best Practices: Capstone Course (Volume 1) Guidance for Leaders, Managers, and Graduate Students, purchasing degree in leadership and management fields
Anatomy of the World of Business: Theories, Models, Practical Applications is a book, designed as the hands-on program to provide business executives with a chance to refresh and up-date their knowledge to succeed in running, managing, and operating practically any business with a little adjustment to business size and type. Discussions lead leaders and managers to deep understanding of the connection between theories and models, based on sound research, and practical implications, varied from business issues, situations, and cases, occurred in organizations quite often. Examples from real-world scenarios provide support to theoretical framework and set-up shift to new paradigm of making decision and creating solutions for improvement. Nine chapters of the book serve as a course of professional development for administrators, managers of all levels, and leaders performed in small business (both profit and non-profit), middle-sized firms, and global corporations. The book also serves as a Capstone course for graduate students purchasing their degree in leadership and management field. The purpose of the book is to provide guidance for business leaders how to run, manage, and operate in rapidly changed world through the waves of disruptions. Students may use the book as a foundation for the literature review for the study of their choice, find the most vulnerable issue for deeper investigation within their thesis or dissertation, refresh or up-date their memory about what they learned during entire course, prepared them to become executives. Unique context provided in examples and practical implications may assist both students and executives apply strategies and initiatives used by the leaders of other organizations to handle situations and cases in their organizations. Material, incorporated in each chapter, facilitates discussions and inspires business leaders, managers, and graduate students purchasing their degrees in business administration, leadership, and management field in process of developing strong foundation how to operate in a variety of business approaches. Articles in the book are based on widely-recognized research and research provided by authors of this book for working purposes as organizational development consultants. Authors invite wide audience of leaders, managers, and graduate students to expand their knowledge how to operate in a variety of business approaches and resolve problems on practice. Multiply perspectives, provided in this book, make its context a powerful source of guidance how to meet and survive through the challenges of the 21st century. Authors believe that guidance provided in this book may assist leaders and managers of contemporary business organizations in nearly of each industry to operate in increasingly challenging fast-paced and often revolutionary updated environment.
The book also includes several models created by the authors that may assist leaders and managers operate in both routine and extreme situations, including recessions. Authors hope that readers will find this book helpful.
About the Author: Dr. Jane Goretskaya is the president of Lifelong Approaches Consulting firm, organizational and educational consultant, and certified advanced faculty/facilitator/researcher in University of Phoenix. She is an author of many articles and several books, including Anatomy of the World of Education: Theories, Landmark Cases, and Practical Applications (2012) and Influence of Alternative Methods of Instruction on English Learners Achievement in Northern California School Districts (2007). Dr. Goretskaya holds two Master Degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Arts from Syracuse University, Syracuse NY and Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership in Contemporary Organizations from Phoenix University, Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Goretskaya career path has been changed during her life according to changes in technology and in market and society requirements. Her work occupations included mechanical engineering, design and construction of equipment and technological lines in a variety of industries. Besides that, Dr. Goretskaya has performed as marketing and communication manager, organizational and educational leader, faculty and researcher in colleges and universities. Dr. Goretskaya provides professional development workshops and seminars for both organizational and educational leaders on a variety of leadership and management issues. She is a member of American Psychological Association and CATESOL, and participates in conferences as a presenter of the results of her dissertation and post-doctorate research. Dr. Marina Bichinsky has intensive experience in diverse industries. She holds her first Master degree from The National University of Construction and Architecture and worked as an architect during several years. Booming of computer industries changed her life and enlighten different path of her career. She worked as Art and Creative Director for many high-tech companies, managing, and mentoring employees. After graduation as a Master of Visual Communication from Syracuse University she started to run a magazine "To Life!" to enrich life of thousands readers and performed as the Editor-in-Chief and become well-known in Bay Area community. Marina graduated as a Doctor in Management in Organizations in 2012. Marina's consultations are based on research and analysis of particular organizational dilemmas.
