01413cam a2200253 b 4500 3228 20230830155852.0 090731s2023 njua b 001 0 eng 9780470463628 3228 658 AXSO Axson, David A. J. 181325 The management mythbuster / David A.J. Axson. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2010. xx, 345 pages: illustration ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Missions, visions, and other expensive pastimes -- Strategy and other confusing stuff -- Gurus, consultants, and other snake oil salesmen -- Forget success, focus on failure -- Budgeting : a modern vision of hell (well, purgatory at least) -- The futility of forecasting -- Total quality, Six Sigma, process re-engineering and other management fads -- New risks for a new world -- Pay for performance? Failure pays very well these days -- Lies, damn lies, and performance metrics -- Leveraging technology for competitive advantage -- Why accountants rule the world -- The synergies will be massive! -- Talent matters -- Ask the dumb questions -- The business of spin. Industrial management. 176406 Strategic planning. 180856 Employee motivation. 181327 Success in business. 180308 ddc BOOK 169 Boniswa Ngcongolo 169 Boniswa Ngcongolo 756746 756745