For the past five years, Arthur Andersen has been gathering, sorting, and condensing data from the world-class companies it works with to compile its Global Best Practices Database. Now, for the first time, Arthur Andersen shares its understanding of how more than forty best-practices companies focus on their customers, create growth, reduce cost and increase profits. Managers of any business in any industry can adapt and apply what those companies do best. Unlike other books based merely on limited anecdotal experience, BEST PRACTICES is backed up by 30,000 pages of active, documented data on hundreds of companies worldwide. With information being the most valuable commodity in business this is both comprehensive and cutting edge - it is without peer as an information resource.
Make Your Business Purposeful and Profitable At its best, business is both purposeful and profitable, dynamic and gainful, commercial and rewarding. Far from being opposites, good business and good behavior go hand-in-hand, and biblical principles can align with best practices. In Wisdom-Based Business, marketing and supply-chain professor Hannah J. Stolze draws principles from the Bible's wisdom literature and from evidence-based research to create a framework for business that is oriented toward excellence and sustainability. This book addresses import issues such as: The virtue of profit Servant leadership Wisdom-based values, such as long-term over short-term, stakeholders, and quality Beneficial outcomes of wisdom-based business, including reputation and comparative advantage The ultimate outcome of eternal impact Intended for business students and working professionals alike, Wisdom-Based Business demonstrates how to pursue profitability to the honor and glory of God. Unique among Christian books on business, it helps readers make the right decisions in business by presenting: Biblical Principles. Drawing upon the Bible's wisdom literature, each topic addressed is undergirded by insights from Scripture. Evidence-Based Research. Recommendations are thoroughly grounded in the best and latest research in the field. Case Studies: Each chapter demonstrates how the principles can be lived out in the real world, amid the inevitable challenges and competition all business confronts. Any Christian who works in the marketplace or is training to work in the marketplace will benefit from Wisdom-Based Business' practical guidance on how to reflect Christian values in their corporate tasks and strategies--and on how those values can be not hindrances but keys to success.
The Pace of India's development depends to a large extent on its ability to implement the latest global manufacturing and the information and communication technologies and increase its competitiveness in the international market. In the developing countries world-wide, in recent times, the Pace of India's development depends to a large extent on its ability to implement the latest global manufacturing and the information and communication technologies and increase its competitiveness in the international market. In the developing countries world-wide, in recent times, manufacturing is taking over agriculture which in turn has led to the explosive growth of the service sector, especially in the fields of financial services, information and communication technologies, insurance, education and health. Indias service sector has already become the dominant contributor to GDP, accounting for 46 per cent of the total. Based on the information gathered from case studies, fact sheets and a range of self-assessment tools, and the authors interaction with academicians, bureaucrats, business executives and industrial experts, this book attempts to bring together the best management practices and provides the readers with a toolkit a practical advice. This book projects the hypothesis that no matter what the size or industry sector a company belongs to, there are a few tactics towards successful management which if adopted can phenomenally improve its global competitiveness.
Self-help groups are crucial for employment generation for a large portion of the population. The acceptability of their produce and sustainability is very important for social-economic well-being of the group members. This book (based on my Ph.D. research) focuses on the acceptability of the products of self-help groups by its market and to explore the best business practices adopted by them. When we look at Corporate World, we find the likes of Dhirubhai Ambani, Tata, Birla, Godrej and many others who have made it ‘BIG’ through their indomitable spirit and indefatigable passion to ascend to the pinnacle of greatness. The common aspect of many legendary names in Corporate World is their tireless tirade to achieve their mark despite several handicaps, sometimes in the form of a humble background, financial crisis, social ostracism, tragedies and formal educational acquisitions. These are people who re-write history through the ink of their sweat, tears and blood to provide the world with the deepest thoughts of motivation to overcome the times of crises. All entrepreneurs have the same expectations, same emotions, same problems, same passion to come up in life and progress in their own business. The world deserves to know about these SHGs and their marketing practices to hold on to diversity and humanity together. I humbly present this book to the current and budding Women SHG fraternity to ‘realize’ their contribution towards our country’s economy.
Continuous improvement has become synonymous with the Six Sigma process, where cost reduction and quality improvement have led to greater market share and profits. Leading organizations in diverse industries have begun to further deploy Six Sigma outside of manufacturing to maximize its benefits. This comprehensive training tool and implementation guide delineates how Six Sigma methods can be applied to processes within numerous functional areas of the organization and in diverse industries to achieve strategic and operational business excellence. It presents step-by-step techniques and flow diagrams for integrating Six Sigma as best practices into business development and management. It provides a seamless integration of Six Sigma statistical methodologies that help businesses execute their strategic plans and track both their short- and long-term strategic progress within various areas of their business. Statistical methods employed in Six Sigma are thoroughly explained and their implementation, supported by examples and exercises, is demonstrated via Minitab 14, a popular statistical software package. Six Sigma Best Practices is an ideal text for executive training in planning and leading Six Sigma programs, for Yellow, Green and Black Belt certification programs, for college courses and as a desk reference for practitioners and consultants.
The Ultimate Guide to Quickly Building a Successful Landscaping BusinessWhat Can You Do to Immediately Boost Your Lawn Care or Landscaping Business Profits?Running a landscaping business is not like running any other kind of company. You don't need generic business advice. You need proven tactics and strategies from people who know exactly what kinds of challenges you're facing. That's why Paul Jamison's Best Business Practices for Landscapers is an essential read for anyone even thinking about starting a lawn care or landscaping company. Jamison is best known as the host of the Green Industry Podcast, where he interviews the most successful landscaper entrepreneurs about their journeys. He is also the author of the highly successful book Cut That Grass and Make That Cash. This book is full of powerful insights you won't find anywhere else. If you read this book and apply all of the lessons, you will watch your landscaping business profits skyrocket.Inside Best Business Practices for Landscapers, you will discover:How to transform a struggling business into a thriving companyWhy giving more value to your customers always pays offHow to leverage your connections to leapfrog your competitorsThe secrets to maintaining a healthy balance between your business and your familyThe power of working towards a big goalHow to find and keep great employeesHow to find your competitive edgeAnd Much MoreJamison's book is not only filled with valuable tips, tactics, and strategies for landscaping business owners-it's also fun to read. In each chapter, you will come to know different business owners as they share their failures, heartbreak, lessons learned, and their successes. You will come away from this book having learned a lot about running a successful landscaping business, and you will feel like you just made a bunch of new friends. This book is an essential read for anyone who owns a landscaping company who is even thinking about starting one. Don't Wait Another Minute. Order Your Copy of Best Business Practices for Landscapers Right Now!
A much-anticipated second edition to this classic practice-building text. Building Your Ideal Private Practice, a best-seller in its genre, is now fully revised after its original publication in 2000. Much has changed for therapists in private practice over the past fifteen years, including the widespread encroachment by insurance and managed care into the marketplace, the density of new therapists as over 600,000 therapists nation-wide try to stay viable, and the role of the Internet in marketing services. The revision of Building Your Ideal Private Practice is a comprehensive guide, updated with six new chapters and targeted for therapists at all stages of private practice development. It covers the essential how-to questions for those starting out in practice and explains the common pitfalls to avoid. For those already in practice, worried about profitability in an age of increasing competition, the author offers informed strategies such as the best way to create websites and other online marketing to find clients, and then goes further to explain how to retain the new breed of fickle clients who shop for therapists online, but are hard to satisfy. Other new chapters support veteran therapists edging towards retirement, including how to sell a therapy business for a profit or whether to stay working solo or expand into a more lucrative group business model. The revision comprises a complete, easy to use and fascinating business plan that shows therapists not just what to do, but also who to be in order to succeed. It adds depth, up-to-date information and a wealth of strategies to the original book, often referred to as the “bible” for therapists in private practice. Like the original, the revision conveys the author’s experience, optimism and warmth as she presents case examples, checklists and exercises to make the business advice come alive. Whether you have insurance-based or a fee-for-service practice, this book will help you thrive.
This book is a comprehensive guide to achieving financial success and personal satisfaction in your business as a photographer. Included are sections on licensing your work, making the career change from a staff photographer to a freelancer, surviving an IRS audit, best practices in interacting with clients, negotiating contracts and licenses, and business operations.
