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GENERAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION / MANAGEMENT 3 á Digitalisation Toolbox .............................................................................................................. 4 á Agile Project Management ..................................................................................................... 5 á Agile Organisations ................................................................................................................. 6 á Agile without Planning ............................................................................................................ 7 á Creability ................................................................................................................................. 8

ORGANISATION 9 á Effectuation ............................................................................................................................ 10

FINANCE 11 á Foundations of Investment Analysis ...................................................................................... 12

HAUFE SPEKTRUM 13 á Time Change .......................................................................................................................... 14

POCKET GUIDES 15 á Design Thinking ...................................................................................................................... 16 á Improvisation Techniques ...................................................................................................... 17 á Leading with Questions.......................................................................................................... 18

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Pathways to digiti sati on

Implementi ng and making use of digiti sati on repre-sent the greatest challenge for corporate manage-ment in the 21st century. This book reveals the most eff ecti ve methods that companies can use to success-fully complete their digital transformati on.

The book includes tools and examples from various sectors related to each topic. The topics: strategy, organisati on, producti vity, change

CONTENTS

á Developing an understanding of digitisation in management

á Creating a scenario

á Preparing an overall digitisation strategy

á Making the digital organisation productive

á Establishing a culture of digital changeability

á Controlling the implementation

TARGET GROUPEntrepreneurs, managers, strategy and change consultants

Roman StögerDigitisation ToolboxA step ahead with networking

1st edition 2017 | 154 pp. | Paperback € 19.95 | ISBN: 978-3-7910-4008-0 Now available

AUTHOR

Prof. Dr. Roman Stöger, Professor for Strategic Management at the Kufstein University of Applied Science, and an Associate Partner at the Malik Management Centre, St.Gallen

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Agile methods make sense, not only for IT projects but for almost all sectors and for the most diverse domains. This applies in parti cular to project management.

The author shows how agile project management works and what advantages it off ers. He explains how agile and conventi onal methods can be combined sensibly and how agile and self-organised teams work best. He also goes into the underlying conditi ons for implementi ng agile project management in organisati ons.

This is how projects can adapt to constantly changing demands, can remain fl exible and can be completed successfully.

ADVANTAGES

á Tips and experience of an expert with years of practical experience

á Agile project management for all sectors and domains

á Agility, flexibility and success for all projects

CONTENTS

á What agile project management is for and how it works

á How to combine conventional and agile project management

á Cooperation with agile teams

á Self-organised teams: advantages, functions, management

á Underlying conditions for agile project management

á What characterises agile organisations?

á Project domains and sectors for using agile project management

TARGET GROUPProject managers and project participants, specialised employees and managers

Jörg PreußigAgile Project ManagementFor use in a conventional project environment

1st edition 2017 | Approx. 256 pp. | PaperbackDIN A5 horizontal | € 29.95ISBN: 978-3-648-10589-4 | Available starting December

AUTHOR

Dr. Jörg Preußig supports companies in different sectors as a freelance trainer and expert for agile project management.

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Innovati ve methodsfor project work

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How can companies succeed in markets, generate customer sati sfacti on and conti nue to develop over the long term?

Here, agility can play a key role in ensuring success as it already has for many companies. Some of these companies, from former start-ups to conglomerates, report in this book fi rst hand about their own paths to agility, identi fy important challenges and pitf alls in implementi ng it, and share their experiences with readers. With the help of HR Pioneers’ ‘transformer’ model, the author identi fi es six dimensions that move organisati ons within the scope of their agile transformati on (strategy, structure, process, management, HR instruments and culture).

ADVANTAGES

á Best-practice examples from various perspectives

á Contributions from renowned companies

á Tips and hints for achieving agile changes, all based on experience

á A holistic explanatory model of agility in organisations

CONTENTS

á Agility is on everyone’s lips – is it a myth, a cure-all or just hype?

á Agility from a scientific perspective

á The six dimensions of agility: strategy, structure, process, management, HR instruments, culture

á Practical contributions from large and small companies

á Round-up and outlook

TARGET GROUPManagers, managing directors, personnel managers, HR managers, executives

André Häusling (Ed.)Agile Organisations1st edition 2017 | Approx. 270 pp. | Hardbound € 39.95 | ISBN: 978-3-648-10598-6 Available starting September

AUTHOR

André Häusling is the founder and managing director of HR Pioneers GmbH. He is also the initiator of the Agile HR Conference, and in 2015 he was named one of the 40 leadings figures in the personnel field.

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Agility is in

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What makes companies agile, adaptable, and viable? The author depicts the success strategies of nature and shows how companies can profi t from them.

Nature is capable of adapti ng quickly to changing environmental conditi ons. On the other hand, comprehensive planning does not always lead to the intended goal and can waste valuable ti me. But how can we escape successfully from routi ne operati onal structures?

The author shows what companies and managers can learn about agility from nature, a complex system, and why forecasts and safeguards are litt le more than a waste of ressources.

ADVANTAGES

á Trendy topics are covered: agility, leadership and digital transformation

á Dealing constructively with complexity and uncertainty

á Innovative ideas for your corporate success strategy

á Nature as an agile role-model

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á Nature doesn’t plan but it is much more agile than any company

á What happens when we plan less?

á What is needed to understand and design systems?

á Nature flourishes thanks to variety – companies slow themselves down with simplicity. Ways out of the monoculture trap

á Nature makes decisions quickly: rules of thumb for decision-making

TARGET GROUPExecutives, project managers

Barbara NiednerAgile without PlanningHow companies can learn from nature

1st edition 2017 | Approx. 180 pp. | Paperback Approx. € 39.95 | ISBN: 978-3-648-10164-3 Available starting November

AUTHOR

Dr. Barbara Niedner is a behavioural psychologist, a keynote speaker and an executive trainer. She is a Systemic Business Coach and teaches at the University of the German Army in Munich.

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Rethinking for Executi ves

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Whether it be in project meeti ngs, in the fi eld or in management, anyone in a team who is able to develop ideas and tackle problems eff ecti vely under ti me pressure is ahead of the game. Creability is the source of creati vity for professional life. The book introduces 30 innovati ve methods and creati ve techniques, from the ‘idea blueprint’ to ‘creati vity roulett e’, each with a method profi le, a context for use, procedures, an example of its applicati on, factors for success and variants. New in the second editi on: the book now includes numerous warm-up acti viti es for creati ve meeti ngs and aids to help get started with the implementati on of ideas.

ADVANTAGES

á Creability: a visual form of group creativity

á 30 methods: developing ideas quickly and with many variants – even under pressure

á Easy to use immediately: includes instructions with templates and tips for implementation

TARGET GROUPManagers, business consultants, trainers, moderators; executives responsible for product development, innovation management, marketing, and HR managers

Martin J. Eppler/Friederike Hoffmann/Roland A. PfisterCreabilityBe creative together – innovative methods for develo-ping ideas in teams

2nd updated and expanded edition 2017 | 269 pp.Paperback | € 19.95 | ISBN: 978-3-7910-3165-1Now available

AUTHORS

Prof. Dr. Martin J. Eppler, Professor at the University of St.Gallen and Director of the MCM Institute for Me-dia and Communication Management; Dr. Friederike Hoffmann, design thinking coach and trainer, Zurich; Dr. Roland A. Pfister, Head of Corporate Communi-cation at a leading Swiss foodstuffs group, and Guest Professor at the IE Business School in Madrid.

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30 Sti muli for Teams

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ORGANISATION

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HUMAN RESOURCES

You don’t need fi xed targets or brilliant ideas in order to act. The Eff ectuati on approach is turning conventi onal management thinking upside down – and is doing it successfully! It is parti cularly in diffi cult-to-assess situati ons the method yields bett er results. New in the third editi on: the book now includes instructi ons for the VUCA world (volati lity – uncertainty – complexity – ambiguity); a secti on on Eff ectuati on in the context of the new world of work; and a thorough explanati on of the Eff ectuati on contributi on invitati on. Includes current research results, numerous new tools and sample cases.

ADVANTAGES

á For professional work: concrete instructions including questions and checklists

á Includes numerous sample cases and a toolbox

TARGET GROUPCompany founders, entrepreneurs, managing directors, executives, consultants, trainers, coaches, personnel managers, organisation developers, project managers

Michael FaschingbauerEffectuationHow successful entrepreneurs think, decide and actSystemic Management3rd revised and updated edition 2017 | 338 pp. Hardbound | € 39.95ISBN: 978-3-7910-3679-3 | Now available

AUTHOR

Michael Faschingbauer, independent business consultant, coach and instructor, Graz and Vienna.

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Making the right decisions in the face of uncertainty

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FINANCE

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What is an investment? How are investment decisions taken? What investment analysis procedures are there? Which investment analysis process is appropriate for a parti cular situati on? This compact textbook provides answers to these questi ons as well as a basic overview of stati c and dynamic investment processes. At the centre of att enti on are the elementary analyti cal techniques: the capital value method, the annuity method and the internal interest rate method – explained step by step with numerical examples.

ADVANTAGES

á The basics for study and for practical use

á Textbook with graphics, examples, and exercises

á Didactically optimised, two-colour layout

TARGET GROUP

Students at the basic studies level of business and economics

Albert GalliFoundations of Investment Analysis1st edition 2017 | Approx. 170 pp.Paperback | Approx. € 19.95ISBN: 978-3-7910-2851-4 Available starting November

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Prof. Dr. Albert Galli teaches, among other subjects, general business administration, finance and investment, and controlling at Ostfalia University in Braunschweig / Wolfenbüttel.

Investment analysis explained: A compact guide

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HAUFE SPEKTRUM

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Constantly hurried people are always available and they tend to culti vate multi -tasking. Over the long term, this leads to dissati sfacti on and to the impression of being overworked. This book shows stressed-out individuals how to perceive and deal with ti me in a new way. The recommendati ons and exercises it includes are geared primarily to the reader, and to dealing with his or her individual situati on and special needs.

ADVANTAGES

á Valuable, interesting and useful knowledge about the topic of time

á Stimuli for reflection and to help readers modify their own attitude towards time

á A personal activity book to help the reader get in sync with time

TARGET GROUPSpecialised workers, management personnel, project managers, employees

ONLINE AIDSPotential analysis, checklists for implementation

Frank Michael OrtheyTime ChangeFor dealing well with time

1st edition 2017 | 247 pp. | Hardbound € 24.95 | ISBN 978-3-648-10427-9 Now available

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Dr. Frank Michael Orthey is a freelance consultant and trainer who works for timesandmore, an institute for time consulting, among others.

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Innovati ons in personal competence development

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POCKET GUIDES

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COMPACT – POPULAR – YELLOW:THE POCKET GUIDES ARE TURNING 20!Whether it has to do with careers, job hunting, management or soft skills, "knowledge to go" comes in very handy. For 20 years now, more than 7.5 million readers have come to appreciate these compact yellow guides with their practical pocket format.

Congratulati ons are in order!

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Everyone is talking about the innovati on strategy called Design Thinking – but what is it exactly?

This Pocket Guide introduces this management method and ways of making use of it. The three core principles of the discipline are explained: user centred-ness, learning while moving forward and multi ple per-specti ves. In the process, the perspecti ves of diff erent generati ons, educati onal backgrounds and areas of ex-perience will be brought together. Numerous exercises round out the volume.

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AUTHORS

Annie Kerguenne, psycholinguist and strategy planner and Design Thinking Master Coach at the Hasso-Plattner Institute in Potsdam. Hedi Schaefer, musicologist and culture manager and founder of the Innovationgym innovation consulting firm. IT business engineer Abraham Taherivand works for Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.

Annie Kerguenne/Hedi Schaefer/Abraham TaherivandDesign ThinkingThe agile innovation strategy

Volume 307| 239 pp.Paperback | € 9.95ISBN: 978-3-648-10022-6 Now available

Dealing confi dently with diffi cult people

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Whether on the job or in private life – you oft enfi nd yourself in situati ons in which you have to improvise. Experience suggests that this works quite well someti mes, and someti mes less well.

This Pocket Guide introduces the techniques of improvisati on. It off ers guidelines for always being able to react eff ecti vely to the unexpected. Numerous improvisati on exercises introduce the reader to practi cal applicati ons. Concrete examples from professional life show where these techniques can be used best.

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AUTHOR

Dr. Jörg Preussig is an expert in agile project management. On the basis of his many years of stage experience, he is much in demand as a communication trainer.

Improvisati on techniques

Jörg PreußigSurvival Kit for ProjectsImprovisation Techniques

Volume 299 | 128 pp.Paperback | € 7.95ISBN: 978-3-648-10016-5Now available

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One has to learn how to ask the right questi ons. Both sensiti vity and being aware of one’s objecti ves are equally important.

This guides presents a wealth of possible questi ons and techniques and how to use them for meeti ngs, coaching, and employee performance reviews.

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AUTHOR

Sigrid Frank-Eßlinger is a graduate journalist. She has been a consultant for the state parliament of Baden Württemberg as well as a PR consultant.

Sigrid Frank-EßlingerLeading with QuestionsVolume 306 | 128 pp.Paperback | € 7.95ISBN: 978-3-648-09419-8Now available

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