{"product_id":"9781450280365","title":"The Corporate Gardener: How Does Your Business Grow?","description":"Mr. Allman has written his book utilizing the power and simplicity of a good story designed to be very informative yet easy to read addressing the following issues:\u003cp\u003e  CHANGING WORK DEMOGRAPHICS\u003cbr\u003e  As the experience of seasoned managers begins to disappear from corporate America, the objective is to provide a useful tool to encourage in-depth exploration of management theories. Written with a market focus of first time managers, this book could also be used as an excellent refresher for more experienced managers struggling with mentoring less experienced staff members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ECONOMY\u003cbr\u003e  Predictions of our current economy indicate years of continued financial challenges. Corporations will focus more and more on cost-cutting measures, improvement and efficiency efforts reminiscent of the last similar economic cycle beginning in the early 1990’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  EFFECTIVE WORK TEAMS\u003cbr\u003e  Cooperation, timely communication, efficient processes and on-going skill development are key components of successful organizations. The focus of corporations has become how to maximize employee contributions and minimize unnecessary constraints on productivity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128587632880,"sku":"9781450280365","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450280365_p0.jpg?v=1763838394","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450280365","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}