Jane Goretskaya

The World of Business Management: Theories, Models, and Best Practices Jane Goretskaya

Publisher Marketing: The World of Business Management: Theories, Models, and Best Practices 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 a business size and type. Discussions lead leaders and managers with deep understanding of the connection between theories and models, based on a sound research, and practical implications, varied from business issues, situations, and cases, occurred in organizations quite often. Examples from the real-world scenarios provide support to the theoretical framework and set-up shift to the new paradigm of making decision and creating solutions for improvement. The seven books, incorporated in the all-in-one book serve as the courses of the professional development for administrators, managers of all levels, and leaders performed in small business (both profit and non-profit), middle-sized firms, educational institutions, and global corporations. The book also serves as a Capstone course for graduate students, purchasing their degree in the leadership and management field. The purpose of the book is to provide a guidance for business leaders how to run, manage, and operate in the 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 the 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 and educational administration, leadership, and management field in the process of developing a 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 the authors of this book for working purposes as the organizational development consultants. The authors are invited the wide audience of leaders, managers, and graduate students to expand their knowledge how to operate in a variety of business approaches and resolve problems in practice. Multiple 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. The authors believe that the guidance, provided in this book, may assist leaders and managers of the contemporary organizations in nearly of each industry to operate in increasingly challenging fast-paced and often revolutionary updated environment. The original idea for creating this book evolved the authors' willingness to share their knowledge, obtained from the research conducted for both their education within doctoral study and work-related purposes. Operating own consulting firm Lifelong Approaches, both Dr. Goretskaya and Dr. Bichinsky have performed also as educational and organizational development consultants and have helped many executives in the business and educational organizations of any size to resolve the organizational issues. Collaborating with the organizational representative, the consulting team has helped executives to find solutions within the diagnostic stages and has coached them during an implementation process. The most substantial leadership and management philosophies, perceptions, activities, technologies, changes in organizational structures and cultures, and stories, described in this book, were drowned from both research and real-life scenarios. Contributor Bio:  Goretskaya, Jane Dr. Goretskaya and Dr. Bichincky are long-term business partners, who have worked together in consulting firm Lifelong Approaches as executives and educational and organizational development consultants. Since opening, the consulting firm has earned recognition for the quality assessments of a variety situations and cases in business and educational institutions across the United States and providing leaders with the solutions and recommendations for improvement. They both are the authors and co-authors of books on Education and Business Management. Contributor Bio:  Bichinsky, Marina 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. Contributor Bio:  Goretskaya, Dr Jane 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. Contributor Bio:  Bichinsky, Dr Marina 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.