TY - BOOK AU - Delbridge,Rick AU - Gratton,Lynda AU - Johnson,Gerry TI - The exceptional manager: making the difference SN - 0199292221 (hbk.) U1 - 658.4 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press Inc. KW - Management by exception KW - Strategic planning KW - Executive ability KW - Industrial management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; List of Figures vi List of Tables vii Information about AIM viii Notes on the Authors ix Abbreviations x 1.Making a Difference: The Exceptional Manager 1 2.National Competitiveness and Institutions 16 3.Corporate Performance, Business Strategy, and the Challenge of Strategic Transformation 39 4.Managing Employment Relations 58 5.Managing Innovation beyond the Steady State 83 6.The Challenge of Measuring Performance in Innovative Firms 103 7.Promising Practices: Challenges in Identifying, Adopting, and Adapting Successful Managerial Practices 131 8.Organizational Learning, Knowledge, and Dynamic Capabilities 150 9.Intelligent DecisionMaking 172 10.Creating High Performance by Cooperating across Boundaries 193 11.Overcoming Busyness 217 12.First Steps for the Exceptional Manager 237 Index 000 ER -