| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0767907698 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
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| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
DeMarco, Tom. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Slack : |
| Subtitle |
getting past burnout, busywork, and the myth of total efficiency / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Tom DeMarco. |
| EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition |
1st ed. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
New York : |
| Publisher |
Broadway Books, |
| Date |
2001. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiv, 226 p. : |
| Other Details |
ill ; |
| Size |
24 cm. |
| GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| CONTENTS |
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| Contents |
Pt. 1. Slack -- 1. Madmen in the Halls -- 2. Busyness -- 3. The Myth of Fungible Resource -- 4. When "Hurry Up" Really Means "Slow Down" -- 5. Managing Eve -- 6. Business Instead of Busyness -- Pt. 2. Lost, but Making Good Time -- 7. The Cost of Pressure -- 8. Aggressive Schedules -- 9. Overtime -- 10. A Little Sleight of Hand in the Accounting Department -- 11. Power Sweeper -- 12. The Second Law of Bad Management -- 13. Culture of Fear -- 14. Litigation -- 15. Process Obsession -- 16. Quality -- 17. Efficient and/or Effective -- 18. Management by Objectives -- Pt. 3. Change and Growth -- 19. Vision -- 20. Leadership and "Leadership" -- 21. Dilbert Reconsidered -- 22. Fear and Safety -- 23. Trust and Trustworthiness -- 24. Timing of Change -- 25. What Middle Management Is There For -- 26. Where Learning Happens -- 27. Danger in the White Space -- 28. Change Management -- Pt. 4. Risk and Risk Management -- 29. Uncommon Sense -- 30. Risk Management: The Minimal Prescription. 31. Working at Breakneck Speed -- 32. Learning to Live with Risk -- 33. The Needle in the Haystack. |
| STUDY PROGRAM |
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| Program name |
CSCI321 INFO303 ISIT318 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Industrial management. |
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| Topical Heading |
Job stress. |
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| Topical Heading |
Risk management. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/fhyukr7nyo7r3mp5k7hn00la3ey2lzxr |
| Public note |
Location Map |
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62583 |
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439 |
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2377 |
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199 |