内容简介
Open-bookmanagementisnotsomuchatechniqueasawayofthinking,aprocessthatactivelyinvolvesemployeesinthefinanciallifeofthecompany.Numerouscompanieshavealreadyfoundthatemployeeswhoareinformedandawareofthecompany'sfinancialsituationaremotivatedtoseeksolutionstoproblemsandassumeagreaterdegreeofresponsibilityforitsperformance.JohnCasebeginsbyexaminingthecurrentcompetitiveclimateandthehistoryofestablishedmanagementtechniques.Heshowshowthetraditionaltreatmentofworkersas"hiredhands"withlittleinvolvementorresponsibilitybeyondtheirownareaisnolongereffectiveintoday'severmorecompetitiveglobalenvironment.Caseclearlyandcarefullyexplainstheprinciplesofopen-bookmanagement:timelysharingofcrucialfinancialinformationwithemployees;educatingtheemployeestounderstandandapplytheinformation;empoweringemployeestoapplytheinformationtotheirownwork;andofferingemployeesastakeinthesuccessfulimplementationoftheirideas.Open-bookmanagementwilltakedifferentformsateverycompany,Casenotes,butheoffersawiderangeofsuggestionsandguidelinesforimplementingtheseprinciples.Heconcludeswithaseriesofin-depthcasestudies,featuringcompaniesofvarioussizesandfinancialsituationsthathavesuccessfullyimplementedopen-bookmanagement.Open-BookManagementistheindispensableguidetoteachingemployeeshowtothinkandactlikeowners.
作者简介
JohnCaseisaveteranobserverandinterpreterofthebusinessworld.AseniorwriteratInc.magazine,hewritesthepopularsyndicatednewspapercolumn"TheInc.Report,"aswellasnumerousfeaturearticlesforthemagazineitself.Heistheauthorofthreebooks,includingFromtheGroundUp:TheResurgenceofEntrepreneurshipinAmerica,describedbyTheNewYorkTimesas"lively,sensible,swiftlypaced,"andbyTomPetersas"animportantbookatanimportantmoment."