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Bringing in the future : strategies for farsightedness and sustainability in developing countries
- Title
- Bringing in the future : strategies for farsightedness and sustainability in developing countries / William Ascher.
- Author
- Ascher, William.
- Publication
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 328 p.; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-297) and index.
- Contents
- The challenge of farsightedness -- The root causes of shortsightedness and their manifestations in developing countries -- Gaining traction to overcome obstacles to farsightedness -- Creating and rescheduling tangible benefits and costs -- Creating and rescheduling social and psychological rewards -- Realigning performance evaluation -- Self-restraint instruments -- Analytic exercises -- Deepening problem definitions -- Design dimensions of communicating farsighted appeals -- The triple appeal principle -- Managing heuristics -- Empowering and insulating the farsighted leader -- Structuring decision-making processes.
- Call Number
- JBE 09-387
- ISBN
- 0226029166 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780226029160 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0226029174 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780226029177 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2008017174
- OCLC
- 226304695
- Author
- Ascher, William.
- Title
- Bringing in the future : strategies for farsightedness and sustainability in developing countries / William Ascher.
- Imprint
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-297) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JBE 09-387