Robert S. Kaplan Livres

The definitive guide to the contemporary craft cocktail movement, from one of the highest-profile, most critically lauded, and influential bars in the world. Featuring hundreds of recipes for signature Death & Co creations as well as classic drink formulas, Death & Co is not only a comprehensive collection of the bar's best, but also a complete cocktail education. With chapters on the theory and philosophy of drink-making; a complete guide to the spirits, tools, and other ingredients needed to make a great bar; and specs for nearly 500 iconic drinks, Death & Co is destined to become the go-to reference on craft cocktails. Filled with beautiful, evocative photography; illustrative charts and infographics; and colorful essays about the characters who fill the bar each night, Death & Co--like its namesake bar--is bold, elegant, and setting the pace for mixologists around the world. From the Hardcover edition

This book is an introduction to the philosophical dimensions of food. David M. Kaplan shows how the different branches of philosophy contribute to a broader understanding of food and emphasizes how different narratives help us navigate the complex world of food.

Cost and Effect is written for the general manager, and explains activity-based costing systems. It focuses on creating integrated, knowledge-based systems that provide managers with meaningful information, not just data.

The authors of "The Balanced Scorecard" and "The Strategy-Focused Organization" present a blueprint any organization can follow to align processes, people, and information technology for superior performance.

In a world of stiffening competition, business strategy is more crucial than ever. Yet most organizations struggle in this area--not with formulating strategy but with executing it, or putting their strategy into action. Owing to execution failures, companies realize just a fraction of the financial performance promised in their strategic plans.It doesn't have to be that way, maintain Robert Kaplan and David Norton in The Execution Premium . Building on their breakthrough works on strategy-focused organizations, the authors describe a multistage system that enables you to gain measurable benefits from your carefully formulated business strategy. This book shows you how to:Develop an effective strategy --with tools such as SWOT analysis, vision formulation, and strategic change agendasPlan execution of the strategy --through portfolios of strategic initiatives linked to strategy maps and Balanced ScorecardsPut your strategy into action --by integrating operational tools such as process dashboards, rolling forecasts, and activity-based costingTest and update your strategy --using carefully designed management meetings to review operational and strategic dataDrawing on extensive research and detailed case studies from a broad array of industries, The Execution Premium presents a systematic and proven framework for achieving the financial results promised by your strategy.

This book, authored by the creators of the Balanced Scorecard, illustrates how managers can effectively utilize this innovative tool to engage their teams in achieving the company's mission. Beyond a mere measurement system, the Balanced Scorecard serves as a comprehensive management framework that harnesses the skills and knowledge of employees to reach long-term strategic objectives. Kaplan and Norton highlight its application by senior executives across various industries, including banking and retail, demonstrating how it guides current performance while setting targets for the future. They explain how to leverage metrics in four key areas—financial performance, customer insights, internal processes, and learning and growth—to align initiatives across individuals and departments, and to discover new processes that fulfill customer and shareholder needs. The authors also discuss using the Balanced Scorecard as a dynamic learning tool for testing and refining organizational strategies. They provide actionable steps for managers to create their own Balanced Scorecard. Ultimately, this framework encourages companies to focus on long-term investments in customers, employees, and innovation, transforming the approach to measuring and managing business success.

The creators of the Balanced Scorecard apply their proven approach to corporate level strategy and offer a framework for aligning all of a company's individual business units with the organizations' overall strategy to ensure optimal business performance.

The creators of the Balanced Scorecard apply their proven approach to corporate level strategy and offer a framework for aligning all of a company's individual business units with the organizations' overall strategy to ensure optimal business performance.

Presents a textbook designed for undergraduate and MBA courses in managerial accounting. Uses real-life cases as examples for study