This book gallery contains monograph publications by Pepperdine University faculty members or staff. Each entry contains a link through which the user may access or purchase the publication.
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The Inventive Organization: Hope and Daring at Work
Jill Janov
1994
As the Late Industrial Era has given way to the Information Era, long-held assumptions about organizational effectiveness have become obsolete. Steep hierarchies are no longer needed to get things done. It is the quality of relationships - between producers and consumers, among work associates, and between individuals and the means by which they produce - that determines and sustains organizational success." "In The Inventive Organization, Jill Janov offers inspiration, frameworks, and practical applications for executives, managers, and organization consultants who are facing the fundamental challenges in organizations today: how to sustain success in a constantly changing global economy, how to redesign work processes for optimal effectiveness, and how to realign roles and relationships as flattened hierarchies necessitate self-regulation throughout the entire organization." "Drawing on her extensive consulting experience with such organizations as Johnson & Johnson, Xerox, Ford, and 3M Company, Jill Janov explores how these and other companies are making the transition to high-performance, inventive organizations where self-regulation, interdependence, and partnerships are the rule. Janov shows how any organization that hopes to thrive into the next century can learn to develop the essential building blocks to inventiveness: focus on customer needs, concentrate on core work, practice "living" organizational values, think systematically, promote self-regulation, build and support interdependence, and understand leading as guiding the development of the system and following as pursuing a common cause.
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I Want Somebody to Know My Name
Cathy Meeks
1994
Meeks tells the impassioned story of her odyssey from a scared little girl on an Arkansas farm to a strong and secure woman of faith. This revision combines Meeks' autobiography, personal reflections, and critical analyses in the presentation of her journey to wholeness.
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For the Love of God: New Writings by Spiritual and Psychological Leaders
Benjamin Shield and Richard Carlson
1990
Personal relationships with God are explored in writings by prominent figures from around the world, including the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, Riane Eisler, Harold Kushner, and Hugh Prather.
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Selective Prosecution of Religiously Motivated Offenders in America
Joel Fetzer
1989
This study comprises an argument on religious considerations in the US federal government's decision to prosecute, with original primary statistics obtained through personal interviews and correspondence. Topics covered include: the Sanctuary Movement; the tax evasion trial of Rev Moon; and the abortion-clinic bombers.
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Buffalo and Indians on the Great Plains
Noel Grisham
1985
Describes how the Indians of the Great Plains used the buffalo for food, clothing, shelter and tools.
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Anchors in Troubled Waters: How to Survive the Crises in Your Life
Batsell Barrett Baxter, Harold Hazelip, and Joe R. Barnett
1981
