The second edition of this guide to management models for business executives now includes over 60 examples such as lean thinking, SWOT analysis and core competencies. Van Assen (manufacturing management, RSM Erasmus U.), van den Berg (senior strategy consultant, Berenschot) and Pietersma (business strategies, Berenschot) group these approaches into strategic, tactical and operational models, and then provide an overall summary, guide to applications and a final analysis and assessment techniques for each example. A matrix chart for the organization of these models is also provided. Not distributed in the US at this time. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)