(Paton Professional: Chico, CA) -- With the economy still struggling, it’s increasingly clear that organizations need to get smarter with their resources or go out of business. Most modern businesses are required to comply with an astounding number of regulations, standards, and other rules, and the cost of this can be burdensome—especially when they approach compliance vertically within their organizations.

Enter Sandford Liebesman’s newest book, Competitive Advantage: Linked Management Systems (Paton Professional, 2011). Liebesman has more than 30 years’ experience in implementing and managing compliance programs for quality management, environmental management, financial management, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Competitive Advantage: Linked Management Systems is a treasure trove of information about why linking compliance efforts to different standards and regulations is so important.

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