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| Management Lives: Power and Identity in Work Organizations |
| Language:English | Channel:Economy |
Based on courses taught by the authors over many years, this innovative text is a lively and accessible analysis of people at work and the problems they have to confront. The student is introduced to a range of key themes in management such as: power and identity; consumption and bureaucracy; rational choice and meaning all through the medium of characters and situations in contemporary literature.
The clear theoretical framework, supported by footnotes, summaries and further reading g... |
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| International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms (National Bureau of Ec |
| Language:English | Channel:Economy General |
In recent years, globalization and the expansion of information technologies have reshaped managerial practices, forcing multinational firms to adjust business practices to different environments and domestic companies to adjust to their foreign competitors. In International Differences in the Business Practices and Productivity of Firms, a distinguished group of contributors examines the phenomenon of widespread differences in managerial practices across firms, establishments within firms, a... |
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| Raising Cane in the 'Glades: The Global Sugar Trade and the Transformation of Florida |
| Language:English | Channel:Economy General |
Over the last century, the Everglades underwent a metaphorical and ecological transition from impenetrable swamp to endangered wetland. At the heart of this transformation lies the Florida sugar industry, which by the 1990s was at the center of the political storm over the multi-billion dollar ecological “restoration” of the Everglades. Raising Cane in the ’Glades is the first study to situate the environmental transformation of the Everglades within the economic and historical geography of... |
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| Real Venture Capital: Building International Businesses |
| Language:English | Channel:Business |
A principal theme of the book is a plea for "real venture capital," with the venture capitalist adding substantial value to companies and their founders through a wide knowledge of business, in contrast to the purely financial skills required in other sectors of the private equity field, such as leveraged buy-outs. |
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| Creating Shareholder Value: A Guide for Managers and Investors |
| Language:English | Channel:Economy General |
Should a company's management be most accountable to employees, customers, or management itself? In Creating Shareholder Value, Alfred Rappaport argues that management's primary responsibility is to company shareholders. First published 12 years ago, the ideas put forth by Rappaport have since become commonplace in companies around the world.
Rappaport eschews the most common measures of a company's performance, such as price-to-earnings ratios ("Cash is a fact, profit is an opinion... |
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| Major Recessions: Britain and the World, 1920-1995 |
| Language:English | Channel:Economy General |
In the twentieth century there have been five major recessions: two in the interwar period, and three more starting 1973, 1979, and 1989. This book focuses on events in the UK, but sets them in their international context, and makes frequent comparisons with other countries. |
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| Business Confronts Terrorism: Risks and Responses |
| Language:English | Channel:Business |
In the aftermath of September 11, the daily barrage of predictions of incipient terrorist attacks against business targets-nuclear power and chemical plants, shopping malls, financial institutions, tourist attractions-has accelerated the need to understand the impact of terrorism on business.
The business community-personnel, facilities, and operations-constitute a prime target of contemporary terrorism. This timely book analyzes the threats facing U.S. business due to terrorism, i... |
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| Applied Welfare Economics |
| Language:English | Channel:Economy General |
Applied Welfare Economics extends a conventional cost-benefit analysis by using important results in welfare economics. The analysis is extended to accommodate trade and income taxes, time, internationally traded goods, and non-tax distortions, including externalities non-competetive behaviour, public goods and price-quantity controls. The book is primarily intended as a reference for academic economists, policy analysts, and graduate students. Formal analysis is explained using diagrams to make... |
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| Microeconomic Theory: A Concise Course |
| Language:English | Channel:Economy General |
Microeconomic Theory provides a detailed discussion of the subject matter appearing in graduate courses in microeconomic theory. The presentation is self-contained and provides key foundational insights on each topic covered. This book will be of use to graduate students of microeconomics and more generally to those who need a brief modern account of the various areas of microeconomic theory. |
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| Stephan Schiffman's 101 Successful Sales Strategies: Top Techniques to Boost Sales Today |
| Language:English | Channel:Business |
You know you can sell, but you’d sell more—faster!—if you could avoid the most common sales mistakes that eat away precious time and commission dollars. With sales guru Stephan Schiffman at your side, you can fine tune your sales strategies, and get results immediately! Stephan Schiffman’s 101 Most Successful Sales Strategies includes crucial advice on:
*Building leadership skills
*Using E-mail to your advantage
*Getting return phone calls
*Following the nine princip... |
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