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When Prime Brokers Fail: The Unheeded Risk to Hedge Funds, Banks, and the Financial Industry

J. S. Aikman, "When Prime Brokers Fail: The Unheeded Risk to Hedge Funds, Banks, and the Financial Industry"
Bloomberg Press | 2010 | ISBN: 1576603555, 047087905X | 290 pages | PDF | 2,4 MB

An informative primer on the new landscape of leading prime brokers

Before the recent financial crisis, both regulators and market participants disregarded the complex and dangerous nature of the relationship between prime brokers (the banks) and their clients (the funds). In When Prime Brokers Fail, J. S. Aikman examines the convoluted structure of this relationship, the main participants, and the impact of the near collapse of prime brokerages on the financial world.

Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, When Prime Brokers Fail takes a close look at the unheeded risks of prime finance and lays out the steps required for managers to protect their funds and bankers to protect their brokerages.

* Examines the challenges, trends, and risks within the prime brokerage space
* Discusses the structural adjustments firms will need to make to avoid similar disasters
* Analyzes the complex relationship between hedge funds and their brokerages and the risks that multiply in extraordinary markets
* Covers new ways to manage an inherently risky business and the regulations that may soon be introduced into this arena

Engaging and informative, this timely book details the intricacies and interdependencies of prime brokerages and the role that these operations play in our increasingly dynamic financial system.

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Mastering the Art of Equity Trading Through Simulation, + Web-Based Software: The TraderEx Course

Robert A. Schwartz, Gregory M. Sipress, Bruce W. Weber, "Mastering the Art of Equity Trading Through Simulation, + Web-Based Software: The TraderEx Course "
Wiley | 2010 | ISBN: 0470464852, 0470642475 | 260 pages | PDF | 6 MB

An interactive guide to successfully trading in today's markets

Mastering the Art of Equity Trading Through Simulation is a guidebook to interactive computer trading simulation designed to provide participants with hands-on experience in making tactical decisions and implementing them in different market environments-from continuous order drive markets to call auction markets, and from dealer markets to dark liquidity pools.

By showing traders how to operate in these different markets, this reliable resource quickly reveals a good deal about what trading involves and how market design impacts trading decisions.

* Provides a virtual platform that gives users hands-on experience in making tactical trading decisions
* Shows exactly how prices are established in the marketplace
* Teaches how the structure of a marketplace influences participant decisions

Learning to trade through study is like learning about a roller coaster ride verbally. You may get the idea of going up and down and around curves, but will lack the actual experience. Mastering the Art of Equity Trading Through Simulation will get you as close as possible to the markets-without actually going in them-and prepare you to profit once you're really there.

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Plunkett's Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry Almanac

Jack W. Plunkett, "Plunkett's Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry Almanac: Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies"
Plunkett Research | 2010 | ISBN: 1593921764, 1593925190 | 556 pages | PDF | 4,2 MB

The chemicals manufacturing industry is a vibrant, global business that encompasses many important sectors: from commodity chemicals, to specialty chemicals to custom manufacturing. Key topics include global trade, finance and acquisitions, biochemicals, nanochemicals, polymers, petrochemicals, fertilizers, plastics, coatings, ceramics, solvents, additives, dyes and many other products basic to home and business needs. In addition, the pharmaceuticals industry is included when discussing chemicals. Plunkett's Chemicals, Plastics & Coatings Industry Almanac provides a market research tool for competitive intelligence, strategic planning, business analysis and employment searches. Our coverage includes business trends analysis and industry statistics. The almanac also contains a chemicals, plastics and coatings business glossary and a listing of industry contacts, such as industry associations and government agencies. Next, we profile hundreds of leading companies. Our 400 company profiles include complete business descriptions and up to 27 executives by name and title. This companies database includes petrochemicals firms, major drug makers and specialy chemicals firms, public and private, on a global basis. Purchasers will find a form in the book enabling them to register for 1-year, 1-seat online access to tools at Plunkett Research Online, including the ability to view the market research/industry trends section and industry statistics. You have access, at no additional charge, to the very latest data posted to Plunkett Research Online. Online tools enable you to search and view selected companies, and then export selected company contact data, including executive names. You'll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package.

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Plunkett's Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Almanac: Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Market Research

Jack W. Plunkett, "Plunkett's Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Almanac: Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies"
Plunkett Research | 2010 | ISBN: 1593921756, 1593925182 | 487 pages | PDF | 3,7 MB

Rapid development of new technologies is leading to ever more versatile, multipurpose mobile devices, including 3G and 4G Internet-enabled cell phones. Wireless networking and wireless Internet access are developing and expanding on a global basis at a rapid rate. Meanwhile, RFID (radio frequency identification) will revolutionize wireless tracking, inventory and logistics, from manufacturing to shipping to retailing. We analyze mobile advertising, mobile banking, WiMax, LTE and other wireless standards. Mobile entertainment is covered, including TV and other programming adapted for the cell screen. And, we cover wireless markets in India, China and Africa, competition between handset manufacturers, as well as the iPhone and other smartphones. Our coverage includes business trends analysis and industry statistics. We also include a wireless and cellular business glossary and a listing of industry contacts, such as industry associations and government agencies. Next, we profile hundreds of leading companies. Our 330 company profiles include complete business descriptions and up to 27 executives by name and title. Purchasers will find a form in the book enabling them to register for 1-year, 1-seat online access to tools at Plunkett Research Online, including the ability to view the market research/industry trends section and industry statistics. You have access, at no additional charge, to the very latest data posted to Plunkett Research Online. Online tools enable you to search and view selected companies, and then export selected company contact data, including executive names. You'll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package.

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Break Free with DB2 9.7: A tour of Cost-Slashing New Features

Break Free with DB2 9.7: A tour of Cost-Slashing New Features
Paul Zikopoulos | 2010 | ISBN: 0071703012 | 160 pages | PDF | 1.2 MB

We have come a long way. As one of the bright-eyed engineers who had the good fortune of working on DB2 V1—we called it DB2/6000 at the time—I’ve seen some great releases ship. DB2 9.7 is one of the bestever.
DB2 9.7 is the most significant release we’ve shipped in more than a decade.We have focused our efforts on providing value for our customers. We have included some great features, but it all boils down to some pretty basic concepts: lower the cost of using the database, make it simple to use so that we can automate everything, and maintain the industrialstrengths that DB2 is known for: auditability, high availability, and security.

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Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content

Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content
Berrett-Koehler Publishers | 2010-08-09 | ISBN: 1605095257 1605096512 | 192 pages | PDF | 1.6 MB

When it comes to creating ideas, we hold ourselves back. That’s because inside each of us is an internal editor whose job is to forever polish our thoughts, so we sound smart and in control, and so that we fit into society. But what happens when we encounter problems where such conventional thinking fails us? How to get unstuck?

For Mark Levy, the answer is freewriting, a technique he’s used for years to solve all types of business problems, and generate ideas for books, articles and blog posts.

Freewriting is deceptively simple: Start writing as fast as you can, for as long as you can, about a subject you care deeply about, while ignoring the standard rules of grammar and spelling. Your internal editor won’t be able to keep up with your output, and will be temporarily shunted into the background. You’ll now be able to think more honestly and resourcefully than before, and will generate breakthrough ideas and solutions that you couldn’t have created any other way.

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Nancy Folbre - Valuing Children: Rethinking the Economics of the Family

Nancy Folbre - Valuing Children: Rethinking the Economics of the Family
Publisher: Harvard University Press | 2008-01-31 | ISBN: 0674026322 | PDF | 248 pages | 5.72 MB

Nancy Folbre challenges the conventional economist's assumption that parents have children for the same reason that they acquire pets--primarily for the pleasure of their company. Children become the workers and taxpayers of the next generation, and "investments" in them offer a significant payback to other participants in the economy.
Yet parents, especially mothers, pay most of the costs. The high price of childrearing pushes many families into poverty, often with adverse consequences for children themselves.
Parents spend time as well as money on children. Yet most estimates of the "cost" of children ignore the value of this time. Folbre provides a startlingly high but entirely credible estimate of the value of parental time per child by asking what it would cost to purchase a comparable substitute for it.
She also emphasizes the need for better accounting of public expenditure on children over the life cycle and describes the need to rethink the very structure and logic of the welfare state. A new institutional structure could promote more cooperative, sustainable, and efficient commitments to the next generation.

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Post-Public Employment: Good Practices for Preventing Conflict of Interest

Post-Public Employment: Good Practices for Preventing Conflict of Interest
OECD | 23 Aug 2010 | ISBN: 9264056696 | 107 pages | PDF | 1 MB

The principles presented in this volume serve as a point of reference for policy makers and managers to review and modernise post-public employment policies. It is part of the pathfinding efforts of the OECD to promote public sector integrity for cleaner, fairer and stronger economies.

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Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers: Sweden Will the Recent Reforms Make It?

Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers: Sweden Will the Recent Reforms Make It?
Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
OECD | 18 Aug 2010 | ISBN: 9264090606 | 51 pages | PDF | 1 MB

This report is an assessment of the Swedish reforms, which aim to lower inactivity and increase participation, against the background of recent trends and policy responses in other OECD countries. It looks at what Sweden is currently doing and what more it could do to transform its sickness and disability schemes from passive benefits to active support systems that promote work.

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Trade and Economic: Effects of Responses to the Economic Crisis

Trade and Economic: Effects of Responses to the Economic Crisis
OECD Trade Policy Studies
OECD | 26 Aug 2010 | ISBN: 9264088436, 9264088443 | 130 pages | PDF | 1 MB

The analyses presented here suggest that exit strategies from measures to deal with the crisis will be most effective in boosting growth and jobs if they first roll back measures that discriminate between domestic and foreign firms and those that target specific sectors. General demand stimulus measures and active labour market policies are preferable under current conditions.

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OECD Principles of Occupational Pension Regulation: Methodology for Assessment and Implementation

OECD Principles of Occupational Pension Regulation: Methodology for Assessment and Implementation
OECD | 18 Aug 2010 | ISBN: 9264086357, 9264087095 | 127 pages | PDF | 2 MB

The Methodology provides a structured approach for evaluating a jurisdiction’s occupational pension regulatory system in relation to the OECD Core Principles of Occupational Pension Regulation.
The ultimate goal of the Core Principles is to promote the sound operation of private pension plans, pension funds, and pension entities.

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Corporate Reputation and the News Media

Craig E. Carroll, "Corporate Reputation and the News Media: Agenda-setting within Business News Coverage in Developed, Emerging, and Frontier Markets"
Routledge | 2010 | ISBN: 0415871522, 0415871530, 0203868587 | 480 pages | PDF | 4,1 MB

This volume examines agenda-setting theory as it applies to the news media’s influence on corporate reputation. It presents interdisciplinary, international, and empirical investigations examining the relationship between corporate reputation and the news media throughout the world. Providing coverage of more than 25 countries, contributors write about their local media and business communities, representing developed, emerging, and frontier markets – including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Germany, Greece, Japan, Nigeria, Spain, and Turkey, among others. The chapters present primary and secondary research on various geo-political issues, the nature of the news media, the practice of public relations, and the role of public relations agencies in each of the various countries.

Each chapter is structured to consider two to three hypotheses in the country under discussion, including:

the impact of media visibility on organizational prominence, top-of-mind awareness and brand-name recognition;

the impact of media favorability on the public’s organizational images of these firms; and in some cases,

how media coverage of specific public issues and news topics relates to the associations people form of specific firms.

Contributors contextualize their findings in light of the geopolitical environment of their home countries, the nature of their media systems, and the relationship between business and the news media within their countries’ borders.

Incorporating scholarship from a broad range of disciplines, including advertising, strategic management, business, political communication, and sociology, this volume has much to offer scholars and students examining business and the news media.

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Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital: Condensed Version 2010

Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital: Condensed Version 2010
OECD | 17 Aug 2010 | ISBN: 9264089488 | 470 pages | PDF | 3 MB

This version contains the full text of the Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital as it read on 22 July 2010, but without the historical notes, the detailed list of conventions between OECD member countries and the background reports are included

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The Complete Guide to Investing in Property, 5 Edition

Liz Hodgkinson, "The Complete Guide to Investing in Property, 5 Edition"
Kogan Page Ltd | 2010 | ISBN: 0749456248, 0749459220 | 288 pages | PDF | 1,9 MB

Despite the current volatility in housing markets around the world, property ownership continues to be seen as safer and more reliable than many other types of investment. However, property investment remains a complex business - for example, What type of investment is best for a portfolio? Has every single expense been accounted for in renovating that 'bargain' property? What exactly are the implications of the credit crunch and the sub-prime market for the average property investor? "The Complete Guide to Investing in Property" looks at all aspects of generating money from property - whether that be by renting out spare rooms to lodgers, property development, buying land, holiday rentals or becoming a landlord. Fully updated for this fourth edition, it takes a fresh look at investing in the social housing market and using property as part of a pension plan, as well as providing commentary on the latest legislative developments governing landlords and tenants.

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202 Ways to Supplement Your Retirement Income

202 Ways to Supplement Your Retirement Income by James Stephenson
Entrepreneur Press | 2005 | ISBN: 1932531661 | English | 320 pages | PDF | 1.40 Mb

The New Encyclopedias for Supplemental Income

Filled with 202 proven money-making opportunities, each book in this popular series outlines a multitude of ways you can supplement your income.

The current trend of active retirement is growing. This book shows you what you can do in retirement to make extra cash. Plus, it includes the essentials on getting started, with valuable tips in all areas of business and an extensive resource list.

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IRTAD Road Safety Annual Report 2009

IRTAD Road Safety Annual Report 2009
International Traffic Safety Data & Analysis Group. International Transport Forum
OECD/ITF | 16 Aug 2010 | ISBN: 9282102824 | 240 pages | PDF | 7 MB

This first IRTAD annual report comprises a synthesis of the main trends in traffic deaths and crashes in 2008 and presents the IRTAD Group and its activities. It includes detailed reports from 28 countries, focusing on the latest data for the year 2008 and preliminary data for 2009, with analysis of safety trends and national strategies, including casualty targets and performance towards meeting those targets.

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The New Manager's Tool Kit: 21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running

Don Grimme, Sheryl Grimme, "The New Manager's Tool Kit: 21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running"
AMACOM | 2008 | ISBN: 0814413064 | Pages: 256 | PDF | 11,2 MB

Novice managers have their work cut out for them: all new skills to learn, different personalities to deal with, and greater responsibilities to fulfill. The New Manager’s Tool Kit provides a fresh, friendly approach for those charged with the task of supervision. The book encourages readers to take on the challenges of management and provides them with fast, powerful lessons to help them:

increase productivity • unlock hidden talent • work with different types of people • communicate effectively • diagnose problems • coach good or problematic employees • turn on teamwork • avoid burnout • eliminate conflict • nurture the next generation of managers

Ranging from basic skills to those more advanced, this book gives fledgling managers the help they need to succeed with flying colors, right from the start.

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Competitive Selling: Out-Plan, Out-Think, and Out-Sell to Win Every Time

Competitive Selling: Out-Plan, Out-Think, and Out-Sell to Win Every Time By Landy Chase
Publisher: McGraw-Hill 2010 | 272 Pages | ISBN: 0071738894 | PDF | 1 MB

Become a “dominant predator” in today’s dog-eat-dog sales environment
Today’s buyers barely resemble buyers from just a few short years ago. They’ve come a long way in educating themselves about making the best purchase decisions, and as a result they “shop around"--so competition is fiercer than ever. If you want to succeed you have to become a “dominant predator.”
Competitive Selling has what you need to out-maneuver, out-negotiate, and out-sell everyone who stands between you and a closed sale. It reveals exactly how today's highest achievers win every battle and provides a blueprint for replicating this success, including how to:

Identify your competition before meeting with the buyer
Open competitive selling opportunities
Out-flank your competitors using the Client Needs Analysis
Eliminate competitors without badmouthing them
Stand out to the decision-makers
Win sales as the higher-priced option
A complete reeducation on how to approach the sales process, Competitive Selling provides a brutally realistic view of the sales environment today and offers the means for climbing your way to the top of the food chain—and staying there.

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Ann Norton Greene - Horses at Work: Harnessing Power in Industrial America

Ann Norton Greene - Horses at Work: Harnessing Power in Industrial America
Publisher: Harvard University Press | 2008-11-30 | ISBN: 0674031296 | PDF | 336 pages | 10.96 MB

Historians have long assumed that new industrial machines and power sources eliminated work animals from nineteenth-century America, yet a bird’s-eye view of nineteenth-century society would show millions of horses supplying the energy necessary for industrial development. Horses were ubiquitous in cities and on farms, providing power for transportation, construction, manufacturing, and agriculture. On Civil War battlefields, thousands of horses labored and died for the Union and the Confederacy hauling wagons and mechanized weaponry.
The innovations that brought machinery to the forefront of American society made horses the prime movers of these machines for most of the nineteenth century. Mechanization actually increased the need for horsepower by expanding the range of tasks requiring it. Indeed, the single most significant energy transition of the antebellum era may have been the dramatic expansion in the use of living, breathing horses as a power technology in the development of industrial America.
Ann Greene argues for recognition of horses’ critical contribution to the history of American energy and the rise of American industrial power, and a new understanding of the reasons for their replacement as prime movers. Rather than a result of “inevitable” technological change, it was Americans’ social and political choices about power consumption that sealed this animal’s fate. The rise and fall of the workhorse was defined by the kinds of choices that Americans made and would continue to make—choices that emphasized individual mobility and autonomy, and assumed, above all, abundant energy resources.

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Anthony Leysens - The Critical Theory of Robert W. Cox: Fugitive or Guru?

Anthony Leysens - The Critical Theory of Robert W. Cox: Fugitive or Guru?
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan | 2008-11-15 | ISBN: 0230224792 | PDF | 208 pages | 5.59 MB

This book, some 20 years after the publication of Robert W. Cox's seminal Production, Power and World Order: Social Forces in the Making of History, offers the reader an analytical and comprehensive overview of his work and illustrates the continuing relevance thereof for contemporary research.

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Management für Ingenieure: Technisches Management für Ingenieure in Produktion und Logistik (ReUp)

Günther Hachtel, Ulrich Holzbaur, "Management für Ingenieure: Technisches Management für Ingenieure in Produktion und Logistik"
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag | 2009 | ISBN: 3834805726 | 264 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

Dieses Lehrbuch führt in diejenigen speziellen Managementbereiche ein, die an der Schnittstelle zwischen Technik und Betriebswirtschaft wichtig sind. Es ist damit sowohl als Lehrbuch für angehende Wirtschaftsingenieure, Ingenieure und technische Betriebswirte als auch als Handreichung für Ingenieure in Betriebsleitung, Produktion und Logistik geeignet. Es deckt diejenigen Bereiche ab, die in Ergänzung zum allgemeinen Management in der betrieblichen Praxis notwendig sind. Schwerpunkte sind Projektmanagement, Qualität und Nachhaltigkeit, Produktion und Logistik, sowie Supply Chain Management.

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Billy, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two Unique Men, a Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American History

William Pelfrey, "Billy, Alfred, and General Motors: The Story of Two Unique Men, a Legendary Company, and a Remarkable Time in American History"
AMACOM | 2006 | ISBN: 0814408699 | 336 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB

One industry has had more impact on life in America than any other before or since. Here is the story of two men and one company at the start of it all.

You couldn't find two more different men. Billy Durant was the consummate salesman, a brilliant wheeler-dealer with grand plans, unflappable energy, and a fondness for the high life. Alfred Sloan was the intellectual, an expert in business strategy and management, master of all things organizational. Together, this odd couple built perhaps the most successful enterprise in U.S. history, General Motors, and with it an industry that has come to define modern life throughout the world. Their story is full of timeless lessons, cautionary tales, and inspiration for business leaders and history buffs alike.

Billy, Alfred, and General Motors is the tale not just of the two extraordinary men of its title but also of the formative decades of twentieth-century America, through two world wars and sea changes in business, industry, politics, and culture. The book includes vivid, warts-and-all portraits of the legends of the golden age of the automobile, from "Crazy" Henry Ford, Ransom Olds, and Charles Nash to the brilliant but uncredited David Dunbar Buick and Cadillac founder Henry Leland.

The impact of Durant and Sloan on their contemporaries and their industry is matched only by the powerful legacy of their improbable and incredible partnership. Characters, events, and context--all are brought skillfully and passionately to life in this meticulously researched and supremely readable book.

"This book is particularly timely, with the auto industry in a period of extreme turbulence that features a restructuring of General Motors, as well as other icons of times gone by. In a sense, we may be reliving in the 21st century the auto drama of the 20th century portrayed so well by Bill Pelfrey. The author's outstanding writing and research skills are evident throughout and make this one of the most important and fascinating books I've read in a very long time." -- David E. Cole, Chairman of the Center for Automotive Research

"Every person who is interested in the building of the American automobile industry must read this book. Bill Pelfrey has done a great job researching the early years of Billy Durant and Alfred Sloan and the very different roles they played in the history of General Motors." -- Jack Smith, retired Chairman and CEO, General Motors Corporation

"Anyone interested in the current story of General Motors should read this engrossing description of the beginnings and early growth of this largest of all America's businesses. Billy, Alfred, and the General is an important work on the history of the automobile industry." -- John G. Smale, retired Chairman and CEO, Procter and Gamble Company; former Chairman, General Motors Corporation

"The challenges faced by Durant, Sloan, and others in the automotive industry 100 years ago are as relevant as ever today: managing through varying leadership styles; ensuring the ability to adapt to a changing business environment; maintaining cash flow during downturns. This book highlights both their successes and failures, and it should be read by managers everywhere." -- Ira M. Millstein, Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal and Manges; Visiting Professor in Competitive Enterprise and Strategy, Yale School of Management; Special Adviser to the World Bank on Corporate Governance

"To understand where General Motors is going, you must first understand where it has been. The who and why of it all is beautifully described, anecdote by anecdote, by Pelfrey in this fascinating read. Magnificently researched." -- Gerald C. Meyers, Professor of Management, University of Michigan (Ross) Business School; former Chairman and CEO, American Motors Corporation

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Project Management That Works: Real-World Advice on Communicating, Problem-Solving...

Rick A. Morris, Brette McWhorter Sember, "Project Management That Works: Real-World Advice on Communicating, Problem-Solving, and Everything Else You Need to Know to Get the Job Done"
AMACOM | 2008 | ISBN: 0814409881 | 240 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB

Project management is one of the fastest-growing occupations in the world. The Project Management Institute has seen membership growth of more than 1000% in the last 10 years. But while many of these managers know how to plan a successful project in theory, very few have the practical tools needed to navigate the politics of today's corporate world. Project managers need more than just technical skills; they need the right communication skills to succeed. Filled with real-world examples, Project Management That Works gives readers the tools they need to: communicate with their team as well as stakeholders * get their teams to function well * run fewer and more productive meetings * turn around failing projects * utilize data properly to make emotional conversations unemotional * know when a project is really done The only book that addresses the real challenges project managers face today, this is an accessible and invaluable tool that will show every reader how to accomplish his mission--no matter the obstacles.

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"Innovation and the Development Agenda" Ed. by Erika Kraemer-Mbula and Watu Wamae

"Innovation and the Development Agenda" Ed. by Erika Kraemer-Mbula and Watu Wamae
International Development Research Centre
OECD/IDRC | 12 Aug 2010 | ISBN: 264088917 | 155 pages | PDF | 1 MB

This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa. It investigates innovation systems and their application; the key role of knowledge in innovation for development; and the importance of comparable country studies and official statistics on innovation.

It stresses the need for innovation to become part of a comprehensive development agenda, and makes recommendations for promoting activities in both the formal and informal sectors, with the aim of transforming agriculture into a knowledge-based industry capable of stimulating economic growth.

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Herbert Edling – Volkswirtschaftslehre: Schnell erfasst (3. Auflage)

Herbert Edling – Volkswirtschaftslehre: Schnell erfasst (3. Auflage)
Springer-Verlag Gmbh | ISBN: 364214327X | 2010-09 | PDF | 458 pages | 20.60 Mb

Eine moderne und verständliche Einführung in die Schwerpunkte der Volkswirtschaftslehre auf aktuellstem Stand. Neben den Grundlagen und zentralen Begriffen der Volkswirtschaftslehre wird die Rolle des Staates innerhalb der Wirtschaft ausführlich erläutert. Mikroökonomie und Makroökonomie werden nachvollziehbar behandelt, wobei besonderer Wert auf die Vermittlung der wirtschaftspolitischen Aspekte gelegt wurde. Die prägnante Darstellung der Zusammenhänge sowie die lernfreundliche Struktur ermöglichen dem Leser eine schnelle Einarbeitung in die Materie und erleichtern das Selbststudium. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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Separate Account Management

Separate Account Management by Larry Chambers
Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 14, 2003) | ISBN: 0471249769 | PDF | 274Pages | 1,08MB

Twenty years ago separate account management programs (SAMs) were reserved for the sophisticated advisor who only served the very wealthy. Today, SAM programs have become available to most advisors and several layers of the affluent. If you intend to work with affluent clients that demand personal and flexible service, you must have a complete understanding of this approach to money management–and J.K. Lasser Pro Separate Account Management is the perfect guide.
Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, J.K. Lasser Pro Separate Account Management will introduce you to the nuances of separate account management as well as show you how to use this investment vehicle to build your business and help your clients reach their financial goals.

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Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost: Preventing Intellectual Property Theft and Economic Espionage in the 21st Century

Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost: Preventing Intellectual Property Theft and Economic Espionage in the 21st Century By Christopher Burgess, Richard Power
Publisher: Syngress 2008 | 300 Pages | ISBN: 1597492558 | PDF | 2 MB

The threats of economic espionage and intellectual property (IP) theft are global, stealthy, insidious, and increasingly common. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, IP theft is estimated to top $250 billion annually and also costs the United States approximately 750,000 jobs. The International Chamber of Commerce puts the global fiscal loss at more than $600 billion a year.

Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost offers both a fascinating journey into the underside of the Information Age, geopolitics, and global economy, shedding new light on corporate hacking, industrial espionage, counterfeiting and piracy, organized crime and related problems, and a comprehensive guide to developing a world-class defense against these threats. You will learn what you need to know about this dynamic global phenomenon (how it happens, what it costs, how to build an effective program to mitigate risk and how corporate culture determines your success), as well as how to deliver the message to the boardroom and the workforce as a whole. This book serves as an invaluable reservoir of ideas and energy to draw on as you develop a winning security strategy to overcome this formidable challenge.

. It's Not "Someone Else's" Problem: Your Enterprise is at Risk
Identify the dangers associated with intellectual property theft and economic espionage
. The Threat Comes from Many Sources
Describes the types of attackers, threat vectors, and modes of attack
. The Threat is Real
Explore case studies of real-world incidents in stark relief
. How to Defend Your Enterprise
Identify all aspects of a comprehensive program to tackle such threats and risks
. How to Deliver the Message: Awareness and Education
Adaptable content (awareness and education materials, policy language, briefing material, presentations, and assessment tools) that you can incorporate into your security program now

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OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations 2010

OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations 2010
OECD | Aug 2010 | ISBN: 9264090339 | 375 pages | PDF | 2 MB

This book provide guidance on the application of the "arm’s length principle", which is the international consensus on transfer pricing, i.e. on the valuation, for tax purposes, of cross-border transactions between associated enterprises.

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The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008

Krugman’s facility with both arcane details and vast unified explanations boils down complexity so much that the reader often wonders: Why didn’t I see it that way myself?

Two Philosophies of Money: The Conflict of Trust and Authority

Two Philosophies of Money: The Conflict of Trust and Authority By Sally Herbert Frankel
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan 1977 | 163 Pages | ISBN: 0312826982 | PDF | 2 MB

In this fascinating and always stimulating book, S. Herbert Frankel contrasts two philosophies of money both of which have profound implications for how people view the relationship of the individual to government and society. The first view, best represented in the writings of Georg Simmel, the nineteenth century sociologist, is that money is an example of spontaneous order in society, an institution that developed organically with society itself, affecting and in turn being affected by it. As Simmel described it, money is a 'functional category of modem civilization: the symbol of its spirit, forms and thought' which nevertheless cannot be divorced from the concrete relationships it symbolizes. The second view, exemplified in the twentieth century by lohn Maynard Keynes, is that money is something apart from society, a creation of the state whose value rests on the authority of the state and which is useful primarily as a tool of state policy.

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Simulations for Assessment, Training, and Development

Julie Hay, "Simulations for Assessment, Training, and Development"
HRD Press, Inc. | 2009 | ISBN: 1599961695, 1599964619 | 602 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB

This manual contains four sets of job simulation exercises, each comprising a number of activities that can be run in sequence or as stand-alone sessions. The simulations can be used for assessment centers or for training. For assessment purposes, there are two optional competence frameworks: managerial and professional. Each activity works as follows: 1) Participants are required to analyze information about the situation and prepare to support a specific, allocated project at a meeting; 2) Then, working as teams, the participants share information, choose one of the projects, and select project team members; 3) The teams are given more information so they can prepare a project plan, including a cash flow forecast; 4) Finally, each team is expected to manage the project remotely, dealing with various problems that arise as the simulation unfolds. The simulations are coded for certain types: 1) Recommendation Meetings where participants have conflicting aims 2) Contingency Activities where interruptions must be handled 3) Planning Activities where participants must prepare plans 4) Combined Recommendations, Planning, and Contingency activities being run in sequence The manual includes everything you need to run all the simulations in their entirety, including all the materials on a CD for easy duplication.

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Capitol Investments: The Marketability of Political Skills

Glenn R. Parker, "Capitol Investments: The Marketability of Political Skills"
University of Michigan Press | 2008 | ISBN: 0472070371, 0472050370 | 216 pages | PDF | 1,1 MB

What would you do if, the very day you were hired, you knew you could be unemployed in as little as two years? You'd seek opportunities in your current job to develop a portfolio of skills and contacts in order to make yourself more attractive to future employers. Representatives and senators think about their jobs in Congress in this way, according to Glenn R. Parker.

While in office, members of Congress plan not merely for the next election but for the next stage of their careers. By networking, serving on committees, and championing particular legislation, they deliberately accumulate human capital---expertise, networks, and reputation---which later will give them bargaining power in the job market. Parker's study of the postelective careers of more than 200 former members of Congress, both U.S. representatives and senators, who have left office during the last half century shows that such strategic planning generally succeeds. In most cases, the human capital these politicians amassed while in office increased their occupational mobility and earning power.

Capitol Investments offers a sophisticated yet accessible analysis of the acquisition and marketability of political skills. It suggests that an awareness of the trade in human capital shapes an officeholder's actions as much as the desire to win another election.

Glenn R. Parker is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science at Purdue University.

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Kapitalgesellschaftsrecht

Jan Wilhelm, "Kapitalgesellschaftsrecht"
Walter de Gruyter | 2009 | ISBN: 389949461X | 613 pages | PDF | 2,4 MB

Wilhelm, Kapitalgesellschaftsrecht, deckt sämtliche Bereiche des in den letzten Jahren stark in Bewegung geratenen Rechtsgebiets ab: Nach einer Einführung in das System des Kapitalgesellschaftsrechtsund in die Geschichte von AG und GmbH werden als "benachbarte" Bereiche das nationale Kapitalmarktrecht und europarechtliche Aspekte vorgestellt. Für das Verständnis und System des deutschen Rechts der Kapitalgesellschaft grundlegend ist die Gründungsregelung und die Problematik des Gesellschaftskapitals, denen die nächsten Kapitel gewidmet sind. Es folgen Darstellungen zur Kapitalveränderung und zur Stellung der Mitglieder, zu den Rechtsbeziehungen in der Kapitalgesellschaft, der Organisation der Gesellschaften zum Konzernrecht und zur Rechnungslegung. Das vorletzte Kapitel stellt die Rechtsform der KGaA vor, der abschließende Blick gilt der Beendigung oder Umwandlung der Kapitalgesellschaft. Das Buch legt besonderes Gewicht auf die Entwicklung der Rechtsprechung zu den zentralen Fragen und ist daher nicht nur für den Studenten, sondern auch für Referendare und zur Einarbeitung und Vertiefung für interessierte Praktiker hervorragend geeignet.

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Statistik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler: Eine realdatenbasierte Einführung mit SPSS

Peter P. Eckstein, "Statistik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler: Eine realdatenbasierte Einführung mit SPSS"
Gabler, Betriebswirt.-Vlg | 2010 | ISBN: 3834923451 | 437 pages | PDF | 11,6 MB

Dieses fundierte Lehrbuch führt umfassend und praxisrelevant in die statistische Methodenlehre für wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Studiengänge ein. Verfahren der Deskriptiven Statistik, der Explorativen Datenanalyse, der Stochastik, der Induktiven Statistik sowie der Multivariaten Statistik werden auf der Basis realer Daten mit Hilfe des Statistik-Programm-Pakets SPSS anschaulich und leicht verständlich vermittelt. In seiner konzeptionellen Anlage ist das Lehrbuch in idealer Weise als ein vorlesungsbegleitendes und selbststudienunterstützendes Kompendium geeignet.
Die zweite Auflage basiert auf der aktuellen Version des neuen Softwareprogramms PASW 18.

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MRP Strategies Made Easy

The overall goal of production planning - and the use of planning strategies - is to better serve your customers by reducing storage costs and replenishment lead times. To reach that goal you should group your materials according to their individual needs. This book will show you how.

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Statistik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler: Eine realdatenbasierte Einführung mit SPSS (2. Auflage)

Peter P. Eckstein – Statistik für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler: Eine realdatenbasierte Einführung mit SPSS (2. Auflage)
Gabler, Betriebswirt.-Vlg | ISBN: 3834923451 | 2010-08 | PDF | 437 pages | 11.30 Mb

Bodies of Difference

Bodies of Difference
University of California Press; 1 edition | May 23, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0520226445 | 302 pages | PDF | 1.2 Mb

Bodies of Difference chronicles the compelling story of disability's emergence as an area of significant sociopolitical activity in contemporary China. Keenly attentive to how bodies are embedded in discourse, history, and personal exigency, Matthew Kohrman details ways that disability became a fount for the production of institutions and identities across the Chinese landscape during the final decades of the twentieth century. He looks closely at the creation of the China Disabled Persons' Federation and the lives of numerous individuals, among them Deng Pufang, son of China's Communist leader Deng Xiaoping.

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Dennis Ahrholdt – Erfolgsfaktoren einer E-Commerce-Website

Dennis Ahrholdt – Erfolgsfaktoren einer E-Commerce-Website: Empirische Identifikation vertrauensfördernder Signale im Internet-Einzelhandel
Gabler, Betriebswirt.-Vlg | ISBN: 3834923184 | 2010-04 | PDF | 338 pages | 2.60 Mb

Dennis Ahrholdt untersucht mit dem Partial-Least-Squares-Verfahren, wie sich die Vertrauensausbildung - als zentrale Antezedenz der Kaufabsicht - positiv im E-Commerce beeinflussen lässt. Die Ergebnisse können als Entscheidungsgrundlage für Investitionen zur Steigerung der Conversion-Rate dienen.Trotz starker Wachstumsraten im E-Commerce besteht ein erhebliches Potential, das vor allem mangels kundenseitigen Vertrauens nicht ausgeschöpft wird.

Dennis Ahrholdt untersucht, wie sich die Vertrauensausbildung positiv durch Online-Einzelhändler beeinflussen lässt. Dazu entwickelt er ein vielschichtiges Wirkmodell auf Basis der Strukturgleichungsmethodik. Um die Kaufabsicht zu prognostizieren und die Effizienz transaktionsfördernder Website-Signale zu beurteilen, analysiert er einen umfangreichen empirischen Datensatz mit dem Partial-Least-Squares-Verfahren. Die Ergebnisse können E-Commerce-Akteuren als Entscheidungsgrundlage für Investitionen zur Steigerung der Conversion-Rate dienen.Dennis Ahrholdt untersucht mit dem Partial-Least-Squares-Verfahren, wie sich die Vertrauensausbildung als zentrale Antezedenz der Kaufabsicht positiv im E-Commerce beeinflussen lässt. Die Ergebnisse können als Entscheidungsgrundlage für Investitionen zur Steigerung der Conversion-Rate dienen.

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Richard Tuck - Free Riding

Richard Tuck - Free Riding
Publisher: Harvard University Press | 2008-06-15 | ISBN: 0674028341 | PDF | 232 pages | 6.46 MB

One individual’s contribution to a large collective project—such as voting in a national election or contributing to a public television fund-raising campaign—often seems negligible. A striking proposition of contemporary economics and political science is that it would be an exercise of reason, not a failure of it, not to contribute to a collective project if the contribution is negligible, but to benefit from it nonetheless.
But Richard Tuck wonders whether this phenomenon of free riding is a timeless aspect of human nature or a recent, historically contingent one. He argues for the latter, showing that the notion would have seemed strange to people in the nineteenth century and earlier and that the concept only became accepted when the idea of perfect competition took hold in economics in the early twentieth century.
Tuck makes careful distinctions between the prisoner’s dilemma problem, threshold phenomena such as voting, and free riding. He analyzes the notion of negligibility, and shows some of the logical difficulties in the idea—and how the ancient paradox of the sorites illustrates the difficulties.
Tuck presents a bold challenge to the skeptical account of social cooperation so widely held today. If accepted, his argument may over time encourage more public-spirited behavior.

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Presentation Skills For Managers

Jennifer Rotondo, Mike Rotondo Jr., "Presentation Skills For Managers"
McGraw-Hill | 2001 | ISBN: 0071379304 | 180 pages | PDF | 4 MB

This reader-friendly series is must read for all levels of managers
ll managers, whether brand-new to their positions or well established in the corporate hierarchy, can use a little brushing-up now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books Series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more capable, efficient, effective, and valuable to their corporations.
The ability to give a great presentation can be a tremendous career booster, while the opposite can keep a manager on a dead-end path. Presentation Skills for Managers is a practical, advice-filled book on how to create and make compelling and persuasive presentations. Besides reviewing material on preparing and delivering effective presentations, it includes new special coverage of the development and use of Powerpoint slides, something not found in most books on presentations.

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Aktuelle Beiträge zur Markenforschung: Tagungsband des 3. Internationalen Markentags

Wolfgang Mayerhofer, Marion Secka, "Aktuelle Beiträge zur Markenforschung: Tagungsband des 3. Internationalen Markentags"
Gabler, Betriebswirt.-Vlg | 2010 | ISBN: 3834923605 | 241 pages | PDF | 3,2 MB

Der Tagungsband enthält 12 hochwertige Beiträge, die anlässlich des 3. Internationalen Markentags präsentiert und von ReviewerInnen nach einem doppelt-blinden Verfahren begutachtet und für die Veröffentlichung empfohlen wurden. Diskutiert wurde u.a. über die optimale Gestaltung von Markenbeziehungen, den Beitrag des Country-of-Origin-Effekts zur Akzeptanz von Marken, den Nutzen der Collagentechnik sowie einer standardisierten Bilderskala zur Messung von Markenimages, den Einfluss der Präsenz von Markenartikeln in Sozialmärkten auf die Markenwahrnehmung und nicht zuletzt über den Einfluss des Marketing-Mix auf die Wiederkaufrate von Marken analysiert anhand von Paneldaten.Der Tagungsband enthält 12 hochwertige Beiträge, die anlässlich des 3. Internationalen Markentags präsentiert und von ReviewerInnen nach einem doppelt-blinden Verfahren begutachtet und für die Veröffentlichung empfohlen wurden.

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Integrierte Multichannel-Kommunikation im Einzelhandel

Ulf-Marten Schmieder, "Integrierte Multichannel-Kommunikation im Einzelhandel"
Gabler, Betriebswirt.-Vlg | 2010 | ISBN: 383492055X | 529 pages | PDF | 3,9 MB

Der Verknüpfung sämtlicher Kommunikationskanäle kommt im Einzelhandel eine wachsende Bedeutung zu. Ulf-Marten Schmieder diskutiert die Leistungsfähigkeit alternativer Kommunikationskonzepte und -kanäle sowie Herausforderungen, Problembereiche und mögliche Erfolgsfaktoren einer Integrierten Multichannel-Kommunikation von Handelsunternehmungen. Der Autor bietet Gestaltungsempfehlungen für die Auswahl und den Einsatz interaktiver Medien sowie Ansätze zur Integration dieser Medien in ein handelsspezifisches Konzept der Kommunikation von Multichannel-Retailern.
Die Dissertation wurde mit dem den Wolfgang Wirichs Förderpreis Handel 2010 ausgezeichnet.

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Handelsrecht

Hartmut Oetker, "Handelsrecht"
Springer | 2010 | ISBN: 3642129773 | 323 pages | PDF | 1,9 MB

Das Handelsrecht zählt in allen Prüfungsordnungen zu den zivilrechtlichen Pflichtfächern. Es ist auch in den Prüfungsordnungen der wirtschaftsrechtlichen Wahlfachgruppen integriert. Der Autor legt auf der Grundlage der aktuellen Reformgesetze und der ersten Stellungnahmen zu ihnen seinen Schwerpunkt auf diejenigen Bereiche, die von allen Studierenden beherrscht werden müssen. Er konzentriert sich auf die wissenschaftliche Aufbereitung der Grundstrukturen und den steten Blick auf die juristische Argumentation. Didaktisch ist dieses Lehrbuch auf die studentischen Bedürfnisse zugeschnitten. Die Hinweise in den Literaturübersichten beschränken sich weitgehend auf wenige vertiefende Darstellungen, Beiträge in den Ausbildungszeitschriften sowie exemplarische Fallösungen. Fragen zur Selbstkontrolle des erworbenen Wissensstandes sowie die Richtlinien der Europäischen Gemeinschaft zum Handelsrecht machen das Werk zu einem wertvollen Studienbegleiter

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Managerial Economics and Financial Analysis

Bhat, M. S.; Rau, A. V., "Managerial Economics and Financial Analysis"
BS Publications | 2008 | ISBN: 8178001535, 144166162X | 363 pages | PDF | 11 MB

Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction to Managerial Economics
Chapter 2
Elasticity of Demand
Chapter 3
Theory of Production Function and Cost Analysis
Chapter 4
Market Structures
Chapter 5
Business and New Economic Environment
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Capital and Capital Budgeting
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Introduction to Financial Accounting
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Financial Analysis Through Ratios

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Plunkett's E-Commerce & Internet Business Almanac 2010

Plunkett's E-Commerce & Internet Business Almanac 2010: E-Commerce & Internet Business Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies ... E-Commerce and Internet Business Almanac)
Plunkett Research | 2010-03-03 | ISBN: 1593921632 | 606 pages | PDF | 4 MB

This new almanac will be your ready-reference guide to the E-Commerce and Internet Business worldwide! In one carefully-researched volume, you'll get all of the data you need on E-Commerce and Internet Industries, including: complete E-Commerce statistics and trends; Internet research and development; Internet growth companies; online services and markets; bricks & clicks and other online retailing strategies; emerging e-commerce technologies; Internet and World Wide Web usage trends; PLUS, in-depth profiles of over 400 E-Commerce & Internet companies: our own unique list of companies that are the leaders in this field. Here you'll find complete profiles of the hot companies that are making news today, the largest, most successful corporations in all facets of the E-Commerce Business, from online retailers, to manufacturers of software and equipment for Internet communications, to Internet services providers and much more. Our corporate profiles include executive contacts, growth plans, financial records, address, phone, fax, and much more. This innovative book offers unique information, all indexed and cross-indexed. Our industry analysis section covers business to consumer, business to business, online financial services, and technologies as well as Internet access and usage trends. The book includes numerous statistical tables covering such topics as e-commerce revenues, access trends, global Internet users, etc. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled.

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Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac 2009: Health Care Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies

Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac 2009: Health Care Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies
Plunkett Research, Ltd. (2008-10-22) | ISBN: 1593921322 | 723 pages | PDF | 5 MB

Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac is the only complete reference to the American Health Care Industry and its leading corporations. Whatever your purpose for researching the health care field, you'll find this award-winning reference book to be a valuable guide. No other source provides this massive book s easy-to-understand comparisons of national health expenditures, emerging technologies, patient populations, hospitals, clinics, corporations, research, Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, and many other areas of vital importance. Included in the market research sections are dozens of statistical tables covering every aspect of the industry, from Medicare expenditures to hospital utilization, from insured and uninsured populations to revenues to health care expenditures as a percent of GDP. A special area covers vital statistics and health status of the U.S. population. The corporate analysis section features in-depth profiles of the "Health Care 500" the 500 largest and most successful for-profit firms within the health care system, from the leading companies in pharmaceuticals to the major managed care companies. Details for each corporation include growth plans, divisions, subsidiaries, brand names, competitive advantage and financial results--as well as executives by title and valuable contact information such as phone, fax, website and address. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled.

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Plunkett's Apparel & Textiles Industry Almanac 2010

Plunkett's Apparel & Textiles Industry Almanac 2010: Apparel & Textiles Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies
Plunkett Research, Ltd. | 2010-04-30 | ISBN: 1593921683 | 498 pages | PDF | 2.81 MB

The apparel and textiles industry involves complex relationships that are constantly evolving. This carefully-researched book covers exciting trends in apparel and textile supply chains, manufacturing, design, women's fashions, men's fashions, children's fashions, shoes, accessories, retailing, distribution, technologies and fabrics of all types. It includes a thorough market analysis as well as our highly respected trends analysis. You'll find a complete overview, industry analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced package. It contains thousands of contacts for business and industry leaders, industry associations, Internet sites and other resources. This book also includes statistical tables, an industry glossary and thorough indexes. The corporate profiles section of the book includes our proprietary, in-depth profiles of the 350 leading companies in all facets of the apparel and textiles industry. Purchasers of either the book or PDF version can receive a free copy of the company profiles database on CD-ROM, enabling key word search and export of key information, addresses, phone numbers and executive names with titles for every company profiled.

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DeMark Indicators (Bloomberg Market Essentials: Technical Analysis)

Jason Perl, "DeMark Indicators (Bloomberg Market Essentials: Technical Analysis)"
Bloomberg Press | 2008 | ISBN: 1576603148 | 208 pages | PDF | 3,5 MB

Long a secret weapon of the hedge-fund elite, the DeMark indicators are now used by more than 35,000 traders. This book provides an easy-to-follow system for using the indicators to identify market turns as they happen. Author Jason Perl gives a concise introduction to thirty-nine of the indicators, and then shows how to combine the indicators and time frames to achieve a higher probabilty of trading success. Thomas R. DeMark, the creator of the DeMark indicators and one of the most well-respected practitioners of technical analysis, wrote the foreword to this book.

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Star Schema The Complete Reference

Star Schema The Complete Reference
McGraw-Hill Osborne Media | 2010-07-07 | ISBN: 0071744320 0071744339 | 510 pages | PDF | 2 MB

Learn the best practices of dimensional design. Star Schema: The Complete Reference offers in-depth coverage of design principles and their underlying rationales. Organized around design concepts and illustrated with detailed examples, this is a step-by-step guidebook for beginners and a comprehensive resource for experts.

This all-inclusive volume begins with dimensional design fundamentals and shows how they fit into diverse data warehouse architectures, including those of W.H. Inmon and Ralph Kimball. The book progresses through a series of advanced techniques that help you address real-world complexity, maximize performance, and adapt to the requirements of BI and ETL software products. You are furnished with design tasks and deliverables that can be incorporated into any project, regardless of architecture or methodology.

* Master the fundamentals of star schema design and slow change processing
* Identify situations that call for multiple stars or cubes
* Ensure compatibility across subject areas as your data warehouse grows
* Accommodate repeating attributes, recursive hierarchies, and poor data quality
* Support conflicting requirements for historic data
* Handle variation within a business process and correlation of disparate activities
* Boost performance using derived schemas and aggregates
* Learn when it's appropriate to adjust designs for BI and ETL tools

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Mortgage Confidential: What You Need to Know That Your Lender Won't Tell You, Second Edition

David Reed, "Mortgage Confidential: What You Need to Know That Your Lender Won't Tell You, Second Edition"
AMACOM | 2010 | ISBN: 0814415431, 0814415458 | 233 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

Mortgage Confidential is an insider’s look at the mortgage process for anyone concerned with getting the best deal (and not being taken advantage of) while financing their home. The book goes beyond the basics, revealing the options lenders don’t often divulge to their clients, what they really look for before they approve a loan, which costs they have control over, little-known sources of down payment money, and whether to trust loan officers recommended by Realtors. The book tells readers everything their lender won't, including how to:

* qualify for a larger loan
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Whether looking into securing a mortgage for the first time or seeking to refinance, Mortgage Confidential gives readers the confidence and information they need to get through this complicated process and find the ideal loan for their needs.

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The Professional Risk Managers' Guide to the Energy Market

Professional Risk Managers' International Association, "The Professional Risk Managers' Guide to the Energy Market"
McGraw-Hill | 2007 | ISBN: 0071546510, 0071631658 | 490 pages | PDF | 12,4 MB

An essential resource for all financial professionals affected by energy prices, The Professional Risk Managers’ Guide to the Energy Market presents a complete account of the evolution, tools, scope, and breadth of the energy and environmental financial markets.

Sponsored by the PRMIA Institute and edited by renowned analyst Peter Fusaro, the book includes contributions from 20 world experts who discuss every aspect of energy trading and the risks associated with specific investment vehicles and energy sectors.

Organized in three parts, The Professional Risk Managers’ Guide to the Energy Market begins with a comprehensive overview of the energy market, goes on to provide an in-depth review of energy risk management tools, and finally delivers detailed coverage of risk management software, energy hedging in Asian markets, trading electricity options, and weather risk management strategies.

Designed to improve investment insights and skills, The Professional Risk Managers’ Guide to the Energy Market features timely chapters on:

* Energy Futures Today
* The Over-the-Counter Energy Derivatives Market
* Energy Derivatives Structures
* The Nordic Electricity Markets
* Market Risk Measurement and Management for Energy Firms
* Best Practices in Credit Risk Management for Energy and Commodity Derivatives
* Natural Gas Trading
* Risk Management in Energy-Focused Commodity Futures Investing
* The ISDA Master Agreement Ten Years On, ISDA 2002

Authoritative and comprehensive, The Professional Risk Managers’ Guide to the Energy Market equips risk managers, institutional investors, and financial analysts with all the information, tools, and strategies required to understand and succeed in the fast-changing global energy marketplace.

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