Competence-and its role in achieving peak performance-remains one of the hot issues in business today. Yet it's not enough for individual leaders, managers, and employees to demonstrate personal compe
"Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense." In Mark Twain's time, as in ours, we accept reality as plausible. In writing, however, readers must be
Contrary to popular belief, most people truly desire to commit to the organizations for which they work. Just as most of us would prefer not to drift from one relationship to the next, the majority of
Japanese semiconductor firms are well known for obtaining dynamics in a short period of time and achieving even global leadership. A significant portion of their success are attributable to cooperativ
Build a business presentation from the outline on up with PowerPoint 2000's flexible features. Grab your audience's attention and hold it when you add graphics or sound, or host your presentation on t
An indispensable resource for experienced and novice options traders and hedgers alike Dynamic Option Selection System "Howard Simons offers an in-depth look at options and risk management for the ser
Don Tapscott organizes some of the Harvard Business Review's most insightful articles into a framework for understanding the new dynamics of value and wealth in the networked world.A rich mix of ideas
Details a method of complete denture construction relying on an understanding of the significance of the anatomy and physiology of the structures which surround dentures. Step-by-step techniques are p
Philip Kotler's name is synonymous with marketing. His textbooks have sold more than 3 million copies in 20 languages and are read as the marketing gospel in 58 countries. Now Kotler on Marketing offe
"All veterans know that leadership, at its best, is never autocratic, abusive, or arbitrary. Rather, it relies on commitment, communication, and character. To anyone interested in what the pros have t
This book contains a wealth of strategies for new and experienced teachers. Specific examples and advice are provided for negotiating the school culture, planning lessons, teaching strategies, multic
Many people across the country claim they have been "Saturnized," thanks to the company's renowned style of conducting business that keeps their customers happy and coming back to purchase again and
This is a major analysis of the emerging cultural characteristics of women’s activities on the internet across the globe. It brings together anthropologists, communications experts, development worker
This is a major analysis of the emerging cultural characteristics of women’s activities on the internet across the globe. It brings together anthropologists, communications experts, development worker
An ideal book for anyone who enjoys the added beauty that birds can bring to a garden, "Stokes Bird Gardening Book" covers every aspect of birdwatching and provides charts and garden plans for every r
At a time when many baseball fans wish for the game to return to a purer past, G. Edward White shows how seemingly irrational business decisions, inspired in part by the self-interest of the owners bu
Regionally distinct yet influenced by national trends, women's progressive culture in Texas offers a valuable opportunity to analyze the evolution of women's voluntary associations, their challenges t
Despite promising marketing research, most new products and services fail. However, with Frank R. Bacon's and Thomas W. Butler's Planned InnovationR system, any firm, of any size, in any country in th
Argues that predictability is perhaps the single most powerful management tool in making businesses efficient. The author contends that when businesses favor short-term profits over long-term predicta
A wide-ranging collection of stories from developed and developing countries alike illustrating the many ways in which environments can be altered to promote better health. Intended to serve as both a
A practical, thorough approach to the development of therapeutic special care settings Research has shown that physical surroundings strongly influence the behavior and quality of life of individu
Feng Shui is the ancient oriental art of enhancing and harmonizing the flow of energy in your surroundings. Over the last twenty years, Karen Kingston has pioneered the study of a specialized branch
Describes advances during the previous three to four years in metallocene catalysts for olefin polymerization, with 47 technical paper representing most of the companies active in the field and a numb
This book for environmental managers applies the techniques of total management to environmental management: TQEM. It provides the practical tools for successfully implementing TQEM, measuring results
Hennen's interdisciplinary work examines a formative period in West Virginia's modern history that has been largely neglected beyond the traditional focus on the coal industry. Hennen looks at educati
A quick, clear way to learn about teamwork, with a useful framework for identifying critical roles of team players.--Peter BlockThis handbook will help you focus on what makes a good team player. It d
Discusses the advantages of having a work force commited to the organization, and discusses common personnel practices that lead to the opposite result
Expert advice on building better conflict management programs Conflict in the workplace is always an eventuality. But it needn't be so costly or counter-productive. This book presents a clear, ste
A twenty-four lesson tutorial in how to profit from the trading secrets of the greatest market wizards of all time Imagine having an in-depth conversation with not one, but dozens of the world's grea
"COLOR is literally the 'wavelength' medicine of the future. It calls to us and asks us to recognize its value as an alternative medicine that the environment can provide." --from The Power of Color
At the start of his career Innis set out to explain the significance of price rigidities in the cultural, social, and political institutions of new countries; by the end of his intellectual journey he
From a conference in Toronto, where federalism is hotly debated, scholars from various disciplines discuss its relevance in the contemporary world and assess its strengths and weaknesses. The 21 paper
The nine chapters in this book focus on the various constitutional problems surrounding the need to provide simultaneously a sufficient degree of union and public authority to guarantee defense and or
To which institutions or social practices should we grant authority? When should we instead assert our own sense of what is right or good or necessary?In this book, James Boyd White shows how texts by
