Stressing repeatability and process orientation in the conduct of corporate supplier management, the author introduces a model for procurement which he argues can let corporate procurement officers sy
Overviews Internet security for organizations, without getting into micro-level details of implementation. Shows how to analyze a company's systems in terms of security risks, and explains how to des
With internet retail heating up, customers more demanding than ever, and the explosion of retail space, retailers today must think differently and act faster to succeed. Why do some power ahead in thi
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The nationwide labor shortage has reached crisis stage in the Information Technology industry, making effective employee recruitment and selection a strategic business issue for all large organization
From the Back Cover For anyone involved in developing, specifying or managing the Web component of their business, here is a strategic plan that will work! Harvard professor Bryan Bergeron clearly and
Techniques and strategies to invest in exciting, profitable Nasdaq companies today--as well as for the next 100 years"MSFT...CSCO...INTL...Nasdaq stocks are leading the charge into a new century. The
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In The End of Change, Peter Scott-Morgan, author of the best-selling, The Unwritten Rules of the Game, and his colleagues at Arthur D. Little have discovered that Fortune 500 companies are currently s
In the darkest days of America's Great Depression, Laurence H. Sloan's Everyman and His Common Stocks arrived as a beacon of hope and sanity. Sloan's reassuring words -- calling for patience and atten
James Tobin's celebrated q ratio has predicted every major market top in the last century. Valuing Wall Street is the first comprehensive guide to apply this ratio to today's stock market -- and find
In a book that will profoundly alter the modern discourse on mind and influence the practice of neuromedicine, neurobiologist/neuropsychiatrist, Richard M. Pico unveils a revolutionary new approach to
During the ongoing economic reform process in China there have been huge developments within the financial sector. Gu Yang gives a comprehensive overview of the current state of China’s financial syst
Credited as the originator of the increasingly influential, international and multidisciplinary philosophy of critical realism, Roy Bhaskar's philosophy is presented here in perhaps the clearest forma
After a period of being criticized for being out-dated, political realism is once again recovering its position as the dominant approach in the international relations sub-field. While this return to
This volume covers currently used mathematical methods and their applications in science and technology. The combined presentation of mathematical methods and physical and engineering applications mov
This volume provides in-depth coverage of environmental pollution sources, waste characteristics, control technologies, management strategies, facility innovations, process alternatives, costs, case h
Focusing on classical mechanics for performance, this work shows how applied mathematics is used in engineering areas. It explores the interplay between physical laws and mathematical methods as the b
"Of protean diseases," wrote Sir Clifford Albutt, Cambridge Regius Professor of Physic in 1907, "influenza is the most protean." Summing up medical experience of the disease over the long nineteenth c
Over the past decade, food quality assurance practices have changed dramatically, including the wide acceptance worldwide of the HACCP and the ISO 9000 series of standards. In keeping up with those ch
It's two full stories in one charming mouse-filled book! With assistance from her animal friends--some helpful, some not-so-much--Mouse puts together the structure and furnishings of her nice little h
Provides an assessment of the role of nuclear weapons in Asia, its implications for security, and the conditions under which more Asian countries might seek to acquire a nuclear capability. This book
Cherished as one of the most thrilling sea adventures ever recorded, Mutiny on the Bounty has sold millions of copies and enthralled generations of readers around the world in the seven decades since
The emphasis in the book is on the thorough presentation of basic principles of logic design and the illustration of these principles. While many introductory texts only provide the mechanics of class
Just like any other sector of contemporary business, sport has been transformed by the advent of digital media. In this ground-breaking text, Allan Edwards and Simon Chadwick examine the impact that e
This book brings together ongoing debates about personalised learning, creativity and ICT in education, with a cross-curricular focus, and establishes a principled framework for cross-curricular teach
You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers. You're not alone. As Linda Hill and Ken
A movies storyboard is the crucial stage when the words of the screenplay becomes a visual narrative; its often the source of the iconic imagery of the finished movie, and it is always a key point in
Mr. Skola and his fearless class of students visit the mysterious castle of Kost and are in for an adventure when Lenka and Eva disappear. By the author of Alphabet Soup.
A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne,
Both corpus linguistics and multimodality are rapidly growing fields. Written by respected authorities in the field, Multimodal Corpus Linguistics is the first book to combine these two fascinating ar
In this book, Michael Fielding develops a searching critique of key elements of education policy and practice, including personalization, target-setting, impact, competition, empowerment, inspection a
A comprehensive yet concise analysis of political and economic developments in Iran during the twentieth century, with particular emphasis on developments since 1979. Ansari situates modern developmen
This book attempts to complete the groundbreaking and seminal study of the Vietnam War from an international perspective began by the late-Ralph B. Smith in the 1980s, of which only three volumes of a
