Program Management

Knowledge Management explores the concept of knowledge management (KM) from a leadership and strategic management perspective, providing a detailed overview of the process of designing and introducing

A comprehensive description and evaluation of the first three years of the U.S. Acid Rain Program. This environmental control program is the world's first large-scale use of a tradeable emission permit system for achieving environmental goals. The book analyzes the behavior and performance of the market for emissions permits, known as allowances, and quantifies emission reductions, compliance costs, and cost savings associated with the trading program. The book also includes chapters on the historical context in which this pioneering program developed and the political economy of allowance allocations. Finally, the book discusses the program's successes, its weaknesses, and the lesson learned regarding application of the emissions-trading approach to controlling other types of emissions, including greenhouse gases. The volume is an indispensable addition to the library of all interested in the application of marker principles for meeting environmental goals.

The Management of Event Operations: project management, planning and customer satisfaction provides an introduction to the management of operations for the event planner and venue provider. Taking an

"Management Powertools "is a hands-on guidebook to today's most powerful and widely used management tools, from Six Sigma to decision-making tools. Detailed explanations help readers envision a tool's

#1 Bestselling GRE Exam GuideAccording to Nielsen BookScan USBSP1 2004This powerful, personalized study program includes:? New! The latest GRE Exam information and new practice questions online every

Financial Management is the ideal course text for business and management undergraduates and MBA students taking an introductory module in Financial Management. The concise yet thorough style of the b

Core Performance, the breakthrough fitness program that has already shipped more than 50,000 copies in hardcover, is the first program that delivers strength and muscle mass, endurance and a lean bod

Designed as a comprehensive program planning and implementation guide for public libraries, this book begins with an overview of the history and current contexts of summer library reading programs. Ch

The nation's first photo reconnaissance satellite system, operating from August 1960 until May 1972. The program was declassified in February 1995. Since the CORONA satellite made its first successful

Project Management reviews the steps in organizing and managing projects, from how to build a realistic schedule to how to measure both success and failure. Project Management discusses team building,

Provides a state-of-the-art overview of operations management. Operations and productivity; project management; inventory management; design and quality managment of goods and services; e-commerce and

Management, 3rd edition by Chuck Williams presents management theory and applications in an engaging narrative style not commonly found in textbooks. Williams’ unique organization and features focus o

Leach (U. of Phoenix), a project management professional and head of a private management consulting firm, has published previous works on critical chain project management (CCPM). He provides profess

The Management of Tourism considers and applies management concepts, philosophies and practices to the business of tourism. The book goes beyond a conceptual discussion of tourism, to cover management

Incorporating 25 years of sales forecasting management research with more than 400 companies, Sales Forecasting Management, Second Editionis the first text to truly integrate the theory and pra

Management Ethics is a highly accessible and concise introduction to issues and key problems in the area of management ethics.Examines the obligations that managers have to their various stakeholders:

Management Ethics is a highly accessible and concise introduction to issues and key problems in the area of management ethics.Examines the obligations that managers have to their various stakeholders:

This is the first book to deal comprehensively with recent revolutions in river channel management. It explores the multidisciplinary nature of such management in relation to modern management techniq

This new dual-platform multimedia CD-ROM contains 2 CDs and provides the complete ?Como se dice...? video program with:

Management: The Basics provides an easy, jargon-free introduction to the fundamental principles and practices of modern management. Using examples ranging from people management at Cadbury and the Enr

The expert guide to the major issues, the chief trends, and the most effective models of program evaluation in gifted education! The readings in this ready-reference report on specific program eva

Asian Management Systems is the only text on the market that specifically addresses the Asian style of management in a comparative, country context. The text examines the four main management systems

International Cases in Tourism Management includes:* Profiles of individual companies* Case studies on destination management and marketing* Material on different management functions in tourism, such

The second edition of Fluids and Electrolytes Electronic Learning Program is designed as a self-paced program to help the user learn or refresh over 200 skills related to fluids and electrolytes. Ess

Strategic Management of e--Business presents the established models of strategic management and their sustainability to the e--commerce environment. The text discusses the strategic management of e--B

Directing the Choral Music Program is a comprehensive introduction to developing and managing choral music programs from elementary through high-school and adult levels. Designed primarily as a choral

The Fraunhofer Competence Center Knowledge Management presents in this second edition its up-dated and extended research results. In doing so it describes best practices in knowledge management from l

The MIT Sloan School of Management perspective on future management challenges. The MIT Sloan School of Management, as conceived by the legendary General Motors chairman Alfred P. Sloan, was founded

For decades no law enforcement program has been as cloaked in controversy and mystery as the Federal Witness Protection Program. Now, for the first time, Gerald Shur, the man credited with the creatio

Bob Greene's bestselling Get With the Program! showed hundreds of thousands of people how to make a habit of healthy living and fitness. Now, in The Get With the Program! Guide to Good Eating, Greene

Essential Skills for Management Research provides an authoritative overview of research methodology for both students and professional researchers in management. Based on management research methods c

Ethnomethodology's Program: Working out Durkheim's Aphorism emphasizes Garfinkel's insistence that his position focuses on fundamental sociological issues—and that interpretations of his position as i

The role of the writing program administrator is one of diverse activities and challenges, and preparation for the position has traditionally come through performing the job itself. As a result, unini

The Third Edition of Police Management, by Roy Roberg, Jack Kuykendall, and Kenneth Novak, presents an interdisciplinary approach to police management, achieving a balance between theory and practice.

Since the 1980s, popular management thinkers, ‘gurus’, have promoted a number of performance improvement programs and management fashions which have greatly influenced both the everyday conduct of org

Written at a level that is easy for adolescents to understand, this illustrated skills workbook features exercises and checklists for participants to use as they work through the Mood Management progr

Grazing animals need to be managed in order to accommodate desired results in terms of animal, plant, land and economic responses. Grazing Management, 2nd Edition integrates principles and management

VanZandt (U. of Southern Maine) and Hayslip (a private consultant) explain how to develop a school counseling program, outlining the specific skills required and processes involved. Topics include te

A comprehensive description and evaluation of the first three years of the U.S. Acid Rain Program. This environmental control program is the world's first large-scale use of a tradeable emission permit system for achieving environmental goals. The book analyzes the behavior and performance of the market for emissions permits, known as allowances, and quantifies emission reductions, compliance costs, and cost savings associated with the trading program. The book also includes chapters on the historical context in which this pioneering program developed and the political economy of allowance allocations. Finally, the book discusses the program's successes, its weaknesses, and the lesson learned regarding application of the emissions-trading approach to controlling other types of emissions, including greenhouse gases. The volume is an indispensable addition to the library of all interested in the application of marker principles for meeting environmental goals.

Yunker (economics, Western Illinois University) makes a case for a World Economic Equalization Program (WEEP), a very large scale economic development assistance program that would transfer resources