The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies

The performance of companies is the major driving force behind the wealth of nations, yet it is a complex phenomenon to predict and understand. This concise and stimulating book examines how the exter

Teams are the key to improving performance in all kinds of organizations. Yet today's business leaders consistently overlook opportunities to exploit their potential, confusing teams with teamwork, e

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

A groundbreaking, practical guide for fueling workplace happiness, creativity, and success based on the latest research from the behavioral sciences. Why do companies with bigger lunch tables have hi

The corporate ladder has been the enduring standard for success since organizational hierarchy was invented. But organizations aren't what they used to be and neither is the workforce. Instead of clim

From the operating room, where he performs some of the riskiest surgeries around, to the lab, where he is working on growing skin cells and injecting them into the brain to replace worn out neural tissue, Dr. Rahul Jandial is on the cutting edge of the latest advancements in neuroscience. This fascinating book draws on Dr. Jandial’s broad-spectrum expertise and brings together the best of various fields-–surgery, science, brain structure, the conscious mind–-all to explain the bigger picture of brain health and rejuvenation.It is a journey into his operating room, around the world on his surgical missions, inside his laboratory, and to the outer edges of neuroscience to reveal the latest brain breakthroughs that are turning science fiction into reality, translatingtheir implications for everyday life. Busting myths along the way, Jandial helps readers get wired for success at work and school, perform better when the pressure is on, boost memory, control stress and emotions, minimize pa

We live in digital time. Our pace is rushed, rapid-fire, and relentless. Facing crushing workloads, we try to cram as much as possible into every day. We're wired up, but we're melting down. Time man

信任，是最棒的管理，也是最好的領導！ 神經科學家教你創造高績效團隊的科學 神經經濟研究中心保羅．扎克的科學團隊， 透過長年的研究和調查，以強而有力的實驗數據， 告訴你激勵員工士氣、提升組織績效，唯一真正有效的方法， 就是建立擁有高信任度的職場文化。 實驗證明，信任對提升組織績效確實有用！ 保羅．扎克的科學團隊首度證明，當人們信任某人時，大腦會產生「催產素」。藉由催產素的運作，會啟動人們的互惠行為，

The game is on! Get your hands on this book about one of the most influential companies in the video game industry.Founded in 1889, Nintendo started out as a small playing card company in Japan. Though the cards sold well, Nintendo really became popular when it began creating toys in the 1960s, and then became internationally renowned after developing video games and consoles in the 1970s and ’80s. After introducing the world to some of the best-known and top-selling video game franchises of all-time, such as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Pokémon, it’s clear to see why Nintendo is beloved by parents as a company that creates nonviolet, family-friendly entertainment for kids.With fun black-and-white illustrations and an engaging 16-page photo insert, readers will be excited to read this latest additon to Who HQ!

相信自己能夠創造重要事物，是有朝一日實現夢想的前提培養「創造者七大美學維度」，遵循「創造者循環」，讓創意發光發熱！每一天，我們都在發揮創造力：兒時搭的積木建築、滿紙充滿創意的塗鴉，早上寫的臉書貼文、編造一個善意的謊言。然而大多數我們創造出來的東西，對世界卻顯得不太重要。本書所談論的，就是如何讓創意在日常生活中順利誕生，創造出能夠改變世界、具有恆久價值的重要事物。本書介紹九位來自不同領域的當代創造者

Have you ever wondered what makes electricity? Or what's inside an atom? Or how high the Moon really is? Or what light is made of and why you need it? The Science Squad provides all the answers in thi

Peter Parker just survived his first year as the Amazing Spider-Man AND a year of high school! What is he going to do next? He's going to Stark science camp! A week indoors with the coolest technology

The wonders of engineering revealed--by the inspirational female engineer behind The Shard, Western Europe's tallest building.While our cities are full of incredible engineering feats, most of us live with little idea of what goes into creating the built environment, let alone how a new building goes up, what it is constructed upon, or how it remains standing.In Built, star structural engineer Roma Agrawal explains how construction has evolved from the mud huts of our ancestors to skyscrapers of steel that reach into the sky. She unearths how humans have tunneled through solid mountains; how we've walked across the widest of rivers, and tamed nature's precious water resources. She tells vivid tales of the visionaries who created the groundbreaking materials used to build the Pantheon and the Eiffel Tower; and explains how careful engineering can minimize tragedies like the collapse of the Quebec Bridge. Interweaving science, history, illustrations, and personal stories, Built offers a

A complete introduction to the psychology and science of perfume, with instructions on using and layering scent, and making your own perfumed sprays, oils, and bath and body products.At a time when advertising bombards us with the hard sell for the latest celebrity perfumes, fragrance expert Karen Gilbert shows how to create and blend your very own signature scent. Perfume: The Art and Craft of Fragrance introduces us to the psychology of smell and explains how fragrance can influence our moods and behavior, and gives a brief overview of perfume through the ages. A key chapter teaches you how to train your nose to recognize the five different fragrance families (floral, oriental, citrus, chypre, fougère), and how to identify the top, middle, and base notes of a perfume. Once you have understood the basics of how to build a fragrance, learn how to layer scents by creating perfume oils, sprays, and solids, plus scented bath and body products and home fragrance sprays from the easy step-b

Everyone knows the basic golden rule of investing: “Buy Low, Sell High,” but how many of us ever really understand the stock market, how to recognize the “next big thing,” and how to capitalize off of it once you do? ...the truth is not many or we’d all be millionaires.It seems like early investors in big companies like Facebook and Google had to have won the lottery of investing and just gotten really lucky, but there’s more to it than that. There’s a science to the “Next Big Thing” strategy, and Mark Tier understands it. In How to Spot the Next Starbucks, Whole Foods, Walmart, or McDonald's BEFORE Its Shares Explode, Tier shows readers that explosive brands like Starbucks, Whole Foods, McDonald's, and Walmart didn’t become successful on accident. Through in-depth and accessible case studies, Tier pulls back the curtain on the early Key Performance Indicators that each of these major companies showed even at their earliest stages. Once you learn how to recognize these making

「能戰勝最不可能狀況的運動員就是贏家」－提姆‧諾克斯挑戰運動員、教練和科學家的一本書！ 教練能獲得深度的科學知識，擬定出好的計畫！運動員能了解運動科學，提升自己成為頂尖的跑者傑出教練與運動生理學家史蒂芬‧麥格尼斯彙整了最新研究及世界最佳跑者的訓練過程，深入探討如何提升跑步成績。從高水準運動員和成功教練視角，結合作者多年跑步經驗及研究，告訴你是什麼限制跑步！ 本書內容獨一無二，分兩部分攻克跑步的科學

Discover the wonders of science with the kids at Elmore Junior High!Class is in session with Professor Gumball in this one-of-a-kind guide to all things scientific. Join Gumball, Darwin, Anais, Miss S

Packed with current examples, cases, and illustrations, market-leading MANAGING FOR QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, 10e focuses on the fundamental principles of total quality and emphasizes high-p

員工幸福感愈高，公司愈賺錢 高績效工作場所的祕密：快樂的員工賺更多人類動機心理學家，教你打造友善職場環境，讓員工時刻以公司為榮 蓋洛普諮詢公司每年都會發表員工敬業度調查，最新的數據指出，全球有超過八成的員工在工作上漫不經心，其實這一點也不令人意外，因為我們現在有大量的證據，證明現代職場很多面向都已經過時、會造成反作用甚至使員工的心理受到傷害。正因如此，用來規範人們工作的架構，本來就無法讓職場欣欣向

Business failure is not limited to start ups. Industry Watch (published by BDO Stoy Hayward, an accounting firm) 'predicts that 17,043 businesses will fail (in the UK) in 2006, a further 4 per cent increase from 2005'. In America between 1990 and 2000, there were over 6.3 million business start-ups and over 5.7 million business shut-downs.Risk of failure can be greatly reduced through effective organisational design that encourages high performance and adaptability to changing circumstances. Organisation design is a straightforward business process but curiously managers rarely talk about it and even more rarely take steps to consciously design or redesign their business for success.This new Economist guide explores the five principles of effective organisation design, which are that it must be: driven by the business strategy and the operating context (not by a new IT system, a new leader wanting to make an impact, or some other non-business reason). involve holistic thinking about th

From the New York Times bestselling author of Take the Stairs?a bold new way to get things done. New York Times bestselling author and sales-performance trainer Rory Vaden brings his high-energy appr

An updated guide to scoring high on the ACT offers readers tips on the various sections of the exam, as well as science reasoning, sample tests, helpful explanations, test-taking advice, preparation g

The world of high-performance athletics is changing forever. Not so long ago, you could compete at the top level with hard work and a good coach, but today, it’s impossible to separate the achievement

"Batman conquers crime with brains, brawn, and a whole lot of high-tech gadgetry. Batman Science explores the surprising ways the Caped Crusader's gear and gadgets actually connect to reality. Accessi

As the second year of high school begins Kyon, the only "normal" member of the SOS Brigade, reconnects with old friend Sasaki creating tension between Sasaki and Haruhi, which could lead to dire conse

High spatial ability is necessary in many fields, particularly in the visual and performing arts and in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). "Serving Visual-Spatial Learners" seeks to of

"Robinson blends myth, science and terminal velocity action like no one else." –Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of NocturnalThe high adventure of James Rollins?meets the gripping?suspe

A selection of Financial Times interviews with high-profile figures in business, politics, the arts, science and more, illustrated in full color. ? From film stars to politicians, tycoons to writers,

As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New 52 event of September 2011, two high school students worlds apart, Jason Rusch and Ronnie Raymond, are drawn into a conspiracy of super-science that bond

This version of the text is comprised of a high-quality case study program contains 31 cases covering small, medium, and large companies of varying backgrounds. The cases selected for this edition wil

The authors offer an analysis of whether Norway's recent gender quota for public liability companies has had positive or negative effects on economic performance, and why the quota system has been ado

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Fortran remains one of the principal programming languages used in high-performance scientific, numerical, and engineering computing. A series of significant revisions to the standard versions of the

FORENSIC SCIENCE: ADVANCED INVESTIGATIONS is part of a comprehensive course offering as a second-level high school course in forensic science, a course area in which students have the opportunity to e

"High standards of noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) performance are expected in vehicle design. Refinement is therefore one of the main engineering/design attributes to be addressed when developi

This publication studies methods for creating flexible looks for public and cultural institutions. The conventional logos traditionally used by companies are the result of a unique process of compress

OverviewAn innovative behavioral approach to leadership from the bestselling author of Bringing Out the Best in PeopleManagement guru Aubrey Daniels delivers a proven, scientifically grounded approach to great leadership with Measure of a Leader. This book turns conventional leadership wisdom on its head, showing how to focus on the behavior of followers to craft a powerful leadership style.Structuring their message around the indicators of follower behavior that predict a leader's influence, Aubrey and James Daniels show exactly how to impact the growth of a business, its customers, and the marketplace. Even more important, the authors' system gives managers the tools to adapt the approach, creating positive behavior that can improve the performance of their people. Managers are transformed into leaders, creating a legacy that perpetually generates greater momentum, commitment, initiative, and reciprocity throughout an organization.Includes leadership examples from top companies such

The practical reference guide on the integration of sustainable, high performance design covers major sustainability issues on an introductory level. Newly updated, this edition emphasizes the project

High Performance Loudspeakers, Sixth Edition is a fully revised and updated version of the highly successful guide to the design and specifications of high quality loudspeakers and loudspeaker systems

How good companies build a culture of integrity In the present environment of corporate governance brought on by high-profile executive scandals, this book makes a strong case for encouraging busines