The Econometrics of Corporate Governance Studies or Good But Not Perfect

The Econometrics of Corporate Governance Studies

Author: Sanjai Bhagat

A vast theoretical and empirical literature in corporate finance considers the interrelationships of corporate governance, takeovers, management turnover, corporate performance, corporate capital structure, and corporate ownership structure. Most of the studies look at two variables at a time. In this book, Sanjai Bhagat and Richard Jefferis argue that from an econometric viewpoint, the proper way to study the relationship between any two of these variables is to set up a system of simultaneous equations that specifies the relationships among the six variables. The specification and estimation of such a system of simultaneous equations, however, is nontrivial.

The authors illustrate their argument with a discussion of the impact of corporate anti-takeover measures on takeovers and managerial job-tenure. During the past two decades, an overwhelming majority of publicly held US corporations have adopted anti-takeover measures. The authors show that, contrary to expectation, defense measures are ineffective in preventing takeovers and the frequency of CEO departures is unrelated to takeover defenses. At firms with poison pill defenses, however, there is a statistically significant relationship between management turnover and company performance.

Table of Contents:

1	Introduction	1
2	Econometrics of corporate governance studies	9
3	Sample construction and data	43
4	Joint distribution of takeovers, managerial turnover, and takeover defense	55
5	Bootstrap regression results	65
6	Probit models	75
7	Summary and conclusions	89
App	Sensitivity analysis	93

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Good But Not Perfect: A Case Study of Managed Care

Author: Maxine W Epstein

Written in an intriguing narrative format, this book demonstrates the skills necessary for effective social work practice in managed care settings. Centered around the case study of a professional ballet dancer who is admitted to a rehabilitation unit following a cerebral stroke, Good But Not Perfect follows the struggles of the patient and her health care team as they confront changes in the health care delivery system. This story-line approach engages the interest of the reader as it demonstrates the application of theories and the real-life impact of the managed care model. At the end of each chapter, the story is analyzed using conceptual knowledge, and critical thinking is encouraged in practice exercises. Throughout the book, readers are guided through the processes of effective patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, discharge, and rehabilitation. They will learn the issues surrounding managed care and will be provided with the skills necessary to function as part of an interdisciplinary health care team. For anyone interested in social work or managed health care.

Clinical Research in Allied Health and Special Education or Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management

Clinical Research in Allied Health and Special Education

Author: Franklin Stein

This remarkable text helps readers analyze and design a research study. It presents a comprehensive approach to quantitative and qualitative research and includes step-by-step procedures in parametric and nonparametric statistics. A new chapter, Scientific Writing and Thesis Preparation, guides readers in preparing an original research proposal.

Keywords: Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapist, OT

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Reviewer:Gary Kielhofner, DrPh, OTR(Univ of Illinois at Chicago Coll of Associated Health Professions)
Description:In this book on research methods, the authors review different research approaches and methods and their application to the fields of allied health and special education.
Purpose:The purpose is to describe the background, logic, and methods of research in two related fields. A secondary purpose is to demonstrate the relationship between research and practice.
Audience:The book appears to be written for allied health and special education students at the graduate level.
Features:The book includes a historical overview of the development of the scientific method in healthcare. It is mainly illustrated and supported by examples of most of the concepts and techniques. It includes discussions of all aspects of research, including such things as research ethics, literature searches, and the format of the research paper.
Assessment:This book merits an average rating. On the plus side, the book does touch upon all major topics, and most of these are clearly defined. There are ample illustrations and examples that make the text more comprehensible. A wide range of resources is provided. The weaknesses of the book are that many concepts and issues are treated in the most superficial manner. Also, the authors present some research approaches in ways that not all researchers would agree with. For example, qualitative research is presented as a model of application of scientific method in biomedicine, whereas much qualitative literature views this approach as an alternative to the assumptions andapproaches of a biomedical-based scientific method. Sometimes the text does not flow because the authors use more of an outline approach rather than a narrative approach to presenting concepts. The book is probably a stronger text for undergraduate rather than graduate students.

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Provides health researchers with a perspective on the history of medical research and the methods of scientific inquiry, of interest to researchers in settings such as rehabilitation, residential treatment facilities, and special education classrooms. Outlines the scientific method and eight research models, then covers research design and methodology; test instruments; and scientific writing. This third edition updates health statistics, expands treatment of research models, and incorporates technological advances. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management

Author: Robert B Handfield

Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management, 2/e is the first text to provide an integrated and comprehensive treatment of both operations and supply chain management. In the 2^nd edition, the authors provide deeper coverage of important topics while maintaining a trim, integrated book.  It now provides substantial coverage of the major operations management topics and tools, while extending coverage to include core supply chain management issues. 

 

 

 

Table of Contents:

1	Introduction to operations and supply chain management	1
2	Operations and supply chain strategies	21
3	Business processes	43
4	Managing quality	71
5	Managing projects	119
6	Developing products and services	145
7	Process choice and layout decisions in manufacturing and services	167
8	Managing capacity	207
9	Forecasting	243
10	Sourcing decisions and the purchasing process	291
11	Logistics	335
12	Sales and operations planning (aggregate planning)	373
13	Managing inventory throughout the supply chain	411
14	Managing production across the supply chain	451
15	JIT/lean production	489
16	Managing information technologies across the supply chain	509

Managerial Accounting or Women and Economics

Managerial Accounting: Manufacturing and Service Applications

Author: Arnold Schneider

The text contains material on product costing, cost allocation, cost estimation, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting, activity-based costing, standard costing, decision-making, financial and non-financial performance evaluation, and capital budgeting.

Table of Contents:

PART 1: MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORK. 1. Managerial Accounting and Management's Need for Information. 2. Cost Concepts. 3. Cost Estimation and Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships. PART 2: PRODUCT COST FRAMEWORK. 4. Product Costing: Attaching Costs to Products and Services. 5. Product Costing: Job and Process Costing. 6. Activity-Based Costing and Just-in-Time Costing. PART 3: PLANNING AND CONTROL FRAMEWORK. 7. Budgeting for Operations Management. 8. Cost Control Through Standard Costs. 9. Profit Analysis: Variances and Variable Costing. PART 4: DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK. 10. Managerial Decisions: Analysis of Relevant Information. 11. Capital Investment Decisions. 12. Capital Investment Decisions: Additional Issues. 13. Analysis of Decentralized Operations. PART 5: EXTENSION IN MANAGERIAL ANALYSIS. 14. Costs of Quality and Other Cost Management Issues. 15. Financial Performance Analysis.

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Women and Economics

Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

This masterpiece of social science explores the evolution of women's economic reliance on men. Gilman discusses the limitations in intellectual and emotional development inherent in this convention and its injurious effects on both sexes. A classic of feminist theory, this work still resonates a century after its initial publication.

Complete Interview Procedures for Hiring School Personnel or Sexual Harassment and the Law

Complete Interview Procedures for Hiring School Personnel

Author: Robert H Palestini

Most school districts do not have a full time human resources administrator to conduct interviews and this important task most often becomes the responsibility of the building principal or a department head. Here is a guide designed for hiring employees, both professional staff as well as non-professional, in public, parochial, or private schools. It offers more than one thousand interview questions in forty-eight employment categories ranging from superintendent and business manager to security officer and parent volunteer. It includes discussion about the hiring process and the different types of interviews that will be particularly useful to educators trying to develop guidelines and procedures for hiring personnel. Jobseekers, too, can use the questions to help them prepare for career-making interviews.

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Sexual Harassment and the Law: The Mechelle Vinson Case

Author: Augustus B Cochran

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act may have outlawed sex discrimination, but it did not address the sexual harassment of women in the workplace-behavior that courts did not deem illegal until well into the era of the modern civil rights and women's movements. Mechelle Vinson's lawsuit against her employer, Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (1986), changed all of that. Adopting the legal theory pioneered by feminist Catharine MacKinnon that sexual harassment was indeed discriminatory, the Supreme Court's opinion, authored by one of the most conservative justices, brought the problem of sexual harassment into the spotlight and placed power relations between men and women at work squarely on the public agenda.Plaintiff Vinson claimed that she had submitted to the unwanted sexual advances of her supervisor in order to hold onto her job. Although her supervisor denied her charges and the bank he worked for disavowed any knowledge of misbehavior, her suit finally reached the Supreme Court after six years of litigation, where a unanimous Court determined that the creation of a "hostile work environment" through sexual harassment was a form of sex discrimination—and that such harassment could be actionable even without economic injury to the plaintiff. Augustus Cochran reexamines the origins, contexts, and impact of this landmark decision and introduces readers to the main actors in the drama: bank teller Vinson, her boss and alleged harasser, and a changing cast of jurists. Cochran traces the case from the lower court's ruling in favor of the bank through the appellate stage overturning that ruling to the Supreme Court's holding that sexual harassment violates Title VII. He analyzes the decision's contentious legacy, charting the course of issues raised in the case—hostile environment, unwelcomeness, employer liability—as they have played out in later cases. He also examines new and related legal developments since 1986 and explores the opinions of those who think the laws have gone too far, and of others who think they haven't gone far enough. The Supreme Court's ruling has had far-reaching implications in the workplace and also influenced such high-profile controversies as the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings, the Tailhook scandal, and the Clinton impeachment. In telling this story, Cochran has written a definitive work on sexual harassment and the law that will fascinate and inform all concerned with equal rights and the empowerment of women. This book is part of the Landmark Law Cases and American Society series.

Table of Contents:

	Editor's preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction : "there oughta be a law"	1
1	Work, women, and the law : sex discrimination becomes illegal	7
2	Naming sexual harassment : sexual harassment becomes sex discrimination	25
3	Making a claim : Mechelle Vinson's day(s) in court	57
4	Deciding the case : in the Supreme Court of the United States	91
5	Filling the gaps : evolving issues in the wake of Vinson	128
6	Extensions and retractions : related developments since Vinson	147
7	Judging the results : the social impact of Vinson	166
	Conclusion : law and social change	191
	Chronology	209
	List of relevant cases	213
	Bibliographical essay	215
	Index	219

Visual IFPS Plus for Business or Copyright and Multimedia Products

Visual IFPS/Plus for Business

Author: Paul Gray

The Interactive Financial Planning System (abbreviated Visual IFPS /Plus) was originally developed in the early 1970's by Dr. Gerald R. Wagner (then a professor at The University of Texas at Austin) and his students. Its original impetus came from the desire to model risk in a way that could be easily understood by executives. The implementation that resulted is a general - purpose financial panning language that is particularly user friendly. Since then, Visual EFPS / Plus has been developed further and marketed by COMSHARE, Incorporated of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and has been widely adopted in both industry and universities.

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Copyright and Multimedia Products: A Comparative Analysis

Author: Irini A Stamatoudi

Multimedia products have become highly successful. Yet they are often inadequately protected by existing national and international copyright schemes. This study is one of the first comprehensive, comparative analyses of multimedia works and copyright protection. Stamatoudi considers the nature of the multimedia work, and existing legislation, as well as collections and compilations, databases, audiovisual works and computer programs. Finally, she offers a model for a European legislative solution. Her work will interest academics and students, as well as lawyers and copyright policy makers.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	List of abbreviations
	Introduction	1
1	Placing multimedia products within the scope of copyright	3
2	The scope of multimedia works	16
3	Traditional literary works	42
4	Collections and compilations	71
5	Databases	88
6	Audiovisual works	104
7	Computer programs	152
8	Video games as a test case	166
9	Multimedia products and existing categories of copyright works	186
10	A regime of protection for multimedia products	211
11	Conclusions	270
	Postscript	282
	Bibliography	283
	Index	315

Principles of Microeconomics or The Psychology of Economic Decisions Volume 2

Principles of Microeconomics

Author: Edwin Mansfield

Among the most popular and successful texts available to economics students, Edwin Mansfield's books have been adopted at over 1,000 colleges and universities around the world. The hallmark qualities of Professor Mansfield's books are a careful integration of theory and example, meticulously clear writing style, and a step-by-step pedagogy.

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The Psychology of Economic Decisions, Volume 2: Reasons and Choices

Author: Isabelle Brocas

This volume brings together contributions to the burgeoning research area of behavioral economics from a number of well-known international scholars in the field. Topics covered include 'irrational' conducts; imperfect self-knowledge; imperfect memory; time and utility; and experimental practices in psychology, economics, and finance. This book will provide a point of entry to anyone wishing to discover what the intellectual terrain between economics and psychology looks like.

Table of Contents:

	List of Figures
	List of Tables
	Introduction
1	The Psychology of Irrationality: Why People Make Foolish, Self-Defeating Choices	3
2	Irrational Pursuits: Hyper-Incentives From a Visceral Brain	17
3	The Pursuit and Assessment of Happiness can be Self-Defeating	41
4	Behavioral Policy	73
5	Information and Self-Control	89
6	Self-Signaling and Diagnostic Utility in Everyday Decision Making	105
7	Mental Accounting and the Absent-minded Driver	127
8	Self-Knowledge and Self-Regulation: An Economic Approach	137
9	A New Challenge for Economics: 'The Frame Problem'	169
10	Experienced Utility and Objective Happiness: A Moment-Based Approach	187
11	Making Sense: The Causes of Emotional Evanescence	209
12	Temporal Construal Theory of Time-Dependent Preferences	235
13	Economists' and Psychologists' Experimental Practices: How They Differ, Why They Differ, and How They Could Converge	253
14	Psychology and the Financial Markets: Applications to Understanding and Remedying Irrational Decision-Making	273
15	What Causes Nominal Inertia? Insights From Experimental Economics	299
	Index	315

East Asia and the World Economy or Exploring Web Marketing and Project Management Interactive Workbook

East Asia and the World Economy

Author: Stephen Chiu

What role do East Asian states play in the world economy? Can the world-systems model originally designed for studying development in Europe and North America be applied to East Asia? To what extent has the rivalry between the United States and Japan had an impact on the development of East Asia? Examining these and other key questions, the authors offer a clear, comprehensive analysis of the economic development of East Asia. Offering a unique perspective, this book examines the origins and transformation of East Asia from a world-systems analysis. In contrast to the literature's focus on market, culture, state, and dependency, East Asia and the World Economy points to the crucial role of geopolitical and regional factors in East Asian development. The authors provide a cohesive review of the world-systems model as it applies to East Asia, exploring its intellectual heritage, the historical context through which it arose, its basic assumptions, and its policy implications. To illustrate how this model works in East Asia, the authors examine the economies of Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, North Korea, and Japan. The result is a fascinating study that demonstrates how the world-systems model provides a more focused explanation of East Asia's peculiar pattern of development. For scholars and students in the fields of political science, economics, Asian studies, international affairs, and development studies, this book is a must. "This book applies world-systems analysis to explain the peculiar pattern of East Asian development over the past two centuries. . . . It offers a fresh and fascinating approach to the study of economic and political evolution in the East asian nations. The volumeis well organized and written for both scholars and students. It will make an excellent text for an undergraduate course in East Asian Economics and politics." --Choice CONTENTS: I. Theoretical Introduction // 1. Current Perspectives on East Asian Development // II. Incorporation // 2. The Decline of the Chinese Empire / 3. The Great Escape of Japan // III. Regionalization // 4. Japan and Its Colonial Empire / 5. The Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Communist Revolution // IV. Ascent // 6. The Social Trajectories of China and North Korea / 7. The "Corization" of Japan / 8. The Semiperipherization of the NIEs (Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan) // V. Centrality // 9. United States - Japan Hegemonic Rivalry / 10. The Chinese Triangle of Mainland - Taiwan - Hong Kong / 11. Conclusion / Index ABRIDGED CONTENTS: I. Theoretical Introduction / II. Incorporation / III. Regionalization / IV. Ascent / V. Centrality

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Examines the role of geopolitical and regional factors in East Asian development. Reviews the world-systems model as it applies to East Asia, and intellectual heritage as well as the historical context from which it arose, its basic assumptions, and policy implications. The model is illustrated through examination of the economies of Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, North Korea, and Japan. Paper edition (unseen), $24. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
Pt. I	Theoretical Introduction	1
1	Current Perspectives on East Asian Development	3
Pt. II	Incorporation	31
2	The Decline of the Chinese Empire	33
3	The Great Escape of Japan	57
Pt. III	Regionalization	83
4	Japan and Its Colonial Empire	87
5	The Sino-Japanese Wars and the Chinese Communist Revolution	112
Pt. IV	Ascent	137
6	The Socialist Trajectory of China and North Korea	139
7	The Corization of Japan	160
8	The Semiperipheralization of the Newly Industrializing Economies	186
Pt. V	Centrality	213
9	United States-Japan Hegemonic Rivalry	217
10	The Chinese Triangle of Mainland-Taiwan-Hong Kong	241
11	Conclusion	267
	References	281
	Index	297
	About the Authors	307

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Exploring Web Marketing and Project Management Interactive Workbook

Author: Donald Emerick

• Develop an Internet business strategy
• Build a winning project team
• Work toward your Webmaster Certification

Total Management Strategies for Web-based Projects.

Written by Donald Emerick and Kim Round with Susan Joyce

Get the expert's view on marketing and communications for the Web. Learn insiders' tips for developing and implementing a business plan that works in the online community, then follow through by learning how to build a great project team and manage clients, workers, and technology to achieve your goals.

With this interactive workbook, you'll be creating your own real outline as you work through the case studies, exercises, and labs that underscore the reading in each section. By the time you're through, you will have a complete work plan to refer to as you manage your next project.

Exploring Web Marketing and Project Management gives you the skills to:

• Turn your creative vision into a marketing strategy and find the technology to support it
• Reach the clients that are right for your business
• Develop your plans into reality
• Manage the project, the team, and the client
• Get to the product launch-and through it
• Understand the special legal issues surrounding Internet communications

Exploring Web Marketing and Project Management is great for hands-on classroom use, self-paced study toward certification, or just as a practical guide for anyone who wants to do business on the Worldwide Web.

About the Foundations of Web Site Architecture Series

Endorsed by WOW, The World Organization ofWebmasters, these fully interactive workbooks-and their companion websites give you the core skills you need to manage content, business, and technology on the Worldwide Web. They are building blocks in Prentice Hall's comprehensive curriculum for professional Webmaster certification.

About WOW

The World Organization of Webmasters is a professional organization with thousands of members and affiliates worldwide. Started as a non-profit organization, WOW was created to enhance the role and position of those individuals who create, manage, maintain, and market websites. This support is provided through membership in WOW.

From Strategy to Change or Statistics for Business and Economics

From Strategy to Change: Implementing the Plan in Higher Education

Author: Daniel James Rowley

In From Strategy to Change-the last in a series-Daniel James Rowley comes full circle in defining his unique vision of the strategic planning process. Written with Herbert Sherman, From Strategy to Change shows how to take the next step after a strategic plan has been formulated. The authors clearly show how to implement a strategic plan that will meet the myriad challenges of today's complex higher education environment and spell success for the academy.
"It is amazing that while sports teams of colleges and universities meticulously plan their contests against their opponents, their institutions' administrators don't spend nearly enough time or effort in creating and
implementing a strategy. Institutions of higher education seem to be missing the requisite tools to develop and activate their 'play book.' With this new age of globally available real-time information, it becomes increasingly more essential to have a map to help go over and around obstacles, avoid the ever-present pitfalls, and effectively aid in selecting the best route. Rowley and Sherman provide such tools in this exciting and comprehensive new book. I wish that when I was a department chair, president of a faculty senate, and dean that this superb work was available. My function in planning would have been so much easier and more rewarding."
—Barry R. Armandi, Distinguished Teaching Professor, SUNY - Old Westbury

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Completes a trilogy by Rowley (business, U. of Northern Colorado, Greeley) by exploring how to implement the strategies for changes on college campuses that he sets out in the first two volumes. He and Sherman (professional studies, U. of Southampton, New York) show how the procedures of change can be made sensitive and responsive to people who are affected by them. They include detailed examples of actual strategic plans and the institutions that have implemented them. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Figures, Tables, and Exhibits
	Foreword
	Preface
	The Authors
Pt. 1	A Framework for Assessing the Making Strategic Choices
1	Forces of Change and the Importance of Strategic Planning	3
2	A Basic Choice Model for Traditional Academic Organizations	25
3	Extending the Model to Nontraditional and Alternative Educational Providers	56
4	Refining the Model for Enhanced Competitive Positioning	85
5	Tools and an Instrument for Applying the Model	109
Pt. 2	Implementing Strategic Choices
6	The Hard Facts of Implementing Change	149
7	Eleven Approaches to Implementing Successful Strategic Change	172
8	Why Gradual Change Is Most Effective	194
9	The Human Factor in Strategic Change	217
10	Navigation and Negotiation Strategies for Change Leaders	245
11	Preserving and Nurturing Changes That Are Made	274
12	From Strategy to Change: A Summary Perspective	299
A	Miles and Snow's List of Strategic Variables	321
	B: Glossary of Terms	327
	References	329
	Name Index	341
	Subject Index	345

New interesting textbook: Reagan Diaries or A Revolution in Favor of Government

Statistics for Business and Economics: Methods and Applications

Author: Edwin Mansfield

As in previous editions, three principal objectives guided the writing of this book: first, to explain statistical methods used in business and by economists in the clearest possible way; second, to draw case material from real-world situations in order to demonstrate the practical applications of those methods; third, to surround both theory and cases with an abundance of problems, based on real data whenever possible and graded in level of difficulty.

Peddlers and Princes or After Restructuring

Peddlers and Princes: Social Development and Economic Change in Two Indonesian Towns

Author: Clifford Geertz

In a closely observed study of two Indonesian towns, Clifford Geertz analyzes the process of economic change in terms of people and behavior patterns rather than income and production. One of the rare empirical studies of the earliest stages of the transition to modern economic growth, Peddlers and Princes offers important facts and generalizations for the economist, the sociologist, and the South East Asia specialist.
"Peddlers and Princes is, like much of Geertz's other writing, eminently rewarding . . . Case study and broader theory are brought together in an illuminating marriage."—Donald Hindley, Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science
"What makes the book fascinating is the author's capacity to relate his anthropological findings to questions of central concern to the economist . . . "—H. G. Johnson, Journal of Political Economy

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After Restructuring: Empowerment Strategies at Work in America's Hospitals

Author: Thomas G Rundall

Managing Change

An in depth treatment of organizational change in hospitals. After Restructuring provides a mother-lode of insights and lessons that will be mined for years. A must read for all those committed to improving hospital performance in a radically changing health care system.
--Stephen M. Shortell, Blue Cross distinguished professor of health policy and management professor of organization behavior, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley

After Restructuring debunks the myths surrounding hospital change and offers insightful and practical recommAndations for successful restructuring. This valuable book is based on the work of a team of health services researchers headed up by Thomas Rundall, director of the Center for Health Management Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. The book reports the results of a three year study of nine hospitals, an unaffiliated group of facilities in urban, rural, and suburban regions that received funding from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trust to restructure patient care processes.

The authors present a framework for understanding organizational change and define the principles that guide change facilitators through the five stages of change--readiness to change, awareness of the need to change, identification and selection of changes, implementation, and institutionalization of changes. The standards derived from the change experiences of these hospitals provide important best practice guidelines.

Table of Contents:

	List of Figures, Tables, and Exhibits
	Preface
	The Authors
Pt. 1	Restructuring Hospitals to Improve Patient Care	1
1	The Changing American Hospital: New Approaches to Patient Care	3
2	Strengthening Hospital Nursing: A Program to Improve Patient Care	17
3	The Bounding of Empowerment: Managing Change with Empowered Persons	26
Pt. 2	Strategies for Successful Restructuring	49
4	Studying Organizational Change in the SHN Hospitals	51
5	Changes Implemented by SHN Hospitals	74
6	Principles of Successful Change	83
Pt. 3	After Restructuring: Empowerment Strategies at Work	103
7	The Impact of Restructuring on Nursing and Patient Care	105
8	The Impact of Restructuring on Hospital Culture	121
Pt. 4	The Cases	143
9	The Strategic Imperative: Abbott Northwestern Hospital	145
10	If It Ain't Broke, Fix It Anyway! Beth Israel Hospital	164
11	All Politics Is Local: District of Columbia General Hospital	177
12	"You Can't Do Anything Unless You Change the Culture": Health Bond Consortium	188
13	Maintaining Mission Through Organizational Change: Providence Portland Medical Center	206
14	Building Networks to Improve Patient Care: The Rural Connection	218
15	Collaborating to Compete on Quality: University Hospitals of Cleveland	224
16	The Hospital as Academic Laboratory: University of Utah Hospital	238
17	From a Knowing Organization to a Learning Organization: Vanderbilt University Hospital	257
	References	277
	Index	285

Value Engineering Practical Applications or Megatrends in Retail Real Estate

Value Engineering: Practical Applications

Author: Alphonse DellIsola

Available for the first time, a complete system for understanding and conducting Value Engineering and Life Cycle Costing Studies--for design, construction, and facilities operation. Along with step-by-step instructional chapters, readers get seven case studies on major facility types, with currently applicable data and examples. The disk provides, in Lotus and Excel, a set of electronic forms with built-in formulas and links. 400 pp. Pub: 8/97.

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A new text produced in lieu of a new edition of the author's previous ; it is complementary to the previous work in that the basics of VE are not presented. Rather, this text focuses on methods for successful application of VE concepts, including making the case to management for VE, integrating VE into planning and budgeting, conducting life cycle costing, and integrating VE into the design process. Case studies demonstrate application of VE strategies to a variety of commercial and civic projects. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Megatrends in Retail Real Estate

Author: John D Benjamin

Retail real estate properties and their marketplaces are in a constant state of change. The emergence of new and growing value formats like warehouse clubs, factory outlet malls, and other powerful discount formats provide traditional shopping centers and malls with increasingly competitive challenges. These value and discount retail formats generate higher sales per square foot and have lower construction costs than many traditional retail properties. Combined with the slow growth in retail sales and the increasing alternatives to in-store retailing, the question arises as to the future of retail marketplaces and which retail formats will be the leaders of the future. Megatrends in Retail Real Estate allows one to analyze and forecast changes in the retail marketplace. The book represents a simple model to analyze and predict mall and shopping center investment returns. It then examines the financing of retail properties and securitization of their mortgages, as well as the operations of retail properties. Finally, the book analyzes new retail marketplaces and the international retail arena.

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Analyzes changes in the retail marketplace, with sections on forecasting the changing retail marketplace, retail real estate investment returns, financing retail properties and mortgage securitization, operations of retail properties, new retail marketplaces, and the international arena. Subjects include malls versus centers, accessing the capital markets, dealing with the loss of an anchor tenant, development of inner-city retail niche markets, and a comparison of shopping centers in Canada and the US. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

From Idea To Funded Project or Policies for Competitiveness

From Idea To Funded Project: Grant Proposals That Work, Fourth Edition

Author: Jane C C Belcher

This latest edition of A Process for the Development of Ideas has more than a new title--it has been expanded to show you exactly how to cultivate an idea to its total funding potential and garner support from within your organization. The authors demonstrate how to develop and refine the project to ensure success and how to plan for successful implementation and administration of awarded funds. They also share proven methods to help protect the best ideas from being lost, ignored, or improperly developed. Helpful appendixes identify additional reference materials and information sources as well as feature examples of application forms and other materials.

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An updated edition of the authors' A process for the development of ideas, this guide presents methods that carry a selected idea from a written proposal to the final product. Also included are sample forms and proposals; lists of government agency acronyms and addresses; basic information sources; and an annotated bibliography of grants sources. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women

Good information on writing and submitting grant proposals can be as illusive as the funding itself. From Idea to Funded Project walks you through the necessary steps to attain the human, material and financial support needed to develop and sustain a nonprofit, educational or service institution. It shows you how and where to get the green you need. Feeling your way around in the dark halls of moneyland can be discouraging and frustrating. This book can help point to real, doable solutions for obtaining funding crucial to beginning and expanding your project. An indispensable tool for those interested in the nonprofit sector.—SH

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Policies for Competitiveness: Comparing Business-Government Relationships in the Golden Age of Capitalism

Author: Hideaki Miyajima

This book focuses on the so-called 'Golden Age of Capitalism' the 1950s and 1960s, and studying prime-mover countries (the US and the UK), followers (Germany, France, and Italy), and latecomers (Japan and Korea). It addresses the crucial questions to be asked; what appropriate roles should government be assigned, and which government actions are useful public policy and which represent unnecessary and harmful intervention?

The Political Economy of Emerging Markets or Employing Bureaucracy Managers Unions and the Transformation of Work in the 20th Century Revised Edition

The Political Economy of Emerging Markets: Actors, Institutions and Financial Crisis in Latin America

Author: Javier Santiso

"Javier Santiso accomplishes a great deal in this ambitious volume. He provides a fascinating historical survey of the turbulent markets providing financial resources to Latin America during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, and he presents a promising interdisciplinary approach to understanding the dramatic development of those markets. Practitioners, policy-makers, and scholars will find much to interest them here." -Louis Pauly, Director, Center for International Studies, University of Toronto"Javier Santiso has written a study of international finance that takes seriously the opinions of the financiers themselves. The Political Economy of Emerging Markets provides an engaging overview of the past and present of lending to developing countries. Its core is an interview-based analysis of the origins, character, and implications of sentiment on international financial markets. It will appeal to all those interested in the sources of 'received wisdom' in the international financial system." - Jeffry A. Frieden, Department of Government, Harvard University "The Political Economy of Emerging Markets is an outstanding blend of political science and economics: lively, insightful, very readable, it is both thought-provoking and well argued. Dr. Santiso must be praised for having brought together a wealth of information and told a convincing story" Marc Flandreau, Professor of Economics Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris,France

Interesting textbook: Eng TEC and Pro Func Foods or Nicotinic Receptors in the Nervous System

Employing Bureaucracy Managers, Unions, and the Transformation of Work in the 20th Century, Revised Edition

Author: Sanford Jacoby

This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners of human resource management. Professors and students in economics, history, industrial relations, organizational behavior and sociology will find this a great resource.

Table of Contents:

	Series Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction to Revised Edition	1
Ch. 1	The Way It Was: Factory Labor Before 1915	10
Ch. 2	Systematic Management and Welfare Work	29
Ch. 3	Vocational Guidance	49
Ch. 4	Problems, Problem-Solvers, and a New Profession	74
Ch. 5	Crisis and Change During World War I	99
Ch. 6	A Different Decade: Moderation in the 1920s	124
Ch. 7	The Response to Depression	154
Ch. 8	Another Great Transformation, 1936-1945	179
Ch. 9	From the 1950s to the Present	205
	Endnotes	225
	Index	299

International Human Resource Management or Bringing Geographical Information Systems into Business

International Human Resource Management: A Multinational Company Perspective

Author: Monir H Tayeb

This new textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the key issues facing multinational corporations (MNCs) in their management of human resources across diverse national boundaries. It attempts to answer the question, "Can there be a uniform set of best human resource management (HRM) practices applicable across a spectrum of nations irrespective of cultural and institutional individualities?" The book takes a broad definition of HRM and begins with a summary of key discussions and models in this area before setting them in the international context of the MNC. Adopting an integrated approach, the book covers the theories and practices of international HRM and sets them in context with numerous reference to news stories and case studies developed from the author's own extensive research. The book is student-focussed with strong learning features including objectives, chapter summaries, reading lists and an activities section in each chapter.

Go to: Chronic Pain or Nutritional Counseling for Lifestyle Change

Bringing Geographical Information Systems into Business

Author: David J Grimshaw

The complete guide to choosing and using GIS in business

Over the last few years, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) have become less expensive and easier to use, and the tremendous potential of GIS to boost business productivity is finally being realized. Incorporating the latest developments in GIS technology and applications, this book explores what GIS has to offer companies in many different areas of industry today and how it can be successfully integrated into existing business operations.

Building on the success of its predecessor, this Second Edition covers every key aspect of using GIS in business. It explains what GIS is and helps readers gain a clear understanding of the costs and benefits of moving to a GIS. New case studies from both the manufacturing and service sectors illustrate how GIS can support tactical and strategic business decision-making, and the book’s unbiased coverage of commercially available GIS software is invaluable for anyone involved in selecting a GIS system and getting it up and running.

With a practical, real—world approach, the book also addresses the main issues involved in GIS implementation, paying particular attention to the integration of GIS within an organization’s existing management information system.

An increasingly vital tool for operations and delivery of goods and services, GIS makes terrific business sense for many companies–but only when properly selected and applied.

This book gives GIS consultants, practitioners, and others considering the move to GIS the foundation they need to put this powerful technology to work effectively in business.

GI News

...a useful introduction to GIS in business for those who have not yet convinced management of its importance...

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Acknowledgements
	Introduction	1
1	Business opportunities of GIS	3
Pt. 1	The Management of Geographical Information	19
2	What is a geographical information system?	21
3	GIS and information strategies	43
4	The nature of geographical data	67
Pt. 2	The Organisational Challenge	89
5	GIS for decision support	91
6	Making the business case for investment in GIS	114
7	Implementation of the GIS project	133
Pt. 3	Using Geographical Information in Business	157
8	Application capabilities	159
9	Operational applications	181
10	Tactical applications	204
11	Strategic applications	232
	Conclusions	253
12	An integrated part of the business	255
	List of acronyms	265
	Index	268

Growth without Miracles or Accounting Theory

Growth Without Miracles: Readings on the Chinese Economy in the Era of Reform

Author: Ross Garnaut

China's economic reform constitutes one of the most remarkable events of the second half of the twentieth century. It not only significantly improved the living conditions of the Chinese population but also provides a useful model of economic transition from central planning to a market economy. Growth without Miracles brings together thirty widely-cited articles by prominent economists in the field of China studies to offer authoritative and through assessments and analyses of China's experience during the reform period.

Interesting textbook: Souper Tomatoes or Asian Perfection with DVD

Accounting Theory: Text and Readings

Author: Richard G Shroeder

This highly successful look at accounting theory is the only book featuring both readings (current and classic articles from professional publications) and material on generally accepted accounting principles. This format allows for an in-depth discussions of financial accounting issues which is supplemented by readings directly connected with every chapter. It features the latest International Accounting Standards Committee standards by integrating comparisons of international standards with U.S. standards in each appropriate chapter. This edition includes ten new articles and integrates FASB dissents into discussions of the topics.

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Twenty years in the making, this latest edition<-->by 41 authors<--> features emphasis on the relationship of accounting practice to theory, evaluation of the International Accounting Standards, new case studies (based on Internet-accessible company financial statements), and new debate topics. Chapters focus on: the development of accounting theory, research methodology and data applications, income concepts, financial statements, international accounting, working capital, long-term assets and liabilities, income taxes, leases, pensions, equity, multiple entities, and ethics and financial disclosure. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

1	The Development of Accounting Theory	1
2	Research Methodology and Theories of the Uses of Accounting Information	36
3	Income Concepts	61
4	Financial Statements I: The Income Statement	93
5	Financial Statements II: The Balance Sheet and the Statement of Cash Flows	139
6	International Accounting	175
7	Working Capital	206
8	Long-Term Assets I: Property, Plant, and Equipment	237
9	Long-Term Assets II: Investments and Intangibles	267
10	Long-Term Liabilities	304
11	Accounting for Income Taxes	350
12	Leases	384
13	Pensions and other Postretirement Benefits	413
14	Equity	442
15	Accounting for Multiple Entities	473
16	Financial Reporting Disclosure Requirements and Ethical Responsibilities	517
	Index	545

Crossing Boundaries or Supporting Work Team Effectiveness

Crossing Boundaries: Collaboration, Coordination, and the Redefinition of Resources

Author: Seymour B Bernard Sarason

Once again, Sarason leads the way, with a unique and provocative perspective on organizational collaboration.
In this penetrating work, Sarason and Lorenz tackle the problem of decreased in schools and health and social service agencies. They show how collaboration between organizations can work, and how this pooling of resources can add up to more than the sum of parts. The authors the role of networks for maximizing the use of resources, the special role and characteristics of a network coordinator, and the energy and sense of community that will result.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	The Authors
	Introduction: Charters, Curricula, and a History of Failure	1
1	An Emerging Paradigm Shift	13
2	Redefining Resources	35
3	Breaking the Organization Chart Mentality	47
4	Coordination: The Origins of a Point of View	61
5	The Coordinator's Rationale: Cognitive and Stylistic Characteristics	91
6	Collegiality and Community: The New Paradigm in Action	119
	Epilogue: The Public Schools and the Private Sector	137
	References	165
	Index	169

New interesting textbook: Godly Business Woman or The Wild Olive

Supporting Work Team Effectiveness: Best Management Practices for Fostering High Performance

Author: Eric D Sundstrom

A Guide For Managers Of Team-Based Organizations

One of few books to address the management issues of team-based companies, this work shows how to build an organizational infrastructure conducive to superior team performance. The work dispenses with the usual one-model-fits-all approach to identify six distinct types of teams?production, service, management, project, action, and advisory?and explain in detail how to design, implement, and manage the unique systems, policies, and practices that support each. The contributors?all leading consultants and researchers?draw from important case studies to present the best management practices of team-based organizations. Covers every nuance from management structuring to team staffing to information systems. Even shows how to create a physical facility that's right for teams.

Social Democracy in Neoliberal Times or Financial and Strategic Management for Non Profit Organizations The

Social Democracy in Neoliberal Times: The Left and Economic Policy since 1980

Author: Andrew Glyn

Never has the Left held power in so many advanced economies, yet this has had little effect on economic policy. This book examines the successes and failures of govenments in Europe and Australia to chart distinctive courses in the face of neoliberal backlash against state intervention, the welfare state, and guaranteed full employment.

Go to: Introdução para Econometria

Financial and Strategic Management for Non-Profit Organizations, The

Author: Herrington Bryc

Comprehensive reference for proper, cost-effective management of nonprofit organizations. Loaded with timely guidelines on planning, budgeting, finances, deferred giving, business management, employee benefits, cost control, cash management, marketing, risk management, and law. Contains a wealth of real-world examples as well as extensive bibliograhies to consult for further reference. This is a must-have guide for CEOs, board members, senior managers or any other individual responsible for managing the resources of a nonprofit organization.

Majoring in the Rest of Your Life or Money and Capital Markets

Majoring in the Rest of Your Life: College and Career Secrets for Students

Author: Carol Carter

This text addresses the needs of readers to see themselves and their future in a more meaningful way while reinforcing the most basic learning skills necessary for college and career success. The insights of the authors will help readers better understand themselves, the demands of college, and the challenges and opportunities that await them in the real world. Conceptual thinking. Chapter-ending essays and readings. Reading and writing connections. Emphasis on skills needed for the 21st century. Viewpoints. Profiles. For anyone with an interest in student orientation and career opportunity.

New interesting book: Geschäftsgesetz: Grundsätze für die Heutige Kommerzielle Umgebung

Money and Capital Markets: Financial Institutions and Instruments in a Global Marketplace with Powerweb and S and P Bi-Car

Author: Peter S Ros

Money and Capital Markets 9/e by Peter Rose and Milton Marquis provides a thorough and comprehensive view of the whole financial system. All the major types of financial institutions and financial instruments present today are discussed, along with how and why the system of money and capital markets is changing. Money and Capital Markets also provides a descriptive explanation of how interest rates and security values are determined. It discusses the current and future trends of the globalization of financial markets, the ongoing consolidation of the financial institutions' sector, and recent efforts to protect consumer privacy in the financial services field.

Table of Contents:

Part One – The Global Financial System in Perspective
Chapter 1 – Functions and Roles of the Financial System in the Global Economy
Chapter 2 – Financial Assets, Money, Financial Transactions, and Financial Institutions
Chapter 3 – The Financial Information Marketplace
Chapter 4 – The Future of the Financial System and the Money and Capital Markets
Part Two – Interest Rates and the Prices of Financial Assets
Chapter 5 – The Determinants of Interest Rates: Competing Ideas
Chapter 6 – Measuring and Calculating Interest Rates and Financial Asset Prices
Chapter 7 – Inflation and Deflation, Yield Curves, and Duration: Impact on Interest Rates and Asset Prices
Chapter 8 – The Risk Structure of Interest Rates: Defaults, Prepayments, Taxes, and Other Rate-Determining factors
Chapter 9 – Interest-Rate Forecasting and Hedging: Swaps, Financial Futures, and Options
Part Three – The Money Market and Central Banking
Chapter 10 – Introduction to the Money Market and the Roles Played by Governments and Security Dealers
Chapter 11 – Commercial Banks, Major Corporations, and Federal Credit Agencies in the Money Market
Chapter 12 – Roles and Services of the Federal Reserve and Other Central Banks Around the World
Chapter 13 – The Tools and Goals of Central Bank Monetary Policy
Part Four – Financial Institutions: Organization, Activities, and Regulation
Chapter 14 – The Commercial Banking Industry: Structure, Products, and Management
Chapter 15 – Nonbank Thrift Institutions: Savings and Loans, Savings Banks, Credit Unions, and Money Market Funds
Chapter 16 – Mutual Funds, Insurance Companies, Investment Banks, and Other Financial Firms
Chapter 17 – Regulation of the Financial Institutions' Sector
Part Five – Governments and Businesses in the Financial Marketplace
Chapter 18 – Federal, State, and Local Governments Operating in the Financial Markets
Chapter 19 – Business Borrowing: Corporate Bonds, Asset-Backed Securities, Bank Loans, and Other Forms of Business Debt
Chapter 20 – The Market for Corporate Stock
Part Six – Households in the Financial Marketplace
Chapter 21 – Consumer Lending and Borrowing
Chapter 22 – The Residential Mortgage Market
Part Seven- The International Financial System
Chapter 23 – International Transactions and Currency Values
Chapter 24 – International Banking
Money and Capital Markets Dictionary
Index

Electronic Office Machines or Principles of Cost Benefit Analysis for Developing Countries

Electronic Office Machines

Author: Sr William Pasewark

Electronic Office Machines builds mastery on electronic calculators, dictating machines, transcribing machines, and the telephone. An emphasis on improving math and English skills also helps prepare readers for the business world.

Table of Contents:

I—Electronic Calculators
Job 1: Addition; Touch Method; 4,5,6 Keys
Job 2: Addition; Touch Method; 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 0, and 00 Keys
Job 3: Ten-Key Numeric Drill
Job 4: Subtraction
Job 5: Review; Analyzing Progress; Setting Goals
Job 6: Non-Add Key; Decimal Point Key; Add Mode; Alignment of Decimals; Subtotal Key
Job 7: Multiplication
Job 8: Division
Job 9: Memory: Grand Total Key
Job 10: Review; Analyzing Progress
Job 11: Decimals; Fractions; Percents
Job 12: Multiple Operations
Job 13: Multifactor and Negative Multiplication
Job 14: Production Drill: Bank Depost Slips
Job 15: Review
Job 16: Interest and Trade Discounts
Job 17: Cash and Chain Discounts
Job 18: Metrics and International Trade
Job 19: Production Drill: Bank Deposit Slips
Job 20: Review
Job 21: Wage Earnings and Income taxes
Job 22: Money Management
Job 23: Stock Transactions
Job 24: Casualty Insurance
II—Word Processing: Proofreading, Transcribing, and Diction
Proofreading
Job 1: Proofreaders' Symbols
Job 2: Comma; Period; Question Mark; Quotation Marks
Job 3: Apostrophe; Colon; Dash; Exclamation Point; Hyphen
Job 4: Parentheses; Semicolon; Capitalization
Job 5: Spelling
Job 6: Proofreading Addresses and Numbers
Job 7: Number Expression; Proofreading
Transcribing
Job 1: Operating a Transcribing Machine; Transcribing Documents A and B
Job 2: Transcribing Medical Documents 1-4
Job 3: Transcribing Medical Documents 5-9
Job 4: Transcribing Medical Documents 10 and 11
Dictating
Job 1: Operating a Dictating Machine; Dictating Business Documents A1-A3
Job 2: Dictating Business Documents B and C
Job 3: Dictating Business Documents D and E
III—Telephone
Introduction
Job 1: Telephone Features and Techniques
Job 2: Incoming Calls: Answer; Hold; Transfer; Screen; Take Messages; Handle Challenging Situations
Job 3: Outgoing Calls: Plan, Prepare; Directories; Place Calls; Leave Messages; Close; Consider Costs
IV—Reference Manual
Electronic Calculator Unit
Accuracy Drills
Chain Discount Net Equivalents
Correcting Calculating Errors
Criteria for Determining Strokes and Errors
Decimal Equivalents of Fractions
Decimal Rounding Rules
Display and Display-Print Features and Applications
Drill Graphs—SAM and EAM
Proficiency Certificate
Proving and Verifying Answers
Speed Drills and Speed Drill Record
Tax Table
Technique Checklist
Technique Drills
Ten-Key Numeric Drill #2
Ten-Key Numeric Drill Record
Test Record
Word Processing Unit
Proofreading
English Review: Capitalization Guides; Number Expression Guides
English Review: Punctuation Guides—Apostrophe, Colon
English Review; Punctuation Guides—Comma, Dash, Ellipsis, Exclamation Point, Hyphen, Parentheses
English Review: Punctuation Guides—Period, Question Mark, Quotation Marks, Semicolon; Horizontal Spacing Guides
Proofreader's Symbols
Two-Letter State Abbreviations
Transcribing
Evaluation of Transcription
Machine Transcription Performance Checklist
Quality Grade Scale
Recording Indexes
Dictating
Evaluation of Dictation
Final Grade Chart
Index

Books about: Ronald Reagan or Limbo

Principles of Cost-Benefit Analysis for Developing Countries

Author: Caroline L Dinwiddy

The book presents the theory of cost-benefit analysis and applies this theory to contemporary problems of development economics. It is distinctive in that it combines an introduction to welfare economics and project appraisal with a discussion of current issues in development economics such as structural adjustment policies, commodity stabilization programs and environmental issues. The book assumes a basic economic understanding and should be a useful text and also of interest to public policy administrators.

In Search of National Economic Success or Managing with the Wisdom of Love

In Search of National Economic Success: Balancing Competition and Cooperation

Author: Lane Kenworthy

Recent work in comparative political economy has generated a host of alternative explanations for variation in national economic performance--institutional sclerosis, flexible specialization, governance relations, etc. In each case, these explanations have trouble accounting for more than a handful of instances. In Search of National Economic Success uses detailed case studies with statistical analysis to comparatively assess the "market liberal" belief in free markets, limited government, and the tradeoff between economic efficiency and social justice. Lane Kenworthy argues that the key to economic success lies in combining competition with cooperation. Among advanced industrialized nations, the countries achieving the best economic performance results over the past three decades have been the most committed to combining competition and cooperation. Those faring the worst rely predominantly on atomistic, individualistic competition. In the end, the comparative record strongly supports a focus on cooperation-inducing institutions. This volume will prove invaluable to scholars and students in comparative politics, international political economy, and comparative economics. "[This volume] presents an alternative explanation of the cross-national variation in performance, arguing that national economic success lies in combining competition with cooperation." --Journal of Economic Literature

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The two-century old gospel of competition as the equation for economic success is wrong, says Kenworthy (sociology, Rochester Institute of Technology), and alternative models emphasizing government activism, corporatism, flexible specialization, and labor relationships are inadequate. He finds the key in a deliberate and careful combination of competition and cooperation, and draws on qualitative case studies and statistical analyses of the 17 richest industrialized economies to demonstrate. Policy makers, business analysts, and students of the social sciences will find the non-technical language accessible. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Managing with the Wisdom of Love: Uncovering Virtue in People and Organizations

Author: Dorothy Marcic

Make a change for the better

Why do the best-laid plans for organizational transformation go awry? In this compelling work, Dorothy Marcic tells managers that no prescribed formula is ever complete without factoring in the human side of the equation. She asks, How would the workplace change if we acknowledged that spiritual values are as important in the operations of organizations as they are in the lives of the people who work there? The answers -- garnered from real-world examples -- banish the notion that a business can't be both spiritual AND successful, and show what it means to act as a manager with virtue.

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Discusses the potential of incorporating spiritual values into the world of management, for managers trying to figure out why reengineering and downsizing efforts aren't working. Outlines workplace applications for spiritual principles, and provides many checklists and charts to help management operationalize spirituality and internalize what it means to act as a manager with virtue. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Prelude: A Plea for Love	1
1	Spirituality in the Workplace	13
2	Moving Toward Balance	25
3	Love and the New Management Virtues	45
4	The New Management Virtues at Work	89
5	Acting with the Wisdom of Love	113
	Addendum	131
	Endnotes	133
	References	141
	The Author	149
	Index	151

Personal Financial Planning or Marketing Channels

Personal Financial Planning

Author: Lawrence J Gitman

In the midst of today's constantly shifting financial environment and ever-changing lives, personal financial planning is more important than ever before for life success. PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING, 11e creates a solid framework with the tools and techniques to help you better understand, define, and achieve your financial goals. The book follows a life-cycle approach, covering financial plans, assets, credit, insurance, investment, and retirement as you progress through a lifetime. Written in a conversational style with an inviting design and focus on decision making, this edition reinforces solid financial principles with expert advice, helpful tools and examples of both financial successes and failures drawn from actual life. You learn how to effectively use the financial calculator and Internet as critical financial tools. Numerous resources and additional financial insights on this edition's valuable companion website further your learning. Financial Planning software that corresponds with the text provides the first step in your continued personal financial success. The innovative new CengageNOW online learning system helps with homework and achieving the grade you want while focusing your study on the areas you need most. Personal financial planning at its best begins with Gitman/Joehnk's Personal Financial Planning, 11e in your hands today!

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New edition of a time-tested text first published in 1978, for use in a first college course on the subject as well as by individuals developing their own financial plans. Addresses the basics of planning and of managing assets, and includes coverage of credit, insurance, investments, and retirement and estate planning. Comes with an interactive disk (for use with a PC) and a workbook. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1	Foundations of Financial Planning	2
Ch. 1	Understanding the Financial Planning Process	5
Ch. 2	Measuring Your Financial Standing	51
Ch. 3	Planning Your Financial Future	83
Ch. 4	Managing Your Taxes	121
Pt. 2	Managing Basic Assets	166
Ch. 5	Managing Your Savings and Other Liquid Assets	169
Ch. 6	Making Housing and Other Major Acquisitions	211
Pt. 3	Managing Credit	266
Ch. 7	Borrowing on Open Account	269
Ch. 8	Using Consumer Loans	315
Pt. 4	Managing Insurance Needs	358
Ch. 9	Insuring Your Life	361
Ch. 10	Insuring Your Health	407
Ch. 11	Protecting Your Property	447
Pt. 5	Managing Investments	488
Ch. 12	Investing in Stocks and Bonds	491
Ch. 13	Making Securities Investments	547
Ch. 14	Investing in Mutual Funds, Real Estate, and Derivative Securities	589
Pt. 6	Retirement and Estate Planning	636
Ch. 15	Meeting Retirement Goals	639
Ch. 16	Preserving Your Estate	687
	Appendix A	723
	Appendix B	725
	Index	727

New interesting book: Economia:Companheiro de Curso

Marketing Channels

Author: Anne T Coughlan

"This book is intended for an international audience of practicing and future managers. The subject is marketing channels, the companies that come together to bring products and services from their point of origin to the point of consumption. Marketing channels are the downstream part of a value chain. The originator of goods or services gains access to a market through marketing channels. Channels of distribution are a critical element of business strategy." "The ideas in this book apply to any channel for any product or service in any market. The generality of the book is shown in its many examples taken from all over the world. These cover a wealth of different products and services, sold to businesses and consumers, selected from the worldwide business press, research, and consulting. Examples range from autopsies, dog and cat food, personal computers, pleasure boats, and dolls, to stereo speakers, fast food, tires, garden products, and fast-moving consumer goods; and from maternity clothing, uninterruptible power supplies, and maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) goods, to furniture, automobiles, airline travel services, and mutual funds. The variety of the examples reinforces the generality of the principles. As is appropriate for an international readership, the presentation of each example assumes that the reader is unfamiliar with the product or market in question. The book presents the concepts needed to frame the problem, then explores the channel issues in depth by means of the examples."--BOOK JACKET.

Booknews

Written for an international audience of practicing managers and students of management, this book looks at marketing channels, the links between production and consumption. Illustrating general principles with specific examples, the book discusses a variety of products and services sold to businesses and consumers around the world. The book presents the concepts needed to frame the problem, and then explores the channel issues by means of examples. Chapters focus on the analytic framework, channel design, implementation and performance measurement, and channel institutions. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Technology and Strategy or Business Data Communications

Technology and Strategy: Conceptual Models and Diagnostics

Author: Richard A Goodman

In today's complex, dynamic competitive landscape, management of technology can mean the difference between success and failure. Managers and researchers alike need effective ways to conceptualize and develop technology strategies. Richard Goodman and Michael Lawless provide tools needed to integrate firms' technology capabilities with their competitive direction.
Technology and Strategy presents models that help put technology and its market impacts into perspective. It addresses the broad questions of how technology and markets evolve, how technology can re-order the "rules" of competition, and how it can shift the balance of individual firms' competitive advantage. It also blends topics currently capturing attention in business circles--such as Total Quality Management and the resource-based view of the firm--into a clear view of technology management programs.
Technology and Strategy also describes methods to develop specific strategies to cope with challenges facing executives--like evaluating promising, but untried, new technologies. Using actual case studies from the electronics and bio-tech industries, Goodman and Lawless demonstrate the use of new techniques to formulate strategy, including Technology Mapping and the Innovation Audit. Both were created to help executives choose the approach to technology best suited to their firms' particular capabilities.
Offering clear, practical guidance through a complex, fast-changing world of competition, this new analysis of technology and strategy is a valuable guide for general managers, R&D and manufacturing managers, strategic planners, and academics.

"Technology and Strategy is one of those rare books thatoperates well on two levels: it retains its academic integrity while refusing to sacrifice managerial practicality....A thoroughly researched and well-written work, this book should be mandatory reading in both university classrooms and the executive suites of modern corporations."--IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

"Goodman and Lawless have created an excellent reference for anyone who is interested in the strategic planning of R&D or management of a firm's technology portfolio."--Journal of Production and Innovative Management

New interesting book: Computer Vision or Color Management for Digital Photographers For Dummies

Business Data Communications

Author: Behrouz A Forouzan

Forouzan's Business Data Communications is designed for use in a data communications course for business majors. To this end, the book blends an accessible technical presentation of important networking concepts with many business applications.

Pedagogy is a key component of the Forouzan approach. Each chapters is mapped out with chapter objectives and an overview at the beginning. Throughout the chapters, Forouzan makes use of Business Emphasis boxes to pull out important business applications. Technical Emphasis Boxes are also used to provide optional, additional technical material. Each chapter ends with a running case study, as well as extensive problem sets.

Business Data Communications is supported by a complete supplements package. This includes: PowerPoints, solutions, quizzes, animations of key concepts, and a testbank. All of the resources make it easy to get started teaching with the book, as well as provide additional resources for students.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
Pt. I	Data Communications Basics
Ch. 1	Introduction	3
Ch. 2	Application Layer	31
Ch. 3	Transport Layer	59
Ch. 4	Network Layer	77
Ch. 5	Data Link Layer	99
Ch. 6	Physical Layer	125
Ch. 7	Transmission Media	163
Ch. 8	Telephone and Cable TV Networks: Residential Connection to the Internet	179
Pt. II	LAN and WAN Technology
Ch. 9	Local Area Networks Part 1: Basic Concepts and Wired Ethernet LANs	199
Ch. 10	Local Area Networks Part 2: Wireless and Virtual LANs	221
Ch. 11	Wide Area Networks	241
Pt. III	Internetworking and Internet
Ch. 12	Connecting LANs and WANs: Making Backbone Networks	261
Ch. 13	The Internet	277
Pt. IV	Security and Management
Ch. 14	Network Security: Firewalls and VPNs	303
Ch. 15	Network Analysis, Design, and Implementation	321
Ch. 16	Network Management	333
App. A	ASCII Code	347
App. B	Numbering Systems and Transformation	351
	App. C: Contact Addresses	359
	Glossary	361
	Index	383

Industrial and Organizational Psychology or Patterns of Entrepreneurship

Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Linking Theory with Practice

Author: Gary L Cooper

By bringing together leading industrial and organisational psychologists, this book helps explore the relationship between the theory of industrial and organizational psychology and the principles applied in 'real' organizations.

Books about: Strategies for Ecommerce Success or International Management

Patterns of Entrepreneurship

Author: Jack M Kaplan

Launch this year's most important new venture--your entrepreneurial career!

Few things are more exciting and challenging than starting your own business. But before you can go public, you'll need practical skills and real-world experience. That's why Jack Kaplan and new coauthor Anthony Warren take a highly applied approach to entrepreneurship.

In Patterns of Entrepreneurship, Second Edition, the authors involve you in real cases, allowing you to think through various aspects of launching a new business, just as if you were running the company. They present key issues from a practitioner's point of view, and equip you with the skills, tools, and framework you need to succeed.

Now revised, their Second Edition includes four new chapters: Chapter 5, Financing the Closely Held Company; Chapter 6, Equity Financing for High Growth; Chapter 8, Business Models; and Chapter 12, Communicating the Opportunity and Making a Presentation.

Key features
* A Focus on Real Entrepreneurs. Examples and case studies demonstrate the problems and solutions that real entrepreneurs have encountered in their own businesses.
* A Clear Road Map for Success. The book's road-map framework identifies practical tasks that you will accomplish as you work through the four stages of entrepreneurship: starting the venture, financing, implementation, and launching entrepreneurial businesses.
* Opportunities for Practice. Examples and exercises provide you with opportunities to apply skills before actually launching a business.
* Insights from Experienced Entrepreneurs. The authors share the experience and wisdom they gained from launching their ownsuccessful ventures.
* Extensive Supplemental Material. Additional cases, audio interviews, demonstrations of financial concepts, sample business plans, and legal documents are all available on the book's website.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Table of Cases
Pt. 1	Starting the Venture	1
Ch. 1	The Entrepreneurial Process	3
Ch. 2	Developing Ideas and Business Opportunities	19
Ch. 3	Analyzing the Market, Customers, and Competition	53
Ch. 4	Preparing the Winning Business Plan	79
Ch. 5	Setting Up the Company	121
Pt. 2	Sources of Financing	151
Ch. 6	Early-Stage Financing	153
Ch. 7	Growth Funding	185
Pt. 3	Implementation	221
Ch. 8	Discovering the Value in Intellectual Property: The Competitive Edge	223
Ch. 9	Preparing the Organization for Growth	257
Ch. 10	Developing an E-Business Strategy	289
Ch. 11	Managing Financial Operations	327
Pt. 4	Alternatives and Options	353
Ch. 12	Buying Existing and Turnaround Businesses and Opening Franchises	355
Ch. 13	Launching a High-Tech Venture	381
Ch. 14	Harvesting and Exiting the Venture: Options and Alternatives	415
	Notes	439
	Glossary	449
	Index	453