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Growth-Oriented Entrepreneurship
Author Dr. Alan S. Gutterman
This book provides an extensive introduction to research on growth-oriented entrepreneurship,,/b> A number of different methods have been used to describe growth-oriented entrepreneurship; however, there is a consensus that there is a particularly desirable form....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Author Dr. Alan S. Gutterman
This book traces the foundations for sustainable entrepreneurship, beginning with sustainability, ecopreneurship, and social entrepreneurship. Sustainability has become a multidimensional concept that extends beyond environmental protection to economic development ....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Author Dr. Alan S. Gutterman
This book is a must-have guide for anyone thinking about launching a new business and also is an excellent resource for attorneys and other professionals providing advice to their clients and academics teaching entrepreneurship classes.The terms founder and promote....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Author Dr. Alan S. Gutterman
This book provides an introduction to a number of important topics relevant to the study and understanding of entrepreneurship and the process of creating, or giving birth to, a new business. Entrepreneurship has become a popular career path in developed and develo....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Conventional and Alternative Power Generation
Author Tarik Al-Shemmeri , Neil Packer
A much-needed, up-to-date guide on conventional and alternative power generation This book goes beyond the traditional methods of power generation. It introduces the many recent innovations on the production of electricity and the way they play a major role in comb....
Release Date 2018/08 -
Author Daniel Caixinha , Andre Albuquerque
Leverage the power of Elixir programming language to solve practical problems associated with scalability, concurrency, fault tolerance, and high availability.Key FeaturesEnhance your Elixir programming skills using its powerful tools and abstractions Discover how ....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Synthesis of Quantum Circuits vs. Synthesis of Classical Reversible Circuits
Author Mitchell A. Thornton , Yvan Van Rentergem , Stijn De Baerdemacker , Alexis De Vos
At first sight, quantum computing is completely different from classical computing. Nevertheless, a link is provided by reversible computation.Whereas an arbitrary quantum circuit, acting on ?? qubits, is described by an ?? × ?? unitary matrix with ??=2??, a revers....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Dark Silicon and Future On-chip Systems
Author Hamid Sarbazi-Azad , Ali R. Hurson
Dark Silicon and the Future of On-chip Systems, Volume 110, the latest release in the Advances in Computers series published since 1960, presents detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design and applications, with this release foc....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Hands-On Enterprise Automation with Python.
Author Bassem Aly
Invent your own Python scripts to automate your infrastructureAbout This BookMake the most of Python libraries and modules to automate your infrastructureLeverage Python programming to automate server configurations and administration tasksEfficiently develop your ....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Five Principles for Deploying and Managing Linux in the Cloud
Author Sam Alapati
A successful migration to the cloud can have a positive impact on the cost, ease of access, maintenance, scalability, elasticity, and versatility of your IT infrastructure. But the migration process itself can be demanding. In this practical ebook, author Sam Alapa....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Solving Quality and Maintenance Problems with AI
Author Maliha Balala , Alice LaPlante
Despite all the hype and money surrounding artificial intelligence ($1.2 trillion in 2017 alone), many companies aren’t certain this "technology revolution" can help them solve current business needs. This report explores real-world business use cases that demonstr....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Financial Planning & Analysis and Performance Management
Author Jack Alexander
Critical insights for savvy financial analysts Financial Planning & Analysis and Performance Management is the essential desk reference for CFOs, FP&A professionals, investment banking professionals, and equity research analysts. With thought-provoking disc....
Release Date 2018/06 -
LTE Communications and Networks
Author Ghazanfar Ali Safdar , Masood Ur Rehman
A comprehensive resource to the latest developments of system enhancement techniques of Femtocells, power management, interference mitigation and antenna designLTE Communications and Networks fills a gap in the literature to offer a comprehensive review of the most....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Author Abdelhamid Alhassi , Raed Mesleh
Explores the fundamentals required to understand, analyze, and implement space modulation techniques (SMTs) in coherent and non-coherent radio frequency environmentsThis book focuses on the concept of space modulation techniques (SMTs), and covers those emerging hi....
Release Date 2018/06 -
Laser Printing of Functional Materials
Author Pere Serra , Alberto Piqué
The first book on this hot topic includes such major research areas as printed electronics, sensors, biomaterials and 3D cell printing. Well-structured and with a strong focus on applications, the text is divided in three sections with the first descri....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Big Data Analytics with Hadoop 3
Author Sridhar Alla
Explore big data concepts, platforms, analytics, and their applications using the power of Hadoop 3About This BookLearn Hadoop 3 to build effective big data analytics solutions on-premise and on cloudIntegrate Hadoop with other big data tools such as R, Python, Apa....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Understanding the Family Business, Second Edition
Author Keanon J. Alderson
This outstanding book provides you with a detailed look at family businesses, the most prevalent form of business in the world. Whether you are a business student, or a member of a family who owns a business, you will definitely benefit from this book, which leads ....
Release Date 2018/05 -
The Radio Station, 10th Edition
Author Bruce Mims , John Allen Hendricks
The Radio Station offers a concise and insightful guide to all aspects of radio broadcasting, streaming, and podcasting. This book’s tenth edition continues its long tradition of guiding readers to a solid understanding of who does what, when, and why in a professi....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Philosophical Reflexivity and Entrepreneurship Research
Author Katerina Nicolopoulou , Mine Karatas-Ozkan , Stratos Ramoglou , Alain Fayolle
"‘Philosophy is inescapable’. This is the powerful mantra and call to action of this authoritative and informative collection of essays. Acting upon the conviction that empirical scrutiny only takes us so far in understanding the full nature of entrepreneurship, th....
Release Date 2018/05 -
IBM TS7700 Release 4.1 and 4.1.2 Guide
Author Chen Zhu , Takahiro Tsuda , Michael Scott , Aderson Pacini , Alberto Barajas Ortiz
AbstractThis IBM® Redbooks® publication covers IBM TS7700 R4.1 through R4.1.2. The IBM TS7700 is part of a family of IBM Enterprise tape products. This book is intended for system architects and storage administrators who want to integrate their storage systems for....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Matplotlib for Python Developers
Author Allen Yu , Claire Chung , Aldrin Yim
Leverage the power of Matplotlib to visualize and understand your data more effectivelyAbout This BookPerform effective data visualization with Matplotlib and get actionable insights from your dataDesign attractive graphs, charts, and 2D plots, and deploy them to t....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Feature Engineering for Machine Learning
Author Amanda Casari , Alice Zheng
Feature engineering is a crucial step in the machine-learning pipeline, yet this topic is rarely examined on its own. With this practical book, you’ll learn techniques for extracting and transforming features—the numeric representations of raw data—into formats for....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Gray Hat Hacking The Ethical Hacker's Handbook, Fifth Edition, 5th Edition
Author Stephen Sims , Ryan Linn , Branko Spasojevic , Jonathan Ness , Chris Eagle , Allen Ha
Cutting-edge techniques for finding and fixing critical security flawsFortify your network and avert digital catastrophe with proven strategies from a team of security experts. Completely updated and featuring 13 new chapters, Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker’s....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations, 3rd Edition
Author Tim O'Brien , Alan Seidner , Jo Ann Hankin , John Zietlow
Essential tools and guidance for effective nonprofit financial managementFinancial Management for Nonprofit Organizations provides students, professionals, and board members with a comprehensive reference for the field. Identifying key objectives and exploring curr....
Release Date 2018/04 -
System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch Unleashed, First Edition
Author Michael Wiles , Kenneth van Surksum , Greg Ramsey , Saud Al-Mishari , Gerry Hampson
System Center Configuration Manager Current Branch provides a total systems management solution for a people-centric world. It can deploy applications to individuals using virtually any device or platform, centralizing and automating management across on-premise, s....
Release Date 2018/04 -
The Secret to Successful Knowledge Seeding
Author Sunil Mithas , Ali Tafti , Peng Huang
Launching a peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing platform is not easy. Online support forums have two distinct segments: those who seek product support, and those who provide it. Knowledge seekers are hesitant to ask questions if knowledge contributors are few and far be....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Test-Driven Java Development - Second Edition
Author Viktor Farcic , Alex Garcia
This book will teach the concepts of test driven development in Java so you can build clean, maintainable and robust codeAbout This BookExplore the most popular TDD tools and frameworks and become more proficient in building applicationsCreate applications with bet....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Machine Learning with Python Cookbook
Author Chris Albon
This practical guide provides nearly 200 self-contained recipes to help you solve machine learning challenges you may encounter in your daily work. If you’re comfortable with Python and its libraries, including pandas and scikit-learn, you’ll be able to address spe....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Author John Alderman , Christine W. Park
Today we have the ability to connect speech, touch, haptic, and gestural interfaces into products that engage several human senses at once. This practical book explores examples from current designers and devices to describe how these products blend multiple interf....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Digital Media, Projection Design, and Technology for Theatre
Author Daniel Roth , Daniel Fine , Alex Oliszewski
Digital Media, Projection Design, and Technology for Theatre covers the foundational skills, best practices, and real-world considerations of integrating digital media and projections into theatre. The authors, professional designers and university professors of di....
Release Date 2018/03