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Author Charles J. Palus , Robert E. Kaplan
Senior executives, however, sometimes require a richer feedback experience — one which might also include one or more of the following: detailed verbatim descriptions of performance, observations from family members and friends, psychometric measures of perso....
Release Date 1994/02 -
Author Richard C. Green , Doug Gray , Edward J. Powers , Vito Roberto , Virginio Cantoni , S
Artificial Vision is a rapidly growing discipline, aiming to build computational models of the visual functionalities in humans, as well as machines that emulate them. Visual communication in itself involves a numberof challenging topics with a dramatic impact on co....
Release Date 1996/09 -
Four Essential Ways that Coaching Can Help Executives
Author Randall P. White , Robert Witherspoon
Some executives use coaching to learn specific skills, others to improve performance on the job or to prepare for career moves in business or professional life. Still others see coaching as a way to support broader purposes such as an agenda for major organizationa....
Release Date 1997/01 -
Author Dave Wood , Marc Loy , Robert Eckstein
The Swing classes eliminate Java's biggest weakness: its relatively primitive user interface toolkit. Swing provides many new components and containers that allow you to build sophisticated user interfaces, far beyond what was possible with AWT. The old components....
Release Date 1998/09 -
The Power of Servant-Leadership
Author Peter B. Vaill , Larry C. Spears , Robert K. Greenleaf
Based on the seminal work of Robert K. Greenleaf, a former AT&T executive who coined the term almost thirty years ago, servant-leadership emphasizes an emerging approach to leadership—one which puts serving others, including employees, customers, and community, ....
Release Date 1998/09 -
Special Edition Using Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2000
Author Laurie Ulrich , Read Gilgen , Robert Fuller , Timothy Dyck , Tom Mucciolo , Patrice-A
Special Edition Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 gives practical advice on how to set up a "designer" look presentation and how to develop the most effective presentation for your audience. You will learn what types of other considerations should be made when develop....
Release Date 1999/05 -
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
Author Don Roberts , William Opdyke , Kent Beck , Martin Fowler , John Brant
As the application of object technology--particularly the Java programming language--has become commonplace, a new problem has emerged to confront the software development community. Significant numbers of poorly designed programs have been created by less-experienc....
Release Date 1999/06 -
The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies Are Honing Their Performance
Author Roland R. Cavanagh , Robert P. Neuman , Peter S. Pande
Six Sigma is a data-driven management system with near-perfect-performance objectives that has been employed to acclaim at leading corporations like General Electric. Its name is derived from the eye-catching statistical target of operating with no more than 3.4 def....
Release Date 2000/04 -
Performance and Fault Management
Author James M. Thompson , Kent J. Phelps , Robert L. Pavone , Christopher E. Elliott , Pau
A comprehensive guide for designing and implementing effective strategies for network performance and managementDesign and implement performance and fault monitoring that will measure and report the effectiveness of your Cisco networkGenerate reports and alerts that....
Release Date 2000/06 -
WAP Development with WML and WMLScript
Author Dylan Brom , Ronan Mandel , Amy O'Leary , Robert M. Juncker , Paul Fonte , Keith
This book introduces WML and WAP as wireless application development tools and teaches the reader how to develop WML applications. The reader will learn about mainstream topics such as security over wireless networks, working with image files for handheld displays, ....
Release Date 2000/09 -
Author David P. Norton , Robert Kaplan
The creators of the revolutionary performance management tool called the Balanced Scorecard introduce a new approach that makes strategy a continuous process owned not just by top management, but by everyone. In The Strategy-Focused Organization, Robert Kaplan and D....
Release Date 2000/09 -
Author Peter Kelly , David Collier-Brown , Robert Eckstein
Samba is a cross-platform triumph: it turns a Unix or Linux system into a file and print server for Microsoft Windows network clients. Now you can let users store their files (and even important executables) in a single place for easy sharing and backup, protected b....
Release Date 2001/04 -
Photographic Possibilities, 2nd Edition
Author John Valentino , Robert Hirsch
Photographic Possibilities, Second Edition continues to provide a reliable source of techniques and ideas for the use of alternative and contemporary photographic processes that photographers have come to depend on. Professional photographers and advanced students s....
Release Date 2001/05 -
Oracle Essentials: Oracle9i, Oracle8i and Oracle8, Second Edition
Author Jonathan Stern , Robert Stackowiak , Rick Greenwald
The second edition of O'Reilly's bestselling Oracle Essentials has been updated to include the latest Oracle release, Oracle9i.Oracle Essentials distills an enormous amount of information about Oracle's myriad technologies and releases into a compact, easy-to-re....
Release Date 2001/06 -
XSLT and XPATH: A Guide to XML Transformations
Author Zarella L. Rendon , John Robert Gardner
Gain total control over your information with XSLT and XPath!Master XSLT and XPath—the "keys to the XML kingdom"Build custom XML output solutions that won't become obsoleteLearn everything from basic XML-to-HTML conversions to leading edge techniquesCD-ROM includes....
Release Date 2001/07 -
C# and the .NET Framework: The C++ Perspective
Author Richard Weeks , Robert Powell
This book covers topics ranging from the general principles of .NET through the C# language and how its used in ASP.NET and Windows Forms. Written by programmers for programmers, the content of the book is intended to get readers over the hump of the .NET learning c....
Release Date 2001/09 -
The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook
Author Roland R. Cavanagh , Robert P. Neuman , Peter S. Pande
This companion guide to the bestselling The Six Sigma Way focuses on the project improvement teams that do the real, in-the-trenches work of Six Sigma-measuring performance, improving quality and saving millions in the process.The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook is a h....
Release Date 2001/12 -
Quality Software Project Management
Author Linda I. Safer , Donald F. Shafer , Robert T. Futrell
The practical handbook of software project management-by practitioners, for practitioners!Quality Software Project Management is the practical, start-to-finish project management resource for every software professional-experienced managers and developers moving int....
Release Date 2002/01 -
Author Larrry Wall , Stephen Tranchida , Kevin Price , Rick Pearson , Robert Oikawa , Rand M
BizTalk Unleashed covers a wide range of implementation and development tools, techniques, and technologies for use with BizTalk Server. You will learn everything from the basic foundation and history of XML to how to create, transform, process, and configure BizTal....
Release Date 2002/02 -
Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for J2EE™ Technology Study Guide
Author Simon Roberts , Mark Cade
The only study guide written by the lead developers and assessors of the architect exam.The first officially authorized study guide for the challenging Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition exams. Java platform experts Cade and R....
Release Date 2002/03 -
Author Ben Renshaw , Robert Holden
Perfect for the briefcase or portfolio, these four new guides in the Essential Managers series are ideal for experienced or novice managers in companies both large and small. Having sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, these books are relevant to every work en....
Release Date 2002/03 -
Application Development Using Visual Basic® and .NET
Author Dana L. Wyatt , Peter Thorsteinson , Robert J. Oberg
Build industrial-strength .NET applications with Visual Basic.Experienced programmers: Quickly come up to speed on the new, powerful Visual Basic .NETPractical, hands-on coverage of the .NET Framework, CLR, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, Web services, security, interoperability,....
Release Date 2002/06 -
Supply Chain Redesign: Transforming Supply Chains into Integrated Value Systems
Author Ernest L. Nichols , Robert B. Handfield
Supply Chain Redesign delivers practical guidance for every aspect of supply chain redesign: mapping existing supply chains; identifying changes that promise the best ROI; intelligently leveraging new technologies; strengthening relationships with key partners; desi....
Release Date 2002/08 -
Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework (Core Reference)
Author Mark Sutton , Rory MacLoed , Robert Burbidge , Stephen Wheelwright , Andy Wigley
The Microsoft® Windows® .NET Compact Framework brings the power of the .NET Framework to handheld devices such as Pocket PCs and smart phones. Learn exactly how to build killer applications—and how to solve typical problems—in developing for resource-constrained dev....
Release Date 2003/01 -
Modernizing Legacy Systems: Software Technologies, Engineering Processes, and Business Practices
Author Grace A. Lewis , Daniel Plakosh , Robert C. Seacord
"The potential impact of this book cannot be overstressed. Software systems that are not continually and adequately evolved and, in particular, legacy systems that have not been so maintained, can threaten an organization's very survival. I recommend the book as a ....
Release Date 2003/02 -
Global Leadership: The Next Generation
Author Maya Hu-Chan , Alastair Robertson , Cathy L. Greenberg , Marshall Goldsmith
The follow-up to Marshall Goldsmith's 500,000-copy bestseller The Leader of the Future, Global Leadership: The Next Generation systematically identifies what tomorrow's leaders will need to know, do and believe in order to successfully lead the global enterpris....
Release Date 2003/04 -
Samba Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition
Author Jay Ts , Robert Eckstein , David Collier-Brown
Samba is a cross-platform triumph: it turns a Unix or Linux system into a file and print server for Microsoft Windows network clients.This book describes all the options for Samba's configuration file in quick-reference format. It also contains command-line options and related information on the us....
Release Date 2003/04