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Author Urvashi Bhatnagar , Paul Anastas , Marc Tarpenning
Using a rigorous, straightforward scorecard as a guide, this book shows business leaders and innovators how to create breakthrough sustainable products and processes that are good for the planet, human health, and profits. Natural resource inputs to business operations are getting scarcer and more e....
Release Date 2022/07 -
Author Perrine Farque
Proven strategies to build, nurture, and retain world-class talent in a hybrid environmentIn The Successful Hybrid Team: What the Best Hybrid Teams Know About Culture that Others Don’t (But Wish They Did), award-winning diversity and inclusion expert Perrine Farque delivers an eye-opening look into ....
Release Date 2022/09 -
The Successful Frauditor's Casebook
Author Peter Tickner
Learn what works well and avoid the pitfalls in the real world of fraud detection and fraud investigationThis casebook reveals how frauds and fraudsters were discovered—and delves into the investigations that followed. Each chapter covers a particular case, analyzin....
Release Date 2012/05 -
The Success of Apprenticeships
Author Jean-Luc Cerdin , Jean-Marie Peretti
Apprenticeships can offer apprentices, their teacher-tutors and business apprenticeship supervisors experiences that are rich in knowledge.The Success of Apprenticeships presents the observations and opinions of 48 actors regarding apprenticeships. These testimonies recou....
Release Date 2020/02 -
The Statistics and Calculus with Python Workshop
Author Peter Farrell , Alvaro Fuentes , Ajinkya Sudhir Kolhe
With examples and activities that help you achieve real results, applying calculus and statistical methods relevant to advanced data science has never been so easyKey FeaturesDiscover how most programmers use the main Python libraries when performing statistics with Pytho....
Release Date 2020/08 -
The Software Architect Elevator
Author Gregor Hohpe
As the digital economy changes the rules of the game for enterprises, the role of software and IT architects is also transforming. Rather than focus on technical decisions alone, architects and senior technologists need to combine organizational and technical knowl....
Release Date 2020/03 -
The Sociology of Adult & Continuing Education
Author Peter Jarvis
This book provides a comprehensive sociological overview of adult and continuing education. It draws on all branches of sociology rather than advocating one approach. It examines the theories of all the significant sociological writers in the field such as Knowles, Marx, ....
Release Date 2012/04 -
The Smart Way to Respond to Negative Emotions at Work
Author Christine M. Pearson
It is impossible to block negative emotions from the workplace. Whether provoked by bad decisions, misfortune, or employees’ personal problems, no organization is immune from trouble, and trouble agitates bad feelings. In many organizations, negative emotions....
Release Date 2017/04 -
The Six Sigma Way: How to Maximize the Impact of Your Change and Improvement Efforts, 2nd Edition
Author Roland Cavanagh , Robert Neuman , Peter Pande
The Definitive Work on Six Sigma—Revised and Fully UpdatedUpon its publication in 2000, The Six Sigma Way was among the very first books to clearly explain the impressive benefits of Six Sigma’s improvement-driven and customer-centric approach to business leaders an....
Release Date 2014/01 -
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 -
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 -
The Shot Doctor: The Amateur’s Guide to Taking Great Digital Photos
Author Mark Edward Soper
The Shot Doctor is a new kind of digital photography book that focuses on the “how-to” and less on the “how it works” or the technology behind the camera. This book is designed to be small enough to fit in your back pocket or in a camera bag. It is aimed at everyday....
Release Date 2009/05 -
The Shipping Point: The Rise of China and the Future of Retail Supply Chain Management
Author Peter J. Levesque
The Shipping Point examines the historical transformation taking place in China today as it evolves from global manufacturer to global consumer marketplace. The book further examines the impact this transformation will have on the future of retail supply chain manag....
Release Date 2011/06 -
Author Perry Carpenter , Kai Roer
Mitigate human risk and bake security into your organization’s culture from top to bottom with insights from leading experts in security awareness, behavior, and culture.The topic of security culture is mysterious and confusing to most leaders. But it doesn’t have to be. In The Security Culture Play....
Release Date 2022/04 -
The Secrets of Pirate Management
Author Peter T. Leeson
What can today's corporate raiders learn from the scourge of the high seas? A lot, as it turns out! Pirates have a surprising amount to teach about building better organizations, promoting diversity in the workplace, and creating powerful brands, among many other b....
Release Date 2012/05 -
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 -
Author Cheyne Wallace , Daniel Szabo , Peter Philips , Akshat Paul
Cut through the noise and get real results with a step-by-step approach to learning Ruby programming.Key FeaturesIdeal for the Ruby beginner who is getting started with Ruby for the first time A complete Ruby tutorial with exercises and activities that help build k....
Release Date 2019/10 -
The Routledge Companion to Air Transport Management
Author Anne Graham , Nigel Halpern
The Routledge Companion to Air Transport Management provides a comprehensive, up-to-date review of air transport management research and literature. This exciting new handbook provides a unique repository of current knowledge and critical debate with an internation....
Release Date 2018/01 -
The Role of Informal Economies in the Post-Soviet World
Author Peter Rodgers , John Round , Colin C. Williams
Based on extensive ethnographic and quantitative research, conducted in Ukraine and Russia between 2004 and 2012, this book’s central argument is that for many people the informal economy, such as cash in hand work, subsistence production and the use of social netwo....
Release Date 2013/06 -
The Risk Controllers: Central Counterparty Clearing in Globalised Financial Markets
Author Peter Norman
Clearing houses, or CCPs, were among the very few organisations to emerge from the global financial crisis with their standing enhanced. In the chaotic aftermath of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, they successfully completed trades worth trillions of dollars in a....
Release Date 2011/05 -
The Right Decision Every Time: How to Reach Perfect Clarity on Tough Decisions
Author Luda Kopeikina
Drawing on her breakthrough research with 115 CEOs, Luda Kopeikina offers practical, proven techniques for structuring decisions, achieving clarity about the real issues involved, and using that clarity to improve the quality of every decision you make. Kopeikina be....
Release Date 2005/08 -
Author Tim Cooper
Creating a realistic HDR image with multiple exposures depends on your ability to analyze a scene and translate your impressions into a photograph. Today’s digital camera sensors capture quite a bit, but still fall short of what your eyes see. Lightroom, Photoshop, ....
Release Date 2014/02 -
The Reactor Factor: How to Handle Difficult Work Situations Without Going Nuclear
Author Marsha Petrie Sue
How to encourage personal responsibility and eliminate entitlement at workMarsha Petrie Sue, MBA, is a renowned professional speaker who addresses, among other topics, the business value of personal accountability at work. When leaders and workers are held personall....
Release Date 2009/10 -
The Q-Loop: The Art & Science of Lasting Corporate Change
Author Brian Klapper
The business environment has never been more fast-paced and competitive. Survival, let alone success, depends on an organization’s ability to recognize possibilities, innovate, implement change, and sustain that transformation. Yet a paradox exists. How does an esta....
Release Date 2013/05 -
The Psychology of Executive Coaching, 2nd Edition
Author Bruce Peltier
With the first edition of this text, Peltier drew on his extensive experience in both the clinical and business worlds to create a comprehensive resource that brought psychological and coaching concepts together. It quickly became a practical and invaluable guide ....
Release Date 2011/04 -
The Promise of Targeted Innovation
Author Tushmit M. Hasan , Gregory S. Carpenter , Marcel Corstjens
The biggest consumer goods companies shell out more than $1 billion a year for R&D but lately have seen no appreciable impact on their sales. That’s troubling for companies whose growth has plateaued in recent years. In contrast, some smaller competitors that....
Release Date 2019/01 -
The Process of Software Architecting
Author Peter Cripps , Peter Eeles
A Comprehensive Process for Defining Software Architectures That Work A good software architecture is the foundation of any successful software system. Effective architecting requires a clear understanding of organizational roles, artifacts, activities performed, an....
Release Date 2009/07 -
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 -
The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Performance Appraisal Phrases
Author Peter Gray , John Carroll
Performance reviews, minus the dread.Nobody likes performance appraisals. To make the most of them, though, managers and supervisors can take advantage of this guide, complete with the phrases and words they need to confidently conduct clear, objective performance r....
Release Date 2006/03 -
Author Matthew J. Perry
While the full impact of the Internet of Things has yet to arrive, dozens of companies already offer IoT platforms with the services, software, and hardware necessary to make your company IoT-ready. How do you determine which platform will meet the needs of your in....
Release Date 2016/09