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Combining Purpose With Profits
Author Julian Birkinshaw , Nicolai J. Foss , Siegwart Lindenberg , Adam M. Grant , Jay Cars
Is it possible for a company to strive for a higher purpose while also delivering solid profits? Some have argued that pursuing goals other than making money means, by definition, spending on things that aren’t profit-maximizing. Others have countered tha....
Release Date 2014/04 -
Author Erik T. Mueller
To endow computers with common sense is one of the major long-term goals of Artificial Intelligence research. One approach to this problem is to formalize commonsense reasoning using mathematical logic. Commonsense Reasoning is a detailed, high-level reference....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Communicate Better with Everyone (HBR Working Parents Series)
Conduct more productive conversations.As a working parent, you lead meetings, advocate for your children, and make presentations that win clients—all with ease. But when your personal life spills into your professional life—whether it's negotiating a schedule change with your boss or talking to you.... -
Communicating Effectively in the Workforce
Author Lisa Polack
If you do not understand how communication works, then you may become perplexed and frustrated by interactions in the workplace. However, if you understand how communication works, then you have a good chance of diagnosing and fixing communication problems. Best of ....
Release Date 2020/07 -
Author Gill Hasson
Communicate more easily and effectively in any situation!Every day, you have the opportunity to interact with people in different areas of your life; in public, at work and at home, with colleagues and clients, with friends and family.Your ability to exchange ideas....
Release Date 2019/10 -
Communication Acoustics: An Introduction to Speech, Audio and Psychoacoustics
Author Matti Karjalainen , Ville Pulkki
In communication acoustics, the communication channel consists of a sound source, a channel (acoustic and/or electric) and finally the receiver: the human auditory system, a complex and intricate system that shapes the way sound is heard. Thus, when developing techn....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Communication Beyond Boundaries
Author Payal Mehra
This handy book on intercultural communication is ideal for the busy executive, frequent international business traveler, expatriate, and student of international business communication. It offers insights into the finer nuances of intercultural communication and as....
Release Date 2014/07 -
Author Brian H. Spitzberg , Annegret F. Hannawa
Almost everything that matters to humans is derived from and through communication. Just because people communicate every day, however, does not mean that they are communicating competently. In fact, evidence indicates that there is a substantial need for better in....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Communication Essentials For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Author Elizabeth Kuhnke
Get ahead in your personal and professional life with crowd-pleasing communication skillsPacked with advice on improving verbal and non-verbal communication skills alike, Communication Essentials For Dummies is a comprehensive, approachable guide to communication n....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Communication Essentials: The Tools You Need to Master Every Type of Professional Interaction
Author Trey Guinn
A first in the new Business Essentials Series, this book is packed with must-know tools and strategies for the most important business (and life) skill of all—communicationNo matter how great your knowledge, expertise or experience, poor communication skills undermine your ability to get your messag....
Release Date 2022/10 -
Author Rita R. Owens
From the moment of their first client engagement, consultants in all fields face communication opportunities and challenges. No matter what their focus may be—professional services, accounting, technology, operations, human resources, manufacturing, or marketi....
Release Date 2016/05 -
Communication in Responsible Business
Author Roger N. Conaway
Stakeholders today want to know about your company’s social and environmental performance. Effectively communicating these topics has become critical to economic success. This book offers an extensive toolbox of the most effective instruments that can help you, and ....
Release Date 2012/08 -
Communication in Times of Trouble
Author Timothy L. Sellnow , Matthew W. Seeger
Presents the best practices of crisis communication and emergency risk communicationThis book covers crisis communication strategies and focuses on practical applications for effective management. It includes an extensive discussion of best practices in pre-crisis,....
Release Date 2019/04 -
Author Stephen B. Crofts Wiley , Jeremy Packer
Communication has often been understood as a realm of immaterial, insubstantial phenomena—images, messages, thoughts, languages, cultures, and ideologies—mediating our embodied experience of the concrete world. Communication Matters challenges this view, assembling ....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Communication Rx: Transforming Healthcare Through Relationship-Centered Communication
Author Laura Cooley , Calvin L. Chou
A proven prescription for effective communication that will empower health professionals to deliver the highest quality care―from the Academy of Communication in Healthcare Research shows that nothing impacts patient experiences more than the quality of communicati....
Release Date 2017/10 -
Communication Skills For Dummies
Author Elizabeth Kuhnke
The key to perfecting your communication strategyGreat communication skills can make all the difference in your personal and professional life, and expert author Elizabeth Kuhnke shares with you her top tips for successful communication in any situation.Packed with ....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Communication Skills for Engineers, Second Edition
Author Sunita Mishra , Muralikrishna M.
The new second edition of Communication Skills for Engineers brings in a sound understanding and insight into the dynamics of communication in all spheres of life – interpersonal, social and professional. The book hinges on the premise that effective communication i....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Communication Skills for Managers, Fifth Edition
Author Janis Fisher Chan
The ability to communicate clearly is the critical core competency for successful managers at all levels and in all industries. This self-study course is your guide to business communication that delivers the message?whether written, spoken, in person or via e-mail....
Release Date 2002/08 -
Author Jenni Prisk , Maureen Orey
Communication Skills Training offers all the resources and tools needed to design effective communication skills training. Use this complete guide to design presentation, negotiation, conflict resolution, or assertiveness skills for group or work teams or design int....
Release Date 2004/11 -
Author Maureen Orey
Individuals, teams, and organizations are only as good as their ability to communicate effectively.Communication Skills Training offers the crucial tools you’ll need to help your workshop participants master the skills that drive performance. The first book in the A....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Communication Skills Virtual Training
Communication Skills Virtual Training offers the crucial tools you’ll need to help your workshop participants master the skills that drive performance. Providing your participants with a deeper more nuanced understanding of communication will give them a solid foundation upon which to build strong s.... -
Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals, 14th Edition
Author Jennifer H. Meadows , August E. Grant
A classic now in its 14th edition, Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals is the single best resource for students and professionals looking to brush up on how these technologies have developed, grown, and converged, as well as what’s in store for the futu....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals, 15th Edition
Author Jennifer H. Meadows , August E. Grant
Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals has set the standard as the single best resource for students and professionals looking to brush up on how communication technologies have developed, grown, and converged, as well as what’s in store for the future. T....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Communication Toolkit for Introverts
Author Patricia Weber
Find your voice in everyday business situationsDiscover your voice in order to effectively influence those around youGet ahead in the business world by building up your toolkit of communication skillsDevelop meaningful relationships and leverage them through effecti....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Communicative English for Engineers and Professionals
Author Mamta Bhatnagar , Nitin Bhatnagar
Communicative English for Engineers and Professionals covers the syllabi of B. Tech, BE, B.Com, M.Com, BBA, MBA, hospitality, B. Pharma, nursing, physiotherapy, and other courses being taught at various universities, and professional and technical institutions. It i....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Competitive Intelligence and Decision Problems
Author Amos David
The development of a research, teaching, or application of competitive (economic) intelligence requires a strategic and transverse vision in regards to related issues. It is essential to integrate the role of culture when interpreting results, either from the traini....
Release Date 2011/08 -
Competitive Intelligence for Information Professionals
Author Margareta Nelke , Charlotte Håkansson
Information professionals should be able to take a proactive role as a strategic partner in their organization's competitive intelligence. Their role needs to focus on the "outside-in" approach, based on their organization's strategic needs and objectives. Competi....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Computational Thinking - A beginner's guide to problem-solving and programming
Author Karl Beecher
Computational thinking (CT) is a timeless, transferable skill that enables you to think more clearly and logically, as well as a way to solve specific problems. With this book you'll learn to apply computational thinking in the context of software development to g....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Computer Games and Technical Communication
Author Ryan M. Moeller , Jennifer deWinter
Taking as its point of departure the fundamental observation that games are both technical and symbolic, this collection investigates the multiple intersections between the study of computer games and the discipline of technical and professional writing. Divided in....
Release Date 2016/05