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An Introduction to Optimization, 4th Edition
Author Stanislaw H. Zak , Edwin K. P. Chong
Praise for the Third Edition ". . . guides and leads the reader through the learning path . . . [e]xamples are stated very clearly and the results are presented with attention to detail." —MAA ReviewsFully updated to reflect new developments in the field, the Fourt....
Release Date 2013/01 -
HBR Guide to Managing Up and Across (HBR Guide Series)
Author Harvard Business Review
ARE YOUR WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WORKING AGAINST YOU?To achieve your goals and get ahead, you need to rally people behind you and your ideas. But how do you do that when you lack formal authority? Or when you have a boss who gets in your way? Or when you’re juggling o....
Release Date 2013/01 -
Author Patrick Alain
The Manager’s Phrase Book is a collection of thousands of ready-to-use phrases that will enable you to move into the ranks of today’s most competent managers. You will have control of any situation at a moment’s notice, regardless of your position in the corporate w....
Release Date 2013/01 -
Author Lynette Young
Small business owners: Use Google+ to generate and convert leads, build buzz, and deliver flat-out unbeatable service and support! World-renowned Google+ marketing expert (and small businessperson) Lynette Young helps you target the specific tasks that'll deliver t....
Release Date 2012/11 -
How to Recruit and Hire Great Software Engineers: Building a Crack Development Team
Author Patrick McCuller
Want a great software development team? Look no further. How to Recruit and Hire Great Software Engineers: Building a Crack Development Team is a field guide and instruction manual for finding and hiring excellent engineers that fit your team, drive your success, an....
Release Date 2012/11 -
How to Grow Your Business- For Entrepreneurs
Author Alex Blyth
How to grow your business for Entrepreneurs shows you how to do just that youll find out how to:Delegate in order to grow your businessGet the right people in and develop their talentsGrow a long and prosperous relationship with your customersGet the financials ....
Release Date 2012/10 -
HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations (HBR Guide Series)
Author Nancy Duarte
TAKE THE PAIN OUT OF PRESENTATIONS.Terrified of speaking in front of a group? Or simply looking to polish your skills? No matter where you are on the spectrum, this guide will give you the confidence and the tools you need to get results.Written by presentation expe....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Key Buildings from Prehistory to the Present
Author Andrew Ballantyne
The latest in this successful series, this book features around 150 of the most important buildings in the history of world architecture—from the pyramids and the Parthenon to some of the most significant works by recent architects. The buildings are organized by t....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
Author Bernard Marr
Performance indicators are essential tools which will tell you if your business is on target or veering off course. Using the right indicators will help you deliver the right results. Key Performance Indicators cuts straight to the 75 + KPIs that matter. It explains....
Release Date 2012/09 -
Inside CEO Succession: The Essential Guide to Leadership Transition
Author Paul Winum , Thomas J. Saporito
A comprehensive guide to planning for CEO succession, from the experts at RHRAs the demands from stakeholders for consummate leadership and good governance from a company's board of directors, its CEO, and its executive team increase, how the process of CEO success....
Release Date 2012/09 -
Author Phillip C. Bryant , David G. Allen
Employee turnover can be expensive, disruptive, and damaging to organizational success. Despite the importance of successfully managing turnover, many retention management efforts are based on misleading or incomplete data, generic best practices that don’t translat....
Release Date 2012/09 -
Author Bernard Baumohl
For years, investors, business strategists, and policymakers worldwide have turned to one book to help them translate the massive flow of economic data into knowledge for intelligent decision-making. The Wall Street Journal called this book "…the real deal," saying ....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Yes, I Can!: Using Visualization To Achieve Your Goals
Author Robin Nixon
Why you need to read this bookYes I Can! is for anyone who ever said, "I wish I could be like that person." Deep down we know that we all have the potential to be "that person", but achieving it seems impossible in practice. Well it's not impossible because you hav....
Release Date 2012/07 -
The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators, 3rd Edition
Author Richard Yamarone
A handy reference to understanding key economic indicators and acting on themNew economic data are reported virtually every trading day. Investors, big and small, have to understand how these reports influence their investments, portfolios, and future sources of inc....
Release Date 2012/07 -
The Procrastination Equation, 2nd Edition
Author Piers Steel
Dr. Piers Steel is an internationally recognised expert on human motivation and the foremost authority on why people put things off. A professor of Human Resources and Organizational Dynamics at the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business, he’s spent the last ten years studying procrasti....
Release Date 2012/06 -
Engaged: Unleashing Your Organization's Potential Through Employee Engagement
Author Geoffrey Matthews , Linda Holbeche
A non-biased, grounded, and practical approach to employee engagementFor managers and business leaders who want to enhance performance, this easy-to-use guide to employee management offers real solutions for getting workers engaged and increasing productivity. It ex....
Release Date 2012/06 -
Author Gene E. Fusch , Richard C. Gillespie
Imagine your best possible organization: a place where people strive for continuous improvement, communicate clearly and honestly, freely share information, respect their colleagues and leaders, make a difference -- and achieve truly extraordinary levels of performa....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Author Antonio E. Weiss
This book explains how to resolve every challenge faced on a day-to-day basis in your business by presenting an unbeatable inventory of proven problem solving tools and techniques to help you tackle your toughest business dilemmas effectively.You will learn how to:·....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Author Peter Jensen
Olympic athletes donÆt get to the top simply because of athletic genes (nature) or determined parents (nurture). Like all performers in pressure situations, their exceptional drive comes from a third factor: an inner desire to be the best they can be. The Winni....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Author Joan C. Dessinger , James L. Moseley , Darlene Van Tiem
Fundamentals of Performance Technology is a practical how-to guide designed to help practitioners and students understand the science of performance technology and successfully implement organizational change. Using the Human Performance Technology (HTP) model, the ....
Release Date 2012/05 -
Author Jim Cain , Mary Scannell
Make training a game that everyone can win!Featuring activities and exercises designed for groups of any size, The Big Book of Low-Cost Training Games proves that training can still deliver outstanding results, even when you’re watching the bottom line.Whether you’r....
Release Date 2012/04 -
Author Paul Seabright
As countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Yet we belong to the most cooperative species on the planet. Isn't there a way we can use this capacity to achi....
Release Date 2012/04 -
Small Town Rules: How Big Brands and Small Businesses Can Prosper in a Connected Economy
Author Becky McCray , Barry J. Moltz
Technology and economics are transforming business in a completely unexpected way: suddenly, even the largest companies must compete as if they were small, local businesses. Suddenly, your customers can talk to everyone else across the nation, and people listen to t....
Release Date 2012/03 -
The Small Business Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in Your Small Business, 3rd Edition
Author Steven D. Strauss
An updated third edition of the most comprehensive guide to small business successWhether you're a novice entrepreneur or a seasoned pro, The Small Business Bible offers you everything you need to know to build and grow your dream business. It shows you what really....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Scenario Planning: A Field Guide to the Future
Author Woody Wade
Is your business ready for the future?Scenario planning is a fascinating, yet still underutilized, business tool that can be of immense value to a company's strategic planning process. It allows companies to visualize the impact that a portfolio of possible futures....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Author Steve Player , Jeremy Hope
There’s a bewildering array of management tools out there. And they all promise to help you excel at the toughest parts of your job: defining your organization’s strategic direction, managing customers and costs, and boosting workforce performance.But just 30 percen....
Release Date 2012/02 -
Principles of Management: Text and Cases
Author Dipak Bhattacharyya
Principles of Management: Text and Cases introduces students to the fundamentals of management through a balanced blend of theory and practice. The opening vignettes and cases depict real-world situations and problems that managers face while highlighting the manag....
Release Date 2012/02 -
Conversations About Job Performance
Author Michael E. Gordon
Organizational appraisals systems are often ineffective and result in unnecessary spending on the part of a company and unnecessary anxiety on the part of employees. Written for practitioners and advanced students, this book presents an alternative approach to the p....
Release Date 2012/01 -
Author Carolyn Stringer
Targets are an important part of our work life, whether we are setting them or meeting them. Target setting forms part of the budgeting process and the performance management of business units and individuals. Unfortunately the behavioral impacts of target setting o....
Release Date 2012/01 -
Working with Economic Indicators
Author Donald N. Stengel
Executives and managers hear or read headlines about recent economic data nearly every business day. Most important economic statistics are the products of programs designed to collect and analyze data to report summary results at regular intervals. Properly interpr....
Release Date 2011/12