John wiley sons jan 2001 (104 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This new edition of the original text reveals how Nathaniel Branden's landmark book broke the rules of conventional behavioral theory and promulgated his revolutionary ideas on the critical role that self-esteem plays in living a healthy, fulfilling life. The book offers an in-depth exploration of the need for self-esteem, the nature of that need, the conditions of fulfillment, and how self-esteem (or lack of it) affects our values, responses, and goals. Branden also debunks the misguided notion that self-esteem is a 'feel-good phenomenon' and shows instead how self-esteem, rationality, perseverance, self-responsibility, and personal integrity are all intimately related.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Day Trader' - Jetzt neu als Broschurausgabe! Dieses Buch liefert einen einzigartigen Einblick in die geheime Welt des Day Trading, und zwar aus der Sicht eines ganz Großen der Branche - Lewis Borsellino. In der Welt des Day Trading entscheiden Titanen in Bruchteilen von Sekunden über riesige Geldsummen, und von einem Augenblick auf den anderen entstehen oder verschwinden ganze Vermögen. Erfolgreiche Day Trader sind intelligent, aggressiv und haben das Glück auf ihrer Seite. In 'The Day Trader' spricht Borsellino über seinen unglaublichen Ansturm auf die Chicago Mercantile Exchange, seinen Weg in den Maklerstand auf dem Parkett und in den elektronischen Handel - und -, er erzählt faszinierende Geschichten über Handelskollegen, wie z.B. Richard Dennis, George Soros und Leo Melamed. Darüber hinaus bietet dieses Buch eine Fülle nützlicher und praxisbezogener Informationen über Futures-Märkte, Pit Trading (Parketthandel in einem oder mehreren Kontrakten), Marktpsychologie usw., usw.Lewis Borsellino ist Amerikas Top S&P-Händler und gleichsam eine Legende am Aktienmarkt. Seine Marktkommentare sind begehrt bei CNN und CNBC, wo er den Ruf des 'biggest and best trader' genießt. Co-Autorin Patricia Commins ist eine ehemalige Korrespondentin von Reuters America und arbeitet freiberuflich als Schriftstellerin.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Leading in a Time of Change' - Buch plus Videokassette zu einem brandaktuellen Thema! Einzigartig: Die Kassette enthält ein 42-minütiges Gespräch zwischen den einflußreichsten Denkern der modernen Managementtheorie - Peter Drucker und Peter Senge. Frances Hesselbein moderiert die Diskussion: Sie erläutert die einzelnen Gesprächsthemen und bietet eine Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse. Drucker und Senge beantworten umfangreiche Fragen zum Thema demographischer und technologischer Wandel und die daraus resultierenden Konsequenzen für Führungskräfte. Darüber hinaus geben sie gezielte Ratschläge, wie man die sich bietenden Chancen nutzt, Spitzenkräfte engagiert, wie man Unternehmenswerte aufbaut und wann es an der Zeit ist, ein Produkt aufzugeben. Ein wichtiger Ratgeber für Manager und strategische Planer. Hier lernen Sie den erfolgreichen Umgang mit den Kernelementen moderner Führungsarbeit in der heutigen schnell-lebigen internationalen Geschäftswelt.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The NASCAR Way' - Bestseller-Autor Robert Hagstrom analysiert hier ein typisch amerikanisches Phänomen - das NASCAR Racing. NASCAR ist die beliebteste amerikanische Rennserie und darüber hinaus eine milliardenschwere Wachstumsbranche. Hagstrom, selbst begeisterter Anhänger des Stock-Car-Racing, untersucht die NASCAR-Branche genauer und die vielfältigen Möglichkeiten die sie Sportbegeisterten, Geschäftsleuten und Investoren bietet. Dabei betrachtet er das NASCAR-Phänomen in erster Linie aus der Sicht des Geschäftsmannes und Investors.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A groundbreaking look at complexity theory and its implications in the world of financeComplexity theory tells us that processes with a large number of seemingly independent agents-such as free markets-can spontaneously organize themselves into a coherent system. In this fascinating book, Edgar Peters brings together scientific theory, the artistic process, and economics to show how the randomness and uncertainty of complexity theory can be applied to financial markets. Written in an engaging and accessible style, this is a thoughtful, conceptual look at the way free markets are, by their nature, continually evolving complex systems. Expanding on previous explorations of chaos theory, Peters draws on real-life examples ranging from the Asian crisis to America's love of conspiracy to show that complexity and randomness are necessary for the free markets to operate in a competitive manner. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wie entflieht eine afro-amerikanische Frau der Armut und wird zu einer der einflussreichsten Berühmtheiten der Welt Gehen Sie der Antwort selbst auf den Grund in 'Oprah Winfrey Speaks'! Dieses Buch porträtiert diese großartige Frau in ihren eigenen Worten - mit Auszügen aus Artikeln, Nachrichtensendungen und Interviews. Erfahren Sie alles über Oprah, angefangen bei ihrem unerschütterlichen Glauben bis hin zu ihren nüchternen Geschäftsprinzipien und ihren 10 Geboten für lebenslangen Erfolg. Eine interessante Lektüre aus der berühmten 'Speaks'-Reihe.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Robert Nozick s Anarchy, State, and Utopia is a powerful,philosophical challenge to the most widely held political andsocial positions of our age -- liberal, socialist andconservative.'Individuals have rights,' Nozick writes in his openingsentence, 'and there are things no person or group may do to themwithout violating their rights.' The work that follows is asophisticated and passionate defence of the rights of theindividual as opposed to the state.The author argues that the state is justified only when it isseverely limited to the narrow function of protection againstforce, theft and fraud and to the enforcement of contracts. Anymore extensive activities by the state, he demonstrates, willinevitably violate individual rights.Among the many achievements of the work are an important newtheory of distributive justice, a model of utopia, and anintegration of ethics, legal philosophy and economic theory into aprofound position in political philosophy which will be discussedfor years to come.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Find Your Passion and Change Your Life'Provides clear explanations, insightful self-assessments and inspiring stories of people both ordinary and famous.'--Newsday'An inspiring call to action.'--Publishers Weekly'Written with the burning fire he espouses, Richard Chang's The Passion Plan powerfully teaches us how to ignite the embers of our dreams in order to truly find success and happiness.'--Stephen R. Covey, author of the No. 1 best-seller, The 7-Habits of Highly Effective Peoplea'Richard Chang boldly challenges us not only to seek and find the passions which exist in all of us, but more importantly equips us with a plan to pursue those passions all the way to a rewarding and fulfilling life!'--Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Managera'The Passion Plan offers a simple, easy-to-follow recipe for finding your own special passion and following it to greater personal satisfaction and success.'--Debbi Fields, founder and chief cookie lover, Mrs. Fields CookiesTHE AUTHORRichard Chang is CEO of Richard Chang Associates, Inc., a performance-improvement consulting, training, and publishing firm headquartered in Irvine, California. He is internationally recognized for his strategic planning, performance measurement, quality improvement, organization development, change management, product realization, customer service, and human resource development expertise. Chang has consulted to a wide range of organizations--including Toshiba, Marriott, Nabisco, Universal Studios, Citibank, Nortel Networks, Fidelity Investments, and McDonalds. He has served as chair of the board for the American Society for Training and Development and as a judge for the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in the U.S. Chang is the author or co-author of more than twenty books on business and personal development, including The Passion Plan at Work (Jossey-Bass, 2001).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Become a More Effective Manager-and Have More Fun Doing It From the nonprofit world's most beloved columnist come easy lessonson how to become a better, and happier, manager. This book weavestogether many of the most important ideas found in ThomasMcLaughlin's hugely popular Nonprofit Times columns into a highlyentertaining, motivating, and educational guide for nonprofitmanagers. McLaughlin's affable but always dead-on treatment of therealities of the nonprofit world provides managers with a bold newperspective on their industry and their roles in it. The book showshow essential it is to managers' well-being to keep in mind thatthey are more than the sum of their individual tasks, and it offersthe support that so often eludes them. Trade Secrets for Nonprofit Managers arms you with valuable toolsand tips for professional and organizational development and showsyou how to: \* Use the unspoken truths of nonprofit management \* Make the connection between vision and mission \* Challenge the subtly counterproductive niceties affordednonprofits in order to get things done Get informed, inspired-and entertained-with this one-of-a-kindguide to one of the fastest growing sectors in our economy.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is a defense of modal realism; the thesis that our world is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that the individuals that inhabit our world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds. Lewis argues that the philosophical utility of modal realism is a good reason for believing that it is true.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE 'BEST NEW NONPROFIT BOOK'!-The Alliance forNonprofit Management This practical, comprehensive, and easy-to-use workbook provideskey tools to help managers of nonprofits ensure that theirorganization pursues its mission, meets the changing needs of thecommunity-and has enough money to make ends meet-while alsosatisfying the demands of funders, clientele, boards, staff, andbankers. Designed to equip nonprofit managers and other nonprofitworkers with the guidance they need to do their jobs and run theirorganizations more effectively and efficiently, this workbook isalso a hands-on tool to help implement the ideas in the author'shighly regarded Mission-Based Management. Filled with indispensablechecklists, worksheets, forms, displays, and hands-on suggestions,and including a companion CD-ROM, the Workbook will show you how tosmoothly and successfully: \* Hone your organization's core competencies \* Focus your resources \* Improve overall mission capability \* Get the most out of group discussions \* Utilize self-assessment tools . and much more to help you and all involved help yourorganization achieve its mission.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series. Whether you are a science undergraduate or graduate student, post-doc or senior scientist, you need practical career development advice. Put Your Science to Work: The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists can help you explore all your options and develop dynamite strategies for landing the job of your dreams. Completely revised and updated from the best-selling To Boldly Go: A Practical Career Guide for Scientists, this second edition offers expert help from networking to negotiating a job offer. This is the book you need to start moving your career in the right direction. Louie, Aaron (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A History of English provides an intelligent and accessible synthesis of modern sociolinguistic approaches to the development of the English language.Beginning with the pre-history of English, each chapter provides sociohistorical context, an overview of the major structural changes at each stage of the language and discussion of topics of particular sociolinguistic interest. Textual examples are given from a number of genres of writing including classical literature, letters, prose writings, modern popular literature and software documentation. The volume concludes with a discussion of the future of English language.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The success of school reform measures greatly depends on thesupport and commitment of teachers. This book examines therealities of educational change from the frontline perspective ofreform-minded teachers. It charts the perceptions and experiencesof twenty-nine teachers in grades 7 and 8 from four schooldistricts--showing how they grappled with such initiatives asintegrated curriculum, common learning standards, and alternativemodes of assessment. This book moves beyond the bandwagons of rhetorical change andexamines how these changes work in practice for better and forworse. Authors Andy Hargreaves and Lorna Earl focus on how reformproposals have brought new complexities to teaching practice andwhy major investments of time and support are required if teachinginnovations are to become lasting and effective. Most importantly,they highlight the intense emotional demands that school changeimposes on teachers, and they outline practical strategies forhelping teachers through the difficult transition process--thusensuring that worthwhile reforms flourish and endure.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Building a Profitable Online Accounting Practice' ist das erste Buch, das bewährte Strategien erläutert für den Aufbau einer florierenden virtuellen Praxis. Hier erfahren Wirtschaftsprüfer und andere Fachleute des Rechnungswesens, wie sie übers Internet mittelständische Unternehmen als Kunden gewinnen. Jack Fox, ein anerkannter Experte auf diesem Gebiet, behandelt das ganze Spektrum an Internet-Dienstleistungsangeboten, die für mittelständische Unternehmen interessant sind. Er beschreibt erfolgreiche Techniken, mit denen Sie potentielle Kunden anvisieren und geeignete Marketingstrategien erstellen können. Mit einer Fülle praktischer Tipps und Ratschläge für die Unternehmensgründung: Enthalten sind u.a. ein detaillierter Geschäftsplan, zahlreiche Tabellen, Formulare und Checklisten sowie Hinweise zu führenden virtuellen Dienstleistungsunternehmen im Rechnungswesen.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This innovative handbook provides a range of models for undergraduate student-assisted teaching partnerships to help faculty, faculty developers, and administrators make learning more student-centered, more effective, and more productive. Each of the 31 models included in this volume is supported by practical details and focuses on four main aspects of a specific peer-assisted learning environment: implementation, evidence of effectiveness and learning benefits, analysis of time and cost expenditures, and suggestions for replication. Contents include discussions of working with undergraduate partners in several areas: - Programs for first-year students - Difficult courses - Special groups - Courses and programs for all students - Faculty development The chapters present a range of approaches, applications, disciplines, institutions, and contexts, and demonstrate that student-faculty partnerships can be adapted to meet diverse needs in a variety of situations. Extensive appendices aid implementation by providing concrete examples of hiring documents, training syllabi, teaching materials, and evaluation methods.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This indispensable volume comprises the work of nine of the most prominent scholars of the Russian Revolution, with introductions by the editor that help students contextualize and understand each piece.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Auf dem Gebiet der gemeinnützigen Einrichtungen spielt die Budget- und Finanzplanung für eine erfolgreiche Bewerbung um Zuschüsse oder Subventionen eine wesentliche Rolle. Leider fehlt vielen Experten im gemeinnützigen Bereich das nötige Know-How, um solide, vertrauenerweckende Budgets zu erstellen. Mit diesem Buch gleichen Sie dieses Wissensdefizit aus. 'rGantseeker's Budget Toolkit' beschreibt den kompletten Budgetierungsprozess, gibt Insider-Tipps und nennt praktische Richtlinien und Faustregeln. Darüber hinaus erläutern die Autoren jeden Schritt eines Budgetierungssystem und vermitteln eine ganze Reihe nützlicher Budgetierungsmethoden und -verfahren. Eine umfassende und detaillierte Darstellung. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Marketing via Internet ist eine wirkungsvolle Werbemethode für Ihr Unternehmen. Doch das Internet darf nicht als bloßer Warenkatalog dienen, es muß 'Wertschöpfung' bieten - und das in nur 8 Sekunden. 'E-Marketing' ist ein praktischer Leitfaden, der Ihnen Schritt für Schritt 'Insider-Geheimnisse' vermittelt, wie Sie auf Marketingaktivitäten im Internet eine gute Resonanz erhalten. Behandelt werden alle Aspekte des Marketing - angefangen bei der Auswahl der richtigen Software bis hin zur praktischen Umsetzung von Werbekampagnen.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book includes 10 lectures in a light, entertaining style, with each 'lecture' building on the previous one - making it easy for the reader to comprehend the vastly complicated functions of the circulatory system. The length of the text has intentionally been kept short; it is neither exhaustively complete nor over-simplified. It is enriched by details about basic biologic mechanisms and clever ways nature has solved a problem or achieved a result.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book provides the most comprehensive examination of the Normans available, examining the emergence of the Normans, their characteristics as a group, and their various achievements in war, culture and civilization.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Counterfactuals is David Lewis forceful presentation of and sustained argument for a particular view about propositions which express contrary to fact conditionals, including his famous defense of realism about possible worlds.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - High Praise for High Impact Philanthropy 'Successful navigation through today's changing world of philanthropy requires greater understanding by nonprofits and donors. High Impact Philanthropy meets this need.'-Roberta W. Gutman, Executive Director, Motorola Foundation 'At a time when the terrain of American philanthropy is so rapidly shifting in new and unprecedented ways, this bright and focused analysis stands as a beacon of innovative thinking for donors and community organizers alike. By sketching in bold strokes the case for more effective collaborative giving, this book may well help transform our communities in the twenty-first century.'-Peter deCourcy Hero,President, Community Foundation Silicon Valley 'High Impact Philanthropy provides a thoughtful analysis of how venture philanthropy is changing the way nonprofits run and how philanthropists give. Important parallels are made to the business world, demonstrating how nonprofits and donors can both benefit from putting their business hats on and running their organizations and giving programs like businesses.'-Jan D'Alessandro Wadsworth, Vice President, AOL Foundation 'High Impact Philanthropy is an effective and articulate guide to planning a major gifts strategy, soliciting major gifts from individuals in a personable and efficient manner, and integrating this essential task into the very structure of a nonprofit organization.'-Claude Rosenberg, Founder, New Tithing Group.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Learn proven project management strategies as you master the world's #1 project management softwareHere's a winning combination: a series of successful project management strategies that cover every phase of the process AND an insider's guide to the most powerful and versatile project management software available anywhere. That's what you'll find in Managing Projects with Microsoft(r) Project 2000.A synchronized learning system helps you get with the programMicrosoft Project 2000 brings 21st-century power to this already formidable tool. Whether you're an experienced user preparing to upgrade to Microsoft Project 2000 or an aspiring project manager who needs to understand the big picture as you gain control of the details, this remarkable one-stop guide helps you make the most of this outstanding new program. It puts you in control of every new feature and enhanced capability, including how to:\* SCHEDULE TASKS AND TRACK PROGRESS using task calendars, deadline dates, estimated durations, baseline and interim plans, and more\* MANAGE RESOURCES FOR BETTER TASK SCHEDULING with new methods that let you vary resource availability, specify material resources, and set task priorities for resource leveling\* MODEL PROJECTS GRAPHICALLY WITH NETWORK DIAGRAM VIEW, which offers flexible viewing and formatting of program information in a graphical layout of tasks\* MANAGE TASKS AND RESOURCES ACROSS A WORKGROUP with Microsoft Project Central-a Web-based companion to Microsoft Project 2000 that allows for task delegation up and down organizational lines, task progress reporting, and narrative status reporting\* WORK FASTER AND SMARTER by jump-starting new products with templates, grouping tasks and resources, creating your own work breakdown structure numbering scheme-and much, much more; Alles über Microsoft Project 2000! In diesem Buch finden Sie Material von Microsofts neuem, webbasierten 'Project Central', das eine Revolution des Projektmanagements einläutet. Schrittweise werden sowohl die Software als auch die Grundlagen des Projektmanagements selbst erarbeitet und vertieft. Unentbehrlich für alle, die Projekte planen, verwalten und verantworten müssen und bisher mit Project 98 gearbeitet haben.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This books gives guidance for doctors and other health professionals who are involved in providing health care for children and young people. The books sets out best practice guidance, and explains that children and young people should be allowed to participate in decisions about their health care to the extent they wish. It explains who can give consent to treatment on behalf of a person under 18 and when children and young people can seek health care and advice independently. It also explores the issue of refusal of treatment; what parents are entitled to refuse on behalf of their young children, and what to do if young people refuse treatment. A comprehensive summary of chapters provides quick reference for the key ethical and legal issues.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The 'father of data warehousing' incorporates the latest technologies into his blueprint for integrated decision support systemsToday's corporate IT and data warehouse managers are required to make a small army of technologies work together to ensure fast and accurate information for business managers. Bill Inmon created the Corporate Information Factory to solve the needs of these managers. Since the First Edition, the design of the factory has grown and changed dramatically. This Second Edition, revised and expanded by 40% with five new chapters, incorporates these changes. This step-by-step guide will enable readers to connect their legacy systems with the data warehouse and deal with a host of new and changing technologies, including Web access mechanisms, e-commerce systems, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems. The book also looks closely at exploration and data mining servers for analyzing customer behavior and departmental data marts for finance, sales, and marketing.; Bill Inmon, allgemein bekannt als Vater des Data Warehousing, entwickelte den innovativen Ansatz der Corporate Information Factory. Ziel dieser Strategie ist es, das Management schnell und zuverlässig mit Informationen zu versorgen. Seit der 1. Auflage von Inmons erfolgreichem Werk hat sich die Information Factory grundlegend weiterentwickelt. Diese 2. Auflage wurde umfassend überarbeitet und und um 40 % Material mit fünf neuen Kapiteln erweitert. Der Leser lernt neben vielfältige Aspekten der Implementierung von Data Warehouses, wichtige neue Technologien (Web-Zugriff, E-Commerce, ERP-Systeme) kennen. Eingehend diskutiert wird auch die Auswertung der Daten, zum Beispiel im Hinblick auf das Kundenverhalten. (01/01).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This timely volume addresses urgent questions about the nature of war crimes, nationalism, ethnic cleansing and collective responsibility from a variety of moral, political and legal perspectives.