Wiley feb 2002 (96 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - SMART ist eine revolutionäre Reihe, die gestressten Geschäftsleuten und Managern eine ganz neue Lernerfahrung vermittelt. Jeder Band dieser Reihe bietet eine kurze Einführung in die Grundlagen des jeweiligen Themas, vermittelt Erfahrungen, Tipps und Ratschläge aus der Praxis und diskutiert Erkenntnisse und Ideen von absoluten Spitzenexperten. Ein wichtiges Merkmal dieser Buchreihe ist die Vielzahl der praxisbezogenen Abschnitte, die unter Überschriften wie z.B. 'Smart Things to Say', 'Great Answers to Tough Questions', 'Killer Questions' oder 'Smart People to Have on Your Side' Wissenswertes, Nützliches und Interessantes gezielt und thematisch geballt auf den Punkt bringen. Die spezielle Themenauswahl dieser Reihe wurde anhand aktueller Untersuchungen über die wichtigsten und brisantesten Themen der modernen Geschäftswelt zusammengestellt. Bahnbrechende Ideen in allen möglichen Bereichen - angefangen beim E-Commerce über Branding, Strategie, Knowledge- und Projektmanagement, bis hin zu Teams, und dem Umgang mit Kunden, usw.,usw.: SMART greift diese Ideen auf, analysiert und kombiniert sie - zu echten Erfolgsgeheimnissen. 'Smart Things to Know About Your Career' vermittelt Ihnen gezielt die Taktiken, Tricks und Kniffe auf die es wirklich ankommt - angefangen beim eindrucksstarken und tadellosen Auftritt am ersten Arbeitstag bis hin zum Gespräch mit Ihrem Vorgesetzten. Mit diesem Arsenal an praktischen Ratschlägen sind Sie bestens für jede Situation gerüstet.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fast track route to understanding and implementing the best ideas from the world's top technology businesses Covers all key aspects of technology leadership, from open technology to entrepreneurial leadership, and from boundaryless product development to resource allocation Examples, cases and ideas from the world's greatest technology companies, including Hewlett Packard, Cisco, IBM, Schlumberger, Gillette and Merck. Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Incredible true stories of the most amazing women in American history They were courageous, resourceful pioneers, enduring and adventurous. They made arduous journeys, carved careers out of the wilderness, defied conventions, and fought for their freedom. They were community leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs. These Outrageous Women of the American Frontier boldly faced the gritty realities of daily life everything from starvation to shootouts and made their mark in history! Among the outrageous women you ll meet are: \* Charlie Parkhurst who disguised herself as a man, drove a stagecoach for twenty years, and was probably the first American woman to vote \* Bridget 'Biddy' Mason a former slave who gained her freedom in the 1850s and made enough money to set up several homes for the homeless, sick, and old \* Gertrudis Barcelo Santa Fe s 'Gambling Queen' who kept her maiden name, owned her own casino, and helped the United States win the Mexican-American War \* Libbie Custer wife of the famous general and a talented writer who chronicled her frontier adventures in books that made her a wealthy woman Also available in the Outrageous Women series. \* Outrageous Women of Ancient Times \* Outrageous Women of Colonial America \* Outrageous Women of the Middle Ages \* Outrageous Women of the Renaissance.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This hands-on guide helps congregations meet the reality and challenges of today's constantly changing urban and suburban church communities. Congregations in Transition, written in an easy-to-follow workbook format, is designed to help communities of faith focus on the changing needs of their members and explore the opportunities and options open to them.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Davis shows that the developed and developing world must now pursue 'sustainable development' requiring high levels of directed innovation. Industrial and commercial businesses of all kinds must bring about what amounts to a second industrial revolution.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume of Ready-to-Use Writing Proficiency Lessons & Activities gives classroom teachers and language arts specialists a powerful and effective tool for addressing the curriculum standards and competencies at the fourth-grade level. Writing Proficiency Lessons & Activities are also available from the publisher at the Eighth Grade Level and the Tenth Grade Level.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Looking at the operations of an organization, this book examines the different types of organization in both the public and private sectors. It then considers the internal relationships between operations, marketing, personnel and other functions within organizations. The specific aspects of operations are covered in detail: - - Work practices. - - Planning. - - Resourcing. - - Legislation. - - Customer relations.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hiring the Best Person for Every Job is a comprehensive workbook designed to help you learn the skills you need to effectively interview and hire new employees. This comprehensive resource will show you-no matter how inexperienced you may be in the interview process-how to turn a personal interview into an accurate predictor of future job performance. Step-by-step the guide shows you how to thoroughly prepare for an interview.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Peter Drucker gilt weltweit als der Vater des modernen Management. Flahertys Buch unterscheidet sich von anderen Büchern über Peter Drucker, weil es sich ausschließlich auf Druckers Managementprinzipien konzentriert. Es bietet eine umfassende Synthese und tiefgreifende Analyse von Druckers Lehren zum Thema Strategie, Wandel, Unternehmertum, Führung, Kommunikation, Entscheidungsfindung und vieles mehr in einem einzigen handlichen Band. Es ist ein idealer Ratgeber für Manager und Führungskräfte, die täglich mit neuen Herausforderungen konfrontiert werden. Peter Drucker hat in sechs Jahrzehnten mit seinen Arbeiten eine Quelle des Wissens und der Inspiration für Studenten und Fachleute geschaffen. Für alle, die sich erstmals mit Drucker beschäftigen, bietet dieser Band eine ideale Einführung in seine bahnbrechenden Erkenntnisse. Für Drucker-Kenner enthält er eine Fülle weiterführender und detaillierter Informationen zu Druckers innovativen und weitreichenden Konzepten.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Secure a Prosperous Future by Applying the Tried-and-True Techniques of Value Investing to Income Properties Value Investing in Real Estate outlines a safe and rewarding way to plan for your retirement and increase your income without the risks so common to the stock market. You'll learn how to buy real estate properties using Ben Graham's time-tested methods for evaluating investments. It's a proven way to build assets and income-a big payoff for relatively little time and effort. This book proves the advantages of value investing in real estate as compared to stocks in terms of stability, yield, growth, and equity appreciation. Value Investing in Real Estate also guides readers through important topics such as identifying geographical areas of growth, population patterns, land use, market indicators, condos, townhouses, fixer-uppers, and conversions. It covers what you need to know about both value investing and the real estate market-and how to combine the two for high returns-all backed with examples that illustrate each concept and technique. For the great majority of enterprising investors, value investing in real estate will prove superior to the stock market. Most importantly, you will gain far more income than the paltry dividends accruing from most stock portfolios. With this intelligent, highly readable book, you will see how the techniques of value investing in real estate can help you build the wealth and income you will need in the future.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This ready-to-use resource provides 40 complete model and writing lessons that capture students' attention, build their writing skills, and teach them a writing process (motivation, brainstorming, composing, revising, and publishing) that will serve them throughout their lives. The lessons/activities are designed for young authors in grades 4 through 9 who are just learning the composing process, as well as for advanced writers who are ready to experiment with a variety of writing and speaking genres. They feature a wide range of practical writing tasks students can easily relate to their own lives. For easy use, all materials are printed in a big 8 1/4' x 11' lay-flat binding that folds flat for photocopying of the writing formats and evaluative checklists that accompany many of the lessons, and are arranged developmentally into five sections. Here's just a sample of what each section offers: 1. Descriptive Compositions for Young Authors: 'People/Fact Hunt'.'Consumer Survey'.'Captions'.'Letter of Introduction to My Next Teacher'.:Restaurant Review Checklist'.'Horoscope' 2. Directional Compositions for Young Authors: 'Advice to Next Year's Class'.'Treasure Map Directions'.'Friendship Recipe'.'Cheer-Up Checklist'.'Medical Guide'.'Advice Column Solution Letter' 3. Persuasive Compositions for Young Authors: 'Apology/ApologyNote'.'Travel Brochure'.'Movie.VideoReview'.'Sympathy Message'.'Bill of Rights'.'Letter of Complaint'.'Eulogy' 4. Marrative Compositions for Young Authors: 'Good News/Bad News Tale'.'Mystery/Whodunit' 5. Poems & Songs for Young Authors: 'Simple Chant'.'Five-Line Poem'.'Comparison Poem'.'Auto/Bio Poem'.'Modern Nursery Rhymes' All lessons provide step-by-step instructions, including alternative motivators, examples of what to say to elicit students' response and what to write on the chalkboard, and suggestions for responding to students' writing in a way that will encourage them. You'll also find the lessons are ideally flexible. You may follow the steps in each Real-Life Writing lesson just as described or add, omit, and/or change parts to fit your students' knowledge, skills, or interests and/or your curriculum needs.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Organized as a quick and user-friendly roadmap for board members and chief executive officers as they reflect on their roles and duties together, Transformational Boards offers an engagement framework for board leadership designed to help boards lead their organizations through times of change. Using this proven, highly effective model, boards and CEOs work closely together to set responsibilities, outcomes, and strategic direction for the organization. Byron Tweeten identifies key issues with supporting research, presents practical how-to examples and advice, and includes questions that will stimulate further thinking and discussion.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Combining the best of whole language and phonics, this unique resource gives teachers in grades 4-12 a total of 44 easy-to-use lessons to teach students how to spell by recognizing spelling patterns and consistencies rather than memorizing hundreds of isolated words. Includes over 150 reproducible informal tests, word lists, and worksheets covering sounds, syllables, word building, and more.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - International turn-around gurus describe how to rescue a company from the brink of disasterWhy, even in the best of economic times, do so many apparently healthy companies fail The surprising answer offered by the authors of this breakthrough book is 'denial,' or more specifically, the inability of top management to acknowledge that they've been backing a losing strategy and to take the necessary, often traumatizing, steps required to set their companies on the right course. Using cogent case studies and lessons learned from working with Fortune 500 executives who have survived tough turnarounds, Pate and Platt vividly describe what happens when good strategies go bad. Drawing upon their experiences at top firms, they develop proven real-world turnaround strategies, tools, and techniques and show readers how to put them to work in their companies.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A complete set of tools for applying entrepreneurial strategies and techniques to your nonprofit As a follow-up to their book Enterprising Nonprofits, the authors of Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs provide a full set of practical tools for putting the lessons of business entrepreneurship to work in your nonprofit. The book offers hands-on guidance that helps social sector leaders hone their entrepreneurial skills and carry out their social missions more effectively than ever before. This practical and easy-to-use book is filled with examples, exercises, checklists, and action steps that bring the concepts, frameworks, and tools to life. Detailed explanations of all the tools and techniques will help you personalize and apply them to your nonprofit organization-making it stronger, healthier, and better able to serve the needs of our communities. Praise for Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs 'I search constantly for resources that can help provide insight and guidance to take Teach For America to a higher level; Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs does this and more. The book takes the best practices of for-profits and social enterprises and adapts them to the needs of entrepreneurial, mission-driven nonprofits. Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs is a tremendous contribution to social entrepreneurs and to the nonprofit sector-many thanks to the authors for identifying this need and filling it!' -Wendy Kopp Founder and President, Teach For America All of the royalties from this book will be used by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support continuing work on social entrepreneurship.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Witches and Neighbours is a highly original and unconventional analysis of a fascinating historical phenomenon. Unlike other studies of the subject which focus on the mechanisms of persecution, this book presents a rich picture of witchcraft as an all-pervasive aspect of life in early modern Europe.This book is not available from Blackwell in the United States and the Philippines.A fascinating and accessible account of the central role of witchcraft in early modern Europe.A standard work on the subject of witchcraft now available in a revised edition with an updated bibliography.Presents an unconventional interpretation of the role and influence of witchcraftArgues that witchcraft was as complex and changing as the society of which it formed a vital part.Draws on a range of original sources to vividly illustrate the arguments.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this book Sarah Coakley confronts a central paradox of theological feminism - what she terms the paradox of power and vulnerability .Confronts a central paradox of theological feminism - what Coakley terms paradox of power and vulnerability .Explores this issue through the perspective of spiritual practice, philosophical enquiry and doctrinal analysis.Draws together an essential collection of Sarah Coakley s work in this field.Offers an original perspective into contemporary feminist theology.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Capital investment decisions are a constant challenge to all levels of financial managers. Capital Budgeting: Theory and Practice shows you how to confront them using state-of-the-art techniques.Broken down into four comprehensive sections, Capital Budgeting: Theory and Practice explores and illustrates all aspects of the capital budgeting decision process. Pamela Peterson and Frank Fabozzi examine the critical issues and limitations of capital budgeting techniques with an in-depth analysis of:\* Classifying capital budgeting proposals\* Determining the relevant cash flows for capital budgeting proposals\* Assessing the economic value of a capital budgeting proposal using different techniques\* Incorporating risk into the capital budgeting decision\* Evaluating whether to lease or borrow-to-buyCapital Budgeting: Theory and Practice provides the knowledge, insight, and advice that will allow you to handle one of the most important aspects of your firm's financial management. Advanced enough for practitioners yet accessible enough for the novice, Capital Budgeting: Theory and Practice is your complete guide to understanding and benefiting from the essential techniques of capital budgeting.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This revisionist narrative of poetic change in the twentieth century challenges the accepted notions of what poetry is and can be in the new century and makes the case for the seminal place of poetry in contemporary culture.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Veterinary professionals perform countless calculations on a daily basis. Calculations for the Veterinary Professional combines the perspectives of a pharmacist, the author, Vicki McConnell, and a clinician, the editor, Branston Ritchie, to guide the reader through step-by-step computations followed by practice problems at the end of each section. Veterinary practitioners, students, and technicians will find this a valuable reference. The following topics are covered in this manual: fractions and decimals, scientific notation, temperature and units of volume, equations, ratios and proportions, physical chemistry,dilution and drug dosing by body surface area, IV drips, oral suspensions, eye drop calibrations, nutritional support and metabolic scaling, and toxicology and blood levels.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This thoroughly research-based book-- written by two experts in the field Fred Massarik and Marissa Pei-Carpenter with contributions from other well-known professionals-- reestablishes the connection between theory, research, and practice and affirms core OD values. They emphasize the 'personhood' of the consultant and client, the relevance of 'feel' and intuition combined with fact and technique, and the importance of real people doing real things in real time holistically. In addition to these core ideas, the authors outline new viewpoints that are especially relevant in today's rapidly changing world. They explain that quick-fix linear approaches are not likely to bring substantial lasting results and OD must be rooted in the vast knowledge available about the human condition-recognizing the complexity of real life. They also show how value is the essential cornerstone of organization development.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An edited volume that takes a more practical look at the area of women in management, indicating the initiatives that leading edge organizations have implemented to support the career advancement of managerial and professional women.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Advanced Marketing Research is a companion volume to Richard Bagozzi's Principles of Marketing Research. It is intended for students on advanced marketing research courses at the graduate and postgraduate levels and on executive programs. Each chapter begins with a historical development of the topical area before moving on to advanced issues and coverage of latest developments. To aid students learning, questions and exercises are included throughout.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Within twenty years of victory in the Second World War Britain had ceased to be a world power and her global empire has dissolved into fragments. With what now seems astonishing rapidity, and empire three centuries old, which had reached its greatest extent as late as 1921, was transformed into more than fifty sovereign states. Why did this great transformation come about Had Britain simply become too weak in a world of superpowers Had the pressure of colonial nationalism suddenly become overwhelming Or had the British themselves decided that they no longer needed an empire, and that interests were better served by joining the rich man's club of Europe In this short book, these and other theories are examined critically. The aim is not to present a detailed narrative of Britain's imperial retreat but to introduce the reader to the current state of debate in a rapidly expanding subject.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The nature of the British 'Welfare State', established in the 1940s through the acceptance of the Beveridge Report's recommendations and assumption, has long been the subject of an inconclusive debate, even though knowledge of its history has increased as official papers have become open to access under the thirty year rule. What aims, interests and forces shaped its development before and after the Beveridge Report's appearance, from the Liberal innovations in social policy before 1914 to the collapse of full employment in the 1970s This book examines the answers to such questions provided by recent historical research and discussion, offering a critical and comprehensive study of the modernization of social policy in Britain.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is a must for all MRCP candidates. Together with the twocompanion volumes, the book provides a comprehensive guide to thewritten paper MRCP syllabus.Volume 3 covers the data interpretation component of the exam.The 100 data questions contained in this book encompass the fullrange of general medical problems encountered in hospital practice.The final chapter of this volume is devoted to Extended MatchingQuestions, which are increasingly used in the MRCP Written Paper.Familiarity with the contents of this book, will ensure that allcandidates stand the best chance of passing the exam firsttime.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This highly original collection of essays, written by some of the world's best-known political scientists elucidates state-of-the-art methodological approaches to comparative politics. Giovanni Sartori and Mattei Dogan examine the applicability and validity of statistical techniques in the field. Seymour Martin Lipset considers the effectiveness of binary comparisons while John D. Martz addresses similar questions in regard of multi-state comparisons in Latin America. John Forrest offers an `asynchronic comparison' of weak contemporary African States and similar in Medieval Europe. Ali Kazancigil looks at Turkey's `high stateness' as deviant, and Mattei Dogan concludes the volume with a consideration of the applicability of Weber's typology of legitimacy.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Due Diligence ist ein Prüfverfahren, mit dessen Hilfe Investoren die wirtschaftliche und finanzielle Situation des zu finanzierenden Unternehmens genau durchleuchten, um solide Investmententscheidungen zu treffen. 'Venture Capital Due Diligence' ist ein praktischer Leitfaden zum Due Diligence Prozess. Er erläutert ausführlich das strenge Regelwerk dieses Prüfverfahrens und zeigt dem Leser, wie er diese Technik in der Praxis einsetzt, um damit Investmentchancen zu bewerten und die Rentabilität seiner Kapitalanlage (ROI - Return on Investment) einzuschätzen. Mit Tipps, Ratschlägen und Checklisten, die von den international erfolgreichsten Wagniskapitalgebern zusammengestellt wurden sowie einem Fragenkatalog, der die wichtigsten Kriterien des Due Diligence Prozesses beinhaltet. 'Venture Capital Due Diligence' ist ein unentbehrlicher Ratgeber für alle Venture Capitalists, professionelle Investoren und Finanzgeber.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a history of the European city from the early Middle Ages to the present. Tracing the city from the survival of urban life after the collapse of the Roman Empire to the effects of modern industrialization and transportation, Professor Benevolo's book also provides a fascinating account of the relationship between urban life and cultural and intellectual life.…