Wiley jun 2009 (91 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A practical, jargon-free and easily accessible book on making a difference as a leader, Damian Hughes' Liquid Leadership draws on a diverse list of leaders in everyday life (Kim England, National Sales Training Manager at Unilever), to showbiz celebrities (John Lennon, Walt Disney), to renowned historical leaders (Shackleton, Eisenhower, Steve Jobs). There are no stuffy theories here. Instead, the book jumps energetically between film references from the Wizard of Oz, Alfie and Superman to the leadership styles of World-Cup winning coaches Alf Ramsay and Clive Woodward. Speckled throughout are examples of 'Liquid Leaders', from people you know - like James Timpson, head of the UK-wide group of key-cutting and shoe repair outlets - to people we don't know, including Fergus Findlay of Barnardo's in Ireland. This book offers you a joyous diversion that pushes home important theory effortlessly. It ends with practical exercises designed to galvanise the reader into identifying how they need to change, as well as a very useful annotated bibliography. Both of Damian's books have been credited with helping people build their own houses, fight cancer and run marathons, so come on and be a fellow Liquid Leader.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Stuck in a rut Know what you want but don't know how to get it Feel like life is passing you by Sick of getting mediocre results Then enter the wonderful world of Liquid Thinking.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ask and You Will Succeed is a breath of fresh air in a marketplace crowded with advice on what to believe and how to live. Filled with powerful questions that invite you to listen to your inner voice and tap into the strength you need to create your ideal life, this book makes you the final authority in your own life not outside forces that you can't control.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Your hands-on guide to coaching youth volleyball Have you been asked to coach a youth volleyball team This friendly, practical guide helps you grasp the basics and take charge on the court. You get expert advice on teaching key skills to different age groups, running safe and effective practices, helping struggling players, encouraging good sportsmanship, and leading your team with confidence during a match. - Lay the groundwork for a great season ? develop your coaching philosophy, run an effective preseason meeting, and get up to speed on the rules and terminology of the sport - Build your team ? size up the players, find roles for everyone to succeed in, and coach all different types of kids - Teach the basics of volleyball ? from serving and passing to setting, attacking, and blocking, instruct your players successfully in all the key elements - Raise the level of play ? teach more advanced offensive and defensive skills and keep your kids' interest in volleyball going strong - Make the moms and dads happy ? work with parents to ensure a successful and fun season - Score extra points ? keep your players healthy and injury free, resolve conflicts, and coach a volleyball club team Open the book and find: - Clear explanations of the game's fundamentals - An assortment of the sport's best drills - The equipment your team needs - Player positions and their responsibilities - Tips for running fun-filled practices - Refinements for your coaching strategies - How to meet players' special needs - Ten ways to make the season memorable. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What do we know about ordinary people in our towns and cities, about what really matters to them and how they organize their lives today This book visits an ordinary street and looks into thirty households. It reveals the aspirations and frustrations, the tragedies and accomplishments that are played out behind the doors. It focuses on the things that matter to these people, which quite often turn out to be material things - their house, the dog, their music, the Christmas decorations. These are the means by which they express who they have become, and relationships to objects turn out to be central to their relationships with other people - children, lovers, brothers and friends. If this is a typical street in a modern city like London, then what kind of society is this It's not a community, nor a neighbourhood, nor is it a collection of isolated individuals. It isn't dominated by the family. We assume that social life is corrupted by materialism, made superficial and individualistic by a surfeit of consumer goods, but this is misleading. If the street isn't any of these things, then what is it This brilliant and revealing portrayal of a street in modern London, written by one the most prominent anthropologists, shows how much is to be gained when we stop lamenting what we think we used to be and focus instead on what we are now becoming. It reveals the forms by which ordinary people make sense of their lives, and the ways in which objects become our companions in the daily struggle to make life meaningful.; Wer und vor allem wie lebt man in London heute In 30 brillanten Porträts erfährt der Leser ganz intime Details, durchlebt selbst alle Höhen und Tiefen der Protagonisten und erhält einen umfassenden Einblick in das 'Wesen der Menschen' aus Sicht eines Anthropologen.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Proven ways to create a more loving family Research proves that happy families are good for health, longevity, peace of mind, productivity, and success. In The Secrets of Happy Families, Scott Haltzman offers an original approach to building family contentment that works for families of all ethnicities and make-ups-two-parent, single-parent, blended, childless, or same-sex couple. He provides a 'positive psychology' way of solving family problems through strategy and leadership, including knowing and accepting who you are, taking a leadership role in loving and united relationships, building a network of support in extended families and communities, and making quality time for fun, adventures, holidays, and rituals.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Proven principles and tactics for successful selling in the expanding luxury goods marketCustomers of high-end products hold extremely high expectations in terms of customer service. Unlike typical consumers who face a need and go to the market to find something to fill that need, luxury buyers make their purchasing decisions based on much less practical considerations like passion and emotion. It's up to the sales ambassadors to create that emotion and the will to buy. After all, no one actually needs a $10,000 bracelet or a $20,000 wristwatch. Sales ambassadors to this market must master specific customer relation skills, like the ability to listen to the customer, build long-term customer relationships based on trust and loyalty, subtly appeal to the customer's emotions, and deliver personalized service from start to finish. Selling Luxury is for frontline salespeople in the luxury goods market who want to perform at the highest level.Robert w. Lent (Paris, France) is a Senior Consultant at AC3, a Paris based training company that works worldwide. He has led seminars in more than 22 countries in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Genevieve Tour (Paris, France) is a Training Director for Cartier and a long-time luxury sales specialist.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Home staging strategies needed to succeed in a down marketWhether a buyer, seller, or real estate agent, the home selling and purchasing process is fraught with potholes that can usually be overcome. But in this weakened housing market, everyone involved in the selling process must increase their efforts. In order to sell homes at top dollar, houses must be 'prepared for sales.' That's where Staging comes in. The real estate mantra is no longer location, location, location. It is now Staging, Staging, Staging! It's all about presentation. In Staging to Sell, Barb Schwarz, The Creator of Home Staging(r), offers her winning tactics, secrets, and strategies for selling a home at top dollar during these challenging times. In addition to offering specific tips on how to Stage a home, Schwarz, a sought-after speaker and Real Estate broker who has Staged and sold over 5,000 homes, provides readers, sellers, Realtors(r) and Stagers, with useful advice on correctly pricing properties, marketing properties so that they sell, addressing objections early on, having the seller handle the Staging before the house is viewed, and much more. Written with today's turbulent real estate market in mind, Staging to Sell contains the information readers need to get their homes Sold in the market quickly for top dollar.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The most effective sales strategies for tough economic timesToday's selling environment is tough, and only getting tougher. The old tactics are no longer working, and the current economy is only making selling more difficult. You need sales tactics and strategies that work now and fast . . . even when no one wants to buy-and tactics and strategies that will work even better when they do want to buy.How to Sell When Nobody's Buying is a practical, effective guide to selling even in the toughest of times. This book is packed with new information about creating sales opportunities. Most sales strategies taught today are based on outdated information from ten, twenty, even thirty years ago and they simply don't work today. You'll find the tools and information you need to gain confidence, create powerful alliances, profitable social networks, and drive your profits to unprecedented highs. Whether you sell business-to-business or direct to the consumer, whether you sell real estate or retail, this is the sales guide for you.\* Features effective, simple strategies for selling in tough economic times\* Offers free or low-cost prospecting tools that bring in customers by the herd\* Includes case studies from top salespeople that reveal new ways to bring in customers\* From sales guru Dave Lakhani, author of Persuasion, Subliminal Persuasion, and The Power of an HourThese days, you need all the help you can get to sell effectively. If you want to increase your sales and drive your business forward-no matter what the economy or your industry does-learn How to Sell When Nobody's Buying.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Save some green by going green with these environmentally friendly gadgets!With concern for the future of our environment growing stronger and more serious every day, there has never been a better time to take a new approach to some of the most popular gizmos and gadgets on the market and learn how you can convernt to electronics that have minimal environmental impact.Green gadgets encompass everything from iPods to energy-efficient home entertainment devices to solar laptop chargers and crank-powered gizmos. This helpful resource explains how to research green gadgets, make a smart purchasing decision, use products you already own in a more environmentally friendly way, and say goodbye to electronics that zap both energy and money.\* Explore the environmental and financial benefits of green gadgets with this friendly reference\* Discusses which gadgets save energy-and which ones create energy\* Learn ways to offset your carbon footprint when you can't reduce consumption\* Get tips for understanding products labels and avoiding 'greenwash'\* Discover how to calculate the energy and money your gadgets consumeGet moving and start living green with this informative guide to environmentally and wallet-friendly gadgets.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Do you want to be charged up every day Do you want to be focused for every meeting Do you want greater health, balance and happiness Facing a continual barrage of tasks coupled with a tough economy, many people feel completely drained by day's end. To stay ahead of the game, you need to capitalize on your energy, to go full throttle when needed.Based uponhis years of research as well as hiscoaching experiences with professional athletes and top executives, Dr.Steinberg has developed an energy management system comprised of6 key emotional strengths. When you learn to master these strengths, you will thrive on the inside, regardless of what is happening on the outside. Full Throttle is filledwith incredible stories,realistic examples, topical insights and hands on tools-Here is what you canexpect togain from reading this book: - Get Focused for every meeting - Develop greater balance in your life - Become more productive but work less hard - Plug up all the energy drains - Discover your inner flame of excellence - Be able to overcome obstacles and adversity - Be happier in your moments.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A gem from one of the most brilliant minds in personal finance.' ? Ben Stein, author, actor, TV personality, and New York Times columnist In a financial world gone mad, you still need to manage your money, put your kids through college, and save for retirement. To the rescue comes Jonathan Clements with 21 easy-to-follow rules to help you secure your financial future. Clements has spent a quarter century demystifying Wall Street for ordinary, real people on Main Street, including more than thirteen years as the Wall Street Journal's hugely popular personal-finance columnist. In The Little Book of Main Street Money, Clements brings us back to basics, with commonsense suggestions for intelligent money management. Chock-full of financial guidance that will stand up in any market, the book also reflects a financial philosophy that Clements has developed over a lifetime of watching Wall Street and writing about money?and that is even more important in the current volatile market. From the big picture (home, retirement, financial happiness) to the micro (taxes, inflation, investment costs), he offers clear-cut advice for taking control of your financial life, detailing the strategies needed to thrive in today's tough economic times. The 21 truths outlined throughout this book are a guiding light for everyone, young and old, whether starting out or soon retiring. Each chapter reads like a Clements column?clear, pithy, and feisty. From the obvious to the counterintuitive, the truths will bolster your returns, cut your costs, and give you financial peace of mind. Collectively, the 21 truths show you how to think about your entire financial life?not just stocks and bonds, but your home, your debts, your financial promises to your children, your income-earning ability, and so much more. They will help you not only survive today's treacherous financial terrain, but also prepare you for success tomorrow. Renowned for his spirited writing and shrewd investment guidance, Clements is the sane voice investors need to stay grounded in the midst of so much financial insanity.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A fun and creative guide to keeping customers ecstatically happy Businesses are used to competing for market share, inexpensive labor, and time-to-market, but today's biggest competition among top firms may be the war for top talent. Today's best organizations are reaching across traditional geopolitical and cultural boundaries to attract and retain the best and brightest workers. In The Talent Advantage, authors Weiss and MacKay tap into their long experience as experts in talent recruitment and retainment to explain why today's business leaders must take firm control of the talent hunting process to ensure great hires. Here, they show leaders exactly how to do that.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Business Game-here's how you can win! Are you a business owner, manager, or employee who struggles with: - Taxes, cash flow, sales, and profits - Marketing and advertising effectiveness - Hiring, motivating, and managing talent - The economy, stock market, and competitors - Bosses, boards, stockholders and partners - Never-ending to-do lists and sacrificing your quality of life to succeed If you answered 'yes' to any of these, you've been playing The Business Game and suffering the consequences. Even if you're rolling in profits right now, there are hidden costs you're paying to earn that money-money that's always at risk. You learned 'the rules' and you've been faithful to them, thinking you can win. But you can't really win The Business Game, because it's designed to be unwinnable-that is, as long as you play by the rules you were taught. The only way to truly win is to bust loose from the 'old' game and start playing a new game with a new set of rules. This book helps you discover who you really are, what you're really capable of, and how you can tap new sources of power, wisdom, and abundance to radically transform your experience of business. When you bust loose from the old game, you'll suddenly be playing a new game: - For the sheer pleasure of playing, with no worries about sales, marketing, profits, cash flow, taxes, other people, or personal income - Entirely unaffected by the economy, stock market, competitors, or technological innovation - Having more fun with less effort than you've ever experienced - Doing only what you love to do-all day, every day - Watching as amazing results come your way, without having to 'make it happen' It may sound unbelievable, but it's entirely possible. You can do it-if you open your mind and embrace the strategies in this book. Busting Loose from The Business Game leads you into a New Business Game filled with results and satisfaction beyond anything you've ever imagined possible. Read on. and bust loose.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - CNBC's David Faber takes an in-depth look at the causes and consequences of the recent financial collapseAnd Then the Roof Caved In lays bare the truth of the credit crisis, whose defining emotion at every turn has been greed, and whose defining failure is the complicity of the U.S. government in letting that greed rule the day. Written by CNBC's David Faber, this book painstakingly details the truth of what really happened with compelling characters who offer their first-hand accounts of what they did and why they did it.Page by page, Faber explains the events of the previous seven years that planted the seeds for the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. He begins in 2001, when the Federal Reserve embarked on an unprecedented effort to help the economy recover from the attacks of 9/11 by sending interest rates to all time lows. Faber also gives you an up-close look at where the crisis was incubated and unleashed upon the world-Wall Street-and introduces you to insiders from investment banks and mortgage lenders to ratings agencies, that unwittingly conspired to insure lending standards were abandoned in the head long rush for profits.\* Based on two years of research, this book provides deep background into the current credit crisis\* Offers the insights of experienced professionals-from Alan Greenspan to prominent bankers and regulators-who were on the front lines\* Created by David Faber, the face of morning business news on CNBC, and host of the network's award winning documentariesFrom regulators who tried to stop this problem before it swung out of control to hedge fund managers who correctly foresaw the coming housing crash and profited from it, And Then the Roof Caved In shows you how the crisis we currently face came to be.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 2O/2O Money: See the Markets Clearly and Invest Better Than the ProsTo be a more successful investor, you need to see the investment landscape more clearly. 20/20 Money--from Fisher Investments Press--can help you achieve this goal.Designed to help you think differently about your investing choices, this reliable resource addresses new ideas and challenges widely held conventions. With 20/20 Money as your guide, you'll quickly learn how gaining a firm understanding of various concepts--from stock market and systems theory to neuroscience and psychology--can help you begin making better investment decisions. Along the way, you'll also discover some of the most successful strategies for thinking and learning, and how they can be applied to your investing endeavors.To become a better investor, you have to have the discipline to make tough choices--choices that may not always be in line with tradition or commonly accepted invested wisdom. But the approach outlined throughout these pages can help you gain the vision to begin making better-informed investment decisions.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A strategy and marketing guide for growth companies Growth at any price can be exhausting for B-2-B companies and professional service providers who want to win more clients. Many entrepreneurs watch their bank accounts grow, but sacrifice too much in the process. Since 2001, wealth has taken on a whole new meaning. In this tell-all marketing guidebook, Lisa Nirell reveals a contemporary, contrarian, and field-tested view of marketing and planning. Successful growth and exit planning aren't about maximizing revenues or launching Internet marketing campaigns. Instead, they're about creating a compelling vision of the future, winning clients' hearts and minds, and defining the 'wealth quotient' in a holistic way. This practical, real-world guide shows readers how to develop a strategic marketing plan that really works-and avoid the attitudes that sabotage great ideas.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - LECTURING BIRDS ON FLYING For the past few decades, the financial world has often displayed an unreasonable willingness to believe that 'the model is right, the market is wrong,' in spite of the fact that these theoretical machinations were largely responsible for the stock market crash of 1987, the LTCM crisis of 1998, the credit crisis of 2008, and many other blow-ups, large and small. Why have both financial insiders (traders, risk managers, executives) and outsiders (academics, journalists, regulators, the public) consistently demonstrated a willingness to treat quantifications as gospel Nassim Taleb first addressed the conflicts between theoretical and real finance in his technical treatise on options, Dynamic Hedging. Now, in Lecturing Birds on Flying, Pablo Triana offers a powerful indictment on the trustworthiness of financial theory, explaining-in jargon-free plain English-how malfunctions in these quantitative machines have wreaked havoc in our real world. Triana first analyzes the fundamental question of whether financial markets can in principle really be solved mathematically. He shows that the markets indeed cannot be tamed with equations, presenting a long and powerful list of obstacles to prove his point: maverick unlawful human actions rule the markets, unexpected and unimaginable events shape the markets, and historical data is not necessarily a trustworthy guide to the future of the markets. The author then examines the sources of origin of many prevalent theories and mathematical dictums. He details how the field of financial economics evolved from a descriptive discipline to an abstract one dedicated to technically concocting professors' own versions of how such a world should work. He goes on to explain how Wall Street and other financial centers became eager employers of scientists, and how scientists became eager employees of financial firms. Triana concludes with an in-depth discussion of the most significant historical episodes of theory-caused real-life market malaise, with a strong emphasis on the current credit crisis. In the end, Lecturing Birds on Flying calls for the radical substitution of good old-fashioned common sense in place of mathematical decision-making and the restoration to financial power of those who are completely unchained to the iron ball of classroom-obtained qualifications.; Führende Finanzexperten diskutieren, auch konvers, seit Jahren über den Konflikt zwischen Theorie und Praxis. Als einer der ersten befasste sich Nassim Taleb in seinem, eher für Finanzexperten geschriebenen Buch 'Dynamic Hedging' mit diesem Problem. Pablo Triana bereitet in 'Lecturing Birds on Flying' das Thema nun für Laien verständlich auf und erläutert, warum Finanztheorien in der Praxis oftmals jegliche Relevanz verlieren. Dabei geht er nicht auf finanztechnische Details ein, sondern zeigt, dass allgemein anerkannte und täglich angewandte Theorien für unsere Wirtschaftswelt schädlich sein können. Sehr oft führen quantitative Modelle, mit denen Hedge Fonds und Investmentbanken (aber auch Regulierungsbehörden und Rating-Agenturen) arbeiten zu einem Zusammenbruch des Marktes. Diese sogenannten Modelle führen zu falschen Entscheidungen, wiegen Investoren in falscher Sicherheit und sanktionieren eher fragwürdige Verhaltensweisen. So waren diese Modelle maßgeblich für den Börsencrash des Jahres 1987, die LTCM-Pleite 1998, die Kreditkrise 2008 und viele andere größere oder kleinere Crashs verantwortlich. Seit Jahren schreibt Pablo Triana über die Grenzen dieser Art mathematischer Berechnungen und zeigt nun, welche Konsequenzen dieser Ansatz für unsere Märkte hat und warum das blinde Vertrauen auf quantitative Maximen eine große Gefahr in sich birgt.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Fine Line: How Design Strategies Are Shaping the Future of Business For the first time, Hartmut Esslinger, internationally acclaimed designer and founder of frog design, inc., reveals the secrets to better business through better design. Having spent forty years helping build the world's most recognizable brands, Esslinger shows how business leaders and designers can join forces to build creative strategies that will ensure a more profitable and sustainable future. A Fine Line shares the amazing story of Esslinger's transformation from industrial design wunderkind to a global innovation powerhouse, while detailing the very real challenges facing businesses in the new global economy. Offering companies far more than a temporary innovation booster, Esslinger shows how he and frog build creative design into the framework of an organization's competitive strategy, the same approach that has worked so well for leading edge companies such as Sony, Louis Vuitton, Lufthansa, Disney, Hewlett-Packard, SAP, Microsoft, and Apple. Offering a step-by-step overview of the innovation process-from targeting goals to shepherding new products and services to the marketplace-Esslinger reveals how to arrive at a design that reflects an intensely human experience and will connect strongly with consumers. With Esslinger's unique perspective, rich stories, and global mindset, A Fine Line explores business solutions that are environmentally sustainable and contribute to the future of a thriving and lasting global economy. The blending of design and business intelligence holds the key for shaping a sustainable competitive advantage in the rapidly evolving creative economy. A Fine Line equips business leaders with the necessary tools to thrive in tomorrow's world.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the fifteenth volume in an annual series in which leading economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy. - Examines key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements and policy developments at the national level - Provides up-to-date assessments of the World Trade Organization's current Trade Policy Reviews - Analyses trade policy in areas such as Japan, Indonesia, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates - Investigates the challenge of aligning the mission, means, and legitimacy of international organizations - Contributors including John Walley and Jan Aart Scholte also examine the concept of globalization - both its definition and its values - A vital resource for researchers, analysts, and policy-advisors interested in trade policy and other open economy issues.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Through a collection of essays by leading scholars on women's history and gender history, Gender and Change: Agency, Chronology and Periodisation questions conventional chronologies while reassessing the relationship between gender, agency, continuity and change. - Celebrates 20 years of the publication of the journal Gender & History - Reflects the extent to which gender analysis suggests alternatives to conventional periodisation. For example, whether theEuropean Renaissance can be classified as the same period of great cultural advance when viewed from the perspective of women - Offers innovative historiographical and theoretical reflection on approaches to gender, agency, and change. …

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Business Game-here's how you can win! Are you a business owner, manager, or employee who struggles with: - Taxes, cash flow, sales, and profits - Marketing and advertising effectiveness - Hiring, motivating, and managing talent - The economy, stock market, and competitors - Bosses, boards, stockholders and partners - Never-ending to-do lists and sacrificing your quality of life to succeed If you answered 'yes' to any of these, you've been playing The Business Game and suffering the consequences. Even if you're rolling in profits right now, there are hidden costs you're paying to earn that money-money that's always at risk. You learned 'the rules' and you've been faithful to them, thinking you can win. But you can't really win The Business Game, because it's designed to be unwinnable-that is, as long as you play by the rules you were taught. The only way to truly win is to bust loose from the 'old' game and start playing a new game with a new set of rules. This book helps you discover who you really are, what you're really capable of, and how you can tap new sources of power, wisdom, and abundance to radically transform your experience of business. When you bust loose from the old game, you'll suddenly be playing a new game: - For the sheer pleasure of playing, with no worries about sales, marketing, profits, cash flow, taxes, other people, or personal income - Entirely unaffected by the economy, stock market, competitors, or technological innovation - Having more fun with less effort than you've ever experienced - Doing only what you love to do-all day, every day - Watching as amazing results come your way, without having to 'make it happen' It may sound unbelievable, but it's entirely possible. You can do it-if you open your mind and embrace the strategies in this book. Busting Loose from The Business Game leads you into a New Business Game filled with results and satisfaction beyond anything you've ever imagined possible. Read on. and bust loose!Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstraße 12, 69469 Weinheim 288 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'A gem from one of the most brilliant minds in personal finance.' ? Ben Stein, author, actor, TV personality, and New York Times columnist In a financial world gone mad, you still need to manage your money, put your kids through college, and save for retirement. To the rescue comes Jonathan Clements with 21 easy-to-follow rules to help you secure your financial future. Clements has spent a quarter century demystifying Wall Street for ordinary, real people on Main Street, including more than thirteen years as the Wall Street Journal's hugely popular personal-finance columnist. In The Little Book of Main Street Money, Clements brings us back to basics, with commonsense suggestions for intelligent money management. Chock-full of financial guidance that will stand up in any market, the book also reflects a financial philosophy that Clements has developed over a lifetime of watching Wall Street and writing about money?and that is even more important in the current volatile market. From the big picture (home, retirement, financial happiness) to the micro (taxes, inflation, investment costs), he offers clear-cut advice for taking control of your financial life, detailing the strategies needed to thrive in today's tough economic times. The 21 truths outlined throughout this book are a guiding light for everyone, young and old, whether starting out or soon retiring. Each chapter reads like a Clements column?clear, pithy, and feisty. From the obvious to the counterintuitive, the truths will bolster your returns, cut your costs, and give you financial peace of mind. Collectively, the 21 truths show you how to think about your entire financial life?not just stocks and bonds, but your home, your debts, your financial promises to your children, your income-earning ability, and so much more. They will help you not only survive today's treacherous financial terrain, but also prepare you for success tomorrow. Renowned for his spirited writing and shrewd investment guidance, Clements is the sane voice investors need to stay grounded in the midst of so much financial insanity.Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstraße 12, 69469 Weinheim 224 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An indispensable guide that shows companies how to treat data as a strategic assetOrganizations set their business strategy and direction based on information that is available to executives. The Data Asset provides guidance for not only building the business case for data quality and data governance, but also for developing methodologies and processes that will enable your organization to better treat its data as a strategic asset.Part of Wiley's SAS Business Series, this book looks at Business Case Building; Maturity Model and Organization Capabilities; 7-Step Programmatic Approach for Success; and Technologies Required for Effective Data Quality and Data Governance and, within these areas, covers\* Risk mitigation\* Cost control\* Revenue optimization\* Undisciplined and reactive organizations\* Proactive organizations\* Analysis, improvement, and control technologyWhether you're a business manager or an IT professional, The Data Asset reveals the methodology and technology needed to approach successful data quality and data governance initiatives on an enterprise scale.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An intriguing look at how technology is changing financial markets, from an innovator on the frontlines of this revolution Nerds on Wall Street tells the tale of the ongoing technological transformation of the world's financial markets. The impact of technology on investing is profound, and author David Leinweber provides readers with an overview of where we were just a few short years ago, and where we are going. Being a successful investor today and tomorrow--individual or institutional--involves more than stock picking, asset allocation, or market timing: it involves technology. And Leinweber helps readers go beyond the numbers to see exactly how this technology has become more responsible for managing modern markets. In essence, the financial game has changed and will continue to change due entirely to technology. The new 'players,' human or otherwise, offer investors opportunities and dangers. With this intriguing and entertaining book, Leinweber shows where technology on Wall Street has been, what it has meant, and how it will impact the markets of tomorrow.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Charles Hirschkind's unique study explores how a popular Islamic media form-the cassette sermon-has profoundly transformed the political geography of the Middle East over the last three decades. An essential aspect of what is now called the Islamic Revival, the cassette sermon has become omnipresent in most Middle Eastern cities, punctuating the daily routines of many men and women. Hirschkind shows how sermon tapes have provided one of the means by which Islamic ethical traditions have been recalibrated to a modern political and technological order-to its noise and forms of pleasure and boredom, but also to its political incitements and call for citizen participation. Contrary to the belief that Islamic cassette sermons are a tool of militant indoctrination, Hirschkind argues that sermon tapes serve as an instrument of ethical self-improvement and as a vehicle for honing the sensibilities and affects of pious living.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Traces the cultural construction of Russia's landscape during the 19th century. This book shows how artistic and literary representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - ENTERPRISE SUPPLYCHAIN MANAGEMENT Integrating Best-in-Class Processes Is supply chain management all about forecasting Or is it just a warehousing and transportation function Demystifying the mystery supply chain management is for many, Enterprise Supply Chain Management: Integrating Best-in-Class Processes offers a comprehensive look at the role of this field within your own organization. Written by industry leader Vivek Sehgal, this book invites you to evaluate your current supply chain practices and leverage its best in class concepts to your own challenges. Drawing from the author's abundant research and analysis, this resourceful book shows how to manage a supply chain across an enterprise, encompassing technological, financial, procurement, and operational issues. You will find in this book a thoroughly functional view of supply chain, so you can readily understand the meaning of processes and where they fit into your company's big picture. This essential book covers: - A primer on supply chain and finance - Elements of a supply chain model - The scope of the supply chain - Demand and supply planning - Supply chain network design - Transportation and warehouse management - Supply chain collaboration - Reverse logistics management - Supply chain technology Whether you are a business manager, an IT manager, or a supply chain student, if you are looking for more of a comprehensive understanding of what each of the supply chain processes in your organization brings to the table and how each functions as part of the whole, Enterprise Supply Chain Management: Integrating Best-in-Class Processes is for you. Immensely functional on all aspects of supply chain management, this guide clearly explains how each process works and the relationships among them, allowing you to start implementing best-in-class approaches in your organization.…

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