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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This is a fun and painless way to give yourself a firm grounding in the wide wonderful world of antiques and collectibles.' -- Kyle Husfloen, Managing Editor, Antique Trader Weekly and Antique Trader's Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Leadership Network Publication In Leading the Team-Based Church, George Cladis issues a clarioncall for ministry teams to embrace a fresh leadership model that isnot based on hierarchy, but on a process of collaboration thatmirrors the relationship of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Hereminds us that today's cultural environment--where authority hasbasis in trust, innovation reaps rewards, and spirituality takesroot in life and work--has matured past the need for the hierarchyof traditional church leadership where the pastor had the finalsay. Through down-to-earth stories from his own experience andthose of clergy in both mainline and evangelical churches, Cladisoffers an exciting alternative to the traditional forms of churchleadership, enabling pastors, congregational leaders, and staff tobreathe new life into their ministries and unleash the fullpotential of the entire ministry team. Cladis, pastor of a fast-growing mainline congregation,demonstrates how cultural changes affecting all ourinstitutions--not just the church--are making it easier to adoptthis new model of leadership. Cladis's practical advice will enableministry teams to work together in ways that both embody theChristian message and call forth the full creativity and love ofthe entire team. 'Just when it seems that all that can be said has been said on thesubject of 'teams', just when one has tired of the gumming of thelabel 'team' on everything in sight, along comes perhaps the mostsignificant religious book on teams yet published. Cladisjuxtaposes the theological and cultural context for team-basedministry in a model presentation of what a conversation betweenBible, theology, and culture should look like.'--Leonard Sweet,dean, The Theological School and vice president, Drew University.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Opening the Gates, Gary Tobin challenges his fellow AmericanJews to avoid the process of entropy that could take a devastatingtoll in the Jewish community. 'This should be our primary task,'Tobin passionately argues. Tobin confronts his community with theeye-opening reality that 'in order to rebuild and revitalizeJudaism in this country we must rethink our religion as somethingboth born Jews and converts must actively choose and stop blamingintermarriage for Judaism's decline.' He implores the Jewishcommunity to shift its focus from preventing intermarriage toembracing an open, positive, accessible, and joyful process ofencouraging non-Jews to become Jews. As Tobin bluntly puts it, 'Wemust abandon the paradigm that our children and grandchildren maybecome Gentiles and promote the thought that America is filled withmillions of potential Jews.' Opening the Gates examines the role conversion should play in theJewish future. It looks at the way the Jewish community currentlyhandles issues of intermarriage and conversion and recommAndsstrategies to incorporate conversion into a larger vision ofbuilding the next Jewish civilization. Tobin suggests what Judaismmight look like if it were to promote itself as a positive choicefor both Jews and non-Jews in the marketplace of religiousaffiliation-and tells us what the community needs to do to moldthis future. Tobin's controversial plan is sure to spark productivedialogue throughout the Jewish community.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How do you openly work with a 'poor team player' Positively handle a 'negative attitude' Objectively deal with a 'bad judgment' Sensitively criticize your boss (and keep your job) And, how do you praise others to capitalize on your team's strengths The Feedback Planner--a powerful and professional coaching tool shared in this guidebook--shows you how. Now you can offer ideas for improvement and build your working relationships through successful communication.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This concise guidebook offers a process for understanding training needs for any audience by outlining the needs assessment process for you, step-by-step.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Create high performance and diverse teams.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Teams members will use this handy reference to set team objectives and track and evaluate team performance.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Evaluate your organization's improvement impact by examining the transition of the organization's measures into performance goals. You'll also learn how to clarify your organization's vision and mission in terms of measurable results.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Plan for optimum performance.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A must-read if you are involved with a reengineering effort or are considering one. This guidebook's practical and applicable approach makes it the perfect hands-on tool as you redesign and re-create your targeted processes.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When it comes to creating value for shareholders, customers, employees-for most everyone concerned-no company does it better than the company that grows. Now, in Value-Creating Growth, two acclaimed growth consultants distill twenty years of expertise into a practice-driven program any change leader can use to ensure sustained, dynamic growth for his or her organization. Packed with real-world examples, proven strategies, and a host of action-oriented tools, this is the first book that offers readers a systematic approach to transforming companies into first-class performers.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book presents the High-Impact Training Model, designed to help you identify your training needs, map your approach, and track ongoing success.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Elementary and secondary school administrators will appreciate this comprehensive, ready-to-use staff development activities program that integrates in-service training, supervision, and evaluation. The program encourages professional growth through self-assessment and includes over 120 reproducible forms, charts, models and other aids that can be used 'as is' in developmental activities. Topics and activities include Professional Growth in Schools: Looking at the Big Picture, In-Service Training, What It is and What It Can Be, Extending Current Concepts of In-Service Training, Supervision: Past & Present, The What & How of Supervision, The Process of Effective Supervision, Teacher Evaluation: Past & Present, The Processes of Effective Evaluation, Assuring the Linkages Among In-Service Training, and Supervision, & Evaluation. Includes a reproducible four-page Observation Booklet designed to help teachers gather information about their classroom performance and to promote teacher self-reflection and self-evaluation.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Benjamin Graham ist eine der legendären Gestalten der Wall Street. Mit der Zeit stieg sein Ruf, und heute ist seine Investment-Philosophie bemerkenswert populär und anerkannt. Janet Lowe förderte durch akribische Forschung Schriftstücke, Artikel, Briefe und Abhandlungen der illustren Persönlichkeit zutage, bisher selten oder nicht veröffentliche Belege, anhand derer Sie Person und Ideen Grahams wiederentdecken werden. (04/99).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'An empathetic but hard-hitting book about effective school boardleadership. It should be required reading for superintendents,school board members, and all elected leaders.' --Anne L. Bryant, executive director, National School BoardsAssociation 'The chances for providing an even better education for studentsincreases geometrically when school boards and superintendents worktogether in common purpose. This book can help build the capacityof boards to support district-level improvement with wisegovernance and leadership.' --Paul Houston, executive director, American Association of SchoolAdministrators School boards are under fire and overworked, but they are here tostay. Here is a practical guide to improving their operation.Filled with real-life examples of sound board action, EffectiveSchool Boards presents a useful model for boards who want to make adifference in improving education and leading wisely. In this book,Eugene Smoley analyzes information received from extensiveinterviews with school board members about the key elements ofhighly functional boards and offers advice and insights to helpboards make better decisions, act collaboratively, relate to theircommunities, and plan strategically. He outlines three stages ofboard improvement--self-assessment, monitoring, anddevelopment--highlighting how boards can partner with districtsuperintendents to lead change. Practical tools for improvementinclude a self-evaluation questionnaire, a sample format forretreats and conferences, and concrete suggestions to assist schoolboard members, superintendents, concerned citizens, businessleaders, foundations, and anyone who cares about how today'sschools are governed.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'We believe the results of this work deliver up some valuable lessons for any company thinking about ABM, about to start ABM, or recovering from a failure with ABM. . . . We hope our views on the pitfalls that impede successful implementation of ABM help the reader and that by book's end, you'll be as convinced as we are that ABM can be a key weapon in today's international business arena.'-from the Preface Now revised and expanded, Activity-Based Management covers the tools and techniques needed to implement ABM as smoothly as possible and use it to its maximum potential over the long-term. Along with revealing case studies from companies across industries, this comprehensive resource includes thirty lessons to be learned in three crucial areas: starting off right, developing the pilot, and moving from pilot to mainstream. Instrumental in decreasing or eliminating misallocation and misinformation, activity-based management (ABM) is a discipline that focuses on the management of activities as the route to improving the value received by the customer and the profit achieved by providing this value. While a host of Fortune 500 and other growth companies are using ABM, not all are doing so with maximum results, demonstrating clearly that proper application requires certain tools and techniques. The fundamentals needed for the effective deployment of ABM are presented and explained in this comprehensive resource, now completely revised and updated. Edited by Steve Player and David E. Keys, with cases written by members of Arthur Andersen's Advanced Cost Management Practice, Activity-Based Management defines what kind of organization should employ ABM, why it should be implemented, and how it can link with other improvement initiatives to enhance a company's management performance. Along with straightforward guidelines on ABM do's, Player and Keys offer important details on the don'ts, highlighting thirty lessons to be learned in three crucial areas: getting off to the right start, developing the pilot, and moving from pilot to mainstream. Covering potential pitfalls, as well as what to do to overcome them, the authors pinpoint such problems as unclear objectives, misallocation of costs, inadequate software, and poor project management. For a frontline perspective, Activity-Based Management features revealing case studies from various corporations. Presenting their experiences with ABM and activity-based costing (ABC), these firsthand accounts examine a wide range of topics, including using storyboarding to develop ABM systems, how to use ABM for profitability, using ABM to support reengineering, and using ABC for target-costing, activity-based budgeting, and benchmarking. In addition, the next wave of tools are examined. These include customer profitability, revenue profitability, performance management systems, target costing, and reporting ABC information. Packed with proven strategies and practical tips, this accessible and exhaustive resource is indispensable reading for anyone looking to implement activity-based management smoothly and successfully. Jacket Design: Andrew Liefer.; Activity-Based Management (Geschäftsprozeßmanagement) ist eine Strategie, die sich gegenwärtig in der Geschäftswelt etabliert. Durch die Einführung des Geschäftsprozeßmanagement haben viele Unternehmen Fehlinformationen und Fehlinvestitionen minimieren bzw. vermeiden können. Mit Hilfe dieser Strategie sind die Zeiten des Mißmanagement endgültig vorbei. Unterstützt durch umfangreiche Fallstudien mit positiven und negativen Beispielen bei der Implementierung, werden umfassende Strategien und praktische Tips für die Einführung des Geschäftsprozeßmanagement gegeben, plus Hinweise zu 30 möglichen Gefahrenquellen, die es bei der Umsetzung zu vermeiden gilt. (09/98).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Includes a chapter by John I. Goodlad 'Dick Clark presents a comprehensive and vital view of the role that professional development schools bring to today's educational renewal efforts. He offers valuable insights and thoughtful perceptions about the realistic potential that a quality professional development school can bring to learning at manylevels.'-Richard C. Kunkel, Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership and dean, College of Education, Auburn University; executive director, The Holmes Partnership 'This book draws on years of watching the development of professional development schools and provides tools, critical lenses, and models for our consideration. It will help all of us involved reach toward the full potential promised by these schools.'-Patricia A. Wasley, dean, Graduate School of Education, Bank Street College of Education 'This book balances advocacy and skepticism and offers an excellent walk-through of the most important issues facing professional development schools.'-Lee Teitel, co-facilitator, Massachusetts PDS Network This volume in the Agenda for Education in a Democracy series explores the expanding popularity of professional development schools and their role in educating teachers and promoting school improvement. Effective Professional Development Schools describes the criteria for establishing quality professional development schools, the policies and financial arrangements needed to sustain them, and ways to evaluate their progress. In addition to thirty years' experience as a teacher and administrator in public schools, Richard W. Clark has fifteen years' experience working with school-university partnerships and professional development schools. He offers numerous case studies and examples of successful professional development schools, as well as school selection standards, sample joint agreements, checklists, and other valuable tools. Along with Clark's insights regarding professional development schools, this book includes a new essay from John I. Goodlad addressing the challenges of school-university partnerships. The book is a practical guide for teacher educators and school administrators who want to develop joint programs on teacher professional development. Beyond this practical advice, Effective Professional Development Schools explores some of the key concepts that need to be considered by school and university-based educators as they work together in professional development school settings.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Dictionary has been carefully designed to give both the expert and the newcomer overviews and succinct presentations of the most important traditional and contemporary issues in marketing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - First published in 1990, Existentialism is widely regarded as a classic introductory survey of the topic, and has helped to renew interest in existentialist philosophy.The author places existentialism within the great traditions of philosophy, and argues that it deserves as much attention from analytic philosophers as it has always received on the continent.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Financial statements capture and report on four key business activities: planning, financing, investing, and operating activities. To intelligently understand, analyze, and interpret financial statements you must look for the right information, know where to locate it, and then act swiftly on the findings. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Achieve measurable gains! Organizations are spending millions of dollars every year trainingemployees. Yet why are organizations sending their employees totraining They often don't know. Training is a quick fix; many managers don't believe that it reallyworks. But even if it isn't the appropriate solution to a problem,many organizations automatically implement training for lack of amore reasoned, thoughtful alternative. Here's the approach you've waited for: performance improvement. JimFuller and Jeanne Farrington show you how to achieve measurablegains by implementing this cutting-edge technique at yourorganization. 'A practical guide for identifying and eliminating the root causesof business problems. Business leaders and human resourceprofessionals responsible for turning around bottom-line resultswill find From Training to Performance Improvement well worth theread.' -- Kathleen Dalton, Procter & Gamble 'Clear, concise, and compelling. This book is a great asset forexecutives and management teams who are seeking ways to makechanges that will count.' -- James J. Hill, manager of executive education, SunMicrosystems 'A must for human resource development professionals and managersinterested in moving their organizations from training to abusiness-goal focused performance improvement system. Fuller andFarrington have 'been there.' They give the reader the benefit oftheir considerable experience on how to guide large and smallorganizations toward a human performance technology strategy.Unique, persuasive, and field-tested.' -- Richard E. Clark, professor and director, doctoral program inhuman performance at work, University of Southern California You'll learn how to: \* Explain and sell the notion of performance improvement toorganizations \* Surmount obstacles that can prevent organizations from achievingtheir full potential \* Demonstrate the results of your efforts . . . and muchmore! As director of learning at a Fortune 20 company, where he workedfor eighteen years, Jim Fuller helped to lead his corporation to aperformance breakthrough. In this hands-on resource, Fuller andseasoned consultant Jeanne Farrington show you how to make thistransition at your organization.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Balanced Scorecard ist eine Methode zur Leistungsmessung, die gegenwärtig auf internationalen Konferenzen heiß diskutiert wird. Zur Einführung einer effektiven Leistungsmessung in einem Unternehmen müssen zunächst einmal die spezifischen Bereiche der Messung bestimmt werden. Diese werden dann in einem kohärenten Rahmen zusammengefaßt, der sich an den strategischen Gesamtzielen orientiert. Und genau hierbei hilft Ihnen dieses Buch mit einem überaus praxisorientierten Ansatz. Enthalten sind internationale Fallbeispiele von großen Unternehmen wie z.B. ABB,Coca Cola, Electrolux, Rank Xerox, Skandia und Volvo.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Issuer Perspectives on Securitization provides insight into the basics of securitization as well as more advanced techniques such as nontraditional asset-backed securities, transactional due diligence, and accounting rules and techniques. Leading experts in the field detail all aspects of securitization, including: structuring efficient asset-backed transactions, rating structured securities, technology issues in asset-backed securities, and the role of the trustee.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The only practical business resource available that shows you howto use tests to assess skills and values in the workplace! Loaded with figures, tips, checklists, and examples, Tests ThatWork gives you everything you need to use assessments responsiblyand effectively at your organization. You know the effects of mediocre workplace performance: reducedprofitability, poor productivity, and diminished customer andemployee satisfaction. But while you know the effects, finding thecauses can seem nearly impossible. Do some of your employees needto improve their execution of basic tasks Should some of youremployees work on expanding their knowledge How can you answerthese questions Tests enable you to find answers such as these. But manyorganizations are afraid to use assessments: test development andexecution is complicated. Bad tests can seem punishing oroffensive, and yield inconclusive or incorrect results. That's why noted consultant Odin Westgaard brings you Tests ThatWork, the only practical resource available that shows you how touse tests to assess skills and values in the workplace. Westgaardoffers you invaluable advice whether you're developing andadministering tests--or merely selecting them. 'Confusion has reigned in the realms of tests, testing, andcalibrating human performance. Until now. This book will be on mydesk -- the shelf is too far away!' --Roger Kaufman, professor and director, office for needsassessment and planning, Florida State University; co-editor, TheGuidebook for Performance Improvement 'This is one valuable book I won't loan to anyone. I'd never get itback! It's that good.' --Kery Mortenson, senior site training specialist, AbbottLaboratories You'll learn how to: \* Test organizational attitudes \* Examine test validity and reliability \* Manage ethical issues related to test administration \* Evaluate and report test results . . . and more! You'll use tests to: \* discover where training is needed \* determine whether training was successful \* analyze an organizational culture \* assess opinions and preferences \* and more! Whether you're a manager who's considering using tests at yourorganization, a human resource development professional who'sdesigning and implementing tests for your clients, or an educatoror student engaged in the study or practice of assessment -- thisis the resource for you.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Das Thema Risikoprämie für Aktien (Equity Risk Premium) wird hier zum ersten Mal verständlich erklärt. Die Risikoprämie für Aktien stellt einen Renditeausgleich dar für das erhöhte Risiko, das ein Anleger bei der Investition in Aktien eingeht, im Vergleich zu einer Investition in risikofreie Staatsanleihen. Die Risikoprämie ist zwar von der Theorie her einfach, jedoch in der Praxis ein sehr komplexes Phänomen. Für Finanzentscheidungen ist es von größter Bedeutung, daß man das Prinzip der Risikoprämie versteht und es anwenden kann. Cornell erläutert das Thema Schritt für Schritt sehr anschaulich und ohne terminologischen Ballast. Zunächst wird die Risikoprämie im Zusammenhang mit der Geschichte des Aktienmarktes betrachtet. Der Haussemarkt der 90er dient dabei als Fallstudie. Cornell zeigt, welche Rückschlüsse man durch die Analyse der Risikoprämie im historischen Verlauf für den Aktienmarkt ziehen kann, z.B. ob Aktienkurse steigen oder fallen oder ob sich der Aktienmarkt verändert. Vorausschauende Schätzungen der Risikoprämie werden anhand verschiedener konkurrierender Modelle analysiert, wobei die Vorzüge der jeweiligen Methode mitbewertet werden. 'Equity Risk Premium' ist das erste Buch, das dieses wichtige Prinzip der Risiko-Nutzen-Analyse erschöpfend behandelt. Es vermittelt einen tiefen Einblick und deckt alle Grundlagen ab, damit Investoren fundierte Finanzentscheidungen treffen können. Ein absolutes Muß für institutionelle Anleger, Geldmanager und Finanzvorstände, die auf eine fundierte Marktanalyse zurückgreifen müssen. (06/99).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the first book devoted to the work of Peter Singer, one of the leaders of the practical ethics movement, and one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Radical changes in the workplace continue to impact the way we measure and manage employee performance, making the human resource professional's job more complex than ever. In The Changing Nature of Performance, a stellar group of contributors offers concrete suggestions on how the HR practitioner can cope. They examine seven major change factors that continue to influence individual performance--from the shift to team-based work to the interweaving of jobs with technology--and show readers how to develop effective HR policies and practices accordingly.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two training legends offer you a definitive team sourcebook! The world's two best-known team-building facilitators bring youover thirty-five cutting-edge activities. You'll turn to thistreasury of hassle-free, sure-fire games, exercises, andsimulations time and time again. 'In keeping with the tradition of continuous learning aboutteamwork, Thiagi and Parker have hit a home run. Teamwork andTeamplay is a must-have for every training bookshelf.' --Harvey A. Robbins, co-author, Why Teams Don't Work 'I can think of forty reasons to buy this book: thirty-eight gamesand activities, each a gem--plus two of the best writers in thetraining business. I am truly impressed at how well each activityis designed and how easy the rules are to understand.' --Steve Sugar, author, Games That Teach; president, The GameGroup The game formats are varied: some short, some long; someicebreakers, some closers; and much more! A game selection matrixenables you to find a game that suits your situation. Plus,training legends Thiagi and Parker share with you their proveninsights on effective teamwork and facilitation.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book presents a theory of how the psychology and neurobiology of stimulus appraisal influences the variability in second language acquisition. It then extends the notion of affect developed for second language acquisition to primary language acquisition and to cognition in general. Written by one of the leading scholars in the field, this book is an important research tool for students and professors of language studies and linguistics.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This Critical Reader provides a new perspective on the work of France's foremost social theorist Pierre Bourdieu, by examining its philosophical import and promoting a fruitful dialogue between Bourdieu and philosophers in the English-speaking world. The contributors include leading philosophers who critically assess Bourdieu's philosophical theories and their significance from diverse philosophical perspectives to reveal which dimensions of his thought are the most useful for philosophy today. These discussions also raise important questions about the current institutional limits of philosophy and how those limits may be overcome through a more robust alliance with the social sciences and the practical social world. The contributions cover Bourdieu's use of central figures in the Anglo-American philosophical tradition; his relationship to analytical philosophy and pragmatism through his concept of habitus; his position in twentieth-century continental philosophy; the political dimension of his work; the function and limits of his notion of 'the field'; and the relation of his explanatory models to new directions in the philosophy of science. The book also discusses some of his most recent writing not yet translated into English, and it concludes with a chapter by Bourdieu in which he analyses the diverse structural problems and the transformations involved in importing intellectual ideas from one national field to another. The volume also offers a specially prepared comprehensive bibliography of Bourdieu's publications in French and English from 1958 to 1998.…