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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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This book provides guidance on what makes a new venture more likely to attract external financing, with an emphasis on business angel investment. The author incorporates the views of business angels, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and legal advisors; draws upon the latest academic thinking on financing new ventures; and provides comparisons between business angel and venture capital investing to further inform the reader. The concepts, principles,...
Author
Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Governments have become an integral part of economics in modern societies. The extent of government involvement is not limited to legislation, foreign policy, or law and order. Governments intervene in economic affairs by collecting taxes and spending what they collect. The amount of taxes and who pays them, as well as the amount of government expenditures and who receives them, has a significant impact on income distribution. However, the main focus...
Author
Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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The focus of this book is how to maximize your creative potential both professionally and personally. A central theme of this book is that successful creative expression is a function of hard work and discipline rather than innate talent or genius. Reaching your creative potential requires an open mind. To begin, we discuss some of mental models that facilitate or impede your development as a creative person. The book also identifies specific ways...
Author
Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Takes an in-depth look at an emerging approach to the study of business leadership that focuses on language as a vehicle for communicating leadership. Traditionally, management theories have taken a psychological approach to leadership, often assuming that it is a personality trait located within an individual. In contrast, the discursive approach to leadership, which is the focus of this book, assumes that leadership is created through communication...
Author
Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This book is a study on how Latino culture in the United States views, defines, and can help lead innovation. Achieving sustainable innovation success is a concept many corporations struggle to attain. The authors have found through their research that very often it is a result of too much effort being directed at processes rather than focusing on the source of innovation--its human capital. Realizing that innovation emanates from human beings and...
Author
Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Islamic management is the interpretation of management practices as explicated in Islamic practices. The recent growth and interest in Islamic finance has led to researchers contemplating whether Islam offers an explanation with reference to various other areas in management studies. This book offers the Islamic perspectives on business ethics, marketing, leadership, and human resource management and explains to readers the tangible need of reading...
Author
Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The majority of economists, would admit that money is powerful and that changes in money will impact the economy, to some extent and most of the time. Monetary theory analyzes and determines how changes in the supply of money affect the economy. The collection of policies that use monetary tools is known as monetary policy. The main monetary authority of a country is its central bank. In the United States it is called the Federal Reserve Bank System...
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Publisher
Business Expert Press
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English
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The premise of the author is that the study of money should commence at the most general level. Consequently, the book is anchored in the context of monetary systems (commodity, fiduciary, and fiat monies). The intent is to give the student of money a very broad perspective. It allows them to understand, for example, how the money we use today differs from money used in the past, or how our current money relates to money discovered by anthropologists...
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Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Business life is about persuasion. Effective managers advance their careers by identifying problems, developing solutions, and persuading decision makers to provide the support and resources necessary to make things happen. This book focuses on a specific presentation context: a problem-solution persuasive presentation to decision makers delivered in a conference room environment. Such presentations occur at every level in an organization. Therefore,...
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Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The furniture industry (NAICS 337) plays an important role in the U.S. economy as a bellwether for manufacturing through its utilization of a global production network. Types of furniture range from household to institutional, with particular growth in firms supplying medical and government-related commodities. The industry is highly responsive to fashion trends, but is partitioned into high, medium, and low cost segments that reveal different locational...
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Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The shifting focus of service from the 1980s to 2000s has proved that IT not only lowers the cost of service but creates avenues to enhance revenue through service. In particular, companies increase revenue through IT-based services. The new type of service, e-service, has several features such as being mobile, flexible, interactive, and interchangeable. Additionally, e-services have much to offer in terms of overcoming obstacles faced by a traditional...
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Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Every leader needs to move people to action and align everyone's actions toward the same goal. But how is this best accomplished? Words are a leader's greatest tool, and metaphors are the most potent combination of words available. If a leader wants to be successful in communicating vision, motivating people, and transforming an organization, he or she must understand the power of metaphors and learn how to use them well. Through the proper use of...
Author
Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This handy guide to excellent business communications is perfect for both college students and business professionals. Whether preparing for a career, launching a career, or advancing in a career, the savvy professional understands that every organization expects employees to be exceptional business communicators. Today's Business Communication: A How-to Guide for the Modern Professional leads readers through the most frequently encountered business...