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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Derivatives, and derivatives used to hedge financial and operating functions, are designed to allow managers of firms to manage effectively the downside risk of their financial and operating strategies. They also can be very useful tools that allow managers and executives to accurately predict financial and operational performance and manage the investment communities expectations regarding overall firm performance. Derivatives and hedges, however,...
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Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Smart branding is essential for success, yet it is often misunderstood. Developing a brand that is relevant, distinct, and emotionally compelling can be very difficult for many managers, mainly because they don't realize exactly what and how much goes into this branding process. This book will explain this process.
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Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Conducting good research is critical to any student today. Writing good research papers is equally important--yet many students have not been given the proper tools to convey cogently the results of their research. This is intended to address and redress this need. This book is literally a step-by-step approach to the writing of an undergraduate or graduate level research paper in the field of economics.
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Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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The purpose of this book is to explain what a business model is, what you have to do to get one, and what to do about the one you've already got. It contends that to be successful, your business model must be focused sharply on your customer. And it argues that you must think strategically about how to use your business model if you want to gain an advantage over your competitors.
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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China is the second largest economy in the world, and it stands poised to become the largest. China's geo-political power is also developing at a stunning pace. It has been predicted that China will have more impact on the world over the next 20 years than any other country. The world order as we have known it is changing, and China is becoming its leader. But, contrary to the belief that China's economic "miracle" is solely due to its government,...
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Everybody has to make decisions--they are unavoidable. Yet we receive little or no education or training on how to make decisions. Business decisions can be difficult: which people to hire, which product lines or facilities to expand and which to sell or shut down, which bid or proposal to accept, which process to implement, how much R&D to invest in, which environmental projects should receive the highest priority, and so on. Even if you make the...
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Competition is becoming more intense. Decision makers are encountering increasing complexity, rapid change and higher levels of risk. In many situations, the solution is more and better computerized decision support, especially analytics and business intelligence. Today managers need to learn about and understand computerized decision support. If a business is to succeed, managers must know much more about information technology solutions. This introductory...
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Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Despite four decades of good faith effort to teach Ethics in business schools, readers of the business press are still greeted on a regular basis with headlines about egregious excess and scandal. It becomes reasonable to ask why these efforts have not been working. Business faculty in ethics courses spend a lot of time teaching theories of ethical reasoning and analyzing those big, thorny dilemmas--triggering what one professor called "ethics fatigue."...
9) Effective interviewing and information gathering: proven tactics to improve your questioning skills
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Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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This book is an invaluable, instructional field manual for any professional who needs to obtain and interpret information gathered directly by and from people, without recourse to a technological intermediary, such as online search. In the role of interviewer, interrogator, or evaluator, there are many opportunities to get it wrong. Good information can go bad ... bad information can go good, but for the wrong reasons. Either way, without an understanding...
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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This book explores historical data, analyzes current events from the world stage, and delivers a worldview that challenges some existing paradigms in business. As we are living business history, the book draws from the epic economic, environmental, and cultural shifts in our collective consciousness. The impact of these deep and rapid changes on companies, employees, and the global economy cannot be underestimated and future world leaders must be...
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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It is impossible to comprehend what policies the government should undertake to face the economic reality of the country. Every day the public is exposed to a barrage of recommendations and mandates from the left and the right concerning what would be the appropriate course of action or lack thereof in order to nullify economic ills or to bring prosperity to the country. A fundamentally basic requirement to being able to comprehend these claims is...
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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From its beginnings in the early 1900s, game theory has been a very mathematical, technical subject. However, it also provides valuable, everyday lessons that are important for managers and executives to understand. Current books and textbooks are mostly highly mathematical, and almost all are very long. This primer will deliver a focused and precise, largely nonmathematical overview of topics in game theory that are directly relevant managers and...
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Each step in a company's manufacturing, service, and information processes uses, creates, supplies, and stores information. In many businesses, the information processes are managed separately from other business processes. However, they should be considered together with other operations in a process to develop more effective and less-expensive methods for acquiring and using that information. Using a conversational tone, the author discusses a number...
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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People have always found a way to trade with one another, overcoming enormous barriers. Nations that fought for centuries came together after World War II dedicated to a plan that would let them thrive in peace. Business and trade relationships were the foundation. This book is based on the simple concept that people who partner in business tend to work together in peace more often than not. Education is also a fundamental building block for successful...
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Today's news media displays an intense fascination with the global economy--and for good reason. The degree of worldwide economic integration is unprecedented, and rising globalization has lifted living standards and reduced poverty. Foreign markets and new technologies continue to present opportunities for entrepreneurs and corporations. Still, economic shocks can spread across the world in minutes, impacting billions of lives. Citizens are understandably...
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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As managers expand their international business operations, they are confronted by the puzzling and vexing world of foreign exchange (FX) rates. This text is designed as a resource that can help managers quickly understand and navigate the FX market. The text may be used as an introductory module in a course in international finance, whether the course is oriented to international markets, international investments, or international corporate finance....
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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In order to succeed today you must speak different languages. This doesn't necessarily mean Chinese, German or English. Rather it refers to the need to speak, accounting, finance, marketing and operations. This book is written for the executive who is not a supply chain management professional but who wants to learn more about his or her supply chain. We will do this by diving into some best practices, examples of how other companies have managed...
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Speaks to modern managers in all functions as well as to IT professionals. Implementing an effective IT sustainability strategy is essential for organizations pursuing sustainability as a means of business advantage and this book shows how to do it. The critical first step is getting clear about the ends of the IT sustainability program -- the mission must be to further the company ' s sustain- ability objectives and strategic intents should include:...
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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This is a hands-on book that focuses on the tasks that a new business owner must complete in the first 100 days of launching a business. Think of it this way. Imagine you've conceived a business idea, written a business plan, raised seed capital, and are set to launch your business on October 1. Now, what would you actually do on October 1, October 2, October 3, and so forth? How would you set your priorities? How would you know which tasks are the...
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Business Expert Press
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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This uses real market examples to demonstrate the effective use of management and marketing principles. The book also introduces programs developed over a 40-year career to help manage all aspects of a business and to develop and execute marketing strategies. Managers and executives will use this book as a guide to grow an established business or start a new one. The book can be used as a reference book for unique management challenges as well.