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Electronic Dictionary of Banking and Finance
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1986 Winner of the Imogene Okes Award and the Cyril O. Houle World Award for Literature in Adult Education
The first book to receive both the Imogene Okes Award and the Cyril O. Houle World Award for Literature in Adult Education presented by the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. This book analyzes current approaches to adult learning and presents a comprehensive review of the research on how adults learn.
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Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning.......2000-10-02
A thoroughly researched and extensively documented book which efficiently outlines 20 years of studies on adult learning. Effective adulte learning practices are explained in from six categories, voluntary engagement,respect among participants, collaboration and negaotiation of needs, relective praxis, critical appreciation of diversity, and student empowerment of self improvement. Aside from the institutional mode of learning, external authority, set objectives, set teaching roles, prescribed evaluation, adult learning seeks to empower self directed learners with critical thinking modes. This latter kind of learning is not without risk. The risks of dillusion, professional incompetence, and the perils of playing close to a kind of classroom therapy. Nonetheless, adult students bring a wealth of experience (good and bad), maturity, problem posing, problem solving, and task focus to adult learning. Finally, adult learning will invariably be restricted by institutional contexts, evalution criteria, and contextual business norms.
Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning.......2000-10-02
A thoroughly researched and extensively documented book which efficiently outlines 20 years of studies on adult learning. Effective adulte learning practices are explained in from six categories, voluntary engagement,respect among participants, collaboration and negaotiation of needs, relective praxis, critical appreciation of diversity, and student empowerment of self improvement. Aside from the institutional mode of learning, external authority, set objectives, set teaching roles, prescribed evaluation, adult learning seeks to empower self directed learners with critical thinking modes. This latter kind of learning is not without risk. The risks of dillusion, professional incompetence, and the perils of playing close to a kind of classroom therapy. Nonetheless, adult students bring a wealth of experience (good and bad), maturity, problem posing, problem solving, and task focus to adult learning. Finally, adult learning will invariably be restricted by institutional contexts, evalution criteria, and contextual business norms.
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Como Iniciar y Administrar Un Almacen Rentable
Dion Topping ,
Jim Dion , and
Ted Topping
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ASIN: 9580476527 |
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What went wrong and how can America become second to none in industrial productivity? This long awaited study by a team of top notch MIT scientists and economists - the MIT Commission on Industrial Productivity - takes a hard look at the recurring weaknesses of American industry that are threatening the country's standard of living and its position in the world economy. Made in America identifies what is best and worth replicating in American industrial practice and sets out five national priorities for regaining the productive edge.
Unlike other studies that prescribe macroeconomic cures, Made in America focuses on the reorganization and effective integration of human resources and new technologies within the firm as a principal driving force for long term growth in productivity.
Made in America examines the relationship between human resources and technological change in detail and singles out the most significant productivity weaknesses from the myriad causes that are typically cited. These include shortÃtime horizons and a preoccupation with the bottom line, outdated strategies that focus excessively on the domestic market, lack of cooperation within and among U.S. firms, neglect of human resources, technological failures in translating discoveries to products, and a mismatch between governmental actions and the needs of industry.
Looking ahead Made in America asserts that industrial performance would improve substantially simply by building on what is best in U.S. industry. It describes representative systems of production that can serve as models of best industrial practice for niche producers, price competitive specialized producers, and flexible mass producers.
Among the goals singled out as national priorities are the creation of a new economic citizenship that involves wellÃeducated workers as active partners in the reproduction process, a new strategic focus on production, finding a better balance between cooperation and individualism, learning to live in an increasingly international economy, and making proper provision for the future both in terms of capital and human resources.
The findings and goals of Made in America are based on such measures of productivity performance as product quality, innovativeness, time to market, and service in eight manufacturing sectors - semiconductors, computers, and office equipment; automobiles; steel; consumer electronics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals; textiles; machine tools; and commercial aircraft. These measures revealed a large gap between the best and average U.S. practice.
Michael L. Dertouzos. is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Director of MIT's Laboratory of Computer Science. Robert M. Solow is Institute Professor of Economics, and Richard K. Lester is Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering,
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This digital document is an article from American Economist, published by Omicron Delta Epsilon on September 22, 1991. The length of the article is 855 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Made in America: Regaining the Productive Edge. (book reviews)
Author: Thomas J. Cawley
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American Economist (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 1991
Publisher: Omicron Delta Epsilon
Volume: v35
Issue: n2
Page: p93(2)
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From the world-renowned chess teacher, a guide to applying the principles of the game to beating the competition in any endeavor luid and elegant, yet rigorous and rule-bound, chess is a game that seduces, confounds, and hooks. Now, world-renowned chess master and Fortune 500 business consultant Bruce Pandolfini shows readers how chess principles can be simply and logically applied to any business or life situation. No specific chess knowledge is needed, but after reading Every Move Must Have a Purpose, you will share with the most astute chess players the secret to thinking on your feet. From the celebrated 'chairman of the board' comes the secrets of strategy that everyone will find useful. n Be aggressive, but don't take unnecessary chances n Answer all threats with a counterthreat n When exchanging, always get at least as much as you give up Crisply and engagingly written, with entertaining examples and chess anecdotes, Every Move Must Have a Purpose will improve your strategic thinking so you'll never again debate your next move.
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Every review must have a purpose.......2004-09-21
The book does not give you positions to go along with the telling you "THE PURPOSE". My chess teacher says, "it is good to say something general, but much better if you have a position as an example". Ha, Ha, in a way I am doing the same thing this book does!!!! But not really since this book itself is the "position".
If you want a lot of words, but not the positions or moves to go along with it, then this book is for you. I would rather have a book that uses real examples using real positins and moves than just lots of silly words. This author could do much, much, much better....
Packed With Knowledge!.......2004-04-23
This slim volume, which draws life and business lessons from the game of chess, is one of the better self-help and self-improvement books you're likely to pick up. At only 115 pages, double-spaced, and a mere 20,000 words, the entire book is about the length of a chapter in most other books in its category. Author Bruce Pandolfini includes just enough chess lore to keep the book relevant to chess, but not so much as to overwhelm a chess-averse reader. He writes concisely, as a chess player plays, with a great deal of concentration and quick, quiet decisions expressed in single sentences. The book offers several fine aphorisms, the sort you will remember long after you have put it down. But it's not the kind of book you will want to put down. Fortunately, we are glad to note, it is small enough to fit into a purse or computer bag along with everything else you carry.
SAY CHESS!.......2004-04-20
If you're looking for that perfect in-transit book to skim through, without straining your shoulders but working your grey matter, this slim treatise (115 pages, double spaced) makes for a pretty good fit.
Simply put, it draws some very thoughtful life and business lessons from Chess. Don't worry, it includes just enough chess material to keep the book relevant to the strategic game, but not so egregiously that it puts off people unfamiliar with chess (you know what a rook is though, right?)
The author writes almost like a chess player: with concentration and quick, quiet decisions expressed in single sentences. Which makes this book not only a pretty neat source of business thoughts, but also one of the better self-help and self-improvement books I've ever read.
You'll end up with a fistful of aphorisms if you really read, and while it may look a bit steep for its slim size, it's absolutely worth it. Highly recommended.
Packed with Knowledge!.......2004-03-10
This slim volume, which draws life and business lessons from the game of chess, is one of the better self-help and self-improvement books you're likely to pick up. At only 115 pages, double-spaced, and a mere 20,000 words, the entire book is about the length of a chapter in most other books in its category. Author Bruce Pandolfini includes just enough chess lore to keep the book relevant to chess, but not so much as to overwhelm a chess-averse reader. He writes concisely, as a chess player plays, with a great deal of concentration and quick, quiet decisions expressed in single sentences. The book offers several fine aphorisms, the sort you will remember long after you have put it down. But it's not the kind of book you will want to put down. Fortunately, we are glad to note, it is small enough to fit into a purse or computer bag along with everything else you carry.
A Brilliant Book.......2004-01-15
This is a brilliant book. ... It certainly has some useful things to say about business and strategic decision-making, but it is a chess book, written so clearly and universally that even a person focused solely on business and nothing else could still understand and benefit from it. It does not go into chess moves or combinations, although the few times he does talk about them he makes them come alive, such as: "Sometimes a move is right only because it's a little wrong," or "Some moves explain themselves." Pandolfini presents chess ideas so cogently that anyone can appreciate them and see their larger import: "To see what they see, sit where they sit." That is the beauty of what Pandolfini has done here. He has merged straight chess and general culture to appeal to everyone with a discriminating mind. Anyone can read it, even children. Anyone can gain from it, even people stuck in their office. But while the book reaches out to cultivated businesspeople, I see it as a chess book, one of the most stimulating I have encountered in many years.
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Make your mark on a special quilt and preserve memories for a lifetime! Signature quilts contain signed or inscribed blocks that are pieced together to create treasured souvenirs of times and memories shared. From choosing a design to organizing participants, every aspect of making a signature quilt is provided in this book. The 24 block patterns offer a unique way to honor someone special. Commemorate occasions such as births, marriages, and anniversaries, as well as milestones in life, such as graduations, reunions, and retirements. Various techniques are offered for signature methods, including stencils, stamps, computer, embroidery, and more. The traditional designs are easy to accomplish with step-by-step instructions. AUTHORBIO: Born into pioneering Colorado families, Sally Saulmon learned to quilt at an early age from her grandmothers. Her quilts have been exhibited throughout the United States and have appeared in numerous national publications. Sally lives in Canon City, Colorado, with her husband, Bob. REVIEW: Sally has attempted to present a wide variety of blocks and settings that will provide space for expressing sentiment while creating quilts that would stand on their own as artistic entities.
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This digital document is an article from Labour/Le Travail, published by Canadian Committee on Labour History on September 22, 2001. The length of the article is 1242 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Obligation and Opportunity Single Maritime Women in Boston, 1870-1930. (Reviews/Comptes Rendus). (book review)
Author: Florence Mae Waldron
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Labour/Le Travail (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2001
Publisher: Canadian Committee on Labour History
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Obligation and Opportunity: Single Maritime Women in Boston, 1870-1930
Betsy Beattie
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This digital document is an article from Canadian Journal of Regional Science, published by Canadian Journal of Regional Science on June 22, 2001. The length of the article is 797 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Obligation and Opportunity: Single Maritime Women in Boston, 1870-1930 & A Sense of Their Duty: Middle-Class Formation in Victorian Ontario Towns. (Reviews/Comptes Rendus). (book review)
Author: Caroline Andrew
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Canadian Journal of Regional Science (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2001
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Volume: 24
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Using a practical analytical approach, this timely work presents information and insights on the daily challenges brand managers face. Divided into two sections, the first emphasizes the need to understand customers and the current brand's assets before proceeding to refashion the brand's positioning and personality. The second half presents a detailed look at the practicalities of branding in today's tough market conditions along with an in-depth description and analysis of six major brands which have succeeded in creating strong identities. Includes hundreds of actual, up-to-the-minute examples.
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Absolutely Critical in Today's World.......2002-08-12
I found this book to be extremely useful with its steps and strategies on, as the title states, building brand identity. Upshaw really delivers, and his case histories only serve to reinforce his ideas. Given how critical branding is nowadays, this book really delivers. It's a little out of date, though, but Guerilla PR: Wired compensated for that, handling some of the brand identity strategy techniques in today's digital age.
Useful, insightful, and entertaining........1999-01-28
Upshaw's text hits the mark in two ways. It surveys a very complex, demanding environment and reduces it to several clear concepts. And it provides a range of examples, timeless ones, I think, that illustrate how the concepts are applied in the real world. Building Brand Identity reaches at least two different audiences, professionals who want new tools to evaluate their own brand management and the layperson/newcomer audience seeking to learn the techniques involved in brand development. The reader can use Upshaw's ideas as a business manual or as a tool to better understand what he calls a hostile marketplace. And both types of reader will be entertained along the way.
Good, though not up to date.......1998-12-27
This is definitely a good book about building a brand identity in a competitive marketplace. Two chapters report some real world examples, updated to the end of 1994 (Nike, Burger King, Saturn and others). Considering the changes in the past three years in the e-world, this title lacks some more updated and recent information on the Web.
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Taming the Storm: The Art of Synergy
Tom Hornsby , and
Larry Warkoczeski
Manufacturer: Xlibris Corporation
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ASIN: 1401043461 |
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Authors Comments.......2002-08-04
TAMING THE STORM is a gripping story about a disaster at sea and the ensuing conflict where three individuals struggle to stay alive. Woven throughout the story is a simple and effective conflict resolution process using the art of synergy - the strength derived from the integration of various viewpoints to resolve conflict. TAMING THE STORM is based on a four-step synergy process the authors have effectively used with people in all walks of life and organizations in numerous industries to resolve strife. The book is a novel and entertaining tale that will forever change the way you think about and deal with conflict. Enjoy the Journey!
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