The Corporate Directory of U.S. Public Companies 2003: Company Profiles and Indexes (Corporate Directory of U.S. Public Companies)

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This comprehensive grammar book helps users develop a clear, concise writing style and serves as a reference for grammar and usage. The volume covers all aspects of grammar and usage such as business language and dictionaries, spelling rules, parts of speech, sentence analysis, possessive nouns, personal pronouns, verbs, verbals, prepositions, connectives, building sentences, uses of the comma, uses of dashes, parentheses, and brackets and other punctuation, general vocabulary study for business use and general review. For anyone working in a business environment.

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Great reference book.......2001-01-11

I have a 1997 version of this textbook. It is really wonderful for reference even after finishing the course that required it. My husband and son are using it also. It has answers in the back so you can check yourself. If you don't tear out the work sheets and just copy them, other members of you family or friends can use the book to improve their English also. It is really worth the money.

Good reference tool for any office.......1998-11-25

I am just completing a required class using this book. It takes you through our written English language by teaching how to identify each part of speech. This book also teaches correct punctuation, different kinds of phrases, and really makes you dig deep in your subconcious to remember nominative phrases, plurals, numbers used in sentences, etc... It's all the basic English in one book that a person needs for brushing up!

Business English for the 21st Century: Annotated Instructor's Edition

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Business English for the 21st Century: Annotated Instructor's Edition

Manufacturer: Pearson Custom Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0131742914

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Contents: Business language and dictionaries, 2- A few spelling rules, 3- A preview of the parts of speech, 4 - Sentence analysis and much more.

The Gradual Convergence: Foreign Ideas, Foreign Influences, and English Law on the Eve of the 21st Century

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The Gradual Convergence: Foreign Ideas, Foreign Influences, and English Law on the Eve of the 21st Century

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Contributors: B. S. Markesinis, J. R. S. Spencer, M. Delmas-Marty, Mr Justice Auld, Werner Lorenz, C. von Bar, Lord Goff of Chieveley, D. Tallon, M. J. Bonell, Sir Thomas Bingham, H. G. Schermers, D. A. Wyatt, Lord Browne-Wilkinson, F. Francioni, H. Bocken, Stephen Tromans, Judge D. Edward The theme of this volume is `Learning from Europe'. The contributors discuss discrete areas of the law in which there are underlying similarities and common problems in the major European Law systems. The picture which emerges is one of the growing `Europeanization' of English Law, and of the spreading influence of European judicial styles throughout the English legal system. The longer essays written by the academic commentators are followed by comparative commentaries written by several of the country's leading judges.

Skills for Successful 21st Century School Leaders

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Skills for Successful 21st Century School Leaders
John R. Hoyle , Fenwick W. English , and Betty E. Steffy
Manufacturer: Amer Assn School Administrator
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0876522347

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This resource is the most important book in years focusing on the on preparation and development of school leaders. Comprehensive in scope and extremely readable, "Skills for Successful 21st Century School Leaders" provides a complete overview of the knowledge base and skills for successful school leaders. The publication is based on the standards recently developed by AASA, ISLLC, NPBEA, NCATE and state education agencies. The use of these standards will develop school leaders who can help build learning communities for all students. Current and future school leaders, professors and state and national educational agency administrators will find this an extremely valuable resource. So too will graduate students in educational leadership who seek a text that will guide them through the comprehensive written and oral examinations.

Business Law (Legal Practice Course Guides)

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Business Law (Legal Practice Course Guides)
Scott Slorach , and Jason Ellis
Manufacturer: Blackstone Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The new editions of our Legal Practice Course Guides have been extensively revised and updated to take account of the many legislative and other changes that have taken place over the last year. Previous editions of these Guides established a reputation for clarity and authority and subsequent editions have built on that reputation. The Guides are written by established authors and have been produced under the editorial guidance of editor-in-chief Professor Philip Knott, Head of Professional Legal Studies at Nottingham Law School and series editors: Philip A. Jones, Pro-Vice Chancellor and formerly Director of Legal Practice at the University of Sheffield and Carol Crowdy, solicitor, former Course Director of the LPC at the University of the West of England, Bristol. LPC Business Law is essential reading for the Business Law and Practice element of the Legal Practice Course. It provides up-to-date coverage of company law, taxation (both individual and corporate) and insolvency law. In addition, the Guide covers relevant aspects of EC law and special topics such as choice of business medium, company accounts, public companies and agency and distributorship agreements. As with previous editions, the 2001/2002 edition has been revised and updated to incorporate the effect of the latest budget, together with any recent changes in the field of business law. Changes specific to this edition are the substantial re-working of the taxation elements, the introduction of a completely new chapter on limited liability partnerships and enhanced coverage of matters relating to share capital and company finance.

Digital Property: Currency of the 21st Century

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Excellent work Lesley.
Clear, easy to read, reassuring to non-legal minds
A Must Read for those on the Net

Digital Property: Currency of the 21st Century
Lesley Harris
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Book Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0075528460

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Digital Property; Currency of the 21st Century is everyone's guide to seeing information for what it is: a lucrative commodity. Every great product or service begins with an idea, and the value of this "invisible property"--once the province of lawyers specializing in the area--is now front-page news, as Bill Gates and major corporations acquire intellectual property at unheard-of pace. This timely book shows readers that their creative work--whether a photo, a painting, music, data, or a new game--is like money in the bankc, and controlling its content means big profits.

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Excellent work Lesley........1999-11-17

I borrowed this book to read, but now I realise I have to buy a copy of my own. A good book to read and keep for reference. Intellectual property is a hot and popular subject in many corporations these days and also amongst artists, musicians, educators etc. We are all either on the distribution or receiving end of digital property. Lesley certainly knows what she is talking about, and she clarifies many issues such as protecting your IP, Digital Property and the Internet, Trademarks & Copyright etc. Digital Property is indisputably the currency of the 21st Century. It's our obligation to value it.

Clear, easy to read, reassuring to non-legal minds.......1998-12-22

I just finished reading "Digital Property," and I think it's a terrific book. Clear and easy to read and reassuring to non-legal minds. I liked the humor in it. I sent a copy to my sister, a freelance writer who is constantly being pirated.

A Must Read for those on the Net.......1998-07-09

Lesley Harris has done what nobody has done before, a clear, concise analysis of what digital property is, and how to the average person can determine its value---and benefit from it in this new economy.

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This book is written from the perspective of a practising company lawyer and is principally concerned with two broad duties owed by directors of British and Australian companies: to act honestly, in good faith and for proper purposes, and to exercise care and diligence. Public attitudes towards directors have altered since the mid-1980s, and the business community has raised its expectations of directors. In response to this shift in public feeling, parliament and the judiciary are adopting a new approach to directors' duties, widening the scope of duties imposed on directors and encouraging a more rigorous approach to corporate governance. Directors' Duties analyses this new approach, with reference to recent English and Australian case-law, and explores the courts' attempts to deal with the myriad of competing interests found within the morass of legal rules, equitable principles and statutory enactment which comprise modern company law. In examining the latest case-law and legislation, the author addresses some of the more contentious and controversial issues which directors in the 21st century will need to confront in order to properly discharge the legal, equitable and statutory requirements of their office. The subject of directors' duties is of considerable theoretical and practical importance, from economic, political as well as social perspectives. This unique and important work will be of great value to all lawyers, policymakers, academics and researchers working in this complex and rapidly changing field of the law.

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Human Rights for the 21st Century

Manufacturer: Cassell
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Regulating Financial Services and Markets in the 21st Century

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Regulating Financial Services and Markets in the 21st Century

Manufacturer: Hart Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1841132799

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Essays on the reform and restructuring of financial markets in the 21st century by leading British and American writers.

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What is the driving force behind the commitment to work? Economic or social rewards? Theories abound, usually focusing on only one of these two types of reward.

This book breaks new ground in two ways. It gives a fresh analysis of the dynamics of motivation. And it challenges earlier interpretations of the empirical classics of motivation. Rational choice motivations interact with social norms of the workplace in the shape of peer pressure, restriction of output etc. The interrelation between these two driving forces is not stable and cannot be defined once and for all. While in literature, the two types of motives are mostly seen as being divergent, the author here shows that they may be and are in fact often convergent.

The reappraisal of three classics of industrial sociology makes it evident that too many scholars have copied what their colleagues have misunderstood. Dr. Scheuer points out myths and interpretations that actually cannot be based on the classics' findings.

The author has several audiences in mind: researchers, teachers and students in the fields of sociology and management. His book will also create a new interest in these issues in many companies.

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Learning how to successfully buy and sell petroleum property through trial and error is a costly lesson. In this text, seasoned veteran Jim Haag imparts to readers on both sides of petroleum property transactions, drawing on his more than 25 years experience in the discipline. Addressing the acquisition and divestiture of individual producing or discovered non-producing assets Haag, in step-by-step fashion covers the entire process so readers will understand each step in the process, know where that step fits in the overall transaction, and anticipate what will happen next.

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Case histories show how the author's guidelines are applied in working transaction proposals

“Lessons Learned” chapter summarizes for readers how they can avoid common mistakes

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The Strategy Concept and Process

Learn To Develop a Strategic Plan and Capture the Essence

very usefull in the field

A clear and compehensive methodology to make a strategy

The Strategy Concept and Process: A Pragmatic Approach (2nd Edition)
Arnoldo C. Hax , and Nicolas S. Majluf
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0134588940

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Hax and Mailuf offer a pragmatic approach to strategic management, offering practicing managers and business readers a disciplined process that facilitates the formulation and implementation of strategy. Most comprehensive, integrated, explicit approach to strategy formulation; Proctor & Gamble used as a running case throughout the text. Other real world examples include NKK and Merck; global perspective, companies are drawn from all over the world.

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The Strategy Concept and Process.......2002-04-02

Need to know about the fundamental concept and process in Strategy? read this book, you will find a comprehensive description in "easy to understand" language, even that you're a beginner in Strategic Management. This book is a usefull guide for anyone, no matter you're a undergraduate, Graduate or Doctoral student. A state of the art of Strategic Management.

Learn To Develop a Strategic Plan and Capture the Essence.......2000-10-05

Basically, this book aims at making strategy concepts and techniques very clear to readers. In this book, strategy concepts were translated into well-considered formulations.

While reading book, you will see this property many times and it will help you better understand the abstract concepts. When you finished the book, you will be able to place your strategy theory on a strong base. No longer you will think that "Strategy Is a Staff Work." This book will give you the framework in which strategic plans are developed.

And lastly, you will find a lot of cases related to the theory in this invaluable book. I higly recommend..

very usefull in the field.......1999-04-06

Very exciting knowledge from the expert

A clear and compehensive methodology to make a strategy.......1998-08-03

The book present a clear and comprehensive methodology to make a strategy at three levels: corporate, business and functional. Include the Porter and BCG analysis. The method explain each step to make a complete analysis of the business before the formulation of the strategy. Each step is practical and adaptive to any kind of business.

Strategy Concept and Process, The: A Pragmatic Approach

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Strategy Concept and Process, The: A Pragmatic Approach
Arnoldo C.; Majluf, Nicolas Hax
Manufacturer: Prentice-Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000W91YPE

The Strategy Concept and Process: A Pragmatic Approach

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The Strategy Concept and Process: A Pragmatic Approach
Alan Werner
Manufacturer: Abt Associates
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006RK0XE

Strategy Concept and Process: A Pragmatic Approach, The

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Strategy Concept and Process: A Pragmatic Approach, The
Arnoldo C.Majluf, Nicolas S. Hax
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OITDRO

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The Richard and Erna Flagg collection, given to the Milwaukee Art Museum in 1991, is one of the most important single donations of European decorative arts to an American museum.

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This book deals with the problem of identifying the various different forms of the textiles known as "new draperies" as they appeared in the Low Countries and in England in the medieval and early modern periods. It contains important and original contributions from Europe and North America,
providing a useful survey of this neglected area of European history.

The New Draperies in the Low Countries and England, 1300-1800 (Pasold Studies in Textile History)

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The New Draperies in the Low Countries and England, 1300-1800 (Pasold Studies in Textile History)
N. B. Harte
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKW0ZO

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* Discusses the newest marketing concepts.
* The Guru name is synonymous with expert, candid advice.
* The Guru format provides an easy reference to a wide range of ideas and practices.

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Economic analysis of choice under uncertainty has been dominated by the expected utility (EU) model, yet the EU model has never been without critics. Psychologists accumulated evidence that individual choices under uncertainty were inconsistent with the predictions of the EU model. Applied work in areas such as finance was dominated by the simpler mean-variance analysis. In the 1980s this skepticism was dispelled as a number of generalizations of EU were proposed, most of which were capable of explaining evidence inconsistent with EU, while preserving transitivity and dominance. Generalized expected utility is now a flourishing subfield of economics, with dozens of competing models and considerable literature exploring their theoretical properties and comparing their empirical performance. But the EU model remains the principal tool for the analysis of choice under uncertainty. There is a view that generalized models are too difficult to handle or incapable of generating sharp results. This creates a need to show that the new models can be used in the kinds of economic analysis for which EU has been used, and that they can yield new and interesting results. This book meets this need by describing one of the most popular generalized models -- the rank-dependent expected utility model (RDEU), also known as anticipated utility, EU with rank-dependent preferences, the dual theory of choice under uncertainty, and simply as rank-dependent utility. As the many names indicate, the model has been approached in many ways by many scientists and for this reason, consideration of a single model sheds light on many of the concerns that have motivated the development of generalized utility models. The popularity of the RDEU model rests on its simplicity and tractability. The standard tools of analysis developed for EU theory may be applied to the RDEU model, but since RDEU admits behavior inconsistent with EU, the field of potential applications is widened. As such, the RDEU model is not as much a competitor to EU as an extension based on less restrictive assumptions.

Generalized Expected Utility Theory - The Rank-Dependent Model. (book reviews): An article from: Journal of Risk and Insurance

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Generalized Expected Utility Theory - The Rank-Dependent Model. (book reviews): An article from: Journal of Risk and Insurance
Georges Dionne
Manufacturer: American Risk and Insurance Association, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Risk and Insurance, published by American Risk and Insurance Association, Inc. on December 1, 1996. The length of the article is 1005 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: Generalized Expected Utility Theory - The Rank-Dependent Model. (book reviews)
Author: Georges Dionne
Publication: Journal of Risk and Insurance (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1996
Publisher: American Risk and Insurance Association, Inc.
Volume: v63 Issue: n4 Page: p715(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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In THE BUCK STOPS NOWHERE, Kathleen O'Connor lays bare the complex problems in America's health care system and leads to a path toward change. Far from being dry and dreary, THE BUCK STOPS NOWHERE is written to be consumer friendly and offers juicy background and historical perspective, clever delineation of the diverse and competing stakeholders, and tell-it-like-it-is honesty as to how to effect change. O'Connor's frank style, impressive credentials, inventive suggestions, and willingness to say what needs to be said make THE BUCK STOPS NOWHERE not just an interesting read but a call to arms. A comprehensive guide to books, associations, and other resources is included.

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Good.......2004-08-16

The book is quite informative, gave you some idea about the "evolution" of American Health Care system, stories from all sides. However, the author probably has written the book in a very emotional state, I found the book rather disorganized and sometimes miss the main point of the chapters.

An excellent overview of a compelling modern-day issue.......2003-09-14

The newly updated secondly edition of The Buck Stops Nowhere: Why America's Health Care Is All Dollars And No Sense by skilled and experienced analyst Kathleen O'Connor is a sharply insightful and critically important wake-up call identifying the manifold flaws in America's health care industry, and the problems that beset the struggle for affordable, high-quality health care. Individual chapters knowledgeably cover the real core mechanics of why some people get insurance and other people don't; the greed that interferes with efforts for quality coverage; the rapid changes besetting the industry that must be addressed quickly in view of the looming Baby Boom Generation's advancement into Senior Citizenry, and so much more. An excellent overview of a compelling modern-day issue that directly affects all Americans, The Buck Stops Nowhere should be required reading for any citizen and all politicians having to grapple with our present and rapidly worsening national health care crisis.

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