Encyclopedia of Associations 1993: Supplement (Encyclopedia of Associations, Vol 3: New Associations and Projects)

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Student learning is in major crisis within the American public school system. After years of effort invested in the education reform movement and an unbelievable amount of money, student performance remains unacceptable. In 1983, the report A Nation at Risk sounded the clarion call, outlining specific goals for education reform, which haven't yet been met. The challenge remains the same: fix schools; do not just improve student learning. This book provides the action plan and management system that is required in order to achieve that goal. After reading this book, administrators, school board members, and principals will have a blueprint that will enable students to achieve the learning standards that have been established by the state departments of education and the local school districts.

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A "MUST" read for everyone!.......2001-03-23

Mr. Bowsher has put it all in one book. All of the qick fixes that will not get the job done, as well as the master plan with a step by step road map to fax all schools. (K-12) This book has unlimited references to all the ideas that are working as well as the well-intentioned political fluff that so many people are trying to do. Jack points out that money is not the problem, we just have to spend it on major reform, not band-aid fixes. This book is a "MUST" read for government officials, educators, teachers, parents, and anyone interested in fixing our educational system.

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8 steps to successful strategic alliances--from the experts at Booz Allen & Hamilton

Turn to any business section in any newspaper today and you?ll find no shortage of stories about high-profile international strategic alliances. Many are success stories. The majority, however, are not. Now, you can learn what separates the successes -- like those of Corning, Mazda, and Oracle -- from the failures. In Smart Alliances, the two senior consultants who made Booz-Allen & Hamilton the foremost authority on alliance strategy present eight practical steps any company can take to adopt the best practices of today?s alliance leaders and turn them to their own competitive advantage.

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For more information on the fast growing and challenging world of Strategic Alliances, click here to visit the smartalliances.com website.

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Overview but no best practice details.......2004-01-18

What a ripoff! I bought this book to get a great look at best practices for managing strategic alliances. But on page 75 in chapter 5, here's what I got: "The complete set of one hundred best practices and the associated skill levels is a proprietary tool that Booz-Allen uses with its clients, but let us consider here a few examples..."

Yet another overview book that talks about the subject without giving you the meat.

The best book about Strategic Alliances available!.......2003-07-18

I am familiar with Dr. Pekar's work on strategic alliances for the past decade, and am very impressed with his business acumen and knowledge about this topic. I believe that he is the top expert in the world in this field.

"Smart Alliances" is hands-down the best book on the topic of strategic alliances published today. Unlike the other books on strategic alliances, Pekar and Harbison rely on data to back-up all of their findings. They are the only people in this discipline that have conducted the kind of extensive research and analysis that can support their conclusions. The alligorical stories are used to provide the reader with true, specific examples of particular issues associated with strategic alliances, rather than general fluff and filler as in most of the other books.

This book serves more as a primer for determining where your organization stands with regard to understanding strategic alliances, institutionalizing the strategic processes behind forming and maintaining alliances, and giving some insight to what many of the most prominent problems organizations struggle with when forming alliances. "Smart Alliances" is about identifying the gap between your company and some of the more important best practices that other successful alliance companies employ.

This is not a "how-to" book. It does not step the reader through forming, building, or maintaining alliances. It would be irresponsible to say that this book intends to walk the average reader through a process on creating strategic alliances. Being disappointed because you expected that, would be like saying that a book on how to write a business plan was poorly written because it wasn't specific to a certain company's needs. The reality is that strategic alliances are, in many cases, more difficult to form and maintain than a typical business and each have their particular issues and quirks that must be resolved. Without the proper knowledge and guidance, disaster is lurking around the corner.

Does this book encourage hiring consultants to assist with building strategic alliances? I don't think that's its purpose. However, the book does make clear that knowledge and planning are the most critical elements of building strategic alliances, and does include enough information for the introspective executive to determine where her organization stands. If you haven't played this game before and been successful on your own, why wouldn't you approach an expert?

If you're interested in learning more about strategic alliances, would like to view strategic alliances in a different light, or learn to think about business differently, than this is the book for you. If you want something that is going to teach you, or hand-hold you through the strategic alliance process, look elsewhere, and be wary!

A solid and practical guide to alliances........2001-03-10

We just had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Pekar at Business Week's annual CFO conference in Palm Beach. We are a global company that forms alliances at a breathing pace - 18 alliances over the last quarter. We see alliances as an engine to grow. What impressed us with Dr. Pekar's presentation was his knowledge and experience in this area and his comprehensive research and analytical work that supports his position. We immediately bought copies of "Smart Alliances" and found the book to be right on target with our experience. We highly recommend it, especially to new comers to this area. I will say that Dr. Pekar has moved his research into new areas of deal making and governance. We hope that he will write a new volume on these critical items. We intend to utilize his services in our efforts.

Best Book on The Subject.......2000-08-07

I have been following Harbison's and Pekar's work for over a decade. I have also attended their annual alliance conference in NYC sponsored by the conference board. For those not familiar with their work, they have completed 10 alliance studies covering the top 1,000 global companies as well as a recent study sponsored by the Association of Corporate Growth of the top small & medium size firms in the U.S. and Europe. Their work is the cutting edge. We have passed out copies to our executive core. I highly recommend this book which discusses just the tip of their work and is based on a number of their studies. To become more familiar with their thinking, I would suggest the reader also go to the web site "smartalliances.com" to read some of their latest Viewpoints on the subject. Simply, they are the leaders in this area. Being an executive in a major high tech firm that does mutiple alliances, I can state that no other consulting firm or academic institution has amassed such a wealth of information or experience on this important subject.

Intro Text.......2000-08-01

I gave this book 2 stars rather than 1, as it is a decent introductory text (with its share of fluff) with a couple of good charts (though a preponderance of "filler" charts). However, the book is a thinly disguised publicity push of Booz Allen (and a few others). And the book is impractical since it is virtually devoid of tools--rather useless for the professional. Caveat emptor.

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The Little Box Of Crocheted Hats And Scarves (Little Box)
Denise Black , and Sandy Scoville
Manufacturer: Martingale and Company
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ASIN: 1564776077

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From berets and beanies to scarves featuring fringe and fuzzy trims, you can be whimsical or chic with this clever box of crochet patterns—the latest in the popular "Little Box" series!

· Twenty pairs of coordinating hats and scarves are all easy enough for beginners

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Little Box Of Crocheted Hats And Scarves
Denise Black & Sandy Scoville
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Not the Authorized Version of this book!.......2007-05-20

I am Sandy Scoville, coauthor of the copyrighted version of this book. The listing you see with the reddish cover is NOT the authentic version. It is a compilation of items featured inside the book. The seller is NOT an authorized seller of any of my books.
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In this wide-ranging study, Sucheta Mazumdar offers a new answer to the fundamental question of why China, universally acknowledged as one of the most developed economies in the world through the mid-eighteenth century, paused in this development process in the nineteenth. Focusing on cane-sugar production, domestic and international trade, technology, and the history of consumption for over a thousand years as a means of framing the larger questions, the author shows that the economy of late imperial China was not stagnant, nor was the state suppressing trade; indeed, China was integrated into the world market well before the Opium War. But clearly the trajectory of development did not transform the social organization of production or set in motion sustained economic growth.

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This book chronicles the dawn of the age of creativity in business, when new ideas and practices based on creativity will drastically change the way we do business. Starting with an overview of the age of marketing, the book winds its way through the past and the present to show us the future of business, backed up with insights from sociology and psychology.

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A Good Read!.......2004-06-12

Just when you thought you had this marketing thing down, Mark Earls says it won't do you any good now. Marketing is out of sync with today's consumer-centric world of empowered customers and excess supply. In witty prose, Earls contends that creativity is more than catchy words, and he has plenty to say about the brand-as-experience phenomenon and about freeing yourself from convention. His sensible premise comes across as simplistic and naïve. Saying that ideas are the key to success is a bit like saying that love conquers all - a noble sentiment, but vague and not really new. However, this doesn't pretend to be a how-to book; it's an idea book, and you interpret the ideas. An ad veteran, Earls provides ample examples and expert quotes on attitudes and behaviors. And if it isn't news that the market changes constantly, we note, it isn't fully understood either. If you want to understand, welcome to Earls' world.

A Good Read!.......2003-10-15

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This book provides a new point of view on the subject of business failure prediction, through the application of multicriteria analysis methods. The aim of the book is to provide a review of the research in the area and to explore the adequacy of these methods to one of the most complex problems in the area of financial management. In addition, the book explores the applications of the methods so that it can become a very useful tool for researchers and practitioners. The analysis of the modeling and the results in these applications provides the background for further employment of the methods.

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Multicriteria Decision-Aid
Philippe Vincke
Manufacturer: Wiley
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Decision-aid Philippe Vincke Université Libre de Bruxelles Over the past decade the discipline of multicriteria decision-aid has been extensively developed in the world of mathematics. As its name indicates, multicriteria decision-aid aims to give decision-makers a tool which should enable them to advance in solving decision problems where several points of view must be taken into account. Written by one of the leading authorities in the field, this book provides a unique introduction to the foundations, models and methods of multicriteria decision-aid. Challenging the monocriteria decision-aid approach to problem solving, Vincke presents us with a unique book which deals with preference modelling, the multiple attribute utility theory, the outranking approach and interactive decision-making methods in the same text. Multicriteria Decision-aid is directed at graduates and postgraduates studying in the fields of management, operations research, decision analysis and all those who, in business and administration, wish to take part in decision-making through scientific reasoning.

Assessing non-additive utility for multicriteria decision aid [An article from: European Journal of Operational Research]

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Assessing non-additive utility for multicriteria decision aid [An article from: European Journal of Operational Research]
S. Angilella , S. Greco , F. Lamantia , and B. Matarazzo
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B000RR2QXK

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This digital document is a journal article from European Journal of Operational Research, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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In the framework of Multi-Attribute Utility Theory (MAUT) several methods have been proposed to build a Decision-Maker's (DM) utility function representing his/her preferences. Among such methods, the UTA method infers an additive utility function from a set of exemplary decisions using linear programming. However, the UTA method does not guarantee to find a utility function which is coherent with the available information. This drawback is due to the underlying utility model of UTA, viz. the additive one, which does not allow to include additional information such as an interaction among criteria. In this paper we present a methodology for building a non-additive utility function, in the framework of the so called fuzzy integrals, which permits to model preference structures with interaction between criteria. Like in the UTA method, we aim at searching a utility function representing the DM's preferences, but unlike UTA, the functional form is a specific fuzzy integral (Choquet integral). As a result, we obtain weights which can be interpreted as the ''importance'' of coalitions of criteria, exploiting the potential interaction between criteria, as already proposed by other authors. However, within the same framework, we obtain also the marginal utility functions relative to each one of the considered criteria, that are evaluated on a common scale, as a consequence of the implemented methodology. Finally, we illustrate our approach with an example.

Comparison of two multicriteria decision aid methods: Net Flow and Rough Set Methods in a high yield pulping process [An article from: European Journal of Operational Research]

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Comparison of two multicriteria decision aid methods: Net Flow and Rough Set Methods in a high yield pulping process [An article from: European Journal of Operational Research]
J. Renaud , J. Thibault , R. Lanouette , L.N. Kiss , and Z
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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ASIN: B000PC02D8

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This digital document is a journal article from European Journal of Operational Research, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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This investigation presents a synthesis of two multicriteria analysis methods, Rough Set Method (RSM) and Net Flow Method (NFM), applied to the multicriteria optimisation for the manufacture of paper using jack pine as the source of fibres. This work is the result of a collaboration between different Canadian and French laboratories. The two optimisation methods, based on different approaches, are applied to the same Pareto domain of non-dominated operating conditions. The Rough Set Method (RSM) uses a set of decision rules that are based on the preferences of experts, when presented with a small set of diverse conditions extracted from the Pareto domain. These rules are then applied to the entire Pareto domain to determine the preferred zone of operation. In the Net Flow Method (NFM), the preferences of experts are defined with three threshold values and one set of weights that are used to classify the entire Pareto domain. The NFM is a hybrid of two methods between ELECTRE and PROMETHEE. To compare these two methods, they were used to optimise the identical process. Results clearly show that the two methods gave nearly identical optimal solutions and well within inherent experimental errors.

Multicriteria Decision Aid Classification Methods (Applied Optimization)

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Multicriteria Decision Aid Classification Methods (Applied Optimization)
M. Doumpos , and C. Zopounidis
Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 1402008058

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The book discusses a new approach to the classification problem following the decision support orientation of multicriteria decision aid. The book reviews the existing research on the development of classification methods, investigating the corresponding model development procedures, and providing a thorough analysis of their performance both in experimental situations and real-world problems from the field of finance.Audience: Researchers and professionals working in management science, decision analysis, operations research, financial/banking analysis, economics, statistics, computer science, as well as graduate students in management science and operations research.

Urban stormwater drainage management: The development of a multicriteria decision aid approach for best management practices [An article from: European Journal of Operational Research]

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Urban stormwater drainage management: The development of a multicriteria decision aid approach for best management practices [An article from: European Journal of Operational Research]
C. Martin , Y. Ruperd , and M. Legret
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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This digital document is a journal article from European Journal of Operational Research, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Multicriteria analysis methods have been used over the past decade for resolving environmental issues. This paper deals with the application of a multicriteria analysis (MCA) approach to urban stormwater drainage management. Stormwater source control has become a popular alternative solution for managing stormwater in urban areas. Source control constitutes one variant of best management practices (BMPs) that can be evaluated with respect to various criteria, including: hydraulic efficiency, pollution retention, environmental impact, operation and maintenance, economic investment, and social and sustainable urban living. A French survey was undertaken to assess the performance of different BMPs at the national scale; results highlight the main reasons justifying the use of BMPs. These reasons are primarily related to flood prevention, which far outweighs the economic incentives. Moreover, hydraulic and technical aspects are most frequently noted by users, whereas operation and maintenance aspects are often seen as obstacles to application of these techniques. The survey results, completed by a literature review and expert statements, have been used to establish a matrix of alternatives for multicriteria analysis. The MCA results obtained allow ranking the various alternatives from best to worst, taking into account the different strategies adopted by the decision-makers involved. The development of a multicriteria approach could, in the future, serve as a supporting decision-aid tool, whose purpose would be to guide users in their choice of stormwater source solution.

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Hr Healthcheck: Benchmarking Hrm Practice Across the Uk & Europe (Management Research in Practice)
Chris Brewster
Manufacturer: Financial Times Management
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ASIN: 0273650688

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The Hr Healthcheck:Benchmarking Hrm Practice Across the UK and Europe with Creating a Resilient Workforce:Managing the Upside of Downsizing and Customer ... Management: the Business Case for Crm
Cranfield
Manufacturer: Financial Times Prentice Hall
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ASIN: 0273650750

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