North Carolina Notary Law Primer (Notary Law Primers)

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There's no resource book like it! Detailed explanations of North Carolina Notary laws and requirements make even the most complicated procedures easy to understand. Includes simple instructions to gaining your commission and an easy step-by-step guide to performing notarizations. This is a reference guide no North Carolina Notary should be without. If you want to pass the North Carolina Notary exam — this is the book that will help you do it!

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This book is full of practical, instructional strategies to help foster high levels of student achievement in the block schedule. It contains strategies for differentiation, powerful brain-based teaching techniques, creative approaches to productively organizing extended periods of time, and proactive classroom management tips. It adds to the repertoire every teacher needs to assure no child is left behind in the teaching-learning process.

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more than you expect.......2001-07-19

Hi! I borrowed this book from a professor at a class I was taking. At first I was disappointed; I was looking for some concise information on teaching in the block schedule. Instead, I found this book to be a broad resource containing much educational reference material (such as Bloom's taxonomy, Gardner's multiple intelligences, etc.) as well as an excellent in-depth overview of teaching in the block schedule. The format of the book is interesting, too. The chapters are laid out using the analogy of putting on a play. You'll have to look at it to see what I mean.

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Think Before You Speak

Think Before You Speak takes you through the entire negotiation process in all its variations and contexts, both in business and everyday life. By preparing you to think clearly and strategically, this invaluable guide gives you an edge that will help you to achieve success while maintaining the best possible relations with those opposing you. Here's an outline of how Think Before You Speak leads you through the strategic negotiation process:

CHAPTER & TOPIC

Overview/Plan
Assess Your Position
Assess Other Party
Analyze Context
Selecting a Strategy
Competition
Collaboration
Other Strategies
Building Collaboration
Resolving Conflict
Third Party Help
Communicating
Legal/Ethical Issues
Multiple Parties
Global Negotiation
Improving Negotiation

STEP IN PROCESS

ANALYZE STRATEGIC ISSUES
SELECT A STRATEGY
INITIATE THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS
MANAGE THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS
OBTAIN OUTCOMES AND LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCE

Practical, authoritative, and comprehensive, Think Before You Speak gives you the tools to handle any negotiation with confidence.

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Waste of time.......2004-05-19

If you're in the same industry as me don't waste your time buying or reading this book! If you're in another idustry, state or country it will be the most valuble knowledge you will ever gain.

Useful But Takes Work.......2000-11-16

This book provides a framework for negotiation. It seems to be in line with the Harvard "Getting to Yes" model. The implementation requires some effot, but seems to reflect the latest thinking on the subject. I highly recommend this book for anybody who wishes to negotiate from a framework rather than winging it. Some of the material is obscure and somewhat mechanical in the interaction process it describes. But with effort, it can be incorporated into your business knowledge.

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Packed with excellent, practical, action-ready advice for entrepreneurs who want to work smarter rather than harder." —Michael LeBoeuf, PhD author of Working Smart and The Perfect Business.

The next level of business success is in your hands!

Whether your business is poised to make the next growth leap or your company has plateaued or is even out of control, this book contains the answers, prescriptions, and practical inspiration you've been looking for. Smart Strategies for Growing Your Business is the book you need to put yourself in the driver's seat as you maneuver the twists and turns, peaks and valleys of your road to business success.

Chock-full of take-control strategies, this easy-to-read guide features 50 mini-chapters that address your biggest business challenges. As a bonus, you get a valuable resource section with details on books, audio programs, software, Web sites, and other useful business tools. Filled with an insider's wisdom and straightforward advice, Smart Strategies is sure to become your indispensable "go-to" reference.

Learn how to: Define your vision

Track trends
Attract new and repeat customers
Surround yourself with mentors and other professionals
Create a powerful identity
Boost your marketing impact
Leverage technology to save time and money
Improve cash flow
Manage data, budgets, staff, and your time
Cope with crisis and failure
Create a life beyond your business
Position your company for the future.

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Great instructional guide!.......2005-09-18

Terri really gives you alot of information in this book. Much is low or no cost ways to create more cash within your business. Marketing ideas for getting new customers and much more. This book is for anyone who has a business but wants to expand or grow. I would highly recommend this book.

Smart Strategies for Growing Your Business.......2000-03-25

This book is jammed full of great business advice and also thought provoking questions for you to answer for your own goals. The author also gives great references after each specific chapter if you want to read more about that specific area of business.

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After World War II a select number of countries outside Japan and the West--those that Alice Amsden calls "the rest"--gained market share in modern industries and altered global competition. By 2000, a great divide had developed within "the rest", the lines drawn according to prewar manufacturing experience and equality in income distribution. China, India, Korea and Taiwan had built their own national manufacturing enterprises that were investing heavily in RandD. Their developmental states had transformed themselves into champions of science and technology. By contrast, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico had experienced a wave of acquisitions and mergers that left even more of their leading enterprises controlled by multinational firms. The developmental states of Mexico and Turkey had become hand-tied by membership in NAFTA and the European Union. Which model of late industrialization will prevail, the "independent" or the "integrationist," is a question that challenges the twenty-first century.

The Rise of "The Rest": Challenges to the West from Late-Industrializing Economies. (Book Reviews). (book review): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues

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The Rise of "The Rest": Challenges to the West from Late-Industrializing Economies. (Book Reviews). (book review): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues
James M. Cypher
Manufacturer: Association for Evolutionary Economics
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008F1BCI
Release Date: 2005-07-30

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Economic Issues, published by Association for Evolutionary Economics on March 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1079 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: The Rise of "The Rest": Challenges to the West from Late-Industrializing Economies. (Book Reviews). (book review)
Author: James M. Cypher
Publication: Journal of Economic Issues (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2002
Publisher: Association for Evolutionary Economics
Volume: 36 Issue: 1 Page: 217(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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RISE OF "THE REST":CHALLENGES TO THE WEST FROM LATE-INDUSTRIALIZING ECONOMIES

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RISE OF "THE REST":CHALLENGES TO THE WEST FROM LATE-INDUSTRIALIZING ECONOMIES
AMSDEN
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKRKEU

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A practical guide to winning the public relations war in business

In The Court of Public Opinion is a lively and practical guide for anyone involved in high-stakes litigation. Given the increasingly litigious, media-saturated business environment, companies and high-profile individuals need protection-not just in the courthouses, but in the court of public opinion. Using examples from many of the most famous cases in the past several years, In The Court of Public Opinion contains real-life strategies that CEOs, lawyers, and other executives can use when they find themselves in a high-profile lawsuit. James F. Haggerty, one of the nation's leading attorney/PR pros, offers advice on public relations strategies that will help businesses and individuals save their reputations as well as their livelihood.

James F. Haggerty (New York, NY) is an attorney and CEO of the PR Consulting Group in New York. He has been working with legal and litigation issues for more than fifteen years and has been involved in many high-profile legal disputes, including the Ronald Perelman/Patricia Duff divorce and the Screen Actors' Guild strike against the advertising industry. His writing on communications issues has appeared in The New York Times, the National Law Journal, and PR Week.

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it takes one to know one.......2003-05-20

Jim Haggerty's book is just what the doctor ordered for these post Enron, Andersen, Healthsouth days where corporate responsibility has become an oxymoron. As a practicing lawayer and public relations pro, Jim bridges the gap between what companies think they should say when a crisis occurs, what PR firms typically counsel their clients to say and what the law permits. This is MUST reading for anyone working in Corporate America today. And, it's fun reading for the casual reader. It makes for a grerat plane ride companion.

An incisive, informative and entertaining read.......2003-05-08

This work is a must-read for any executive with direct responsibility for shaping public perception of their company and any attorney who must navigate a court system that has, like it or not, become increasingly media-driven.

In The Court of Public Opinion features an engaging mix of real-world examples and solid communications strategy. Mr. Haggerty provides a clear and decisive action plan that can be adapted to almost any litigation situation, and offers examples of common mistakes that both attorneys and executives make in the face of media scrutiny. His style is engaging and entertaining, making the book a fun, fast read. Highly recommended!

Smart, Incisive Guide to "Media Age" Litigation.......2003-04-30

Haggerty's book is a 'must-read' for any professional concerned about protecting their business' hard-won reputation in the face of high profile litigation. The author's real-life case studies showcase many intriguing cases that were tried in the media prior to being tried in the courts! Through an engaging mix of case studies, analysis and personal stories, Haggerty provides insight into how media coverage is used as a powerful weapon in the litigator's arsenal, and practical advice on how to leverage public relations as part of your litigation strategy.

Perspective from a PR-Legal Pro.......2003-04-27

Jim Haggerty is an ace public relations professional and legal consultant. He successfully conveys in his new book the heightened role communications management plays in affecting the outcome of a litigation. Simply put, lawyers, business executives and even professional investors need to be more strategic about the communications aspects of legal disputes.

In the Court of Pubic Opinion provides much needed perspective into how thoughtful lawyers and their clients manage legal communications and media relations. Haggerty, who I have worked with closely, rightly suggests that outside and in-house attorneys representing either plaintiffs or defendants, who believe they can "finesse" the press without the necessary tools, may be allowing their egos to undermine their legal expertise. Court battles will never look the same after reading this accessible and often humorous book.

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This book gathers together research from three key application themes of modelling in operational research - modelling to support evaluation and change in organisations; modelling within the development and use of organisational information systems; and the use of modelling approaches to support, enable and enhance decision support in organisational contexts. The issues raised provide valuable insight into the range of ways in which operational research techniques and practices are being successfully applied in today's information-centred business world. Modelling for Added Value provides a window onto current research and practise in modelling techniques and highlights their rising importance across the business, industrial and commercial sectors. The book contains contributions from a mix of academics and practitioners and covers a range of complex and diverse modelling issues, highlighting the broad appeal of this increasingly important subject area.

Modelling excess profit [An article from: Economic Modelling]

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Modelling excess profit [An article from: Economic Modelling]
C.A. Magni
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000RR0E4S

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This digital document is a journal article from Economic Modelling, 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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This paper deals with the problem of modelling in a formal way the concept of excess profit. A common idea is that excess profit is an unequivocal concept, being the difference between profit and costs, where all types of costs are taken into account, included the opportunity cost, i.e. the profit the entrepreneur would obtain if she invested in another business. This paper aims at showing that this difference is not univocal and that different approaches may be followed to give voice to such a notion. It turns out that two different interpretations are possible. The one existing in the literature is well described by Preinrich (1938. Annual survey of economic theory: the theory of depreciation. Econometrica 6 (1), 219-241); Edwards and Bell (1961. The Theory and Measurement of Business Income Berkeley, University of California Press) and, more recently, in the financial literature, by Stewart (1991. The Quest for Value: the EVA(TM) Management Guide, HarperCollins, Publishers Inc.). The interpretation here provided gives rise to a different way of modelling the notion of excess profit. While the existing models are tied to the financial literature, the model here presented is more akin to a microeconomic perspective. The paper focuses on the formal relations among the various models and necessary and sufficient conditions are provided for the integration of all models in the systemic framework here adopted.

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Since the late 1908s many US states have sought to incrementally reform their health insurance markets. The intent of such reform has been quite straightforward: to ensure access to affordable health insurance by addressing insurer practices perceived to be exclusionary. In the light of this, a compelling public policy issue is whether these efforts to address disparities in the population's access to health insurance have been successful.

This volume provides a critical assessment of the current state of knowledge on insurance market reforms that is accessible of the current state of knowledge on insurance market reforms that is accessible to both policymakers and reserachers. The contributions provide a critical evaluation of empirical research findings, applied methodologies, and policy implications associated with state reform of small group and individual insurance markets.

With contributions from internationally respected health economists, as well as industry, regulatory, and consumer representatives, this book will prove to be a useful read for all those with an interest in the economics of healthcare.

Adverse selection in health insurance markets? Evidence from state small-group health insurance reforms [An article from: Journal of Public Economics]

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Adverse selection in health insurance markets? Evidence from state small-group health insurance reforms [An article from: Journal of Public Economics]
K. Ilayperuma Simon
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B000RR5LNM

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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Public Economics, published by Elsevier in . 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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The past decade witnessed major changes in state laws governing the sale of health insurance to small employers. States took measures to restrict insurers' ability to distinguish between high and low-risk customers because of concern about the low rate of coverage among workers in small firms, the high prices in the small-group market and the absence of federal health reform. Using both individual-level and employer-level data, I test predictions about the effect of reforms on the employer-provided health insurance market. I estimate these effects for small firms and their workers using large firms and their workers in the same states, as well as large and small firms and their workers in non-reform states, as comparison groups. I find the reforms decreased the rate of employer coverage on average for workers in small firms by less than two percentage points. Within small firms, low-expenditure individuals experienced a larger decline in the rate of coverage through their employer, while the coverage rate of high-expenditure individuals rose slightly in some specifications. There is also evidence that comprehensive reforms increased premiums slightly for small employers, and that most of this increase was passed on to workers through higher employee contributions.

National model offers health care relief for state's small business community. (Insurance).(health care issues in Michigan)(Brief Article): An article from: Leader's Edge

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National model offers health care relief for state's small business community. (Insurance).(health care issues in Michigan)(Brief Article): An article from: Leader's Edge

Manufacturer: Michigan Association of CPAs
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

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This digital document is an article from Leader's Edge, published by Michigan Association of CPAs on May 1, 2002. The length of the article is 437 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: National model offers health care relief for state's small business community. (Insurance).(health care issues in Michigan)(Brief Article)
Publication: Leader's Edge (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2002
Publisher: Michigan Association of CPAs
Volume: 5 Issue: 4 Page: 10(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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State health insurance market reforms and access to insurance for high-risk employees [An article from: Journal of Health Economics]

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State health insurance market reforms and access to insurance for high-risk employees [An article from: Journal of Health Economics]
A. Davidoff , L. Blumberg , and L. Nichols
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000RR561Y

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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Health Economics, published by Elsevier in . 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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A specific focus for state regulations of the small group insurance market was to increase offers and stabilize premiums for firms with high-risk workers. We examine the effect of reforms implemented from 1993 through 1996 on the likelihood of employer sponsored insurance coverage. We find that packages of reforms that included both guaranteed issue of some products and some form of rate variance restriction had significant positive effects (4.5 percentage points) on ESI coverage for high-risk compared with low-risk workers within small firms and a small negative effect (-1.7 percentage points) on low-risk workers in small compared with large firms. The mechanism for these effects was an increase in take-up, rather than offer. Reform packages that included both guaranteed issue of all products and rate variance restrictions had similar effects overall, although they did not meet criteria for significance. These effects seemed to act through increased offer rather than take-up.

Can access to the private individual insurance market be increased for people living with HIV?

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Can access to the private individual insurance market be increased for people living with HIV?
Jeffrey Levi
Manufacturer: The Center for Health Policy Research, The School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University Medical Center
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

AIDS | Disorders & Diseases | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0006RAEQC

Department of Health and Human Services individual market health insurance reform : portability from group to individual coverage : federal rules for access ... to federal rules (SuDoc GA 1.13:OGC-97-38)

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Department of Health and Human Services individual market health insurance reform : portability from group to individual coverage : federal rules for access ... to federal rules (SuDoc GA 1.13:OGC-97-38)
U.S. General Accounting Office
Manufacturer: The Office The Office [distributor
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00010Y0SM

ERISA preemption: The key to market innovation in health care

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ERISA preemption: The key to market innovation in health care
G. Lawrence Atkins
Manufacturer: Corporate Health Care Coalition
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0006QDUKK

Health care reform: Reforming the small business marketplace and the individual health insurance market : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and ... Congress, second session, March 7, 1996

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Health care reform: Reforming the small business marketplace and the individual health insurance market : hearing before the Subcommittee on Health and ... Congress, second session, March 7, 1996
United States
Manufacturer: For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: 0160528062

Health plan purchasing cooperatives (HPPCs) and reform of the small group health insurance market (Research paper)

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Health plan purchasing cooperatives (HPPCs) and reform of the small group health insurance market (Research paper)
Alain C Enthoven
Manufacturer: Graduate School of Business, Stanford University]
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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