Uniqueness Is a Red Striped Zebra (New Formula for Business Success, 1)

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Uniqueness is a Red Striped Zebra is the exciting, new paradigm for business success. It's all about being "different to" your competitors, not just "better than" ... and it's about 'breaking free" from the crowd of black and white businesses, getting noticed, attracting customers, sales ... and profit.

FOREWORD written by Howard Putnam, acclaimed CEO Southwest Airlines and Braniff International. He states this book is a MUST READ.

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"A must for faculty and students interested in understanding the multifarious nature of qualitative research."
Marilyn Llewellyn, Associate Professor
Carlow College, Pittsburgh, PA

"Piantanida and Garman have artfully portrayed the inquiry process, demystifying qualitative research and making it accessible to classroom teachers who wish to understand their practice and/or their professional lives through a qualitative lens."
Kathleen M. Ceroni, English Teacher
Southmoreland Senior High School, Alverton, PA

"An invaluable text that can be referenced again and again. Helps allay the isolation and anxiety that many practitioners experience in their roles as doctoral students."
Lynn A. Richards, Elementary Classroom Teacher
Mars Area Schools, Mars, PA

The Qualitative Dissertation offers a unique look into the process of writing a qualitative dissertation and shows how cycles of deliberation, essential to qualitative studies, affect the outcome.

Moving through the cycles in research is like moving from one whirlpool to another in a fast-moving stream. This book offers both students and faculty a nonlinear pathway through the tough spots and pressure points to a finished product.

The authors bring an interpretive perspective to qualitative research in education, exploring modes of inquiry that are particularly well suited to practice-based dissertation research. As co-facilitators of a qualitative dissertation study group, they have worked with more than fifty educational practitioners using a variety of research methods described in this book.

Through vignettes, anecdotes, exemplars, and "think pieces," this book includes:

Safeguards against common pitfalls students face
Conceptualization through defense of the dissertation
A Personal Research Profile
Criteria for judging the merits of interpretive research
Tips on adjusting to life after the dissertation

Make the most of this powerful research method and use it to develop a pathway that suits you and your studies.

The Qualitative Dissertation : A Guide for Students and Faculty

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The Qualitative Dissertation : A Guide for Students and Faculty
Noreen B. Garman Maria Piantanida
Manufacturer: NY
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ASIN: B000MUHFS8

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The globalization of the economy, increasing number of transnational organizations, and rapid changes in robotics, information, and telecommunication technologies are just a few of the factors significantly altering organizational time scales, forms, complexity, and environments. Time scales have shrunk, new organizational forms are emerging, and organizational environments are expanding and mutating at unprecedented rates. Computational modeling affords opportunities to both understand and respond to these complex changes.

Paralleling developments in the physical sciences, computational modeling is emerging in the social and organizational sciences. Organizational researchers are using computational models to gain insights into organizational phenomena and to explore dynamic processes and configurations that are difficult or impossible to investigate with other methods. Many interesting insights have already resulted from this research, such as how group cooperation arises or dissipates in social dilemma settings, and how honesty and benevolence affect behavior in a group task. On the practical side, computational modeling is increasingly effective for organizational design, analysis, and reengineering.

Although a great deal of work remains to be done, the era is approaching when both theorists and practitioners will routinely state theories, design organizations, and derive their implications using widely shared computational tools. This volume brings together a range of work from many of the leading researchers in the field.

Contributors: Mihai Barbuceanu, Richard Burton, Kathleen Carley, Keith Decker, Edmund Durfee, Mark S. Fox, Natalie Glance, Michael Gruninger, Bernardo Huberman, MinCheol Kang, David Kaplan, Zhiang Lin, Michael Prietula, Kent Sandoe, Walt Scacchi, Young-pa So, William Wallace, Laurie Weissel.

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During the past quarter century, Black Enterprise magazine has been authoritatively chronicling the prime movers and shakers among African American entrepreneurs while annually ranking their top companies in numerous categories. Now, in Black Enterprise Titans of the B.E. 100s, editor-at-large Derek T. Dingle looks more closely at the 11 individuals who operate America's very largest black-owned firms. Among them are the well-known, such as Jet and Ebony magazine founder John H. Johnson and Black Entertainment Television creator Robert L. Johnson, along with the not-so-well-known, such as auto dealer and former NFL star Mel Farr Sr. and "People's Banker" Emma C. Chappell. Touching upon an array of industries--ranging from media and music to food processing and construction--it presents these "passionate, proud and persevering" men (and one woman) in illuminating profiles that benefit from the magazine's long-range perspective. They show how both established and emerging leaders have used "imagination and drive" to battle "a lack of capital, diminished access, and outright racism" and still succeed on such a grand level. Additionally, they introduce these formidable corporate figures to a broader audience that in the future will also benefit from their experiences. --Howard Rothman

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PRAISE FOR LESSONS FROM THE TOP

"[Lessons from the Top] challenges the vintage profile of the entrepreneur by showcasing the impressive and dynamic careers of African American executives who surmounted social, economic, and political barriers to gain their deserved place in today's world of the business elite."
-Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, NAACP

"[Lessons from the Top] aptly documents the achievements of African American entrepreneurs who embody the legacy of the twentieth century and the hope of the twenty-first century. The principles espoused by these esteemed business leaders are essential to the future of the civil rights movement as we prepare our children for self-reliance and our adults for economic self-sufficiency in the next century."
-Hugh B. Price, President, National Urban League

Lessons from the Top profiles eleven of the most powerful and influential CEOs of the nation's largest black-owned businesses across a broad cross section of industries. These compelling and motivating stories of personal triumph and business success will surely light the way for the next generation of great African American business leaders.

Don H. Barden • Emma C. Chappell • Mel Farr Sr. • Charles H. James III • John H. Johnson • Robert L. Johnson • Byron E. Lewis • Herman J. Russell • Russell Simmons • Clarence O. Smith • Percy E. Sutton

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"By the content of their character".......2007-04-27

Titans should be required reading for African Americans that doubt the promise. In spite of our nations ills, some of these individuals made millions in the 40's. Think about that! Given the current state of affairs (The Don Imus incident) it's clearly evident that race is still an extremely sensitive issue in this nation. Consider current racial disparities then consider the concept of dark-skinned African American male millionaires in the 40's. It's an unbelieveable achievement! If they were able to do it and create dynasties for their families in their time, what's stopping present day African Americans from reaching their financial goals and dreams today? This book is yet another small piece of evidence that determination, dedication and delayed gratification are the true components of realizing a dream. It helps prove that good luck is created by hard work; more importantly, it ensures, through the cohesivenss of the family unit, that those characteristics be past on to the next generation creating traditions of success and a grounded since of identity. A quality noticably missing from the present day African American male image. It's important to note the African American family unit, before the onslaught of the welfare referendum of the 60's, as a pinnacle source of support. I'm usually hesitant about grading generously but I think this book, brief though it may be, with it's little life snipits of successful African Americans lives, reinforces the ethos of hard work and just rewards based on merit. But not a form of merit preached to you by a sceptical public or more acceptable form forced upon you through legislative pity, but a personal merit earned through hard work and family pride.

Eleven inspiring African American business success stories.......2000-08-19

This is a book of African American business success stories. Until now, the eleven self-made black business leaders featured-The Titans of the Black Enterprise 100s-were virtually unknown, even to American business students. Yet, they run America's largest black-owned companies and have been the vanguard of an entrepreneurial revolution. Achieving success despite lack of capital, diminished access, and outright racism, they used inspiration and drive to seize opportunities and break barriers. They are black America's wealthiest and most powerful players, providing employment, training, and advancement for large numbers of African Americans.

They represent, in many ways, the economic evolution of post-war African Americans. The first step in the effort for black equality was driven largely by the Civil Rights Movement, which led to the social and legal reforms of the 1950s and 1960s. Next, the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which eliminated such barriers to political activity as the poll tax and illiteracy test, gave rise to the increase in black political strength with the election of blacks to Congress in the late 1960s and 1970s. Those events were followed by the propulsion of black economic power in which African Americans gained an opportunity to amass wealth and achieve the American Dream that had been elusive for so long. In the 1980s and 1990s, blacks, who gained access to the nation's leading universities and major corporations, leveraged their education and experience to acquire and finance new companies as well as develop enterprises through emerging technologies.

The eleven chapters of this book each tell the untold story of these titans and the contributions they and their companies have made to American industry and life. Their stories and ideas will instruct, inspire, illuminate and motivate the reader to build on their success. This book is a source of inspiration and motivation to the next generation of captains of industry of all races and both genders the world over.

Derek T. Dingle is an editor-at-large for Black Enterprise magazine. For more than a decade, he has covered the B.E. 100s, which profile the 100 largest black-owned businesses, and he recently served as writer for B.E. 100s Exclusive, a newsletter for CEOs of these companies. In addition to his role as the managing editor of BE several years ago, he served as president and CEO of Milestone Media, Inc., which was America's largest black-owned comic book company.

Eleven inspiring African American business success stories.......1999-09-26

This is a book of African American business success stories. Until now, the eleven self-made black business leaders featured-The Titans of the Black Enterprise 100s-were virtually unknown outside the United States, and even to American business students. Yet, they run America's largest black-owned companies and have been the vanguard of an entrepreneurial revolution. Achieving success despite lack of capital, diminished access, and outright racism, they used inspiration and drive to seize opportunities and break barriers. They are black America's wealthiest and most powerful players, providing employment, training, and advancement for large numbers of African Americans.

The eleven chapters of this book each tell the untold story of these titans and the contributions they and their companies have made to American industry and life.

Their stories and ideas will instruct, inspire, illuminate and motivate the reader to build on their success. This book is a source of inspiration and motivation to the next generation of captains of industry of all races and both genders the world over.

Reviewed by Azlan Adnan. Formerly Business Development Manager with KPMG, Azlan is currently managing partner of Azlan & Koh Knowledge and Professional Management Group, an education and management consulting practice based in Kota Kinabalu. He holds a Master's degree in International Business and Management.

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Achievers know best: invaluable strategies and wise words from those at the top.(TAKE A LESSON): An article from: Black Enterprise
Tennille M. Robinson
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ASIN: B000QCTIDW
Release Date: 2007-05-07

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This digital document is an article from Black Enterprise, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1205 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: Achievers know best: invaluable strategies and wise words from those at the top.(TAKE A LESSON)
Author: Tennille M. Robinson
Publication: Black Enterprise (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 37 Issue: 10 Page: 126(2)

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The rise of corporate capitalism was a cultural revolution as well as an economic event, according to James Livingston. That revolution resides, he argues, in the fundamental reconstruction of selfhood, or subjectivity, that attends the advent of an 'age of surplus' under corporate auspices. From this standpoint, consumer culture represents a transition to a society in which identities as well as incomes are not necessarily derived from the possession of productive labor or property. From the same standpoint, pragmatism and literary naturalism become ways of accommodating the new forms of solidarity and subjectivity enabled by the emergence of corporate capitalism. So conceived, they become ways of articulating alternatives to modern, possessive individualism. Livingston argues accordingly that the flight from pragmatism led by Lewis Mumford was an attempt to refurbish a romantic version of modern, possessive individualism. This attempt still shapes our reading of pragmatism, Livingston claims, and will continue to do so until we understand that William James was not merely a well-meaning middleman between Charles Peirce and John Dewey and that James's pragmatism was both a working model of postmodern subjectivity and a novel critique of capitalism.

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An unusually deep and innovative work.......1998-11-25

This is a work of conceptual brilliance, in its argument about why pragmatism occurred when it did, its cultural ramifications and its current importance. In addition Livingston illuminatingly connects pragmatism with post-modernism.

Pragmatism and the Political Economy of Cultural Revolution, 1850-1940 (Cultural Studies of the United States)

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Pragmatism and the Political Economy of Cultural Revolution, 1850-1940 (Cultural Studies of the United States)
James Livingston
Manufacturer: University of North Carolina Press
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ASIN: B000MBRVH2

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A Must for Anyone Involved in Marketing

Invaluable Pearls of Advertising Wisdom

readable & refreshing

Good Info and Very Funny

Ten Ways to Screw Up an Ad Campaign
Barry H. Cohen
Manufacturer: Authorhouse
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0759644462

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This book is written for the small business, professional practitioners, and those who work in the advertising field. Chock-full of real life examples, it provides the reader with a guide to avoiding the most frequently made mistakes in advertising. It covers everything from how to select and work with advertising counselors to evaluating which media to use, and when, to how you can "out advertise" the competition - even if you can't outspend them. In addition to strategies for your creative and media campaigns, the book addresses the most critical item of all - how to effectively measure the success of your advertising.

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excellent & well done.......2004-04-17

It is excellent and well done. It addresses most of the objections we hear in advertising sales on a day to day basis.
Eric Rhoads, Publisher, RADIO INK magazine

A Must for Anyone Involved in Marketing.......2003-06-20

This book is written in a easy to read style geared towards the
Euentrepenuer. However, IT'S A MUST FOR ANYONE INVOLVED OR WANTS TO LEARN MARKETING/ADVERTISING/MEDIA! This intelligent information is easy to understand for the beginner. It's a wealth of information for anyone desiring to make money in marketing any product.

Invaluable Pearls of Advertising Wisdom.......2003-03-06

A lively, friendly journey through all the practical stages of advertising. Mr. Cohen is a gifted writer; you feel as if his arm is around your shoulder helping you through the advertising maze, transforming you from passive reader to active participant. The examples and presentations are so interesting you can't help but get caught up in his enthusiasm. Mr. Cohen writes in a charismatic style that reflects his experience in the business. When you finish the book you realize that you have been advised by the best authority on the subject. This book will be pertinent and useful for many years to come. Bravo, Mr. Cohen.

readable & refreshing.......2002-11-27

It's very well written, with a conversational up-tempo style, with nuts-and-bolts content. I'm going to recommend it to my students next semester. It's readable and refreshing advice from a man who knows what he's talking about."

Good Info and Very Funny.......2002-09-27

When I read this book, it was like deja vu all over again. The book presents it's material in a very real world context and exposes some campaigns for the folly that they turn out to be. As soneone who is in the bradcasting business, this is a must read

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Since the volume may be of interest to a broad variety of people, it is arranged in parts that require different levels of mathematical background. Part I is written in a simple form and can be assessed by any computer-literate person interested in the application of visualization methods in decision making. This part will be of interest to specialists and students in various fields related to decision making including environmental studies, management, business, engineering, etc. In Part II computational methods are introduced in a relatively simple form. This part will be of interest to specialists and students in the field of applied optimization, operations research and computer science. Part III is written for specialists and students in applied mathematics interested in the theoretical basis of modern optimization. Due to this structure, the parts can be read independently. For example, students interested in environmental applications could restrict themselves to Part I and the Epilogue. In contrast, those who are interested in computational methods can skip Part I and read Part II only. Finally, specialists, who are interested in the theory of approximation of multi-dimensional convex sets or in estimation of disturbances of polyhedral sets, can read the corresponding chapters of Part III.

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Individual Medical Expense Insurance
Thomas P. O'Hare
Manufacturer: Amer College
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ASIN: 1579960405

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Information asymmetries and adverse selection in the market for individual medical expense insurance.: An article from: Journal of Risk and Insurance
Mark J. Browne , and Helen I. Doerpinghaus
Manufacturer: American Risk and Insurance Association, Inc.
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00092SU7E
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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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 June 1, 1993. The length of the article is 4880 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.

From the supplier: The effect of the risk factor in the individual medical insurance market is investigated. Empirical results show that high-risk insureds do not purchase insurance policies with different cost sharing provisions than low-risk insureds. Moreover, in adverse selection where both low- and high-risk insureds buy a pooling policy, the low-risk implicitly subsidizes the insurance purchase of the high-risk insureds.

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Title: Information asymmetries and adverse selection in the market for individual medical expense insurance.
Author: Mark J. Browne
Publication: Journal of Risk and Insurance (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1993
Publisher: American Risk and Insurance Association, Inc.
Volume: v60 Issue: n2 Page: p300(13)

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