V.O.C: A Bibliography of Publications Relating to the Dutch East India Company: 1602-1800

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This series of test preparation guides for pilots covers the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) exams for applicants seeking licensing by the FAA. The FAA publishes a question database on the Internet to help applicants prepare for the exams, but they do not supply the correct answers. This series is fashioned to aid the applicant in studying for an exam by providing answers and explanations for every question in the FAA exam database. Designed to encourage self-testing and promote memory recall, these books arrange topics by subject category and are accompanied by specific study material for each category.

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There are two very contrasting approaches to reading this book and learning about organizational design. The more traditional approach is to read the book, and then use the OrgCon on cases and applications. The second approach is to begin with the OrgCon software and only examine the book as you find it helpful. Which approach is better? It is your choice, not ours. In our experience, students in organizational design prefer to start with the OrgCon and a case, rather than with the book itself. Readers who have more background in organization theory and design usually examine the book first.

There are numerous changes in the third edition. The literature review in each chapter has been updated. The information processing approach is strengthened and applied more comprehensively as the theoretical underpinnings. Throughout we have rewritten the text beyond normal editing in an attempt to make the presentation clearer and easier to read.

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If you are responsible for designing, implementing, or managing a quality software program, this updated edition of the Practical Guide to Software Quality Management now identifies 10 major components that make up a solid program in line with ISO 9001 quality management precepts. Thoroughly revised and with new chapters on software safety and software risk management, this comprehensive primer provides you with the starting points for a standardized documentation system, and analyzes each individual program component separately, addressing in detail its specific role and overall importance to the system.

This is the only volume to offer a broad overview of software quality management for non-experts and experts alike. It is written in clear, easy-to-understand language and contains a complete glossary that demystifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms. Useful appendices contain example and "starting point" documentation outlines. Moreover, every chapter features an extensive list of authoritative references directing you to the latest technical details on a variety of software quality management issues.

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Broad, shallow, and seems rather dated, but some useful stuff........2007-03-04

I've been in software development for over 20 years, and now I'm starting a full-time QA job, so I'm loading up on book about software quality management.

I'm sure glad I bought this used instead of new! It's great as a general overview of the basic software quality management concepts, but there's not a whole lot of depth here. It's a lot of "what to do" without much help on exactly how to do it, though I will say that the few sample forms and planning outlines are helpful.

On aspect of this book I found partucularly disappointing is that is seems dated. Sure enough, it was written just over ten years ago, before a lot of the current intranet deployed collaboration software became widely used. So, rather then start printing all those forms you need to run your software QA system, just put them on your "Quickplace" or "Sharepoint" workplace collaboration system.

So, this might be a good first book on software quality management, but it had better not be your last.

A solid addition to any SQA library........2005-12-25

This book won't win any awards for being flashy; however, it is a very well written introduction into the world of SQM. Well organized, with the key points consistently reinforced. A quick read that makes you hungry enough to pick up on the key points and explore them in more detail. If you're new to world of software quality, or only have a couple years worth of experience then this is a good purchase for you.

Decent, but Shallow Coverage of a Broad Topic.......2002-09-01

As stated in the introduction: "This book is a primer for those who need to understand the concepts as well as the value of software quality management...It is not intended to be a reference for the experienced software quality practitioner or the definitive text on how to accomplish all the software quality tasks available today." I agree with that statement. I found the coverage of each element to be shallow. I kept wanting more details from the author, but that would contradict with the intent of the book stated in the intro.
Horch identifies the aspects of a Software Quality System in the first chapter and elaborates upon them in a logical, sequential manner in the rest of the book. He ends with several outlines based on or adapted from IEEE standards. The thing that I disagree with the most is the author's statement in the Preface that "The audience for this book includes those who have been charged with the responsibility of creating and implementing a total software quality system in their organizations." The problem is that those people will already have a good understanding of the material presented in this book and as such, the book adds nothing to assist them in implemtating a software quality system beyond what they already have. I've gone back and forth between rating this book three or four stars. While I agree with the elements of a software quality system and their need I believe that this book fails to meet its goals.

Blueprint for 'building' a quality organization.......2001-07-07

After I finished reading this 259-page book I kept thinking of how it was organized and how the author presented the material. Although I have been exposed to, and worked within, quality frameworks throughout my 25-year career this book triggered a clarity that brought together the essence of an effective quality program. This happened when I drew an analogy between the book's contents and approach, and constructing a building.

First, the book starts with a chapter titled "Elements of a Complete Software Quality System," which is the foundation. It then covers what I think of as the building blocks: standards, reviews, testing, defect analysis, configuration management and software documentation. It then fills in gaps, much like mortar, by covering associated quality concerns. Each of these "building blocks" and the "mortar" are thoroughly discussed in separate chapters. The actual construction comes in the final chapter titled "Quality System Implementation".

This book is copiously illustrated and the writing is straightforward. Although my analogy may be somewhat distracting, nothing in this book is - each chapter stays focused on its topic and goes into considerable depth. The author provides you with a solid foundation, quality materials and a blueprint for creating an effective quality organization, and does so in 259 pages. This book earns five stars for the influence it had on my thinking, and has my highest recommendation.

Practical and easy to put in use.......2000-04-04

+ve points: Gives practical guidelines to develop your own quality assurance plan. Useful for small to medium size projects. -ve points: SEI-CMM should have been covered in greater detail. an introduction to 6-sigma would have been useful. Not scalable to larger projects.

The Practical Guide to Business Process Reengineering Using Idefo

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An excellent language for describing business processes
The best-written summary of IDEF0 presently in print
More than practical, it's a fundamental of IDEF0
Just as the title says...
My only guidence for doing process reengineering using IDEF0

The Practical Guide to Business Process Reengineering Using Idefo
Clarence G. Feldmann
Manufacturer: Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated
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An excellent language for describing business processes.......2003-05-16

The old saying about not being able to understand something until you can quantify it is generally true, but can be superseded by a more accurate statement. "If you can diagram it, then you can understand it, more particularly you can make someone else understand it as well." While most humans can think numerically, a large percentage have some difficulty with quantitative data. However, nearly all can follow directed diagrams, so they are generally a superior way to describe complex structures. IDEF0 is a set of rules for diagrams that are simple, yet allow for enough complexity so that the most complex of processes can be represented.
This book is an explanation of the IDEF0 syntax and structure and how to apply it to business operations. No previous experience is necessary, the diagrams are largely self-explanatory and what little extra explanation that is needed is provided. As a long-time user and instructor of the Unified Modeling Language, I am familiar with complex diagrams. Yet, I was surprised with how simple and effective the IDEF0 "language" is to use and understand. Using little more than boxes, arrows and labels, very complex structures can be described in a compressed format. The last two chapters describe how to use it and how to avoid making some common mistakes.
Business Process Reengineering is where previous business processes are modified to conform to changes in the environment. In order to be able to do that, you must be able to define what your previous business process was. The IDEF0 will allow you to do that, and I recommend that you read this book if you are currently in the process of altering your business practices.

The best-written summary of IDEF0 presently in print.......2002-03-06

This is a book that is more about IDEF0 modeling than Business Process Reengineering (BPR). It is well organized with numerous diagrams and illustrations. IDEF0 conventions, benefits, and history are all well presented, but anyone seeking a "how-to" on BPR will not find much here.

The book provides chapters on the utility of IDEF0, its use by the Department of Defense (DoD) in process improvement, as well as IDEF0 syntax and semantics, their application (called pragmatics), and tips.

The appendices may well be the most useful part of the book. Appendix A describes the types of models and decomposition strategies. The next section provides many interesting sample models. A rather academic and dry treatment of SADT and IDEF0 is in Appendix C. In Appendix D, where SADT data modeling, IDEF0 and IDEF1X are positioned, the author asserts that "some amount of process modeling should be done before data modeling." The final section provides an insightful case study.

The primary concern about the book is its light treatment of BPR concepts. Also, the points made in the "Do's and Don'ts" section might have been better presented in the related sections of the text; the separate chapter seems redundant or confusing at times, making a single topic difficult to review. A detailed treatment of how to use activity based costing in process analysis and redesign would have been most welcome. Finally, the book seems incomplete without a listing of tools that support IDEF0 modeling.

All things considered, this book is recommended with reservations. It is the best-written summary of IDEF0 presently in print.

More than practical, it's a fundamental of IDEF0.......2001-03-29

This book is more than the title said. I bought it to refresh my IDEF0 but I found many great stories behind IDEF development as well as the "growing" example while you learn. Compared to its size, you can finish this book in a day -but pack with lots of information. I found it's quite useful for brush-up my IDEF. For the new user of IDEF, it might be a little bit (just a little) to grasp the whole idea of BPR. Additional book of workflow management, BPR and system analysis are required.

Just as the title says..........2000-04-06

An excellent book that goes beyond the FIPS manual in terms of increasing the readers understanding of IDEFO concepts. More importantly, however, are the sections on the do's and dont's. These sections are very useful in improving ones authoring techniques and are very useful for a project manager. Great book.

My only guidence for doing process reengineering using IDEF0.......2000-03-30

My name is Louma I am from Jordan, my background is computer science, my comment on this book is:- Reading this book was my only guidence to do my job in process reengineering, it helped me a lot understanding the IDEF0 methodology. And I wish that this book had with it a booklet with more in depth explannation and examples for another cases may be a health service delivery, book production, security gaurding etc of general cases. I want to add that the book is writen in a very user friendly way and it is easy to be understood.

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Function point counting is one of the fastest growing software management techniques used in the software industry today. This book shows how to successfully execute the function point counting methodology, based on the current rules and guidelines set forth by the International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG). Covers software measurement and the application of the function point methodology, the specific rules and guidelines of the function point methodology, and function point uses and benefits. For programmers and software development managers.

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Excellent introductory book on FP.......2002-08-12

This book was written almost five years to the day before the authors' later "Function Point Analysis: Measurement Practices for Successful Software Projects". It provides the foundation for the later book with a significant amount of overlap, but with some key differences as well.

The theme of both books is function point analysis as a software estimating technique. The focus of this book, however, is FP counting and analysis techniques with an emphasis on software engineering as a coherent process. The material is more geared towards introducing FP and making a business and technical case for using this technique. In my experience FP is most effective when used to estimate the scale of a software development project, while the traditional lines of source code metric is better suited to estimating size. Each has a place in an integrated approach to estimation, but this book is solely focused on FP.

If you want a higher level view of FP because you're exploring it as an estimating technique this book is ideal. It covers the reasons for, and philosophy behind, FP, and also goes into considerable detail. However, if you have standardized on FP as an estimating technique I think the later book, "Function Point Analysis: Measurement Practices for Successful Software Projects", will better meet your needs because it goes into much deeper detail and can serve as a desk reference. Both books have a place in the body of knowledge for software metrics and estimating, and both will be valid for years to come.

Practical Function Point Estimation.......2000-04-05

The book is a great asset to those who want to learn and apply FPA method. I am amazed how well the authors have covered almost all aspects of FPA in this rather small volume. With this book, I hardly needed to resort to other references for counting function points in small and medium sized applications. Very well written book. I wish the authors consider a new addition in light of rather recent developments at IFPUG.

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Interorganizational collaboration is not an easy process to implement successfully, yet it is becoming a significant means of achieving organizational objectives in turbulent environments. Creating Collaborative Advantage draws on the work of authors with a high level of relevant experience, providing a thought-provoking and highly accessible introduction to this new concept. The book begins by developing a framework of key dimensions for understanding collaboration. It highlights the differing rationales and contexts involved and the range of elements that need to be explored before embarking on collaborative endeavors. Next, the volume focuses on collaboration in practice. It examines the problems that can occur when different aims, cultures, procedures, power resources, and professional languages cross organizational boundaries, paying close attention to the importance of creating and sustaining value for the participants in these contexts. Finally, the book addresses the processes of acting as facilitator to collaborative groups, discussing how and why a third-party facilitator role can be helpful, and exploring the various processes and techniques that can be used. Creating Collaborative Advantage is invaluable reading for students and professionals in strategic management, public sector management, management science and operations research, and general management.

Global Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Advantage across Borders (Strategic Management)

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Global Strategy: Creating and Sustaining Advantage across Borders (Strategic Management)
Andrew Inkpen , and Kannan Ramaswamy
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There are few industries, if any untouched by global competitive forces. Firms and countries long accustomed to dominance in their respective international markets must now reckon with aggressive and innovative competitors from all corners of the world. As the cross-border flow of people, knowledge, ideas, products, services and management practices accelerates, the notion of home-based advantage is becoming weaker. Unlike their domestic counterparts, firms competing across borders must deal with differences in political, legal, financial, cultural, governance and macroeconomic contexts. These contextual differences shape competition in international strategy and make the study of international strategy more than just a simple extension of classic strategic analysis. Global Strategy deals with the question of how firms can compete in a global environment. Andrew Inkpen and Kannan Ramaswamy examine the issues considered central to the study of strategic management in a global context, such as the nature of global advantage, strategic alliances, competing in emerging markets, international corporate governance, global knowledge management and ethical issues in international business. Much as been written about the relevance of global, regional and domestic strategies to counter competition from overseas and as a means to enter foreign markets. However, lobal Strategy takes a broader view, organizing itself around a set of strategic management issues that arise specifically because a firm is international. While there is obviously some overlap between domestic strategic management and global strategic management, it is Inkpen and Ramaswamy's contention that the differences between domestic and global strategy warrant specific attention. By integrating academic research with practical examples and case studies, they inform students and managers of global business about a diverse set of important strategic issues.

The Confucian advantage: Creating organizational competitiveness through the application of ancient wisdom

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The Confucian advantage: Creating organizational competitiveness through the application of ancient wisdom
Charles A Rarick
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Creating Organizational Advantage
COLIN EGAN
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Creating Organizational Advantage presents a critical appraisal of fashions and fads in management theory. It exposes the strategic weaknesses of change programmes such as Total Quality Management and Business Process Re-Engineering and explains why so many companies fail to become 'market-led' or 'customer-focused'.

An examination of global competitive forces and the internationalization pressures faced by companies provides insight into key strategic challenges as we approach the 21st century.

Creating Organizational Advantage analyses: how globalization is forcing organizations to address their 'strategic sloppiness', why companies seek 'panacea' solutions to basic business problems, the strategic dimensions of organizational change programmes, the role of joint ventures and strategic alliances in compensating for shortfalls in core competencies.

These key themes are integrated within a framework which proposes balanced solutions for organizational survival and strategic prosperity.

Many of the ideas for the book came from the author's research consultancy and executive development experience with international organizations, including:
Bass Taverns, British Steel, BT, Burmah Castrol, Cadbury Schweppes, CAMAS, Coopers & Lybrand, Coral, ECC, GPT, Grace Dearborn, Hitachi, Kodak, KPMG, Lucas Aerospace, Northern Telecom, Philips, Raychem, Reed Elsevier, Rolls-Royce plc, Shell Chemicals, Siemens-Nixdorf.

Winner of the 1995 MCA Management Prize
Presents critical appraisal of fashions and fads in management theory

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This engrossing history of an extraordinary company, Corning Incorporated, chronicles how one of the oldest business enterprises in the world maintained its place as a global leader in technology for over 150 years. In the nineteenth century, Corning developed colored signal lights for railroads. In the twentieth century, it created Pyrex and color television tubes; today, it is a Fortune 500 company leading the international marketplace in areas such as fiber optics and photonics. If you use the Internet, drive a car, or simply turn on a light, then Corning is a part of your life. The Generations of Corning tells the fascinating stories of its founding family--the Houghtons, the inventors, and the adventures, behind Corning's remarkable achievements--from unexpected discoveries, like the laboratory mishap that led to Corning Ware, to the years of painstaking, often frustrating, research that led to its breakthrough in fiber optics. From 1851 to 1996, five generations of Houghtons made Corning a company that combined a culture of continuous innovation with a sense of loyalty to its employees and their community. Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross show how the critical changes in organization and leadership that accompanied each new generation helped Corning not just survive, but to prosper, and push itself to the cutting edge of materials technology in decade after decade. The Generations of Corning is a classic success story and a triumph of the inventive spirit.

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Easy informative reading covering a very technical company.......2002-04-05

I approached the Generations of Corning with the same trepidation I approach most "business" books, only to be pleasantly surprised by the attention to detail, the historical perspective and the technical accuracy the book offers. A great history of the Houghton family and their beginnings in and around the Chemung Valley (Corning, NY) area and their strengths in the glassmaking / R&D community coupled with detailed business / labor / process information makes this an excellent corporate biography. Particularly the detailed explanation of partnerships that led to Owens-Corning, Dow-Corning, Ciba-Corning and Siecor will be of interest to business builders. Additionally the very detailed technical info on the evolution of manufacturing and marketing of dark fiber (my personal interest when purchasing the book) proves to be just enough without being so technical as to alienate the average reader.

I would recommend this book for those reasons, great business evolution info, just enough history to validate it and enough detail in current technical areas to make it timely to the fiberoptic community.

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The Generations of Corning the Life and Times of a Global Corporation and Corning and the Craft of Innovation ( Two Book set)
Davis; Gross, Daniel; Graham, Margaret; shuldiner, Alec Dyer
Manufacturer: Oxford Univ Press
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The Generations of Corning The Life and Times of a Global Corporation
Davis with Daniel Gross Dyer
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKLC30

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Examines the social and economic history of a major late-colonial trading center to cast new light on our understanding of Mexico's regional history. Offutt shows how Saltillo was home to a richly textured society that stands in sharp contrast to images portrayed in earlier scholarship, and she examines two of its most important socio-economic groups-merchants and landowners-to reveal the complexity and vitality of the region's agriculture, ranching, and trade.

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Readers will learn how to create their own business

Answers the objections of professionals looking at MLM

The New Entrepreneurs: Making a Living-Making a Life Through Network Marketing
Rene Reid Yarnell
Manufacturer: Quantum Leap (NV)
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Your First Year in Network Marketing: Overcome Your Fears, Experience Success, and Achieve Your Dreams!

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In "The New Entrepreneurs," Rene Reid Yarnell raises poignant issues being faced by a growing number of professional men and women across the nation and around the world. With so little security in the workplace, the aftermath of downsizing on both those fired and those left behind, women hitting glass ceilings, workers not paid their worth and saving little or nothing toward retirement, with employee agitation on the rise, more and more workers are looking outside of corporate America for more suitable alternatives. As the corporate executive was the hero of the 20th century, Ms. Reid Yarnell proposes that, with the advancement of technology and the World Wide Web, the entrepreneur will be revered in the 21st century. But it will be a new entrepreneur, not one climbing corporate ladders, nor satisfied merely with amassing financial accomplishments. The 21st century entrepreneur will also seek the balance of lifestyle freedom, self-mastery, and personal fulfillment and find it working from home. Not only employees but employers are candidates for this new form of entrepreneurialism, tired of measuring their success by what they gave up to get it. They realize that having their own business takes more money and time than they'd budgeted; they can never get away on vacation and leave the business behind; Friday payroll is not an option; and an increasing number of startups are going under.

What if, asks the author: you could have a business of your own...you could work at home...it didnt require a vast amount of startup cost...it requires no employees...you are in business for yourself but not by yourself...you inherit an experienced team who train you...you have an unrestricted earning potential...it has the ability to become a passive, residual income...you can determine your own schedule and prioritize your own life events...and you have the resources to contribute toward causes that are reflective of your values?

This emerging profession that has the potential to meet all of these criteria is called network marketing. What is that, you ask? It is a form of distribution of products and services that, through word of mouth promotion, uses the power of duplication of effort. Unlike conventional marketing that generally has a few representatives responsible for large volumes of sales, this form of marketing has large numbers of representatives responsible for a small number of sales. It is a form of direct selling in which the distributors are compensated on a multi-level basis as opposed to a more traditional single-level pay plan. The entrepreneurs who will carry us across the threshold of this new era will be legions of network marketers, waving the banner that signals our inalienable rights to lifestyle freedom, personal fulfillment, and financial peace of mind.

This remarkable industry, the author predicts, will be responsible for changing social trends over the next few decades. Spending more time working from home, which is part of the explosive trend today, these entrepreneurs will be better mothers and fathers; they will reestablish priorities and create lives with a more elevated sense of purpose and fulfillment; and with more capital in the hands of responsible individuals, countless people will make more money than they ever dreamed, with many of them using their newfound wealth for altruistic causes.

In "The New Entrepreneurs," you will be given guidance in deciding if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur, discerning whether the network marketing industry is right for you, selecting the right company, evaluating a compensation plan, joining an effective team, the unique challenges women face in network marketing, how to work in this business as a family, the evolution of the industry, and be exposed to the most frequently asked questions and their responses. If you learned today that, due to a medical condition, you had only five months to live, would you make any kind of change in your life? Then, asks the author, why wait? Why not make those changes now? If you are ready to explore creative ways to make a living while also making a life, you owe it to yourself to read this book and consider joining a growing number of New Entrepreneurs.

Praise for The New Entrepreneurs:
"Fueled by the Internet, advances in technology give rise to a new breed of business men and women, with better tools at their disposal than ever before. The New Entrepreneurs forms part of the single most powerful tool of allinformation chock full of statistics, demographics, success tips and how-tos from the leaders who have already made it. This book is a must read for anyone looking to grow a business in the 21 st Century. A masterful job." -Ridgely Goldsborough, Publisher, Network Marketing Lifestyles

"In The New Entrepreneurs, Rene Reid Yarnell makes as compelling a case for network marketing as Ive ever read. She shows us how high-tech and high-touch have come together today to enable tomorrows entrepreneurs to go beyond making a living to making a life. Great stuff!" -John Milton Fogg, Founder of Upline Magazine, author of The Greatest Networker in the World

"Is network marketing right for you? The New Entrepreneurs will hep you find out. It's a thorough, condid, and highly readable introduction to this fast-growing industry." - Richard Poe, author of Wave 4: Network Marketing in the 21st Century

"A fascinating read, this book will make you an expert in today's trends-the most important of which is that more people than ever want to work from home. You will have at your command the latest facts and statistics that show why network marketing is entering its biggest growth years." - Duncan Maxwell Anderson, Editor of Network Marketing Lifestyles

"I strongly recommend this book for any readerfrom the seriously committed network marketer to the reserved but open-minded professional who is interested in knowing more about the realities, the challenges, and thefuture vision of this exciting entrepreneurial opportunity." - Dr. Charles W. King, professor of marketing at the University of Illinois at Chicago

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Readers will learn how to create their own business.......2001-03-03

The New Entrepreneurs is an informative and compelling survey and presentation on doing business through network marketing in this new age of globally connected, technologically advancing "brave new world" of the 21st Century. Readers will learn how to create their own business with minimal start-up costs and unlimited income potential; be their own boss, yet enjoy the support of a team; work from home with more free time for personal and family enjoyment; even choosing work that encourages personal and professional growth. An ideal instruction guide for the novice entrepreneur, The New Entrepreneurs is especially recommended for those already employed and seeking to expand their career opportunities and income growth while maintaining and enhancing their personal and family life commitments.

Answers the objections of professionals looking at MLM.......2000-01-29

Wow! I couldn't believe this book. The hardest part of being in network marketing is bringing in new people. And I especially want to interest professionals. But they are so hard to get past their own prejudices. This book does it all for you. It is factual, heartwarming, and compelling. If you are a professional looking for some alternative outside of your current work, or if you are a network marketer looking for some means that will help you make a better presentation about our industry to your professional prospects, this book is the answer. Believe me, I have never found anything that answers people's questions and addresses their concerns about network marketing better than the messages and stories contained in The New Entrepreneurs.

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Excellent Practical Guide to Using Logic in Communications

Helps one visually structure sound and logical arguments

An excellent, useful book

strong framework

Do not waste your money

The Power of Logic: In Problem Solving and Communication
Linda Long
Manufacturer: SCC publishing
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ASIN: 0975924702

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Describes a process and tools to help business people understand how to use logic to break a problem apart for problem solving to ensure there are no gaps in the analysis and no unnecessary tasks undertaken. It also shows how to use logic to synthesize data into an overall "so what" so that decision makers quickly grasp recommendations and conclusions in a way that is persuasive and easy to understand.

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Excellent Practical Guide to Using Logic in Communications.......2007-04-16

This book takes some classic logic constructs and helps the reader understand how to apply them successfully to communications. If you are looking for help in convincing someone of your point of view - in business and in your personal life - this book is for you. Great examples that really illustrate how to apply these frameworks. Very helpful - really made an impact on my communications.

Helps one visually structure sound and logical arguments.......2007-03-02

In this book, Dr. Long provides readers effective methods and tools to develop their ability to structure logical arguments. The approach is simple and can easily be adapted to any context in which the reader is expected to conceptualize, formulate, articulate, and communicate thoughts in a logical and convincing manner. I first started using the book during one of Dr. Long's workshops and have referred to it frequently ever since. The book is an excellent reference for those who want to improve the way they think and the way they communicate with others - whether this is at work or in their personal lives.

An excellent, useful book.......2007-02-28

This is without doubt one of the best, and most useful books I have read (and I have read many!) on the use of logic in business presentations. The book outlines a great process for structuring problems and synthesizing
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Life Insurance Boot Camp Buyer's Guide

Life Insurance Boot Camp Buyer's Guide

For all stages of one's life...

An excellent primer for the forgotten life insurance market

Excellent life insurance primer

Life Insurance Boot Camp Buyer's Guide - Second Edition 2000
William D. Brownlie
Manufacturer: Life Insurance Boot Camp
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

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ASIN: 0966279131

Book Description

This buyers guide provides the information you need to make reasonable, comprehensive financial planning decisions pertaining to life, disability, and long term health care insurance, to income and estate taxes, to retirement planning, to investment principles, and to time value of money basicsfor all stages of your life. The buyers guide is always current never out of date. These factors are basic requirements for a buyers guide to have significant present value.

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Life Insurance Boot Camp Buyer's Guide.......2000-05-25

Journal Of Financial Service Professionals May 2000 Issue

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Life Insurance Boot Camp Buyer's Guide - Second Edition 2000

Designed as a buyer's guide, this volume provides basic financial information to combat the uncertainties of dying too soon, living too long, and becoming sick or injured. The volume is divided into eight parts: life insurance basics, life insurance considerations, life insurance term types, life insurance non-term types, life insurance accessories, life insurance ledger statement terminology, and the need for present-value living money.

Topics discussed include life, disability, and long-term care health insurance; income and estate taxes; retirement planning; investment principles; and the time value of money basics.

This volume should be of interest to anyone interested in making reasonable, comprehensive financial planning decisions for all the stages of life.

Life Insurance Boot Camp Buyer's Guide.......2000-05-25

Your Money - A Consumer Digest Inc. Publication April/May 2000 Issue

Who Really Needs Life Insurance?

"It's a very emotional issue and a very subjective one," says William Brownlie, a retired chartered life-insurance underwriter who now advises consumers and author of Life Insurance Boot Camp Buyer's Guide.

For all stages of one's life..........1999-09-10

Life Insurance Boot Camp is basic training for the life insurance industry. Aimed at consumers of life insurance, this 330 page paperback (also in a diskette Word 97 version) will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about life insurance, and then some. From what to look for in a company or agent to the calculations for the internal rate of return of a whole life policy, this manual covers all.

William Brownlie is a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and a career life insurance agent now retired from actively selling life insurance. He holds the CLU, ChFC, CIP, LIA designations. His other works include "Life Insurance: Its Rate of Return", and "The Life Insurance Buyer's Guide". He is also a former member of the Million Dollar Round Table, a group of life insurance sales achievers.

The book is divided into nine parts: Life Insurance Basics, Life Insurance Considerations, Term, Non-Term, Riders, Who Should Pay the Premium, Ledger Statements, Claim Procedure, and a Life Insurance IQ Test.

The material in the book is suitable for beginners to life insurance experts, although the internal rate of return discussion do get a bit complicated. The author is obviously an expert in this area.

Each chapter ends with the author's subjective opinion on the topic at hand, and leaves the reader with the impression of being gently guided along the education process.

If you could purchase one book on the topic of life insurance, this one should be near the top of your list.

An excellent primer for the forgotten life insurance market.......1999-01-21

An excellent primer for the middle income market long forgotten by the life insurance industry - because they have taken Plato's advice by developing "philosopher kings" as agents to serve those earning high six figure incomes.

Excellent life insurance primer.......1998-12-27

This guidebook excels in describing the "return" of a whole life policy. The author is an expert in evaluating the internal rates of return (what buyers are getting for their money measured in terms of compound interest) for term and non-term life insurance.

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