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The Complete Idiot's Almanac of Business Letters and Memos, by former executive recruiter and corporate trainer Tom Gorman, will provide basic relief for anyone whose throat tightens and palms moisten at the mere thought of putting work-related data on paper. It offers clear and specific suggestions for planning, drafting, and refining all types of business communications, from proposals to sales letters to thank-you notes. It also includes advice on choosing appropriate delivery systems and controlling incoming correspondence, as well as ideas on how to improve computer writing and maximize the use of e-mail. --Howard Rothman

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You're no idiot, of course. You can manage a spreadsheet, find your way from the airport to the hotel all by yourself, and browse the Web like a pro. But when you sit down to write, you feel like you're back in Mrs. O'Malley's tenth-grade compositon class mixing up "it's" and "its." Come out from under your desk! The Complete Idiot's Almanac of Business Letters and Memos gives you step-by-step guidelines for planning, drafting, and perfecting letters and memos for every occasion, whether it's writing a thank-you note, submitting a proposal or issuing a reprimand. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

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Inspired by the overwhelming response to the "One Good Idea" feature articles in Quality Progress, ASQ's monthly magazine, the book 101 Good Ideas was born. This book consists of a collection of articles that appeared in Quality Progress between April 1988 and January 1998. Deemed the best of the best by editors Karen and Brad, these top 101 complete original one-page articles consist of real-world applications and common tools and approaches. 101 Good Ideas contains more implementation examples about quality improvement than several books put together. A valuable resource for long-time readers of Quality Progress or first-time visitors to the world of improving processes, the articles have been grouped by topic categories so you can find just what you're looking for with ease.

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Better Idea.......2001-01-31

A better idea is to get a different book (for example, the Improvement Guide).

Terrific collection of tips for quality professionals........1998-12-30

There are many (self-help) books for quality professionals, most of which are either rehashes of other more detailed books or simply exhortations to do this or do that. This book is a collection of the best columns of ("It worked for me!") useful tips that have appeared in the regular "One Good Idea" column of "Quality Progress" between April 1988 and January 1998. The columns deal with process improvement, training, data and statistics. I found 42 of the 101 (roughly two-page) articles to be of immediate benefit to me. That's less than $0.50 (US) per useful tip!

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After a decade of sharp economic decline, Russia switched to an impressive period of economic growth. Yet the economic record is still mixed, and many key problems remain unresolved, both in the economic sphere and the political system. The focus is on economic dynamics in Russia, reasons for its hesitant opening up process as well as the special role of the natural resources sector which is expected to continue to grow. This analysis highlights the existing deficiencies of the Russian economic system and raises doubts about the sustainability of growth. Twin focus is on required reforms and endogenous forces that impair liberalizing trade and investment in an orderly way. Russian discussions on WTO and other international topics are reflected.

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The Internet presents businesses with the most potent collection of tactics and new business opportunities they've ever experienced. But the Web is certainly no magic bullet, and setting your business apart requires that you understand exactly how the Internet fits in with all the other elements of your company's growth strategy. Inside, two experts reveal their knowledge of how to deepen and profit from brands in the era of the Internet. Using examples of established companies both large and small, Marc Braunstein and Edward H. Levine trace the steps every successful business must take to develop a strategy that not only surmounts the challenges of e-commerce but, just as important, reinforces customer loyalty. In Deep Branding on the Internet, You'll also discover:

How a deep brand can be the ultimate search engine for your business
Why you should ignore online users and focus instead on customers
How smart, multi-channel brandholders should win on the Internet every time
Why the Internet has a low barrier to entry but a high barrier to profit
How the Web can give you more control over channels and markets that are becoming increasingly fragmented
And much more!

Insightful, easy to read, and packed with practical information, Deep Branding on the Internet is a must-have tool that everyone from a Fortune 500 manager to an aspiring small-business owner will want to read, share, and act upon.

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Marc Braunstein is the Nostradamus for the DOT COM BUST.......2002-10-15

I love this book. Braunstein predicts the collapse of the Dot-Com boom almost to the exact day! His writing style reminds me of Thomas Marlowe or even James Joyce. A literary masterpiece and a delightfully humorous book.

Braunstein and Loveen predicted the calm.down revolution.......2001-12-04

As a senior executive for a well known .com, I found this book well read and full of useful examples of past mistakes made along the way by Internet companies being run by headstrong MBA types with little if any real world business experience. Marc Braunstein obviously wrote the lionshare of the book as his wit and candor are what makes this book not only pleasurable, bit also a very valuable and timely expose on the economic environment surrounding the Internet generation. Firebrand is lucky to have such a talented man working for them. Bravo to Firebrand.

Eh.........2001-06-27

I agree with fatmanur. This is generally well done, but not exactly groundbreaking.

Do Not Even Think About E-Commerce Before Reading This Book.......2001-04-25

Anyone who thinks that the internet is less demanding of the brand, product manager or smaller product company is doomed to failure. I have read this book a couple of times and it really nails down the needed disciplines for making your brand rock in this new channel. Clear and easy to read. Make sure you don't leave on your next plane ride without it.

You won't be cheated by this book!!!.......2001-03-13

Like a good solid marriage, this book is based on truths and honesty. Don't cheat your .com company...buy a few copies and share them with your employees or give them to the people that once worked for .coms and are looking for new jobs. A great read.

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Scientists have developed a featherless chicken designed to make industrial chicken production more efficient, while specially trained Pacific bottlenose dolphins are being deployed in the Persian Gulf to disarm mines and protect our Navy. Everyone knows Darwin's theory of natural selection, but what about his idea of artificial selection--how humans, not nature, rework natural organisms to meet our needs? Industrializing Organisms brings us to the threshold of the new field of evolutionary history--from the mobilization of war horses in the 19th century to today's engineered plants and manipulated animals.

Evolutionary Innovations: The Business of Biotechnology

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Evolutionary Innovations: The Business of Biotechnology
Maureen D. McKelvey
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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This book examines the initial commercial uses of genetic engineering. Genetic engineering is one of the most modern, controversial and dynamic of the science-based technologies. It is not an object, but a set of techniques or way of doing things. The development of these technologies from the 1970s onwards illustrates the changing relationships between universities and firms, and between basic science and research oriented towards commercial uses. The main focus of the book is on two firmsDSGenentech in the United States and Kabi in Sweden and their activities and 'knowledge-seeking' behaviour in the development of human growth hormone and how those ran in parallel with university science. IEvolutionary Innovationswas awarded the Schumpeter Society book proze in 1996. This paperback edition includes a new introduction in which the author reflects upon the most recent developments in biotechnology. The book will be of interest to a wide audience concerned to understand the complexities of innovation processes in the 'knowledge society', for example, management and organization researchers, economists, policy advisors, and managers and strategists responsible for turning knowledge into product and profit.

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This book deals with the management of information technology (IT) as it is being practiced in organizations today. Its emphasis is on the current material that information systems executives find important, and organizes it around a framework that provides guidance. In this sixth edition, the key themes are the Internet economy, the global marketplace, e-enablement, knowledge management and knowledge sharing. It continues to merge theory with practice through case examples of real companies' use of IT. For information technology managers and executives.

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Review by Grad Student.......2007-07-19

This was my textbook for a graduate class in Information Systems and I enjoyed the book very much. The first chapter is a great introduction to show where the world of IT is and how we got there. Also the case studies are worth the price alone since they take real world corporations and offer insight into the improvements/mistakes they have made. Up to date also b/c it covers modern topics such as SOA and ESB.

IS Myths Revealed.......2007-01-05

Until I studied this book as part my BEng(Hons) curriculam, I was considering that the Innformation Systems as a dumb subject and often relating MIS to the IS. After reading this book there is shift in my paradigm. Barbara starts this with brief history on IS and its strategic importance and goes on explaining the concept of group support and decision support systems. Its a valuable asset for any IS practitioner or a studying professional. I felt certain chapters like networking and database should not part of this book as the IS is more of a concept rather than implementation. However I rate this as highest since this is the best book I have ever seen in the IS engineering.

From a network administrator's perspective.......2004-05-18

I read this book as part of my first course in a Ph.D.-MIS program. I thought it was a great overview and history of MIS, and provided insight into alternative IS management styles and strategies. The case studies were relevent, current, well written and interesting. I recommend this book for all network and systems administrators. It gives insight into what thought processes should be occurring at the CIO and IS manager levels.

Great paperweight, good consolidation of other people's work.......2002-10-20

This book provides various sources of information but no analysis by the book's authors. It is a patch work of case studies, excerpts, and paraphrasing of other texts to which I hope the original authors are getting paid royalties for.

Some of the diagrams are simplistic, others are useless. More than half of them are from other sources.

The book seems to formulate points of interest (e.g. traditional, evolving, and present-day IT roles) without providing analysis of why and how this affects future trends in IS management.

I had to write a review after reading nebulous fluff like, "Being a manufacturer, LifeScan has instituted quality processes." (which successful company doesn't) or "Way back in 1964,..." (not just back, but WAY back). When you do read something of slight interest it is almost always followed by something like, "so says Mr. so-and-so, in this-paper-that-he-wrote." (e.g. pp. 126-127 whenever "Rayport and Sviokla" is mentioned - 4 times in about 1 page of text and in every paragraph - the authors are paraphrasing a point Rayport and Sviokla made)

I'm truly amazed this book is this bad after five revisions. The authors seem to have the right information, but they really need to provide their own insights and analysis. And also have my high school english teacher review it to cut the fluff out.

Ideal for learning about IS management.......2002-08-18

I bought this book for my MSc in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems and I consider that it was extremely helpful. The chapter about the perspectives of IS and the role of the CIO are very interesting. In the chapter about Information Systems Planning, they included lots of concepts related to strategy, linking IS Planning with six different approaches/techniques: Stages of Growth, Critical Success Factors, Competitive Forces Model, Value Chain Analysis, Internet Value Matrix and Linkage Analysis Planning. The chapters about managing systems development are really instructive also. I strongly recommend the book for those IT practitioners whom are seeking a managerial position. It is very useful to managers and strategists as well.

Information Systems Management in Practice, Sixth Edition

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Information Systems Management in Practice, Sixth Edition
Barbara C. McNurlin
Manufacturer: Pearson Education
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MVFDC2

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