Chessie Racing: The Story of Maryland's Entry in the 1997-1998 Whitbread Round the World Race

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This book records the history of the racing yacht Chessie, the first ever entry from the Chesapeake Bay in the famous Whitbread Round the World Race. Skippered by Baltimore businessman George Collins and named after the Chesapeake's equivalent to the Loch Ness monster, Chessie became a focal point of regional and national pride when she competed in 1997-98. That year was also the first time that Baltimore and Annapolis were included as a combined stopover in the nine-leg, 31,600-mile race, beginning and ending in Southampton, England. After a neck-and-neck race up the bay against famed skipper Dennis Connor, Chessie entered Baltimore's Inner Harbor greeted by the cheers of thousands of fans. During the stopover, over a half-million visitors came to the Whitbread Race Village in Baltimore and an additional sixty thousand toured the Race Village in Annapolis, giving Baltimore-Annapolis the highest attendance of any of the nine ports visited by the race.

While racing, the boat also served an educational purpose through a two-part curriculum developed by the Living Classrooms Foundation, a Baltimore nonprofit educational organization for at-risk children. Children from five hundred schools in twenty states and seven foreign countries participated through the Whitbread Education Project, a curriculum package augmented by an Internet component, the Chessie Chase, which explored academic subjects such as math, science, social studies, geography, and literature and tackled such practical issues as vessel design, ocean currents, changing weather, and the principles of navigation. Classes competed in a virtual race against each other in the multifaceted program for a chance to visit Chessie and meet her crew when she reached Baltimore. The children also exchanged e-mails with Chessie's crew throughout the race. When President Clinton and Vice President Gore visited the Living Classrooms Foundation in Baltimore, students helped them write an e-mail to the boat saying, "Have a great race."

This book contains chapters on the race, boat construction, crew selection, and the Living Classrooms Foundation Whitbread Education Project. Personal experiences and memories of the crew bring the sailing adventure to life and reveal the educational purpose of the boat. Sidebars feature useful charts and information, special observations, and a few human-interest e-mail exchanges between individuals and the crew. A large Mercator-projection map marks the race course and individual legs. Numerous photos document racing action as well as the hoopla on shore.

Frommer's America on Wheels Mid-Atlantic 1997: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (Frommer's America on Wheels Mid Atlantic)

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Frommer's America on Wheels Mid-Atlantic 1997: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (Frommer's America on Wheels Mid Atlantic)
William Goodwin
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0028611101

The Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland: 1957 - Vol. III - Articles 27a-41 - Public Defender to Governor-Executive and Administrative Depts. -1997 Replacement Volume

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The Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland: 1957 - Vol. III - Articles 27a-41 - Public Defender to Governor-Executive and Administrative Depts. -1997 Replacement Volume

Manufacturer: Michie
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000I89WRG

The Bluebook Building and Construction (1997 Washington, D.C. - Maryland - Virginia (Hardcover) (1997)

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The Bluebook Building and Construction (1997 Washington, D.C. - Maryland - Virginia (Hardcover) (1997)

Manufacturer: Contractors Register, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000CEBECM

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Very Slight cover scuffing, Otherwise The Book is in Near Like New Condition, No Creases, Tears, or Writing, Spine Straight, Binding Tight

CLEO '97: Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-optics, May 18-23, 1997, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland (1997 OSA technical digest series)

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CLEO '97: Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-optics, May 18-23, 1997, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland (1997 OSA technical digest series)

Manufacturer: Optical Society of America
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 155752498X

Contemporary China: Approaching the 21st Century, 26th Annual Sino-American Conference June, 1997 University of Maryland (Studies in Global Chinese Affairs, 2)

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Contemporary China: Approaching the 21st Century, 26th Annual Sino-American Conference June, 1997 University of Maryland (Studies in Global Chinese Affairs, 2)

Manufacturer: Univ Pr of Maryland
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1883053528

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Essays by leading scholars and officials on the current political and economic relationship among the PRC, Taiwan, and the United States.

Forum on Geologic Mapping Applications in the Washington-Baltimore Urban Area: Proceedings, Reston, Virginia, April 23, 1997 (U.S. Geological Survey Circular, 1148)

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Forum on Geologic Mapping Applications in the Washington-Baltimore Urban Area: Proceedings, Reston, Virginia, April 23, 1997 (U.S. Geological Survey Circular, 1148)
Forum on Geologic Mapping Applications in the Washington-Baltimore Urb , J. Wright Horton , and Emery T. Cleaves
Manufacturer: United States Government Printing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 9997771796

Histories of the Bench and Bar: In Commemoration of the Bicentennial of Baltimore City, 1797 - 1997

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Histories of the Bench and Bar: In Commemoration of the Bicentennial of Baltimore City, 1797 - 1997
John Carroll Byrnes
Manufacturer: Baltimore Courthouse and Law Museum Foundation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Maryland Health Care Perspective 1997

Manufacturer: Morgan Quitno Corp
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Medicine | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1566927196

Maryland, 1997 (Census of Retail Trade, Final Reports, Geographic Area Series)

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Maryland, 1997 (Census of Retail Trade, Final Reports, Geographic Area Series)

Manufacturer: Bernan Assoc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0890594449

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Completing Graduate School Long-Distance is a comprehensive guidebook for earning a graduate degree without ever setting foot on a campus. While long-distance graduate education initially began in the western states as a geographical necessity, it is gaining popularity throughout the country due in large part to significant advances in telecommunication technology. Now, more and more graduate institutions are offering degree programs that students can complete via the Internet, over the telephone, and through the mail. Pursuing an advanced degree long-distance has its own inherent difficulties, and the authors offer valuable advice based on their own personal experience to help students through them. They raise important issues to consider when contemplating earning a degree long-distance, from the many factors that come into play when selecting an appropriate institution to the essentials of obtaining and utilizing necessary resources and technology. The authors also offer tremendous support for students who have already begun long-distance programs. They outline key strategies for time management, selecting graduate committees, developing support groups, and meeting thesis/dissertation and graduation requirements. In addition, they have compiled useful appendixes that include a listserve of graduate schools that offer long-distance programs and the Globewide Network Academy Catalog.

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Completing Graduate School Long Distance
Darrel L./ Albiston, Steven K. Hammon
Manufacturer: Sage Pubns 01/1//1998
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N5X17Q

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How can established models and methods be employed for the understanding and change of organisations? One of the key issues presented in this book is bridging the communication gap between business leaders and IT experts in companies and public services. This is facilitated by combining different models for the development of corporate strategies, business processes and information support. The leading idea behind this book is to present different perspectives on business modelling, based on established theories and practical experiences. The book offers advanced knowledge and relevant information on the key issues in business modelling for today`s organisations.

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For experienced business modelers - short on technques.......2002-06-19

This book is not about modeling techniques. Instead it's a compendium of papers that address the underlying issues and factors related to business modeling from the point of view of business imperatives and requirements. The papers are grouped in three parts: (I) Development on Different Levels, which addresses foundation material in the form of case studies that underscore the value of process modeling for specific companies; (II) Exploration of Different Points of View, which covers aspects of modeling techniques at a high level with an emphasis on IT and business alignment; and (III) Description of Different Aspects, which covers specific tools and approaches.

Each paper is written by a subject matter expert, and each exposes key factors that need to be considered when selecting and using a particular modeling technique. Techniques are not addressed in detail; however, as an analyst who uses both UML and IDEF0 I found that the book supports those two widely divergent methods. This is because of the focus of the book, especially with respect to organizational change and business-to-IT alignment that are addressed in Section II, and the tools and checklists provided in Section III.

The ideal audience for this book is someone who is experienced in one or more modeling methodologies, with a good understanding of business processes and technology integration. Readers who are new to business modeling will be frustrated by the diversity of the topics and the absence of techniques. The experienced modeler, on the other hand, will find this book to be a treasure trove of facts and information.

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Control charts are widely used in industry to monitor processes that are far from Zero-Defect (ZD), and their use in a near Zero-Defect manufacturing environment poses many problems. This book presents techniques of using control charts for high-quality processes, and some recent findings and applications of statistical control chart techniques for ZD processes are presented.

A powerful technique based on counting of the cumulative conforming (CCC) items between two nonconforming ones is discussed in detail. Extensions of the CCC chart are described, as well as applications of cumulative sum and exponentially weighted moving average techniques to CCC-related data, multivariate methods, economic design of control chart procedures, and modeling and analysis of trended but regularly adjusted processes.

Many examples, charts, and procedures, are presented throughout the book, and references are provided for those interested in exploring the details. A number of questions and issues are posed for further investigations. Researchers and students may find many ideas in this book useful in their academic work, as a foundation is laid for the exploration of many further theoretical and practical issues.

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Leadership.......2004-01-27

Jerry has the key to leadership. Put the principles into action and your company will fly high!

Jerry is driving hard to change the world for the better!.......1999-09-30

Jerry has a very detailed and no nonsense style which he uses effectively to drive his points home. The book is a little academic and may be over the top language and models for those who haven't any real inclin as to what leadership is about.....it would be wasted on them anyway!

If only more companies would employ Jerry's philosophy and take account of morale courage, pride and self discipline in its employees.

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In the mid-nineteenth century, American and British governments marched with great fanfare into the marketplace of knowledge and publishing. British royal commissions of inquiry, inspectorates, and parliamentary committees conducted famous social inquiries into child labor, poverty, housing, and factories. The American federal government studied Indian tribes, explored the West, and investigated the condition of the South during and after the Civil War.

Performing, printing, and then circulating these studies, government established an economy of exchange with its diverse constituencies. In this medium, which Frankel terms "print statism," not only tangible objects such as reports and books but knowledge itself changed hands. As participants, citizens assumed the standing of informants and readers.

Even as policy investigations and official reportage became a distinctive feature of the modern governing process, buttressing the claim of the state to represent its populace, government discovered an unintended consequence: it could exercise only limited control over the process of inquiry, the behavior of its emissaries as investigators or authors, and the fate of official reports once issued and widely circulated.

This study contributes to current debates over knowledge, print culture, and the growth of the state as well as the nature and history of the "public sphere." It interweaves innovative, theoretical discussions into meticulous, historical analysis.

Demographic Behavior in the Past: A Study of Fourteen German Village Populations in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time)

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Demographic Behavior in the Past: A Study of Fourteen German Village Populations in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time)
John E. Knodel
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0521892813

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This book provides a detailed examination of the demographic behavior of families during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in a sample of fourteen villages in five different regions of Germany. It is based on the reconstituted family histories of vital events (births, deaths and marriages) compiled by genealogies for the entire populations of these villages. The book applies the type of micro-level analysis possible with family reconstitution data for the crucial period leading to and encompassing the early stages of the demographic transition, including the initial onset of the decline of fertility to low modern levels. The analysis explores many aspects of demographic behavior which have been largely ignored by previous macro-level investigations of the demographic transition. These include infant and child mortality, maternal mortality, marriage, marital dissolution, bridal pregnancy and illegitimacy. The core of the study, however, deals with marital reproduction, examining the modernization of reproductive behavior in terms of the transition from a situation of natural fertility to one characterized by pervasive family limitation.

Nineteenth Century Society (A Publication of the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure)

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Nineteenth Century Society (A Publication of the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure)
E. A. Wrigley
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Population and emigration (Government and society in nineteenth century Britain)

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Population and emigration (Government and society in nineteenth century Britain)
D. V Glass
Manufacturer: Irish University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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The Population of Britain in the Nineteenth Century (New Studies in Economic and Social History)

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The Population of Britain in the Nineteenth Century (New Studies in Economic and Social History)
Robert Woods
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0521557747

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This book provides a clear interpretation of the causes of demographic change in Britain in the nineteenth century. It combines an examination of migration, marriage patterns, fertility and mortality with a guide to the sources of population data available to historians and demographers. Illustrated with tables and figures, it is the only available summary of this field for students, and includes a detailed bibliography for those wishing to pursue the subject further.

An Urban Geography of England and Wales in the Nineteenth Century

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An Urban Geography of England and Wales in the Nineteenth Century
Harold Carter , and C. Roy Lewis
Manufacturer: Edward Arnold
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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An analysis and compendium of all the returns made to Parliament (since the commencement of the nineteenth century) relating to the increase of population ... for effecting a required equilibrium

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An analysis and compendium of all the returns made to Parliament (since the commencement of the nineteenth century) relating to the increase of population ... for effecting a required equilibrium
John Marshall
Manufacturer: Sherwood and Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00088VSFA

Four centuries of population movement within Great Britain: Part 4 The nineteenth century

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Four centuries of population movement within Great Britain: Part 4 The nineteenth century
Felix Hull
Manufacturer: Genealogical Society of Utah
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007HYQXS

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This book is written to meet a growing need for skilled manpower in business and industry. The author examines the training function, its limitations and alternatives, and the factors that generate a need for training. He outlines a complete strategy for starting a training program in a developing country, with procedures for setting up administrative arrangements, and establishing objectives. Thirty-four training techniques are fully described, with applications and tips on optimum usage. Handy charts, checklists, decision tables, and grids help in assembling the necessary data, and arriving at an effective action plan.

Several widely used training systems are thoroughly detailed, including the advantages and disadvantages. This book examines measurement and feedback devices, and provides guidelines for selecting and evaluating trainers, course designers, and administrators. It analyzes funding procedures, and gives instructions for setting up a chart of accounts and preparing a zero base budget.

Decision-makers for countries, corporations, and organizations will use this book for to determine whether training meets their socio-economic goals, and for a wide variety of other decisions related to training. Experienced trainers and human resources developers will welcome its proven guidelines for every area of international, multinational, and cross-cultural training. New trainers will find it an authoritative source of ready-to-use training methods.

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Understanding and predicting the behavior of decision makers when choosing among discrete goods has been one of the most fruitful areas of applied research over the past thirty years. An understanding of individual consumer behavior can lead to significant changes in product or service design, pricing strategy, distribution channel and communication strategy selection, as well as public welfare analysis. This book is a reference work dealing with the study and prediction of consumer choice behavior, concentrating on stated preference (SP) methods. It shows how SP methods can be implemented, from experimental design to econometric modeling. The book also presents an update of econometric approaches to choice modeling.

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Very good source for discrete choice analysis.......2007-05-07

This book is a very good source for someone who would like to study discrete choice analysis in depth. The presentation of the material is both intuitive and rigorous. In addition, the book contents are of interest to people in different disciplines, such as econometrics, transportation, and statistics.

Viviana Fernandez
Industrial Engineering
University of Chile

a long awaited guide.......2001-03-27

This book finally provides a comprehensive guide to designing and analysing choice experiments. (Probably a niche market). The authors (and W. Adamowicz, who contributes one chapter and is acknowledged in the inner title page) have been writing the book on choice experiments for many years, in the form of research papers. Until now readers have been left to guess at the intricacies of the mathematics used to construct the surveys, or set off in search of texts and papers on economics and statistical experimental design (particularly factorial design, which is not always well covered), or contact the authors directly. Finally it is all here in one place. This book explains the economics as well as the statistics. Examples are provided in transportation, environment and marketing. A great guide to understanding this area of social research.

Stated Choice Methods: Analysis and Applications.

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Stated Choice Methods: Analysis and Applications.
Jordan J., HENSHER, David A. & SWAIT, Joffre D. LOUVIERE
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000XNNFOW

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Suffering from Henderson Withdrawal

A User Friendly Approach

Great Learning Tool

At last, a text my students like! That's a victory.

Strategic Compensation: A Human Resource Management Approach (Cram101 Textbook Outlines - Textbook NOT Included)
Martocchio
Manufacturer: AIPI
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1428809120

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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again! Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included.look no further for study resources or reference material. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes, and practice-tests for your textbook. Only Cram101 is Textbook Specific. Cram101 is NOT the Textbook.

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Suffering from Henderson Withdrawal.......2006-02-05

Richard I. Henderson's steadfast refusal to add value to his classic textbook more or less forced me into adopting this book. I've used Henderson for over fifteen years, but could not continue to have my students backfill the many holes in that old book.

This book is better in that respect, but does suffer from a "lightness of treatment" that I did not have to worry about with Henderson. Henderson was completely comprehensive; this book cannot claim that.

But it's a good book, and better than Henderson in its current state.

A User Friendly Approach.......2005-10-04

Compensation is not the most popular course in the undergraduate curriculum, but this text makes it much more attractive. The examples are very easy to follow and the chapters flow well. As an instructor looking for something to make a very important topic more accessible to students, I was delighted to find this text. I highly recommend it.

Great Learning Tool.......2004-03-23

I have seen many textbooks that are relentlessly boring due to the author's inability to balance technical and nontechnical jargon. But, this book somehow masters the ability to deliver relevant knowlege in an explicit manner. If you really want to know the foundations of compensating and you do not want to be bombarded by irrelevant wordiness, buy this book.

At last, a text my students like! That's a victory........1999-03-04

This is a well written, comprehensive presentation of compensation and benefits, including such subjects as skill / knowledge based pay and executive and international compensation. Its features include summaries, questions with links to the www, key terms, and thought-provoking "flip side of the coin" and "reflection" inserts. Includes a useful glossary of terms. The author places considerable emphasis on current issues and that is appreciated.

I am writing as a reviewer, consultant and university instructor. I use this text in teaching my introductory compensation course at UCLA's School of Business and Management. I have tried many texts that my students bemoaned as too technical, boring, and somniferous. But my students find this text highly readable, understandable and interesting. That's a victory, especially when my students are mostly working HR professionals who drag themselves to class through the clogged freeways of Los Angeles. The least I can offer them is a good textbook; this is it!

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Strategic Compensation: A Human Resource Management Approach Study Guide
Joseph J. Martocchio
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall College Div
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 013029070X

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Strategic Compensation: A Human Resource Management Approach (2nd Edition)
Joseph J. Martocchio
Manufacturer: Pearson Education
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OHFCPC

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STRATEGIC COMPENSATION , DAVID OAKES , INSTRUCTOR'S USE MANUAL WITH TEST ITEM FILE (A HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT APPROACH)

Manufacturer: PEARSON PRENTICE HALL
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0131401092

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11 X 8 PAPERBACK INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL

Strategic Compensation - A Human Resource Management Approach

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Strategic Compensation - A Human Resource Management Approach
by Joseph , Martocchio
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OI7DBC

STRATEGIC COMPENSATION: A HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT APPROACH (SECOND EDITION)

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STRATEGIC COMPENSATION: A HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT APPROACH (SECOND EDITION)

Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IA7P00

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