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In Schools and Special Needs, the authors provide a critical perspective on the dominant `inclusion' model of special needs education, in terms of implementation in schools and effectiveness of pupil learning outcomes. They take issue with the major advocates of the inclusion model and argue that a different way of understanding special educational needs in mainstream schools is both possible and necessary.

The authors, who are eminent in the special needs field, use up-to-date material to develop a new model for special- education in schools.

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Have you "survived" a company reorganization or downsizing? Do you know a friend nervous about the changes occurring at work that no one wants to talk about? Have you heard from a relative stressed about what the future holds for them and their family if they lose their job as a result of a recent merger? Are you a business executive struggling for a way to cut costs and positions while still valuing respect and individual dignity? If you answer yes to any of these questions the new entertaining and insightful business novel, Learning To Live With Downsizing by Deborah A. King, SPHR (EMI Publishing) is a "must read". This easy-to-follow presentation of seven powerful lessons for adapting to the changing business environment is a welcome change from the traditional academic approaches which are often difficult for busy employees to digest and integrate into practice. Learning To Live With Downsizing through an unexpected cyberspace journey, gives hope on how "survivor syndrome" affects the four Ps: Performance, Profitability, Productivity and Personal health. The reader is prepared for taking action to implement personal solutions for managing workplace change, as well as implementing organizational interventions that will enable employees to take greater control of their professional destiny.

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Great lessons for living in corporate America..........2006-07-23

This book provides good information regarding the reasons corporations downsize, the effects of downsizing and offers methods to cope with the changing scene. I bought it for my husband, who's national company has continually cut staff and expected more from those employees left behind. I also bought it for myself, so I can understand the pressure my husband is working under.

A nice case study, but outmoded for the new millenium.......2005-10-07

Ms. King's book basically attempts to explain the psychology behind the insecurities people experience during a layoff situation and what managers can do to help alleviate all of the negative feelings associated with it. The book seems to be concentrated on employees who have worked in the same job forever and don't know how to cope when faced with losing it. Its all about how to make people who won't quit feel better about staying!!!! Doesn't make much sense...and doesn't really apply today. During the past ten years since this was published, layoffs and job changes have become a fact of life in the corporate world, not a shocking "once in a lifetime" event as the book portrays it. Most now know that when you see the danger signs of downsizing, its time to send out resumes...plain and simple. The only ones who stay or get laid off are generally the low performers, and most managers are not eager to find "seven powerful lessons" on how to make them feel wanted again. Definitely geared for the over 45 crowd. I also didn't like the way the ideas were presented (in the form of a story) - it was easy to "get lost". What really blows me away is that this thing is still in print.

Wacky book, man.......2001-03-10

Hey daddio, this is one wackio book, dude. Be careful surfin' the net because the man may zap you into a farout world of fromer military black ops types. ouch!

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Required reading for the PMP? NOT! A must buy though ...

UNREADABLE

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The Principles of Project Management (Collected Handbooks from the Project Management Institute) (Collected Handbooks from the Project Management Institute)

Manufacturer: Project Management Institute
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1880410303

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Features eight handbooks, published previously by the Project Management Institute (PMI®), that have had significant impact on the project management profession and continue to have enduring value for today's project manager. These handbooks are collected in this one economical volume that belongs on every project manager's bookshelf.

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Required reading for the PMP? NOT! A must buy though ..........2003-04-08

This book used to be on PMI's recommended reading list for PMP preparation (I am not sure if it still is). The book does not use any complicated terminology and is written using an easy to read writing style. But the concepts will be easier to understand when you become an experienced project manager. If you read it at the beginning of your career, I recommend that you keep this in mind and not be disappointed. Just hold on to the copy and you will appreciate it later when you have more overall knowledge of project management.

The book is literally a compilation of 8 of the best papers on project management ever published. Hence the papers can be read independently. If you are a student at some University, you should be able to trace the individual papers to their source in your University library and print them at a much lower cost than the price of this book. The price was the only disappointment for me and since I am not a student, I couldn't do what I suggested above.

The eight different topics addressed by these papers in the book are -

1. Conflict Management
2. Contract Administration
3. Negotiating
4. Time and Stress Management
5. Team Building
6. PM Roles and Responsibilities
7. Organizational Development Approach
8. Organizing for Project Management

Based on my own personal background, I found the first five topics noted above the most interesting and the topic on Time and Stress Management the most useful. A lot of people I have talked to have not really found the time to read this book before taking the PMP but I would recommend reading it thoroughly once you have passed the PMP. I am finding that this book provides a very useful way to consolidate one's PM knowledge. PMI publishes 'Project Management Journal' and 'PM Network' on a regular basis that are also absolutely essential for any project manager. I have actually kept these publications from years back and they are one of the most prized possessions of my PM library. Enjoy reading these papers and the above mentioned publications!

UNREADABLE.......2003-04-02

IF YOU ENJOY READING DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS THEN BUY THIS BOOK.

The book is unreadable and there is no INDEX!

If you are trying to LEARN about Project Management then avoid this book like the plague.

Getting ready for the PMP?.......2000-08-12

Excellent reference if you are getting ready for the PMP exam. Use it to study for the HR material, the Communications material and the Contract and procurement material.

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The quality principles are one of the golden threads of successful management that run through the entire life of a project - and beyond. Principles of Management for Quality Projects gives practical insights into the use of the quality principles in day to day project issues. It also gives the project quality manager a tool that he or she can refer to when planning and executing the quality process in a project, right from the earliest conceptual phases through to finalising the commissioning and operating of the facility. The text discusses the underlying principles of quality that are applicable to project management and then discusses their application to the typical project activities of each phase of a project; written from a project approach point of view. The book discusses the major activities of planning, design, cost engineering and human resources; gives a matrix, which relates the main activities of each phase of a typical project to the people who are usually responsible for or affected by that particular activity. Principles of Management for Quality Projects looks at the major activities that are common to most projects and lifts out both pertinent, and the less obvious quality aspects that are often overlooked by managers and consultants. Many of the quality related problems in projects do not have their roots in technical issues, but rather in management style approach and especially oversights or omissions. Hence, this book brings a modern management perspective to the achievement of quality in projects.

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Principles of Operations Management
R. L. Galloway
Manufacturer: Int. Cengage Business Press
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ASIN: 1861523785

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This text provides a comprehensive overview of operations and its relation to other management functions. The author discusses the strategies and role of operations in organizations in order to establish a framework within which operations can be successfully managed. Moving on to consider product design, services, and the operations function itself, Galloway then tackles the issues involved in planning and control, including discussions of JIT and TQM. He draws examples from both manufacturing and service industries to focus on an analysis of key techniques that are useful to managers from a range of backgrounds.

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Chinese Big Business and the Wealth of Asian Nations examines the crucial contribution of Chinese business groups to the rapid growth of South-East Asia. This study examines major Chinese firms and their increasingly important networks in this era of regional interdependence and internationalization of production processes. It draws upon unprecedented empirical detail relating to Chinese firms, their growth patterns, joint ventures with foreign capital, and responses to technological change and competition and contributes to debates on economic networks, the economics of trus, and relations between business and the state in the global economy.

Chinese Big Business and the Wealth of Asian Nations (Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia)

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Chinese Big Business and the Wealth of Asian Nations (Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia)
Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OUTA7U

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Royalty Free - ReadySetPresent (Inspirational Quotes): Keep your audience focused and engaged by using our carefully selected collection of thoughtful, witty and humorous quotes. Use in a presentation with an LCD projector, make handouts, and create overheads. This topic includes 25 quotes, slide transitions, clipart and animation. It is a must-have supplement for anyone interested in presenting on these or related topics. Packaged on 3.5" floppy disk/s. PC compatible. You may use this product over and over again.

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Imagine if today's far-reaching laws on copyright and trademark were sent back in time to the days of William Shakespeare. On the opening day of Romeo and Juliet, the heirs of first-century Roman poet Ovid would surely have filed the case of Estate of Ovid v. William Shakespeare, alleging that the Bard had made unauthorized use of Ovid's Metamorphoses, which is also based on two lovers from warring families. The legal conflict would have scared off theaters, and the play would have dropped into obscurity. It might seem ridiculous, but David Bollier, author of Brand Name Bullies, says this scenario is common under today's copyright and trademark law, which he calls "replete with tales of the bizarre and hilarious."

Bollier is co-founder of Public Knowledge, a non-profit group that aims to defend the "information commons." In Brand Name Bullies, he argues that creativity and free speech are being shut down as entertainment conglomerates and other companies push intellectual-property law to unprecedented extremes. The result is a sweeping privatization of culture and knowledge with the connivance of Congress and the courts. It is a dangerous development, Bollier suggests, because science and creativity are built upon what others have done before us. At the heart of his book are dozens of real-life stories he says show how silly things have gotten. In one case, Warner Bros. threatened young fans of the Harry Potter movies with legal action after they created Web sites to celebrate and discuss Potter. In another case, Disney challenged an anti-pornography group for quoting a single line of Walt Disney's in a brochure. Bollier also cites filmmaker Spike Lee's suit against Viacom over its Spike TV network. Even though there have been many other famous "Spikes" in American culture, Lee claimed Viacom chose the network's name to trade on his reputation. He won an injunction against the company, which agreed to an out-of-court settlement and said it incurred $17 million in losses in the case. Through these stories, Bollier succeeds in making a knotty but important legal issue both accessible and relevant for readers. --Alex Roslin

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An impassioned, darkly amusing look at how corporations misuse copyright law to stifle creativity and free speech

If you want to make fun of Mickey or Barbie on your Web site, you may be hearing from some corporate lawyers. You should also think twice about calling something "fair and balanced" or publicly using Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. It may be illegal. Or it may be entirely legal, but the distinction doesn't matter if you can't afford a lawyer. More and more, corporations are grabbing and asserting rights over every idea and creation in our world, regardless of the law's intent or the public interest. But beyond the humorous absurdity of all this, there lies a darker problem, as David Bollier shows in this important new book. Lawsuits and legal bullying clearly prevent the creation of legitimate new software, new art and music, new literature, new businesses, and worst of all, new scientific and medical research.

David Bollier (Amherst, MA) is cofounder of Public Knowledge and Senior Fellow at the Norman Lear Center, USC Annenberg School for Communication. His books include Silent Theft.

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Freedom of expression? Oops! Thats copyrighted!.......2006-12-08

This book shows copyright industries- film, music, publishing, information- routinely raid the public domain for material in the classic Disney modus operandi- to privitize. Then they and the likes of Microsoft & McDonalds use their battalions of lawyers to use trademarks as blunt instruments in cultural intimidation and censorship. Free speech and artistic expression be damned! Add a little chicanery and you have automatic retroactive copyright protection to works THAT WERE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN! Copyright & trademark are essentially monopoly rights. Now they are monopolizing cultur. Trademark law made sense in the context of the market place, they make much less sense now that the market place has become our culture.
Also the law criminalizes the very kinds of inquiries that help identify security weaknesses and openly discuss ways to fix it. Many foreign scientist now avoid travel to the U.S. in fear they would run afoul of these laws. The laws that empower content industries to utterly control the sale AND AFTER MARKET USES of their works.
Did you know the song "Happy Birthday" is copyrighted?
Perhaps the best part of this book is the humorous way it approaches the subject.
The Fruit of the Looms case is worth the read alone.
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. The more weapons you have, the less secure people will be. The more subsidies you have, the less self-reliant people will be
-Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Well done and highly recommended!

My Opinion (C) (R) tm.......2005-05-05

The topic of this book is incredible. Hard to beleive it's gone this far. It boggles the mind.

That said, I found large parts of the book to be repetitive, and didn't really give enough background/details on the various examples. I would have liked some more finger pointing, but as it stands, I'll boycott Ralph Lauren-Polo for being a putz about the name!

Recommended reading, but wish the writing was a bit better.

I've recently begun reading up on the subject of corporate efforts to take control of our culture,. While the material here may be familiar turf to many , it was eye opening to me. I had no idea that copyright law had been distorted and bent against the interests of those it was meant to serve: the public (for it's a bargain between the creator and the public, not simply a property right interest, as many people commonly assume).

Bollier's book brings these issues to light in an entertaining, enlightening way. Imagine, ASCAP going after the girl scouts for singing songs around the campfire! Imagine charging royalties for croonng "Happy birthday" at a public event.

If you're not familiar with these issues, "Brand Name Bullies" is a good primer. Read up, get educated, get mad, then fight back!

Take this book seriously.......2005-02-24

Take what this writer has to say seriously, All the branches of intellectual property law (copyright, patent and trademark) are in a dreadful mess, driven that way by the usual suspects--powerful interest groups and greedy lawyers. Heck, even the fact that I just used an expression from the 1942 movie, Casablanca, "usual suspects," could get me sued. Someone lost a copyright dispute because they used two words of business jargon someone else claimed to own.

I know this from personal experience. I spent fifteen months fighting one of the most deep-pocketed literary estates on the planet, that of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. And while Tolkien himself was a decent and good man, during my lawsuit his estate's lawyers claimed that they had the right to dictate who can or cannot do a reference work on Tolkien's fiction. The fact that my book is the first book-length chronology of The Lord of the Rings and stands alongside other standard Tolkien reference works, encyclopedas and atlases also published without the permission of the estate, did not deter them. From the start their attitude was, "We're big, you're little. You can't win."

I'm stubborn. I fought anyway and, just as a federal court judge was about to rule in summary judgment, probably against them, they threw in the towel and agreed to settle out of court. The judge, bless her heart, then drove the final nail in their coffin by dismissing their lawsuit "with prejudice"--legalese for "don't dare bring this case before me again."

I had won, but I had also spent most the Lord of the Rings film series fighting them. The estate's lawyers, of course, got rich, and that was perhaps the point of this entire sad and sick episode.

--Michael W. Perry, Untangling Tolkien

For the past few years, intellectual property law has been the playground of lawyers, geeks and scholars. Now comes David Bollier to explain why this seemingly arcane field should matter to the rest of us.

In "Brand Name Bullies," the author of Silent Theft: The Private Plunder of Our Common Wealth is back with a painfully comic look at how big corporations are bullying the little guy and locking down culture with the backing of one-sided copyright, patent and trademark laws.

Bollier has written a darkly funny, accessible account of horror stories and outrages both large and small. A few years back, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers send out letters to 288 camps in the American Camping Association, demanding that Brownies and Girl Scouts stop singing copyrighted songs like "Blowin' in the Wind" or "Row, Row, Row" unless the camping groups ponied over thousands of dollars in licensing fees.

The press had a field day with the story. Pro basketball player Shaquille O'Neal offers to pay a camp's royalties for 10 years. BMI offered to license its 3 million songs to the Girl Scouts for nothing. Duly chastened, ASCAP backed down.

Some of these issues - such as mash-ups, fan fiction, The Grey Album or the Eldred decision - will be familiar to those who have followed the recent shenanigans in IP law. (Indeed, as I write this, I'm listening to John Coltrane's My Favorite Things - a melody that would be outlawed had it been recorded today.) But Bollier's chief purpose here is to introduce these stories to a wider audience. Few of the tales have the happy ending that the Girl Scouts enjoyed.

For example, remember how a zillion TV stations used to air Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life around the holidays? That was before Spelling Entertainment entered the picture. Even though the film's copyright owner failed to renew the copyright on the film, Spelling argued that the film remained under copyright because the short story that was the basis for the film and its musical score were still under copyright protection, and so the film had not entered the public domain after all. Spelling warned broadcast stations that they risked legal action if they aired the 1946 Jimmy Stewart classic without permission - and payment.

The book brims with such tales. In 1998 Fruit of the Loom threatened a Web parodist for suggesting alternative names for the underwear, such as "Fruit of the Loins" and "Banana in my Briefs." Bollier describes how Netizens forced the company to retreat:

Rather than capitulate to Fruit of the Loom's intimidation, Styn fought back. Within forty-eight hours he had contacted more than a hundred independent Web publishers who pledged to support his cause. Banner ads reading "Freedom of speech doesn't end at an elastic waistband-Support your right to be funny" and "Rotten Fruit" images appears on hundreds of Web sites, along with links to the Prehensile Tales site.

Styn estimates that fewer than 1,500 people had seen the "Meat of the Loom" parody in the eight months it had been posted online. But within two weeks after he launched his Web crusade against Fruit of the Loom, more than 250,000 visitors had check out www.prehensile.com.

What to do about all this? Bollier proposes "a new language of the commons." He writes:

"At bottom, the challenge is not just to shore up the boundaries of fair use, the public domain, and other public rights, important as those rights are. What is truly needed is a new discourse that can escape the restrictive intellectual categories of copyright and trademark law."

He nails it.

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Bravo!

Great Collection of Strategy Articles

Broad spectrum with excellent quality

An easy way to update your strategy knowledge

Mastering Strategy: The Complete MBA Companion in Strategy
University of Chicago , Insead , University of Michigan Business School , SAID Business School , and Financial Times Editors
Manufacturer: FT Press
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ASIN: 0273649302

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Bravo!.......2004-03-26

Editors at Financial Times (FT) co-authored this volume, with Tim Dickson serving as executive editor . It offers "The Complete MBA Companion in Strategy," the result of FT's strategic alliance with the University of Chicago Business School, INSEAD, the University of Michigan Business School, and the Said Business School at Oxford University. This is the seventh volume in what is identified as "The Financial Times Mastering" series. It contains articles that first appeared in FT in late-1999.

The material is carefully organized within 16 chapters. In the first, there are two essays: "Strategy and the delusion of Grand Designs" authored by John Kay, Director of london Economics; the second -- "Strategy, blind men and the elephant" was co-authored by Henry Mintzberg of McGill University and INSEAD, Bruce Ahlstrand of Trent University (Ontario), and Joseph Lampel of the University of Nottingham Business School.

As for the final chapter, "Fresh Challenges for the Future," it was written by Dan Schendel, founding and current editor the Strategic Management Journal. The reader is advised that "This final module sums up the main themes of the book, addresses some of the current controversies, and offers pointers on how the field may develop in coming years. The core message is that those who fail to keep up with the best in strategic management risk losing their businesses and losing their jobs. The cases of failure cited throughout the book underline the point." My own crystal ball imploded long ago so I now cut Schendel considerable slack, given the fact that his comments on "fresh challenges" were composed five years ago. In fact, I think his analysis holds up remarkably well.

Although exceptionally well-written and skillfully-edited, this volume is by no means an "easy read." My own opinion is that it will be of greatest interest and benefit to the more capable students enrolled in graduate schools of business, and, to senior-level executives. Of course, the immediate value of each chapter will be largely determined by the immediate needs and interests of each reader. I would be remiss if I failed to acknowledge the superb graphics provided by Graham Parish. I also want to commend, again, Tim Dickson and his associates -- notably Ken Pottinger, James Pickford, Laura Scanga, and various school "co-ordinators" -- for pulling together so much excellent material, then getting it all properly presented. Bravo!

Great Collection of Strategy Articles.......2002-12-25

This is a great collection of articles covering all aspects of business strategy. Prior knowledge about the subject matter, though is not necessary, will help you appreciate the material more. I strongly recommend this book to those people interested in building a thorough understanding of strategy.

Broad spectrum with excellent quality.......2001-11-23

'Mastering Strategy' consists of essays with consistently excellent quality, & covers a broad spectrum of strategy topics. It offers readers with perspectives on various dimensions of strategy, including: social impact, historical development, academic interest, operational issues etc. All essays are concise & good selection of further readings are included at the end of each essay, in order to guide readers for further investigation.

An easy way to update your strategy knowledge.......2001-05-08

The book presents an excellent companion of the top issues involving strategy today. The book is structured according to global themes, like strategy and economics, strategy and leadership, and so on. Each chapter has 4 or 5 articles related, written by authors from important business schools. Issues like game theory and commitments are deeply reviewed, but in a simple way, easy to understand, thus allowing anyone with no MBA to understand it. The book offers an easy way to update your strategy knowledge, if your are interested in business strategy.

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Mastering Strategy: The Complete MBA Companion in Strategy
University of; Insead; School, University of Michigan Business; School, SAID Business; Financial Times Editors Chicago
Manufacturer: FT Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OREQZ4

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Mobilizing the Information Society comprehensively and critically examines the interaction between social, regulatory, and market developments underlying the growing use of new technologies such as the personal computer and the Internet. Based upon empirical research by an international team, it offers insights needed to understand public policy, corporate strategy, and individual choices taken in response to the deluge of new technological opportunities. A principal theme of Mobilizing the Information Society is that changes are governed by public decisions that establish the institutional framework in which the private sector operates. The quality and value of the information society for the citizen is not the inevitable consequence of market and technological forces. Policy choices, however, that fail to take market and technical influences into account will prove ineffective. The authors lay the foundation for improved theories of the process of change, more appropriate strategies to achieve desired aims, and more effective policies for mitigating the effects of dislocation and exclusion from the information society. Mobilizing the Information Society offers unique insights into the social, economic, and political forces that are structuring the pathway to the information society, and their consequences for businesses and citizens in their everyday lives.

Mobilizing the Information Society Strategies for Growth and Opportunity

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Mobilizing the Information Society Strategies for Growth and Opportunity
Robin Mansell
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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ASIN: B000OL0RWG

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