World Development Report 1978-2004 With Selected World Development Indicators 2003: Indexed Omnibus

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The CD-ROM includes selected World Development Indicators 2003. Published annually by the World Bank, World Development Indicators provides a comprehensive range of statistical indicators for more than 200 economies. The selected indicators in this reference tool have many display options. Data can be exported for use in other applications, such as spreadsheets and databases.

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Needed Tool!.......2004-04-23

The World Development Report, published by the World Bank every year since 1978, is a wealth of information on the economic and social state of the world. This omnibus CD-ROM edition includes the text of all 26 editions, from 1978 to 2004, as well as PDF versions of the 2002, 2003, and 2004 editions. All contents are fully indexed and cross-referenced for easy searching across the volumes in the archives. The CD-ROM includes selected World Development Indicators 2003. Published annually by the World Bank, World Development Indicators provides a comprehensive range of statistical indicators for more than 200 economies. The selected indicators in this reference tool have many display options. Data can be exported for use in other applications, such as spreadsheets and databases.
Published in February 2004 by The World Bank

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Values in education is an area of lively and passionate debate. This book provides an essential resource of ideas, issues and current practice for all those with an interest in this area of education.
Presenting a range of critical writing, this book deals with issues relating to education in values: approaches to teaching values; teacher education and values; research for education in values; and international comparative studies. Highly regarded when it was first published in hardback in 2000, the book now appears in paperback for the first time, with a new introduction which updates the main ideas and themes of the book.

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Investors will not be satisfied with a simple description of a business idea, no matter how attractive it may be. They want to know exactly what they are putting their money into, and who is behind the idea. This guide leads entrepreneurs-to-be through the process of articulating a business idea, assessing its feasibility and potential, and preparing and presenting the business plan. The authors provide a step by step introduction to the concepts needed to prepare a business plan and arrange the financing of a business idea.

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If Yours Is a "Hazardous Undertaking"...........2001-04-10

The original meaning of the word "adventure" evolved from "what comes or happens by chance" (i.e. luck) to "hazardous undertaking." Looser and Schlapfer perhaps had this in mind as they collaborated on this book. In it, they provide a step-by-step in introduction to the concepts needed to prepare a business plan and then to arrange the financing of a business idea; also, the basic knowledge needed to participate effectively in subsequent discussions and negotiations and to ask the right questions; also, the necessary business language (i.e. all the jargon and technical expressions one needs to know), explained by the authors and augmented by a very useful Glossary; finally, a References section for further reading. They organize their material within four Parts:

Starting Up a Company -- How Companies Grow

The Business Idea -- Concept and Presentation

Developing the Business Plan

Valuing a Start-Up and Raising Equity

Looser and Schlapfer are well aware of the fact that a reputable venture capital firm annually funds (on average) only one business plan of every 500 considered. (In 1999, Draper Fisher Jurvetson received almost 20,000 business plans.) Obviously, competition is ferocious. As the authors explain, their manual "is aimed at helping you through the first stage of starting up an innovative, high-growth company: writing a professional business plan....The trick is to take advantage of promising, innovative ideas, research and technology, and financing in the form of venture capital investment funds to achieve a breakthrough." There are three stages to the start-up process: First, put the business idea down on paper and analyze its marketability of on the basis of a few key indicators. (the authors identify and explain them.) Next, develop the idea into a detailed business plan which obtains the funds needed. Finally, build the company to profitability according to the business plan. (The authors suggest several "next steps", including the withdrawal of investors.) Part 3 is perhaps the most valuable section of the book because it provides a comprehensive, step-by-step explanation of HOW to formulate a proper business plan. Another valuable section is located in the Appendix: the "Extended Table of Contents"(ETC). After you have read the book, I urge you to review the ETC at least weekly. Why? Because it can serve as a check list of possible "early-warning signs" to which you and your associates must constantly be alert. You also need to know that each copy includes a CD: "mySAP Workplace -- The Enterprise Portal solution." This is an excellent value-added benefit.

If you share my high regard for this book, check out Done Deals (edited by Udayan Gupta) and The VC Way (authored by Jeffrey Zygmont). Those involved in a "hazardous undertaking" need all the help they can

An outline, not a book.......2001-03-19

This book weighs in at 217 pages (including index). Unfortunately, what you really get is about 50 pages worth of material, and much of that is repetitive and/or obvious.

Particularly galling are the many pages (over 25) devoted to quotes, one quote per page. We're talking 15-20 words per page for such pages. OK, nice quotes, but they should take a line or two each, not a page.

Probably the most useful thing is that it includes a sample business plan.

In sum, this book is an outline of the book it should be, and an outline that has been stretched to cover 200 pages.

Until the authors write the book that goes with this outline, save your money.

Plan, create and grow your company.......2001-02-10

Probably a updated and translated version of the "Planen, gründen, wachsen. Mit dem professionellen Businessplan zum Erfolg" Book (ISBN: 3706405962).

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This book analyzes the top management of leading Japanese enterprises. Drawing on the work of Alfred Chandler, Morikawa demonstrates the difference between family-owned firms and professionally managed firms.

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Year after year, The Annuals provide thousands of trainers, consultants, facilitators, and managers with up-to-date information about making organizations more effective. Face the challenge of today's workplace with today's resource.

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Solve the management mystery! What makes a great manager?
This question is essential to the success of your organization. This instrument package is a field-tested, proven-effective tool that gauges a manager's abilities and suggests areas for improvement.
At the heart of the remarkable management program is the Managerial Practices Profile. The Self version of the questionnaire--included in the Participant's Workbook--allows a manager to rate his of her own performance. The Observer questionnaire allows the manager's direct reports, collleagues, and boss to assess the manager's skills.
After managers receive this insightful feedback report, they'll use the dynamic Participant's Workbook to identify action steps that will best suppport their professional development. You'll use Compass to:[internal bullet begin]**individual development**build effective management teams**promote organizational development . . . and more!
The Facilitator's Guide includes:
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A sample copy of the Participant's Workbook--which includes the Self questionnaire--along with the Observer questionnaire.
SOFTWAREWhat you need to run Compass Scoring Software: Windows 95 of NT running on a PC 486 CPU or better (Pentium preferred), with a CD-ROM drive. Minimum 8 MB RAM (16 MB+ recommAnded). If you do not have a CD-ROM drive, or if you are using Windows 3.1, free installation diskettes are available when you order your Facilitator's Guide--just ask!

Interpret the Profiles with the free Scoring Software included in the Facilitator's Guide ot get a comprehensive 360 feedback report that details:
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IT REALITY SETTLES IN

Packed with great info & an easy read - recommended!!!

Great Reference Book for Help Desk Operations

How to Manage the IT Helpdesk: A guide for user support and call centre managers (Computer Weekly Professional (Paperback))
Noel Bruton
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Are you overworked, unappreciated and under-resourced? This book understands you, and provides years and years of User Support experience packed into one volume. The `How To' book that every I.T. department needs, it will help turn your helpdesk into a company asset. How to be successful at probably the most stressful job in I.T! This book offers tools for measuring productivity and features ten key steps for successful support, while User Support successes and failures are revealed in true life case studies.

`This book won't tell you how to get your printer working with your word processor - it's better than that. It tells you how to deploy your Support staff so as to have the best chance of preventing or fixing such problems. If you're in charge of a PC Support group, or would like to be one day, get this book and read it.' - Dr. Alan Solomon

This book gives you techniques for:
· Justifying staff and other expenditure
· Gaining senior management support
· Getting the users on your side
· Running a motivated and productive team
· Designing and managing services and service levels

How to manage the I.T. helpdesk will help you design and launch your helpdesk and Support services, measure their success and ensure user's satisfaction.

This book:
· contains 30 chapters, 18 real-life case studies, 10 life maxims and 19 figures
· agrees with Lee Iacocca but it has the nerve to disagree with Tom Peters
· is a significant talking point on the Internet
· is the result of over 15 years real experience, so it is practical and nitty gritty
· is part of the `Computer Weekly Professional' series

Noel Bruton is a specialist consultant and trainer with over fifteen years' experience in the support and helpdesk industries. He writes with knowledge, experience, pragmatism and enthusiasm. Visit the authors' WWW page for Helpdesk managers at http://www.pcug.co.uk/~bruton/
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IT REALITY SETTLES IN.......2001-06-21
This book is well-written and gives very good tips on running a helpdesk effectively. The emphasis on realistic goals and end results are for our real IT world. I would reccomend this book highly!
Packed with great info & an easy read - recommended!!!.......2001-04-04
This small book contains a wealth of information and advice that is packed into less than 300 pages. It covers an incredibly wide range of topics that help desk professionals need to know. With a relatively low page count and the amount of topics covered the author demonstrates excellent writing skills by packing each paragraph with relevant information.
The book is divided into six parts, each with numerous short chapters and case studies. I found this organization to make for easy reading. Among the gems that I particularity liked are how the author defines business goals early on, the description of a typical support structures and support scenarios. Other highlights, in my opinion, are: Part 3, Service Level Management, which is one of the most concise treatments of the subject I have had the pleasure of reading; Part 3, Workload Management, which contained excellent ideas on prioritizing and managing jobs, metrics and reports and processes. This is excellent material. I also got a lot out of Part 5, Resource Management, which provides some good foundation material for determining total cost of ownership (TCO). This part gives you some great ideas on determining support costs and justifying them, and asset and inventory management. Part 6, Staff Management, provides some fresh thoughts about this necessary factor of help desk management.
I have read (and reviewed) a large number of books on technical support and help desks. Some of these books addressed topics in a lot more depth, while others focused a particular aspect of help desk operations, technical support of problem management. While I found all to be valuable, "How to Manage the IT Help Desk" distilled all of the "meat" into an easy-to-read quick reference and idea jogger. It earns a solid 5 stars and deserves a spot on every support professional's bookshelf.
Great Reference Book for Help Desk Operations.......1998-08-28
How to Manage the IT help desk is written from many years of practical experience in solving common problems associated with supporting computer users. The writing style is pragmatic and enthusiastic. The book is full of real-life examples of success and failure in User Support. Read it through, as a guide - or dip into it as a reference manual. By Noel Bruton

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Designing and Evaluating E-Management Decision Tools: The Integration of Decision and Negotiation Models into Internet-Multimedia Technologies (Integrated Series in Information Systems)
Giampiero E.G. Beroggi
Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0387231749

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Designing and Evaluating E-Managemnet Decision Tools presents the most relevant concepts for designing intelligent decision tools in an Internet-based multimedia environment and assessing the tools using concepts of statistical design of experiments. The design principle is based on the visual interactive decision modeling (VIDEMO) paradigm. Several case studies are discussed in detail, referring to online preference elicitation, collaborative decision making, negotiation and conflict resolution, and marketing decision optimization. (See www.beroggi.net for more info on the book and Visual Interactive Decision Modeling)

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Information Management: Support Systems & Multimedia Technology

Manufacturer: Irm Press
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ASIN: 1931777411

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Geared for managers and business practitioners operating in a web-centric environment, this text presents the most current research on information management in conjunction with support systems and multimedia technology. The useful models of decision making provided incorporate cooperative information processing, knowledge-based personalizations, and intelligent transportation systems. Electronic journalism, distance learning, and activity theory are also covered.

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Mobile Response: First International Workshop on Mobile Information Technology, for Emergency Response, MobileResponse 2007, Sankt Augustin, Germany, February ... Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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ASIN: 3540756671

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the First International Workshop on Mobile Information Technology for Emergency Response, MobileResponse 2007 held in Sankt Augustin, Germany in February 2007.

The 16 revised papers presented together with 1 kenote lecture were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on medical services, team support, geospatial information, wearable computing, and communication technology.

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Radio Resource Management for Multimedia QoS Support in Wireless Networks
Huan Chen , Lei Huang , Sunil Kumar , and C.C. Jay Kuo
Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1402076231

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This work presents a thorough review of the state-of-the-art techniques for maintaining QoS support for multimedia services over wireless networks. Several novel ideas and algorithms on integrated connection- and packet-level QoS, dynamic radio resource management, and multimedia QoS-aware services are described. Special emphasis is given to the following:
-Mathematical models for analyzing connection-level and packet-level QoS,
-Radio resource management schemes for TDMA and CDMA systems,
-QoS-aware call admission control and seamless handoff schemes,
-Dynamic call admission control for CBR and VBR traffic,
-Markov decision process and linear programming techniques for optimal call admission control policy design.
Radio Resource Management for Multimedia QoS Support in Wireless Networks will be of great interest to research scientists and graduate students working in the areas of wireless networks and QoS issues for multimedia traffic and related areas.

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Information Management; Support Systems & Multimedia Technology.
George Ditsa
Manufacturer: IRM Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N65S0S

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