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Investment in executive education has grown steadily since its inception during the last century. Several studies have attempted to measure the effectiveness of executive programs; prior research has indicated that some programs lack relevance. This study addressed the topic from the perspective of corporations, whose future executive education decisions are affected by the relevance of current programs, and program alumni. In a partial replication of a 1959 Harvard study, which queried graduates of 39 residential programs, I surveyed the 1993-1995 executive MBA graduates of four schools: UCLA, University of Colorado, University of Utah, and University of Washington. The main research question was: Are executive education programs meeting the needs of their mid-career students ? In addition to the above, the changing workplace prompted the following queries: a) Is there a difference between the satisfaction of the students with the programs in 1959 and now? b) Are the programs affected by lack of security in the workplace. Are people using the EMBA to change employers? c) Do sponsoring companies use the skills learned? d) Do women have a problem with the 'glass ceiling'? In addition to collecting the surveys, I interviewed the four program directors, 10 corporate executives whose responsibilities include executive education, and 24 of the 157 alumni who returned the questionnaire. Frequency distribution, correlation analysis, and stepwise multiple regression were used to analyze the survey data. The major findings were: 1) EMBA students today are satisfied with the relevance of their education; 2) Students are dissatisfied with schools that employ professors with outdated or inadequate teaching skills; 3) Instability in today's workplace is prompting some people to change jobs or go into their own business once their EMBA is completed; 4) Corporations will continue to invest in these programs, but there is more specific succession planning in conjunction with the career path expected for the employee; 5) There continues to be little ethnic diversity in the programs.

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Focusing on the principal methods for analysis and forecasting, the text is designed to fit two types of course design, the traditional approach for a technical course, or the approach frequently used in business courses. Examples, exercises, problems, and small and large cases are provided to fit into either or both approaches. An instructor's manual is available which includes solutions, author's notes of each case and possible alternatives, and the programs used by the author.

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Quantitative Business Analysis Text and Cases.......2002-08-01

This is the best book I have ever studied in my business courses. The author has provided very useful information that teach the business students various modelling skills in a very user friendly manner.

Methods for Business Analysis & Forecasting - Text & Cases +D3 (WSE)

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Methods for Business Analysis & Forecasting - Text & Cases +D3 (WSE)
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Methods for Business Analysis & Forecasting: Text & Cases - Instructors Manual (Paper)

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Methods for Business Analysis & Forecasting: Text & Cases - Instructors Manual (Paper)
P. Tryfos
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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A "must-read" for any manager or business professional

Lean Enterprise: A Synergistic Approach to Minimizing Waste
William A. Levinson , and Raymond A. Rerick
Manufacturer: ASQ Quality Press
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Lean Enterprise: A Synergistic Approach to Minimizing Waste shows how modern companies can use lean techniques to achieve the kind of success that Ford, Toyota, and Dell have enjoyed. This book presents lean enterprise as a set of mutually supporting techniques and programs, all of which focus on the elimination of `friction,' or non-value-adding activities, from the enterprise. The concept of friction (Japan's muda, or waste) is very simple, but everyone in the organization must realize that it is easy to overlook. The ability to identify friction on sight is vital to creating a lean enterprise, and through the examples of Henry Ford, this book will equip the reader with the skills to achieve optimal results.

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Shipping method could improve.......2006-02-17

DHL shipping method is quite confusing. Apparently, they ship the package to local USPS to do the delivery. In the mean time their tracking page says the package has been delivered, which in the customer's eyes, that means the package should be sitting at their fron door.
I called DHL and they would just tell me that the package was already delivered. I then proceded to call Amazon to complain thinking that my package was lost. Of course, the package arrived the next day.

A "must-read" for any manager or business professional.......2004-07-09

Co-written by an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Reliability Engineer, Quality Manager, and Quality Auditor with a leader in manufacturing, Lean Enterprise: A Synergistic Approach To Minimizing Waste is a very practical guide to streamlining one's business, especially with regard to making manufacturing more efficient. Emphasizing that "lean" does not necessarily mean downsizing, Lean Enterprise applies its principles to identify wasted effort, investment, and bureaucracy, and delves into tips, tricks, and techniques in extensive detail, from the good and the bad of batch processing to synchronous flow manufacturing, the theory of constraints, supply chain management, and much more. Lean Enterprise is a "must-read" for any manager or business professional in the manufacturing field looking to cut costs and improve performance.

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Made me a great waiter

A must read for those who live on tips!

At Your Service: A Servers Guide to Maximum Table Performance
Stephen A. Garrison
Manufacturer: Authorhouse
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0759629021

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Made me a great waiter.......2002-10-29

Someone had recommended this book to me becasue i was thinking of becoming a waiter during the summer to help make ends meet money-wise. So i got a job waitering and almost immediately i was making as much and even more than the people that had been there years before me. My idea of a summer job sortof turned into a great paying job. This was the perfect book, it was easy to read in an hour front to back and i was one of the best servers at our restaurant. Thanks.

A must read for those who live on tips!.......2002-02-01

Mr. Garrison does an excellent job in presenting the underrated skill of restaurant service. I found his style of writing informative yet entertaining with clever analogies and examples which made his points come across very clear. I regret not having this book in my hands years ago! I would also highly recommend this book for restaurant/bar owners who are looking for skilled staff to increase their profits. Stephen makes a lot of sense! Enjoy (:

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The Northern Gold Fleet.......2003-01-31

Excellent book. Fairly accurate, does makes some mistakes in a few places, but overall very good. Excellent reading. Highly recommended

A historical tome.......1999-04-16

"The Northern Gold Fleet" is a detailed academic historical tome, surely the authority on the subject for years to come. For a monograph of this genre, it is well written. However, it desperately needs, and lacks any diagrams, line illustrations, etc. The only illustrations are a few fuzzy historical photos of dredges. Numerous terms such as "jitney winch" are undefined. Many terms such as "ground sluicing" and "drift mine" are used in ways which seem to be in variance with standard usage. Unfortunately, there is no glossary-which again is desperately needed. There is no summary of the book, nor of the chapters, nor a timeline-so the reader has to perform all summaries himself. If half the text were replaced with line drawings, tables, diagrams, a timeline and a glossary, this book would have been a hundred times more readable and useful.

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WHERE'S YOUR MUSTACHE?

Inside this book you'll find the complete collection of Milk Mustache ads that won the hearts of millions worldwide--and some new ones revealed for the first time. You'll see the spoofs, the rip-offs, the bits from Leno and Letterman. You'll learn the inside story of how this captivating series came to be, go behind-the-scenes to the photo shoots, and discover the secrets of those famous moustaches--plus see never-before-published photos of your favorite celebrities.

So grab a tall, cold glass of MILK and enjoy!

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For those who've "Got Milk?".......2007-07-01

A great coffee table book or a good example of advertising at its best, this book is very interesting and fun, and includes many famous people. It even has parodies on the "Got Milk?" campaign. However, since it was published in 1998, the more recent ads are not included.

The Milk Mustache Book : A Behind-The-Scenes Look at America.......2005-03-19

This is a wonderfull book of stupendous photos with famous and not so famous people that were used for the milk mustache campaign. The photo with steve young is totally cool and the one with Isabella Rosesellini is also very nice to look at. This was a great avertising campaign and the photos are just astounding. This is a keeper.

White creamy goodness.......2002-09-21

The photographic display contained in this volume is positively euphoric. Some may say you can get the exact same results from a blindfolded five dollar streetwalker, but how many times does the girl on the corner look like Spike Lee? I didn't think so.

Did you know there are people who are paid to place that milk-like substance on celebrities? It's a shame I didn't have this tidbitty apple slice from the tree of knowledge seven years ago for I could have saved myself some money in wasted secondary education.

But the true lesson I learned from this compilation is that yes, it is possible to publish a book without contributing even a single thing to great genre of literature. Kudos to you, Jay Schulberg and the dairy ad board!

The pictures are good, I guess.......2002-08-21

If you want to see pictures of the early milk mustaches, this book is for you. If you want to learn anything of substance about the campaign, this book is NOT for you. The written introduction and copy throughout the book have a very "dumbed down" tone and are sickeningly self-promoting. Look elsewhere for real information about the campaign.

New Milk Mustache Book.......2002-07-09

If you loved "The Milk Mustache Book" as much as I did, you should check out the new book, "Milk Mustache Mania." It picks up where this book left off and has all of the newest milk mustache celebrity ads. I love these ads and after all these years still can't wait to see who is next!

The Development of Modern Advertising (Thoemmes Press - Foundations of Modern Management)

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The Development of Modern Advertising (Thoemmes Press - Foundations of Modern Management)
Morgen Witzel
Manufacturer: Thoemmes Continuum
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ASIN: 1855069830

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Advertising in one form or another has been around for millennia, but by the late nineteenth century, thoughtful minds began considering various approaches to maximizing its efficiency. This set focuses on the pioneers and developments during the period 1870-1920 and shows how an increasing understanding of consumer needs informed advertising practices and led to the adoption of new methods and media.

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This practical text provides an up-to-date guide to the introduction, development and advancement of TQM. Combining theory and practice it adopts a balanced approach relevant to practising managers and students.

Total Quality Management Blueprint explores key issues and cutting-edge tools and techniques in a simple and practical style. Drawing on case studies, industrial practice and empirical research the text guides readers through the influence of quality management gurus, quality awards and self assessment, quality costing, quality management systems, teamwork, training, and business process management. Not only do both authors facilitate a thorough understanding of TQM, but Heather Bunney acts as a role model for aspiring female industrialists.

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TPS-Lean Six Sigma: Linking Human Capital to Lean Six Sigma - A New Blueprint for Creating High Performance Companies (HC)
Hubert, K Rampersad , and Anwar El-Homsi
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This new book emphasizes the introduction of a new blueprint, called TPS-Lean Six Sigma, for addressing the primary concerns of manufacturing and service in a more sustainable and humanized way. It leads to a High Performance Culture and allows employees to realize their full potential and contribute creatively while the organization benefits from increased profitability, market share, and customer satisfaction. By way of this book, Hubert Rampersad & Anwar El-Homsi are launching a revolutionary, holistic concept which actively has human capital embedded in Lean Six Sigma in a manner that not only stimulates commitment, integrity, work-life balance, passion, enjoyment at work and employee engagement but also stimulates individual and team learning in order to develop a motivated workforce and sustainable performance improvement and quality enhancement for the organization.

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Praise for TPS-Lean Six Sigma from Business Leaders in the US and abroad.......2007-10-06

"Hubert Rampersad and Anwar El-Homsi continue their superb integration of business, project, and personal life in their new book. Their disciplined, logical, and scorecard approach to melding business and personal lives will be a major benefit to companies, leaders, and employees. The new book is full of examples, tools, and exercises that will help individuals discover and align their personal vision and mission to the company where they work. This book links the lean six sigma profession with human capital in a fully integrated and through way".--Dave Ulrich, Professor of Business, University of Michigan, and Partner, The RBL Group. He was ranked as #1 management educator and guru by Business Week, #2 among management thinkers by Executive Excellence, and listed by Forbes as one of the "world's top five" business coaches.

"TPS-Lean Six Sigma puts heart in the (Lean) Six Sigma process. It's designed for human beings and integrates both process and people to achieve maximum results." --- Marshall Goldsmith is a world renowned executive coach and the author of the New York Times best seller What Got You Here Won't Get You There. He is recognized by the American Management Association as one of 50 great thinkers and leaders who have impacted the field of management over the past 80 years.

"This book packs a big punch. Any company interested in improving their quality processes fast needs to incorporate its message." - - Paul Bracken, Professor of Management, Yale School of Management.

"Hubert Rampersad and Anwar El-Homsi combine the power of Lean Six Sigma with an approach that stresses the importance and need of developing an organizational structure and philosophy that combines the goals of and aspirations of the individual with those of the company......During my 38 years of business experience, I've seen many well developed management concepts being applied without success and that have failed to recognize the importance of aligning the needs and aspirations of employees with those of company objectives. The TPS-Lean Six Sigma concept offers a systematic process of continuous improvement and development of personal and organizational performance with potential for breakthrough results". --- Ricardo A. Gonzalez, Director Worldwide Purchasing, Eastman Kodak Company, USA.

"Successful implementation of Lean Six Sigma relies on people up and down the organization working together to achieve quality. Despite best intentions, the importance of the human element in the overall implementation scheme can be overshadowed by a focus on the tools. Hubert Rampersad and Anwar El-Homsi have written the most important book yet on creating a culture of Lean Six Sigma. It clearly spells out how to address the issues and challenges associated with implementing a comprehensive and effective Lean Six Sigma program". --- Stephen Haight, Vice President Global Quality, Bausch & Lomb, USA

"The major difference between two companies in the same industry lies not with the machines they use, not with their locations, not with their advertising campaigns, and not with their buildings, but rather with the people who work there--their skills, their talents, the processes they carry out, and especially with the motivation they bring to the job. TPS - Lean Six Sigma provides a guidepost for executives to craft an organization that both celebrates individual differences while molding disparate individuals into an efficient team executing the right processes smartly. It was once said of a great sports coach (Bum Phillips) that "he could take 'hissen' and beat 'youren' or he could take 'youren' and beat 'hissen'." TPS - Lean Six Sigma will teach you how to do that: how to build upon widely ranging individual strengths so as to combine them into a set of efficient and effective performers who deliver value with no waste and target precisely what customers desire." -- Professor Francis D.Tuggle, Ph. D., Argyros School of Business and Economics, Chapman University, California

"Aligning personal goals with organizational goals in the deployment of Lean Six Sigma is brilliant! This book will help many organizations whose deployment of Lean Six Sigma was not as they had anticipated and will make the journey much more rewarding for those just starting." -- Reginald Stewart, Quality Officer and Six Sigma Master Black Belt, University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital, USA

"TPS-Lean Six Sigma is a wonderful, thought provoking concept that we will incorporate into all of our quality training. Lean Six Sigma has helped many of our customers improve their product or service. It is my hope that with TPS-Lean Six Sigma, we can now begin to address how these quality tools affect the most important part of any organization, its people."--Charles J. Caples, Program Director Workforce Development, Monroe Community College, USA

"The TPS - Lean Six Sigma book is a synergetic approach and business perspective for leading companies; a major contribution in the cohesive development of organizations. By aligning and combining human and organizational interests Hubert Rampersad and Anwar El-Homsi created a thorough concept for successful improvement of organizational and human behaviour. Enjoy the richness of the content and you will understand that implementing TPS-LSS generates self propelling engagement and related results." -- Ad Rutten, Executive Vice President & COO, Schiphol Group, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands.

"TPS - Lean Six Sigma is an excellent book on a topic that is so important in today's business climate. It describes in a very pragmatic and structured way how to improve company performance and personal satisfaction of employees by aligning company- and personal objectives. Optimizing business processes and enhancing personal engagement does not only result in an enhanced performance but also addresses sustainability of realized improvements over time. A highly readable and useful book". -- Paul Stuyvenberg Vice President Corporate Quality Management, ASML, the Netherlands.

Blueprint for quality (SuDoc VA 1.2:B 62/2/)

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Blueprint for quality (SuDoc VA 1.2:B 62/2/)
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
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Quality performance measurements of the EPC process: The blueprint (Source document / Construction Industry Institute)

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Quality performance measurements of the EPC process: The blueprint (Source document / Construction Industry Institute)
James D Stevens
Manufacturer: Construction Industry Institute, University of Texas at Austin
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Web-Powered Databases provides an excellent snapshot of current research and development activities in the area of Web or Internet databases. Its content supplies potential answers to many questions that have been raised regarding database accesses through the Web. The book also provides a number of case studies of successful Web database applications, including multiple-choice assessment through the Web, an online pay claim, a product catalogue, and content management and dynamic Web pages.

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An excellent practical guide to build web applications.......2004-06-16

This book describes the state-of-art technologies in building web-powered databases being written by pioneer researchers in the field. Readers can understand various fundamental issues including querying logic, content management, low-level programming, cache management, heterogeneous and distributed systems, and security policies. The authors present case studies to demonstrate the use of web-database in applications such as web mining, tutor payment system, product catalogue, and online tests. Using these case studies as template, readers can quickly create their own web-powered database applications. This book is a must read for web database designers and researchers.

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Web Powered Databases
David Taniar
Manufacturer: IRM PRESS
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Binding: Paperback
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Web-Powered Databases
David Taniar
Manufacturer: Idea Group Publishing 01/30/2002
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Web-powered Databases.
David And Johanna Wenny Rahayu Taniar
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