The study of development in low-income countries is attracting more attention around the world than ever before. Yet until now there has been no comprehensive text that incorporates the huge strides made in the subject over the past decade. Development Economics does precisely that in a clear, rigorous, and elegant fashion. Debraj Ray, one of … >>
Feb 092011
Written solely for the undergraduate audience, this streamlined Third Edition of Industrial Organization: Theory and Practice——which features early coverage of Antitrust——punctuates its modern introduction to industrial organization with relevant empirical data and case studies to show students how to apply theoretical tools.
Feb 082011
Gives you the essential blueprint for designing an effective, competitive organization and clearly shows how organizational capabilities represent the last sustainable source of competitive advantage. DLC: Organizational effectiveness. The search for competitive advantage, write management consultants and educators David Nadler and Michael Tushman, is “the defining goal of modern-day business.” Competing by Design: The Power of Organizational Architecture, is their guide to reaching that goal through total integration of corporate structure, workplace culture, and employee motivation. Bringing all such processes together into one unified organization, they contend, is as important to a company’s future as the architectural unity of the building that houses it.
 Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical PerspectiveISBN13: 9781843310273 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed How did the rich countries really become rich? In this provocative new study, Ha-Joon Chang examines the great pressure on developing countries from … >> |
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 Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction (Wiley Desktop Editions)Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction is an overview of the diverse conceptual tools and traditions for thinking about, explaining and addressing the environmental challenges we face in the contemporary world. Provides an introduction to the environmental challenges we face in the contemporary world through foundational theoretical ideas illustrated with concrete, everyday examples Utilizes compelling, … >> |
 Framework for Human Resource Management (3rd Edition) ReviewsThis brief yet lucid ten-chapter book provides practicing managers with a review of central human resource management concepts and techniques in a highly readable and understandable format. Covering the subject of human resources today, this book includes such topics as: recruitment and selection, personnel planning, testing employees, training, performance management, compensation, managing labor relations, ethics … >> |
 Determinants of Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Empirical Study (Lionel Robbins Lectures) ReviewsResearch on economic growth has exploded in the past decade. Hundreds of empirical studies on economic growth across countries have highlighted the correlation between growth and a variety of variables. Determinants of Economic Growth, based on Robert Barro’s Lionel Robbins Memorial Lectures, delivered at the London School of Economics in February 1996, summarizes this important … >> |
 Working Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What They KnowThe definitive primer on knowledge management, this book will establish the enduring vocabulary and concepts and serve as the hands-on resource of choice for fast companies that recognize knowledge as the only sustainable source of competitive advantage. Drawing from their work with more than 30 knowledge-rich firms, the authors– experienced consultants with a track record … >> |
 Harvard Business Review on InnovationISBN13: 9781578516148 Condition: New Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series is designed to bring today’s managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in … >> |
 The Raising of Money: Thirty-Five Essentials Every Trustee Should KnowPeople remark time and again — it’s not just the quality of the ideas, it’s the quality of the writing and the brevity. “We’ve tried to take the time to make it short. We hope that when you lay it down, you’ll feel that the words of Winston Churchill might, in some measure, apply: |