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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Why does financial fraud persist? Why do rich people get taken advantage of in financial scams? Who are some of the most successful charlatans and hucksters of all-time and why were they so successful? What are the financial and business lessons we can learn from some of the biggest frauds in history? What are the conditions under which fraud tends to work best? What steps can people take to avoid being taken advantage of with their money? Why is...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"The first thing you think is where's the edge, where can I make a bit more money, how can I push, push the boundaries. But the point is, you are greedy, you want every little bit of money that you can possibly get because, like I say, that is how you are judged, that is your performance metric" - Tom Hayes , 2013 In the midst of the financial crisis, Tom Hayes and his network of traders and brokers from Wall Street's leading firms set to work engineering...
3) Thank you for disrupting: the disruptive business philosophies of the world's great entrepreneurs
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The business ideas and innovation philosophies of the worlds great entrepreneursfor anyone to implement in any business Steve Jobs. Jeff Bezos. Larry Page. Sergey Brin. Zhang Ruimin. Marc Benioff. Millions of words have been written about the great entrepreneurs of the world. This book is not about describing their achievements. Nor is it about their charisma, personal trials, or their place in popular culture. We have all heard or read about them...
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Providing vital lessons any business leader can use as an engine of innovation, this book takes you through the process of bringing the best of Lean management to your enterprise in order to link your business strategy to superior value designed for customers. --
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Three top Wall Street analysts reveal enduring lessons in sustainable success from the great industrial titans-the high-tech companies of their day-to the disruptors that now dominate the economy. Before Silicon Valley disrupted the world with new technologies and business models, America's industrial giants paved the way. Companies like General Electric, United Technologies, and Caterpillar were the Google and Amazon of their day, setting gold standards...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This text explores formation control of vehicle systems and introduces three representative systems: space systems, aerial systems and robotic systemsFormation Control of Multiple Autonomous Vehicle Systems offers a review of the core concepts of dynamics and control and examines the dynamics and control aspects of formation control in order to study a wide spectrum of dynamic vehicle systems such as spacecraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and robots....
Author
Publisher
Productivity Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
This book is a sequel to the business novel, The Secret to Maximizing Profitability - A Business Novel on How to Successfully Combine the Theory of Constraints, Lean, and Six Sigma to Drive Profit Margins to New Levels. In The New Beginning, Tom Mahanan, Tires for All's former Director of Finance, who learned how to combine the Theory of Constraints with Lean and Six Sigma, and then applied it to Tires for All, to take his company to levels of profitability...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The world's infrastructure depends on the successful implementation of megaprojects. These massive projects are developed to reduce poverty, improve quality of life and the environment, and solve human problems for billions of people around the world. Preparing for the megaprojects of the future is a huge undertaking for all governments, private sector organizations, multilaterals, and non-profits. The global market for foreign direct investment...
Author
Publisher
Productivity Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Building a Global Learning Organization: Using TWI to Succeed with Strategic Workforce Expansion in the LEGO Group describes how a multinational company developed a global structure for learning based on the TWI (Training Within Industry) program to create and sustain standardized work across multiple language and cultural platforms. In this book.
Author
Publisher
RIBA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Now an established global force, China has experienced a sustained period of staggering economic growth since policy reform in the 1970s. Chinese urbanisation is the most significant example of economic, environmental and social change both within China and globally. In recent years, central government has made a concerted effort to encourage city governments to realign their priorities and achieve a balance between economic efficiency, social justice...
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Hitherto, the organization of international business has been studied mostly from a managerial point of view or by examining the relationship between firms and the economy. Yet, the development of the modern, multinational firm - the most important type of business organisation - has been strongly influenced by the conflicts that bedeviled the twentieth century. The volatile macroeconomic and political environments experienced by international business...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Transform your leadership with powerful lessons from the frontline Leading on the Frontline brings humanitarian leadership into the boardroom, giving business leaders a powerful lesson in engagement, motivation, inspiration and innovation. Drawing upon a lifetime of humanitarian work in some of the world's most difficult places, author Linda Cruse shares stories from the frontline that illustrate how to dig deep, inspire, thrive and more. Business...
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Publisher
O'Reilly Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Simple, accessible, and fun to read, this practical book provides a fascinating collection of real-life stories from organizations that now use blockchain in practice. Sir John Hargrave and Evan Karnoupakis provide actionable takeaways and valuable lessons learned based on case studies from companies that have found success with this technology. This guide serves as a map to this fascinating new frontier. Through dozens of interviews, you'll take...
Author
Publisher
Productivity Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Although batching often appears more efficient than one-piece flow for individual tasks, the practice creates waste for other parts of the organization that more than offset its perceived benefits. A silent productivity killer, batching is an extremely difficult mindset to overcome and, as a result, numerous Lean initiatives have been destroyed by.
Author
Publisher
RIBA Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Community involvement in planning and placemaking through early, inclusive participatory methods can build consensus, speed up planning and add social, economic and environmental value to projects, leading to healthier, happier and more0sustainable places. '20/20 Visions' is an inspiring and visually stimulating introduction to the practice of participatory planning. 20 worldwide case studies, spanning 1960's projects in USA to present day UK, explore...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Enlighten your students and improve your understanding of management accounting with this carefully curated collection of case studies. Management accounting case book: cases from the IMA educational case journal offers a detailed account of real-world business cases accessible to a variety of business-savvy audiences. It provides comprehensive coverage of several areas relevant to students and professionals in business and finance, including: Strategic...
18) The power of mandate: how visionary leaders keep their organization focused on what matters most
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The book that reveals how today's most successful leaders turn vision into reality-featuring profiles of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Reed Hastings, Mike Lawrie, and more. Consensus. Negotiation. Compromise. A democratic approach to leadership drives most organizations today. Consensus based decision making may be popular, but it is far from the best approach in business. It's also rarely the right approach for C-level executives-especially...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In a deeply personal first-person narrative, Merrin reveals not only his triumphs but his missteps as he created his masterpiece businesses. Along the way, he takes time out to explain the strategies and actions he took to unearth the inefficiencies of everyday business and create a model that gives his company an unfair competitive advantage. If you currently face problems in the industry you work in, you're already halfway to becoming a catalyst...
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"An innovative guide to developing dynamic leadership skills-drawn from the real life experiences of extreme adventurers Elite adventurers understand how to excel in the most challenging environments on the planet. Unexpected obstacles can force creative thinking in any situation. Using inspirational stories from real adventurers, Wild Success shares nine leadership stories with skills that allow today's leader to thrive in the most unpredictable,...
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