Making Policy Happen
ISBN: 9780415397674 / Angielski / Twarda / 289 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada."
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890,27 zł |
The Korean Developmental State : From dirigisme to neo-liberalism
ISBN: 9780415403405 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Korean Developmental State is a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of processes of state and economic restructuring in South Korea since the 1997 crisis. The book distinguishes itself from previous studies by consistently arguing that structural changes in the global political economy have played a crucial role in reshaping the Korean states own economic project.
More precisely, Iain Pirie seeks to demonstrate how the Korean state increasingly adopted neo-liberal policies from the 1980s onwards as a rational response to the evolution of global economic structures; an evolution which... The Korean Developmental State is a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of processes of state and economic restructuring in South Korea since the 19...
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712,22 zł |
Mikhail Bakhtin: The Word in the World
ISBN: 9780415424196 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mikhail Bakhtin is one of the most influential theorists of philosophy as well as literary studies. His work on dialogue and discourse has changed the way in which we read texts - both literary and cultural - and his practice of philosophy in literary refraction and philological exploration has made him a pioneering figure in the twentieth-century convergence of the two disciplines. In this book, Graham Pechey offers a commentary on Bakhtin's texts in all their complex and allusive 'textuality', keeping a sense throughout of the historical setting in which they were written and of... Mikhail Bakhtin is one of the most influential theorists of philosophy as well as literary studies. His work on dialogue and discourse has changed ... |
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203,44 zł |
Economics for the Modern Built Environment
ISBN: 9780415454247 / Angielski / Twarda / 273 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Construction economics needs to respond to the new emphasis on sustainable development, on the medium and long-term consequences of construction, on the whole life-cycle, and on the service rendered by buildings. Its focus now extends from design and construction, to the operation, maintenance, refurbishment and demolition of property. Drawing on the work of the CIB Task Group on Macroeconomics for Construction, this book discusses mesoeconomic and macroeconomic models and methodologies in construction economics and is suited to graduate students and researchers. Construction economics needs to respond to the new emphasis on sustainable development, on the medium and long-term consequences of construction, o... |
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864,83 zł |
The Economics of Language : International Analyses
ISBN: 9780415771818 / Angielski / Twarda / 595 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written by two internationally renowned experts in the field, this book explores the determinants of dominant language proficiency among immigrants and other linguistic minorities and the consequences of this proficiency for the labour market. Using empirical material from a range of countries, including the USA, Canada, Australia and Bolivia, the authors develop a range of models of the determinants of dominant language proficiency and use econometric techniques to test them and estimate the magnitude of the effects. This volume is an excellent resource for researchers and a fine... Written by two internationally renowned experts in the field, this book explores the determinants of dominant language proficiency among immigrants... |
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890,27 zł |
Pressure Proofing: How to Increase Personal Effectiveness on the Job and Anywhere Else for That Matter
ISBN: 9780415957540 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do you feel uneasy when you try to relax? Are you overwhelmed by the deadlines you have to meet? Do you get rattled when things don't go your way? Are you inpatient with people who work more slowly than you? Do you often get angry? Do you feel things are hopeless? Do you feel like not getting out of bed, instead pulling the covers over your head? More and more people have these reactions, in spite of the fact that we know more about pressure, anxiety, anger, and depression, and in spite of the fact that computers are supposed to make our lives and jobs easier. For the individual,... Do you feel uneasy when you try to relax? Are you overwhelmed by the deadlines you have to meet? Do you get rattled when things don't go your way? ... |
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712,22 zł |
Patent Activity and Technical Change in Us Industries
ISBN: 9780444518583 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Description innovation is universally recognized as an important source of economic growth. Patents may be considered as a potential measure of innovation. As such, patents may alter isoquant maps, and measuring their elasticities is both intuitively and empirically appealing. This book investigates the impact of U.S.A. patent activity on technical change in 35 industries given in the KLEM (Jorgenson, 1996) data set for the period 1958-1996. Four patent variables, namely total patent applications, total patents granted, unsuccessful patent applications and foreign patents granted, are...
Description innovation is universally recognized as an important source of economic growth. Patents may be considered as a potential measure of innova...
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1019,83 zł |
The Platinum Rule: Discover the Four Basic Business Personalities
ISBN: 9780446673433 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this entertaining and thought-provoking book, Tony Alessandra and Michael O'Connor argue that the "Golden Rule" is not always the best way to approach people. Rather, they propose the Platinum Rule: "Do unto others as "they'd" like done unto them". In other words, find out what makes people tick and go from there.
In this entertaining and thought-provoking book, Tony Alessandra and Michael O'Connor argue that the "Golden Rule" is not always the best way to appro...
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72,79 zł |
Exporting America: Why Corporate Greed Is Shipping American Jobs Overseas
ISBN: 9780446695091 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Renowned business journalist and CNN anchor Dobbs takes aim at the executives and politicians who profit by exporting U.S. jobs overseas and shows readers what they can do to save not only their own careers, but the American way of life.
Renowned business journalist and CNN anchor Dobbs takes aim at the executives and politicians who profit by exporting U.S. jobs overseas and shows rea...
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85,64 zł |
How Men Think
ISBN: 9780449909782 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "An interesting tool for working with gender differences."
--John Gray Author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus Men at work do it all the time: They brag, cover up their mistakes, pretend to know what they don't, start fights. And they still get ahead Why? As psychologist Adrienne Mendell learned when she interviewed one-hundred male executives, the traits that women spend their entire lives erasing from their personalities are actually the qualities that men value in the world of work. And since men are still in the power positions, if you don't play it their way, you... "An interesting tool for working with gender differences."
--John Gray Author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus Men at work do it al... |
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81,40 zł |
Men and Women of the Corporation: New Edition
ISBN: 9780465044542 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this landmark work on corporate power, especially as it relates to women, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the distinguished Harvard management thinker and consultant, shows how the careers and self-images of the managers, professionals, and executives, and also those of the secretaries, wives of managers, and women looking for a way up, are determined by the distribution of power and powerlessness within the corporation. This new edition of her award-winning book has a major new afterward in which the author reviews and analyzes how attitudes and practices within the corporate power structure have...
In this landmark work on corporate power, especially as it relates to women, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the distinguished Harvard management thinker and co...
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156,18 zł |
Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure
ISBN: 9780465054343 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This pathbreaking book explains why, contrary to all expectations, Americans are working harder than ever. Juliet Schor presents the astonishing news that over the past twenty years our working hours have increased by the equivalent of one month per year--a dramatic spurt that has hit everybody: men and women, professionals as well as low-paid workers. Why are we--unlike every other industrialized Western nation--repeatedly "choosing" money over time? And what can we do to get off the treadmill?
This pathbreaking book explains why, contrary to all expectations, Americans are working harder than ever. Juliet Schor presents the astonishing news ...
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126,19 zł |
SAP: An Executive's Comprehensive Guide
ISBN: 9780471249924 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Systems Applications and Products is a comprehensive set of programs, used through client-server networks, for accounting, manufacturing and sales. Corporations are increasingly turning to client-server systems to help them streamline their financial reports and gain a competitive edge. This text should guide financial managers in their decision-making process.
Systems Applications and Products is a comprehensive set of programs, used through client-server networks, for accounting, manufacturing and sales. Co...
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696,15 zł |
Interior Design Management: A Handbook for Owners and Managers
ISBN: 9780471284314 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Most interior designers who own - or plan to own - their own firms are at a disadvantage because they lack formal business training. This book provides them with essential information on accounting, financial analysis, revenue operation, contracts, personnel issues and more.
Most interior designers who own - or plan to own - their own firms are at a disadvantage because they lack formal business training. This book provide...
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401,63 zł |
Make It Big!: 49 Secrets for Building a Life of Extreme Success
ISBN: 9780471443995 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. PRAISE FOR
MAKE IT BIG "In the competitive world of ultra high-end residential real estate, Frank McKinney has managed to do what I've done with projects all over the world. His groundbreaking deals and brand-making attention to detail have enabled him to make it big within his chosen field. Read his book and learn how you too can become a great success." -- Donald J. Trump "Frank McKinney is in the vanguard of . . . multimillion-dollar spec home builders." -- Fortune "Frank McKinney has always liked to live on the edge ...he likes to... PRAISE FOR
MAKE IT BIG "In the competitive world of ultra high-end residential real estate, Frank McKinney has managed to do what ... |
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139,18 zł |
Selling Your Business: The Transition from Entrepreneur to Investor
ISBN: 9780471486237 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Twenty-three top advisors from leading firms show entrepreneurs how to transition their business
The Entrepreneur's Transition provides an all-in-one handbook for entrepreneurs and corporate insiders seeking advice on their personal financial planning prior to selling or taking a business public. It provides a concise, easy-to-read blueprint that can help business leaders navigate before and after a transaction-so they are well positioned and can avoid costly mistakes. The Entrepreneur's Transition is organized chronologically beginning with the issues a business owner should be... Twenty-three top advisors from leading firms show entrepreneurs how to transition their business
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192,73 zł |
Strategic Decision Making: A Best Practice Blueprint
ISBN: 9780471486992 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Good decision making is crucial to good management and successful strategic planning. Sadly the decision making capabilities within organisations are often poor. Using a fascinating and very readable combination of psychological theory, pencil-and-paper thought problems, and material from contemporary media, George Wright demonstrates why high-profile strategic disasters occur and how to prevent your own organisation from making similar mistakes. Case studies include Marks & Spencer, Dyson, Baring's Bank and the Millennium Dome.
Good decision making is crucial to good management and successful strategic planning. Sadly the decision making capabilities within organisations are ...
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203,44 zł |
Construction Contractors' Survival Guide
ISBN: 9780471513247 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study describes the business side of construction contracting today. It shows how a contractor operates, thinks and reacts and it outlines specifically the risks he faces in the acknowledged high risk field. The author addresses ten common elements of contractor failure and the risk these elements pose to successful operations. Each element is illustrated with examples drawn from experience, assessments of risk, realistic alternatives for risk avoidance and practical advice on how to plan and defend against these pitfalls and how to achieve and sustain success.
This study describes the business side of construction contracting today. It shows how a contractor operates, thinks and reacts and it outlines specif...
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588,79 zł |
Broadbandits: Inside the $750 Billion Telecom Heist
ISBN: 9780471660613 / Angielski / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Investigating the financial fraud and misguided power plays that brought down the telecom industry
Once the foundation of the Dow and NASDAQ, the telecom industry has eaten up more capital than any other industry in recent history and has nothing to show for it. Today, it is by far the worst culprit in the spate of financial dirty dealings that have been splashed across the business pages, and yet the rewards reaped by top executives at many of these failed or failing companies have been inversely proportionate to their decline. Broadbandits takes readers behind the scenes to get the story... Investigating the financial fraud and misguided power plays that brought down the telecom industry
Once the foundation of the Dow and NASDAQ, the t... |
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85,63 zł |
Power and Persuasion: How to Command Success in Business and Your Personal Life
ISBN: 9780471786771 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anyone, whether they work for themselves or they manage thousands of employees, needs to be a more effective leader to be more successful. Instead of being a bully, people can learn to inspire the people around them. They create a concept of what the company's goals are and how everyone can work together to accomplish their goals.
Anyone, whether they work for themselves or they manage thousands of employees, needs to be a more effective leader to be more successful. Instead of ...
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90,98 zł |