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Glitch: The Hidden Impact of Faulty Software
Author Jeff Papows , - Ph.D.
Don’t Let Software Failures Destroy Your Business The growing impact of software failures on brands, customers, and business performance How to govern software more effectively, prepare for glitches, and mitigate their impact By Jeff Papows, Ph.D., one of the worl....
Release Date 2010/08 -
Plan for Managing Your Retirement Risk
Author Moshe A. Milevsky - Ph.D.
This Element is an excerpt from Are You a Stock or a Bond?: Create Your Own Pension Plan for a Secure Financial Future (9780137127375)by Moshe A. Milevsky, Ph.D. Available in print and digital formats.Learn how to systematically control the risks associated with you....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Layered Retail Merchandizing: Strategies to Capture All Customer Behaviors
Author Herb Sorensen - Ph.D.
This Element is an excerpt from Inside the Mind of the Shopper: The Science of Retailing (9780137126859) by Herb Sorensen, Ph.D. Available in print and digital formats.Rethinking the way you merchandise, to give all three customer segments a shopping experience that....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Mastering the Roll: Succeeding Amidst Change Means Trying New Things, Failing, and Trying More
Author Robert Gunther , Gregory Shea - Ph.D
This Element is an excerpt from Your Job Survival Guide: A Manual for Thriving in Change (ISBN: 9780137127023) by Gregory Shea and Robert E. Gunther. Available in print and digital formats.Pilot a kayak, not an ocean liner! In turbulent times, you will capsize, but ....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Mutual Funds: Portfolio Structures, Analysis, Management, and Stewardship
Author John A. Haslem , Ph.D.
An authoritative, must-read guide to making more informed decisions about mutual fundsProviding a balance of theory and application, this authoritative book will enable you to evaluate the various performance and risk attributes of mutual funds. It covers a broad ra....
Release Date 2009/11 -
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Unleashed
Author Jeff MCITP , MCSE , CISSP Guillet , Rand Ph.D. , MCSE , CISSP Morimoto
Using the Hyper-V virtualization capabilities built into Windows Server 2008, organizations can slash costs for power, space, and maintenance, and dramatically improve IT flexibility at the same time. This is the first book to offer comprehensive, independent, real-....
Release Date 2008/09 -
Value-Based Fees: How to Charge—and Get—What You're Worth: A Guide for Consultants, Second Edition
Author Alan Weiss Ph.D.
In this thoroughly revised edition of his classic book, Alan Weiss shows how consulting fees are dependent on only two things: value provided in the perception of the buyer and the intent of the buyer and the consultant to act ethically. Many consultants, however, f....
Release Date 2008/09 -
Your Job Survival Guide: A Manual for Thriving in Change
Author Robert Gunther , Ph.D. Gregory Shea
Selected by IBM Competitive Edge Book Club Selection. "The beauty of this book on top of its life-saving timeliness is its capacity to give the reader concrete steps to live the good life and enjoy it. The book made me understand that work can be more fun than fun.....
Release Date 2008/08 -
Java™ ME Game Programming, Second Edition
Author Ph.D. Martin J. Wells , Ph.D. John P. Flynt
Get ready to create your own J2ME game! This updated edition to the popular J2ME Game Programming provides updated sofware coverage as well as updates to the programming approaches specific to Java ME software. It also covers the recent innovations in mobile games w....
Release Date 2007/09 -
Sales Scripts that Sell, Second Edition
Author Ph.D. Michael Gamble , Ph.D. Teri Gamble
Sales Scripts That SellAn all-in-one training manual for every level of experience, the book is arranged by selling activity, including:ProspectingControlling the saleCountering objectionsHandling stallsClosingGetting referrals.
Release Date 2007/08 -
The Parent’s Guide to Family Friendly Work
Author Lori K. Long Ph.D.
Work and family are often opposing forces that cause stress and conflict for parents. The demands of work spill over into family life, while personal responsibilities create hurdles in succeeding at your job. However, you can solve this problem—and this book can hel....
Release Date 2007/07 -
151 Quick Ideas to Recognize and Reward Employees
Author Kenn Lloyd Ph.D
Most managers understand the importance of giving their employees recognition and rewards, but when it comes to actually doing so, they often come up empty or use outdated, ineffective strategies. 151 Quick Ideas to Recognize and Reward Employees will help managers ....
Release Date 2007/04 -
Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications, Third Edition
Author Bobbi J. Young Ph.D. , Kelli A. Houston , Jim Conallen , Michael W. Engle , Robert A
Object-Oriented Design with Applications has long been the essential reference to object-oriented technology, which, in turn, has evolved to join the mainstream of industrial-strength software development. In this third edition--the first revision in 13 years--reade....
Release Date 2007/04 -
Author Alex Gofman - PH.D. , Howard R. Moskowitz - PH.D.
Really great products and really huge successes don’t come from focus groups! And if you simply rely on trial and error, or guesswork, you’ll lose far more often than you’ll win. Now, there’s a solution: Rule Developing Experimentation (RDE), the first systematized,....
Release Date 2007/04 -
Pharmaceutical Statistics Using SAS
Author Ralph B. D'Agostino , Ph. D. Christy Chuang-Stein , Ph. D. Alex Dmitrienko
Pharmaceutical Statistics Using SAS: A Practical Guide offers extensive coverage of cutting-edge biostatistical methodology used in drug development and the practical problems facing today's drug developers. Written by well-known experts in the pharmaceutical indus....
Release Date 2007/02 -
Fundamentals of WiMAX: Understanding Broadband Wireless Networking
Author The University of Texas at Austin Jeffrey G. Andrews Ph.D. - Department of Elect
Praise for Fundamentals of WiMAX"This book is one of the most comprehensive books I have reviewed ... it is a must-read for engineers and students planning to remain current or who plan to pursue a career in telecommunications. I have reviewed other publications on ....
Release Date 2007/02 -
Boom: Marketing to the Ultimate Power Consumer—the Baby Boomer Woman
Author Paco Underhill , Ph.D. Carol Orsborn , Mary Brown
With Baby Boomer women spending over a trillion dollars a year, the days of 40+ women being ignored by marketers are numberedBOOM is a comprehensive guide to identifying, reaching and influencing these women. The book features insights and case histories from 40 top....
Release Date 2006/09 -
Author Ph.D. Edward A. Popovich , , Ph.D. David M. Levine , , Ph.D. Howard S. Gitlow
Most Six Sigma books are targeted at manufacturers, and don't reflect the unique implementation challenges service companies face. This book fills the gap. Using its practical, start-to-finish guidance, service company teams can utilize Six Sigma to drive powerful ....
Release Date 2006/06 -
Author Steve Holzner Ph.D.
There's a pattern here, and here's how to use it! Find out how the 23 leading design patterns can save you time and trouble Ever feel as if you've solved this programming problem before? You -- or someone -- probably did, and that's why there's a design pattern....
Release Date 2006/05 -
What Happy Companies Know: How the New Science of Happiness Can Change Your Company for the Better
Author MA Collins Hemingway , Ph.D. Cathy Greenberg , Ph.D. Dan Baker
Happy companies are winning companies. Well-adjusted, psychologically healthy companies collaborate better. They innovate more effectively. They change faster. They see reality with exceptional clarity, but they know how to address it positively. They uncover opport....
Release Date 2006/05 -
Effective Software Project Management
Author Robert K. Wysocki Ph.D.
Why another book on software project management? For some time, the fields of project management, computer science, and software development have been growing rapidly and concurrently. Effective support for the enterprise demands the merging of these efforts into a ....
Release Date 2006/03 -
SAS for Mixed Models, Second Edition, 2nd Edition
Author Ph. D. Ramon C. Littell , Ph. D. George A. Milliken , Ph. D. Walter W. Stroup , Ph.
The indispensable, up-to-date guide to mixed models using SAS. Discover the latest capabilities available for a variety of applications featuring the MIXED, GLIMMIX, and NLMIXED procedures in this valuable edition of the comprehensive mixed models guide for data ana....
Release Date 2006/02 -
Author Gini Graham Scott Ph.D.
Being saddled with a terrible supervisor can turn even the best job into a nightmare. Unfortunately, not every boss is the great symbol of managerial perfection one would hope for. In fact, more people than not consider themselves stuck with a "bad boss." But short ....
Release Date 2005/11 -
A Step-by-Step Approach to Using SAS® for Univariate & Multivariate Statistics, Second Edition
Author Edward J. Stepanksi Ph.d. , Larry Hatcher , Norm O'Rourke
Updated for SA®9, this second edition is an easy-to-understand introduction to SAS as well as to univariate and multivariate statistics. Clear explanations and simple language guide you through the research terminology, data input, data manipulation, and types of st....
Release Date 2005/05 -
Software Architect Bootcamp, Second Edition
Author Thomas J. Mowbray , - Ph.D. , Raphael Malveau
The completely updated "field manual" for becoming a better software architect!The crucial skills you need to survive and thrive as an enterprise software architect! Fully updated for the latest techniques-from lightweight methods and architectural layers to Model-D....
Release Date 2003/12 -
Author Rouzbeh Ph.D. Yassini
Understand what broadband is, why it is the fastest growing consumer media product since the VCR and what it means to youLearn about the historical development of broadband and understand its future courseSee how this technology will alter how we live, think, and do....
Release Date 2003/09 -
Training As a Business Partner—Business Skills
Author Dave McFeely , Ph.D. , Eric Davis
Becoming a business partner with an organization is quickly becoming the norm rather than the exception for workplace learning and performance professionals. But where do you begin to build the credibility and expertise to truly participate at the partner level in a....
Release Date 2003/07 -
Basics of Career Systems Development—Career Development
Author B.J. Chakiris , Ed.D. , Steven K. Merman , Ph.D.
Creating a workforce development system that encourages and supports employee talents and motivation is difficult work without a systematic approach. This Infoline will show you how to accomplish this goal using a six-step process for creating and implementing a car....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Author P.E. Henry Fu , Ph.D. Biao Fu
SAP BW has recently come to the fore as a valuable tool for developing data warehouses that accurately and effectively support critical business decision making. It facilitates easy-to-use and high-performance extraction, transfer, transformation, and loading of dat....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Author Joe Burns - Ph.D. , INT Media Group
Go beyond the basics and learn how the pros add and use dynamic HTML features and advanced JavaScript techniques. Beyond HTML Goodies demonstrates dozens of new and different features readers can add to their existing Web pages using HTML and JavaScript. The book st....
Release Date 2002/06