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Executing Successful Change Management
Author MIT Sloan Management Review
Changing the direction of a company or a project can be a harrowing process, because it often means changing management practices and methods. Many people resist change, particularly if it challenges their day-to-day work life. This collection of articles from MIT ....
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Developing and Executing Your Vision
Author MIT Sloan Management Review
Leaders have to be strategists, negotiators, and visionaries. This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review looks at the particular challenges of keeping an organization’s vision on track across business units when there’s dissent among t....
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Developing a High Performing Team
Author MIT Sloan Management Review
What are today’s best practices for finding, developing, and keeping the very best employees? This collection from MIT Sloan Management Review looks at what it takes to build and sustain a strong talent pipeline — one of the biggest challenges facing co....
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Conflict at Work
Author MIT Sloan Management Review
Conflict can be a source of creativity and new ideas, or a weight that drags down people’s emotions and productivity. This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review looks at how to deal with strong emotions in the workplace, how to manage diverg....
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Competing in Challenging Markets
Author MIT Sloan Management Review
What does it mean to compete in today’s world? This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review examines new ways of thinking about business models, the importance of using analytics and data to support strategic vision, and the best ways to compe....
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Balancing Perseverance with Agility
Author MIT Sloan Management Review
Today’s leaders need to be able to adapt and stay focused in the age of uncertainly. This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review examines the need for continual reinvention, the ways to tap creativity strategically, and the fact that to grow ....
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Building a Culture Focused on Execution
Author MIT Sloan Management Review
What are the best ways to make sure that projects and new ideas move forward smoothly and smartly? This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review examines the ways to tap employees for their best ideas, encourage them to share their concerns, and use ....
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Author Johannes Rohbeck , Daniel Brauer , Concha Roldán
Not so long ago, it seemed the intellectual positions on globalization were clear, with advocates and opponents making their respective cases in decidedly contrasting terms. Recently, however, the fronts have shifted dramatically. The aim of this publication is to ....
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Humanistic Management: Social Entrepreneurship and Mindfulness, Volume II
Author Dr. Robert J Blomme , Dr. Jyoti Bachani , Dr. Michael Pirson
Humanistic management agenda is to protect human dignity and promote societal well-being. The currently dominant theories prioritize economistic goals of profits and productivity at the cost of threatening sustainability. A humanistic perspective offers an alternat....
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Essentials of Enterprise Risk Management
Author Leslie Fleming , Rick Nason
Enterprise risk management has never been as topical. The 2008 financial crisis, ever-present cyber-security threats, market volatility, increasing regulation, climate change, stakeholder activism and changing workforce demographics are just a few of the factors c....
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Author Carles Sistare , Robert Ross , David Muto , David Konsumer , Joshua Humphries
This book is for engineers writing applications with different components that need to talk to each other. If you are a backend developer who wants a solution with better performance than JSON and REST for connecting microservices, this book is for you. If you are ....
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Hands-On Microservices with C#
Author Matt R. Cole
Build enterprise-grade microservice ecosystems with intensive case studies using C#About This BookLearn to build message-based microservicesPacked with case studies to explain the intricacies of large-scale microservicesBuild scalable, modular, and robust architect....
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Author Fabrizio Romano
Learn the fundamentals of Python (3.7) and how to apply it to data science, programming, and web development. Fully updated to include hands-on tutorials and projects.Key FeaturesLearn the fundamentals of Python programming with interactive projectsApply Python to ....
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Hands-On Blockchain with Hyperledger
Author Anthony O'Dowd , Venkatraman Ramakrishna , Petr Novotny , Nitin Gaur , Luc Desro
Leverage the power of Hyperledger Fabric to develop Blockchain-based distributed ledgers with ease Key FeaturesWrite your own chaincode/smart contracts using Golang on hyperledger network Build and deploy decentralized applications (DApps) Dive into real world block....
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Hands-On High Performance with Spring 5
Author Dinesh Radadiya , Prashant Goswami , Pritesh Shah , Subhash Shah , Chintan Mehta
A hands-on guide to creating, monitoring, and tuning a high performance Spring web applicationAbout This BookUnderstand common performance pitfalls and improve your application's performanceBuild and deploy strategies for complex applications using the microservic....
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Hands-On Reinforcement Learning with Python
Author Sudharsan Ravichandiran
A hands-on guide enriched with examples to master deep reinforcement learning algorithms with PythonAbout This BookYour entry point into the world of artificial intelligence using the power of PythonAn example-rich guide to master various RL and DRL algorithmsExplo....
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Google Cloud Platform for Architects
Author Judy Raj , Janani Ravi , Vitthal Srinivasan
Get acquainted with GCP and manage robust, highly available, and dynamic solutions to drive business objectiveAbout This BookIdentify the strengths, weaknesses and ideal use-cases for individual services offered on the Google Cloud PlatformMake intelligent choices ....
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Hands-On Full Stack Web Development with Aurelia
Author Erikson Haziz Murrugarra Sifuentes , Diego Jose Arguelles Rojas
Develop rich and scalable web applications with Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDBAbout This BookLearn the advanced features of Aurelia to build responsive web applicationsWrite clean, modular, and testable code that will be easy to maintain and evolveHarness the pow....
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Hands-On Microservices with Node.js
Author Diogo Resende
Understand microservice concepts while learning to develop with Express, deploy with Docker, and scale with Swarm and Kubernetes using Node 10About This BookWrite clean and maintainable code with JavaScript for better microservices developmentBuild Cloud Native mic....
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Learning Kotlin by building Android Applications
Author Natarajan Raman , Eunice Obugyei
Learn programming in Kotlin including data types, flow control, lambdas, object-oriented, and functional programming while building 3 Android AppsAbout This BookExperience the gentle learning curve of Kotlin as you develop your own applicationsLearn how to integrat....
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Reverse Innovation in Health Care
Author Ravi Ramamurti , Vijay Govindarajan
Health-Care Solutions from a Distant ShoreHealth care in the United States and other nations is on a collision course with patient needs and economic reality. For more than a decade, leading thinkers, including Michael Porter and Clayton Christensen, have argued pa....
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Learn Angular: Related Tool & Skills
Author Todd Motto , Michael Wanyoike , Jeff Smith , Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski , Florian Rappl
Angular is not just a framework, but rather a platform that empowers developers to build applications for the web, mobile, and the desktop.This book provides an overview of some essential Angular tools--such as Angular CLI, Angular Augary, and Sublime Text--as well....
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Author Luciano Ramalho
Comparing Python with Go is a bit like comparing an SUV with a sports car: they were created to serve different needs. Thanks to their simple syntax and careful design, you will probably find Python and Go easier to learn and use than other mainstream languages tha....
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Applied Text Analysis with Python
Author Tony Ojeda , Rebecca Bilbro , Benjamin Bengfort
From news and speeches to informal chatter on social media, natural language is one of the richest and most underutilized sources of data. Not only does it come in a constant stream, always changing and adapting in context; it also contains information that is not ....
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Plan Your Financial Future: A Comprehensive Guidebook to Growing Your Net Worth
Author Keith R. Fevurly
Get your financial life in order. This comprehensive and objective guidebook will help you grow your net worth on a steady and increasing basis, regardless of your income level.This new and expanded edition covers changes and strategies to maximize financial benefi....
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Raspberry Pi for Arduino Users: Building IoT and Network Applications and Devices
Author James R. Strickland
Leverage your Arduino skills in the Raspberry Pi world and see how to cross the two platforms into sophisticated programs.The Arduino and Raspberry Pi communities overlap more than you might think. Arduinos can be expanded to have network capabilities with a variet....
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Author William J. Rothwell , David G. Gliddon
A leader's ability to discover and implement innovations is crucial to adapting to changing technologies and customer preferences, enhancing employee creativity, developing new products, supporting market competitiveness, and sustaining economic growth. Glid....
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Principles of Computer Security: CompTIA Security+ and Beyond, Fifth Edition, 5th Edition
Author Dwayne Williams , Roger L. Davis , Chuck Cothren , Greg White , Wm. Arthur Conklin
Fully updated computer security essentials—quality approved by CompTIALearn IT security fundamentals while getting complete coverage of the objectives for the latest release of CompTIA Security+ certification exam SY0-501. This thoroughly revised, full-color textbo....
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Author Luca Zamparelli , Roberto Veneziani
Offering a unique picture of recent developments in a range of non-conventional theoretical approaches in economics, this book introduces readers to the study of Analytical Political Economy and the changes within the subject.Includes a wide range of topics and the....
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LTE Communications and Networks
Author Ghazanfar Ali Safdar , Masood Ur Rehman
A comprehensive resource to the latest developments of system enhancement techniques of Femtocells, power management, interference mitigation and antenna designLTE Communications and Networks fills a gap in the literature to offer a comprehensive review of the most....
Release Date 2018/06