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Protect Your Project From Escalating Doubts
Author Thomas G. Lechler , Aaron J. Shenhar , Dov Dvir , Steven Spear , Ranga V. Ramasesh
Many projects are launched with great promise but lose traction and momentum during project delivery, when the real work of the initiative is underway. Shifting organizational priorities, changes in leadership, and distrust of information about the project’s....
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Mastering the Digital Innovation Challenge
Author Gerald C. Kane , Rikard Lindgren , Lars Mathiassen , Fredrik Svahn
For Volvo Cars, pursuing digital innovation required fundamentally rethinking the organization, while also keeping the core business functioning efficiently. The company did so by balancing four interrelated competing concerns: (1) new and established innovation ca....
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The Most Underrated Skill in Management
Author Barbara H. Wixom , Nelson Repenning , Don Kieffer , Michael Morales , Todd Astor
According to the authors, there are few questions in business more powerful than “What problem are you trying to solve?” The authors argue that leaders who can formulate clear problem statements get more done with less effort and move more rapidly than ....
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Why Can't We Have More Than One Digital Strategy?
Author Bruce Posner
A recent MIT Sloan Management Review article argued that companies need to choose whether to focus their digital strategy on customer engagement or digitized solutions. But several readers wondered why they needed to choose one option over the other. Show an....
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Agricultural Systems: Agroecology and Rural Innovation for Development, 2nd Edition
Author Barry Pound , Sieglinde Snapp
Agricultural Systems, Second Edition, is a comprehensive text for developing sustainable farming systems. It presents a synthetic overview of the emerging area of agroecology applications to transforming farming systems and supporting rural innovation, with particu....
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Planning and Evaluation of Irrigation Projects
Author Alka Upadhyay , Vijay P. Singh , Raveendra Kumar Rai
Planning and Evaluation of Irrigation Projects: Methods and Implementation presents the considerations, options and factors necessary for effective implementation of irrigation strategies, going further to provide methods for evaluating the efficiency of systems-in....
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Digital Communications with Emphasis on Data Modems
Author Richard W. Middlestead
This book uses a practical approach in the application of theoretical concepts to digital communications in the design of software defined radio modems.This book discusses the design, implementation and performance verification of waveforms and algorithms appropria....
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Author Mike HOEFFLINGER
Facebook’s founding is legend: In a Harvard dorm, wunderkind Mark Zuckerberg invented a new way to connect with friends…and the rest is history. But for the people who actually molded this great idea into a game-changing $300 billion company, the experience was far....
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Author Tim J. Rahschulte , James M. Waddell , Russ J. Martinelli
Clear, proven solutions for virtual project management challengesProjects Without Boundaries offers project managers a clear framework for bringing both project management practices and project team leadership principles to the virtual space. Written by a team of a....
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Creating Strategic Value through Financial Technology
Author Jay D. Wilson Jr.
Lessons in innovation from key FinTech trends and successesCreating Strategic Value through Financial Technology explores the growing Financial Technology (FinTech) industry to provide insight on how traditional financial institutions and FinTech companies can boos....
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Environmental Economics and Sustainability
Author Siqi Zheng , Brian Chi-ang Lin
Environmental Economics and Sustainability presents a collection of peer-reviewed research articles contributed by international experts that reveal the current state of our knowledge in the field of environmental economics.Presents the latest research results on a....
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Author PKF International Ltd
The one-stop resource for IFRS interpretation and application, updated for 2017Wiley IFRS 2017 offers a complete resource for the interpretation and application of the latest International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as outlined by the International Accoun....
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Fraud Examination Casebook with Documents
Author Clark A. Beecken , William H. Beecken
A practical advantage for entry-level fraud examiners with start-to-finish caseworkFraud Examination Casebook with Documents provides critical practice for students and new CPAs; criminal and insurance investigators; and attorneys seeking additional guidance on rea....
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The Power of Positive Leadership
Author Jon Gordon
We are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life can be hard. As a leader, you will face numerous obstacles, negativity, and tests. There will be times when it seems as if everything in the world is conspiring against you and your vision seems....
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Financial Modeling in Excel For Dummies
Author Danielle Stein Fairhurst
Make informed business decisions with the beginner's guide to financial modeling using Microsoft ExcelFinancial Modeling in Excel For Dummies is your comprehensive guide to learning how to create informative, enlightening financial models today. Not a math whiz or....
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Author Katie Fritchen , Peter Lindsay , Tammy R. Berberick
The 10 essential skills to transform the way you leadThe Leadership Habit provides the framework for patterns of behavior that will transform the way you lead. By articulating a clear, well-defined standard of what it means to be a leader, this book condenses volum....
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Process Engineering Beginner's Guide
Author Norman P. Lieberman
This is not your average technical book! Using a humorous and easy-to-understand approach to solving common process engineering problems, this unique volume is the go-to guide for any veteran or novice engineer in the plant, office, or classroom. Textbooks are of....
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Author Mike Ulrich , Wayne Brockbank , David Kryscynski , Dave Ulrich
#1 Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Dave Ulrich offers HR professionals a new line of defense in the corporate “war for talent.”Destined to be a classic in the field, this game-changing book from HR visionary Dave Ulrich tackles one of the great....
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High Velocity Hiring: How to Hire Top Talent in an Instant
Author Scott Wintrip
Win the war for talent by building an army of ready-to-deploy candidatesAn employee leaves and you post the open position. Resumes trickle in. You interview a few candidates. No one fits the bill. The next thing you know, three months have passed and that desk is s....
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Fearless at Work: Achieve Your Potential by Transforming Small Moments into Big Outcomes
Author Molly Fletcher
The winning game plan for channeling fear into world-class performanceFear comes in all forms, but one thing is always true: Fear is an obstacle to success. Every successful person has overcome fear.Hailed as “the female Jerry Maguire” by CNN, top sports agent-turn....
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Managing at the Leading Edge: Navigating and Piloting Business Strategy at Critical Moments
Author Tom Rose
We live in an exciting time. Technology, globalization and demographic shifts provide new potential for personal and business success. Yet, research tells that only 30% of our attempts to implement change succeed amid the turbulence we encounter both within and out....
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Author Si Hussain , Stuart Warner
The Finance Book will help you think and manage like a financial strategist. Written specifically for non-finance professionals, it will give you all you need to know to manage your business more effectively and think more strategically. Show and hide ....
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The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error, 2nd Edition
Author Sidney Dekker
When faced with a human error problem, you may be tempted to ask 'Why didn't they watch out better? How could they not have noticed?'. You think you can solve your human error problem by telling people to be more careful, by reprimanding the miscreants, by issui....
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Author Tom McKibben , Teodor Danciu
Has the immediacy of the internet age rendered the age-old company status report obsolete? Many people think so, since data reports are truly unrecognizable from 20 years ago. Fact is, they’re far more useful than ever before. This particular report explains how da....
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Author Leo van der Aalst , James L. Rommens , Rex Black
This book covers the ISTQB Expert Level Test Manager syllabus and is a complete, one-stop preparation guide for the reader who is otherwise qualified (based on experience as a test manager) to take the Expert Level Test Manager exam. Included are extensive hands-on....
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Adaptive Code: Agile coding with design patterns and SOLID principles, Second Edition
Author Gary McLean Hall
Write code that can adapt to changes.By applying this book’s principles, you can create code that accommodates new requirements and unforeseen scenarios without significant rewrites. Gary McLean Hall describes Agile best practices, principles, and patterns for desi....
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Conflict without Casualties, 2nd Edition
Author Nate Regier
Make Conflict Your Partner for Positive Change!Clinical psychologist and transformative communication expert Dr. Nate Regier believes that the biggest energy crisis facing our world is the misuse of conflict. Most organizations are terrified of conflict, seein....
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Understanding the Complexity of Emergency Supply Chains
Author Matt Shatzkin
While conventional commercial supply chains may be complicated, emergency supply chains are inherently complex. In responding to an emergency, they lack a developed forecast, primarily use manual requisitioning systems, and do not possess sophisticated means to sen....
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Accounting History and the Rise of Civilization, Volume II
Author Gary Giroux
Accounting history continues in Volume 2 with six chapters, four supplements, plus conclusions. Chapters 1 to 3 of the second volume cover specialty topics, specifically auditing, taxes, and government accounting. Chapters 4 to 6 march along from the New Deal to be....
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