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Executive Assistants for Everyone
Author Monideepa Tarafdar , Hal R. Varian
Currently, only top managers have human executive assistants, but in the near future, everyone who has a smartphone can have a digital executive assistant. This will be made possible by the “mobile cloud” -- technology that integrates the convenience of....
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Leading in an Unpredictable World
Author Paul Michelman
One of the central challenges facing corporate leaders today is how to take advantage of new opportunities presented by digital transformation. Pierre Nanterme, chairman and CEO of the global professional services firm Accenture, recently sat down with MIT Sloan Ma....
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The Hard Truth About Business Model Innovation
Author Emily Snyder , Derek van Bever , Thomas Bartman , Clayton M. Christensen
“The landscape of failed attempts at business model innovation is crowded -- and becoming more so,” observe authors Clayton M. Christensen, Thomas Bartman, and Derek van Bever. In order to change this, the authors argue, executives need to understand th....
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A New Era of Corporate Conversation
Author Catherine J. Turco
Long-held assumptions about corporate communication and hierarchy are breaking down. Social media tools allow more open communication up, down, and across the corporate hierarchy. In the coming years, the savviest leaders will tap into the spirit and tools of openn....
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When Strategy Walks Out the Door
Author Teppo Felin
There certainly is no shortage of high-priced consultants willing to answer the big questions of strategy. And advice about the “best” strategy can also be found in any number of management books. But managers should be skeptical consumers of external....
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Why Digital Transformation Needs a Heart
Author George Westerman
Three technology-driven forces are transforming the nature of management. Automation is making it more and more possible for companies to do work without humans involved. Data-driven management supplements intuition and experience with data and experimentation. Res....
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Unleashing Creativity with Digital Technology
Author Robert D. Austin
In business, it’s costly to try something new, especially if it doesn’t work out. But in the digital era, technology can be deployed to augment the creative abilities of people and organizations. Today’s digital technologies have reached a level o....
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The Three New Skills Managers Need
Author Monideepa Tarafdar
As digital technologies evolve, managers and employees will need to learn three important skills: partnering with new digital “colleagues,” creating a mindful relationship with omnipresent digital technologies, and developing empathy for the varying tec....
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Digital Today, Cognitive Tomorrow
Author Mike Wing , Ginni Rometty
Digital transformation is happening all around us, but it’s the foundation for a much more profound transformation still to come. With huge challenges facing humanity on many fronts — climate, disease, population, food and water — we need cognitiv....
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The Lean Turnaround Action Guide: How to Implement Lean, Create Value and Grow Your People
Author Art Byrne
This companion to The Lean Turnaround shows exactly how to use “lean leadership” to eliminate waste while increasing profitability and driving sustainabilityWhile many companies have attempted to become Lean, few have captured the full promise of this better way of....
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EMC for Product Designers, 5th Edition
Author Tim Williams
EMC for Product Designers, Fifth Edition, provides all the key information needed to meet the requirements of the EMC compliance standards. More importantly, it shows how to incorporate EMC principles into the product design process, avoiding cost and performance p....
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Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions
Author Laura Costello
Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions examines recent research in demand-driven acquisitions in an effort to develop an evaluation framework specific to demand-driven programs. The chapters in this volume focus on the criteria and methods that are used to evaluate ....
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Lean and Technology: Working Hand in Hand to Enable and Energize Your Global Supply Chain
Author Paul A. Myerson
Focus Your Supply Chain Technology Investments to Reduce Risk and Maximize Competitiveness Lean, Six Sigma, and related approaches offer immense potential for improving competitiveness, cost, and customer experience—if you can overcome the challenges of planning an....
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MOS 2016 Study Guide for Microsoft Excel
Author Joan Lambert , Steve Lambert
Advance your everyday proficiency with Excel 2016.And earn the credential that proves it!Demonstrate your expertise with Microsoft Excel! Designed to help you practice and prepare for Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS): Excel 2016 Core certification, this official S....
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Deliver Modern UI for IBM BPM with the Coach Framework and Other Approaches
Author Claudio Tagliabue , Dennis Parrott , Paul Pacholski , Matthew Oatts , Thalia Hooker
IBM® Coach Framework is a key component of the IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) platform that enables custom user interfaces to be easily embedded within business process solutions. Developer tools enable process authors to rapidly create a compelling user experi....
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Author Ed Wallace
Relationships hold companies together and fuel future growth. From connecting with customers to forging high-performing teams, success depends on everyone working well together. Yet many leaders prioritize potential relationships and take established ones for grant....
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Author Nicholas J. Webb
The best companies in the world discover what their customers desire—and then deliver it in memorable and deeply human experiences. How well do you know your customers?What Customers Crave examines how the hyper-connected economy is radically changing consumer expe....
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Author Francois Longin
A guide to the growing importance of extreme value risk theory, methods, and applications in the financial sectorPresenting a uniquely accessible guide, Extreme Events in Finance: A Handbook of Extreme Value Theory and Its Applications features a combination of the....
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Business and Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia
Author Edward Burton
An investor's crucial guide to the changing face of Saudi Arabian businessBusiness and Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia is an essential reference guide, informing investors on the key issues that define how business will be done as the nation's family-owned busin....
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Preventing Fraud and Mismanagement in Government
Author Jonathan R. Peters , Joseph R. Petrucelli
Dig to the root of public fraud with deep exploration of theory, standards, and normsPreventing Fraud and Mismanagement in Government identifies common themes in public fraud and corruption, describes the forces that drive them, and provides an objective standard o....
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Author Tony Boobier
The business guide to Big Data in insurance, with practical application insightBig Data and Analytics for Insurers is the industry-specific guide to creating operational effectiveness, managing risk, improving financials, and retaining customers. Written from a non....
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Author Valerie M. Grubb
Case studies and strategies for more effective multi-generational managementClash of the Generations explores this new and increasingly common workplace phenomenon, and provides strategies to help managers navigate this ever more complex maze. Traditionally, older ....
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Coaching Up! Inspiring Peak Performance When It Matters Most
Author Shane Battier , Kathleen Landis Lancaster , Jordan Fliegel
Connect, engage, motivate, and inspire using top coaching techniquesCoaching Up! is about inspiring those who matter to you to achieve peak performance. Whether you are a coach, a business leader, a civic activist, a teacher, a counselor, or a parent, this book wil....
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Author Jack R. Vogel , Wesley R. Gray
The individual investor's comprehensive guide to momentum investingQuantitative Momentum brings momentum investing out of Wall Street and into the hands of individual investors. In his last book, Quantitative Value, author Wes Gray brought systematic value strateg....
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J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2017
Author J.K. Lasser Institute
America's number-one all-time best-selling tax guide, with 2,500 money-saving tipsJ.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2017 puts America's most trusted tax advice to work to help you with your 2016 tax return. Reader-friendly and easy to use, this book answers your mos....
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J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks 2017
Author Barbara Weltman
The complete guide to all deductions and credits for individual taxpayersJ.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks shows you just how much money you can save on your taxes—legally—simply by taking advantage of what's out there. Millions of Americans overpay th....
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J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2017
Author Barbara Weltman
The ultimate money-saving tax guide for the small business ownerJ.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes is designed to help business owners make sense of their taxes and file correctly, on time, without over- or under-paying. Maximize your bottom line with a complete l....
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