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World Economy, The: Pearson New International Edition : Geography, Business, Development - Thryft
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Frederick P. Stutz | Pearson

World Economy, The: Pearson New International Edition : Geography, Business, Development

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Goodreads rating: 3.89

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This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. This comprehensive text explores contemporary geographic topics and perspectives relating to the world economy. The authors provide a strong theoretical and practical foundation for understanding the global economy in an era of shifting borders, restructuring economies, and regional realignments. Economic theory is combined with geography to address critical problems of growth, distribution, and development, along with their impact on international business. Recent geopolitical changes are vividly portrayed in a series of superb full-color maps and striking photographs. The Sixth Edition includes updated tables and data, color maps, 2009 economic statistics, a detailed analysis of the global shift in world trade and development, eleven new Case Studies, and a new Premium Website with videos, weblinks, RSS feeds, and quizzes.
Benchmarking: Taking Your Organisation towards Best Practice - Thryft
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Anne Evans | Business Library

Benchmarking: Taking Your Organisation towards Best Practice

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Strategic Pay : Aligning Organizational Strategies and Pay Systems - Thryft
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Edward E. Lawler III | Jossey-bass

Strategic Pay : Aligning Organizational Strategies and Pay Systems

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Make Your Pay System Pay OffA comprehensive look at not only the choices surrounding the development of a pay system but also the pros and cons associated with each choice....Thorough.--HR MagazineIn this seminal work, acclaimed compensation expert Edward Lawler III shows companies that the way they pay can be an important source of competitive advantage. He reveals how pay strategies that draw a clear connection between pay and performance can support an organization's strategic objectives by communicating unmistakably what that organization values most. Moreover, he examines a wide range of performance-based pay practices--from piecework incentive systems to merit pay and skill-based pay--to demonstrate how compensation systems can be tailored to fit a variety of business strategies and management styles. Both traditional and nontraditional pay strategies are examined, with special emphasis given to designing pay systems that support participatory management and other innovative practices.
Behind a Billion Screens : What Television Tells Us About Modern India - Thryft
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Nalin Mehta | Harpercollins

Behind a Billion Screens : What Television Tells Us About Modern India

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Goodreads rating: 3.92

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"Behind a Billion Screens" is a must-read for anyone interested in gaining insight into the inner workings of India's television industry. Mehta's comprehensive research reveals the power struggles and political influence behind the scenes. The book also provides a critical analysis of the content that appears on Indian television, making it a unique and distinct read.
Beating the Odds : Jump-Starting Developing Countries - Thryft
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Justin Yifu Lin, Célestin Monga  | Princeton University Press

Beating the Odds : Jump-Starting Developing Countries

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Goodreads rating: 4.25

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How poor countries can ignite economic growth without waiting for global action or the creation of ideal local conditionsContrary to conventional wisdom, countries that ignite a process of rapid economic growth almost always do so while lacking what experts say are the essential preconditions for development, such as good infrastructure and institutions. In Beating the Odds , two of the world's leading development economists begin with this paradox to explain what is wrong with mainstream development thinking―and to offer a practical blueprint for moving poor countries out of the low-income trap regardless of their circumstances.Justin Yifu Lin, the former chief economist of the World Bank, and Célestin Monga, the chief economist of the African Development Bank, propose a development strategy that encourages poor countries to leap directly into the global economy by building industrial parks and export-processing zones linked to global markets. Countries can leverage these zones to attract light manufacturing from more advanced economies, as East Asian countries did in the 1960s and China did in the 1980s. By attracting foreign investment and firms, poor countries can improve their trade logistics, increase the knowledge and skills of local entrepreneurs, gain the confidence of international buyers, and gradually make local firms competitive. This strategy is already being used with great success in Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and other countries. And the strategy need not be limited to traditional manufacturing but can also include agriculture, the service sector, and other activities.Beating the Odds shows how poor countries can ignite growth without waiting for global action or the creation of ideal local conditions.
Government by the Market? : The Politics of Public Choice - Thryft
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Peter (Visiting Fellow Self | Red Globe Press

Government by the Market? : The Politics of Public Choice

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Goodreads rating: 2.0

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Recent decades have seen the study of politics invaded by economic theories, methods and techniques. This book gives a concise, non- technical account of these 'public choice' theories and examines their influence upon government policies in English-speaking countries. Issues covered include slimming the state, privatising welfare and re- structuring government. Final chapters offer an alternative view of the basis of good government. This book offers a unique survey and critique of the ideas and influence of an important branch of political thought and its links with market theories.
Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets - Thryft
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Ravi Ramamurti, Jitendra Singh  | Cambridge University Press

Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets

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Goodreads rating: 4.33

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Why have so many firms in emerging economies internationalized quite aggressively in the last decade? What competitive advantages do these firms enjoy and what are the origins of those advantages? Through what strategies have they built their global presence? How is their internationalization affecting Western rivals? And, finally, what does all this mean for mainstream international business theory? In Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets, a distinguished group of international business scholars tackle these questions based on a shared research design. The heart of the book contains detailed studies of emerging-market multinationals (EMNEs) from the BRIC economies, plus Israel, Mexico, South Africa, and Thailand. The studies show that EMNEs come in many shapes and sizes, depending on the home-country context. Furthermore, EMNEs leverage distinctive competitive advantages and pursue distinctive internationalization paths. This timely analysis of EMNEs promises to enrich mainstream models of how firms internationalize in today's global economy.
Who Needs Jobs? : Spreading Poverty or Increasing Welfare - Thryft
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Pierre Lemieux | Palgrave Macmillan

Who Needs Jobs? : Spreading Poverty or Increasing Welfare

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Goodreads rating: 2.25

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In Who Needs Jobs?, Lemieux explains how jobs are not the goal of economic life and how creating jobs should not be the goal of public policy. He delves into how income and prosperity are created (businesses producing what consumers demand), proposes solutions to the unemployment problem, and provides readers with the knowledge to navigate the jobs discussions of politicians and economists in America. With his approach, Lemieux takes this controversial and complex topic and makes it understandable, using economic analysis and real world examples.
Big M, Little M Marketing : New Strategies for a New Asia - Thryft
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David Ketchum | Wiley

Big M, Little M Marketing : New Strategies for a New Asia

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Goodreads rating: 3.33

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David Ketchum brings a rare insight to marketing in Asia. His observation and recommendations are based on relationships with a broad range of marketers - packaged goods and consumer durables as well as business-to-business products and services. The added bonus is that David Ketchum is a facile and gifted writer who holds the readerâ??s attention from start to finish. A must read for anyone interested in doing business in Asia! - Harold Burson, Founding Chairman, Burson-Marsteller David Ketchumâ??s insight in Big M, little m is your map and GPS receiver to help navigate the Asian Brand and marketing frontier. I recommend this book for anyone interested in learning about the unique challenges and adept solutions of marketing in Asia during this time of extreme change. Big M little m is the closest thing to having your own Asian marketing consultant in a box - Frank Yu, Regional Business Manager, XBOX and Home Entertainment Division, Microsoft CorporationAsia's economics, despite ups and down, remain the most vibrant and fastest growing in the World. Yet, as David Ketchum explains, the number of global brand names made in Asia is disproportionately low. This is now changing as the forces of globalization and bottom-up restructuring within the region are coming together. For anyone involved in running an Asian-based business these are both exciting and daunting times that call for a fresh look at the marketing challenge. David Ketchum draws on a wealth of personal experience to help us out. Big M little m Marketing is a remarkable fusion of marketing theory and practice, big picture and detail, explanation and seasoned advice that is helpful and fun to read - Geoffrey Barker, Chief Economist, HSBC Asia-Pacific
Operations Strategy: Competing in the 21st Century - Thryft
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Sara L. Beckman, Donald Barry Rosenfield  | Mcgraw-hill

Operations Strategy: Competing in the 21st Century

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Goodreads rating: 5.0

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Integrates strategic considerations with analytical models, providing a comprehensive view of decisions and the tools used to help make them. This title examines basic decisions leaders of operations must address: vertical integration, capacity, facilities, process technology, information technology, sourcing, and business process management.
International Human Resources Management - Thryft
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Peter J. Dowling/marion Festing/allen D. Engle | Cengage Learning Emea

International Human Resources Management

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Goodreads rating: 3.99

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International Human Resource Management is a new edition of this market-leading text. Two new authors, Marion Festing and Allen Engle, make this new edition even more international than its predecessors. Changes include more coverage of small & medium enterprises, new material on managing diversity and cross-cultural workforces, new material on off-shoring, particularly to India or China, and a new chapter on sustaining global growth and linking the international HR function more firmly to companys’ strategic growth plans. In addition the new edition includes a wealth of case study material and class discussion material. A full instructor’s website is available to adopters.
Global Marketing: Foreign Entry, Local Marketing, and Global Management - Thryft
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Johny K. Johansson | Mcgraw-hill Medical Publishing

Global Marketing: Foreign Entry, Local Marketing, and Global Management

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Goodreads rating: 4.0

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Johansson's "Global Marketing, 5/e" utilizes a three-pronged framework to organize the discussion of how to conduct global Foreign Entry, Local Marketing, and Global Management. Johansson seeks to develop the varied skills a marketing manager needs to be successful in each of these tasks. In foreign entry, in global management, and to a large extent even as a local marketer in a foreign country, the global marketer needs skills that the home makes experience - or the standard marketing text - have rarely taught. The recognition of the three roles helps dispel the notion that there is no such thing as international global marketing, only marketing. Much of the excellent research and tried-and-true teaching material that global marketers in business and academe have contributed over the years is reflected in the chapters and in several cases that can be found at the end of each major section. The authors have focused on material that is timely and up-to-date, and relevant to the global context.
The Third World Tomorrow : A Report from the Battlefront in the War Against Poverty - Thryft
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Paul A. Harrison | Penguin Uk

The Third World Tomorrow : A Report from the Battlefront in the War Against Poverty

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Goodreads rating: 3.0

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Page edges tanned, owner's inscription. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday.
Crypto Currency Wizards: the key movers and shakers in Asia that you need to know - Thryft
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Shaun DJie, Kai Cheng Chng  | Digix

Crypto Currency Wizards: the key movers and shakers in Asia that you need to know

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Goodreads rating: 4.67

RM33.00 MYR

Decoding Strategy - Thryft
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Patrick A. McNutt | Mcgraw-hill Education (asia)

Decoding Strategy

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Goodreads rating: 4.18

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OVERVIEWHumans are curious by nature we like to observe people in action and we not only like to play games, but also to win.With its central focus on observing management behaviour to predict likely future actions, this book explores the various ways and means of predicting competitor reaction by examining the actions and reactions of competing firms.The approach adopted in this book is based on the premise that individual behaviour follows a line of action and reaction, thus creating a predictable pattern that resembles a set of moves akin to a game of chess. This pattern is termed a critical time line.Using real-time case studies of global companies in his book, Patrick demonstrates how the pattern embedded in each time line offers a window into the strategic behaviour of companies as competitors in a game. These patterns are an integral part of decoding strategy and winning!TARGET AUDIENCE- MBA students- Business leaders, managers, professionals and executives
Managing in Turbulent Times - Thryft
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Peter F. Drucker | Routledge

Managing in Turbulent Times

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Managing in Turbulent Times tackles the key issues facing managers in the 1990 how to manage in rapidly changing environments. This seminal and prophetic book laid the foundation for a generation of writers on change management.This book concerns the immediate future of business, society and the economy. The one certainty about the times ahead, says Drucker, is that they will be turbulent times. In turbulent times the first task of management is to make sure of the organizations capacity for survival, to make sure of its structural strength and soundness, its capacity to survive a blow, to adapt to sudden change and to avail itself of new opportunities.The author is concerned with action rather than understanding, with decisions rather than analysis. It aims at being a practical book for the decision maker, whether in the private or the public sector.
Top Management Strategy : What it is and How to Make it Work - Thryft
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Benjamin B. Tregoe, John W. Zimmerman  | Simon & Schuster

Top Management Strategy : What it is and How to Make it Work

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Goodreads rating: 3.89

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Identifying the nine basic strategic areas that influence the goals of any organization, Tregoe argues that only one of these areas should serve as the decisive factor in making basic product and market choices
Cooperative Strategy : Competing Successfully Through Strategic Alliances - Thryft
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Bernard Garrette, Pierre Dussauge  | Wiley

Cooperative Strategy : Competing Successfully Through Strategic Alliances

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Goodreads rating: 4.0

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Cooperative Strategy Competing Successfully through Strategic Alliances Pierre Dussauge and Bernard Garrette HEC-School of Management, France In recent years, such corporate giants as Boeing, Toyota, Nestlé, Philips, United Airlines, IBM, and Intel have increasingly turned to alliances in order to develop new products and technologies, enter new markets, and globalize their activities. Indeed, no one firm, however dominant, can beat the competition entirely on its own. Unfortunately, managers have found collaboration to be a difficult, and sometimes dangerous, strategy; they have often over-estimated the benefits of alliances while overlooking their pitfalls which only materialize over time. C.K. Prahalad notes in the foreword that "managers need a robust framework for navigating through these uncharted waters" and that "this book provides an invaluable source of ideas and practical guidance in their search". As the dynamics of the business landscape change and alliances become an increasingly used competitive weapon, Cooperative Strategy will enable managers to plan, implement and make the best use of strategic alliances. "This book significantly advances the literature on strategic alliances. The case studies are fresh and the insights they provide are powerful. This book is a must read for both managers and academics interested in cooperative strategies." Nitin Nohria, Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School "This book provides an excellent guide to the new skills needed in an environment where more and more managers must learn to collaborate in order to enhance the competitive position of their company. No-one can become a global leader alone." John M. Stopford, Professor of International Business, London Business School "The framework developed by Pierre Dussauge and Bernard Garrette provides new and valuable insights on the strategic and managerial issues raised by alliances, in particular when these alliances bring together companies that compete in the same industries. Indeed, getting former competitors to collaborate efficiently is a difficult endeavour; this book offers managers guidelines that will make this challenge less daunting." Jean-Luc Lagardère, CEO, Matra-Hachette "This excellent book provides insightful clarity on the various types of alliances and successfully explores the issues, pitfalls and traps which ensnare the misinformed. The examples are rich and the perspective truly global. In particular, it disentangles the more creative forms of 'co-opetition' between rival firms, and lays out the longer term outcomes of alliances. It is pragmatic and practical, bristling with concrete suggestions on how to make alliances successful." Bruce Simpson, Principal, McKinsey&Company
Cloning Silicon Valley : the next generation high tech hotspots - Thryft
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David Rosenberg | Ft Pr

Cloning Silicon Valley : the next generation high tech hotspots

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Goodreads rating: 4.44

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Explores the creation of successful concentrations of high-tech industry. Author describes the approaches to building a technology industry, and details the opinions and evaluations of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, government officials and academics who have experienced the phenomenon in their home countries and in California.
Asian Marketing Casebook - Thryft
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Wilfried Vanhonacker, Noel Capon, Wilfried R. Vanhonacker  | Pearson College Div

Asian Marketing Casebook

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This marketing text demonstrates the diversity of marketing problems faced by organizations operating in Asia. The cases focus on industrial and consumer marketing issues and are based in 16 countries. Includes 60 case studies which cover 16 Asian countries and the Middle East, including Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakstan, Malaysia, and more. Covers a broad span of marketing issues, including industrial and consumer marketing, products, services, marketing strategy development, distribution, promotion, pricing, and intra-country and inter-country problems. Includes an extensive range and breadth of cases. For readers interested in International Marketing.
Strategic Management in the Asian Context : A Casebook in Business Policy and Strategy - Thryft
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Luis Ma. R. Calingo | Wiley

Strategic Management in the Asian Context : A Casebook in Business Policy and Strategy

RM65.00 MYR

Goodreads rating: 3.0

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This book offers 27 comprehensive case studies of real Asia-Pacific business organizations and industries undergoing strategic change. The author reviews financial analysis techniques and thoroughly describes the analytical tools and techniques of strategic management.
Total Quality Management : A Cross Functional Perspective - Thryft
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Ashok Rao, Ismael Dambolena, Lawrence P. Carr  | Wiley

Total Quality Management : A Cross Functional Perspective

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Goodreads rating: 4.33

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The emphasis of Quality is pervading every facet of business, and managers are required to know and apply TQM principles. This book explores the strategic role of quality global competition, the roles of management in attaining quality excellence, the structures and systems needed to support a total quality strategy, and the main statistical and analytical tools for achieving quality improvement and control.
Art Of Leadership, The: Perspectives From Distinguished Thought Leaders - Thryft
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Arnoud De Meyer, Kwon Ping Ho  | World Scientific Publishing Company

Art Of Leadership, The: Perspectives From Distinguished Thought Leaders

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The Art of Leadership: Perspectives from Distinguished Thought Leaders is a must-read for those looking to improve their leadership skills and expand their knowledge on global issues. The insights shared by internationally renowned academics, scholars, business, and political leaders will leave readers feeling inspired and motivated. This book offers a unique collection of perspectives on a variety of topics, such as economics, politics, entrepreneurship, and management, making it a valuable addition to any book collection.
Economics DeMYSTiFieD - Thryft
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Melanie Fox | Mcgraw Hill

Economics DeMYSTiFieD

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Goodreads rating: 3.43

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All the information you need―quick, easy, and ON THE MONEY ECON. Do these letters make you sweat? You’re not alone. From college freshmen to PhD students, economics tops the list of panic-inducing classes. But help has arrived. Economics DeMYSTiFieD is a curriculum-based, self-teaching guide that makes learning this important business topic easier than ever. Filled with illustrations, plain-English explanations, and real-life examples, it starts with the fundamentals and eases you into the more complicated theories, concepts, and mathematical formulas. When it comes to making this complex topic easy to grasp, Economics DeMYSTiFieD corners the market. This fast and easy guide
Management Transportation - Thryft
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Brian J. Gibson, John J. Coyle, Robert A. Novack  | South-western Cengage Learning

Management Transportation

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An overview of transportation systems and management thereof. Modal comparisons between air, truck, water, pipeline. Mostly an analysis of U.S. transportation systems.
Elements of Shipping - Thryft
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Alan E. Branch | Routledge

Elements of Shipping

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Since it was first published in 1964, Elements of Shipping has become established as a market leader. Now this new edition has been entirely updated and revised to take in the many changes that have occurred in the shipping industry in recent years and the increased emphasis placed on professionalism, qualified personnel and the need for the latest available technology. With new chapters on seaports and electronic data interchange, it explains in a lucid, professional manner the basic elements of shipping embracing operating, e-commerce/computerization (shipboard/trade), commercial, legal, economic, technical, managerial, logistics and financial considerations. It also reflects recent major trends including the impact of globalization, current good practice and future trends. All twenty-two chapters have been updated and over half of the content is new. Filling a gap for the discerning reader who wishes to have a complete understanding of all the elements of the global shipping scene together with the interface with seaports, international trade and logistics, it remains essential reading for shipping executives along with students and academics with an interest in the shipping industry.
Economic Development in Asia - Thryft
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Maria Rebecca Valenzuela, John Malcolm Dowling  | Cengage Learning

Economic Development in Asia

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Economic Development in Asia, 2e provides the reader with an indepth theoretical and empirical analysis of current economic trends and policy issues in the countries that comprise developing Asia - a vast region extending from the Indian subcontinent to China and japan. Each chapter begins with a theoretical foundation that provides the basis for a detailed discussion of major micro- and macroeconomic developments and policy issues in these Asian developing countries. Country and regional examples, along with summaries of empirical studies, are introduced to illustrate different points of view regarding the development experience.The book is specially tailored to meet the needs of social science students studying economic development in Asia. With the rising tide of interest in the Asian economies, the book will be invaluable for educators, government policymakers, and anyone seeking to better understand the process of growth and economic development in the region.
An Introduction to Management Science - Thryft
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David R. Anderson | South-western College Publishing

An Introduction to Management Science

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Goodreads rating: 3.63

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Intended for business professionals and managers who would like a better conceptual understanding of the role of management science in the decision making process, this book blends problem formulation with managerial interpretation and maths technique.
Planning Construction Projects - Thryft
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Chitkara | Mcgraw-hill Education - Europe

Planning Construction Projects

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Construction project management planning, scheduling and controlling a project is a mission. Completing a project on time, keeping quality, costs resources and schedules in line with efficient planning is the objective of this mission. "Construction Project Management" provides a thorough understanding of construction project management by providing various concepts, practical insights, real life examples and skills to execute large and small projects. The book arises out of the author's several years of experience in managing large construction projects in India, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman and UAE. It dwells at length on planning, a topic of concern to project managers. Numerous examples, problems, exhibits and data have been included to demystify the subject. The book contains 18 chapters, divided into four Construction Project Management project management process, project failures, planning, scheduling and controlling; Time Methodologies for breaking down project work into activities, activity duration estimation, modeling and time analysis of CPM, PERT and Precedence networks; preparation of time-limited and resources-limited schedules; Resource strategies for planning manpower, construction materials, plant machinery, production costs and project budgets; and, Planning Control Organisation of control systems, methodologies for controlling resource productivity, costs, time, codification of planning systems and management of information systems using information technology. The book will be useful for project managers, their team member, trainers, project consultants, architects and students of civil engineering and business management.
Japan and the United States in the Developing World - Thryft
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Adeline Yen Mah | Intl Center For Economic Growth

Japan and the United States in the Developing World

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Strategic Management: Concepts : Competitiveness and Globalization - Thryft
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Michael A. Hitt, Robert E. Hoskisson, R. Duane Ireland  | Cengage Learning

Strategic Management: Concepts : Competitiveness and Globalization

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Goodreads rating: 3.19

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Examine strategic management with the market-leading text that sets the standard for the most intellectually rich, practical analysis of strategic management. Written by respected experts Hitt, Ireland, and Hoskisson, the 12th edition of STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT is steeped in cutting-edge research featuring more than 500 emerging and leading companies, and reveals trends that you can implement immediately to succeed in your field. You'll discover how to integrate the classic industrial organization model with a resource-based view of the firm to give you a complete understanding of how today's businesses use strategic management to establish competitive advantages and create value for stakeholders in the global marketplace. The freshly reimagined MindTap learning solution provides you with real-world activities that will prepare you to excel as a leader and outperform rivals.
Winners and Losers : Creators and Casualties of the Age of the Internet - Thryft
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Kieran Levis | Atlantic Books

Winners and Losers : Creators and Casualties of the Age of the Internet

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"Winners and Losers" tells the stories of the creators - and the casualties - of the age of the internet. It shows how a handful of businesses were born and rose to enormous heights and how others fell from them, in a new, networked, ferociously competitive economy. Kieran Levis reveals how a few innovative, far-sighted entrepreneurs and companies succeeded in creating entirely new markets and dominating them, while so many others failed. He shows how Amazon and Google rose from nothing to revenues of billions, whilst IBM, Kodak and AOL suddenly faced disaster; how Nokia and Sky bounced from near-bankruptcy to global leadership; and charts the incredible rise, fall and rise again of Apple. Levis explains why the digital revolution has involved so much creative destruction; how unfamiliar competitors, disruptive technologies and unique business models have brought down apparently unassailable market leaders; how some winners got such a grip on their customers that they took almost all; and how meteoric success has led to hubris, and often to nemesis. Told with clarity, wit and pace, these dramatic stories show what it was about a handful of winners that enabled them to hold onto their prizes, whilst the absence of these qualities crippled the losers.
Frequently Asked Questions in Quantitative Finance - Thryft
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Paul Wilmott | John Wiley & Sons

Frequently Asked Questions in Quantitative Finance

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Goodreads rating: 3.98

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Getting agreement between finance theory and finance practice is important like never before. In the last decade the derivatives business has grown to a staggering size, such that the outstanding notional of all contracts is now many multiples of the underlying world economy. No longer are derivatives for helping people control and manage their financial risks from other business and industries, no, it seems that the people are toiling away in the fields to keep the derivatives market afloat! (Apologies for the mixed metaphor!) If you work in derivatives, risk, development, trading, etc. you'd better know what you are doing, there's now a big responsibility on your shoulders. In this second edition of "Frequently Asked Questions in Quantitative Finance" I continue in my mission to pull quant finance up from the dumbed-down depths, and to drag it back down to earth from the super-sophisticated stratosphere. Readers of my work and blogs will know that I think both extremes are dangerous. Quant finance should inhabit the middle ground, the mathematics sweet spot, where the models are robust and understandable, and easy to mend....And that's what this book is about.This book contains important FAQs and answers that cover both theory and practice. There are sections on how to derive Black-Scholes (a dozen different ways!), the popular models, equations, formulae and probability distributions, critical essays, brainteasers, and the commonest quant mistakes. The quant mistakes section alone is worth trillions of dollars!I hope you enjoy this book, and that it shows you how interesting this important subject can be. And I hope you'll join me and others in this industry on the discussion forum on wilmott.com. See you there!""FAQQF2."..including key models, important formulae, popular contracts, essays and opinions, a history of quantitative finance, sundry lists, the commonest mistakes in quant finance, brainteasers, plenty of straight-talking, the Modellers' Manifesto and lots more.
Asian Eclipse : Exposing the Dark Side of Business in Asia - Thryft
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Michael Backman | Wiley

Asian Eclipse : Exposing the Dark Side of Business in Asia

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Asian Eclipse Exposing the Dark Side of Business in Asia Asia was a shining star in the world economy for most of the 1980s and 1990s. The secrets of its success were often a subject of intense debate. Plaudits cited Japanese economic power, Confucian work ethics, the freeing of China's markets, Eastern ingenuity and the powerful overseas Chinese guanxi networks. Critics were dismissed as ignorant of Asian values. But behind the facade lay a darker, more sinister truth. In this remarkable account, leading analyst Michael Backman tears away the myths of Asian business and reveals the dark side of the Asian success story. From endemic corruption to rampant cronyism, Asian Eclipse is a tale of capitalism gone sour, it names the perpetrators and offers timely advice on what is really needed for Asia to clean up its act. It will remain an indispensable guide to the complexities of corporate Asia for years to come. Highlights * China - rising star or black hole?* Japan - high-level corruption, organized crime and poor corporate governance* Indonesia - the ultimate victim of Soeharto's rampant cronyism* Donorgate - President Clinton's campaign funds and the Asian connections* Corporate Asia - What really happens to shareholders' money"Mr Backman's great achievement is to answer the really important questions about why the Asian crisis erupted. This book uncovers a great deal which Asian companies and governments would like to remain under wraps." Steve Vines The Independent's correspondent in Hong Kong Author of Hong China's New Colony "A gold mine of facts.it should be required reading for every foreign banker and fund manager arriving in Southeast Asia." Philip Bowring Columnist, International Herald Tribune
Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism - Thryft
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David Harvey | Profile Books Ltd

Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism

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"What I am seeking here is a better understanding of the contradictions of capital, not of capitalism. I want to know how the economic engine of capitalism works the way it does, and why it might stutter and stall and sometimes appear to be on the verge of collapse. I also want to show whythis economic engine should be replaced, and with what." --from the Introduction To modern Western society, capitalism is the air we breathe, and most people rarely think to question it, for good or for ill. But knowing what makes capitalism work--and what makes it fail--is crucial to understanding its long-term health, and the vast implications for the global economy that go along with it. In Seventeen Contradictions and the End of Capitalism, the eminent scholar David Harvey, author of A Brief History of Neoliberalism, examines the internal contradictions within the flow of capital that have precipitated recent crises. He contends that while the contradictions have made capitalism flexible and resilient, they also contain the seeds of systemic catastrophe. Many of the contradictions are manageable, but some are fatal: the stress on endless compound growth, the necessity to exploit nature to its limits, and tendency toward universal alienation. Capitalism has always managed to extend the outer limits through "spatial fixes," expanding the geography of the system to cover nations and people formerly outside of its range. Whether it can continue to expand is an open question, but Harvey thinks it unlikely in the medium term future: the limits cannot extend much further, and the recent financial crisis is a harbinger of this. David Harvey has long been recognized as one of the world's most acute critical analysts of the global capitalist system and the injustices that flow from it. In this book, he returns to the foundations of all of his work, dissecting and interrogating the fundamental illogic of our economic system, as well as giving us a look at how human societies are likely to evolve in a post-capitalist world.
The Resilience Dividend : Managing disruption, avoiding disaster, and growing stronger in an unpredictable world - Thryft
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Judith Rodin | Profile Books

The Resilience Dividend : Managing disruption, avoiding disaster, and growing stronger in an unpredictable world

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New york. Athens. Wenzhou. Boston. Oslo. Dhaka. New orleans. Nairobi. In recent years, dozens of cities across the globe have been hit by large-scale catastrophes of every natural disaster, geopolitical conflict, food shortages, disease and contagion, terrorist attacks. If you haven't been directly touched by one of these cataclysms yourself, in our interconnected world you are sure to have been affected in some way. They harm vulnerable individuals, destabilise communities and threaten organisations and even whole societies. We are at greater risk than ever from city-wide catastrophe, and as the severity and frequency of these disasters increase, we must become better at preparing for, responding to and recovering from them. Be it haiti's dependence on humanitarian aid, the rebuilding effort after the great fire of manhattan or the reason why more girls than boys drowned in japan's tsunami, the resilience dividend combines vivid stories with practical insights (such as how to di
PRINCIPLES MARKETING : ASIAN PERSPECTIVE - Thryft
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Philip Kotler | Pearson Prentice Hall

PRINCIPLES MARKETING : ASIAN PERSPECTIVE

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Principles of Marketing: An Asian Perspective provides an authoritative, comprehensive, innovative, managerial, and practical introduction to the fascinating world of Asian marketing. While providing the most up-to-date marketing coverage, this book also makes learning about and teaching Asian marketing easier and more exciting for both students and instructors. Marketing is presented in a practical, exciting, and easy to digest manner. The text is filled with interesting examples and stories about real companies and their marketing practices. Moreover, the integrated, cutting-edge teaching and learning package gives instructors the power to customize students' educational experience.
Service Operations Management - Thryft
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Graham Clark, Robert Johnston  | Pearson

Service Operations Management

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This international market-leading book, aimed at both students and practising managers, provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to service operations management. Building on the basic principles of operations management, the authors examine the operations decisions that managers face in controlling their resources and delivering services to their customers.
Procurement, Principles & Management - Thryft
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Peter J.H. Baily, Barry Crocker, David Jessop  | Pearson College Div

Procurement, Principles & Management

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Previously entitled 'Purchasing Principles and Management' this book has been essential reading and the standard text for practitioners and students of the subject of purchasing or procurement for nearly 40 years. This new tenth edition continues to cover the continuous change and development in the field of Purchasing and care is taken to balance new emerging philosophies with the proven and established thinking and practice in the profession. This book will provide the reader with a reflection of sound mainstream practice combined with comment and insight into developing ideas and approaches. This edition includes: New chapters on outsourcing, corporate social responsibility and e-procurement systems, Well-integrated new material on time compression, global sourcing and contract performance measurement, New case studies plus mini-cases dotted throughout chapters to reflect themes from the text in actual supply management practice around the world, New Research boxes within chapters to link academic research and procurement industry practice, New PowerPoint Slides and an Instructor's Manual for Lecturers teaching the subject.
Retailing Management - Thryft
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Michael Levy, Barton A. Weitz  | Mcgraw Hill Higher Education

Retailing Management

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Known for its strategic look at retailing and current coverage, this new 6th edition continues to be organized around a model of strategic decision-making. One of the major advantages of the Levy/Weitz approach is the text's readability, organization, and its emphasis on how students can come to grips with real retailing issues and be able to solve problems. The text's logical organization around a decision-making process allows readers to learn about the process of strategic decisions first before moving on to decision implementation. The implementation decisions are broken down into merchandise management decisions and store management decisions, just as they would be in a real retailing setting. The text provides a balanced treatment of strategic, "how to," and conceptual material, in a highly readable and interesting format.The sixth edition continues its cutting edge coverage on the latest topics and developments in retailing including globalization, customer relationship management programs, multi-channel retailing, supply chain management, and the use of the Internet to improve operating efficiencies and customer service. Students indicate that this text is a "good read" because of the numerous examples of retailers, their practices, the interesting retail facts in the margins, and eye catching design and layout. Retailing is a high tech, global, growth industry that provides challenging and rewarding career opportunities for college graduates. This book and its corresponding tools and exercises were written to expose students to the excitement of retailing and prepare them for a career in retailing and related fields.
Dictionary of International Business Terms - Thryft
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Dictionary of International Business Terms

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Updated to reflect the most recent trends, trade agreements, cartels, and innovations in international business, this handbook defines approximately 5,000 terms related to the international marketplace. Definitions and explanations focus on international finance and marketing, foreign exchange, import/export, trade organizations, and much more. It's a handy quick-reference source for business professionals and students, and useful for training programs in international business management.


Author: John J. Capela
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 626
Publisher: Peterson's Guides,U.S.
Publication Date: 30 Apr 2004
American and British Technology in the Nineteenth Century : The Search for Labour Saving Inventions - Thryft
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H.J. Habakkuk | Cambridge University Press

American and British Technology in the Nineteenth Century : The Search for Labour Saving Inventions

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This essay is a foray into the debatable borderland between history, technology and economics. On the history of technical processes there exist several works, pre-eminent among them the great five-volumed History of Technology. But few historians of technology have shown interest in the models of the economists; and the theorists have concentrated on analysis or on problems of contemporary technology. The present work is an attempt to re-examine some of the more familiar nineteenth-century developments in technology. It originated in lectures given at Columbia University in the autumn of 1958.
Singapore And Switzerland: Secrets To Small State Success - Thryft
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Jun Jie Woo, Yvonne Guo  | World Scientific Publishing Company

Singapore And Switzerland: Secrets To Small State Success

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The cases of Singapore and Switzerland present a fascinating puzzle: how have two small states achieved similar levels of success through divergent pathways? Are both approaches equally sustainable, and what lessons do they hold for each other? While Singapore is the archetypal developmental state, whose success can be attributed to strong political leadership and long-term planning, Switzerland's success is a more organic process, due to the propitious convergence of strong industries and a resilient citizenry. Yet throughout the course of their development, both countries have had to deal with the dual challenges of culturally heterogeneous populations and challenging regional contexts. Edited by Yvonne Guo and Jun Jie Woo, with forewords from Ambassadors Thomas Kupfer and Tommy Koh, Singapore and Switzerland: Secrets to Small State Success features contributions from distinguished scholars and policymakers who explore the dynamics of two small states which have topped international rankings in a dazzling array of policy areas, from economic competitiveness to education to governance, but whose pathways to success could not be more different.
The Theory of Incentives : The Principal-Agent Model - Thryft
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David Martimort, Jean-Jacques Laffont  | Princeton University Press

The Theory of Incentives : The Principal-Agent Model

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Economics has much to do with incentives--not least, incentives to work hard, to produce quality products, to study, to invest, and to save. Although Adam Smith amply confirmed this more than two hundred years ago in his analysis of sharecropping contracts, only in recent decades has a theory begun to emerge to place the topic at the heart of economic thinking. In this book, Jean-Jacques Laffont and David Martimort present the most thorough yet accessible introduction to incentives theory to date. Central to this theory is a simple question as pivotal to modern-day management as it is to economics What makes people act in a particular way in an economic or business situation? In seeking an answer, the authors provide the methodological tools to design institutions that can ensure good incentives for economic agents.This book focuses on the principal-agent model, the "simple" situation where a principal, or company, delegates a task to a single agent through a contract--the essence of management and contract theory. How does the owner or manager of a firm align the objectives of its various members to maximize profits? Following a brief historical overview showing how the problem of incentives has come to the fore in the past two centuries, the authors devote the bulk of their work to exploring principal-agent models and various extensions thereof in light of three types of information adverse selection, moral hazard, and non-verifiability. Offering an unprecedented look at a subject vital to industrial organization, labor economics, and behavioral economics, this book is set to become the definitive resource for students, researchers, and others who might find themselves pondering what contracts, and the incentives they embody, are really all about.
Introduction to Econometrics - Thryft
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Introduction to Econometrics

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Introduction to Econometrics provides students with a simple mathematics notation and step-by step explanations of mathematical proofs to facilitate a thorough understanding of the subject. Extensive exercises throughout encourage students to apply the techniques, thus gaining confidence in what they have learnt. A complete teaching and learning package, this text is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre featuring resources for lectures and students such as a student guide, PowerPoint slides, instructors manual, additional exercises, and links to cross-section and time series data sets. To reflect the student-friendly approach, the text design has been made even easier for students to learn from and the text is now in two colour. There is also a new chapter on Panel Data.


Author: Christopher Dougherty
Format: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number of Pages: 480
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 30 Mar 2007
Industrial Organization : Theory and Applications - Thryft
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Oz Shy | The Mit Press

Industrial Organization : Theory and Applications

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This upper-level undergraduate text provides an introduction to industrial organization theory along with applications and nontechnical analyses of the legal system and antitrust laws. Using the modern approach but without emphasizing the mathematical generality inherent in many of the arguments, it bridges the gap between existing nontheoretical texts written for undergraduates and highly technical texts written for graduate students. The book can also be used in masters' programs, and advanced graduate students will find it a convenient guide to modern industrial organization.The treatment is rigorous and comprehensive. A wide range of models of all widely used market structures, strategic marketing devices, compatibility and standards, advertising, R&D, as well as more traditional topics are considered in versions much simplified from the originals but that retain the basic intuition. Shy first defines the issues that industrial organization addresses and then develops the tools needed to attack the basic questions. He begins with perfect competition and then considers imperfectly competitive market structures including a wide variety of monopolies, and all forms of quantity and price competitions. The last chapter provides a helpful feature for students by showing how various theories may be related to particular industries but not to others. Topics the basics needed to understand modern industrial organization; market structure (monopoly, homogenous products, differentiated products); mergers and entry; research and development; economics of compatibility and standards; advertising; quality and durability; pricing tactics; marketing tactics; management, compensation, and information; price dispersion and search theory; and special industries.
What Money Can't Buy : The Moral Limits of Markets - Thryft
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Michael J. Sandel | Macmillan Usa

What Money Can't Buy : The Moral Limits of Markets

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Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we allow corporations to pay for the right to pollute the atmosphere? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars? Auctioning admission to elite universities? Selling citizenship to immigrants willing to pay?In What Money Can’t Buy, Michael J. Sandel takes on one of the biggest ethical questions of our Is there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? If so, how can we prevent market values from reaching into spheres of life where they don’t belong? What are the moral limits of markets?In recent decades, market values have crowded out nonmarket norms in almost every aspect of life—medicine, education, government, law, art, sports, even family life and personal relations. Without quite realizing it, Sandel argues, we have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society. Is this where we want to be?In his New York Times bestseller Justice, Sandel showed himself to be a master at illuminating, with clarity and verve, the hard moral questions we confront in our everyday lives. Now, in What Money Can’t Buy, he provokes an essential discussion that we, in our market-driven age, need to What is the proper role of markets in a democratic society—and how can we protect the moral and civic goods that markets don’t honor and that money can’t buy?
Collected Essays on Economic Theory: Wealth and Welfare v. 1 - Thryft
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John R. Hicks | Harvard University Press

Collected Essays on Economic Theory: Wealth and Welfare v. 1

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Cover faded and worn, page edges tanned. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.
New Perspectives on E-commerce: Introductory - Thryft
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Gary P. Schneider, James T. Perry  | Course Technology

New Perspectives on E-commerce: Introductory

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Part of the New Perspectives Series, this text provides an excellent introduction to e-commerce. Using a case-based approach, students learn the fundamentals of e-commerce through real-life business scenarios.
Marketing Research : An Applied Approach - Thryft
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James R. Taylor, Thomas C. Kinnear  | Mcgraw-hill Education (ise Editions)

Marketing Research : An Applied Approach

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This very applied approach to the managerial use of marketing research is designed and organized by the steps in the marketing research process. Great care has been taken to deal with the technical aspects of marketing research in a manner that allows the reader to apply research procedures to real applications in a pragmatic, step-by-step, "here's how to do it" fashion. The revision contains 35 cases; 14 new to this edition. The changes to the Fifth Edition include the addition of substantial insights and examples on international marketing research. Major new illustrations entitled Global Marketing Research Dynamics appear throughout the text. Three marketing research databases available on a PC-disk, accompany each copy of the book and contain real results from actual marketing research studies and are all keyed to the major PC-based analysis SPSS-PC, SAS-PC, SYSTAT-PC, and MYSTAT-PC.

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