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Why are some people more successful than others? Self-confidence! What one great goal would you set if you knew you could not fail? What wonderful things would you want to do with your life if you were guaranteed success in anything you attempted? Your...

This thought-provoking and engaging book is for you, whatever your seniority, in the private or public sector - if you are curious about the role and purpose of leadership in a turbulent world. It will help you become a more agile leader through...

In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces. But...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781577319443Author Jennifer LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

Legal issues touch every aspect of organizations in the creative and cultural sectors. This book teaches non-lawyer, arts administration professionals and students how to identify and manage legal issues common to arts organizations.Legal Issues for Arts...

Chapter 5: Customers, Products, Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Close Customer Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Customer Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Strategic Management in the Arts looks at the unique characteristics of organisations in the arts and culture sector and shows readers how to tailor a strategic plan to help these diverse organizations meet their objectives. Strategic management is an...

The perfect resource for consultants, updated for a transformed and rapidly evolving market In the newly revised second edition of the Flawless Consulting Fieldbook, best-selling author and consultant Peter Block delivers an invaluable companion to the...

Understand what they're saying - however they say itThis completely innovative self-study book (with downloadable audio) is the perfect way for busy executives to improve their English listening skills. It features real people talking about...

A revised, fully updated 9th edition of this bestselling book about investing in stocks and shares.This book, first published in 1992, is one of the most enduring guides to investment in the stock market ever published. Now in a thoroughly revised,...

A revised, fully updated 9th edition of this bestselling book about investing in stocks and shares.This book, first published in 1992, is one of the most enduring guides to investment in the stock market ever published. Now in a thoroughly revised,...

Social entrepreneurs are cutting through ideology and red tape and making real, lasting social change. Britain's leading social entrepreneur shows how, and why, it works. When Andrew Mawson arrived in Bromley-by-Bow in the east end of London, in the...

One hundred years ago the idea of 'the economy' didn't exist. Now, improving the economy has come to be seen as perhaps the most important task facing modern societies. Politics and policymaking are conducted in the language of economics and economic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984856968Author Steve DaltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Random House USA Inc

The market-leading Leadership: Theory and Practice by Peter G. Northouse presents an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with a focus on how theory can inform practice. Case studies and questionnaires provide...

'Stop following the news until you've read Gemma Milne's persuasive analysis of the hype and bullshit that distort our understanding of emerging science. As she shows, the starting point to grasping the genuine opportunities of AI, life sciences and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781319282202Author Michael LovenheimFormat PaperbackImprint Worth Publishers Inc.,U.S.Publisher Macmillan Learning

Across the world, key decisions are made by tiny coteries of political and business leaders. With enough talent, elan and hard work, any of us can join them - so we are told. Follow key rules: be transparent; defer to bosses and clients; take...

AS SEEN IN HR PROFESSIONALS MAGAZINE Perhaps your company culture is immortalized in a mission statement on your website or framed on your office walls, but how often are you actively cultivating those values?Culture cannot be a set-it-and-forget-it...

In this fourth edition of his ground-breaking work, Herbert A. Simon applies his pioneering theory of human choice and administrative decision-making to concrete organizational problems. To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the book's original...

Master cold-calling and eliminate rejection forever In the newest edition of Smart Calling: Eliminate the Fear, Failure, and Rejection from Cold Calling, celebrated author and sales trainer, Art Sobczak packs even more powerful insight into what many...

The covid-19 crisis accelerated virtual collaboration exponentially, creating an instant need for virtual facilitation skills. People and organizations have started on this journey, but do not yet have the experience and competencies to use this medium...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781920153090Author Michael TellingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Zulu Planet PublishersPublisher Zulu Planet PublishersWeight(grams) 402g

Organizational Behavior is a multidimensional text that combines analysis, knowledge, personal development, and synthesis with useful pedagogical features that bring organizational behavior to life. Considering organizational behavior from an...

From the son of a Sikh immigrant to building a property and business portfolio of more than GBP300mn, Paul Bassi's story is by turns fascinating, illuminating and inspirational - the ultimate handbook for anyone looking to be the very best in their field...

The Saboteur at Work describes how unconscious psychological processes can sabotage individual lives, the functioning of groups, teams and organisations, and even global politics.Drawing on research in the fields of psychology and organisations, this...

The process of developing predictive models includes many stages. Most resources focus on the modeling algorithms but neglect other critical aspects of the modeling process. This book describes techniques for finding the best representations of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781523085347Author Tony SaldanhaFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Berrett-Koehler PublishersPublisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Creating a clear, analytical framework, this comprehensive exploration of the relationship between institutional theory and the study of organizations continues to reflect the richness and diversity of institutional thought-viewed both historically and...

The only reporter present at the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976-a blind tasting where a panel of esteemed French judges chose upstart California wines over France's best-for the first time introduces the eccentric American winemakers and records the...

Since it was first published in 1964, Elements of Shipping has become established as a market leader. Now in its ninth edition, Branch's Elements of Shipping, renamed in memory of Alan Branch, has been updated throughout and revised to take in the many...

In this revealing study, Larry Hirschhorn examines the rituals, or social defenses, organizations develop to cope with change. Using extended ease studies from offices, factories, and social services, he describes why these often irrational practices...

You want to build a more diverse organization, but how will you shift your hiring practices? Learn the playbook from the world's top talent executives and the global leader in diversity recruiting. Hiring for Diversity: The Guide to Building an...

The Fundraising Reader draws together essential literature establishing a one-stop body of knowledge that explains what fundraising is, and covers key concepts, principles and debates. The book shines a light on the experience of being a fundraiser and...

'An easy and engaging read...Quite often, though, it is eye-opening' Hugo Rifkind, The Times 'Does a valuable job of explaining how Amazon sees itself' Financial TimesAmazon is the business story of the decade. Jeff Bezos, the richest man on the planet,...

In this important book, historians, lawyers, economists and writers come together to put a coherent case: that although the Irish economic collapse has resulted in national humiliation, renewed emigration and a decline in living standards for the...

In its journey from the margins to the mainstream, corporate social responsibility has become a significant part of the business agenda. Whilst society has always held expectations of business that go beyond maximising profits, the backdrop against which...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543279Author Miro KazakoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Skills in learning and studying are vital to ensure success in higher education study, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level, in university, college or in the workplace. Skills are needed in reflection, analysis, communication and recording...

Whether you are selling a house, closing a business deal, settling a divorce, arbitrating a labor dispute, or trying to hammer out an international treaty, Howard Raiffa's new book will measurably improve your negotiating skills.Although it is a...