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Can You Say a Few Words?: How to Prepare and Deliver Award
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Detz, Joan, PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Griffin, -Your alma mater asks you to say a few words at an upcoming fundraising dinner -You've won an employee award and will have to give a short acceptance speech at the ceremony -Your parents are celebrating their 50th anniversary, and you'd like to make a toast at their party Everyone's counting on you to sound polished, to be prepared, to speak with savvy-in short, to give a speech that's as memorable as the occasion itself. Don't dread these invitations to speak. Instead, learn to prepare clear, concise, and engaging speeches that will live up to your audience's expectations and match the mood of the occasion. Award-winning corporate speechwriter Joan Detz offers solid advice for tackling this nerve-racking task-with pointers, tips, and trade secrets that will help you make the most of every speaking opportunity. Clearly written and fun to read, this invaluable guide provides all the practical advice and encouragement you need to deliver a winning speech.
Digital Capitalism: Networking the Global Market System
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schiller, Dan, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Cyberspace not only exemplifies but spearheads the greater political economy of which it has become such a critical part. The networks that comprise cyberspace were originally created at the behest of government agencies, military contractors, and allied educational institutions. However, over the past generation or so, a growing number of these networks began to serve primarily corporate users. Under the sway of an expansionary market logic, the Internet began a political-economic transition toward what Dan Schiller calls "digital capitalism." Schiller traces these metamorphoses through three critically important and interlinked realms. Parts I and II deal with the overwhelmingly "neoliberal" or market-driven policies that influence and govern the telecommunications system and their empowerment of transnational corporations while at the same time exacerbating exisiting social inequalities. Part III shows how cyberspace offers uniquely supple instruments with which to cultivate and deepen consumerism on a transnational scale, especially among privileged groups. Finally, Part IV shows how digital capitalism has already overtaken education, placing it at the mercy of a proprietary market logic.
Uncommon Emotions
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Galli, Lynn, PUBLISHER: Outskirts Press, As a turnaround specialist, Joslyn Simonini spends her days analyzing corporate profit margins and trying to keep her likeness from being turned into a voodoo doll by company employees. If she does her job well, they often lose theirs. So, it comes as a surprise when she finds herself being kissed one day at work. She's even more shocked to find out that the mysterious kissing bandit is a woman. Not in the habit of kissing women, Joslyn tries to brush off the unintentional mistake. But before long, she's forced to examine the rush of emotions that accompanied the kiss, especially when she meets Raven Malvolio. At first, she needs Raven to complete her analysis, but she doesn't expect to need the friendship that Raven offers. When those friendly feelings escalate to something more, Joslyn's confusion and underdeveloped emotional range might ruin her chance at a relationship that could surpass even her dreams. Uncommon Emotions takes a look at how someone can think she's happy with her life only to be surprised by the passion she's yet to feel.
Designer Profile: Designers Present Themselves
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Birkhauser / Schmidt-Holtz, Rolf, PUBLISHER: Princeton Architectural Press, In today's overcrowded markets, a good product has to stand out. It needs an attractive and innovative design, reflecting the company's commitment to the product. As such it is an important factor in corporate representation, and it is advisable to make use of the expertise of professional designers. Since , Designer Profile has been the bilingual standard work on the contemporary design scene in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Every two years designers active in the fields of industry, trade fair and exhibition building, graphics and multimedia, can introduce themselves, presenting their work and fields of activities. The result is a work of encyclopedic breadth which will offer management decision-makers valuable assistance in obtaining an overview of the capabilities of designers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition, it will provide agencies concise information on the spectrum of services offered by potential design partners. For professionals, students, and designers just beginning their career, the book is an excellent analysis of the very latest competitors. A clear and easy-to-use index makes the book an indispensable reference work on contemporary designers in the German-speaking countries.
Labor of Love: Mother in TrainingA Billionaire and a Baby
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ferrarella, Marie, PUBLISHER: Harlequin, "Two beloved classics from USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella" MOTHER IN TRAINING Lawyer Jack Lever is used to order--not the disorder of two small children. Suddenly left without a babysitter, the single dad can't believe his fortune when Zooey Finnegan agrees to become his children's nanny. Zooey is happy to take care of Jack's kids, and she soon grows to love them as if they are her own. And it doesn't take them long to fall in love with Zooey, either. But their father could be a different story.... A BILLIONAIRE AND A BABY From the moment the very pregnant--and beautiful-- Sherry Campbell corners him in the elevator, corporate raider Sin-Jin Adair feels the reporter's hold on him. She wants the secrets of his past, but all he wants is his privacy. After heroically delivering Sherry's baby, Sin-Jin finds himself yearning to become a part of her little family. But is he good enough for them... or will Sherry turn him away?
The Physics of Business Growth: Mindsets, System, and
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hess, Edward D. / Liedtka, Jeanne, PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press, Organic business growth is governed by its own natural laws--underlying truths that set the stage for growth and innovation, much in the way that Einstein's law of relativity accounts for the movement of objects in the space-time continuum. The most fundamental law is that uncertainty is the only certainty. Dominating forces are ambiguity and change; the processes at work involve exploration, invention, and experimentation. Unfortunately, these truths run counter to the principles of stability, predictability, and linearity that have long informed the design of our firms. "The Physics of Business Growth" helps readers understand how to create growth in today's business environment, providing them a roadmap and a set of practical tools to navigate its challenges. The book lays out a three step formula that will prove invaluable to professionals who have the opportunity to influence growth now, as well as to tomorrow's growth leaders, guiding them in (1) creating the right employee and organizational mindsets to enable growth (2) building an internal corporate growth system, and (3) putting in place processes that result in identifying opportunities, launching growth experiments, and managing a growth portfolio.
Risk Communication: A Handbook for Communicating
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lundgren, Regina E. / McMakin, Andrea H., PUBLISHER: Battelle Press, As penalties for corporate and personal risk increase communicating risk-related information can be a daunting challenge. Communication must be targeted, understandable, and effective without inadvertently provoking hostility and mistrust. Risk Communication, a handbook of strategies and guidance for conveying risk information effectively, has proven a valuable resource. In this second edition, readers get the latest updates on pertinent topics--including current laws, approaches, computer applications, stakeholder participation methods, and methods to evaluate effectiveness. All-new sections explain how to work with the media and represent risks pictorially. The book has been praised by readers for its "pragmatic and unpretentious" advice as well as its "excellent and thorough" coverage. The Society for Risk Analysis's Risk Communication Specialty Group rated the book in its top five "must read" publications for industry risk communication practitioners. Contents: Approaches to Communicating Risk, Laws that Mandate Risk Communication, Constraints to Effective Risk Communication, Ethical Issues, Principles of Risk Communicating, Determining Purpose and Objectives, Analyze Your Audience, Determine the Appropriate Methods, Set a Schedule, Develop a Communication Plan, Informational Materials, Pictorial Representation of Risk, Face-to-Face Communication, Working with the Media
The New Strategic Selling: The Unique Sales System Proven
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Robert B. / Heiman, Stephen E. / Tuleja, Tad, PUBLISHER: Business Plus, The Book That Sparked A Selling Revolution In one book changed sales and marketing forever. Rejecting manipulative tactics and emphasizing "process," Strategic Selling presented the idea of selling as a joint venture and introduced the decade's most influential concept, Win-Win. The response to Win-Win was immediate and helped turn the small company that created Strategic Selling, Miller Heiman, into a global leader in sales development with the most prestigious client list in the industry. The New Strategic Selling This modern edition of the business classic confronts the rapidly evolving world of business-to-business sales with new real-world examples, new strategies for confronting competition, and a special section featuring the most commonly asked questions from the Miller Heiman workshops. Learn: * How to identify the four real decision makers in every corporate labyrinth * How to prevent sabotage by an internal deal-killer * How to make a senior executive eager to see you * How to avoid closing business that you'll later regret * How to manage a territory to provide steady, not "boom and bust," revenue * How to avoid the single most common error when dealing with the competition.
Archaeology, Language, and History: Essays on Culture and
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Terrell, John Edward, PUBLISHER: Praeger, Ever since Darwin, the world has been struggling with the mystery of human diversity. As the historian Peter Bowler has written, "an evolutionary interpretation of the history of life on the earth must inevitably extend itself to include the origins of the human race." But this has proved to be a difficult and controversial task. Understanding human origins means accounting not only for the obvious differences between people and cultures around the world, but also for the unity of Homo sapiens as a single biological species. As Stephen Jay Gould has said, "flexibility is the hallmark of human evolution." Because so much of who we are is learned rather than genetically predetermined, a satisfactory understanding of human evolution--to use old parlance--must account both for the human body and the human soul. At any single moment of time, it is always possible to find instances where people seem to live in their own world, speak in their own distinctive ways, and have their own exclusive cultural traits and practices. Over the course of time, however, it is not so easy to find places where these dimensions of our diversity stay together. The essays in this collection show why we must stop thinking that "race," language, and culture go together, and why we should be wary of the commonsense beliefs that human races exist and that people who speak different languages come from fundamentally different biological lineages.
The New Entrepreneurs: An Institutional History of
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kraszewski, Jon, PUBLISHER: Wesleyan University Press, According to the sociologist C. Wright Mills in his book, White Collar: The American Middle Classes, the "new entrepreneur" was a lone wolf able to succeed in post-World War II corporate America by elusively meandering through various institutions. During this time, anthology writers such as Rod Serling, Reginald Rose, and Paddy Chayefsky achieved a level of creativity that has rarely been equaled on television since. Yet despite their success, anthology writers still needed to evade the constraints and censorship of 50s television in order to stay true to their creative powers and political visions. Thus they worked as new entrepreneurs who adapted their more controversial scripts for the Hollywood, Broadway, and book publishing industries. Even after the television networks cancelled their prestigious anthology series at the end of the 50s, the most resilient writers were able to redefine what it meant to be entrepreneurs by launching cutting-edge shows such as The Twilight Zone and The Defenders that are still popular today. The New Entrepreneurs includes detailed textual analysis of legendary, sometimes hard-to-find, television anthology scripts that have received only cursory glances in television history until now. Acquista Ora
HP vl JA - Gar.ITALIA
Switch ProCurve vl HP vl. Larghezza: 44,2 cm, Profondità: cm, Altezza: cm. Alimentazione: V, Hz, Frequenza di ingresso: Hz, Voltaggio di ingresso: V. Tecnologia di cablaggio: Base-T(X) La serie di switch HP vl è costituita da chassis modulari che offrono una soluzione LAN flessibile ed economica, alternativa agli stackable. Questi switch offrono un formato di chassis collaudato e affidabile di qualità elevata in soluzioni scalabili e 10 Gigabit che si integrano facilmente in qualunque rete. Qualità di servizio (QoS) • Prioritizzazione del traffico (IEEE p): classificazione in tempo reale del traffico in otto livelli di priorità mappati su otto code Gestione • Uni-Directional Link Detection (UDLD): controlla il cavo dei due switch; se il cavo si rompe chiude le porte su entrambe le estremità trasformando il collegamento da bidirezionale in unidirezionale; evita problemi sulla rete quali i loop Connettività • Auto-MDIX: adeguamento automatico per cavi dritti o crossover su tutte le porte e Prestazioni • Architettura: il crossbar switching fabric fino a 76,8 Gbps consente lo switching intra e inter-modulare in wire-speed con throughput massimo di 48 milioni di pps basato su tecnologia ASIC personalizzata per HP Flessibilità e disponibilità elevata • Protocollo IEEE ad LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) e port trunking HP: supportano fino a 60 trunk, ciascuno con max otto collegamenti (porte) per trunk Gestibilità • sFlow (RFC ): accounting e monitoraggio del traffico wire-speed Switching layer 2 • Supporto e tagging VLAN: supporto simultaneo di IEEE Q ( ID VLAN) e 256 VLAN
videoproiettore JVC X nero
vendo videoproiettore JVC x nero, solo 800 ore circa di utilizzo, come nuovo. Tarato da professionista. E' il proiettore migliore per uso cinema, elevata luminosità e contrasto eccelso! Per le specifiche tecniche complete: Dynamic contrast ratio: Native contrast ratio: Brightness: lm Compatible with HDMI standard (4K60P 4:4:4) and HDCP 2.2 4K projection (x) with e-shift 4 Technology Brightness: lumens Dynamic contrast ratio: Native contrast ratio: K signal input (4K60P 4:4:4) Compatible with the next-generation HDR content 3D capability Original picture processor New Multiple Pixel Control Clear Motion Drive with High-Speed LSI New Motion Enhance Pixel Adjust function (1/16-pixel increments, 2 memories) Picture Adjustment function Lens Memory function (5 memories) Screen Adjustment mode (121 modes) Auto Calibration function*2 Storing calibration data*3 Control4 SDDP Compatibility Optional 3D Glasses (PK-AG3) and 3D Synchro Emitter (PK-EM2) are required for viewing images in 3D *1 As of November JVC data. *2 Requires a commercially available optical sensor, LAN cable, PC and exclusive JVC software *3 Requires a LAN cable, PC and exclusive JVC software * Product names, trade names, corporate names and other names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Lord Forgive Me
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wade, David, PUBLISHER: CSS Publishing Company, This all new collection of prayers will involve each member of your congregation in an informal, first-person personal style that both demands individual accountability (which corporate prayer too often allows us to avoid), and encourages the sense of community upon which Christian worship is built -- affirming "that, as we gather for worship, we are both individual seekers and believers and also the Body of Christ." Included are original Prayers of Confession for each Sunday, and special days, throughout the church year, developed as a result of the author's nearly twenty years in campus and parish ministries. Whether read aloud or contemplated silently, these tried and proven prayers will add a freshly honest, contemporary texture to your Sunday morning worship -- or provide meaningful insight for Bible study classes and personal devotions. David L. Wade is pastor of the First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, of Rock Springs, Wyoming. He is a graduate of Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana; Eden Theological Seminary, Webster Groves, Missouri; and Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. In addition to serving parishes of the United Church of Christ in Indiana, he was an Ecumenical Campus Minister at Ball State University for thirteen years prior to assuming his present position.
Adrian Frutiger - Caracteres.: L'Ceuvre Complete
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Osterer, Heidrun / Stamm, Philipp, PUBLISHER: Birkhauser Boston, Le graphiste suisse Adrian Frutiger a considA(c)rablement marquA(c) la crA(c)ation typographique internationale aprA]s . Les sA(c)ries de son caractA]re Univers et la (TM)OCR-B pouvant Aatre lu par les ordinateurs et devenu un standard ISO, constituent des jalons essentiels dans la (TM)histoire de la typographie, de mAame que la (TM)A(c)criture dA(c)veloppA(c)e pour les aA(c)roports de Paris et baptisA(c)e A Frutiger A, un standard de la signalA(c)tique. Avec ses Corporate Types il a imposA(c) des images de marque sur le marchA(c), par exemple la ligne de cosmA(c)tiques japonaise Shiseido. Adrian Frutiger a crA(c)A(c) au total 50 A(c)critures dont Ondine, MA(c)ridien, Aveni, Vectora a] Cet ouvrage fondA(c) sur des entretiens avec Frutiger et des recherches approfondies menA(c)es en France, en Angleterre, en Allemagne et en Suisse retrace avec prA(c)cision le parcours crA(c)atif de la (TM)artiste typographe. Toutes les A(c)critures sont prA(c)sentA(c)es ici pour la premiA]re fois a " depuis leur conception jusqua (TM)A la commercialisation. Elles sont A(c)tudiA(c)es dans leur contexte technique et par rapport aux A(c)critures voisines. Des caractA]res inA(c)dits, non encore employA(c)s, et plus de 100 logos complA]tent la (TM)ouvrage.
Game on: The Power of the Sports Marketing Deal
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cesarz, T. J. / Foster, Carl l. / Steve, Tebon, PUBLISHER: Tebon Publishing, After three decades as a highly successful sports marketer and entrepreneur, Steve Tebon has a lot to share. Game On: The Power of the Sports Marketing Deal, chronicles Tebon's leadership of Exclusive Sports Marketing, the company he founded and led for 23 years, before selling ESM in . The book provides rare insight into one of the most overlooked, but biggest sports marketing industries: grassroots, recreational sports. Using case studies and interviews with high level executives, Tebon reveals how he was able to close sponsorship deals with corporate leaders such as Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, Nestle Brands, Toyota, and Nike, for ESM's highly respected grassroots triathlon, beach volleyball, and basketball programs. Game On also discusses the cutting-edge marketing and promotional plans his company developed, the importance of "5-Star" customer service, and the value of establishing and maintaining relationships. The book also takes a look at the challenges faced by sports marketers, how they can be overcome, and what the small business owner needs to focus on to insure company stability and growth. With a foreword by Dave Scott, a 6-Time Hawaiian Ironman World Champion and highly sought after coach and speaker, Game On is a must read for modern day sports marketers, business entrepreneurs, and students interested in the sports and events industry.
Breaking the Availability Barrier III: Active/Active Systems
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Holenstein, Paul J. / Holenstein, Bruce / Highleyman, Bill, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, Active/active architectures can extend failure times from years to centuries. Active/active systems comprise multiple independent nodes using a common distributed database cooperating in a common application. This book is the third volume of a three-part series on active/active systems. It gives real-life examples of existing active/active systems that are achieving such extraordinary failure intervals. As our daily lives and corporate well-being become more dependent upon computers, system reliability grows increasingly important. No longer are frequent system outages acceptable. Often, failure intervals must now be measured in centuries. In addition, the performance of these systems is analyzed; and a set of commercial off-the-shelf products are described that enable system implementations. There are many additional advantages of these multi-node architectures, such as unlimited scalability, load balancing, disaster tolerance, efficient use of all capacity, and risk-free failover testing. Also described are several other technologies related to high availability, such as the grid, virtual tape, and the Real Time Enterprise (RTE). There are many regulations being promulgated that require the use of high-availability computing. Many of these are summarized. Throughout this volume and the preceding two volumes, dozens of rules are formulated to achieve extreme availabilities. They are summarized here for handy reference.
Spiritual Identity Theft
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shannon, Carole Whitfield, PUBLISHER: Xulon Press, YOUR SPIRITUAL IDENTITY MATTERS Spiritual Identity Theft is a crisis of identity that has touched us all. Yet it is one that frequently goes unaddressed until we are face-to-face with some life-changing circumstance that leads us to a time of personal reflection where we ask the questions, who am I and why am I here. Through the topic, Spiritual Identity Theft, the Author offers insights into this subject of stolen spiritual identity that will help you: Understand the significance of your spiritual identity, See the plan of Spiritual Identity Theft exposed, Discover God's plan for your transformation; and Gain insights for ways to walk in the fullness of your true self "Spiritual Identity Theft" is the story of the Author's journey through a valley of doubt, insecurity and a loss of self; to discover God's wonderful transformative power enabling her to live a life of purpose and destiny fulfillment. Carole W. Shannon works as a Corporate Trainer, Freelance Writer and is Founder of Kingdom Body Building Ministries T, a training ministry designed with strategies to move God's people, "From the Pews to Kingdom Purpose T. She lives in Lewisville, Texas, with her husband Louis Shannon where they own and operate Doors 4Pets and People. For more information about Carole W. Shannon and Kingdom Body Building Ministries, visit her website at www.kbbministries.org.
Hospitals: What They Are and How They Work
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Griffin, Donald J., PUBLISHER: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Hospitals and medical centers are very complex operations, treating thousands of patients, not yearly, but monthly. Some patients visit the hospital for routine tests or outpatient imaging services, others to give birth, many face life threatening emergencies, and some will not leave the institution alivea]so is the daily routine of a modern medical center whether in San Marcos, Texas, Shanghai, China, or Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This text is designed to simplify the complexity of the medical center by breaking it down into manageable portions. The reader will be guided not only through the medical, surgical, ancillary and support services, the financial center responsible for accounting, billing, collecting and the ever important budget. The reader should be able to better understand the necessity of quality improvement, patient safety, and accreditation. The Fourth Edition features new contributing authors for each chaptera "experts on issues such as hospital finance, medical records, laboratory science, nursing, and more. Using a consistent framework, the chapters are woven together to provide seamless instruction for your students. The text begins with a history of hospitals, hospital leadership and the board, then spans to the hands-on care-givers such as the medical staff, nurses, lab, imaging, pharmacy and various therapists, then covers ancillary and support services and the all to important finance division. The text is designed for healthcare students of all types, whether clinical such as medical students, nursing, physical therapy, respiratory, or laboratory, or non-clinical students such as healthcare administration, health information management, or healthcare financea]anyone seeking a macro view of todaya (TM)s hospital delivery system. The text is an all encompassing examination of hospitals, what they are and how they work.
Astronavi e Veicoli Star Wars – De Agostini
Lotto composto da 51 Astronavi e Veicoli in pressofusione metallica della saga di Star Wars, collezione De Agostini. Completi di teca trasparente con relativi fascicoli. Il tutto in buone condizioni per veri appassionati di guerre stellari: 01 Millenium Falcon 02 X-Wing Starfighter 03 TIE Fighter 04 Imperial Star Destroyer 05 Anakin’s Jedi Starfighter 06 AT-AT 07 Naboo N-1 Starfighter 08 Lambda Shuttle 09 Speeder Bike 10 AT-ST 11 ARC-170 Starfighter 12 Jabba the Hutt's Sail Barge 13 TIE Advanced X1 14 Obi Wan's Jedi Starfighter 15 Death Star 16 Grievous' Wheelbike 17 B-Wing 18 Hallfire Droid 19 Slave 1 20 Sith Infiltrator 21 Republic Attack Gunship 22 Landspeeder 23 Trade Federation AAT 24 TIE Interceptor 25 Naboo Queen's Royal Starship 26 Skiff 27 Trade Federation Cruiser 28 V-Wing 29 AT-RT Walker 30 Super Star Destroyer Executor 31 Owen's Swoop Bike 33 Escape Pod 35 TIE Bomber 37 A-Wing Starfighter 39 Sand Crawler 40 Y-Wing 41 Grievous' Starship 42 Cloud Car 43 Snowspeeder 44 Darth Maul's Sith Speeder 46 Geonosian Fighter 48 Homing Spider Droid 51 Federation Droid Control Ship 53 Droid Starfighter 55 T-16 Skyhopper 57 Zam Wesell's Airspeeder 58 Corporate Alliance Tank Droid 59 Naboo Skiff 60 BARC Speeder 61 Naboo Royal Cruiser 62 Death Star 2
Beyond Corporate Transformation: A Whole Systems Approach to
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Head, Christopher W., PUBLISHER: Productivity Press, Do your employees resist change? They resist change when: They don't understand the changes that are taking place.They see little or no perceived benefit of doing things differently.They do not feel involved.Realizing that anything short of total employee involvement in the change process jeopardizes the success of the transformation, this book emphasizes that it is the responsibility of every employee, from the CEO to the front-line manager, to act as a change agent by communicating interpersonally with employees throughout their company.Learn how your organization can foster a continuous learning culture and why you need to continuously improve. How is this book unique/different?Incorporates views, insights, and change methodologies from some of the finest management consulting firms. Includes examples of the change efforts of several prominent companies successfully leading transformations in their workplace.Describes how to lead an entire organization into high performanceContains a comprehensive change methodology that addresses all of the factors that affect organizational performance, so that no avoidable performance factors are left untouched that can lead to long term performance deficits.Looks equally at technical and social systems as well as the need for strong leadership and change management skills. After reading this book, you will understand what a large scale organizational change effort really means and learn how to help lead and add value to the change effort taking place.
Status Signals: A Sociological Study of Market Competition
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Podolny, Joel M., PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press, Why are elite jewelers reluctant to sell turquoise, despite strong demand? Why did leading investment bankers shun junk bonds for years, despite potential profits? "Status Signals" is the first major sociological examination of how concerns about status affect market competition. Starting from the basic premise that status pervades the ties producers form in the marketplace, Joel Podolny shows how anxieties about status influence whom a producer does (or does not) accept as a partner, the price a producer can charge, the ease with which a producer enters a market, how the producer's inventions are received, and, ultimately, the market segments the producer can (and should) enter. To achieve desired status, firms must offer more than strong past performance and product quality--they must also send out and manage social and cultural signals. Through detailed analyses of market competition across a broad array of industries--including investment banking, wine, semiconductors, shipping, and venture capital--Podolny demonstrates the pervasive impact of status. Along the way, he shows how corporate strategists, tempted by the profits of a market that would negatively affect their status, consider not only whether to enter the market but also whether they can alter the public's perception of the market. Podolny also examines the different ways in which a firm can have status. Wal-Mart, for example, has low status among the rich as a place to shop, but high status among the rich as a place to invest. "Status Signals" provides a systematic understanding of market dynamics that have--until now--not been fully appreciated.
Homeland
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Doctorow, Cory, PUBLISHER: Tor Books, In Cory Doctorow's wildly successful "Little Brother, " young Marcus Yallow was arbitrarily detained and brutalized by the government in the wake of a terrorist attack on San Francisco--an experience that led him to become a leader of the whole movement of technologically clued-in teenagers, fighting back against the tyrannical security state. A few years later, California's economy collapses, but Marcus's hacktivist past lands him a job as webmaster for a crusading politician who promises reform. Soon his onetime girlfriend Masha emerges from the political underground to gift him with a thumbdrive containing a Wikileaks-style cable-dump of hard evidence of corporate and governmental perfidy. It's incendiary stuff--and if Masha goes missing, Marcus is supposed to release it to the world. Then Marcus sees Masha being kidnapped by the same government agents who detained and tortured Marcus years earlier. Marcus can leak the archive Masha gave him--but he can't admit to being the leaker, because that will cost his employer the election. He's surrounded by friends who remember what he did a few years ago and regard him as a hacker hero. He can't even attend a demonstration without being dragged onstage and handed a mike. He's not at all sure that just dumping the archive onto the Internet, before he's gone through its millions of words, is the right thing to do. Meanwhile, people are beginning to shadow him, people who look like they're used to inflicting pain until they get the answers they want. Fast-moving, passionate, and as current as next week, "Homeland" is every bit the equal of "Little Brother"--a paean to activism, to courage, to the drive to make the world a better place.
Bush in Babylon Bush in Babylon: The Recolonisation of Iraq
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ali, Tariq, PUBLISHER: Verso, The assault and capture of Iraq -- and the resistance it has provoked -- will shape the politics of the twenty-first century. In this passionate and provocative book, Tariq Ali provides a history of Iraqi resistance against empires old and new, and argues against the view that sees imperialist occupation as the only viable solution to bring about regime-change in corrupt and dictatorial states. Like the author's previous work, The Clash of Fundamentalisms, this book presents a magnificent cultural history. Detailing the longstanding imperial ambitions of key figures in the Bush administration and how war profiteers close to Bush are cashing in, Bush in Babylon is unique in moving beyond the corporate looting by the US military government to offer the reader an expert and in-depth analysis of the extent of resistance to the US occupation in Iraq. On 15 February , eight million people marched on the streets of five continents against a war that had not yet begun. A historically unprecedented number of people rejected official justifications for war that the secular Ba'ath Party of Iraq was connected to al-Qaeda or that "weapons of mass destruction" existed in the region, outside of Israel. More people than ever are convinced that the greatest threat to peace comes from the center of the American empire and its satrapies, with Blair and Sharon as lieutenants to the Commander-in-Chief. Examining how countries from Japan to France eventually rushed to support US aims, as well as the futile UN resistance, Tariq Ali proposes a re-founding of Mark Twain's mammoth American Anti-Imperialist League (which included William James, W.E.B. DuBois, William Dean Howells, and John Dewey) to carry forward the antiwar movement. Meanwhile, as Iraqis show unexpected hostility and independence, rather than gratitude, for "liberation," Ali is unique is uncovering the depth of the resistance now occurring inside occupied Iraq.
HP Netserver LPr
powerful, high-density, ultra-thin server that delivers performance and value The HP Netserver LP r is an ultra-thin rack-optimized server that offers superior performance and scalability for customers who want to grow their business without growing their valuable data center space. The LP r is ideal for dedicated applications as well as Web-hosting, Internet/intranet, proxy, caching, access, DNS, infrastructure, or file and print services for both fast-growing Internet service providers and corporate enterprise customers. The product's ultra-thin 1U form factor delivers rack space optimization without sacrificing performance, expandability, serviceability, or manageability features high-density--1U form factor allows you to install up to 42 servers and 84 Intel® Pentium® III CPUs in one rack best value--ideal server for infrastructure and Web-hosting applications with an Intel Pentium III processor at 1GHz, three internal hot-swappable hard drives, external SCSI port, open 64-bit I/O slot, and up to 4GB memory support manageability--end-to-end management software solution that increases your IT productivity while maximizing server uptime superior rack deployment--complete toolless solution that enables you to seamlessly integrate and deploy the LP r into a wide variety of customer environments low total cost of ownership--Web-enabling performance, easy serviceability, and space-saving form factor provide you with the best customer value key specifications performance processor Intel Pentium III processor at 1GHz with 133MHz front side bus cache 256KB ECC L2 on-die cache per processor ECC memory 256MB 133MHz ECC SDRAM standard 4GB maximum capacity (4 DIMM slots) Supports 128MB, 512MB, and 1GB DIMM I/O expansion slots One open full-length 64-bit, 33MHz PCI slot SCSI controller
Stage a Pechino, Shanghai o Shenzhen (Cina) - Settore Legale
Comune: Messina Candidati ora per uno stage in Accounting e Finanza in una delle oltre 400 aziende partner a Shanghai, Pechino o Shenzhen. Aggiungi un'esperienza formativa professionale sul tuo CV con il China Internship Program di CRCC Asia! Partenze ogni mese tutto l'anno! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8GWMlHBjEA Stiamo cercando persone interessate a viaggiare e a mettersi in gioco in un dinamico contesto culturale come quello cinese. I partecipanti devono essere altamente motivati ed essere studenti universitari, laureati o avere esperienza lavorativa nel settore di stage. E' necessario avere un livello fluente di inglese (B2). Recentemente gli stagisti nel settore Legale di CRCC Asia sono stati coinvolti nei seguenti progetti: • Preparazione di una presentazione riguardante il Sistema Legale Inglese inerente ai contratti immobiliari, introducendo precedenti legali famosi nel mercato immobiliare. • Consulenza per clienti stranieri ed elaborazione di pratiche per la registrazione del marchio. • Ricerca e produzione di una newsletter sui recenti sviluppi giuridici in Cina da mandare alle compagnie straniere. • Market research su fusioni di compagnie cinesi da presentare attraverso un report ad un cliente straniero. • Essere responsabili di una ricerca sulla giurisprudenza inglese in tema di ricorso per casi di arbitrato e modalità per presentare appello da parte di clienti stranieri. Cercaci su Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Weibo - LinkedIn Tutti i nostri programmi hanno un costo che include: Visto, assistenza e consigli prima della partenza, Pickup in Aeroporto, Alloggio in centro città,Welcome Banquet,Pacchetto di benvenuto che inc. Travelcard, Sim Card e Guida della città, Cultural and Business Etiquette Training, Lezioni di cinese settimanali e material didattico, Eventi culturali, Business networking events, Weekend di Volontariato,CRCC Asia certificato e referenze, CRCC Asia Alumni Network. Chi siamo? Con oltre 50 anni di esperienza in Cina e 400 aziende partner, CRCC Asia è specializzata nel connettere la Cina e la comunità globale attraverso Programmi di Stage in Cina, corsi di lingua a Pechino, Shanghai o Shenzhen, corsi intensivi di Business & Finance, Consulenza Aziendale. Il numero dei partecipanti è aumentato rapidamente dal ad oggi e il 30% dei nostri partecipanti riceve ogni mese un'offerta di lavoro full time in Cina. Durata annuncio: 60