All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Red Capitalism Walter, Carl E. | Howie, Fraser J. T. John Wiley & Sons Singapore Pte. Ltd. , 2012 Economics & Finance, Global Business

The popular world view is that China is an unstoppable freight train of economic growth. However, in Red Capitalism, Carl E. Walter and Fraser J. T. Howie say that decades of development in China have...

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Who's in the Room? Frisch, Bob John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Teams

In Who’s in the Room?, Bob Frisch examines how leaders can better utilize their teams while increasing satisfaction and productivity. CEOs and their Senior Management Teams (SMTs) frequently experience...

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Money Well Spent? Grabell, Michael Perseus Books Group , 2012 Economics & Finance

In Money Well Spent?, investigative reporter Michael Grabell analyzes the events leading up to the creation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and discusses what went wrong—and right...

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How to Sell Anything to Anyone Anytime Kahle, Dave Career Press , 2011 Customer Focus, Entrepreneurship

Too often salespeople get mired in the details of a deal and the product they are touting and forget to focus on the key component of a transaction—the customer. In How to Sell Anything to Anyone Anytime...

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The Panic Free Job Search Hill, Paul Career Press , 2012 Personal Growth

In The Panic Free Job Search, author Paul Hill presents a radically different approach to finding employment. Most job seekers sift through endless online job ads, and respond by sending out an...

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Fearless Referrals Anderson, Matt The McGraw-Hill Companies , 2012 Entrepreneurship

Quality customer referrals may be one of the most valuable forms of marketing for any business, but mastering the art of asking for referrals is daunting for many people. For some, asking for and managing referrals...

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Small Change Edwards, Michael Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2010 Social Responsibility

In Small Change, philanthropy and social change expert Michael Edwards describes how philanthrocapitalism, a new initiative based on business practices and market sciences, is a misguided attempt to...

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The Self-Made Myth Miller, Brian | Lapham, Mike Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2012 Entrepreneurship, Personal Growth

In The Self-Made Myth, Brian Miller and Mike Lapham examine the widespread belief that successful people in America are “self-made,” with little outside help. While hard work, creativity, and sacrifice...

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Winning with Transglobal Leadership Sharkey, Linda D. | Razi, Nazneen | Cooke, Robert A. | Barge, Peter The McGraw-Hill Companies , 2012 Global Business, Human Resources

In the early days of overseas expansion, companies could afford to overlook poor leadership abroad. International competition was in its infancy, performance metrics were unsophisticated, and communication was...

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Disaster Proof Your Career Forsyth, Patrick Kogan Page Limited , 2010 Personal Growth

In Disaster Proof Your Career, Patrick Forsyth acts as a personal coach on how to build a successful career. He draws on many years of experience as a business consultant and trainer to offer insights...

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