All Summaries

All Summaries

 
The Sun Also Sets Emmott, Bill Random House , 1989 Economics & Finance, Global Business

Japan's political power is not an absolute; it must be gauged relative to that of America. The world still looks to America as the leading superpower and the source of political initiative. Unless the economy drags...

 
 
The Eagle and the Rising Sun Emmerson, John K. | Holland, Harrison M. Addison-Wesley , 1989 Global Business

The authors trace the history of relations between the two countries, beginning with the series of efforts by the United States to open Japan to trade, which finally succeeded in 1854. The two countries moved closer...

 
 
A Manager's Guide to Coaching Emerson, Brian | Loehr, Anne AMACOM , 2008 Human Resources, Leadership, Leadership Development, Management, Personal Growth

In A Manager's Guide to Coaching, authors Brian Emerson and Anne Loehr operate under the premise that without engaging employees on a human level which responds to a coach's leadership, workplace production and...

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Doing Well While Doing Good Embley, L. L. Lawrence Prentice Hall Press , 1993 Marketing, Social Responsibility
Philanthropic Economics is a new business strategy in which businesses of all sizes are entering into partnerships with consumers. More and more companies recognize that environmentally or socially conscious...
 
 
Leading with Honor Ellis, Lee 2012 Leadership

Leading with Honor is comprised of a personal narrative which provides details on the experiences of Lee Ellis as a prisoner of war (POW) for more than five years during the Vietnam War, as well as the...

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The Steve Jobs Way: iLeadership for a New Generation Elliot, Jay | Simon, William L. Vanguard Press , 2011 Business Biographies, Leadership

In The Steve Jobs Way: iLeadership for a New Generation, former Apple Senior Vice President Jay Elliot and William Simon analyze the business practices of the man who once asked a potential hire, “Do...

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@YourService Eliason, Frank John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Customer Focus, Marketing

Historically, companies could control their image and sell their goods and services through traditional marketing. However, thanks to the advent of the Internet and social media, hyperconnected Customers are the main...

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The Number Eisenberg, Lee Free Press , 2006 Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Personal Growth

Secretly, many people agonize over whether they have enough money put away in order to survive the rest of their lives as they age and “downshift” in jobs toward retirement. According to author Lee Eisenberg, tens of...

 
 
Working the Shadow Side Egan, Gerard The Human Element , 1994 Management, Productivity

Much has been written about the processes and systems that drive organizations and the ways and means of making them more effective. What is rarely discussed, and certainly not in any great detail, are the covert...

 
 
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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