All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Allies or Adversaries Holm, Craig E. Health Administration Press , 2004 Health Care

Since its inception in the early part of the 20th century, the medical staff organization has allowed physicians to have some say in the running of hospitals and has acted as an overseeing body for granting credentials...

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Always a Winner Navarro, Peter John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Business Strategy, Economics & Finance

In Always a Winner, Peter Navarro makes the case that a recession can be substantially more damaging to an organization that any 10 competitors. He presents a comprehensive guide for executives to...

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Always On Vollmer, Christopher | Precourt, Geoffrey McGraw-Hill , 2008 Marketing, Technology

The new media environment is “always on,” accessible to audiences from anywhere at any time, and responsive to their control. The world of marketing is now at the beginning of a consumer-centric digital age in which...

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American Wheels Chinese Roads Dunne, Michael J. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2011 Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship

Michael Dunne is an American businessman with over 20 years of experience working in China in the automotive industry, initially as an industry consultant and more recently as an investment advisor. In American...

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An Insider's Guide to Building a Successful Consulting Practice Katcher, Bruce K. | Snyder, Adam AMACOM , 2010 Business Strategy, Personal Growth

For people who long to be independent in their work and to make the most of their time, independent consulting may be the ideal. An Insider’s Guide to Building a Successful Consulting Practice by Bruce...

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And Then the Roof Caved In Faber, David John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Business Biographies, Economics & Finance

Speculation and investigations into what really caused one of the greatest economic collapses in history will continue for the foreseeable future and, in the process, blame will most likely be placed at a number of...

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Animal Spirits Akerlof, George A. | Shiller, Robert J. Princeton University Press , 2009 Economics & Finance

Animal Spirits dissects standard economic theories and demonstrates their failure to account for human emotion, even though emotions have a large impact on the economy. George A. Akerlof and Robert J....

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Answering the Ultimate Question Owen, Richard | Brooks, Laura Jossey-Bass , 2009 Business Strategy, Customer Focus, Management

Net Promoter - a multi-faceted program focused on increasing company growth through focused enhancement of customer loyalty - has been implemented in organizations worldwide. Many leading companies have demonstrated...

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Anticipate, Respond, Recover McGlown, K. Joanne | Robinson, Phillip D. Health Administration Press , 2011 Health Care, Leadership

In Anticipate, Respond, Recover, editors K. Joanne McGlown and Phillip D. Robinson stress that healthcare executives must take responsibility for knowing as much about disaster preparedness, response,...

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Army of Entrepreneurs Prosek, Jennifer AMACOM , 2011 Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship

Businesses face a tough financial landscape today. To complicate matters further, the economy does not always function in a predictable or recognizable fashion. Large, well-established companies have faced great...

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