All Summaries

All Summaries

 
The Failure of Risk Management Hubbard, Douglas W. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Business Strategy, Productivity

The Failure of Risk Management shows readers how to identify and fix the most common problems in risk management. Ineffective risk management methods, often touted as “best practices,” are passed from...

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World Wide Rave Scott, David Meerman John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Marketing

A World Wide Rave occurs when people spread a message about a company or its products in online networks, where the message grows exponentially, potentially reaching millions of audience members. According to David...

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Capitalism 4.0 Kaletsky, Anatole PublicAffairs , 2010 Economics & Finance, Entrepreneurship

During the time following the economic crisis of 2007-09, many warned that the entire U.S. economic system was doomed to fail. In Capitalism 4.0, author Anatole Kaletsky argues that this crisis was...

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Her Place at the Table Williams, Judith | Frohlinger, Carol | Kolb, Deborah M. Jossey-Bass , 2010 Leadership

The proportion of women in the workplace is at a historic high, yet leadership roles in major institutions continue to escape them. This is no longer due to “first-generation” gender issues where women were blatantly...

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Share This! Zandt, Deanna Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2010 Marketing, Technology

In Share This!, Deanna Zandt discusses how social networks allow individuals to share their stories with a large number of people at a time by observing what others are posting over time. When...

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Reinventing the Patient Experience Christianson, Jon B. | Finch, Michael D. | Findlay, Barbara | Jonas, Wayne B. | Choate, Christine Goertz Health Administration Press , 2007 Customer Focus, Health Care

In the age of consumerism in healthcare, hospitals must reexamine their traditional practices and provide greater sensitivity and responsiveness to patient preferences. In Reinventing the Patient Experience...

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Chasing Stars Groysberg, Boris Princeton University Press , 2010 Human Resources, Leadership Development

In the knowledge economy, companies take it for granted that they must employ the most talented performers to compete and succeed. Many firms try to buy stars by luring them away from competitors. However, in ...

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Power Hungry Bryce, Robert PublicAffairs , 2010 Social Responsibility, Technology

Americans have been led to believe that to decrease their dependency on fossil fuels and stave off climate change, they must transition to green energy: wind, solar, and biofuels. In his book Power Hungry...

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Comebacks Redmond, Andrea | Crisafulli, Patricia Jossey-Bass , 2010 Leadership, Personal Growth

In the world of work, setbacks happen. In Comebacks, Andrea Redmond and Patricia Crisafulli explore the experiences of ten high profile leaders who endured some type of professional upset. The authors...

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The New Asian Hemisphere Mahbubani, Kishore Perseus Books Group , 2008 Economics & Finance, Global Business

Over the past twenty years, the world has experienced some of the greatest changes in human history. The biggest result of any great advancement in the technological and scientific realms is that the 88 percent of the...

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