Business & Economics
Explore the best business and economics books, including top entrepreneur reads, finance essentials, and foundational texts. Browse our online bookstore for bestsellers and highly recommended books in business and economics.
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The Future of MicrofinanceA major source of financing for the poor and no longer a niche industryOver the past four decades, microfinance--the provision of loans, savings, and insurance to small businesses and entrepreneurs shut out of traditional capital markets--has grown from a niche service in Bangladesh and...
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Made in Africa: Learning to Compete in Industry"The role of industry in low income countries is important. Industry is good for growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. All of these factors depend on the size and the rate of growth of industry. Africa doesn't have enough industry to reach the Sustainable...
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The Arab Spring Five Years Later: Toward Great InclusivenessThe dilemma felt by Arab youth was captured in Tunisia by the selfimmolation in 2010 of Mohamed Bouazizi, who was frustrated by restrictions on his small street-vending business. His death became the catalyst for revolts throughout the Middle East. The frustration had been building...
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Emerging Markets: Resilience and Growth Amid Global Turmoil" Emerging market economies (EMEs) have become the darlings of international investors and the focus of enormous attention in academic, media, and policy circles. M. Ayhan Kose and Eswar Prasad present the definitive account of the evolution of EMEs and use the lens of...
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Pathways to Nonprofit Excellence" Fourth in a series of reports on the changing nature of public service in government and the nonprofit sector, Pathways to Excellence focuses on a unique survey of contemporary thinking about creating effective nonprofit organizations. Based on interviews with 250 leading thinkers from...
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Psychodynamic Coaching: Distinctive FeaturesIn Psychodynamic Coaching: Distinctive Features, Claudia Nagel presents a comprehensive overview of the unique features of psychodynamic coaching. As leaders and managers acknowledge the need to understand themselves and their context by looking underneath the surface to improve their decision-making, psychodynamic approaches offer unique...
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Strategic Management for Hospitality and TourismStrategic Management for Hospitality and Tourism is an essential text for both intermediate and advanced learners aspiring to build their knowledge related to the theories and perspectives on the topic. The book provides critical and analytical insights on contemporary theoretical models and management practices while enhancing the learning process through worked examples and cases applied to the hospitality and tourism setting. This new edition highlights the rapidly...
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Celebrity Fans and Their Consumer Behaviour: Autoethnographic Insights into the Life of a FanEver since the dawn of the Hollywood star system in the early 1920s, consumers have been fascinated by film stars and other celebrities and their seemingly glamorous private lives. The public demand for celebrities has become so pervasive that it is arguably an essential...
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Pmp(r) Exam Preparation: Test Questions, Practice Test, and Simulated ExamFully updated to be aligned with the Project Management Body of Knowledge(R) (PMBOK(R) Guide), Sixth Edition, this study guide is structured per the PMP(R) Examination Content Outline (ECO), 2015 edition, which is the blueprint for the PMP(R) exam. The study guide has a chapter...
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Mastering Executive CoachingThis book aims to enrich the knowledge and toolkit of executive coaches and help them on their development path towards mastery. Edited by three leading practitioners, it brings together the expertise of an international range of Master Coaches, and provides evidence-based practical chapters across...
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Out of Work: Unemployment and Government in Twentieth-Century AmericaArgues the cause of unemployment may be the government itself Redefining the way we think about unemployment in America today, Out of Work offers devastating evidence that the major cause of high unemployment in the United States is the government itself.Author: Richard K. Vedder,...
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Business in Black and White: American Presidents & Black Entrepreneurs in the Twentieth CenturyBusiness in Black and White provides a panoramic discussion of various initiatives that American presidents have supported to promote black business development in the United States. Many assume that U.S. government interest in promoting black entrepreneurship began with Richard Nixon's establishment of the Office...
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Liberalism and Its CriticsA classic collection of writings on political philosophy from leading thinkers of the late 20th century Much contemporary political philosophy has been a debate between utilitarianism on the one hand and Kantian, or rights-based ethics on the other. However, in recent decades liberalism has...
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Game Theory for the Social SciencesThe second edition of Herve Moulin's highly successful book outlines the fundamental concepts of game theory--one of the most provocative and fruitful applications of mathematics to the human sciences--and demonstrates its uses in economic and political discourse. Thoroughly revised, and now published with an...
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Selling 'em by the Sack: White Castle and the Creation of American FoodA sweeping history of the quintessential American food--the hamburger In the wake of World War I, the hamburger was still considered a disreputable and undesirable food. Yet by 1930 Americans in every corner of the country accepted the hamburger as a mainstream meal and...
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Authentic New Orleans: Tourism, Culture, and Race in the Big EasyHonorable Mention for the 2008 Robert Park Outstanding Book Award given by the ASA's Community and Urban Sociology SectionMardi Gras, jazz, voodoo, gumbo, Bourbon Street, the French Quarter--all evoke that place that is unlike any other: New Orleans. In Authentic New Orleans, Kevin Fox...
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Beyond Race and Gender: Unleashing the Power of Your Total Workforce by Managing DiversityThe ability to manage this diversity successfully has become a basic strategy for corporate survival. Beyond Race and Gender supplies a sorely needed Action Plan, extensive case studies, and a series of tough questions and answers to get readers thinking deeply about what elements...
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Your Successful Career as a Mortgage BrokerMortgage banking is one of the fastest growing industries in the country. In the next few years, home purchases are expected to run into the trillions, creating more opportunity than ever for people seeking a career in this profitable industry. Real estate author, columnist,...
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The Language of Success: Business Writing That Informs, Persuades, and Gets ResultsLanguage is the medium of business. To be successful, we need to communicate effectively not only when speaking but in writing as well.Whether we are providing instructions to our colleagues, communicating with our customers, or advising our direct reports, language gauges success. We must...
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Lean Six SIGMA That Works: A Powerful Action Plan for Dramatically Improving Quality, Increasing Speed, and Reducing WasteIf lean manufacturing moves your products through processes faster, and Six Sigma improves their quality, just imagine what combining these two powerful disciplines will do for you! Lean Six Sigma That Works provides the key to transforming your results in any manufacturing environment, giving...
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