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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Bought and Sold: Living and Losing the Good Life in Socialist YugoslaviaYugoslavia was unique among the communist countries of the Cold War era in its openness to mixing cultural elements from both socialism and capitalism. Unlike their counterparts in the nations of the Soviet Bloc, ordinary Yugoslavs enjoyed access to a wide range of consumer...
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Corporate Warriors: The Rise of the Privatized Military IndustrySome have claimed that'War is too important to be left to the generals, 'but P. W. Singer asks'What about the business executives?'Breaking out of the guns-for-hire mold of traditional mercenaries, corporations now sell skills and services that until recently only state militaries possessed. Their...
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Temples, Tithes, and Taxes: The Temple and the Economic Life of Ancient IsraelThe temple in Jerusalem was both the center of ancient Israel's religious life and also an economic center for the nation. In this groundbreaking study of the economic functions of the Jerusalem temple, Marty E. Stevens, who worked for fifteen years as a certified...
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Live Your Life for Half the PriceIf you're tired of working hard just to get by, this user-friendly guide shows how to slash the cost of nearly everything you need without sacrificing joy and quality of life.Author: Mary HuntPublisher: Fleming H. Revell CompanyPublished: 08/18/2015Pages: 352Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.40h x...
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Financially Confident Woman: What You Need to Know to Take Charge of Your MoneyToo many women feel like they lack the know-how to take control of their financial lives. But it's not the level of their knowledge that's the problem, says personal financial expert Mary Hunt; it's their lack of confidence. Being in debt isn't a money...
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Life AbundantA compelling vision-before it's too late In this splendidly crafted work, McFague argues for theology as an ethical imperative for all thinking Christians: Responsible discipleship today entails disciplined religious reflection. Moreover, theology matters: Without serious reflection on their worldview, ultimate commitments, and lifestyle, North...
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Human Competence: Engineering Worthy PerformanceWhat People Have Said About Human Competence "Among the ideas bulging from this classic work: performance exemplars, potential for improving performance, behavior-accomplishment distinction, performance matrix, ACORN troubleshooting test, performance audits, states, Worth = Value - Cost, knowledge maps, mediators, and job aids. The great...
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In Extremis LeadershipIn this extraordinary book Col. Kolditz explains that his research on in extremis leadership, where followers perceive their lives to be threatened, reveals that the leadership lessons and principles in evidence in dangerous settings also apply to leading in business and everyday life. The...
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The Art of FollowershipThe Art of Followership puts dynamic leader-follower interaction at the forefront of discussion. It examines the multiple roles followers play and their often complex relationship to leaders. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners from the burgeoning field of leadership/followership studies, this groundbreaking book...
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Practical Intelligence CKarl Albrecht's bestselling book Social Intelligence showed us how dealing with people and social situations can determine success both at work and in life. Now, in this groundbreaking book Practical Intelligence, Albrecht takes the next step and explains how practical intelligence (PI) qualifies as...
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Grabbing LightningEstablished companies are clamoring for breakthrough innovation, but are often hamstrung by the highly reliable, repeatable processes of their management systems. Based on years of research, Grabbing Lightning shows how twelve companies have tried to develop a capability for sustainable breakthrough innovation and outlines...
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Designing Your Organization [With CDROM]Designing Your Organization is a hands-on guide that provides managers with a set of practical tools to use when making organization design decisions. Based on Jay Galbraith's widely used Star Model, the book covers the fundamentals of organization design and offers frameworks and tools...
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First Things FastAuthor: Allison RossettPublisher: PfeifferPublished: 06/01/2009Pages: 320Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 9.30h x 7.00w x 0.80dISBN: 9780787988487About the AuthorAllison Rossett is a professor of educational technology at San Diego State University and a consultant in workforce learning and performance and technology-based systems. She is the author...
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The Secret Language of LeadershipThe book introduces the concept of narrative intelligence--an ability to understand and act and react agilely in the quicksilver world of interacting narratives. It shows why this is key to the central task of leadership, what its dimensions are, and how you can measure...
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Angel Financing for EntrepreneAngel Financing for Entrepreneurs will give you the information you need to understand how angel investors think, as well as how to identify investor expectations, understand the investment analysis process, and prepare for post-investment requirements. Written by Susan Preston, an experienced angel investor, worldwide...
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The Public Relations Writer's HandbookThe second edition of the Public Relations Writer's Handbook offers a simple, step-by-step approach to creating a wide range of writing, from basic news releases, pitch letters, biographies, and media alerts, to more complex and sophisticated speeches, media campaign proposals, crisis responses, and in-house...
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Hostage at the Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, and Raise PerformanceGeorge Kohlrieser--an international leadership professor, consultant, and veteran hostage negotiator--explains that it is only by openly facing conflict that we can truly progress through the most difficult business challenges. In this provocative book, he reveals how the proven techniques and psychological insights used in...
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The Performance Consultant's Fieldbook: Tools and Techniques for Improving Organizations and People [With CDROM]The Performance Consultant's Fieldbook will help trainers, training managers, and internal and external consultants working in partnership with clients to identify barriers to performance, explore a suite of solutions, and work collaboratively to get new procedures, technology, behaviors, and ideas adopted. Step-by-step, the book...
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The Paradox of Excellence: How Great Performance Can Kill Your BusinessAre you striving for excellence yet find your efforts increasingly taken for granted and undervalued? You're not alone. Many companies discover their improved performance doesn't translate into higher perceived value. In fact, it simply shifts the customer's expectations upward, causing the customer to take...
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The Student Leadership Practices Inventory: Self AssessmentTHE STUDENT LEADERSHIP PRACTICES INVENTORY (Student LPI) is the only leadership tool designed specifically for students and young people. Developed by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, the second edition of this celebrated instrument package approaches leadership as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of...
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