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Book Synopsis* Trade Like an O Neil Disciple is a detailed look at how to trade William O Neil strategies under various market conditions by two O Neil insiders something never before written about.Table of ContentsForeword xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1 The Evolution of Excellence: The O’Neil Trading Method 1 Preparation, Study, and Practice 2 Buy Expensive—Not Cheap—Stocks 4 Averaging Down 5 Cutting Losses Quickly 5 Taking Profits Too Soon—Letting Your Winners Run 6 Position Concentration 7 Dealing in Big Stocks and Institutional Sponsorship 8 Chart Patterns 9 Pivotal Points versus Pivot Points 12 Timing the Market: When to Be In, When to Be Out 13 Emotions and Predictions 14 Listening to Opinions, News, and Tips 15 Overtrading 16 The O’Neil Approach: Techno-Fundamentalism 17 Conclusion 17 Chapter 2 How Chris Kacher Made Over 18,000 Percent in the Stock Market Over Seven Years 19 Gaining a Foothold in the Business 20 1996—“Y2K” Stocks Put Me Over the Top 22 1997—Keeping Profits during the Asian Contagion 27 1998—Demoralization Sets In Just Before the Market Takes Off 29 1999—The Bubble Expands 31 2000—The Bubble Bursts 35 2001—A Lesson in Shorting 37 2002 to Present—Choppy, Sideways Markets and the Birth of the Pocket Pivot 39 Chapter 3 How Gil Morales Made Over 11,000 Percent in the Stock Market 43 A Rocky Start Turns Golden 44 Climbing on Board the Rocket Ride 46 Joining the 1,000 Percent Club 49 Oracle Bubbles Up 50 Patience and a Watchful Eye 53 Cleared for Take-Off 54 Verisign: The “Spice in the Soup” 56 Sitting Not Thinking 60 Closing In on the Top 62 The Theme of Success 64 The Secret Ingredients 65 Chapter 4 Failing Forward 67 The Psychology of Success Lies in Taming the Ego 68 Learning from Our Mistakes 72 Problems, Situations, and Solutions 107 Conclusion 125 Chapter 5 Tricks of the Trade 127 Dr. K’s Laboratory: The Pocket Pivot Advantage 128 Characteristics of Pocket Pivots 131 Definition of a Pocket Pivot Buy Point 132 Pocket Pivots and Standard Breakout Buy Points 133 Buying “in the Pocket” 136 Bottom-Fishing with Pocket Pivots 149 Continuation Pocket Pivots: Using the 10-Day Moving Average 153 Improper or “Do Not Buy” Pocket Pivot Points 157 Using Moving Averages as Sell Guides 163 Dr. K’s Laboratory: Buying Gap-Ups in Leading Stocks 165 Selling Techniques Using the 10-Day and 50-Day Moving Averages 173 Putting It All Together 177 Conclusion 185 Chapter 6 Riding the Bear Wave: Timely Tools for Selling Stocks Short 186 The Golden Rules of Short-Selling 187 Short-Sale Set-Ups 192 Shorting Rocket Stocks 221 Conclusion 224 Chapter 7 Dr. K’s Market Direction Model 226 Timing the Market 226 Chart Examples 234 Stealing the Model’s Secrets 243 Timing Model FAQ 244 Conclusion 259 Chapter 8 Our Bill of Commandments 260 Misconceptions 260 Surviving by Keeping Ego in Check 263 The First Commandment 265 The Second Commandment 265 The Third Commandment 267 The Fourth Commandment 267 The Fifth Commandment 267 The Sixth Commandment 268 The Seventh Commandment 268 The Eighth Commandment 268 The Ninth Commandment 269 The Tenth Commandment 269 Conclusion 270 Chapter 9 In the Trenches with Bill O’Neil 272 1997–1998 272 1999–2000 286 The Great Bear of 2001–2002 307 2003–2005 Bull Market 318 Conclusion 329 Chapter 10 Trading Is Life; Life Is Trading 331 Ed Seykota: Teaching a Technique That Has Helped Traders around the World 332 Eckhart Tolle: Helping People Achieve Inner Peace and Greater Fulfillment, a Prerequisite to Optimized Trading and Living 334 Esther Hicks: Teacher of the Law of Attraction 340 Jack Canfield: Seminal Works on Personal Optimization 341 Psychological Checklist: Questions to Ask Yourself 343 Parallels between Teachings 345 In Conclusion 346 Appendix Dr. K’s Top 50 Wall Street Books 347 About the Authors 351 Index 353

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Book SynopsisDuring economic contractions, it becomes much more difficult to sell your products, maintain your customer base, and gain market share. Mistakes become more costly, and failure becomes a real possibility for all those who are not able to make the transition.Table of ContentsIntroduction v Chapter 1 Four Responses to Economic Contractions 1 Chapter 2 Power Base Reactivation 23 Chapter 3 Past Client Reactivation 33 Chapter 4 The Most Effective Call to Advance and Conquer 45 Chapter 5 Converting the Unsold 57 Chapter 6 Multiply through Existing Clients 71 Chapter 7 Delivering at “Wow” Levels 81 Chapter 8 The Importance of Price 89 Chapter 9 Activate Second Sale to Boost Profits 97 Chapter 10 The Value-Added Proposition 105 Chapter 11 Act Hungry 113 Chapter 12 Expand Acceptable Client Profile 121 Chapter 13 Effective Marketing Campaigns 127 Chapter 14 Repackaging for Increased Profits 137 Chapter 15 The Power Schedule to Advance and Conquer 147 Chapter 16 An Advance-and-Conquer Attitude 161 Chapter 17 Your Freedom Financial Plan 175 Chapter 18 The Most Important Skill Needed to Advance and Conquer 185 Chapter 19 The Unreasonable Attitude 199 Conclusion How to Guarantee Your Position 209 Afterword 215 Glossary 219 Index 249

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Book SynopsisA detailed look at one of the most underestimated aspects of trading-selling In The New Sell and Sell Short, Second Edition, Dr. Alexander Elder explains how to exit a stock at the right time and how to initiate a short position to profit from a stock that is showing weakness. Often overlooked, selling properly enables a trader to cut losses and maximize profits. Moreover, short selling in a weak market can generate big profits and should be a part of every trader''s arsenal of tools. The new edition contains numerous examples of short selling stocks from the 2008-2009 bear market, demonstrating very clearly why traders do themselves a disservice by only focusing on the long side. In addition, the new edition contains an extensive study guide to help readers master the material prior to trading. Elder shares real-world examples that show how to manage your positions by adjusting your exit points as a trade unfolds. Contains new examples and insightTable of ContentsIntroduction xv Why Sell? xv About the Q&A xvii Part One Psychology, Risk Management, & Record-keeping 1 Chapter 1 On Buying 3 THE Three Great Divides 3 One Trader’s Toolbox 7 Chapter 2 Trading Psychology and Risk Management 9 Your Mind as a Trading Tool 9 Risk Control 11 Chapter 3 On Keeping Records 13 Good Records Lead to Good Trading 13 Trader’s Spreadsheet—basic Accountability 14 Trading Diary—your Key to Lasting Success 16 How to Document Your Trading Plan 20 Margret’s Method—put it on the wall 24 How to Grade Your Performance 24 Two Types of Trading 26 Questions 29 Answers 45 Part Two How to Sell 57 Chapter 4 Selling at a Target 61 Selling at a Moving Average 63 Selling at Envelopes Or Channels 71 Selling at Resistance Levels 83 Chapter 5 Selling on a Stop 95 The Iron Triangle 97 Market Or Limit Orders 99 Hard and Soft Stops 101 A Bad Place 102 Reducing Slippage—tighter by a Penny 109 Nic’s Stop—tighter by a Day 110 When to Use Wider Stops 117 Moving Stops 120 A Safezone Stop 123 Volatility-drop Trailing Stops 124 Chapter 6 Selling “Engine Noise” 129 Weakening Momentum 130 An “engine Noise” Exit From a Short-term Trade 132 A Discretionary Exit From a Long-term Trade 135 Selling Before Earnings Reports 139 The Market Rings a Bell 143 Trading with the New High–new Low Index 148 The Decision Tree for Selling 151 Questions 157 Answers 183 Part Three How to Sell Short 203 Chapter 7 Shorting Stocks 207 Your First Shorts 211 The Asymmetry of Tops and Bottoms 214 Shorting Tops 216 Shorting Downtrends 221 Shorting Fundamentals 224 Finding Stocks to Short 233 Short Interest 237 Chapter 8 Shorting Non-Equity Instruments 243 Shorting Futures 243 Writing Options 252 Forex 258 Questions 265 Answers 279 Part Four Lessons of the Bear Market 291 Chapter 9 Bears Make Money 293 The Bear Was Beginning to Stir in Its Cave 293 The Sentiment Indicators Are Early 295 The Top of the Bull Market 297 Bearish Divergence at the 2007 Top 299 The Bubble Pops: Mgm 300 Shorting a High-flyer 302 A Bear Market Is a Destroyer of Value 304 Swinging in and Out of a Major Downtrend 307 Trading in a Downchannel 308 Prepared for a Surprise 310 “Bull Markets Have No Resistance And Bear Markets Have No Support” 312 For Whom the Bell Tolls Or the Hound Barks Twice 315 Mr. Buffett Buys Too Soon 317 May I Pour Some Gasoline on Your Fire? 319 Keep Shorting on the Way Down 321 Chapter 10 Groping for a Bottom 325 This Stock Market Is Not Going Down to Zero 325 A “double Helix” Gives a Buy Signal 327 Just in Time for the Party 328 My Favorite Major Bottom Signal 331 Selling a Bull 332 Every Bull Stumbles 335 A Screaming Short 337 Conclusion 341 Handling Profits—the Personal Dividend 342 The Road Into the Future 343 References 345 Acknowledgments 347 About the Author 349

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Book SynopsisThe Third Edition of this key resource provides a means of understanding and changing organizational culture in order to make organizations more effective.Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xv The Authors xvii 1. An Introduction to Changing Organizational Culture 1 The Need to Manage Organizational Culture 2 The Need for Culture Change 9 The Power of Culture Change 14 The Meaning of Organizational Culture 18 Levels of Analysis 21 Caveats 23 2. The Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument 27 Instructions for Diagnosing Organizational Culture 28 Scoring the OCAI 33 3. The Competing Values Framework 35 The Value of Frameworks 35 Development of the Competing Values Framework 38 The Four Major Culture Types 41 Applicability of the Competing Values Model 51 Total Quality Management 56 Human Resource Management Roles 58 Corporate Missions and Visions 60 Culture Change over Time 64 Culture Change in a Mature Organization 68 Summary 70 4. Constructing an Organizational Culture Profile 73 Plotting a Profile 73 Interpreting the Culture Profiles 80 Summary 94 5. Using the Framework to Diagnose and Change Organizational Culture 95 Planning for Culture Change: An Example 97 Steps for Designing an Organizational Culture Change Process 101 Supplementing the OCAI Methodology 121 6. Individual Change as a Key to Culture Change 135 Critical Management Skills 136 Personal Management Skills Profile 141 Personal Improvement Agendas 151 7. A Condensed Formula for Organizational Culture Change 159 Diagnosis 160 Interpretation 161 Implementation 162 Summary 163 Appendix A: Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument: Definition, Dimensions, Reliability, and Validity 165 Appendix B: Psychometric Analyses of the Management Skills Assessment Instrument 185 Appendix C: Hints for Initiating Organizational Culture Change in Each Quadrant 209 Appendix D: Suggestions for Improving Personal Management Competencies 221 Appendix E: Forms for Plotting Profiles 247 References and Suggested Reading 253 Index 261

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Book Synopsis* A new title providing a holistic guide to all aspects of paramedic theory * Explores contemporary relevant topics that are fundamental to professional practice.Trade Review“This interesting text will serve well those looking to start, or those already beginning, a career or education in unscheduled care.” (Emergency Nurse, 1 October 2013) Table of ContentsList of Contributors vi Introduction ix Acknowledgements xi 1 History Taking 1Val Nixon 2 Consultation and Communication Skills 22Karen Gubbins and Val Nixon 3 Clinical Decision Making 50Jacqui Mason and Val Nixon 4 Evidence Based Practice 77Louise Perkinton and Val Nixon 5 Reflection and Reflective Practice 107Kay Norman and Val Nixon 6 Professional and Legal Issues 132Karen Latcham 7 Anti-discriminatory Practice 154Matt Capsey 8 Medicines Management 176Lorna McInulty 9 Continuing Professional Development and Portfolio Development 203Val Nixon Index 223

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Book SynopsisTips on making your call center a genuine profit center In North America, call centers are a $13 billion business, employing 4 million people. For managers in charge of a call center operation, this practical, user-friendly guide outlines how to improve results measurably, following its principles of revenue generation, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. In addition, this new edition addresses many industry changes, such as the new technology that''s transforming today''s call center and the location-neutral call center. It also helps readers determine whether it''s cost-efficient to outsource operations and looks at the changing role and requirements of agents. The ultimate call center guide, now revised and updated The authors have helped over 60 companies improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their call center operations Offers comprehensive guidance for call centers of all sizes, from 20-person operations to multinational businesses Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: From the Ground Up: An Overview of the Call Center 7 Chapter 1: A First Look at Call Centers 9 Chapter 2: Business Basics: Models and Drivers and Goals, Oh My! 19 Chapter 3: Developing the Cast of Characters 43 Chapter 4: Building a Call Center of Your Own 65 Chapter 5: Choosing the Outsourcing Option 85 Part II: The Master Plan: Finance, Analysis, and Resource Management 107 Chapter 6: Analyze This! 109 Chapter 7: Right People, Right Place, Right Time: Resource Management 143 Chapter 8: Call Center Scheduling: Not As Simple As 1, 2, 3 157 Part III: Making Life Better with Technology 185 Chapter 9: An Introduction to Call Center Technology 187 Chapter 10: Technological Enhancements: Getting the Newest and Coolest Stuff 209 Chapter 11: Using Home Agents 221 Part IV: Creating High-Performance Teams 241 Chapter 12: Hiring and Training 243 Chapter 13: Creating a Coaching Culture 257 Chapter 14: Creating a Motivated Workforce 265 Part V: Ensuring Continuous Improvement 281 Chapter 15: The Power of Process Improvement 283 Chapter 16: Mastering Change in Your Organization 299 Chapter 17: Quality-Control Programs and Certifications 313 Part VI: The Part of Tens 321 Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Improve Agents’ Job Satisfaction 323 Chapter 19: Ten Questions Every Call Center Manager Should Answer 329 Chapter 20: Almost Ten Ways to Decrease Call Center Costs and Increase Efficiency 335 Appendix A: Key Call Center Definitions and Concepts 341 Appendix B: Call Center Support Services 349 Index 353

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Book SynopsisThe seductive elegance of classical finance theory is powerful, yet value investing requires that we reject both the precepts of modern portfolio theory (MPT) and pretty much all of its tools and techniques. This book explains how value investing is the only tried and tested method of delivering sustainable long-term returns.Trade Review'Any disciple of value investing will benefit greatly from reading this book.' (UK Analyst.com, May 2011).Table of ContentsPreface xi Foreword xvii Part I Why Everything You Learned in Business School Is Wrong 1 1 Six Impossible Things before Breakfast, or, How EMH has Damaged our Industry 3 2 CAPM is Crap 19 3 Pseudoscience and Finance: The Tyranny of Numbers and the Fallacy of Safety 29 4 The Dangers of Diversification and Evils of the Relative Performance Derby 39 5 The Dangers of DCF 47 6 Is Value Really Riskier than Growth? Dream On 57 7 Deflation, Depressions and Value 65 Part II The Behavioural Foundations of Value Investing 73 8 Learn to Love Your Dogs, or, Overpaying for the Hope of Growth (Again!) 75 9 Placebos, Booze and Glamour Stocks 85 10 Tears before Bedtime 93 11 Clear and Present Danger: The Trinity of Risk 105 12 Maximum Pessimism, Profit Warnings and the Heat of the Moment 113 13 The Psychology of Bear Markets 121 14 The Behavioural Stumbling Blocks to Value Investing 129 Part III The Philosophy of Value Investing 141 15 The Tao of Investing: The Ten Tenets of My Investment Creed 143 16 Process not Outcomes: Gambling, Sport and Investment! 165 17 Beware of Action Man 173 18 The Bullish Bias and the Need for Scepticism. Or, Am I Clinically Depressed? 181 19 Keep it Simple, Stupid 195 20 Confused Contrarians and Dark Days for Deep Value 205 Part IV The Empirical Evidence 215 21 Going Global: Value Investing without Boundaries 217 22 Graham’s Net-Nets: Outdated or Outstanding? 229 Part V The ‘dark Side’ of Value Investing: Short Selling 237 23 Grimm’s Fairy Tales of Investing 239 24 Joining the Dark Side: Pirates, Spies and Short Sellers 247 25 Cooking the Books, or, More Sailing Under the Black Flag 259 26 Bad Business: Thoughts on Fundamental Shorting and Value Traps 265 Part VI Real-time Value Investing 279 27 Overpaying for the Hope of Growth: The Case Against Emerging Markets 281 28 Financials: Opportunity or Value Trap? 291 29 Bonds: Speculation not Investment 299 30 Asset Fire Sales, Depression and Dividends 309 31 Cyclicals, Value Traps, Margins of Safety and Earnings Power 315 32 The Road to Revulsion and the Creation of Value 325 33 Revulsion and Valuation 343 34 Buy When it’s Cheap – If Not Then, When? 355 35 Roadmap to Inflation and Sources of Cheap Insurance 361 36 Value Investors versus Hard-Core Bears: The Valuation Debate 371 References 379 Index 383

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Book Synopsis* This book covers foreign exchange options from the point of view of the finance practitioner.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xiii List of Tables xv List of Figures xvii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 A Gentle Introduction to FX Markets 1 1.2 Quotation Styles 2 1.3 Risk Considerations 5 1.4 Spot Settlement Rules 5 1.5 Expiry and Delivery Rules 8 1.5.1 Expiry and delivery rules – days or weeks 8 1.5.2 Expiry and delivery rules – months or years 9 1.6 Cutoff Times 10 2 Mathematical Preliminaries 13 2.1 The Black–Scholes Model 13 2.1.1 Assumptions of the Black–Scholes model 13 2.2 Risk Neutrality 13 2.3 Derivation of the Black–Scholes equation 14 2.3.1 Equity derivatives (without dividends) 14 2.3.2 FX derivatives 15 2.3.3 Terminal conditions and present value 17 2.4 Integrating the SDE for S T 17 2.5 Black–Scholes PDEs Expressed in Logspot 18 2.6 Feynman–Kac and Risk-Neutral Expectation 18 2.7 Risk Neutrality and the Presumption of Drift 20 2.7.1 Equity derivatives (without dividends) 20 2.7.2 FX derivatives – domestic risk-neutral measure 21 2.7.3 FX derivatives – foreign risk-neutral measure 22 2.8 Valuation of European Options 23 2.8.1 Forward 26 2.9 The Law of One Price 27 2.10 The Black–Scholes Term Structure Model 28 2.11 Breeden–Litzenberger Analysis 30 2.12 European Digitals 31 2.12.1 Static replication for bid/offer digital pricing 32 2.13 Settlement Adjustments 32 2.14 Delayed Delivery Adjustments 33 2.14.1 Delayed delivery adjustments – digitals 33 2.14.2 Delayed delivery adjustments – Europeans 34 2.15 Pricing using Fourier Methods 35 2.15.1 European option pricing involving one numerical integral 37 2.16 Leptokurtosis – More than Fat Tails 38 3 Deltas and Market Conventions 41 3.1 Quote Style Conversions 41 3.2 The Law of Many Deltas 43 3.2.1 Pips spot delta 44 3.2.2 Percentage spot delta (premium adjusted) 45 3.2.3 Pips forward delta 45 3.2.4 Percentage forward delta (premium adjusted) 45 3.2.5 Simple delta 45 3.2.6 Equivalence between pips and percentage deltas 46 3.2.7 Premium adjustment 46 3.2.8 Summary 47 3.3 FX Delta Conventions 47 3.3.1 To premium adjust or not? 47 3.3.2 Spot delta or forward delta? 48 3.3.3 Notation 49 3.4 Market Volatility Surfaces 49 3.4.1 Sample market volatility surfaces 50 3.5 At-the-Money 50 3.5.1 At-the-money – ATMF 51 3.5.2 At-the-money – DNS 51 3.5.3 At-the-money strikes – summary 52 3.5.4 Example – EURUSD 1Y 52 3.5.5 Example – USDJPY 1Y 53 3.6 Market Strangle 53 3.6.1 Example – EURUSD 1Y 55 3.7 Smile Strangle and Risk Reversal 55 3.7.1 Smile strangle from market strangle – algorithm 56 3.8 Visualisation of Strangles 57 3.9 Smile Interpolation – Polynomial in Delta 59 3.9.1 Example – EURUSD 1Y – polynomial in delta 59 3.10 Smile Interpolation – SABR 60 3.10.1 Example – EURUSD 1Y – SABR 61 3.11 Concluding Remarks 62 4 Volatility Surface Construction 63 4.1 Volatility Backbone – Flat Forward Interpolation 65 4.2 Volatility Surface Temporal Interpolation 67 4.2.1 Volatility smile extrapolation 67 4.2.2 Volatility smile interpolation 68 4.2.3 Flat forward vol interpolation in smile strikes 69 4.2.4 Example – EURUSD 18M from 1Y and 2Y tenors – SABR 70 4.3 Volatility Surface Temporal Interpolation – Holidays and Weekends 70 4.4 Volatility Surface Temporal Interpolation – Intraday Effects 73 5 Local Volatility and Implied Volatility 77 5.1 Introduction 77 5.2 The Fokker–Planck Equation 78 5.2.1 Derivation of the one-dimensional Fokker–Planck equation 79 5.2.2 The multidimensional Fokker–Planck equation 82 5.3 Dupire’s Construction of Local Volatility 83 5.3.1 Dupire’s local volatility – the rd = rf = 0 case 84 5.3.2 Dupire’s local volatility – with nonzero but constant interest rates 85 5.4 Implied Volatility and Relationship to Local Volatility 86 5.5 Local Volatility as Conditional Expectation 87 5.6 Local Volatility for FX Markets 88 5.7 Diffusion and PDE for Local Volatility 89 5.8 The CEV Model 90 5.8.1 Asymptotic expansion 91 6 Stochastic Volatility 95 6.1 Introduction 95 6.2 Uncertain Volatility 95 6.3 Stochastic Volatility Models 96 6.3.1 The Heston model 98 6.3.2 The Stein and Stein model 104 6.3.3 Longstaff’s double square root model 105 6.3.4 Scott’s exponential Ornstein–Uhlenbeck model 105 6.3.5 The SABR model 106 6.4 Uncorrelated Stochastic Volatility 107 6.5 Stochastic Volatility Correlated with Spot 108 6.6 The Fokker–Planck PDE Approach 111 6.7 The Feynman–Kac PDE Approach 113 6.7.1 Heston model – example 116 6.7.2 Heston model – logspot coordinates 117 6.8 Local Stochastic Volatility (LSV) Models 117 6.8.1 Calibration of local volatility in LSV models 118 6.8.2 Fokker–Planck equation for the LSV model 119 6.8.3 Forward induction for local volatility calibration on LSV 120 6.8.4 Calibrating stochastic and local volatilities 124 6.8.5 The pricing PDE for LSV models 127 7 Numerical Methods for Pricing and Calibration 129 7.1 One-Dimensional Root Finding – Implied Volatility Calculation 129 7.2 Nonlinear Least Squares Minimisation 130 7.3 Monte Carlo Simulation 131 7.3.1 Handling large timesteps with local volatility 134 7.3.2 Monte Carlo convergence goes as 1/√N 135 7.3.3 Finding a balance between simulations and timesteps 138 7.3.4 Quasi Monte Carlo convergence can be as good as 1/N 142 7.3.5 Variance reduction 143 7.4 Convection–Diffusion PDEs in Finance 147 7.4.1 Visualising diffusion 149 7.4.2 Visualising convection 151 7.5 Numerical Methods for PDEs 153 7.6 Explicit Finite Difference Scheme 155 7.6.1 Boundary conditions 157 7.6.2 Von Neumann stability and the dimensionless heat equation 159 7.7 Explicit Finite Difference on Nonuniform Meshes 163 7.7.1 Mixed partial derivative terms on nonuniform meshes 165 7.8 Implicit Finite Difference Scheme 165 7.9 The Crank–Nicolson Scheme 167 7.10 Numerical Schemes for Multidimensional PDEs 168 7.10.1 Two-dimensional Crank–Nicolson scheme 169 7.10.2 An early ADI scheme – Peaceman–Rachford splitting 169 7.10.3 Douglas–Rachford splitting 171 7.10.4 Craig–Sneyd splitting 172 7.11 Practical Nonuniform Grid Generation Schemes 173 7.11.1 Uniform grid generation 173 7.11.2 Uniform grid generation with required levels 173 7.11.3 Spatial grid generation 174 7.11.4 Temporal grid generation 175 7.12 Further Reading 176 8 First Generation Exotics – Binary and Barrier Options 177 8.1 The Reflection Principle 179 8.2 European Barriers and Binaries 180 8.2.1 European barriers 180 8.2.2 Barrier parity relationships 182 8.2.3 European digitals 183 8.3 Continuously Monitored Binaries and Barriers 183 8.3.1 Domestic binaries 188 8.3.2 Foreign binaries 189 8.3.3 Instant one-touch products 190 8.3.4 Barrier products 191 8.3.5 KIKOs and ONTOs 194 8.4 Double Barrier Products 194 8.5 Sensitivity to Local and Stochastic Volatility 195 8.6 Barrier Bending 197 8.7 Value Monitoring 202 8.7.1 Compounds 202 8.7.2 Americans 203 8.7.3 Bermudans 203 9 Second Generation Exotics 205 9.1 Chooser Options 206 9.2 Range Accrual Options 206 9.3 Forward Start Options 207 9.3.1 Strike reset options 209 9.4 Lookback Options 209 9.4.1 Double lookback options 211 9.5 Asian Options 212 9.5.1 Notes on seasoned Asians and fixing at expiry 214 9.6 Target Redemption Notes 214 9.7 Volatility and Variance Swaps 214 9.7.1 Volatility observation 215 9.7.2 Product specification and value at expiry 216 9.7.3 Variance swap product valuation 217 9.7.4 Volatility swap product valuation 219 10 Multicurrency Options 225 10.1 Correlations, Triangulation and Absence of Arbitrage 226 10.2 Exchange Options 229 10.3 Quantos 229 10.3.1 Self-quanto option 230 10.3.2 Self-quanto forward 231 10.3.3 General quanto options 231 10.4 Best-ofs and Worst-ofs 233 10.4.1 Two-asset best-of call 234 10.4.2 Three-asset best-of call 236 10.4.3 N-asset best-of call 239 10.5 Basket Options 239 10.6 Numerical Methods 241 10.7 A Note on Multicurrency Greeks 242 10.8 Quantoing Untradeable Factors 243 10.9 Further Reading 244 11 Longdated FX 245 11.1 Currency Swaps 245 11.2 Basis Risk 247 11.3 Forward Measure 249 11.4 LIBOR in Arrears 250 11.5 Typical Longdated FX Products 253 11.5.1 Power reverse dual currency notes 253 11.5.2 FX target redemption notes 254 11.5.3 Effect on USDJPY volatility smile 255 11.6 The Three-Factor Model 255 11.7 Interest Rate Calibration of the Three-Factor Model 257 11.7.1 Determination of drifts 257 11.7.2 Determination of Hull–White volatilities 258 11.8 Spot FX Calibration of the Three-Factor Model 259 11.8.1 FX vanillas with lognormal spot FX 260 11.8.2 FX vanillas with CEV local volatility 261 11.8.3 FX vanillas with Dupire local volatility 262 11.9 Conclusion 264 References 265 Further Reading 271 Index 273

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Book Synopsis* Exotic Options and Hybrids is the first book to guide practitioners on how to structure, price and trade modern exotic and hybrid derivatives, without complicating matters with the use of maths.Table of ContentsList of Symbols and Abbreviations xvii Preface xix Part I Foundations 1 1 Basic Instruments 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Interest Rates 3 1.2.1 LIBOR vs Treasury Rates 4 1.2.2 Yield Curves 4 1.2.3 Time Value of Money 5 1.2.4 Bonds 6 1.2.5 Zero Coupon Bonds 7 1.3 Equities and Currencies 8 1.3.1 Stocks 8 1.3.2 Foreign Exchange 10 1.3.3 Indices 10 1.3.4 Exchange-traded Funds 11 1.3.5 Forward Contracts 11 1.3.6 Futures 12 1.4 Swaps 13 1.4.1 Interest Rate Swaps 13 1.4.2 Cross-currency Swaps 14 1.4.3 Total Return Swaps 16 1.4.4 Asset Swaps 16 1.4.5 Dividend Swaps 16 2 The World of Structured Products 19 2.1 The Products 19 2.1.1 The Birth of Structured Products 19 2.1.2 Structured Product Wrappers 20 2.1.3 The Structured Note 20 2.2 The Sell Side 21 2.2.1 Sales and Marketing 21 2.2.2 Traders and Structurers 22 2.3 The Buy Side 23 2.3.1 Retail Investors 23 2.3.2 Institutional Investors 24 2.3.3 Bullish vs Bearish, the Economic Cycle 24 2.3.4 Credit Risk and Collateralized Lines 25 2.4 The Market 26 2.4.1 Issuing a Structured Product 26 2.4.2 Liquidity and a Two-way Market 27 2.5 Example of an Equity Linked Note 28 3 Vanilla Options 31 3.1 General Features of Options 31 3.2 Call and Put Option Payoffs 32 3.3 Put–call Parity and Synthetic Options 34 3.4 Black–Scholes Model Assumptions 35 3.4.1 Risk-neutral Pricing 36 3.5 Pricing a European Call Option 37 3.6 Pricing a European Put Option 38 3.7 The Cost of Hedging 40 3.8 American Options 42 3.9 Asian Options 43 3.10 An Example of the Structuring Process 44 3.10.1 Capital Protection and Equity Participation 44 3.10.2 Capital at Risk and Higher Participation 46 4 Volatility, Skew and Term Structure 49 4.1 Volatility 49 4.1.1 Realized Volatility 49 4.1.2 Implied Volatility 51 4.2 The Volatility Surface 52 4.2.1 The Implied Volatility Skew 52 4.2.2 Term Structure of Volatilities 56 4.3 Volatility Models 57 4.3.1 Model Choice and Model Risk 57 4.3.2 Black–Scholes or Flat Volatility 58 4.3.3 Local Volatility 60 4.3.4 Stochastic Volatility 62 5 Option Sensitivities: Greeks 65 5.1 Delta 66 5.2 Gamma 72 5.3 Vega 74 5.4 Theta 76 5.5 Rho 77 5.6 Relationships between the Greeks 78 5.7 Volga and Vanna 80 5.7.1 Vega–Gamma (Volga) 80 5.7.2 Vanna 81 5.8 Multi-asset Sensitivities 81 5.9 Approximations to Black–Scholes and Greeks 82 6 Strategies Involving Options 87 6.1 Traditional Hedging Strategies 87 6.1.1 Protective Puts 87 6.1.2 Covered Calls 89 6.2 Vertical Spreads 90 6.2.1 Bull Spreads 90 6.2.2 Bear Spreads 93 6.3 Other Spreads 96 6.3.1 Butterfly Spreads 96 6.3.2 Condor Spreads 98 6.3.3 Ratio Spreads 99 6.3.4 Calendar Spreads 99 6.4 Option Combinations 100 6.4.1 Straddles 100 6.4.2 Strangles 101 6.5 Arbitrage Freedom of the Implied Volatility Surface 102 7 Correlation 105 7.1 Multi-asset Options 105 7.2 Correlation: Measurements and Interpretation 106 7.2.1 Realized Correlation 106 7.2.2 Correlation Matrices 109 7.2.3 Portfolio Variance 110 7.2.4 Implied Correlation 111 7.2.5 Correlation Skew 113 7.3 Basket Options 114 7.4 Quantity Adjusting Options: “Quantos” 116 7.4.1 Quanto Payoffs 116 7.4.2 Quanto Correlation and Quanto Option Pricing 116 7.4.3 Hedging Quanto Risk 117 7.5 Trading Correlation 118 7.5.1 Straddles: Index versus Constituents 118 7.5.2 Correlation Swaps 118 Part II Exotic Derivatives and Structured Products 121 8 Dispersion 123 8.1 Measures of Dispersion and Interpretations 123 8.2 Worst-of Options 125 8.2.1 Worst-of Call 125 8.2.2 Worst-of Put 127 8.2.3 Market Trends in Worst-of Options 128 8.3 Best-of options 129 8.3.1 Best-of Call 129 8.3.2 Best-of Put 131 8.3.3 Market Trends in Best-of Options 132 9 Dispersion Options 135 9.1 Rainbow Options 135 9.1.1 Payoff Mechanism 135 9.1.2 Risk Analysis 136 9.2 Individually Capped Basket Call (ICBC) 137 9.2.1 Payoff Mechanism 137 9.2.2 Risk Analysis 138 9.3 Outperformance Options 141 9.3.1 Payoff Mechanism 141 9.3.2 Risk Analysis 142 9.4 Volatility Models 143 10 Barrier Options 145 10.1 Barrier Option Payoffs 145 10.1.1 Knock-out Options 145 10.1.2 Knock-in Options 148 10.1.3 Summary 150 10.2 Black–Scholes Valuation 151 10.2.1 Parity Relationships 151 10.2.2 Closed Formulas for Continuously Monitored Barriers 151 10.2.3 Adjusting for Discrete Barriers 154 10.3 Hedging Down-and-in Puts 155 10.3.1 Monitoring the Barrier 155 10.3.2 Volatility and Down-and-in Puts 157 10.3.3 Dispersion Effect on Worst-of Down-and-in Puts 158 10.4 Barriers in Structured Products 160 10.4.1 Multi-asset Shark 160 10.4.2 Single Asset Reverse Convertible 163 10.4.3 Worst-of Reverse Convertible 164 11 Digitals 167 11.1 European Digitals 167 11.1.1 Digital Payoffs and Pricing 167 11.1.2 Replicating a European Digital 169 11.1.3 Hedging a Digital 169 11.2 American Digitals 172 11.3 Risk Analysis 174 11.3.1 Single Asset Digitals 174 11.3.2 Digital Options with Dispersion 176 11.3.3 Volatility Models for Digitals 177 11.4 Structured Products Involving European Digitals 178 11.4.1 Strip of Digitals Note 178 11.4.2 Growth and Income 179 11.4.3 Bonus Steps Certificate 181 11.5 Structured Products Involving American Digitals 183 11.5.1 Wedding Cake 183 11.5.2 Range Accrual 184 11.6 Outperformance Digital 185 11.6.1 Payoff Mechanism 185 11.6.2 Correlation Skew and Other Risks 186 12 Autocallable Structures 187 12.1 Single Asset Autocallables 187 12.1.1 General Features 187 12.1.2 Interest Rate/Equity Correlation 190 12.2 Autocallable Participating Note 192 12.3 Autocallables with Down-and-in Puts 194 12.3.1 Adding the Put Feature 194 12.3.2 Twin-Wins 194 12.3.3 Autocallables with Bonus Coupons 196 12.4 Multi-asset Autocallables 198 12.4.1 Worst-of Autocallables 198 12.4.2 Snowball Effect and Worst-of put Feature 200 12.4.3 Outperformance Autocallables 202 Part III More on Exotic Structures 205 13 The Cliquet Family 207 13.1 Forward Starting Options 207 13.2 Cliquets with Local Floors and Caps 208 13.2.1 Payoff Mechanism 209 13.2.2 Forward Skew and Other Risks 210 13.3 Cliquets with Global Floors and Caps 210 13.3.1 Vega Convexity 213 13.3.2 Levels of These Risks 215 13.4 Reverse Cliquets 217 14 More Cliquets and Related Structures 219 14.1 Other Cliquets 219 14.1.1 Digital Cliquets 219 14.1.2 Bearish Cliquets 220 14.1.3 Variable Cap Cliquets 221 14.1.4 Accumulators/Lock-in Cliquets 222 14.1.5 Replacement Cliquets 222 14.2 Multi-asset Cliquets 224 14.2.1 Multi-asset Cliquet Payoffs 224 14.2.2 Multi-asset Cliquet Risks 225 14.3 Napoleons 226 14.3.1 The Napoleon Structure 226 14.3.2 The Bearish Napoleon 227 14.4 Lookback Options 227 14.4.1 The Various Lookback Payoffs 227 14.4.2 Hedging Lookbacks 228 14.4.3 Sticky Strike and Sticky Delta 229 14.4.4 Skew Risk in Lookbacks 229 15 Mountain Range Options 231 15.1 Altiplano 231 15.2 Himalaya 233 15.3 Everest 235 15.4 Kilimanjaro Select 236 15.5 Atlas 238 15.6 Pricing Mountain Range Products 239 16 Volatility Derivatives 243 16.1 The Need for Volatility Derivatives 243 16.2 Traditional Methods for Trading Volatility 243 16.3 Variance Swaps 244 16.3.1 Payoff Description 245 16.3.2 Variance vs Volatility Swaps 246 16.3.3 Replication and Pricing of Variance Swaps 246 16.3.4 Capped Variance Swaps 248 16.3.5 Forward Starting Variance Swaps 249 16.3.6 Variance Swap Greeks 249 16.4 Variations on Variance Swaps 250 16.4.1 Corridor Variance Swaps 250 16.4.2 Conditional Variance Swaps 251 16.4.3 Gamma Swaps 253 16.5 Options on Realized Variance 254 16.6 The VIX: Volatility Indices 254 16.6.1 Options on the VIX 255 16.6.2 Combining Equity and Volatility Indices 256 16.7 Variance Dispersion 256 Part IV Hybrid Derivatives and Dynamic Strategies 259 17 Asset Classes (I) 261 17.1 Interest Rates 262 17.1.1 Forward Rate Agreements 262 17.1.2 Constant Maturity Swaps 263 17.1.3 Bonds 264 17.1.4 Yield Curves 265 17.1.5 Zero Coupon, LIBOR and Swap Rates 267 17.1.6 Interest Rate Swaptions 268 17.1.7 Interest Rate Caps and Floors 269 17.1.8 The SABR Model 270 17.1.9 Exotic Interest Rate Structures 271 17.2 Commodities 272 17.2.1 Forward and Futures Curves, Contango and Backwardation 273 17.2.2 Commodity Vanillas and Skew 276 18 Asset Classes (II) 279 18.1 Foreign Exchange 279 18.1.1 Forward and Futures Curves 279 18.1.2 FX Vanillas and Volatility Smiles 281 18.1.3 FX Implied Correlations 287 18.1.4 FX Exotics 287 18.2 Inflation 288 18.2.1 Inflation and the Need for Inflation Products 289 18.2.2 Inflation Swaps 289 18.2.3 Inflation Bonds 290 18.2.4 Inflation Derivatives 290 18.3 Credit 291 18.3.1 Bonds and Default Risk 292 18.3.2 Credit Default Swaps 293 19 Structuring Hybrid Derivatives 295 19.1 Diversification 295 19.1.1 Multi-asset Class Basket Options 296 19.1.2 Multi-asset Class Himalaya 297 19.2 Yield Enhancement 297 19.2.1 Rainbows 298 19.2.2 In- and Out-barriers 299 19.2.3 Multi-asset Class Digitals 299 19.2.4 Multi-asset Range Accruals 300 19.3 Multi-asset Class Views 301 19.4 Multi-asset Class Risk Hedging 303 20 Pricing Hybrid Derivatives 305 20.1 Additional Asset Class Models 305 20.1.1 Interest Rate Modelling 305 20.1.2 Commodity Modelling 309 20.1.3 FX Modelling 310 20.2 Copulas 312 20.2.1 Some Copula Theory 313 20.2.2 Modelling Dependencies in Copulas 314 20.2.3 Gaussian Copula 315 20.2.4 Pricing with Copulas 318 21 Dynamic Strategies and Thematic Indices 321 21.1 Portfolio Management Concepts 321 21.1.1 Mean–variance Analysis 321 21.1.2 Minimum-variance Frontier and Efficient Portfolios 322 21.1.3 Capital Asset Pricing Model 326 21.1.4 Sharpe Ratio 327 21.1.5 Portfolio Rebalancing 328 21.2 Dynamic Strategies 329 21.2.1 Why Dynamic Strategies? 329 21.2.2 Choosing the Assets 330 21.2.3 Building the Dynamic Strategy 330 21.3 Thematic Products 332 21.3.1 Demand for Thematic Products 333 21.3.2 Structuring a Thematic Index 334 21.3.3 Structured Products on Thematic Indices 335 21.3.4 Pricing Options on Thematic Indices 335 Appendices 339 A Models 341 A.1 Black–Scholes 341 A.1.1 Black–Scholes SDE 341 A.1.2 Black–Scholes PDE 341 A.2 Local Volatility Models 342 A.3 Stochastic Volatility 343 A.3.1 Heston’s Model 343 A.3.2 The SABR Model 345 A.4 Jump Models 346 A.5 Hull–White Interest Rate Model and Extensions 346 B Approximations 349 B.1 Approximations for Vanilla Prices and Greeks 349 B.2 Basket Price Approximation 351 B.3 ICBC/CBC Inequality 351 B.4 Digitals: Vega and the Position of the Forward 352 Postscript 355 Bibliography 357 Index 361

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Book SynopsisThere's a lot of hot air in the world of business. Wouldn't it be nice just to hear some common sense? That's exactly what John Timpson has got. After four decades running his family business and turning it into one of the high street's biggest success stories, he really knows what works and what doesn't.Trade Review‘A practical and inspirational manual for anyone who runs a business… His philosophies…about how to manage a business are refreshing.' (Financial Times, July 2010). ‘A stimulating read deserving a wide audience and much discussion. Never before have shoes been so interesting.' (Supply Management, August 2010). 'Forget management models and best-practice guidelines; here are genuine pearls of wisdom.' (FreshBusinessThinking.com, April 2010). ‘Readers could learn a lot from this book'. (Professional Manager, September 2010)Table of ContentsAbout the Author ii Acknowledgements vii Preface ix Chapter 1: The Timpson Experience 1 Chapter 2: Upside Down Management 49 Chapter 3: Be the CEO 73 Chapter 4: Do the Deals 107 Chapter 5: Make Mistakes 155 Chapter 6: Challenge the Rules 183 Chapter 7: Survive the Stress 219 Chapter 8: Let Your Conscience be Your Guide 241 Chapter 9: Ideas that Work 281 Conclusion 299 Index 305 Final Thought 315

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Book SynopsisBe memorable. Whether you like it or loathe it, public speaking is something many of us have to do. Be it presentations to colleagues or speeches to a room full of near strangers, we all want to shineor at least get through it with our dignity intact. Luckily Philip Collins, former Chief Speech Writer to Tony Blair, knows exactly what's needed to give a storming speech. The secret, according to Philip, is content. Too many of us focus on how we're presenting, and don't spend enough time thinking about what we're presenting. The secret to memorable, polished speeches is to think more about the material you're sharing to pay attention to detail and choose your works carefully. Speech writing is and art and art we can all learn. When the content's right, the confidence will follow. In The Art of Speeches and Presentations Philip Collins provides you with a concise set of tools, preparing you for any speaking occasion. Ranging from the ancient history of rhetoric to what makes Barack Obama such a good speaker, it's packed with practical examples and tips to teach you the craft of speaking well and making people remember what to say. Does Phil Collins know what he is talking about? Here's the answer he isn't just good, he is the best. It's as simple as that. I spent years writing speeches for major politicians and I now speak publicly myself all the time, and yet there is so much that I can pick up from him and anyone who re4ads this book will too.Daniel Finkelstein, Executive Editor, The Times and former speech writer to William HagueTrade ReviewExcellent book .He provides a comprehensive and relevant set of tools to prepare managers for any speaking or presenting occasion. (inManagement, June 2012) His enthusiasm is palpable, and the exposition of tools and techniques of the trade will help anyone who finds speech writing part of their professional remit. (Financial Adviser, June 2012) There are fewer good books on preparing a memorable speech-and this is a very good one this book is a first class guide to a career-making art. (Professional Manager, September 2012) Equips the reader with a veritable bat-belt of tools for effective public speaking. (The Times, 8th December 2012)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ix Introduction: Attention to Detail 1 Chapter One: Audience 21 Chapter Two: Expectations 47 Chapter Three: Topic 71 Chapter Four: Language 107 Chapter Five: Individual 137 Chapter Six: Delivery 159 Conclusion 183 Frequently Asked Questions 195 Glossary – The Main Rhetorical Terms 201 Bibliography 205 Index 207

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Book SynopsisAs the economy becomes increasingly global, businesses need employees who can work in teams that cross borders and transcend physical spaces. In Where in the World Is My Team? , fictional character Will Williams shares entertaining anecdotes and practical advice to accustom readers to the challenges of a global, virtual workplace.Trade Review"...some important illustrations of the benefits and challenges of working across multiple countries, time zones, and cultures...It's worth reading" (Intranets, January 2009) "This is a well done and much needed book for anyone dealing with the challenges of a geographically dispersed team." (ManagementCraft.typepad.com, March 28th 2009)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ix Cast of Characters xiii Welcome Mat 1 Let the Games Begin 3 Cooperation 21 Convergence 43 Coordination 61 Capability 85 Communication 109 Cultural Intelligence 139 Showtime: All Together Now! 169 Briefing Report: Global Virtual Team Essentials 185 Useful Terms 211

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Book SynopsisThis is the story of John Sussex, a highly successful derivatives trader whose career has spanned the radical technological, social and political changes that took place in the City of London during the Eighties and Nineties.Trade Review"Packed full of exclusive - until now unreported - stories...Financial experts and novices alike will be gripped" (HereIsTheCity.com, July 22nd 2009) ‘...grants an insight into the boom days of finance, revealing the tactics needed to survive in this often brutal industry'. (CEO Middle East, July 2009).Table of Contents1. The Chicago Inferno. 2. A New Liffe. 3. What's in a Name? 4. Laws of the Jungle. 5. The Royal Exchange Days. 6. Local Heroes. 7. The Crash of 1987. 8. Cannon Bridge Boom. 9. The Omen. 10. Crimes and Misdemeanours. 11. Bubble. 12. The Liffe Board. 13. My Rogue Trader. 14. Liffe After the Floor. 15. The Last Hurrah.

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Book SynopsisMaking Sense of the Organization elaborates on the influential idea that organizations are interpretation systems that scan, interpret, and learn. These selected essays represent a new approach to the way managers learn and act in response to their environment and the way organizational change evolves.Table of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments ix Part I Introduction 1 1. Organized Impermanence: An Overview 3 2. Mundane Poetics: Searching for Wisdom in Organizational Theory 9 3. Faith, Evidence, and Action: Better Guesses in an Unknowable World 27 Part II Attending 45 4. Managing the Unexpected: Complexity as Distributed Sensemaking 47 5. Information Overload Revisited 65 Kathleen M. Sutcliffe and Karl. E Weick 6. Organizing for Mindfulness: Eastern Wisdom and Western Knowledge 85 Karl E. Weick and Ted Putnam Part III Interpretation 107 7. Making Sense of Blurred Images: Mindful Organizing in Mission STS-107 109 8. Organizing and the Process of Sensemaking 129 Karl E. Weick, Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, and David Obstfeld 9. Impermanent Systems and Medical Errors: Variety Mitigates Adversity 153 Part IV Action 173 10. Hospitals as Cultures of Entrapment: A Re-analysis of the Bristol Royal Infirmary 175 Karl E. Weick and Kathleen M. Sutcliffe 11. Enacting an Environment: The Infrastructure of Organizing 189 12. Positive Organizing and Organizational Tragedy 207 Part V Learning and Change 223 13. Emergent Change as a Universal in Organizations 225 14. Drop Your Tools: An Allegory for Organizational Studies 243 15. Leadership as the Legitimation of Doubt 261 Epilogue 273 References 275 Index 281

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Book Synopsis* In this book, the authors give an applied approach to relative value techniques, showing readers how to decide on the best place to put their money in order to get the best return.Table of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgements xv About the Authors xvii 1 Product Fundamentals 1 1.1 Chapter Overview 1 1.2 Bond Fundamentals 1 1.2.1 Fixed income structures 1 1.2.2 Floating-rate notes 2 1.2.3 Inflation 2 1.3 Repurchase Agreements 5 1.4 Credit Fundamentals 7 1.5 Derivative Fundamentals 8 1.5.1 Futures 8 1.5.2 Forwards 9 1.5.3 Swaps 11 1.5.4 Vanilla options 18 1.5.5 Exotic options 21 2 Pricing Relationships 23 2.1 Relative Value 23 2.2 The Relative Value Triangle 23 2.3 Spot Pricing 24 2.3.1 Pricing fixed income securities 24 2.3.2 Par yield curves 27 2.3.3 Zero-coupon yield curves 27 2.3.4 Forward yield curves 30 2.3.5 Pricing floating-rate notes 36 2.3.6 Inflation pricing 37 2.3.7 Credit pricing 39 2.4 The Spot–Forward Relationship 40 2.4.1 Fixed income 40 2.4.2 Credit markets 42 2.5 The Spot–Swap Relationship 43 2.5.1 Pricing swaps – counterparty credit risk 46 2.6 The Forward–Swap Relationship 49 2.7 Pricing Options–Relationship With The Underlying Market 49 2.7.1 Black–Scholes–Merton: an intuitive approach 50 2.7.2 From closed-form to binomial pricing techniques 52 2.7.3 Monte Carlo simulation 55 2.7.4 Put–call parity 56 Appendix 2.1 Monetary Policy and Overnight Interest Rates 57 Appendix 2.2 OIS Discounting 59 3 Market Risk Management 63 3.1 What Do We Mean By Risk? 63 3.2 Defining Market Risk 63 3.3 Spot Market Risk 64 3.3.1 Macaulay duration 64 3.3.2 Modified duration 65 3.3.3 Convexity 66 3.3.4 Dollar value of an 01 68 3.3.5 Market risk of a floating-rate note 69 3.3.6 Market risk of credit instruments 70 3.4 Forward Risk 72 3.4.1 Fixed income 73 3.4.2 Credit 73 3.5 Swap Market Risk 73 3.5.1 Spot swap risk 73 3.5.2 Carry and roll down 75 3.5.3 Application of DV 01 75 3.5.4 Forward-starting swap risk 76 3.6 Option Risk Management 79 3.6.1 Delta 80 3.6.2 Gamma 82 3.6.3 Theta 87 3.6.4 Vega 88 3.6.5 Smiles, skews and surfaces 92 3.7 Value at Risk 93 4 Expressing Views on the Interrelationships between Products 97 4.1 The Spot–Forward Relationship 98 4.1.1 Bond futures 98 4.1.2 The cheapest to deliver 100 4.1.3 Changes in the cheapest to deliver 105 4.1.4 The yield beta 108 4.1.5 Trading the basis 108 4.1.6 Implementing a basis trade 113 4.2 The Spot–Swap Relationship 117 4.2.1 Understanding swap spreads 117 4.2.2 Negative swap spreads 121 4.3 The Forward–Swap Relationship 122 4.4 Options and Trading Volatility 123 4.4.1 Expressing views on market direction and volatility 123 4.4.2 Assessing volatility: cheap or rich? 138 4.4.3 Expressing views on volatility of volatility 139 4.4.4 The relationship between volatility and the underlying asset 140 5 Identifying Value in Sovereign Bonds 149 5.1 What Is Relative Value? 149 5.2 Understanding the Yield Curve 150 5.2.1 Yield curve formation 150 5.2.2 How does the yield curve move? 153 5.2.3 Yield curve movements 154 5.2.4 How do yield curves actually move? 154 5.2.5 Yield curve modelling 160 5.3 Measures of Spread 162 5.3.1 Decomposing bond yields 162 5.3.2 Swap spreads 164 5.3.3 CDS spreads 164 5.3.4 I-spread 165 5.3.5 TED spread 165 5.3.6 Z-spread 165 5.3.7 Option-adjusted spread 166 5.3.8 Asset swap spread 167 5.4 Identifying Value in Sovereign Bonds Using Asset Swaps 170 5.4.1 Determining the appropriate benchmark 170 5.4.2 Term structure of asset swap spreads 171 5.4.3 Assessing value in sovereign bonds 172 5.4.4 Forward asset swap spreads 176 5.4.5 Inflation-linked asset swaps 178 5.5 Summary of Yield Measures 179 Appendix 5.1 Curve flattening trade 180 6 Trading the Yield Curve 183 6.1 Trading Terminology 183 6.1.1 Long or short? 183 6.1.2 Roll down and carry revisited 183 6.2 Trading the Short End of the Yield Curve 186 6.2.1 Money-market loans and deposits 186 6.2.2 Interest rate futures 186 6.2.3 Interest rate swaps 190 6.2.4 Options on single-period short-term interest rates 192 6.3 Trading the Slope of the Yield Curve 192 6.3.1 Short-term interest rate futures vs. bond futures 192 6.3.2 Fed Funds futures vs. interest rate swaps 193 6.3.3 Bonds and swaps 193 6.3.4 Conditional curve trades 197 6.3.5 Identifying slope trades using swaptions 199 6.3.6 Volatility and the level of interest rates 200 6.4 Trading the Curvature of the Yield Curve 202 6.4.1 An overview of butterfly spreads 202 6.4.2 2s5s10s Butterfly trade using bonds 203 6.4.3 2s5s10s Butterfly trade using swaps 206 6.4.4 Forward and spot spreads and carry 213 6.4.5 Volatility and yield curve slope and curvature 213 6.5 Volatility, Curvature and Skew 214 6.6 Constant-Maturity Products 217 6.6.1 Product definitions 217 6.6.2 CMS product pricing 218 6.6.3 CMS sensitivities and impact on market 219 6.6.4 Applications of CMS products 219 6.7 Structured Products – Range Accruals 220 7 Relative Value in Credit 223 7.1 Applying the Relative Value Triangle to Credit 223 7.1.1 The bond–credit default swap relationship 223 7.1.2 The forward–swap relationship 228 7.1.3 Volatility 230 7.2 Expressing Views on the Credit Term Structure 235 7.2.1 Steepening/flattening trades 235 7.2.2 Butterfly trades 237 7.2.3 Convexity 238 7.3 Expressing a View on a Single Reference Entity 239 7.3.1 Credit-linked notes 239 7.3.2 Expressing a view on a single reference entity – an example 242 7.4 Expressing a View on a Basket of Reference Entities 243 7.4.1 Total return swaps 243 7.4.2 Basket default swaps 244 7.4.3 Index tranche investing 246 8 Relative Value in Inflation 251 8.1 Payers and Receivers of Inflation 252 8.2 Term Structure of Breakeven Inflation and Real Yields 252 8.2.1 Trading the slope of inflation curves 252 8.2.2 The importance of liquidity 253 8.3 Seasonality 254 8.4 Identifying Value in Inflation-Linked Bonds 255 8.4.1 Fitted curves - cheap/rich analysis 255 8.4.2 Forward rate analysis 257 8.4.3 Butterfly trades 258 8.5 An Overview of Inflation-Linked Trading Strategies 258 8.5.1 Inflation market risk 258 8.5.2 Forward prices and carry 259 8.5.3 Summary of popular inflation trades 260 8.6 Expressing Views on Breakeven Inflation 260 8.6.1 Cash strategies 260 8.6.2 Derivative strategies 263 8.6.3 Expressing views on swap breakevens 265 8.7 Expressing Views on Real Yields 266 8.7.1 Total return inflation swaps 267 8.7.2 Real rate swap 267 8.8 Forward Breakevens 268 8.8.1 Background 268 8.8.2 Assessing the risk premium 269 8.8.3 Trading forward breakevens using bonds 269 8.8.4 Trading forward breakevens using swaps 272 8.8.5 Calculating forward swap rates 273 8.8.6 Forward real-yield trades 274 8.9 Using Options to Express Views on Breakeven and Real Yields 274 9 Trading Axioms: An A to Z 277 Notes 281 Bibliography 283 Index 285

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Book SynopsisQuantitative finance is the most fascinating and rewarding real-world application of mathematics. It is fascinating because of the speed at which the subject develops the new products and the new models which we have to understand. And it is rewarding because anyone can make a fundamental breakthrough.Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition x Preface to the First Edition xiii 1 The Quantitative Finance Timeline 1 2 FAQs 21 3 The Financial Modellers’ Manifesto 253 4 Essays 259 5 The Commonest Mistakes in Quantitative Finance: A Dozen Basic Lessons in Commonsense for Quants and Risk Managers and the Traders Who Rely on Them 313 6 The Most Popular Probability Distributions and Their Uses in Finance 383 7 Twelve Different Ways to Derive Black–Scholes 401 8 Models and Equations 429 9 The Black–Scholes Formulæ and the Greeks 453 10 Common Contracts 459 11 Popular Quant Books 483 12 The Most Popular Search Words and Phrases on Wilmott.com 497 13 Brainteasers 507 14 Paul & Dominic’s Guide to Getting a Quant Job 557 Index 579

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Book Synopsis"Time management is essential for successful negotiations. This book helps you do first things first. " - Jeanne Brett, DeWitt W. Buchanan,Jr.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Introduction Experimenting with a Renewed Method before Resorting to Old Reflexes 1 How to develop relevant responses for negotiation Chapter 1 Questioning before Negotiating 11 How to move beyond an instinctive approach Chapter 2 Preparing Negotiations before Performing 29 How to plan for process, problems, and people Chapter 3 Doing the Essential before the Obvious 59 How to deal with the process Chapter 4 Optimising Joint Value before Dividing It 89 How to deal with the problem Chapter 5 Listening before Speaking 119 How to deal with people (1) – active communication Chapter 6 Acknowledging Emotions before Problem-Solving 153 How to deal with people (2) – the challenges Chapter 7 Deepening the Method before Facing Complexity 177 How to manage negotiations in multilevel, multilateral and multicultural contexts Chapter 8 Formalising the Agreement before Concluding 207 How to reap the benefits of negotiation Conclusion Personalising your Theory before Practicing 219 How to continue to improve your negotiation skills Bibliography 229 To Go Further 235Essec Irene Negotiators of the World About the Authors 237 References 239 Index 245

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Book SynopsisPractical issues in FX options and smile risk FX Options and Smile Risk takes readers through the main technicalities of the FX spot and options markets, helping them develop practical trading skills that will enable them to run an FX options book in the real world.Table of ContentsPreface ix Notation and Acronyms xiii 1 The FX Market 1 1.1 FX rates and spot contracts 1 1.2 Outright and FX swap contracts 4 1.3 FX option contracts 10 1.3.1 Exercise 11 1.3.2 Expiry date and settlement date 11 1.3.3 Premium 13 1.3.4 Market standard practices for quoting options 14 1.4 Main traded FX option structures 16 2 Pricing Models for FX Options 21 2.1 Principles of option pricing theory 21 2.1.1 The Black–Scholes economy 21 2.1.2 Stochastic volatility economy 26 2.1.3 Change of numeraire 27 2.2 The black–scholes model 29 2.2.1 The forward price to use in the formula 30 2.2.2 BS greeks 31 2.2.3 Retrieving implied volatility and strike 35 2.2.4 Some relationships of the BS formula 38 2.3 The Heston Model 41 2.3.1 Time-dependent parameters in the Heston model 42 2.4 The SABR model 44 2.5 The mixture approach 45 2.5.1 The LMLV model 45 2.5.2 The LMUV model 48 2.5.3 Features of the LMLV and LMUV models and a comparison between them 50 2.5.4 Extension of the LMUV model 51 2.6 Some considerations about the choice of model 53 3 Dynamic Hedging and Volatility Trading 57 3.1 Preliminary considerations 57 3.2 A general framework 59 3.3 Hedging with a constant implied volatility 61 3.4 Hedging with an updating implied volatility 63 3.4.1 A market model for the implied volatility 66 3.5 Hedging Vega 68 3.6 Hedging Delta, Vega, Vanna and Volga 70 3.6.1 Vanna–Volga hedging with one implied volatility 71 3.6.2 Vanna–Volga hedging with different implied volatilities 71 3.7 The volatility smile and its phenomenology 75 3.8 Local exposures to the volatility smile 79 3.8.1 Retrieving the strikes of the main structures 79 3.8.2 ATM straddle exposures 81 3.8.3 Risk reversal exposures 81 3.8.4 Vega-weighted butterfly exposures 83 3.9 Scenario hedging and its relationship with Vanna–Volga hedging 84 3.9.1 Scenario hedging with constant Delta options 86 4 The Volatility Surface 91 4.1 General definitions 91 4.1.1 Arbitrage opportunities under the three different rules 92 4.2 Criteria for an efficient and convenient representation of the volatility surface 94 4.3 Commonly adopted approaches to building a volatility surface 96 4.4 Smile interpolation among strikes: the Vanna–Volga approach 97 4.4.1 The Vanna–Volga approach: general setting 97 4.4.2 Computing the Vanna–Volga weights and option prices 99 4.4.3 Limit and no-arbitrage conditions 102 4.4.4 Approximating implied volatilities 102 4.5 Some features of the Vanna–Volga approach 104 4.5.1 Hedging error for longer expiries 105 4.5.2 The implied risk-neutral density and smile asymptotics 106 4.5.3 Two consistency results 108 4.6 An alternative characterization of the Vanna–Volga approach 110 4.7 Smile interpolation among expiries: implied volatility term structure 112 4.8 Admissible volatility surfaces 115 4.9 Taking into account the market butterfly 116 4.10 Building the volatility matrix in practice 120 5 Plain Vanilla Options 131 5.1 Pricing of plain vanilla options 131 5.1.1 Delayed settlement date 131 5.1.2 Cash settlement 133 5.2 Market-making tools 134 5.2.1 Inferring the implied volatility for a given strike 134 5.2.2 Inferring the implied volatility for a given Delta 135 5.2.3 Quoting the Vega-weighted butterfly and the risk reversal 136 5.3 Bid/ask spreads for plain vanilla options 139 5.4 Cutoff times and spreads 141 5.5 Digital options 142 5.5.1 Digital options pricing: the static replica approach 143 5.5.2 Digital options pricing in specific model settings 148 5.5.3 Delayed cash settlement date 150 5.5.4 Bid/ask spreads 150 5.5.5 Quotation conventions 152 5.6 American plain vanilla options 152 5.6.1 Valuation of American plain vanilla options in a BS setting 152 5.6.2 Pricing of American plain vanilla options with the volatility smile 153 6 Barrier Options 155 6.1 A taxonomy of barrier options 155 6.2 Some relationships of barrier option prices 156 6.3 Pricing for barrier options in a BS economy 157 6.3.1 The diffusion equation under single absorbing boundaries 158 6.3.2 Dealing with a constant barrier 159 6.4 Pricing formulae for barrier options 160 6.5 One-touch (rebate) and no-touch options 162 6.6 Double-barrier options 164 6.6.1 Two absorbing states 164 6.6.2 Pricing formula for double-barrier options 165 6.7 Double-no-touch and double-touch options 167 6.8 Probability of hitting a barrier 167 6.9 Greek calculation 168 6.10 Pricing barrier options in other model settings 169 6.11 Pricing barriers with non-standard delivery 170 6.11.1 Delayed settlement date 170 6.11.2 Cash settlement 170 6.12 Market approach to pricing barrier options 171 6.12.1 Inclusion of the smile: the Vanna–Volga approach for barrier options 171 6.12.2 The Vanna–Volga approach for barrier options: variations on the theme 177 6.12.3 Slippage at the barrier level 181 6.12.4 Delta-hedging near the barrier level 183 6.12.5 Implicit one-touch and gearing 184 6.12.6 Vega-hedge rebalancing 186 6.13 Bid/ask spreads 188 6.14 Monitoring frequency 191 7 Other Exotic Options 195 7.1 Introduction 195 7.2 At-expiry barrier options 195 7.3 Window barrier options 197 7.4 First–then and knock-in–knock-out barrier options 199 7.5 Auto-quanto options 202 7.6 Forward start options 204 7.6.1 Including the volatility smile in the pricing 207 7.6.2 Forward implied volatility smiles 210 7.6.3 Forward start barrier and bet options 210 7.6.4 Dealing with notional amounts expressed in numeraire currency 211 7.7 Variance swaps 212 7.8 Compound, Asian and lookback options 215 8 Risk Management Tools and Analysis 217 8.1 Introduction 217 8.2 Implementation of the LMUV model 217 8.2.1 The forward volatility surfaces 221 8.2.2 Calculating the sensitivity to the movements of the volatility surface 223 8.3 Risk monitoring tools 227 8.3.1 FX spot rate-related Greeks 227 8.3.2 Cash-settled options 229 8.3.3 Volatility-related Greeks and sensitivities 229 8.3.4 Barrier implicit one-touch, bets and digitals 231 8.3.5 Interest rate-related Greeks 234 8.4 Risk analysis of plain vanilla options 236 8.4.1 ATM straddle 236 8.4.2 Risk reversal 239 8.4.3 Vega-weighted butterfly 241 8.5 Risk analysis of digital options 244 8.6 Risk analysis of exotic options 249 8.6.1 Barrier options 249 8.6.2 Double barrier options 258 8.6.3 Bet options 262 9 Correlation and FX Options 269 9.1 Preliminary considerations 269 9.2 Correlation in the BS setting 269 9.3 Contracts depending on several FX spot rates 275 9.4 Dealing with correlation and volatility smile 278 9.4.1 Vanna–Volga extension 278 9.5 Linking volatility smiles 283 References 287 Index 291

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Book SynopsisWhile the literature on reinsurance is vast, there is currently no comprehensive treatment of the major actuarial and financial aspects of the subject. Many publications deal with specific aspects of the theory without putting them into a proper perspective. Reinsurance: Actuarial and Statistical Aspects treats the topic differently.Table of ContentsPreface ix 1 Introduction 1 1.1 What is Reinsurance? 1 1.2 Why Reinsurance? 2 1.3 Reinsurance Data 4 1.3.1 Case Study I: Motor Liability Data 5 1.3.2 Case Study II: Dutch Fire Insurance Data 10 1.3.3 Case Study III: Austrian Storm Claim Data 10 1.3.4 Case Study IV: European Flood Risk Data 11 1.3.5 Case Study V: Groningen Earthquakes 12 1.3.6 Case Study VI: Danish Fire Insurance Data 12 1.4 Notes and Bibliography 16 2 Reinsurance Forms and their Properties 19 2.1 Quota-share Reinsurance 19 2.1.1 Some Practical Considerations 20 2.2 Surplus Reinsurance 21 2.3 Excess-of-loss Reinsurance 24 2.3.1 Moment Calculations 25 2.3.2 Reinstatements 27 2.3.3 Further Practical Considerations 29 2.4 Stop-loss Reinsurance 30 2.5 Large Claim Reinsurance 31 2.6 Combinations of Reinsurance Forms and Global Protections 32 2.7 Facultative Contracts 33 2.8 Notes and Bibliography 33 3 Models for Claim Sizes 35 3.1 Tails of Distributions 35 3.2 Large Claims 36 3.3 Common Claim Size Distributions 40 3.3.1 Light-tailed Models 41 3.3.2 Heavy-tailed Models 44 3.4 Mean Excess Analysis 49 3.5 Full Models: Splicing 50 3.6 Multivariate Modelling of Large Claims 52 4 Statistics for Claim Sizes 59 4.1 Heavy or Light Tails: QQ- and Derivative Plots 60 4.2 Large Claims Modelling through Extreme Value Analysis EVA for Pareto-type Tails 63 4.2.1 EVA for Pareto-type Tails 63 4.2.2 General Tail Modelling using EVA 82 4.2.3 EVA under Upper-truncation 91 4.3 Global Fits: Splicing, Upper-truncation and Interval Censoring 97 4.3.1 Tail-mixed Erlang Splicing 97 4.3.2 Tail-mixed Erlang Splicing under Censoring and Upper-truncation 99 4.4 Incorporating Covariate Information 114 4.4.1 Pareto-type Modelling 114 4.4.2 Generalized Pareto Modelling 116 4.4.3 Regression Extremes with Censored Data 119 4.5 Multivariate Analysis of Claim Distributions 123 4.5.1 The Multivariate POT Approach 124 4.5.2 Multivariate Mixtures of Erlangs 125 4.6 Estimation of Other Tail Characteristics 128 4.7 Further Case Studies 132 4.8 Notes and Bibliography 137 5 Models for Claim Counts 139 5.1 General Treatment 139 5.1.1 Main Properties of the Claim Number Process 140 5.2 The Poisson Process and its Extensions 141 5.2.1 The Homogeneous Poisson Process 141 5.2.2 Inhomogeneous Poisson Processes 143 5.2.3 Mixed Poisson Processes 144 5.2.4 Doubly Stochastic Poisson Processes 149 5.3 Other Claim Number Processes 157 5.3.1 The Nearly Mixed Poisson Model 157 5.3.2 Infinitely Divisible Processes 158 5.3.3 The Renewal Model 160 5.3.4 Markov Models 161 5.4 Discrete Claim Counts 161 5.5 Statistics of Claim Counts 164 5.5.1 Modelling Yearly Claim Counts 164 5.5.2 Modelling the Claim Arrival Process 172 5.6 Claim Numbers under Reinsurance 183 5.6.1 Number of Claims under Excess-loss Reinsurance 183 5.7Notes and Bibliography 187 6 Total Claim Amount 189 6.1 General Formulas for Aggregating Independent Risks 189 6.2 Classical Approximations for the Total Claim Size 191 6.2.1 Approximations based on the First Few Moments 191 6.2.2 Asymptotic Approximations for Light-tailed Claims 193 6.2.3 Asymptotic Approximations for Heavy-tailed Claims 198 6.3 Panjer Recursion 199 6.4 Fast Fourier Transform 200 6.5 Total Claim Amount under Reinsurance 201 6.5.1 Proportional Reinsurance 201 6.5.2 Excess-loss Reinsurance 202 6.5.3 Stop-loss Reinsurance 204 6.6 Numerical Illustrations 206 6.7 Aggregation for Dependent Risks 208 6.8 Notes and Bibliography 212 7 Reinsurance Pricing 217 7.1 Classical Principles of Premium Calculation 219 7.2 Solvency Considerations 219 7.2.1 The Ruin Probability 223 7.2.2 One-year Time Horizon and Cost of Capital 226 7.3 Pricing Proportional Reinsurance 228 7.4 Pricing Non-proportional Reinsurance 229 7.4.1 Exposure Rating 229 7.4.2 Experience Rating 232 7.4.3 Aggregate Pure Premium 234 7.5 The Aggregate Risk Margin 235 7.6 Leading and Following Reinsurers 237 7.7 Notes and Bibliography 238 8 Choice of Reinsurance 241 8.1 Decision Criteria 243 8.2 Classical Optimality Results 245 8.2.1 Pareto-optimal Risk Sharing 245 8.2.2 Stochastic Ordering 247 8.2.3 Minimizing Retained Variance 248 8.2.4 Maximizing Expected Utility 251 8.2.5 Minimizing the Ruin Probability 253 8.2.6 Combining Reinsurance Treaties over Subportfolios 8.3 Solvency Constraints and Cost of Capital 259 8.4 Minimizing Other Risk Measures 261 8.5 Combining Reinsurance Treaties 262 8.6 Reinsurance Chains 263 8.7 Dynamic Reinsurance 264 8.8 Beyond Piecewise Linear Contracts 266 8.9 Notes and Bibliography 268 9 Simulation 273 9.1 The Monte Carlo Method 273 9.2 Variance Reduction Techniques 276 9.2.1 Conditional Monte Carlo 277 9.2.2 Importance Sampling 277 9.3 Quasi-Monte Carlo Techniques 283 9.4 Notes and Bibliography 288 10 Further Topics 291 10.1 More on Large Claim Reinsurance 291 10.1.1 The Ordered Claims 291 10.1.2 Large Claim Reinsurance 296 10.1.3 ECOMOR 298 10.2 Alternative Risk Transfer 300 10.2.1 Notes and Bibliography 304 10.3 Reinsurance and Finance 305 10.4 Catastrophic Risk 306 References 309 Index 347

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Book SynopsisThe revised edition of this highly acclaimed work presents crucial lessons from Japan's recession that could aid the US and other economies as they struggle to recover from the current financial crisis. This book is about Japan's 15-year long recession and how it affected current theoretical thinking about its causes and cures.Trade ReviewReviews from the previous edition "...provide fascinating insights into the problems of Japan...interesting thesis" (Wilmott.com/blogs, August 2009) "…the Japanese policymakers who told everyone the US was in danger of falling into a prolonged period of economic weakness were right. To understand why this is true, you need to read a brilliant book by Richard Koo of the Nomura Research Institute." (Financial Times, January 2009) "…the definitive book on Japan's decade-long recession in the 1990s." (USA Today, March 2009) "Books about the current global economic crisis are being written and published by the truckload. But few – perhaps none – are worth reading… Richard Koo, chief economist at the Nomura Research Institute in Tokyo, a think tank attached to Japan's biggest investment bank, watched Japan's 'lost decade' from an excellent vantage point: he was close enough to understand the detail, data and ways in which both corporate and political decisions were made, and independent enough to be able to analyse what happened in a reasonably detached and cool way." (Survival, May 2009) "A must-read to an understanding of what Japan went through and what the United States and Europe may experience is Koo's latest book The Holy Grail of Macroeconomics: Lessons from Japan's Great Recession." (The Edge Financial Daily, December 2008)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Preface xi Chapter 1 Japan’s Recession 1 Chapter 2 Characteristics of Balance Sheet Recessions 39 Chapter 3 The Great Depression was a Balance Sheet Recession 85 Chapter 4 Monetary, Foreign Exchange, and Fiscal Policy During a Balance Sheet Recession 125 Chapter 5 Yin and Yang Economic Cycles and the Holy Grail of Macroeconomics 157 Chapter 6 Pressure of Globalization 185 Chapter 7 Ongoing Bubbles and Balance Sheet Recessions 221 Chapter 8 World in Balance Sheet Recession 253 Appendix: Thoughts on Walras and Macroeconomics 295 References and Bibliography 309 Index 321

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Book SynopsisA behind-the-scenes look at Lexus s surprising twenty-year success story in a revised new edition In the 1980s, German brands BMW and Mercedes-Benz dominated the luxury car market and had little reason to fear competition from Japan.Table of ContentsIntroduction and Acknowledgments xi Foreword xvii By Erwin LuiCreative Innovation Studio ManagerCalty Design Research, Inc. Chapter One The Toyoda Way 1 Chapter Two Searching for Bobos 31 Chapter Three Deus Ex Machina 49 Chapter Four From Tahara to the World! 69 Chapter Five The Lexus Covenant 87 Chapter Six Zen and the Art of Automobile Maintenance 109 Chapter Seven Something Wicked This Way Comes 137 Chapter Eight Lexus Nation 159 Epilogue 177 Afterword 189 Coda 219 By Hisao InoueJournalist and Author of Toyota Shock (Kodansha: 2009) Appendix: The Lexus Lineage (1990–2011) 235 Endnotes 239 Index 275

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Book SynopsisPractical tools and expert advice for professional event planners Before planning an event, there is much that must be done behind the scenes to make the event successful. Before any thought is even given to timing or location of the event, before the menus are selected and the decor designed, there are proposals to be written, fees and contracts to be negotiated, and safety issues to be considered. This book takes you behind the scenes of event planning and explains every aspect of organizing and strategic planning. This book will be of value to both the professional event planner and to clients who are dealing with planners. Its comprehensive coverage includes: how to prepare winning proposals, and how to understand them if you are the client; how to determine management fees; negotiating contracts; safety issues; designing events in multicultural settings; and new technology that makes operations more efficient (such as online registration and response management, Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgements xvii Chapter 1: The Strategic Planning of Event Design 1 External Objectives 2 Internal Objectives 4 Day One Client Itinerary 12 Day Two Client Itinerary 15 Day Three Client Itinerary 19 Day Four Client Itinerary 21 Day Five Client Itinerary 23 Day Six Client Itinerary 24 Day Seven Client Itinerary 25 Chapter 2: Preparing the Proposal 27 The Proposal Request 28 The Qualification Meeting 29 The Proposal 30 Proposal Preparation: The Initial Steps 31 Making Contact With Key Suppliers 33 Proposal Preparation 44 Chapter 3: The Body of the Proposal 47 Cover Letter 49 Destination Review 53 Transportation Requirements 59 Hotel Information 63 Day-by-Day Detailed Itinerary 75 Grid 85 Cost Summary Sheet 86 Detailed Program Inclusions 87 Program Options and Enhancements 109 Company Profile 113 References 113 Backup Material 114 Bringing It All Together 115 Chapter 4: Management Fees 119 Four Types of Fees 120 Chapter 5: Contractual Negotiations With Suppliers 143 Negotiating With Suppliers 148 Chapter 6: Client Contracts 171 The Three Rules of Contracts 172 Areas Covered in the Client Contract 173 Payment 174 Liability and Responsibility 177 Dates and Other Details 180 Food and Beverage Hazards 182 Technical Riders and Other Requirements 185 Doing Your Homework 188 Chapter 7: Safety and Security 191 Travel Information 194 Checklists for Out of Town Events 198 Ensuring Client Safety 199 Other Safety Issues 202 New Areas of Consideration for Safety and Security 203 Chapter 8: Event Planning Technology Tools and Emerging Trends 205 Event Planning Technology Options 206 Chapter 9: Multicultural and Foreign Event Planning 221 Local Customs, Protocol and Etiquette 222 Religious Beliefs 227 Local Cultural and Political Matters 227 Chapter 10: Event and Program Branding 231 Establishing a Brand 231 The Branded Image 235 Program Branding 236 The Branding Commitment 239 Protecting the Client’s Image and Standards 240 Chapter 11: Conclusion 243 Appendix 247 Sample Proposal/Senior Management 276 Sample Proposal/Incentive Sales Group 312 Index 325

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Book SynopsisA series of essays to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of HERU, the Health Economics Research Unit, one of the leading health economic institutes in the UK.Trade Review"...In this brief review it is not possible to do justice to the wealth of materials presented". (Health Economics, May 2003)Table of ContentsList of Contributors. About the Authors. Preface. Workshop Participants. Acknowledgements. Willingness to Pay for Health Care (C. Donaldson and P. Shackley). Using Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics: Moving Forward (M. Ryan and K. Gerard). Methods for Eliciting Time Preferences Over Future Health Events (M. van der Pol and J. Cairns). Economic Evaluation for Decision-making (A. Gray and L. Vale). Incentives in Health Care (A. Scott and S. Farrar). The Nursing Labour Market (R. Elliott, et al.). The Economics of the Hospital: Issues of Asymmetry and Uncertainty as they Affect Hospital Reimbursement (A. McGuire and D. Hughes). Measuring Efficiency in Dental Care (D. Parkin and N. Devlin). Ageing, Disability and Long-term Care Expenditures (P. McNamee and S. Stearns). Economic Challenges in Primary Care (A. Maynard and A. Scott). Equity in Health Care: The Need for a New Economics Paradigm? (G. Mooney and E. Russell). Economics of Health and Health Improvement (A. Ludbrook and D. Cohen).

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Book SynopsisBusy school leaders need practical research-based guidance about effective educational leadership: the particular types of leadership practice that have the most pay-off in terms of improved academic and social learning of their students.Table of ContentsFigures and Tables vii The Author ix Acknowledgments xi 1 The “What” and the “How” of Student-Centered Leadership 1 2 Three Capabilities for Student-Centered Leadership 21 3 Dimension One: Establishing Goals and Expectations 45 4 Dimension Two: Resourcing Strategically 61 5 Dimension Three: Ensuring Quality Teaching 81 6 Dimension Four: Leading Teacher Learning and Development 103 7 Dimension Five: Ensuring an Orderly and Safe Environment 125 8 Putting Education Back into Educational Leadership 143 References 157 Index 167

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Book SynopsisHire the right person-every time! Why is it that so many companies accept mediocre hiring results as the norm? The answer is simple. It doesn''t occur to them that, in fact, there is a process that virtually guarantees hiring the right person every time. To repeat: there is a process that virtually guarantees hiring the right person every time. That''s what MATCH is about. Based on author Dan Erling''s experience with best practices from over a thousand companies, MATCH gives you a rock solid, practical process for hiring. MATCH takes you step-by-step through the lifecycle of hiring, from developing a job description through interviewing and making the decision, to negotiating salary and onboarding the new hire Applicable tools, stories, and foolproof techniques are woven throughout to insure your mission critical objective is accomplished The author is well-known in the hiring and recruiting industry WithTable of ContentsPreface the Awakening ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 Match The Foundation 7 Chapter 1 Assume the Proper Mind-Set 9 Chapter 2 Begin with the Mission 17 Chapter 3 Assemble the Hiring Team 26 Chapter 4 Clarify the Corporate Culture 32 Match The Process 39Phase I—Preparing the Recruiting Plan Chapter 5 Create the Organizational Chart: Step 1 41 Chapter 6 Compile a Job Overview: Step 2 47 Chapter 7 Create the Competency Profile: Step 3 55 Chapter 8 Structure the Recruiting Plan: Step 4 77 Match The Process 89Phase II—Implementing the Recruiting Plan Chapter 9 Conduct the Phone Screen: Step 5 91 Chapter 10 Conduct the Face-to-Face Interview: Step 6 102 Chapter 11 Check References: Step 7 119 Chapter 12 Perform Background Checks: Step 8 128 Match The Process 131Phase III—Executing the Hire Chapter 13 Make the Decision: Step 9 133 Chapter 14 Extend the Offer: Step 10 137 Chapter 15 Receive Acceptance: Step 11 142 Chapter 16 Perform Onboarding: Step 12 146 Match The Process 153Phase IV—Following Up Chapter 17 Retain the Employee: Step 13 155 Chapter 18 Test the Return on Investment: Step 14 162 Chapter 19 Make the Process Stick: Step 15 169 Chapter 20 Foster a Culture of Effective Hiring: Step 16 177 Conclusion 183 Appendix I A Word about Contractors 189 Appendix II Sample Documents for Hiring a Controller 193 Appendix III The Cost of a Mishire: The Story of the Bad Controller 201 Appendix IV Onboarding Checklist 207 About the author 213 Index 217

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Book SynopsisAn up-to-date guide to the complex world of equities Getting Started in Stock Investing and Trading walks investors and traders through the essential information they need to know before they decide what kind of participant they want to be in equities.Table of ContentsIntroduction The Potential of the Stock Market vii Part I Investing Chapter 1 Investment Risks 3 Chapter 2 Value Investment 21 Chapter 3 Market Strategies 31 Chapter 4 Fundamental Analysis 43 Chapter 5 Alternatives: Stocks or Mutual Funds 61 Part II Trading Chapter 6 Trading Risks 79 Chapter 7 Trading Methods: Day and Swing Trading 95 Chapter 8 Charting Tools and Interpretation 109 Chapter 9 Essential Technical Indicators 125 Chapter 10 Technical Analysis, Dow Theory, and Practice 149 Part III Combining Investing and Trading Chapter 11 The Contrarian Approach to Trading 163 Chapter 12 Mixing Speculation and Investing 177 Chapter 13 Options to Leverage and Manage Your Portfolio 189 Chapter 14 Your Sensible Approach to the Market 203 Glossary 209 About the Author 226 Index 227

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Book SynopsisForensic Accounting For Dummies serves as a handy resource for anyone looking to pursue a career in this growing field. It is an essential tool for anyone interested in understanding how financial fraud occurs and what to do when one finds, or suspects it, within their own organisation.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Investigating Forensic Accounting 7 Chapter 1: Why the World Needs Forensic Accountants 9 Chapter 2: Steering Your Career toward Forensic Accounting 21 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Most Common Fraud Schemes 33 Chapter 4: Forensic Accounting Minus the Fraud 51 Part II: The Anatomy of Occupational Fraud 67 Chapter 5: Cooked Books: Finding Financial Statement Fraud 69 Chapter 6: Investigating Inventory Fraud 83 Chapter 7: Examining Revenue Recognition Problems 93 Chapter 8: Studying Securities Fraud 107 Part III: It’s All in the Family: Fraud against Individuals 119 Chapter 9: Divorce with a Side of Fraud 121 Chapter 10: Protecting Estates, Trusts, and the Elderly 133 Chapter 11: Recognizing Real Estate Fraud 143 Part IV: Meeting Your Methods of Investigation 157 Chapter 12: Walking through the Investigation Process 159 Chapter 13: Tracing the Flow of Money 171 Chapter 14: Going to the Source: Obtaining Records 183 Chapter 15: Tapping into Electronic Evidence 199 Chapter 16: Who Wants to Know? Reporting on Your Findings 213 Chapter 17: Preparing for Trial: Business Litigation 227 Chapter 18: Organizing Evidence and Serving as an Expert Witness 243 Chapter 19: Peeking Inside Federal Government Fraud Cases 255 Part V: Preventing Occupational Fraud 271 Chapter 20: Helping Small Businesses Prevent Fraud 273 Chapter 21: Assisting Larger Businesses with Fraud Prevention 289 Chapter 22: Keeping Employees Honest (and Happy) 305 Chapter 23: Applying Technology to Fraud Prevention 315 Part VI: The Part of Tens 329 Chapter 24: Ten Entertaining Portrayals of Fraud 331 Chapter 25: Ten Fairly Common – and Unsuspected – Frauds 337 Chapter 26: Ten Truly Strange Fraud Stories 343 Index 353

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Book SynopsisLong-listed for the FT & Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2011 The true story of how risk destroys, as told through the ongoing saga of AIG From the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, the subject of the financial crisis has been well covered. However, the story central to the crisis-that of AIG-has until now remained largely untold. Fatal Risk: A Cautionary Tale of AIG''s Corporate Suicide tells the inside story of what really went on inside AIG that caused it to choke on risk and nearly brining down the entire economic system. The book Reveals inside information available nowhere else, including the personal notes and records of key players such as the former Chairman of AIG, Hank Greenberg Takes readers behind the scenes at the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Details how an understanding of risk built AIG, but a disdain for government regulators led to a run-in with NeTrade ReviewFatal Risk: A Cautionary Tale of AIG's Corporate Suicide by Roddy Boyd has been longlisted for The FT & Goldman Sachs Business Book Of The Year Award 2011 Members of the seven strong judging panel will decide on a shortlist of up to six finalists in the middle of September. ‘If there is a theme that links most of the 14 titles on the longlist..it is their authors’ quest to work out how and why companies, governments and their leaders fail – and how not to go wrong in the future’ "A vivid portrait of the giant insurer at the center of the 2008 financial crisis." (The Wall Street Journal) "The best book of the crisis is Fatal Risk. This is a fabulous book - but it deals with complex subjects without shying away from their complexity and it assumes you have enough knowledge and intelligence to cope. . . This is the best book yet written about any specific episode of the crisis. Buy multiple copies. Give them to your friends. They will be grateful too." (Bronte Capital) "A sober work that appears to have been researched extremely thoroughly. . . more convincing on the mechanics of AIG's Suicide than it is on any of the deeper motivations." (The Financial Times) "Through superb reporting, Boyd has written one of the financial crisis genre's most important works." (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) "As Roddy Boyd demonstrates in his well-written study of AIG's fall, it was the very solidity of the company's credit rating that led it astray. Painstakingly built over the course of 40 years by an army veteran, Hank Greenberg, AIG was the ideal counterparty for Wall Street. . . For some, the demise of AIG was not the suicide described in the book's title, but an act of murder by Goldman. Mr Boyd argues that the investment bank was acting only as any prudent counterparty would. But the author's analysis is unlikely to dent the conviction of conspiracy theorists that AIG was rescued by Hank Paulson, the former Goldman chief executive turned treasury secretary, to prop up Goldman." (The Economist) "Engaging and balanced account . . . Many books on the financial meltdown that began in 2007 treat AIG as a plot point in a wider drama. Yet valuable lessons can be gleaned from the narrower account that Boyd lays out here -- lessons about the responsibilities of leaders and regulators as well as the hazards of financial engineering. . . The story of AIG's demise has many moving pieces, large and small, which Boyd meshes into a smooth narrative. . . Boyd is good with dialogue and knows how to keep the story going. His reporting is thorough and fair, even when it comes to Timothy F. Geithner's risible assertions that it wasn't the Federal Reserve's job to pop bubbles." (Bloomberg) The best book on the financial crisis, and . . . favorite piece of non-fiction work since Michael Lewis' The Big Short. . . The reporting here is incredible." (Distressed Debt Investing) "A 10 best finance book. Does the ongoing financial turmoil leave you scratching your head? Worry not, here's our pick of the finest - and most readable - books about Big Money..." (The Independent) 'Fatal Risk is must reading for market insiders, investors, business leaders, and anyone who's wondered what really happened in 2008.’ (Hereisthecity.com, April 2011). 'researched extremely thoroughly’ (Financial Times, April 2011). ‘…a vivid portrait of the giant ­insurer at the center of the 2008 financial crisis.’ (Wall Street Journal Europe, April 2011). ‘A cautionary tale of corporate hubris.’ (Ethical Corporation Magazine, May 2011). ‘…Boyd is good with dialogue and knows how to keep the story going’. (Bloomberg.com, June 2011). Table of ContentsCast of Characters ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1 The (Noncorrelated) Dream Team 7 Chapter 2 Who Dares, Wins 31 Chapter 3 The Man with the Plan 47 Chapter 4 Changes 77 Chapter 5 The Dirt Below 99 Chapter 6 War by Another Name 121 Chapter 7 The Kids Are Alright 149 Chapter 8 In the Shipping Business 181 Chapter 9 The Preservation Instinct 203 Chapter 10 The Down Staircase 235 Chapter 11 Midnight in September 251 Epilogue 291 Notes 313 Acknowledgments 335 Index 343

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Book SynopsisIn this innovative book, renowned psychologist David Kantor applies his research and theory of structural dynamics to the workplace to show how individual leaders and coaches can develop their own skills in understanding group dynamics and apply this understanding to improve organizational communication and performance.Table of ContentsPreface ix One Reading the Room: Introduction and Framework 1 Part One A Complete Language for Understanding Leader Behavior 21 Two Level I: Action Stances: The Four-Player Model 23 Three Level II: Domains of Communication: Affect, Power, and Meaning 49 Four Level III: Systems in Control of Speech 79 Five The Behavioral Profile: A Synthesis of Levels I, II, and III 109 Part Two Identity and Leader Behavior in High Stakes 125 Six Level IV: Stories, Identity, and Structured Behavior 127 Seven Narrative Purpose 151 Eight Leader Behavior in High-Stakes Situations 167 Nine The Heroic Leader in Crisis 193 Ten Sources and Signs of Moral Corruption in Leaders 231 Part Three Models and the Ultimate Leader 263 ELEVEN From Personal Model to Leadership Model 265 TWELVE Building a Leadership Model 281 THIRTEEN A Model for Living 315 FOURTEEN Beyond the Behavioral Profile 339 FIFTEEN A Structural Dynamics Analysis of Barack Obama 361 AFTERWORD Where Structural Dynamics Goes from Here 385 Notes 387 Acknowledgments 399 About the Author 401 Index 403

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Book SynopsisThe essential reference for financial risk management Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, the Financial Risk Manager Handbook is the core text for risk management training programs worldwide.Table of ContentsPreface. About the Author. About GARP. Introduction. PART ONE Foundations of Risk Management. CHAPTER 1 Risk Management. PART TWO Quantitative Analysis. CHAPTER 2 Fundamentals of Probability. CHAPTER 3 Fundamentals of Statistics. CHAPTER 4 Monte Carlo Methods. CHAPTER 5 Modeling Risk Factors. PART THREE Financial Markets and Products. CHAPTER 6 Bond Fundamentals. CHAPTER 7 Introduction to Derivatives. CHAPTER 8 Option Markets. CHAPTER 9 Fixed-Income Securities. CHAPTER 10 Fixed-Income Derivatives. CHAPTER 11 Equity, Currency, and Commodity Markets. PART FOUR Valuation and Risk Models. CHAPTER 12 Introduction to Risk Models. CHAPTER 13 Managing Linear Risk. CHAPTER 14 Nonlinear (Option) Risk Models. PART FIVE Market Risk Management. CHAPTER 15 Advanced Risk Models: Univariate. CHAPTER 16 Advanced Risk Models: Multivariate. CHAPTER 17 Managing Volatility Risk. CHAPTER 18 Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk. PART SIX Credit Risk Management. CHAPTER 19 Introduction to Credit Risk. CHAPTER 20 Measuring Actuarial Default Risk. CHAPTER 21 Measuring Default Risk from Market Prices. CHAPTER 22 Credit Exposure. CHAPTER 23 Credit Derivatives and Structured Products. CHAPTER 24 Managing Credit Risk. PART SEVEN Operational and Integrated Risk Management. CHAPTER 25 Operational Risk. CHAPTER 26 Liquidity Risk. CHAPTER 27 Firmwide Risk Management. CHAPTER 28 The Basel Accord. PART EIGHT Investment Risk Management. CHAPTER 29 Portfolio Risk Management. CHAPTER 30 Hedge Fund Risk Management. Index.

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Book SynopsisBased on a proven leadership model, Everybody Leads shows how leadership can be found in uncommon places and reveals how to inspire and cultivate the leadership of those focused on social change. It shows how to take responsibility to work with developing leaders to make a difference and outlines the five key leadership values.Table of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction xv Part One: About Public Allies and the Concept That Everyone Leads 1 1. Coming to the Conviction That Everyone Leads 3 2. My Leadership Journey 35 3. The Tradition and Future of the Concept That Everyone Leads 63 4. The Responsibility of Leadership 91 Part Two: The Five Core Public Allies Leadership Values 121 5. Recognizing and Mobilizing All of a Community’s Assets 123 6. Connecting Across Cultures 155 7. Facilitating Collaborative Action 187 8. Continuously Learning and Improving 213 9. Being Accountable to Ourselves and Others 243 Afterword 269 Notes 271 The Author 289 Public Allies 291 Index 295

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Book SynopsisInvesting is simple, but never easy. We carry a lot of investment baggage--including hot tips from friends and the financial media, and complicated financial recommendations from Wall Street salespeople and brokers. Yet the biggest obstacle we face by far is our ability to outsmart ourselves.Trade Review'...one financial insider's efforts to create another financial insider from scratch. This book has charm and intelligence in spades.' (Accounting Technician, January 2011).Table of ContentsForeword. Acknowledgments. Introduction: The Seeds of Financial Success. Chapter 1 The Claw Will Take Your Money: "10 – 2 = 8". Chapter 2 Own the World: "Don't Put All of Your Eggs in One Basket". Chapter 3 The Advantage of Having Wall Street Marketing Blinders (and Where Can I Get Some?): "I Don't Watch Cramer; I Like SpongeBob". Chapter 4 Adults Behaving Badly: "Don't Act Silly When Something Is Important". Chapter 5 Can You Beat a Second Grader's Portfolio?: "I'm Not Going to Win All Three Spins". Chapter 6 Beyond the Second-Grader Portfolio: "If Dad Says There's a Better Way, I Might Try It, but I'm Not So Sure". Chapter 7 Bonds—Your Portfolio's Shock Absorber: "Don't Lend Money to Someone Who Won’t Pay You Back". Chapter 8 Better Than Bonds: "If the Teacher Promises You’ll Be Paid Back, Then It's Okay to Lend Randy Money". Chapter 9 Simply Brilliant or Brilliantly Simple—Building Your Portfolio: "Don't Bet Your Lunch Money". Chapter 10 Investors Who Love to Pay Taxes, and the IRS Who Loves Them: "Don't Pay Taxes If You Don't Have To". Chapter 11 Nightmare off Wall Street—The Scary Tale of Trick-or-Treat Investing: "If the Game Is Too Hard to Understand, I'm Not Playing". Chapter 12 Increase Your Return No Matter What the Market Does: "If You Pick the Low-Hanging Fruit, You Don't Have to Climb the Tree". Chapter 13 Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS): "Why Do Grownups Have to Make Things So Complicated?" Kevin's Postscript. Notes. About the Author. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe most up-to-date and all encompassing guide to investing in today''s markets From Forbes and the CFA Institute-two of the most highly respected and recognized names in the investment industry-The Forbes/CFA Institute Investment Course is an interactive roadmap to investing in today''s challenging stock markets. From building capital and asset allocation and diversification to choosing a broker and reading a financial statement, The Forbes/CFA Institute Investment Course has offered investors step-by-step guidance since 1948. The course Includes advice for novices, but also accommodates those who are more familiar with markets Provides important information on fundamental analysis versus technical analysis Details different asset classes: fixed income securities, derivatives, mutual funds, and equities With Q&A, links to videos, expert advice, interviews with top money managers, and much more, The Forbes/Table of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1 Building Capital 1 Role of the Stock Market in Building Wealth 2 Determining Your Financial Position 3 Your Financial Inventory Guide 4 Investment Margin 11 Defining Your Goals 12 Return Requirements 13 Risk Profile 14 Life Cycle and the Risk/Return mix 15 Other Considerations 16 Asset Classes 17 Asset Allocation 20 Active versus Passive Investing 22 Diversification 23 Dollar Cost Averaging 24 Chapter Takeaways 31 Chapter 2 How Securities Markets Function 33 Role of Securities Markets 33 The Securities Exchanges 36 Over-the-Counter Markets 37 NASDAQ 38 Electronic Communication Networks 39 Stock Quotes 39 The Third Market 40 Other Markets 40 How the New York Stock Exchange Operates 41 How the NASDAQ Operates 43 From SOES to SuperMontage 44 OTC Bulletin Board and Pink Sheets 45 How the ECNs Operate 45 Crossing Systems 46 Electronic versus Floor Trading 46 Preferencing 48 Internalization 49 Chapter Takeaways 49 Chapter 3 Selecting a Broker and Trading 51 Structure of a Brokerage Firm 52 Activities of a Brokerage Firm 53 Services Offered by All Brokers 54 Full-Service versus Discount Brokers 55 Online Brokers 58 Choosing a Brokerage Firm 58 Commissions 60 Direct Purchase of Securities 62 Placing Orders 63 Odd-Lot Trading 66 Margin 67 Transaction Example 68 Settlement 69 Stock Symbols and the Ticker Tape 70 Questions to Ask Your Broker 71 Chapter Takeaways 73 Chapter 4 Tax-Favored Investment Strategies 75 Capital Gains and Dividends 75 Traditional IRAs 77 Roth IRAs 79 401(k) Plans 80 Education Savings Accounts and 529 Plans 82 Other Pension Plans 83 Mutual Funds and Taxes 85 Using Tax-Advantaged Accounts 86 Chapter Takeaways 87 Chapter 5 Reading Financial Statements 89 Income Statements 91 Balance Sheet 95 Statement of Cash Flows 99 Making Sense of the Numbers 102 Profitability Ratios 102 Asset Utilization Ratios 105 Leverage Ratios 108 Revisiting ROE 110 Liquidity Ratios 110 Market Multiples 112 Look Beyond the Numbers 114 Read the Footnotes 115 Can You Trust Financial Statements? 115 Chapter Takeaways 119 Chapter 6 Sources for Investment Information 121 Where to Obtain Information 123 Securities and Exchange Commission 124 Earnings Releases and Regulation Fair Disclosure 125 Investment Brokers and Dealers 127 Can You Trust Brokerage House Reports? 128 Investment Newsletters and Other Publications 129 Corporate Reports 130 Reading the Annual Report 130 Government Reports 131 Chapter Takeaways 131 Chapter 7 Common Stocks and Economic Indicators 133 Another Look at the Balance Sheet 133 Why Common Shares Have Value 136 Macroeconomic Factors 136 Industry-Specific Factors 140 Other Barometers 141 Evaluating Data 141 Chapter Takeaways 143 Chapter 8 Fundamental Analysis 145 Investing versus Trading 145 Passive Investing 146 Active Investing 147 Business Focus 153 Industry Outlook 154 Company Status 155 Major Trends 157 Earnings History and Outlook 158 Dividends 159 Price-Earnings and Price-Book Ratios Revisited 161 Discounted Cash Flow 163 Evaluating Management 164 Some Final Thoughts on Fundamental Analysis 165 Chapter Takeaways 165 Chapter 9 Technical Analysis 167 The Value of Charts 169 Reading Charts 171 Dow Theory 171 Head and Shoulders 175 Support and Resistance Levels 176 Trading Ranges 177 Breakaway Gaps 178 Importance of Volume 179 Other Technical Indicators 182 Time to Grow Bullish 184 Chapter Takeaways 187 Chapter 10 Fixed-Income Securities 189 Bonds 189 Understanding Bonds 190 Understanding Bond Prices 191 Bond Prices and Interest Rates 192 Call Feature 194 Credit Quality of Bonds 194 Other Issues Concerning Bonds 196 How to Buy Bonds 199 Money Market Securities 200 Preferred Stock 201 Understanding Preferred Stock 202 Tax Treatment 203 Trust Preferred Securities 204 Final Thoughts on Bonds and Preferred Stocks 204 Chapter Takeaways 205 Chapter 11 Derivatives 207 Defining Derivative Instruments 207 Futures 209 Spot Asset 209 The Futures Market 210 Delivery 211 Hedging 212 Stock Index Futures 212 Single-Stock Futures 214 Options 215 Definition of Options 216 Options Markets 216 Important Terms to Know 216 Listed Options 217 What an Option Is Worth 219 Commissions 221 To Sell or to Exercise 222 Some Popular Option Strategies 222 A Warning about Naked Option Writing 225 Chapter Takeaways 226 Chapter 12 Mutual Funds 229 An Investment Company 229 Closed-End or Open-End 230 A Short History of the Mutual Fund Industry 232 Categories of Mutual Funds 232 Advantages of Mutual Funds 237 Disadvantages of Mutual Funds 238 Mutual Fund Expenses 239 How to Choose a Fund 242 Some Final Thoughts about Mutual Funds 243 Hedge Funds 243 Chapter Takeaways 247 Chapter 13 Rules of Thumb and Key Phrases 249 Final Comments 254 Suggested Readings 255 About the Authors 257 Index 259

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Book SynopsisConversations make or break everything in sales. Every conversation you have is an opportunity to find new prospects, win new customers, and increase sales. Rainmaking Conversations provides a proven system for leading masterful conversations that fill the pipeline, secure new deals, and maximize the potential of your account.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Part One Getting Ready to Make RAIN 1 1 Introduction 3 2 The Most Important Conversation You’ll Ever Have 19 3 Goal and Action Planning: Making the Most Rain 27 4 Understanding and Communicating Your Value Proposition 35 Part Two RAIN Selling Key Concepts 49 5 Rapport 51 6 Aspirations and Afflictions 59 7 Impact 71 8 New Reality 85 9 Balancing Advocacy and Inquiry 95 10 Digging Deep into Needs: The Five Whys 107 11 16 Principles of Influence in Sales 115 12 Tips for Leading Rainmaking Conversations 135 Part Three Maximizing Your RAIN Selling Success 153 13 Prospecting by Phone: Creating Rainmaking Conversations 155 14 Handling Objections 181 15 Closing Opportunities, Opening Relationships 195 16 What You Need to Know to Sell 205 17 Planning Each Rainmaking Conversation 215 18 How to Kill a Sales Conversation 221 19 Putting RAIN in Your Forecast 237 Appendix and Online Resources 239 About RAIN Group 257 About RainToday.com 258 RainToday.com Membership 259 About the Authors 260 Index 262

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Book SynopsisA behind-the-scenes look at Wall Street''s top banker Following the eleventh-hour rescue of Bear Stearns by JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon''s profile reached stratospheric levels. And while the deals and decisions he''s made have usually turned out to be the right ones, his journey to the top of the financial world has been anything but easy. Now, in The House of Dimon, former business journalist Patricia Crisafulli goes behind the scenes to recount the amazing events that have shaped Dimon''s career, from his rise to prominence as Sandy Weill''s protŽgŽ at Citigroup to the drama surrounding his purchase of Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual. Each step of the way, this engaging book provides insider accounts of how Dimon successfully acquired and integrated companies, created efficiencies, and grew bottom-line results as the consummate hands-on manager. Includes interviews with Dimon himself, Sandy Weill, and colleagues who''ve known Dimon over the course of his Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii Part One: In the Eye of the Storm Chapter 1 The Dimon Way 3 Running the House of Dimon 7 The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Jamie Dimon 10 What You See Is What You Get 14 Straight Talk about a Credit Crisis 15 Never, Ever Forget the Downside 18 A Culture of Transparency 20 Doing What It Takes to Get the Job Done 23 Chapter 2 Taking a Bear-Sized Bite 25 No Ordinary Deal 27 Presenting the Deal to Shareholders 29 Step-by-Step Through the Deal That Changed Everything 32 Reining In the Risks 41 On Dimon’s Shoulders 42 Part Two: The Making of a Wall Street Leader Chapter 3 The Weill Years: In the Trenches 49 The Making of Jamie Dimon 52 The Market in His Blood 53 Going to Work for Weill 56 The Rise of Sandy Weil 58 In the Trenches at Commercial Credit 60 Buying Primerica—A New Second Chance 65 Chapter 4 A Force on Wall Street 71 Primerica Grows 74 A New Team for a New Corporate Entity 77 Growing Tensions 80 The Deal of Deals 85 The Firing of Jamie Dimon 89 Chapter 5 The Recruitment of Jamie Dimon 91 Life after Citigroup 92 Bank One’s Search for a CEO 95 The New Bank One CEO 102 Taking Over as CEO 105 A House Divided 107 The Beginning of a New Culture of Accountability 108 Chapter 6 The Turnaround of Bank One 111 New Players for the Team 113 Welcome to Boot Camp 116 Taking It to the Street 117 Turning Around Bank One 119 Straight Talk from the New CEO 128 The Fortress Balance Sheet Debut 129 Restoring Profitability 130 Chapter 7 Back on Wall Street 133 The House of Morgan 136 The Deal That Almost Didn’t Happen 139 Delving into JPMorgan Chase 142 Dimon Takes Over 146 The Storm of 2007 150 The Wall Street Statesman 151 Part Three: Weathering the Storm Chapter 8 The Dimon Fortress 155 Strong Defense, Strategic Offense 157 The Signature Phrase 158 It Always Pays to Be Prepared 159 No Resting on the Laurels 162 Advice and a History Lesson 164 Stress Testing Assets 165 Having Real Capital 166 The Long-Term View 170 Chapter 9 Taking Over WaMu: A Sign of the Times 171 Welcome WaMu 173 Washington Mutual Runs into Trouble 175 A Strategic Fit for JPMorgan 176 “First-Class” Banking Meets “Whoo Hoo!” 179 A Somber Picture 180 Failure and Takeover: A Sign of the Times 182 More Acquisitions in the Future? 186 Waiting for What Comes Next 187 Chapter 10 Navigating Financial Storms 189 A Brief Postmortem of a Complicated Crisis 191 Bubbles Are Trouble 192 Even the Best Model Can’t Predict Everything 195 Blame the Underwriting 196 Launch New Products Cautiously 199 Risk at One Firm Affects Others 200 More Regulation Is Coming 201 Bolder, Braver Leaders 203 Chapter 11 A Wall Street Statesman 209 The Hard Work of Being a Leader 211 Family, Humanity, and Then JPMorgan 212 Loyal—to the End 217 Notes 219 About the Author 233 Index 235

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Book SynopsisThe updated edition to one of the most popular books on technical analysis Japanese candlestick charting and analysis is one of the most profitable yet underutilized ways to trade the market.Table of ContentsPreface to the New Edition v Acknowledgments ix Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 The Reversal Patterns 21 Chapter 3 Continuation Patterns 105 Chapter 4 Major Signals Explained 131 Chapter 5 Finding and Learning the Signals Made Easy 159 Chapter 6 Common Patterns 167 Chapter 7 Revolutionizing Investor Psychology 209 Chapter 8 Analyzing Profitable Trades 227 Chapter 9 Maximizing Profits 245 Chapter 10 Trading Programs 263 Chapter 11 Using Candlesticks to Improve Elliott Wave Analysis 283 Chapter 12 Option Trading Refined 303 Chapter 13 Candlesticks with Commodities and Futures 313 Chapter 14 Trend Analysis: Improving the Probabilities 319 Chapter 15 Eliminating Mental Trading Flaws with Candlestick Analysis 333 Chapter 16 Candlestick Trading Rules 343 Chapter 17 Conclusion 351 Glossary 355 About the Author 361 Index 363

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Book Synopsis* This revised and updated paperback includes a new preface, examples, and epilogue will place this paperback in the context of current events * A fascinating and sometimes scary insider's account that reveals what can and does go wrong when U.S.Table of ContentsForeword Arthur Waldron ix Introduction xvii Chapter 1 Vanishing Act 1 Chapter 2 Trouble is My Business 8 Chapter 3 “All We Need is Your Sample” 16 Chapter 4 Vice President of Disadvantaged Neighborhoods 26 Chapter 5 “I Do Now” 38 Chapter 6 Lurid Carnival of Global Commerce 50 Chapter 7 And That’s a Good Thing 68 Chapter 8 Grains of Toil 77 Chapter 9 The China Game 86 Chapter 10 The Seven Steps of Problem Solving 99 Chapter 11 Counterfeit Culture 107 Chapter 12 No Animal Testing 123 Chapter 13 Joint Venture Panacea 129 Chapter 14 Take the Long Way Home 137 Chapter 15 Lucky Diamonds 146 Chapter 16 Trophy Trash 158 Chapter 17 “You Heard Me Wrong” 171 Chapter 18 “Price Go Up!” 179 Chapter 19 You Wouldn’t Want to Be There 195 Chapter 20 Of Course, You Would Think So 207 Chapter 21 The New Factory 215 Chapter 22 Profit Zero 227 Afterword 241 Acknowledgments 245

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Book SynopsisA detailed look at the common characteristics found in most successful traders While there are a variety of approaches to trading in the financial markets, profitable traders tend to share similar underlying characteristics.Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xvii Part I The Casino Paradigm 1 Chapter 1 Developing Positive Expectancy Models 3 Why Technical Analysis Helps 3 The Inefficient Market 6 If It Feels Good, Don't Do It 10 “Just Make the Money” 15 Final Thoughts 21 Chapter 2 Price Risk Management Methodologies 23 One Sure Thing 23 Base of Pyramid 26 Middle of Pyramid 37 Apex of Pyramid 47 Pros and Cons of the Risk Management Pyramid 49 Putting It All Together: A Case Study 49 Final Thoughts 51 Chapter 3 Maintaining Unwavering Discipline 53 Defining Discipline 53 Discipline and the Positive Expectancy Model 55 Types of Traders 61 Discipline and Price Risk Management 64 Patience and Discipline 67 Final Thoughts 70 Part II Trading Tools and Techniques 71 Chapter 4 Capitalizing on the Cyclical Nature of Volatility 73 The Only Constant 73 Defining Volatility with Technical Indicators 76 Building Positive Expectancy Models with Volatility Indicators 89 Final Thoughts 94 Chapter 5 Trading the Markets and Not the Money 95 Ten Thousand Dollars is a Lot of Money! 95 “Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes” 99 Trading with “Scared Money” 100 Time is Money 101 Final Thoughts 104 Chapter 6 Minimizing Trader Regret 105 The Softer Side of Discipline 105 Issues for Trend-Followers 106 Issues for Mean Reversion Traders 113 Final Thoughts 123 Chapter 7 Timeframe Analysis 125 Traditional Timeframe Analysis 125 Timeframe Confirmation Trading 131 Timeframe Divergence Trading 131 Final Thoughts 142 Chapter 8 How to Use Trading Models 143 Mechanical Trading Systems 143 Nonmechanical Models 162 Equity Trading Models 170 Final Thoughts 175 Chapter 9 Anticipating the Signal 177 Always Trade Value, Never Trade Price 177 Support (and Resistance) Were Made to be Broken 179 Don’t Anticipate, Just Participate 181 Final Thoughts 187 Part III Trader Psychology 189 Chapter 10 Transcending Common Trading Pitfalls 191 Characteristics of Market Behavior 191 Obstacle Makers to Growth as a Trader. 195 Final Thoughts 202 Chapter 11 Analyzing Performance 205 A Due Diligence Questionnaire 205 Trading Journal 225 Final Thoughts 236 Chapter 12 Becoming an Even-Tempered Trader 241 The “I Don’t Care Guy” 241 The Master Trader 244 Reprogramming the Trader 247 Flexibility and Creativity 248 Meditation 250 Visualization 251 Somatic Exercises 253 Final Thoughts 254 Notes 257 Bibliography 263 About the Author 265 Index 266

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Book SynopsisA just-in-time guide for revamping distressed companies Drawn from the author's decades of experience advising, purchasing, and reviving distressed companies across industries, geographies, and sizes, Reversing the Slide is designed to help executives, managers, and employees revitalize downtrodden companies.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Conditions and Causes of Distress ix Box 1: Typical Covenants Tripped by Downturns xxviii 1 The Phases of Decline and Early Warning Signs 1 Box 2: The Effects of Financial Shenanigans 17 2 The Turnaround Tripod 29 3 Leadership in a Crisis 58 Box 3: Governance and Leadership Issues in Family-Owned Businesses 80 4 Cash Not GAAP 93 5 Downsizing Is a Tool, Not a Goal 121 Box 4: Other Legal Issues in Announcing Layoffs 130 6 The Bankruptcy Process as Sword and Shield 152 Box 5: State Laws 156 Box 6: DIP Financing 159 Box 7: Committee Formation 162 Box 8: Plan Confirmation 181 7 Managing International Turnarounds 203 8 Turnarounds at (Intentionally) Nonprofit Organizations 231 Box 9: Chapter 9 Bankruptcy 257 9 Turning Duds into Dreams 259 Box 10: Additional Issues in Valuing Distressed Companies 278 Box 11: Fiduciary Duties of Directors in M&A Transactions 300 10 A Different Fresh Start 306 Notes 313 Acknowledgments 325 About the Author 327 Index 329

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Book SynopsisFeaturing a unified and systematic presentation, this book provides state-of-the-art mixed integer programming (MIP) modeling and solution approaches, equipping readers with the knowledge and tools to model and solve real-world supply chain scheduling problems in make-to-order manufacturing.Trade Review“Scheduling in supply chains using mixed integer programming is a comprehensive resource for practitioners and researchers working in supply chain planning, scheduling, and management.” (Mathematical Reviews, 2012) "The book is well written and is addressed to practitioners and researchers working in supply chain management and scheduling and as well for PhD students in management science, applied mathematics, operations research, industrial engineering and computer science." (Zentralblatt MATH, 2012) "A unified, systematic approach to applying mixed integer programming solutions to integrated scheduling in customer-driven supply chains Supply chain management is a rapidly developing field, and the recent improvements in modeling, preprocessing, solution algorithms, and mixed integer programming (MIP) software have made it possible to solve large-scale MIP models of scheduling problems, especially integrated scheduling in supply chains." (Finwin, 8 November 2011) Table of ContentsList of Figures xiii List of Tables xix Preface xxiii Acknowledgments xxv Introduction xxvii Part One Short-Term Scheduling in Supply Chains 1 1. Scheduling of Flexible Flow Shops 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Mixed Integer Programs for Scheduling Flow Shops 4 1.3 Constructive Heuristics for Scheduling Flexible Flow Shops 19 1.4 Scheduling Flow Shops with Limited Machine Availability 30 1.5 Computational Examples 32 1.6 Comments 37 Exercises 40 2. Scheduling of Surface Mount Technology Lines 41 2.1 Introduction 41 2.2 SMT Line Configurations 42 2.3 General Scheduling of SMT Lines 45 2.4 Batch Scheduling of SMT Lines 51 2.5 An Improvement Heuristic for Scheduling SMT Lines 54 2.6 Computational Examples 60 2.7 Comments 69 Exercises 70 3. Balancing and Scheduling of Flexible Assembly Lines 71 3.1 Introduction 71 3.2 Balancing and Scheduling of Flexible Assembly Lines with Infinite In-Process Buffers 72 3.3 Balancing and Scheduling of SMT Lines 83 3.4 Comments 97 Exercises 97 4. Loading and Scheduling of Flexible Assembly Systems 99 4.1 Introduction 99 4.2 Loading and Scheduling of Flexible Assembly Systems with Single Stations and Infinite In-Process Buffers 100 4.3 Loading and Scheduling of Flexible Assembly Systems with Parallel Stations and Finite In-Process Buffers 110 4.4 Comments 125 Exercises 130 Part Two Medium-Term Scheduling in Supply Chains 131 5. Customer Order Acceptance and Due Date Setting in Make-to-Order Manufacturing 133 5.1 Introduction 133 5.2 Problem Description 134 5.3 Bi-Objective Order Acceptance and Due Date Setting 137 5.4 Lexicographic Approach 141 5.5 Scheduling of Customer Orders 144 5.6 Computational Examples 148 5.7 Comments 158 Exercises 159 6. Aggregate Production Scheduling in Make-to-Order Manufacturing 161 6.1 Introduction 161 6.2 Problem Description 163 6.3 Bi-Objective Scheduling of Customer Orders 165 6.4 Multi-Objective Scheduling of Customer Orders 171 6.5 Scheduling of Single-Period Customer Orders 187 6.6 Comments 212 Exercises 216 7. Reactive Aggregate Production Scheduling in Make-to-Order Manufacturing 219 7.1 Introduction 219 7.2 Problem Description 220 7.3 Mixed Integer Programs for Reactive Scheduling 221 7.4 Rescheduling Algorithms 224 7.5 Input and Output Inventory 227 7.6 Computational Examples 229 7.7 Comments 236 Exercises 236 8. Scheduling of Material Supplies in Make-to-Order Manufacturing 239 8.1 Introduction 239 8.2 Flexible vs. Cyclic Material Supplies 241 8.3 Model Enhancements 244 8.4 Computational Examples 248 8.5 Comments 256 Exercises 257 9. Selection of Static Supply Portfolio in Supply Chains with Risks 259 9.1 Introduction 259 9.2 Selection of a Supply Portfolio without Discount under Operational Risks 261 9.3 Selection of Supply Portfolio with Discount under Operational Risks 266 9.4 Computational Examples 269 9.5 Selection of Supply Portfolio under Disruption Risks 272 9.6 Single-Objective Supply Portfolio under Disruption Risks 274 9.7 Bi-Objective Supply Portfolio under Disruption Risks 279 9.8 Computational Examples 280 9.9 Comments 289 Exercises 291 10. Selection of a Dynamic Supply Portfolio in Supply Chains with Risks 293 10.1 Introduction 293 10.2 Multiperiod Supplier Selection and Order Allocation 294 10.3 Selection of a Dynamic Supply Portfolio to Minimize Expected Costs 297 10.4 Selection of a Dynamic Supply Portfolio to Minimize Expected Worst-Case Costs 301 10.5 Supply Portfolio for Best-Case and Worst-Case TDN Supplies 302 10.6 Computational Examples 306 10.7 Comments 315 Exercises 316 Part Three Coordinated Scheduling in Supply Chains 319 11. Hierarchical Integration of Medium- and Short-Term Scheduling 321 11.1 Introduction 321 11.2 Problem Description 322 11.3 Medium-Term Production Scheduling 325 11.4 Short-Term Machine Assignment and Scheduling 330 11.5 Computational Examples 335 11.6 Comments 348 Exercises 349 12. Coordinated Scheduling in Supply Chains with a Single Supplier 351 12.1 Introduction 351 12.2 Problem Description 352 12.3 Supply Chain Inventory 354 12.4 Coordinated Supply Chain Scheduling: An Integrated Approach 359 12.5 Coordinated Supply Chain Scheduling: A Hierarchical Approach 362 12.6 Computational Examples 366 12.7 Comments 375 Exercises 376 13. Coordinated Scheduling in Supply Chains with Assignment of Orders to Suppliers 379 13.1 Introduction 379 13.2 Problem Description 380 13.3 Conditions for Feasibility of Customer Due Dates 383 13.4 Coordinated Supply Chain Scheduling: An Integrated Approach 385 13.5 Selected Multi-Objective Solution Approaches 392 13.6 Coordinated Supply Chain Scheduling: A Hierarchical Approach 393 13.7 Computational Examples 401 13.8 Comments 408 Exercises 409 14. Coordinated Scheduling in Supply Chains without Assignment of Orders to Suppliers 411 14.1 Introduction 411 14.2 Problem Description 412 14.3 Coordinated Supply Chain Scheduling: An Integrated Approach 413 14.4 Selected Bi-Objective Solution Approaches 418 14.5 Coordinated Supply Chain Scheduling: A Hierarchical Approach 419 14.6 Computational Examples 425 14.7 Comments 433 Exercises 434 References 437 Index 449

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Book SynopsisKey skills to make sales managers better developers of salespeople Get out of the firefighting business and into the business of developing the people who develop your profits. Successful salespeople rightfully become sales managers because of superior sales records. Yet too often these sales stars get stuck doing their old sales job while also trying to juggle their manager role, and too often companies neglect to train their sales managers how to excel as managers. That''s the sales management trap, and it''s exactly what The Accidental Sales Manager addresses and solves. Full of helpful steps you can apply immediately?whether you''re training a sales manager, or are one yourself?this practical guide reveals step-by-step methods sales managers can use to both learn their jobs and lead their teams. Get tactics to stop burning time and exhausting yourself, while taking effective actions to use time better as a leader Discover how to integrate learTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix About the Author xi Introduction Congratulations on Your ‘‘Promotion’’ xiii Chapter 1 Gnawing Your Way Out of the Sales Management Trap 1 Chapter 2 Fourteen Lessons You Won’t Have to Learn the Hard Way 19 Chapter 3 Stage 3 Tasks: Developing the People Who Develop Your Profits and Put Out Their Own Fires 65 Chapter 4 What’s Changed About Selling? 145 Chapter 5 Running Great Sales Meetings Every Time 173 Chapter 6 What Happens in Your Meeting in Vegas Stays in the Meeting Room 203 Index 227

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Book SynopsisUpdated business wisdom from the founder of Dogfish Head, the nation's fastest growing independent craft brewery Starting with nothing more than a home brewing kit, Sam Calagione turned his entrepreneurial dream into a foamy reality in the form of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, one of America's best and fastest growing craft breweries.Table of ContentsForeword: The Passion of the Individual vii Preface ix Introduction xiii Chapter 1 THE UNCONVENTIONAL BEGINNINGS OF AN ENTREPRENEUR 1 Chapter 2 BUSINESS FROM THE INSIDE OUT: Self-Discovery, Inspiration, Passion 21 Chapter 3 KEEPING YOUR BALANCE: Creating a Harmony between Work and Life 37 Chapter 4 CREATING A BUSINESS OFFERING: Developing Goods and Services 55 Chapter 5 CRAFTING A BRAND IN A COOKIE-CUTTER WORLD: Embracing Your Inefficiencies 73 Chapter 6 MARKETING ON A SMALL–BUSINESS BUDGET: Promoting Your Business with Little or No Money 89 Chapter 7 GOING SOCIAL 119 Chapter 8 PUBLICITY STUNTS (ARE POORLY NAMED) 125 Chapter 9 STALKING THE KILLER APP: Creating Innovation 153 Chapter 10 SELLING DISTINCTION, SPECIALIZATION, AND VARIETY 179 Chapter 11 CASH IS KING (WELL, SORT OF) 195 Chapter 12 LEADERSHIP: In Theory and in Practice 213 Chapter 13 EFFECTIVELY MANAGING COWORKERS 231 Chapter 14 WORKING TOWARD IRRELEVANCE 243 Chapter 15 HOME BREW RENDEZVOUS 257 Chapter 16 TO SMALL-BUSINESS SUCCESS 265 Index 271

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Book SynopsisTHE THIRD EDITION of the classic book Coaching for Leadership is written for today's coaches who are challenged with the task of combining concepts from various disciplines in order to help their clients, especially high-potential leaders, learn and succeed. In this sense, coaches have to become discriminating eclectics, developing a keen sense of judgment to select which ideas are best woven into their coaching method and which concepts are best to ignore. Coaching for Leadership is intended to be a cherished companion in that learning journey presented by the world's greatest coaches, including: Marshall Goldsmith, Paul Hersey, Beverly Kaye, Dave Ulrich, and many more. This comprehensive resource offers a wealth of material for established and novice coaches including proven coaching techniques, key principles, and important learning points. The book offers a concise overview of the foundations of coaching and reveals What it takes to coacTable of ContentsForeword xiii Dedication xxi Preface to the Third Edition xxiii Preface to the Second Edition xxvii Preface to the First Edition xxxi Acknowledgments xxxv About the Editors xxxvii PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF COACHING 1 1 Coaching for Behavioral Change 3 Marshall Goldsmith 2 Coaching at the Heart of Strategy 10 Laurence S. Lyons 3 Situational Leadership and Executive Coaching 24 Paul Hersey and Roger Chevalier 4 Coaching and Consultation Revisited: Are They the Same? 35 Edgar H. Schein 5 Demystifying the Coaching Mystique 44 Dave Ulrich and Jessica K. Johnson PART II: PORTRAIT OF A LEADER 55 6 The Accomplished Leader 57 Laurence S. Lyons 7 Writing for Leadership: Penning Your Leadership Voice 71 Sarah McArthur 8 Seeking Value in a Shattered World of Work 78 Nathan Lyons 9 The Right Stuff of Leadership 88 John Baldoni 10 The Purposeful Leader: A Purpose Checkup 96 Richard J. Leider 11 When Leaders Are Coaches 102 James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner PART III: CHALLENGES AND FORCES OF CHANGE 111 12 Awareness Coaching for Men and Women 113 Sally Helgesen 13 Coaching to Empower 121 R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. 14 Leading Across National Boundaries 131 Dr. Terence H. Kwai 15 Coaching for Governance 138 Anna Bateson 16 Leadership Insight: Going Beyond the Dehydrated Language of Management 148 Nancy J. Adler PART IV: RECOGNIZING AND DEVELOPING HIGH-POTENTIALS 163 17 Coaching for Engagement and Retention 165 Beverly Kaye and Beverly Crowell 18 Coaching Future Lawyer-Leaders: A Case Study 172 John Alexander 19 Team Building Without Time Wasting 180 Marshall Goldsmith and Howard Morgan 20 Leaders Building Leaders: High-Potential Development and Executive Coaching at Microsoft 186 Shannon Wallis, Brian O. Underhill, and Carol Hedly 21 The Care and Feeding of Hi-Po Leaders 204 Paul Hersey 22 Mentoring Is Circular 210 Frances Hesselbein PART V: INTO ACTION 215 23 Effectively Influencing Decision Makers: Ensuring That Your Knowledge Makes a Difference 217 Marshall Goldsmith 24 From the FastForward Playbook: Successfully Transition into Bigger Roles 223 Patricia Wheeler 25 Strength in Numbers: The Advantage of Being a Top Team 229 Lawrence S. Levin 26 Double Your Value 238 Mark C. Thompson and Bonita S. Buell-Thompson 27 Creating Winners in the Career Game: What Every Player and Coach Needs to Know 244 Stephen A. Miles and Nathan Bennett PART VI: COACHING MODELS AND TOOLS 251 28 Coaching Tools for the Leadership Journey 253 Ken Blanchard, Madeleine Homan Blanchard, and Linda Miller 29 Try FeedForward Instead of Feedback 264 Marshall Goldsmith 30 Three Types of Hi-Po and the Realise2 4M Model: Coaching at the Intersection of Strengths, Strategy, and Situation 270 Professor P. Alex Linley and Nicky Garcea 31 Coaching High-Potential Women: Using the Six Points of Influence Model for Transformational Change 279 Barbara Mintzer-McMahon PART VII: COACHING FOR LEADERSHIP—PREMIUM WEB CONTENT 291 The following materials are available for download from www.pfeiffer.com/go/GoldsmithCF3 password: professional 32 Ten Suggestions for Successful Peer Coaching Robert M. Fulmer and John E. Brock 33 Coaching Executives for Succession: A Three-Phase Approach Linda D. Sharkey 34 Why 360s Don’t Work and How They Can Marc Effron and Miriam Ort 35 Leadership and Power: Where Responsibility Makes the Difference Bruce Lloyd 36 Coaching Executives: Women Succeeding Globally Nancy J. Adler 37 Coaching the Coaches Dave Ulrich Notes 293 Index 303

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Book SynopsisDo you find yourself being asked to lead others but have no idea where to start? And what style of leadership should I be using? This title helps you to discover how to lead your friends whilst remaining their friend; how to lead change in a way that people accept and understand; when and where to draw the line; and, more.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You’re Not to Read 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 How This Book Is Organised 3 Part I: Introducing Leadership 3 Part II: Leading Yourself 3 Part III: Leading Others 4 Part IV: Leading People Through Change 4 Part V: Leading Different Types of Team 4 Part VI: The Part of Tens 4 Icons Used in This Book 5 Where to Go from Here 5 Part I: Introducing Leadership 7 Chapter 1: Taking the Lead 9 Appreciating Why the Work of Leaders Isn’t Easy 9 Looking for Leadership and Leaders 10 Cooking the stew rather than being in one! 11 Experiencing leadership or perhaps not! 12 Seeing Yourself as a Leader 13 Filling the vacuum with the right fluff (stuff) 14 Transforming starts with you 14 Rising to all leadership occasions 15 Leading People and Teams 17 Knowing what you’re about 17 Engaging people in work and change 18 Leading all types of teams 20 Excelling in leading your senior leadership team 21 Chapter 2: Pinning Down the Meaning of Leadership 23 Spotting the Differences between Leadership, Leading and Leader 24 Leadership is a process 24 Leading is an activity 26 Being a leader can be a role and/or position 28 Deciphering the Language of Leadership 30 Diving into the soup of leadership jargon 30 Sampling leadership competences 32 Sampling a Few Tasty Bits of Leadership 34 Becoming an engaging leader 34 Being an active leader 35 Leading through serving others 37 Coming Up with a Meaning that Works for You 39 Chapter 3: Leadership and Management: Two Sides of the Same Coin 41 Flipping Through Your Experiences of Leadership and Management 42 Choosing and working with a new boss 42 Working through your own experiences 44 Listing your expectations of leaders and managers 48 Understanding Society’s Changing Expectations of Leaders 50 Jump! Yes sir, how high? 50 Jump! Why should I? 50 Pinpointing the Differences between Leading and Managing 51 Describing the key differences 52 Getting people to follow you 53 Earning the right to lead 54 Leading and managing together 55 Part II: Leading Yourself 59 Chapter 4: Leading ‘Inside Out’: Knowing Yourself to Become a Better Leader 61 Leading Others Starts with Leading Yourself 62 Becoming an authentic leader 62 Looking through the Johari Window 65 Developing Self-Confidence 68 Leaving Thomas to doubt himself 69 Being your best critic 70 Learning from adversity 71 Discovering How to Lead from Your Experiences 72 Achieving more by learning quickly 72 Harnessing the power of reflection 74 Developing skills in reflecting 75 Using leadership learning logs 76 Finding and working with your own coach 78 Chapter 5: Singing Your Leadership Song: Being in Tune with Your Values 79 Recognising When You’re Out of Tune 80 Acknowledging when ‘it just doesn’t feel right’ 81 Questioning what underpins your leadership 81 Leaving your old baggage behind 82 Composing Your Own Leadership Tune 84 Working out what’s important to you 84 Questioning your assumptions 86 Singing Your Leadership Song 87 Communicating your values 87 Harmonising with others 88 Chapter 6: Stepping Up to Leadership: Handling Dilemmas 91 Dealing with Dilemmas 91 Surviving being thrown in the deep end 93 Being chosen for the right wrong reasons: Few new leaders arrive fully trained 94 Becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable 96 Getting caught in the middle 99 Accepting that leadership can be lonely 100 Avoiding the imposter syndrome 101 Leading Friends 101 Achieving success while keeping your friends 102 Knowing where and when to draw the line 102 Part III: Leading Others 107 Chapter 7: Developing a Sense of Purpose 109 Having Clarity of Purpose 109 Avoiding being a busy fool 110 Being bold: leading with conviction 111 Clarifying how you add value 112 Focusing on your key results 116 Spending the right time on the right job 119 Becoming a Visionary Leader 119 Valuing having a vision 120 Creating your own vision 121 Expanding Your Sphere of Influence 123 Discovering that you have more influence than you think 123 Questioning whether something really is outside your control 124 Targeting the people you want to influence 126 Chapter 8: Employing the Power of Engaging Leadership 127 Engaging People: The Key to Unlocking Commitment 127 Avoiding the black hole of meaningless work 129 Making work meaningful 129 Realising that engaged people go the extra mile 131 Building the Foundations for Engaging People 132 Relating to people 133 Being Captain Courageous: Speaking your mind 136 Switching on your senses 138 Creating shared meanings 139 Knowing the Secrets of Engaging Leaders 140 Being open to everything 140 Building strength through vulnerability 141 Chapter 9: Becoming an Engaging Leader 143 Recognising Your Existing Skills 143 Enhancing Relating to People 145 ‘Working with’ and not ‘doing to’ people 145 Having a genuine interest in others 146 Building strong connections 148 Being non-judgemental 149 Developing the Courage to Speak Your Mind 150 Standing out from the crowd 151 Remaining aware of being dishonest 152 Asking searching questions 154 Inviting challenge 156 Coping with embarrassment and threat 156 Sensing for Success 157 Being in the moment 157 Seeing what others miss 158 Listening for meaning: Getting behind language 159 Being Brilliant at Building Commitment 160 Starting from pole position 160 Beginning from their grid position 162 Focusing on winning together 162 Agreeing actions to drive success 163 Avoiding meaningless language 164 Keeping on track 164 Chapter 10: Modifying Your Leadership Style 165 Appreciating the Need for a Range of Styles 165 Wondering why you seem to get the problem people 166 Choosing horses for courses 167 Working with chameleon people 168 Understanding Different Styles of Leadership 169 Exploring leadership styles 169 Realising how styles impact on people and performance 171 Modifying Your Leadership Style So That It Works for You and Others 173 Being true to yourself 173 Assessing first, choosing second 174 Focusing on outcomes 174 Excelling through trial and error 175 Chapter 11: Leading People to Peak Performance 177 Being a Great Role Model 177 Flying your flag on the summit 178 Avoiding the crevasse of double standards 179 Acting Before Avalanches 180 Appreciating the dangers of delay 180 Applying the golden rule of ‘Now’ 181 Leading Under-performers Towards Your Peak 182 Working on commitment and capability 183 Approaching cliffhanger conversations 185 Roping people into improvements 187 Mapping progress towards peak performance 187 Coaching the Good Towards Greatness 188 Taking a time out to coach 189 Choosing the right role 190 Practising what great coaches do 191 Part IV: Leading People Through Change 193 Chapter 12: Diving into a Sea of Change 195 Dealing with New Changes but Perennial Problems 196 Appreciating what gets up people’s noses 197 Swimming with sharks – and surviving! 198 Riding the waves successfully 199 Being a Change Agent 200 Cruising with your crew 201 Implementing decisions that aren’t yours 202 Leading change you disagree with 203 Leading Change, Transforming Culture 204 Looking out for icebergs 205 Diving deep to uncover culture 206 Hanging onto the diver’s lifeline: Stop, think, breathe! 208 Chapter 13: Transforming Workplace Culture: A Leader’s Approach 209 Knowing Where and How to Begin 209 Spotting the opportunity for change 210 Starting from where you are 211 Creating a Plan for Your Change 212 Experiencing initiative fatigue! 212 Celebrating people past and present 213 Clarifying the start and end points 214 Bridging the gap between old and new 215 Adopting Approaches for Minimising Resistance to Change 217 Choosing the right pace for change 217 Uncovering people’s objections 218 Getting buy-in from everyone 218 Making change tentative 219 Handling resistance to change 220 Chapter 14: Reinforcing a New Culture: Maintaining Your Workplace Changes 223 Walking the Talk: Leading by Example 224 Being a visible leader 224 Using the power of story-telling 226 Spotting people straying from the path 228 Paying Attention to the Right Things 230 Remembering that what gets measured gets done 230 Keeping everyone up-to-date 231 Reacting positively to crises 232 Promoting good practice 233 Part V: Leading Different Types of Team 235 Chapter 15: Leading Your Own Team 237 Creating a High-Performing Team 237 Dealing with ‘we’re okay: leave us alone’ 238 Separating the great from the good 239 Harnessing the power of team purpose 241 Valuing team values 242 Assessing the Effectiveness of Your Team 244 Rating your team 245 Conducting a team self-assessment 246 Striving for Continuous Improvement 248 Developing a high-performance atmosphere 248 Making the un-discussable discussable 249 Chapter 16: Taking on a Project Team 251 Getting Your Team Up and Running 251 Avoiding ‘project-itis’: The scourge of organisations 252 Appreciating and using the stages of team development 253 Accelerating through the stages 254 Leading Team Members with Multiple Commitments 256 Investing time in the project’s purpose 256 Challenging unhelpful behaviour: Sorry, wrong room, wrong team! 257 Developing a Sense of Shared Accountability 258 Avoiding slopy shoulders 259 Remembering the team process 262 Appreciating the power of distributed leadership 262 Chapter 17: Facilitating Virtual Teams 265 Understanding Virtual Teams 265 Naming a team 266 Defining virtual teams 266 Comprehending the challenges of being a virtual team leader 268 Facing up to ‘we’re not a team because we never meet’ 269 Establishing Clever Ways of Working 270 Getting your ‘ducks in a row’ 270 Tackling ‘out of sight, out of mind’ 271 Appreciating differences in language 272 Working across different cultures 273 Accommodating larks and owls 274 Ending Your Virtual Team 275 Chapter 18: Leading Your Senior Management Team 277 Developing a Collective Sense of Responsibility 277 Breaking the dependency cycle 278 Helping managers out of their silos 279 Encouraging Courageous Conversations 280 Keeping your managers’ heads up 281 Critiquing each other’s thoughts and ideas 282 Being strong by being vulnerable 282 Sharing Accountability for Success 284 Stopping the blame game 285 Creating a healthy environment 285 Embedding the behaviours you cherish 287 Preparing Others for Leadership 288 Spotting potential high flyers 288 Part VI: The Part of Tens 291 Chapter 19: Ten Tips on Taking the Lead 293 Making Leadership Common Sense Your Common Practice 293 Believing that Everyone Wants to Make a Difference 294 Rising to Every (Leadership) Occasion 294 Building Up, Not Putting Down 295 Listening Before You Leap 295 ‘Working With’ People Rather Than ‘Doing To’ People 296 Being Uncomfortably Comfortable 296 Speaking Up and Speaking Out! 297 Expanding Your Sphere of Influence 297 Keeping Your Head When Everyone Is Losing Theirs 298 Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Leading Yourself 299 Leading Yourself First 299 Being Authentic 300 Looking Out! You’re Always Being Watched 300 Avoiding Being a Busy Fool 300 Knowing Where to Draw the Line 301 Raising Your Hand High 301 Being a Healthy (Self) Critic 302 Talking Yourself Up 302 Modelling Yourself 303 Avoiding the Lonely Hearts Club 303 Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Engaging People 305 Earning People’s Respect 305 Being Bolder 306 Making Things Meaningful 306 Striving to Gain Commitment 307 Getting the Most from Measurement 307 Avoiding Being a Victim of Change 307 Celebrating People’s Contributions 308 Striking While the Iron’s Hot 309 Making a Good Team Great 309 Creating Time for Coaching 309 Index 311

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Book SynopsisIn the wake of the recent global financial collapse the timely new edition of this successful text provides students and business professionals with a welcome update of the key issues facing managers, boards of directors, investors, and shareholders.Table of ContentsCases in Point xiii Preface xvii Acknowledgments xxvii Introduction – How to Use this Book 1 1. What is a Corporation? 3 Defining the Corporate Structure, Purpose, and Powers 5 Evolution of the Corporate Structure 6 The Purpose of a Corporation 9 Satisfying the human need for ambition, creativity, and meaning 9 Social structure 10 Efficiency and efficacy 10 Ubiquity and flexibility 11 Identity 11 Metaphor 1: The Corporation as a “Person” 12 Metaphor 2: The Corporation as a Complex Adaptive System 12 Are Corporate Decisions “Moral”? 14 Are Corporations Accountable? 16 Three Key External Mechanisms for Directing Corporate Behavior: Law, the Market, and Performance Measurement 18 Government: legislation, regulation, enforcement 18 What Does “Within the Limits of the Law” Mean? 20 When and how do you punish a corporation? 28 Probation of corporations 29 The problem of serial offenders 31 Securities analyst settlement 32 What is the role of shareholders in making this system work? 33 The market: too big to fail 36 The corporation and elections 40 Citizens united 41 The corporation and the law 45 A Market Test: Measuring Performance 47 Long term versus short term 50 Corporate decision making: whose interests does this “person”/adaptive creature serve? 55 Another (failed) market test: NGOs 61 Measuring value enhancement 62 Gaap 62 Market value 69 Earnings per share 70 EVA ® : economic value added 71 Human capital: “It’s not what you own but what you know” 72 The “value chain” 73 Knowledge capital 74 The value of cash 74 Corporate “externalities” 79 Equilibrium: The Cadbury Paradigm 79 ESG: Environment, Social Governance – A New Way to Analyze Investment Risk and Value 83 Quantifying Nontraditional Assets and Liabilities 87 Future Directions 92 Summary and Discussion Questions 93 Notes 95 2. Shareholders: Ownership 101 Definitions 105 Early Concepts of Ownership 106 Early Concepts of the Corporation 107 A Dual Heritage: Individual and Corporate “Rights” 108 The Reinvention of the Corporation: Eastern Europe in the 1990s 110 The Evolution of the American Corporation 111 The Essential Elements of the Corporate Structure 115 The Mechanics of Shareholder Rights 117 The Separation of Ownership and Control, Part 1: Berle and Means 118 Fractionated Ownership 125 The Separation of Ownership and Control, Part 2: The Takeover Era 129 Waking the Sleeping Giant 134 A Framework for Shareholder Monitoring and Response 140 Ownership and Responsibility 141 No innocent shareholder 141 To Sell or Not to Sell: The Prisoner’s Dilemma 143 Who the Institutional Investors Are 144 Bank trusts 145 Mutual funds 146 Insurance companies 149 Universities and foundations 149 Executive pay from the consumer side – a leading indicator of risk 150 Pension plans 154 The Biggest Pool of Money in the World 154 Pension plans as investors 164 Pension plans as owners 166 Public Pension Funds 169 Divestment initiatives 188 Economically targeted investments 189 Afscme 195 Federal Employees’ Retirement System 197 Tiaa–cref 199 Private Pension Funds 201 The Sleeping Giant Awakens: Shareholder Proxy Proposals on Governance Issues 206 Focus on the Board 212 Hedge Funds 220 Synthesis: Hermes 221 Investing in Activism 222 New Models and New Paradigms 223 The “Ideal Owner” 228 Pension Funds as “Ideal Owners” 233 Is the “Ideal Owner” Enough? 234 Summary and Discussion Questions 236 Notes 238 3. Directors: Monitoring 251 A Brief History of Anglo-American Boards 255 Who Are They? 256 Size 256 Term 256 Inside/outside mix 257 Qualifications 261 Who Leads the Board? Splitting the Chairman and CEO and the Rise of the Lead Director 261 Agenda 263 Minutes 263 Diversity 264 Meetings 264 Communicating with Shareholders 264 Special Obligations of Audit Committees 265 Ownership/Compensation 266 Post-Sarbanes–Oxley Changes 266 Board Duties: The Legal Framework 267 The Board’s Agenda 281 The Evolution of Board Responsibilities: The Takeover Era 283 The Fiduciary Standard and the Delaware Factor 284 How did boards respond? 287 Greenmail 287 “Poison pills” 288 Other anti-takeover devices 290 The Director’s Role in Crisis 291 Limits and Obstacles to Board Oversight of Managers 295 Information Flow 295 Practical Limits: Time and Money 301 The Years of Corporate Scandals – Boards Begin to Ask for More 302 Director Information Checklist 303 Who Runs the Board? 304 Catch 22: The Ex-CEO as Director 306 Director Resignation 308 CEO Succession 308 Director Nomination 309 Limits and Obstacles to Effective Board Oversight by Shareholders 318 Carrots: Director Compensation and Incentives 319 Sticks, Part 1: Can Investors Ensure or Improve Board Independence by Replacing Directors who Perform Badly or Suing Directors who Fail to Act as Fiduciaries? 324 Can Directors be Held Accountable through the Election Process? 324 Staggered boards 327 Confidential voting 328 Sticks, Part 2: Suing for Failure to Protect the Interests of Shareholders – Are the Duties of Care and Loyalty Enforceable? 331 Future Directions 331 Majority voting and proxy access 331 Improving director compensation 333 Increasing the authority of independent directors 333 “A market for independent directors” 335 “Designated director” 336 Board evaluation 336 Executive session meetings 336 Succession planning and strategic planning 337 Making directors genuinely “independent” 337 Involvement by the federal government 338 Involvement by shareholders 339 Summary and Discussion Questions 339 Notes 340 4. Management: Performance 347 Introduction 348 What Do We Want from the CEO? 354 The Biggest Challenge 359 Risk Management 363 Executive Compensation 363 The pay Czar 370 Post-meltdown pay 370 The Council of Institutional Investors 371 Stock Options 374 Restricted Stock 379 Yes, We Have Good Examples 380 Shareholder Concerns: Several Ways to Pay Day 380 The “guaranteed bonus” – the ultimate oxymoron 380 Deliberate obfuscation 381 The Christmas tree 382 Compensation plans that are all upside and no downside 382 Loans 382 Accelerated vesting of options 383 Manipulation of earnings to support bonuses 383 Manipulation of peer groups 384 Huge disparity between CEO and other top executives 384 Imputed years of service 384 Excessive departure packages 384 Backdating, bullet-dodging, and spring-loading options 385 Phony cuts 386 Golden hellos 386 Transaction bonuses 386 Gross-ups and other perquisites 387 Retirement benefits 387 Obstacles to restitution when CEOs are overpaid 387 Future Directions for Executive Compensation 388 CEO Employment Contracts 389 Cause 390 Change of control 391 Half now, half later 391 CEO Succession Planning 391 Sarbanes–Oxley 392 Creation of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board 392 Section 404 393 Other changes 394 Dodd–Frank 394 Employees: Compensation and Ownership 395 Employee Stock Ownership Plans 399 Mondragón and Symmetry: Integration of Employees, Owners, and Directors 403 Conclusion 409 Summary and Discussion Questions 410 Notes 411 5. International Corporate Governance 415 The Institutional Investor as Proxy for the Public Interest 429 Norway in the driver’s seat 431 The International Corporate Governance Network 433 ICGN: Statement of Principles on Institutional Shareholder Responsibilities 433 The Global Corporate Governance Forum 435 Sweden 435 Canada 437 Singapore 438 Russia 441 Germany 442 China 443 Japan 444 GovernanceMetrics International (GMI) 445 World Bank and G7 Response 458 Azerbaijan 459 Slovakia 460 Jordan 460 Thailand 461 Poland 461 The Global Carbon Project (GCP) 464 A Common Framework for Sustainability Reporting 465 Towards a Common Language 468 Vision 470 Summary And Discussion Questions 471 Notes 473 6. Afterword: Final Thoughts and Future Directions 475 Beyond the Nation State 477 Government as Shareholder: The Institutional Investor as Proxy for the Public Interest 484 Notes 486 Index 489

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Book SynopsisUpdated to reflect the latest research evidence, the third edition of Effective Teamwork provides business managers with the necessary guidance and tools to build and maintain effective teamwork strategies.Trade Review"The book provides an in-depth examination of the range of positive and negative factors which can affect team functioning. The ethics and values in team performance are considered and form a fundamental part within each section." (The British Psychological Society, 1 September 2012) Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xi Part 1 Team Effectiveness 1 1 Creating Effective Teams 3 Task and Social Elements of Team Functioning 6 Team Effectiveness 7 Key Revision Points 12 Further Reading 12 Web Resources 12 2 Real Teams Work 13 Why Work in Teams? 17 Barriers to Effective Teamwork 21 What is a Team? 27 What do Teams do? 29 How can we build Effective Teams? 31 Conclusions 35 Key Revision Points 37 Further Reading 37 Web Resources 38 Part 2 Developing Teams 39 3 Creating Teams 41 Personality and Ability 43 Teamwork Skills 49 Diversity of Team Members 52 Benefiting from Team Diversity 57 Implications of Diversity 58 Key Revision Points 59 Further Reading 59 Web Resources 59 4 Leading Teams 60 The Three Team Leadership Tasks 61 The Three Elements of Leading Teams 63 Tripwires for Team Leaders 77 Developing Team Leadership Skills 79 Self-managing or Shared Leadership Work Teams 84 Key Revision Points 85 Further Reading 85 Web Resources 86 5 Team Training 87 The Stages of Team Development 89 Types of Team Training Interventions 91 Conclusions 101 Key Revision Points 102 Further Reading 102 Web Resources 102 Part 3 Team Working 105 6 Setting Team Direction 107 Team Objectives 107 The Elements of Team Vision 113 Strategy for Teams 115 Key Revision Points 117 Further Reading 117 Web Resources 118 7 Team Playing 119 Interaction 120 Information Sharing 124 Influencing and Decision Making 125 Creating Safety in Teams 131 Key Revision Points 133 Further Reading 134 Web Resources 134 8 Team Quality Management 135 Groupthink 136 Team Pressures to Conform 138 Obedience to Authority 139 Team Defence Mechanisms 139 Commitment to Quality 141 Task Focus/Constructive Controversy 142 Encouraging Constructive Controversy in Teams 143 Conclusion 151 Key Revision Points 152 Further Reading 153 Web Resources 153 9 Creative Team Problem Solving 155 Team Innovation 156 Creative Problem Solving in Teams 160 Techniques for Promoting Creativity within a Team 162 Using Creativity Techniques in Team Meetings 166 Other Influences on Team Innovation 167 Key Revision Points 170 Further Reading 170 Web Resources 171 10 Team Support 172 The Emotional Life of Teams 174 Social Support 176 Support for Team Member Growth and Development 182 Balance between Home and Work Life 184 Social Climate 184 Conclusions 186 Key Revision Points 187 Further Reading 187 Web Resources 187 11 Conflict in Teams 188 Team Conflicts 188 Types of Team Conflict 189 Resolving Team Conflicts 189 Organizational Causes of Conflict 191 Interpersonal Conflicts 193 Difficult Team Members 195 Key Revision Points 198 Further Reading 198 Web Resources 198 Part 4 Teams in Organizations 199 12 Teams in Organizations 201 Introducing Team-based Working (TBW) 202 The Relationship between Teams and their Organizations 205 What do Teams need from their Organizations? 207 The Role of Human Resource Management (HRM) 209 What do Organizations require from Teams? 213 Bridging across Teams 216 Conclusions 219 Key Revision Points 219 Further Reading 220 Web Resources 220 13 Virtual Team Working 221 What is Virtual Team Working? 225 Advantages and Disadvantages of Virtual Teams 227 How to Develop Effective Virtual Team Working 228 Lifecycle of Virtual Teams 235 Conclusion 238 Key Revision Points 239 Further Reading 239 Web Resources 240 14 Top Management Teams 241 Task Design 243 Team Effort and Skills 245 Organizational Supports 248 Top Management Team Processes 251 Top Team Participation 254 Corporate Social Responsibility 255 Top Team Meetings 257 Conflict 262 CEO Leadership 263 Conclusions 266 Key Revision Points 268 Further Reading 268 Web Resources 268 References 269 Author Index 286 Subject Index 292

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