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Book SynopsisManaging the human side of work Research by Daniel Goleman, a psychologist and coauthor of Primal Leadership, has shown that emotional intelligence is a more powerful determinant of good leadership than technical competence, IQ, or vision. Influencing those around us and supporting our own well-being requires us to be self-aware, know when and how to regulate our emotional reactions, and understand the emotional responses of those around us. No wonder emotional intelligence has become one of the crucial criteria in hiring and promotion. But luckily it’s not just an innate trait: Emotional intelligence is composed of skills that all of us can learn and improve on. In this guide, you’ll learn how to: Determine your emotional intelligence strengths and weaknessesUnderstand and manage your emotional reactionsDeal with difficult peopleMake smarter decisionsBounce back from tough timesHelp your team develop emotional intelligence Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

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Book SynopsisStart a successful business mid-life When you think of someone launching a start-up, the image of a twenty-something techie probably springs to mind. However, Gen Xers and Baby Boomers are just as likely to start businesses and reinvent themselves later in life. Never Too Old to Get Rich is an exciting roadmap for anyone age 50+ looking to be their own boss and launch their dream business. This book provides up-to-date resources and guidance for launching a business when you''re 50+. There are snappy profiles of more than a dozen successful older entrepreneurs, describing their inspirational journeys launching businesses and nonprofits, followed by Q&A conversations, and pull-out boxes containing action steps. The author walks you through her three-part fitness program: guidelines for becoming financially fit, physically fit, and spiritually fit, before delving more deeply into how would-be entrepreneurs over 50 can succeed. Describes how you can Table of ContentsForeword ix Acknowledgments xiii About the Author xvii Introduction 1 Also by Kerry Hannon 13 Part I Turning a Passion Into a Business Chapter 1 Lights, Camera, Action 17 Chapter 2 Money Maven 33 Chapter 3 Military to Merlot 47 Chapter 4 Cockpit to the Coffee Shop 65 Chapter 5 Bejeweled 73 Chapter 6 Scooting Ahead 81 Chapter 7 Write Stuff 91 Chapter 8 Horsing Around 99 Part II Building a Winning Senior–Junior Partnership Chapter 9 Ginning Things Up 113 Chapter 10 The Whole Million-Dollar Package 125 Chapter 11 Cookie Contessas 135 Part III The Path to Social Entrepreneurship Chapter 12 Girl Power 147 Chapter 13 Food, Glorious Food 157 Chapter 14 Hope in Harlem 167 Chapter 15 The Magic of Music 177 Part IV Winning Strategies of Female Entrepreneurs Chapter 16 Health and Happiness 189 Chapter 17 Chilling Out 201 Chapter 18 Design from Within 211 Chapter 19 Nutty for Opera 221 Chapter 20 The Holistic Path 231 Afterword 247 Index 249

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Book SynopsisBecome more confident at work.You need confidence to inspire trust, communicate effectively, and succeed in your organization. But self-doubt and nerves can undermine your ability to act decisively and persuade others. What can you do to push past these insecurities?This book explains how you can use emotional intelligence to become more confident at work. You'll learn how to correct what is holding you back, how to overcome imposter syndrome, and when feeling too self-assured can actually backfire.This volume includes the work of: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Rosabeth Moss Kanter Amy Jen Su Peter Bregman How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

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Book SynopsisNow a major motion picture - starring Rosamund Pike, Stanley Tucci and Jamie Dornan.The book that inspired the film A Private War, based on acclaimed journalist Marie Brenner’s centrepiece profile of Sunday Times Foreign Affairs correspondent Marie Colvin from this extraordinary collection. In February 2012, Marie Colvin illegally crossed into Syria on the back of a motorcycle. A veteran war correspondent known for her fearlessness, outspokenness and signature eye patch, she was defying a government decree preventing journalists from entering the country. Accompanied by French photographer Remi Ochlik, she was determined to report on the Syrian Civil War, adding to a long list of conflicts she had covered including Egypt, Chechnya, Kosovo and Libya. She had witnessed grenade attacks, saved more than one thousand women and children in an East Timor war zone when she refused to stop reporting until they were e

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Book SynopsisThree experts in Human Resources introduce a measurement system that convincingly showcases how HR impacts business performance. Drawing from the authors' ongoing study of nearly 3,000 firms, this book describes a seven-step process for embedding HR systems within the firm's overall strategy--what the authors describe as an HR Scorecard--and measuring its activities in terms that line managers and CEOs will find compelling. Analyzing how each element of the HR system can be designed to enhance firm performance and maximize the overall quality of human capital, this important book heralds the emergence of HR as a strategic powerhouse in today's organizations.Trade Review"A compelling way to define and measure HR's effect on the bottom line. The book constitutes a breakthrough in thinking for the HR function." —Paul McKinnon, Senior Vice President of HR, Dell Computer Corporation"At the root of every business challenge or opportunity is a human issue. If you believe that, you must take seriously the challenge of strategically planning for, and measuring the results of, human resource work. The HR Scorecard will both challenge your thinking in this area and provide options that you can use today." —Ralph Christensen, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Hallmark Cards, Inc."A must-read primer for human resources professionals who view HR as critical to the success of their companies." —Mike Tindall, Vice President of Strategic Measures, Prudential"This fact-filled, thoughtful, well-researched book provides valuable insights on the most pressing issue facing organizations today: how to measure their human resource performance. In an economy increasingly based on knowledge and people, no executive can afford not to read this book." —Jeffrey Pfeffer, Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Business School and Author of The Human Equation"The HR Scorecard provides a language for HR professionals and line managers working together to really nail the connection between HR interventions and the firm's success." —Susan Bowick, Vice President and Director of Human Resources, Hewlett-Packard"The HR Scorecard demonstrates how improved measurements play a vital role in linking human resource initiatives to business strategies and to significant increases in shareholder value." —Robert Kaplan, Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Harvard Business School and Coauthor of The Balanced Scorecard and The Strategy-Focused Organization"This book serves as a tremendous strategic tool for HR functions to showcase their impact on the business. If you want to succeed in the new economy as a high-performing HR strategic partner, I recommend you read this book." —Robyn Ewing, Senior Vice President of HR, Energy Services, Williams"A must-read for all HR executives. Full of useful findings, methods, measures and examples." —Edward E. Lawler III, Author of Rewarding Excellence"The HR Scorecard is the definitive guide for today's human resource professional. It provides perfect insight into a field that has been under much scrutiny and in great need of change." —Milano Reyna, Worldwide Human Interests Director, Saatchi & SaatchiTable of ContentsHR as a strategic partner - the measurement challenge; appendix - research and results; clarifying and measuring HR's strategic influence - introduction of a seven-step process; creating an HR scorecard; cost-benefit analysis for HR interventions; the principles of good measurement; measuring HR alignment; competencies for HR professionals; guidelines for implementing an HR scorecard.

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Book Synopsis"My research shows we are heading into a major shake-out in business that will determine the leaders for decades to come. This will REQUIRE creative marketing and positionin, and there is no better source than Dan Kennedy on this topic. His book No B.S. Guide to Trust-Based Marketing is rich with vital insights." -- Harry S. Dent, Jr., author, The Great Crash AheadTrust Between Consumers and Businesses is Gone Here's How to Fix ItInternationally recognized "millionaire maker," Dan S. Kennedy, joined by entrepreneur and financial consultant, Matt Zagula, show you how to break down the barriers caused by the "trust no one" mantra invading every customer's mind today. They deliver an eye-opening look at the core of all business--trust, and teach you the secrets to gaining it, keeping it, and using it to build competitive differentiation, create price elasticity, attract more affluent clients, and inspire referrals. You'll get the essential strategies required to build trust in an understandably untrusting world, and in turn, attract both business and profits.No B.S. Trust-Based Marketing covers: 8 ways to demonstrate trustworthiness to prospective clients The #1 secret desire of today's untrusting prospects--how to understand it, respond to it, and use it to transform marketing, prospecting, and presentations How to avoid dumb mistakes that scream "salesman" to prospects Why "Where can I find clients?" is the wrong question. The right question is: How can I construct a business persona and life so that clients seek me out, with trust in place in advance? How to keep products, services and prospects away from the avalanche of competitive and confusing information online The incorrect assumption that trust is built by imparting information and knowledge and a breakthrough technique to replace this mistake Table of ContentsContents to come

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Book SynopsisThe key to success, salespeople are constantly told, is to follow specific steps and techniques. Just heed the advice of this guru or that speaker, and you’ll be the best! Well, that approach just doesn’t work for most salespeople. And it probably doesn’t work for you either. The most successful reps, Gallup has determined from decades of research, understand their innate talents and strengths and use them to sell more effectively. The truth is, no two great sales reps are alike: You might thrive on fierce competition, while a colleague wins by being a super-analytical problem solver. Or maybe you have a tremendous talent for building relationships, while your fellow top performer is a brilliant strategist. What’s most important is that you win business your way. You’ll receive a code to take the world-renowned Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment, which reveals your unique talents and strengths. Armed with this information, you’ll follow this book through the entire selling process — from assessing opportunity and cold calling to retaining and growing accounts — learning how to apply your talents at each step. The book also features action items that will help you make the most of your strengths in sales. There’s no one right way to sell. Salespeople get the best results by building on who they already are. This lively and liberating book will teach you to do just that.

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Book SynopsisThe Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) serves as a guide for defining work as it relates to a specific project's objectives. The Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures Third Edition supplies project managers and team members with direction for the preliminary development and the implementation of the WBS. Consistent with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) Sixth Edition, the WBS Practice Standard presents a standard application of the WBS as a project management tool. Throughout the book, the reader will learn what characteristics constitute a high-quality WBS and discover the substantial benefits of using the WBS in every-day, real-life situations.

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Book SynopsisA guide to the study of how and why you really make financial decisions While classical economics is based on the notion that people act with rational self-interest, many key money decisionslike splurging on an expensive watchcan seem far from rational. The field of behavioral economics sheds light on the many subtle and not-so-subtle factors that contribute to our financial and purchasing choices. And in Behavioral Economics For Dummies, readers will learn how social and psychological factors, such as instinctual behavior patterns, social pressure, and mental framing, can dramatically affect our day-to-day decision-making and financial choices. Based on psychology and rooted in real-world examples, Behavioral Economics For Dummies offers the sort of insights designed to help investors avoid impulsive mistakes, companies understand the mechanisms behind individual choices, and governments and nonprofits make public decisions. A friendTable 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 isOrganized 3 Part I: Introducing Behavioral Economics: The Science of Making Real-World Choices 4 Part II: Understanding Choice 4 Part III: Growing the Economic Pie: The Economic Importance of Ethics, Well-Being, and Culture 4 Part IV: When Bubbles and Busts and Inefficiencies Are Possible: Some Behavioral Insights into the Strange World of Economic Reality 5 Part V: The Part of Tens 5 Icons Used in This Book 6 Where to Go from Here 6 Part I: Introducing Behavioral Economics: The Science of Making Real-World Choices 7 Chapter 1: Decoding Behavioral Economics 9 Making Wise Assumptions 9 Why reality matters 10 Why incentives matter — even in behavioral economics 10 Making Sense of Choice 11 Maximizing versus satisficing 11 The effect of emotions 12 The avoidance of loss 12 How options are framed 12 Paternalism versus free choice 13 The role of social context in decision making 14 Relative positioning 14 Growing the Economic Pie 15 Deciphering Bubbles and Busts 15 Inefficient markets and investment behavior 16 Emotions, intuition, animal spirits, and business cycles 16 Understanding Happiness: Money Isn’t Everything 17 Chapter 2: Getting Real about Assumptions 19 Defining an Economic Model 20 Explaining economic phenomena 21 Making simplifying assumptions 21 Discovering the irrelevance of facts 22 Understanding the role of math in model building 23 Considering cause and effect 26 Watching out for spurious correlations 26 Contemplating Conventional Economic Assumptions and Real-World Alternatives 27 Conventional assumption #1: People’s preferences are stable and consistent 27 Conventional assumption #2: People are solitary decision makers 28 Conventional assumption #3: How people form preferences doesn’t matter 28 Conventional assumption #4: People have the same preferences 29 Conventional assumption #5: People are all maximizers 30 Conventional assumption #6: People have perfect knowledge 32 Conventional assumption #7: People have unbounded computational capabilities 33 Conventional assumption #8: People have willpower 34 Conventional assumption #9: People are capable of acting upon their preferences 35 Understanding Rational Economic Behavior 36 You can do no wrong: Errors and biases in decision making 37 Selfishness and the smart society 38 Getting to Know the Behavioral Economics Actor 39 Chapter 3: Neuroeconomics: Exploring the Brain for Economic Analysis 41 Where Neuroeconomics Fits in the Behavioral Economics Perspective 43 The Brain and Economics 45 The evolution of the human brain 45 The division of labor in the human brain 48 The Emotional Brain 49 Descartes’ error: The somatic marker hypothesis 49 Phineas Gage and the social and emotional side of rational decision making 50 How Emotions Affect Decision Making 53 Fear and decision making 53 Happiness and decision making 54 The Limits of the Human Brain and Homo Economicus 54 The brain isnot a calculating machine 55 The brain isa scarce resource 55 What Brain Sciences Confirm for the Behavioral Economist 57 People prefer the present to the future 57 People’s aversion to loss affects their decision making 58 What people feel isn’t always what they experience 58 People care about keeping up with — and beating —the Joneses 60 People’s brains evolve over their lifetimes 61 People value fairness 62 People like to trust and be trusted 63 Chapter 4: Why Incentives and Markets Matter, but Money Isn’t Everything 65 The Role of Economic Incentives for Economic Behavior 66 Why money isall that matters in conventional economics 67 Opportunity costs for Homo economicus 69 Decision Making and Opportunity Costs 71 Using up your mind: Bounded rationality 71 Considering costs other than money: Psychological costs 72 Reducing opportunity costs in the real world: Satisficing behavior 73 Weighing the opportunity cost of altruism 75 Supply and Demand and Behavioral Economics 75 Introducing the bandwagon effect 76 Investigating the snob effect 77 Interjecting morals and ethics 78 Introducing sociology to supply and demand 79 Economic Psychology: How Thoughts and Feelings Impact Decisions 84 Loss aversion: How framing, ownership, and control affect economic behavior 85 How the fear of uncertainty influences decisions 85 The warm glow: Why people sacrifice money for fairness or justice 87 Forfeiting money for status 88 Part II: Understanding Choice 89 Chapter 5: Exploring the Limits to Free Choice 91 Free Choice in Economic Decision Making 92 What conventional economics says 92 What behavioral economics says 93 Revealed Preferences: When Choices Reveal Your Inner Self 94 The narrative about preferences 95 False preferences versus true preferences 96 The limits of revealed preferences and free choice 98 The Illusion of Free Choice 99 Advertising and preference distortions 99 Self-control and free choice 101 Defaults as a determinant of choice 102 Herding, the bandwagon effect, and free choice: Are followers irrational? 103 Constraining Choice versus Freedom of Choice 104 Information 104 Education 105 Consumer rights 105 Chapter 6: Quick and Simple Heuristics and Real-World Decision Making 107 A Bird’s-Eye View of Smart Decision Making in Conventional Economics 108 Decision-making norms in conventional economics: The human calculating machine 109 The optimizing decision-making machine in conventional economics 110 Core conventional benchmarks for rational choice: To dream an impossible dream 111 The limits of conventional rationality 112 Rethinking Bounded Rationality and the Limits of the Mind 113 Bounded rationality and satisficing: Rationality within reason 114 The two blades of the decision-making scissors: Ecological rationality 114 Prospect Theory: Describing Average Decision-Making Behavior 116 Introducing prospect theory: Real-world decision making under uncertainty 117 Thinking about prospect theory and conventional norms 118 Exploring emotions as a hot bed of irrationality 118 The fundamentals of prospect theory: Understanding the value function 119 Unveiling Some Implications of Loss Aversion 122 Loss aversion and the certainty effect 122 Risk seeking in losses 123 The endowment effect: Explaining attachment to possessions 124 Uncovering Errors and Biases in Decision Making 125 Overconfidence 125 Herd behavior 125 Confirmation bias 126 Anchoring 126 Generalizing 127 Less isBest in Decision-Making: Fast and Frugal Heuristics 127 Exploring the superiority of heuristics 128 Understanding human rationality: New benchmarks built on human capabilities 130 Chapter 7: How the Framing of Choices Affects Decision Making 131 The Framing Effect 131 Framing and the economic schools of thought 132 The effect of framing on preferences and choices 133 Appreciating the objective unimportance of frames: The errors and biases approach 133 Understanding frames as heuristics 134 Framing in Pictures: The Possibility of Cognitive Illusions 134 Framing the Mona Lisa 135 Distorting the line illusion 135 Framing faces 136 Framing automobiles: Surface beauty versus substance 137 The letter illusion 138 We’re All Framed: Framing and Decision Making 139 Framing and loss aversion: The classic Asian disease experiment 140 When money isn’t everything 142 Saving a penny to lose a bundle: Framing prices through relative positioning 143 Frames as Defaults: How Anchors Sway the Course of Decision Making 144 Changing default options and choices 144 Revisiting choice architecture 146 Framing isimportant, but so are income and prices 147 The Inescapable Frame and Rational Decision Making 148 Understanding frames as an information-generating machine 148 Repairing frames and rational decision making 148 Introducing product labels into the framing arsenal 149 Market Failure and the Framing Effect 149 Chapter 8: How Norms, Peers, History, and Culture Influence Choice 153 Making Decisions in a Bubble, the Conventional Economics Way 154 Making decisions as if other people don’t matter 155 Making decisions as if history doesn’t matter 155 Making decisions as if society doesn’t matter 157 Introducing Social Norms to Decision Making 157 Looking at some norms 158 Identifying how trust impacts economic development 161 Seeing how discriminating norms can lead to a slow economy 162 Studying the role of education in the formation of norms and the shaping of preferences 163 The carrot and the stick: Exploring the enforcement of social norms 163 Peer Pressure: Seeing How Peers Affect Decision Making 164 How History and Culture Affect Choice 165 Rooting choice in history 165 Culture club: How culture affects the formation of preferences and choices 166 Chapter 9: Why Gender, Children, and Age Matter for Economic Analysis 167 How Gender Affects Choice 167 Not tonight, honey: Conventional choice theory 168 Household bargaining power and women’s rights 169 Understanding household choices when women have a voice 171 Exploring population growth when women’s preferences count 172 Understanding why women go on welfare even if they want to work 174 Identifying why women are more risk averse than men 175 Exploring women’s altruistic preferences 176 Examining labor market discrimination 177 The Role of Children in Economic Decision Making 179 News Flash! Preferences Change with Age 179 Part III: Growing the Economic Pie: The Economic Importance of Ethics, Well-Being, and Culture 181 Chapter 10: Why Smart People Pay Taxes, Recycle, and Even Break the Law 183 Why Most People Pay Taxes: The Big Stick versus the Warm Glows 183 How the big stick induces tax payments 184 The niceness effect 185 Social norms and taxes 186 A sense of fairness and tax compliance 186 Different Perspectives on Reducing Pollution 187 Exploring the economics of pollution control 187 Thinking about the green corporation 188 Understanding the links between green consumption and green production 189 Studying social norms and the greening of the world 189 Understanding the mix of economic and non-economic variables in determining green production 190 Crime and Punishment 190 The calculating criminal 191 Addiction and criminal behavior 193 The role of identity and social networks in determining criminal behavior 193 Why most people don’t commit crimes even when crime pays 194 Chapter 11: Labor Supply in the Real World 197 An Introduction to Labor Supply 197 Decoding the reality of labor supply 197 Mapping out changes to labor supply 198 Uncovering what people do when they aren’t working 201 Labor Supply When People Prefer Leisure: The Conventional Economics Perspective 202 The income-leisure trade-off: Bribing people to work 203 Why economics predicts that more income reduces labor supply: Work as an inferior good 206 How to increase the labor supply when people dislike work: Using the big stick 207 How Economic Necessity, Norms, and Love of Work Determine Labor Supply 207 How target income affects labor supply 208 Why increasing income doesn’t reduce labor supply 209 Labor supply when market employment isa superior good 210 Social welfare programs and labor supply 210 Norms, anchors, default retirement age, and labor supply 213 Chapter 12: The Black Box of the Firm: Human Relationships and Productivity 215 Survival of the Fittest, the Firm, and Contemporary Economic Theory 216 Doing the best we can: From slave to free labor to the big boss 216 Determining industrial relations through market forces 217 Maximizing profits and minimizing costs in the calculating firm 218 Understanding why the behavioral firm wins out 221 When People Don’t Behave According to Conventional Economics: X-Inefficiency 221 Types of x-inefficiency 221 When product markets aren’t competitive enough 222 Increasing inefficiency, managerial slack, and the art of lobbying 223 Preferences, managerial slack, and x-inefficiency 223 How low wages produce x-inefficiency and high wages contribute to x-efficiency 224 Efficiency wages: Connecting wages, effort, and productivity 226 Exploring fairness and gift exchange inside the firm 227 Understanding the relationship between conventional, x-efficiency, and efficiency wage theories 227 Chapter 13: The Good Economy: How Ethical Behavior Can Grow the Economy 229 Ethical Behavior: An Introduction 229 The Conventional Perspective on Ethical Behavior and the Economy 231 The Good Company 233 The Compatibility between Ethics and Profits 236 Examining x-efficiency and the socially responsible firm 236 How ethical consumers sustain and grow ethical production 239 Chapter 14: Why Institutions Matter 243 What Behavioral Economics Has to Say about Institutions 244 The decision-making context 245 The theory of the firm 245 The New Institutional Economics 246 Institutions and Wealth Creation 250 Governance 251 Culture 255 Part IV: When Bubbles and Busts and Inefficiencies Are Possible: Some Behavioral Insights into the Strange World of Economic Reality 257 Chapter 15: Deciphering Behavioral Finance 259 What Behavioral Finance is259 The Efficient Asset Market Models and Their Limits 260 The efficient market hypothesis 261 The random walk hypothesis 262 Irrational Exuberance: Smells Like Animal Spirit 264 Bubbles and Busts: A Preface to Inefficient Markets 266 The Dutch tulip bulb bubble 266 Contemporary bubbles: Evidence of inefficient markets 268 The causes of financial bubbles 271 Chapter 16: Looking into Recessions and Depressions 275 Introducing Psychology in Business Cycle Narratives 276 Grasping the meaning of macroeconomics, recessions, and depressions 276 Understanding animal spirits 279 Deconstructing business cycles: The tango between psychology and “real” factors 284 Economic Psychology and Government Policy 285 How Fairness, Reciprocity, and Punishment Influence Wages, Effort, and the Business Cycle 286 How efficiency wages cause sticky wages and involuntary unemployment 287 Why businesspeople don’t like to cut wages over the business cycle 287 Insights on money illusion: Tricking workers into cutting their wages 288 Why high wages don’t necessarily cause higher unemployment 289 How unemployment undermines confidence and destroys productivity 289 Chapter 17: The Art and Science of Happiness: Can You Be Happy without More Money? 291 Happiness and Conventional Economics 291 How happiness ismeasured 292 The art of being happy 292 Why conventional economics assumes that money makes you happy 294 Diminishing returns for income and wealth 295 What increasing per-capita income ignores 295 Happiness and Behavioral Economics 296 What makes us happy: The individual versus the expert 297 Why money alone can’t make you happy (at least if you’re well off) 298 The new empirics of the happiness debate 301 What money can’t buy (at least not easily) 303 How Government Policy Affects Happiness 306 Part V: The Part of Tens 309 Chapter 18: Ten (Or So) Key Public Policy Implications of Behavioral Economics 311 Consumer Rights and Protection and the Framing of Information 312 Product Labeling and Consumer Choice 312 Financial Markets and Information Deceit 313 Saving for the Future 313 Organ Donations 314 Weakness of Will and Self-Control 315 Labor Market Regulation and Economic Efficiency 316 Big Brother and Behavioral Economics: Does Government Know Best? 316 Crime, Punishment, and Identity 317 Population Growth and the Empowerment of Women 318 Tax Compliance: The Carrot isas Important as the Stick 319 Trust and Economic Efficiency in an Imperfect World 319 Chapter 19: Ten (Or So) Experiments in Behavioral Economics 321 The Ultimatum Game: Fairness and Punishment 321 The Dictator Game: Being Fair Because It’s the Right Thing to Do 323 Fair Wage Experiments: Adventures into Labor Market Dynamics 324 Public Goods Games: Sacrificing for the Public Good 325 The Dark Side of Humanity: It Isn’t All about Lovingkindness 327 The Endowment Effect: How Ownership Affects Behavior 327 Market Games: Markets Work Even When They’re “Irrational” 329 Bubble Experiments: How Smart People Produce Economic Bubbles 330 Experiments on Bounded Rationality 331 Chapter 20: Ten Decision-Making Lessons from Behavioral Economics 333 Be Wary of Overconfidence 333 You Can’t Believe Everything You Read 334 Avoid Situations That Require More Self-Control Than You Can Muster 335 Don’t Blindly Follow the Herd 336 You Can’t Trust Everyone 336 Invest Simply 337 Pay Attention to Sample Size 337 Read the Fine Print 338 Being Nice Pays 338 Educate Yourself 339 Index 341

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Book SynopsisPerhaps no economist was more vindicated by the global financial crisis than Hyman P. Minsky (1919-96). Although a handful of economists raised alarms as early as 2000, Minsky's warnings began a half-century earlier, with writings that set out a compelling theory of financial instability. Yet even today he remains largely outside mainstream economiTrade Review"An accessible introduction to the economist who saw the global financial crisis coming."--Bookseller Buyer's Guide "Written in clear prose, with Minsky's idiosyncratic ideas and language patiently explained ... [this book] provides the best general introduction to Minsky's economics."--Edward Chancellor, Reuters Breaking Views "I came away from the book with considerably more understanding of Minsky's views and a greater respect for them."--Arnold Kling, Econlib "[A] crystal-clear summary of Minsky's life's work... While Minsky is now quite well known, his contributions are still widely ignored or misunderstood. This makes Wray's book a godsend... By making his insights accessible to a general audience for the first time, Wray's book has the potential to transform the future of economic policymaking and, with it, to create a better life for future generations."--Victoria Bateman, Times Higher Education "A useful and accessible overview of both what Minsky said and--as the title puts it--why it matters."--Diane Coyle, The Enlightened Economist blog "Why Minsky Matters ... brings together the maverick economist's work in a more accessible form."--Ishan Bakshi, Business Standard "Why Minsky Mattersserves up a rich variety of concepts that will stimulate and inform anyone concerned about the fate of the economy. If you want to know where we are going, it helps to know where we have come from, andWhy Minsky Mattersprovides an essential road map for that journey--past, present, and future."--Financial Analysts Journal "A highly readable overview of the contributions of Hyman Minsky, and justifies the title as to how Minsky matters."--Malcolm Sawyer, Journal of Economic Literature "One might think this book is a biography of the economist Hyman Minsky, but it is much more than that. In a thoroughly engaging, elucidating way, the author summarizes macroeconomic theories from Adam Smith to Keynes and the present."--Choice "A fine book that successfully brings Minsky's great contributions to our attention again. If there should be an after-life, one of its purest pleasures for me would be to have the chance to discuss monetary analysis with Hyman Minsky for a sizeable chunk of eternity. Wray's book gives a foretaste of such heavenly interaction."--Charles Goodhart, European Journal of the History of Economic ThoughtTable of ContentsPreface vii Introduction 1 1 Overview of Minsky's Main Contributions 21 2 Where Did We Go Wrong? Macroeconomics and the Road Not Taken 47 3 Minsky's Early Contributions: The Financial Instability Hypothesis 71 4 Minsky's Views on Money and Banking 87 5 Minsky's Approach to Poverty and Unemployment 109 6 Minsky and the Global Financial Crisis 137 7 Minsky and Financial Reform 163 8 Conclusion: Reforms to Promote Stability, Democracy, Security, and Equality 193 Notes 223 Further Reading 253 The Collected Writings of Hyman P. Minsky 257 Index 269

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Book SynopsisBuilding Intelligent Enterprises by leveraging the emerging and next-generation technologies to accelerate the adoption of digital transformation The speed of innovation and emerging IT technologies are changing at a very fast pace and enterprises are eager to join the digital revolution so they can stand above the competition and succeed as the enterprise of tomorrow. This book is an attempt to make the enterprise intelligent by providing the path to digital transformation and the adoption of new IT methods, tools and technologies. This book has been organized to cover the following topics: Digital Transformation, Design Thinking, Agile, DevOps, Robotic Process Automation, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Drones, Augmented and Virtual Reality, 3D Printing, Big Data, Analytics, Cloud Computing, APIs, and SAP Leonardo. No prior knowledge of any technical coding or language is necessary to understand the content of this boTable of ContentsPreface xi About this Book xiii Acknowledgments xix Part I—Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Digital Transformation 3 Digital Transformation 3 Digital Transformation Impact 8 Value Drivers 9 Digital Implementation Methodology 10 Emerging Technology Heatmap 13 Emerging Digital Themes by Industry 15 Conclusion 26 Part II—Collaborative Methods and Tools 27 Chapter 2 Design Thinking 29 Design Thinking Overview 29 Design Thinking Methodology 31 Tools and Techniques 35 Use Cases 41 Conclusion 43 Chapter 3 Agile 45 Agile Overview 45 Agile Methodology 48 Agile Tools 49 Conclusion 51 Chapter 4 DevOps 53 DevOps Overview 53 DevOps Enterprise Maturity 56 DevOps Enablers 57 Adoption by Industry 59 Use Cases 62 Conclusion 63 Part III—Intelligent Technologies 65 Chapter 5 Robotic Process Automation 67 Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Overview 67 Automation Capabilities 69 Enterprise RPA Architecture 74 Enterprise RPA Model 76 Enterprise RPA Implementation Methodology 78 Potential Automation Opportunities 81 RPA Opportunities by Industry 82 RPA Opportunities by Function 89 Use Cases 96 Conclusion 98 Chapter 6 Internet of Things 99 Internet of Things Overview 99 Understanding IoT Architecture 105 IoT Implementation Methodology 119 New Era with Connected Devices 121 IoT Applications by Industry 129 Use Cases 135 Conclusion 139 Chapter 7 Artificial Intelligence 141 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Overview 141 AI Capabilities 147 Enterprise AI Architecture 154 Enterprise AI Implementation Methodology 157 Potential AI Opportunities 160 AI Opportunities by Industry 161 AI Opportunities by Functional Area 171 Use Cases 175 Conclusion 178 Chapter 8 Machine Learning 179 Machine Learning Overview 179 Machine Learning Algorithms 182 Enterprise Machine Learning Model 183 Machine Learning Implementation Methodology 184 Machine Learning Solutions by Industry 186 Use Cases 187 Conclusion 189 Chapter 9 Blockchain 191 Blockchain Overview 191 Understanding Blockchain Architecture 197 Smart Contracts in Blockchain 204 Blockchain Execution Roadmap 205 Blockchain Security 207 Challenges of Blockchain-enabled Transformation 209 Applications of Blockchain 209 Use Cases of Blockchain 211 Key Players 218 Conclusion 219 Chapter 10 Drones 221 Drones Overview 221 Drones as Data Collector 224 Risk Considerations 225 Drone Applications 226 Opportunities by Industry 227 Use Cases 232 Conclusion 233 Chapter 11 Virtual Reality 235 Augmented and Virtual Reality Overview 235 AR and VR in the Current Ecosystem 237 Understanding AR/VR Architecture 237 Platform 248 Security and Privacy 249 Opportunities by Industry 251 Use Cases 257 Conclusion 258 Chapter 12 3D Printing 259 3D Printing Overview 259 Methodology 262 Use Cases 263 Conclusion 265 Chapter 13 Big Data 267 Big Data Overview 267 Big Data Technology 273 Understanding Big Data Architecture 278 Big Data Opportunities by Industry 285 Use Cases 285 Conclusion 290 Chapter 14 Analytics 291 Analytics Overview 291 Analytics Components 294 Analytics Methodology 294 Analytics Techniques 296 Use Cases 301 Conclusion 303 Part IV—Digital Infrastructure 305 Chapter 15 Cloud Computing 307 Cloud Overview 307 Enterprise Cloud Transformation Methodology 319 Enterprise Cloud Migration Framework 322 Enterprise Strategy and Roadmap to Cloud 324 Enterprise Migration Path to Cloud 327 Key Cost Drivers 330 Enterprise Transformation to the Cloud 332 Enterprise Cloud Management and Optimization 336 Use Cases 339 Conclusion 342 Chapter 16 APIs 343 API Overview 343 API Architecture 345 API Business Strategy 347 API Life Cycle and Roadmap 349 Conclusion 352 Part V—Product Review 353 Chapter 17 SAP Leonardo 355 SAP S/4HANA ERP Overview 355 Understanding SAP Leonardo 356 SAP Leonardo Internet of Things 357 SAP Leonardo Machine Learning 362 SAP Leonardo Blockchain 366 SAP Leonardo Big Data 367 SAP Leonardo Data Intelligence 368 SAP Leonardo Analytics 368 SAP Leonardo Enterprise Engagement 369 Conclusion 371 About the Author 373 Index 375

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Book SynopsisStakeholder theory is used for many purposes in a wide array of disciplines. It was intended to serve as a strategic management tool for business and society relationships in a capitalist system. While it has broad scholarly appeal, it is still somewhat controversial and is considered to be empirically underdeveloped. This new book offers a series of ten chapters from well-known, established and emerging business and society scholars working with stakeholder theory in its many aspects. Each chapter is centered on a different sub-topic related to stakeholder management, written by the actual published experts on that sub-topic. The chapters stand alone as comprehensive pieces of scholarship in themselves, but they are intimately related and interwoven so as to give readers an overall sense of cohesion around the area of stakeholder management.Trade ReviewThis volume contains 10 chapters detailing research and theoretical developments in stakeholder management, by business and society scholars, who address stakeholder theory, stakeholder classification, value creation, stakeholder network research, the role of stakeholder salience, and communication between stakeholders and the firm, including stakeholder action and reaction and the relationship between stakeholder theory and strategic management. -- Annotation ©2017 Ringgold Inc. * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsFive Challenges to Stakeholder Theory: A Report on Research in ProgressStakeholder Theory Classification, Definitions and Essential Contestability Normative Stakeholder Theory Value Creation Theory: Literature Review and Theory Assessment The Power of and in Stakeholder Networks Stakeholder Prioritization Work: The Role of Stakeholder Salience in Stakeholder Research Challenging Stakeholder Salience: Lessons from Dormant Local Stakeholders Regarding Marginal Stakeholders Stakeholder Action: Predictors of Punitive and Prosocial Stakeholder Behaviours Toward a More Productive Dialogue between Stakeholder Theory and Strategic Management

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Just when U.S. regulators and lenders are showing signs of forgetting the lessons of the 2008 financial crisis, Richard Vague comes out with this timely treatise on the dangers of excessive private debt. Deeply researched yet easily understandable, it's must-reading for anyone who wants to understand the financial crises of the past-and anticipate the catastrophes of the future." * Rich Miller, Bloomberg News *"Richard Vague unmasks a very important insight that financial crises throughout history have originated in bubble formation in the private sector. This diagnosis presents a huge challenge to the political system regarding how to implement the preventative medicine to impede bubbles. The stakes are high for preventing prolonged economic downturns, and the impotence of the public sector is devastating to the reputation of experts and governance, not only in the financial sector but across every division of government. The demoralization on both the left and right after the Great Financial Crisis remains a major contributor to the politics of today. Vague challenges us to face up to these costs." * Robert Johnson, Institute for New Economic Thinking *"Debt is always the biggest indicator of where financial crises will strike next. But while most people focus on government debt, private debt has been overlooked as a risk factor. Richard Vague rectifies that problem-and given that corporate debt is now at record highs-there couldn't be a better time to read his book." * Rana Foroohar, Financial Times *"Debt booms are the Achilles heel of modern economies, and nobody understands this better than Richard Vague. It takes a former banker to expose the folly of lenders in fueling credit booms that lead to devastating financial crises. In his sweeping account of 200 years of financial history, Vague builds on his intimate understanding of banking to explain how private debt booms put economic and social prosperity at risk. This is a must read for anyone who wants to see the next crisis coming." * Moritz Schularick, University of Bonn *

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Book SynopsisA Financial Times Economics Book of the Year A brilliant narrative of early capitalism's most famous scandal, a speculative frenzy that nearly bankrupted the British state during the hot summer of 1720 – and paradoxically led to the birth of modern finance. The South Sea Company was formed to trade with Asian and Latin American countries. But it had almost no ships and did precious little trade. Instead it got into financial fraud on a massive scale, taking over the government's debt and promising to pay the state out of the money received from the shares it sold. And how they sold. In the summer of 1720 the share price rocketed and everyone was making money. Until the carousel stopped, and thousands lost their shirts. Isaac Newton, Alexander Pope and others lost heavily. Thomas Levenson's superb account of the South Sea Bubble is not just the story of a huge scam, but is also the story of the birth of modern financial capitalism: the idea that you can invest in future prosperity and that governments can borrow money to make things happen, like funding the rise of British naval and mercantile power. These dreamers and fraudsters may have bankrupted Britain, but they made the world rich. Praise for Money For Nothing: 'A scholar who makes complicated and subtle matters not just accessible but fun. Utterly relevant to the 2008 financial crisis and 2020 pandemic' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE 'Thoroughly researched and vibrantly written, Money For Nothing captures those heady, heartbreaking times, which still hold lessons for today' DAVID KAISER 'A gripping story of scientists and swindlers, all too pertinent to our modern world' JAMES GLEICK 'It's easy to look back and think of the South Sea bubblers, like the tulip-mad Dutch of the 1630s, as financially naive – until you remember how many people jumped in on various other more recent crazes (from Beanie Babies to Pets.com and Bitcoin). This is not a new tale, but Levenson tells it with a light touch' SPECTATORTrade ReviewSuperb, fascinating and totally timely, Money for Nothing is a gripping history of the South Sea Bubble by a scholar who makes complicated and subtle matters not just accessible but fun – the story of a world crisis with a flashy cast of grifters, scientists, politicians and charlatans that Levenson makes utterly relevant to the 2008 financial crisis and 2020 pandemic. Essential reading -- Simon Sebag MontefioreDoes a stockmarket crash and a plague sound somehow familiar? Leverson's new book is proof – very cleverly told – of how enlightening history can be. There is no excuse not to learn from the past -- Andrea WulfInspired by Isaac Newton's example, clever schemers sought to conquer the chaos of human affairs by abstracting financial value from tangible goods. Their calculations unleashed the notorious South Sea Bubble, which destroyed fortunes and roiled nations. Thoroughly researched and vibrantly written, Money for Nothing captures those heady, heartbreaking times, which still hold lessons for today -- David KaiserThomas Levenson is a brilliant synthesizer with a grand view of history. Here is the birth of modern finance amid catastrophe and fraud – a gripping story of scientists and swindlers, all too pertinent to our modern world -- James GleickA brilliant history of the South Sea Bubble, an astounding episode from the early days of financial markets that to this day continues to intrigue and perplex historians. Deeply researched and featuring a colorful cast of characters out of 18th century England – mathematical geniuses, unscrupulous financiers, greedy aristocrats, venal politicians – Money for Nothing is narrative history at its best, lively and fresh with new insights -- Liaquat AhamedThis erudite and entertaining history offers a fresh take on high finance * Publishers Weekly *An enthralling account of an economic revolution that emerged from a scandal * Kirkus Reviews *Levenson is very fluent in his descriptions... This is not a new tale, but Levenson tells it with a light touch' * Spectator *The book has helped me better understand a number of different institutions... If you want an embarkation point from which to understand the history of the City of London as a financial rather than simply mercantile or population centre then this book is a useful one, and one to whet your appetite' * London Historian's Blog. *A vivid account of the development of share trading in the coffee shops of Exchange Alley in the City, with fascinating asides such as Newton's extraordinarily modern management techniques when running the Royal Mint... A compelling read' * Financial Times. *Levenson is a talented writer * Money Week *A beautifully written account of the seminal bubble of capitalism * Financial Times *Levenson is a talented writer who does a good job explaining the complicated nature of the South Sea Company and how it paradoxically saved the British state from bankruptcy * Money Week *Levenson explored the murky tale in a wide ranging study of political intrigue, cultural attitudes and – his strength as a historian of science – the emergence of mathematical reasoning about the value of assets * BBC History Magazine *Levenson is very good on the deep history of the bubble... Building on recent scholarship and especially the work of his MIT colleague William Deringer, Levenson proposes instead that we see the era's scientific accomplishments and speculative bubbles as equal manifestations of a newly mathematical way of knowing and being' * TLS *

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Book SynopsisThis powerful book shows how poor countries can ignite growth without waitingfor global action or the creation of ideal local conditions.Trade Review"Shortlisted for the 2018 Africa-Asia ICAS Book Prize, International Convention of Asia Scholars and Association for Asian Studies in Africa"

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Book SynopsisAs a leader, do you feel you face a straight choice between high performance versus wellbeing?Strategic resilience allows you to achieve both, without compromise.At The Resilience Engine, we believe that everyone deserves to perform well without compromising their wellbeing. We know our approach works because it’s backed up by ten years of research and experience with thousands of clients in over 75 organisations. The Resilience Dynamic® illustrates, with practical tools, how to develop resilience as a buffer to stress and how it can transform how you lead change and increase performance in a complex and uncertain world.Trade ReviewJenny makes the case for building your resilience to adapt to change and be able to thrive. Not just a book about coping or bounceback; its about what happens as our resilience diminishes as much as its about how to stay highly resilient in life.It is a highly accessible book and one which is supported by case studies and research. * amazon.co.uk *Jenny's fabulous book clearly describes how to understand and enhance your levels of resilience and wellbeing. Full of examples and relatable case studies, Jenny busts the myths about being resilient, and provides proven and practical ways to create a Resilient Way. * amazon.co.uk *A book whose time has come ! Business world is seized with changing business model , new international equations, digital transformation, AI and automation. This calls for adaptation and resilience to survive. This also has profound implications on personal lives and relationships. This book gives both a perspective and framework to cope. Well done Jenny !!! * amazon.co.uk *At last a book which provides a practical, step by step approach to building ones own resilience, as well as supporting teams, friends and family through theirs. Guidance is based in research and real life examples, making it a cut above the theoretical advise that can be found on the internet.Invest! * amazon.co.uk *A must read for anyone interested in Resilience. Research and practice based material that brings the often complex nature of resilience into a straightforward and practical model. It will yield results for people who are starting out and the seasoned professional coach. * amazon.co.uk *

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Book SynopsisElectrifying in its simplicity - like all great breakthroughs - COMPETITIVE STRATEGY captures the complexity of industry competition in five underlying forces. Author Michael Porter introduces one of the most powerful competitive tools yet developed: his three generic strategies - lowest cost, differentiation, and focus - which bring structure to the task of strategic positioning. He shows how competitive advantage can be defined in terms of relative cost and relative prices, thus linking it directly to profitability, and presents a whole new perspective on how profit is created and divided. More than a million managers in both large and small companies, investment analysts, consultants, students, and scholars throughout the world have internalised Porter''s ideas and applied them to assess industries, understand competitors and choose competitive positions. COMPETITIVE STRATEGY has filled a void in management thinking. It provides an enduring foundation and grounding point on Trade ReviewFortune Three overarching game plans that work in one industry after another explain how thousands of real-world competitors come out on top.Philip Kotler author of Principles of Marketing Porter's books on competitive strategy are the seminal works in the field.The New York Times American executives are grasping for a logic to global competition. Mr. Porter...has given them one.Choice Few books warrant the too-common publisher's blurb "landmark." This one does. Highest recommendation.Strategic Management Journal Represents a quantum leap...may well be one of the most important contributions to the discipline of strategic management.Journal of Business Strategy Any manager who studies and uses the material in this book should be able to devise more successful strategies.

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Book SynopsisThe Soulful Art of Persuasion is a revolutionary guide to becoming a master influencer in an age of distrust through the cultivation of character-building habits that are essential to both personal growth and sustained business success. This isn't a book full of tips and life-hacks. Instead, The Soulful Art of Persuasion will develop the habits that others want to be influenced by. This book is based on a radical idea: Persuasion isn't about facts and argument. It's all about personal character.Jason Harris, CEO of the powerhouse creative agency Mekanism, argues that genuine persuasion in the twenty-first century is about developing character rather than relying on the easy tactics of flattery, manipulation, and short-term gains. It is about engaging rather than insisting; it is about developing empathy and communicating your values. Based on his experience in and out of the boardroom, and drawing on the latest in-depth research on trust, influence, and habit formation, Harris shows that being persuasive in a culture plagued by deception means rejecting the ethos of the quick and embracing the commitment of putting your truest self forward and playing the long game. Through instructive and entertaining stories, Harris lays out the 11 habits that will guide readers to become authentically persuasive, including Earning respect through collaboration Becoming the person others want to be around Practicing generosity through gestures big and smallPersuasion today is about personal excellence, sharing the stage, and respecting other people's motivations. In The Soulful Art of Persuasion, Jason Harris shows us the way.Trade ReviewNobody knows more about the art of selling ideas than Jason Harris. This book is a peek inside the mind that some of the biggest companies in the world rely on to launch their products. And now anyone can apply these principles. Read it. -- Ryan Holiday, New York Times bestselling author of The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the EnemyI've seen firsthand how the successful application of these tools can be truly transformative. These habit-forming lessons flat-out work, and this book will be your new secret weapon. -- John Foley, founder and CEO of Peloton"The Soulful Art of Persuasion isn't about winning. It is focused on building relationships, blending appreciation and collaboration to ensure success. It's a business book about Karma, and as you give, you will receive." - Dave Stever, CMO, Ben & Jerry's

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Book Synopsis''Refreshingly clear and engaging'' Tim Harford''Delightful . . . full of unique insights'' Prof Sir David SpiegelhalterThere''s no getting away from statistics. We encounter them every day. We are all users of statistics whether we like it or not.Do missed appointments really cost the NHS 1bn per year?What''s the difference between the mean gender pay gap and the median gender pay gap?How can we work out if a claim that we use 42 billion single-use plastic straws per year in the UK is accurate?What did the Vote Leave campaign''s 350m bus really mean?How can we tell if the headline ''Public pensions cost you 4,000 a year'' is correct?Does snow really cost the UK economy 1bn per day?But how do we distinguish statistical fact from fiction? What can we do to decide whether a number, claim or news story is accurate? Without an understanding of data, we cannot truly understand what is going on in the woTrade ReviewFascinating . . . timely . . . a lovely humorous undercurrent to it all -- Marcus Berkmann * Daily Mail *A refreshingly clear and engaging guide to the statistical claims all around us * Tim Harford, author of Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy & Presenter of BBC More or Less *Having spent his journalistic career working in a newsroom, being inundated with press releases full with dodgy statistics, Reuben has learned all the ways in which numbers can tell a misleading story. In this delightful book, full of unique insights from personal experience, he warns us of the phrases to look out for, and all the questions to ask about shabby surveys and dubious economic forecasts - there's also a great chapter on how to interpret big numbers. And he advises that we all ask the big question - is this number reasonably likely to be true? * Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter *Statistics can clarify or confuse. That's why you need to read this book * John Humphrys *

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Book SynopsisA sweeping history of the full range of human labor Few authors are able to write cogently in both the scientific and the economic spheres. Even fewer possess the intellectual scope needed to address science and economics at a macro as well as a micro level. But Paul Cockshott, using the dual lenses of Marxist economics and technological advance, has managed to pull off a stunningly acute critical perspective of human history, from pre-agricultural societies to the present. In How the World Works, Cockshott connects scientific, economic, and societal strands to produce a sweeping and detailed work of historical analysis. This book will astound readers of all backgrounds and ages; it will also will engage scholars of history, science, and economics for years to come.

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Book SynopsisIt’s time to achieve your financial dreams with a 17-step roadmap to guide your journey to financial, location, and lifestyle freedom. Get rid of fear and doubts and say hello to your version of uncommon success!Based on thousands of interviews from John Lee Dumas’ highly acclaimed podcast, Entrepreneurs on Fire, this revolutionary step-by-step roadmap provides a proven path for entrepreneurs like you to achieve the financial freedom and lifestyle fulfillment you are capable of. Let The Common Path to Uncommon Success show you how.The Common Path to Uncommon Success will: Reveal the critical steps successful entrepreneurs take to achieve uncommon success. Dispel the doubts and fear you’re currently facing while providing a clear path to financial freedom and fulfillment. Ensure you avoid the pitfalls that have tripped up countless entrepreneurs. ProTrade Review'For entrepreneurs who are serious about leveling up, Dumas arrives with a roadmap that's clear, actionable, and proven. Here are powerful ideas to get you moving.' * Seth Godin, Author, The Practice *'I featured John Lee Dumas in my book Crushing It because he's the real deal and he puts in the work. Read this book and you'll have the tools to crush it, too!' * Gary Vaynerchuk, Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker *'John Lee Dumas has never been afraid to pull back the curtain and let you in on what it really takes to stand out and reach your goals. This book is no different. He provides a proven framework with specific examples that will have you excited to get to work finding YOUR path to uncommon success.' * Erica Mandy, Founder and Host, The NewsWorthy *'John Lee Dumas' framework is what you need to achieve your version of uncommon success. Hard work and persistence are only two of the ingredients. This book is the third. It would be a huge mistake to not read this book.' * Neil Patel, NeilPatel.com *'We all want uncommon success, and John Lee Dumas shows you how to attain it. Drawing on lessons he learned building a multimillion-dollar business from scratch, you'll learn the simple, smart moves you can make to get exponential results.' * Dorie Clark, Author, Entrepreneurial You, Executive Education Faculty, Duke University Fuqua School of Business *

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Book SynopsisThe complexity and relentless pace of our world places exceptional demands on leaders today. They work incredibly hard and yet feel that they are not meeting their own expectations of excellence. They feel disconnected from their own values and overburdened. By the thousands, they seek out books on leadership skills, time management, and "getting things done," but the techniques these volumes offer, useful as they are, often don't speak to the leader's fundamental sense that something is missing. Janice Marturano, a senior executive with decades of experience in Fortune 500 corporations, explains how Mindful Leadership training integrates the practice of mindfulness--meditation and self-awareness--with the practical tools of management, enabling leaders to bring a wider range of their capacities to the challenges at hand. We already know from scientific research that mindfulness practices enhance mental health and improve clarity and focus. Finding the Space to Lead shows how this training has specific value for leaders. This is not a new "leadership system" to add to the burden of already overworked people. It brings the concepts of mindfulness into the everyday life of anyone in a leadership role, through specific exercises that address practical issues--the calendar, schedule, phone usage, meetings, to-do list, and strategic planning, as well as interpersonal challenges such as listening and working with difficult colleagues. Leaders who have experienced mindfulness training report that it provides a "transformative experience" with significant improvements in innovation, self-awareness, listening, and making better decisions. In Finding the Space to Lead, Marturano masterfully lays out her proven techniques for promoting mindfulness in the busy executive''s working life.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Foreword xv Preface xvii Introduction xix Part One Investing in Credit vs. Investing in a Combination of Treasuries and Equities Chapter 1 Can a Combination of Treasuries and Equities Replace Credit in a Portfolio? 3 Part Two Capitalizing on Index Inefficiencies Fallen Angels: Index Liquidation Chapter 2 Fallen Angels: Characteristics, Performance, and Implications for Investors 81 Chapter 3 Fallen Angels: Capacity, Transaction Costs, and the Bond-CDS Basis 127 Chapter 4 Introducing the Fallen Angel Reversal Scorecard 163 New Issuance: Index Inclusion Chapter 5 Issuance Dynamics and Performance of Corporate Bonds 191 Chapter 6 The Value of Waiting to Buy: Inclusion-Delay Investment-Grade Corporate Indices 215 Chapter 7 Concessions in Corporate Bond Issuance: Magnitude, Determinants, and Post-Issuance Dynamics 239 Performance Cost of Investment Constraints Chapter 8 “Try-and-Hold” Credit Investing 265 Chapter 9 Effect of Rating-Based Stop-Loss Rules on Performance 303 Part Three Performance Implications of Portfolio Characteristics Chapter 10 Coupon Effects in Corporate Bonds: Pricing, Empirical Duration, and Spread Convexity 333 Chapter 11 Maturity Dependence of Corporate Bond Excess Returns 355 Chapter 12 ESG Investing in Credit 369 Part Four Factor Investing in Credit Value Investing Chapter 13 Relative Value Investing in Credit Using Excess Spread to Peers 413 Chapter 14 Long-Horizon Value Investing in Credit Using Spread per Unit of Debt-to-Earnings Ratio 435 Momentum Investing Chapter 15 Equity Momentum in Credit 483 Chapter 16 Corporate Sector Timing Using Equity Momentum 515 Size Effect Chapter 17 Issuer Size Premium in Credit Markets 527 Combining Factor Strategies Chapter 18 Integrating Systematic Strategies into Credit Portfolio Construction 563 Chapter 19 OneScore: Combining Quantitative and Fundamental Views in Credit 597 Part Five Using Equity-Related Data, Dynamics, and Instruments Chapter 20 Does the Post-Earnings-Announcement-Drift Extend to Credit Markets? 613 Chapter 21 Equity Short Interest as a Signal for Credit Investing 653 Index 691

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Book SynopsisFormer IBM CTO Mark Minevich discusses critical technology management issues for CTOs, with insights and best practices from global C-Level leaders. Topics include strategic roles, privacy, offshore outsourcing, project execution, technology alignment, future technologies, leadership, risk-taking, and risk management.

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Book SynopsisPosition yourself for success.Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you stay engaged, be productive, and continue to grow throughout your working life.With insights from leading experts including Susan David, Joseph Badaracco, and Laura Morgan Roberts, this book will inspire you to: Identify your purpose and translate it into action Make time to learn—and stay relevant in a world of rapid change Turn your strengths into superpowers Spend more time on the work that matters Tackle even your toughest decisions with confidence Reduce burnout from collaboration Take a stand for yourself and for others This collection of articles includes "From Purpose to Impact," by Nick Craig and Scott A. Snook; "Learning to Learn," by Erika Andersen; "Making Yourself Indispensable," by John H. Zenger, Joseph R. Folkman, and Scott K. Edinger; "Make Time for the Work That Matters," by Julian Birkinshaw and Jordan Cohen; "Collaboration Without Burnout," by Rob Cross, Scott Taylor, and Deb Zehner; "Emotional Agility," by Susan David and Christina Congleton; "How to Tackle Your Toughest Decisions," by Joseph L. Badaracco; "How Dual-Career Couples Make It Work," by Jennifer Petriglieri; "Cultivating Everyday Courage," by James R. Detert; "Be Your Own Best Advocate," by Deborah M. Kolb; "Building an Ethical Career," by Maryam Kouchaki and Isaac H. Smith; "When and How to Respond to Microaggressions," by Ella F. Washington, Alison Hall Birch, and Laura Morgan Roberts.HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

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HOW TO DOMINATE, MAKE MILLIONS, AND GET ANYTHING YOU WANT "Serhant shows us it's not enough to just have goals, but to chase our dreams with a verve and joyous energy. Highly practical and infectiously fun." Mark Manson, NYT bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and Everything is F*cked"In Big Money Energy, Ryan Serhant shows readers that when positive energy is mixed with self-confidence and topped off with a heavy dose of hustle. . . anything can be achieved." Sophia Amoruso, NYT bestselling author of #GIRLBOSS Big Money Energy is the feeling you get when you encounter someone who is massively succeeding at life. They're the ultimate picture of self-confidence. There's no bravado, no bragging - they know they have BME and so does everyone else. You get Big Money Energy by being 100% committed to making your vision a reality... and that vision has to be BIG. Ten years ago, Ryan Serhant, billion dollar broker and co-star of Million Dollar Listing New York was living paycheque-to-paycheque and didn't even own a suit. He realized that while he couldn't change his circumstances or the balance of his bank account, there was one thing he could change - his energy. The energy you give off impacts every area of your life, from how much money you earn and how much power you have, to who you socialize with and the jobs you get. Determined to leave his low-rent lifestyle behind forever, Serhant took life-changing steps that resulted in his getting cast on television and doubling his income every year for the next decade. He is now the CEO and Founder of SERHANT., a multi-dimensional property brokerage and media company, and averages a billion dollars in sales every year. Big Money Energy shows you how he tapped into his Big Money Energy to crush his goals and achieve huge success, earning his first million before he turned thirty. Whether you're a self-made entrepreneur, a corporate executive or barista, Serhant will teach you how to climb the ladder to success better and faster than anyone else. If you want Big Money Energy, this is your blueprint. This book is an inspirational, lively guide for anyone who is ambitious enough to dream big and is committed to doing whatever it takes to conquer their goals.

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Book SynopsisNow in its fifth edition, Business Research offers students a practical, hands-on guide throughout the research process, from literature review to writing up the results. Accessible and clear, this much loved textbook provides the tools needed to embark on and successfully complete research projects. Its balance of practical advice, methodical approach and sound academic underpinning gives a comprehensive grounding in research methods, so that you can decide on the most appropriate way of collecting, analysing and presenting data. New to this Edition:- Expanded practical guidance on areas students find challenging, such as sampling, writing up research and presenting data. - Fully revised and refreshed to provide a more international perspective. Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/business-research. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.Trade ReviewThis is an excellent research textbook for undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students. It is well structured, concise and easy to follow, providing practical guidance to help students understand the complexities of Business research. The inclusion of a new chapter on publishing research is an extremely valuable addition to this fifth edition. * Robert Bowen, Swansea University, UK *Conducting research is not an easy activity in the world of business and writing about this process is even more difficult - it is worth reading and buying Business Research. For Masters students, it offers a good overview of what should be part of a research proposal and how this can be used to set up a good line of reasoning for doing a research project. For PhD students it gives enough in-depth insights to be useful when doing research; the relationships with different aspects of the philosophy of science are also well introduced. For MBA students, there is also enough in the book to pay attention to and the authors have done a good job of also making the book valuable for users who have a more practical focus on the necessary steps to be taken for writing a good research report. * Bartjan Pennink, University of Groningen, Netherlands *Business research by Collis and Hussey is an excellent resource for both students and teachers of research methods. Compelling yet straightforward, this fifth edition further comprehensively outlines the significance of research methods, while the publication strategy section is a valuable addition. The book covers vital features of conducting scientific research in a step-by-step process, and with examples, tables, and text boxes in chapters, it is straightforward to follow. The book is highly recommended and equally valuable for the undergraduate, as well as advanced level research method students in social sciences. The authors have done a fabulous job in taking their readers along the course of discovering the fascinating science of conducting research. * Naveed Akhter, Jönköping University, Sweden *One of the best business research books available. I am impressed by how Collis and Hussey lead us through the research maze in an uncomplicated manner. The clearly written text follows the typical pattern of the research process and provides practical guidance to undergraduate and postgraduate students as they develop their research knowledge in an easily structured way. Particularly useful in this edition is the new chapter on how to publish research. A fantastic revision, well worth its value for money! * Lynette Louw, Rhodes University, South Africa *Table of Contents1. Understanding Research 2. Dealing with Practical Issues 3. Identifying your Research Paradigm 4. Designing the Research 5. Searching and Reviewing the Literature 6. Writing your Research Proposal 7. Collecting Qualitative Data 8. Analysing Qualitative Data 9. Integrated Qualitative Data Methods 10. Collecting Data for Statistical Analysis 11. Analysing Data Using Descriptive Statistics 12. Analysing Data Using Inferential Statistics 13. Writing your Dissertation or Thesis 14. Publishing your Research 15. Troubleshooting.

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