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Book SynopsisA History of Money looks at how money as we know it developed through time. Starting with the barter system, the basic function of exchanging goods evolved into a monetary system based on coins made up of precious metals and, from the 1500s onwards, financial systems were established through which money became intertwined with commerce and trade, to settle by the mid-1800s into a stable system based upon Gold. This book presents its closing argument that, since the collapse of the Gold Standard, the global monetary system has undergone constant crisis and evolution continuing into the present day.

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Book SynopsisGiven the breadth in the conflict and conflict management literatures, there have been few if any compilations that offered good coverage and quality depth, until now. This work provides both a good and timely review as well as insightful integration and extension of existing conflict research. As we would expect from these authors, the writing is good throughout and the chapters are well-organized, focused and concise. This is good reading that is sure to become a staple for conflict researchers.'- Allen C. Amason, Dean, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University, US'The Handbook of Conflict Management Research is an important integration of the research literature that has blossomed over the last couple of decades. This volume of spectacular pieces of work will be a critical addition to the library of any serious scholar of conflict.'- Max H. Bazerman, Harvard Kennedy School, USManaging conflict in the workplace is one of the major challenges facing the leaders and managers of modern organizations. This comprehensive Handbook draws together current thoughts and research in conflict management.Specifically, it brings a wealth of knowledge from authorities in the field on emerging issues such as power in conflict, cognition and emotions in conflict, leading conflict from multiple perspectives and cultural orientations, the role of context in conflict and the teaching of conflict management. By enhancing the knowledge base around conflict and conflict management, this Handbook provides guidance to improve human interactions at the individual, dyad, team, organizational and societal levels.Altogether, the Handbook provides a crucial avenue for researchers and practitioners continued engagement in conflict research and management theory.Contributors: N.M. Ashkanasy, O.B. Ayoko, B. Barry, J. Bear, K. Behfar, C. Bendersky, J. Brett, K. Bollen, J. Brett, E.R. Burris, R.R. Callister, N. Chen Yi-feng, D. Conlon, R.E. de Vries, F.R.C. De Wit, S. Einarsen, M. Euwema, A.J. Ferguson, C.M. Fisher, M.J Gelfand, D.E. Gibson, E. Giebels, B. Gray, L.L. Greer, E.Hall, K. Hamilton, J.R. Harrington, A.C. Homan, K.A. Jehn, P.J. Jordan, A.A. Kane, S-H Kim, M.A. Korsgaard, L.M. Leslie, R.J. Lewicki, E.L. Lingo, B.J. Lucas, K.L. McGinn, S. Mohammed, M. Muchiri, P.C. Patel, R.S. Peterson, R.L. Pinkley, R.E. Ployhart, J.T. Polzer, R.A. Posthuma, M. Redeker, E.M. Rehel, F.A. Rink, S. Rispens, J. Sanchez-Burks, P. Satterstrom, J.E. Sawyer, D. Scheepers, M. Schweitzer, D.L. Shapiro, S-I. Shih, J. S. Tan, R. Tesler, D. Tjosvold, S.M.B. Thatcher, L.L. Thompson, G. Todorova, A.C. Troth, E.G. Ufkes, M. Ulrich, K.J.P.M. van Erp, R. Volkema, R. Wei, L.R. Weingart, K.M. Westerlaken, A. WongTrade Review‘Given the breadth in the conflict and conflict management literatures, there have been few if any compilations that offered good coverage and quality depth, until now. This work provides both a good and timely review as well as insightful integration and extension of existing conflict research. As we would expect from these authors, the writing is good throughout and the chapters are well-organized, focused and concise. This is good reading that is sure to become a staple for conflict researchers.’ -- Allen C. Amason, Dean, College of Business Administration, Georgia Southern University, US'The Handbook of Conflict Management Research is an important integration of the research literature that has blossomed over the last couple of decades. This volume of spectacular pieces of work will be a critical addition to the library of any serious scholar of conflict.’ -- Max H. Bazerman, Harvard Kennedy School, USTable of ContentsPART I: ON THE NATURE OF CONFLICT 1. Types of Conflict: The History and Future of Conflict Definitions and Typologies Karen A. Jehn 2. Beneficial and Detrimental Effects of Conflict Sonja Rispens 3. Cooperative and Competitive Conflict Management in Organizations Dean Tjosvold, Alfred Wong and Nancy Yi Feng Chen 4. The Emergence of Intragroup Conflict: Variations in Conflict Configurations M. Audrey Korsgaard, Robert E. Ployhart and Michael D. Ulrich 5. Understanding High-stakes Conflicts Ellen Giebels, Elze G. Ufkes and Kim J. P. M. van Erp 6. Identifying Gaps between the Conceptualization of Conflict and its Measurement Corinne Bendersky, Julia Bear, Kristin Behfar, Laurie R. Weingart, Gergana Todorova and Karen A. Jehn PART II: ON THE EFFECTS OF CULTURE AND DIVERSITY 7. Power in Teams: Effects of Team Power Structures on Team Conflict and Team Outcomes. Lindred L. Greer 8. Conflict Cultures: A New Frontier for Conflict Management Research and Practice Michele J. Gelfand, Jesse R. Harrington and Lisa M. Leslie 9. Managing cross-culture conflicts: A close look at the implication of direct versus indirect confrontation Jeanne Brett, Kristin Behfar and Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks 10. National baselines of bullying: A Climato-economic perspective Evert van de Vliert and Ståle Einarsen PART III: CONFLICT WITHIN AND BETWEEN TEAMS 11. The Role of Voice in Managing Conflict Debra L. Shapiro and Ethan Burris 12. Strategies for Developing Trust through Constructive Conflict Resolution in Teams Randall S. Peterson and Amanda J. Ferguson 13. Conflict and Change in Teams: The Innovative Newcomer Challenge Floor A. Rink and Aimee A. Kane 14. Coping with Intragroup Conflict Frank R.C. De Wit, Karen A. Jehn and Daan Scheepers PART IV: THE ROLE OF COGNITION AND EMOTION 15. Team Mental Models and Intragroup Conflict Katherine Hamilton, Shin-I Shih, Rachel Tesler and Susan Mohammed 16. Conflict, Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Regulation at Work Ashlea C. Troth, Peter J. Jordan and Kristie M. Westerlaken 17. Anger at Work: Examining Organizational Anger Norms Impact on Anger Expression Outcomes Ronda R. Callister, Barbara Gray, Donald E. Gibson, Maurice E. Schweitzer and Joo Seng Tan PART V: CONFLICT AND NEGOTIATION 18. Reframing Hierarchical Interactions as Negotiations to Promote Change in Health Care Systems Patricia Satterstrom, Jeffrey T. Polzer and Robert Wei 19. Negotiation Processes as Sources of (And Solutions to) Interorganizational Conflict Elizabeth Long Lingo, Colin M. Fisher and Kathleen L. McGinn 20. Getting Something out of Nothing: Reaping or Resisting the Power of a Phantom BATNA Donald E. Conlon, Robin L. Pinkley and John E. Sawyer 21. Lies, Damn Lies,and Negotiation: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Nature and Consequences of Deception at the Bargaining Table Bruce Barry and Erin M. Rehel PART VI: ON THE ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT 22. Approaches to the study of employee’s territoriality, conflict, emotions and well-being Oluremi B. Ayoko, Neal M. Ashkanasy and Karen A. Jehn 23. Ethics in International Business Negotiations Richard A. Posthuma, Si-Hyun Kim and Roger Volkema 24. Understanding the messy relationship between faultlines and conflict Sherry M.B. Thatcher and Pankaj C. Patel PART VII: CONFLICT AND LEADERSHIP 25. Intragroup Conflict and the Interpersonal Leadership Circumplex: Matching Leadership Behaviors to Conflict Types Astrid C. Homan, Marleen Redeker and Reinout E. de Vries 26. Conflict at multiple levels: Transformational leadership and followers’ cultural orientation Oluremi B. Ayoko and Michael Muchiri PART VIII: LEARNING AND TEACHING CONFLICT MANAGEMENT/NEGOTIATION 27. Negotiator Bandwidth Leigh Thompson, Brian Lucas and Erika Hall 28. Mediating Hierarchical Labour Conflicts: Dynamics and Interventions Katalien Bollen and Martin C. Euwema 29. Teaching Negotiation: The State of the Practice Roy J. Lewicki INDEX

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Book SynopsisNow, in the long-anticipated Bollinger on Bollinger Bands, John Bollinger himself explains how to use this extraordinary technique to effectively compare price and indicator movements.Table of ContentsPart I In the BeginningChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 The Raw MaterialsChapter 3 Time FramesChapter 4 Continuous AdviceChapter 5 Be Your Own MasterPart II The BasicsChapter 6 HistoryChapter 7 ConstructionChapter 8 Bollinger Band IndicatorsChapter 9 StatisticsPart III Bollinger Bands on their OwnChapter 10 Pattern RecognitionChapter 11 Five-Point PatternsChapter 12 W-Type BottomsChapter 13 M-Type TopsChapter 14 Walking the BandsChapter 15 The SqueezeChapter 16 Method I: Volatility BreakoutPart IV Bollinger Bands With IndicatorsChapter 17 Bollinger Bands and IndicatorsChapter 18 Volume IndicatorsChapter 19 Method II: Trend FollowingChapter 20 Method III: ReversalsPart V Advanced TopicsChapter 21 Normalizing IndicatorsChapter 22 Day TradingPart VI Summing Up15 Basic RulesWrapping It UpEndnotesGlossaryBibliographyIndexAbout The Author

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Book SynopsisIn yet another page-turner, New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed management expert Patrick Lencioni addresses the costly and maddening issue of silos, the barriers that create organizational politics. Silos devastate organizations, kill productivity, push good people out the door, and jeopardize the achievement of corporate goals.Trade ReviewMarketing won't speak to engineering. Sales thinks production hogs the budget. Front desk believes back room's lazy. These sorts of turf wars, which turn outwardly unified companies into groupings of uncommunicative "silos," are the stuff of management lore. According to bestselling author Lencioni (The Five Dysfunctions of a Team), "they waste resources, kill productivity and jeopardize the achievement of goals"—they also drive workers into tizzies of frustration. Like his previous books, Lencioni's latest addresses the management problem through a fictional story; this one revolves around a self-employed consultant named Jude, who has to dismantle silos at an upscale hotel, a technology company and a hospital. Split into two sections, Lencioni's book first shows Jude discovering a solution to silos, then summarizes Jude's lessons into a strategy that readers can apply to any business. Lencioni's proposal is so full of common sense—namely, end turf wars by getting departments to rally around a common goal—that managers will be eager to apply it themselves. Just as refreshing is Lencioni's use of character and plot, which is far above average for the business genre. As sympathetic as Jude is, he makes Lencioni's management lessons memorable. (Mar.) (Publishers Weekly, January 30, 2006) "...an excellent book that nearly everyone will identify with and benefit from..." (Personnel Today, May 2006) "... an engaging, simplistic read, and one that reinforced many impressions about the ‘problems within’ and strategies to solve them.” (The British Journal Of Administrative Management, February/March 07) "...if your business experiences politics... this book may be for you." (EN, the magazine for entrepreneurs, January 2008)Table of ContentsIntroduction vii The Fable Part One: Entrepreneurial Ambition 3 Part Two: Roller Coaster 19 Part Three: Rally 77 Part Four: Moments of Truth 139 The Theory Introduction to Silos 175 Components of the Model 178 Identifying a Thematic Goal 187 Case Studies 189 Managing and Organizing Around the Thematic Goal 197 Thematic Goals and Long-Term Context 202 Making Matrix Organizations Work 205 Getting Started 207 Acknowledgments 209 About the Author 211

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Book SynopsisLike its predecessor "Market Wizards", this book offers practical advice on investing from some of the most prestigious Wall Street professionals in a personal, anecdotal style. The book shows even small investors how to avoid pitfalls and make the most of their money.

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Book SynopsisThis is the third title in Capstone s new, essential business series What You Need to Know About These accessible books will get anyone up to speed on a core business subject, fast.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 1 – Goal Setting 9 2 – Estimating 37 3 – Supply and Demand 71 4 – Managing Risk 99 5 – Managing Expectations 131 6 – Tracking and Status Reporting 175 7 – Running Multiple Projects 207 8 – Having a Life 225 Acknowledgements 247 Index 249

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Book SynopsisGrow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methodsTrade Review"Jean-Martin's book is very well done and should be of great use to market growers everywhere. Exchange of ideas and information is so important because when we pass ideas on, the next person gets to start where we got to and take the ideas to another level."--Eliot Coleman, organic farming pioneer and author of the Winter Harvest Handbook "I've read this book in French and all I can say is that, if you want to engage yourself in the market gardening, The Market Gardener is far more than a simple manual, it's the story of a life and a major giveaway of knowledge without the shadow of a secret. A must have, nothing else."--Michel Michiels, Arlon / Belgium "We are so excited that Le Jardinier-Maraicher is finally translated in English! This book was an inspiration for many of our French members (we are a farmers' co-op) and now we can recommend it to all ... especially to the new generation interested in small scale farming...Thank you!"--Nicole Briand Communications, La Recolte de Chez Nous / Really Local Harvest "In his revolutionary book, JMF brings about a change of paradigm that couldn't come any sooner. New gardeners will find in this book a step-by-step recipe that almost guarantees success, while the more seasoned ones can use it as a steppingstone for future achievements. Ever since its release in Quebec, it has reached thousands of readers and caused a ripple of benefits: people of all ages, especially the young, can now aspire to buy or rent their own land and live a fulfilling--and profitable--life in the countryside, which a few years back was still a wild dream for most of us. Aside from being very technically dense, it offers viable solutions to social problems such as land access, unemployment in regions, and the unsustainable nature of modern agricultural practices. It has literally been training an entire army of Davids that is now starting to address the bulk of these problems, or Goliath. And it's happening all across the province! Most importantly, this book deeply inspired me and gave me hope for the future without having to consult an eco-therapist."--Alexandre J-Nicole, Biologist, graphic designer and illustrator "Jean-Martin Fortier extols the virtues of being small-scale, and expertly details the use of such scale-appropriate tools as broadforks, seeders, hoes, flame weeders, low tunnels, high tunnels, and many other unique tools, specifically designed for this brand of farming. He picks up right where Eliot Coleman has left us, applying many of his core principles, but doing it in such a brilliant way as to provide beginning farmers a solid framework of the information they need to start up and become successful small-scale organic growers themselves.--Adam Lemieux, Product Manager of Tools & Supplies, Johnny's Selected SeedsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword Preface 1 Small Is Profitable Can You Really Live ff 1.5 Acres? Not Just Making a Good Living, but Making a Good Life 2 Succeeding as a Small-Scale Organic Vegetable Grower A Biologically Intensive Approach Minimizing Start-Up Costs Minimizing Production Costs Direct Selling Adding Value to the Crops Learning the Craft 3 Finding the Right Site Climate and Microclimate Market Access Growing Space Needed Soil Quality Topography Drainage Access to Water Infrastructure Assessing Possible Pollution Problems 4 Designing the Market Garden Buildings and Foot Traffic Standardizing the Garden Layout Locating the Greenhouse and Tunnels Protection against Deer Windbreaks Irrigation 5 Minimum Tillage and Appropriate Machinery Permanent Raised Beds The Two-Wheel Tractor The Broadfork (Grelinette) Tarps and Pre-Crop Ground Cover To Till or not to Till 6 Fertilizing Organically Soil Tests Crop Requirements Managing Soil Fertility Good Compost Relying on Natural Fertilizers - Why? Establishing Crop Rotation Crop Rotation at Les Jardins de la Grelinette Green Manure and Cover Crops Connecting with Soil Ecology 7 Starting Seeds Indoors Seeding in Cell Flats The Soil Mix Filling Cell Flats The Seedling Room The Evolving Plant Nursery Heating and Ventilation of the Nursery How to Water Seedlings Potting up Transplanting into the Gardens 8 Direct Seeding Precision Seeders Seedbed Preparation Record Keeping 9 Weed Management Cultivating with Hoes Weeding with Tarps The Stale Seedbed Technique Flame Weeding Mulching Weed Control Technology 10 Insect Pests and Diseases Scouting Disease Prevention Using Biopesticides 11 Season Extension Floating Row Cover and Low Tunnels Caterpillar Tunnels Hoophouses 12 Harvest and Storage Harvesting Efficiently Harvest Help The Cold Room 13 Crop Planning Setting Farming Objectives Determining Production Establishing a Crop Calendar Making a Garden Plan Record Keeping Conclusion: Farming for Ecology, Community, and Lifestyle Appendix 1: Crop Notes Appendix 2: Tools and Suppliers Appendix 3: Garden Plan Appendix 4: Annotated Bibliography Appendix 5: Glossary Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisFissuring—splitting off functions that were once managed internally—has been a successful business strategy. Large companies maintain the quality of their brand without the cost of an expensive workforce. But this approach has led to stagnation in wages and benefits and a lower standard of living for workers. David Weil proposes solutions.Trade ReviewWith insight and precision, David Weil has brought to light the shell game played by so many modern business organizations. Today, the company whose logo is on your work shirt, smock, or ID badge may not be the one that recruits, hires, manages, pays, disciplines and sometimes even houses you. This fracturing of the basic employer–employee relationship is reshaping lives and industries. If there’s one book you should read about work today, this is it. -- Richard Trumka, President of the AFL–CIOThe Fissured Workplace paints a striking picture of the underside of the U.S. labor market: the workers who service expensive hotels but need food stamps and income support for their families to survive; the ‘independent contractors’ who clean office buildings under contracts that pay below minimum wages; and hundreds of thousands of others struggling in an economy where you work not for branded name companies in the open light but for subcontractors behind the scenes. Weil documents the growth of the fissured labor market, tells us how it contributes to the impoverishment of America, and offers ways to make matters better. You will think differently about the world of work after reading this marvelous book. -- Richard B. Freeman, Harvard UniversityThe book persuasively argues that widening income inequality has less to do with technological innovations and more to do with organizational innovations. The deep dive that Weil does on subcontracting, franchising, and supply chains is a must-read for anyone interested in how these practices have affected pay and working conditions. He goes beyond just documenting what is happening and presents a detailed proposal on how and why we need to mend, through legislation and enforcement, the increasingly fissured relationship between workers and their employers. -- Lisa M. Lynch, Dean, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis UniversityThe kinds of workplace fissuring discussed here—subcontracting, franchising and global supply chains—have been the subjects of a number of studies detailing the employment effects that Weil describes. The Fissured Workplace is unusual in bringing this research together into an integrated, detailed and decidedly policy-oriented analysis. Through linking organizational strategies that share an underlying logic, it makes a compelling case that workplace fissuring should be given a more prominent place in analyses of the causes of growing inequality. Along the way, Weil shows that fissuring constitutes a fundamental and formidable challenge to existing employment regulations… It makes a convincing case that the better regulation of fissured workplaces is a first step towards reversing the erosion of pay and conditions at the bottom of the labor market. -- Virginia Doellgast * Times Higher Education *This book is an excellent application of institutional analysis in economics. In exacting detail, Weil describes the process by which employers subcontract business functions in pursuit of efficiencies, but often at the expense of employees. -- D. C. Jacobs * Choice *Authoritative… As inequality has drawn increased public debate, most recently thanks to Thomas Piketty’s influential work, the changing conditions of employment have gotten far too little attention. Work remains the prime source of income for most people. The fissuring of work, Weil finds, is one of the main factors in the widening gap between productivity and earnings because it allows corporations to batter down labor costs—people’s paychecks… [The Fissured Workplace] shed[s] important new light on the resurgence of the power of finance and its connection to the debasement of work and income distribution. -- Robert Kuttner * New York Review of Books *This underappreciated book describes the ‘fissured workplace’: the result of corporations increasingly distributing activities through an extensive network of contracting, outsourcing, franchising, and ownership. Workers are less likely to work for the corporation that ultimately profits from their labor; instead, they work for a loose network of middlemen or as independent contractors. Their work is still monitored and controlled as closely as any other office worker, but they lose the protections of labor law and the ability to fully enjoy the rewards of economic growth. This is the new reality for workers in the 21st century. -- Mike Konczal * The Nation *

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Book SynopsisSchumpeter made his mark as the prophet of incessant change. Drawing on all of Schumpeter’s writings, including many intimate diaries and letters never before used, this biography paints the full portrait of a magnetic figure who aspired to become the world’s greatest economist, lover, and horseman—and admitted to failure only with the horses.Trade ReviewThis well-paced and beautifully written book explains not only Schumpeter's work but also the fast-changing phenomenon of modern capitalism. McCraw brings out Schumpeter's energy and charisma as well as the power of his ideas, quite skillfully linking the economist's colorful and adventurous personal life with the development of his views. This book is a fine tribute to a great thinker. -- Harold James, Princeton UniversityA welcome book—a truly penetrating biography of the most influential theorist of finance capitalism. -- Edmund S. Phelps, 2006 Nobel Laureate in EconomicsA most compelling portrait of a complex man who has had a profound influence on how we think about entrepreneurship. -- Amar Bhidé, Columbia University[Schumpeter's] private life was no less fascinating than his public message. In Prophet of Innovation, Thomas McCraw--emeritus professor of history at the Harvard Business School--artfully weaves the two together. -- Dan Seligman * Wall Street Journal *In this biography, Pulitzer Prize winner McCraw neatly divides his emphasis between Schumpeter's professional and personal life. He portrays his subject as a somewhat self-absorbed insatiable scholar not entirely comfortable with his contemporaries, which might explain marriages and affairs with much older and younger women, as well as his affinity with students and often-strained relations with colleagues of his own generation. McGraw lucidly addresses Schumpeter's economic theories through an examination of his letters, lectures, addresses, articles, and major works...[An] insightful and highly readable biography. -- Lawrence R. Maxted * Library Journal (starred review) *[A] persuasive and eloquent biography. -- Jay Hancock * Baltimore Sun *Much honored as an economic prophet, Joseph Schumpeter has had to wait half a century after his death for this splendid full-dress biography covering his ideas, life, and times...[This is] a fat, learned biography by Thomas McCraw, one of America's most respected business historians, the author of a Pulitzer prize-winning history of the rise of regulation. He has found the perfect subject in Schumpeter. He succeeds in getting inside the economist's head, explaining not just what he thought but why he thought it. Beyond this, he also succeeds in painting a portrait of his times. Fin de siècle Vienna, Weimar Germany, Harvard University before and after the first world war: all come to life on these pages. * The Economist *Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and Creative Destruction is a well-written and entrancing look at one of the twentieth century's most important economic and political thinkers. McCraw's book may rightly take its place as one of the two or three best biographies of an economist ever written...[It] is so splendid because it succeeds on so many different levels. If the book were simply an account of the Harvard economics department, it would stand as a lasting and significant contribution to the history of economic thought. Alternatively, it is one of the best treatments of what it was like for European intellectuals to migrate to the United States. Or are you interested in why Austria fell apart during the 1920s, and how someone with as little real world experience as Schumpeter became Minister of Finance? The book is also a love story, and an account of how a possibly dysfunctional man can nonetheless find romantic happiness after repeated failures and tragedies. Last but not least it is an intellectual history...Every year there are three or four non-fiction books that have to be read, and this is one of them. -- Tyler Cowen * American.com *McCraw...frames his narrative confidently and writes beautifully...Best of all, McCraw is an extremely good interpreter of Schumpeter's published work. -- David Warsh * economicprincipals.com *An extraordinary new biography. Prophet of Innovation by Thomas K. McCraw chronicles the life of one of the 20th century's most original and insightful scholars...Like his contemporary and frequent rival John Maynard Keynes, Schumpeter makes for a rich biographical subject. Keynes received the treatment he deserved from Lord Robert Skidelsky's magisterial multi-volume biography. McCraw's effort, similarly, is worthy of Schumpeter. -- Nick Schulz * National Review *McCraw's triumph is to tell...readers quite as much as we need to know about Schumpeter in a lucid and well-paced narrative, while also supplying, for more rigorous scholars, no fewer than two hundred pages of endnotes...McCraw successfully passes off the life of a professor of economics as a story that fully complements its undoubted intellectual significance with a tantalizing human interest. -- Peter Clarke * London Review of Books *McCraw doesn't get lost in the baroque details of Schumpeter's story--how many economists ever fought a duel?--or in the arcana of his theories, achieving a balance that his brilliant and restless subject rarely did in life. * New Yorker *A thinker as multifaceted as Schumpeter demands much of a biographer, and in Prophet of Innovation: Joseph Schumpeter and Creative Destruction, Thomas McCraw delivers...McCraw not only excels at conveying the innovation and excitement in Schumpeter's work, he keeps readers riveted to the story of the economist's life, and some of the twists are almost novelistic...[An] outstanding biography. -- Daniel McCarthy * American Conservative *It's no small feat to make a jaunty read out of the life of an economist dead more than 50 years, and Thomas K. McCraw has done just that in his impressive new biography of Joseph Schumpeter. -- Kevin R. Kosar * Weekly Standard *[Schumpeter] deserves more recognition and McCraw's book is to be welcomed on that account. -- Pat McArdle * Irish Times *Prophet of Innovation is an immensely entertaining read. -- Marisa Morrison * Washington Times *Although Schumpeter died in 1950, McCraw is right to insist that his contributions to our understanding of the economies in which we live are still vital today. -- Peter Timlin * Harvard Magazine *Books on the lives of the great economists might not, at first blush, set the blood coursing. Yet Robert Skidelsky's masterly three-volume biography of John Maynard Keynes proved how engrossing such a life could be. It is high praise to say that Thomas McCraw's biography of Joseph Schumpeter, Prophet of Innovation, has some of the same quality and appeal...McCraw, who has written the definitive biography of his subject, supplies many testimonials to Schumpeter's genius and influence from both his day and our own. -- Robin Blackburn * The Nation *[McCraw] has written an impressive and thoughtful biography of one of the most significant economists of the 20th century. Although widely regarded as a man of no small ego, Schumpeter can justifiably lay claim to effecting considerable scholarly debate in a wide range of academic backgrounds. Schumpeter’s analysis of economic development and business cycles, his notion of the process and significance of creative destruction, and his views on entrepreneurial activities continue to influence generations of economists and social scientists. McCraw’s thorough, insightful biography draws on an array of public and private papers to explain Schumpeter’s scholarly development and increasing sway, from his early years in Vienna to Bonn and later to his tenure at Harvard. This engaging scholarly work provides substance and context and is well worth a close read by both students and faculty. -- T.E. Sullivan * Choice *McCraw’s book on Schumpeter is an absorbing read, with short chapters, lots of personal detail and historical scene setting, and an important anti-Galbraithian economic theme. -- Deirdre McCloskey * Reason *An excellent, thorough and smoothly written biography of Joseph Schumpeter, the greatest economist of the 20th century. Too bad most politicos--and economists--don't fully grasp his insights. -- Steve Forbes * Forbes *Those seeking some escape from the deluge of "Keynes the Comeback Kid" will enjoy a refresher on that other brilliant economist of his generation, Joseph Schumpeter. Thomas K. McCraw's brilliant biography of the economist who best understood the turbulence of markets and "creative destruction" is all the more relevant as a credit crisis-induced recession unfolds. This biography is the clearest and most comprehensive guide to Schumpeter's life and work and the turbulence of his time which has, like the classic business cycle, come round again. -- Bill Jamieson * The Spectator *It's the lively and penetrating prose of the book itself that make its appearance in paperback a cause for rejoicing. Reading it is certainly time well-invested. -- Abraham Benrubi * openlettersmonthly.com *Although he died 60 years ago, Schumpeter's ideas about capitalism still resonate, including the belief that no business, no matter how successful, should assume it will be around forever. * Worth *As Thomas McCraw’s comprehensive and well-written biography convincingly shows, Schumpeter succeeded in becoming the ‘prophet of innovation’ by pioneering the vision of a superproductive world of continuing competitive struggle in a nexus of more or less open financial and economic markets. It’s never easy to make economics come alive on the page, particularly for readers not steeped in the discipline, but McCraw does his best to balance rigor and accessibility. He gives careful attention to the various elements of Schumpeter’s life, focusing, naturally, on his work… McCraw’s biography is a major step toward Schumpeter’s restoration in the pantheon of modern economists. -- Victor Zarnowitz * Conference Board Review *Table of Contents* Preface * Part I: L'Enfant Terrible, 1883--1926: Innovation and Economics * Prologue: Who He Was and What He Did *1. Leaving Home *2. Shaping His Character *3. Learning Economics *4. Moving Out *5. Career Takeoff *6. War and Politics *7. Gran Rifiuto *8. Annie *9. Heartbreak * Part II: The Adult, 1926--1939: Capitalism and Society * Prologue: What He Had Learned *10. New Intellectual Directions *11. Policy and Entrepreneurship *12. Between Two Worlds *13. Harvard *14. Suffering and Solace * Part III: The Sage, 1939--1950: Innovation, Capitalism, and History * Prologue: How and Why He Embraced History *15. Business Cycles, Business History *16. Letters from Europe *17. To Leave Harvard? *18. Against the Grain *19. The Courage of Her Convictions *20. Alienation *21. Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy *22. War and Perplexity *23. Introspection *24. Honors and Resurgence *25. Toward the Mixed Economy *26. History of Economic Analysis *27. A Principle of Indeterminateness *28. L'Envoi * Epilogue: The Legacy * Notes * Acknowledgments * Illustration Credits * Index

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Book SynopsisThese days, most companies find themselves having to tender or bid for new contracts and clients. It's now part of the business landscape - companies simply have to be good at tendering and pitching if they are going to have any chance of getting new business and clients. This book, written by one of the leading consultants and trainers in competitive business tendering, provides the key principles for winning bids, tenders, and proposals. Savvy and practical, the principles are based on the author's extensive consulting experience with large and small companies, helping them to win big-ticket, "must-win" contracts (with a success rate of 86%!). These essential principles apply to any company, in all sectors, which are seeking to improve their new-business win rate.

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Book Synopsis''Leading with Vision will enable you to make the emotional connection that is absolutely necessary in engaging today''s workforce'' Jim KouzesWhat does it mean to lead with vision? In the first book devoted entirely to vision as a key leadership principle, the authors delve deeply into the notion that a compelling vision that motivates and inspires is a true differentiator for organizations that want to hire and retain talent, be more competitive, and thrive in uncertain times. But a compelling vision on its own is not enough, which is why the authors, sought-after leadership development experts globally, provide readers with detailed analysis of the essential things leaders must do to effectively engage the workforce around that vision: embody courage, forge clarity, build connectedness, and shape culture.Leading with Vision draws on quantitative data from the authors'' research of over 400 companies supplemented with real-world examples Trade ReviewLeading with Vision is timely and essential reading. It will enable you to make the emotional connection that is absolutely necessary in engaging today's workforce. -- Jim Kouzes, coauthor, 'The Leadership Challenge' and the Dean’s Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara UniversityHighly recommended as a guide for leaders seeking to inspire their organisations with a genuine, authentic vision. -- David B. Peterson, PhD, Director of Executive Coaching & Leadership at Google, Author of 'Leader as Coach' and 'Development FIRST'An essential guide for leaders who are committed to empowering their people and driving positive impact. -- Randy Holloway, Director Cloud + Enterprise Solutions, MicrosoftThis is what we need to keep bright young women from leaving corporate jobs in droves, especially in STEM areas. Timely and indispensable. -- Saniye Gülser Corat, Director, Division for Gender Equality, Office of Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), FranceLeading is not easy in the best of times - and especially not in our current business environment. Leading With Vision is a lighthouse in that storm, filled with wise counsel for leaders who seek to engage and inspire their people. -- Marshall Goldsmith, executive coach and New York Times-bestselling author, Thinkers50 #1 Thinker on Leadership in the WorldLeading with Vision shows leaders how to attain full engagement from the next generation of workers who are seeking an emotional connection to the work they do. And it tells the stories of many leaders who have successfully done so. -- Maureen McDonald, Former Vice President Global Talent Management, DellLeading with Vision examines the challenges leaders face in engaging Millennials. The book highlights and discusses the importance of creating an emotional connection with this new workforce to get their full commitment, passion, and performance. -- Khaled El-Maleh, Ph.D., Senior Director of Technology, QualcommResearch and theory are matched with compelling business examples and actionable processes that will allow leaders to focus on creating the connectedness that today and the future's workforce so crave. The business applications are real and the reading a joy. -- Julie Laulis, CEO, Cable One, Inc.

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Book SynopsisA lively and practical guide to selling anything''Ryan is not only charming and hilarious, he could sell milk to a cow. This book is going to be very helpful and humorous to a lot of people looking to up their business game'' Andy Cohen, host of Watch What Happens Live... and New York Times bestselling author of SuperficialRyan Serhant was a shy, jobless hand model when he entered the real estate business in September 2008. Just nine years later, he has emerged as one of the top salespeople in the world and a co-star on Bravo''s hit series Million Dollar Listing New York, as well as the star of Sell It Like Serhant. He has become an authority on the art of selling. Whether you are selling a property or a hot tub, golf balls or life insurance, Serhant shares the secrets behind how to close more deals than anyone else, expand your business, and keep clients coming back to you for more.Sell It Like Serhant is the

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Book SynopsisEstimates suggest that up to 20% of employees, customers and clients might have a neurodivergent condition - such as dyslexia, autism, Asperger's, ADHD or dyspraxia - yet these individuals often struggle to gain and maintain employment, despite being very capable. This practical, authoritative business guide will help managers and employers support neurodiverse staff, and gives advice on how to ensure workplaces are neuro-friendly. The book demonstrates that neurodiversity is a natural aspect of human variation to be expected and accepted, rather than a deficit to be accommodated. Employer responsibilities are highlighted, including the 2010 Equality Act, and a range of strategies and policies are provided, including recruitment advice and the benefits of neurodiverse employees, along with advice on physical environments, interaction and communication, and working with clients and customers. This book is an ideal resource for all employers wanting to support and empower people with specific needs to help create a more inclusive workplace, benefiting both neurodiverse individuals and the companies employing them.Trade ReviewAs an HR Adviser in a University, I have become more aware of neurodiverse colleagues and students and consideration of reasonable adjustments. This book provides practical guidance on developing policies and processes which support neurodiverse employees by making simple adjustments to facilitate participation in a variety of tasks and situations. -- Anne Spence, HR AdviserThis is an excellent and very informative book celebrating and supporting diversity of people in one of our adult lives' most visited places, the workplace. It includes everything professionals, managers and neurodiverse people need to know about how to survive the demands of the workplace. It is a great follow up to The Neurodiverse Classroom and it is easy to read and follow the information. A must-read for all the professions who support and accept neurodiversity. -- Ioannis Voskopoulos, Psychologist, Social And Organisational Psychologist, SF practitioner TNA Space CliniqueTable of Contents1. Introduction2. Understanding neurodiversity3. Neurodivergent individuals4. Employer responsibilities5. Inclusive recruitment6. Communicating for neurodiversity7. Policies and practice for neurodiversity8. Neurodiverse-friendly environments9. Working with neurodivergent customers and clients10. Further resources11. References

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Mercilessly exposes the downside of the cult of measurement and managerialism.”—The Economist“Muller delivers a riposte to bean counters everywhere with this trenchant study of our fixation with performance metrics.”—Barbara Kiser, Nature “Highly readable.”—Luke Johnson, Sunday Times“Many of us have the vague sense that metrics are leading us astray, stripping away context, devaluing subtle human judgment, and rewarding those who know how to play the system. Muller’s book crisply explains where this fashion came from, why it can be so counterproductive and why we don’t learn. It should be required reading for any manager on the verge of making the Vietnam body count mistake all over again.”—Tim Harford, Financial Times

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2019: Economics""One of the Financial Times' Readers' Best Books of 2019""One of Business Insider's Richard Feloni's best books of 2019 on how we can rethink today's capitalism and improve the economy""A Project Syndicate Best Read in 2019""The result is nothing less than a crisis theory of law. Law as it currently functions is, for Pistor, constitutive of the order that creates and perpetuates inequality, opacity, dysfunction, and crisis, and ultimately puts at risk the legitimacy of the rule of law as such."---Adam Tooze, New York Review of Books"Almost anybody who reads this book will benefit; a must-read for corporate lawyers, investment bankers, capital providers."---Rahul Saikia, Financial Times"Those of us concerned with inequality should be focusing a great deal of attention on the basics of valuation, which means looking hard at the way law makes money."---Roy Kreitner, LPEblog"The wealth drawn from both the digital darkness and the dark pools of Wall Street exists only by virtue of the law’s encasement. . . . [Pistor's] metaphors allow us to see how, by ceding democratic control of law, we’ve 'depoliticized critical questions of self-governance,' preserving mobility for some and blocking it for others."---Quinn Slobodian, Boston Review"So much discussion around wealth and inequality involves gawking at statistics people don’t understand. Katharina Pistor offers a fascinating argument as to why inequality is increasing, and does so without having to construct class identities, as Marxists feel compelled to do, or to make heroic assumptions about the rationality of human beings, as rational choice theorists would have it."---David Murphy, Open Letters Review"Through extensive case studies, Pistor demonstrates that no one deliberately set out to construct the ‘empire of law.’ Rather, it is the result of a decentralized, unplanned process in which individual private lawyers helped individual clients protect their assets through the use of pre-existing legal constructs."---Nouriel Roubini, Project Syndicate"The Code of Capital is a welcome interdisciplinary contribution which attaches fresh dimensions to debates on the political economy of wealth and inequality. . . .it is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to grapple with the formidable nature of global capital."---Juvaria Jafri, LSE US Centre"Pistor has exploded the belief of most people that financial instruments traded across the world are creatures of law of sovereign states and are secure . . . . [The Code of Capital is] a truly remarkable book bringing out clearly one of the major causes of periodic financial crisis."---Madras Sivaraman, International Journal of Environment Studies"In possibly one of the most important non-fiction books of the decade, Pistor shines a clear and sharp light on how legal codes – increasingly determined in private law offices in New York and London – shape the contours of economic activity, ownership, and control under contemporary global capitalism"---Jayati Ghosh, Project Syndicate"A thought-provoking read." * Business & Management *

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Book SynopsisMost people think they listen well, but they rarely do - not at this level. Listening this way is a radical act.The power of effective listening is recognised as the essential tool of good management. In this book, Nancy Kline describes how we can achieve this, and presents a step-by-step guide that can be used in any situation. Whether you want to have more productive meetings, solve business problems, create bold strategies, or build stronger relationships, this book offers you a new world of possibilities.From blue chip companies developing high-powered teams to individuals seeking personal growth, a Thinking Environment has come to mean transformation of the highest quality.Table of ContentsPart One: A Thinking Environment: Its Ten Components Part Two: Creating a Thinking Environment Part Three: The Thinking Society Part Four: A Thinking Future

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Book SynopsisTrade is a cornerstone concept in economics worldwide. This updated second edition of the essential graduate textbook in international trade brings readers to the forefront of knowledge in the field and prepares students to undertake their own research. In Advanced International Trade, Robert Feenstra integrates the most current theoretical approacTrade ReviewPraise for the previous editon: "No other book in advanced international trade matches this one in providing a clear, complete, up-to-date, balanced, and systematic summary of international trade theory and evidence. Its impact on the graduate education and scholarly research of international trade will be felt for years to come."—Bin Xu, University of FloridaPraise for the previous editon: "In fifteen years of teaching this material I have never used a textbook. Thanks to Robert Feenstra, my students are about to experience a dramatic change for the better. When I have a question about international trade I immediately turn to Rob Feenstra for answers and insights. He is the most distinguished empirical researcher in the field today. Not surprisingly, this book reflects both his awesome scholarship and his ability to communicate ideas simply."—Daniel Trefler, University of TorontoPraise for the previous editon: "This book is a tremendous contribution. It will quickly become 'the' main textbook in graduate international trade classes, and will be a useful reference for many others interested in the field. It is very up-to-date and is unique in emphasizing empirical testing and results, precisely what most trade economists are doing these days."—Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth College, author of Free Trade Under FirePraise for the previous editon: "Feenstra covers his topics fabulously. I hope—for the sake of our field—that this book will help to complete a revolution already underway in turning the study of international trade from speculation into a science."—Donald Davis, Columbia UniversityPraise for the previous editon: "Robert Feenstra is to be congratulated on producing this excellent book, which should be on the bookshelf of anyone interested in trade theory and empirical research on international trade."—Sisira Jayasuriya, Economic RecordTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Foreword to the Second Edition xi Chapter 1 Preliminaries: Two-Sector Models 1 Chapter 2 The Heckscher-Ohlin Model 25 Chapter 3 Many Goods and Factors 51 Chapter 4 Trade in Intermediate Inputs and Wages 83 Chapter 5 Monopolistic Competition and the Gravity Equation I 119 Chapter 6 Monopolistic Competition and the Gravity Equation II 155 Chapter 7 Gains from Trade and Regional Agreements 186 Chapter 8 Import Tariffs and Dumping 214 Chapter 9 Import Quotas and Export Subsidies 256 Chapter 10 Political Economy of Trade Policy 299 Chapter 11 Trade and Endogenous Growth 331 Chapter 12 Multinationals and Organization of the Firm 360 Appendix A Price, Productivity, and Terms of Trade Indexes 403 Appendix B Discrete Choice Models 419 References 431 Index 465

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Book SynopsisSuitable for doctoral students and researchers, this book talks about the theory of asset pricing and portfolio selection in multiperiod settings under uncertainty. The asset pricing results are based on the three restrictive assumptions: absence of arbitrage, single-agent optimality, and equilibrium.Trade Review"This is an important addition to the set of text/reference books on asset pricing theory. It will, if it has not already, become the standard text for the second Ph.D. course in security markets. Its treatment of contingent claim valuation, in particular, is unrivaled in its breadth and coherence."--Journal of Economic LiteratureTable of ContentsPreface xiii PART I DISCRETE-TIME MODELS 1 1. Introduction to State Pricing 3 A. Arbitrage and State Prices 3 B. Risk-Neutral Probabilities 4 C. Optimality and Asset Pricing 5 D. Efficiency and Complete Markets 8 E. Optimality and Representative Agents 8 F. State-Price Beta Models 11 Exercises 12 Notes 17 2. The Basic Multiperiod Model 21 A. Uncertainty 21 B Security Markets 22 C. Arbitrage, State Prices, and Martingales 22 D. Individual Agent Optimality 24 E. Equilibrium and Pareto Optimality 26 F. Equilibrium Asset Pricing 27 G. Arbitrage and Martingale Measures 28 H. Valuation of Redundant Securities 30 I. American Exercise Policies and Valuation 31 J. Is Early Exercise Optimal? 35 Exercises 37 Notes 45 3 The Dynamic Programming Approach 49 A. The Bellman Approach 49 B. First-Order Bellman Conditions 50 C. Markov Uncertainty .51 D. Markov Asset Pricing 52 E. Security Pricing by Markov Control 52 F. Markov Arbitrage-Free Valuation 55 G Early Exercise and Optimal Stopping 56 Exercises 58 Notes 63 4. The Infinite-Horizon Setting 65 A. Markov Dynamic Programming .65 B. Dynamic Programming and Equilibrium.69 C. Arbitrage and State Prices 70 D. Optimality and State Prices.71 E. Method-of-Moments Estimation .73 Exercises 76 Notes 78 PART 11 CONTINUOUS-TIME MODELS 81 5. The Black-Scholes Model 83 A. Trading Gains for Brownian Prices 83 B. Martingale Trading Gains 85 C. Ito Prices and Gains 86 D. Ito's Formula 87 E. The Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Formula 88 F. Black-Scholes Formula: First Try 90 G. The PDE for Arbitrage-Free Prices 92 H. The Feynman-Kac Solution 93 I. The Multidimensional Case 94 Exercises 97 Notes 100 6. State Prices and Equivalent Martingale Measures 101 A. Arbitrage 101 B. Numeraire Invariance 102 C. State Prices and Doubling Strategies 103 D. Expected Rates of Return 106 E. Equivalent Martingale Measures 108 F. State Prices and Martingale Measures 110 G. Girsanov and Market Prices of Risk 111 H. Black-Scholes Again 115 I. Complete Markets 116 J. Redundant Security Pricing 119 K. Martingale Measures from No Arbitrage 120 L. Arbitrage Pricing with Dividends 123 M. Lumpy Dividends and Term Structures 125 N. Martingale Measures, Infinite Horizon 127 Exercises 128 Notes 131 7. Term-Structure Models 135 A. The Term Structure 136 B. One-Factor Term-Structure Models 137 C. The Gaussian Single-Factor Models 139 D. The Cox-Ingersoll-Ross Model 141 E. The Affine Single-Factor Models 142 F. Term-Structure Derivatives 144 G. The Fundamental Solution 146 H. Multifactor Models 148 1. Affine Term-Structure Models 149 J. The HJM Model of Forward Rates 151 K. Markovian Yield Curves and SPDEs 154 Exercises 155 Notes 161 8. Derivative Pricing 167 A. Martingale Measures in a Black Box 167 B. Forward Prices 169 C. Futures and Continuous Resettlement 171 D. Arbitrage-Free Futures Prices 172 E. Stochastic Volatility 174 F. Option Valuation by Transform Analysis 178 G. American Security Valuation 182 H. American Exercise Boundaries 186 1. Lookback Options 189 Exercises 191 Notes 196 9. Portfolio and Consumption Choice 203 A. Stochastic Control 203 B. Merton's Problem 206 C. Solution to Merton's Problem 209 D. The Infinite-Horizon Case 213 E. The Martingale Formulation 214 F. Martingale Solution 217 G. A Generalization 220 H. The Utility-Gradient Approach 221 Exercises 224 Notes 232 10. Equilibrium 235 A. The Primitives 235 B. Security-Spot Market Equilibrium 236 C. Arrow-Debreu Equilibrium 237 D. Implementing Arrow-Debreu Equilibrium 238 E. Real Security Prices 240 F. Optimality with Additive Utility 241 G. Equilibrium with Additive Utility 243 H. The Consumption-Based CAPM 245 I. The CIR Term Structure 246 J. The CCAPM in Incomplete Markets 249 Exercises 251 Notes 255 11. Corporate Securities 259 A. The Black-Scholes-Merton Model 259 B. Endogenous Default Timing 262 C. Example: Brownian Dividend Growth 264 D. Taxes and Bankruptcy Costs 268 E. Endogenous Capital Structure 269 F. Technology Choice 271 G. Other Market Imperfections 272 H. Intensity-Based Modeling of Default 274 I. Risk-Neutral Intensity Process 277 J. Zero-Recovery Bond Pricing 278 K. Pricing with Recovery at Default 280 L. Default-Adjusted Short Rate 281 Exercises 282 Notes 288 12. Numerical Methods 293 A. Central Limit Theorems 293 B. Binomial to Black-Scholes 294 C. Binomial Convergence for Unbounded Derivative Payoffs 297 D. Discretization of Asset Price Processes 297 E. Monte Carlo Simulation 299 F. Efficient SDE Simulation 300 G. Applying Feynman-Kac 302 H. Finite-Difference Methods 302 I. Term-Structure Example 306 J. Finite-Difference Algorithms with Early Exercise Options 309 K. The Numerical Solution of State Prices 310 L. Numerical Solution of the Pricing Semi-Group 313 M. Fitting the Initial Term Structure 314 Exercises 316 Notes 317 APPENDIXES 321 A. Finite-State Probability 323 B. Separating Hyperplanes and Optimality 326 C. Probability 329 D. Stochastic Integration 334 E. SDE, PDE, and Feynman-Kac 340 F. Ito's Formula with jumps 347 G. Utility Gradients 351 H. Ito's Formula for Complex Functions 355 I. Counting Processes 357 J. Finite-Difference Code 363 Bibliography 373 Symbol Glossary 445 Author Index 447 Subject Index 457

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Book SynopsisWith a new chapter on computer security issues, this updated and revised history of codes and codebreaking takes the reader from the protocryptography of Egyptian Pharoah Khnuumhotep II through to the speculations of scientists solving messages from outer space.Trade ReviewThe Washington Post Kahn has produced a tour de force...The volume is an anthology of a hundred detective stories, one more ingenious than the last, and all real, central to the fate of armies and kingdoms....Magnificent.The Christian Science Monitor A literary blockbuster...for many evening of gripping reading, no better choice can be made than this book.Time Perhaps the best and most complete account of cryptography yet published.The New York Times Book Review A notable achievement...Mr. Kahn has presented the specialist and the general public with a lavishly comprehensive introduction to a subject of basic significance for both.Prepublication National Security Agency Evaluation, now declassified The book in its entirelty constitutes the most publicly revealing picture that has ever been presented of U.S. Sigint activities and the agencies engaged in this field.Table of ContentsCONTENTSPreface to the Revised EditionPrefaceA Few Words1. One Day of MagicTHE PAGENT OF CRYPTOLOGY2. The First 3,000 Years3. The Rise of the West4. On the Origin of a Species5. The Era of the Black Chambers6. The Contribution of the Dilettantes7. Crises of the Union8. The Professor, the Soldier, and the Man on Devil's Island9. Room 4010. A War of Intercepts: I11. A War of Intercepts: II12. Two Americans13. Secrecy for Sale14. Duel in the Ether: The Axis15. Duel in the Ether: Neutrals and Allies16. Censors, Scramblers, and Spies17. The Scrutable Orientals18. Russkaya Kriptologiya ("Russian Cryptology")19. N.S.A.SIDESHOWS20. The Anatomy of Cryptology21. Heterogeneous Impulses22. Rumrunners, Businessmen, and Makers of Non-secret Codes23. Ciphers in the Past Tense24. The Pathology of CryptologyPARACRYPTOLOGY25. Ancestral Voices26. Messages from Outer SpaceTHE NEW CRYPTOLOGY27. Cryptology Goes PublicBibliographyNotes to TextAcknowledgmentsNotes to IllustrationsIndex

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Book SynopsisElizabeth Harrin has over 20 years' experience in project roles across financial services and healthcare and currently works as a senior project manager. She is the founder of the award-wining website, Rebel's Guide to Project Management which provides training, education and mentorship to project managers and also runs the project management community, Project Management Rebels. She is based in Brighton, UK.

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Book SynopsisA map for a new kind of leadership the world sorely needs - leaders who lead from a deeper place. Leaders who strive to lead True, Brave, Kind and Curious. Practical and focused, Martin provides tools that can grow the reader into a leader who not only succeeds within their current context, but might even 'fix the character of their times.'

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Book SynopsisOutlines a systematic framework for enabling greater productivity without overworking, sharing strategies on how to eliminate unnecessary tasks while streamlining essential employee functions. By the co-author of the best-selling Multipliers. 75,000 first printing.

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Book SynopsisJo Owen is a best-selling and multi-award-winning leadership author, keynote speaker and social entrepreneur. He is a founder of eight charities, including Teach First. His books The Mindset of Success, Myths of Leadership and The Leadership Skills Handbook also published by Kogan Page, have been translated into eight different languages. Jo Owen is the first person to win the Chartered Institute of Management Gold Award four times for four of his books. He is based in London UK.

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Book SynopsisJulie Hodges is a leading expert on change in organizations and is a Professor of Organizational Change at Durham University Business School, UK. She worked as a business consultant for over 20 years in several organizations including PwC, Vertex and the UK British Council. She is an Academic Fellow of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI), a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Senior Fellow of the Foundation for Management Education (FME). She is the author of People-Centric Organizational Change and Consulting, Organization Development and Change, both published by Kogan Page.

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Book SynopsisErik du Plessis is Chairman of Millward Brown (South Africa), one of the world's top market research companies with 78 offices in 51 countries. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Copenhagen Business School, and the author of The Advertised Mind, published by Kogan Page.Table of Contents Section - ONE: What it is all about; Chapter - 01: Introduction; Chapter - 02: This book is about the consumer’s brain; Chapter - 03: The new paradigm; Chapter - 04: The brain – the coming together of disciplines; Section - TWO: The decision-making puzzle; Chapter - 05: Interpretation, memory, experience, learning; Chapter - 06: Introducing the rat brain robot; Chapter - 07: Feelings; Chapter - 08: The ‘feeling’ brain systems and how they work; Chapter - 09: The environmental awareness system: emotions; Chapter - 10: The ‘state of body’ system: homeostasis; Chapter - 11: The ‘state of mind’ system, or moods and arousal; Chapter - 12: The evaluation system: pleasure; Chapter - 13: Personality; Chapter - 14: Social systems and culture; Chapter - 15: Gender differences; Chapter - 16: Let’s put it all together; Chapter - 17: Measuring the brain; Chapter - 18: Increasing our brainpower – using neuroscience effectively by Graham Page; Section - THREE: Creating mischief; Chapter - 19: On creating mischief; Chapter - 20: Buy-ology; Chapter - 21: The elusive subconscious; Section - FOUR: Towards insights; Chapter - 22: Read Montague’s Pepsi Challenge; Chapter - 23: Science: models and measurements; Section - FIVE: Some marketing implications; Chapter - 24: Attention; Chapter - 25: The brand soma; Chapter - 26: Consumer decision making as heuristics; Chapter - 27: Market segmentation; Chapter - 28: Advertising budget, brand life cycle, synapses and brand soma; Section - SIX: My conclusions; Chapter - 29: What this was all about; Chapter - 30: Is the future what it was?

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Book SynopsisA pocket is formed when two or more people come together in agreement. The resistance is against the inhumanity of the new world economic order. This work features essays about - Rembrandt, Palaeolithic cave painters, a Romanian peasant, ancient Egyptians, an expert in the loneliness of certain hotel bedrooms, and a man in a radio station.Trade Review"John Berger writes: 'The pocket in question is a small pocket of resistance. A pocket is formed when two or more people come together in agreement. The resistance is against the inhumanity of the new world economic order. The people coming together are the reader, me and those the essays are about - Rembrandt, Palaeolithic cave painters, a Romanian peasant, ancient Egyptians, an expert in the loneliness of certain hotel bedrooms, dogs at dusk, a man in a radio station. And unexpectedly, our exchanges strengthen each of us in our conviction that what is happening to the world today is wrong, and that what is often said about it is a lie. I've never written a book with a greater sense of urgency.'

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Book SynopsisWritten during the winter of 1857-8, the Grundrisse was considered by Marx to be the first scientific elaboration of communist theory. A collection of seven notebooks on capital and money, it both develops the arguments outlined in the Communist Manifesto (1848) and explores the themes and theses that were to dominate his great later work Capital. Here, for the first time, Marx set out his own version of Hegel''s dialectics and developed his mature views on labour, surplus value and profit, offering many fresh insights into alienation, automation and the dangers of capitalist society. Yet while the theories in Grundrisse make it a vital precursor to Capital, it also provides invaluable descriptions of Marx''s wider-ranging philosophy, making it a unique insight into his beliefs and hopes for the foundation of a communist state.Table of ContentsIntroduction (Notebook M)1. Production in general2. General relation between production, distribution, exchange and consumption3. The method of political economy4. Means (forces) of production and relations of production, relations of production and relations of circulationThe Chapter on Money (Notebooks I and II, pp. 1-7)Darimon's theory of crisesGold export and crisesConvertibility and note circulationValue and priceTransformation of the commodity into exchange value; moneyContradictions in the money relation:(1) Contradiction between commodity as product and commodity as exchange value(2) Contradiction between purchase and sale(3) Contradiction between exchange for the sake of exchange and exchange for the sake of commodities(4) Contradiction between money as particular commodity and money as general commodity (The Economist and the Morning Star on money)Attempts to overcome the contradictions by the issue of time-chitsExchange value as mediation of private interestsExchange value (money) as social bondSocial relations which create an undeveloped system of exchangeThe product becomes a commodity; the commodity becomes exchange value; the exchange value of the commodity becomes moneyMoney as measureMoney as objectification of general labour time (Incidental remark on gold and silver)Distinction between particular labor time and general labour timeDistinction between planned distribution of labour time and measurement of exchange values by labour time (Strabo on money among the Albanians)The precious metals as subjects of the money relation:(a) Gold and silver in relation to the other metals(b) Fluctuations in the value-relations between the different metals(c) and (d) (headings only): Sources of gold and silver; money as coinCirculation of money and opposite circulation of commoditiesGeneral concept of circulation:(a) Circulation circulates exchange values in the form of prices (Distinction between real money and accounting money)(b) Money as the medium of exchange (What determines the quantity of money required for circulation) (Comment on (a))Commodity circulation requires appropriation through alienationCirculation as an endlessly repeated processThe price as external to and independent of the commodity: Creation of general medium of exchange; exchange as a special businessDouble motion of circulation: C-M; M-C, and M-C; C-MThree contradictory functions of money:(1) Money as general material of contracts, as measuring unit of exchange values(2) Money as medium of exchange and realizer of prices(Money, as representative of price, allows commodities to be exchanged at equivalent prices)(An example of confusion between the contradictory functions of money)(Money as particular commodity and money as general commodity)(3) Money as money: as material representative of wealth (accumulation of money)(Dissolution of ancient communities through money)(Money, unlike coin, has a universal character)(Money in its third function is the negation #negative unity# of its character as medium of circulation and measure)(Money in its metallic being; accumulation of gold and silver)(Headings on money, to be elaborated later)The Chapter on Capital (Notebooks II pp. 8-28, III, IV, V, VI and VII)The Chapter on Money as Capital:Difficulty in grasping money in its fully developed character as moneySimple exchange: relations between the exchangers (Critique of socialists and harmonizers: Bastiat, Proudhon)Section One: The Production Process of CapitalNothing is expressed when capital is characterized merely as a sum of valuesLanded property and capitalCapital comes from circulation; its content is exchange value; merchant capital, money capital, and money interestCirculation presupposes another process; motion between presupposed extremesTransition from circulation to capitalist production "Capital is accumulated labour (etc.)""Capital is a sum of values used for the production of values"Circulation, and exchange value deriving from circulation, the presupposition of capitalExchange value emerging from circulation, a presupposition of ciruclation, preserving and multiplying itself in it by means of labourProduct and capital. Value and capital. ProudhonCapital and labour. Exchange value and use value for exchange valueMoney and its use value (labour) in this relation capital: Self-multiplication of value is its only movementCapital, as regards substance, objectified labour. Its antithesis, living, productive labourProductive labour and labour as performance of a serviceProductive and unproductive labour. A. Smith etc.The two different processes in the exchange of capital with labourCapital and modern landed propertyThe marketExchange between capital and labour. Piecework wagesValue of labour powerShare of the wage labourer in general wealth determined only quantitativelyMoney is the worker's equivalent; he thus confronts capital as an equalBut the aim of his exchange is satisfaction of his need. Money for him is only medium of circulationSavings, self-denial as means of the worker's enrichmentValuelessness and devaluation of the worker a condition of capital(Labour power as capital!)Wages not productiveThe exchange between capital and labour belongs within simple circulation, does not enrich the workerSeparation of labour and property the precondition of this exchangeLabour as object absolute poverty, labour as subject general possibility of wealthLabour without particular specificity confronts capitalLabour process absorbed into capital(Capital and capitalist)Production process as content of capitalThe worker relates to his labour as exchange value, the capitalist as use valueThe worker divests himself of labour as the wealth-producing power; capital appropriates it as suchTranformation of labour into capitalRealization process(Costs of production)Mere self-preservation, non-multiplication of value contradicts the essence of capitalCapital enters the cost of production as capital. Interest bearing capital (Parentheses on: original accumulation of capital, historic presuppositions of capital, production in general)Surplus value. Surplus labour timeValue of labour. How it is determinedConditions for the self-realization of capitalCapital is productive as creator of surplus labourBut this is only a historical and transitory phenomenonTheories of surplus value (Ricardo; the Physiocrats; Adam Smith; Ricardo again)Surplus value and productive force. Relation when these increaseResult: in proportion as necessary labour is already diminished, the realization of capital becomes more difficultConcerning increases in the value of capitalLabour does not reproduce the value of material and instrument, but rather preserves it by relating to them in the labour process as to their objective conditionsAbsolute surplus labour time. RelativeIt is not the quantity of living labour, but rather its quality as labour which preserves the labour time already contained in the materialThe change of form and substance in the direct production processIt is inherent in the simple production process that the previous stage of production is preserved through the subsequent onePreservation of the old use value by new labourThe quantity of objectified labour is preserved because contact with living labour preserves its quality as use value for new labourIn the real production process, the separation of labour from its objective moments of existence is suspended. But in this process labour is already incorporated in capitalThe capitalist obtains surplus labour free of charge together with the maintenance of the value of material and instrumentThrough the appropriation of present labour, capital already possesses a claim to the appropriation of future labourConfusion of profit and surplus value. Carey's erroneous calculationThe capitalist, who does not pay the worker for the preservation of the old value, then demands remuneration for giving the worker permission to preserve the old capitalSurplus Value and ProfitDifference between consumption of the instrument and of wages. The former consumed in the production process, the latter outside itIncrease of surplus value and decrease in rate of profitMultiplication of simultaneous working daysMachineryGrowth of the constant part of capital in relation to the variable part spent on wages=growth of the productivity of labourProportion in which capital has to increase in order to employ the same number of workers if productivity risesPercentage of total capital can express very different relationsCapital (like property in general) rests on the productivity of labourIncrease of surplus labour time. Increase of simultaneous working days. (Population)(Population can increase in proportion as necessary labour time becomes smaller)Transition from the process of the production of capital into the process of circulationSection Two: The Circulation Process of CapitalDevaluation of capital itself owing to increase of productive forces(Competition)Capital as unity and contradiction of the production process and the realization processCapital as limit to production. OverproductionDemand by the workers themselvesBarriers to capitalist productionOVerproduction; ProudhonPrice of the commodity and labour timeThe capitalist does not sell too dear; but still above what the thing costs himPrice can fall below value without damage to capitalNumber and unit (measure) important in the multiplication of pricesSpecific accumulation of capital. (Transformation of surplus labour into capital)The determination of value and of pricesThe general rate of profitIf the capitalist merely sells at his own cost of production, then it is a transfer to another capitalist. The worker gains almost nothing therebyBarrier of capitalist production. Relation of surplus labour to necessary labour. Proportion of the surplus consumed by capital to that transformed into capitalDevaluation during crisesCapital coming out of the production process becomes money again(Parenthesis on capital in general)Surplus Labour or Surplus Value Becomes Surplus CapitalAll the determinants of capitalist production now appear as the result of (wage) labour itselfThe realization process of labour at the same time its de-realization processFormation of surplus capital ISurplus capital IIInversion of the law of appropriationChief result of the production and realization processOriginal accumulation of capitalOnce developed historically, capital itself creates the conditions of its existence(Performance of personal services, as opposed to wage labour)(Parenthesis on inversion of the law of property, real alien relation of the worker to his product, division of labour, machinery)Forms which precede capitalist production. (Concerning the process which precedes the formation of the capital relation or of original accumulation)Exchange of labour for labour rests on the worker's propertylessnessCirculation of capital and circulation of moneyProduction process and circulation process moments of production. The productivity of the different capitals (branches of industry) determines that of the individual capitalCirculation period. Velocity of circulation substitutes for volume of capital. Mutual dependence of capitals in the velocity of their circulationThe four moments in the turnover of capitalMoment II to be considered here: transformation of the product into money; duration of this operation. Transport costs. Circulation costs. Means of communication and transportDivision of the branches of labourConcentration of many workers; productive force of this concentrationGeneral as distinct from particular conditions of productionTransport to market (spatial condition of circulation) belongs in the production processCredit, the temporal moment of circulationCapital is circulating capitalInfluence of circulation on the determination of value; circulation time=time of devaluationDifference between the capitalist mode of production and all earlier ones (universality, propagandistic nature)(Capital itself is the contradiction)Circulation and creation of valueCapital not a source of value-creationContinuity of production presupposes suspension of circulation timeTheories of Surplus ValueRamsay's view that capital is its own source of profitNo surplus value according to Ricardo's lawRicardo's theory of value. Wages and profitQuinceyRicardoWakefield. Conditions of capitalist production in coloniesSurplus value and profit. Example (Malthus)Difference between labour and labour capacityCarey's theory of the cheapening of capital for the workerCarey's theory of the decline of the rate of profitWakefield on the contradiction between Ricardo's theories of wage labour and of valueBailey on dormant capital and increase of production without previous increase of capitalWade's explanation of capital. Capital, collective force. Capital, civilization.Rossi. What is capital? Is raw material capital? Are wages necessary for it?Malthus. Theory of value and of wagesAim of capitalist production value (money), not commodity, use value etc. ChalmersDifference in return. Interruption of the production process. Total duration of the production process. Unequal periods of productionThe concept of the free labourer contains the pauper. Population and overpopulationNecessary labour. Surplus labour. Surplus population. Surplus capitalAdam Smith: work as sacrificeAdam Smith: the origin of profitSurplus labour. Profit. WagesImmovable capital. Return of capital. Fixed capital. John Stuart MillTurnover of capital. Circulation process. Production process. Circulation costs. Circulation timeCapital's change of form and of substance; different forms of capital; circulation capital as general character of capitalFixed (tied down) capital and circulating capitalConstant and variable capitalCompetitionSurplus value. Production time. Circulation time. Turnover timeCompetition (continued)Part of capital in production time, part in circulation timeSurplus value and production phase. Number of reproductions of capital = number of turnoversChange of form and of matter in the circulation of capital. C-M-C. M-C-MDifference between production time and labour timeFormation of a mercantile estate; creditSmall-scale circulation. The process of exchange between capital and labour capacity generallyThreefold character, or mode, of circulationFixed capital and circulating capitalInfluence of fixed capital on the total turnover time of capitalFixed capital. Means of labour. MachineTransposition of powers of labour into powers of capital both in fixed and in circulatin capitalTo what extent fixed capital (machine) creates valueFixed capital and continuity of the production process. Machinery and living labour.Contradiction between the foundation of bourgeois production (value as measure) and its developmentSignificance of the development of fixed capital (for the development of capital generally)The chief role of capital is to create disposable time; contradictory form of this in capitalDurability of fixed capitalReal saving (economy)=saving of labour time=development of productive forceTrue conception of the process of social productionOwen's historical conception of industrial (capitalist) productionCapital and value of natural agenciesScope of fixed capital indicates the level of capitalist productionIs money fixed capital or circulating capital?Turnover time of capital consisting of fixed capital and circulating capital. Reproduction time of fixed capitalThe same commodity sometimes circulating capital, sometimes fixed capitalEvery moment which is a presupposition of production is at the same time its result, in that it reproductes its own conditionsThe counter-value of circulating capital must be produced within the year. Not so for fixed capital. It engages the production of subsequent yearsMaintanence costs of fixed capitalRevenue of fixed capital and circulating capitalFree labour=latent pauperism. EdenThe smaller the value of fixed capital in relation to its product, the more usefulMovable and immovable, fixed and circulatingConnection of circulation and reproductionSection Three: Capital as Fructiferous. Tranformation of Surplus Value into ProfitRate of profit. Fall of the rate of profitSurplus value as profit always expresses a lesser proportionWakefield, Carey and Bastiat on the rate of profitCapital and revenue (profit). Production and distribution. SismondiTransformation of surplus value into profitLaws of this and transformationSurplus value=relation of surplus labour to necessary labourValue of fixed capital and its productive powerMachinery and surplus labour. Recapitulation of the doctrine of surplus value generallyRelation between the objective conditions of production. Change in the proportion of the component parts of capitalMiscellaneousMoney and fixed capital: presupposes a certain amount of wealth. Relation of fixed capital and circulating capital (Economist)Slavery and wage labour; profit upon alienation (Steuart)Steuart, Montanari and Gouge on moneyThe wool industry in England since Elizabeth; silk-manufacture; iron; cottonOrigin of free wage labour. Vagabondage. (Tuckett)Blake on accumulation and rate of profit; dormant capitalDomestic agriculture at the beginning of the sixteenth century. (Tuckett)Profit. Interest. Influence of machinery on the wage fund. (Westminster Review)Money as measure of values and yardstick of prices. Critique of theories of the standard measure of moneyTransformation of the medium of circulation into money. Formation of treasures. Means of payment. Prices of commodities and quantity of circulating money. Value of moneyCapital, not labour, determines the value of money (Torrens)The minimum of wagesCotton machinery and working men in 1826. (Hodgskin)How the machine creates raw material. (Economist)Machinery and surplus labourCapital and profit. Relation of the worker to the conditions of labour in capitalist production. All parts of capital bring a profitTendency of the machine to prolong labourCotton factories in England. Example for machinery and surplus labourExamples from Glasgow for the rate of profitAlienation of the conditions of labour with the development of capital. InversionMerivale. Natural dependence of the worker in colonies to be replaced by artificial restrictionsHow the machine saves material. Bread. Dureau de la MalleDevelopment of money and interestProductive consumpion. Newman. Transformations of capital. Economic cycleDr. Price. Innate power of capitalProudhon. Capital and simple exchange. SurplusNecessity of the worker's propertylessnessGalianiTheory of savings. StorchMacCulloch. Surplus. ProfitArnd. Natural interestInterest and profit. CareyHow merchant takes the place of masterMerchant wealthCommerce with equivalents impossible. OpdykePrincipal and interestDouble standardOn moneyJames Mill's false theory of pricesRicardo on currencyOn moneyTheory of foreign trade. Two nations may exchange according to the law of profit in such a way that both gain, but one is always defraudedMoney in its third role, as money(I) Value (This section to be brought forward)Bastiat and CareyBastiat's economic harmoniesBastiat on wages

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