Authors: David Packard.
Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Collins Business
Publication Date: 2006-01-01


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Much more personal than standard corporate histories, David Packard's The HP Way provides insights into managing and motivating people and inspiration for would–be entrepreneurs. This bestselling classic joins the Collins Business Essentials line–up with a new Note from Steve Jobs.

From a one–car–garage company to a multibillion–dollar industry, the rise of Hewlett–Packard is an extraordinary tale of vision, innovation and hard work. Conceived in 1939, Hewlett–Packard earned success not only as a result of its engineering know–how and cutting–edge product ideas, but also because of the unique management style it developed – a way of doing things called 'the HP way'.

Decades before today's creative management trends, Hewlett–Packard invented such strategies as 'walk–around management', 'flextime', and 'quality cycles'. Always sensitive to the needs of its customers and responsive to employee input, Hewlett–Packard earned massive steady growth that far outshone its competitors' vacillating fortunes, even with radically different products from those responsible for its initial boom.

For entrepreneurs and managers alike, the wisdom found in these pages is invaluable if they want their businesses to gain steady growth and consistent success.

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    In a dry fashion, Packard tells the true story of the mighty Hewlett-Packard Company: Two college buddies begin a partnership by producing an audio oscillator in a Palo Alto garage in 1938 and wind up 60 years later with a $25-billion-dollar electronics company on their hands. He wraps the book up tidily with a timeline of the company's development milestones. Packard chalks up success to many things, including government contracts during wartime, but mostly to the company's management outlook ("The HP Way"), which champions openness, honesty, and flexibility throughout the organization. Entrepreneurs and technologists alike will be interested in this journey of an American giant. Packard's tone sometimes veers toward the self-congratulatory, but in this case, it somehow seems justified....

Authors: Fredrik Nilsson. Communications Axis.
Paperback, 440 pages
Publisher: CRC
Publication Date: 2008-09-10
Edition: 1

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    This is the first resource to provide detailed coverage of advanced digital networking and intelligent video capabilities and optimization. It addresses general concepts, explains why IP-based systems provide better image quality and more scalable and flexible systems at a lower cost, and provides current information on cameras and DVRs. It also discusses frame rate control, indoor/outdoor installations, and specifications on MPEG-4 and other digital video formats. The book is accompanied by a CD containing tools for deploying and optimizing an installation. It is an essential resource for security system designers, consultants, and intallers, as well as business and security managers....

Authors: Ruth Colvin Clark. Ann Kwinn.
Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Publication Date: 2007-04-20


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    The New Virtual Classroom draws on the most current research in multimedia learning as well as practitioner experience to show how to effectively harness the power of the virtual classroom. Written by Ruth Clark, co-author of the best selling e-Learning & the Science of Instruction, and Ann Kwinn¾recognized experts in instructional design and workforce learning, this important resource includes guidelines, research, and illustrative examples that clearly show how to leverage the powerful instructional features in the new virtual classroom....

Authors: James J., IV DeLuccia.
Hardcover, 274 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2008-04-04


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    IT Compliance and Controls offers a structured architectural approach, a 'blueprint in effect,' for new and seasoned executives and business professionals alike to understand the world of compliance?from the perspective of what the problems are, where they come from, and how to position your company to deal with them today and into the future....

Authors:
Paperback, 220 pages
Publisher: Partnerships for Community Inc.
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Edition: 2008

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    The information technology industry continues to grow in the U.S. and globally. Information Technology Jobs in America [2008]: Corporate & Government Career Guide shows where the jobs are, in the U.S. IT Services Sector and in U.S. Federal and State and Municipal government agencies and departments. The book covers new territory – not a technical guide – this career guide goes beyond, to show Americans the largest source of jobs in the U.S. in this growing industry. Section I Good News – Companies Keep Hiring as Demand Grows. Why ‘Outsourcing’ May Lose Its Power as a Scare Word. Shifting Occupations in the Industry. More Managing - Less Programming. Tech Jobs with Government Are Lively Stable, Secure, and Well-Paid. Salaries show a Higher Paid Class of Employees. Experience Is an Acceptable Substitute for Education. Core Skills Include Business-Process Understanding.

Section II Explains how to make contact with this special sector for IT jobs, IT service providers, and how to build a career in the IT services sector.

Section III Explains Technology in Government, public unionism for emerging technology jobs and the desirable salaries of these emerging technology titles. The authors describe the technological developments that make technology in government possible. They define the modified processes that now call for staff in Relational Databases, Web Portal Development, Infrastructure Development and Maintenance, Network Computing, Data Security, e-Government, and e-Commerce.

Section IV "What Jobs Are Available in Federal, State and City Government," brings to the forefront the thousands of information technology jobs that exist in all 101 Federal agencies, and in U.S. State and Municipal government agencies and departments. Detailed Tables show current Information Technology Job Titles for Federal and State and City information technology jobs, Salaries, 5-year Salary Projections, and Estimated Pensions. Financial facts explain why, in today’s global economy, an IT career in government is a desirable choice.

Section V Provides a Step-by-Step guide to "Completing the Application & Hiring Process" for an information technology job in both the Federal and State and City government personnel hiring systems. It explains why a Civil Service Exam is not required in most cases; why experience is an acceptable substitute for education in most government jobs, how to fill out an Experience and Education paper or Knowledge-Skills and Abilities Statement, and Factors for Job Class Salary Ranking and Candidate Ranking. Appendices include Sample Federal IT Job Announcements, and Sample State & City IT Job Descriptions with Qualifications Required, and Required Application Forms.

Section VI Provides Analytical Articles on Today’s Tech Jobs: C Computer . Java and JavaScript . Visual Basic . Sun Solaris, Unix, Linux, Network Tech Jobs . Oracle, SQL, FoxPro, Sybase, Database Management . Software Programmer; Software Engineer . Network Programmer, Network Systems . Telecommunications . Web Developer . IT Procurement, IT Training, Project Management and more....

Authors: Harwell Thrasher.
Paperback, 194 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: 2007-03-28


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    Driving a car doesn't require knowledge of cylinder heads and compression ratios, and you don't have to understand software and hardware to make optimum use of Information Technology. It's the people managing and using the technology who are important - not the technology itself - and this is a book about those people, their limitations in coping with technology, and how they can better deal with those limitations. This book is for everyone who is frustrated with Information Technology, and for every non-technical person who is at the mercy of a seemingly uncooperative IT organization. It's for business people who want to better understand IT, and for IT people who want to know why their jobs are so difficult and unappreciated. Every manager, executive and knowledge worker in today's world uses information systems, and most of these people have a relationship - good or bad - with some part of an IT organization. This book gives you the information you need to improve your relationship with IT. And with that improved relationship, you can make your own job more successful....

Authors: Carroll W Frenzel. John Frenzel.
Paperback, 624 pages
Publisher: Course Technology
Publication Date: 2003-10-15
Edition: 4

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    Management of Information Technology, Fourth Edition, is a comprehensive text focused on the fundamental principles and practices necessary for managers to succeed in modern information-centric organizations. IT departments in today’s Web-based e-business world are in transition, moving from self-sufficiency toward managed dependencies in order to support aggressive and cost-effective e-commerce strategies. Managers in these high-performance organizations must implement disciplined processes and exhibit management maturity to effectively exploit the power of modern Information Technology. This text illustrates those successful principles and processes that have demonstrated lasting value to modern organizations. These lessons are valuable to students of management across many disciplines....

Authors: Robert T. Clemen. Terence Reilly.
Hardcover, 733 pages
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
Publication Date: 2004-12-08
Edition: 1

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    MAKING HARD DECISIONS WITH DECISIONTOOLS® is a special version of Bob Clemen's best-selling text, MAKING HARD DECISIONS. This straight-forward book teaches the fundamental ideas of decision analysis, without an overly technical explanation of the mathematics used in management science. This new version incorporates and implements the powerful DecisionTools® by Palisade Corporation, the world's leading toolkit for risk and decision analysis. At the end of each chapter, topics are illustrated with step-by-step instructions for DecisionTools®. This new version makes the text more useful and relevant to students to business and engineering....

Authors: Central Computer & Telecommunications Agency.
Paperback, 200 pages
Publisher: Stationery Office
Publication Date: 2000
Edition: 1st

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    This work draws together the advice provided in the five core books by CCTA on service support. It covers: change management; configuration management; help desk management; problem management; software release and rollout; and an explanation of the links between the disciplines....

Authors: Roger E. Axtell. Tami Briggs. Margaret Corcoran. Mary Beth Lamb.
Paperback, 252 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 1997-03-18
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    What Women Need to Know to Succeed in International Business

From meeting protocol and sexual harassment to dining and gift giving, the rules for conducting business abroad can be dramatically different from those at home--and they can also vary from country to country. But with this indispensable resource, you'll have everything you need to successfully interact with your business counterparts, whether you're doing business in Caracas, Calcutta, or Copenhagen. Bestselling author Roger Axtell combines his 30 years of experience working abroad with the advice of three cross-cultural consultants to provide you with guidance and specific advice on:
* Survival --Knowing the culture, protocol, safety, and staying healthy
* Cultural differences --A country-by-country listing of the rules for proper dress, speech, table manners, etc.
* Climbing the career ladder --Resources listing the best schools, courses, and language training, advice on finding mentors, and more
* Personal issues --Dating rules in different cultures, balancing an international career and family life, dealing with harassment and discrimination...