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...

Authors: Marc J. Rosenberg.
Hardcover, 344 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication Date: 2000-10-26
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    Internet and intranet technologies offer tremendous opportunities to bring learning into the mainstream of business. E-Learning outlines how to develop an organization-wide learning strategy based on cutting-edge technologies and explains the dramatic strategic, organizational, and technology issues involved.

Written for professionals responsible for leading the revolution in workplace learning, E-Learning takes a broad, strategic perspective on corporate learning. This wake-up call for executives everywhere discusses:
• Requirements for building a viable e-learning strategy
• How online learning will change the nature of training organizations
• Knowledge management and other new forms of e-learning

Marc J. Rosenberg, Ph.D. (Hillsborough, NJ) is an independent consultant specializing in knowledge management, e-learning strategy and the reinvention of training. Prior to this, he was a senior direction and kowledge management field leader for consulting firm DiamondCluster International....

Authors: Matthew Fraser. Soumitra Dutta.
Hardcover, 344 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2008-12-31


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    “If you want to understand why Wikipedia is changing the world, this book is a must read.”

Jimmy Wales, Founder, Wikipedia

“This book is a must read for all - social activists, politicians or managers - who have an interest in understanding how our society is morphing.”

Professor C.K. Prahalad, #1 Management Guru and author of Competing for the Future

Synopsis
The rise of social networks like Facebook, MySpace and Bebo is changing the way we see ourselves, how we interact with each other, how we work and how we do business on a daily basis. Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom explores the powerful forces driving the social networking revolution, the impact of these profound changes, and the far reaching consequences of social networking.

Detailing the way social networks affects both individuals and societies as a whole, the book offers a detailed focus on the ways social networking affects the world of business and work. The generation entering the workforce today - and entering boardrooms everywhere - is fully engaged with social networking and its uses. Rather than feeling threatened and paranoid, today's business leaders need to understand this phenomenon, accept that it won't go away, and embrace its power in the world of business.

Excerpts from Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom:
“Your next CEO’s most impressive job credential might be status as an online gladiator, honing valuable leadership skills mercilessly slaying mortal enemies on World of Warcraft. Why not, the skills necessary to hack your way to the top levels of virtual games – especially a killer instinct – are excellent pre-requisites for managing complex organisations.”

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“Many senior managers mistakenly believe Enterprise 2.0 is a product, like the latest Microsoft office suite. They don’t realise that Enterprise 2.0 is not a cost centre, but a “state of mind” – a revolutionary new way of managing companies and conducting business.

Web 2.0 tools have no regard for “organisational boundaries, hierarchies, or job titles”. Try telling a senior executive that, henceforth, there will be no job titles, reporting lines, and organisational boundaries in the company – and watch the reaction closely.”

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“When someone calls a meeting, he or she is asserting authority over those who are invited to attend. Meetings are exclusive and closed. In most corporations, who gets invited to a meeting – and who does not – sends a signal about who’s ‘in the loop’. Meetings are a form of social grooming inside organisations. Meetings impose vertical authority. They establish status hierarchies. The Enterprise 2.0 model is feared in corporations because it threatens status hierarchies.”

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“Harnessing the dynamism of horizontal networks, Web 2.0 social media are bypassing institutional forms of social organisation and directly empowering people. This book has attempted to tell that story with illustrations, which, we hope, have offered intriguing and instructive insights into the powerful transformations we described. What has interested us most, indeed, is the transformative impact – or “e-ruptions” – of Web 2.0 social media on the three dynamics that gave this book its structure: identity, status and power.”

About the Authors:
Matthew Fraser, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow at INSEAD and teaches at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. A recognised media industries expert, he also has long experience as a journalist, including weekly columnist, national television host, and Editor-in-Chief of Canada’s national daily newspaper, the National Post.

Soumitra Dutta, PhD., is Roland Berger Chaired Professor of Business and Technology at INSEAD. He is faculty director of elab@INSEAD, a center of excellence in the digital economy working in collaboration with organisations such as SAP and Intel. His research has been showcased in the international media such as CNN, CNBC, and the BBC. He is a fellow of the World Economic Forum. ...

Authors: Brett McFall.
Paperback, 200 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2008-01-03


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    "Brett reveals the essentials you need to know for using the internet to build wealth. When I started my internet business it would have been so much quicker and easier if I had had a book like this to guide me. Without doubt, this is the fast-track to online business success!" -- Tom Hua

In this jargon-free guide, author Brett McFall shows just how easy it is to set up your own online business. You'll discover how to make money by delivering a great deal of value without a great deal of effort. And you don't have to have a technical bone in your body to do it!

 In seven simple steps, Brett takes you through everything you need to know to create a successful online business on a shoestring.

Inside you'll learn how to:

• find a niche market
• create a product
• write an enticing sales message
• design a website
• sell  your product.

Packed with useful tips, tools and techniques for setting up and maintaining an online business, How to Make Money While You Sleep! is a must-read for budding entrepreneurs....

Authors: Josh Bersin.
Hardcover, 352 pages
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Publication Date: 2004-10-07


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    The Blended Learning Book is your users manual for implementing blended learning.  It gives you a guidebook to combining the latest technologies with traditional training models to create high-impact programs that drive superior business results (not just reduce costs). Filled with real-world examples and case studies from organizations such as Accenture, BI, Cisco, FedEx, Kinkos, Grant-Thornton, IBM, Novell, the U.S. Navy, Verizon, and more, e-learning veteran Josh Bersin zeros in on What Works -- in all shapes and sizes of training departments from a variety of industries....

Authors: Frank Conforti.
Paperback, 680 pages
Publisher: OnWord Press
Publication Date: 2002-08-28
Edition: 6

Reviews :

    Best known for its easy style, technical accuracy, and attention to detail, Inside MicroStation, 6th Edition is the ultimate user guide for the novice! Its fast-paced, highly engaging examples, exercises, and illustrations are guaranteed to put readers on the path to proficiency. Instead of simply describing each tool, this indispensable how-to and reference manual explains why mission-critical tools and functions in MicroStation version 8 (V8) work the way they do. How V8 features work together in the design environment is also revealed, providing readers with the knowledge they need to optimize the power of MicroStation to solve today's design challenges. Emphasis is placed on using AccuDraw, Bentley's patented user interface technology, in every aspect of the design process. In addition, extraordinarily complete yet practical coverage of 2D construction tools, 3D modeling and rendering techniques, customization, and MicroStation's VBA programming environment gives a competitive edge to readers working in a real-world design environment....

Authors: Harold F. Tipton. Micki Krause.
Hardcover, 3280 pages
Publisher: CRC
Publication Date: 2007-05-14
Edition: 6

Reviews :

    Never before have there been so many laws designed to keep corporations honest. New laws and regulations force companies to develop stronger ethics policies and the shareholders themselves are holding publicly traded companies accountable for their practices. Consumers are also concerned over the privacy of their personal information and current and emerging legislation is reflecting this trend. Under these conditions, it can be difficult to know where to turn for reliable, applicable advice.

The sixth edition of the Information Security Management Handbook addresses up-to-date issues in this increasingly important area. It balances contemporary articles with relevant articles from past editions to bring you a well grounded view of the subject. The contributions cover questions important to those tasked with securing information assets including the appropriate deployment of valuable resources as well as dealing with legal compliance, investigations, and ethics. Promoting the view that the management ethics and values of an organization leads directly to its information security program and the technical, physical, and administrative controls to be implemented, the book explores topics such as risk assessments; metrics; security governance, architecture, and design; emerging threats; standards; and business continuity and disaster recovery. The text also discusses physical security including access control and cryptography, and a plethora of technology issues such as application controls, network security, virus controls, and hacking.

US federal and state legislators continue to make certain that information security is a board-level conversation and the Information Security Management Handbook, Sixth Edition continues to ensure that there you have a clear understanding of the rules and regulations and an effective method for their implementation....

Authors: Bob Boiko.
Paperback, 325 pages
Publisher: CyberAge Books
Publication Date: 2007-06-19
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    Here is a prescription for IT executives and professionals who are sick of suffering through a never-ending stream of technology solutions that never really solve anything. Through his modern-day fable of Information Technology gone awry, Bob Boiko shows execs and tech staff alike how to harness the I in IT to become leaders by making measurable movement toward strategic goals. Boiko s business parable leads to a set of concrete methods you can use to create IT strategy and action in your organization. Whether or not you are a CIO, if you recognize the power of information and have the desire to be an information leader this book and Web-based eBook will show you the way...

Authors: AnnaLee Saxenian.
Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Date: 1996-03-01


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    Why is it that business in Silicon Valley is again flourishing while along Route 128 in Massachusetts it continues to decline? The answer, Sexanian suggests, has to do with the fact that despite similar histories and technologies, Silicon Valley developed a decentralized but co-operative industrial system while Route 128 came to be dominated by independent, self-sufficient corporations. The result of more than 100 interviews, this analysis highlights the importance of local sources of competitive advantage in a volatile world economy....

Authors: David Scott.
Paperback, 420 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: 2006-06-27