Authors: John Fay.
Hardcover, 544 pages
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication Date: 2005-10-18
Edition: 2

Reviews :

    Contemporary Security Management serves as an indispensable working tool for students and security professionals at all levels of experience. It is designed to provide the hard facts on modern practices to efficiently and effectively run a security department and covers such vital topics as: leadership in management, employee relations, risk management and mitigation, terrorism, information security, access control, investigations, substance abuse, workplace violence and emergency management. New topics covered include terrorism and the new government mandate to perform standard vulnerability assessments for various industries.

· Offers an experience-proven, practical approach to the business of security
· Includes case studies throughout the text provide real-world examples and solutions to management issues.
· Contains samples of security plans and procedures, checklists, diagrams and illustrations aid in explaining a wide range of critical concepts...

Authors: Edgar H Schein.
Hardcover, 317 pages
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Publication Date: 2003-06
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    The 40-year story of the rise and fall of one of the pioneering companies of the computer age...

Authors: Kenneth Baldauf. Ralph Stair.
Paperback, 697 pages
Publisher: Course Technology
Publication Date: 2008-03-14
Edition: 3

Reviews :

    Succeeding with Technology - Third Edition presents the latest ways to get ahead and lead a successful, fulfilling life with technology. Building off the innovative approach from previous editions, it focuses on the newest trends that are impacting the way we live, while providing just the right amount of foundational concepts to provide a thorough understanding. By focusing on the application of technology and how technology may be used by learners for personal and professional gain, this text gives learners the information they need to prosper....

Authors:
Hardcover, 368 pages
Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication Date: 2007-04-01


Reviews :

    The computer's metaphorical desktop, with its onscreen windows and hierarchy of folders, is the only digital work environment most users and designers have ever known. Yet empirical studies show that the traditional desktop design does not provide sufficient support for today's real-life tasks involving collaboration, multitasking, multiple roles, and diverse technologies. In Beyond the Desktop Metaphor, leading researchers and developers consider design approaches for a post-desktop future.

The contributors analyze the limitations of the desktop environment—including the built-in conflict between access and display, the difficulties in managing several tasks simultaneously, and the need to coordinate the multiple technologies and information objects (laptops, PDAs, files, URLs, email) that most people use daily—and propose novel design solutions that work toward a more integrated digital work environment. They describe systems that facilitate access to information, including Lifestreams, Haystack, Task Gallery, GroupBar, and Scalable Fabric, and they argue that the organization of work environments should reflect the social context of work. They consider the notion of activity as a conceptual tool for designing integrated systems, and point to the Kimura and Activity-Based Computing systems as examples.

Beyond the Desktop Metaphor is the first systematic overview of state-of-the-art research on integrated digital work environments. It provides a glimpse of what the next generation of information technologies for everyday use may look like—and it should inspire design solutions for users' real-world needs....

Authors: Efraim Turban. Dorothy Leidner. Ephraim McLean. James Wetherbe.
Hardcover, 784 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2005-02-07
Edition: 5

Reviews :

    From Shanghai to San Francisco, IT is playing an increasingly vital role in helping organizations gain the competitive advantage around the globe. That's why the Fifth Edition of Information Technology for Management offers a global perspective on how IT is transforming business.

In this comprehensive, up-to-date Fifth Edition, Efraim Turban, Ephraim McLean, James Wetherbe, and new coauthor Dorothy Leidner present late-breaking developments in the field, as well as a new chapter on Global Interorganizational Systems.

IT's About Transformation: The text focuses on how organizations operate and compete in the digital economy, and how IT can assist this transformation. The new edition also features increased strategy coverage.

IT's Current: The Fifth Edition introduces new research, current examples and case studies, and updated reference materials.

IT's Managerial: The text's strong managerial orientation makes IT relevant and interesting to business students. Technological topics are conveniently covered in six technology guides at the end of the text....

Authors: Glenn Owen.
Paperback, 360 pages
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
Publication Date: 2008-07-10
Edition: 7

Reviews :

    Learn much more than simply how to use the leading commercial QuickBooks Pro® accounting software with Owen's USING QUICKBOOKS PRO® 2008 FOR ACCOUNTING. This unique text reinforces your understanding of fundamental accounting principles as you master the skills of using QuickBooks Pro®. A first of its kind, the book's self-paced learning structure incorporates an engaging narrative style, conversational tone, and numerous screen captures to place the skills you are learning into a broader accounting context. Proven step-by-step instructions teach you specifically how to use QuickBooks Pro® to analyze, interpret, and investigate accounting information for effective business decisions. A continuing case provides important hands-on experience in completing the accounting cycle with QuickBooks Pro® 2008. Time-saving data files on a CD that accompanies each new book provide all the material you need to complete assignments, case problems, and text activities efficiently. Rely on the powerful USING QUICKBOOKS PRO® 2008 FOR ACCOUNTING to ensure understanding of accounting concepts behind the software as well as the skills to succeed with QuickBooks Pro® 2008....

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


Reviews :

    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: Jack M. Keen. Bonnie Digrius.
Hardcover, 288 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2002-11-08
Edition: 1

Reviews :

    Insuring the value of IT ventures, from implementation through execution
Over 50 percent of all Information Technology projects fail, not only costing companies considerable monetary investment but also thwarting key strategic initiatives for which the new technology was critical. This book helps executives and managers increase IT project success by using a process for identifying the true ROI value for proposed IT investments-"Real ROI"-then tracking project results against that standard. This guide provides an abundance of pragmatic tips, tools, and techniques to make the process easy to understand, focusing on implementing an ROI plan as well as on tracking IT investments and measuring results postimplementation....

Authors: Marc Lipson.
Paperback, 144 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication Date: 2002-08-12
Edition: 1

Reviews :

   

Boiled-down essentials of the top-selling Schaum's Outline series for the student with limited time

What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form.

Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students quick pointers to the essentials.

• Designed to appeal to underprepared students and readers turned off by dense text
• Cartoons, sidebars, icons, and other graphic pointers get the material across fast
• Concise text focuses on the essence of the subject
• Delivers expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields
• Perfect for last-minute test preparation
• So small and light that they fit in a backpack!...
  
  

Authors: Scot Wingo.
Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication Date: 2004-08-20