A Handbook of Management Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Achieving Managerial Excellence and Improved Decision Making

Building Reputational Capital: Strategies for Integrity and Fair Play that Improve the Bottom Line

Oxford University Press, 2004

In the aftermath of scandals such as those at Enron and WorldCom, there is a growing suspicion of the corporate world. For this reason it is more important than ever for firms to maintain a good reputation. In Building Reputational Capital, Kevin T. Jackson offers a practical guide to taking the high road--the only path that leads to...

Stop the Screaming: How to Turn Angry Conflict With Your Child into Positive Communication

Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

I wrote Stop the Screaming in order to help parents better understand and resolve conflicts with their children and adolescents. Not abusive or violent, these are the conflicts that arise in the normal course of family life. They happen at any time or on any occasion—during play, at family meals, and even on vacations. They are typically...

Nonlinear Stochastic Operator Equations

Academic Press, 1986

A previous volume, Stochastic Systems (1983), was the first systematic book bringing nonlinear and stochastic equations within the reach of engi neers and physicists concerned with the difficulties of real systems and fron tier problems in which conventional techniques such as linearization and perturbation are not sufficient...

Improve Your Punctuation and Grammar

How to Books, 2009

Do you have trouble with punctuation? Are you frustrated when you can’t remember whether to use a comma or a full stop? Do you have difficulty constructing a sentence that sounds right? If so, then this book should help you. Written in an easy-to-read style, it takes you through the basics of English grammar. It...

Metrics: How to Improve Key Business Results

Apress, 2011

Metrics are a hot topic. Executive leadership, boards of directors, management, and customers are all asking for data-based decisions. As a result, many managers, professionals, and change agents are asked to develop metrics, but have no clear idea of how to produce meaningful ones. Wouldn’t it be great to have a simple explanation of...

Professional Office Business Application Development: Using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and VSTO

Wrox Press, 2008

Office Business Applications (OBAs) are a bit of a mystery to some; developers often find it difficult to see Office as a true development platform. Nevertheless, Office has evolved quite a bit in the past few years into a strong platform that offers a number of rich technologies. Combine this with the ability to leverage the Microsoft...