Learn IT - Books tags economy

Employee Engagement: A Roadmap for Creating Profits, Optimizing Performance, and Increasing Loyalty

Jossey-Bass, 2009

"If you think you know everything it takes to attain associate/employee engagement, put yourself to the test. This book provides a holistic approach to engagement that will create the competitive edge required to succeed in this economy."
-- Sharon S. Bilgischer, senior manager, logistics global talent, curriculum and...

The Econosphere: What Makes the Economy Really Work, How to Protect It, and Maximize Your Opportunity for Financial Prosperity

FT Press, 2009

How the World Really Works–and How to Make It Start Working Again!

· Discover the immutable laws of nature that govern all your financial decisions–and put them to work for you

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Databases and Information Systems VI: Selected Papers from the Ninth International Baltic Conference, DB&IS 2010 - Volume 224 Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications

IOS Press, 2011

This volume presents papers from the Ninth International Baltic Conference on Databases and Information Systems (Baltic DB&IS 2010) which took place in Riga, Latvia, in July 2010. Since this successful biennial series began in 1994, the Baltic DB&IS conferences have become an international forum of high scientific criteria for...

God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now

Harper Perennial, 2007

At the heart of the Bible is a moral and ethical call to fight unjust superpowers, whether they are Babylon, Rome, or even America.

From the divine punishment and promise found in Genesis through the revolutionary messages of Jesus and Paul, John Dominic Crossan reveals what the Bible has to say about land and economy, violence and...

Social and Economic Transformation in the Digital Era

Idea Group Publishing, 2003

This book covers all key subject areas of the Information Society an presents innovative business models, case studies, normative theories and social explanations.

The advent of the Information Society is marked by the explosive penetration of information technologies in all aspects of life and by a related fundamental transformation in...

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days

Apress, 2007

Apparently sprinters reach their highest speed right out of the blocks, and spend the rest of the race slowing down. The winners slow down the least. It’s that way with most startups too. The earliest phase is usually the most productive. That’s when they have the really big ideas. Imagine what Apple was like when 100% of its employees...

Knowledge-Based Intelligent System Advancements: Systemic and Cybernetic Approaches

IGI Global, 2010

Since the first part of the twentieth century, cybernetics and systems research have been developed as scientific disciplines. Investigations, launched in the area of cybernetics, previously dealt with control and information processing. In a more narrow sense, they consisted in the consideration of analogies of the control and the...

A Hologram for the King

McSweeney's, 2012

In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter’s college tuition, and finally do something great. In A Hologram for the King, Dave Eggers takes us around the world to show how one man fights...

Distributed Work

MIT Press, 2002

Technological advances and changes in the global economy are motivating and enabling an increasing geographic distribution of work. Today, the geographic distance between an average pair of workers is increasing in industries ranging from banking, to wine production, to clothing design. According to Bureau of Labor surveys of workers, more people...

Risk Analysis: Assessing Uncertainties Beyond Expected Values and Probabilities

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Everyday we face decisions that carry an element of risk and uncertainty. The ability to analyze, predict, and prepare for the level of risk entailed by these decisions is, therefore, one of the most constant and vital skills needed for analysts, scientists and managers.

Risk analysis can be defined as a systematic use of...

Technology, Design and Process Innovation in the Built Environment (Spon Research)

Taylor & Francis, 2009

Buildings and infrastructure represent principal assets of any national economy as well as prime sources of environmental degradation. Making them more sustainable represents a key challenge for the construction, planning and design industries and governments at all levels; and the rapid urbanisation of the 21^st century has turned this...

Supply Chain Imperative, The: How to Ensure Ethical Behavior in Your Global Suppliers

AMACOM, 2004

Like many companies in all industries, yours is making an admirable new commitment to higher ethical standards. You’ve worked hard to build or restore your reputation and the trust of your stakeholders. But all your best efforts may be undermined if the many links in your supply chain do not follow suit.

The Supply Chain...

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