The fifth edition of Practical Financial Management is the latest milestone in a 35-year journey in education that began when I was a corporate executive teaching finance as an adjunct professor.

Not long after starting down that road I realized that I might be able to improve on the approach taken by most finance texts. It...

The Power of FOCUS … Over the past several decades we all have been trying to use information through technology to optimize our businesses and make our lives easier. So why have so many businesses failed and why do most organizations continue to struggle to fi nd that “ competitive advantage ” that will take them to the...

Thank you for choosing Th e Confi dent Student, Seventh Edition. Th is book is special for several reasons. It has grown with the times to refl ect pedagogical changes, technological advancements, and students’ needs. Yet Th e Confi dent Student’s core values of individual responsibility and confi dence through accomplishment...

Initially, the notion of a business case for cloud computing seemed almost redundant. It seemed to me that the cost savings associated with...

When I decided to write a book about JavaScript, I wanted to create it in a way that felt natural to how I learned the language. I didn’t learn it from school or a book; my JavaScript knowledge comes from real-world application, trial and error, and self-motivation. I wanted to present the information in a unique way...