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by W. H. Treacher
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
First published in 1891, "British Borneo" was written by Sir William Hood Treacher, K.C.M.G. (1 December 1849 - 3 May 1919) the British colonial administrator in Borneo and the Straits Settlements.
Sir William was the fourth son of Rev. Joseph Skipper Treacher, MA, Vicar of Sandford-on-Thames,...
Team Building
Proven Strategies for Improving Team Performance
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2013
TEAM BUILDING
Now in its fifth edition, Team Building is a classic in the field of organization development. In this new edition, the authors strengthen the Four Cs framework that was introduced in the fourth edition and add a wealth of new illustrative examples, a chapter on the challenges...
Social Networking and Impression Management
Self-Presentation in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
Social Networking and Impression Management: Self-Presentation in the Digital Age, edited by Carolyn Cunningham, provides original research on key issues in the field of identity management and social networking sites. The contributors to this volume draw on current research in the field and offer...
Poachers Were My Prey: Eighteen Years as an Undercover Wildlife Officer
Eighteen Years as an Undercover Wildlife Officer
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Thus begins the story of R. T. Stewart’s career as an undercover wildlife law enforcement officer with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. For nearly two decades, Stewart infiltrated poaching rings throughout Ohio, the Midwest, and beyond. Poachers Were My Prey chronicles...
Preservation of Affordable Rental Housing
Evaluation of the MacArthur Foundation's Window of Opportunity Initiative
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2016
In 2000, the MacArthur Foundation began the Window of Opportunity, a 20-year, $187 million philanthropic initiative intended to help preserve privately owned affordable rental housing. The authors of this report assess whether the initiative achieved its goals and identify lessons learned about effective...
Middle Market M & A
Handbook for Investment Banking and Business Consulting
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
In-depth coverage in a single handbook of the middle market based on the body of knowledge of the Certified M&A Advisor credential program
M&A advisors have an unprecedented opportunity in the middle market with the generational transfer of wealth and capital being deployed by private...
by Kenneth J. Arrow, G. Constantinides, H.M Markowitz
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2011
Edited by Rajnish Mehra, this volume focuses on the equity risk premium puzzle, a term coined by Mehra and Prescott in 1985 which encompasses a number of empirical regularities in the prices of capital assets that are at odds with the predictions of standard economic theory.
The Squam Lake Report
Fixing the Financial System
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
In the fall of 2008, fifteen of the world's leading economists--representing the broadest spectrum of economic opinion--gathered at New Hampshire's Squam Lake. Their goal: the mapping of a long-term plan for financial regulation reform.
The Squam Lake Report distills the wealth of insights...
Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield
New Priorities for the Global Investor
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011
Praise for Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield
"Free Cash Flow and Shareholder Yield provides a provocative solution to the profound paradigm shift now redefining valuation standards for markets around the globe. In commonsense terms, it defines how the investment community has begun...
Fragile by Design
The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2014
Why are banking systems unstable in so many countries—but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic banking crises since 1840, while Canada has had none. The banking systems of Mexico and Brazil have not only been crisis prone but have provided miniscule amounts of credit to business...
Investing Strategies 3-Book Bundle
How to Profit from the Next Bull Market / When the Bubble Bursts / In Your Best Interest
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
Make your money work for you with up-to-date advice from seasoned financial advisors written for everyday investors.
Includes:
How to Profit from the Next Bull Market
Seasoned financial advisor Alan Dustin offers an insightful and valuable step-by-step guide for Canadians looking to champion...
Hazardous to Our Health?
FDA Regulation of Health Care Products
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Some have described the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a scientific bureaucracy with police powers. Does a “cult of infallibility” exist within the FDA, leading to decisions that are contrary to the best interests of patients and their physicians?The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is...
The Field Guide to the 6Ds
How to Use the Six Disciplines to Transform Learning into Business Results
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Practical guidelines for implementing the six disciplines of breakthrough learning
The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning has become a standard for companies serious about increasing the return on their investment in learning and development. Now the authors help workplace learning professionals...
Team Building
Proven Strategies for Improving Team Performance
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
This book is filled with the concepts, ideas, and practical suggestions that are needed for any manager to have at hand if he or she is a member or creator of a committee, team, task-force, or any other activity involving collaboration among several people. The ideas are proven by several decades of experience and well-supported in the text with numerous examples.