Resources Were Updated On: 21 Dec 2007

	Category: Title :	RISK MANAGEMENT THE ESSENTIALS OF RISK MANAGEMENT
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	CROUHY, MICHEL., GALAI, DAN & MARK, ROBERT MCGRAW-HILL Risk Management is no longer confined solely to risk management specialists. Stakeholders ranging from employees to investors must understand how to quantify the tradeoffs of risk against the potential return. The failure to understand the essential nature of risk can have devastating consequences. Globally renowned risk and corporate governance experts Michel Crouhy, Dan Galai, and Robert Mark have updated and streamlined their bestselling professional reference Risk Management to introduce you to the world of risk management without requiring you to know the intricate formulas and mathematical details. The Essentials of Risk Management is the first book to make even the most sophisticated risk management approaches simultaneously accessible to both risk and non risk professionals. It will help you to: Increase the transparency of your risk management program to satisfy shareholders, employees, regulators, and other important constituencies Keep on top of the continuing evolution of best-practice risk policies and methodologies and associated risk infrastructures Implement and efficiently communicate an organization-wide Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) approach that encompasses market, credit, liquidity, operational, legal and regulatory, business, strategic and reputation risks Navigate thorny areas including risk policies, risk methodologies, economic capital, regulatory capital, performance measurement, asset-liability management, and more Efficiently allocate limited corporate resources to comply with the new generation of risk regulation and corporate governance regulation As a non-risk professional or board member, you are being called on more than ever before to make sophisticated assessments of your organization's risk exposures as well as play a critical role in its formal risk management process. The Essentials of Risk Management tells you what you need to know to succeed in this challenging new environment.
	Category: Title :	RISK MANAGEMENT TRANSFORMING YOUR GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY: THE THREE DISCIPLINES OF CHANNEL MANAGEMENT
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	RANGAN V. KASTURI HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESS Most distribution channels are outdated and unwieldy, serving neither customers nor channel partners adequately. Despite new technologies that have streamlined many transactions and processes, a general lack of leadership combined with flawed and deeply ingrained structures make distribution channels exceedingly difficult to change. What companies need, says V. Kasturi Rangan, is a new approach to going to market--channel stewardship--that simultaneously addresses customers' best interests and drives profits for all channel partners. In Transforming Your Go-to-Market Strategy, Rangan shows how any member of a distribution channel can adopt this role and learn how to shape an effective, constantly evolving, and mutually beneficial channel strategy. This book outlines three disciplines that companies must master to navigate the complex distribution environment successfully: map the industry channel, build and edit one's own channel continuously to best serve customers, and align and influence one's channel value chain to ensure that all parties reap appropriate rewards. Rangan also provides guidance on managing multiple channels, integrating the Internet into a channel strategy, and overcoming common barriers that impede transformation. A fresh approach to designing and managing channels for the long term, this book helps firms expand value for customers, partners, and the bottom line.
	Category: Title :	MANAGEMENT-LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT SKILLS: A JOSSEY-BASS READER
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	JOSSEY-BASS BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT SERIES JOSSEY-BASS Management Skills contains the best thinking from the biggest names in business management on a wide range of subjects including leadership, shaping the work environment, change, communicating, hiring and motivating employees, leading teams, and much more. The author list of this invaluable resource reads like a who's who of business management. This extraordinary collection features chapters from Robert R. Albright, David Batstone, Warren Bennis, Lee G. Bolman, Richaurd Camp, David R. Caruso, Terrene E. Deal, Christina A. Douglas, Peter Drucker, Deborah L. Duarte, Michael Finley, J. Davidson Frame, Bill George, T. George Harris, Todd D. Jick, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, James M. Kouzes, Edward E. Lawler III, Patrick Lencioni, Clinton O. Longenecker, David H. Maister, Marick F. Masters, Cynthia D. McCauley, Patrick J. McKenna, Henry Mintzberg, Dana M. Muir, David A. Nadler, Mark B. Nadler, Burt Nanus, Parker J. Palmer, Terry Pearce, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Barry Z. Posner, Robert E. Quinn, Kathleen Kelley Reardon, Harvey Robbins, Peter Salovey, Steven B. Sample, Jack L. Simonetti, Douglas K. Smith, Nancy Tennant Snyder, Barry A. Stein, Robert I. Sutton, and Mary E. Vielhaber.
	Category: Title :	FRANCHISING FRANCHISING: PATHWAY TO WEALTH CREATION
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	STEPHEN SPINELLI, JR., ROBERT M. ROSENBERG AND SUE BIRLEY PRENTICE HALL Franchising: Pathway to Wealth Creation is franchising as true entrepreneurship, for every potential franchisor and franchisee ready to generate large-scale wealth. Authors include the entrepreneur who built the world's largest system of Jiffy Lube franchises, the executive who grew Dunkin' Donuts by 1,000%, and the franchising expert at the world's #1 franchise bank lender. This remarkable team covers every step from assessment through cashing out, every element of the product/service delivery system, and every facet of the franchisee/franchisor relationship.
	Category: Title :	MANAGEMENT-PERFORMANCE STANDARDS KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING, AND USING WINNING KPI'S
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	DAVID PARMENTER JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. Breathtaking in its simplicity and profound in its impact, Key Performance Indicators (KPI) distills the balanced scorecard process into twelve logical steps, equipping users with an implementation resource kit that includes questionnaires, worksheets, workshop outlines, and a list of over 500 performance measures. Author David Parmenter provides you with everything you need to master and implement a KPI-driven strategy.
	Category: Title :	ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PLANNING FOR ENTREPRENEURS
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	JERRY W. MOORMAN AND JAMES W. HALLORAN THOMSON SOUTH-WESTERN Successful Business Planning For Entrepreneurs introduces the theory, tools, and techniques for launching and managing entrepreneurial businesses. Different in approach from traditional college texts that are highly theoretical, this text contains real-world applications and projects to encourage group discussions and help students succeed in daily life. Practical topics are addressed for the budding capitalist: Ethics for Entrepreneurs, The Global Entrepreneurship in a bottle, A Case in Point, Fun Facts, and Small Business Technology. The chapters and units adhere to the Small Business Administration's guidelines for creating a business plan. You as an Entrepreneur Explore entrepreneurial opportunities and the related ethical, legal, and regulatory environments Determine competitive advantage strategies Develop business plans Analyze sources of funding Develop marketing strategies (Product, promotion, pricing, distribution) Manage human resources, risk, and insurance Evaluate financial performance
	Category: Title :	MANAGEMENT-ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS FIVE KEY PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	PALADINO BOB JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC In Five Key Principles of Corporate Performance Management, Bob Paladino shares his decades of experience to provide proven, real-world implementation insights from globally recognized and award-winning organizations. You'll discover what today's Fortune 100 companies are doing right, and how to implement their enterprise techniques and strategies within your own organization to maximize success.
	Category: Title :	TRAINING-JOB PERFORMANCE BEYOND TRANSFER OF TRAINING: ENGAGING SYSTEMSS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	MARY L. BROAD JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. Did you know that an average of only 10%-20% of training resulted in changing or enhancing an employee s performance on the job. So, why train? Picking up where her first book, the landmark Transfer of Training, left off (and retaining some of the most salient sections and strategies), this completely updated take on the topic shows trainers and performance professionals how to: Gain and maintain effective performance in complex systems. Find and engage clients and stakeholders in transfer of learning efforts. Support transfer of learning in E-environments. Evaluate the success transfer of learning interventions.
	Category: Title :	SOCIAL PROBLEM AND SERVICES TAKING PHILANTHROPY SERIOUSLY: BEYOND OBLE INTENTIONS TO RESPONSIBLE GIVING
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	WILLIAM DAMON AND SUSAN VERDUCCI INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS Strategies for effective and responsible giving Many acts of charitable giving fail in their stated goals and some are actually harmful. In Taking Philanthropy Seriously, the authors explain why this state of affairs exists. They outline solutions, ranging from those that equip philanthropists to do good work to those that build a domain of philanthropic knowledge, ethical codes, and best practices. Attention is also given to considering recipients' needs, frustrations, and hopes for support. Philanthropic leaders disclose instances of both good and compromised work, show how ethical concerns are secondary to "success" in philanthropy, and reveal strategies to promote effective and ethical conduct.
	Category: Title :	PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE AT WORK: MODELS FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	LYLE M.SPENCER & SIGNE M.SPENCER JOHN WILEY & SONS Provides analysis of 650 jobs, based on 20 years of research using the McClelland/McBer job competence assessment (JCA) methodology. Includes generic job models for entrepreneurs, technical professionals, salespeople, service workers and corporate managers. Defines JCA and describes in detail how to conduct JCA studies. Suggests future directions and uses for competency research.
	Category: Title :	BIBLIOGRAPHY REFLECTIONS THE MAHATHIR YEARS
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	LYLE M.SPENCER & SIGNE M.SPENCER JOHN WILEY & SONS This collection of essays offers a rich variety of perspectives examining Malaysia during the Mahathir years. Over forty scholars, practitioners, and observers reflect on changes that have taken place in domestic politics, foreign policy, the economy, society and the arts. Aimed at a general audience, the analyses range from the laudatory to critical and address a wide-ranging set of issues from education and public health to marginalization. The contributors include established and young scholars, offering fresh perspectives on how Malaysia was transformed over the past twenty-two years and highlighting some of the key challenges for the future.
	Category: Title :	GLOBALIZATION-ECONOMIC ASPECTS THE NEXT GLOBAL STAGE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR BORDERLESS WORLD
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	KENICHI OHMAE WHARTON SCHOOL PUBLISHING A radically new world is taking shape from the ashes of yesterday's nation-based economic world. To succeed, you'll need to act on a global stage -- and master entirely new rules about the sources of economic power and the drivers of growth. In The Global Stage, legendary business strategist Kenichi Ohmae synthesizes today's emerging trends into the first coherent view of tomorrow's global economy, and its implications for politics, business, and personal success. Ohmae begins with a clear-eyed view of what's already happened: the triumph of globalization and the abject failure of traditional economists to make sense of it. Next, he explores the dynamics of the new regional state, rapidly emerging as tomorrow's most potent form of economic organization. He introduces the powerful concept of 'platforms' for economic progress, illuminating examples ranging from the use of English to Microsoft Windows. Next, Ohmae offers a blueprint for businesses, governments, and individuals who intend to thrive in this new environment: what they must change, and what can endure. Ohmae concludes with a detailed look at corporate strategy in an era where it's tougher to define competitors, companies, and customers than ever before. As important as Huntington's The Clash of Civilizations, as fascinating and relevant as Friedman's The Lexus and the Olive Tree, this book doesn't just explain what's happened: it prepares you for what will happen next.
	Category: Title :	DIRECTORS OF CORPORATION BOARD, DIRECTOR AND CEO EVALUATION
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	GEOFFREY KIEL, GAVIN NICHOLSON AND MARY ANNE BARCLAY MCGRAW-HILL Corporate governance demands an increased focus on the leadership role of the board, the CEO and the directors and the call for these to be more accountable for their own performance is a growing global trend. Board, Director and CEO Evaluation helps to implement the recommendations for evaluation that have been included in almost every recent major corporate governance review or report. This practical guide is based on the authors' extensive research and consulting experience and provides the information necessary to carry out board, director or CEO evaluations. The authors discuss current thinking in best practice corporate governance and outline the benefits of evaluation. They use diagrams, checklists and practical examples to illustrate key concepts and include questionnaires to evaluate the performance of boards, committees, directors and CEOs. As board, director and CEO performance is critical to today's organization, this book is an essential business tool.
	Category: Title :	STRATEGIC PLANNING WINNING
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	JACK WELCH AND SUZY WELCH COLLINS PUBLISHER Welch begins Winning with an introductory section called "Underneath It All," which describes his business philosophy. He explores the importance of values, candor, differentiation, and voice and dignity for all. The core of Winning is devoted to the real "stuff" of work. This main part of the book is split into three sections. The first looks inside the company, from leadership to picking winners to making change happen. The second section looks outside, at the competition, with chapters on strategy, mergers, and Six Sigma, to name just three. The next section of the book is about managing your career -- from finding the right job to achieving work-life balance.
	Category: Title :	LEADERSHIP ABDULLAH ADMINISTRATION: ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI & HIS GOVERNMENT FROM SUN TZU'S PERSPECTIVE
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	KHOO KHENG-HOR PELANDUK PUBLICATIONS (M) SDN BHD ABDULLAH ADMINISTRATION: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi & His Government From Sun Tzu's Perspective attempts to link the words and action of Malaysia's fifth Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to those of Sun Tzu. It focuses on the first hundred days of Abdullah's leadership after becoming Prime Minister on October 31, 2003 and offers suggestions from the ancient military strategist's 2,500-year-old Art of War on what more could be done to propel Malaysia to greater heights. Written in his characteristic breezy style which has already earned Khoo Kheng-Hor a following among those seeking to learn the limitless applications of Sun Tzu's strategies, this book will be most insightful for those wishing to understand Abdullah's style of governance.In this book, Khoo makes it clear that it is not his intention to glorify the new premier but hopes to analyse his words and action, and those of his merry men, with parallels to Khoo's life-long study of Sun Tzu's strategies to show where he thinks Malaysia is heading or should be heading. The fact that Khoo is not a member of any political party gives this book the credibility it deserves.
	Category: Title :	THOUGHT AND THINKING HOW TO MIND MAP
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	TONY BUZAN COLLINS PUBLISHER LIMITED 'How to Mind Map' is THE definitive guide to Mind Maps brought to you by their inventor Tony Buzan. This practical pocket guide explains everything you need to know about mind maps and shows how they make it easy to: Get started on and plan a project Think up brilliant ideas Remember things Save time
	Category: Title :	INFORMATION SOCIETY THE WORLD IS FLAT: ABRIEF HISTORY OF THE GLOBALIZED WORLD IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN PENGUIN GROUP Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened at the dawn of the 21st century; what it means to countries, companies, communities and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt.
	Category: Title :	MARKETING BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY: HOW TO CREATE UNCONTESTED MARKET SPACE AND MAKE THE COMPETITION IRRELEVANT
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	W.CHAN KIM AND RENEE MOUBORGNE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESS Blue Ocean Strategy presents a systematic approach to making the competition irrelevant and outlines principles and tools any company can use to create and capture blue oceans. A landmark work that upends traditional thinking about strategy, this book charts a bold new path to winning the future.
	Category: Title :	LEADERSHIP LIVING LEADERSHIP
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	GEORGE BINNEY, GERHARD WILKE & COLIN WILLIAMS PRENTICE HALL Living Leadership will help you to discover within yourself the means to make real connections with people and make things happen in the real world.
	Category: Title :	LEADERSHIP THE SERVANT LEADER
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	JAMES A. AUTRY THREE RIVERS PRESS A Practical Guide to Using the Principles of Servant Leadership. Leadership is a calling. And servant leadership_the idea that managing with respect, honesty, love, and spirituality empowers employees_helps individuals answer that calling. Bestselling author and former Fortune 500 executive James A. Autry reveals the servant leader's tools, a set of skills and ideals that will transform the way business is done. It helps leaders nurture the needs and goals of those who look to them for leadership. The result is a more productive, successful, and happier organization, and a more meaningful life for the leader.
	Category: Title :	OIL & GAS A VISION REALISED: THE TRANSFORMARTION OF A NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	PADDY BOWIE ORILLIA CORPORATION SDN BHD This book is a definitive work that will fulfill a long felt need. It is undoubtedly one of the best sources of information on PETRONAS and is recommended reading for academics, students of management and anyone interested in the development and transformation of the National Oil Corporation.
	Category: Title :	MARKETING RADICAL MARKETING: FROM HARVARD TO HARLEY, LESSON FROM TEN THAT BROKE THE RULES AND MADE IT BIG
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	SAM HILL & GLEN RIFKIN A HARPER BUSINESS BOOK How did the Grateful Dead use its fanatical following to build a $100 millionbrand that still thrives today? How did upstart Boston Beer Company--makers of Sam Adams--prevail over rival Anheuser-Busch without an advertising budget? And how did lams create the premium pet food market and leap from $16 million to $600 million in sales in just fifteen years, while charging twice the price of competitor Ralston-Purina? The answer: radical marketing. In this fresh, provocative book, Sam Hill and Glenn Rifkin identify the marketing strategies that have enabled ten innovative companies to emerge as industry leaders. What do these organizations have in common? Each is intune emotionally with its customer base, allowing them to glean superior marketing insight without spending millions of dollars. Each is more focused on the big picture--growth and expansion--rather than short-term profits. And, despite their current success, each started out with little more than a passion for their product. Engrossing, informative, and invaluable, Radical Marketing demonstrates how any company, large or small, can achieve unprecedented success through inventive and revolutionary tactics.
	Category: Title :	INVESTMENT REAL OPTIONS: MANAGING STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	MARTHA AMRAN & NALIN KULATILAKA HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESS Martha Amram and Nalin Kulatilaka suggest a smarter new way to think about strategic investments in terms of real options. By applying options thinking - the concept underlying the recent Nobel Prize-winning work on financial options - to the evaluation of nonfinancial assets, this innovative approach brings a financial market discipline to the evaluation of a company's opportunities. Using real options theory, managers can more effectively target crucial opportunities to redeploy, delay, modify, or even abandon capital-intensive projects as events unfold. Corporate executives in finance, investments, and project management should share this book with decision makers in information technology, strategic planning, corporate restructuring, venture capital, and law.
	Category: Title :	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THE NEW CIO LEADER: SETTING THE AGENDA AND DELIVERING RESULTS
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	MARIANNE BROADBENT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESS Drawing from exclusive research conducted by Gartner, Inc., with thousands of companies and CIOs, Marianne Broadbent and Ellen Kitzis reveal exactly what CIOs must do now to solidify their credibility with the executive team and bridge the chasm that currently separates business and IT strategy. The New CIO Leader outlines the agenda CIOs need to integrate business and IT assets in a way that moves corporate strategy forward- whether a firm is floundering, successfully competing, or leading its industry. Mandatory reading for CIOs in every firm, The New CIO Leader spells out how information systems can deliver results that matter-and how CIOs can become the enterprise leaders they should be.
	Category: Title :	INVESTMENT REAL OPTIONS IN PRACTICE
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	MARION A. BRACH JOHN WILEY & SONS Real Options in Practice allows readers to view the world of real options from the vantage point of a corporate practitioner applying real option valuation techniques on a regular basis. Expert Marion Brach describes the challenges of implementing a real option framework in practice within a corporate setting. Touching on the real options most firms care about, Real Options in Practice identifies the classic types of real options-deferral, abandonment, switching, expansion, and compound-and explores the main concepts critical to understanding real option theory. Through Brach's own three-step real option valuation method readers will learn how the theory of real options is now being applied to drive better, more profitable corporate decision-making.
	Category: Title :	AGRICULTURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE 6TH ED
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	PETER J.BARRY, C B. BAKER, PAUL N.ELLINGER & JOHN A. HOPKIN INTERSTATE PUBLISHERS, INC. This book develops and applies concepts, analytical methods, and descriptive information about agriculture finance. Financial Management in Agriculture includes six sections, which include the following: Section One- introduces the nature and scope of financial management and the major goals that motivate managerial performance Section Two- addresses financial statements, financial analysis and control, and financial planning Section Three- develops the concepts of financial leverage, risk, liquidity, lender-borrower relationships and analyzes their effects on business performance, and strategies for managing business and financial risks are considered Section Four- stresses the concepts and tools of asset valuation and long-term financial decision making Section Five- contains four chapters that describe and evaluate financial intermediaries serving agriculture and the related management and policy issues Section Six- considers legal aspects of finance, legal forms of business organization, the management of equity capital in agriculture, and the financing implications of the market structure of agriculture
	Category: Title :	PSYCHOLOGY THE 8TH HABIT: FROM EFFECTIVENESS TO GREATNESS
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	STEPHEN R. COVEY SIMON & SCHUSTER Covey's new book will transform the way we think about ourselves and our purpose in life, about our organizations, and about humankind. Just as The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People helped us focus on effectiveness, The 8th Habit shows us the way to greatness In today's challenging and complex world, being highly effective is the price of entry to the playing field. To thrive, innovate, excel, and lead in this new reality, we must reach beyond effectiveness toward fulfillment, contribution, and greatness. Research is showing, however, that the majority of people are not thriving. They are neither fulfilled nor excited.
	Category: Title :	EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT LEARNING TO FLY: PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FROM LEADING AND LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS.
	Author(s) : Publisher : Synopsis :	CHRIS COLLISON & GEOFF PARCELL CAPSTONE PUBLISHING LIMITED This book is a practical, pragmatic workbook packed with hints and tips designed to help managers put knowledge management into action in their organizations. This edition includes new material on implementation and practice from many of the organizations which adopted the ideas of the original publication, as well as a CD-ROM with tools and exercises.