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The Duties and Liabilities of the Board of Directors
Author Brian Tayan , David Larcker
This Element is an excerpt from Corporate Governance Matters: A Closer Look at Organizational Choices and Their Consequences (9780132180269) by David Larcker and Brian Tayan. Available in print and digital formats.A primer on what corporate board members should be d....
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Author Lisa L. Spangenberg , Michael E. Cohen , Dennis R. Cohen
Bridging the gap between the palm-sized iPod touch and a full-sized computer, Apple's iPad 2 offers enough screen area and horsepower to perform the day-to-day tasks most people want to do. Packed with practical knowledge, this book will walk readers through how to....
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Moral Intelligence 2.0: Enhancing Business Performance and Leadership Success in Turbulent Times
Author Doug Lennick , Fred Kiel
The best-performing companies have leaders who actively apply moral values to achieve enduring personal and organizational success. Lennick and Kiel extensively identify the moral components at the heart of the recent financial crisis, and illuminate the monetary an....
Release Date 2011/04 -
SOA Governance: Governing Shared Services On-Premise and in the Cloud
Author Filippos Santas , Chris Venable , Andre Tost , Leo Shuster , Robert Schneider , Rober
“Accenture sees this book as a milestone that will support the rationale behind selling and delivering SOA governance projects around the world.”--Dr. Matthias Ziegler, Accenture / Dr. Jure Zakotnik, Accenture / Thomas M. Michelbach, Accenture“We are using this book....
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Corporate Governance Matters: A Closer Look at Organizational Choices and Their Consequences
Author Brian Tayan , David Larcker
Corporate Governance Matters gives corporate board members, officers, directors, and other stakeholders the full spectrum of knowledge they need to implement and sustain superior governance. Authored by two leading experts, this comprehensive reference thoroughly ad....
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Panda3D 1.7 Game Developer's Cookbook
Author Christoph Lang
Over 80 recipes for developing 3D games with Panda3D, a full-scale 3D game engineDive into the advanced features of the Panda3D engineTake control of the renderer and use shaders to create stunning graphicsGive your games a professional look using special effects an....
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Science Teaching with Moodle 2.0
Author Vincent Lee Stocker
Moodle and science teaching are made for each other. Learn how to use this interactive virtual learning environment quickly and easily, and make science more fun and engaging. No technical knowledge required.Follow a sample course to see how lessons, groups, and for....
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Author Xiao-Yi Li , Jeremy Leipzig
How do you use R to import, manage, visualize, and analyze real-world data? With this short, hands-on tutorial, you learn how to collect online data, massage it into a reasonable form, and work with it using R facilities to interact with web servers, parse HTML and ....
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Author Josh Long , Andy Chan , Mario Gray , Dr. Mark Lui
Pro Spring Integration is an authoritative book from the experts that guides you through the vast world of Enterprise Application Integration and application of the Spring Integration framework towards solving integration problems. The book is:An introduction to the....
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Mathematical Modeling of Earth's Dynamical Systems
Author Rudy Slingerland , Lee Kump
Mathematical Modeling of Earth's Dynamical Systems gives earth scientists the essential skills for translating chemical and physical systems into mathematical and computational models that provide enhanced insight into Earth's processes. Using a step-by-step metho....
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Harnessing the Power of Continuous Auditing: Developing and Implementing a Practical Methodology
Author Robert L. Mainardi
Written to help auditors jump start their organization's near real-time financial data monitoring and sharing capabilities, Harnessing the Power of Continuous Auditing provides step-by-step instruction on how to build, market, implement, and manage a successful con....
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MOS 2010 Study Guide for Microsoft® Word, Excel®, PowerPoint®, and Outlook®
Author Joan Lambert and Joyce Cox
Demonstrate your expertise with Microsoft Office 2010! This all-in-one guide is designed to help you practice and prepare for the four core Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exams.With the MOS 2010 Study Guide, you get full, objective-by-objective coverage for:Exam ....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Author Gayle Laakmann McDowell
The Google Resume is the only book available on how to win a coveted spot at Google, Microsoft, Apple, or other top tech firms. Gayle Laakmann McDowell worked in Google Engineering for three years, where she served on the hiring committee and interviewed over 120 ca....
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Innovative Intelligence: The Art and Practice of Leading Sustainable Innovation in Your Organization
Author Claude Legrand , David S. Weiss
Innovation is a key source of competitive advantage, but it remains frustratingly elusive for many organizations. Too many organizations try to improve innovation by focusing on one element at a time, particularly in the area of new products and services. They train....
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Data Mining Techniques: For Marketing, Sales, and Customer Relationship Management, Third Edition
Author Michael J. A. Berry , Gordon S. Linoff
The leading introductory book on data mining, fully updated and revised!When Berry and Linoff wrote the first edition of Data Mining Techniques in the late 1990s, data mining was just starting to move out of the lab and into the office and has since grown to become ....
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Discovering the Leader in You: How to Realize Your Leadership Potential, New and Revised
Author Robert J. Lee , David G. Altman , Sara N. King
Praise for Discovering the Leader in You"An excellent guide for both new and seasoned leaders on the unique and complex challenges of leadership in the twenty-first century. This well-written, concise book will take you through the steps needed to make conscious, de....
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Author Joel S. Lazar , Marjorie M. Godfrey , Paul B. Batalden , Eugene C. Nelson
Value by Design is a practical guide for real-world improvement in clinical microsystems. Clinical microsystem theory, as implemented by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and health care organizations nationally and internationally, is the foundation of high-....
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Author Eileen C. Forrester , Brandon L. Buteau , Sandy Shrum
CMMI® for Services (CMMI-SVC) is a comprehensive set of guidelines to help organizations establish and improve processes for delivering services. By adapting and extending proven standards and best practices to reflect the unique challenges faced in service industri....
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Microsoft® Lync Server 2010 Unleashed
Author Tom Pacyk , Andrew Abbate , Alex Lewis
Microsoft Lync Server has become the Unified Communications platform of choice for thousands of businesses seeking to drive more value from all forms of communication. This is a comprehensive, independent, and practical guide to Lync Server 2010, the brand-new versi....
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Author V. Rajasekaran , R. Lalitha
This book provides a comprehensive, simple, and pragmatic presentation of various concepts in accounting. Rich in pedagogy and extensive in coverage, the book not only meets the requirements of the undergraduate students of different Indian universities but will al....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Author Simon Nash , Haleh Mahbod , Raymond Feng , Mark Combellack , Simon Laws
Apache Tuscany is a free, open source project that helps users develop Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions. It provides a lightweight infrastructure that implements Service Component Architecture (SCA) and provides seamless integration with other technolo....
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The Complete Idiot's Guide® To Accounting
Author Lita Epstein , Shellie L. Moore
The art of accounting-by the numbers.The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Accounting, Third Edition takes the guess work out of this basic business activity. This updated edition has all the current information any business person will need to understand the "books," alo....
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Author Eric Lengyel
This book, the second volume in the popular Game Engine Gems series, contains short articles that focus on a particular technique, describe a clever trick, or offer practical advice within the subject of game engine development. The 31 chapters cover three broad cat....
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Author Pieter Greyling , Lucas Jordan
Take a practical approach to becoming a leading-edge Android developer, learning by example while combining the many technologies needed to create a successful, up-to-date web app.Practical Android Projects introduces the Android software development kit and develop....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Author Stefan Landis
Lithography is an extremely complex tool - based on the concept of "imprinting" an original template version onto mass output - originally using relatively simple optical exposure, masking, and etching techniques, and now extended to include exposure to X-rays, high....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Principles of Microelectromechanical Systems
Author Ki Bang Lee
The building blocks of MEMS design through closed-form solutionsMicroelectromechanical Systems, or MEMS, is the technology of very small systems; it is found in everything from inkjet printers and cars to cell phones, digital cameras, and medical equipment. This boo....
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Resumes For Dummies, 6th Edition
Author Joyce Lain Kennedy
Write a winning resume and land that job interview!Is your job search stalling out after you submit a resume but before you're offered an interview? With a recession that has caused a 10% unemployment rate affecting 15.3 million Americans, having a winning resume i....
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Investments: Principles of Portfolio and Equity Analysis
Author Gerhard Van de Venter , CFA , Wendy L. Pirie , CFA , Jerald E. Pinto , CFA , Michael G
A comprehensive guide to investment analysis and portfolio management by an expert team from the CFA InstituteIn a world of specialization, no other profession likely requires such broad, yet in-depth knowledge than that of financial analyst. Financial analysts must....
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The Marketing Plan, 4th Edition
Author William M. LUTHER
Even if you’ve created marketing plans before—it doesn’t matter. The rules have changed. With the advent of Web 2.0 business strategies like Search Engine Optimization, Social Networking, Pay-Per-Click, and dozens more, it may seem like you need to....
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Improving the Performance of Government Employees
Author Stewart LIFF
With public scrutiny intensifying every day, optimizing the performance of government employees and departments is more critical than ever before. And just as in the private sector, the key for managers is to understand how different management systems perform indiv....
Release Date 2011/02