Trajectory management

leading a business over time

Trajectory Management: * moves away from the #one true way# approach put forward by many business gurus * argues that the search for best practice, best change management, etc. obscures real situations in business * develops principles of right practice for the situation: business is continually evolving and ...

Systems thinking

creative holism for managers

Too often, today#s managers are sold simple solutions to complex problems. But as many soon discover, simplicity is rarely effective in the face of complexity, change and diversity. Despite apparent promise, quick-fix panaceas fail because they are not holistic or creative enough. They focus ...

Wiley Practitioner's Guide to GAAS 2004

covering all SASs, SSAEs, SSARSs and interpretations

This latest resource to understanding GAAS addresses the toughest part of an accountant#s job#identifying, interpreting, and applying the many audit, attest, review, and compilation standards relevant to a particular engagement. Wiley Practitioner#s Guide to GAAS 2004, the only reference written by the ...

Advanced accounting

This title deals with financial accounting and reporting in the following topical areas: business combinations, consolidated financial statements, international accounting, foreign currency transactions, accounting for derivative instruments, translation of financial statements of foreign affiliates, segment reporting and interim reporting, partnerships, fund accounting and accounting for ...

Fundraising in times of crisis

Fundraising in Times of Crisis helps executive directors and development professionals of nonprofit organizations plan for both the short and long term and explains how to evaluate the success of their efforts. Checklists, tips, action steps and a wealth of examples walk you through the ...

Hedge funds

definitive strategies and techniques

Hedge funds have experienced a significant resurgence since the downturn of the stock market. With this explosion in popularity, financial professionals have started to look for definitive strategies and techniques related to hedge funds. This survey gives readers the specific guidance they need to fully ...

The candlestick course

Steve Nison revolutionized the world of technical analysis when his two bestselling books introduced Japanese candlestick charting techniques to the western world. "Candles," he discovered, can signal shifts in trends and price patterns with amazing accuracy, and these "storyteller" charts also contain powerful applications for ...

Financial fineprint

uncovering a company´s true value

To make money in today#s tough market, investors have to make deliberate, well-researched choices. To do this requires not only having the right information, but also knowing how to decode it. With their obscuring tactics, companies won#t help you any. So be advised ...

The solution path

a step-by-step guide to turning your workplace problems into opportunities

In The Solution Path, Tasos Sioukas combines practical techniques and tools with spirituality, life skills, and an emphasis on relationships and teams. He presents proven methods that enable readers to take action and create solutions. Unlike other books on the subject that leave readers thirsty ...

Investment mathematics

Investment Mathematics is divided into three parts. Part I looks at the fundamental analysis of investments from a mathematical viewpoint, relying heavily on compound interest techniques which are developed in the first chapter. The material is presented in such a way that those without formal ...

Financial engineering principles

a unified theory for financial product analysis and valuation

This book provides a sophisticated understanding of finance, using commonsense explanations that do not depend on obscure jargon or advanced-level mathematics ÍNDICE:PART ONE: PRODUCTS, CASH FLOWS, AND CREDITS.Chapter 1. Products.Chapter 2. Cashflows. Chapter 3. Credit. PART TWO: FINANCIAL ENGINEERING, RISK MANAGEMENT, AND ...

Towards the semantic Web

ontology-driven knowledge management

With the current changes driven by the expansion of the World Wide Web, this book uses a different approach from other books on the market: it applies ontologies to electronically available information to improve the quality of knowledge management in large and distributed organizations. Ontologies ...

The Semantic Web

guide to the future of XML, Web services, and knowledge management

* 'The Semantic Web is an extension of the current Web in which information is given * well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and people to work in cooperation.'-Tim Berners-Lee, Scientific American, May 2001 * This authoritative guide shows how the Semantic Web works technically and how businesses ...

The sales bible

Sales guru Jeffrey Gitomer's bestselling classic is now available in paperback Jeffrey Gitomer's Sales Bible was listed as one of "The Ten Books Every Salesperson Should Own and Read" by the Dale Carnegie Sales Advantage Program. Now completely revised, this book is available ...

Scenario planning.

managing for the future

Scenario Planning Managing for the Future Gill Ringland "Nobody can ignore the future. This book is a must-read for any manager aspiring to put scenarios into practice." Arie De Geus, Former Director of Shell International Petroleum and author of The Living Company "Never since the ...

Risk budgeting

portfolio problem solving with value-at-risk

Institutional investors and fund managers understand they must take risks to generate superior investment returns, but the question is how much risk. Enter the concept of risk budgeting, using quantitative risks measurements, including VaR, to solve the problem. VaR, or value at risk, is a ...

Swaps and other derivatives

This work focuses on the pricing and hedging of swaps, showing how various models work in practice and how they can be built. The book also covers options and interest rates as they relate to swaps, as they are often traded together. The book will ...

Risk management in banking

This revised and updated edition covers all aspects of risk management, shedding light on extensive recent developments in the field. There is an emphasis on current practice, and this edition has been expanded to include an in-depth discussion of: credit risk models; asset liability management ...

Alpha leadership

tools for business leaders who want more from life

This is a book for 21st Century leaders. The authors are offering approaches to reduce stress and to promote satisfaction at a time when this seems impossible for most people struggling to make sense of the workplace and its demands: 76% of managers want to ...

Businessthink

rules for getting it right-now, and no matter what!