Principles of econometrics

Principles of Econometrics clearly shows why econometrics is necessary and provides you with the ability to utilize basic econometric tools. You'll learn how to apply these tools to estimation, inference, and forecasting in the context of real world economic problems. In order to make ...

The leader of the future 2

visions, strategies, and practices for the New Era

"The Leader of the Future 2" follows in the footsteps of the international best-seller "The Leader of the Future", which has been translated into twenty-eight languages, and is one of the most widely distributed edited collections on leadership to date. In twenty-seven inspiring and insightful ...

Where value hides

a new way to uncover profitable growth for your business

"Where Value Hides" introduces the Strategic Market Positioning theory, which accurately reveals a company's true health based on factors like market share. SMP helps your business define its markets, measure the real value of those markets, and correct bad assumptions. This book uses real-life ...

The three tensions

winning the struggle to perfomr without compromise

A manager argued that he could either increase his business unit's margins or its sales, but not both. His chief executive reminded him of the time when people lived in mud huts and faced the stark choice between light and heat: punch a hole ...

Diagnosing and changing organizational culture

"Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture" provides a framework, a sense-making tool, a set of systematic steps, and a methodology for helping managers and their organizations carefully analyze and alter their fundamental culture. Authors, Cameron and Quinn focus on the methods and mechanisms that are available ...

A leader's legacy

In this provocative book, leadership experts and authors of the best selling "The Leadership Challenge", Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner take on a unique challenge and explore the question of leadership and legacy. Kouzes and Posner examine in twenty two chapters the critical questions all ...

True north

discover your authentic leadership

"True North" shows how anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader. This leadership tour de force is based on research and first-person interviews with 125 of today's top leaders with some surprising results. In this important book, acclaimed former Medtronic ...

Leading in a culture of change

"At the very time the need for effective leadership is reaching critical proportions, Michael Fullan's "Leading in a Culture of Change" provides powerful insights for moving forward. We look forward to sharing it with our grantees." - Tom Vander Ark, executive director, Education, Bill and ...

Managing complexity in global organizations

This book delivers new IMD insights on an emerging challenge - how to deal with overwhelming complexity. Global organizations face a complex decision- making environment. On one side, diversity of cultures, customers, competitors and regulations creates complexity; on the other, competitive pressures cause expanding countries to ...

The little book that beats the market

Two years in MBA school won't teach you how to double the market's return. Two hours with "The Little Book That Beats the Market" will. Let Joel Greenblatt, Founder and Managing Partner at Gotham Capital (with average annualized returns of 40% for over ...

Work goes mobile

Nokia's lessons from the leading edge

This book tells the inside story of Nokia's efforts to use mobile capabilities for business benefits. It helps decision makers understand that mobility is a business solution -` and that only by addressing people, processes, and technology in a balanced way can they realize significant ...

The brand innovation manifesto

how to build brands, redefine markets and Defy Conventions

How leaders build value

using people, organization, and other intangibles to get bottom-line results

Maverick real estate financing

the art of raising capital and owning properties like Ross, Sanders and Carey

This book includes Real estate financing lessons, by some of the best minds in the business. The real estate market is booming, and over the last few years, people have turned to this reliable investment because of its incredible potential. However, real estate investing is ...

Getting started in fundamental analysis

Most moderate and conservative investors rely on fundamental analysis to identify potential investments. But since accounting is essential to understanding this approach, some investors tend to shy away from it. Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis offers a fresh look at the basics and provides readers ...

International corporate governance under Sarbanes-Oxley

This is a detailed examination of the effects of Sarbanes-Oxley on corporate governance globally. Corporate governance remains a topic of keen interest not only for the accounting, financial, and legal sectors, but also for the broader business and investor communities. This comprehensive guide details the ...

Confessions of a municipal bond salesman

Lebenthal, a true Wall Street icon, traces his life journey from Hollywood reporter to renowned bond salesman. Throughout the book, Lebenthal distills his experiences to help readers apply what he's learned to their own professional careers and life. Table of Contents: 1 This is ...

The Boston Consulting Group on strategy

A collection of the best strategic thinking from the Boston Consulting Group one of the most prestigious and innovative management consulting firms in the world. For the past forty-two years, The Boston Consulting Group has been shaping the way business is done the world over ...

The hostage at the table

how leaders can overcome conflict, influence others, and raise performance

George Kohlrieser - an international leadership professor, consultant, and veteran hostage negotiator - explains that it is only by openly facing conflict that we can truly progress through the most difficult business challenges. In this book, he reveals how the proven techniques and psychological insights used in ...

Crime classification manual

a standard system for investigating and classifying violent crimes

This is the second edition of the landmark book that standardized for the first time the language, terminology, and classifications used throughout the criminal justice system. The "Crime Classification Manual" has been an indispensable guide for law enforcement, criminal lawyers, criminologists, forensic psychologists, and sociologists ...

Financial engineering with finite elements

The pricing of derivative instruments has always been a highly complex and time-consuming activity. Advances in technology, however, have enabled much quicker and more accurate pricing through mathematical rather than analytical models. In this book, the author bridges the divide between finance and mathematics by ...

Understanding international bank risk

In an era of globalization, syndicated lending, and consolidation within the banking industry, virtually all industries have international dealings and their consequential risks. An understanding of international risk, from that of bank or country failure to the idiosyncrasies of different religious, cultural, and regulatory frameworks ...