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CREATING MILLION DOLLAR IMAGE FOR YOUR BUISNESS.......2000-05-29

GREAT BOOK, HELPED ME THINK OF A GREAT LOGO FOR MY NEW BUISNESS.

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Managers Learning in Action takes a wholly original approach to organizational learning. Rather than offering either a purely practical or theoretical context, this text is written by a team of managers and academics, combining theory and practice to create a holistic, and above all realistic, exploration of learning at work.

The managers writing in this text offer real life examples of management challenges they have met. Whether rescuing an ailing organization or managing inter-organization relations, managing change or managing human resources, many of today's crucial management challenges are addressed. Covering a range of sectors, the organizations studied include those in:

· hi-tech manufacturing,
· engineering,
· telecommunications,
· health care,
· transport,
· government agencies.

Contributors are drawn from three well-established academic programs: the Irish Management Institute/ University of Dublin Masters in ManagementPractice; the US Benedictine University PhD in Organizational Development; and the Henley Management College DBA and edited by the academic directors of these programs.

By offering these managers' own reflections on their experiences in the context of relevant management theory, this text provides an important and innovative contribution for those both studying organizations and for those managers who are currently learning and developing at work.

Action Learning: A Practical Guide for Managers

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Action Learning: A Practical Guide for Managers
Krystyna Weinstein
Manufacturer: Gower Publishing Company
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0566080974

A Problem-based Approach for Management Education: Preparing Managers for Action

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A Problem-based Approach for Management Education: Preparing Managers for Action
Philip Hallinger , and Edwin M. Bridges
Manufacturer: Springer
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1402057555

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The past two decades have witnessed an unrelenting expansion of management education around the world. At the same time, however, influential scholars – Mintzberg, Bennis, Pfeffer and others – have levelled pointed critiques at these programs questioning their quality and relevance, as well as their approaches to teaching and learning.

‘Preparing Managers for Action’ is a timely contribution for management schools as well as other higher education institutions seeking the means to increase the relevance and quality of their professional education programs. The book describes the use of problem-based learning (PBL) in management education. PBL is an active learning approach first pioneered in medical education, but whose use has grown steadily in a variety of professional fields over the past two decades.

The authors draw upon their experience in using PBL in a broad array of management education programs at the Bachelor, Master, Doctoral and Executive levels, in North American and in Asia. This book is designed to provide both novice and experienced users of PBL with resources for designing and implementing problem-based management education. The book provides the novice with useful theoretical and practical background on how design a PBL curriculum, use PBL in a classroom, and develop PBL materials. At the same time, the book will challenge experienced users of PBL and case teaching to extend their applications through the use of learning technologies and more systematic approaches to assessment and curriculum design.

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Surveys the conversion of agricultural materials for industrial use in materials, polymers, biotechnology, fuel technology, and other applications. Discusses the conversion of biomass to energy, biodegradable and edible films, coatings, drugs, and bioreactive compounds. Also discusses the conversion of vegetable oils, proteins, cellulose, starch, and sugars into usable products. Examines how conversion of agricultural materials will lead to new markets by creating low-cost agricultural commodities for consumers and increased profits for farmers.

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Intense interest has been focused on the proliferation and differentiation of cells in multicellular organisms, because these events play a key role in embryogenesis, and coordinate the development and maintenance of the whole body by recruiting the mature cells with specific functions and regulating the formation of organs.

Proteins, called growth factors, are mainly responsible for determining the fate of cells. The actions of growth factors are mediated by their interaction with specific receptors composed of an extracellular ligand-binding portion, a membrane spanning region, and a cytoplasmic region. The most important question is: How is the interaction of a ligand with its receptor transferred through the cytoplasmic membrane into the intracellular machinery that governs cell behavior? Tremendous efforts devoted to cloning growth factor receptors have made it possible to dissect receptor structures into functional domains: a ligand-binding site, a signal transducer region, and a regulatory domain.

The first exciting finding was that receptors for epidermal growth factor (EGF), insulin, insulin-like growth factor (JGF), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and several other growth factors were tyrosine kinases that were regulated by binding to individual specific ligands; the receptors are membrane-associated allosteric enzymes. In addition to the tyrosine kinase receptor family, a new receptor family has recently been found which has no tyrosine kinase domain, but has two characteristic conserved features (two pairs of cysteines and a Trp-Ser-X-Trp-Ser motif) in the extracellular region. Receptors of prolactin, growth hormone, and several hemopoietic growth factors including IL-2, IL-3, IL-5, IL-6, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and erythropoietin belong to this new family.

Some chapters selected for this volume deal with two tyrosine kinase receptors (receptors for insulin and hepatocyte growth factor), six receptors (for IL-3, IL-5, IL-6, G-CSF, GM-CSF, and erythropoietin) in a new receptor family, and one unique receptor (IL-1 receptor) that does not belong to any known receptor family. Emphasis on a new receptor family is possible because of remarkable progress in the elucidation of receptor compnents that construct high-affinity ligand binding sites and signal transducers.

Although we are still far from a full understanding of the molecular bases connecting ligand binding with cell behavior, the editors believe that one can appreciate through these authoritative reviews where the field is now and where it is proceeding in the years ahead.

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Over the last decade and particularly in recent years, the macroscopic porous media theory has made decisive progress concerning the fundamentals of the theory and the development of mathematical models in various fields of engineering and biomechanics. This progress has attracted some attention, and therefore conferences devoted almost exclusively to the macrosopic porous media theory have been organized in order to collect all findings, to present new results, and to discuss new trends. Many important contributions have also been published in national and international journals, which have brought the porous media theory, in some parts, to a close. Therefore, the time seems to be ripe to review the state of the art and to show new trends in the continuum mechanical treatment of saturated and unsaturated capillary and non-capillary porous solids.

This book addresses postgraduate students and scientists working in engineering, physics, and mathematics. It provides an outline of modern theory of porous media and shows some trends in theory and in applications.

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Advances in optical fibre based communications systems have played a crucial role in the development of the information highway. By offering a single mode oscillation and narrow spectral output, distributed feedback (DFB) semiconductor laser diodes offer excellent optical light sources as well as optical filters for fibre based communications and dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems. This comprehensive text focuses on the basic working principles of DFB laser diodes and optical filters and details the development of a new technique for enhanced system performance.

Considers the optical waveguiding characteristics and properties of semiconductor materials and the physics of DFB semiconductor lasers.
Presents a powerful modelling technique based on the transfer matrix method which can be used to improve the design of laser diodes, optical fibres and amplifiers.
Examines the effect of the various corrugation shapes on the coupling coefficients and lasing characteristics of DFB laser diodes.
Technical advice to improve immunity against the spatial hole burning effect.
Extensive referencing throughout and a comprehensive glossary of symbols and abbreviations.
Suitable for both introductory and advanced levels

This is an indispensable textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students of electrical and electronic engineering and physics as it consolidates their knowledge in this rapidly growing field. As a technical guide for the structural design of DFB laser diodes and optical filters, the book will serve as an invaluable reference for researchers in opto-electronics, and semi conductor device physics.

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The original sequel to a Christmas Carol from DickensWorld. Get it in its original form. No more copies of this version of this critically acclaimed masterpiece will be printed.

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I was pleased to find this.......2004-12-12

This little story is a gem. It's writing is more in the mode of storytelling than novel-writing--but it is layered with richness of parallels.

I do not know who the author is other than what it says in the book and I cannot find out anything about him. Is he a ghost writer himself?

Not bad, but could have been better........2003-08-14

Like Dickens' Christmas Carol, this tale is short, one that could be read on a winter's evening, perhaps right around the Holiday Season.

Perhaps because I read it last night, during the middle of August, I found myself dissapointed. There was no snow on the ground, no tree in my living room. No holiday music in the air.

Then again, I don't think it would have mattered that much.

I had heard about this book some time ago, and over time, have kept promising myself to order it. I finally did - and sadly the anticipaton did not match the delivery.

As the other reviewers have stated, this was written by a Middle School teacher who has an affinity towards Dickens. While I cannot claim to have read everything Dickens wrote, like many people, I have a strong love for "A Christmas Carol." Whether you're Catholic, Jewish, etc -- the Carol is a wonderful story that transcends religious beliefs (depsite its Christian overtones) and tells us to hold love in our hearts -- for ourselves and one another.

And I truly believe that is exactly what the author of this sequel was thinking when he wrote this.

Another reviewer said this book was written with children in mind-- if that's the case then I can understand the writing. But at times, I found some of the dialogue weak, even by young adult standards. Also, I'm not the greatest when it comes to grammar, but I spotted more than a few glaring grammatical errors in the course of the tale.

And yes, (as another reviewer said) the political correctness was a bit over the top, as was the author's continued driving of the point regarding Ebeneze Scrooge's redemption. Perhaps I'm in a minority, but I've never forgotten the fact that Scrooge was redeemed at the end of "Carol." As for the PC-ness of the book -- there was nothing wrong with the message(s) that Dale Powell was trying to convey. It just felt like he was trying way too hard to convey it.

There are several other "Christmas Carol" sequels out there -- none of which I have read, but are available here on Amazon, and appear to have rather good reviews. I'm inclined to check some of them out, including "Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol" and "The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge"

I guess ultimately, I'm not saying "Do not read this book," but perhaps explore other options before reading it. Don't expect an absolutely amazing story, but do expect to read something that an individual put a great deal of time, effort and heart into. And for that, I applaud Mr. Powell.

Great story!.......2003-02-28

This is a must read for Christmas. It challenges the reader to something that so few books do any more. And that is........
THINK!
At times it is a tear jerker, but happy in the end. Even though the author claims he does not- he DOES do justice to the original.

A fine little tale.......2002-10-23

Great little moral tale about life, death, Christmas, love and war. The author spins a masterful web around history in giving us a warm sequel to Dickens timeless tale. Long overdue. I loved it.

A most intriguing story.......2002-01-07

I bought this book after hearing Dale Powell speak in Richmond, Va. Powell is a master storyteller and this book is a glowing example of his ability to weave history with fiction for a gripping affect.
I look forward to more from this talented storyteller.

Timothy Cratchit's Christmas Carol, 1917: A Sequel to the Charles Dickens Classic

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A most wonderful find.
Excellent little Read
Great Little Book
The Best New Christmas Book In Years
This is a great story!

Timothy Cratchit's Christmas Carol, 1917: A Sequel to the Charles Dickens Classic
Dale Powell
Manufacturer: Dickens World
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1893069249

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A country rocked by war! Racial profiling and stereotyping! Sound like today's headlines It was also true in 1917 Cincinnati, where the Scrooge saga picks up-74 years after the original, 81 Timothy Cratchit is visiting by a benevolent, spectral Ebenezer Scrooge.

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A most wonderful find........2004-12-12

Excellent little Read.......2003-02-28

Short book that you can finish off in an evening, but you'll be thinking about it a long time. Excellent.

Great Little Book.......2003-02-28

The Best New Christmas Book In Years.......2003-02-26

A delightfully charming story including three NEW ghosts of Christmas. This story is unique and charming.
Dickens purists will not be happy, but remember, Dickens was ridiculed in his life time as being to simple for the aristocracy.

This is a great story!.......2003-02-24

A simple story that continues the Dickens classic. I have to disagree with the previous reviewer who stated it was unimaginative- quite the contrary! This is an ingenius plan to take the Christmas Carol lessons and move them forward to now.
Politically correct? Well, if that's what you want to call it. I call it being sensitive.
Dale Powell is not Dickens but he is obviously a great storyteller with a big heart. I saw him perform both his and Dickens story's in Seattle in 2000, and he was wonderful. This book is a classic waiting to be recognized.

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