Early Modern Capitalism: Economic and Social Change in Europe 1400-1800 (Routledge Explorations in Economic History)

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This volume takes stock of recent research on economic growth, as well as the development of capital and labor markets in early modern Europe. The book underlines the diversity in the economic experiences and suggests how this variety might be the foundation of a new conception of economic and social change.

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"Sharing knowledge is power." If ever there were a field to which this applies, it is the knowledge management industry. And in today's highly-competitive, fast-paced business world, corporations, businesses and organizations in both the public and private sectors are constantly searching for new cutting-edge methods and techniques for creating, storing, capturing, managing, organizing, distributing, combining, and retrieving knowledge. But the task of accomplishing such functions is not as simple as it sounds. Jay Liebowitz's Building Organizational Intelligence: A Knowledge Management Primer gives executives, managers, systems analysts, and other knowledge-management professionals the competitive edge they need in achieving that task. In a concise and easy-to-read format, the book describes the concepts, techniques, methodologies, and tools associated with those functions, and includes mini-case studies and vignettes of how industry is developing and applying these functions towards building organizationalintelligence. What's more, the book is packaged with a limited functionality version of "WisdomBuilder," the first in a family of knowledge-management tools that provide a fully integrated solution to the information management and analysis dilemma. Able to run under Windows 95, 98 and NT, "WisdomBuilder" solves the information overload problem by reducing the time and cost of extracting information and other research knowledge from disorganized repositories of heterogeneous data.

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Good overview.......2001-04-10

In this book, Dr. Liebowitz provides an overview of contemporary thought about how organizations can acquire and maintain intelligence. The book provides some good ideas on how one might actually go about improving the OI where one works. However, the tools provided in the book (almost 1/2 the content) are not available electronically - most unfortunate, since they represent about half the value of the book.

Focuspoint of success in business life...........2001-03-11

We have been talking about intelligence of people, employees, (also it may be how intelligent are the computers or other machines.) I, myself, have not heard 'organizational intelligence' as much as the former ones. This is a very good book for business success especially for the managers. It lets you think your company as a human body. You make this human brain work properly. The other point which I found useful is, nearly half of the book consist of surveys, and questionnaires. This gives the theories a path to reality.

KM in TELCOS.......2000-04-05

Jay Liebowitz, gives us an outstanding framework for developing knowledge management strategy in any industrial sector that manages knowledge workers, like in telecommunication operators where managing the network demands quick responses to downtimes, and such as quick response is only achievable when learning processes are created. That is the invaluable gift from Jay in his book.

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Found Limoges Porcelain Expert Debby DuBay while reading this book!

Truly an inspirational book!

A inspirational book for all!

Victoria Magazine...I miss you!

INSPIRATIONAL! A MUST FOR ALL!

The Business of Bliss: How to Profit from Doing What You Love
Janet Allon , and From the Editors of Victoria Magazine
Manufacturer: Hearst
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1588162370

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“Entrepreneurs who daydream about converting a hobby into a career should consult The Business of Bliss.”—USA Today

Share the inspiration, and then make your own dreams come true. Behind every successful woman is a tale of self-reliance, persistence, and the joy of following one’s heart. Former fashion editor Cornelia Powell abandoned stressful corporate life to open a vintage bridal shop. Homemaker Patti Upton built Aromatique, now a 500-person company, on a product that she created “just for fun.” They, and each of the 30 women profiled here, have turned their passions into profitable businesses. Their wonderful stories will encourage you to do the same. A companion to the much praised and highly successful titles, A Shop of One’s Own and Turn Your Passion into Profits.

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Found Limoges Porcelain Expert Debby DuBay while reading this book!.......2007-08-02

An inspirational book! I found a hero - retired USAF Debby DuBay from this book and have become a Limoges collector and number one fan of Debby DuBay's. I highly recommend Debby DuBay's books specifically the Antique Trader Limoges Price Guide and Antique Limoges at Home. Thank you Ms. Allon for highlighting Debby DuBay's accomplishments!

Truly an inspirational book!.......2004-04-27

I was a very successful corporate business woman who recently retired and turned my passion into my current new business. I tracked down Ret, USAF Caption, Debby DuBay who is featured in The Business of Bliss and I was captivated and motivated by her inspirational true life story! She made me proud to be an American and proud of her accomplishments. In addition, she helped me with invaluable ideas and information that has helped make my business a success. I love Hearst Publications and the women they highlight. Recommend this book if you want to be inspired!

A inspirational book for all!.......2004-02-16

I had the opportunity to met one of the highlighted women in this book, Retired Air Force Officer, Debby DuBay who credits her sucess to her passion for porcelain. She is a dynamic speaker with a message for all. This book is an inspiration and if you are interested in turning a passion into a profession this book is a must!

Victoria Magazine...I miss you!.......2004-02-06

I loved Victoria Magazine and I was sad to see it go...but these wonderful books keep the spirit alive. Women doing what they love in true victoria magazine style...I love it! www.thereddragonfly.com

INSPIRATIONAL! A MUST FOR ALL!.......2004-01-27

I love this book! It is so inspirational! If you just want to enjoy a book with a cup of tea, I recommend the Business of Bliss. If you are serious about starting up a small business, I recommend the Business of Bliss. Hearst Publishing truly is the number one source for empowing the smallest of business women and bringing them to the reader. If they can do it, so can I. BUT, I couldn't have done it without being inspired by the women featured in the Business of Bliss such as Debby DuBay. (Who by the way, credits her huge success to Nancy Lindemeyer, Victoria Magazine and Hearst Pub.) The Business of Bliss is a Must.

The Business of Bliss: How to Profit from Doing What You Love

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The Business of Bliss: How to Profit from Doing What You Love

Manufacturer: Hearst
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000I2TAVU

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This up-to-date collection analyzes Romania's experiences of the transition form the harsh realities of the Ceausescu dictatorship to the uncertainties of the efforts to consolidate democracy and introduce a market economy. This volume focuses on Romania's progress in coming to terms with the legacy of its communist past, the realities of pluralism, the introduction of a market economy, and the challenge of European integration.

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Create A Profitable Online Business Presence!.......2002-04-13

Despite the downturn in the corporate business world, the Internet still exists as a means for enterprising people to market their business ideas to make a living. Opportunities are boundless and growing numbers of people continue to give the Internet a try. There are plenty of resources available to help them succeed.

Internet Prophets offers readers an excellent collection of business concepts, strategies, and instruction to help them start online businesses. The book features information about creating sound business plans, managing businesses - including money matters, creating effective Websites, marketing business Websites, online resources, and general business information that will make an impact on the way people do business - while being mindful of operating budgets!

Throughout the book readers are reminded about setting clear goals and objectives. Planning every stage of one's business is of paramount importance - the business plan, the Website, marketing, search engine strategies, and knowing what the competition is doing are all aspects of a business that demand close attention to detail and determination to carry out.

Most fascinating about the book - in my opinion - are the business strategies provided. Readers are exposed to some exciting and very practical ways to draw attention to themselves and to maintain professional and profitable business-client relationships. Strategies include establishing online communities, setting up auction services, creating portals, providing visitors access to information, joining e-marketplaces, adding interactive tools to Websites, hosting live online events at Websites, adding dynamically updated content to Websites, and thinking globally when planning the action.

The tone of the book is serious and the rewards for gleaning from it are enormous. The strategies are sound and the resources provided will put people in touch with the companies, products, and services they need to develop a meaningful online business presence that will produce positive results for them. The book is ideally suited for start-up business operations and those existing businesses that want to and probably should make the move to the Internet to promote themselves. Essential reading!

Covers both strategies and marketing costs.......2002-04-11

Innovative business ideas for the internet range from products to services and provide advice which will enable executives to conduct more business successfully on the web. Internet Prophets is the first to assess proven e-commerce strategies, matching techniques with budgets of large and small companies alike and presenting 'Internet Prophets' for four different budget ranges. Covers both strategies and marketing costs; rich in specifics.

A Beacon in the Ocean.......2002-02-08

This book was invaluable in figuring where to begin in the sea of e-commerce choices. The four internet prophet business strategies helped me figure out where my business was... and where I wanted to to go in designing an e-commmerce plan for selling online. I wish this book had come along years ago. But I'm glad it's here now.

Real-life e-commerce strategies.......2001-12-25

This is a book for any small business that's thinking about how to use the Net to build their business. Thank goodness, this book is past the Internet hype and on to what really works in the real world. Chapters cover topics such as online shopping, digital delivery, "think globally, click locally", and (hello!) customer service.

Although it purports to apply to small, medium and large businesses, it's most appropriate to smaller businesses who need a practical guide to moving their business on the net. I especially liked the chapters on "Marketing Your Web Site" -- practical, spam-free advice on raising your profile online...

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This book presents the various procedural rules governing commercial and industrial undertakings facing serious financial difficulties, whether this is simply the result of competition or is caused by the transfer of activities or the movement of assets between countries. In addition, topics such as the cessation of payments, the powers of the receiver or administration, creditors' rights, the settlement of liabilities, relations with the public authorities and the protection of employees are treated.

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A superbly presented "how to" business guide.......2002-05-07

Pick & Shovel Marketing: How To Attract, Sell, And Keep Customers Cheaply by national speaker and marketing professional Lynette Hawkins is a superbly presented "how to" business guide written specifically to the tasks of targeting the right customers, getting the most out of one's advertising dollars, keeping customers happy, and earning repeat business in the long run. Filled with a wealth of practical tips, tricks, and techniques to earning the recurring business that a business needs for commercial viability and profitability, Pick & Shovel Marketing is strongly recommended reading for business owners, corporate managers, and venture capital entrepreneurs.

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In recent years governments have increasingly given their central banks the freedom to pursue policies of price stability. In particular, the German Bundesbank and the U.S. Federal Reserve have been widely considered models of autonomous policymaking. This book traces the origins of their success to the political struggle to adopt monetarism in Germany and the United States.

The Government of Money contends that the political involvement of monetarist economists was central to this endeavor. The book examines the initiatives undertaken by monetarists from 1970 to 1985 and the policies that resulted once their ideas were enacted. Taking a historical approach to major issues of political economy, Peter A. Johnson describes both the political efforts of the monetarist economists to convert central banks to their preferred policies and the resistance offered by traditionalist central bankers, politicians, and financial and labor interests.

Johnson concludes that monetarist ideas succeeded in part because their supporters convincingly claimed that price stability would promote political stability. He thereby challenges important assumptions about politics and policymaking in both countries and reveals the often hidden influence of monetary policy on the health of capitalist democracies.

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A wonderful and timely read.......2000-01-16

In a time where the words of Alan Greenspan affect the lives (and wallets) of millions of Americans, this book brings the politics of the Fed to life for the everyday reader, and presents a comparison with the German central bank (the Bundesbank), where it seems that decisions are made in a much more collegial matter than the U.S. Federal Reserve, where one man can dictate the sway of markets. The book is accessible to academics and non-academics alike, and is about as sexy as a book about the politics of banks can get. Overall, it's a must-read for anyone interested in the politics of money, from scholars to daytraders.

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Research and Innovation Policies in the New Global Economy analyzes the evolution of research and innovation policies in the world's leading countries. The last decade has witnessed a radical transformation of the landscape shaped after World War II, as described in the seminal collection edited by Richard Nelson in the early 1990s. Even though national systems have inherited different institutional arrangements and trajectories, analyses show three major converging trends in their public policies: a retraction from support to large firms and programs and a shift toward small to medium enterprises and the innovation infrastructure; a growing focus on public research and training capabilities; and a redesign of public intervention with the growing role of regions and states on one hand and multinational authorities on the other, particularly in the European Union.

The authors, all leading scholars in innovation research, provide thorough analytical descriptions of the national innovation system in their country and set that system in historical perspective. Each chapter is written so the reader can easily make comparisons between countries and regions. Six major issues are identified and addressed in each chapter:

• the dynamics of universities and their relations with the economy
• the evolving role of defense R&D and other large public programs
• the growth of technology policies and the innovative capabilities of SMEs
• the changing rationale for government laboratories
• the growing role of regions in fostering innovation
• the capability of government to adapt to rapid changes in innovation systems.

This essential book will be of interest to scholars and students of science, technology and innovation policy, management, institutional economics and managers of research and innovation policies at a national and local level.

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Italy Investment & Business Guide (World Investment and Business Library)

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Italy Investment & Business Guide (World Investment and Business Library)
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0739717790

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This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities and regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government. Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.

Italy Internet And E-commerce Industry Investment And Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)

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Italy Internet And E-commerce Industry Investment And Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
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Binding: Paperback

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Italy Investment & Business Guide
Emerging Markets Investment Center
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0739702777

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This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities, regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government. Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.

Italy Mineral & Mining Sector Investment And Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)

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Italy Mineral & Mining Sector Investment And Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0739751026

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Italy: Business Directory

Manufacturer: Business Information Agency
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1418717487

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12,000 COMPANIES IN ITALY! Italy has a diversified industrial economy with roughly the same total and per capita output as France and the UK. This capitalist economy remains divided into the developed industrial north, dominated by private companies, and a less developed, welfare-dependent, agricultural south, with 20% unemployment. Most raw materials needed by industry and more than 75% of energy requirements are imported. Just a few facts: One packaging machine out of every four in the world bears the wording "Made in Italy"; Italy is the world leader in food technology machinery and technology, consistently exporting over 90% of their production each year; Italian farm equipment manufacturers produce the largest variety of equipment in the world; Italy is enjoying wide world repute in fashion production, and its fascinating and glamorous fashion style is internationally recognized. This excellent guide will help you to discover the Italian business community with its unique products. It lists top Italian suppliers and manufactures from all industries and sectors. Information provided includes key fields of information such as company name, location, contact information, contact name, industry descriptions, SIC codes, line of business, manufacturing indicator, number of employees, year established, legal status, subsidiary indicator.

Italy: Business Guide to the Banks, Financial & Insurance Companies

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Italy: Business Guide to the Banks, Financial & Insurance Companies

Manufacturer: Business Information Agency
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1418718866

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AN ITALIAN BUSINESS REFERENCE COLLECTION MUST! The directory covers around 3,000 registered banks, financial and insurance companies in Italy. It's the choice for completing your Italian business reference collection! Information provided includes key fields of information such as company name, location, contact information, contact name, industry descriptions, SIC codes, line of business, manufacturing indicator, number of employees, year established, legal status, subsidiary indicator.

Italy: Business Guide to the Key Construction Companies

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Italy: Business Guide to the Key Construction Companies

Manufacturer: Business Information Agency
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1418718858

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A list of approximately 1,500 Italian companies in construction fields. This volume offers up-to-date information about builders involved in private residence construction as well as industrial and military complexes, highways, railroads, bridges, tunnels, pipelines and communication lines. Firms which outfit and provide engineering support for the building industry are also included. Information provided includes key fields of information such as company name, location, contact information, contact name, industry descriptions, SIC codes, line of business, manufacturing indicator, number of employees, year established, legal status, subsidiary indicator.

Italy: Business Guide to the Key Service Companies

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Italy: Business Guide to the Key Service Companies

Manufacturer: Business Information Agency
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1418720275

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5,000 KEY SERVICE COMPANIES IN ITALY! Information provided includes key fields of information such as company name, location, contact information, contact name, industry descriptions, SIC codes, line of business, manufacturing indicator, number of employees, year established, legal status, subsidiary indicator.

Italy: Business Guide to the Key Transportation & Communication Companies

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Italy: Business Guide to the Key Transportation & Communication Companies

Manufacturer: Business Information Agency
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1418720267

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5,000 TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY COMPANIES IN ITALY! Information provided includes key fields of information such as company name, location, contact information, contact name, industry descriptions, SIC codes, line of business, manufacturing indicator, number of employees, year established, legal status, subsidiary indicator.

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