Out of Focus: Network Television and the American Economy

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The best analysis of why TV doesn't get it right in covering the U.S. economy. --Congressman Richard Armey, Chairman of the House Republican Conference

Changing Focus: Kodak and the Battle to Save a Great American Company

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Missed The Drama

Changing Focus: Kodak and the Battle to Save a Great American Company
Alecia Swasy
Manufacturer: Crown Business
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0812924630
Release Date: 1997-06-08

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Like a Coca-Cola bottle and a McDonald's arch, Kodak's yellow packaging has become a 20-century business icon. As the company prepares for the 21st century, however, all is not going smoothly. In much the way she chronicled the changing times at Proctor & Gamble in her previous book, Soap Opera: The Inside Story of Proctor & Gamble business editor Alecia Swasy now examines the film company's struggles in Changing Focus: Kodak and the Battle to Save a Great American Company.

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Changing Focus recounts Kodak's roller-coaster history, including a string of failed product launches, management blunders, and ill-conceived attempts to diversify. Readers see today's Kodak struggling to revitalize itself, beginning with a portrait of CEO George Fisher, who has been charged with the daunting task of remaking one of the world's largest companies. Photo insert.

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Missed The Drama.......1997-07-26

Changing Focus could have been a compelling and dramatic story about the challenges still facing the Eastman Kodak Company. Sadly, it lacked focus, and more importantly, it was weak on drama.

Fiction or non-fiction, the story needs to be a 'page turner.' For example, the author glossed over the aborted attempt to move marketing headquarters from Rochester to D.C. The dramatic moment was a semi, drapped with a protest message by local merchants, parked in front of Kodak Headquarters during a board of directors meeting. The board freaked and the move was over in a Kodak moment. The author destroys CEO Kay Whitmore's financial judgement, but omitted an infamous memo by Jack Thomas, Whitmore's president, to all employees to reduce everything from postage stamps to toilet paper to achieve fourth quarter earnings. Wall Street howled and the stock went down with the stamps.

Without the real drama, Ms. Swasy dabbles in a variety of mundane opinions by employeees, insiders and the community. The Class of '93, a group of layoff victims, revisited often in the book, was not generally a sympathetic group. This is especially true of the Coutures, a yuppie couple impacted by layoffs, who sang, 'The world owes me a living,' throughout the book.

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Energy and Transport analyzes the history of energy use and regulation from the nineteenth century through to the present, as represented by broad policy and consumption in the individual household. The relationship between energy and the evolution of energy policies, and the relationship between fuels and environmental pollution are historically reviewed. Thus these thirteen essays shed much historical light on current energy debates and root out persistent myths about energy use.

'...this volume is in many respects a pioneering effort. One hopes it will stimulate further research into the wide range of questions it addresses.' -- Science, 17th June 1983

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Technology and U.S. global competitiveness is a major concern today, and yet there is no study that surveys the key issues describing federal and state policies in the United States. What new technologies are likely to increase our national productivity and international competitiveness in the future? Editors Lambright and Rahm have gathered together a group of experts to provide varying perspectives and recommendations for students, scholars, experts, and policymakers to consider. The edited collection describes federal and state programs, institutions, and changing policy issues given the new world order of technology and competitiveness. Part I analyzes federal competitiveness policy, the decontrolling of technology transfer, the role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the emerging role of the Department of Defense in Technology Transfer. Part II covers turbulent state programs in the 1990s, state space technology programs, and basic research and development. Part III deals with recent theoretical and organizational approaches to U.S. technology policy, changing international relations and U.S.-Japanese competitiveness, and corporate culture in small high tech firms.

United States history: Focus on economics (Focus) (Focus on Economics)

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United States history: Focus on economics (Focus) (Focus on Economics)
Donald R. Wentworth , Mark C. Schug , and Beth Kraig
Manufacturer: Economics America, National Council on Economic Education
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1561834882
Release Date: 1996-01-01

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Designed to supplement any high school history textbook, the lessons in this Teachers Manual encourage students to use basic economic reasoning as an analytical tool to explore our social history and draw parallels to their own lives. The 15 lessons draw on many historical events including: freeing the slaves prohibition segregation indentured servitude taxation baseballs color barrier Extensive primary source material includes indentured servitude contracts, excerpts from federal food safety laws, 1920s advertisements, and traveler accounts from wilderness explorers.

Agents of 'Americanisation': individual entrepreneurship and the genesis of consumer industries.: An article from: Journal of Australian Studies

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Agents of 'Americanisation': individual entrepreneurship and the genesis of consumer industries.: An article from: Journal of Australian Studies
John Sinclair
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000WQ0QME
Release Date: 2007-10-01

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Australian Studies, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 10084 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Agents of 'Americanisation': individual entrepreneurship and the genesis of consumer industries.
Author: John Sinclair
Publication: Journal of Australian Studies (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 90 Page: 17(21)

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Annual report of the secretary-treasurer. : An article from: Journal of Southern History

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Annual report of the secretary-treasurer. : An article from: Journal of Southern History
John C. Inscoe
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Southern History, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 3872 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Annual report of the secretary-treasurer.
Author: John C. Inscoe
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 72 Issue: 2 Page: 419(10)

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ARAB-US RELATIONS - Sept. 11 - Bush Leads National Day Of Remembrance.(Brief Article): An article from: APS Diplomat Recorder

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ARAB-US RELATIONS - Sept. 11 - Bush Leads National Day Of Remembrance.(Brief Article): An article from: APS Diplomat Recorder

Manufacturer: Pam Stein/Input Solutions
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from APS Diplomat Recorder, published by Pam Stein/Input Solutions on September 14, 2002. The length of the article is 308 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ARAB-US RELATIONS - Sept. 11 - Bush Leads National Day Of Remembrance.(Brief Article)
Publication: APS Diplomat Recorder (Newsletter)
Date: September 14, 2002
Publisher: Pam Stein/Input Solutions
Volume: 57 Issue: 11 Page: NA

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The Cambridge Economic History of the United States, vol. 1, The Colonial Era. (book reviews): An article from: Canadian Journal of History

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The Cambridge Economic History of the United States, vol. 1, The Colonial Era. (book reviews): An article from: Canadian Journal of History
Bruce C. Daniels
Manufacturer: University of Saskatchewan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Journal of History, published by University of Saskatchewan on August 1, 1997. The length of the article is 920 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Cambridge Economic History of the United States, vol. 1, The Colonial Era. (book reviews)
Author: Bruce C. Daniels
Publication: Canadian Journal of History (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 1997
Publisher: University of Saskatchewan
Volume: v32 Issue: n2 Page: p283(2)

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NEPA, ARPA, NAGPRA, SHPOs, THPOs, CEQ, EIS, SIA, Section 106, the National Register, Executive Order 11593. The federal laws, regulations, protocols, and agencies associated with the identification and protection of American cultural resources can be bewildering to the outsider. Thomas F. King, who has been actively involved in cultural resources management practice for almost three decades, demystifies this web of regulation, providing frank, practical advice on how to ensure regulatory compliance in dealing with archaeological sites, historic buildings, urban districts, sacred sites and objects, shipwrecks, and archives. In this brief, informally written guide, he discusses the various federal laws that govern the protection of resources, how they have been interpreted, how they operate in practice, and even how they sometimes contradict each other. The author also provides helpful guidance to the wide array of federal, state, and tribal offices that are concerned with cultural resources management and the special challenges of working with each. King's insider's guide is an essential tool for CRM work by archaeologists, historic preservationists, environmentalists, tribal governments, agency managers, and students. Sponsored by the Heritage Resource Management Program, University of Nevada, Reno

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I was dreading this book..........2003-07-12

I was dreading this book. It was required for a class in CRM law, but I have now decided that it is an essential reference that will always be found on a handy shelf in my office.

King is recognized as a leader in the field of federal cultural resource management and has written a comprehensive, digestible overview of the history of the subject and the laws that govern archaeology on federally-funded projects. The chapters are informative, yet to the point, opinionated, and, dare I say, actually funny! King gives bibliographic references to most case studies, in case you'd like to chase down the details behind a certain cultural resource management decision, but it is also the perfect, readable beginner's guide to the history and development of CRM law.

The one critique I have is that it may be time to do an update of the book to reflect the ways that CRM law has changed since 1998. However, the fundamental concepts and laws are still the same, and the book remains the best on the subject. Today, I'm buying his newest book "Thinking About Cultural Resource Management: Essays from the Edge" (2002) to see what else King has to say. I will definitely seek out other books by the author.

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Every salesperson must ``make the sale''--but chatting, networking, even listening to a customer's ``needs'' will only get them so far. What really spells success in sales is the salesperson's ability to determine the customer's true ``wants''--and appeal to those wants directly. Armed with feedback from hundreds of decision-makers, buyers, and end-users at various corporations, authors Brooks and Travisano show how customers almost always make a partly emotional buying decision and demonstrate how to: identify the ``hidden buying motivation'' defined by a customer's wants; use words, phrases, and techniques that work most effectively to uncover customers wants; create a perception in the customer's mind that is favorable--instead of relying on facts and stats.

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a reader from Minneapolis, MN.......2001-03-07

If you think that there is such a thing as the "science" of sales, this is the book you need. Easy to understand and apply to whatever product or service you sell. It helped me change the way I approach new clients and service existing clients. Worth the money and more...

Easy Read with Great Information.......2000-03-30

This book really gets to the core of successful selling. It emphawsizes identifying and understanding the decsion makers wants which are personal, emotional, and under the surface. Too many sales people focus on the surface stuff especially customers needs. What we really should do is tie in want based selling into our successful needs based approache we are curretnly using.

This book is a very easy read. Key points are emphasized and repeated several times to make sure they sink in. The charts and exercises used really help you grasp the concepts.

The only downside is the first helf of the book tends to be very repetitive and you wonder are they having going to get to some other points. However the second half of the book is fantastic! It really gives you excellent ideas and techniques for identifying decsion makers wants and applying the concepts to your customrs.

Enjoy and Good Selling!

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You're Working Too Hard to Make the Sale!: More Than 100 Insider Tools to Sell Faster and Easier-Revised Second Edition
William T. Brooks
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0971785678

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Credit discrimination alleged credit discrimination in Fort Ord area : briefing report to congressional requesters (SuDoc GA 1.13:NSIAD-90-95 BR)
U.S. General Accounting Office
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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