Logit Models from Economics and Other Fields

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Originating in economics but now used in a variety of disciplines, including medicine, epidemiology and the social sciences, this book provides accessible coverage of the theoretical foundations of the Logit model as well as its applications to concrete problems. It is written not only for economists but for researchers working in disciplines where it is necessary to model qualitative random variables. J.S. Cramer has also provided data sets on which to practice Logit analysis.

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The Logit model has its origins in economics but is now used in a variety of disciplines, including medicine, epidemiology and the social sciences. In this book, Dr Cramer has given an accessible treatment of the theoretical foundations of the model as well as its application to concrete problems. It is written to intereset not only economists but to anyone working in a disciplines where it is necessary to model qualitative random variables. To aid students, the author has provided data sets on which to practice Logit analysis.

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Bahamas has recently come to the attention to global strategic planners. This report puts these executives on the fast track. Ten chapters provide: an overview of how to strategically access this important market, a discussion on economic fundamentals, marketing & distribution options, export and direct investment options, and full risk assessments (political, cultural, legal, human resources). Ample statistical benchmarks and comparative graphs are given.

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How to Succeed Really Tells It Like It Is

SOME GOOD STUFF...SOME NOT SO HELP FULL

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How to Succeed in the Incredible Ice Cream Business
Malcolm Stogo
Manufacturer: Malcolm Stogo Assoc
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Binding: Paperback

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HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE INCREDIBLE ICE CREAM BUSINESS is a new comprehensive professional retail ice cream "how to" book that will immensely help anyone wanting to enter the ice cream business as well as others who want to expand their knowledge of the business.

Written by well known ice cream author Malcolm Stogo, this street-smart, "how to" book leads an individual down the road from the conceptual idea of wanting to enter the retail ice cream store business through implementation. It offers easy-to-read chapters on how to write a business plan, look for the right location, get the store built to concrete marketing ideas and, finally the importance of offering good customerfrom day one.

Also, in this book are chapters on the preparation of ice cream cakes, toppings, sundaes, milk shakes and floats, plus other 200 of the newest most creative recipes for ice cream, gelato, sorbet and Italian ices.

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Overall disappointing.......2003-03-12

After reading Stogo's first book, I thought this one would be just as good. Boy, was I disappointed. This book is extremely sloppy -- the editing is atrocious, and there are conflicting statements, sometimes in consecutive sections.

His understanding of standard startup accounting principles is pretty weak -- my SBA advisor (a retired accountant) laughed at some of the startup cost itemizations.

Overall, I *did* learn some good info from this book, but I was happy I bought it used on Amazon, rather than paying the ridiculous list price of this one.

Good Book.......2002-12-05

In general, I think it is a good book and worth the cost if you are going into the business. I would also recommend a website called turnkeyparlor; they provide necessary information on important stuff like profitability, site selection, etc.

How to Succeed Really Tells It Like It Is.......2002-04-11

This is a very informative, user-friendly book filled with the most important information and data on what to look for and what pitfalls to avoid in going into the ice cream business. I particularly enjoyed the business plan and nitty gritty details that are so essential to opening up business. I also enjoyed the recipes and suppliers lists. I found this book to be a Must-read for anyone interested in this field.

SOME GOOD STUFF...SOME NOT SO HELP FULL.......2002-01-24

FOR THE PRICE, I FOUND THIS BOOK A BIT FILLED WITH THE AUTHORS PERSONAL IDEAS ON HOW TO CONVINCE A BANK TO FINANCE AN ICE CREAM SHOP, RATHER THAN JUST GIVE ME THE NUTS AND BOLTS INFORMATION I SOUGHT TO MAKE ICE CREAM AND RUN A SUCCESSFULL SHOP, AND ALLOW ME TO WORRY ABOUT IT'S FINANCING. ALSO THERE IS NO MENTION OF ANY SOFT SERVE ICE CREAM PRODUCTS OR IT'S PROFITABILTY. ALL IN ALL I WAS DISSAPOINTED FOR THE MONEY. I REALLY BELEIVE I DID NOT BENEFIT GREATLY BEYOND THE COMMON SENSE KNOWLEDGE I ALLREADY HAD, EXCEPT FOR THE GENERAL ENCOURAGEMENT THE BOOK LENDS TO VENTURING INTO THE ICE CREAM BUISINESS IN GENERAL.

Don't say you weren't warned.......2002-01-10

Stogo may know the commercial ice cream business (in fact, it appears that he does) but he also knows how to pack what he knows into a small, cheap space. In other words, this spiral-bound book, about the size and production quality of a very modest Jr. League cookbook, costs a very dear...[amount]. If you're opening an ice cream store, you may be able to bury that price tag in your other start-up costs. If you're just a curious reader or an ice cream lover, however, don't spend the money. (There are a lot of delicious-sounding recipes, but they're in commercial bulk versions and often call for ingredients, such as "Stabilizer CC-917," home cooks may not want to use.) Think of how much Haagen Daz you could buy for...[the money]!

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When You Are the Target : Coping With Activist Intrusions and Threats
James E. Lukaszewski
Manufacturer: Lukaszewski Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1883291135

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The aggressiveness of activism is intensifying. While the threat of terrorism is no where near as great in the United States as it is in other parts of the world, direct activist action against individuals and their families is becoming a routine tactical choice.

These threats are intensifying because decreasing public and media interest frustrates current activist causes. That means the tactics selected by activists today must create ever larger disruptions to gain the necessary leverage of fear and embarrassment that attracts media attention and potentially builds groups of activist followers.

This monograph focuses on learning how to successfully cope with activist intrusion threats by reducing or eliminating the news media component, which in turn reduces a target's attractiveness; and ways to outsmart and outmaneuver activists, thus denying them the psychological, ceremonial, ritualistic, and public attention successes they need to achieve their objectives.

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Author's comment.......2002-07-06

When an activist makes the typical emotional, non-specific, generalized, negative attack against someone else's ideas, you know those ideas probably contain something of great value. That's been the reaction of hundreds who have read, learned from, and used this monograph.

Jim Lukaszewski

This is not a book.......2002-03-23

This is not a book, rather it is a poorly done article that has the apperance of a simple cut and paste 8.5 page advertisement for the Lukaszewski Group.

This purchase was a mistake and I'll be returning it.

I am an activist and this "thing" is basically full of stale worthless information.

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When You Are a Target: Coping With Activist Intrusions and Threats (Monograph)
James E. Lukaszewski
Manufacturer: The Lukaszewski Group Inc.
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B000PC6X0Y
Release Date: 2007-02-01

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The aggressiveness of activism is intensifying. Threats of terrorism against the United States come from all parts of the world. Direct activist action against high-profile individuals and their families is becoming a routine tactical choice. Targets for attack are key government officials, not-for-profit administrators, corporate chairmen and chief executive officers, those with whom they associate including members of boards of directors and family members, celebrities, and high-profile products or policies. These threats are intensifying because current activist causes are frustrated by decreasing public and media interest. That means the tactics selected by activists today must create ever larger disruptions to gain the necessary leverage of fear and embarrassment that attracts media attention and potentially builds groups of activist followers. Learning to successfully cope with activist intrusion threats involves: 1. Reducing or eliminating the news media component, which in turn reduces a target's attractiveness. 2. Outsmarting and outmaneuvering activists, thus denying them the psychological, ceremonial, ritualistic, and public attention successes they need to achieve their objectives. The confrontational character of present day activism is designed to create a negative perception of the target, or management's postures and attitudes. To counter these perceptions, management must communicate much more aggressively during activist attack. One of the great lessons in activist counteraction communications is that if you talk about war, act like you're going to war, and then get ready for war, there will be war. Avoid getting sucked into war. Plan for peace. Peace is dull, uninteresting, but ironically it can force early, more positive resolution.

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`This book is an impressive, original and substantive contribution to the literature on capability development in “latecomer” firms. It furthers and deepens understanding of the intricate processes of technological learning and provides insights into the organisational needs of learning, and the interactions between particular strategies for learning. The amount of new empirical material is impressive, well presented and carefully analysed. The work can become a benchmark for future studies of capability building.'

- Sanjaya Lall, University of Oxford, UK

Paulo Figueiredo comprehensively examines how and why latecomer companies differ in the manner and rate at which they accumulate technological capability over time. He focuses on how key features of the underlying learning process influence the paths of technological capability accumulation and, in turn, the rate of improvement in operational performance.

The author details the various processes and mechanisms by which a company acquires knowledge from external and internal sources, through individuals, and converts it, or fails to convert it, into organizational assets. These different ways of managing technological learning are studied in detail during the lifetime of two of the largest steel companies in Brazil. He demonstrates that the rates of technological capability-accumulation and operational performance improvement can be accelerated if deliberate and effective efforts are made to improve knowledge acquisition and knowledge conversion processes. Indeed, these efforts are likely to generate significant financial benefits for the company that manages these processes effectively. The author is rigorous in his empirical analysis and adopts an original perspective by concentrating on latecomer firms within a non-industrialized country.

The focus of analysis and the practical approach developed within the book will interest students and scholars of business, technology, innovation, and strategic management, as well as providing a source of reference and information for policymakers and managers in private and state-owned organizations.

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Tapping the inner negotiator in any woman

Secrets of Successful Negotiating for Women: From Landing a Big Account to Buying the Car of Your Dreams and Everything in Between
Wendy Keller
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Many women struggle to achieve success in everyday negotiations, from how much to pay the contractor to buying a car to making a good business deal at work. Now there's no need to ever feel shorted again! You just need to learn and use the practical, clear and easy techniques, and secrets contained in Secrets of Successful Negotiating for Women. Using the simple strategies in Secrets of Successful Negotiating for Women, any woman can learn to be a great negotiator. You'll learn: * How to never be taken advantage of again in any business or personal negotiation. * The Seven Sisters of Negotiation-simple skills to memorize for success. * How to find the "heart" of any deal. * Key phrases that promote your power. * How to access your intuition for fun and profit. * The "Tide Principle"-essential to success in every deal.

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Tapping the inner negotiator in any woman.......2006-12-04

This book provides great advice and understanding of basic negotiation from the female angle. It also provides excellent guidance on some key specific negotiation situations. Ms. Keller even helps women understand that they have the right to expect positive outcomes. I would recommend to purchasers of my book CAPITALIZING ON BEING WOMAN OWNED that they also purchase this book so they are prepared with a one-two punch to make their businesses succeed.

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Negotiating the big sale
Gerard I. Nierenberg
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Secure financial backing no matter what the current market buzz is, and develop a .com that will thrive and prosper for years to come.

Every day innumerable e-ventures open and fold, each with big ideas and eyes set on quick fortunes, but few with the proper planning and capital necessary for success. In this invaluable resource, Marc Kramer provides anyone considering an e-commerce venture or already running one step-by-step guidance and real-world advice on starting, funding, and running a successful Internet business.

Kramer walks the entrepreneur through the essential yet frequently overlooked issue of securing financial backing and directs the reader to what will attract investors and build great wealth. In addition, the book covers everything from writing a winning business plan to creating a solid marketing plan; from hiring a top-of-the-line management team to building impenetrable customer loyalty; from getting the most from vendors to forging win-win alliances with strategic partners. Financing and Building an E-Commerce Venture is a one-stop resource for:

· Working examples of e-commerce business plans
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· Sample presentations and offering letters
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For anyone interested in venturing into the world of e-commerce, this soup-to-nuts roadmap will put them on the fast track from idea to marketplace.

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ThisBook Is a Winner.......2002-12-17

Marc Kramer tells us all how to start and build a new business. Excellent writing! Excellent thinking! This book gives sound advice from identifying good opportunities to closing the deal.

Norbert Aubuchon

More important than ever.......2001-07-09

This book could not have been more timely. Given the radical changes in the market for internet based busineses, it was about time that someone wrote a straight shooting book on how an e-commerce business should be built.

The beauty of Kramer's book is it's practical, hands on approach. I found that it serves as a virtual cookbook on how to do things the right way.

Thank you for this great book.

More important than ever.......2001-07-09

The beauty of Kramer's book is it's practical, hands on approach. I found that it serves as a virtual cookbook on how to do things the right way.

Thank you for this great book.

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The book deals with the transformation of labor markets in Indonesia over thirty years of New Order government under President Soeharto. It traces the impact of rapid economic growth on employment, wages and labor productivity in an initially poor labor surplus economy. Key elements of the process include a growing industrial and informal sector work force, rising labor incomes, increasing mobility of rural labor, regional integration and greater female participation in the economy.

Indonesian Labour in Transition: An East Asian Success Story?(Review): An article from: Southern Economic Journal

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Indonesian Labour in Transition: An East Asian Success Story?(Review): An article from: Southern Economic Journal
Osman Suliman
Manufacturer: Southern Economic Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
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Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Southern Economic Journal, published by Southern Economic Association on January 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1065 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: Indonesian Labour in Transition: An East Asian Success Story?(Review)
Author: Osman Suliman
Publication: Southern Economic Journal (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1999
Publisher: Southern Economic Association
Volume: 65 Issue: 3 Page: 659(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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Haiti Business Law Handbook
Emerging Markets Investment Center
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Binding: Paperback
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This law handbook contains information on basic business legislation, laws and regulatoins affecting export-import, business, foreign investments, property rights, taxation and banking.

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