A Handbook on the GATS Agreement: A WTO Secretariat Publication

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This handbook aims to provides a better understanding of GATS and the challenges and opportunities of the ongoing negotiations. For users who are familiar with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), similarities and differences are pointed out where relevant. Likewise, for users who are familiar with the balance-of-payments definition of 'trade', departures from the Agreement's coverage are explained. Text boxes ('Food for Thought') are included to stimulate further thinking about the core concepts and implications of the Agreement.

A Handbook on the GATS Agreement : A WTO Secretariat Publication

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A Handbook on the GATS Agreement : A WTO Secretariat Publication
World Trade Organization
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ASIN: B000MUC24U

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Monetary Policy in the European Monetary Systems (EMS) provides the reader with a critical assessment of the EMS operation, focusing on key issues like intervention in money and foreign exchange markets and credibility of EMS exchange rate bands. The book also reopens the discussion on the "EMS discipline-credibility hypothesis" and the notion of "New EMS", testing both with an original methodology. The conflict between internal and external objectives is made clear and the empirical results show the choices made by the individual countries and the resulting implications. The book is written with an empirical orientation based on a unifying data description framework.

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Provides governments with a way to assess their country’s state of preparedness for moving ahead with eGovernance. The ePreparedness Checklist for eGovemance is comprehensive and systematic. It covers necessary initial conditions, and includes a questionnaire of critical success factors.

How to Make Great Money Hosting Speed Dating Events: A Complete Guide Anyone Can Follow
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How to Make Great Money Hosting Speed Dating Events: A Complete Guide Anyone Can Follow

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Release Date: 2004-04-20

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If you've ever thought of entering the speed dating industry, but weren't sure how or where to start, here's the book for you! Step by step we'll show you how to earn great money in your spare time. You will learn everything you need to know in simple, easy to follow steps so you can run a business you will really enjoy. Start your own successful Speed Dating business today with proven techniques and guidance from industry experts! You won't find these industry essentials anywhere else!

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Save your time and money!.......2006-12-01

This is a "no brianer" apporch to starting a speed dating service. There is no substance what so ever in this book. It lacks all the industry standards you would expect on how to develop, run and promote a dating service. They have a section on finding venues that will tell you to find a local restraunt or bar and to make sure you can meet the owner, have enough seats and that it wont be to loud. With that info I would never find a venue. This book only taps the surface on how to set up and run this type of service. My point is you will buy this publication and by the time your done reading it, you will say "So how do I start and run a speed dating service?"

Good starter book.......2006-03-08

I am in the process of starting up a dating events business similar to speed dating so this book was a good tool. It contained some good hints but I found that there really wasn't a lot of content (for instance - 2 pages for Marketing which I think is one of the most important pieces). It was a good starting point though and it confirmed for me that all the aspects I was looking at were indeed what was needed. I especially liked the Trade Secrets Chapter ... that was helpful.

How to Make Great Money Hosting Speed Dating Events: A Complete Start-Up Guide Anyone Can Follow

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How to Make Great Money Hosting Speed Dating Events: A Complete Start-Up Guide Anyone Can Follow
Naomi MacKay , Rebekah MacKay , and Elizabeth MacKay
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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ASIN: 0973497807

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This spiral bound book comes in a packaged kit with sample templates for all the print materials you will need at your events and a CD-ROM with a printable version!

If you've ever thought of entering the speed dating industry, but weren't sure how or where to start, here is the book for you! Step by step we'll show you how to earn great money in your spare time. With a speed dating business, you have the freedom to work as much or little as you like. You will learn everything you need to know in simple, easy to follow steps so that you can run a business you will really enjoy. Start your own successful Speed Dating business today with proven techniques and guidance from industry experts! You won't find these industry essentials anywhere else!

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The "bible"--the definitive source of expertise for anyone who has to give a speech, make a presentation or chair a meeting. Fully updated, revised and expanded.

The definitive source of expertise for anyone who has to give a speech, make a presentation or chair a meeting. The new edition has been fully revised, updated and expanded. Clearly set out and packed with valuable advice, tips and techniques, this is a compendium of everything you will ever need to know. With model speeches. Greville Janner QC, now Lord Janner of Braunstone, is an eminent and highly experienced speaker. He has written over 60 books, mainly on employment law and presentational skills.

$JANNER\'S COMPLETE SPEECHMAKER$
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JANNER\'S COMPLETE SPEECHMAKER
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JANNERS COMPLETE SPEECHMAKER
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Janner's Complete Speechmaker
Greville JANNER
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Refreshingly Different.......2003-08-16

This is an exciting and interesting alternative that challenges the traditional CV, which let's face it, has remained unchanged since it was first used. The Faust brothers provide an easy to follow yet powerful marketing tool that provides relevance and applicability in this competency based model. It is as relevent to the new graduate with no formal work experience as to the seasoned business person who is looking for a career change. It will also aid the HR staff who find the traditional CV format cumbersome and often ineffective in helping select the right individuals for interview. Refreshingly Different!

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The first consumer advocacy book on Viatical Settlements, the new industry that buys the death benefits of life insurance from people who are terminally ill. The book includes a discussion of Accelerated Death Benefits, which are paid by insurers and pay almost dollar-for-dollar and much faster than Viatical Settlements. Other sources of cash are included - reverse mortgages are one example - each with arrows that point to areas you should be wary of. The book is intended for professional advisors as well as family and loved ones, since few professionals know enough to give sound advice.

If Viatical Settlements are the right choice, step-by-step guides will help you find a trustworthy buyer, help you get the most money, show you how to reduce risk and how to reduce the tax bite. The Appendix is packed with sample application forms which you may copy, and a Viatical Providers Grid, to help you choose those companies most willing to work with your diagnosis and your type of insurance.

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Vital info to the terminally ill who dont want to die poor.......1999-06-24

As a social worker and PWA --I have seen the effects of not planning or even worse not utlizing a benefit wisely.I have benefited not only from the financial planning advice that Ms. Wolk has offered --as well as the peace of mind that maximizing the use of assess such as life insurance to bring joy (a few trips, nice dinners) to the life which is deserved when facing the uncertainties of terminal diseases. the old science writers axiom:There are two headlines in medical reporting, "Drug X found to have highly effective in treating blank disease"and "Drug X found to cause...severe side effects and ....other horrible things.The war is not over why die poorer than you need to.

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Many companies that stray too far from their core business fail. So how is it that General Electric, a major electrical manufacturing company, ended up as one of the top U.S. chemical producers—with 1998 sales of $6.6 billion? In Unlikely Victory, Jerome T. Coe, a retired 40-year career employee with General Electric, who spent more than 20 years as a manager of the company’s chemical businesses, suggests that it was a combination of necessity, forward-thinking of the engineers, and managers wise enough to give them breathing room. “Much of what they did (then) was counter to the prevailing GE culture,” he writes. “Today, it has become the corporate culture.” The book tells the whole story of this successful business model, from the early years of GE chemistry through the company’s successes with silicones, synthetic diamond, Lexan polycarbonate plastic, and other high-performance thermoplastics. It also profiles four scientists and five managers—including former CEO John F. Welch, Jr., a chemical engineer and a product of the GE plastic business—who made a significant difference in the company’s chemical success. The book is amply illustrated with photographs of the people, products, and plants that contributed to one of America’s most unusual corporate success stories.

Look Before You Leap: Market Research Made Easy (Self-Counsel Business Series)
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Look Before You Leap: Market Research Made Easy (Self-Counsel Business Series)
Don Doman , Dell Dennison , and Margaret Doman
Manufacturer: Self-Counsel Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0889082928

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This study quantifies the relationships between the economies of the Unites States and Japan on an industrially disaggregated basis. It links two large-scale econometric models of the U.S. and Japan in the framework of the world model system (Project LINK). These models are useful not only for forecasts and aggregate policy studies, but also for detailed investigation of industrial changes and trade policy on sectoral output employment, trade balance, and inflation in both countries. The interactions with other parts of the world are also taken into account. Applications to policy changes and exchange rate variations illustrate the potential of the model system and provide a powerful insight into the operation of two closely integrated economies. A pioneering effort to link quantitatively the relationships between the economies of the United States and Japan, this volume will be of interest to economists and policymakers here and abroad.

Economic Activity, Trade, and Industry in the U.S.--Japan-World Economy: A Macro Model Study of Economic Interactions

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Economic Activity, Trade, and Industry in the U.S.--Japan-World Economy: A Macro Model Study of Economic Interactions
F. Gerard Adams; Byron Gangnes; Shuntaro Shishido
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OR4DC0

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How can a company effectively communicate its message to customers and prospects all over the world? How can it ensure that its branding messages "travel"? Designed to help executives position and leverage marketing communication in the global arena and use it to their ongoing strategic advantage, Communicating Globally shows how to successfully strategize, select appropriate communication tactics, and then execute a global communication plan that encompasses all sources of communication, both internal and external. Based on the strong theoretical foundations of integrated marketing communication (IMC), Communicating Globally offers a practitioner's perspective on integrated global marketing communication (IGMC) in action through vignettes, four complete case studies of well-recognized multinational brands, and one study case. Praise for Communicating Globally "In the 21st century, the ability of ad agencies to provide worldwide, integrated marketing services for their clients will become essential. Only those marketers and agencies with the ability to brand products and services globally will thrive. Communicating Globally provides a roadmap on how to do it right." O. Butch Drake, president-CEO, American Association of Advertising Agencies "No one can provide a guaranteed formula for future success, but Communicating Globally comes awfully close. By combining an astute knowledge of the global marketplace, emerging trends and technologies, and good old common sense, Don Schultz and Philip Kitchen illuminate the path for successful brand building in the 21st century." Ed Faruolo, vice president, corporate marketing communications, CIGNA Corporation "Don Schultz has done it again! His unique and highly readable approach is a must for companies looking to market globally in the new century. Communicating Globally offers an important road map through the maze of global marketing communications." James R. Gregory, CEO, Corporate Branding, LLC "This book is important because it brings the concept of integrated marketing communications (IMC) into full international focus for the first time. This focus is maintained throughout the whole structure and it makes the book a truly conceptual work. The case studies that illustrate the practical ramification of international IMC yield significant general as well as specific lessons." John Philip Jones, Syracuse University "The 1990's introduced integrated marketing--understanding and communicating relevantly with customers by using information. Communicating Globally now takes the same principles and adapts them to today's dynamic global marketplace. Even better, it is written in a style that makes it easy for a non-marketer to fully understand the importance of managing a brand." John R Wallis, vice president of marketing, Hyatt International Corporation

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Communicating Globally: An Integrated Marketing Approach.......2000-05-03

Communication is one of the keys to success in a global environment. By taking an integrated approach to conduct marketing or communication is a very effective way to win the battle (no matter what kind of industry you are). It's worth to read this book.

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Communicating Globally: An Integrated Marketing Approach
Don E.; Kitchen, Philip J. Schultz
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OV9SP8

International Business: A Managerial Perspective (4th Edition)
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Griffen & Pustay are liers

Worth reading

Littletext.com switch

Too much self-reference

International Business: A Managerial Perspective (4th Edition)
Ricky W. Griffin , and Mike W. Pustay
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0131422634

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This comprehensive overview of international business is divided into various business functions, making it clear and easy to understand. In every chapter “Culture Quest Insights” into culture, geography, and business lead readers to a multi-media experience of a certain country or region that provides useful information on the impact of culture on business. Cases specific to each region or country add to the total reading experience. Topics covered include: the world's marketplaces, the international environment, managing international business and business operations. For CEOs, managers, and other executives who need to understand the cultural mores of the global societies with which they do business.

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Griffen & Pustay are liers.......2007-06-19

The book is below average. However, I understand that everyone needs to make a buck--it's all politics !
The Author is such an ediot to the extent that he/she or whatever ediot editors helping them to issue this book, are saying that the Israelies won the war in October 1973; while that it is a fact that the egyptian army had them surrounded and was about 40 miles of their capital ready to make them a history,if it wasn't for the U.S stepping in; Israel would have been a history !
I wonder how much did the israely government paid you stupid to publish such lies ? I have no respect for you biast !

Worth reading.......2003-11-22

I took a course at my university requiring this book. What I found most useful is the numerous updated examples and cases that the author provided. In addition, the discussion is objective and thought-provoking.

Littletext.com switch.......2003-08-05

Ordered this book from Littletext.com as a new hard cover and recieved a softcover international addition. I wouldn't mind using international version since there is hardly any difference, but don't bait and switch on me I don't like it. I'd buy from someone else if the price was within a couple bucks. Got my book not from Chicago as advertised, but Thailand. However it was delivered in no time.

Too much self-reference.......1999-07-03

I had this book for one of my classes at my University this semester, and although the content of the book is concise and updated, nonetheless the authors rely too much on self-reference. The book is written too much from a "USA is superior" perspective. I also found some errors such as translations from other languages that were completely off. If you have to get this book for Intl. Business it is overall a good book, but if you can get a better one, do so.

Regional Cultures, Managerial Behavior, and Entrepreneurship: An International Perspective

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Regional Cultures, Managerial Behavior, and Entrepreneurship: An International Perspective

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Although the spread of industrialization in both developed and less-developed regions has obvious importance worldwide, no systematic research has examined the reasons why entrepreneurship has succeeded in some settings and failed in others. The present volume, written by an international group of business and development specialists, is the first to isolate and analyze this subject. Offering both empirical analysis and experience-based case studies of eight nations, the contributors explore the ways in which regional culture influences and is influenced by industrial and management practices.

Business, Government, and Society: A Managerial Perspective : Text and Cases (Mcgraw-Hill Series in Management)

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Business, Government, and Society: A Managerial Perspective : Text and Cases (Mcgraw-Hill Series in Management)
George A. Steiner , and John F. Steiner
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Business, Government and Society, by Steiner and Steiner, was one of the very first books in this course area and has benefited greatly from the reputation of its authors. George Steiner, the father in this father-and-son team, is one of the pioneers in the field. The text includes coverage of all the distinct content areas and is known for its coverage of historical material. Each chapter has three elements; (1) a beginning story to illustrate central themes, (2) explanatory text, and (3) a case study inviting debate about events related to the subject area. One of the most complete on the market, the 10th Edition of Business, Government and Society not only covers the stakeholder theory, but also covers a total of four theoretical models for analyzing the actions and duties of corporations.

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Fast delivery.......2006-03-24

The book arrives in time and is in good quality. However, the price is considered too high.

Electronic Commerce: A Managerial Perspective

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my opinion
Horrid!
Complicated basics
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Efraim Turban , Jae Kuy Lee , Jae Kyu Lee , and Michael Chung
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This book presents the fundamentals of electronic commerce and its terminology, describing what it is and how it is being conducted and managed. It also focuses on the major opportunities, limitations, issues, and risks impacting the market place around the world as we enter the second millenium. Chapter topics include retailing, consumer behavior and market research, advertisement and publishing, services, intranet and extranet application, payments, corporate strategy, public policy, and infrastructure. For anyone interested in network and Internet transactions — especially managers and professional in any functional area of the business world, and people in government, education, and health services.

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my opinion.......2003-11-07

Now we study the 1st edition in the school.All of us think it is a little difficult for beginners.Some examples are not familar with everyone,so we cannot konw these cases well.

Horrid!.......2003-06-19

Please, if you have a choice of textbooks, do NOT buy this one. I have a feeling the author knows nothing of eCommerce, yet was given 80 references, told to mash them together as non-sensically as possible and fire the result off to the publisher.
I've worked in eCommerce for a number of years and this book is a total waste of time and money. Many "industry terms" used do not exist. The author contradicts himself on a number of occasions. Many of the charts and illustrations are good for a laugh. I truly feel sorry for people who have this book as their introduction to eCommerce. You're going to come away with a lot of mangled/antiquated theories, and a bunch of "facts" that are just plain wrong. I'm sorry to say I had to memorize all of this junk in order to get an A in my course. As soon as I handed that exam in, I made a concerted effort to forget everything I read in this text.

Complicated basics.......2003-05-30

How on earth is it possible to make even the simplest of theories so complicated? The book is absolutely stuffed with useless words and figures. If the authors did not get paid per word, I am sure they could have written a splendid book with one third of the pages. The price is exorbitant, and what you get for more than a hundred dollars is close to nothing. Do NOT buy this book!

Ridiculously Boring.......2003-03-21

I am a full time student in a computing program which believe me, requires reading some boring books, but this one takes the cake. The way it was written simply does not flow. It was the only textbook I have read so far that literally put me to sleep. The content is very repetetive, and features graphs that are truley unintelligable. Skip this book unless you absolutely must purchase it for school.

Excellent Book.......2002-11-22

The only book you need if you are intersted in E-Commerce.

Global Accounting Perspectives (Global Business Perspectives Series)

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Global Accounting Perspectives (Global Business Perspectives Series)
Jagdish Sheth , and Abdolreza Eshghi
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International Business: a Managerial Perspective

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International Business: a Managerial Perspective
Ricky & Pustay, Michael Griffin
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International Business: A Managerial Perspective ; A Custom Edition

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International Business: A Managerial Perspective ; A Custom Edition
Ricky W. Griffin
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International Business: A Managerial Perspective. Fourth Edition.

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International Business: A Managerial Perspective. Fourth Edition.
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International Marketing: Managerial Perspectives

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International Marketing: Managerial Perspectives
Subhash C. Jain , and Lewis R. Tucker
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International Marketing Cases thoroughly examines important topics of international marketing and how they relate to world-wide business: environment, tactical and strategic issues, planning and control. This unique approach goes beyond a purely developed world perspective with illustrations and examples relating to Third World countries as well.

Management Accounting: European Perspectives

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Management Accounting: European Perspectives

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Just as Europe consists of countries with different languages, cultures, histories, wealth levels and systems of jurispridence, and exhibits a mosaic of different tastes and preferences, so do accounting's roles and functions differ widely across European countries. Differences in management accounting practices and control approaches abound. the question is no longer whether there is variety but its extent and explanation. In considering European variety in management accounting, it may be asked what trends if any are discernible in management accounting practices generally? What historical factors have conditioned management accounting wherever and in whatever form it exists? Are there links between management accounting research and practice? Are there competing theories within the field which are nation-specific? To what extent is the implementation of emergent cost-management approaches evident within companies? Such issues are explored in this book which also provides some basis for exploring national specifities in management accounting whilst offering room to ponder over its commonalities. Distinguished European commentators provide comprehensive analysis of past and existing management accounting practices and conceptual thinking. The contributors give a sense of whether modern management accounting approaches are evident in enterprises withing their nation and discuss findings of empirical investigations in constructing `country perspectives'. Each chapter successfully presents an informed overview of country features indicative of a rich and diverse European tapestry of management accounting thought and practice. Ultimately the book provides a useful starting point not only for making cross-national comparative observations but also for identifying opportunities and trends in management accounting systems changes.

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