Corporate Governance and Risk: A Systems Approach (Wiley Finance)

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Decision-making and corporate governance have always been important functions in a company, but never more so than in the current post-Enron/Andersen business environment. This book acts as a framework for corporate officers and senior-level executives who need to redesign their own decision-making, risk, and governance processes. The approaches have been successfully proven in a number of leading companies, whose case studies are included in the book.
Offers up to date coverage of an increasingly important topic, citing a proven approach that draws from leading companies and provides a composite of what not to do based on companies like Anderson and Enron.
Author very active in conference circles, addressing thousands in industry events.

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How many people do you know who have a knack for connecting with others? Very few of us are born with it. The rest of us need to learn it. This book explains in clear, simple, easy-to-understand, common sense terms the skills you need to develop to get your message across in any speaking situation.

The secret of winning communication is "likeability". Some people call it warmth. Some call it charm or charisma. Whatever name you give it, likeability can be learned. If you know how to use it to communicate effectively, it will improve your chances for success in every aspect of your life.

Arch Lustberg, an acclaimed speaker, teacher and coach has filled this book with practical skills. He demonstrates how you can sell yourself, your ideas and your organization. This book is about how to use your mind, your face, your body, and your voice to win, because in the end likeability wins.

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A must buy if you need to confidently communicate w/people.......2004-12-25

Arch gives much detailed advice on clever techniques in delivering your message by selling yourself and dealing with people (especially difficult ones). I bought the book to prepare for a int'l pageant interview, but the book offers much more than that (most people probably bought this book for more business reasons; just goes to show how versatile the information from this book is). I especially liked the part where he teaches you how to deal with the media and their relentless questioning. Other areas he focuses on are job interviews, sales, presentations in the classroom or in front of a large audience, giving testimony, leading meetings, and making negotiations. He demonstrates specific steps to help you become more likeable, appear more competent and confident, and convincing your audience of your message. These are things you can't learn from college or socialization. Overall a very smart book and an easy read filled with goodies! I recommend this book to anyone who wants to become a polished communicator.

Great primer on the basics.......2002-04-22

Arch Lustberg's book "Hot to Sell Yourself" is a basic text of the most important factors in selling yourself, your ideas, your products or whatever else you need to sell to others. The guidance is solid and the writing style is easy to read. These are the basic ground rules that everyone should know. With sections that cover selling yourself as a speaker, in the classroom, in the job interview, as a product salesperson or even selling yourself in a confrontation or media interview situation, it covers pretty much all the bases.
There are more detailed books on persuasion and influence and using them to sell yourself, but this is arguably the best introductory text to the basics of selling yourself that I have read. If you are new to selling yourself or the need to present yourself as credible in a classroom, court, or other situation then this is the book that you should start with. Most of the books on persuasion and influence start a level above this one and assume that you already know this stuff. Start here if you are trying to change your image or learning to deal effectively with customers, friends, relatives, co-workers or any other group. Then graduate to one of the influence and persuasion books. Even if you are experienced at selling yourself there is probably something here that can help you. For me that would be the detailed section on facial expressions, something that I have not seen covered so well in any other text. If you need to start with the basics to build a strong foundation or need to review the basics, then pick up a copy of this book. You won't regret it.

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Most people name public speaking as their greatest fear--it outranks even death for that coveted position. If you're like most, your knees turn to water at the prospect of standing before your fellows and giving a speech, but it needn't be that way. Preparation builds confidence, and confidence is all it takes to win over a crowd. The Speaker's Lifetime Library will help you prepare for any speech on any occasion with its four extensive sections: "The Speaker's Reference Guide," "Apt Comparisons," "The Day and Date Book," and "The Special Occasions Book." The first is a collection of more than 150 sets of definitions, quotations, aphorisms, anecdotes, and facts about subjects such as computers, motivation, and youth. ("If youth be a defect, it is one that we outgrow only too soon." --James Russell Lowell) "Apt Comparisons" lists metaphors, symbols, and opposites for almost 1,000 common words; it is followed with a long section detailing great events for each day of the year--even February 29, when the first Playboy Club opened in 1960! The large volume is topped off with speech ideas written for over 50 different occasions. Whether you're opening an art gallery or speaking at your sister's wedding, you'll find the Speaker's Lifetime Library invaluable in shaking the jitters and bringing down the house. --Rob Lightner

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if you need to write a speech, this is NOT for you.......2004-06-17

I am an administrator at a Catholic school, and therefore am quite frequently called upon to write speeches. I needed a book that would give me a wide array of topics, ideas, quotes, and anecdotes for a variety of occasions and situations. This book does NOT do that. The quotes are not intersting, the factual information is dry, and the rest of the resources are not very useful. Considering the cost of the book, I am quite upset. Trust me when I say that this is not money well spent. If you need a resource to help you write interesting speeches, my advice would be to try one of the less pricier books.

Speech Ideas to Last a Lifetime.......2004-03-27

When I receive a speechwriting assignment, inevitably I consult this amazing guide. Contained in this one book are all the vital elements for a great speech.

There are countless speech ideas, organized by occasion, date and topic contained in the books four major sections.
* Section 1 contains an assortment of quotations, definitions and anecdotes arranged under more than 150 subject headings.
* Section 2 contains apt comparisons. Here is your inspirati0on for those colorful and memorable similes, metaphors, symbols and opposites.
* Section 3 is the Date and Date Book. This information contains a introductory hook for almost any speech.
* Section 4 is the special occasion book. It is loaded with material for a myriad of events.

The only speaker who does not need this book is the person who has never been at a loss for an idea. For the rest of us mere mortals, this guide contains more ideas than you will employ in several lifetimes.

The Leader of the Pack of Speakers' Resource Books.......1997-08-03

You already know your subject but now you're stumped. You don't have a clue how to work into your speech the date, locale or you just need inspirational quips. This book has it all. Comparisons, dates, special occasions and all fully indexed. It doesn't take many words to say this is the essential book to own whether you are beginner or a pro

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Climbing the Wall (Lifetimes)
Tana Reiff
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0613012895

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The Family from Vietnam (Lifetimes)
Tana Reiff
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0613012860

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The best book I have ever read

Juan and Lucy (Lifetimes)
Tana Reiff
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0613012984

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The best book I have ever read.......2002-03-15

I liked the book because Juan and Lucy had married and had three kids but the most thing I liked was that they were a good family.

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A Place for Everyone (Lifetimes)
Tana Reiff
Manufacturer: Rebound by Sagebrush
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

General | Words & Language | Reference | Subjects | Books

Classics | Literature & Fiction | Teens | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0613013026

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The Shoplifting Game (Lifetimes)
Tana Reiff
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0613013034

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true to life

So Long, Snowman (Lifetimes)
Tana Reiff
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0613012879

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true to life.......2001-08-05

This book was excellent. This was the first book that many of my high school students who do not read very well picked up. The students could relate to the main character Billy and how he gets into trouble. The setting was as if it could have been written about the town we live in. It allowed us to have some really good talks about some important issues. Excellent.

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Speaker's Lifetime Library
Leonard; Spinrad, Thelma Spinrad
Manufacturer: Parker Pub. Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O5WMK2

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ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000P0UONS

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A Time to Choose (Lifetimes)
Tana Reiff
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

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Writing a resume for today's job market requires a thorough knowlegde of what employers expect from candidates.

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This is the book you must have to deal with the PR departments of America's biggest companies and associations. There have been thousands of changes at these departments in the past year involving individuals, titles, responsibilities and names of the departments. In addition, there have been many changes in corporate names, addresses and telephone numbers. Thousands of CEOs have been added. Numerous mergers and acquisitions have taken place. The Directory keeps you on top of who has bought whom.

Make a good first impression on these important PR departments by using correct names and titles. Zero in on a geographic area or specific industry by using the two Directory indexes.

4,250+ companies listed.

Almost all new listings have fulltime PR people.

1,700 associations and 163 foreign embassies.

87 Federal Governmental Departments, Bureaus, Agencies and Commissions.

More than 10,000 PR/IR professionals are listed plus thousands of CEOs (many new this year). Also corporate secretaries and others who handle PR for the company or supervise it.

Direct dial phone numbers save you time and money.

Duties assigned to PR by each company. Reporting lines. See how America's biggest companies have organized to communicate.

Know who owns whom. All mergers and acquisitions up to press time are reflected in the entries.

Up to date! All entries checked for accuracy by phone or questionnaire.

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In business, every phone call is an opportunity not only for telemarketing, but for improved customer service. With this book, you can discover the skills and techniques needed to convert these opportunities into sales and future business.

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The contributors to this volume consider the consequences of Eastern enlargement of the EU for trade and investment in Europe, paying particular attention to the impact of removing technical barriers to trade, the key remaining constraint upon trade flows.

The principal impact of enlargement on trade and investment flows will be through access to the Single Market and the removal of non-tariff barriers. Such barriers arise from differences in the way that products are regulated across countries. This volume contains contributions which assess the significance of technical barriers to trade and the potential impact of their removal, based upon detailed analysis of actual trade flows and the results of firm surveys in four Central and Eastern European countries.

Enlargement, Trade and Investment is recommended to researchers in the field of international trade and those interested in the issue of the economic impact of enlargement. Scholars teaching about the European Union will also find this volume of great value.

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This collection, with contributors from many distinguished writers in the field, presents work which has been able to exploit relevant data for countries such as the United States, France, Italy, Belgium and Japan. The essays show, for the first time with a large sample, the high degree of complementarity between foreign direct investment and home exports, especially for intrafirm trade, and the exact evolution in the nature of employment between mother companies and affiliates.

Multinationals Firms & Impacts on Employment, Trade & Technology New Perspectives for a New Century

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Multinationals Firms & Impacts on Employment, Trade & Technology New Perspectives for a New Century

Manufacturer: Harwood Academic Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Exports & Imports | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 9058232395

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In 2003, Goldman Sachs published a startling report on the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) region: These four countries would be larger than the G6 economics within 40 years, muscling their way to economic dominance over the coming decades, and powering past developed countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan. This book focuses on the technology and technology-enabled services that underpin this social and economic revolution. The editor analyses the reasons why these four countries are in a unique position to lead a 21st century growth in international services. He then features 12 chapters written by the most important chief executives from the BRICs service economy. Indian technology leaders, such as Nandan Nilekani (Infosys), Shiv Nadar (HCL), and Rajendra Pawar (NIIT), feature alongside their peers from Brazil, Russia, and China outlining their views on the next decade for offshoring.

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China Next Decades

Manufacturer: Addison Wesley Longman
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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China Policy for the Next Decade.

ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IBEIAY

China Policy for the Next Decade: The Atlantic Council's Committee on China Policy

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China Policy for the Next Decade: The Atlantic Council's Committee on China Policy

Manufacturer: Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA, The Next Decade

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THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA, The Next Decade
A. Doak, and Edwin O. Reischauer, Editors BARNETT
Manufacturer: Praeger
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000IZMZ5K

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The United States and China; The Next Decade
A. Doak; Reischauer, Edwin O. Barnett
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000JIJ3UQ

China and the states: Booming trade deficit with China will accelerate job destruction in next decade with losses in every state (Briefing paper / Economic Policy Institute)

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China and the states: Booming trade deficit with China will accelerate job destruction in next decade with losses in every state (Briefing paper / Economic Policy Institute)
Robert E Scott
Manufacturer: Economic Policy Institute
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006RIVCG

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China Policy for the Next Decade.
U. Alexis Johnson
Manufacturer: Johnson, U. Alexis et al. China Policy for the Next Decade: Report of the Atlantic Council's Committee on China Policy. Boston: Oelgeschlager, Gunn, & Hain, 1984. Hardcover. 445pp. Very good+ / Very good+ dust jacket.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RZ2L9G

Japan and Communist China in the next decade (General Electric Company. Technical Military Planning Operation. Report)

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Japan and Communist China in the next decade (General Electric Company. Technical Military Planning Operation. Report)
Marius B Jansen
Manufacturer: TEMPO, General Electric Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007GRVAY

The nature of Chinese aggression against India in the next decade

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The nature of Chinese aggression against India in the next decade
James W Hamersly
Manufacturer: US Army War College
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00071CAPK

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