Capital Asset Investment: Strategy, Tactics and Tools

Capital Asset Investment: Strategy, Tactics and Tools
By Anthony F. Herbst

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 334
Publication Date: 2002-12
Sales Rank: 1012502
ISBN / ASIN: 0470845112
EAN: 9780470845110
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

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Providing a balanced and practical approach to capital management and budgeting, this book covers the full spectrum of capital investments, from the basics through the latest innovations. It is aimed at managers who are involved in capital investment decisions: setting company capital investment policy; performing project analyses; and drafting recommendations. Those in top management will benefit from discussions of strong and weak points of various methods and concepts.

Included in the arsenal of capital investment tools in this book are concepts of proven usefulness, such as the MAPI method, no longer available in other works on the topic of capital budgeting, and other topics not covered elsewhere, such as abandonment analysis.


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"Capital Asset Investment offers a detailed exposition of the theory, quantitative methods, and applications of capital budgeting. Comprehensive in scope, the author covers all the major topics in the field, providing a balanced treatment of the various approaches to capital project evaluation, exploring their strengths and weaknesses. Capital budgeting decisions involve the largest tangible investments for any firm long-term commitments that are generally irreversible in the short run. Such decisions directly impact on shareholder value and the future viability of the firm. In this book, the author offers a harmonious blend of the old techniques, such as the MAPI method of capital investment appraisal, with the newer, such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the most recent innovation, the use of real options. Capital Asset Investment: Strategy, Tactics and Tools is essential reading for financial managers, industrial and manufacturing engineering managers and all those involved in forward planning and business strategy formulation and execution. The book will also be of use to students of finance."

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Portfolio Theory and Performance Analysis

Portfolio Theory and Performance Analysis (The Wiley Finance Series)
By Noel Amenc,&nbspVeronique Le Sourd,

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 280
Publication Date: 2003-10-31
Sales Rank: 375861
ISBN / ASIN: 0470858745
EAN: 9780470858745
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 1

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For many years asset management was considered to be a marginal activity, but today, it is central to the development of financial industry throughout the world. Asset management's transition from an "art and craft" to an industry has inevitably called integrated business models into question, favouring specialisation strategies based on cost optimisation and learning curve objectives. This book connects each of these major categories of techniques and practices to the unifying and seminal conceptual developments of modern portfolio theory.

In these bear market times, performance evaluation of portfolio managers is of central focus. This book will be one of very few on the market and is by a respected member of the profession.
Allows the professionals, whether managers or investors, to take a step back and clearly separate true innovations from mere improvements to well-known, existing techniques
Puts into context the importance of innovations with regard to the fundamental portfolio management questions, which are the evolution of the investment management process, risk analysis and performance measurement
Takes the explicit or implicit assumptions contained in the promoted tools into account and, by so doing, evaluate the inherent interpretative or practical limits


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Asset management has become central to the development of the financial industry, both in the United States and Europe. The increasing number of cross-border merger and acquisition operations and the extremely high valuations that are put on those operations are evidence of the major financial establishments; desire to invest in a sector that they consider to be essential to their strategy of globalising and "financialising" their activities. Asset management's transition from an "art and craft" to an industry has inevitably called integrated business models into question, favouring specialisation strategies based on cost optimisation and learning curve objectives. Faced with an abundance of tools and academic references, it is important to place all the practices, empirical studies and innovations in their context, given that they are always described as "major" by their promoters in the area of portfolio theory. Portfolio Theory and Performance Analysis - allow the professionals, whether managers or investors, to take a step back and clearly separate true innovations from mere improvements to well-known, existing techniques; puts into context the importance of innovations with regard to the fundamental portfolio management questions, which are the evolution of the investment management process, risk analysis and performance measurement; takes the explicit or implicit assumptions contained in the promoted tools into account and, by so doing, evaluate the inherent interpretative or practical limits.

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The Price Advantage Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises and Tests to Help You Master i The Price Advantage/i

The Price Advantage Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises and Tests to Help You Master i The Price Advantage/i (Wiley Finance)
By Michael V. Marn,&nbspEric V. Roegner,&nbspCraig C. Zawada,

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 114
Publication Date: 2004-11-08
Sales Rank: 332406
ISBN / ASIN: 0471466700
EAN: 9780471466703
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
Average Rating: 4.5
Total Reviews: 9

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Pricing—for any company in any industry—is far and away the most sensitive profit lever available. Still, few companies or managers execute pricing well, and most regularly miss valuable opportunities.

Whether testing the techniques and knowledge gained from reading The Price Advantage or supplementing personal knowledge in the field, this companion workbook is essential.

The Price Advantage Workbook is a comprehensive and insightful self-study guide that eases the understanding of the three levels of pricing from the broad industry view through product/market strategy to day-by-day transaction management. Hard-hitting questions demonstrate why superb pricing strategy is critical for business success and profitability and explain state-of-the-art approaches to analyzing and improving pricing for any product or service.

With a focus on translating pricing theory into real improvements and bottom-line performance, this workbook will help you improve your understanding of pricing concepts and strategy and give you a competitive advantage in any economy.


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The Price Advantage Workbookis a comprehensive and insightful book that facilitates the understanding of transaction pricing and strategy, which is discussed in the actual text. Real-world examples and hard-hitting questions demonstrate why transaction pricing is critical to corporate success and profitability, and explains state-of-the-art approaches to analyzing and improving competitive pricing strategy for any product or service.

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Ultimate Sales Tool Kit: The Versatile 15-Piece Skill Set That Every Professional Needs

Ultimate Sales Tool Kit: The Versatile 15-Piece Skill Set That Every Professional Needs
By William Skip Miller

Publisher: AMACOM
Number Of Pages: 229
Publication Date: 2006-12-31
Sales Rank: 217403
ISBN / ASIN: 0814474004
EAN: 9780814474006
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: AMACOM
Studio: AMACOM
Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 1

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Most sales professionals tend to rely on just a few basic strategies. Actually, there are a range of proven techniques that can boost their business: the trick is knowing how and when to use them. This book contains fifteen powerful, effective tools for use in prospecting, educating the client, and closing. From a `next-step' mechanism for identifying the best move to make, to the `BuyThink' process used to help get the buyer involved, the book shows readers how to:

* be prepared
* get buyers to call them back
* ask the right questions quickly to open the door to larger sales
* use all their skills, not just the ones they think they're good at
* talk effectively to the real decision-makers
* and much more

Each chapter introduces a different tool, giving examples of how to use it, as well as a unique visual exercise to help readers remember it when on a sales call. Packed with ready-to-use techniques, Ultimate Sales Tool Kit provides a potent energy boost for sales professionals eager to improve their bottom lines.

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Help, I'm Knee-deep in Clutter!: Conquer the Chaos And Get Organized Once And for All

Help, I'm Knee-deep in Clutter!: Conquer the Chaos And Get Organized Once And for All
By Joyce I. Anderson

Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
Number Of Pages: 206
Publication Date: 2007-01-31
Sales Rank: 328441
ISBN / ASIN: 0814474209
EAN: 9780814474204
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: AMACOM/American Management Association
Studio: AMACOM/American Management Association
Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 1

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Busy people don't have time to organize! At least that's what most folks tell themselves, promising that once they get a moment, they'll tackle the piles of clothes, papers, and other possessions that just seem to multiply when they're not looking. And yet it seems every time they banish the mess, it's not long before it begins creeping back. This sanity-saving book empowers readers to conquer the chaos once and for all. Proving that getting organized is not hard if you have a plan of attack, this snappy guide provides simple solutions for getting things under control immediately and permanently. Readers will find easy-to-implement strategies to help them:


* corral the biggest clutter culprits and start making a difference right away
* set up simple daily and weekly routines to keep the mess at bay
* break big, overwhelming clean-up jobs (like the basement, garage, and closets) into smaller, more manageable tasks
* and much more

Filled with helpful charts, checklists, and other clutter-busting companions, this is a lively and practical guide to managing the jungle that is the modern home.

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A Survival Guide to Managing Employees from Hell: Handling Idiots, Whiners, Slackers, And Other Workplace Demons

A Survival Guide to Managing Employees from Hell: Handling Idiots, Whiners, Slackers, And Other Workplace Demons
By Gini Graham Scott

Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association
Number Of Pages: 230
Publication Date: 2006-11-30
Sales Rank: 39237
ISBN / ASIN: 081447408X
EAN: 9780814474082
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: AMACOM/American Management Association
Studio: AMACOM/American Management Association
Average Rating: 4.5
Total Reviews: 2

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All managers get saddled with "problem" employees from time to time; what sets great managers apart is how they deal with them. Drawing from real-life stories, this helpful and humorous guide provides readers with practical advice for handling a wide range of difficult types, including:

* The Impossible "I"s: Incompetents, Idiots, and Imbeciles -- clueless employees who simply don't know what they're doing
* The Bull in the Office China Shop -- the frequently angry worker ready to confront anyone and everyone
* The Party-Time Performer -- the employee who, although great with people, constantly turns work-time into fun-time
* I've Got a Problem -- employees whose work is compromised by any of a range of personal demons, from drug and alcohol problems to emotional issues

From whiners and wastrels to the needy and nefarious, this book gives readers the tools they need to handle any type of difficult employee.

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Cultural Tourism in a Changing World: Politics, Participation And (Re)presentation

Cultural Tourism in a Changing World: Politics, Participation And (Re)presentation (Tourism and Cultural Change)
By

Publisher: Channel View Publications
Number Of Pages: 303
Publication Date: 2006-10-30
Sales Rank: 273167
ISBN / ASIN: 1845410440
EAN: 9781845410445
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Channel View Publications
Studio: Channel View Publications
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

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Festivals, Tourism And Social Change: Remaking Worlds

Festivals, Tourism And Social Change: Remaking Worlds (Tourism and Cultural Change)
By

Publisher: Channel View Publications
Number Of Pages: 293
Publication Date: 2006-10-30
Sales Rank:
ISBN / ASIN: 1845410483
EAN: 9781845410483
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Channel View Publications
Studio: Channel View Publications
Average Rating: 0
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Tourism in the Middle East: Continuity, Change, And Transformation

Tourism in the Middle East: Continuity, Change, And Transformation (Tourism and Cultural Change)
By

Publisher: Channel View Publications
Number Of Pages: 325
Publication Date: 2006-10-30
Sales Rank: 4628611
ISBN / ASIN: 1845410513
EAN: 9781845410513
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Channel View Publications
Studio: Channel View Publications
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

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This edited volume on tourism in the Middle East embodies a multi-discursive approach to the study of tourism offering not only different perspectives but qualifying local knowledge and realities. The book investigates issues of national identity, authenticity, definition of heritage, representation of cultures and regions, community & tourism development, urban tourism, and heritage conservation & tourism through a new vision for the region that transcends current geopolitics or national and formal historiographies.

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Byzantium in the Year 1000

Byzantium in the Year 1000 (Medieval Mediterranean)
By Norway) International Congress of Historical Sciences 2000 (Oslo

Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Number Of Pages: 284
Publication Date: 2002-12
Sales Rank: 2672060
ISBN / ASIN: 9004120971
EAN: 9789004120976
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers
Studio: Brill Academic Publishers
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

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The EU And Territorial Politics Within Member States: Conflict Or Co-operation?

The EU And Territorial Politics Within Member States: Conflict Or Co-operation?
By

Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Number Of Pages: 245
Publication Date: 2004-12
Sales Rank: 5331071
ISBN / ASIN: 9004141650
EAN: 9789004141650
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers
Studio: Brill Academic Publishers
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

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Families Across Cultures: A 30-Nation Psychological Study

Families Across Cultures: A 30-Nation Psychological Study
By

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 578
Publication Date: 2006-08-28
Sales Rank: 3221466
ISBN / ASIN: 0521822971
EAN: 9780521822978
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
Studio: Cambridge University Press
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

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Contemporary trends such as increased one-parent families, high divorce rates, second marriages and homosexual partnerships have all contributed to variations in the traditional family structure. But to what degree has the function of the family changed and how have these changes affected family roles in cultures throughout the world? This book attempts to answer these questions through a psychological study of families in thirty nations, carefully selected to present a diverse cultural mix. The study utilises both cross-cultural and indigenous perspectives to analyse variables including family networks, family roles, emotional bonds, personality traits, self-construal, and 'family portraits' in which the authors address common core themes of the family as they apply to their native countries. From the introductory history of the study of the family to the concluding indigenous psychological analysis of the family, this book is a unique source for students and researchers in psychology, sociology and anthropology.

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Bridging the Culture Gap: A Practical Guide to International Business Communication

Bridging the Culture Gap: A Practical Guide to International Business Communication
By Penny Carte,&nbspChris Fox,

Publisher: Kogan Page
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2004-06-01
Sales Rank: 422787
ISBN / ASIN: 0749441704
EAN: 9780749441708
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Kogan Page
Studio: Kogan Page
Average Rating: 3
Total Reviews: 1

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*Canning is one of the world's leading cross cultural training companies operating in over 40 countries on four continents

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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most

Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
By Bruce Patton,&nbspDouglas Stone,&nbspSheila Heen,

Publisher: Viking Adult
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 1999-04-01
Sales Rank: 180676
ISBN / ASIN: 0670883395
EAN: 9780670883394
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Viking Adult
Studio: Viking Adult
Average Rating: 4.5
Total Reviews: 116

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We've all been there: We know we must confront a coworker, store clerk, or friend about some especially sticky situation--and we know the encounter will be uncomfortable. So we repeatedly mull it over until we can no longer put it off, and then finally stumble through the confrontation. Difficult Conversations, by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen, offers advice for handling these unpleasant exchanges in a manner that accomplishes their objective and diminishes the possibility that anyone will be needlessly hurt. The authors, associated with Harvard Law School and the Harvard Project on Negotiation, show how such dialogues actually comprise three separate components: the "what happened" conversation (verbalizing what we believe really was said and done), the "feelings" conversation (communicating and acknowledging each party's emotional impact), and the "identity" conversation (expressing the situation's underlying personal meaning). The explanations and suggested improvements are, admittedly, somewhat complicated. And they certainly don't guarantee positive results. But if you honestly are interested in elevating your communication skills, this book will walk you through both mistakes and remedies in a way that will boost your confidence when such unavoidable clashes arise. --Howard Rothman


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Members of the Harvard Negotiation Project--which brought you the mega-bestseller Getting to YES--show you how to handle your most difficult conversations with confidence and skill.

Whether you're dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with your spouse about money or child-rearing, negotiating with a difficult client, or simply saying "no," or "I'm sorry," or "I love you," we attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day. Based on fifteen years of research at the Harvard Negotiation Project, Difficult Conversations walks you through a step-by-step proven approach to having your toughest conversations with less stress and more success. You will learn:
how to start the conversation without defensiveness
why what is not said is as important as what is
ways of keeping and regaining your balance in the face of attacks and accusations
how to decipher the underlying structure of every difficult conversation

Filled with examples from everyday life, Difficult Conversations will help you on the job, at home, or out in the world. It is a book you will turn to again and again for advice, practical skills, and reassurance.

Difficult Conversations is a New York Times Business Bestseller.
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"What is a difficult conversation? Asking for a raise. Ending a relationship. Saying ""no"" to your boss or spouse. Confronting disrespectful behavior. Apologizing. Conversations we dread, and often handle clumsily as a result, are part of all our lives: in boardrooms and family rooms, across the negotiation table and the dinner table. Now, Difficult Conversations teaches us how to handle these dialogues with more success and less anxiety. How does it work? Based on fifteen years of research and consultations with thousands of people, Difficult Conversations pinpoints what works. The authors discovered that regardless of context, the same small but crucial errors are what trip us up--and a few key adjustments can make all the difference. * The role of emotions--ours and theirs * The impact of what is said and what is not said * Why admitting our mistakes will put us in a stronger position * The truth behind the myth that women are better at expressing their emotions than men * How to respond productively in the face of personal attacks Who is this for? Filled with examples from everyday life, Difficult Conversations is certain to be an instant and lasting classic for families, neighbors, bosses, employees, customers, tenants, landlords, psychologists, teachers, and more. Who are the authors? Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen teach at Harvard Law School and at the Harvard Negotiation Project. They have consulted to countless businesspeople, governments, organizations, and communities including all parties to the negotiations on constitutional transition in South Africa; school teachers in Medellin, Colombia; and community leaders and the police department in Springfield, Massachusetts. They lecture throughout the world and have written on negotiation, conflict resolution, and communication. Bruce Patton is co-author of Getting to Yes."

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Reengineering Yourself and Your Company: From Engineer to Manager to Leader

Reengineering Yourself and Your Company: From Engineer to Manager to Leader (Artech House Technology Management and Professional Development Library)
By Howard Eisner

Publisher: Artech House Publishers
Number Of Pages: 289
Publication Date: 2000-04
Sales Rank: 1438439
ISBN / ASIN: 0890063532
EAN: 9780890063538
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Artech House Publishers
Studio: Artech House Publishers
Average Rating: 3
Total Reviews: 1

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Deal effectively with changes in markets and personnel, growth of your enterprise, team management, and integration using this dynamic book. Focusing on unique challenges that are sure to impact high-tech companies in the 21st century, this book helps you excel at managing your personnel, and it strengthens your leadership skills to make you a top-notch motivator, organizer, and guide. Along the way, you learn how to apply these improvements to your enterprise as a whole.

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Controlling Strategy: Management, Accounting, and Performance Measurement

Controlling Strategy: Management, Accounting, and Performance Measurement
By

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: 2005-07-15
Sales Rank: 959840
ISBN / ASIN: 0199280630
EAN: 9780199280636
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

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Ideas about the role of management accounting systems in a firm's strategy have changed in recent years, and this book explores the ways in which this has happened. Management control systems have frequently been seen as irrelevant to strategy, or even damaging. Controlling Strategy draws out the various ways in which management control systems can build and sustain valuable strategic roles. The book explores topics such as: *Strategic measurement; *Strategic data analysis; *The Balanced Scorecard; *Capital budgeting; *Strategy coordination; Written as an introduction to the strategic role of management control systems Controlling Strategy provides a synthesis of important work in the fields of strategy and management accounting. Academics and Advanced Students of Accounting, Strategy, or Management Studies will find the book an indispensable guide to this area

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The Effective Executive

The Effective Executive
By Peter F. Drucker

Publisher: Collins
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2002-08
Sales Rank: 145471
ISBN / ASIN: 0060516070
EAN: 9780060516079
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Collins
Studio: Collins
Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 45

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The measure of the executive, Peter Drucker reminds us, is the ability to "get the right things done." This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive. Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that mold them into results.

Drucker identifies five practices essential to business effectiveness that can, and must, be learned:
Management of time
Choosing what to contribute to the practical organization
Knowing where and how to mobilize strength for best effect
Setting up the right priorities
And Knitting all of them together with effective decision making

Ranging widely through the annals of business and government, Peter Drucker demonstrates the distinctive skill of the executive and offers fresh insights into old and seemingly obvious business situations.

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The Jericho Principle: How Companies Use Strategic Collaboration to Find New Sources of Value

The Jericho Principle: How Companies Use Strategic Collaboration to Find New Sources of Value
By Ralph Welborn,&nbspVince Kasten,&nbspSteve Ballmer (foreword),

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2003-04-17
Sales Rank: 1023513
ISBN / ASIN: 0471327727
EAN: 9780471327721
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
Average Rating: 4.5
Total Reviews: 4

Book Description:

Understanding the opportunities and dangers of innovation through intercompany collaboration
The Jericho Principle identifies key trends and patterns in the increasing use of collaboration by corporations and creates a strategic and operational framework for answering key questions about the why and how of using collaboration to rapidly create innovation in uncertain times. Two business and technology strategists from Bearing Point Consulting, formerly KPMG, provide models and diagnostics that break down the various collaborative models in the marketplace, to give managers the tools and understanding they need to quickly and effectively launch the strategic partnerships and alliances that will drive innovation and value creation. Using case studies, client stories, and research, the authors offer the reader a clear view of the promise and peril of collaboration, revealing what works and what doesn't.
Ralph Welborn (Westwood, MA), Senior Vice President, and Vincent Kasten (Fanwood, NJ), Managing Director, are senior business and technology strategists with Bearing Point Consulting, one of the world's leading management consulting and systems integration companies.

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The Diary of a Young Girl

The Diary of a Young Girl
By Anne Frank

Publisher: Anchor
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 1996-02-01
Sales Rank: 459951
ISBN / ASIN: 0385480334
EAN: 9780385480338
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Anchor
Studio: Anchor
Average Rating: 4.5
Total Reviews: 603

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Anne Frank's diaries have always been among the most moving and eloquent documents of the Holocaust. This new edition restores diary entries omitted from the original edition, revealing a new depth to Anne's dreams, irritations, hardships, and passions. Anne emerges as more real, more human, and more vital than ever. If you've never read this remarkable autobiography, do so. If you have read it, you owe it to yourself to read it again.


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More than fifty years after its first publication, Doubleday's definitive edition of Anne Frank's famous diary generated an extraordinary amount of excitement when it was published in early 1995. Enthusiastically received by critics and readers alike, it reigned for nine weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and will remain for all time the version that millions of readers will cherish.In a handsome package with flaps, rough front, and printed endpapers, this Anchor trade paperback will be the perfect gift for anyone who seeks insight into the indestructible nature of the human spirit.

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Lonely Planet Vietnam (Vietnam, 6th ed)

Lonely Planet Vietnam (Vietnam, 6th ed)
By Mason Florence,&nbspRobert Storey,

Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Number Of Pages: 616
Publication Date: 2001-03
Sales Rank: 889681
ISBN / ASIN: 1864501898
EAN: 9781864501896
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
Studio: Lonely Planet Publications
Average Rating: 3.5
Total Reviews: 20

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From Antarctica to Zimbabwe, if you're going there chances are Lonely Planet has been there first. With a pithy and matter-of-fact writing style, these guides are guaranteed to calm the nerves of first-time world travelers, while still listing off-the-beaten-path finds sure to thrill even the most jaded globetrotters. Lonely Planet has been perfecting its guidebooks for nearly 30 years, and as a result has experience and know-how similar to an older sibling's "been there" advice. The original backpacker's bible, the LP series has recently widened its reach. While still giving insights for the low-budget traveler, the books now list a wide range of accommodations and itineraries for those with less time than money.

Lonely Planet offers a fully updated guide to the natural and cultural wonders of a country of sublime beauty. This book will help you discover Vietnam's pristine beaches, lush rainforests, best highland treks, as well as the colorful nightlife of Saigon. It also includes places to stay and eat for a wide range of budgets. Highlights include special sections on visiting hill tribes and language. --Kathryn True


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Culturally rich and steeped in centuries - old charm, Vietnam's appeal lies in its unique artistic, religious and architectural heritage set against a backdrop of diverse natural beauty. Awaken your senses as this guide takes you through colourful, bustling markets and serene temples to palm-fringed beaches and rugged mountains, introducing some of the world's friendliest people along the way.

Features: over 80 updated maps, including colour country map with highlights; details on navigating the waterways of the Mekong Delta; latest on city nightlife and cuisine; insightful coverage and useful phrases to enhance a hill tribe visit; practical trips for exploring unspoiled national parks and UNESCO world heritage sites; and a comprehensive language section for everyday use.

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The Ring in the Rubble: Dig Through Change and Find Your Next Golden Opportunity

The Ring in the Rubble: Dig Through Change and Find Your Next Golden Opportunity
By Gary Bradt

Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: 2007-04-27
Sales Rank: 627247
ISBN / ASIN: 0071488510
EAN: 9780071488518
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
Studio: McGraw-Hill
Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 4

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“Bradt's message in this excellent and inspiring book is a 'golden ring' itself amidst the rubble often permeating our lives. It not only speaks true but makes you strive for more.”--Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“Beautifully written and full of wisdom, The Ring in the Rubble is a gem.”--Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager and Leading at a Higher Level

Change always creates hidden opportunities. A leader's job is unearthing them. In The Ring in the Rubble, change authority Gary Bradt reveals the secrets to moving beyond the rubble of disruption, fear, and uncertainty that change often creates, to finding the golden ring of opportunity that always lies beneath.

Each chapter of this breakthrough book delivers a powerful principle for leading change, supported by engaging real-life experiences of the author and other well-known business executives that illustrate how to put principles into action. Bradt asks penetrating questions that help you “dig deeper” and pinpoint the best ways for applying these principles to your specific change effort.

You will discover how Richard Schulze weathered a devastating event that threatened to destroy everything he'd worked so hard to build-and became the founder of Best Buy in the process. You'll see how a 65-year-old man, nearly broke after having suffered a string of disastrous setbacks, dug through the rubble to emerge as Colonel Harland Sanders, who remains the face of Kentucky Fried Chicken to this day. Change itself doesn't dictate the eventual outcome of your situation; how you think about and handle change is what makes all the difference. You'll never find the ring if you don't start digging!

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Stock Trader's Almanac 2008

Stock Trader's Almanac 2008 (Stock Trader's Almanac)
By Jeffrey A. Hirsch

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2007-10-05
Sales Rank: 1090
ISBN / ASIN: 0470109858
EAN: 9780470109854
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
Average Rating: 4.5
Total Reviews: 3

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The Stock Trader's Almanac is a practical investment tool that has helped traders and investors forecast market trends with accuracy and confidence for over 40 years. Organized in an easy-to-access calendar format, the 2008 Edition contains historical price information on the stock market, provides monthly and daily reminders, and alerts users to seasonal opportunities and dangers. For its wealth of information and authority of its sources, the Stock Trader's Almanac stands alone as the guide to intelligent investing.

"Jeff Hirsch is following in the great tradition of his father, Yale Hirsch, with this nonpareil almanac of Wall Street data. It's a treasure for investors who want to remember the past as they plan for the future."
-Louis Rukeyser, late founding host, Wall $treet Week

"Information is key to successful investing and investors will find the Almanac a chock-a-block source of need-to-know stuff."
-Steve Forbes, President, CEO, and Editor in Chief, Forbes

"I have every issue since 1976 in my bookcase. The Stock Trader's Almanac is an invaluable resource."
-Marty Zweig, author, Martin Zweig's Winning on Wall Street

"The Stock Trader's Almanac should be on every investor's desk. It's an invaluable source of investment advice, trading patterns, and Wall Street lore. It's also fun to read. I refer to it frequently throughout the year."
-Myron Kandel, founding financial editor, CNN

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Portfolio Management in Practice

Portfolio Management in Practice (Essential Capital Markets)
By Christine Brentani

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2003-12-29
Sales Rank: 328392
ISBN / ASIN: 0750659068
EAN: 9780750659062
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann
Average Rating: 4.5
Total Reviews: 3

Book Description:

As individuals are becoming more and more responsible for ensuring their own financial future, portfolio or fund management has taken on an increasingly important role in banks' ranges of offerings to their clients. In addition, as interest rates have come down and the stock market has gone up and come down again, clients have a choice of leaving their saving in deposit accounts, or putting those savings in unit trusts or investment portfolios which invest in equities and/or bonds. Individuals are becoming aware that they might need to top up government pension allocations. Likewise, corporations who run employee pension schemes have to ensure that they are able to cover their current and future liabilities. Investing in unit trusts or mutual funds is one way for individuals and corporations alike to potentially enhance the returns on their savings.

Introduction to Portfolio Management covers the:
*Theoretical underpinnings of portfolio management
*Basics of portfolio construction
*Constraints to be considered when building a client portfolio
*Types of analysis used for asset allocation and stock selection
*Main types of funds available to investors

*Inspired from the basic entry level training courses that have been developed by major international banks worldwide.
*Will enable MSc Finance students, MBA students and those already in the finance profession to gain an understanding of the basic information and principles underlying the topic under discussion
*Questions with answers, study topics, practical "real world" examples and text with an extensive bibliography and references ensure learning outcomes can be immediately applied

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Warrior Trading: Inside the Mind of an Elite Currency Trader

Warrior Trading: Inside the Mind of an Elite Currency Trader (Wiley Trading)
By Clifford Bennett

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 172
Publication Date: 2006-03-03
Sales Rank: 579621
ISBN / ASIN: 0471772240
EAN: 9780471772248
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
Average Rating: 2.5
Total Reviews: 3

Book Description:

Today's global financial markets are every bit as vicious psychologically, and sometimes even physically, as the battles the great warriors throughout history have faced. Just as the warriors of old rode out to battle with the confidence and knowledge to conquer new lands and foes, so do the warriors of the market who thrive on the battleground of the trading floor.

In Warrior Trading, Clifford Bennett, one of today's leading currency forecasters, outlines a path to trading success by highlighting the characteristics, the knowledge and skills, and the psychological state of mind required to be a true warrior trader. You'll be introduced to some fresh and unique perspectives regarding the markets, by looking at fundamental and technical analysis, as well as discovering how best to trade within the markets as an individual. Most importantly, you'll learn how to take advantage of those moments when the perceptions of most traders (the herd) are at odds with the underlying reality-moments when fear, greed, and other emotions wreak havoc on the ordinary trader's ability to operate objectively.

Divided into three comprehensive parts, Warrior Trading will show you how to develop the focus, attitude, and mental discipline of a top trader so that you can make the most out of your time in the markets.


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Today's global financial markets are every bit as vicious psychologically, and sometimes even physically, as the battles the great warriors throughout history have faced. Just as the warriors of old rode out to battle with the confidence and knowledge to conquer new lands and foes, so do the warriors of the market who thrive on the battleground of the trading floor. In Warrior Trading, Clifford Bennett, one of today's leading currency forecasters, outlines a path to trading success by highlighting the characteristics, the knowledge and skills, and the psychological state of mind required to be a true warrior trader. You'll be introduced to some fresh and unique perspectives regarding the markets, by looking at fundamental and technical analysis, as well as discovering how best to trade within the markets as an individual. Most importantly, you'll learn how to take advantage of those moments when the perceptions of most traders (the herd) are at odds with the underlying reality-moments when fear, greed, and other emotions wreak havoc on the ordinary trader's ability to operate objectively. Divided into three comprehensive parts, Warrior Trading will show you how to develop the focus, attitude, and mental discipline of a top trader so that you can make the most out of your time in the markets.

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The Handbook of Pairs Trading : Strategies Using Equities, Options, & Futures

The Handbook of Pairs Trading : Strategies Using Equities, Options, & Futures
By Douglas S. Ehrman

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 258
Publication Date: 2006-01-10
Sales Rank: 556046
ISBN / ASIN: 0471727075
EAN: 9780471727071
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
Average Rating: 3
Total Reviews: 7

Book Description:

Learn both the theory and practice of pairs trading, why it is consistently profitable, and how you can apply the strategies in your own trading with this valuable guide. Author Douglas Ehrman covers pairs trading involving stocks, options on stocks, and futures contracts, and explains how this type of trading allows you to profit from the changing price relationship of securities. In addition to a comprehensive discussion of the theories involved, he also includes practical examples that will to help you put what you've learned into practice.

Douglas S. Ehrman is a hedge fund manager and a leading authority on pairs trading. He is one of the founders and the Chief Executive Officer of AlphAmerica Asset Management LLC in Chicago. He also served as the chief executive officer of AlphAmerica Financial, Inc., the company that operated PairsTrading.com prior to its merger with PairTrader.com.


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""The Handbook of Pairs Trading gives you the understanding necessary to unlock opportunities that often present themselves in the stock market but are usually only recognized by some of the most successful technical traders on Wall Street. Utilization of Doug's system has been instrumental in building our model at Alchemy Research and aiding in the profitability of our clients."" --Steven A. Chananya Managing Partner and Institutional Sales Alchemy Research, Gotham Equities, D&S Capital ""Doug has outlined a clear roadmap on pairs trading, which can be used as a resource tool for both novices and experienced professionals alike. His attention to detail indicates a clear understanding and strong and controlled approach to the sophisticated trading approach that this book explains. I found the approach to be elegant and entertaining as he married the technical text-type material with the philosophical interludes introducing various chapters."" --James F. Hamilton independent market observer and former CBOE market-maker ""I enjoyed Doug's Sherlock Holmes approach as he unraveled each concept and strategy. The Handbook is a valuable resource for the investor, trader, and fund manager while the implementation of these strategies is a necessity in today's market conditions."" --Rob Friesen CEO, PairCo, LLC Learn both the theory and practice of this discipline, why it is consistently profitable, and how you can apply the strategies in your own trading with this valuable guide. Author Douglas Ehrman covers pairs trading involving stocks, options on stocks, and futures contracts, and explains how this type of trading allows you to profit from the changing price relationship of securities. In addition to a comprehensive discussion of the theories involved, he also includes practical examples that will to help you put what you've learned into practice.

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Winning the Day Trading Game: Lessons and Techniques from a Lifetime of Trading

Winning the Day Trading Game: Lessons and Techniques from a Lifetime of Trading (Wiley Trading)
By Thomas L. Busby,&nbspPatsy Busby Dow,

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 2005-12-02
Sales Rank: 54335
ISBN / ASIN: 0471738239
EAN: 9780471738237
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
Average Rating: 4
Total Reviews: 30

Book Description:

Take a proven approach to short-term trading.

Winning the Day Trading Game offers an insider's view of the trading life and provides proven strategies for profitable trading. Professional trader Tom Busby explains how the strategies that made him so much money early on in his career ultimately failed during the 1987 stock market crash and then reveals how he reinvented himself as a high-percentage day trader. He interweaves personal experiences with technical explanations to outline the cornerstones of his technique. In highlighting his own trading experiences, Busby clearly explains how to beat the market by balancing the impulses of greed and fear, managing risk at all times; and taking responsibility for your trading.

Thomas L. Busby (Mobile, AL) has been a professional trader and broker for 25 years, working with Merrill Lynch and Smith Barney. He founded the Day Trading Institute in 1996 and it has grown into one of the most successful trading schools in the world.


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Take a proven approach to short-term trading. Winning the Day Trading Game offers an insider's view of the trading life and provides proven strategies for profitable trading. Professional trader Tom Busby explains how the strategies that made him so much money early on in his career ultimately failed during the 1987 stock market crash and then reveals how he reinvented himself as a high-percentage day trader. He interweaves personal experiences with technical explanations to outline the cornerstones of his technique. In highlighting his own trading experiences, Busby clearly explains how to beat the market by balancing the impulses of greed and fear, managing risk at all times; and taking responsibility for your trading. Thomas L. Busby (Mobile, AL) has been a professional trader and broker for 25 years, working with Merrill Lynch and Smith Barney. He founded the Day Trading Institute in 1996 and it has grown into one of the most successful trading schools in the world.

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Commitments of Traders : Strategies for Tracking the Market and Trading Profitably

Commitments of Traders : Strategies for Tracking the Market and Trading Profitably
By Floyd Upperman

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2005-12-30
Sales Rank: 592634
ISBN / ASIN: 047171965X
EAN: 9780471719656
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
Average Rating: 3
Total Reviews: 20

Book Description:

"Floyd has answered for many in this book a way to both understand and use the Commitment of Traders reports. In my thirty-five years as a registered broker and author of my own book, I find that at times someone takes a complex subject and makes it easier to understand. Floyd has done this with his book. Not only does he make understanding the COT easy, but he ties it to some technical trading ideas that readers can try out, using historical data on their own. Truly another good technical book for those looking to understand this often overlooked subject."
-- Ira Epstein, PresidentIra Epstein & Company Futures

"For many years, I've had requests from customers seeking information on the Commitment of Traders report but had few resources to which I could refer them. This superb treatment of the subject by Floyd Upperman, full of detailed information and innovative ideas on how to use them [COT] effectively in trading, is the definitive treatment of the subject in my book. I highly recommend it."
-- Edward D. Dobson, PresidentTraders Press, Inc.

"The Commitment of Traders (COT) can be a very powerful trading tool to help anticipate market direction. But all too often it is misunderstood and/or misinterpreted . . . Floyd's unique analytical interpretations, combined with his trading tools and indicators, will open a door to greater profitability for all traders."
-- Walter Bressert, President Walter Bressert, Inc.

"If you are interested in capturing major market moves, this is a must-read book."
-- Larry Williams, Commodity TraderIreallytrade.com

By understanding commercial activity and monitoring its behavior, a trader can potentially forecast significant changes in price direction. Author Floyd Upperman shows you how to use the Commitment of Traders (COT) reports to accomplish this goal. He skillfully explains how to break down the COT data into producers, consumers, and funds so you understand the positions and activities of these key market participants. In addition, he demonstrates how to monitor the COT activity so you can detect position imbalances that could be harbingers of major trend changes and illustrates his techniques for combining traditional technical analysis of price with the COT data.


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""Floyd has answered for many in this book a way to both understand and use the Commitment of Traders reports. In my thirty-five years as a registered broker and author of my own book, I find that at times someone takes a complex subject and makes it easier to understand. Floyd has done this with his book. Not only does he make understanding the COT easy, but he ties it to some technical trading ideas that readers can try out, using historical data on their own. Truly another good technical book for those looking to understand this often overlooked subject."" -- Ira Epstein, PresidentIra Epstein & Company Futures ""For many years, I've had requests from customers seeking information on the Commitment of Traders report but had few resources to which I could refer them. This superb treatment of the subject by Floyd Upperman, full of detailed information and innovative ideas on how to use them [COT] effectively in trading, is the definitive treatment of the subject in my book. I highly recommend it."" -- Edward D. Dobson, PresidentTraders Press, Inc. ""The Commitment of Traders (COT) can be a very powerful trading tool to help anticipate market direction. But all too often it is misunderstood and/or misinterpreted . . . Floyd's unique analytical interpretations, combined with his trading tools and indicators, will open a door to greater profitability for all traders."" -- Walter Bressert, President Walter Bressert, Inc. ""If you are interested in capturing major market moves, this is a must-read book."" -- Larry Williams, Commodity TraderIreallytrade.com By understanding commercial activity and monitoring its behavior, a trader can potentially forecast significant changes in price direction. Author Floyd Upperman shows you how to use the Commitment of Traders (COT) reports to accomplish this goal. He skillfully explains how to break down the COT data into producers, consumers, and funds so you understand the positions and activities of these key market participants. In addition, he demonstrates how to monitor the COT activity so you can detect position imbalances that could be harbingers of major trend changes and illustrates his techniques for combining traditional technical analysis of price with the COT data.

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Credit Derivatives: Risk Management, Trading and Investing

Credit Derivatives: Risk Management, Trading and Investing (The Wiley Finance Series)
By Geoff Chaplin

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 2005-07-18
Sales Rank: 78449
ISBN / ASIN: 047002416X
EAN: 9780470024164
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
Average Rating: 4
Total Reviews: 6

Book Description:

The credit derivatives market has developed rapidly over the last ten years and is now well established in the banking community and is increasingly making its presence felt in all areas of finance. This book covers the subject from credit bonds, asset swaps and related ‘real world’ issues such as liquidity, poor data, and credit spreads, to the latest innovations in portfolio products, hedging and risk management techniques. The book concentrates on practical issues and develops an understanding of the products through applications and detailed analysis of the risks and alternative means of trading. Credit Derivatives: Risk Management, Trading and Investing provides:
A description of the key products, applications, and an analysis of typical trades including basis trading, hedging, and credit structuring
Analysis of the industry standard ‘default and recovery’ and Copula models including many examples, and a description of the models’ shortcomings
Tools and techniques for the management of a portfolio or book of credit risks including appropriate and inappropriate methods of correlation risk management
A thorough analysis of counterparty risk
An intuitive understanding of credit correlation in reality and in the Copula model

The CD in the back of this book includes an Evaluation Version of Mathcad® 12 Single User Edition, which is reproduced by permission. This software is a fully-functional trial of Mathcad which will expire 30 days from installation. For technical support or more information see http://www.mathcad.com.


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The credit derivatives market has developed rapidly over the last ten years and is now well established in the banking community and is increasingly making its presence felt in all areas of finance. This book covers the subject from credit bonds, asset swaps and related real world issues such as liquidity, poor data, and credit spreads, to the latest innovations in portfolio products, hedging and risk management techniques. The book concentrates on practical issues and develops an understanding of the products through applications and detailed analysis of the risks and alternative means of trading. Credit Derivatives: Risk Management, Trading and Investing provides: A description of the key products, applications, and an analysis of typical trades including basis trading, hedging, and credit structuring Analysis of the industry standard default and recovery and Copula models including many examples, and a description of the models shortcomings Tools and techniques for the management of a portfolio or book of credit risks including appropriate and inappropriate methods of correlation risk management A thorough analysis of counterparty risk An intuitive understanding of credit correlation in reality and in the Copula model

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Understanding Credit Derivatives and Related Instruments (Academic Press Advanced Finance Series)
By Antulio N. Bomfim

Publisher: Academic Press
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: 2004-12-06
Sales Rank: 63801
ISBN / ASIN: 0121082652
EAN: 9780121082659
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Academic Press
Studio: Academic Press
Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 3

Book Description:

Understanding Credit Derivatives offers a comprehensive introduction to the credit derivatives market. Rather than presenting a highly technical exploration of the subject, it offers intuitive and rigorous summaries of the major subjects and the principal perspectives associated with them. The centerpiece is pricing and valuation issues, especially discussions of different valuation tools and their use in credit models.

* Offers a broad overview of this growing field
* Discusses all the main types of credit derivatives
* Provides back-of-the-book summary of statistics and fixed-income mathematics


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Understanding Credit Derivatives offers a comprehensive introduction to the credit derivatives market. Rather than presenting a highly technical exploration of the subject, it offers intuitive and rigorous summaries of the major subjects and the principal perspectives associated with them. The centerpiece is pricing and valuation issues, especially discussions of different valuation tools and their use in credit models.

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Hedge Fund Investment Management

Hedge Fund Investment Management (Elsevier Finance)
By

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2005-12-12
Sales Rank: 918511
ISBN / ASIN: 0750660074
EAN: 9780750660075
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

Book Description:

There has been a tremendous growth in the Hedge Fund industry in recent years. It is estimated that there are more than 8000 Hedge Funds in the US alone. They have grown in popularity since the bear market of the early 2000s which convinced many people that they cannot just own stocks outright or inside mutual funds.

Most investors understand mutual funds. They understand that the manager selects stocks and buys them. They also understand why they made (or lost) money in their mutual fund investments. The same thing cannot be said about Hedge Funds which come in a variety of flavors. Even savvy investors are often hard pressed to explain the sources of return on their Hedge Funds.

This book should be read by anyone who has invested in, or is considering an investment in, a Hedge Fund and also by anyone who is considering starting one. The book explains the different types of funds as well as covering the key issues in every type of Hedge Fund.

This book covers the entire gamut of the Hedge Fund industry. The authors explain the different styles of Hedge Funds (e.g. market neutral, convertible bond arbitrage, fixed income arbitrage and many more) and include a summary for each style of fund. The book also explains what a fund of funds is, and covers the recently introduced capital guarantees and describes the capital preservation concerns that are faced by investors.

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The Management of Equity Investments

The Management of Equity Investments
By Dimitris N. Chorafas

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: 2005-02-03
Sales Rank: 1790067
ISBN / ASIN: 0750664568
EAN: 9780750664561
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

Book Description:

The Management of Investments is based on an extensive research project done by the author in 2003 and 2004, in the United States, England, Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland.

The author outlines the rules behind the able management of investments by private individuals, banks, and institutional investors. These rules are examined within the perspective of each entity's goals and challenges.

Based on research results and on his own experience, the author demonstrates that shareholder value is usually being paid lip service. As far as investment results are concerned, there are serious risks associated to leveraging, near-sighted management, obsolescence of skills and dubious deals.

But there are also investment rules which, when observed, help in avoiding the slippery path which ends with investors losing their capital. To help in explaining these rules, the book outlines the way capital markets work, equity research is done, and risks associated to biases. It also pays attention to forces propelling economic growth or downturn.

Growth is usually dictated by the customer, but the customer is influenced by market psychology, liquidity, volatility, and prospects of the product or financial instrument he contemplates to buy. Case studies on instruments in the book examine equities, interest rates and exchange rates. The text also analyzes the role played by hedge funds and their strategies, as well as risks associated to alternative investments.

* Explains the benefits provided by sound investment management
* Suggests ways and means to gain investor confidence
* Includes lessons which can be learned from the market bubble of the late 1990s, the long 2000-2003 market depression and the starting recovery in 2004

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Wealth Management: Private Banking, Investment Decisions, and Structured Financial Products

Wealth Management: Private Banking, Investment Decisions, and Structured Financial Products
By Dimitris N. Chorafas

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2005-12-03
Sales Rank: 333101
ISBN / ASIN: 0750668555
EAN: 9780750668552
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

Book Description:

This book has two themes: Private Banking and investment decisions regarding Structural Financial Products. Dr. Dimitris Chorafas examines in a rigorous way whether structured financial products are advisable investments for retail and institutional investors and, if yes, which risks they entail. As our society becomes increasingly affluent, and state-supported pension schemes find it difficult to survive, a growing number of high net-worth individuals, and families, have become retail investors looking for ways and means to optimize wealth management, and Private Banking deals with these sorts of clients. Private banking also deals with clients that are institutional investors, such as pension funds, mutual funds, and insurance companies, as well as not-for-profits, foundations and companies explicitly set up for wealth management. Both institutional and retail investors are being offered by the banks they work with structured products. Typically, these are securities that provide them with a redemption amount, with may be either with full or partial capital protection, and some type of return. The book examines structured financial products, their polyvalent nature, and the results which could be expected from them.

Return on structural instruments, which are essentially derivatives, is paid in function of a specific investment strategy on selected underlying asset(s). This essentially means on the performance of the underlyings, obtained by asset managers, which may be banks or hedge funds, through purchase or sale of embedded options. But there are risks. Both risk and return from structured products are related to three main issues: the volatility of future value of an underlying, the uncertainty of future events, and the exposure of the product. Every type of investment is subject to market forces, and the more leveraged a portfolio is, the greater will probably be both the assumed risk and the expected reward. The fact that structured financial products appeal, or at least are being marketed, to both retail investors and institutional investors makes the dual approach deliberately chosen in this book most advisable. This book addresses all these issues in a practical manner with numerous case studies and real-world examples drawn from the authors intensive research.

*Because it is based on intensive research, the book is rich in practical examples and case studies
*Addresses the growing trend towards the use of structured financial instruments in private banking
*Thorough treatment of structured financial products that keeps maths to a minimum

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Operations Risk: Managing a Key Component of Operational Risk

Operations Risk: Managing a Key Component of Operational Risk (Elsevier Finance)
By David Loader

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: 2006-12-18
Sales Rank: 904186
ISBN / ASIN: 0750667990
EAN: 9780750667999
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann
Average Rating: 1
Total Reviews: 1

Book Description:

Operations Risk--a form of Operational Risk, is becoming increasingly important as more and more sophisticated products and the use of those products occurs in the financial services industry. Outsourcing, including overseas outsourcing, is changing the structure of firms and particularly operations teams. Thus understanding the existing and the changing risk environment in operations functions and its impact on operational risk is centrally important today. The book focuses on areas such as technology risk, people risk, and settlement risk, examining the dangers that lurk within different organisations. Case studies throughout the book illustrate the way in which risk can become magnified and ultimately become a serious danger to the businesses concerned. The reader is challenged throughout the book to interpret given situations in Operations Risk so as to understand the impact of the risks and devise solutions through a series of exercises included in the relevant chapters. (answers are provided). This self-test approach will help reinforce understanding of the detailed material contained throughout the book.

*Offers the knowledge, tools, techniques, and solutions necessary to recognize and evaluate operations risk
*Concise, easy to read format provides practical solutions and techniques that readers can implement tomorrow
*Case studies and "self-test" features ensure practical understanding.

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IPO and Equity Offerings

IPO and Equity Offerings (Securities Institute Global Capital Markets)
By Ross Geddes

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: 2002-06-15
Sales Rank: 443091
ISBN / ASIN: 0750655380
EAN: 9780750655385
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann
Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 1

Book Description:

An initial public offering (IPO) is one of the most significant events in corporate life. It follows months, even years of preparation. During the boom years of the late 1990s bull market, IPOs of growth companies captured the imagination and pocketbooks of investors like never before.

This book goes behind the scenes to examine the process of an offering from the decision to go public to the procedures of a subsequent equity offering. The book is written from the perspective of an experienced investment banker describing the hows and whys of IPOs and subsequent equity issues.

Each aspect of an IPO is illustrated with plenty of international examples pitched alongside relevant academic research to offer a combination of theoretical rigour and practical application.

Topics covered are:
the decision to go public
legal and regulatory aspects of an offering; marketing and research
valuation and pricing
allocations of shares to investors
examination of fees and commissions

* Global perpective: UK, European and US practices, regulations and examples, and case studies
* First hand experience written by an IPO trader with academic rigour
* Includes the changes in the market that resulted from 1998-2000 equity boom

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Fixed Income Mathematics

Fixed Income Mathematics
By Robert Zipf

Publisher: Academic Press
Number Of Pages: 366
Publication Date: 2003-05
Sales Rank: 1150653
ISBN / ASIN: 0127817212
EAN: 9780127817217
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Academic Press
Studio: Academic Press
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

Book Description:

An introduction to common fixed income instruments and mathematics, this book offers explanations, exercises, and examples without demanding sophisticated mathematics. Not only does the author use his business and teaching experience to highlight the fundamentals of investment and management decision-making, but he also offers questions and exercises that suggest the applicability of fixed income mathematics. Written for the reader with a general mathematics background, this self-teaching book is suffused with examples that also make it a handy reference guide. It should serve as a gateway to financial mathematics and to increased competence in business analysis.

* An easy-to-understand introduction to the mathematics of common fixed income instruments
* Offers students explanations, exercises, and examples without demanding sophisticated mathematics
* Uses international comparisons to illustrate how interest is compounded

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Uncertainty and Expectation: Strategies for the Trading of Risk

Uncertainty and Expectation: Strategies for the Trading of Risk (Wiley Trading)
By Gerald Ashley

Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 180
Publication Date: 2003-05-23
Sales Rank: 1568387
ISBN / ASIN: 0470850450
EAN: 9780470850459
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 1

Book Description:

In this entertaining and thoughtful book, Gerald Ashley sets out to explain what trading is, and lays out a modus operandi for being a trader and investor. He draws upon market anecdotes and examples from the past, seeking to debunk many myths surrounding financial markets, and to try and make the reader understand the real processes, risks and rewards that drive investment.

In particular he examines ideas in market and individual investor behaviour, and questions the usefulness of many of todays standard investment techniques including benchmarks, charts, analysts and 'gurus'. He also lays out simple precepts for understanding investment risk and suggests ideas for managing your investments in today's markets.


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""This new book on retail banking is both readable and innovative. Its analysis is unusually accessible in its style, and the book's conclusions and predictions will be rightly thought provoking. The customer is gaining real power and this new book's insights on the importance of leadership, the need to unleash creativity and to make a bank's IT and people resource work together more effectively for customer satisfaction are important pointers to the shape of future competitive differentiation."" --Sir Mervyn Pedelty, Recently retired Chief Executive, The Co-operative Bank plc, smile, CIS and Co-operative Financial Services ""A stimulating read. A readable and lively book that is always informative, sometimes controversial and invariably challenging. The authors don't expect readers to agree with it all, but the readers will undoubtedly gain some fresh insights and perspectives on the multiple issues facing management in a rapidly changing industry."" --Chris Lendrum CBE, Recently retired Vice Chairman, Barclays Bank

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Cash Flow Forecasting

Cash Flow Forecasting (Essential Capital Markets)
By Andrew Fight

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2005-11-30
Sales Rank: 391818
ISBN / ASIN: 0750661364
EAN: 9780750661362
Binding: Paperback
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

Book Description:

Budgets are like road maps -- they provide a direction for a corporates financial management. Balance sheets and statements of revenues also provide insights into how well a company is following that direction. But cash flow and cash flow forecasts are what guide the day-to-day itinerary for an organization.

Budgets and cash flow are dynamic -- adjustments and changes can and should occur. If you understand what you are looking at, you can use cash flow to create better budgets and thus more accurate cash flow forecasting.

Cash Flow Forecasting outlines the techniques required to undertake a detailed analysis of the cash flow dynamics of the business from both a historical and forward looking perspective.

Cash Flow Forecasting explains how to:
* Determine appropriate cash flow figures from pro forma financial statements
* Interpret detailed cash flow forecasts and understand the difference between profit and cash flow
* Conserve or generate cash in the short term
* Evaluate different methods of project evaluation
* Recognize the limitations of accounting information in valuing companies

*Inspired by basic entry level training courses that have been developed by major international banks worldwide
* Will enable students and those already in the finance profession to gain an understanding of the basic information and principles of cash flow forecasting
* Includes questions with answers, study topics, practical "real world" examples and extensive bibliography

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A Behavioral Approach to Asset Pricing

A Behavioral Approach to Asset Pricing (Academic Press Advanced Finance Series)
By Hersh Shefrin

Publisher: Academic Press
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: 2005-01-21
Sales Rank: 315699
ISBN / ASIN: 0126393710
EAN: 9780126393712
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Academic Press
Studio: Academic Press
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

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A Behavioral Approach to Asset Pricing Theory examines the reigning assumptions of asset pricing theory and reconstructs them to incorporate findings from behavioral finance. It constructs a solid, intact structure that challenges classic assumptions and at the same time provides a strong theory and efficient empirical tools.

Building on the models developed by both traditional asset pricing theorists and behavioral asset pricing theorists, this book takes the discussion to the next step. The author provides a general behaviorally based intertemporal treatment of asset pricing theory that extends to the discussion of derivatives, fixed income securities, mean-variance efficient portfolios, and the market portfolio.

The book develops a series of examples to illustrate the theoretical results. The CD-ROM contains most of the examples, worked out as Excel spreadsheets, so that a diligent reader can follow them through.
Instructors might also want to use the examples to assign class exercises, asking students to modify the numbers and see what happens.

* The first book to focus completely on how behavioral finance principles affect asset pricing
* Hersh Shefrin is a recognized expert in behavioral finance
* Behavioral finance is a growth area in finance scholarship and moving more and more into practice


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Growing interest in the alternatives that behavioral assumptions offer to traditional rational expectations models has led many scholars to investigate the insights this developing area can offer to traditional financial models. In this book, Shefrin examines the reigning assumptions of asset pricing theory and reconstructs them to incorporate findings from behavioral finance. In other words, he takes the traditional tools in asset pricing and behavioralizes them. He constructs a solid, intact structure that challenges classic assumptions and at the same time provides a strong theory and efficient empirical tools. Building on the models developed by both traditional asset pricing theorists and behavioral asset pricing theorists, Shefrin's book takes the discussion to the next step.

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Advanced Fixed Income Analysis

Advanced Fixed Income Analysis
By Moorad Choudhry

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 2004-07-28
Sales Rank: 957962
ISBN / ASIN: 0750662638
EAN: 9780750662635
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
Studio: Butterworth-Heinemann
Average Rating: 0
Total Reviews: 0

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This book is aimed at experienced practitioners in the corporate bond markets and is a specialised text for investors and traders. The author relates from both personal experience as well as his own research to bring together subjects of practical importance to bond market practitioners. He introduces the latest techniques used for analysis and interpretation, including:

Relative value trading
Approaches to trading and hedging
Dynamic analysis of spot and forward rates
Interest rate modelling
Fitting the yield curve
Analysing the long bond yield
Index-linked bond analytics
Corporate bond defaults

* Aspects of advanced analysis for experienced bond market practitioners
* Complex topics described in an accessible style
* Brings together a wide range of topics in one volume


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This book is aimed at experienced practitioners in the corporate bond markets and is a specialized text for investors and traders. The author relates from both personal experience as well as his own research to bring together subjects of practical importance to bond market practitioners. He introduces the latest techniques used for analysis and interpretation, including: * Relative value trading * Approaches to trading and hedging * Dynamic analysis of spot and forward rates * Interest rate modelling * Fitting the yield curve * Analyzing the long bond yield * Index-linked bond analytics * Corporate bond defaults

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Lost Discoveries : The Ancient Roots of Modern Science--from the Babylonians to the Maya

Lost Discoveries : The Ancient Roots of Modern Science--from the Babylonians to the Maya
By Dick Teresi

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Pages: 453
Publication Date: 2002-11-01
Sales Rank: 547299
ISBN / ASIN: 0684837188
EAN: 9780684837185
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Studio: Simon & Schuster
Average Rating: 3
Total Reviews: 26

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Did Nicolas Copernicus steal his notion that the earth orbited the sun from an Islamic astronomer who lived three centuries earlier? "The jury is still out," writes Dick Teresi, whose intriguing survey of the non-Western roots of modern science offers several worthy arguments that Copernicus in fact ripped off Nasir al-Din al-Tusi. Common belief is that Westerners have been the mainspring of most scientific and technical achievement, but in Lost Discoveries Teresi shows that other cultures had arrived at much of the same knowledge at earlier dates. The Babylonians were using the Pythagorean theorem at least 15 centuries before Pythagoras drew his first triangle, and in A.D. 200 a Chinese mathematician calculated an incredibly accurate value for pi. The Mayans and other Mesoamericans were outstanding sky watchers and stargazers. The greatest advances occurred in math and astronomy, though Teresi also devotes chapters to physics, geology, chemistry, technology, and even cosmology. Sometimes he is a bit overeager to ascribe great thoughts to long-dead people (he casually suggests that "many ancient cultures had inklings of quantum theory"), but on the whole his book is a reliable and fascinating guide to the unexplored field of multicultural science. --John J. Miller


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Lost Discoveries, Dick Teresi's innovative history of science, explores the unheralded scientific breakthroughs from peoples of the ancient world -- Babylonians, Egyptians, Indians, Africans, New World and Oceanic tribes, among others -- and the non-European medieval world. They left an enormous heritage in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, cosmology, physics, geology, chemistry, and technology.

The mathematical foundation of Western science is a gift from the Indians, Chinese, Arabs, Babylonians, and Maya. The ancient Egyptians developed the concept of the lowest common denominator, and they developed a fraction table that modern scholars estimate required 28,000 calculations to compile. The Babylonians developed the first written math and used a place-value number system. Our numerals, 0 through 9, were invented in ancient India; the Indians also boasted geometry, trigonometry, and a kind of calculus.

Planetary astronomy as well may have begun with the ancient Indians, who correctly identified the relative distances of the known planets from the sun, and knew the moon was nearer to the earth than the sun was. The Chinese observed, reported, dated, recorded, and interpreted eclipses between 1400 and 1200 b.c. Most of the names of our stars and constellations are Arabic. Arabs built the first observatories.

Five thousand years ago, the Sumerians said the earth was circular. In the sixth century, a Hindu astronomer taught that the daily rotation of the earth on its axis provided the rising and setting of the sun. Chinese and Arab scholars were the first to use fossils scientifically to trace earth's history.

Chinese alchemists realized that most physical substances were merely combinations of other substances, which could be mixed in different proportions. Islamic scholars are legendary for translating scientific texts of many languages into Arabic, a tradition that began with alchemical books. In the eleventh century, Avicenna of Persia divined that outward qualities of metals were of little value in classification, and he stressed internal structure, a notion anticipating Mendeleyev's periodic chart of elements.

Iron suspension bridges came from Kashmir, printing from India; papermaking was from China, Tibet, India, and Baghdad; movable type was invented by Pi Sheng in about 1041; the Quechuan Indians of Peru were the first to vulcanize rubber; Andean farmers were the first to freeze-dry potatoes. European explorers depended heavily on Indian and Filipino shipbuilders, and collected maps and sea charts from Javanese and Arab merchants.

The first comprehensive, authoritative, popularly written, multicultural history of science, Lost Discoveries fills a crucial gap in the history of science.

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The Emotionally Intelligent Manager : How to Develop and Use the Four Key Emotional Skills of Leadership

The Emotionally Intelligent Manager: How to Develop and Use the Four Key Emotional Skills of Leadership
By David R. Caruso,&nbspPeter Salovey,

Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 2004-04-05
Sales Rank: 61394
ISBN / ASIN: 0787970719
EAN: 9780787970710
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
Studio: Jossey-Bass
Average Rating: 3.5
Total Reviews: 36

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We have long been taught that emotions should be felt and expressed in carefully controlled ways, and then only in certain environments and at certain times. This is especially true when at work, particularly when managing others. It is considered terribly unprofessional to express emotion while on the job, and many of us believe that our biggest mistakes and regrets are due to our reactions at those times when our emotions get the better of us. David R. Caruso and Peter Salovey believe that this view of emotion is not correct. The emotion centers of the brain, they argue, are not relegated to a secondary place in our thinking and reasoning, but instead are an integral part of what it means to think, reason, and to be intelligent. In The Emotionally Intelligent Manager, they show that emotion is not just important, but absolutely necessary for us to make good decisions, take action to solve problems, cope with change, and succeed. The authors detail a practical four-part hierarchy of emotional skills: identifying emotions, using emotions to facilitate thinking, understanding emotions, and managing emotions—and show how we can measure, learn, and develop each skill and employ them in an integrated way to solve our most difficult work-related problems.


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We have long been taught that emotions should be felt and expressed in carefully controlled ways, and then only in certain environments and at certain times. This is especially true when at work, particularly when managing others. It is considered terribly unprofessional to express emotion while on the job, and many of us believe that our biggest mistakes and regrets are due to our reactions at those times when our emotions get the better of us. David R. Caruso and Peter Salovey believe that this view of emotion is not correct. The emotion centers of the brain, they argue, are not relegated to a secondary place in our thinking and reasoning, but instead are an integral part of what it means to think, reason, and to be intelligent. In The Emotionally Intelligent Manager, they show that emotion is not just important, but absolutely necessary for us to make good decisions, take action to solve problems, cope with change, and succeed. The authors detail a practical four-part hierarchy of emotional skills: identifying emotions, using emotions to facilitate thinking, understanding emotions, and managing emotions—and show how we can measure, learn, and develop each skill and employ them in an integrated way to solve our most difficult work-related problems.

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