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  • Enterprising America

    Businesses, Banks, and Credit Markets in Historical Perspective

    Edited by William J. Collins, Robert A. Margo ...
    Series series National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
    The rise of America from a colonial outpost to one of the world’s most sophisticated and productive economies was facilitated by the establishment of a variety of economic enterprises pursued within the framework of laws and institutions that set the rules for their organization and operation.To better understand the historical processes central to American economic development, Enterprising ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Human Capital in History

    The American Record

    Edited by Leah Platt Boustan, Carola Frydman, Robert A. Margo ...
    Series series National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
    America’s expansion to one of the richest nations in the world was partly due to a steady increase in labor productivity, which in turn depends upon the invention and deployment of new technologies and on investments in both human and physical capital. The accumulation of human capital—the knowledge and skill of workers—has featured prominently in American economic leadership over the past two ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

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  • The Number

    How the Drive for Quarterly Earnings Corrupted Wall Street and Corporate America

    by Alex Berenson ...
    In this commanding big-picture analysis of what went wrong in corporate America, Alex Berenson, a top financial investigative reporter for The New York Times, examines the common thread connecting Enron, Worldcom, Halliburton, Computer Associates, Tyco, and other recent corporate scandals: the cult of the number.Every three months, 14,000 publicly traded companies report sales and profits to their ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Business Valuation Demystified

    by Edward Nelling ...
    Series series Demystified
    Priceless business valuation methods made easy!Business valuation is one of the toughest classes in any business curriculum. And it's one of the most important. Master this critical topic, and you've removed a major obstacle standing between you and a 4.0, and taken a major step toward a successful career in business.Breaking down business valuation methods into easy-to-digest parts, this self ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Masters of Craft

    Old Jobs in the New Urban Economy

    by Richard E. Ocejo ...
    How educated and culturally savvy young people are transforming traditionally low-status manual labor jobs into elite taste-making occupationsIn today's new economy—in which "good" jobs are typically knowledge or technology based—many well-educated and culturally savvy young men are instead choosing to pursue traditionally low-status manual labor occupations as careers. Masters of Craft looks at ... Read more

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  • Financial Times Guide to Banking, The

    by Glen Arnold ...
    Series series Financial Times Series
    The Financial Times Guide to Banking is a comprehensive introduction to how banks and banking works. Best-selling author Glen Arnold provides you with a foundation for understanding the wide variety of activities undertaken by banks. He shows you why these global institutions are so important to consumers and finance professionals alike and explains how their activities impact on everyday life.The ... Read more

    $22.39 USD

  • Brilliant Book-keeping

    by Martin Quinn ...
    Successful financial management starts with effective book-keeping. Whether you run a business, are self-employed, or simply want to get to grips with your personal finances, Brilliant Book-keeping will ensure your accounts are as efficient and profitable as they should be. Thisbook will show you how to keep accurate and complete financial records. You'll never fear a tax audit again!Packed with ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • The Seneca Effect

    Why Growth is Slow but Collapse is Rapid

    by Ugo Bardi ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    The essence of this book can be found in a line written by the ancient Roman Stoic Philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca: "Fortune is of sluggish growth, but ruin is rapid". This sentence summarizes the features of the phenomenon that we call "collapse," which is typically sudden and often unexpected, like the proverbial "house of cards." But why are such collapses so common, and what generates them? ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Bread, Freedom, Social Justice

    Workers and the Egyptian Revolution

    by Anne Alexander, Mostafa Bassiouny ...
    Accounts of the Arab Spring often focus on the role of youth coalitions, the use of social media, and the tactics of the Tahrir Square occupation. This authoritative and original book argues that collective action by organised workers played a fundamental role in the Egyptian revolution, which erupted after years of strikes and social protests.Drawing on the authors' decade-long experience of ... Read more

    $28.39 USD

  • When Principles Pay

    Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line

    by Geoffrey Heal ...
    Stories of predatory lending practices and the reckless destruction of the environment by greedy corporations dominate the news, suggesting that, in business, ethics and profit are incompatible pursuits. Yet some of the worst lenders are now bankrupt, and Toyota has enjoyed phenomenal success by positioning itself as the green car company par excellence. These trends suggest that antisocial ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The Oxford Guide to Financial Modeling

    Applications for Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Risk Management and Financial Institutions

    by Thomas S. Y. Ho, Sang Bin Lee ...
    The essential premise of this book is that theory and practice are equally important in describing financial modeling. In it the authors try to strike a balance in their discussions between theories that provide foundations for financial models and the institutional details that provide the context for applications of the models. The book presents the financial models of stock and bond options, ... Read more

    $194.39 USD

  • Workers' Rights and Labor Compliance in Global Supply Chains

    Is a Social Label the Answer?

    Edited by Jennifer Bair, Doug Miller, Marsha Dickson ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Business Ethics
    This book provides insight into the potential for the market to protect and improve labour standards and working conditions in global apparel supply chains. It examines the possibilities and limitations of market approaches to securing social compliance in global manufacturing industries. It does so by tracing the historic origins of social labelling both in trade union and consumer constituencies ... Read more

    $77.99 USD