J. Fred Weston provides managers and executives with the information they need to understand essential accounting principles, from vocabulary and financial statements to cash flow and valuation. Covering balance sheets, income statements, reporting measures, and even essential ratios, this practical, in-depth book provides a one-stop, reference for all aspects of finance and accounting, and will help managers take essential steps toward making informed decisions based on the numbers they face every business day. 商业世界是建立在数字基础上的，无论收益、成本、财务比率、价值评估、绩效考评···每每需要经理人在快速变动的经营环境中审时而动，运用各种财务策略。如果缺乏相应的财务管理知识，不了解这些财报“数字”的内涵和关联，将使你的财务管理变成一句空话，从而错失决策良机。因此，从企业管理角度学习一门财务管理课程，系统而有效地掌握企业财务策略的方法，是
本书收集了作者在公共财政、经济增长和动态经济分析等方面所发表的论文20篇。其中引起了一些学术争议的实证和理论观点有如下几个方面： 1 政府支出与经济增长的关系 2 财政分析与经济增长的关系。 3 收入分配的稳定性及其决定要素 4 收入分配不平等对经济增长的影响 5 资本主义精神对经济增长和国民储蓄的影响。 6 重商主义与国际经济分析。 7 军事支出与资本各界的动态分析。
In 1983, Michael Dell, a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin, drove away from his parents' Houston home in a BMW he'd bought selling sub*ions to his hometown newspaper. In the backseat were three personal computers. Today, he is the chairman and CEO of Dell Computer Corporation, a $30 billion company and the second largest manufacturer and marketer of computers in the world. Founded on a deceptively simple premise-to deliver high-performance computer systems directly to the end user-Dell Computer is the envy of its competition. It has consistently grown at two to three times the industry rate, its stock went up more than 90,000 percent in the last decade, and Dell is now selling more than $35 million worth of systems per day over In Direct from Dell, you will learn ·why it's better for any business starting out to have too little capital rather than too much ·why your people pose a greater threat to the health of your business than your competition ·how you can exploit y
THE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW PAPERBACK SERIES is designed to bring today's managers and professionals the fundamental information they need to stay competitive in a fast-moving world. Here are the landmark ideas that have established the Harvard Business Review as required reading for ambitious business people in organizations around the globe. Creativity and innovation are the keys to competitive advantage, and yet many organizations view inspiration as an elusive, unmanageable phenomenon. In fact, proven strategies for fostering and managing creativity do exist--the Harvard Business Review has published some of the best thinking on how to organize for innovation. Harvard Business Review on Breakthrough Thinking highlights leading ideas for incorporating the power of creativity into your strategic outlook.
Whatever your job or profession,sooner or later you will need to negotiate-lobby for a pay raise,restructure a team,agree on a distributor,cope with conflict,further your interests,or seek common ground. In The Skilled Negotiator Kathleen Reardon engagingly describes how to expand on negotiation strategies and develop language skills to enhance success in negotiation. The book is filled with real-life examples revealing how to detect subtleties in manner and speech that negotiation novices fail to notice. Youll learn how to identify the “choice points” that occur during negotiations, how to influence and redirect the conversation to address what you need and ultimately get what you want. The author helps you: Identify your negotiation style and its limitations； Use language strategically whether youre being subtle or direct； Recognize deception and manage it； Position and persuade artfully； Effectively negotiate one-on-one and in teams； Deal constructively w
One of America's most successful marketing executives reveals tips and techniques of the massmarketing giants~Today's best marketing minds are in the consumer packaged goods industry, working with budgets of $100 million or more to pitch everything from soft drinks to shaving cream. Lessons from a Chief Marketing Officer takes an inside look at this highpressure world and provides readers with the essential ingredients needed to become not just market leaders but leaders committed to great marketing.~Dynamic and packed with hands-on techniques, Lessons from A Chief Marketing Officer reveals the strategies top marketers use to capture and dominate their markets. It explains how organizations of any size can emulate the leaders and transform marketing into an organizational prerogative, one designed to capture the minds and pocketbooks of the buying public. 作者简介: Bradford C.Kirk,is the chief marketing officer for the Andrew Jergens Company.His career as a CMO has included stops at Unilever's H
Sixty percent of all new businesses go under in the first five years.Why?Many Business Owners fail to plan.Streetwise Complete Business Plan with Software helps you write a business plan that will address the inues financiers,stockholders,and customers really care about.
Do business like Jack Welch~~When Jack Welch took the reins of General Electric in 1981, he reformulated GE in his own image -- tough, smart, competitive, and relentless. First published in 1994, Get Better or Get Beaten became a bestseller as managers sought to understand and mimic the success ;of the man lauded by Fortune as "...perhaps the most admired CEO of his generation." Now, on the eve of his planned April retirement, the new Get Better or Get Beaten, Second Edition shows you how to compete "Welch style" in today's techologically advanced business arena. Look to this fast-paced book for:~~*Jack Welch's latest views on management and leadership~*Examples of how Welch transformed GE into an e-business~*Insights into Six Sigma and other s;uccessfulk GE quality initiatives~*More 本书在机械工业出版社出版的《企业领导人与企业再造》版的基础上加入了十几个新的章节，讲述了从合力促进，到6σ质量管理，再到电子商务等心得内容。 自首次登上美
本书是根据我国本科“国际贸易”课程双语教学的需要，选取国外经典的原版教材《国际经济学》(第12版)中国际贸易部分的内容改编而成。 《国际经济学》初版于1953年，先后由著名经济学家Charles Kindleberger、Peter Lindert和Thomas Pugel主笔，迄今已有半个多世纪的悠久历史，其间不断顺应形势的发展而修改、补充和完善，成为当今*的和受欢迎的国际经济学教科书之一。该书已被译成七种文字在全世界发行。该书第12版主要由四个部分组成，前两个部分为国际贸易理论与政策，后两个部分是与国际金融相关的内容。 由于国外的国际贸易类教材很少，因此，一些只学“国际贸易”课程的学生也不得不购买涵盖全部国际经济学内容的大部头教材。考虑到我国“国际贸易”双语教学的课时安排及内容设置，我们选取了《国际经济学》(第12版)前两个部分的内容，同时
When you start a small business you soon discover that things just don't happen in the real world the way they tell you in business textbooks;Invoices don't get paid by their due dates,ads don't consistently bring in customers, sales don't continually rise,and profits aren't always there,Inthis book,small business maverick Bob Aaams shows you how things really get done,and acts as your mentor by providing instant access to streetwise advice on every small business topic. 作者简介： Bob Adams started his current business,Adams Media Corporation,a $20 million book and software publishing firm, in his basement apartment with $2,000.He has also started and operated many other small businesses,including a boat brokerage firm ,a tourist map business,and a classified advertising newspaper. Adams is a graduate of the Harvard Business School,where he received first-year honors; Carleton College,where he received his BA;and the real life of small business,where he's received his full share of“hard knoc
The first book to confront the imminent dollar crisis. Given the current global economic situation, a dollar crisis seems imminent. It is predicted that the series of financial and currency crises in recent years will soon culminate in the collapse of the U.S. dollar, facilitating a worldwide economic slump. This timely and challenging book brings together the origins of this crisis and the solutions that will help counter global imbalance. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, The Dollar Crisis is a highly relevant guide for all markets, since the collapse of the U.S. dollar will result in global destabilization impacting capital markets everywhere. Richard Duncan (Hong Kong) has worked as a financial analyst in Asia for more than fifteen years. During his career, he has worked for leading companies such as Salomon Brothers, HSBC Securities, International Monetary Fund, and The World Bank.
Interviewing for a job is more than answering questions. The most successful candidates are those who’ve done their homework, who come prepared with polished answers for every question, and who know how to steer the conversation where they want it to go.
* The ON CALL series provides valuable "on the spot" treatment advice * Pocket-sized and surprisingly comprehensive, this Lange manual gives students and residents a trusty resource for managing all conditions seen in the surgery ward * Designed to meet the quick information needs of the "on call" setting * Contributions from surgery residents and attendings around the world Complete overview of the initial evaluation and treatment of common problems that present on the surgical service. Logically organized for quick access to critical information on the management of the surgical patient. Thoroughly revised on-call problems that reflect current practices and treatment options. Differential diagnosis,key laboratory and diagnostic tests,and treatment plans for 77 of the most common problems encountered while on-call.
Occupying the broad middle ground between cutthroat competition and outright merger, a strategic alliance can be almost any collaborative arrangement by which companies share capital, technology, distribution networks, manufacturing facilities or a host of other resources. It's a vast and somewhat amorphous topic, but this wide-ranging collection of papers from the Harvard Business Review gives a coherent and useful introduction. The writers, academics and business executives, provide both conceptual clarity and practical insight into a variety of collaborative arrangements. Gary Hamel, Yves L. Doz and C.K. Prahalad explore the tension inherent in strategic alliances, with partners who are often competitors in the same industry trying to learn each other's secrets without revealing too many of their own. Ashish Nanda and Peter J.Williamson show how joint ventures can refurbish a troubled business unit and prepare it for a lucrative sale. Carlos Ghosn recounts the turnaround of ailing car maker Nissan thanks t
A practical, straight-talking guide to thriving in today's tumultuous workplace~According to author Linda Dominguez, today's turbulent work environment is rife with advancement opportunities for those who know how to seize them. In How to Shine at Work she describes 14 surefire strategies, as well as dozens of techniques and tips, for charting a course through today's work environment and coming out at the head of the pack.~Among other things, readers learn how to deal with ever-changing bosses; market themselves to their superiors and peers; master office politics; gain visibility--even in remote office; cope with difficult workers; and land a promotion and a raise in any economy. How to Shine at Work features:~~Case studies and real-world examples taken from AT&T, Oracle, Starbucks, Prudential, and other Dominguez clients~Quotes and words of wisdom from executives and career coaches~Valuable self-tests, worksheets, and checklists~
Including more than 8,000 essential terms and definitions in the earth sciences, this comprehensive dictionary offers professionals, teachers, students, and general readers with an interest in earth science a complete and handy source for the latest terminology used in the fields of climatology, geochemistry, geodesy, geography, geophysics, hydrlogy, mapping, meterology, oceanograhy, and paleontology. Userful appendices are also provided.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
In his signature, outspoken style, D’Alessandro offers concrete advice on building a reputation that commands respect, coping with office politics, and surviving the less-than-sane aspects of any organization. He explains why only 20 percent of the people. 现代社会是一个竞争激烈的社会，不止是产品，人才市场也面临着日益激烈的竞争。在这样一种环境下，每个人都应该具有品牌意识，努力打造自己的差异化品牌，从而为个人的职业生涯打下坚实的基础。 作者以自身的经历为参照，结合职场中人的众生像，综合分析各种职场失败的原因，总结出对每个职场中人都非常有效的10条原则，帮助你打造和维持一个优秀的个人品牌。这些原则摆脱了以往支离破碎的教导式陈列，为你提出了一个整体的框架和思路，让你的整个职业生涯都受益匪浅。 读者对象：刚参加工作的新人、陷入职业困境的中年和想更进一步的经理。 作者简
Techniques to uncover and avoid accounting frauds and scams Inflated profits . . . Suspicious write-offs . . . Shifted expenses . . . These and other dubious financial maneuvers have taken on a contemporary twist as companies pull out the stops in seeking to satisfy Wall Street. Financial Shenanigans pulls back the curtain on the current climate of accounting fraud. It presents tools that anyone who is potentially affected by misleading business valuations from investors and lenders to managers and auditors can use to research and read financial reports, and to identify early warning signs of a company's problems. A bestseller in its first edition, Financial Shenanigans has been thoroughly updated for today's marketplace. New chapters, data, and research reveal contemporary "shenanigans" that have been known to fool even veteran researchers. 作者简介: HOWARD M.SCHUILIT,Ph.D.,CPA,ia President of the Center for Financial Research and Analysis (CFRA),a leading independent financial research o
Building on the 2002 August special issue of HBR, this book highlights the specific managerial techniques, processes, and policies that set apart those few companies that consistently come up with great ideas and, even more important, turn them into real profits. Features a mix of 'Best of HBR' classics and new articles created specifically for the special issue Discusses unique ideas such as the 'failure-tolerant leader' and 'innovation headhunters' Includes articles from innovative thought leaders such as John Seely Brown, Theresa Amabile, and Peter Drucker
