本书内容包括：洋务民用企业的“仿西国公司之例”、“官督”与“商办”的互动晚清“官督商办”公司机制的走向等。

It's not good enough to want it. You've got to know how to get it. Real estate titan, bestselling author, and TV star Donald J. Trump is the man to teach you the billionaire mind-set--how to think about money, career skills, and life. Here is crucial advice on investing in real estate from the expert, everything from dealing with brokers to securing a mortgage. Trump will show you how to cut costs, invest wisely, and balance your portfolio. He'll even teach you how to know if your friends are loyal--everything you need to get ahead.

Everyone in business wants to increase produc-tivity-moor output and less input,lower costs and higher profits.And noneedle's proven harder to budge than the one on the“productivity meter.” That's why jason Jason,coauthor of the worldwide bestseller It's NOt the Big That Eat the Small…It's the Fast That Eat the Slow,took on the assignment fo identify the world's most productive companies and find out exactly what makes them models of productivity. 作者简介： Jason Jennings,a consultant and author,has been named one of the world's top twenty-five keynote speakers.His previous book,on the world's fastest comapnies,achieved worldwide bestseller status and has been translated into twenty-three languages.When not traveling the globe on business assignments or adven-ture travel,he and his family live in Tiburon,California.

What do you really need to get from your work life? Is it to drive up your company's revenues? Get more clients for your own conqpany? Discover how to make a living doing something else? Become more successful without working harder than you already are? Very successful people seem to have the answers to all those questions---and the skill they possess in abundance is that they make the most of their business relationships. In It's Not Business, It's Personal, Ronna Lichtenberg has interviewed today's most exciting business leaders and developed nine relationship principles that are guaranteed to take your work life to new heights of success.effectiveness, and fulfillment. Drawing from hundreds of interviews with successful people ranging from chairmen of Fortune 500 companies and Forbes wealthiest people to giants in the sports, entertainment, and fashion worlds this is a practical and inspira-tional look at the new rules of business. The business landscape has changed, and relationship

Wondering how the most accomplished leaders from around the globe have tackled their toughest challenges? Now you can find out with Lessons Learned. Concise and engaging, each volume in this new series offers 12-14 insightful essays by top leaders in industry, the public sector, and academia on the most pressing issues they ve faced. The contributors share surprisingly personal anecdotes and offer authoritative and practical advice drawn from their years of hard-earned experience. A crucial resource for today s busy executive, Lessons Learned gives you instant access to the wisdom and expertise of the world s most talented leaders. 50 Lessons digital library holds more than 500 individual lessons from over 100 high-profile leaders from industry, the public sector, and academia from companies and institutions around the world.

Combining fascinating research with revealing commentary fromhundreds of women, this groundbreaking book explores the personaland societal reasons women seldom ask for what they need, want, anddeserve at home and at work–and shows how they can develop thiscrucial skill. By neglecting to negotiate her starting salary for her first job,a woman may sacrifice over half a million dollars in earnings bythe end of her career. Yet, as research reveals, men are four timesmore likely to ask for higher pay than are women with the samequalifications. From career promotions to help with child care,studies show time and again that women don’t ask–and frequentlydon’t even realize that they can. Women Don’t Ask offers real-lifeexamples of the differences between the negotiating habits of menand women, and guides women in retooling their attitudes andapproaches. Discover how to: ? Take the first step–choosing to negotiate at all ? Develop a comfortable, effective negotiation st

The last lecture on leadership by the NFL's greatest coach:Bill Walsh Bill Walsh is a towering figure in the history of the NFL. Hisadvanced leadership transformed the San Francisco 49ers from theworst franchise in sports to a legendary dynasty. In the process,he changed the way football is played. Prior to his death, Walsh granted a series of exclusiveinterviews to bestselling author Steve Jamison. These became hisultimate lecture on leadership. Additional insights and perspective are provided by Hall of Famequarterback Joe Montana and others. Bill Walsh taught that the requirements of successful leadershipare the same whether you run an NFL franchise, a fortune 500company, or a hardware store with 12 employees. These final wordsof 'wisdom by Walsh' will inspire, inform, and enlighten leaders inall professions.

Paco Underhill, the Margaret Mead of shopping and author of the huge international bestseller Why We Buy, now takes us to the mall, a place every American has experienced and has an opinion about. The result is a bright, ironic, funny, and shrewd portrait of the mall -- America's gift to personal consumption, its most powerful icon of global commercial muscle, the once new and now aging national town square, the place where we convene in our leisure time. It's about the shopping mall as an exemplar of our commercial and social culture, the place where our young people have their first taste of social freedom and where the rest of us compare notes. Call of the Mall examines how we use the mall, what it means, why it works when it does, and why it sometimes doesn't.

J. K. Rowling’s novels about Harry Potter and the HogwartsSchool of Witchcraft and Wizardry have captured the imaginations ofpeople everywhere. In If Harry Potter Ran General Electric,bestselling business author Tom Morris (If Aristotle Ran GeneralMotors) uncovers the values and timeless truths that underlieRowling’s hugely popular books and illuminates the lessons theyoffer to all of us in our careers and daily lives. But, you say, Harry Potter lives in a world of magic. What can wepossibly learn to apply to our own careers and everyday lives?Morris shows that the most difficult problems Harry and his friendsface are rarely solved by the use of magic alone. Rather, they areconquered by intelligence, reasoning, determination, creativity,friendship, and a host of other classic virtues–the very qualities,in fact, that make for success in every aspect of our lives. Blending an array of provocative examples from the novels withthought-provoking commentary on contemporary management practi

Knowledge has become the most important factor in economiclife. It is the chief ingredient of what we buy and sell, the rawmaterial with which we work. Intellectual capital--not naturalresources, machinery, or even financial capital--has become the oneindispensable asset of corporations. Intellectual Capital is a groundbreaking book, visionaryin scope and practical in applications, that offers powerful newways of looking at what companies do and how to lead them. It isthe first book to show how to turn the untapped, unmapped knowledgeof an organization into its greatest competitive weapon. Intellectual Capital cuts through the vague rhetoric of"paradigm shifts" to show how the Information Age economy reallyworks--and how to make it work for you and your business. Readerswill learn how to discover and map the human, structural, andcustomer capital that embody the knowledge assets of a corporation;how successful companies manage their intellectual capital toimprove performance; how intellectual capital

Twenty-five years ago, Herb Kelleher reinvented air travelwhen he founded Southwest Airlines, where the planes are paintedlike killer whales, a typical company maxim is "Hire people with asense of humor," and in-flight meals are never served--just sixtymillion bags of peanuts a year. By sidestepping "reengineering,""total quality management," and other management philosophies andemploying its own brand of business success, Kelleher's airline hasturned a profit for twenty-four consecutive years and seen itsstock soar 300 percent since 1990. Today, Southwest is the safest airline in the world and ranksnumber one in the industry for service, on-time performance, andlowest employee turnover rate; and Fortune magazine has twiceranked Southwest one of the ten best companies to work for inAmerica. How do they do it? With unlimited access to the people and inside documents ofSouthwest Airlines, authors Kevin and Jackie Freiberg share thesecrets behind the greatest success story in commercial aviation.Read it and d

It’s not good enough to want it. You’ve got to know how to get it. Real estate titan, bestselling author, and TV star Donald J. Trump is the man to teach you the billionaire mind-set–how to think about money, career skills, and life. Here is crucial advice on investing in real estate from the expert, everything from dealing with brokers to renovating to assessing the value of property, buying and selling, and securing a mortgage. Trump will show you how to cut costs, decide how much risk to assume in your investments, and divide up your portfolio. He’ll also teach you how to impress anyone, how to correct or criticize someone effectively, and how to know if your friends are loyal–everything you need to know to get ahead. And once you’ve earned your money, you’ve got to learn to spend it well. Trump presents his consumer guide to the best things in life, from wine to golf clubs to engagement rings. Check out the billionaire lifestyle–how they shop and what they buy. Even if you’re not s

Beginner guide to human resource management, guidance andrecruiting and maintaining the best employees, getting the most outof employees, and how to deal with all of the legal requirements.Includes training tools and techniques for boosting employeemotivation and performance. Softcover.

The Greatest Salesman in the World combines the power of storytelling and ancient parable in this classic guide to the true essence of salemanship. It is the two-thousand-year-old tale of Hafid, an impoverished camel boy who came into possession of ten ancient scrolls which contained the wisdom necessary to help him achieve all of his ambitions. Og Mandino presents the complete writings from the original scrolls, and explores how Hafid applied their secrets of success to become the greatest salesman in the world. This perennial bestseller teaches readers that they all have the power to transform their lives and find true fulfillment within the priceless wisdom of the scrolls. 作者简介 Og Mandino is the author of 18 books with total sales of more than 36 million copies in 22 languages. He is the most widely read inspirational and self-help author in the world. Countless thousands in 17 nations have credited Og Mandino for turning their lives around; their thoughtful letters thank him for the m

Some companies gather and sell personal information to assistbusinesses in their marketing campaigns. It this American businessat its finest, or simply a horrible invasion of our privacy? Thisshocking book will make readers think twice before writing theirnext check or going to the grocery store.

om Peters has, for the past 12 years, been telling American business that the rules have changed. Now he goes farther in The Tom Peters Seminar , the first in an exciting new series aimed at helping everyone, Fortune 500 chairmen, middle managers trying to hold onto their place on the ladder (a mistake!), and hotel housekeepers, thrive in the brave new world of business in the 90s. He presents the provocative and sometimes scary analysis and advice that have led thousands from all over the globe to attend his trademark seminars. The bold new ideas vault business people beyond reengineering, beyond total quality management, beyond empowerment, and even beyond change, and toward nothing less than reinvention and revolution. The result is timely audio loaded with "how-tos" for mastering

Wondering how the most accomplished leaders from around the globe have tackled their toughest challenges? Now you can find out with Lessons Learned. Concise and engaging, each volume in this new series offers 12-14 insightful essays by top leaders in industry, the public sector, and academia on the most pressing issues they ve faced. The contributors share surprisingly personal anecdotes and offer authoritative and practical advice drawn from their years of hard-earned experience. A crucial resource for today s busy executive, Lessons Learned gives you instant access to the wisdom and expertise of the world s most talented leaders. 50 Lessons digital library holds more than 500 individual lessons from over 100 high-profile leaders from industry, the public sector, and academia from companies and institutions around the world.

From the authors of Women Don’t Ask, the groundbreaking bookthat revealed just how much women lose when they avoid negotiation,here is the action plan that women all over the country requested—aguide to negotiating anything effectively using strategies thatfeel comfortable to you as a woman. Whether it’s a raise, that overdue promotion, an exciting newassignment, or even extra help around the house, this four-phaseprogram, backed by years of research and practical success, willshow you how to recognize how much more you really deserve,maximize your bargaining power, develop the best strategy for yoursituation, and manage the reactions and emotions that may arise—onboth sides. Guided step-by-step, you’ll learn how to draw on yourspecial strengths to reach agreements that benefit everyoneinvolved. This collaborative, problem-solving approach will propelyou to new places both professionally and personally—and open doorsyou thought were closed.

Presentation Mastery Is the Key to Professional and Personal Success. As presentation coach to America's top CEOs, Tony Jeary has become known as Mr. PresentationT. In his work with more than 500 world-class organizations in 35 countries, he has found a common denominator in every situation: Your success in life depends upon how you approach the millions of opportunities before you. And in this insightful and compelling book, Jeary reveals the eight simple secrets that you can put to work immediately to achieve dramatic results both at work and at home -- and everywhere else! Unless you're a hermit living on a mountaintop, your life largely consists of your interactions with the people around you. Whether you call them presentation skills or people skills, these eight essential practices will allow you to master any interaction, whether it involves a roomful of colleagues, a small group, or just one other person. You will learn to understand both why the eight essentials work as well as how they work, includi