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Combining popular intellectual history with a survey of recent business culture, Thomas Frank traces an idea he calls 'market populism' - the notion that markets are, in some transcendent way, identifiable with democracy and the will of the people. One Market Under God is Frank's counterattack against the onslaught of market propaganda.

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An experienced navigator himself of the online world and the creator and webmaster of a website used widely by other PR practitioners, Horton brings to the book an understanding of the needs of others who want to get started and become proficient in online PR right away, without having to climb a long, high learning curve.

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Provides a window for understanding the disintegrative forces that stymied Gorbachev's reforms and eventually defeated him, undermining the country he sought to preserve. This book documents the incredibly complex legacies that Russia and the other new post-Soviet states face as they see to integrate themselves into the global economy.

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The political economy of the world coffee trade.

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A unique resource for educators wishing to develop a workshop model of teaching and learning. Despite the proliferation of virtual learning there is still real value to interaction in the classroom. The authors show how the techniques of the theatrical rehearsal room are applicable and effective across a wide range of disciplines.

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The book begins by analyzing American federal transportation expenditures from 1800 to 1860 and then moves on to look at early federal improvement programs and their effects on determining the direction of settlement in the New West.

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What can the military teach all of us about success Plenty. Col. Mark Bender's Operation Excellence shows how to harness the success strategies of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps and apply them to every facet of our lives: wealth and success, business and leadership, health and well-being, personal relationships, and more.

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This book outlines an operations vision based on proven principles of management and organization science that can guide the way into an emerging service era.

Glenn Bassett looks at a variety of service industries from the perspective of cost and quality management.

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With two useful appendices and full coverage of the critical functions involved in globally managing a company, this book is an enlightening guide to the intricacies of establishing and developing a profitable global business.

Readers will find here the answers to such questions as: How do you get started in going global

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Drawn from a conference honouring Gerald L. Thompson, this volume brings together some of the latest writings of major figures in the field. The study reviews the career of Thompson, and looks at linear and nonlinear optimization, network programming and research in manufacturing.

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An expert offers a set of rules that will help managers achieve dramatic improvements in operations performance.

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Written in a way that even people with a minimum background in economics can understand, Opportunity Cost in Finance and Accounting will enhance the reader's appreciation of the many complex issues that relate to organizational management, financial decision making, valuation, and opportunity costs.

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For any market to work properly, certain key elements are necessary: competition, pricing, rules, clearly defined offers, and easy access to information. Without these components, there would be chaos. This book examines how order is maintained in the different interconnected consumer, producer, and credit markets of the global fashion industry.

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An exploration of the themes, methods and procedures of organizational recruitment. Written for industrial and organizational psychologists, the author aims to increase the probability of correct staffing decisions, thus optimizing work adjustment and organizational productivity.

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This new work offers a substantive political theory approach to organizational theory. It differs significantly from most organizational perspectives in that it applies political theory to four prevalent organizational models found in administration today.