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In October 1990, McClellan Air Force Base in the USA received the President's yearly Quality Improvement Prototype Award, owing largely to the base's participation in Project Pacer Share, a new paradigm for organizational design. This work examines the project and its progress.

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Essential perspectives for understanding Greeces recent and historical financial crises

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After decades of prosperity Australians are now worried about their jobs, their incomes and their future. The mining boom, said to explain Australia's past success, is declared to be over. Unemployment has increased, carmakers have folded, the government is running a huge deficit.

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The first involves business people who promote innovative ownership and decision-making strategies such as donating their shares to a trust and thereby creating a company without shareholders so that employees can assume greater control;

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Tells the story of ordinary people who share the ownership of the businesses where they work. This book contains case studies as well as interviews with a range of people, whose inspiring stories of success fly in the face of received wisdom.

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Examines the issue of asbestos and health in the USA between the early 1900s to the mid-1970s. Areas covered include: the emergence of medical concern about three fatal diseases related to asbestos, the actions of the US Navy, and the response of the federal government before and after enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970.

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"Beyond The Fighting" is an essential and informative companion for all involved in the Martial Arts industry. After over 30 years of karate tournament competition and 47 years of running a highly successful Martial Arts School, Jim Butin shares his proven concepts on maximizing profit margins and his solutions that drive success for a unique business.

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Jerry W. Gilley and Ann Maycunich examine how advances in HR principles and practices (including recruiting, training, planning, career development, performance management, job design, and compensation and benefits) can be integrated to drive corporate renewal and growth.

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Economic theory, which explains efficiency using formalized rational choice models, often simplifies human behavior to the point of distortion. This work finds such theory to be particularly weak in explaining such crucial forms of economic behavior as cooperation, innovation, and action under conditions of uncertainty.

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Vice-President and CTO for Hewlett-Packard's Personal System's group, Phil McKinney puts this myth of the individual genius to rest and provides readers with a roadmap for continuous business reinvention.

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Matthew Greenslade describes the damage done by the World Banks insistence on pursuing a targeted approach to social protection in lower-income countries, while also describing some of the successes in the grassroots fights for a more universal approach.

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Since natural selection of individuals is directed toward forming a viable group, the genetic and cultural shaping of individuals must fit the survival conditions of the group.

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This book provides useful information to publishers, book development professionals, and others concerned with Third World publishing. It offers a comprehensive overview of the significant literature in the field and is a valuable resource as the Third World book industry continues to grow and mature.

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Based on extensive research by the Accenture Institute for High Performance and interviews from over 30 industries, this book intends to give you the tools to take control of your future.

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How to make serious money for both you and your company - from the author of the One Minute Manager.

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Takes us on a tour, since the 1870s, of the expansions and mergers, relocations, transfers, and reorganizations that are constantly shifting the professional sports landscape. This work explains the successes and failures of such efforts, including their effects on team competitiveness, market share, and prosperity.

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This book is a tribute to all those who worked in the company in its' early development. It also aims to inspire solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, small and medium sized companies to understand the strategies and culture of an icon in the making.

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What is it like to make millions before you turn 20 What drives City traders to excess in their quest for extreme wealth And what happens when they lose it all overnight This title provides an account of life in Square Mile, laying bare the tricks, lifestyles and minds of the men who gamble with millions and influence our lives.

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Newspaper columnists entertain and inform millions of readers each day, yet their lives and careers have received relatively little attention. Included are columnists who have written on politics, humor, and topics of general interest.

What newspaper columnists have won the Nobel Peace Prize

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A dictionary, which includes coverage of individuals who are not normally thought of as economists but who nonetheless made original contributions, including writers such as HG Wells and others; astronomers and mathematicians such as Isaac Newton, Edmund Halley and Isaac Barrow; and others from various fields and the East India Company employees.

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