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Examines the impact of financial restructuring on corporate priorities and performance. This book views that many companies have successfully restructured voluntarily. It draws on field studies, with examinations of General Mills, Burlington Northern, and CPC International, to show how firms have effected change through an internal discipline.

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One of the ways to revitalize established firms is through internal corporate venturing. Recognizing that traditional management principles are often at odds with innovation, this work addresses the problems of corporations whose policies and procedures discourage entrepreneurial effort.

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Security is a critical concern for every company, organization, and institution, regardless of their size. This book aims to demystify computer and network security for non-technical managers - taking them beyond hackers, firewalls, and virus protection to outline a holistic approach to information security that promotes business growth.

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This work provides a revealing history of the venture capital industry as told through first-person accounts. It chronicles the industry's beginnings and highlights the differences between America's West and East coast firms.

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This work aims to offer a framework for understanding the key opportunities and risks associated with deregulation and privatization. It explains complex governmental issues, using examples drawn from different industries and countries.

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More than ever, non-profits need to be smart, efficient businesses. This book will help them get there.

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The franchise phenomenon is largely undocumented and poorly understood. This book presents a look at the key factors that shape a franchise's success. Using examples from restaurant chains, including KFC, Pizza Hut, Hardee's, and Jack in the Box, it aims to extract the ingredients that make for a thriving enterprise.

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Based on the author s experience in the world of inventing and promotion, Hardcore Inventing offers the kind of advice you can only learn from experience: how to developing an idea into an invention, how to build a prototype for show, how to...

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"A comprehensive reference for any gallery owner." Leigh Conner, director, Conner Contemporary Art

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An examination of privatisation failures in Western liberal democracies and the ways in which they have exposed communities and governments to social, economic and political instability.

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You vedecided to start your own business . . . now...

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Offers an explanation of the venture capital industry and the role it plays in our economy. This book presents a series of practical frameworks for understanding the relationships among venture capital, innovation, and entrepreneurial success.

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"A no-budget, brass tacks guide to starting a business with examples from subcultural movements"--

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The inside story of Argentina's remarkable movement to create factories run democratically by workers themselves.

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As a top executive, you've almost certainly forged strategic alliances with other companies. Some of these deals have worked--but many others have likely failed. In fact, companies worldwide launch more than two thousand strategic alliances every year, and more than half never deliver as promised.

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Featuring interviews with top business leaders, this title shows how the most accomplished leaders from around the globe have tackled their toughest challenges.

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Far from being regulated by them, Corporations have outgrown national borders and the states meant to keep them in check.

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The history of a leading regional foundation and its legacy of creating profound good

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