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Mastering Operational Risk
Pearson Education Limited 2010; US$ 63.93Operational risk is a constant concern for all businesses. It goes far beyond operations and process to encompass all aspects of business risk, including strategic and reputational risks. Within financial services, it became codified by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in the 1990s. It is something that needs to be taken seriously by all... more...
The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Governance
OUP Oxford 2013; US$ 146.99The behavior of managers-such as the rewards they obtain for poor performance, the role of boards of directors in monitoring managers, and the regulatory framework covering the corporate governance mechanisms that are put in place to ensure managers' accountability to shareholder and other stakeholders-has been the subject of extensive media and... more...
Untitled
Penguin Group US 2013; US$ 14.99Twitter seems like a perfect start-up success story. In barely six years, a small group of young, ambitious programmers in Silicon Valley built an $11.5 billion business out of the ashes of a failed podcasting company. Today Twitter boasts more than 200 million active users and has affected business, politics, media, and other fields in innumerable... more...
Corporate Man to Corporate Skunk
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2005; US$ 19.99"The first biography of a management phenomenon, Tom Peters - guru, corporate messiah, author and fashion accessory - Corporate Man to Corporate Skunk uncovers the truth behind the hype, the reality behind the Peters mythology. Crainer traces the rise of a one-man industry from Vietnam, McKinsey and the Pentagon to a corporate Billy Graham." "Stuart... more...
America's Corner Store
Wiley 2004; US$ 24.95Praise for America's Corner Store "Who would have thought the story of a drugstore chain could encompass so much vital and fascinating American history? With superb storytelling skills, John Bacon gives us a vivid and insightful chronicle of matters both large and small, from the birth of the milkshake to the rise of America's consumer culture. America's... more...
The Godfather of Silicon Valley
Random House Publishing Group 2001; US$ 15.00Gary Rivlin tells the story of Ron Conway, the man who has placed more bets on Internet start-ups than anyone eise in Silicon Valley. Conway is a reader-friendly way into the realm of angel financing, where independently wealthy investors link up with companies just as they are being born. King of the Angels takes you into this fascinating world... more...
The Bully of Bentonville
Crown Publishing Group 2006; US$ 24.95The largest company in the world by far, Wal-Mart takes in revenues in excess of $280 billion, employs 1.4 million American workers, and controls a large share of the business done by almost every U.S. consumer-product company. More than 138 million shoppers visit one of its 5,300 stores each week. But, as recent news stories show, Wal-Mart's "everyday... more...
First in Thirst
AMACOM 2005; US$ 21.95Before America even knew what "deep-down body thirst" was, four University of Florida scientists had invented something to quench it. more...
The Last Tycoons
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2007; US$ 17.00A grand and revelatory portrait of Wall Street?s most storied investment bank Wall Street investment banks move trillions of dollars a year, make billions in fees, pay their executives in the tens of millions of dollars. But even among the most powerful firms, Lazard Frères & Co. stood apart. Discretion, secrecy, and subtle strategy were its weapons... more...
Apple Confidential 2.0
No Starch Press 2004; US$ 12.95The second edition of this bestseller examines the tumultuous history of America?s best-known Silicon Valley start-up, from its legendary founding almost 30 years ago, through a series of disastrous executive decisions, to its return to profitability, including Apple?s recent move into the music business. This updated and expanded edition is full of... more...









