Business & Management

Creating Value in the Network Economy

Don Tapscott

Synopsis
This text explores all aspects of the networked business world, from the importance of trust in the virtual organization to the changing nature of customer relationships, to ways that companies can generate value through their intellectual assets.
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Healing the Wounds : Overcoming the Trauma of Layoffs and Revitalizing Downsized Organizations (Jossey-Bass Management)

David M. Noer

Synopsis
This text addresses the effects of employee layoffs on those who survive and on the organization itself. It describes the anger, anxiety and guilt these survivors feel, and then goes on to detail the double- bind in which these employees and the organization are caught: employees are relied on to make up for the productivity lost through layoffs and, at the same time, they are shaken, risk averse, and have weakened commitment to the organization.
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The Oxford Essential Guide to the English Language

John Ayto

Synopsis
The book aims to be approachable and jargon-free, and makes unambiguous usage recommendations. The guide contains about 2000 entries of individual words which create problems because of their: confusability (eg accept and except); spelling (eg -ize or -ise); controversial usage (eg hopefully); controversial pronunciation (eg controversy); choice of inflected forms (eg lighted/lit); disputed collocations (eg different from/to); disputed grammatical points (eg the media is/are); cliches (eg basically); and differences between British and American English (eg wash up).Order from Blackwell's

Business Diagnosis

Owner Manager Development Centres Limited

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