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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153253003321

Autore

Birkinshaw Julian M.

Titolo

Key MBA models : the 60+ models every manager and business student needs to know / / Julian Birkinshaw, Ken Mark

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Pearson, , [2015]

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

658

Soggetti

Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1: Organisational behaviour -- Chapter 1: Change management: Kotter's eight-step model -- Chapter 2: Cognitive biases in decision making -- Chapter 3: Emotional intelligence -- Chapter 4: Managing work groups: Belbin team roles -- Chapter 5: Matrix management -- Chapter 6: Mintzberg's managerial roles -- Chapter 7: Motivation: Theory X and Theory Y -- Chapter 8: Negotiating techniques: BATNA -- Chapter 9: Schein's model of organisational culture -- Chapter 10: 360-degree assessment -- Part 2: Marketing -- Chapter 11: Customer lifetime value -- Chapter 12: Ethnographic market research -- Chapter 13: Market orientation -- Chapter 14: Multichannel marketing -- Chapter 15: Net promoter score -- Chapter 16: The 4Ps of marketing -- Chapter 17: Pricing strategies: dynamic pricing -- Chapter 18: Product life cycle -- Chapter 19: Segmentation and personalised marketing -- Part 3: Strategy and organisation -- Chapter 20: The ambidextrous organisation -- Chapter 21: The BCG growth-share matrix -- Chapter 22: Blue ocean strategy -- Chapter 23: Core competence and the resource-based view -- Chapter 24: Corporate social responsibility: the triple bottom line -- Chapter 25: Corporate strategy: parenting advantage -- Chapter 26: Five forces analysis -- Chapter 27: Game theory: the prisoner's dilemma -- Chapter 28: Generic strategies -- Chapter 29: The McKinsey 7S framework -- Part 4: Innovation and entrepreneurship -- Chapter 30: Brainstorming -- Chapter 31: Design thinking -- Chapter 32:



Disruptive innovation -- Chapter 33: Greiner's growth model -- Chapter 34: Open innovation -- Chapter 35: The seven domains assessment model for entrepreneurs -- Chapter 36: Stage/gate model for new product development -- Chapter 37: Scenario planning -- Part 5: Accounting.

Chapter 38: The accural method in accounting -- Chapter 39: Activity-based costing -- Chapter 40: The balanced scorecard -- Chapter 41: The DuPont identity -- Chapter 42: Economic value added -- Chapter 43: Ratio analysis -- Part 6: Finance -- Chapter 44: Black-Scholes options pricing model -- Chapter 45: Bond valuation -- Chapter 46: Capital asset pricing model -- Chapter 47: Capital budgeting -- Chapter 48: Modern portfolio theory -- Chapter 49: Modigliani-Miller theorem -- Chapter 50: Time value of money -- Chapter 51: Valuing the firm -- Chapter 52: Weighted average cost of capital -- Part 7: Operations -- Chapter 53: Agile development -- Chapter 54: The bullwhip effect -- Chapter 55: Decision trees -- Chapter 56: Just-in-time production -- Chapter 57: Sensitivity analysis -- Chapter 58: The service-profit chain -- Chapter 59: Six Sigma -- Chapter 60: Theory of constraints -- Chapter 61: Total quality management -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Understand the key management models that make up your business school syllabus Effectively apply academic management models to your professional life Quickly identify the most relevant tools for you and find out how best to utilise them



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790401603321

Autore

Li Phoebe H

Titolo

A virtual Chinatown : the diasporic mediasphere of Chinese migrants in New Zealand / / by Phoebe H. Li

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Brill, , 2013

ISBN

90-04-25862-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Collana

Chinese overseas : history, literature, and society, , 1876-3847 ; ; volume 7

Disciplina

305.895/1093

Soggetti

Chinese - New Zealand

Chinese - New Zealand - Communication

Mass media - China

Mass media and culture - China

Immigrants - New Zealand

New Zealand Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two Conceptualising New Zealand Chinese Media -- Chapter Three Revisiting the History of New Zealand Chinese -- Chapter Four New Chinese Immigrants and Contemporary -- Chapter Five Ethnic Chinese Media during the 2005 New -- Chapter Six Recent PRC Migrants in the Diasporic Mediasphere -- Chapter Seven Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

What role does diasporic Chinese media play in the process of Chinese migrants' adaptation to their new home country? With China's rise, to what extent has the expansion of its \'soft power\' swayed the changing identities of the Chinese overseas? A Virtual Chinatown provides a timely and original analysis to answer such questions. Using a media and communication studies approach to investigate the reciprocal relationship between Chinese-language media and the Chinese migrant community in New Zealand, Phoebe Li goes beyond conventional scholarship on the Chinese Diaspora as practised by social historians, anthropologists and demographers. Written in an accessible



and reader-friendly manner, this book will also appeal to academics and students with interests in other transnational communities, alternative media, and minority politics.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220089403321

Autore

Sims Carra S

Titolo

Strength testing in the Air Force : current processes and suggestions for improvements / / Carra S. Sims [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

RAND Corporation, 2014

Santa Monica, Ca : , : Rand Corporation ; , 2014

ISBN

0-8330-8995-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 112 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

358.4/15

Soggetti

Physical fitness - Measurement

Physical fitness - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

Nota di contenuto

Introduction Background and research on the Strength Aptitude Test Observations and interviews at the Military Entrance Processing Stations Strength requirements survey: sample and screener Survey results: actions and movement type Conclusions and recommendations Appendix A: AFSC codes and career field specialty names Appendix B: Additional details on the process currently used to establish SAT cut scores Appendix C: LNCO and recruit interview questions Appendix D: Tabular overview of survey Appendix E: Responses to open-ended survey questions Appendix F: Population and sample characteristics for strength requirements survey

Sommario/riassunto

Since 1987, the Air Force has used the Strength Aptitude Test (SAT), a test of physical strength that uses the incremental lift machine, to screen and classify enlisted personnel into career specialties. In this study RAND evaluated the usefulness, validity, and fairness of the SAT--something not done for more than two decades. RAND's research



focused on two areas. The first area was implementation of the SAT at military entrance processing stations. The researchers observed that SAT administration, while fairly consistent, could be improved: SAT machines need to be inventoried on a regular basis to identify and repair damage; a standardized training procedure is needed for all test administrators; and recruits need to be fully informed prior to taking the test as to its purpose and the value of preparation. The second area was the process for setting strength requirements for career fields. The researchers concluded that the method of collecting physical requirements information might be deficient because it involves only limited input. As an alternative, they developed and tested an online survey tool for defining strength requirements. The survey asked respondents in eight Air Force Specialties to describe aspects of the job's physical requirements that are vital for defining strength requirements. Analysis of the data collected validates the potential effectiveness of the survey, and the researchers suggest it can be used in conjunction with the Air Force's existing occupational analysis survey. Further, they recommend the Air Force establish a new method for calculating SAT scores.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957256303321

Titolo

Spine technology handbook / / Steven M. Kurtz, Avram Allan Edidin (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2006

ISBN

1-280-63063-9

9786610630639

0-08-045937-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (553 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KurtzSteven M. <1968->

EdidinAvram Allan

Disciplina

617.56

Soggetti

Spine

Spine - Surgery

Spinal implants

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Contributors; Preface; 1: The Basic Tools and Terminology of Spine Treatment; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Which Way Is Up?; 1.3 The Spine; 1.4 Overview of the Handbook; 1.5 Acknowledgments; 1.6 References; 2: Synthetic Biomaterials for Spinal Applications; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Mechanical Properties and Mechanical Testing; 2.3 Metals and Metal Alloys; 2.4 Ceramics; 2.5 Polymers; 2.6 Composites; 2.7 Biological Effects; 2.8 Biocompatibility Testing; 2.9 Summary and Conclusions; 2.10 References

3: Structure and Properties of Soft Tissues in the Spine3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Intervertebral Discs; 3.3 Intervertebral Disc Aging and Degeneration; 3.4 Ligaments; 3.5 Spinal Cord; 3.6 Conclusions; 3.7 References; 3.8 Review Questions; 4: Biomechanics of Vertebral Bone; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Trabecular Bone; 4.3 Mechanical Behavior of the Vertebral Body; 4.4 Noninvasive Vertebral Strength Assessment; 4.5 Acknowledgments; 4.6 References; 5: Musculature Actuation and Biomechanics of the Spine; 5.1 Spine Muscles; 5.2 Spinal Loading Estimation Techniques; 5.3 Spinal Loads During Various Activities



5.4 References6: Spine Disorders: Implications for Bioengineers; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Scoliosis; 6.3 Osteoporosis; 6.4 Cancer: Metastatic Spine Tumor; 6.5 Rheumatoid Arthritis; 6.6 Trauma: Whiplash Injury; 6.7 References; 7: Historical Review of Spinal Instrumentation for Fusion: Rods, Plates, Screws, and Cages; 7.1 Thoraco Lumbar and Lumbo-Sacral; 7.2 Anterior Instrumentation; 7.3 Intervertebral Body Cages: Cervical and Lumbar; 7.4 Cervical; 7.5 Summary; 7.6 Acknowledgments; 7.7 References; 8: Clinical Performance of Rods, Plates, Screws, and Cages; 8.1 Introduction

8.2 Anterior Applications8.3 Posterior Systems: Rods and Screws; 8.4 Intervertebral Body Devices: Cages; 8.5 Conclusions; 8.6 Acknowledgments; 8.7 References; 9: Biologics to Promote Spinal Fusion; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Osteoinductive Bone Graft Substitutes; 9.3 Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; 9.4 Demineralized Bone Matrix; 9.5 DBM: Pre-clinical Studies; 9.6 DBM: Clinical Investigations; 9.7 rhBMP-7 (rhOP-1): Preclinical Studies; 9.8 rhBMP-7 (rhOP-1): Clinical Investigations; 9.9 rhBMP-2 (INFUSE): Pre-clinical Studies; 9.10 rhBMP-2 (INFUSE): Clinical Investigations; 9.11 Calcium Sulfate

9.12 Hydroxyapatite9.13 Tricalcium Phosphates; 9.14 Biphasic Calcium Phosphate (BCP); 9.15 Calcium Phosphate/Collagen Composite Matrices; 9.16 Conclusions; 9.17 References; 10: Nucleus Replacement of the Intervertebral Disc; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Intervertebral Disc; 10.3 Degenerative Disc Disease: Etiology; 10.4 Current Treatments for Degenerative Disc Disease; 10.5 Total Disc Replacement; 10.6 Nucleus Pulposus Replacement; 10.7 Historical Design Perspective; 10.8 Recent Design Concepts; 10.9 Future Directions; 10.10 References; 11: Total Disc Arthroplasty; 11.1 Introduction

11.2 Pioneers of Total Disc Arthroplasty

Sommario/riassunto

Over the past decade, there has been rapid growth in bioengineering applications in the field of spine implants.  This book explains the technical foundation for understanding and expanding the field of spine implants, reviews the major established technologies related to spine implants, and provides reference material for developing and commercializing new spine implants.  The editors, who have a track record of collaboration and editing technical books, provide a unified approach to this topic in the most comprehensive and useful book to date.·Related website provides the latest info



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910895962803321

Titolo

Presencia ecuménica : boletín informativo de Acción Ecuménica

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Caracas, Venezuela, : Acción Ecuménica, 1985-2002

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

261.8/0987/05

Soggetti

Christianity and culture - Latin America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Spagnolo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico