1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458339603321

Autore

Langmia Kehbuma

Titolo

An evil meal of evil [[electronic resource] /] / Kehbuma Langmia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon, : Langaa Research & Pub. CIG, 2009

ISBN

1-283-19806-1

9956-715-88-3

9786613198068

9956-715-05-0

9956-615-10-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (62 p.)

Disciplina

822.914

Soggetti

Avarice

Witchcraft - Africa

Vampires - Africa

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Dedication -- Foreword -- Act I -- Scene 1. Njukebim, Sunyin's father is in his "Talih" -- Scene 2. Sunyin has been married for over a year now -- Scene 3. The members of "Nda Saah" -- Scene 4. Dohbani and Sunyin are on stage -- Scene 5. Dohbani is brought in, dead -- Act II -- Scene 1. Following the death of Dohbani -- Scene 2. Sunyin lies in her homestead, legs out-stretched -- Scene 3. Njukebim and Nadoh are at home.

Sommario/riassunto

An Evil Meal of Evil is a play about greed and its consequences. Set in the traditional African village of 'Ntisong', the play exposes the complexities of unravelling the issue of Death. Sunyin, the young wife of Dohbani epitomizes what is wrong with coerced marriages. A group of blood thirsty vampires popularly known in the village as members of 'Nda Saah' superstitiously kill targeted individuals purposely to enrich themselves. Sunyin, the protagonist in the play suffers from a premature widowhood simply because her father Njukebim forced her into marrying Dohbani. As the play unravels with



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960416703321

Autore

Jones V. Rory <1962->

Titolo

The executive guide to boosting cash flow and shareholder value : the profit pool approach / / V. Rory Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2008

ISBN

9786611217501

9781281217509

1281217506

9780470262245

0470262249

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Disciplina

658.15/2

Soggetti

Business enterprises - Valuation

Corporations - Valuation

Cash management

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 (p. 249) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Executive Guide to Boosting Cash Flow and Shareholder Value; Contents; List of Examples; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; Rapidly Create Lots of Shareholder Value; Who Are You?; The Path We'll Take You On; Part I: The Shortcut to High Performance; Chapter 1: So You Want a High-Performing Business?; Deliver Great Returns and the Rest Will Maximize; Cash Became Emperor; Market Strategy Is the 80: 20 Rule of Cash Flow; Throw Away the Old Playbook!; Chapter 2: Profit Pools; What Makes a Real Profit Pool?; Profit Pools and Business Models; Internal Profit Pools

Market Profit Pools Summary; Chapter 3: You Just Can't See Them; Accounting Systems Don't Actually Report a Useful Profitability; Market Profitability Information Is Difficult to Come By; Businesses Aren't Configured to Get and Process Timely Cash-Based Profitability Information; New Markets Are Difficult to Envision; Getting It Done; Part II: Your Guide to Early Results; Chapter 4: Know Your Own ACTUAL PERFORMANCE; Cut through the GAAP and Other Information Obfuscation; Reconstitute the Numbers and See the Internal Profit Pools



Emerge

Now It's Time to Act: Neutralize Your Drains and Boost Your Sources Got It, What's Next?; Chapter 5: Get a STRATEGIC VIEW of Markets; What's in a Strategic View?; Estimating Market Profit Pool Values; Strategic Fit: What It Takes to Play; Synthesizing Your Strategic View; Your Summarized Strategic View; Example 5.18 Summary Strategic View; Chapter 6 Define a Path That Exploits REAL OPPORTUNITIES; Business Value and Making Strategic Choices; Task 1: List and Define Opportunities; Task 2: Flesh Out and Map Opportunities; Task 3: Characterize Outcomes; Task 4: Evaluate the Economics

Task 5: Define the Path Forward Task 6: Plan and Execute; Return on Effort; Part III: Sustaining Value Growth; Chapter 7: Corporate Renewal and New Business Management; How Is Sustained Value Growth Achieved?; Why Sustaining High Value Growth Is Such a Challenge; Five Basic Rules for Sustaining High Value Growth; Possible to Sustain High Value Growth Performance; Reconfiguring New Business Development to Deliver Value Growth and Corporate Renewal; In Conclusion...; Chapter 8: Value-Maximizing the Existing Business; Business Specialization; Focusing on Your Sources of Value

Extending Your Sources of Value Appendix A: Unwinding, Line Item by Line Item; Revenue; Expenses; Capital Investments and Charges; Appendix B: The Monte Carlo Simulation; What Problem Does It Solve?; What Does It Do?; What Do You Have to Do to Use It?; Appendix C: Using Real Options; What the Binomial Lattice Does; How the Binomial Lattice Works; Beyond This Example; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

As a business leader, you're constantly looking for ways to maximize shareholder value-as quickly as possible. The Executive Guide to Boosting Cash Flow and Shareholder Value outlines a practical, effective, and innovative framework for achieving this goal, using established management tools to find and exploit high-value Profit Pools. With this book as your guide, you'll quickly discover how to unlock large untapped sources of cash flow, and achieve the mandate that comes with modern business leadership.