1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452918203321

Autore

Naylor R. T. <1945->

Titolo

Crass struggle [[electronic resource] ] : greed, glitz, and gluttony in a wanna-have world / / R.T. Naylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca [N.Y.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-7735-8652-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (494 p.)

Disciplina

178

Soggetti

Wealth - Moral and ethical aspects

Wealth - Social aspects

Rich people - Conduct of life

Consumption (Economics) - Moral and ethical aspects

Consumption (Economics) - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preamble: Bacchanalian adventures with the ultra-rich -- The gold-diggers: precious metal, poisoned chalice -- Vulgari: flawed beauty in the gemstones business -- Icecapades: the diamond's darker facets -- Sketchy business: on art connoisseurs and con artists -- The chiselers: from tomb-raider to curator -- The numismaniacs: when big modern money chases little old coins -- The winophiliacs: uncorking the secrets of the wine trade -- Puff artists: behind the smokescreen of high-end cigars -- Afishionados: on fishy business in the fishing business -- Jailbirds: if parrots could really talk ... -- The hunter-gatherer society: from law of the jungle to maw of the market -- Goring the tusk trade: mammoth task, toothless law? -- Coda: from class struggle to crass struggle.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996339087003316

Autore

Miller David <1946 December 28->

Titolo

Business-focused IT and service excellence [[electronic resource] /] / David Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Swindon, : BCS, c2008

ISBN

1-78017-010-6

1-906124-33-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 p.)

Disciplina

300

658.05

Soggetti

Business information services

Information technology - 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. 169-172).

Nota di contenuto

Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Author; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Service; 2 Service Excellence; 3 The Service Engine and the Total Business Experience; 4 Bringing it all Together; 5 A New Maturity Model; 6 Summary; References; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

A revolutionary, new service excellence model that creates more accurate alignment between service providers and business customers. IT remains crucial to the on-going success of most businesses, and David Miller's new model helps service providers gain a clear understanding of the businesses they seek to serve.