Hét antwoord op 'Dit kan niet waar zijn'. 0Persoonlijke drama's, knallende strijd, withete frustratie, ongekende euforie en gedrevenheid. Vanuit een anti-kraakkantoorpand in Amsterdam Sloterdijk wil een stel jonge honden de wereld veranderen. Hun doel: oprichting van de eerste onafhankelijke bank in decennia. Lukt het ze om met passie en nieuwe technologie een heel ander soort bank te beginnen? Eentje zonder risico's, die zijn geld louter verdient met steengoede diensten? Zou dat kunnen in Nederland, vóórdat de grote jongens in Amerika hen voor zijn? Elke dag weer is een achtbaanrit met onzekere uitkomst. "Met z'n allen wisten we op elk moment van de dag en nacht één ding zeker: hier gebeurt het. Het lukt of het lukt niet, maar het gebeurt hier wél!"

Neurologische visie op aankoopgedrag van consumenten en de rol van de hersenen daarbij.

Ervaringen en inzichten van de succesvolle Britse ondernemer, oprichter van de Virgin Group.

How any business leader can create an atmosphere of competitiveness for exceptional growth When Ray Davis took over the local 40-person South Umpqua Bank in 1994, many people in the industry poked fun at his insistence that employees answer the phone with a cheery "World's Greatest Bank." Eleven years, $7 billion in assets, and 128 branches (or " bank stores" in Umpqua lingo) later, the moniker seems quite apt. Other banks scratched their heads when Davis sent his tellers to Ritz-Carlton to learn customer service and were intrigued when he hired a cutting-edge design firm to completely re-think retail layout. Now, with a top design award under their belt, a name change (there never was a North Umpqua bank), and a completely new definition of the banking business, Umpqua has become the darling of the entrepreneurial press and a growth powerhouse. The New York Times calls Umpqua "Starbucks with tellers." Ray Davis (Portland, OR), named by U.S. Banker as one of the 25 most influential people in the financial industry in 2005, is President and CEO of Umpqua Holdings Corporation. Alan Shrader (Moraga, CA) is an experienced writer and editor of business books.

Looks at the theory that large groups have more collective intelligence than a smaller number of experts, drawing on a wide range of disciplines to offer insight into such topics as politics, business, and the environment.

'Throw out your old atlas. The new version is here' Walter Kirn, author of Up in the Air From Dubai to Amsterdam, Memphis to South Korea, a new phenomenon is reshaping the way we live and transforming the way we do business: the aerotropolis. A combination of giant airport, planned city and business hub, the aerotropolis will be at the heart of the next phase of globalization. Drawing on a decade's worth of cutting-edge research, John Kasarda and Greg Lindsay offer a visionary look at how the metropolis of the future will bring us together - and how to make the most of this opportunity.

The ever tighter linking of our food, water, and energy systems in the context of a changing climate is leading to increasing turbulence in the world. As a consequence, it becomes ever more crucial to develop cities, regions, and economies with resilience in mind. Because of multinational corporations’ global reach, substantial resources, and information-driven leadership structures, these entities can play a major, constructive role in improving our understanding and design of resilient systems. This volume is the product of the Resilience Action Initiative, a collaboration among Dow, DuPont, IBM, McKinsey, Shell, Siemens, Swiss Re, Unilever, and Yara designed to explore possible corporate contributions to global resilience, especially at the nexus of water, food, and energy. Aggressively forward-thinking and consistent with an enlightened self-interest, the ideas considered here represent a corporate perspective on the broad collaborations required for a more resilient world.

Shaping the Future provides managers with comprehensive and practical advice on their role in managing information technology as a business resource. Business change and technical change fuel each other; managers must take the lead in setting the competitive priorities for exploiting IT. They must drive technology, not delegate it to specialists or abdicate responsibility for its impact on the organization. Describes the competitive, organizational, economic, and technical aspects of using information technology for business design. Highlights key management policy decisions, business opportunities, and potential problems in seven areas: competitive positioning through IT; geographic positioning; designing the organization; deploying human capital; managing the economics of information capital; positioning the firm's IT platform; and aligning business and technology.

THE GREAT BOOM IS COMING How and where we work and live is about to change drastically. In The Roaring 2000s, Harry S. Dent, Jr., one of the world's most prescient forecasters, turns his visionary eye to the full spectrum of possibilities that will follow in the wake of a burgeoning turn-of-the-century economy. Dent identifies opportunities, explores trends, and makes concrete predictions. Among them are: A Dow that will reach at least 21,500 and possibly 35,000 by the year 2008 The rise of "gazelles," small- to medium-sized, high-growth companies that are now creating most of the jobs in the country The Eight Critical Technology Trends Changing How We Live and Work The New American Dream -- why changing technologies could mean a return to small-town living, and the nine types of boomtowns that will offer the highest quality of life The New Network Corporation, which features leadership at the center rather than management from the top, and human browser teams that represent customers by connecting them directly to servers or specialized products and experts. These organizations are fast, responsive and entrepreneurial The Seven Principles of Successful Investing For anyone who wants to take advantage of these invaluable, emerging opportunities. The Roaring 2000s is a necessary guidebook to a not-so-distant future.

This revised edition of a widely appreciated book provides fund managers and investors with a thorough analysis of mutual funds as important financial intermediaries. Immensely popular, yet controversial as investment vehicles, mutual funds experienced tremendous growth when they entered India’s financial services sector. However, the recent slump in the mutual funds market reveals that the Indian investor is still unable to fully comprehend the intricacies of investing in these complex and sophisticated investment options.

The author teaches his readers how to stop getting taken and start making money, with more than two hundred defense and attack strategies