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

Monografie over het westerse onvermogen een antwoord te formuleren op de (economische) veranderingen die zich in Azië voltrekken.

Geschiedenis van de overname en opsplitsing van ABN AMRO in 2007.

"A practical guide to understanding and counteracting accounting fraud around the world. As businesses continue to expand globally into new and emerging markets, bribery and corruption risks have increased exponentially. The Accountant's Guide to Bribery and Corruption Risks offers a comprehensive look at this growing problem, and at the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other international anti-bribery and corruption conventions. Presenting hypothetical examples of situations companies will face, along with practical solutions, the book offers detailed global guidance on a region and country-specific basis.The FCPA prohibits US companies and their subsidiaries from bribing foreign officials, either directly or indirectly through intermediaries, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. It also requires companies to keep accurate records of all business transactions and maintain an effective system of internal accounting controls. Internationally, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD's) anti-bribery convention has been adopted by 38 countries and creates legally binding standards related to bribery of foreign public officials.Written by renowned accounting fraud experts Jeffrey Taylor, Richard A. Sibery, and Brian P. Loughman, and providing an introduction and overview of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and international bribery laws, The Accountant's Guide considers: How to conduct FCPA risk assessments and investigations How to consider FCPA specific financial controls How to implement an FCPA compliance program and how to measure FCPA compliance The risk of bribery and corruption continues to be an area of concern for companies around the world, but armed with The Accountant's Guide to Bribery and Corruption Risks, it is easier than ever to understand the challenges that exist and how to deal with them"--

An international economic advisor shares a wide-spectrum theory about how to enable economic success throughout the world, posing solutions to top political, environmental, and social problems that contribute to poverty.

Readers will learn how to ride the business-to-business wave on the Internet in this unique cyber-primer, with advice on how to set up a decent site, market a successful e-business, and predict future trends in this hot market.

Helps readers sift through the thousands of websites and investmant opportunities on the Internet.

The Third Revolution is an unprecedented synthesis of the radical free market liberalism of the right with the popular egalitarianism of the left.

La economía de la salud es la rama de la economía que estudia la producción y distribución de salud y atención sanitaria. Sin embargo, no debe entenderse como una mera aplicación de los conceptos económicos a los problemas sanitarios, ya que en su seno se han generado importantes avances teóricos en la economía de la información y en la economía del seguro. Por este motivo, el estudio y conocimiento de esta disciplina requiere un armazón teórico propio, especializado y con un enfoque multidisciplinar. Esta obra, destinada fundamentalmente a economistas y profesionales sanitarios, se estructura en cuatro partes que permiten desarrollar su contenido de forma independiente y gradual en función del tiempo disponible y del grado de profundidad requerido. Los temas se abordan desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar que incluye los aspectos económicos y sanitarios e incorporan numerosos ejemplos y aplicaciones referidas al entorno socioeconómico español. Partiendo de la definición de la salud y la atención sanitaria se analizan cuestiones como los determinantes de la salud, la fijación de precios en los mercados sanitarios, el racionamiento que suponen las listas de espera, el copago como método de disuasión de la demanda, el mercado de medicamentos genéricos o los incentivos que mueven a los gestores de las instituciones sanitarias.