Business & Culture

NETWORKING FOR SUCCESS will show you how to establish and cultivate contacts with a purpose. Today it doesn't make sense to meet new contacts and fail to explore shared interests - everyone needs to form relationships that are mutually beneficial. The more you share with others, the more they will b... More

E-supply chain reveals how compaies can form the necessary business alliances to combine two of the most versatile and effective business tools of the new century : the power of supply chain and the Internet. The authors detail how the e-supply chain network evolves to become a global "value chain c... More

There are rules and procedures in every company. There are policies that have evolved over time and May, or may not, be written. There are practices and precedents that may be tested in court. These are all good reasons for developing an HR Manual (some might call it an Employee Handbook), but the m... More

Are You Ready for the Network Equivalent of Guerrilla Warfare?Instant Messaging (IM) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) applications are taking over the workplace as P2P transfers now account for 70% of all Internet traffic and more than 50% of corporate workstations are running an IM application. IT profession... More

Change is ever present part of most lives today and will likely remain a factor from on for most people. Whether it is a matter of facing a personal transition such as a change of career, a return to work, or even retirement or if it is an organizational change like downsizing, merger, or reorganiza... More

The workforce today is made up of more diverse groups than ever before. With so many applicants to choose from, hiring managers are challenged to select the best people for their job openings. The hiring process, however, has remained essentially the same-usually, a vacancy notice is sent out, poten... More

Although the advances of technology have both complicated and simplified the task of the technical speaker, you must still remember that great speakers are 'made, not born. Learning to be a better speaker is similar to learning any activity. Before becoming comfortable as a speaker you need to learn... More

Almost every business now needs to evaluate the security of its network. Currently the majority of companies pay up to $50,000 for a consultant to review their security systems. There is a growing movement to bring assessment in-house. But, IT staff needs to know how to perform the assessments. Insi... More

An Introduction to Neural Networks falls into a new ecological niche for texts. Based on notes that have been class-tested for more than a decade, it is aimed at cognitive science and neuroscience students who need to understand brain function in terms of computational modeling and at engineers who ... More