Manager's Guides to Computing

* Concepts are presented in clear, non-technical jargon. * Presents proven strategies for integrating IT with business strategies to create competitive advantages for organizations. * Current readings and Web links bring basic issues up to date with examples of how successful managers implement IT.... More

Given the pace of technological advances and other workplace changes, it is not enough to hire a person based solely on what you think they can do. Behavioural, objective, fact-based criteria must be developed to increase your change of placing the right person in the right job at the right time. Th... More

Founded during World War II, the CHERUB organization employed children and teens to spy on the German forces. CHERUB still operates in Britain, with more than 250 agents, all under the age of 17. This new series follows the adventures of these young agents. Original.CHERUB agents are all seventeen a... More

This unique reference shows you how to combine the powerful analysis tools of Excel with the structured storage and more powerful querying of Access. It covers everything you need to know, including interfaces, object models, and code. Learn how to crunch and visualize data like never before. Perfec... More

We are confronted by negative people every day. If you are like most people. You may even experience negative thoughts and display negative behaviours yourself. Research has shown that negativity can lead to increased stress and conflict - even serious health problems. Therefore, it is to your advan... More

Competency models have proven to be one of the most cost-effective and quickest ways to put ideas into practice. This book presents a brief but comprehensive overview of competency-based programs and how they can be used to improve the performance of any size organization. Chapters: Building the Fou... More

The buzz on PILOTING PALM "Thorough, intelligent, and inspiring, Piloting Palm tells one of the most remarkable stories in the history of American business-- the birth of the handheld industry. There are important lessons for entrepreneurs and managers in almost every chapter. A fascinating book!" ... More

This book will introduce you to techniques that are familiar, and many that are new. All of them are designed for the uncertainties of today's business environment. The key idea, positive uncertainty, is a concept that assumes change as an element of every decision we make. It calls for us to accept... More

Decision Support System (DSS)/Business Intelligence (BI) is quickly becoming a shared commodity across the organization. It helps decision-makers take better decisions because the decision-makers have more accurate information at their fingertips.The purpose of this book is to introduce the readers ... More

Containing the latest revisions to BS7799 and ISO17799, this book guides business managers through the issues involved in achieving ISO certification in Information Security Management and covers all aspects of data security. ... More

In times of rapid, pervasive change organization need to redefine what they are about constantly and challenge the ways they do business in order to proper. It is no longer possible either for a company to retain the kind of vital, creative people it needs unless it manages to keep its values in lin... More