UNDERSTANDING BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BOOK REVIEW Predictably Irrational The hidden forces that shape our decision -Dan Ariely Reviewed by: Sanila Pradhan 11TH June‚ 2013 Predictably Irrational: The hidden forces that shape our decisions‚ by Dan Ariely. Harpercollins‚ 2009. Reviewed by Sanila Pradhan. ‘Predictably Irrational” was a very enjoyable read for me. The title of the book is very appealing therefore‚ I decided to read this book. The title of the book points its finger towards us. Standard
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Book Review The Bureaucracy in the Philippines Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz ------------------------------------------------- Institute of Public Administration: University of the Philippines‚ 1957. 268 pp. This book is about the administrative history of the bureaucracy in the Philippines. It spans from the 1560’s when Spain undertook to administer the affairs of the natives of the archipelago to the 1950’s when the Filipinos assumed the responsibility of self-government. The author presented the significant
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conducted and come out with scientific conclusion in the subject of discourse or the subjection of investigation. The book‚ give lucidity foundation in the process of carrying out a scientific investigation in political science and other related social science field. We are ask to review from chapter 1-6‚ therefore the book will be reviewed chapter by chapter considering each chapter under review to appreciate the good works and criticize where the authors could not provide a clear understanding or where
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BOOK REVIEW OF THE CHANGE MONSTER THE HUMAN FORCES THAT FUEL OR FOIL CORPORATE TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE AUTHOR: JEANIE DANIEL DUCK By: Rhonda Johnson MANAGEMENT 4426/G Spring 2007 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Jeanie Duck‚ author of The Change Monster proposes a plan‚ which she calls the Change Curve‚ to deal with the emotional dynamics humans face when confronted with a major change. The Change Curve was developed by Ms. Duck after years of experiences dealing with
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Penguin Group‚ 2003. In the start of the fifth book‚ Herodotus tells of the beginning wars between the Persians and the Greeks. The reader can find Herodotus to be somewhat messy with his writing in the beginning of this book because it gets confusing. Herodotus seems to favor Histiaeus of Miletus by calling him kind and honorable. One of Herodotus’ main themes is the Persians conquest and we learn of how the govern and take over land. Later in the book‚ Herodotus explains how the Greeks revolt
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"Beware of the Fish" by Gordan Korman: A Review ’Beware The Fish’ is one of the funniest books I have ever read in my life. It is about two boys named Bruno and Boots who go to a boarding school called ’Macdonald Hall’. Their headmaster is a grim man named Mr. Sturgeon(a.k.a ’The Fish’. A sturgeon is a kind of fish.) It all started when Elmer Drimsdale‚ school genius invented somethingthat is sort of like a television broadcaster. He didn’t know it really worked!!!! When Bruno and Boots found
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There are numerous books that depict the lives of wage-earning women in Canada; however works on self-employed women are uncommon. The Business of Women- Marriage‚ Family‚ and Entrepreneurship in British Columbia‚ 1901-1951‚ was written by Melanie Buddle in 2010‚ under UBC Press. In The Business of Women‚ Buddle attempts to highlight the key features of entrepreneurial women in the 1900’s in Western Canada‚ exploring how and why women entered the business world. In this book‚ Buddle examines case
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Even though the book was interesting and entertaining‚ I dislike some features of the book. On a scale of 1-10‚ I would rate the book 4 stars because the story includes themes on violence‚ lack of equality‚ and even the corrupt use of power. First of all‚ brutality is portrayed by Napoleon because he requires innocent animals and even his rivals to confess their crimes and be murdered publicly. For example‚ according to Animal Farm‚ the text states‚ "Immediately the dogs bounded forward‚ seized
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BOOK REVIEW: ASSESSMENT IN THE CLASSROOM Pagkalinawan‚ Kathleen Iza B. December 4‚ 2010 “Assessment in the Classroom” was written by Annie Ward and Mildred-Murray Ward for Wadsworth Publishing Company in 1999. The book with its immaculate layout is intended to be used by students in an introductory course in educational measurement or as foundation for in-service training programs. The focus of the book is on classroom assessment and the text is written specifically to address classroom
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Everyone has heard the saying that winning is not everything. In Suzanne Collin’s bestseller‚ The Hunger Games‚ it redefines that saying. In the novel‚ North America has been through some apocalyptic disasters and is known as Panam with twelve districts that are ruled by the Capitol. Each year the Hunger Games are held as a reminder of the bleak past and that the Capitol is still in control of the citizens of Panam. One girl and one boy between the ages twelve and eighteen from each district are
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