The Naked Face Sidney Sheldon To the Women in my life Jorja Mary -andNatalie Chapter One At ten minutes before eleven in the morning‚ the sky exploded into a carnival of white confetti that instantly blanketed the city. The soft snow turned the already frozen streets of Manhattan to grey slush and the icy December wind herded the Christmas shoppers towards the comfort of their apartments and homes. On Lexington Avenue the tall‚ thin man in the yellow rain slicker moved along with
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Brand Management “Without question‚ branding is a complex management area that deserves study from a variety of different perspectives and academic traditions. By providing a multi-disciplinary approach‚ this textbook provides a welcome and invaluable resource for thoughtful students‚ scholars‚ and practitioners who want to fully understand branding and brand management.” Kevin Lane Keller‚ Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth “At last a book that cuts through the clutter about understanding brand
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International Tropical Timber Organization International Trade Centre U N C TA D / W T O International Wooden Furniture Markets A review Geneva 2004 ii ABSTRACT FOR TRADE INFORMATION SERVICES 2005 SITC-821 INT INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANIZATION (ITTO) International wooden furniture markets: A review Geneva: ITC/ITTO‚ 2005. xxxii‚ 233 p. Review of wooden furniture markets in United States‚ Canada‚ China‚ Japan‚ Egypt‚ and selected countries
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ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 597 CASE STUDIES ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 598 ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge specific issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the
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When Cultures Collide: LEADING ACROSS CULTURES Richard D. Lewis Nicholas Brealey International ✦ When Cultures Collide ✦ LEADING A C R O S S C U LT U R E S ✦ When Cultures Collide ✦ LEADING A C R O S S C U LT U R E S A Major New Edition of the Global Guide Richard D. Lewis First published in hardback by Nicholas Brealey Publishing in 1996. This revised edition first published in 2006. 100 City Hall Plaza‚ Suite 501 Boston‚ MA 02108‚ USA Information: 617-523-3801
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P A R T 1 UNDERSTANDING THE WORKPLACE CHAPTER 1 What Is Organizational Behaviour? An organization decides it will hire people with few skills and job experience. What challenges might its managers face? 1 2 3 4 What is organizational behaviour? Isn’t organizational behaviour common sense? Or just like psychology? How does knowing about organizational behaviour make work and life more understandable? What challenges do managers and employees face in the workplace of the twenty-first
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