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By Toni Turner. 2005
Short-Term Trading in the New Stock Market by Toni Turner is an essential guide for every money-minded trader. In an…
uncertain market, can traders and investors find profits in short-term stock movements?Bestselling author and trader Toni Turner teaches readers the techniques and strategies needed to trade in today's up-and-down stock market. The book begins with "Seven Steps to Trading Success," which outlines the logistics needed to establish a trading career. In an upbeat, clear, and lively style, Short-Term Trading in the New Stock Market covers: *The Seven Steps to Trading Success*What the new stock market looks like*How to lower risks and increase gains*How to formulate your own trading business plan*How to analyze market cycles and find profit opportunities*Key Charting fundamentals that reveal buy and sell signals using Trends and Trendlines, Candlesticks, Volume, Momentum Indicators, and other tools for success*Swing Trading, Position Trading, and Selling Short*Introduction to E-mini trading and Forex markets* "Center Points" to find balance and calm in a fast-moving marketBy Ryan Dezember. 2020
Winner of the Bruss Real Estate Book AwardHis assignment was to write about a real-estate frenzy lighting up the Redneck…
Riviera. So Ryan Dezember settled in and bought a home nearby himself. Then the market crashed, and he became one of the millions of Americans who suddenly owed more on their homes than they were worth. A flood of foreclosures made it impossible to sell. It didn't help that his quaint neighborhood fell into disrepair and drug-induced despair. He had no choice but to become a reluctant and wildly unprofitable landlord to move on. Meanwhile, his reporting showed how the speculative mania that caused the crash opened the U.S. housing market to a much larger breed of investors. In this deeply personal story, Dezember shows how decisions on Wall Street and in Washington played out on his street in a corner of the Sunbelt that was convulsed by the foreclosure crisis. Readers will witness the housing market collapse from Dezember’s perch as a newspaper reporter. First he’s in the boom-to-bust South where a hot-air balloonist named Bob Shallow becomes one of the world’s top selling real-estate agents arranging condo flips, developers flop in spectacular fashion and the law catches up with a beach-town mayor on the take. Later he’s in New York, among financiers like Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman who are building rental empires out of foreclosures, staking claim to the bastion of middle-class wealth: the single-family home. Through it all, Dezember is an underwater homeowner caught up in the mess.A cautionary tale of Wall Street's push to turn homes into assets, Underwater is a powerful, incisive story that chronicles the crash and its aftermath from a fresh perspective—the forgotten, middle-class homeowner.By Patricia Pulliam Phillips, Jack J. Phillips, Klaas Toes. 2024
The third edition of this bestselling book guides you through a proven, results-based approach to calculating the return on investment…
in training and performance improvement programs. The ROI Methodology described in the book has evolved into the most used evaluation system in the world.Patricia Pulliam Phillips, Jack J. Phillips, and Klaas Toes present the ROI Methodology, a user-friendly approach to showing and proving the value of programs, projects, and initiatives. Based on over 40 years of development and refinement, it is a process that meets the demands currently facing training and performance improvement functions. This third edition includes chapters thoroughly detailing the application of the ROI Methodology and new and innovative developments. The book provides examples, case studies and worksheets, and solutions to implementation issues. A case study spans the book and takes the reader through each part of the ROI Methodology. Readers can work through the case, step-by-step, exploring the issues uncovered in the chapter and learn how to apply the process in their own organizations. This book continues to be a primary reference for learning how to utilize ROI to show the contribution of training, education, learning systems, performance improvement, human resources, and change initiatives throughout organizations.Proven to work as a guide for practitioners, managers, and leaders, the book is also ideal for students of learning and development and performance improvement at graduate and postgraduate levels and individuals involved in executive and professional development programs. A complimentary 500-page book with 25 detailed case studies is available to book purchasers. See the offer on page 384 at the back of the book.By Paolo Boccardelli, Federica Brunetta. 2024
Managers are facing unprecedented complexity, volatility, and ambiguity, quickly adapting their decision-making, leadership, vision, and strategies. Megatrends and forces of…
change have profound implications for business models, processes, and organizational structures, calling into question current paradigms and designing future change. Additionally, unprecedented disruptions, unforecastable in their nature, have increased the need for resilience and strategic flexibility.The book aims at tackling the potential interrelations among environmental transformations, strategic decisions, and leadership to better understand the role of external and internal factors on the effectiveness of managers. The book defines “change”: its extent, nature, and characteristics. Then, it focuses on decision-making, the role of potential cognitive biases, and how the interaction with the perception of determined environmental events affects the way in which decision-makers decide to implement specific strategies. Finally, in the light of waves of strategic change, it reviews theories on leadership and transformation by looking at the role and traits of leaders.Since environmental transformations have the potential to “disrupt” not only strategies but also decision-making processes and leadership, the book provides a review on the issue and propose an integrative framework which can be useful for both scholars and managers, especially in the fields of decision-making and strategy.By Tadeusz A. Grzeszczyk. 2024
Although some people had doubts about the usefulness of such solutions in the past, artificial intelligence (AI) plays a growing…
role in modern business. It can be expected that the interest in it will also lead to an increase in support for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of projects. In particular, the proper functioning of multifaceted evaluation methods has a crucial impact on the appropriate planning and execution of various projects, as well as the effective achievement of the organization’s goals. This book offers a presentation of the complex problems and challenges related to the development of AI in project management, proposes an integrated approach to knowledge-based evaluation, and indicates the possibilities of improving professional practical knowledge in this field.The unique contribution of this book is to draw attention to the possibilities resulting from conducting transdisciplinary research and drawing on the rich achievements in the field of research development on knowledge-based systems that can be used to holistically support the processes of planning, evaluation, and project management. The concept of the integrated approach to knowledge-based evaluation is presented and developed as a result of drawing inspiration mainly from the systems approach, generative AI, and selected mathematical models.Presented in a highly accessible manner, the book discusses mathematical tools in a simple way, which enables understanding of the content by readers across broad subject areas who may be not only participants in specialist training and university students but also practitioners, consultants, or evaluators. This book will be a valuable resource for academics and upper-level students, in particular, across project management-related fields, and of great interest to all those looking to understand the challenges and effectiveness of AI in business.By Francesco De Pascalis, Alan Brener. 2024
Open banking ends the proprietary control of customer information by banks and allows customers to share their banking financial data…
with third parties as a matter of right. It can also permit customers to allow others to remove funds directly from their bank accounts in return for goods and services. All of this is done securely with standardised ‘application programming interfaces’ (APIs). Open banking has developed in different ways and with different objectives across the globe. Open Banking: Global Development and Regulation examines the empowering and enabling regulations that facilitate all of this.This book compares a number of different open banking national strategies. These range from the focus of the UK and EU on enhanced competition to the more collaborative approaches in many East Asian jurisdictions. It also looks at the use of open banking for socio-economic purpose in Brazil and India. Here open banking forms part of a wider government programme to increase financial inclusion coupled with encouraging economic growth.This text will be valuable for fintech companies, policymakers and financial services regulators Its overarching aim is to demonstrate the possibilities and challenges of open banking and how it is changing lives across the world.By J O Onyemelukwe. 1984
First published in 1984, Industrialization in West Africa is an authoritative text on the industrial development efforts, spatial characteristics and…
related problems of countries comprising the West African region. The book commences with a detailed description of the political and economic background against which the slow and unsteady pace of industrialization in each country can be appreciated. The analysis outlines the resource potential and historical evolution and structural characteristics of modern manufacturing in the region. The final section assesses the spatial characteristics of West African industrialization, the major problems inhibiting industrial development and frustrating efforts towards economic independence by each country. In conclusion the author considers remedial policy options open to West African countries, both individually and in a common market framework. This book is a valuable source material for all students of social science, geography, economics and regional planning.By Karen Plunkett-Powell. 1999
Remembering Woolworth's brings back to life all the nostalgia and magic of the famous five-and-dime that captured the hearts of…
Americans for over a centuryMillions of Americans have fond memories of shopping at Woolworth's, wandering the aisles in search of a humble spool of Woolco thread, festive Christmas decorations, a goldfish or parakeet, or a blue bottle of Evening in Paris perfume. And who could forget the special treat of a grilled-cheese sandwich or ice-cream sundae at the famous lunch counter?These and countless other memories are celebrated in Karen Plunkett-Powell's Remembering Woolworth's. Packed with photos, first-hand remembrances, vivid anecdotes, and a lively, well-researched narrative, the book tells the story of how a poor potato farmer named Frank Woolworth created a merchandising empire that touched the lives of Americans in small towns, big cities, and everywhere in between. Chapters cover the store's humble beginnings, surviving the Great Depression, the civil rights sit-ins, Woolworth's around the globe, the popularity of Woolworth's collectibles, and much more.By Jim Rogers, Stephen P. Williams. 2015
1.2 billion people on Earth still don't have electricity. Even where cell phones are now common, like sub-Saharan Africa and…
parts of India, villagers still walk miles to charge them. But new large-scale, sustainable solutions will not only usher in a new era of light, but be an important first step in lifting people from poverty and putting them on a road of sustainable economic development. Also, a unique, transforming opportunity for Western thinkers and practitioners will be created. These areas have largely skipped the analog stage of power development, and have moved straight from the middle ages to the digital age. They are not encumbered by existing infrastructure, dependence on fossil fuels, or too many outdated laws and regulations. An ideal innovation incubator, the developing world might just be the best way to make progress on our own energy issues at home.Jim Rogers is leading a grand collaborative effort to bring sustainable, clean electrical power to everyone who lacks it. This reverse engineering, he contends, could solve the energy crises of America and Europe, while also making the world a cleaner, smarter place. But it won't be easy. In Lighting the World, Rogers details the bold thinking, international cooperation, and political will required to illuminate the future for everyone.Despite the conventional wisdom that affordable housing, either in the form of homeownership or through access to rental units, has…
beneficial effects for households, society, and the economy more broadly, there is a noteworthy lack of empirical studies of housing development and construction companies or building societies that actively work to supply this asset class in the economy. There are several reasons for this condition, including the “thin market” for such business activities. This book offers a case study that includes two Swedish housing development companies that have targeted a market niche for affordable homes that few other companies and market actors are concerned with.One company is part of a major construction company conglomerate which produces prefabricated housing modules to better serve the low-end niche of the housing market. The other company is a municipality-owned housing development company that acts on the basis of market practices and rules but that also on policymakers’ stated ambition to provide affordable homes for the residents in the municipality, the largest municipality in a major Swedish metropolitan area. Taken together, the study of these two companies provides first-hand insights into how the production of affordable homes takes place in a real-world economy.The book is of relevance for a variety of readers, including graduate students, management scholars, policymakers, and management consultants.By Sebastian Bobowski. 2024
This book argues that a resilient region should act reactively and proactively in the face of shocks and disruptions and…
asserts that the institutionalization of regional cooperation may be the answer to development challenges in times of uncertainty and instability.It considers regional, transregional, and subregional cooperation initiatives for building regional resilience and critically examines a broad spectrum of issues, such as international security and trade, economic development, value chains in production, and social welfare. Adopting the concept of resilience allows for a holistic, dynamic, and systematic approach to the studies on the regional process of institutionalization, responsiveness, and adaptability to challenging circumstances. The economic and social indicators of the countries in the region are examined alongside an analysis of the regional institutional architecture.The reader is acquainted with the essence of resilience concerning each category of challenges and the mechanisms of its achievement and strengthening through regional integration. The interdisciplinary character of the book makes it suitable for usage not only by economists but also by lawyers. As such, the book will be helpful to scholars and students of international economics, international security, and policymakers.The problems of inflation, unemployment and economic stagnation are shared by all industrialised countries, but government response to them varies…
from state to state. This book, originally published in 1984, examines the effect of the recession of the 1980s on policy-making and policy content in Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden. The author identifies the particular problems that face each country and explains why certain policies were adopted and how recession influenced policy-making. Through comparative analysis, the book shows how each government’s policy-making processes responded to the economic and social pressures created by a crisis in the world economyBy Bev Saunder, Yvonne Mackey. 2022
Target exam success with My Revision Notes. Our updated approach to revision will help youlearn, practise and apply your skills…
and understanding. Coverage of key content is combinedwith practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide you can rely on tobuild both knowledge and confidence.My Revision Notes: WJEC Level 1/2 Vocational Award in Hospitality and Catering helps all students:- Develop subject knowledge by making links between topics for more in-depth exam answers- Plan and manage revision with our topic-by-topic planner and exam breakdown introduction- Build quick recall with bullet-pointed summaries at the end of each chapter- Understand key terms needed for the exam with user-friendly definitions and a glossary- Avoid common mistakes and enhance exam answers with exam tips- Improve subject-specific skills with an exam skills checkbox at the end of each chapter- Practise and apply skills and knowledge with Exam-style questions and frequent Now test yourself questions, and answer guidance onlineBy Jessica Williamson. 2024
This book is for you: the big dreamer, the one who never takes no for an answer, and who always…
knows how to find a way to MAKE IT HAPPEN! If you were looking for a sign to shake things up and step into that person capable of wild success in business and life (more than you already have) then – THIS IS IT! Award-winning, serial entrepreneur, Jessica Williamson, scaled 5 businesses by the age of 25, and she&’s here to challenge your thinking, push you out of your comfort zone and turn seemingly impossible business dreams into tangible success. It's not your typical success story; Jessica made it happen against all odds, and now she's revealing how you can too, diving deep into the mindset and practical growth strategies of a powerhouse entrepreneur. And that means … • Unlock your unstoppable mindset & overcome self-sabotage for good. • Redefine your version of SUCCESS, where there are no limits to what you can achieve. • Develop a money-making mindset and learn practical profit-planning tools so you can be in control of your wealth • Build the deepest SELF-TRUST that when people say &“no&”, you say &“Just watch me&” • Learn how to build momentum in your business even when it doesn&’t feel like there is any. • Connecting with your shadow self and overcome your limiting beliefs for unstoppable growth and success This no-BS, humorous, practical guide (with a touch of tough love) is packed with relatable stories, actionable advice, and mindset hacks, designed to challenge your conventional thinking. Get ready to defy limits, crush doubts and make a bigger impact—all while staying true to yourself. &‘I&’m going to level with you. We don&’t have time to pick apart 108,000 reasons &“why not&”. In this book, I&’m going to give you a massive kick up the butt and remind you, through the lessons and advice and practical tools and tips, that anything is possible for you … I want you to know that you can create the life of your wildest freaking dreams!&’ - JWPraise for Jessica'A must-read if you want to level up in business and in life. Jess injects her infectious energy and make-anything-happen optimism into every page of this book, which is packed with actionable tips, hard-won advice and proven strategies.' - LISA MESSENGER 'Jess doesn&’t hold back and will have you believing absolutely anything is possible! This is the book every entrepreneur needs, I can guarantee even the most seasoned go-getters will come away with a new perspective on life and business. Jess is the kind of person that just makes things happen and is a force to be reckoned with. She shares her unique perspectives and daring stories of creating major success against all odds. There are a tonne of tangible strategies and mindset tools to unlock the power you already have within you and skyrocket toward your goals, regardless of how illogical they may seem, Jess proves you really can have it all and more.' - SARAH DAVIDSON 'Jess's practical advice about making your dreams a reality are perfect for anyone getting started in business and for seasoned entrepreneurs too.' - KERRIE HESS 'Jess is magnificent, she inspires me so much. This book is so powerful no matter where you are on your entrepreneurial journey. She was always a step ahead of everyone else with the businesses she has built. I love her forward-thinking. Jess is the person who&’s willing to take the risk and put herself out there to experience the hard lessons and then share it with others to learn from her journey.'- HEIDI ANDERSONBy Klaus-Dieter Gronwald. 2024
Dieses Lehrbuch betrachtet Data Management als interdisziplinäres Konzept mit Fokus auf den Zielen datengetriebener Unternehmen. Im Zentrum steht die interaktive Entwicklung eines Unternehmensdatenmodells für ein virtuelles…
Unternehmen mit Unterstützung eines online Learning Games unter Einbeziehung der Aufgaben, Ziele und Grundsätze des Data Managements, typischer Data-Management-Komponenten und Frameworks wie Datenmodellierung und Design, Metadaten Management, Data Architecture, und Data Governance, und verknüpft diese mit datengetriebenen Anwendungen wie Business Warehousing, Big Data, In-Memory Data Management, und Machine Learning im Data Management Kontext.Das Buch dient als Lehrbuch für Studierende der Informatik, der Wirtschaft und der Wirtschaftsinformatik an Universitäten, Hochschulen und Fachschulen und zur industriellen Aus- und Weiterbildung.By Shige Makino, Yasuro Uchida, Tamiko Kasahara. 2024
The purpose of this book is to highlight how current successful Japanese multinational enterprises (MNEs) and companies have changed their…
business or business models in the past three decades. Japanese MNEs received a lot of attention from academia and industry during the 1980s and the early 1990s, and their factors for success have been compared with those of Western MNEs. Unfortunately, following the collapse of the “bubble economy” in the early 1990s, international business researchers and practitioners’ attention has turned away from Japan and its MNEs to emerging markets, notably the rapidly growing China.Japanese MNEs have faced the mature domestic economy and also have had to overcome many new challenges in the twenty-first century, such as rapid aging, depopulation, and response to new technologies. Japanese MNEs and companies today are being forced to respond to new business environments never seen in the past. The prerequisites for business activities have significantly changed from those of former Japanese companies and their management practices. Even in such a difficult situation, however, many Japanese MNEs and emerging companies have achieved steady growth and have succeeded by changing their business models. This book provides the reader with new directions for research and lessons by analyzing the challenges of Japanese multinational enterprises and emerging companies. The redirection of attention is expected to have a positive impact on the field of international business study and practice.This book addresses how people and organisations sometimes respond to uncertainty in making decisions. Those decisions are rooted in beliefs…
and behaviours that are not always rational, especially in response to perceived randomness, chaos and unexpected circumstances. The author uses a transdisciplinary approach to the study of superstition in the context of business and management, taking care to acknowledge that what is regarded as superstition to one person may well be constructed as a spiritual belief by another. Respect and sensitivity in explicating individual and social constructions of spirituality is a core value in structuring the narrative of the text. The work also explores the interwoven relationships amongst superstition, religion, spirituality and empiricism and how cultural, political, economic and environmental factors are likely to influence organisations and those who are employed by them. Further, it examines the influence of beliefs related to topics such as feng shui, astrology, phrenology and the I Ching in recruitment. This comprehensive treatment of the role of superstition in business will advance the scholarly conversation on uncertainty in decision making. It points to the power of belief that defies empirical validation and how it can be used in a variety of contexts, such as the marketing of products and images to manipulate unwary consumers or inhibit the implementation of health advice in times of COVID-19.Die Digitalisierung und Entwicklungen im Gebiet der künstlichen Intelligenz haben in den letzten Jahren erhebliche Veränderungen in der Gesellschaft und…
der Unternehmenspraxis hervorgerufen. Aufkommende Technologien in den Feldern Big Data und Advanced Analytics werden auch im Controlling zunehmend diskutiert oder bereits eingesetzt. Dabei befinden sich der Wissensstand, inwieweit Big Data und Advanced Analytics das Controlling beeinflussen und verändern können, und die praktische Anwendung noch in einem frühen Stadium. Diese Arbeit befasst sich deshalb mit der Untersuchung der möglichen Auswirkungen von Big Data und Advanced Analytics im Controlling. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden die Einflüsse dieser digitalen Trends auf den Informationsversorgungsprozess des Controllings, auf die Erfüllung Controlling-spezifischer Anforderungen an Informationen und auf das Forecasting, die Budgetierung und die strategische Planung analysiert. Ferner werden praxisrelevante Herausforderungen, Grenzen und Risiken bei der Implementierung und Nutzung identifiziert sowie Implikationen zu deren Umgang zur Ausschöpfung der Potenziale abgeleitet.By Maja Apelt, Veronika Tacke. 2023
Die Organisationssoziologie ist es gewohnt, ihren Gegenstand anhand eines allgemeinen Begriffs der Organisation zu beschreiben. Zwangsläufig aber hat sie es…
stets mit besonderen Typen der Organisation zu tun, seien es Unternehmen, Universitäten, Verwaltungen, Kirchen, Parteien, Schulen, Krankenhäuser, Wohlfahrts- oder Protestorganisationen. Auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen der typologischen Generalisierung tragen die Beiträge des Handbuchs das Wissen über eine Vielfalt moderner Organisationen zusammen, ohne dabei grundsätzliche Fragen der einheitlichen Typologiebildung aus dem Blick zu verlieren.By Jan N. Tockloth. 2024
Lokale Energiemärkte können zukünftig eine der zentralen Maßnahmen der Energiewende sein, sind bisher jedoch kaum verbreitet. Durch die Einbindung einer…
Vielzahl von Letztverbrauchern in den Energiehandel, sind lokale Energiemärkte in der Lage, die Akzeptanz der Bevölkerung gegenüber der Energiewende zu steigern und somit die Transformation der Energiesysteme zu beschleunigen. Dieses Buch definiert erstmals die verschiedenen Arten lokaler Energiemärkte, grenzt andere Marktkonzepte ab und unterscheidet dabei zwischen verschiedenen Energieformen. Bestehende Konzepte für Peer-to-Peer Märkte, Community Self Consumption Märkte und lokale Systemdienstleistungsmärkte werden analysiert und darauf aufbauend Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten zukünftiger Marktkonzepte identifiziert. Mithilfe des entwickelten Energiemarkt Reengineering Frameworks können lokale Energiemärkte nach einem Baukastenprinzip konzeptioniert werden. In einem nachgelagerten Schritt können die Konzepte auf verbleibende technischeund rechtliche Hürden untersucht werden. Jan N. Tockloth stellt ein umfangreiches Werk zur Verfügung, das einen niederschwelligen Einstieg in lokale Energiemärkte ermöglicht und diese im energiewirtschaftlichen Kontext einordnet. Die detaillierten Inhalte und entwickelten Methoden bieten gleichzeitig einen praktischen Nutzen für Leserinnen und Leser aus den Bereichen Forschung, Energiewirtschaft und Politik.