In modern business, the availability of up-to-date and secure information is critical to a company’s competitive edge and marketing drive. Unfortunately, traditional business studies and classical economics are unable to provide the necessary analysis of such contemporary issues as information technology and knowledge management. The Efficient Enterprise: Increased Corporate Success …

Why do revolutions happen?  Decades of social science research have brought us little closer to understanding where, when and among whom they occur.    In this groundbreaking book, Eric Selbin argues that we need to look beyond the economic, political and social structural conditions to the thoughts and feelings of …

The Ultimate Reference & Learning Guide for S A P PM Consultants SAP PM Interview Questions, Answers, and Explanations! It’ s clear that SAP PM is the future for maintenance activity in SAP — but finding resources can be difficult . SAP PM Interview Questions, Answers, and Explanations guides you …

Since 2001 William Germano’s Getting It Published has helped thousands of scholars develop a compelling book proposal, find the right academic publisher, evaluate a contract, handle the review process, and, finally, emerge as published authors. But a lot has changed in the past seven years. With the publishing world both …

A direct approach to business statistics, ordered in a signature step-by-step framework. Business Statistics uses a direct approach that consistently presents concepts and techniques in way that benefits readers of all mathematical backgrounds. This text also contains engaging business examples to show the relevance of business statistics in action. The …

More and more Agile projects are seeking architectural roots as they struggle with complexity and scale – and they’re seeking lightweight ways to do it Still seeking? In this book the authors help you to find your own path Taking cues from Lean development, they can help steer your project toward practices with …

The complete reference guide to the hot technology of cloud computing. Its potential for lowering IT costs makes cloud computing a major force for both IT vendors and users; it is expected to gain momentum rapidly with the launch of Office Web Apps later this year. Because cloud computing involves various …

Building and maintaining a customer-centered enterprise cost-effectively is a hot topic and key business issue. This book provides the definitive work on how to derive return from investment. It shows readers strategies for successful CRM implementation into a company, and how to achieve a good ROI through CRM, and also …

Facebook and Philosophy is an entertaining, multi-faceted exploration of what Facebook means for us and for our relationships. With discussions ranging from the nature of friendship and its relationship to “friending,” to the (debatable) efficacy of “online activism,” this book is the most extensive and systematic attempt to understand Facebook …

This top-selling book has been updated by AutoCAD guru and author Ellen Finkelstein to provide you with the very latest coverage of both AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012. It begins with a Quick Start tutorial, so you start creating right away. From there, the book covers so much in-depth …