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Adaptive Business Intelligence
Includes elements of data mining, predictive modeling, forecasting, optimization, and adaptability. This book explains the science and application of numerous prediction and optimization techniques. It is suitable for business and IT managers who make decisions in complex industrial and service environments.
Adaptive Security Management Architecture
To take the next step in information security, "Security Services Management" provides a comprehensive approach to managing people, process, and technology through the sound application of metrics. This book demonstrates how to develop a balanced strategy for meeting security challenges and enhancing the business in addressing threats and compliance. Describing how the different facets of a secure IT system are related, it integrates IT security with business, using managerial measures of performance such as balanced scorecards and applying business risk analysis. The text also focuses on customer satisfaction to stress the importance of IT as a part of business rather than as a separate entity.
ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific
Bribery is bad for business, so why do businesses continue to bribe? What roles do business, government, and civil society have in the fight against corruption - and notably in the fight against bribery in business? The6th Regional Anti-Corruption Conference for Asia and the Pacific gathered experts from countries and jurisdictions of Asia and the Pacific, OECD member countries, leading enterprises and businesses associations, civil society, and development partners to respond to these questions and to share their experiences in fighting bribery in business. The conference, organized by the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific in late November 2008, explored (i) possible drivers and incentives for anti-corruption reform; (ii) the role of criminal law standards and corporate compliance mechanisms; (iii) the risks and countermeasures against private-to-private corruption; (iv) preventing and managing conflicts of interest; (v) international initiatives to counter bribery; (vi) how development partners can become involved in the fight against bribery and corruption. This book presents the proceedings of the conference.
Addressing Domestic Violence in the Workplace
The overwhelming occurrence of domestic violence in our society makes it more than likely there are—or will soon be—victims in your workplace. This timely book will help you recognize, respond to and prevent domestic violence and reduce your direct liability as an employer. Written by a domestic violence specialist, the book’s 10 chapters provide valuable insight into the complexities of dealing with domestic violence in business. It is recommended reading for human resource professionals, managers, and business owners who want to prevent an incident through policy and program development or be ready to intervene in case of a crisis. It is also a critical resource for domestic violence advocates, employment law attorneys, security personnel, and occupational health professionals. Highlighting cases of actual incidents of workplace violence, Counting the Cost is a comprehensive resource that will help you: Recognize the warning signs of domestic violence; Handle legal issues; Develop appropriate policies; Understand the impact of domestic violence on business; Know what to do if the batterer is an employee; Communicate with victims; Make your entire workplace more secure; Train employees on domestic violence protocol; With Counting the Cost as your guide, you can overcome any reluctance to get involved in such “personal matters,” save valuable employees from termination, and gain—in return—years of loyal and dedicated service.
Adequate Decision Rules for Portfolio Choice Problems
The author presents the theory of portfolio choice from a new perspective, recommending decision rules that have advantages over those currently used in theory and practice.Portfolio choice theory relies on expected values. Goodall argues that this dependence has a historical basis and argues that current decision rules are inadequate for most portfolio choice situations. Drawing on econometric solutions proposed for the problem of forecasting outcomes of a chance experiment, the author defines adequacy criteria, and proposes adequate decision rules for a variety of situations.Goodall's theory combines the problems of prediction and choice, and formulates solutions based on cost functions that fit the underlying decision situation.
Administrative Assistant's and Secretary's Handbook
Between coordinating meetings, making travel arrangements, and running the phone lines, being a professional administrative assistant requires an astonishing and varied range of skills involving interpersonal communication, written presentations, and organizational ability. Written in a down-to-earth style, Administrative Assistant’s and Secretary’s Handbook provides readers with information on subjects including record keeping, telephone usage, office machines, mail, business letters, and computer software skills. Now in its third edition, the book has been completely revised with expanded coverage of topics including electronic records management, interpersonal and communication skills, troubleshooting computer problems, time and stress management, customer service, event planning, web conferencing, math for office professionals, office management and supervision, transcription, and much more. Comprehensive and completely up-to-date, this is the book every administrative professional should own.
AdValue
Advalue is organised into four sections, according to where the advertising effect is to be seen: * Company value effects * Business performance effects * Customer effects * Brand effects In addition, there is a brief introductory section and each chapter is prefaced by a short executive summary describing 'the argument in brief'. The individual authors are leading experts in their fields drawn from the advertising industry, the client community and the academic world. The book is aimed both at an advertising audience and at a general business audience - spanning from Finance to Marketing - who need to tie advertising spend to tangible outcomes. * Based on key reports from the IPA and leading advertising experts. * Offers the first comprehensive and coherent quantitative approach to gauging advertising performance. * Suitable for both an advertising and a general business audience
Advanced Computer-Aided Fixture Design
Fixtures--the component or assembly that holds a part undergoing machining--must be designed to fit the shape of that part and the type of machining being done. This book discusses the fundamentals of Computer-Aided Fixture Design (CAFD) techniques and covers fixture planning, fixture design (both modular and dedicated fixtures), fixture design verifications, and the overall integration with CAD/CAM. The book shows how CAFD may lead to a significant reduction of product and process development time and production cost, and how CAFD can increase quality assurance through simulation and science-based technical specification and cost estimation in business quoting, especially in current supplier-based manufacturing. It also provides case study examples. * This book provides a total solution of CAFD, including planning, design, and design verification * Practical and comprehensive theoretical analysis of fixturing from real industrial application projects * Introduces the integration of fixture design and analysis with CAD/CAM so that detailed geometric information can be processed and complex fixture designs can be designed and analyzed
Advanced Fixed Income Analysis
This book is aimed at experienced practitioners in the corporate bond markets and is a specialised text for investors and traders. The author relates from both personal experience as well as his own research to bring together subjects of practical importance to bond market practitioners. He introduces the latest techniques used for analysis and interpretation, including: Relative value trading Approaches to trading and hedging Dynamic analysis of spot and forward rates Interest rate modelling Fitting the yield curve Analysing the long bond yield Index-linked bond analytics Corporate bond defaults * Aspects of advanced analysis for experienced bond market practitioners * Complex topics described in an accessible style * Brings together a wide range of topics in one volume
Advanced Materials Science & Technology in China
As one of the eighteen field-specific reports comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this sub-report addresses long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of advanced materials science. They each craft a roadmap for their sphere of development to 2050. In their entirety, the general and sub-group reports analyze the evolution and laws governing the development of science and technology, describe the decisive impact of science and technology on the modernization process, predict that the world is on the eve of an impending S&T revolution, and call for China to be fully prepared for this new round of S&T advancement. Based on the detailed study of the demands on S&T innovation in China's modernization, the reports draw a framework for eight basic and strategic systems of socio-economic development with the support of science and technology, work out China's S&T roadmaps for the relevant eight basic and strategic systems in line with China's reality, further detail S&T initiatives of strategic importance to China's modernization, and provide S&T decision-makers with comprehensive consultations for the development of S&T innovation consistent with China's reality. Supported by illustrations and tables of data, the reports provide researchers, government officials and entrepreneurs with guidance concerning research directions, the planning process, and investment. Founded in 1949, the Chinese Academy of Sciences is the nation's highest academic institution in natural sciences. Its major responsibilities are to conduct research in basic and technological sciences, to undertake nationwide integrated surveys on natural resources and ecological environment, to provide the country with scientific data and consultations for government's decision-making, to undertake government-assigned projects with regard to key S&T problems in the process of socio-economic development, to initiate personnel training, and to promote China's high-tech enterprises through its active engagement in these areas.
Advanced Option Pricing Models
Advanced Option Pricing Models details specific conditions. under which current option pricing models fail to provide. accurate price estimates and then shows option traders how to. construct improved models for better pricing in a wider range. of market conditions. Model-building steps cover options pricing. under conditional or marginal distributions, using polynomial. approximations and “curve fitting,” and compensating for. mean reversion. The authors also develop effective prototype. models that can be put to immediate use, with real-time examples. of the models in action.
Advanced Selling For Dummies
Advanced Selling For Dummies® is a terrific resource that can energize your business performance and boost your bottom line. An excellent guide for both seasoned salespeople who want to take their productivity to the next level and small- and large-business entrepreneurs who are missing the advanced selling strategies that they really need to generate business and revenue. This book is packed with practical advice on how to boost sales, productivity and profits through the full-court-press approach to marketing and sales. Unlike other books that claim to reveal the "secret" to selling, Advanced Selling For Dummies is based on the premise that no single secret exists. You need a positive attitude, a strong work ethic, a creative mind, and the "sticktoitism" to survive and thrive in today's competitive marketplace. In the book, Ralph R. Roberts and a select group of the top sales people and trainers across the country give readers the necessary tools to become top-producers. Stressing the importance of focusing on your innate skill sets and creating a distinctive brand for yourself, Advanced Selling For Dummies teaches the tricks and habits that can benefit you both in your professional and personal life--things like: · Believing in and motivating yourself · Planning the work and then working the plan · Techniques for honing your sales skills · Hour of Power-100 phone calls, one hour a day · Personal branding through shameless self-promotion · Credibility building through websites, blogging, and social media · Personal partnering for inspiration and accountability · Tapping the un-served and under-served multicultural marketplace · Embracing change and taking risks · Implementing the latest productivity-boosting technologies · Hiring an assistant so you can pursue your passions · Tapping the power of R-Commerce (Relationship-Commerce Roberts also tackles the process of running a sales operation, which requires deft maneuvering. Here, you'll learn to create solid partnerships with like-minded, talented people; set the right goals and reward yourself properly when you reach them; embrace change in your industry (and the world at large) to grow your business; create your own USP, a kind of personal resume and mission statement; "seed" your business cards; take a weekly "Hour of Power" to keep in touch with your contacts; and use the latest technology such as the Internet and blogs to grow sales.
Advanced Trading Rules
Advanced Trading Rules is the essential guide to state of the art techniques currently used by the very best financial traders, analysts and fund managers. The editors have brought together the world's leading professional and academic experts to explain how to understand, develop and apply cutting edge trading rules and systems. It is indispensable reading if you are involved in the derivatives, fixed income, foreign exchange and equities markets. 'Advanced Trading Rules' demonstrates how to apply econometrics, computer modelling, technical and quantitative analysis to generate superior returns, showing how you can stay ahead of the curve by finding out why certain methods succeed or fail. Profit from this book by understanding how to use: * stochastic properties of trading strategies * technical indicators * neural networks * genetic algorithms * quantitative techniques * charts Financial markets professionals will discover a wealth of applicable ideas and methods to help them to improve their performance and profits. Students and academics working in this area will also benefit from the rigorous and theoretically sound analysis of this dynamic and exciting area of finance. * The essential guide to state of the art techniques currently used by the very best financial traders, analysts and fund managers * Provides a complete overview of cutting edge financial markets trading rules, including new material on technical analysis and evaluation * Demonstrates how to apply econometrics, computer modeling, technical and quantitative analysis to generate superior returns
Advances in Ad Hoc Networking
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop held in Spain on June 25-27, 2008. The "IFIP" series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of refereed international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the "IFIP" series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing.
Advances in Business and Management Forecasting
Advances in Business and Management Forecasting is a blind refereed serial publication published on an annual basis. The objective of this research annual is to present state-of-the-art studies in the application of forecasting methodologies to such areas as sales, marketing, and strategic decision making. (An accurate, robust forecast is critical to effective decision making.) It is the hope and direction of the research annual to become an applications and practitioner-oriented publication. The topics will normally include sales and marketing, forecasting, new product forecasting, judgmentally-based forecasting, the application of surveys to forecasting, forecasting for strategic business decisions, improvements in forecasting accuracy, and sales response models. It is both the hope and direction of the editorial board to stimulate the interest of the practitioners of forecasting to methods and techniques that are relevant. In Volume 5, there are sections devoted to financial applications of forecasting, as well as demand forecasting. There is, also, a section on general business applications of forecasting, as well as one on forecasting methodologies. *Presents state-of-the-art studies in the application of forecasting methodologies to such areas as sales, marketing, and strategic decision making. *Publishes annually
Advances in Business and Management Forecasting
The topics within Advances in Business and Management Forecasting will normally include sales and marketing, forecasting, new product forecasting, judgmentally-based forecasting, the application of surveys to forecasting, forecasting for strategic business decisions, improvements in forecasting accuracy, and sales response models.
Advances in Business and Management Forecasting, 6
The objective of this research annual is to present state-of-the-art studies in the application of forecasting methodologies to such areas as sales, marketing, and strategic decision making. (An accurate, robust forecast is critical to effective decision making.) The focus of the research annual is applications- and practitioner-oriented. The topics will normally include sales and marketing, forecasting, new product forecasting, judgmentally based forecasting, the application of surveys to forecasting, forecasting for strategic business decisions, improvements in forecasting accuracy, and sales response models. It is the direction of the editorial board to stimulate the interest of the practitioners of forecasting to methods and techniques that are relevant.
Advances in Data Analysis, Data Handling and Business Intelligence
Data Analysis, Data Handling and Business Intelligence are research areas at the intersection of computer science, artificial intelligence, mathematics, and statistics. This work contains the revised versions of selected papers presented during the 32nd Annual Conference of the German Classification Society (Gesellschaft fur Klassifikation (GfKl).