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  • Designing Freedom

    by Stafford Beer ...
    Series series The CBC Massey Lectures
    Distinguished cyberneticist Stafford Beer states the case for a new science of systems theory and cybernetics. His essays examine such issues as The Real Threat to All We Hold Most Dear, The Discarded Tools of Modern Man, A Liberty Machine in Prototype, Science in the Service of Man, The Future That Can Be Demanded Now, The Free Man in a Cybernetic World.Designing Freedom ponders the possibilities ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality

    by Scott Belsky ...
    How the world's leading innovators push their ideas to fruition again and againEdison famously said that genius is 1 percent inspiration, 99 percent perspiration. Ideas for new businesses, solutions to the world's problems, and artistic breakthroughs are common, but great execution is rare.According to Scott Belsky, the capacity to make ideas happen can be developed by anyone willing to develop ... Read more

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  • The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship

    by William D. Bygrave, Andrew Zacharakis ...
    Series series The Portable MBA Series
    A totally updated and revised new edition of the most comprehensive, reliable guide to modern entrepreneurshipFor years, the Portable MBA series has tracked the core curriculum of leading business schools to teach you everything you need to know about business-without the cost of earning a traditional MBA degree. The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship covers all the ins and outs of entrepreneurship, ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Business Continuity Planning

    A Step-by-Step Guide With Planning Forms

    by Kenneth L. Fulmer ...
    This easy workbook format shows managers new to Business Continuity Planning how to quickly develop a basic plan and keep it updated. If you've been tasked with developing a basic business continuity plan and aren't sure where to start, this workbook with sample forms, checklists, templates, and plans will walk you step-by-step through the process. The book is aimed at single/few location ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Making in America

    From Innovation to Market

    by Suzanne Berger, MIT Task Force on Production in the Inno ...
    How America can rebuild its industrial landscape to sustain an innovative economy.America is the world leader in innovation, but many of the innovative ideas that are hatched in American start-ups, labs, and companies end up going abroad to reach commercial scale. Apple, the superstar of innovation, locates its production in China (yet still reaps most of its profits in the United States). When ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Lobbyists at Work

    by Beth L. Leech ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    "Lobbyists at Work is a must-read for anyone interested in the serious business of government. Leech's probing questions reflect her years of research tracking the real impact of money and influence on policy." —Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. (Chairman, Patton Boggs LLP)Received wisdom has it that lobbyists run the American government on behalf of moneyed interests. But what makes lobbyists run, and how ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • Managing Business Performance

    The Science and The Art

    by Umit S. Bititci ...
    Motivate, engage, and achieve lasting success with more effective performance managementManaging Business Performance offers a unique blueprint for achieving organisational excellence through improved productivity, efficiency, engagement, and morale. With a unique approach that acknowledges the human aspect of performance management, this book combines technical and social know-how to give you a ... Read more

    $63.99 CAD

  • Climate Change and the Law

    Edited by Kati Kulovesi, Michael Mehling, Erkki J. Hollo ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    Climate Change and the Law is the first scholarly effort to systematically address doctrinal issues related to climate law as an emergent legal discipline. It assembles some of the most recognized experts in the field to identify relevant trends and common themes from a variety of geographic and professional perspectives.In a remarkably short time span, climate change has become deeply embedded in ... Read more

    $371.99 CAD

  • Business Essentials for Utility Engineers

    by Richard E. Brown ...
    It is no longer acceptable for utility engineers to make spending decisions solely because they make good engineering sense. In today’s environment, they must also demonstrate solid business acumen and show that recommendations make good business sense. With this goal in mind, Business Essentials for Utility Engineers systematically presents each business topic to arm engineers with the tools and ... Read more

    $242.99 CAD

  • Executive Function: Cognitive Fitness for Business

    by Keiron Sparrowhawk ...
    There is a huge appetite among the thinking professionals for ways to extend their quality and quantity of life through work. We are living longer and want to ensure we build our cognitive fitness through our lives, to give the best we can at work and get the most out of the experience in return. Technology has improved to allow a greater understanding of the functioning of brain, in sickness and ... Read more

    $24.27 CAD

  • Aesthetics and Business Ethics

    Edited by Daryl Koehn, Dawn Elm ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Ludwig Wittgenstein famously said, “Ethics is aesthetics.” It is unclear what such a claim might mean and whether it is true. This book explores contentious issues arising at the interface of ethics and aesthetics. The contributions reflect on the status of aesthetic en ethical judgments, the relation of aesthetic beauty and ethical goodness and art and character development. The book further ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Out of the Present Crisis

    Rediscovering Improvement in the New Economy

    by Terence T. Burton ...
    Today, organizations have achieved an overall failure rate above 80 percent with Lean, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, and continuous improvement in general. This is certainly not due to a shortage of books, consultants, and other online resources about the methodologies and tools, or the success stories of Toyota and others. However, it is due to a shortage of knowledge and practice about the most ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD