Whether you run a giant corporation or workin a small business, it's more than likely thatyou regularly deal with people of differentcultures-from customers and suppliers tosalespeople and colleagues. It simply can't be overstated: You will havetrouble succeeding in business today if youdon't appreciate and know how to activelymanage global cultural diversity. ManagingAcross Cultures examines why people aroundthe world behave as they do and providesactionable tactics for succeeding in today's...

From the author of the long-running #1 bestseller StrengthsFinder 2.0 comes a landmark study of great leaders, teams and the reasons why people follow. A unique access code allows you to take a new leadership version of Gallup's StrengthsFinder program. The new version of this program provides you with specific strategies for leading with your top five strengths and enables you to plot the strengths of your team based on the four domains of leadership strength revealed in the book.

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Government Accounting Made Easy provides a simplified background and discussion of a broad range of governmental accounting topics. The book guides the reader in understanding how these individual topics come together to form a whole, under the new Governmental Accounting Standards Board 34 (GASB 34) financial reporting model.

Het kapitalisme dat de beurs tot leidend principe verheft, heeft door de kredietcrisis flinke klappen opgelopen. Pogingen om door overnames de productportefeuille te verbreden en de efficiëntie te verbeteren vernietigen op grote schaal economische waarde.De grote ondernemingen zijn erdoor gestopt met ondernemen. Lopende zaken worden min of meer naar tevredenheid afgewikkeld, maar de ontwikkeling van nieuwe producten en structurele kostenverlaging worden niet bereikt. De oorzaken hiervoor sch...