Ergebnis für "Michael Scott" in Wirtschaft & Karriere

Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry? Author James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. Centrally managed social plans misfire, Scott argues, when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not - and cannot - be fully understood. Further, the success of designs for social organization depends upon the recognition that local, practical knowledge is as important as formal, epistemic knowledge.

Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of major league teams and the dugouts. But the real jackpot is a cache of numbers collected over...

Now nearing its 60th printing in English and translated into 19 languages, Michael E. Porter's Competitive Strategy has transformed the theory, practice, and teaching of business strategy throughout the world.

In The Innovator's Solution, Clayton Christensen and Michael Raynor expand on the idea of disruption, explaining how companies can and should become disruptors themselves. Now with a foreword by innovation expert Scott Anthony, this classic work shows just how timely and relevant these ideas continue to be in today's hyper-accelerated business environment and will help anyone trying to transform their business right now.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Atlantic The Huffington Post Men’s Journal MSN (U.K.) Kirkus Reviews Publishers Weekly #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARD FOR WRITING AND LITERATURE From a Pulitzer Prize–winning...

The essential complement to the pathbreaking Competitive Strategy, Michael E. Porter's Competitive Advantage explores the underpinnings of competitive advantage in the individual firm. Competitive Advantage introduces a whole new way of understanding what a firm does. Porter's groundbreaking concept of the value chain disaggregates a company into activities, or the discrete functions or processes that represent the elemental building blocks of competitive advantage.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Salt Sugar Fat comes a “gripping” (The Wall Street Journal) exposé of how the processed food industry exploits our evolutionary instincts, the emotions we associate with food, and legal loopholes in their pursuit of profit over public health...

Do you want to invest time and money in a lucrative business? A business that allows you to earn significant returns on your investment... Or do you want to have a secondary source of income to accomplish your goals or help you grow your skillset? That is where this book comes in to help you. With the knowledge and steps provided in this book, you will have the confidence to flip properties. You will get a boost in the beginning, allowing you to speed up the learning process and quickly begin flipping.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein—David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians and journalists who reflect on the US presidency, including...

No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller is exactly what the title promises. This is more than another book about the Bernie Madoff scandal, this is a fast-paced, blow-by-blow, true-crime story that you have to hear to believe. In a true David and Goliath tale, the underdog number cruncher uncovers the largest financial fraud in history, and has to fight everything and everyone in the system to bring it down.

A PMO creates value when, and only when, it enables educated, fact-based decisions regarding resource allocation across projects, programs, and portfolios. If, subsequent to one year of inception, the PMO cannot provide an up-to-date, accurate view of resource allocation, then it has failed in the single most important role that a PMO has in the organization.

In this "refreshingly different" high-toned business book, three leading business school professors take to America's back roads in search of offbeat small businesses—enterprises that hold valuable lessons for executives and entrepreneurs everywhere (Bloomberg Businessweek). While playing...

“Provocative…terrific stories” (The New Yorker) of the people who transformed sports—in the span of a single generation—from a job that required even top athletes to work in the off-season to make ends meet into a massive global business. It started, as most business deals do, with a...

We think that we fail in decisions because of our own faults. In Business Decisions: D - Side Practical Decision Making Business Guide, we see this is not the case. Many recent popular science books have gleefully shown how irrational we are in making decisions. However, that is not the main reason why we fail in our decisions. The real challenge is our failure to grasp the complexity in most everyday life problems.

Mining Ether takes up a considerable power. However, if mining practices are efficient, impressive passive income can be made through the sale of Ether. The era of cryptocurrencies has only begun. For the first time in history, digital currency is openly available in the market. And you can mine it, get rich in the process, and be a part of this movement. Ten years from now, you will either look back at this time and feel sad, or you will feel glad that you took action and seized the opportunity.

The word cryptocurrency is virtually on everyone’s lips, but not everyone is making money. Learn the necessary strategies to invest in cryptocurrencies. The crypto market is a whole new way of investing. You can make a minimal investment today only to find out that the valued has increased 100%. It is an auspicious way to invest. However, be careful, as the market is very volatile. It can also reduce value in a moment; hence, it is necessary to give your whole attention to monitoring the trade and having the correct strategy before and during investment.

Welcome to an all-new season of the Conversations with CommerceNext podcast! We were thrilled to partner with Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc from the industry leading Remarkable Retail #podcast to record interviews with several of our speakers at this year's Growth Show in NYC for both their podcast and here on Conversations with CommerceNext. Be sure to check out our website at commerce.next.com for the latest events, in-market dinners, webinars, and to stay up-to-date on all the exciting news from the Commerce Next community. If you like this episode, be sure to give us a follow and a ...

Ethereum is one of the top cryptocurrencies by market cap and is traded worldwide. Learn how to buy Ethereum with this comprehensive guide to purchasing, securing, and investing in Ether. Buying Ethereum is not as complex as you think! In the past year, Ethereum has turned into a top cryptocurrency and a contrasting option to bitcoin. Be that as it may, Ethereum has been received by numerous organizations and new businesses as an approach to execute (and that's just the beginning). Learn how to take advantage of the Ethereum age!

It's important to educate yourself about bitcoin before you start using it or investing in it. Otherwise, you may be in for lots of surprises. But once you have a clear understanding of the risks involved, you'll know how to take advantage of this revolutionary currency. Bitcoin is a new type of currency (cryptocurrency) that can be used to perform all forms of transactions. An unknown computer programmer introduced bitcoin in the year 2009. Bitcoin is no different from other currencies - it serves the same purpose as other currencies in buying both electronically and locally.

Bitcoin is digital cash, a type of money put away in an Online "virtual wallet", free from the control of governments or national banks. As an electronic resource, you can purchase Bitcoins, claim them, and send them to another person. It is imperative that you understand what Bitcoin is, a made-up cash that exclusive exists in the digital world. And in fact, it's not even cash by any means. It's a creation. It's a bit of innovation. And it's the innovation part which is super fascinating, the blockchain technology behind it, and not just the Bitcoin itself.