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Discover success in global business today with the most strategic approach to international business topics and unique coverage not found in other texts. GLOBAL BUSINESS, 4th Edition, is the first global business book that answers the big question, "What determines the success and failure of firms around the globe?" Globally renowned scholar and author Mike Peng integrates both an institution-based view and resource-based view in every chapter, bringing an unparalleled continuity and strategic approach to the learning process. The book combines an inviting, conversational style with the latest research and examples that reflect the most recent global developments. A wealth of business cases from Mike Peng and other respected international experts delve into how companies throughout the world have expanded globally. All-new video cases that cover each chapter's opening case and closing case, world maps that connect geography and culture to business decisions, and unique gl...

Celebrate the epic journey of the LEGO (R) minifigure. Features an exclusive orange spaceman! Enter the world of minifigures with this fully updated edition. The first minifigure was created in 1978, and today the entire minifigure population could circle the globe more than five times! Starring more than 2,000 of the most popular and rarest minifigures from the LEGO (R) Minifigure Series and themes including LEGO (R) NINJAGO (R), THE LEGO (R) MOVIE (TM), LEGO (R) Star Wars (TM), LEGO (R) City, LEGO (R) Harry Potter (TM), and many more. From astronauts and vampires to Super Heroes and movie characters, feast your eyes on the most awesome minifigures of every decade! (c)2020 The LEGO Group. Product details Format Hardback | 256 pages ...

The essential guide to making smarter decisions by decoding CEO CommunicationsRecommended reading in Warren Buffet's 2013 Shareholder Letter Investing Between the Lines introduces a revolutionary method for evaluating the financial integrity of a company. You don't need special access to "insider" information or a degree in accounting to figure it out. In fact, the secret is right in front of you-in black and white-in the words of every shareholder letter, annual report, and corporate correspondence you receive. Investing Between the Lines shows you how to: Decipher the "FOG" of confusing company communicationsDecode the real meaning behind corporate jargon and platitudesSeparate the facts from the fluff in annual reports and quarterly earnings callsSafeguard your money by investing in companies that steward investor capital Too often, corporate executives and investment professionals are expected to deliver short-term results. As a result, they are compel...

El crecimiento vertiginoso de la actividad de servicios, incluida la actividad turística, no puede pasar desapercibida por la administración de costos; por el contrario, ésta última debe aplicar sus principios y prácticas a dicho sector. Dentro de la actividad turística, aunque los servicios de recreación, transporte y comunicaciones son considerados importantes, el servicio de alojamiento y restauración constituye un soporte estratégico fundamental, por lo que el conocimiento y estudio de su gestión es vital para determinar y abordar problemas de todo el sistema turístico. Los resultados de investigaciones previas, referidas a la gestión de servicios de alojamiento turístico, muestran deficiencias en los sistemas de costos y recomiendan el uso de sistemas de información adecuados, en pro de su competitividad y permanencia en el mercado. Por estas razones el presente trabajo contiene los fundamentos de los sistemas de administración de costos convencionales y contemporáneos aplicados a...

This is a Print on Demand title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Product details Format Paperback | 552 pages Dimensions 156 x 234 x 28mm | 762g Publication date 30 Sep 2006 ...

From the book's signature "toolkit" approach to the new chapter on the Environment and Sustainability to the accompanying videos and interactive learning tools, all aspects of Ken Guest's Essentials of Cultural Anthropology work together to inspire students to use the tools of anthropology to see the world in a new way and to come to class prepared to have richer, more meaningful discussions about the big issues of our time. Are there more than two genders? How do white people experience race? What defines a family? Is there such a thing as a "natural" disaster? What causes some people to be wealthy while others live in poverty? Product details Format Mixed media product | 576 pages ...

ECPA BESTSELLER - Over one million copies sold! As Little Cub and her family prepare to celebrate the most special day of the year, the curious young polar bear begins to wonder . . . "Who invented Christmas?" Mama's answer only leads to more questions like "Is God more important than Santa?" So she and Little Cub head off on a polar expedition to find God and to see how he gave them Christmas. Along the way, they find signs that God is at work all around them. Through Mama's gentle guidance, Little Cub learns about the very first Christmas and discovers that Jesus is the best present of all. This enchanting tale provides the perfect opportunity to help young children celebrate the true meaning of Christmas and to discover how very much God loves them. Product details For ages 0-5 ...

BarCharts, Inc was founded on our law guides created by the owner. They were designed to understand the significant details within the larger scheme of the law, as a daily refresher, and to review before the Bar Exam. Twenty five years later we keep those guides up to date for students of law and criminal justice, paralegals, and practicing lawyers to have the most handy legal reference to the most important points of the law possible in 6 laminated pages. Suggested uses: o Used by criminal justice majors and professionals o Law students and legal professionals at any level o To understand proportion and relevance within Constitutional Law o Quick and constant refreshers before classes and exams o As the last review before taking the Bar Exam Product details Format Fold-out book or chart ...

A New York Times Bestseller "At once a scholar's homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art....A book I could not put down." --Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House A thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War from the bestselling author of Circe A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a dazzling literary feat that brilliantly reimagines Homer's enduring masterwork, The Iliad. An action-packed adventure, an epic love story, a marvelously conceived and executed page-turner, Miller's monumental debut novel has already earned resounding acclaim from some of contemporary fiction's brightest lights--and fans of Mary Renault, Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfield, and Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series will delight in this unforgettable journey back to ancient Greece in the Age of Heroes. "Mary Renault lives again!" --Emma ...