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¿Cómo es el proceso por el que, quien decide, llega a elegir una acción concreta en un momento determinado? Este libro desarrolla una teoría de las decisiones humanas, que integra como variables de la decisión los aspectos relativos al conocimiento y motivación de quien decide.
Esa teoría de las decisiones constituye un fundamento necesario para comprender y explicar la acción directiva en las organizaciones.
42) Change in 4D
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The Personal Change Toolkit
We are, overwhelmed by changes. Changes we feel we need to make to ourselves to be more efficient, effective, energetic, and nicer to be, around. Changes that others inflict on us as they pursue their agendas. Changes to the environments we work within that feel uncontrollable and unpredictable. Society asks us to "get comfortable with change."
Change, however, is a process, not an event.
Change in 4D provides a comprehensive...
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Business ethics is a staple in the news today. One of the most difficult ethical questions facing managers is, to whom are they responsible? Organizations can affect and are affected by many different constituencies-these groups are often called stakeholders. But who are these stakeholders? What sort of managerial attention should they receive? Is there a legal duty to attend to stakeholders or is such a duty legally prohibited due to the shareholder...
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La Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (RSE) ha sido una preocupación importante desde mediados del siglo pasado, con una constante ampliación y extensión de su alcance desde el ámbito interno de la empresa, hacia su entorno externo.
En su origen, en la década del 20, enfatizaba un principio que no ha perdido vigencia en la actualidad y que indudablemente se ha hecho más relevante, sino tal vez -desde la perspectiva ética- más urgente, a saber:...
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When Keith Schooley took a job with one of the largest, most respected securities firms on Wall Street, he had high hopes for a successful career in finance. He was proud to work for a company of such high integrity as Merrill Lynch. It didn't take long, however, for Schooley to realize Merrill Lynch's well-cultivated reputation was not based on what went on behind the facade. The story follows the chronological events that eventually led him to a...
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Our Commitment to Excellence
To serve our clients with integrity and honesty, communicate efficiently and timely, and to protect their interest as much as we protect our own.
Many seller's have asked us, "where do we start when it comes to selling our home". This is a great question as you are reaching out for expert advice. We always say you wouldn't go to a doctor for legal advice and a lawyer for a medical diagnosis, right?
With this book as...
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Today's business world is more cut throat than ever. Leaders who begin with a passion and vision often lose focus. Greed, discouragement and strife set in. A desire for power and money replaces the original heartbeat of the company. As the competition thickens, many leaders find themselves tempted to give up or give in. They attend seminars to get inspired. They read articles and books on how to increase company sales. They scramble to boost employee...
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Bill just took on the greatest challenge of his career. He is now the General Manager of a resort which is failing to meet the company quota. He is told that if he can't make the resort profitable, he will be out of a job. While Bill uncovers the many problems, he realizes that the main problem is the lack of teamwork within his Executive Team and the employees. As he works through each problem, he creates "The Seven Cornerstones of Teamwork". Will...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 The experiment showed that the audience was unable to see the difference between the two tabletops, because they were exactly the same. The speaker went on to explain how the eye receives, the brain registers, and the mind interprets visual information.
#2 The visual illusion called Turning the Tables demonstrates the success of a visual system that has adapted to...
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El libro que el lector tiene entre sus manos es el resultado de más de cuarenta años de investigación y trabajo docente en América Latina, principalmente en el Perú. Ha sido desarrollado a partir de un análisis de la realidad que nuestros profesionales en las ciencias económicas y administrativas enfrentan en su vida diaria. Pretende responder a las inquietudes de los que desean respetar y hacer respetar valores y principios morales en el ejercicio...
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Laurie Bassi and her coauthors show that despite the dispiriting headlines, we are entering a more hopeful economic age. The authors call it the "Worthiness Era." And in it, the good guys are poised to win. Good Company explains how this new era results from a convergence of forces, ranging from the explosion of online information sharing to the emergence of the ethical consumer and the arrival of civic-minded Millennials. Across the globe, people...
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Higher Education: Planning for College is designed to teach parents, current students and future students about the educational system and how it works. This book addresses the difference between a Non-Profit and a For-Profit Institution, and how For-Profit Institutions have changed the rest of higher education. Holding colleges accountable when they engage in fraudulent activity, and Starting over when your college does shut down, along with other...
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A small book with large ideas, Gracious & Ruthless gives advice on running a successful business while staying true to your values. While gracious and ruthless are two words not usually used together, this book demonstrates how they not only could but should be combined for success. Twelve short, eloquent essays on topics business owners face. Full of common sense and practical advice, Gracious & Ruthless will inspire and challenge. Editorial cartoonist...
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Book Preview: #1 If you're the kind of high-achieving, goal-oriented person who reads books like this, you're probably used to running into obstacles. Most people quit, but they don't quit successfully.
#2 There are two things that make Hannah Smith a quitter: being extremely smart and focused, and also a lot of other things. You can't try to do everything, especially if you want...
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Les administrations publiques ont longtemps maintenu un contrle strict de l'information essentielle à leur fonctionnement. Contre-pied moderne de cette réalité, la transparence, au centre des pratiques de bonne gouvernance, est devenue une exigence légale dans de nombreux pays. Ce changement de paradigme a fortement modifié les mécanismes de gestion des organisations publiques.
Ce livre porte précisément sur ce changement, auquel s'est ajoutée...
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Can you teach people to behave ethically?Thats the question being asked by business leaders and business school administrators across America as our country witnesses a wave of financial scandals.The Seven Layers of Integrity both answers that question and provides a model that serves as a learning tool and a decision-making mechanism.The authors believe people can be taught to behave ethicallyand they start by examining the reason people raise this...
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Our world is at a crossroads; we must choose between two alternatives. The first is capitalism as we know it today-an amoral culture of short-term self-interest, profit maximization, emphasis on shareholder value, isolationist thinking, and profligate disregard of long-term consequences. Based on narrow assumptions about human nature and motivation, this system is unsustainable, a monster set to consume itself. The second alternative is "spiritual...
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The greatest waste in the world is the difference between what we are and what we could become. Ben Herbster, Author At $1 trillion and growing, target date funds are huge, and the DOL has opened the door for advisers to profit. Specifically the Department of Labor tips for target date fund fiduciaries counsel "a custom TDF may offer advantages to your plan participants by giving you the ability to incorporate the plan's core funds in a TDF." There...
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Business Principles From Proverbs is a series of 67 essays using a Biblical Proverbs as basis for each essay. These essays cover common concerns and issues found in the business world and your personal life. The book was written with a new comer in business in mind and can be used as a refesher for an experienced person questioning some aspect of business ethics.
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In the prime of his life, amid a soaring career, Chuck Gallagher made some poor ethical choices that landed him behind bars. In this deeply personal and compelling book, he comes clean about his life-changing experience. Although Chuck's prison was a physical one, he reveals how some of us unknowingly create our own "prisons" through the negative choices we make and how the consequences of those decisions impact happiness and success in every aspect...
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