Corporate category: 1876 books
Make It New
A History of Silicon Valley Design
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2015
The role of design in the formation of the Silicon Valley ecosystem of innovation.
California's Silicon Valley is home to the greatest concentration of designers in the world: corporate design offices at flagship technology companies and volunteers at nonprofit NGOs; global design consultancies...
The Deals That Made the World
Reckless Ambition, Backroom Negotiations, and the Hidden Truths of Business
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
"Excellent. ... Impressive." —Financial Times
An award-winning investigative journalist takes us inside the ten business deals that have transformed the modern world
We tend to think of our world as controlled by forces we basically understand, primarily the politicians we...
Heart & Soul
Five American Companies That Are Making the World a Better Place
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Inspiring, in-depth profiles of profitable businesses that put people first.
In an era when it sometimes seems that corporate greed and bad business practices are all too common, this book tells the stories of five companies that haven’t forgotten that treating customers and employees right...
by Paul Thornton, Donald Fleming
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2011
Regulatory and market developments have transformed the way in which UK private sector pension schemes operate. This has increased demands on trustees and advisors and the trusteeship governance model must evolve in order to remain fit for purpose. This volume brings together leading practitioners...
Eccentric Orbits
The Iridium Story
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
“Good corporate drama . . . an enlightening narrative of how new communications infrastructures often come about.” —The Economist, “A Book of the Year 2016”
In the early 1990s, Motorola developed a revolutionary satellite system called Iridium that promised to be its crowning achievement....
How Wall Street Fleeces America
Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
The 1913 Federal Reserve Act let powerful bankers usurp money creation authority in violation of the Constitution's Article I, Section 8, giving only Congress the power to "coin Money (and) regulate the Value thereof...." Thereafter, powerful bankers used their control over money, credit and debt for...
Pretend We're Dead
Capitalist Monsters in American Pop Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2006
In Pretend We’re Dead, Annalee Newitz argues that the slimy zombies and gore-soaked murderers who have stormed through American film and literature over the past century embody the violent contradictions of capitalism. Ravaged by overwork, alienated by corporate conformity, and mutilated by the...
Women of Vision
Nine Business Leaders in Conversation with Alam Srinivas
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
A 2012 McKinsey study found that women hold a mere 5 per cent of boardroom positions in Indian firms. If India has to emerge as a real economic superpower in the 21st century, she has to harness the growing women power, grant them a greater role in the nation-building process and chalk out a clear ballot-to-boardroom...
by Barbara S. Petitt, Kenneth R. Ferris
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2013
Master the latest insights, lessons, and best practice techniques for accurately valuing companies for potential mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings. Concise, realistic, and easy to use, Valuation for Mergers and Acquisitions, Second Edition has been fully updated to reflect the field's latest...
by Patrick Ambrose
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2013
The Inside Job is aimed at corporate counsel and in-house lawyers – General Counsel, Head of Legal and experienced in-house lawyers by whatever title. It is especially relevant for lawyers new to an in-house role or considering a move in-house, whether immediately or as part of a longer-term career...
Mastering Financial Calculations
A step-by-step guide to the mathematics of financial market instruments
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Success in today's sophisticated financial markets depends on a firm understanding of key financial concepts and mathematical techniques. Mastering Financial Calculations explains them in a clear, comprehensive way - so even if your mathematical background is limited, you'll thoroughly grasp what...
Private Equity
History, Governance, and Operations
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
Praise for Private Equity
"Private Equity: History, Governance, and Operations is an invaluable guide to understanding the world of private equity investing. Harry Cendrowski and his colleagues have drawn on their extensive experience and expertise to produce a book that is remarkably...
Financial Modeling
An Introductory Guide to Excel and VBA Applications in Finance
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern financial modeling using Excel, VBA, standards of financial modeling and model review. It offers guidance on essential modeling concepts around the four core financial activities in the modern financial industry today: financial management;...
by Cavalcante
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Your eBook in Finance collection: the most discussed topics in finance detailed in a didactic manner. - For any professional who needs to learn the essentials about corporate finance. - For the ones who want to improve knowledge in finance. Here you will find the...