Ft Press imprint: 1284 books
by Bonnie Kirchner
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Who Can You Trust With Your Money? Get the Help You Need Now and Avoid Dishonest Advisors (9780137033652), by Bonnie Kirchner. Available in print and digital formats. How scam artists fool even the smartest people (the...
by Bonnie Kirchner
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2010
This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Who Can You Trust With Your Money? Get the Help You Need Now and Avoid Dishonest Advisors (9780137033652), by Bonnie Kirchner. Available in print and digital formats. When to file a complaint, how to do it, and what to...
by Bonnie Kirchner
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2010
This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Who Can You Trust With Your Money? Get the Help You Need Now and Avoid Dishonest Advisors (9780137033652), by Bonnie Kirchner. Available in print and digital formats. Understand the field of financial planning, so you can...
The Network Challenge (Chapter 25)
Network-Based Strategies and Competencies for Political and Social Risk Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
From oil companies seeking rights to drill to consumer products firms attempting to forestall a consumer boycott, organizations often seek to influence political or social policy to achieve their own objectives. But to exert this influence, they need to understand the structure of political and social...
America, Welcome to the Poorhouse
What You Must Do to Protect Your Financial Future and the Reform We Need
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2009
“Crack open this book and enter a bromide-free zone. Jane White knows why American families feel as if they are on a treadmill running out of control, and she explains the reasons with clarity, insight, and rare honesty. She also offers several practical suggestions for how we as individuals, families,...
by David P. Clark
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2010
This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from 17 Rules Successful Companies Use to Attract and Keep Top Talent: Why Engaged Employees Are Your Greatest Sustainable Advantage (9780137146703) by David Russo. Available in print and digital formats. Yes, you should cheerlead!...
The Personal Credibility Factor
How to Get It, Keep It, and Get It Back (If You've Lost It)
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2009
You'd trust your life with some people. Others, you wouldn't trust for an instant, even when the stakes are low. Why? What builds the personal credibility that some people simply exude? What do they do differently? This book shows you and helps you build your own personal credibility, the #1 attribute...
by Chuck Munson
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
This new supply chain management case study illuminates financial risk management at top international brewer Molson Coors. Readers learn how the firm uses commodities trading and currency exchange hedging to mitigate risks, including risks associated with price spikes in barley, hops, aluminum, and...
The Definitive Guide to Supply Chain Best Practices
Comprehensive Lessons and Cases in Effective SCM
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) brings together state-of-the-art supply chain management case studies to help readers systematically identify challenges, evaluate solutions, plan implementation, and prepare for the future. Commissioned by CSCMP, these realistic, fact-based...
Stranded in the Nyiri Desert
A Group Case Study
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This unique case study challenges readers to use business analytics techniques to survive a bus accident in a remote area of Amboseli National Park in Kenya's Nyiri Desert, without access to communication. Crystallizing several realistic analytical challenges, it exposes readers to the entire decision-making...
by Matthew Drake
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This new business analytics case study challenges readers to help a company's sustainability coordinator choose her first high-profile project, based on both qualitative and quantitative inputs, including alignment with the company's mission. Readers will consider three alternatives with significantly...
by Matthew Drake
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This new case study challenges readers to help a leading online book swap site retool its business model to overcome increased postal costs and the growing popularity of e-books. Crystallizing realistic analytical challenges faced by companies in many industries and markets, it exposes readers to the...
by Matthew Drake
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
This new business analytics case study challenges readers to optimize the logistics operation for a regional chain of discount stores, gaining the insight they need to consolidate routes and eliminate overspending. Crystallizing realistic analytical challenges faced by companies in many industries and...
Using Person-Centered Health Analytics to Live Longer
Leveraging Engagement, Behavior Change, and Technology for a Healthy Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2015
The American way of producing health is failing. It continues to rank very low among developed countries on our most vital need…to live a long and healthy life. Despite the well-intentioned actions on the part of government, life sciences, and technology, the most important resource for achieving...