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* Provides frameworks and methodology for solving problems as technology continues to advance
* Starts with the overall business problem, and then shows how technology can solve the problem
* Provides an in-depth applied understanding of the technology covered and is targeted to the IT employees who actually build the networks
* Business-oriented, problem-solving approach, including real business case studies stressing the business impact of data communications
Customer Reviews:
Best Pick.......2004-02-09
I read the third edition front to back. If the forth edition is anything like the third, you won't be disappointed.
Business Oriented.......2000-07-21
one of the best books in its field, gives details yet doesn't go deeper than what business students would like, its language is easy yet specific and use network jargons. in short, buy it.
local area network.......2000-07-02
i want to know more about local area networks
The book is focused on applying the material........1998-08-12
I just finished a course on data communications at a local college. Since I knew absolutely nothing about the topic. I had nowhere to go but up. Mr Goldman's book is very readable and is chock filled with charts, checkoff lists and such that I will use when I get into the IT field. His objective to get the reader to think in terms of applying the material rather than memorizing it. He suceeds. Does he have any other related works out there? I'll buy them.
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Succeed in the business world and this course with STRATEGIC BUSINESS COMMUNICATION! Easy to read and concise, this text includes numerous exercises so you can test your understanding of key concepts and principles. Critical Thinking, Responsible Communication, and In Your World boxes are just a few of the tools integrated throughout the text to will help you master the material and succeed in the business communications course.
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This comprehensive new text approaches international management with a cultural emphasis and a functional organization. Approximately three cases appear at the end of each chapter. End-of-chapter assignments get students involved in the material.
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Inter-Firm Collaboration, Learning and Networks: An Integrated Approach
Bart Nooteboom
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Inter-firm relations are not new. But fast developments in technology and globalization have led to increased opportunities for international alliances, and an upsurge in the interest in inter-organizational relations. With the time ripe for a unified theory of collaboration, Inter-firm Collaborations surveys the current field, connects differing perspectives and answers questions about who should collaborate, why, and how.
Emphasizing learning and innovation, this book offers an integrated account of the key issues in the design and management of inter-firm relations and networks. It takes a uniquely interdisciplinary approach, bringing together perspectives from economics, sociology and management to offer a new kind of book on this subject.
Supporting theory, the book includes illustrative case examples taken from a variety of firm, network and industry types.
Coherent and wide-reaching, Inter-firm Collaborations provides students and academics in economics, business, sociology, social psychology and economic geography with the tools required to understand this topical and highly relevant subject.
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Applied Management Science: A Computer-Integrated Approach for Decision Making
John A., Jr. Lawrence , and
Barry Alan Pasternack
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The authors set out to take mathematical modeling a couple of steps further by emphasizing the decision making process and the communication of results. They approach each topic via a narrative of a business situation and illustrate the model building process, taking great care to emphasize the model's assumptions and limitations. Each chapter is then organized around a clearly defined set of pedagogical features designed to guide the student through the management science process.
Customer Reviews:
Good computer modeling book.......2007-07-12
Used this book as part of a MBA computer class. The website makes it easy to work on different computers since Excel files can be downloaded from website or taken from the CD included with the book.
Exercises were good and followed most of the material in the book. Almost all the material applied to "real world" situations.
Applied Management Science: A Computer-Integrated Approach f.......2003-04-01
This is a nobel effort. to try to do a very hard thing. The author however is very hard to follow and at times the explanations drifts into incoherance. Also, I think the author may be too brilliant to write for the average student. He might be better served by having a grad student or military trained person break down the book into coherant steps. This book has some gems of useful info, trapped in some bad explainations. The next version of this may be a truly great textbook. My advice to the author is to simplify and go step by step. Delete text and runon paragraphs where possible. If you take a class based on this book, insist on a lab and a helpful grad student.
nice book.......2000-11-27
It is very nice text book. That what i can say.
Bad Text By Department Chair.......2000-06-13
I was a student at Cal State Fullerton, where these professors teach. This is the worst textbook I have ever read. The text is poorly written. The book doesn't read well and has many typos. I would have expected more from the Management Science Department Chair.
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This complete collection of managerial skills prepares users for the work force with a comprehensive introduction to effective management conduct. The book provides a ten-step learning model that enables readers to practice and perfect their management skills. The emphasis is on teamwork, and this book shows that the effectiveness of teams within a firm contributes to the efficiency of its operation, increases productivity, and eventually enhances profitability. After a complete introduction to skills, managerial effectiveness, and self-awareness, the book proceeds to general integrative skills (interpersonal communications, diversity, ethical guideposts, managing skills and time); planning and control skills (goal setting, evaluating performance, creative problem-solving); organizing skills (designing work, selecting and developing people); and leading skills (building a power base and leading change). An excellent resource for human resource managers, organizational development workers, and corporate trainers.
Customer Reviews:
Used in MBA program.......2006-04-06
Unfortunately I gave this textbook a rather low rating because I thought it was one of those books that was pretty much "common sense". There are times that you realize that you "knew" the concept but didn't know how to put it into words. While the book might be good review of some concepts, I am not sure it is worth the price of ~$80-$100.
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Business Communication: A Strategic Approach
John J. Stallard ,
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Business Communications: A Cultural and Strategic Approach
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How do communications work, and how can you make them work for you? Communications affect every aspect of our lives, from speaking to someone face-to-face, to sending an e-mail or making a telephone call. Written by authors experienced in teaching on business communications skills courses, this essential textbook serves as a definitive guide to how communications work and how to make them work effectively in businesses and organizations. The authors show that all communication takes place in a cultural context, and that the best approach to improve communication is by a step-by-step development of a communication strategy, providing crucial cultural and strategic perspectives on the topic. The authors systematically take students through the types of communication models, explain cultures and strategies, and help them to improve performance communications. The book explains: How to structure and write a communications strategy How to implement the strategy for written, oral and visual means of communication How to communicate in different situations: in meetings, as a leader, to present an image, or across boundaries Business Communications additionally covers web-based communication to ensure content is appropriate for e-commerce and e-business. Theory and practice are combined at every stage to link understanding with implementation and demonstrate how to use strategies to improve communications. Ideal for introductory business students, Business Communications will complement and go beyond the generic skills covered in many more elementary books. This book is supported by a comprehensive website.
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Drawing on research and practical experience, James L. Garnett offers public managers a new, more systematic and strategic approach to communicating with superiors, colleagues, and citizens; presents guidelines for effective communication; and furnishes practical tools for using this new approach.
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Global IT Management presents a practical approach for initiating and reinforcing global IT, focusing on the mechanisms that need to be put in place to effectively manage IT architecture, strategy, standards, and control across sites in a multinational firm. Key considerations are explained for each domain together with concrete recommendations for core organisation, processes and deliverables. The approach fits cleanly into established best practices for IT such as the CobiT® framework for IT management.
This book:
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Global IT Management will be vital reading for CIOs and IT Heads in multinational or global firms, their planning departments, and companies providing consultancy services to them. It will also be a valuable resource for students studying IT management on MBA and Executive MBA courses.
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Whether you'sre attracted by the money, the intellectual rigor, the glamour, or the work, you'sre not alone: Consulting firms are among the most popular employers of MBAs and undergraduates. In this book, you'sll explore profiles of 37 firms; the latest trends; a typical week in the life of a consultant; typical career paths; and the dreaded case interview.
Customer Reviews:
It's really sad how bad wetfeet has become.......2005-12-11
Wetfeet really was tied into insiders ten years ago, but now they're an old company that never really advanced past the startup stage, and are obviously quite disconnected from the needs of recent grads. On the plus side, the writing is passable.
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Consulting recruiters use the case interview as a primary means of evaluating interviewees. The sixth book in WetFeet'ss popular Ace Your Case guide provides 15 more case questions to help consulting hopefuls sharpen their case-cracking skills.
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Whether it's the money, the intellectual rigor, the glamour, or the work that attracts job seekers, their not alone: Consulting firms are among the most popular employers of MBAs and undergraduates. In this book, readers will explore profiles of 40 firms; the latest trends; a typical week in the life of a consultant; typical career paths; and the dreaded case interview.
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Whether you're attracted by the big bucks, the intellectual rigor, the glamour, the work, or a combination of the above, you're not alone: Consulting firms are traditionally among the largest employers of top MBA and college graduates. It's a high-paying, high-profile field that offers students the opportunity to take on a lot of responsibility right out of school and quickly learn a great deal about the business world. But with single-digit growth projected for the industry in 2004 and 2005, expect competition for jobs to be as tough as ever. So you'll need to do your homework to land a job with a top consulting firm.
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Do you want to know what a job in this industry is really like-and do you want to know it quickly? WetFeet has the best research (and writing) team in the business. WetFeet guides are the industry standard--based on thousands of insider interviews and written with humor and skill, our materials are recognized by candidates and companies alike as the insider guide of choice.
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The most dreaded part of your consulting interview: THE CASE! Like it or not, if you're planning to get a job in consulting, you will have to learn how to handle the case interview. Although different firms and different interviewers have very different approaches to the case question, all of them use it as an important tool in selecting/screening out job candidates. Indeed, you may have to clobber as many as ten or more cases on the way to landing a job with a major management consulting organization. Fortunately, by studying up on the case process and honing your case interview skills through practice, you'll soon be able to amaze friends and family alike with your explanations, frameworks and graph drawing skills. In this best-selling Insider report, WetFeet.com will help you ace your case! What the Heck Is A Case? Let's start with a simple definition. The case interview is essentially a word problem based upon a real life (or simulated) consulting situation.
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You MUST buy this guide!.......2003-03-04
After completing a series of interviews where I'm pretty sure I crashed and burned, I decided I needed some professional help. The overview drew me in immediately by describing a typical nerve-wracked interview candidate anticipating an interview "train wreck." That's me! I thought. This guide provided a thorough description of the case interview, from beginning to end, with a lot of examples. I feel much more prepared for my next round of interviews, now that I understand the process. Now I can go into my interviews as a raging bull, instead of a scared rabbit. I STRONGLY recommend this guide to everyone facing the dreaded case interview. Good luck!
You MUST buy this guide!.......2003-03-04
After completing a series of interviews where I'm pretty sure I crashed and burned, I decided I needed some professional help. The overview drew me in immediately by describing a typical nerve-wracked interview candidate anticipating an interview "train wreck." That's me! I thought. This guide provided a thorough description of the case interview, from beginning to end, with a lot of examples. I feel much more prepared for my next round of interviews, now that I understand the process. Now I can go into my interviews as a raging bull, instead of a scared rabbit. I STRONGLY recommend this guide to everyone facing the dreaded case interview. Good luck!
practical guide.......2001-10-22
I thought ace your case was a practical guide and helps relax you a little for your interview. Also try the Vault Guide to the Case Interview and the harvard guide to consulting. Good luck.
useful.......2001-10-22
This guide has several good frameworks for attacking a case interview and some good examples. Also recommended: The Vault Guide to the Case Interview and the Vault Guide to the Top 50 Consulting Firms.
Agree with reviews below.......2001-10-21
I found this report was disappointing and out of date. A more useful report on case interviews is the Vault.com 2002 Guide to the Case Interview or the harvard guide to consulting.
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A few years back, when reengineering was all the rage, Mercer was a relative newbie in the consulting world. Now reengineering has faded, and although Mercer hasn't dethroned McKinsey or BCG from their position atop consulting's ivory tower, it has narrowed the gap. In the Wet Feet Press Insider on Mercer, our insiders tell you about life inside this rapidly growing strategy consulting firm. You'll be ready to ace your interviews after reading your Company Insider! You'll learn answers to all of the following questions: * Why has Mercer's focus on strategic growth paid off? * What do most insiders identify as a key reason they joined the firm? * What are the pros and cons of working for a younger consulting firm? * How has the firm's intellectual properties pushed it into the vanguard
of consulting firms? * How does Mercer stack up compared to McKinsey and The Boston Consulting Group? * What's new with international business? * What tips do Mercer insiders offer to help you ace your interviews?
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Too synthetic, good for principiants!.......2000-09-04
This guide is useful only on a basic base because it reports a lot of infos over this consulting firm but with lower value than the site guide:what are the pros and cons of working for them, how Mercer compared to McKinsey and The Boston Consulting Group.... My advice is to read the last two books written by Mercer, that's "Value Nets" and "Profit Patterns": they are very helpful because they bring a lot of real cases developing a smart mind on the reader.
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a really in-depth guide.......2003-04-10
it's no wonder business majors and MBAs look to wetfeet for this kind of information. this guide was a great resource for me. it had tons of current information on key trends, charting the progress of the industry, changes and rankings, etc. i got a good feel for what to expect in management consulting. it certainly didn't romanticize it (gone are the boom years, after alL!), and i'm glad since i would've smelled a rat right away if it had. that said, the lifestyle, culture, diversity info was good stuff, as was the info on salary, vacation and travel. i also liked the days in the life -- written in great detail so that i can really get a good idea of what it's like to be an analyst in the industry. and finally, the list of questions to ask the interviewers as well as questions to be prepared for are a great starting point for me when i think about what to rehearse for when i'm going through the hiring rounds.
Very Timely.......2003-03-11
Was a great resource and very timely in my quest to get a management consulting job with a top firm!
Great general overview.......2003-03-07
Really helpful for getting started on your path towards management consulting. Good industry info with snapshots of the top firms. Saves a lot of time.
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