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New York: Walker & Company, 2001. Fine condition in Very Good+ dust jacket. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped ($27.00). Bibliography. Index. . Second printing. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo. xiii, 285pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Maidenhead, Berkshire, England: McGraw Hill, 1972. Very Good EX-LIBRARY. Square and tight. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. WITHDRAWN stamp, and a few other library markings on the endpapers. NO pocket. All text pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with a few figures. Equations. Graphs. Tables. Index. Bound in the original dark yellow boards, stamped in brown on the spine and front cover. Keywords: Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA). Opportunity cost. Matrix algebra. Simplex method. Regression analysis. Linear programming. Integer programming. Markov chains.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY/No jacket. 8vo. x, 288pp.

Salt Lake City, Utah: CMOE Press, 2014. Signed by Tony I. Herrera directly on the front free endpaper (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). SIGNED copies are SCARCE. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition (only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear to the jacket -- like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Square and tight. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black boards. From the dust jacket: "Why is it that we as bright, articulate, and caring human beings have such difficulty holding effective conversations regarding important issues? Do you, like many people, vacillate between avoiding emotionally charged issues and going into attack mode in order to win and dominate discussions and debates? Are you tired of coaching communication models that seem to rely on disguised manipulation instead of clear and candid dialogue? Courageous… Leer más

New York: Arcade Publishing, 1997. Fine condition in Near Fine Dust Jacket. No chips. No tears. No creases. Not a book club edition. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Pages are fresh and crisp, probably unread. Signed and dated (5/8/97) by the Al Casey on the half-title page. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. Index. Born in Boston, the author earned an MBA from the Harvard School of Business Administration. He served as Postmaster General under President Reagan. He was Chairman and CEO of American Airlines for 11 years, from 1974 to 1985, and remained on the Board of Directors until 1991. Before that he was President of the Times Mirror Corp in Los Angeles for 8 years. He also served as Chairman of the Resolution Trust Corporation where his leadership helped the country recover from the savings and loan debacle of the late 1980s. More recently, Casey has been Distinguished Executive in Residence at the Edwin L.… Leer más

Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2014. SIGNED by Rex Miller as "Rex" directly on the front free endpaper ("Welcome to the Culture Revolution!" and his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket (two inadvertent creases to the jacket -- apparently a production issue). NOT bad -- PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. NO chips, tears, or fading. NOT price clipped ($32.00). Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently seldom, if ever read. Illustrated with photos, drawings, diagrams, etc. Bound in the original silver-stamped black boards. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "The fastest, easiest way to shift culture toward engagement and productivity. CHANGE YOUR SPACE, CHANGE YOUR CULTURE is a guide to transforming business by rethinking the workplace. Written by a team of trail-blazing leaders, this book reveals the secrets of companies that… Leer más

Boston, The Hague, London: Kluwer, Nijhoff Publishing, 1982. Very Good EX-LIBRARY, with usual library markings. Stamped "WITHDRAWN" on the rear endpaper. Sharp corners. Light finger soil on the cover. Pages are clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Includes case studies from WW2, Korea, Golan Heights, Vietnam. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. This is the clothbound (hardcover) edition with ISBN: 0898381061 imprinted on rear cover. From the preface: "The book is based largely on a report written for the Operational Research and Analysis Establishment (ORAE) of the Canadian Department of National Defence. ORAE had been asked by Mobile Command Headquarters… to undertake a holistic study of the various factors and trends affecting combat motivation as a background to a series of studies intended to establish long-term land force requirements. In addition to identifying… Leer más

Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press, 1994. Brand New condition in a Brand New dust jacket. Contains eight articles and five interviews from the Harvard Business Review since 1982. Offers timely, specific, and practical insights into improving the quality of service in any industry. Contributors include Peter Drucker, James Heskett, Frederick Reichheld, Leonard Schlesinger, etc. Bound in the original red cloth. Complete with dust jacket.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo. xx, 260pp.

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1954. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. No chips or tears. Illustrated. A primer for the application of Game Theory. From the Dust Jacket: "Shows how to analyze game situations and available strategies, and how to find the strategy most likely to win... The methods are equally useful in games that are played for relaxation in the home, in great earnestness in business, and in deadly seriousness on the battlefield. In fact, any time you find a conflict of interests in the outcome of some event, you'll see a game situation shaping up that can be referred back to the methods in this book... The book deals with many variations of two-person, zero-sum games..." A RAND Corporation Research Study. Original gray cloth. Eighth printing. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Good DJ (3-inch closed tear) . Illus. by Satterfield, Charles . 8vo. xiii, 234pp. Great Packaging, Fast… Leer más

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1981. Appears unread. Fine condition. NOT a library discard. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp -- probably never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. First printing. Index. Bound in the original green leatherette (imitation leather), stamped in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. Shipping for this large, heavy book is most economical by MEDIA MAIL. Priority and International shipment are also available, but ONLY by special arrangement, and at significantly greater cost. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, probably as issued. 592pp.

New York: Praeger, 1988. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Dust jacket has a quarter-sized chip to its rear panel. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. An analysis of internal dispute resolution systems in 78 non-union US companies. Studies grievance arbitration systems, internal tribunal and peer reviews systems, open-door policies and formal appeal systems. Includes assessments of the effectiveness of each in actual practice. Useful comprehensive bibliography (15 pages in length). Index. Original black cloth. Keywords: Grievance arbitration; Grievance procedures; Business and Economics Personnel; Human Relations; Complaints . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xiii, 207pp.

San Francisco, California: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1997. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Alan G. Robinson directly on the front free endpaper. New in a bright and shiny near PERFECT dust jacket (with only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear -- like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($29.95). Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. List of chapter notes. Index. Bound in the original dark red cloth stamped in bright gold. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "CORPORATE CREATIVITY consistently connects creative outcomes to the actions that really made a difference to them. Through detailed real-life examples from organizations around the world - including British Airways, Du Pont, Fujitsu, General Motors, Hallmark, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Japan Railways East, Kodak, Universal Studios, the United States Forest Service, and enterprises in the USSR - the authors… Leer más

Chesterland, Ohio: Business Laws, Inc, 1995. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Thick 8vo. Incorporates supplements 1 and 2 (through November 1995). Has chapters on Antitrust Risks of Trade Associations; Antitrust Audits and Compliance Programs; Liability Concerning Voluntary Standards; Antitrust Guidelines Regarding Research Associations; Horizontal Boycotts; Agreements to Exchange Information; Explicit Price-Fixing Agreements; Proof of Price-Fixing by Circumstantial Evidence; Vertically Induced Horizontal Conspiracies; Merger Analysis; Antitrust Aspects of Joint Ventures; Teaming Arrangements Involving Government Contractors; Monopolization; Export Trading; Federal Trade Commission; Communications among Competitors: When Does the Department of Justice Challenge?, etc. Subject Index. Case Index. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, as issued.… Leer más

New York: Currency / Doubleday, 2001. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (27.50). No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. With 3 appendices: [List of Companies; Managerial Approach of Principal Investors; Dynamic Performance Analysis (DPA)]. Chapter notes. Selected sources. Index. Third printing. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 367pp.

Great Barrington, Massachusetts: The North River Press, 1997. 6" wide by 9" tall. Appears unread. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. Not price clipped (19.95). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. By the author of The Goal and It's Not Luck. From the rear cover: "Critical Chain, a gripping fast-paced business novel, does for Project Management what Eli Goldratt's other novels have done for Production and Marketing." From the publisher: "Powerful yet simple techniques to solve project management's toughest problems. This book teaches companies to drastically cut project development times resulting in early completion within budget and without compromising quality or specifications. Project managers and your teams will benefit from Goldratt's techniques of how to remain focused on the few critical areas and how to prevent your attention from being… Leer más

Westport, Connecticut & London: Quorum Books, 2002. Fine condition. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Appendices. Index. Bound in the original green cloth, stamped in bright gold over black panels on the spine and front cover. From the publisher: "Global changes in business and tax environments are having profound impact on the volume and direction of intrafirm trade and transfer pricing strategies. Tang reports on the findings of a survey of 95 Fortune 1000 companies, sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants, and provides highly relevant information not easily found on how companies are reacting to this new business environment. He covers corporate financial goals and strategies and divisonal performance measurements systems, among other topics, and gives highly detailed case studies based on reports from five major respondents to his survey: Whirlpool, Dow Chemical, Guidant… Leer más

Boca Raton: Florida Atlantic University Press, 1990. Appears unread. Fine EX-LIBRARY, stamped "WITHDRAWN" on endpapers. No library markings or label on the spine. No pocket. Clean, square, tight copy. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. DEFENSE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT covers the evolution of American military capability since World War II, development of the United States defense procurement system, and modern defense acquisition management processes. Meticulously described are the steps in the acquisition process, including research technology, design, delivery, and support of modern weapons systems. Chronicles all government and contractor functions involved in the DOD acquisition process including the industrial base, defense marketing, program management, product assurance, manufacturing, procurement, subcontracting, and contract administration. Especially useful are the detailed descriptions from the bidder's point of view.… Leer más

Zürich [Switzerland]: Schweizerischen Kaufmännischen Verbandes, 1993. Near Fine condition. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Previous owner's name on endpaper. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. German text. Bound in the original red and orange boards, lettered in white and black on the spine and front cover.. Zweite, nachgeführte Auflage. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket, probably as issued. 8vo. 511pp.

London & New York: Routledge, 2011. Appears unread. Fine condition. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently never read. A volume from the Routledge Studies in Human Geography series. Bound in the original blue laminated boards, stamped in bright white. From the publisher: "Design is central to every service or good produced, sold and consumed. Manufacturing and service companies located in high cost locations increasingly find it difficult to compete with producers located in countries such as India and China. Companies in high-cost locations either have to shift production abroad or create competitive advantage through design, innovation, brand and the geographic distribution of tasks rather than price. DESIGN ECONOMIES AND THE CHANGING WORLD ECONOMY provides the first comprehensive account of the relationship between innovation, design, corporate competitiveness and place. Design… Leer más

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice - Hall, Inc., 1971. Good condition. Moderate cover wear. Fine internally. A solid reading/reference copy. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. 1971. First Edition. Laid-in is a review (E & MJ, October 1971) that reads: "This is not a sensational account of managerial shenanigans. It is a sober, well-written, analytical study showing how earnings-per-share can grow and how a management can make correct capital decisions without being blinded by misleading indicators of profitability. The book also presents an excellent anatomy of the typical corporate annual report and profit-and-loss sheet. If you're in management, or going into it, don't miss this book." . First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition/No jacket, probably as issued. 151pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Washington, D. C: American Bankers Association, 1990. Cover is in Good condition (rubbed at edges). Very Good condition inside. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Dogear to one page corner. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Tables. Graphs. Endnotes. Index. Bound in the original pale green simulated marbled boards, printed in brown, white and black.. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good - Very Good condition/No dust jacket issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. (ii), 544pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.