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Hedge funds, private equity, marchés financiers : les frères ennemis ?

Hedge funds, private equity, marchés financiers : les frères ennemis ?

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Les hedge funds activistes et le private equity ont pris une place significative dans l’actionnariat des entreprises. Ils améliorent la gouvernance des entreprises en poussant leurs dirigeants à mieux les développer. Les autres hedge funds apportent une liquidité importante aux marchés financiers. Par ailleurs, le marché financier est un débouché naturel des sorties d’entreprises du giron du private equity. Les deux sont donc complémentaires plutôt que concurrents. La crise financière actuelle a mis en lumière certains excès et appelle à une plus grande transparence des hedge funds et du private equity.

Meetings That Get Results (The Brian Tracy Success Library)

Meetings That Get Results (The Brian Tracy Success Library)

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Learn how to make meetings shorter, more effective, and more satisfying to everyone in attendance!In most workplaces today, meetings have become dreaded, meaningless, and at best, a necessary evil. Neither should be acceptable to management. All meetings should be powerful tools for solving problems, making decisions, exchanging ideas, and getting results fast.What is the secret to turning pointless into production? Based on years of experience consulting for companies around the world, Brian Tracy has learned firsthand what works in meetings and what doesn’t.In Meetings That Get Results, Tracy will help you learn how to:Structure different types of meetingsEstablish meeting prioritiesSet an achievable agendaSummarize discussion points and decisionsGain agreement on action steps, assign responsibility, and set deadlinesMaximize the return on time invested, and much more!When you are leading a meeting, both your superiors and your subordinates are assessing your performance. This invaluable pocket-sized guide reveals simple, proven ideas for managers and other leaders to impress your coworkers with your improved skills.Meetings That Get Results shows you how to use structure, purpose, presentations, and more to make your performances more effective and compelling.

Summary of Stephanie Kelton’s The Deficit Myth

Summary of Stephanie Kelton’s The Deficit Myth

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Get the Summary of Stephanie Kelton’s The Deficit Myth 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. There is a pervasive belief that the US government is financially incapable of tackling significant issues like health care or education due to the ever-looming question of funding. Economist Stephanie Kelton challenges the conventional wisdom that equates federal government budgeting with household budgeting, arguing that the US government, as a currency issuer, is not financially constrained. The Deficit Myth (2020) introduces Modern Monetary Theory as a lens through which to understand the true nature of the federal deficit, government spending, and taxation...

Surrounded by Bad Bosses (And Lazy Employees)

Surrounded by Bad Bosses (And Lazy Employees)

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Part of the bestselling Surrounded by Idiots series! Internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson has helped changed how the world thinks about behavior using a simple 4-color behavior analysis system. In Surrounded by Bad Bosses he applies that same system to revolutionize the workplace.Everyone has had a bad boss. You might have one right now. You might even be one. Bad bosses are a fact of the workplace, whether they’re short-tempered, unclear about expectations, or too disorganized to manage so much as a stapler. But how do you not only survive a difficult boss, but help your career thrive despite them?By identifying your boss’s behavior profile you’ll be better able to interact with them no matter what the situation. Erikson offers example stories and concrete steps to help you thrive in any work situation.Of course, much as we love to blame our bosses, sometimes management isn’t the problem at all. For every bad boss there is also a lazy employee, so Erikson also looks at the issue from a completely different perspective—employees themselves— and explores why some colleagues frequently underachieve, and what you can do to change this if you're the boss.Written with Erikson's signature humor and warmth, Surrounded by Bad Bosses (And Lazy Employees) will help you deal with the most hopeless managers and employees you can imagine—and keep you entertained along the way.

Successful Organizational Tidbits for Today's Business Leaders

Successful Organizational Tidbits for Today's Business Leaders

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Managing people in organizations is one of the single greatest challenges organizational leaders face today. What is ironic is that some organizational leaders inadvertently enable a work environment where employees do not improve their organizational performance and productivity. Successful Organizational Tidbits for todays Business Leaders vol. I offers new organizational definitions, terminologies, and theories on what is affecting employees productivity and performance in the workplace and offers practical solutions to leaders on how to effectively manage their employees. This book also provides leaders with leadership tools to enhance their leadership skills in the workplace. There are also great examples of business leaders and not-so-great leaders with real-life case studies. This book is applicable for leaders who manage employees in any organization. Following solutions and recommendations in this book today will enhance organizations tomorrow.

Jony Ive

Jony Ive

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'Anders zijn is erg makkelijk, beter zijn is een stuk lastiger.' – Jony Ive In 1996 keerde Steve Jobs terug naar Apple, waar hij op een avond een jonge, sjofele Britse ontwerper ontdekte, die zat te zwoegen op honderden schetsen en prototypes. Jobs realiseerde zich dat hij een talent had gevonden die de lange periode van achteruitgang van het bedrijf weleens zou kunnen keren. Die ontwerper was Jony Ive. Jony Ives samenwerking met Jobs zou leiden tot een aantal van 's werelds meest iconische producten en technologieën, waaronder de iMac, iPod, iPad en de iPhone. Zijn ontwerpen hebben van Apple niet alleen een zeer succesvol bedrijf gemaakt, ze hebben hele industrieën veranderd, een vaste fanbase gecreëerd en wereldwijd een sterk merk neergezet. Ive is een wereldleider geworden op het gebied van technologische innovatie, won talloze awards en werd zelfs geridderd voor zijn bijdrage aan 'vormgeving en het ondernemerschap'. Ondanks deze triomfen is er weinig bekend over de verlegen en vriendelijke man aan wie Jobs refereerde als zijn 'spirituele partner' bij Apple. Jony Ive: het genie achter de producten van Apple vertelt het ware verhaal van Apple's senior vicepresident Industrial Design. Het laat zien hoe Jony Ive van een Engelse Art Student met dyslexie de man werd wiens creaties een revolutie teweeg hebben gebracht in de manier waarop we werken, spelen en communiceren. Gebaseerd op interviews met Ives voormalige collega's en Leander Kahneys kennis over de wereld van Apple, geeft dit boek een beeld van de man en zijn methodes.

Innovative Approaches in Economics, Leadership, and Technology

Innovative Approaches in Economics, Leadership, and Technology

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This book presents a collection of topics that reflect the evolving landscape of economics, leadership, technology, and social systems in an interconnected world. From the role of accounting in supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the complex interplay of transfer pricing regulations, tax compliance, and public perception, it covers critical issues shaping global financial practices. By investigating leadership at multinational companies through the dual lenses of cultural dynamics and artificial intelligence and underscoring the growing significance of digital networks in the global economy, the book fosters a rich, cross-disciplinary dialogue.Based on papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS 2024), held in Bucharest, Romania, the book offers a valuable asset for scholars, practitioners, and anyone interested in the future of global economic and social systems.

La dépression est-elle passée de mode ?

La dépression est-elle passée de mode ?

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On prétend volontiers que la consommation des médicaments anti-dépresseurs est très élevée dans nos sociétés où les individus sont soumis à la solitude et à l’isolement. De là à faire de la dépression un « phénomène de société », il n’y qu’un pas que franchissent aisément ceux qui sont prêts à banaliser la plainte dépressive. Les interrogations qu’entraîne la question ouverte par ce Forum vont bien au-delà. Dans notre culture, c’est à l’individu souverain que renvoient les changements idéologiques portés par la notion de dépression. Mais comment passer de la dépression à la société ? La dépression est-elle une affection de l’esprit ? Et comment la tenir pour un affect archaïque comportant tout le phénomène humain de la vie psychique ? Quel est le rapport de la dépression à la vérité du mélancolique ? Autant d’interrogations argumentées dans ce volume.

Le meilleur de l'actualité 2013-2014 - Concours et examens 2014

Le meilleur de l'actualité 2013-2014 - Concours et examens 2014

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Un outil indispensable pour préparer les écrits comme les oraux de tous les concours (grandes écoles, administratifs, etc.) et de tous les examens.Crise syrienne, scandale de la viande de cheval, attentats de Boston, compétitivité française, réélection d’Angela Merkel, faillite de Détroit, loi sur le mariage pour tous, les quinze ans de Google…Le meilleur de l’actualité 2013-2014 fait la synthèse de tous les événements majeurs de l’année :Plus de 50 fiches qui couvrent toutes les thématiques clés : Économie ; Géopolitique ; Culture et société ; Sciences, technologie et innovation.Des fiches « Débats » et « Personnalités » pour enrichir le contenu de vos dissertations et de vos oraux.Une mise en avant systématique du contexte, des chiffres clés et des enjeux de chaque sujet.De nombreux graphiques, des chronologies thématiques et des cartes.Des mises à jour et de nouvelles fiches sur l’actualité 2014 sont à télécharger sur www.dunod.com.

Business Confidential

Business Confidential

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A critical figure in America’s Cold War intelligence operations, Peter Earnest knows the surprising similarities between what the Central Intelligence Agency does to coordinate operations and protect the country and what any smart organization can do to protect its bottom line. Now, in this unprecedented book, he’s partnering with bestselling author Maryann Karinch to demonstrate what you and your organization can learn from how the CIA does business. Filled with fascinating and instructive examples from CIA operations and the business world, Business Confidential offers insights into the Agency’s extraordinary screening, testing, and training practices; methods for supporting employee retention; creative and agile problem-solving strategies; and methods for establishing mission-focused outcomes. You’ll learn skills like how to build trust, communicate clearly, work as a team, make tough decisions, succeed in both friendly and hostile territory, and--sometimes--cut your losses.Rather than drawing from restrictive blueprints, the book vividly illustrates the value of the intelligence mindset in today’s unpredictable corporate landscape. With insider strategies from one of the world’s smartest intelligence organizations, you’ll be equipped with the intel you need to propel your team to success.

Managing Human Resources in Central and Eastern Europe

Managing Human Resources in Central and Eastern Europe

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Against the backdrop of ancient cultures, a communist legacy and eventual institutional atrophy, many of the societies of Central and Eastern Europe have pursued aggressive development trajectories since the early 1990s. This part of Europe is now characterized by a rising economic heterogeneity and a rapidly changing socio-cultural context, underscored by waves of restructuring, privatization, increasing foreign direct investment and an emerging individualism. While there has been a growing interest in the transition economies in the past number of years, the contemporary nature of human resource management in these societies is not well-documented.This long-awaited text seeks to chart the contemporary landscape of HRM in this region. In doing this, it describes key aspects of the transition process as experienced in each of the economies under consideration, as well as describing key legislative and labour market developments and reforms. Finally, it discusses key trends in HRM policy and practice.

How to Get a Meeting with Anyone

How to Get a Meeting with Anyone

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The hard part just got easy.You know how to sell—that's your job, after all—but getting CEOs and VIPs to call you back is the tricky part. You're in luck: That impossible-to-reach person isn't so impossible to reach after all.Hall-of-Fame-nominated marketer and Wall Street Journal cartoonist Stu Heinecke discovered that he could get past traditional gatekeepers to reach those elusive executives by thinking outside the box and using personalized approaches he calls ""Contact Campaigns."" Including presidents, a prime minister, celebrities, countless CEOs, and even the Danish model who became his wife, Heinecke found that getting meetings with previously unreachable people was easier than ever. Now he shares his tactics and tips in this essential guide for anyone who needs to make contact.In How to Get a Meeting with Anyone, Heinecke explains how you can use your own creative Contact Campaigns to get those critical conversations. He divulges methods he's developed after years of experience and from studying the secrets of others who've had similar breakthrough results—results that other marketers considered impossible, with response rates as high as 100 percent. Through real-life success stories, Heinecke lays out 20 categories of Contact Campaigns that anyone can research and execute. Tactics range from running a contact letter as a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal to unorthodox uses of the phone, social media, email, and snail mail to using personalized cartoons to make connections. He also packs in plenty of tips on how to determine your targets, develop pitches, and gain allies in your contact's circle of influence.How to Get a Meeting with Anyone provides you with a new toolkit you can put to work right away so you can make the connections that are essential to your success."

Smart, Not Loud

Smart, Not Loud

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Longlisted for the Non-Obvious Books Award, 2024Ever wonder why the “loud” people at work get noticed, rewarded, and promoted? Do you worry that you need to be loud to succeed at work, too?When Jessica Chen entered the workforce, she felt like everything she had been taught growing up in a Quiet Culture household—where deference, humility, harmony, and dogged hard work were praised—failed to set her up for success in the “real world.” Her ingrained values were in direct contrast with what was actually needed to stand out in a Loud Culture workplace. The result? Feeling underappreciated, passed over for opportunities and promotions, and completely stuck.Building on the lessons she learned as an award-winning TV news journalist, Chen—who now speaks at Fortune 100 companies and whose LinkedIn Learning courses have been watched by over 2 million people—introduces a new way of getting noticed at work, without being loud, aggressive, or boastful. In Smart, Not Loud, Chen teaches readers how they can look within, to the values they already hold, to more effectively show up. Through instructive anecdotes and research-backed principles, readers will learn to:speak up at meetings using the 4A Sequence (active listening, acknowledging, anchoring, and answering); advocate for themselves with tact;build strategic relationships to enhance credibility and get picked for the best projects;and master the five elements of voice—pitch, rate, intensity, inflection, and quality—to be the kind of communicator others want to listen to.Packed with actionable tips, Smart, Not Loud unveils a new path to getting noticed and getting ahead at work. This is the road map readers need to authentically show up in the workplace and truly feel seen.

Human Interface and the Management of Information. Interacting with Information

Human Interface and the Management of Information. Interacting with Information

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This two-volume set LNCS 6771 and 6772 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Symposium on Human Interface 2011, held in Orlando, FL, USA in July 2011 in the framework of the 14th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2011 with 10 other thematically similar conferences. The 137 revised papers presented in the two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers accepted for presentation thoroughly cover the thematic area of human interface and the management of information. The 62 papers of this second volume address the following major topics: access to information; supporting communication; supporting work, collaboration; decision-making and business; mobile and ubiquitous information; and information in aviation.

Leveraging Business Analysis for Project Success

Leveraging Business Analysis for Project Success

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Only 39 percent of projects today are successful. Nearly half of the projects that fail, fail because of “poor requirements management” (PMI 2014). Leveraging Business Analysis for Project Success explores the role of the business analyst in setting a project up for success. It informs and educates project managers, sponsors, and organization leaders on what is necessary for project success. This book goes beyond requirements management in exploring the how the business analyst can contribute to increased proi tability through project selection, scope dei nition, and post-implementation evaluation. The reader will learn about the history of business analysis, professional organizations and resources to support the profession, and what to expect from the business analyst at each phase of the project lifecycle as presented in a case study throughout the text. Project leaders will better be able to support the business analysis needs of the project by understanding the skills, expertise, tasks, resources, and time needed to do business analysis right and maximize the return on investment for each project.

In Hemelsnaam!

In Hemelsnaam!

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Hoe meer economische overvloed, hoe meer menselijk geluk. Dat zou je althans denken, als je naar de meeste politici en beleidsmakers luistert. Maar onderzoek wijst het tegendeel uit, betoogt econoom Arjo Klamer in zijn essay voor de Maand van de Filosofie. Waar zijn onze politici in hemelsnaam mee bezig? Waarom zijn ze zo gefixeerd op economische groei? Omdat die groei makkelijk te meten is, betoogt Klamer. Dat geldt niet voor sociale en culturele factoren. Die laten zich nauwelijks of niet in cijfers uitdrukken. Toch zullen we rekening moeten houden met die factoren, willen we een adequaat perspectief ontwikkelen op het goede leven en een goede samenleving. Zolang men in Den Haag die factoren buiten beschouwing laat, zal de bevolking blijven worstelen met een gevoel van onbehagen. Dit essay laat zien hoe je anders over economie kunt denken. Het is bedoeld voor iedereen die het leven van alledag niet louter economisch wil benaderen.