Authors: DK Holland.
Paperback, 208 pages
Publisher: Allworth Press
Publication Date: 2006-01-01


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    "Branding for Nonprofits" provides the processes, tools and thinking needed to brand or rebrand. DK Holland's inspiring and demystifying approach helps nonprofits approach the process with confidence and enthusiasm. The book presents case studies that reveal real-life situations in which nonprofits have successfully created branding opportunities out of dilemmas and re-branded to create a distinctive clear identity that furthers their mission and helps stabilize their programs. This book features four-page interviews with six non-profit groups explaining the impact of re-branding. In a chronological order it shows nonprofits how to proceed at each stage of branding. Each chapter contains charts, photos or other visuals to support the text. Aimed at managers of small & mid-size nonprofits; graphic designers, art directors, educators, this book addresses the indirect connection between branding and fund raising. For-profit American businesses invest millions in branding; most successful nonprofits lack the resources and wherewithal to hire a brand expert even though they know they need to rebrand. Author brings over 30 years of experience in branding; her company, DK Holland, LLC works with an impressive list of non-profit organizations. Author teaches graduate non-profit management; an editor of "Communications Arts magazine", which she is in the process of rebranding....

Authors: Mark A. Huselid. Brian E. Becker. Richard W. Beatty.
Hardcover, 278 pages
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Publication Date: 2005-03-15
Edition: 1

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    In a marketplace fueled by intangible assets, anything less than optimal workforce success can threaten a firm's survival. Yet in most organizations, employee performance is both poorly managed and underutilized. The "Workforce Scorecard" argues that current management and human resource practices hinder employees' ability to contribute to strategic goals. To maximize the power of their workforce, organizations must meet three challenges: view their workforce in terms of contribution rather than cost; replace benchmarking metrics with measures that differentiate levels of strategic impact; and make line managers and HR professionals jointly responsible for executing workforce initiatives.Building on the proven model outlined in their bestselling book "The HR Scorecard", Mark Huselid, Brian Becker, and coauthor Richard Beatty show how to create a "Workforce Scorecard" that identifies and measures the behaviors, competencies, mind-set, and culture required for workforce success and reveals how each dimension impacts the bottom line. Practical and timely, "The Workforce Scorecard" offers crucial lessons for leveraging human capital to achieve strategic success....

Authors: Anthony J Saliba.
Paperback, 208 pages
Publisher: Bloomberg Press
Publication Date: 2008-03-27


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    If you know the right strategies, you can profit by trading options in a sideways, or directionless, market. (This is fortunate because directionless markets occur more frequently than bull or bear markets.) This hands-on workbook teaches you the most important trading strategies and how to apply them. You'll find out how to identify, enter, manage, and exit a trade. The special format makes it easy to learn; illustrations, exercises, what-if scenarios, and quizzes have you mastering the material in no time. The butterfly family of option strategies is covered, including: butterflies, iron butterflies, condors, broken-wing butterflies, pterodactyls, and iron pterodactyls. The greeks--delta, gamma, vega, and theta--are also covered. Understanding the greeks is essential to deciding how to apply the strategies. If you are a professional or an active individual trader, you can benefit from this book....

Authors: Brian Dive.
Hardcover, 224 pages
Publisher: Kogan Page
Publication Date: 2008-08-28


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Authors: J. Gregory Dees. Jed Emerson. Peter Economy.
Hardcover, 352 pages
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2001-03-29
Edition: 1

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    A hands-on resource that shows nonprofits how to adopt entrepreneurial behaviors and techniques

The rising spirit of social entrepreneurship has created all kinds of new opportunities for nonprofit organizations. But at the same time, many are discovering more than their share of challenges as well. This essential book will help anyone in the field gain the necessary skills to meet these challenges. Written by the leading thinkers and practitioners in the field, Enterprising Nonprofits offers concise and engaging explanations of the most successful business tools being used by nonprofits today. The authors clearly describe all the concepts so you'll be able to embrace the methods of social enterprise for your organization. With this book, you'll learn how to use practical business techniques to dramatically improve the performance of your nonprofit.

Praise for Enterprising Nonprofits

"I can't imagine a better team to bring powerful insights and practical guidance to social entrepreneurs. Readers will be inspired by the examples, and then they will roll up their sleeves to apply the many useful management tools in this engaging book."-Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School, Author of Evolve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow

"In one book, Enterprising Nonprofits does for social entrepreneurs what countless volumes have done for entrepreneurs in the business sector. A wonderful mixture of analysis, practical advice, and inspiration."-Paul Brest, President, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

All of the royalties from this book will be used by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support continuing work on social entrepreneurship....

Authors:
Paperback, 328 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication Date: 2008-10-14


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    How the Chicago School Overshot the Mark is about the rise and recent fall of American antitrust. It is a collection of 15 essays, almost all expressing a deep concern that conservative economic analysis is leading judges and enforcement officials toward an approach that will ultimately harm consumer welfare.
For the past 40 years or so, U.S. antitrust has been dominated intellectually by an unusually conservative style of economic analysis. Its advocates, often referred to as "The Chicago School," argue that the free market (better than any unelected band of regulators) can do a better job of achieving efficiency and encouraging innovation than intrusive regulation. The cutting edge of Chicago School doctrine originated in academia and was popularized in books by brilliant and innovative law professors like Robert Bork and Richard Posner. Oddly, a response to that kind of conservative doctrine may be put together through collections of scores of articles but until now cannot be found in any one book. This collection of essays is designed in part to remedy that situation.
The chapters in this book were written by academics, former law enforcers, private sector defense lawyers, Republicans and Democrats, representatives of the left, right and center. Virtually all agree that antitrust enforcement today is better as a result of conservative analysis, but virtually all also agree that there have been examples of extreme interpretations and misinterpretations of conservative economic theory that have led American antitrust in the wrong direction. The problem is not with conservative economic analysis but with those portions of that analysis that have "overshot the mark" producing an enforcement approach that is exceptionally generous to the private sector. If the scores of practices that traditionally have been regarded as anticompetitive are ignored, or not subjected to vigorous enforcement, prices will be higher, quality of products lower, and innovation diminished. In the end consumers will pay....

Authors: Gary P. Pisano.
Hardcover, 237 pages
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Publication Date: 2006-11-14
Edition: 1

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    Why has the biotechnology industry failed to perform up to expectations - despite all its promise? In "Science Business", Gary P. Pisano answers this question by providing an incisive critique of the industry. Pisano not only reveals the underlying causes of biotech's problems; he offers the most sophisticated analysis yet on how the industry works. And he provides clear prescriptions for companies, investors, and policy makers seeking ways to improve the industry's performance. According to Pisano, the biotech industry's problems stem from its special character as a science-based business. This character poses three unique business challenges: how to finance highly risky investments under profound uncertainty and long time horizons for R&D, how to learn rapidly enough to keep pace with advances in drug science knowledge, and how to integrate capabilities across a broad spectrum of scientific and technological knowledge bases.The key to fixing the industry? Business models, organisational structures, and financing arrangements that place greater emphasis on integration and long-term learning over shorter - term 'monetisation' of intellectual property. Pisano maintains that all industry players - biotech firms, investors, universities, pharmaceutical companies, government regulators - can play a role in righting the industry. The payoff? Valuable improvements in health care, and a shinier future for human well-being....

Authors: Mary Kay Plantes. Robert D. Finfrock.
Hardcover, 224 pages
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group LLC
Publication Date: 2008-10-01
Edition: 1

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    Commoditization is the gravitational force pulling competing products and services down to the same level, until price determines which company wins and loses customers. Beyond Price will teach readers how to innovate their business models to escape the gravity of commoditization and price-driven competition.

Business leaders will find immediate value in this systematic guide to transforming a company from one-of-many to one-of-a-kind, a company whose offerings competitors will find hard to copy and customers will feel excited to discover. A strategically differentiated business model, executed effectively, will create

• Customers willing to pay a premium for a product
• Long-term relationships with customers and suppliers
• A collaborative environment focused on shared goals of where and how to win business
• Faster decisions about how and when to pursue opportunities
• Better resource leveraging through clear direction and focus

A well-defined roadmap to building a thriving business, Beyond Price identifies and integrates all the areas of change, beyond strategy, leaders must address to break out of and stay out of commodity competition.

Praise for Beyond Price:

'Change is continuous and accelerating; the old strategies don't cut it! Beyond Price provides leaders with a guide to both deal with this reality and build a high-growth business' --Richard Teerlink, retired chairman and CEO, Harley-Davidson

'Beyond Price provides pragmatic steps and principles all leadership teams should follow to avoid price-driven competition and to develop a differentiated position in the marketplace.' --Nick Meriggioloi, president, Oscar Mayer, a division of Kraft Foods

'Beyond Price is an amazing book that shows any leader how to think like a change agent and bring about a game-changing strategic shift. This book is a totally original approach to the dilemma of running a commodity business. Any business leader can put it to work without difficulty. This isn't a book of business platitudes; it's a book showing you how to ask a whole different set of questions about the business you are in to launch a new era of competitive strength and profitability.' --Robert Beeby, retired CEO, Frito-Lay; retired CEO, Pepsi-Cola International; retired CEO, Wilson Sporting Goods...

Authors: Peter Bolstorff. Robert Rosenbaum.
Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: AMACOM
Publication Date: 2007-10-24
Edition: 2nd

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    The Supply Chain Council (SCC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing best practices in supply chain management. Now in a newly revised, second edition, "Supply Chain Excellence" is the first and only book on the DCOR, CCOR, and SCOR Models. It gives professionals implementing new supply chain projects a clear, step-by-step guide to adopting the accepted and proven methodologies developed by the SCC. Complete with new case studies, a Value Chain Excellence project roadmap, and the addition of the DCOR and CCOR process frameworks, the second edition of "Supply Chain Excellence" gives readers all the practical tools they need, whether they're trying to improve the performance of an existing supply chain system or implement a new one....

Authors: R. Roosevelt Thomas. David A. Thomas. Robin J. Ely. Debra Meyerson.
Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
Publication Date: 2002-02-01
Edition: 1st

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    This collection of classic and cutting-edge articles, case studies, and first person perspectives provides a broad range of perspectives on affirmative action, career development for minorities and women, and other HR-related policies....