The go-to guide to acing the Series 24 Exam! Passing the General Securities Principal Qualification Examination (Series 24) qualifies an individual to act as a principal of a general securities broker-dealer and to supervise the firm and its agents. The exam covers the supervision of such areas as investment banking, underwriting, and research practices; trading and market-making; brokerage office…
Business Across Cultures is the keystone book in the Culture for Business series. It provides an overview of all subjects tackled in the other books of the series. Its particular aim is to provide executives with a cross-cultural perspective on how companies meet the diverse needs of customers, investors and employees; to introduce the main ideas in business in a multicultural context; and to show…
Praise For Corporate Reputation: 12 Steps to Safeguarding and Recovering Reputation «In a sea of business books, Corporate Reputation is a beacon of light for all leaders and future leaders looking for direction in the treacherous waters of a volatile business environment. It delivers a message that's provocative, insightful, and needs to be heard.» —Heidi Henkel Sinclair, Director of Communicatio…
Praise for THE MILLIONAIRE CODE «A wonderfully worthy book, especially in an era when the wrong kind of capitalism has been in the driver's seat. The Millionaire Code is about something far more noble than money-the joy of living your life to the fullest simply by finding what it is you love to do, and then doing it. 'Hats off' to Paul Farrell for picking up where William Shakespeare left off: 'Th…
International turn-around gurus describe how to rescue a company from the brink of disaster Why, even in the best of economic times, do so many apparently healthy companies fail? The surprising answer offered by the authors of this breakthrough book is «denial,» or more specifically, the inability of top management to acknowledge that they've been backing a losing strategy and to take the necessar…
In Casting for Big Ideas, Andrew Jaffe, industry veteran and Director of the Clio Awards, details important lessons on the management and growth of advertising agencies. He shows how the forty-year-old agency business model is breaking down because the work is becoming marginalized, as clients cut back ad budgets and hire outside marketing services and strategy firms. If agencies are to survive, J…
This book is a user manual for understanding and deployment of open source software licensing in business. Written for lawyers and businesspeople alike, it explains and analyzes open source licensing issues, and gives practical suggestions on how to deal with open source licensing in a business context. Including useful forms, information, and both technical and licensing background, this book wil…
A serious source of information for those looking to reverse engineer business deals It’s clear from the current turbulence on Wall Street that the inner workings of its most complex transactions are poorly understood. Wall Street deals parse risk using intricate legal terminology that is difficult to translate into an analytical model. Reverse Engineering Deals on Wall Street: A Step-By-Step Guid…
In this explosive memoir, a political consultant and technology whistleblower reveals the disturbing truth about the multi-billion-dollar data industry, revealing to the public how companies are getting richer using our personal information and exposing how Cambridge Analytica exploited weaknesses in privacy laws to help elect Donald Trump. When Brittany Kaiser joined Cambridge Analytica – the UK-…
«Космические бароны» – это рассказ о группе предпринимателей-миллиардеров, которые воспользовались своим богатством для эпического восстановления американской космической программы. Илон Маск и Джефф Безос, Ричард Брэнсон и Пол Аллен возглавили смелый поход по строительству новой космической транспортной системы – частной пилотируемой космонавтики.
Джон Хеннесси – исследователь, ученый, предприниматель, председатель совета директоров Alphabet (материнская компания Google), президент Стэнфордского университета (2000–2016) и «крестный отец» Кремниевой долины. Автор предлагает новый взгляд на лидерство. Джон щедро делится уроками, которые он извлек, пройдя по пути лидерства, сделав головокружительную научную карьеру и состоявшись как предприним…
«Космические бароны» – это рассказ о группе предпринимателей-миллиардеров, которые воспользовались своим богатством для эпического восстановления американской космической программы. Илон Маск и Джефф Безос, Ричард Брэнсон и Пол Аллен возглавили смелый поход по строительству новой космической транспортной системы – частной пилотируемой космонавтики.
Business scandals are always with us from the South Sea Bubble to Enron and Parmalat. As accounting forms a central element of any business success or failure, the role of accounting is crucial in understanding business scandals. This book aims to explore the role of accounting, particularly creative accounting and fraud, in business scandals. The book is divided into three parts. In Part A the ba…