Strategy decision making and action used to be off limits to all but the select few at the very top of an organization. It was a largely cerebral activity focused on grand long-terms plans made at annual off-site retreats away from the daily challenges of the business. That is no longer the case. The current business environment does not wait for companies to slowly adjust in an annual meeting. The relentless pace of change renders today's long-term future tomorrow's history. Rapid innovations and ever-increasing complexities limit executives' ability to make decisions with perfect information. Does this mean strategy is no longer useful, or even feasible? No. Good strategists are needed now more than ever. But today's high-performing organizations think of strategy differently than in the past. These companies make strategy part of every manager's role; they strategize continuously and tackle strategic problems through individuals from all parts of the organization. Strategy in this new, fast-paced world is about diagnosing the diverse array of complex challenges confronting organizations, deciding on novel solutions to address those challenges, and delivering by taking action on those solutions. Including a novel organizational framework and never-before-published application examples, Strategy in 3D helps build these foundational skills and prepares the reader for success as a strategist in the 21st century.

Casino Accounting and Financial Management has been recognized as the essential guide for the gaming industry since its first publication in 1988. This second edition updates and expands the original text, addressing recent growth and changes in the casino industry as gaming has spread both nationwide and internationally, and incorporating new games and new technology.E. Malcolm Greenless provides information on the growing role of state governments across the country in the regulation of gaming. He includes regulations covering new venues for gaming such as riverboats, Native American casinos, and video lottery terminals. He also addresses the new dominance of slot machines as the major revenue source in most casinos, and the changes in the types and operation of slot machines.Because of the growing regulatory oversight of the industry, Greenlees includes new detailed discussions of currency transaction reporting; gross revenue taxation; and changes in casino accounting, auditing, and financial reporting methods that incorporate the latest changes in the ""Casino Audit Guide of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants"". There is new information about managerial accounting methods for casinos, and variations in state laws governing the casino industry.This updated and greatly expanded edition of ""Casino Accounting and Financial Management"" will remain the indispensable authority on gaming operations for casino professionals and regulators.

Pleasing Wall Street used to be easy for executives. Not anymore. The stock market is an uncertain place, and every day executives have to figure out what investors really want. There are right ways and wrong ways to do this. Get it wrong, and you risk alienating investors as well as employees, consumers, and suppliers--which can erode your earnings and stock price. In Winning Investors Over, Baruch Lev draws on his own and other finance scholars' research to present authoritative, often surprising instructions for dealing intelligently with Wall Street--and boosting your company's earnings and stock price. Through rigorous data analysis and real-life cases, Lev shows how to: * Understand and address investors' concerns to secure ongoing funding and support from the capital markets * Deliver disappointing news effectively to investors * Build, rebuild, and maintain credibility on Wall Street * Buy time for your company's recovery from activist shareholders and hedge fund raiders * Structure your compensation to win shareholders' support Winning Investors Over demonstrates that despite the uncertainty that characterizes Wall Street today, you can still craft a mutually beneficial, long-term partnership with investors.