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Market Mover - Lessons from a Decade of Change at Nasdaq (Hardcover): Robert Greifeld Market Mover - Lessons from a Decade of Change at Nasdaq (Hardcover)
Robert Greifeld
R605 R495 Discovery Miles 4 950 Save R110 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Robert Greifeld was CEO of NASDAQ for over a decade, during which time it was named Company of the Year, ranked one of the best performing companies in the U.S., included in Fortune's annual list of 100 fastest growing companies and shares of the company's stock rose a whopping 800%. In Market Mover, Bob looks at the headline-making events that took place while he was at the helm from the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis of 2008, to Facebook's disastrous IPO and the Bernie Madoff scandal. He takes you exclusively behind the headlines using them as jumping off points for lessons that can be applied to any business, including jumpstarting change, working with technology, finding the best people, and adapting to globalization.

Virgin Galactic - The First Ten Years (Paperback, 2015 ed.): Erik Seedhouse Virgin Galactic - The First Ten Years (Paperback, 2015 ed.)
Erik Seedhouse
R1,982 Discovery Miles 19 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Thirty years ago when Sir Richard Branson called up Boeing and asked if they had a spare 747, few would have predicted the brash entrepreneur would so radically transform the placid business of air travel. But today, Branson flies airlines on six continents, employs hundreds of jets and, in 2014, was predicting that his spaceship company - Virgin Galactic - would soon open the space frontier to commercial astronauts, payload specialists, scientists and space tourists. With more than 600 seats sold at $250,000 each, what started off as a dream to send people just for the excitement to look back and marvel at Earth, was on the cusp of finally being turned into a business. Then, on October 21, 2014, tragedy struck. SpaceShipTwo was on its most ambitious test flight to date. Seconds after firing its engine, Virgin Galactic's spaceship was breaking through the sound barrier. In just the three seconds that it took for the vehicle to climb from Mach 0.94 to Mach 1.02, co-pilot Mike Alsbury made what many close to the event believe was a fatal mistake that led to his death and the disintegration of SpaceShipTwo. Miraculously, the pilot, Peter Siebold, survived the 16-km fall back to Earth. Soon after the event Branson vowed to continue his space tourism venture in spite of this. Already a second SpaceShipTwo is being built, and ticket-holders eagerly await the day when Virgin Galactic offers quick, routine and affordable access to the edge of space. This book explains the hurdles Virgin Galactic had and still has to overcome en route to developing suborbital space travel as a profitable economic entity, and describes the missions that will be flown on board SpaceShipTwo Mk II, including high-altitude science studies, astronomy, life sciences, and microgravity physics.

Lost Towns of Mason County, Michigan (Hardcover): Sandra Lewis Malburg Lost Towns of Mason County, Michigan (Hardcover)
Sandra Lewis Malburg
R775 R647 Discovery Miles 6 470 Save R128 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Swiss Air - A day by day documentation (Hardcover): Peter Fredy Swiss Air - A day by day documentation (Hardcover)
Peter Fredy
R2,836 R2,516 Discovery Miles 25 160 Save R320 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This account of Swissair's day-by-day history will serve as the basis of any future exploration of Switzerland's former national carrier, from its founding right up to the grounding of the fleet and ultimate demise of the company. Documented here is every significant corporate decision, along with previously little-known background information, a comprehensive overview of operational incidents, the airline's route network over seven decades, the countries Swissair served and types of aircraft it operated. In short, this book covers everything that made the legendary airline distinctive, in unprecedented scope. This new standard reference work records in precise detail and in easily comprehensible English both the history of civil aviation in Switzerland and the qualities that Swissair deemed important over its 70 years in existence. Rather than judge or assign blame, this book sticks strictly to the facts and figures that reflect the dedication of Swissair employees - from those in the cockpit and the cabin to those in marketing and technical services, both at home and abroad - to "their" airline, from the very early days right up until the final flight by a Swissair aircraft. In the process, the book injects new life into one of the most exciting chapters in the history of Swiss commerce.

Manchester's Shoe Industry (Hardcover): Kelly Kilcrease, Yvette Lazdowski Manchester's Shoe Industry (Hardcover)
Kelly Kilcrease, Yvette Lazdowski; Foreword by Robert B Perreault
R775 R647 Discovery Miles 6 470 Save R128 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Burlington Brewing - A History of Craft Beer in the Queen City (Hardcover): Jeff S Baker, Adam Krakowski Burlington Brewing - A History of Craft Beer in the Queen City (Hardcover)
Jeff S Baker, Adam Krakowski
R875 R724 Discovery Miles 7 240 Save R151 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
DuPont (Hardcover): Jennifer Crooks, DuPont Historical Drew Crooks with the DuPont (Hardcover)
Jennifer Crooks, DuPont Historical Drew Crooks with the
R781 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R128 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Smartest Guys in the Room - The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron (Paperback, New Ed): Peter Elkind, Bethany McLean The Smartest Guys in the Room - The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron (Paperback, New Ed)
Peter Elkind, Bethany McLean
R392 R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Save R72 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

What went wrong with American business at the end of the 20th century? Until the spring of 2001, Enron epitomized the triumph of the New Economy. Feared by rivals, worshipped by investors, Enron seemingly could do no wrong. Its profits rose every year; its stock price surged ever upward; its leaders were hailed as visionaries. Then a young Fortune writer, Bethany McLean, wrote an article posing a simple question - how, exactly, does Enron make its money? Within a year Enron was facing humiliation and bankruptcy, the largest in US history, which caused Americans to lose faith in a system that rewarded top insiders with millions of dollars, while small investors lost everything. It was revealed that Enron was a company whose business was an illusion, an illusion that Wall Street was willing to accept even though they knew what the real truth was. This book - fully updated for the paperback - tells the extraordinary story of Enron's fall.

The History of Oxford University Press: Volume I - Beginnings to 1780 (Hardcover): Ian Gadd The History of Oxford University Press: Volume I - Beginnings to 1780 (Hardcover)
Ian Gadd
R5,537 Discovery Miles 55 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The story of Oxford University Press spans five centuries of printing and publishing. Beginning with the first presses set up in Oxford in the fifteenth century and the later establishment of a university printing house, it leads through the publication of bibles, scholarly works, and the Oxford English Dictionary, to a twentieth-century expansion that created the largest university press in the world, playing a part in research, education, and language learning in more than 50 countries. With access to extensive archives, The History of OUP traces the impact of long-term changes in printing technology and the business of publishing. It also considers the effects of wider trends in education, reading, and scholarship, in international trade and the spreading influence of the English language, and in cultural and social history - both in Oxford and through its presence around the world. This first volume begins with the successive attempts to establish printing at Oxford from 1478 onwards. Ian Gadd and sixteen expert contributors chart the activities of individual university printers, the eventual establishment of a university printing house, its relationship with the University, and influential developments in printing under Archbishop Laud, John Fell, and William Blackstone. They explore the range of scholarly and religious works produced, together with the growing influence of the University Press on the city of Oxford, and its place in the book trade in general.

The History of Oxford University Press: Volume II - 1780 to 1896 (Hardcover): Simon Eliot The History of Oxford University Press: Volume II - 1780 to 1896 (Hardcover)
Simon Eliot
R5,229 Discovery Miles 52 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The story of Oxford University Press spans five centuries of printing and publishing. Beginning with the first presses set up in Oxford in the fifteenth century and the later establishment of a university printing house, it leads through the publication of bibles, scholarly works, and the Oxford English Dictionary, to a twentieth-century expansion that created the largest university press in the world, playing a part in research, education, and language learning in more than 50 countries. With access to extensive archives, The History of OUP traces the impact of long-term changes in printing technology and the business of publishing. It also considers the effects of wider trends in education, reading, and scholarship, in international trade and the spreading influence of the English language, and in cultural and social history - both in Oxford and through its presence around the world. By the late eighteenth century, the University Press was both printer and publisher. This volume charts its rich and complicated history between 1780 and 1896, when transformations in the way books were printed led, in turn, to greater expertise in distributing and selling Oxford books. Simon Eliot and twelve expert contributors look at the relationship of the Press with the wider book trade, and with the University and city of Oxford. They also explore the growing range of books produced - including, above all, the creation and initial publication of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Lost Restaurants of St. Louis (Hardcover): Ann Lemons Pollack Lost Restaurants of St. Louis (Hardcover)
Ann Lemons Pollack
R767 R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Save R129 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Optimierung Im Airline Revenue Management (German, Hardcover): Wolfgang Gaul Optimierung Im Airline Revenue Management (German, Hardcover)
Wolfgang Gaul; Christoph Winkler
R1,527 Discovery Miles 15 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Revenue Management beschaftigt sich mit der Optimierung von Kapazitats- und Preisentscheidungen beim Verkauf von verderblichen Gutern und Dienstleistungen, die innerhalb eines vorgegebenen Zeitraumes angeboten werden. Die Arbeit untersucht Verallgemeinerungen des Airline Revenue Managements, also Fluge, die innerhalb eines Flugnetzes durchgefuhrt werden. In einem ersten Schritt wird dazu ein Modell entwickelt, das neben UEberbuchungsuberlegungen flexible Kunden betrachtet. In einem zweiten Schritt wird dieses Modell um die Zuordnung von Flugzeugtypen zu angebotenen Flugen mit der Option eines Re-Fleetings erweitert. Dazu werden deterministische lineare Programme (DLP) entsprechend angepasst. Die DLP-Modelle werden in verschiedenen Flugnetzen getestet, sowie deren Charakteristika verglichen.

Everybody Ought to Be Rich - The Life and Times of John J. Raskob, Capitalist (Hardcover): David Farber Everybody Ought to Be Rich - The Life and Times of John J. Raskob, Capitalist (Hardcover)
David Farber
R875 R736 Discovery Miles 7 360 Save R139 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

John Raskob is not a name that looms large but his greatest building casts a shadow on us every day. Financier of the Empire State Building, Raskob was a self-made businessman who worked for DuPont and for GM and famously invented with the idea for consumer credit, which he first offered to individual car buyers (GMAC). A friend of New York Governor Al Smith, Raskob became active in New York politics and ran the Democratic National Committee and Smith's campaign for the presidency. He invested his own fortune heavily in the Empire State Building, built at the height of the Great Depression. A colorful figure, Raskob's life evokes the roaring twenties, the Catholic elite, the boardrooms of America's biggest corporations, and the rags-to-riches tale that is central to the American dream. His most famous interview was entitled "Everybody Ought to Be Rich" in Ladies' Home Journal in August 1929-on the eve of the stock market crash-and his personal achievement of such extraordinary wealth and power highlight just how far he came traveled from a teenage candy seller on the railway between Lockport and Buffalo. His wide circle of business associates and personal acquaintances included Water Chrysler, the DuPonts, Alfred Sloane, Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Kennedy, Western miners, and the Pope. He lived his own creed: "Go ahead and do things. The bigger the better, if your fundamentals are sound. Avoid procrastination."

The History of Oxford University Press - Three-volume set (Multiple copy pack, New): Ian Gadd, Simon Eliot, Wm Roger Louis The History of Oxford University Press - Three-volume set (Multiple copy pack, New)
Ian Gadd, Simon Eliot, Wm Roger Louis
R14,757 Discovery Miles 147 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The story of Oxford University Press spans five centuries of printing and publishing. Beginning with the first presses set up in Oxford in the fifteenth century and the later establishment of a university printing house, it leads through the publication of bibles, scholarly works, and the Oxford English Dictionary, to a twentieth-century expansion that created the largest university press in the world, playing a part in research, education, and language learning in more than 50 countries. With access to extensive archives, The History of OUP traces the impact of long-term changes in printing technology and the business of publishing. It also considers the effects of wider trends in education, reading, and scholarship, in international trade and the spreading influence of the English language, and in cultural and social history - both in Oxford and through its presence around the world.

Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung in Deutschland Und Den USA - Berichtspraxis, Determinanten Und Eigenkapitalkostenwirkungen... Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung in Deutschland Und Den USA - Berichtspraxis, Determinanten Und Eigenkapitalkostenwirkungen (German, Hardcover)
Peter Kajuter; Daniel Blaesing
R1,953 Discovery Miles 19 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Die Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung hat vor allem bei grossen Unternehmen stark an Bedeutung gewonnen. Im Unterschied zur gesetzlich verpflichtenden Finanzberichterstattung veroeffentlichen Unternehmen umfassende Nachhaltigkeitsberichte bislang meist auf freiwilliger Basis. Neben der Legitimation des unternehmerischen Handelns versprechen sich die Unternehmen durch diese Form der Berichterstattung haufig eine Reduktion der Kapitalkosten. Vor diesem Hintergrund liefert die vorliegende Arbeit umfassende empirische Befunde zur Berichtspraxis in Deutschland und den USA sowie zu den Determinanten und den Eigenkapitalkostenwirkungen von Nachhaltigkeitsberichten. Die Ergebnisse der Studie haben wichtige Implikationen fur Unternehmen, Adressaten, Gesetzgeber und Standardsetzer sowie Wirtschaftsprufer.

The End of Loyalty - The Rise and Fall of Good Jobs in America (Paperback): Rick Wartzman The End of Loyalty - The Rise and Fall of Good Jobs in America (Paperback)
Rick Wartzman 1
R490 R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Save R73 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this richly detailed and eye-opening book, Rick Wartzman chronicles the erosion of the relationship between American companies and their workers. Through the stories of four major employers--General Motors, General Electric, Kodak, and Coca-Cola--he shows how big businesses once took responsibility for providing their workers and retirees with an array of social benefits. At the height of the post-World War II economy, these companies also believed that worker pay needed to be kept high in order to preserve morale and keep the economy humming. Productivity boomed. But the corporate social contract didn't last. By tracing the ups and downs of these four corporate icons over seventy years, Wartzman illustrates just how much has been lost: job security and steadily rising pay, guaranteed pensions, robust health benefits, and much more. Charting the Golden Age of the '50s and '60s; the turbulent years of the '70s and '80s; and the growth of downsizing, outsourcing, and instability in the modern era, Wartzman's narrative is a biography of the American Dream gone sideways. Deeply researched and compelling, The End of Loyalty will make you rethink how Americans can begin to resurrect the middle class.

Verschmelzungsverhaeltnisse - Eine Oekonomische Analyse Unter Besonderer Beruecksichtigung Der Deutschen Rechtsprechung... Verschmelzungsverhaeltnisse - Eine Oekonomische Analyse Unter Besonderer Beruecksichtigung Der Deutschen Rechtsprechung (German, Hardcover)
Andreas Schuler; Thomas Bornemann
R1,640 Discovery Miles 16 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Verschmelzungen boersennotierter Gesellschaften nach den Regeln des deutschen UmwG weichen begutachtete Ertragswerte und Boersenkurse regelmassig voneinander ab. Ausgehend von bewertungsrelevanten Informationsunterschieden und widerstreitenden Interessen der Beteiligten beleuchtet diese Arbeit die Bestimmung, den Beschluss und die gerichtliche Beurteilung von Verschmelzungsverhaltnissen. Strategien zur Maximierung der Vermoegensposition werden theoretisch untersucht und mittels empirischer Daten der letzten 20 Jahre gewurdigt. Die Berucksichtigung von Synergien und baren Zuzahlungen werfen ein neues Licht auf die Angemessenheit des Transaktionspreises sowie die aus dem Spruchverfahren resultierende Vermoegensverteilung.

Riverdale (Hardcover): Camee Ellis Riverdale (Hardcover)
Camee Ellis
R781 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R128 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
This New Noise - The Extraordinary Birth and Troubled Life of the BBC (Paperback, Main): Charlotte Higgins This New Noise - The Extraordinary Birth and Troubled Life of the BBC (Paperback, Main)
Charlotte Higgins 1
R373 R277 Discovery Miles 2 770 Save R96 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A brilliantly researched and gripping history of the BBC, from its origins to the present day. 'The book could scarcely be better or better timed. It is elegantly written, closely argued, balanced, pulls no punches.' MELVYN BRAGG, GUARDIAN Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian's chief culture writer, steps behind the polished doors of Broadcasting House and investigates the BBC. Based on her hugely popular essay series, this personal journey answers the questions that rage around this vulnerable, maddening and uniquely British institution. Questions such as: what does the BBC mean to us now? What are the threats to its continued existence? Is it worth fighting for? Higgins traces its origins, celebrating the early pioneering spirit and unearthing forgotten characters whose imprint can still be seen on the BBC today. She explores how it forged ideas of Britishness both at home and abroad. She shows how controversy is in its DNA and brings us right up to date through interviews with grandees and loyalists, embattled press officers and high profile dissenters, and she sheds new light on recent feuds and scandals. This is a deeply researched, lyrically written, intriguing portrait of an institution at the heart of Britain. 'Engrossing.' EVENING STANDARD 'Beautifully written'. THE SPECTATOR 'Exactly observed and beautifully written.' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A loving portrait . . . never creaks with excess.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A pleasingly intricate jigsaw of biography, politics, and opinion.' INDEPENDENT 'Excellent and enthralling . . . informative, educational and entertaining.' GUARDIAN

Lost Dayton, Ohio (Hardcover): Andrew Walsh Lost Dayton, Ohio (Hardcover)
Andrew Walsh
R784 R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Save R127 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Google Story (Paperback, On Demand): David A Vise The Google Story (Paperback, On Demand)
David A Vise
R521 R428 Discovery Miles 4 280 Save R93 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Google Story is the definitive account of one of the most remarkable organizations of our time. Every day over sixty-four million people use Google in more than one hundred languages, running billions of searches for information on everything and anything. Through the creative use of cutting-edge technology and a series of groundbreaking business ideas, Google's thirty-five year old founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, have in ten years taken Google from being just another internet start-up to a company with a market value of over US$80 billion. Based on scrupulous research and extraordinary access to the inner workings of Google, this book takes you inside the creation and growth of a company that has become so familiar its name is used as a verb around the world. But even as it rides high, Google wrestles with difficult challenges in a business that changes at lightning speed. In this new and updated edition to celebrate Google's 10th birthday, David A. Vise has written a new preface and new final chapter which look at further developments since 2005 and how Google will continue to expand and innovate while trying to follow its founders' mantra: DO NO EVIL 'If you want to know how the Google boys became wealthy and powerful beyond dreams, then David Vise's assiduously researched The Google Story is for you.' Sunday Telegraph 'If Google were to take on critical faculties as well as its other attributes Vise's book would probably come out on top.' The Times

Bitter Brew - The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-busch and America's Kings of Beer (Paperback): William Knoedelseder Bitter Brew - The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-busch and America's Kings of Beer (Paperback)
William Knoedelseder 1
R451 R402 Discovery Miles 4 020 Save R49 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Stretching across three centuries, from the start of the Civil War through Prohibition to today, Bitter Brew is the engrossing, often scandalous saga of one of the wealth- iest and most colorful dynasties in American commerce: the Busch family of St. Louis, Missouri, the founders of the legendary Anheuser-Busch company. The critically acclaimed journalist William Knoedelseder tells the story of how the Busch patriarchs turned a small brewery into a multibillion dollar international corporation and trans- formed their product, Budweiser, into the iconic King of Beers. He paints a fascinating portrait of immense wealth and power accompanied by scandal, heartbreak, tragedy, and untimely death. A cautionary tale of prosperity, hubris, and loss, Bitter Brew is also a revealing chronicle of American progress and decline over the past 150 years.

Brooks Brothers - 200 Years of American Style (Hardcover): Kate Betts Brooks Brothers - 200 Years of American Style (Hardcover)
Kate Betts
R1,551 R1,318 Discovery Miles 13 180 Save R233 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Since 1818, Brooks Brothers, America s oldest clothing brand, has grown into a global sartorial institution that has influenced American style through its iconic fashions, which conjure intimate memories of pivotal life events from your first navy blazer as a child to stepping into a bespoke suit on your wedding day. On the eve of its two-hundredth anniversary, Brooks Brothers remains synonymous with timeless style, the finest quality, and innovative designs that resonate with both old and new generations. This richly illustrated book is replete with photographs of the signature heritage pieces, from the Original Polo button-down oxford, grey flannel suit, and Rep ties to the camel overcoat, and features an unparalleled roster of high-profile political and cultural icons who have worn and made these pieces their own: from Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy to Madonna, Lady Gaga, Grace Kelly, Katharine Hepburn, Miles Davis, and Andy Warhol, as well as TV and film stars in Glee, Gossip Girl, Mad Men, and Baz Luhrmann s The Great Gatsby. The text comprises interviews and personal anecdotes from the retailer s loyal clientele fashion designers, writers, and celebrities each sharing treasured memories and connections to Brooks Brothers. This dazzling volume invites readers to delve into the world of Brooks Brothers, providing insight into the people, places, and historical moments that have shaped and provoked the innovative yet timeless American institution, and is a must for those interested in fashion and American style.

Arkansas Beer - An Intoxicating History (Hardcover): Brian Sorensen Arkansas Beer - An Intoxicating History (Hardcover)
Brian Sorensen
R823 R684 Discovery Miles 6 840 Save R139 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Jefferson Hotel - The History of a Richmond Landmark (Hardcover): Paul N. Herbert The Jefferson Hotel - The History of a Richmond Landmark (Hardcover)
Paul N. Herbert
R784 R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Save R127 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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