This is the second edition of the best-selling book, Corporate Turnaround published in 2002. Now we are encountering another global financial crisis as iconic companies like Lehman Brothers, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fell, while erstwhile leaders like AIG, General Motors, Ford and others survive only because of government bailouts. The European zone is also having problems with sovereign debt problems. What is it that makes companies sick and turnaround? This book analyses corporate sickness like a doctor analyses sickness in a patient. Drawing from both the eastern and western systems of medicine, this book draws parallels with corporate sickness and how a combination of the two approaches will make a sick company healthy. And just as doctors now advice that you don't really need to get sick to get healthy, the prescription in this book can also be used not just by a sick company looking for a turnaround but by any company wanting to transform to be healthy and grow A must read book by all professionals wanting to see their companies grow healthily during this tough economic environment.

In the last few decades, the world witnessed the phenomenon of corporations seeking growth through mergers and acquisitions (M&As). This e-book explores the concept of mergers, the reasons behind them, the stages and processes involved in M&As. Corporate news since the 1980s suggest that at least 50% of mergers that were undertaken resulted in disappointments. Some highly publicized mergers eventually were "demerged" Despite such highly publicized failed mergers, M&As remain a common growth strategy which in turn may affect the entire economy, leading to significant changes in the structure of employment, employee earnings and investor behaviour. Given the impact of M&As, this e-book also explores factors that contribute to merger success with a special focus on the cultural aspect of the PMI process which has been cited as a major reason for M&A failures. The e-book retells the GE Capital experience in acquisitions which appears to have become a bible of sorts in creating PMI plans. It also explores the Daimler-Chrysler experiences and the evolving Lenovo strategy. It includes personal experiences of the author regarding M&As.

Corporate Cyberwar chronicles the daily battle between technical criminals and law enforcement. As new and advanced ways to cheat and financially ruin companies are discovered, many authorities not only have to figure out ways to stop it, but they also have to create new laws in order to prosecute the perpetrators. This book addresses how businesses/corporations can protect themselves against this increasingly vicious attack. To help convey the importance of protection and awareness, Cyberwar explores two very important cases, WikiLeaks and Stuxnet. Businesses/corporations are given a better understanding of such similar attacks in the future. Corporate Cyberwar does not only focus on problems, it also provides solutions. There is a point by point explanation of how Crimeware, Bot Networks and DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) take place, which helps businesses/corporations understand exactly what needs to be done in order to prevent the attacks. Cyberwar is not only for those with a moderate understanding of technology, it is also for those with limited understanding of this threat and its devastating effects.

Are you a distressed business owner or executive, feeling helpless and trapped as you watch your underperforming company fall apart at the seams? Did your company take a fall from the global economic recession and turmoil? Are you looking at how you can increase your productivity innovatively as all your existing ideas and plans are not delivering the results that you want? Do you wish to transform your organization but do not have a clue as to how or where to begin? Are you stressed out with not knowing how to motivate your teams, keep up with changing technology, counter the slowdown in global demand, combat your competitors in a fast-moving business environment? If you answer yes to any of these questions, then this handbook is for you. This handbook offers the comprehensive and complete toolkit to help you thrive during these turbulent times.

The recent financial turmoil has caused concern and worries about an upcoming global depression. Financial investments have been threatened, jobs have been lost and many uncertainties ahead. The situation has brought to the fore of everybody's imagination - the great depression of the 1930's which brought untold suffering to millions for an extended period of time. The suffering was not just economic; the mental impact was far greater. .This book is about helping individuals who feel threatened and how they can channel their resources as well as prepare to face another great depression...

The failure to predict and address our current global financial problems could be directly attributed to poor leadership. It was bad and unprincipled leadership that brought us to the dismal situation we are in now. Fortunately, it will be good and principled leadership that can get us back on track again. This book discusses how an enlightened leadership can steer the course of an organization to path that it wants to be in. Although its primary focus would be for people who are involved in corporate change, it could also benefit people who are involved in all kinds of organizations, large or small. The concepts of leadership and its use in managing any kind of change would be useful for the CEO, the manager, owners of businesses, leaders in society, and for the student in change management. This book is for everyone. Whether you are a member of the board of corporations, CEOs, managers, entrepreneurs, and just students of management, you will learn how leaders of our times and of biblical times have used the concepts of leadership and how they used this kind of leadership address the different requirements for change.

Why would anyone want to invest in a company that has declared or is near bankruptcy? Most people would not want to touch such a stock but there are many who specialize in this very field. Distressed securities are the securities such as stocks, bonds, other financial claims of a company that is close to or has reached financial distress. If a company has filed for bankruptcy, it is under financial distress. This category also includes bank debt and non-performing loans. They fail to make regular interest or principal payments, and they trade at yields higher than those of similar dated Treasuries. Who would want to invest here? Once their financial distress becomes evident, there is lot of panic selling and these then trade at deep discounts. At this stage, they present an attractive opportunity to anyone who has analysed their true worth. In recent years, private firms such as hedge funds, private equity firms have been among the largest buyers of distressed securities. They hold the securities until they have appreciated, and then sell them. This book examines the fundamental issues in relating to buying and selling of distressed companies. It is a sequel to the first highly successful book by the same author: Fundamentals of buying and selling companies.

Corporate Cyberwar chronicles the daily battle between technical criminals and law enforcement. As new and advanced ways to cheat and financially ruin companies are discovered, many authorities not only have to figure out ways to stop it, but they also have to create new laws in order to prosecute the perpetrators. This book addresses how businesses/corporations can protect themselves against this increasingly vicious attack. To help convey the importance of protection and awareness, Cyberwar explores two very important cases, WikiLeaks and Stuxnet. Businesses/corporations are given a better understanding of such similar attacks in the future. Corporate Cyberwar does not only focus on problems, it also provides solutions. There is a point by point explanation of how Crimeware, Bot Networks and DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) take place, which helps businesses/corporations understand exactly what needs to be done in order to prevent the attacks. Cyberwar is not only for those with a moderate understanding of technology, it is also for those with limited understanding of this threat and its devastating effects.

The "Transformation Toolkit: Corporate Transformation to Improve Productivity and Innovation" provides the means to diagnose an ailing business organization, and then plan and pursue the steps to keep it alive and make it healthy. The Toolkit starts with diagnosis, and then moves through three phases of treatment. This approach satisfies the need for quick "surgery" to keep the organization alive through productivity improvements; "resuscitation" after surgery, to grow market share; and long-term "therapy" to promote innovation and creativity. Additional chapters deal with office politics, personal health and personal transformation, among other vital topics for transformation executives. Exercises and questions transform the reader into an active participant. The Toolkit applies to both manufacturing and service industries. Its principles scale from small and medium companies through multi-national corporations. But be warned: this tool is unsafe in the wrong hands...your competitor's.

In this book we have strived to demonstrate how to create a successful online business. This book is a guide that will lead you to have a successful and profit-making online business without any business experience. We want to show you the simplicity with which you can have your own business using the internet marketing strategies and tactics. Not only this, we also show the value of sites already published and how to market your work. To begin with, we look at what direct sales are. Then you will find tricks to make the business a success, and perhaps the most important part, how to advertise your product effectively and build up a strong customer base.

This training manual on corporate turnaround and transformation methodology is probably the first of its kind in the world for restructuring specialists, change management executives, business students and companies seeking to improve their financial performance. The methodology incorporates the best mangement practices from the West and Eas

This is the second edition of the best-selling book, Corporate Turnaround published in 2002. Now we are encountering another global financial crisis as iconic companies like Lehman Brothers, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fell, while erstwhile leaders like AIG, General Motors, Ford and others survive only because of government bailouts. The European zone is also having problems with sovereign debt problems. What is it that makes companies sick and turnaround? This book analyses corporate sickness like a doctor analyses sickness in a patient. Drawing from both the eastern and western systems of medicine, this book draws parallels with corporate sickness and how a combination of the two approaches will make a sick company healthy. And just as doctors now advice that you don't really need to get sick to get healthy, the prescription in this book can also be used not just by a sick company looking for a turnaround but by any company wanting to transform to be healthy and grow A must read book by all professionals wanting to see their companies grow healthily during this tough economic environment.

Companies are downsizing, rightsizing and no job is secure today. And the ordinary working men and women are certainly disturbed enough to get on the latest fitness program - survival of the fittest, that is. It means playing... office politics Many corporate executives are at a loss as to how to handle office politics - should they ignore, or play dirty office politics? We can take guidance from the ancient book - the Bible. Many Bible characters also played politics to survive, thrive or prosper. The principles and stories in the Bible are applicable today for many corporate executives seeking solace and a clear conscience to steer through the office political mess.

This Mandarin book ls about a prolific corporate turnaround expert, one who literally changed the course of world history not only during his lifetime but also for more than twenty centuries since. This person is still changing the world. His teachings are as relevant and applicable today as they were more than 2,000 years ago, and will continue to enlighten people as long as there are people to be enlightened. This man is Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus is indeed the greatest turnaround expert in the history of mankind. He transformed a team of twelve disciples - fishermen, tax collector, ordinary folks with humble background into a major board of directors that rocked the whole Roman Empire then and still his teachings are still guiding the world today. Billions of people have taken on the faith of Christianity -and two thousand years later, it still remains a major corporate force to be reckoned with. The teachings of Jesus are even more important and relevant today as the global economic system is collapsing. One major corporate institution after another is collapsing under the perfect financial tsunami. There are many lessons of corporate turnaround and transformation that we can learn from Jesus. He has shared with us many valuable lessons when He was on earth on how to transform and turnaround any troubled organizations. This book attempts to capture some of these insights and lessons to help the troubled organizations navigate through the hard times ahead.

Business diagnosis is a comprehensive handbook that helps you determine the health of your organization as on a particular date as well as provide cost restructuring programs to immediately restore the financial health. There are two parts to this handbook, namely Business Diagnosis to help ascertain the state of health of the company and Restructuring Costs which focuses on the areas for cost-cutting and cost-saving. You can use this handbook to periodically check the health of y our company and implement cost restructuring measures. In addition, you can track its progress. The major issues relating to the corporate health in terms of finances, marketing, human resource are listed so that the readers are aware of them for their assessment of the state of health of their organisations.

This is the Mandarin version as the English version is selling very well. Have you ever asked yourself the question, "Are office politics really that bad?" and found yourself answering "Yes," Well, perhaps this is the book for you. With the global recession, many jobs are going to be lost and our concrete jungle quickly becoming a true struggle for survival of the fittest. By learning learning from the animals which meet crisis frequently and observing how they play without being played out, we can increase our own ability to survive.

This book is in Vietnamese. It is the second edition of the best-selling book, Corporate Turnaround published in 2002. Now we are encountering another global financial crisis as iconic companies like Lehman Brothers, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fell, while erstwhile leaders like AIG, General Motors, Ford and others survive only because of government bailouts. The European zone is also having problems with sovereign debt problems. What is it that makes companies sick and turnaround? This book analyses corporate sickness like a doctor analyses sickness in a patient. Drawing from both the eastern and western systems of medicine, this book draws parallels with corporate sickness and how a combination of the two approaches will make a sick company healthy. And just as doctors now advice that you don't really need to get sick to get healthy, the prescription in this book can also be used not just by a sick company looking for a turnaround but by any company wanting to transform to be healthy and grow A must read book by all professionals wanting to see their companies grow healthily during this tough economic environment.

This is the second edition of the best-selling book, Corporate Turnaround published in 2002. Now we are encountering another global financial crisis as iconic companies like Lehman Brothers, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fell, while erstwhile leaders like AIG, General Motors, Ford and others survive only because of government bailouts. The European zone is also having problems with sovereign debt problems. What is it that makes companies sick and turnaround? This book analyses corporate sickness like a doctor analyses sickness in a patient. Drawing from both the eastern and western systems of medicine, this book draws parallels with corporate sickness and how a combination of the two approaches will make a sick company healthy. And just as doctors now advice that you don't really need to get sick to get healthy, the prescription in this book can also be used not just by a sick company looking for a turnaround but by any company wanting to transform to be healthy and grow A must read book by all professionals wanting to see their companies grow healthily during this tough economic environment.