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Who guards the guardians and how democratic civil-military relations /

Table of Contents: “…Bruneau and Richard B. Goetze, Jr. -- Strategy formulation and national defense : peace, war, and the past as prologue / Douglas Porch -- The spectrum of roles and missions of the armed forces / Paul Shemella -- Reforming intelligence : the challenge of control in new democracies / Thomas C. …”
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Forecasting expected returns in the financial markets

Table of Contents: “…Market efficiency and forecasting -- A step-by-step guide to the Black-Litterman model -- A demystification of the Black-Litterman model : managing quantitative and traditional portfolio construction -- Optimal portfolios from ordering information -- Some choices in forecast construction -- Bayesian analysis of the Black-Scholes option price -- Bayesian forecasting of options prices: a natural framework for pooling historical and implied volatility information -- Robust optimization for utilizing forecasted returns in institutional investment -- Cross-sectional stock returns in the UK market : the role of liquidity risk -- The information horizon- optimal holding period, strategy aggression and model combination in a multi-horizon framework -- Optimal forecasting horizon for skilled investors -- Investments as bets in the binomial asset pricing model -- The hidden binomial economy and the role of forecasts in determining prices.…”
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Freedom's unsteady march America's role in building Arab democracy / by Wittes, Tamara Cofman, 1969-

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Fundamentals of enterprise risk management how top companies assess risk, manage exposures, and seize opportunities / by Hampton, John J., 1942-

Table of Contents: “…Modern risk management -- Scope of ERM -- Contributions of ERM -- Challenge of the Black Swan -- Challenge of the 2008 financial crisis -- Implementing ERM -- Visual risk clusters -- Visual risk : a hypothetical case -- Tagging risk : an example -- Airbus A380 jumbo jet -- Product launch application -- Strategic risk -- Subculture risk -- Leadership risk -- Life cycle risk -- Horizon risk -- Aligning risk categories with the business model -- Avoiding business disruption -- ERM and Sarbanes-Oxley -- Coffee mug, candy, exotic jams, and Toyota -- ERM and swarm theory -- Cerberus and Chrysler -- Risk management and the history of ERM -- Evolving ERM since 2004 -- Risk management and the future of ERM -- Modern risk managers -- Chief risk and strategy officers -- Risk managers in person -- Central risk management committee.…”
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1917 beyond the Western Front /

Table of Contents: “…Planning for the endgame : the Central Powers, September 1916-April 1917 / Lawrence Sondhaus -- Generalship and mass surrender during the Italian defeat at Caporetto / Vanda Wilcox -- 'Weary waiting is hard indeed' : the Grand Fleet after Jutland / Nick Hewitt -- Counting unrest : physical manifestations of unrest and their relationship to Admiralty perception / Laura Rowe -- Climax in the Baltic : the German maritime offensive in the Gulf of Riga in October 1917 / Eric Grove -- Command, strategy and the battle for Palestine, 1917 / Matthew Hughes -- The Army in India in Mesopotamia from 1916 to 1918 : tactics, technology and logistics reconsidered / Kaushik Roy -- War comes to the fields : sacrifice, localism and ploughing up the English countryside in 1917 / Keith Grieves.…”
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Ready, set, go lead! by Dickenson-Hazard, Nancy

Table of Contents: “…Communicating and listening -- Do as I say AND as I do : modeling and mentoring -- You are smarter than me : empowerment -- Is this in my job description : accountability and transparency -- Change is my middle name : being an agent of change -- Strategy is just another word for work : being strategic -- Arts and crafts in the conference room : being creative and innovative -- Can't do it without you : nurturing and recognizing others -- Let's party! …”
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Business analytics for sales and marketing managers how to compete in the information age / by Laursen, Gert H. N.

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White House special handbook how to rule the world in the 21st century / by Kryzhanovskiĭ, M. (Mikhail), 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Political management at the top -- Electability -- The fight for the presidency -- Meet the electorate: basic information and the 2004 election state by state -- Campaign planning -- Iowa, New Hampshire: farm problems, energy costs, trade issues -- Who voted for whom in the 2004 presidential election -- Controlling the White House -- Domestic policy -- Managing the US Congress -- Foreign policy -- Managing spies at the top -- Which service is the best -- Techniques of special influence -- Surveillance -- How to run agents (secret sources) -- FBI helpers -- Identifying spies -- Strategies -- Presidential security -- Managing the military -- Commander-in-chief -- Strategy and tactics -- Learning from the past -- Learning from past presidents -- Where does the CIA fit in -- Happened to them? …”
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Risk-based tax audits approaches and country experiences /

Table of Contents: “…Fundamentals of risk-based audits -- Key principles of risk-based audits -- Risk-based audits : assessing the risks -- Approaches to audits for different taxpayer segments -- A risk based approach to large businesses -- Simplified risk scoring for SME's -- Infrastructure for risk analysis -- Database and it framework for risk analysis -- Building and integrating databases for risk profiles in the United Kingdom -- Data warehouse and data mining tools for risk management : the case of Turkey -- Country experiences in risk based tax audits -- Sweden -- The Netherlands -- Bulgaria -- India -- Ukraine -- Kazakhstan -- Which audit selection strategy? : a review -- Conclusion: lessons for reforms.…”
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Inside national health reform by McDonough, John E. (John Edward)

Table of Contents: “…The knowledge base : why national health reform? -- Social strategy : Massachusetts Avenue -- Political will I : prelude to a health reform campaign -- Political will II : a health reform campaign -- Title I : the three-legged stool -- Title II : Medicaid, CHIP, and the governors -- Title III : medical care, Medicare, and the cost curve -- Title IV : money, mammograms, and menus -- Title V : who will provide the care? …”
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Nothing to hide the false tradeoff between privacy and security / by Solove, Daniel J., 1972-

Table of Contents: “…-- The Luddite argument, the Titanic phenomenon, and the fix-a-problem strategy.…”
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Accelerating lean six sigma results how to achieve improvement excellence in the new economy / by Burton, Terence T., 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Improvement Excellence : the missing factor -- Scaleable improvement 2010 and beyond: rapid deployment and rapid results -- The accelerators of lean six sigma -- Accelerator #1: reset leadership, strategy, and vision -- Accelerator #2: robust deployment planning -- Accelerator #3: customized education and development -- Accelerator #4: communicate, communicate, communicate -- Accelerator #5: launching with the best in mind -- Accelerator #6: strong extensive mentoring support -- Accelerator #7: DMAIC the deployment process regularly -- Accelerator #8: accelerate individual project paths -- Accelerator #9: complete the C in DMAIC -- Accelerator #10: practice concurrent continuous deployment -- Greatest opportunities: transactional enterprise process improvement -- The intersection of leadership, improvement, and technology.…”
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Diagnosing greatness ten traits of the best supply chains / by Poirier, Charles C., 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Traits of the best supply chains : an overview -- Supply chain maturity : hypotheses behind the supporting research -- Trait 1 : supply chain success starts with a sound strategy supported by solid leadership -- Trait 2 : focusing on financial impact to achieve superior results -- Trait 3 : a portfolio approach to innovation and process improvement -- Trait 4 : selective collaboration with trusted business partners -- Trait 5 : excellence in strategic sourcing -- Trait 6 : world-class logistics execution -- Trait 7 : proficiency in planning and responsiveness -- Trait 8 : high customer integration and satisfaction -- Trait 9 : ability to anticipate and manage risk -- Trait 10 : globally optimized operations (completing the effort) -- Advice for moving forward.…”
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Fraud smart by Pickett, K. H. Spencer

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A fleeting empire early Stuart Britain and the merchant adventurers to Canada / by Nicholls, Andrew D., 1965-

Table of Contents: “…The Huron Mission and the promise of New France -- Early English and British expeditions in the North Atlantic Theatre -- King James VI/I and the challenge of Anglo-Scottish co-operation -- The poet courtier : Sir William Alexander and his charter -- The paper Colony : Charles's privateers and the proxy war -- The demands of honour and Charles I's unfolding strategy -- A man of controversy : James Stewart of Killeith, fourth Lord Ochiltree -- Mixed motives and the company of merchant adventurers to Canada -- Shifting loyalties and the case of the embezzled furs -- Lord Ochiltree's Gamble and the abandonment of Port Royal -- The treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and the end of a partnership.…”
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Confederate phoenix rebel children and their families in South Carolina / by Drago, Edmund L.

Table of Contents: “…Children as a factor in war strategy -- Boy soldiers and their families -- Childrearing -- "Spilt milk" : three family cameos -- Education and nation building -- "Something for the girls" : marriage customs and girlhood -- "Going up the spout" : converging defeat on the battlefield and home front -- Baptism by fire -- Widows and orphans -- Reconstruction and redemption : the Civil War, part II -- The last phoenix : conflicting legacies, 1890-2007.…”
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Environmental Protection Agency library network

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Results in brief -- Background -- Some libraries independently decided to close, reduce their hours, or take other actions, but the final network configuration is still uncertain -- EPA did not effectively justify its decision to reorganize its library network -- EPA did not fully inform or solicit views from the full range of stakeholders on the reorganization but is now increasing its outreach efforts -- EPA lacks a strategy to ensure continuity of library services and does not know whether its actions have impaired access to environmental information -- EPA program offices are responsible for funding their libraries and their reorganization through their support budgets -- Conclusions -- Recommendations for executive action -- Agency comments.…”
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Transplant administration / by Norris, Lisa

Table of Contents: “…Samana -- Organizational structures / Lisa Norris -- Human resources / Lisa Norris -- Clinical services / Lisa Norris -- Regulatory and compliance issues / Marguerite Brown -- Transplant finance / Lisa Norris -- Managed care contracting / Mindy Scharlin -- Quality assessment and performance improvement / Lisa Norris -- Transplant information management and transplant information services / Lauren E. Kearns -- Strategy and marketing / Lisa Norris -- Managing and leading the transplant enterprise / Lisa Norris.…”
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Red-hot cold call selling : prospecting techniques that really pay off / by Goldner, Paul S.

Table of Contents: “…-- The Power of Prospecting -- Becoming Rejection-Proof -- Smart Prospecting -- The Ten Commandments of Prospecting -- Anatomy of a Cold Call -- Your Prospecting and Business Development Strategy -- Handing Objections -- Working With Voice Mail, Administrative Assistants, and Secretaries -- Public Relations: How to Make Your Prospects Come to You -- How to Leverage Your Success -- Tracking Your Progress.…”
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The remuneration handbook for Africa : a practical and informative handbook for managing reward and recognition in Africa / by Bussin, Mark

Table of Contents: “…Remuneration policy and strategy -- Job roles and competence -- Job evaluation -- Broad-banding -- Individual performance-, competence- and skills-based pay -- Pay structures -- Setting pay levels -- Total packages -- Payroll -- Team-based pay -- Sales force incentives -- Variable pay and incentive schemes -- How to design an incentive scheme -- Share schemes -- International assignment remuneration -- Remuneration trends in Africa -- Retention and engagement -- Reward and recognition -- Remuneration committees and boardroom pay -- Remuneration governance -- Reward trends.…”
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