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State of denial State of denial Bob Woodward "State of Denial examines how the Bush administration avoided telling the truth about Iraq to the public, to Congress, and often to themselves. Two days after the May report, the Pentagon told Congre… OL11651221W
Our war on ourselves Our war on ourselves Willem H. Vanderburg "Our approach to knowing and doing is based on delegating physical phenomena to physicists, biological phenomena to biologists, social phenomena to sociologists, economic phenomena to economists, and… OL16674468W
A study of performance measurement in the outsourcing decision A study of performance measurement in the outsourcing decision Ronan McIvor Outsourcing is a key issue for many organisations having moved from the contracting out of peripheral activities such as cleaning to more critical areas such as design and marketing. This report is f… OL16940095W
Flux Flux Dilip Soman,David Allan Soberman The book's integrated approach makes it an excellent resource not only for marketing managers but any managers dealing with customers. OL17904488W
Prospect theory Prospect theory Peter P. Wakker "Prospect Theory: For Risk and Ambiguity provides the first comprehensive and accessible textbook treatment of the way decisions are made both when we have the statistical probabilities associated wi… OL18601722W
Financial accounting for decision makers Financial accounting for decision makers Peter Atrill 'Financial Accounting for Decision Makers' presents the key concepts of accounting without going into too much unnecessary technical detail. The book is aimed as 'users' of accounting information, no… OL19850024W
Safe and sound Safe and sound John Fox Jr.,Subrata Das "In this book, John Fox and Subrata Das examine realizable systems that perform intelligent tasks in medicine, exploring their designs and the problems they create as well as their successes." "Fox a… OL20804605W
The Midnight Library The Midnight Library Matt Haig Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you… OL20965973W
Émotivité et efficacité au travail Émotivité et efficacité au travail Eugène Houde Les principes de la psychothérapie émotivo-rationnelle appliqués au domaine de la gestion du personnel. L'auteur indique quoi faire et comment le faire, de façon concrète, détendue, à partir de cas v… OL21715904W
Clinical problem lists in the electronic health record Clinical problem lists in the electronic health record Wright, Adam (Assistant professor of medicine) Pt. I. History and importance -- Bringing science to medicine : an interview with Larry Weed, inventor of the problem-oriented medical record -- Medical records that guide and teach -- Clinical impli… OL22312405W
Decisions Decisions Jim Treliving Jim Treliving, co-star of CBC's Dragon's Den, discusses his own business decisions and gives advice on how others can be successful in their own business ventures. OL24174507W
L'essentiel du tableau de bord L'essentiel du tableau de bord Alain Fernandez "La méthode proposée reprend les principes les plus récents de conception des tableaux de bord pour les adapter aux besoins des managers. Rapidité, simplicité et faible coût de réalisation en sont le… OL24434946W
Choosing life or death Choosing life or death William J. Winslade Describes the legal, ethical, financial, medical, and emotional aspects of decisions involving the critically ill, and discusses living wills, kidney dialysis, handicapped newborns, organ transplants… OL2707754W
Finding new ground Finding new ground Robert J. Chadwick Conflict is at the heart of life. It impacts relationships of the heart, the home, the community, and at work. Most flee from it, some embrace it, but few learn how to master conflict and productivel… OL27712653W
Un pequeño empujón (Nudge) Un pequeño empujón (Nudge) Richard H. Thaler RESUMEN: Somos propensos a cometer errores. Cada día tomamos decisiones sobre temas tan vitales como la educación de nuestros hijos, nuestras inversiones, nuestra dieta o nuestras hipotecas. Desafort… OL28958081W
Guide to the decision-making tool for evaluating passenger self-tagging Guide to the decision-making tool for evaluating passenger self-tagging Francis Barich TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 41: Guide to the Decision-Making Tool for Evaluating Passenger Self-Tagging provides the information and tools, included on and accompanying C… OL28966672W
Dakt'ŏsŭ ssingk'ing Dakt'ŏsŭ ssingk'ing Jerome E. Groopman A physician discusses the thought patterns and actions that lead to misdiagnosis on the part of healthcare providers, and suggests methods that patients can use to help doctors assess conditions more… OL29229439W
Reframing Organizations Reframing Organizations Lee G. Bolman In this third edition of their best-selling classic, authors Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal explain the powerful tool of "reframing." The authors have distilled the organizational literature into a com… OL3359455W
Business climate shifts Business climate shifts W. Warner Burke Business Climate Shifts: Profiles of Change Makers contains a wealth of CEO wisdom about how companies today can successfully manage change in response to rapidly changing business conditions. Includ… OL3918579W
What the Best CEOs Know What the Best CEOs Know Jeffrey A. Krames Leadership Strategies and Secrets of Seven Extraordinarily Successful CEOsWhat the Best CEOs Know looks at the careers of this generation’s top CEOs, examining the beliefs and actions that propelled … OL6017976W
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