Title:
Better Business Decisions from Data Statistical Analysis for Professional Success / by Peter Kenny.
Author:
Kenny, Peter. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Everyone encounters statistics on a daily basis. They are used in proposals, reports, requests, and advertisements, among others, to support assertions, opinions, and theories. Unless you’re a trained statistician, it can be bewildering. What are the numbers really saying or not saying? Better Business Decisions from Data: Statistical Analysis for Professional Success provides the answers to these questions and more. It will show you how to use statistical data to improve small, every-day management judgments as well as major business decisions with potentially serious consequences. Author Peter Kenny—with deep experience in industry—believes that "while the methods of statistics can be complicated, the meaning of statistics is not." He first outlines the ways in which we are frequently misled by statistical results, either because of our lack of understanding or because we are being misled intentionally. Then he offers sound approaches for understanding and assessing statistical data to make excellent decisions. Kenny assumes no prior knowledge of statistical techniques; he explains concepts simply and shows how the tools are used in various business situations. With the arrival of Big Data, statistical processing has taken on a new level of importance. Kenny lays a foundation for understanding the importance and value of Big Data, and then he shows how mined data can help you see your business in a new light and uncover opportunity. Among other things, this book covers: How statistics can help you assess the probability of a successful outcome How data is collected, sampled, and best interpreted How to make effective forecasts based on the data at hand How to spot the misuse or abuse of statistical evidence in advertisements, reports, and proposals How to commission a statistical analysis Arranged in seven parts—Uncertainties, Data, Samples, Comparisons, Relationships, Forecasts, and Big Data—Better Business Decisions from Data is a guide for busy people in general management, finance, marketing, operations, and other business disciplines who run across statistics on a daily or weekly basis. You’ll return to it again and again as new challenges emerge, making better decisions each time that boost your organization’s fortunes—as well as your own.
Publisher:
Apress : Imprint: Apress,
Publication Place:
Berkeley, CA :
ISBN:
9781484201848
Subject:
Business.
Management science.
Business and Management.
Business and Management, general.
Physical Description:
XIII, 288 p. 56 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0184-8
Publication Date:
2014.
Title:
How to write effective business English : excel at e-mail, social media and all your professional communications / Fiona Talbot
Better business English
Better business English
Author:
Talbot, Fiona, author
General Notes:
Why are you writing? -- Business writing for today -- Quality matters -- Telling your story through social media -- Defining business English -- Writing English for global business -- E-mail and instant messaging -- Punctuation and grammar tips -- Writing tips for everyday business -- Common confusions and how to avoid them -- Letter writing
"Not only are good communication skills necessary to have in the workplace, but possessing a knowledge of business English is vital as well. Being able to succinctly deliver a message through the written word in reports, presentations, or even e-mail will reflect positively on an employee. However, the written English taught in universities and colleges can be very different from the language, tone, or format required in the business world, creating a challenge for both native and non-native English speakers. This updated second edition of How to Write Effective Business English contains more and new case studies to illustrate how communication contexts can vary in different organizations, practical worksheets and exercises, an expanded chapter on e-communications to include instant messaging, and a new chapter on effective social media writing"--Publisher's description
Publisher:
Kogan Page Limited,
Publication Place:
London ; Philadelphia :
ISBN:
9780749475550
0749475552
9780749471736
0749471735
9780749471743
Subject:
English Language -- Business english -- Study and teaching
Business communication -- Study and teaching
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers
Business writing
Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.
Series:
Better business English
Better business English
Edition:
2nd edition
Contents:
Why are you writing? -- Business writing for today -- Quality matters -- Telling your story through social media -- Defining business English -- Writing English for global business -- E-mail and instant messaging -- Punctuation and grammar tips -- Writing tips for everyday business -- Common confusions and how to avoid them -- Letter writing
Physical Description:
xiii, 150 pages ;
Publication Date:
2016
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Title:
How to write effective business English : excel at e-mail, social media and all your professional communications / Fiona Talbot
Better business English
Better business English
Author:
Talbot, Fiona, author
General Notes:
Why are you writing? -- Business writing for today -- Quality matters -- Telling your story through social media -- Defining business English -- Writing English for global business -- E-mail and instant messaging -- Punctuation and grammar tips -- Writing tips for everyday business -- Common confusions and how to avoid them -- Letter writing
"Not only are good communication skills necessary to have in the workplace, but possessing a knowledge of business English is vital as well. Being able to succinctly deliver a message through the written word in reports, presentations, or even e-mail will reflect positively on an employee. However, the written English taught in universities and colleges can be very different from the language, tone, or format required in the business world, creating a challenge for both native and non-native English speakers. This updated second edition of How to Write Effective Business English contains more and new case studies to illustrate how communication contexts can vary in different organizations, practical worksheets and exercises, an expanded chapter on e-communications to include instant messaging, and a new chapter on effective social media writing"--Publisher's description
Publisher:
Kogan Page Limited,
Publication Place:
London ; Philadelphia :
ISBN:
9780749475550
0749475552
9780749471736
0749471735
9780749471743
Subject:
English Language -- Business english -- Study and teaching
Business communication -- Study and teaching
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers
Business writing
Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.
Series:
Better business English
Better business English
Edition:
2nd edition
Contents:
Why are you writing? -- Business writing for today -- Quality matters -- Telling your story through social media -- Defining business English -- Writing English for global business -- E-mail and instant messaging -- Punctuation and grammar tips -- Writing tips for everyday business -- Common confusions and how to avoid them -- Letter writing
Physical Description:
xiii, 150 pages ;
Publication Date:
2016
Title:
Better Business Regulation in a Risk Society edited by Alberto Alemanno, Frank den Butter, André Nijsen, Jacopo Torriti.
Author:
Alemanno, Alberto. editor.
den Butter, Frank. editor.
Nijsen, André. editor.
Torriti, Jacopo. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
The premise of this volume is that business regulations are expected to grow in the near future as a consequence of the emergence of a “(world) risk society.” Risks related to terrorism, climate change, and financial crises, for example, will penetrate all conditions of life. Increasingly, the decisions and actions of some bring about risks for many in this era of globalization. Controlling these risks implies managing the world through high-quality regulation, with a particular emphasis on businesses and financial institutions. Central to this approach is the argument that a major, if not the primary, aim of regulation is to internalize externalities, or in a broader context, to repair market failure. Such repair can only be accomplished when the costs are smaller than the welfare gains. Featuring contributions from researchers and policy analysts from the fields of economics, management, law, sociology, political science, and environmental policy, this book focuses on three major topics: Social risks and business regulation Preconditions for better business regulation Theoretical issues related to better business regulation Collectively, the authors demonstrate that the easier it is for regulated businesses to comply at the lowest costs possible—without jeopardizing the related public goals—the greater the degree of compliance. When successful, the net result is a balance of individual and collective net benefits, and by further implication, sustainable business practice and economic growth.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781461444060
Subject:
Economics.
Economic policy.
Finance.
Economics/Management Science.
Economic policy.
Public Finance & Economics.
Physical Description:
VIII, 328 p. 30 illus., 24 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4406-0
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Better but not well mental health policy in the United States since 1950 / Richard G. Frank and Sherry A. Glied ; foreword by Rosalynn Carter.
Author:
Frank, Richard G.
Glied, Sherry.
ebrary, Inc.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-176) and index.
The population with mental illness -- The evolving technology of mental health care -- Health care financing and income support -- The supply of mental health services -- Policy making in mental health : integration, mainstreaming, and shifting institutions -- Assessing the well-being of people with mental illness -- Looking forward : improving the well-being of people with mental illness.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press,
Publication Place:
Baltimore :
ISBN:
080188442X (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801884438 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject:
Mental health policy -- United States -- History.
Mental health services -- United States -- History.
Electronic books.
Contents:
The population with mental illness -- The evolving technology of mental health care -- Health care financing and income support -- The supply of mental health services -- Policy making in mental health : integration, mainstreaming, and shifting institutions -- Assessing the well-being of people with mental illness -- Looking forward : improving the well-being of people with mental illness.
Physical Description:
xv, 183 p. : ill.
Electronic Location:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/excellence/Doc?id=10188451
Publication Date:
2006.
Title:
Better Decision Making in Complex, Dynamic Tasks Training with Human-Facilitated Interactive Learning Environments / by Hassan Qudrat-Ullah.
Understanding Complex Systems,
Understanding Complex Systems,
Author:
Qudrat-Ullah, Hassan. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface -- PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO DECISION MAKING IN COMPELX, DYNAMIC TASKS -- 1. Dynamic Decision Making and Learning: An Introduction -- PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT OF A PROCESS MODEL FOR BETETR DECISION MAKING -- 2. Empirical Evidence on Dynamic Decision Making and ILEs -- 3. Towards a Road to Success: The Development of the Integrated Process Model -- 4. Seeking the Truth: Human-Facilitated ILEs and Hypotheses Development -- PART THREE: SETTING THE STAGE FOR DECION MAKING AND LEARNING -- 5. Overexploitation of Renewables Abound: Modeling Fisheries Management -- 6. How to Develop the Managerial Practice Field, FishBakILE? HCI Design and Learning Principles in Service of DDM -- 7. On the Mechanics of Laboratory Experiments: The Experimental Design and Procedures -- PART FOUR: ON BETTER DECIONS MAKING IN DYNAMIC TASKS -- 8. Improving Performance in Fisheries Management Task -- 9. Developing Transfer Learning Skills: The 1-Layer Process Model -- 10. Decision Strategy and Performance in Dynamic Tasks: The 2-Layer Process Model -- 11. Pulling It Together: A Validated Process Model for DDM and Learning -- 12. The Greater Whole: Human-Facilitated ILEs and Better Decision-Making: Critical Lessons Learned -- 13. Making Better Decisions in Healthcare, Energy Policy and Education Sectors: Human-Facilitated ILEs in Action -- 14. Finale: A Road Map to Better Decision Making in Complex, Dynamic Tasks -- Additional Suggested Readings -- Appendices -- Index.
This book describes interactive learning environments (ILEs) and their underlying concepts. It explains how ILEs can be used to improve the decision-making process and how these improvements can be empirically verified. The objective of this book is to enhance our understanding of and to gain insights into the process by which human facilitated ILEs are effectively designed and used in improving users’ decision making in complex, dynamic tasks. This book is divided into four major parts. Part I serves as an introduction to the importance and complexity of decision making in dynamic tasks. Part II provides background material, drawing upon relevant literature, for the development of an integrated process model on the effectiveness of human facilitated ILEs in improving decision making in dynamic tasks. Part III focuses on the design, development, and application of FishBankILE in laboratory experiments to gather empirical evidence for the validity of the process model. Finally, part IV presents a comprehensive analysis of the gathered data to illustrate the lessons to be learned. Better Decision Making in Complex, Dynamic Tasks will be useful for managers and practitioners, researchers, and students of dynamic decision making. Praise for Better Decision Making in Complex, Dynamic Tasks: "...rich in content, full with unique insights, and a self-sufficient volume on the design, development and application of system dynamics based simulations that are implemented as interactive learning environments (ILEs). Practitioners and researchers interested in seeking evidence for the efficacy of ILEs’ use in decision-making will find this book a must read." Prof. Carmine Bianchi, Scientific Coordinator of CED4-System Dynamics Group, University of Palermo, Italy.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319079868
Subject:
Physics.
Operations research.
Decision-making.
User interfaces (Computer systems).
Educational technology.
Physics.
Complex Networks.
Operation Research/Decision Theory.
Educational technology.
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.
Series:
Understanding Complex Systems,
Understanding Complex Systems,
Contents:
Preface -- PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO DECISION MAKING IN COMPELX, DYNAMIC TASKS -- 1. Dynamic Decision Making and Learning: An Introduction -- PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT OF A PROCESS MODEL FOR BETETR DECISION MAKING -- 2. Empirical Evidence on Dynamic Decision Making and ILEs -- 3. Towards a Road to Success: The Development of the Integrated Process Model -- 4. Seeking the Truth: Human-Facilitated ILEs and Hypotheses Development -- PART THREE: SETTING THE STAGE FOR DECION MAKING AND LEARNING -- 5. Overexploitation of Renewables Abound: Modeling Fisheries Management -- 6. How to Develop the Managerial Practice Field, FishBakILE? HCI Design and Learning Principles in Service of DDM -- 7. On the Mechanics of Laboratory Experiments: The Experimental Design and Procedures -- PART FOUR: ON BETTER DECIONS MAKING IN DYNAMIC TASKS -- 8. Improving Performance in Fisheries Management Task -- 9. Developing Transfer Learning Skills: The 1-Layer Process Model -- 10. Decision Strategy and Performance in Dynamic Tasks: The 2-Layer Process Model -- 11. Pulling It Together: A Validated Process Model for DDM and Learning -- 12. The Greater Whole: Human-Facilitated ILEs and Better Decision-Making: Critical Lessons Learned -- 13. Making Better Decisions in Healthcare, Energy Policy and Education Sectors: Human-Facilitated ILEs in Action -- 14. Finale: A Road Map to Better Decision Making in Complex, Dynamic Tasks -- Additional Suggested Readings -- Appendices -- Index.
Physical Description:
XX, 252 p. 69 illus., 59 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07986-8
Publication Date:
2015.
Title:
Better doctors, better patients, better decisions envisioning health care 2020 / edited by Gerd Gigerenzer and J. A. Muir Gray.
Strüngmann Forum reports
Strüngmann Forum reports.
Author:
Ernst Strüngmann Forum (2009 : Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Gigerenzer, Gerd.
Gray, J. A. Muir (John Armstrong Muir)
ebrary, Inc.
General Notes:
Papers presented at the Ernst Strüngmann Forum held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Oct. 25-30, 2009., Papers presented at the Ernst Strüngmann Forum held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Oct. 25-30, 2009.
Publisher:
MIT Press,
Publication Place:
Cambridge, Mass. :
ISBN:
9780262016032 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780262298957 (e-book)
Subject:
Health education -- Congresses.
Medical education -- Congresses.
Medicine -- Decision making.
Medicine -- Forecasting.
Electronic books.
Series:
Strüngmann Forum reports
Strüngmann Forum reports.
Contents:
Health literacy : is the patient the problem? -- Launching the century of the patient / Gerd Gigerenzer and J. A. Muir Gray -- When misinformed patients try to make informed health decisions / Wolfgang Gaissmaier and Gerd Gigerenzer -- Reducing unwarranted variation in clinical practice by supporting clinicians and patients in decision making / Albert G. Mulley, Jr., and John E. Wennberg -- Do patients want shared decision making and how is this measured? / Martin Hañrter and Daniela Simon -- Health illiteracy : roots in research -- Health research agendas and funding / David E. Nelson -- Reporting of research : are we in for better health care by 2020? / Holger Schanemann, Davina Ghersi, Julia Kreis, Gerd Antes, and Jean Bousquet -- Medical journals can be less biased / J. A. Muir Gray -- What is needed for better health care : better systems, better patients or both? / Markus A. Feufel, Gerd Antes, Johann Steurer, Gerd Gigerenzer, J.A. Muir Gray, Marjukka MÃñkelÃñ, Albert G. Mulley, Jr., David E. Nelson, Jay Schulkin, Holger Schanemann, John E. Wennberg, and Claudia Wild -- Health illiteracy : spread to the public -- Statistical illiteracy in doctors / Odette Wegwarth and Gerd Gigerenzer -- Statistical illiteracy in journalism : are its days numbered? / Bruce Bower -- Improving health care journalism / Holger Wormer -- Barriers to health information and building solutions / Talya Miron-Shatz, Ingrid Mahlhauser, Bruce Bower, Michael Diefenbach, Ben Goldacre, Richard S. W. Smith, David Spiegelhalter, and Odette Wegwarth -- Health care 2020 -- How can better evidence be delivered? / Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Hilda Bastian, Angela Coulter, Glyn Elwyn, Gunther Jonitz, David Klemperer, and Wolf-Dieter Ludwig -- The drug facts box : making informed decisions about prescription drugs possible / Lisa M. Schwartz and Steven Woloshin -- Reengineering medical education / David A. Davis -- The chasm between evidence and practice : extent, causes, and remedies / Richard S. W. Smith -- The future of diagnostics : from optimizing to satisficing / Henry Brighton -- Direct-to-consumer advertising : status quo and suggestions to enhance the delivery of independent medication information / Wolf-Dieter Ludwig and Gisela Schott -- How will health care professionals and patients work together in 2020? : a manifesto for change / Ralph Hertwig, Heather Buchan, David A. Davis, Wolfgang Gaissmaier, Martin Harter, Kai Kolpatzik, France LÃgarÃ, Norbert Schmacke, and Holger Wormer.
Physical Description:
xi, 391 p. : ill.
Electronic Location:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/excellence/Doc?id=10476063
Publication Date:
c2011.
Title:
Better English.
Author:
Lewis, Norman, 1912-2006.
General Notes:
"Part I ... originally published as 'How to speak better English.'", "Part I ... originally published as 'How to speak better English.'"
Publisher:
Crowell
Publication Place:
New York,
Subject:
English language -- Usage.
Physical Description:
356 p.
Publication Date:
[c1956]
Title:
Better English pronunciation / J.D. O'Connor.
Cambridge English language learning
Cambridge English language learning.
Author:
O'Connor, J. D. (Joseph Desmond)
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-148).
This book provides a systematic and thorough introduction to the pronunciation of English to help intermediate and more advanced students improve their production of the spoken language. After a short introduction to pronunciation problems the author explains how the speech organs work; he then deals with each sound separately before dealing with words in combination, rhythm-patterns and intonation. Practice material is given at intervals throughout the book. The particular difficulties of the speakers of certain other languages are noted, including Hindi and Arabic, and remedial exercises provided. A recording of all the practice material in the book is available on cassette. Problems in pronunciation. How the speech organs work in English. The consonants of English. Consonant sequences. The vowels of English. Words in company. Intonation. Conversational passages for practice.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press,
Publication Place:
New York :
ISBN:
0521231523 (pbk.)
9780521231527 (pbk.)
Subject:
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language -- Pronunciation.
Anglais (langue) -- Prononciation.
Anglais (langue) -- Manuels pour étrangers.
Series:
Cambridge English language learning
Cambridge English language learning.
Edition:
2nd. ed.
Contents:
This book provides a systematic and thorough introduction to the pronunciation of English to help intermediate and more advanced students improve their production of the spoken language. After a short introduction to pronunciation problems the author explains how the speech organs work; he then deals with each sound separately before dealing with words in combination, rhythm-patterns and intonation. Practice material is given at intervals throughout the book. The particular difficulties of the speakers of certain other languages are noted, including Hindi and Arabic, and remedial exercises provided. A recording of all the practice material in the book is available on cassette. Problems in pronunciation. How the speech organs work in English. The consonants of English. Consonant sequences. The vowels of English. Words in company. Intonation. Conversational passages for practice.
Physical Description:
x, 150 p. : ill. ;
Electronic Location:
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam022/79041438.html
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam029/79041438.html
Publication Date:
1980.
Title:
Better English pronunciation / J.D. O'Connor.
Cambridge English language learning
Cambridge English language learning.
Author:
O'Connor, J. D. (Joseph Desmond)
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-148).
This book provides a systematic and thorough introduction to the pronunciation of English to help intermediate and more advanced students improve their production of the spoken language. After a short introduction to pronunciation problems the author explains how the speech organs work; he then deals with each sound separately before dealing with words in combination, rhythm-patterns and intonation. Practice material is given at intervals throughout the book. The particular difficulties of the speakers of certain other languages are noted, including Hindi and Arabic, and remedial exercises provided. A recording of all the practice material in the book is available on cassette. Problems in pronunciation. How the speech organs work in English. The consonants of English. Consonant sequences. The vowels of English. Words in company. Intonation. Conversational passages for practice.
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press,
Publication Place:
New York :
ISBN:
0521094151 (pbk.)
0521058597
Subject:
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language -- Pronunciation.
Anglais (langue) -- Prononciation.
Anglais (langue) -- Manuels pour étrangers.
Series:
Cambridge English language learning
Cambridge English language learning.
Contents:
This book provides a systematic and thorough introduction to the pronunciation of English to help intermediate and more advanced students improve their production of the spoken language. After a short introduction to pronunciation problems the author explains how the speech organs work; he then deals with each sound separately before dealing with words in combination, rhythm-patterns and intonation. Practice material is given at intervals throughout the book. The particular difficulties of the speakers of certain other languages are noted, including Hindi and Arabic, and remedial exercises provided. A recording of all the practice material in the book is available on cassette. Problems in pronunciation. How the speech organs work in English. The consonants of English. Consonant sequences. The vowels of English. Words in company. Intonation. Conversational passages for practice.
Physical Description:
x, 178 page. : ill. ;
Electronic Location:
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam022/79041438.html
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam029/79041438.html
Publication Date:
1980.
Title:
Better farm accounting / Herbert B. Howell.
Author:
Howell, Herbert B.
General Notes:
With seperate depreciation schedule for continuous use, With seperate depreciation schedule for continuous use
Publisher:
The Iowa State University Press,
Publication Place:
Ames , Iowa:
Subject:
Agriculture -- Accounting
Edition:
4th ed.
Physical Description:
48 p. : ill.
Publication Date:
1980.
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