Designed as an introduction to doing business research this book acts as a comprehensive guide for students embarking on their research projects. The authors together with real students & supervisors draw on their own experiences so that readers can take note of their tips for success & avoid making their mistakes. Developed specifically with business & management students in mind this book explores the issues which business research entails as well as providing students with practical advice on doing research. A new feature has been added to this edition that sees supervisors of research projects from various universities give guidance on how to decide on a project & see it through to a successful conclusion avoiding common pitfalls. Other changes include the expansion of the discussion of ethics an increased emphasis on practical content such as planning a project & writing it up & a substantially updated chapter on internet research methods. Online Resource Centre For students: An interactive research guide providing guidance & advice on every aspect of business research Video interviews with research students Datasets from the text Self-marking multiple-choice questions for revision Annotated web links to useful articles reviews models & research guides A guide to using Excel in data analysis For lecturers: A lecturers guide including lecture outlines reading lists & teaching activities A suite of customisable Power Point slides Figures & tables from the text ...

Many senior managers & company leaders are blissfully ignorant of what strategy really is. They use the word strategy constantly without ever clearly defining their own. They berate their staff for being task focused & working in silos but are unable to articulate a strategy sufficiently clearly to change this. The Business Strategy Toolkit" is a concise & highly practical guide designed to give managers the tools to: elicit their own strategy; communicate it in the most appropriate ways to their staff; & look at practical ways to implement that strategy." ...

In Business Stripped Bare" Sir Richard Branson shares the inside track on his life in business & reveals the incredible truth about his most risky brilliant & audacious deals. Discover why Virgin tried to take on one of the worlds biggest superbrands how Virgin Mobile USA holds the record as the fastest company in history to generate revenues of over one billion dollars (faster than Microsoft Google & Amazon) & how Richard is the only person in the world to have built eight billion-dollar companies from scratch in eight different sectors. Combining invaluable advice with the remarkable & candid inside stories of Virgins greatest achievements as well as some of its setbacks " Business Stripped Bare" is a dynamic inspirational & truly original guide to success in business & in life. Whether you are an executive an entrepreneur or are just starting out Richard strips business down to show how you can succeed & make a difference." ...

This bestselling resource has been extensively revised reorganised & updated for the NEW AS & A Level Business Studies specifications that start teaching from September 2008. The 4th edition of these market-leading texts from this respected & trusted team of authors now include the additional expertise of Alain Anderton to give you the best resources for you & your students. New Edition suitable for ALL boards -- including IB OCR & Edexcel * Gives you confidence in the quality of the texts by giving you resources written by an experienced authoritative & respected team of examiners & course developers
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This revision guide will prepare you for exam success in six easy steps. It covers all the key content on your course in a user-friendly format & is packed with features to help you boost your revision & maximise your marks. Letts GCSE Success revision guides will put you on the path to exam success in six simple steps: 1. Revise -- all the key concepts & skills that you need for your exams are covered in a clear & user-friendly format 2. Boost Your Memory -- these revision tips will help you revise effectively including mnemonics & other devices to make sure those important facts really sink in 3. Maximise Your Marks -- invaluable advice to make sure you pick up all the marks available in your exams & avoid common mistakes 4. Test Yourself -- revise actively & check your progress with these quick tests 5. Stretch Yourself -- these more challenging questions will test & reinforce understanding of the more difficult concepts 6. Practise for the Exam -- ensure you are thoroughly prepared for the exams with these GCSE-style practice questions ...

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Ian Marcouse the expert Business Studies author is back with a new edition of his bestselling Business Studies for A Level textbook. This fourth edition provides everything you need to know for all A Level specifications. It continues to offer unrivalled depth & authority giving you the best possible preparation for success in Business Studies. This new edition features hundreds of new & updated case studies of business success & failure that demonstrate how business theory plays out in the real world & provides up-to-date coverage of the recent world economic & financial events. ...

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An essential text for the AAT Level 4 Diploma in Accounting (Business Taxation). This clear easy-to-read text is written closely to the syllabus & covers the 2012/13 tax year (Finance Act 2012). We understand that the AAT plan to assess this legislation from January 2013 to March 2014. Tutors & students are advised to check this with the AAT ...

Steve Jobs CEO of Apple Inc. was truly one of this generation's most innovative & forward-thinking entrepreneurs. Apple under his vision & direction changed the way people interact with each other & think about technology. Known as much for his genius as his privacy the advice & knowledge he did share with the world gives exclusive insight into the most important man of the past century. Your time is limited so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma
- which is living with the results of other people's thinking." " We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas." " The cure for Apple is not cost-cutting. The cure for Apple is to innovate its way out of its current predicament." " Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything
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