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Primera página: Vida de un periodista 1944-1988
by Juan Luis CebriánPrimera página son las memorias de Juan Luis Cebrián, primer director de El País, pero también el apasionante relato de los convulsos años que llevaron a España de una sangrienta y rancia dictadura a la democracia, contado por un testigo imprescindible. Nacido en Madrid en 1944, en una familia de periodistas, Juan Luis Cebrían pronto empezó a pisar las principales redacciones de la prensa de la época, primero la de Pueblo, luego la de Informaciones, donde fue subdirector con apenas 20 años, y también la de Cuadernos para el diálogo, cuyo espíritu fue un ensayo de la convivencia que haría posible la transición. Tras un fugaz paso por la dirección de informativos de RTVE, fue el primer director de El País, que pronto se convirtió en el periódico de referencia de España y símbolo de la reconquista de las libertades y la aspiración a una sociedad moderna y europea. Fueron años muy intensos que Cebrián vivió en primera línea, con secuestros de empresarios, atentados contra las redacciones, tensión en las calles, guerras soterradas por el control de un medio de comunicación que se hacía cada vez más poderoso, y hasta un golpe de Estado que amenazó con descarrilar el tren de la democracia. «Naturalmente, los hechos aquí relatados son todos ciertos, lo que no quiere decir que la versión de los mismos sea la única posible. He descrito mis relaciones con el poder, mis visiones profesionales, mis convicciones intelectuales. No pretendo que este sea un documento histórico, tampoco un ditirambo autocomplaciente ni emprender una saga de pequeñas venganzas contra nadie. Tampoco voy ahora a establecer verdades absolutas en las que no creo. Trato solo de explicar mis sentimientos, mis reacciones, mis apegos y desapegos en las vicisitudes varias en las que la vida me ha puesto.»Juan Luis Cebrián Primera página, que se lee con la tensión de una novela de aventuras, es un testimonio imprescindible de un periodo crucial de la historia reciente de España.
Primero Ganas en El Vestuario: Las 7 'C' para construir un equipo ganador en los negocios, los deportes y la vida (Jon Gordon)
by Jon Gordon Mike SmithMike Smith, director técnico de la Liga Nacional de Fútbol Norteamericano (NFL), lideró uno de los cambios radicales más extraordinarios en la historia de la NFL. En la temporada anterior a su llegada, en 2008, los Atlanta Falcons tenían un récord de 4 a 12, era la primera vez que la franquicia había ganado temporadas consecutivas. Bajo el liderazgo de Smith, los Falcons ganaron 11 a 5 en su primera temporada y continuarían siendo los eternos candidatos de las playoff y del Super Bowl. Gracias a estos logros, Smith recibió el premio al entrenador del año otorgado por la Associated Press (AP) en 2008 y sus colegas lo eligieron como el «entrenador del año» en 2008, 2010 y 2012. En el libro «Primero ganas en el vestuario» descubrirás las experiencias extraordinarias del entrenador Mike Smith y Jon Gordon, consultor de diferentes colegas y equipos profesionales, para conocer los principios más poderosos que toda empresa, escuela, organización o equipo de deporte pueden adoptar para renovar su organización. Paso a paso, los autores remarcaron la estrategia para construir una organización próspera y brindar un marco de trabajo práctico que le ofrece a los líderes las herramientas necesarias para crear una gran cultura, liderar con la mentalidad correcta, crear relaciones fuertes, mejorar el trabajo en equipo, desempeñarse a un nivel superior y evitar las dificultades que sabotean a muchísimos líderes y organizaciones. Además de compartir todos los cambios positivos de los Falcons, Smith también comparte honestamente todos los errores de sus últimas dos temporadas y nos brinda lecciones invaluables de las cuales los líderes pueden aprender sus victorias, éxitos, fracasos y errores. Ya sea un equipo de liderazgo ejecutivo de una de las compañías de Fortune 500, un equipo de deportes, de una sala de emergencias, militar o educativo, los líderes exitosos entrenan, transforman, enseñan, alientan y guían a sus equipos. Gracias a todo esto el equipo y los líderes mejoran, al igual que sus relaciones, conexiones y organización. En el libro «Primero ganas en el vestuario » podrás leer sobre el detrás de escena de uno de los trabajos de liderazgo que más presión enfrenta en el mundo. También, como líder encontrarás historias y experiencias que te ayudarán a construir tu propio equipo ganador. This is the Spanish translation of You Win in the Locker Room First: The 7 C's to Build a Winning Team in Business, Sports, and Life by Jon Gordon.
Primitive Capital Accumulation in the Sudan
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Prince Charming Isn't Coming
by Barbara StannyNow updated?the classic guide that teaches women how to take control of their own finances When this groundbreaking yet compassionate book was first published ten years ago, it lifted a veil on women?s resistance to managing their money, revealing that many were still waiting for a prince to rescue them financially. In this revised edition, which reflects our present-day economic world, Barbara Stanny inspires readers to take charge of their money and their lives. Filled with real-life success stories and practical advice?from tips on identifying the factors that keep women fearful and dependent to checklists and steps for overcoming them?this book is the next best thing to having one?s own financial coach. .
Prince Not So Charming: Cinderella's Guide to Financial Independence (Prince Not So Charming Ser.)
by Kathleen GraceA certified financial planner narrates a woman&’s journey to financial independence, providing money management tips for single, married or divorced women. In Prince Not So Charming, you will take a riveting journey with Cinderella as she navigates romance, emotional upheaval, and near-financial-death experiences—all of which lead her to find inner strength despite seemingly insurmountable setbacks. Nine out of ten women will be solely responsible for their finances at some point in their lives. Prince Not So Charming is a call to action that will inspire and empower you to take control of your finances regardless of the obstacles you face, plus you&’ll learn: · Strategies for women to regain power and avoid financial ruin · How to maintain financial independence—whether you're married, single, or contemplating divorce—and why this is so important · Financial strategies to help you safeguard yourself and those you love · Ideas to reduce the financial and emotional burdens of divorce Whether you're a high-powered executive or a single mom struggling to make ends meet, Prince Not So Charming will encourage you to claim your power to create and protect your financial future.
Prince of Darkness: The Untold Story of Jeremiah Hamilton, Wall Street's First Black Millionaire
by Shane White&“A well-told, stereotype-busting tale about a nineteenth century black financier who dared to be larger than life, and got away with it!&” —Elizabeth Dowling Taylor, New York Times–bestselling author In the middle decades of the nineteenth century Jeremiah G. Hamilton was a well-known figure on Wall Street. Cornelius Vanderbilt, America&’s first tycoon, came to respect, grudgingly, his one-time opponent. Their rivalry even made it into Vanderbilt&’s obituary. What Vanderbilt&’s obituary failed to mention, perhaps as contemporaries already knew it well, was that Hamilton was African American. Hamilton, although his origins were lowly, possibly slave, was reportedly the richest black man in the United States, possessing a fortune of $2 million, or in excess of two hundred and $50 million in today&’s currency. In Prince of Darkness, a groundbreaking and vivid account, eminent historian Shane White reveals the larger than life story of a man who defied every convention of his time. He wheeled and dealed in the lily-white business world, he married a white woman, he bought a mansion in rural New Jersey, he owned railroad stock on trains he was not legally allowed to ride, and generally set his white contemporaries teeth on edge when he wasn&’t just plain outsmarting them. An important contribution to American history, Hamilton&’s life offers a way into considering, from the unusual perspective of a black man, subjects that are usually seen as being quintessentially white, totally segregated from the African American past.&“If this Hamilton were around today, he might have his own reality TV show or be a candidate for president . . . An interesting look at old New York, race relations, and high finance.&” —New York Post
Princes, Brokers, and Bureaucrats: Oil and the State in Saudi Arabia
by Steffen HertogIn Princes, Brokers, and Bureaucrats, the most thorough treatment of the political economy of Saudi Arabia to date, Steffen Hertog uncovers an untold history of how the elite rivalries and whims of half a century ago have shaped today's Saudi state and are reflected in its policies. Starting in the late 1990s, Saudi Arabia embarked on an ambitious reform campaign to remedy its long-term economic stagnation. The results have been puzzling for both area specialists and political economists: Saudi institutions have not failed across the board, as theorists of the "rentier state" would predict, nor have they achieved the all-encompassing modernization the regime has touted. Instead, the kingdom has witnessed a bewildering mélange of thorough failures and surprising successes.Hertog argues that it is traits peculiar to the Saudi state that make sense of its uneven capacities. Oil rents since World War II have shaped Saudi state institutions in ways that are far from uniform. Oil money has given regime elites unusual leeway for various institutional experiments in different parts of the state: in some cases creating massive rent-seeking networks deeply interwoven with local society; in others large but passive bureaucracies; in yet others insulated islands of remarkable efficiency. This process has fragmented the Saudi state into an uncoordinated set of vertically divided fiefdoms. Case studies of foreign investment reform, labor market nationalization and WTO accession reveal how this oil-funded apparatus enables swift and successful policy-making in some policy areas, but produces coordination and regulation failures in others.
Principal Component Analysis and Randomness Test for Big Data Analysis: Practical Applications of RMT-Based Technique (Evolutionary Economics and Social Complexity Science #25)
by Mieko Tanaka-Yamawaki Yumihiko IkuraThis book presents the novel approach of analyzing large-sized rectangular-shaped numerical data (so-called big data). The essence of this approach is to grasp the "meaning" of the data instantly, without getting into the details of individual data. Unlike conventional approaches of principal component analysis, randomness tests, and visualization methods, the authors' approach has the benefits of universality and simplicity of data analysis, regardless of data types, structures, or specific field of science. First, mathematical preparation is described. The RMT-PCA and the RMT-test utilize the cross-correlation matrix of time series, C = XXT, where X represents a rectangular matrix of N rows and L columns and XT represents the transverse matrix of X. Because C is symmetric, namely, C = CT, it can be converted to a diagonal matrix of eigenvalues by a similarity transformation SCS-1 = SCST using an orthogonal matrix S. When N is significantly large, the histogram of the eigenvalue distribution can be compared to the theoretical formula derived in the context of the random matrix theory (RMT, in abbreviation). Then the RMT-PCA applied to high-frequency stock prices in Japanese and American markets is dealt with. This approach proves its effectiveness in extracting "trendy" business sectors of the financial market over the prescribed time scale. In this case, X consists of N stock- prices of length L, and the correlation matrix C is an N by N square matrix, whose element at the i-th row and j-th column is the inner product of the price time series of the length L of the i-th stock and the j-th stock of the equal length L. Next, the RMT-test is applied to measure randomness of various random number generators, including algorithmically generated random numbers and physically generated random numbers. The book concludes by demonstrating two applications of the RMT-test: (1) a comparison of hash functions, and (2) stock prediction by means of randomness, including a new index of off-randomness related to market decline.
Principal Investigators and R&D Failure: Probability of Innovation Failure in Small Business (Academic Entrepreneurship, Scientists, and Scientific Careers)
by Morgan BoyceFailure in R&D efforts are fairly common and with many factors that contribute to the outcome. This book focuses on the role of principal investigators (PIs) in R&D project failures and provides a theoretical model explaining how firm characteristics, including those of the PIs, impact the probability of failure. The theoretical model also serves as a structural form model to motivate the empirical analysis which assesses the probability of failure in small technology-based firms. The author uses data from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to build a new and informative tool to assess R&D projects and demonstrate the strengths of the theoretical model. The association between PIs and R&D failure not only provides insights that can have a downstream impact to economic growth, but it can also provide policymakers with valuable information to aid decisions in allocating funds for R&D.
Principal in Balance: Leading at Work and Living a Life
by Jessica M. CabeenA must-have guide to succeeding at school leadership without sacrificing personal balance Reports of burnout, stress, and compassion fatigue are on the rise. These issues push many out of the profession, leading to high turnover and sub-optimal student outcomes. How can school leaders combat these problems? Leaders can manager their own wellness and priorities. Healthy leaders who learn balance can create motivation, confidence, quality collaboration, and enthusiasm among staff and other stakeholders. Principal in Balance offers principals strategies and tools to take more ownership of their lives at work and home, so everyone in the K–12 educational community can thrive. Nationally Distinguished Principal and four-time author Jessica Cabeen shows you how to navigate leading at work and having a fulfilling life. Throughout the book, you gain actionable points to help you set achievable goals, find time in the day to accomplish them, and have time to enjoy rest at home. You’ll learn to better meet the needs of your administration, staff, parents, and students using intentional and creative actions without sacrificing yourself. Learn to balance work and life to create higher productivity Gain proven tips for successful goal setting, staff retention, and student learning Discover lead-to-win strategies that can help you improve your leadership in all areas Make intentional space in your daily life for self-care and permission to restPrincipal in Balance offers a practical, timely approach by a school leader for school leaders to cultivate work/life balance. This book is an essential companion for K–12 school leaders and administrators, aspiring school leaders, and teacher trainers.
Principios que funcionan: En la vida y el liderazgo
by Colin PowellEste libro es una colección de lecciones y anécdotas personales que han formado la carrera en el servicio público del general de cuatro estrellas y anterior Secretario de Estado Colin Powell. En el corazón de este libro se encuentran las «13 reglas», notas que él ha acumulado en su escritorio, y ahora son base de sus presentaciones de liderazgo en todo el mundo. Las reglas cortas y sencillas de Powell como «enójate y luego supéralo» y «comparte crédito» salen a la luz al revelar historias personales que presentan y amplían sus principios para el liderazgo efectivo: convicción, trabajo duro, y sobre todo, respeto por otros. En el trabajo y en la vida, Powell escribe «es el gesto humano lo que cuenta». Una convincente narrador, Powell comparte las parábolas tanto humorísticas como solemnes que ofrecen sabios consejos sobre cómo triunfar en el lugar de trabajo y más allá. «Confía en tu gente», aconseja mientras delega pequeñas responsabilidades presidenciales a dos ayudantes principiantes. «Haz lo mejor alguien está viendo», les aconseja a aquellos que recién están comenzando, al recordar su propio trabajo de verano cuando era adolescente enviando cajas de soda. Powell combina el conocimiento que ha ganado al servir en los altos rangos de la milicia y en cuatro administraciones presidenciales, así como también las lecciones aprendidas de una crianza difícil en el Bronx y su entrenamiento en ROTC. El resultado es un retrato poderoso de un líder que es prudente, modesto y agradecido por las contribuciones de cada una de las personas con las que trabaja. Este libro de Colin Powell está hecho para inspirar, conmover y sorprender a los lectores. Profundo y revelador, es un brillante y original modelo de liderazgo.
Principled Persuasion in Employee Communication
by Mike ChurchmanPrincipled Persuasion in Employee Communication highlights a new but significant dilemma for organisational leaders. Will they continue on the same track that, since the nineteenth century, has led them to exert increasing control over their employees? Or will they take another path, one that leads towards a new type of working environment where the culture encourages freedom of communication and movement? This book argues for an approach to employee communication that sets out to liberate employees from the stifling constraints that organisations continue to impose on them. Principled Persuasion is so-called because it uses persuasive techniques, based on clear principles, to create new, forward-looking organisational cultures. It sets out to increase employee happiness and minimise the harms done to employees at work. It grounds itself on a strong ethical base composed of fundamental, universal principles. It introduces a new approach to the use of language, not only calling for more clarity and meaning in organisational communication, but also for a more conscious use of rhetorical techniques to change vocabulary, metaphors and internal dialogue for the better. Make no mistake, most organisations have totally underrated the strategic importance of employee communication. Principled Persuaders understand that the key to dealing with the unpredictable events about to unfold in the twenty-first century will be a new way of communicating with the workforce. The flexibility, adaptability and innovation that will be needed to survive and prosper in coming decades can only be achieved by liberating employees, not imprisoning them further in established systems and processes.
Principled Productivity: Why Ethical Treatment of Everyone in an Organization Will Result in Increased Productivity
by Gerald J. Watson Jr.This book demonstrates that ethical treatment of everyone in an organization: 1. Will increase productivity in all the functional activities of the organization as well as its members. 2. Will ensure the growth of the organization as a result of continuous improvements that may have been initiated by management but will be continuously improved by motivated employees. It achieves this by: 1. The presentation of examples from personal experience and a review of the literature. 2. Providing a list of critical questions for each function whose correct solutions will provide a metric that enables and establishes obtainable goals for improvement. This book is unique because it requires the decision-maker to examine each potential decision and ask the questions: 1. Do alternative methods exist that will achieve the desired goals, which will minimize the long-term adverse effects on affected employees and the future viability of the organization? 2. When is the appropriate time to implement this decision? 3. What is the best way to implement this decision? The decision may involve a reduction in force (RIF), a potential change in a vendor or a manufacturing process, the formation of a safety team, and/or the installation or modification of an incentive system. The decisions could be involved in manufacturing, logistics, quality, or healthcare. This work will benefit everyone in leadership positions in all branches of government, manufacturing, logistics, human relations, and healthcare, especially those working with frontline employees, staff, and customers.
Principles & Practices of New Jersey Real Estate (19th Edition)
by Frank W. Frank W. KovatsThe economic importance of real estate today demands a higher professional level for all persons dealing in real estate, with an increased emphasis on educational requirements. Also, every state requires that a person engaging professionally in the real estate business, either as a broker or as a salesperson, must be licensed, and in each case, a state examination is a prerequisite for a license. Principles and Practices of New Jersey Real Estate has been written to serve as an educational guide for students and for persons desiring to take New Jersey's real estate licensing examination, as a quick reference for those already in the profession, and for use by the many other professionals dealing with various aspects of real estate.
Principles Of Agricultural Economics
by Paul W. Barkley Andrew BarkleyThis book showcases the power of economic principles to explain and predict issues and current events in the food, agricultural, agribusiness, international trade, natural resources and other sectors. The result is an agricultural economics textbook that provides students and instructors with a clear, up-to-date, and straightforward approach to learning how a market-based economy functions, and how to use simple economic principles for improved decision making. While the primary focus of the book is on microeconomic aspects, agricultural economics has expanded over recent decades to include issues of macroeconomics, international trade, agribusiness, environmental economics, natural resources, and international development. Hence, these topics are also provided with significant coverage.
Principles Of Auditing And Other Assurance Services
by Ray O. Whittington Kurt PanyThe 20th edition of Principles of Auditing & Other Assurance Services provides a carefully balanced presentation of auditing theory and practice. Written in a clear and understandable manner, it is particularly appropriate for students who have had limited or no audit experience. The approach is to integrate auditing material with that of previous accounting financial, managerial, and systems courses.
Principles Of Economic Sociology
by Richard SwedbergThe last fifteen years have witnessed an explosion in the popularity, creativity, and productiveness of economic sociology, an approach that traces its roots back to Max Weber. This important new text offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of economic sociology. It also advances the field theoretically by highlighting, in one analysis, the crucial economic roles of both interests and social relations. Richard Swedberg describes the field's critical insights into economic life, giving particular attention to the effects of culture on economic phenomena and the ways that economic actions are embedded in social structures. He examines the full range of economic institutions and explicates the relationship of the economy to politics, law, culture, and gender. Swedberg notes that sociologists too often fail to properly emphasize the role that self-interested behavior plays in economic decisions, while economists frequently underestimate the importance of social relations. Thus, he argues that the next major task for economic sociology is to develop a theoretical and empirical understanding of how interests and social relations work in combination to affect economic action. Written by an author whose name is synonymous with economic sociology, this text constitutes a sorely needed advanced synthesis--and a blueprint for the future of this burgeoning field.
Principles Of Economics (Mindtap Course List Ser.)
by N. Gregory MankiwNow you can master the principles of economics with the help of the most popular economics textbook trusted by students worldwide -- Mankiw�s PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS, 9E. Using a clear, inviting writing style, this book emphasizes only the material that helps you better understand the world and economy in which you live. You learn to become a more astute participant in today's economy with a strong understanding of both the potential and limits of economic policy. The latest relevant examples bring economic principles to life. Acclaimed author Gregory Mankiw explains, "I tried to put myself in the position of someone seeing economics for the first time. My goal is to emphasize the material that students should and do find interesting about the study of the economy." To help you further master the key principles of economics in this edition, powerful student-focused digital resources are available in the leading MindTap digital learning and homework solution.
Principles Of Economics 7th Edition
by N. Gregory MankiwWith its clear and engaging writing style, PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS, Seventh Edition, continues to be one of the most popular books on economics available today. Mankiw emphasizes material that you are likely to find interesting about the economy (particularly if you are studying economics for the first time), including real-life scenarios, useful facts, and the many ways economic concepts play a role in the decisions you make every day.
Principles Of Macroeconomics
by Robert H. Frank Ben S. Bernanke Kate Antonovics Ori HeffetzPrinciples of Macroeconomics, 7th Edition, provides a deeper understanding of economics by eliminating overwhelming detail and focusing on seven core principles that are reinforced and illustrated through the text. <P><P> With engaging questions, explanations and exercises, the authors help students relate economic principles to a host of everyday experiences such as going to the ATM or purchasing airline tickets. Throughout this process, the authors encourage students to become "economic naturalists:" people who employ basic economic principles to understand and explain what they observe in the world around them. <P><P> With new videos and interactive graphs alongside SmartBook's adaptive reading experience, the 7th edition enables instructors to spend class time engaging, facilitating, and answering questions instead of lecturing on the basics.
Principles Of Macroeconomics
by Dirk Mateer Lee CoppockAn innovative instructor uses his tested insights and successful teaching practices to create a truly student-centered approach: real-world examples, pedagogy developed in his own classrooms, and problem solving tools that resonate with today's students.
Principles Of Macroeconomics (Sixth Edition)
by Robert H. Frank Ben S. Bernanke Ori Heffetz Kate L. AntonovicsProfessor Antonovics received her B.A. from Brown University in 1993 and her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin in 2000. Shortly thereafter, she joined the faculty in the Economics Department at the University of California, San Diego, where she has been ever since.
Principles Of Marketing
by Gary Armstrong Philip T. KotlerIn a fast-changing, increasingly digital and social marketplace, it's more vital than ever for marketers to develop meaningful connections with their customers. Principles of Marketing helps readers master today's key marketing challenge: to create vibrant, interactive communities of consumers who make products and brands an integral part of their daily lives. To help individuals understand how to create value and build customer relationships, Kotler and Armstrong present fundamental marketing information within an innovative customer-value framework.
Principles Of Marketing
by Gary Armstrong Philip. Kotler Sridhar BalasubramanianIn a fast-changing, increasingly digital and social marketplace, it's more vital than ever for marketers to develop meaningful connections with their customers. Principles of Marketing shows you how to create vibrant, interactive communities of consumers who make products and brands an integral part of their daily lives. To help you master this key marketing challenge, the authors present the fundamentals of marketing within an innovative customer-value framework. The 19th Edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the major trends impacting contemporary marketing. It's packed with stories illustrating how companies use new digital technologies to maximize customer engagement and shape brand conversations, experiences and communities.
Principles Of Micro-economics
by Ryan C. Amacher Richard J. Sweeney Lloyd M. ValentineIn the early 1970s, the economics profession and the teachers of introductory economics courses went through an exhaustive search for "relevance," in large part because students demanded it. Unfortunately, this search for relevance produced a large number of "cute" applications aimed superficially at catching students' (or instructors') eyes. <P><P>We learned, for example, that supply and demand can be applied to markets for illegal drugs and marketable sex. The results of this rush toward relevance, however, were predictable. Some students were offended, others were amazed, and many were bored. Instructors for the most part then fell back on the tested (and familiar) ways of approaching the subject of economics. <P><P>Our goal in writing this book has been to show students the relevance of the economic approach as it applies both to important real-world situations and to economic policymaking. This is not easily accomplished. Today's students are not deceived by slick marketing techniques. If the economic approach is a relevant way to approach social and political problems, students must be convinced through application and example. This book is intended to accomplish that difficult task.