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The law has become an enabler that allows firms to expand globally, develop entrepreneurial ventures, establish a customer-focused company, and create corporate values. Using the Law for Competitive Advantage reveals the link between business objectives and legal objectives and explains how the law can help create competitive advantage for a company. Drawing on the latest research and numerous examples from business, the author shows how to manage legal resources to gain an edge in the marketplace in a cost-effective manner. He tells how to reframe legal problems as business problems. And he explains how to use legal frameworks to create both value and values for the company. In addition, the book includes practical, hands-on tools that managers can use to deal with a variety of stakeholders and legal concerns.

This book provides practical solutions and exposes investing's Seven Deadly Temptations. It proposes adopting commonly overlooked and less expensive investment options for a stronger self and economical position. It also encourages readers to resist complicated, overpriced and risky options preferred by Wall Street wolves.

"Management Redeemed" would be a great read for individuals seeking to learn about prevalent but misconceived management practices. The author, Lex Donaldson, takes a comprehensive look at several global companies and debunks the myths they have adopted. The book focuses on the notion that a strong management system can improve an organization's performance contrary to popular beliefs that the opposite is true. Donaldson's expertise in organizational design comes through in his writing style, making the book an enjoyable and informative read for anyone interested in debunking corporate myths.

The true potential of spreadsheet software lies in their application in problem discovery and situation analysis, which enables business and financial analysts to work rapidly on unstructured problems. Business Modeling with Spreadsheets offers a rich set of business contexts and notes that make learning spreadsheets interesting and acquiring of skills more effective and enduring. Arises from the authors extensive experience in teaching spreadsheet modeling in undergraduate s and master s courses in SMU, this book is wholly dedicated to the art of exploratory spreadsheet modeling. Unlike other books, it is designed to be modeling-centric, i.e. using the spreadsheet mainly as a computing tool. Real problems that readers encounter on a day-to-day basis are presented, with the aim of helping them derive applicable principles and link principles to practice. Undergraduates, graduate students and professionals whose work involves managing business development, finance, accounting and operations will find this book a refreshing learning guide and handy reference resource. The book now offers 101 spreadsheet exercises and tools, and includes a new chapter featuring an additional 101 business challenges that the readers can do as modeling projects. The coverage now spans Excel 2007, Excel 2003, as well as OpenOffice.org Calc in dedicated sections, making it easier for any person, whether a novice, beginner, or expert user, to learn business modeling using basic and advanced spreadsheet features, as well as programming in Visual Basic for Application and OpenOffice.org Basic. Completed spreadsheet workbooks in all three spreadsheet versions are also provided.

"Building a Chain of Customers" is an insightful read for business professionals who want to elevate their organization to the next level. Richard Schonberger introduces a unique concept of creating a "chain of customers" that links the four main business functions to form a continuous flow of action. Through numerous real-life examples, the author shows how this concept improves response rates, product quality, cost-effectiveness, and flexibility to change volume and product mix. This book's most distinctive feature is its ability to provide a comprehensive perspective on business operations, making it invaluable for anyone seeking to create a world-class company.