Virtual communities are groups of people who share common interests and needs who come together on-line. Most are drawn by the opportunity to share a sense of community with like-minded strangers-regardless of where they live. But virtual communities are more than just a social phenomena: what starts off being a group drawn together by common interests ends up being a group with a critical mass of (more…)

Oleg Davydov’s Inside Out examines Russia’s foreign economic relations from 1992 to 1996, a period of drastic change and transformation. During these years, as it underwent the change from being a state monopoly to liberalism, Russia’s economy was rebuilt and the very principle of foreign trade redefined. After 1992, both industrial and agricultural enterprises in Russia were unchained (more…)

Large international corporations and accountants representing international interests require the most up-to-date information regarding tax issues in countries around the world. “PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Taxes 2001-2002: Worldwide Tax Summaries” gives readers up-to-date information on corporate tax issues, rules, rates, and regulations on the tax systems of over 100 countries. With (more…)

Organisational Change in Post-Communist Europeprovides a unique and detailed examination of the complex processes of transformation in former state-owned enterprises in the Czech Republic. This is an excellent resource for students interested in Central and Eastern European post-communist transition and its impact on human resource management, organizational behavior and the (more…)

Rufus Yerxa, Bruce Wilson, “Key Issues in WTO Dispute Settlement: The First Ten Years”
Publisher: Cambridge University Press | 2005 | ISBN 0521861594 | PDF | 328 pages | 1.72 MB

This book examines aspects of the operation of the WTO dispute settlement system during the first ten years of the WTO. It covers a representative cross-section of the issues and situations WTO Members have dealt with under the Dispute Settlement Understanding. The book is unique in that it includes

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Paul R. Timm, Paul R. Phd. Timm, “50 Powerful Ideas You Can Use to Keep Your Customers”
Publisher: Career Press | 2002-04-15 | ISBN 1564145999 | PDF | 160 pages | 8.93 MB

Since publishing the first edition of this classic that has sold over 250,000 copies, the challenges of keeping customers-or creating customer loyalty-has become even more urgent. Ultimately, every successful enterprise must attract, serve, and win the loyalty of customers by providing worthwhile products and delivering excellent service. Turned-off customers produce devastating ripple

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The Tragedy of Liberalism: An Alternative Defense of a Political Tradition
Publisher: State University of New York Press | ISBN: 0791446700 | edition 2000 | CHM | 270 pages | 1,09 mb

A defense of liberalism, understood as a perfectionist doctrine that presupposes an ideal but controversial notion of human well-being. Drawing on recent developments in liberal theory, Bert van den Brink develops an alternative defense of liberalism. He argues that liberal theorists should admit that their doctrine is not neutral with regard to conceptions of the good life–that it in fact fosters ideals of personal autonomy and a pluralist environment. These ideals generate irreconcilable, tragic conflicts between liberal and nonliberal ideals,

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OCS is becoming the dominant product for large-scale collaboration–blending core functions of e-mail, file serving, and diary management with the additional functionality of web conferencing, instant messaging, and wireless access. Pro Oracle Collaboration Suite 10g provides all you need to know to install and configure OCS for use, but this book is much more than a to-do list.
It covers the architecture of the server processes and the applications, giving you the theoretical background to take OCS beyond the basics. There’s no need (more…)

Join the leagues of thousands of programmers and learn C++ from some of the best. The fifth edition of the best seller Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days, written by Jesse Liberty, a well-known C++ and C# programming manual author and Bradley L. Jones, manager for a number of high profiler developer websites, has been updated to the new ANSI/ISO C++ Standard. This is an excellent hands-on guide for the beginning programmer. Packed with examples of syntax and detailed analysis of code, fundamentals such as managing I/O, loops, arrays and creating C++ applications are all (more…)

A Programmer’s Introduction to C# 2.0, Third Edition is a critical update to the highly successful second edition. It is written by a member of the original C# language-design team and a C# program manager, so you can be certain this book contains the expertise you’re looking for.

This third edition covers the new elements of C# 2005 that you’ll soon embrace. This comprehensive tutorial explains features like generics, iterators, anonymous types, and (more…)