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Acova Radiateurs
by Lisa MeulbroekIn March 1990, Baring Capital Investors faced a decision about whether and how much to bid for Acova Radiateurs, a subsidiary of Source Perrier. Source Perrier had decided to sell Acova, and Baring Capital Investors thought it might make a good leveraged buyout candidate.
Acquired Tastes
by Peter MayleInternationally bestselling author of A Year in Provence, Mayle comes out with a new bestseller about the true pleasure of fine living.
Acquiring Card Payments
by Ilya DubinskyThis book delves into the essential concepts and technologies of acquiring systems. It fills the gap left by manuals and standards and provides practical knowledge and insight that allow engineers to navigate systems as well as the massive tomes containing standards and manuals. Dedicated to card acquiring exclusively, the book covers: Payment cards and protocols EMV contact chip and contactless transactions Disputes, arbitration, and compliance Data security standards in the payment card industry Validation algorithms Code tables Basic cryptography Pin block formats and algorithms When necessary the book discusses issuer-side features or standards insomuch as they are required for the sake of completeness. For example, protocols such as EMV 3-D Secure are not covered to the last exhaustive detail. Instead, this book provides an overview, justification, and logic behind each message of the protocol and leaves the task of listing all fields and their formats to the standard document itself. The chapter on EMV contact transactions is comprehensive to fully explain this complex topic in order to provide a basis for understanding EMV contactless transaction. A guide to behind-the-scenes business processes, relevant industry standards, best practices, and cryptographic algorithms, Acquiring Card Payments covers the essentials so readers can master the standards and latest developments of card payment systems and technology
Acquiring New Knowledge: Paid to Think
by David GoldsmithDon't let the seemingly dull title deceive you; the powerful lessons here will show you why past desires to effect change haven't worked and provide you with the secret that will drastically improve your ability to achieve results you have only imagined.
Acquiring, Processing, and Deploying: Voice of the Customer
by M. Larry ShillitoDo you want a better understanding of who your customers are? Do you want to learn how to acquire the customer voice? The next decade will be the decade of the customer. Meeting their wants, needs, and desires better than anyone else will be paramount to your organization's success. Acquiring, Processing, and Deploying Voice of the Customer gives y
The Acquisition & Divestiture of Petroleum Property: A Guide To The Strategies, Processes And Tactics Used By Successful Companies
by Jim Haag Gene WigginsIn the new edition of The Acquisition & Divestiture of Petroleum Property, authors Jim Haag and Gene Wiggins have thoroughly revised and expanded upon the comprehensive first edition. This book is a primer for anyone involved in the acquisition or divestiture of petroleum property. It provides guidance from the initial decision by a company to either purchase or sell property in any stage of its life cycle, whether it is conventional or unconventional production, or if the property is located in the United States or in an international setting. With new case studies and an improved format, this book will benefit anyone involved in the transaction process. Features and Benefits Consider geology and basin location in property analysis Determine oil and gas reserves volumes with reservoir engineering methods Assess property value and risk factors Analyze unconventional resources and reserves Determine market value from pricing cycles and recent transactions Review challenges to acquire properties outside the United States
Acquisition Management
by R. M. EngelbeckYour Step-by-Step Guide to Today's Best Procurement Practices"Acquisition Management is a great book for those in the government acquisition business. It is complete and well documented. I was especially impressed with the format which makes it valuable for training people new to the acquisition field and as a reference to those with more experience."Brig. Gen. James C. Dever, Jr.USAF (Ret.)Formerly, DCS Contracting and Manufacturing, Air Force Systems CommandWhether you're a contractor or government personnel, one thing is for sure: The federal procurement process is undergoing a major overhaul. And, to be successful, you must master a host of new methods, rules, and requirements. New from Management Concepts, Acquisition Management is the first step-by-step guide to the government's new strategies and methods for procurement.This new, streamlined acquisition process adopts the best practices of the business world to boost cost-efficiency and reduce the time from contract development to delivery. Acquisition Management prepares you fully to understand and apply these new acquisition techniques, teaching you how to manage contract risk and work more effectively as a member of a multi-functional team.Key Features• Reviews acquisition principles to help you develop a basis for decision-making• Gives you step-by-step guidance for every phase of the process, from solicitation to closeout• Places the procurement process in a risk management context to help you troubleshoot problems and ensure success• Outlines the roles and tasks of major players in the process to help you work more effectively as part of the contracting team• Presents pertinent information from the FAR at each applicable point in the acquisition process
Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corp. (A)
by Benjamin C. Esty Mathew Mateo MillettOn October 15, 1996, Virginia-based CSX and Pennsylvania-based Consolidated Rail (Conrail), the first and third largest railroads in the eastern United States, announced their intent to merge in a friendly deal worth $8.3 billion. This deal was part of an industry-wide trend toward consolidation and promised to change the competitive dynamics of the Eastern rail market. Students, as shareholders, must decide whether to tender shares into the front-end of a two-tiered acquisition offer. To make this decision, they must value Conrail as an acquisition target and understand the structure of CSX's offer.
Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corp. (B)
by Benjamin C. Esty Mathew Mateo MillettEight days after CSX announced it was going to buy Consolidated Rail (Conrail) for $88.65 per share, Norfolk Southern made a hostile $100 per share bid for Conrail. Over the next several months, the potential acquirers upped their bids while exchanging criticism in the popular press, prompting analysts to call this one of the nastiest takeover battles of the 1990s. The case is set in January 1997, just before Conrail shareholders are scheduled to vote on the proposed deal with CSX. It analyzes the trend toward consolidation in the U.S. railroad industry, the bidding war for Conrail, and the various provisions in Pennsylvania's anti-takeover laws, which restrict the market for corporate control. It also explores the strategic and financial implications of a bidding war and challenges the assumption that failure to acquire is a zero net present value endeavor. Finally, it examines the nature of and economic basis for regulating the market for corporate control.
Acquisitional Wealth: The Fastest, Most Proven Way to Create Life-Changing Prosperity
by Josh TolleyDiscover the fastest, safest proven method of creating wealth in the history of the world.For millennia, the wealthiest amongst us—including Warren Buffet, Elon Musk, and so many others—have known the secret to real wealth creation. Find out how you can access the same results in as little as 90 days.If you&’ve had a job longer than a year, you probably wish there was a way to leapfrog ahead of where you are financially. With this life-changing approach, you can go from earning $50K per year to $500K with the stroke of a pen. Acquisitional Wealth is a time machine for wealth that will teach you how to:Buy a proven and profitable business and instantly reap the profitsUse your 401(k) as your down payment without taxes or penalty feesMake sure you know how to identify the right business for youProvide the information you need to negotiate a great deal and keep the profits coming for years to comeAvoid the wrong businesses that might appear cheap but end up costing you a fortuneFrom Josh Tolley, leading business strategist and host of The Josh Tolley Show and Acquisitional Wealth, this methodology is easy to put into action regardless of age, income, education, or other typical limiting factors. All you need to decide is how soon you&’re ready to get started.
Acquisitions and Corporate Strategy: Alliances, Performance, and Divestment (Routledge Research in Strategic Management)
by David R. KingCorporate restructuring (acquisitions, alliances and divestment) is a visible form of corporate strategy. For example, firm investments in buying and selling assets exceed the gross domestic product of the majority of nations. Most research in this area examines acquisitions, but informing practice is limited by examining acquisitions in isolation or using a narrow focus. For example, a lingering problem is that average acquisition performance is consistently around zero, suggesting a need to identify practically relevant relationships. In addressing this need, research on three fundamental questions is covered: 1) How do acquisitions relate to other corporate strategy options?; 2) What helps to predict acquisition performance?; and 3) What are persistent acquisition research issues? The first question is intended to overcome a research limitation that acquisitions are often examined independent of other corporate strategies, including internal development, alliances, and divestment. The second question addresses novel relationships associated with the primary focus of acquisition research in examining what drives acquisition performance. The third question reflects on the underlying complexity of the phenomenon that makes it a challenge to identify what drives acquisition performance. Overall, the intent of presenting ideas on these fundamental questions is to illustrate promising areas for future research. This book presents the latest state of knowledge on the topic and will be of interest to researchers, academics, and advanced students in the fields of strategic management, international business, and organizational studies.
Acquisitions and Open Source Software Development (Innovation und Entrepreneurship)
by Michael VetterParticipation of firms in Open Source Software (OSS) development is steadily increasing. In fact, a substantial part of OSS projects today are developed in informal collaboration between firms and a community of voluntary contributors. As more and more firms are active in OSS, acquisitions of firms active in OSS development occur increasingly often. Yet, despite the economic and practical importance of OSS, research has so far overlooked this phenomenon. This dissertation explores this phenomenon of acquisitions of firms active in OSS development. Michael Vetter examines the role of OSS in the pre-acquisition phase and the impact of acquisitions on OSS development in the post-acquisition phase. Using qualitative and quantitative research methods, the author examines acquisition motives, acquisition likelihood, timing of acquisitions, and outcomes of acquisitions and discuss mechanisms behind variations across acquisitions.The findings from the studies contribute to research on acquisitions and OSS development while also providing insights into how to leverage OSS in target search, selection and evaluation processes as well as how to effectively manage acquisitions of firms active in OSS and the communities around them.
Acres of Diamonds
by Russell H. ConwellIn Acres of Diamonds Russell H. Conwell shows us how to identify the riches and opportunity that lie all around us. Many people search their entire life for opportunity never realizing that everything they need to succeed is already within their reach if only they recognized it.
Acres of Diamonds: The Classic Work on Finding Your Fortune Where You Least Expect It
by Mitch Horowitz Russell H. ConwellAre You Ready for the Secret to Attaining Wealth? It Is Right In Front of You...Do you dream of a life of riches, prosperity, and purpose? Well, stop dreaming - the answers are not in some fantasy or far-off place. They are directly under your nose.Minister and Temple University-founder Russell H. Conwell became famous for his motivational and self-improvement lecture Acres of Diamonds, which he delivered around the nation more than 5,152 times before his death in 1925. In this empowering, concise statement Conwell shows you:Why wealth is in your own backyard.The one habit of hugely successful people.Why simplicity is your key to greatness.Why you have a RIGHT and an OBLIGATION to be rich.Abridged and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz, here is an audio presentation that you will never forget. Acres of Diamonds can alter the nature and direction of your life and fortunes.The Condensed Classics Library"40 Minutes to a New You"
Across Boundaries: Essays in Honour of Robert A.Young
by André Blais, Cristine de Clercy, Anna Lennox Esselment and Ronald WintrobeWhy and how does secession happen? How do different levels of government interact with each other? Why do some multilevel governments work better than others? What makes political extremism so virulent in today's society? These are some of the most pressing questions in political science today.These questions and research areas – secession, multilevel government, and political economy – were the focus of the writing and scholarship of Robert (Bob) Andrew Young (1950–2017), Canada Research Chair in Multilevel Governance at the University of Western Ontario and one of Canada's most distinguished political scientists. In Across Boundaries Young's former colleagues and students bring together contributions from his extensive network, which included academics, government officials, and media personalities. These essays speak to Young's legacy while providing new insight into research in multilevel governance, secession, and political economy.Young's body of work is exemplary in its attention to concrete policy issues as well as in the breadth of his interest across many subfields of political science. Across Boundaries honours his distinguished career and gives students, professors, and practitioners further insight into his scholarship.
Across the Great Divide: New Perspectives on the Financial Crisis
by John B. TaylorThe financial crisis of 2008 devastated the American economy and caused U.S. policymakers to rethink their approaches to major financial crises. More than five years have passed since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, but questions still persist about the best ways to avoid and respond to future financial crises. In Across the Great Divide, a co-publication with Brookings Institution, contributing economic and legal scholars from academia, industry, and government analyze the financial crisis of 2008, from its causes and effects on the U.S. economy to the way ahead. The expert contributors consider post-crisis regulatory policy reforms and emerging financial and economic trends, including the roles played by highly accommodative monetary policy, securitization run amok, government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), large asset bubbles, excessive leverage, and the Federal funds rate, among other potential causes. They discuss the role played by the Federal Reserve and examine the concept of "too big to fail." And they review and assess resolution frameworks, considering experiences with Lehman Bros. and other firms in the crisis, Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act, and the Chapter 14 bankruptcy code proposal.
Across the Sahara: Tracks, Trade and Cross-Cultural Exchange in Libya
by Klaus Braun Jacqueline PassonThis open access book provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European travelers, recently found Arab sources, historical maps and results from several expeditions, the book gives an overview of the historical periods of the caravan trade as well as detailed information about the infrastructure which was necessary to establish those trade networks. Included are a variety of unique historical and recent maps as well as remote sensing images of the important trade routes and the corresponding historic oases. To give a deeper understanding of how those trading networks work, aspects such as culturally influenced concepts of spatial orientation are discussed. The book aims to be a useful reference for the caravan trade in the Sahara, that can be recommended both to students and to specialists and researchers in the field of Geography, History and African Studies.
Across the Waves: How the United States and France Shaped the International Age of Radio
by Derek W VaillantIn 1931, the United States and France embarked on a broadcasting partnership built around radio. Over time, the transatlantic sonic alliance came to personify and to shape American-French relations in an era of increased global media production and distribution. Drawing on a broad range of American and French archives, Derek Vaillant joins textual and aural materials with original data analytics and maps to illuminate U.S.-French broadcasting's political and cultural development. Vaillant focuses on the period from 1931 until France dismantled its state media system in 1974. His analysis examines mobile actors, circulating programs, and shifting governmental and other institutions shaping international radio's use in times of war and peace. He explores the extraordinary achievements, the miscommunications and failures, and the limits of cooperation between America and France as they shaped a new media environment. Throughout, Vaillant explains how radio's power as an instantaneous mass communications tool produced, legitimized, and circulated various notions of states, cultures, ideologies, and peoples as superior or inferior.
Act Big - Neue Ansätze für das Informationsmanagement: Informationsstrategie im Zeitalter von Big Data und digitaler Transformation
by Dirk KnauerDas Buch beleuchtet ebenso kritisch wie unterhaltsam die aktuellen Entwicklungen und Herausforderungen im Hinblick auf das Informationsmanagement in Unternehmen. In vielen Unternehmen knarrt es gewaltig. Der Umgang mit Informationen wird immer komplizierter, die Suche nach den richtigen Informationen dauert immer länger, und neue Ansätze zur umfassenden Lösung der Probleme werden durch politische Interessen und persönliche Eitelkeiten ausgebremst. Schlagworte wie ,,Big Data" und ,,Digitale Transformation" drängen Themen wie Informationsqualität und Datenverfügbarkeit allerdings nur scheinbar in den Hintergrund. Mit zunehmender Komplexität der Informationsversorgung in Unternehmen droht der ,,Informationsinfarkt". ,,Act Big" richtet sich an fachlich Verantwortliche im Unternehmen und beschreibt einen neuen Ansatz zur Koordination unternehmensrelevanter Informationen. Das DARE-Prinzip als Managementkreislauf für ein agiles Informationsmanagement richtet seinen Blick konsequent auf die Ressource Information und zeigt Wege aus der Misere kleinteiliger IT-Projekte und funktionalen Mikromanagements.
Act Different, Think Different, Make a Difference: Why Innovation Is an Investment-in Yourself, in Your Company, and in the Greater World
by Hal B. Gregersen Jeffrey H. Dyer Clayton M. ChristensenExplosive productivity and expansive profit margins are just added bonuses. The allure of the search, the thrill of the challenge, and the prospect of making meaningful change-these are the reasons real innovators choose to innovate. In this chapter, authors Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregerson, and Clayton Christensen sum up the insights they have learned in their eight years of research and offer an optimistic outlook on what innovation can do for our future. Social innovators have solved complex problems and have improved the lives of the less fortunate. Business innovators have also used their ingenuity and their resources to give back to their communities and to the greater world. Innovation is infectious and, the authors argue, will continue to advance society, provided that people are willing to take risks and make investments. Appended to this chapter is a road map for how you can master the five discovery skills of disruptive innovators-associating, questioning, observing, networking, and experimenting-and foster them in the next generation of workers. This chapter was originally published as the Conclusion to "The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators."
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader
by Herminia IbarraYou aspire to lead with greater impact. The problem is you're busy executing on today's demands. You know you have to carve out time from your day job to build your leadership skills, but it's easy to let immediate problems and old mind-sets get in the way. Herminia Ibarra-an expert on professional leadership and development and a renowned professor at INSEAD, a leading international business school-shows how managers and executives at all levels can step up to leadership by making small but crucial changes in their jobs, their networks, and themselves. In Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader, she offers advice to help you: Redefine your job in order to make more strategic contributions Diversify your network so that you connect to, and learn from, a bigger range of stakeholders Become more playful with your self-concept, allowing your familiar-and possibly outdated-leadership style to evolveIbarra turns the usual "think first and then act" philosophy on its head by arguing that doing these three things will help you learn through action and will increase what she calls your outsight-the valuable external perspective you gain from direct experiences and experimentation. As opposed to insight, outsight will then help change the way you think as a leader: about what kind of work is important; how you should invest your time; why and which relationships matter in informing and supporting your leadership; and, ultimately, who you want to become.Packed with self-assessments and practical advice to help define your most pressing leadership challenges, this book will help you devise a plan of action to become a better leader and move your career to the next level. It's time to learn by doing.
Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't
by Robert G. KaiserAn eye-opening account of how Congress today really works--and doesn't--that follows the dramatic journey of the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008.The founding fathers expected Congress to be the most important branch of government and gave it the most power. When Congress is broken--as its justifiably dismal approval ratings suggest--so is our democracy. Here, Robert G. Kaiser, whose long and distinguished career at The Washington Post has made him as keen and knowledgeable an observer of Congress as we have, takes us behind the sound bites to expose the protocols, players, and politics of the House and Senate--revealing both the triumphs of the system and (more often) its fundamental flaws. Act of Congress tells the story of the Dodd-Frank Act, named for the two men who made it possible: Congressman Barney Frank, brilliant and sometimes abrasive, who mastered the details of financial reform, and Senator Chris Dodd, who worked patiently for months to fulfill his vision of a Senate that could still work on a bipartisan basis. Both Frank and Dodd collaborated with Kaiser throughout their legislative efforts and allowed their staffs to share every step of the drafting and deal making that produced the 1,500-page law that transformed America's financial sector. Kaiser explains how lobbying affects a bill--or fails to. We follow staff members more influential than most senators and congressmen. We see how Congress members protect their own turf, often without regard for what might best serve the country--more eager to court television cameras than legislate on complicated issues about which many of them remain ignorant. Kaiser shows how ferocious partisanship regularly overwhelms all other considerations, though occasionally individual integrity prevails. Act of Congress, as entertaining as it is enlightening, is an indispensable guide to a vital piece of our political system desperately in need of reform.
The Act of Leadership: A Playbook for Leading with Humility, Clarity and Purpose
by Dan HaeslerUnlock your true leadership potential with this insightful guide In The Act of Leadership, acclaimed leadership and performance coach Dan Haesler shares the insights, techniques and habits you need to thrive, professionally and personally. By combining real-life case studies, cutting-edge research and incisive coaching techniques this one-stop leadership playbook will help you better understand yourself and the people around you, so you can be not only the leader you want to be, but the person your people need you to be, both at work and at home.As a leader, you might know exactly what you need to do, but might be less clear on how to do it. You might know you need to have that difficult conversation, but you’re less sure about how to have it. You might know you need to hold your team accountable, but don’t know how to do it in a manner that builds authentic engagement rather than mere compliance. The Act of Leadership goes beyond the theory. It is a coaching playbook designed to empower you to be the leader you want to be, and the leader your people need you to be. Most books explain the what and the why of leadership, The Act of Leadership demonstrates the how. Author Dan Haesler takes a coaching approach, combining his years of experience as an educator and now coach to corporate leaders, elite athletes, teams and educators, to reveal the pivotal insights and enlightening case studies that will help you to define what kind of leader you want to be and understand how to get the best out of yourself and the people around you. You will also discover the importance of thinking and acting mindfully, instead of on autopilot, using the mindfulness techniques used by World Champions to lead in the moment, sharpen your intent, and increase your impact. Let go of your biases and assumptions and see the impact we have on others Take on a growth mindset to help you deal with setbacks and mistakes Create organizational change that actually succeeds, by engaging people so that change is done with them not to them Adopt a coach-like mentality and use engaging techniques to improve your day-to-day interactions with the people you lead With each chapter serving as a one-on-one coaching session, The Act of Leadership will help you create new habits and new ways of being in your day-to-day leadership, as well as life away from work, that are actionable, immediately.Perfect for leaders, professionals, educators, and athletes seeking to improve their own performance, The Act of Leadership will also earn a place in the libraries of anyone hoping to improve the lives of the people who follow them, in business, sport, and life.
Act Politically: Winning Allies and Managing Opponents of an Adaptive Challenge
by Alexander Grashow Marty Linsky Ronald HeifetzPeople who think politically understand the relationships and concerns among people in an organization. Ignore the human complexities when you try to lead adaptive change, and you greatly reduce your chances of succeeding. Acting politically means using your awareness of the limits of your own authority, and of stakeholders' interests, as well as power and influence networks in your organization, to forge alliances with people who will support your efforts, to integrate and defuse opposition, and to give valuable dissenting voices a hearing as you adjust your perspective, interventions and mobilize adaptive work. This chapter offers guidelines for acting politically and some exercises to help you put these ideas into practice. This chapter was originally published as chapter 10 of "The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World."
Actera Group: Investing in Mars Cinema Group (A)
by Victoria Ivashina Eren KuzucuIn summer of 2010, Murat Çavuşoğlu (HBS MBA 1994) led private equity firm Actera Group's investment in Mars Cinema Group (Mars), the leading movie exhibitor in Turkey. Immediately after acquiring Mars and merging it with the second larger player in the market, AFM, Çavuşoğlu focused on institutionalizing and implementing value creation work streams in Mars. While transforming an entrepreneurial company into an institutionalized firm, Çavuşoğlu established adjacent businesses such as movie advertising and ticket sales. The most recent step in transforming Mars was to establish a movie distribution arm, which would help the company to monitor and manage the seasonal cycles, enhance the appeal for investors in the exit, and improve the valuation. However, while Çavuşoğlu was laying out the plans for his next move with movie distribution in 2014, Turkey's Council of State, the highest administrative court in the country, had decided to cancel the approval for the merger of Mars and AFM, putting all of Actera's efforts on Mars at risk. Should Çavuşoğlu push the stop button for distribution? If Çavuşoğlu decided to move forward with distribution, should he do it now or wait until the process with Turkey's judiciary and regulatory authorities cleared out?