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OCR GCSE (9–1) Business, Fourth Edition
by Mike Schofield Alan WilliamsWith up-to-date case studies of real-world businesses, this fully updated OCR GCSE (9-1) Business Student Textbook will help your students respond to exam questions with confidence, demonstrating how they can structure their answers for maximum impact. This Student Textbook includes:- Fully up-to-date exam questions, with 25% more practice questions and increased practical support for tackling different question types- More exam tips and advice, with examiner commentary showing how students should approach exam questions- Real-world case studies, new and updated, to reflect the developments in e-commerce and the impact of recent global and political developments- Quick knowledge-recall questions throughout the book to help students check understanding, and for teachers to use in assessment
OCR A Level Economics (4th edition)
by Peter SmithWith its closely aligned content and structure, this textbook will equip your students for the refreshed OCR A-level and AS Economics specifications.- All new practice questions at the end of each chapter, featuring multiple choice, stimulus and essay questions- New knowledge check question feature, testing student understanding throughout- New case studies, facts and figures and practical exercises reflecting recent economic developments- Charts and graphs to give students a strong grounding in economic theory and strengthen their skills in applying those concepts at A-level- Manageable learning objectives matched to the specification and summaries of the key findings at the end to encourage students to take control of their studyWe are seeking endorsement from OCR for the Student Textbook and Student eTextbook.
OCR A Level Economics (4th edition)
by Peter SmithWith its closely aligned content and structure, this textbook will equip your students for the refreshed OCR A-level and AS Economics specifications.- All new practice questions at the end of each chapter, featuring multiple choice, stimulus and essay questions- New knowledge check question feature, testing student understanding throughout- New case studies, facts and figures and practical exercises reflecting recent economic developments- Charts and graphs to give students a strong grounding in economic theory and strengthen their skills in applying those concepts at A-level- Manageable learning objectives matched to the specification and summaries of the key findings at the end to encourage students to take control of their studyWe are seeking endorsement from OCR for the Student Textbook and Student eTextbook.
OCR A Level Economics Book 1
by Peter SmithExam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: EconomicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016This textbook has been produced in collaboration with OCR for use with the new 2015 OCR Economics specification, giving you up-to-date material that supports your teaching. This book will enable students to- Develop subject knowledge, with topic-by-topic insight and advice from Peter Smith, a professorial fellow in: Economics and editor of Economic Review- Demonstrate awareness of current issues in economics and build analytical and evaluative skills with new case studies- Build their quantitative skills with worked examples - Accurately explain key economic concepts and issues by learning the key terms throughout the text and in the end of section glossaries- Prepare for exams with practice questions and activities throughout the bookContentsIntroductionSection 1 - Microeconomics- Part 1 Scarcity and choice--Chapter 1: Introducing economics- Part 2 How competitive markets work--Chapter 2: The coordination problem--Chapter 3: The nature of demand--Chapter 4: The nature of supply--Chapter 5: Market equilibrium and the price system--Chapter 6: Prices and resource allocation-Part 3 Market failure and government intervention--Chapter 7: Market failure and externalities--Chapter 8: Other forms of market failure--Chapter 9: Government intervention and government failureMicroeconomics key termsMicroeconomics practice questionsSection 2 - Macroeconomics- Part 4 Economic policy objectives and indicators of macroeconomic performance--Chapter 10: Macroeconomic performance: inflation--Chapter 11: Macroeconomic performance: employment and unemployment--Chapter 12: Measuring economic performance: economic growth- Part 5 Aggregate demand and aggregate supply--Chapter 13: Aggregate demand--Chapter 14: Aggregate supply and macroeconomic equilibrium- Part 6 The application of policy instruments--Chapter 15: Macroeconomic policy instruments- Part 7 The global context--Chapter 16: International trade--Chapter 17: The balance of payments and the exchange rateMacroeconomics key termsMacroeconomics practice questionsIndex
OCR A Level Economics Book 2
by Peter SmithExam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: EconomicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017This textbook has been fully revised for use with the new 2015 OCR Economics specification, giving you up-to-date material that supports your teaching. This book will enable students to:- Develop subject knowledge, with topic-by-topic insight and advice from Peter Smith, a senior lecturer in Economics and editor of Economic Review- Demonstrate awareness of current issues in economics and build analytical and evaluative skills with brand new case studies- Build their quantitative skills with worked examples- Accurately explain key economic concepts and issues by learning the key terms throughout the text and in the end-of-section glossaries Prepare for exams with practice questions and activities throughout the book
OCR A Level Economics Book 2
by Peter SmithExam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: EconomicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017This textbook has been fully revised for use with the new 2015 OCR Economics specification, giving you up-to-date material that supports your teaching. This book will enable students to:- Develop subject knowledge, with topic-by-topic insight and advice from Peter Smith, a senior lecturer in Economics and editor of Economic Review- Demonstrate awareness of current issues in economics and build analytical and evaluative skills with brand new case studies- Build their quantitative skills with worked examples- Accurately explain key economic concepts and issues by learning the key terms throughout the text and in the end-of-section glossaries Prepare for exams with practice questions and activities throughout the book
Octone Records
by Elie Ofek Anita ElberseIn February 2007, Octone Records founders James Diener, Ben Berkman, and David Boxenbaum had been highly successful with the first two bands they had signed, Maroon 5 and Flyleaf. Known for its grassroots marketing campaigns, Octone operated through a unique joint venture model with SonyBMG Music Entertainment's RCA Music Group, which enabled the nimble record label to orchestrate mass marketing campaigns once an artist was ready for "prime time." Octone had been less fortunate, however, with its third act, Michael Tolcher. Despite significant investments, Tolcher's first full album had not sold enough copies to recover its costs and merit RCA's marketing support. Octone's executives faced a decision: whether to continue to support Tolcher's first album, increase the stakes by financing a second album, or cut their losses and instead focus on other artists. At the same time, Octone had to evaluate a proposal from Universal Music Group to buy out SonyBMG's interest in the joint venture. Allows for an in-depth examination of new product development and launch strategies in the context of the music industry. Provides rich insights into how grassroots and mass marketing approaches can facilitate new product/artist development. Octone's "hybrid" marketing structure is described in considerable detail, and supporting economic data is provided. By enabling an analysis of how long and how aggressively an artist should be supported before commercial success is achieved, serves as a vehicle for contrasting different approaches to the new product development process.
Octopus
by Guy LawsonOctopus is a real-life thriller that tells the inside story of an audacious hedge fund fraud and the wild search, by a colorful cast of rogues and schemers, for a "secret market" beneath the financial market we all know. Sam Israel was a man who seemed to have it all - until the hedge fund he ran, Bayou, imploded and he became the target of a nationwide manhunt. Born into one of America's most illustrious trading families, Israel was determined to strike out on his own. So after apprenticing with one of the greatest hedge fund traders of the 1980's, Sam founded his own fund and promised his investors guaranteed profits. With the proprietary computer program he'd created, he claimed to be able to predict the future. But his future was already beginning to unravel. After suffering devastating losses and fabricating fake returns, Israel knew it was only a matter of time before his real performance would be discovered, so when a former black-ops intelligence operative told him about a "secret market" run by the Fed, Israel bet his last $150 million on a chance to make billions. Thus began his year-long adventure in "the Upperworld" -- a society populated by clandestine bankers, shady European nobility, and spooks issuing cryptic warnings about a mysterious cabal known as the Octopus. Whether the "secret market" was real or a con, Israel was all in - and as the pressures mounted and increasingly sinister violence crept into his life, he struggled to break free of the Octopus' tentacles.From the Hardcover edition.
Octopus and the Generals: The United Fruit Co. in Guatemala
by Marcelo Bucheli Geoffrey G. JonesCase
The Octopus and the Generals: The United Fruit Company in Guatemala
by Geoffrey G. Jones Marcelo BucheliExamines the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954 in a U.S.-backed coup in support of the United Fruit Co. Over the previous half century, United Fruit had built a large vertically integrated tropical fruit business that owned large banana plantations in the "banana republics" of Central America, including Guatemala. Examines the impact and role of United Fruit in the Guatemalan economy, one of the poorest in the world, and the reasons for growing hostility toward the company, culminating in Arbenz's agrarian reform policies aimed at redistributing some of the land held by United Fruit. The United States, which regarded Arbenz as pro-communist, supported United Fruit in the context of the Cold War.
The Octopus in the Parking Garage: A Call for Climate Resilience
by Rob VerchickOne morning in Miami Beach, an unexpected guest showed up in a luxury condominium complex’s parking garage: an octopus. The image quickly went viral. But the octopus—and the combination of infrastructure quirks and climate impacts that left it stranded—is more than a funny meme. It’s a potent symbol of the disruptions that a changing climate has already brought to our doorsteps and the ways we will have to adjust.Rob Verchick examines how we can manage the risks that we can no longer avoid, laying out our options as we face climate breakdown. Although reducing carbon dioxide emissions is essential, we need to adapt to address the damage we have already caused. Verchick explores what resilience looks like on the ground, from early humans on the savannas to today’s shop owners and city planners. He takes the reader on a journey into the field: paddling through Louisiana’s bayous, hiking in one of the last refuges of Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert, and diving off Key Largo with citizen scientists working to restore coral reefs. The book emphasizes disadvantaged communities, which bear the brunt of environmental risk, arguing that building climate resilience is a necessary step toward justice.Engaging and accessible for nonexpert concerned citizens, The Octopus in the Parking Garage empowers readers to face the climate crisis and shows what we can do to adapt and thrive.
Odd Couple
by Michael HubermanIt has become commonplace to think that globalization has produced a race to the bottom in terms of labor standards and quality of life: the cheaper the labor and the lower the benefits afforded workers, the more competitively a country can participate on the global stage. But in this book the distinguished economic historian Michael Huberman demonstrates that globalization has in fact been very good for workers’ quality of life, and that improved labor conditions have promoted globalization.
Odd Jobs: How to Have Fun and Make Money in a Bad Economy
by Abigail R. GehringHere is a book for every curious, courageous, or desperate person who's willing to set convention aside to earn a living in the face of an ailing economy. From fashioning balloon animals to promoting liquor brands to picking berries in Australia, this easy-to-read, entertaining book takes a candid look at over a hundred jobs that don't require you to sit in an office eight hours a day, five days a week.
Odd Jobs
by Abigail R. GehringHere is a book for every curious, courageous, or desperate person who's willing to set convention aside to earn a living in the face of an ailing economy. From fashioning balloon animals to promoting liquor brands to picking berries in Australia, this easy-to-read, entertaining book takes a candid look at over a hundred jobs that don't require you to sit in an office eight hours a day, five days a week.
Odebrecht's "Transformation Journey"
by Lynn Sharp Paine Mariana Cal Ruth Costas Suraj SrinivasanAt the center of one of the largest corruption scandals in Latin America, Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht signed a leniency agreement with American, Swiss and Brazilian prosecutors in 2016 admitting to paying bribes in 12 countries. In an effort to regain financial stability and restore its damaged reputation, the Group overhauled its governance and set in motion a major organizational transformation effort. The case describes the Group's transformation journey and details various dilemmas that the new board of directors faced as the Group sought to put the scandal behind it and forge a path to the future.
Odebrecht's "Transformation Journey" (B)
by Lynn Sharp Paine Ruth Costas Pedro LevindoThe case describes how Odebrecht's board of directors handled the issues raised in the (A) case and continues the story of the Group's efforts to restore its reputation and return to growth after admitting its role in Latin America's largest-ever corruption scandal. The case covers the Group's filing for, and emergence from, a court-supervised reorganization while coping with an ongoing feud within its founding family, as well as changes in Group's leadership and governance as it attempts to regain financial stability and complete another round of changes to its compliance and internal control systems. The case concludes with the outgoing CEO's announcement of the Group's new name-Novonor-and its newly defined purpose and vision for its future.
ODI from BRIC Countries: Firm-level Evidence
by Piergiovanna Natale Rajssa Mechelli Valeria GattaiIn this book, the authors investigate the rise in outward direct investment (ODI) from four emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). Over the last two decades, these countries have transformed from recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI) into important international investors. This new book explores the reasons behind the impressive surge in ODI from developing economies, and examines the characteristics of firms within BRIC countries by creating and testing a conceptual framework. Addressing the need for a greater understanding of aggregated ODI patterns, the authors focus on the different types of ODI being employed by firms within BRIC countries, covering details such as destinations and foreign ownership structures. By evaluating the correlation between ODI and a firm’s performance, this book will be a valuable read for anyone researching international business and emerging economies.
La odisea Rusa: Una historia económica de Rusia: de la Revolución a la guerra Ucrania
by Laila Porras MusalemLaila Porras detalla cómo se transformó Rusia desde su etapa soviética hasta su integración al capitalismo, su desarrollo económico, el ajedrez siniestro de sus oligarquías, su regreso como potencia militar y el afán de sus élites por volver a su nación artífice y líder de un nuevo orden mundial multipolar. La violenta invasión de Rusia a Ucrania encendió numerosos debates al cuestionar con severidad la intervención militar; las condenas y acusaciones han puesto a Rusia -no sin razón- como un verdugo y han estimulado a diversos países a emitir juicios reprobatorios a los dictados de Vladimir Putin. Pero pocos analistas ofrecen un argumento neutral, preciso y profundo sobre los orígenes de este conflicto, como los expuestos en este libro. Para entender la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania, que excede ampliamente sus fronteras al ser esta última apoyada económica y militarmente por lo que Putin llama "el Occidente colectivo", la autora nos presenta un estudio claro y pertinente de una historia compartida por ambas naciones y analiza las diversas fuentes externas del conflicto: geopolíticas y económicas, como el pacto roto de la OTAN y las presiones económicas de la Unión Europea hacia Ucrania; ambos desarrollos percibidos por Rusia como un cerco militar y económico que amenaza su soberanía y seguridad. Evoca los conflictos geopolíticos en la zona originados por el control de las rutas de los hidrocarburos, entre otros.La Odisea rusa destroza la comentocracia de nuestros tiempos y nos ofrece explicaciones sólidas del peregrinaje histórico, económico y político de Ucrania, las invasiones extranjeras en su territorio durante siglos y su lucha por establecerse como nación independiente, así como las paradojas entre la cercanía y la distancia con Rusia y su posición como punto estratégico para intereses económicos y militares de Estados Unidos y de la Unión Europea, así como de Rusia, obstinados en afanes de expansión y abierta lucha mercantil.
OdontoPrev
by Regina E. Herzlinger Joshua Turnbull Matthew LingenbrinkBrazil's largest dental insurer, a successful and innovative firm, has saturated the corporate market and faces stiffer competition. It must decide whether to enter a new market in Brazil or to expand into other parts of Central and South America.
Odoo 11 Development Cookbook: Over 120 unique recipes to build effective enterprise and business applications, 2nd Edition
by Holger Brunn Alexandre Fayolle Yannick VaucherCreate fast and efficient server-side applications using the latest features of Odoo v11 Key Features Get the most up-to-date guide on Odoo 11 to create custom and reusable modules Interconnect your application with other systems by implementing web APIs Understand the mechanisms powering the Odoo framework to build robust enterprises Book Description Odoo is a full-featured open source ERP with a focus on extensibility. The flexibility and sustainability of open source are also a key selling point of Odoo. It is built on a powerful framework for rapid application development, both for back-end applications and front-end websites. Version 11 offers better usability and speed: a new design (as compared to the current Odoo Enterprise version) and a mobile interface. The book starts by covering Odoo installation and administration and Odoo Server deployment. It then delves into the implementation of Odoo modules, the different inheritance models available in Odoo. You will then learn how to define access rules for your data; how to make your application available in different languages; how to expose your data models to end users on the back end and on the front end; and how to create beautiful PDF versions of your data. By the end of the book, you will have a thorough knowledge of Odoo and will be able to build effective applications by applying Odoo development best practices What you will learn Install and manage Odoo environments and instances Use models to define your application's data structures Add business logic to your applications Add automated tests and learn how to debug Odoo apps Learn about the access security model and internationalization features Customize websites built with Odoo, by writing your own templates and providing new snippets for use in the website builder Extend the web client with new widgets and make RPC calls to the serverWho this book is for If you're a Python developer and want to develop highly efficient business applications with the latest Odoo framework (or if you just want a hands on problem solution book for all your Odoo Development related issues), this book is for you! Some experience with the JavaScript programming language and web development is required to get the most out of this book.
Odoo 11 Development Essentials: Develop and customize business applications with Odoo 11, 3rd Edition
by Daniel ReisFast track your development skills to build resourceful, open-source business applications with Odoo 11Key FeaturesDiscover the latest technical capabilities in Odoo 11 while you build your own appProgram business logic and manipulate data to implement specific business rules in your applicationsImplement automated tests to add modules and techniques and debug module business logicBook DescriptionOdoo continues to gain worldwide momentum as the best platform for open source ERP installations. Now, with Odoo 11, you have access to an improved GUI, performance optimization, integrated in-app purchase features, and a fast-growing community to help transform and modernize your business. With this practical guide, you will cover all the new features that Odoo 11 has to offer to build and customize business applications, focusing on the publicly available community edition.We begin with setting up a development environment, and as you make your way through the chapters, you will learn to build feature-rich business applications. With the aim of jump-starting your Odoo proficiency level, from no specific knowledge to application development readiness, you will develop your first Odoo application. We then move on to topics such as models and views, and understand how to use server APIs to add business logic, helping to lay a solid foundation for advanced topics.The book concludes with Odoo interactions and how to use the Odoo API from other programs, all of which will enable you to efficiently integrate applications with other external systems.What you will learnInstall Odoo from sourceManage Odoo server instancesCreate a new Odoo application from scratch covering the most frequently used elementsDevelop new models and use inheritance to extend/modify existing modelsUse ORM methods, both in the Odoo server and from external clientsCreate Kanban views using QWeb effectivelyDevelop custom web and website CMS pagesUse external API to integrate Odoo with external applicationsWho this book is forOdoo 11 Development Essentials caters to developers who are familiar with Python and MVC design and now want to build effective business applications using Odoo.
Odoo 12 Development Cookbook: 190+ unique recipes to build effective enterprise and business applications, 3rd Edition
by Daniel Reis Holger Brunn Alexandre Fayolle Parth GajjarBuild customized solutions for your business using the latest features of Odoo 12 and PythonKey FeaturesGet up to speed with Odoo 12 to create custom and reusable modulesInterconnect your application with other systems by implementing web APIsUnderstand the mechanisms powering the Odoo framework and Odoo.sh to build robust enterprisesBook DescriptionOdoo is a powerful framework known for rapid application development. Its latest release, Odoo 12, introduces tons of new features. With this book, you'll learn how to develop powerful Odoo applications from scratch, using all the latest features.This Odoo cookbook starts by covering Odoo installation and deployment on the server. Next, you'll explore the Odoo framework with real-world examples. You'll create a new Odoo module from the ground up and progress to advanced framework concepts. You'll also learn how to modify existing applications, including Point of Sale (POS). This book is not just limited to backend development; the advanced JavaScript recipes for creating new views and widgets will help you build beautiful UI elements. As you move forward, you'll gain insights into website development and become a quality Odoo developer by studying performance optimization, debugging, and automated tests. Finally, you'll learn the latest concepts like multi-website, In-App Purchasing (IAP), Odoo.sh, and IoT Box.By the end of the book, you'll have all the knowledge you need to build powerful Odoo applications. The development best practices used in this book will undoubtedly come handy when you are working with the Odoo framework.What you will learnDevelop a module in the Odoo framework and modify the existing flow of any applicationBuild dynamic websites with Odoo CMSCreate and modify backend JavaScript components in Odoo and POSConnect and access any object in Odoo via Remote Procedure Calls (RPC)Illustrate the different tools available in Odoo to implement business processes for your recordsImplement in-app purchase servicesManage, deploy, and test an Odoo instance with the PaaS Odoo.shConfigure IoT Box to add and upgrade Point of Sale (POS) hardwareWho this book is forIf you're a Python developer who wants to develop highly efficient business applications with the latest Odoo framework, or if you just want a solution guide for all your Odoo development issues, this book is for you. Some JavaScript programming and web development experience is necessary to get the most out of this book.
Odoo 12 Development Essentials - Fourth Edition
by Daniel ReisOdoo 12 Development Essentials caters to developers who are familiar with Python and MVC design and now want to build business applications using Odoo.
Odoo 14 Development Cookbook: Rapidly build, customize, and manage secure and efficient business apps using Odoo's latest features, 4th Edition
by Daniel Reis Holger Brunn Alexandre Fayolle Parth GajjarWith over 200 recipes covering real-world examples, take your Odoo development skills to the next level and solve complex business problems using this guideKey FeaturesLearn to develop new modules and modify existing modules using the Odoo frameworkExplore key concepts of the Odoo framework to build robust business applicationsCreate dynamic websites with snippets and learn to deploy an Odoo instance on the server or Odoo.shBook DescriptionWith its latest iteration, the powerful Odoo framework released a wide variety of features for rapid application development. This updated Odoo development cookbook will help you explore the new features in Odoo 14 and learn how to use them to develop Odoo applications from scratch. You'll learn about the new website concepts in Odoo 14 and get a glimpse of Odoo's new web-client framework, the Odoo Web Library (OWL). Once you've completed the installation, you'll begin to explore the Odoo framework with real-world examples. You'll then create a new Odoo module from the ground up and progress to advanced framework concepts. You'll also learn how to modify existing applications, including Point of Sale (POS) applications. This book isn't just limited to backend development; you'll discover advanced JavaScript recipes for creating new views and widgets. As you progress, you'll learn about website development and become a quality Odoo developer by studying performance optimization, debugging, and automated testing. Finally, you'll delve into advanced concepts such as multi-website, In-App Purchasing (IAP), Odoo.sh, the IoT Box, and security. By the end of the book, you'll have all the knowledge you need to build impressive Odoo applications and you'll be well versed in development best practices that will come in handy when working with the Odoo framework.What you will learnBuild beautiful websites with Odoo CMS using dynamic building blocksGet to grips with advanced concepts such as caching, prefetching, debuggingModify backend JavaScript components and POS applications with the new OWL frameworkConnect and access any object in Odoo via Remote Procedure Calls (RPC)Manage, deploy, and test an Odoo instance with Odoo.shConfigure IoT Box to add and upgrade Point of Sale (POS) hardwareFind out how to implement in-app purchase servicesWho this book is forThis book is suitable for both newcomers and experienced Odoo developers who want to develop a highly efficient business application with the Odoo framework. Basic knowledge of Python and JavaScript is necessary to get the most out of the book.