Economics of Cooperation & the Labor-Managed Economy: Harwood Fundamentals of Applied Economics

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In the last twenty years there has been an explosion of economic research on labor force dynamics; the movement of individuals between labor force states. This book focuses on the methods by which behavioral theories of labor force dynamics have been empirically implemented. Most attention is paid to the partial equilibrium two-state transitional model of job search behavior. That model is the foundation for much of our thinking about the nature of unemployment at both the individual and aggregate levels. Although the basic formulation has remained the same, approaches to the empirical implementation of such models has changed dramatically.

Wage & Employment Patterns in Labor Contracts: Harwood Fundamentals of Applied Economics

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Wage & Employment Patterns in Labor Contracts: Harwood Fundamentals of Applied Economics
R. Cooper
Manufacturer: Taylor & Francis
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0415269245

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For years, prospective M.B.A. students seeking guidance on which business schools to consider have had to rely on rankings compiled with vague methodologies, subject to the biased opinions of students and school administrators. Now come The Wall Street Journal and Harris Interactive, the worldwide market-research firm, with their second annual survey that has become the single most important reference tool for students, school administrators, and corporate recruiters. Using a carefully constructed methodology and Harris Interactive's online polling expertise, The Wall Street Journal Guide to the Top Business Schools 2003 shows students what corporate recruiters -- the "buyers" of budding management talent -- really think of the schools and their students.

Each profile of the 50 top M.B.A. programs, as well as of the 50 runners-up, includes information on admissions, enrollment, test scores, the industries and companies most likely to hire the school's graduates, and graduates' expected first-year salaries. The Wall Street Journal Guide to the Top Business Schools 2003 also covers:

* The current business-school boom
* The growing importance of internships
* Dramatic changes in the M.B.A. job market
* The salary and bonus outlook
* Top schools for minorities
* Top schools for women

and includes lists of:

* Top public and private schools
* Top large and small schools
* Top schools by region
* Top schools by industry
* Top schools by academic discipline
* "Hidden gems"

With the credentials of the world's leading business newspaper and the survey's unprecedented methodology, The Wall Street Journal Guide to the Top Business Schools 2003 is the essential guide for students, schools, recruiters, and anyone considering an M.B.A. degree.

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Better guides are available.......2003-06-18

Rankings in this book are based on the opinions of ONLY those recruiters that the SCHOOL ITSELF directs the WSJ to. It's very, very likely that the schools did not refer the WSJ to recruiters with whom they've had less-than-enthusiastic relationships. Therefore, throw out these rankings.

Read the BusinessWeek guide (most recent - I think 2002?). It's as up-to-date as it needs to be for current applicants, it incorporates a wider variety of information into its rankings (though - like all rankings - the basis is subjective data) and it provides lenghty narratives on the top schools (including international schools). Much more helpful.

Nice complementary book for the one from BusinessWeek.......2003-01-17

First of all, the school rankings in this book are much different from those found in the other, better-known book from the BusinessWeek. It's so radically different that it places Stanford behind Brigham Young and Wake Forrest. The rationale, according to the book, is that the WSJ is using the recruiters' opinions as the major measurestick, instead of the schools' reputation or average GMAT scores. In a way, it makes sense because what ultimately matters for business schools would be the quality of end-products, namely the quality of graduates after 2 years of study, which would be judged the best by the recruiters.

But this book does not have much detailed information about each school. For a given school, the BusinessWeek guide contains description that's approximately three times longer than what's in this book (I own both). However, this book is much more up-to-date. The BW guide was published in sometime around 2000 and it's pathetically behind the times (it's talking about dot.com things). So, I recommend buying the BW guide first, and then using this book as a complementary material, which would be essential at least until BW comes up with a new, up-to-date version.

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Experts in the field of program evaluation outline efficient and economical methods of assessing program results and identifying ways to improve program performance. Written for managers, administrators, and educators in nonprofit, government, and private institutions, this practical guide demystifies the assessment process. From simple evaluations to more thorough examinations, the authors describe the nuts-and-bolts of how to create an evaluation design and how to collect and analyze data in a way that will result in low cost and successful evaluations.

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"The second edition of Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation offers managers, analysts, consultants, and educators in government, nonprofit, and private institutions a valuable resource that outlines efficient and economical methods for assessing program results and identifying ways to improve program performance. The Handbook has been thoroughly revised. Many new chapters have been prepared for this edition, including chapters on logic modeling and on evaluation applications for small nonprofit organizations. The Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation is a comprehensive resource on evaluation, covering both in-depth program evaluations and performance monitoring. It presents evaluation methods that will be useful at all levels of government and in nonprofit organizations. "

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Class textbook.......2007-09-27

It's a typical textbook, somewhat dry but a necessity for a class I'm taking. I loved the fact that Amazon was cheaper and faster than going with a textbook provider.

Great resource .......2006-08-06

I used the 1994 edition of this book in graduate school and it was an invaluable resource in subsequent research. Although the current edition is much revised, the previous edition still stands the test of time. Reasonably priced for what one receives.

Top-notch resource for students & practitioners.......2005-01-02

I used the first edition of this book in graduate school in the early 1990s and am using this second edition in current professional research. Both editions are excellent resources for students and practitioners. Recommend highly.

Building Operational Excellence: IT People and Process Best Practices (IT Best Practices series)

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Good descriptions of goals, little on how to move people
Highly refined approach to attaining IT Ops capability

Building Operational Excellence: IT People and Process Best Practices (IT Best Practices series)
Bruce Allen , and Dale Kutnick
Manufacturer: Intel Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0974364975

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Running an effective and efficient IT organization goes beyond just having the right technology in place. IT organizations must have effective ways to meet increased workloads, manage staff levels, and to collaborate more effectively with business units. Building Opserational Excellence provides valuable insight for organizing IT people and processes, showing you how to improve end-to-end management of critical resources.

This book guides you through techniques of analysis, assessment, and change management that help create the center of excellence. It also offers techniques for implementing meaningful metrics to drive and demonstrate the business value of IT.

Although you can find many reports and briefs on the topics of infrastructure and operations excellence, this book provides a single source of industry- approved, affordable information.

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Good descriptions of goals, little on how to move people.......2003-03-10

The basic premise of the book is that an efficient organization segments their operations into communicating, but largely distinct entities. These entities are then transformed into centers of excellence (COEs), by defining the tasks of the group, acquiring the appropriate skills by either hiring or training, and implementing the appropriate managerial style. Without question, these goals are the correct ones and will improve the efficiency of any company when implemented.
The problems are of course in the difference between stating the appropriate goals and actually implementing them. Inertia due to entrenched practices or a fear of change is a very powerful force that is difficult to overcome. The authors spend very little time on exactly how one should act to overcome these problems. Without a plan to meet and conquer these difficulties, such goals often never progress beyond the realm of the ideal.
Many different types of COEs are described at the end of the book. Each entry contains a short description of the process, a ranking from one to ten of the level that the process can be automated, a ranking from one to ten of the stability of the process, and highlights concerning staffing, automation technology, best practices, metrics, process integration and futures. These explanations are very helpful in describing the parameters to shoot for when constructing a process.
This book is good as a descriptive listing of ways to improve the efficiency of departments that use IT. Unfortunately, reality is often much more complex than simply stating a plan, and there is very little beyond the statements of the goals.

Highly refined approach to attaining IT Ops capability.......2002-06-23

The objectives of this book are to achieve an operational posture that is based on mature processes and an organizational structure that is efficient and delivers value to the business.

The authors take a pragmatic approach by making the distinction between best practices from an industry-wide perspective and selective use of best practices to ensure that only those that make sense in the pursuit of your organization are chosen. The three fundamental steps that are addressed by this approach are (1) determine your current operational posture, (2) define quality goals and (3) examine the gaps between where you are and where you want to be. The book is organized to lead you through these three steps in great detail, starting with a definition of best practices (Chapter 1) and laying the foundation by defining tasks and processes and how to move from task- to process-driven methods (Chapter 2). Gap analysis are process refinement are the topics of Chapter 4, which will provide the level of operational maturity to move to the most efficient model proposed in the book called centers of excellence (COE). The collection of COEs are comprised of groupings of core processes that are found in mature IT organizations. By grouping these processes in COEs you can achieve end-to-end service delivery as well as economy of scale. On paper it looks logical, but in practice it is not easy to achieve. In addition if COEs are not carefully structured there can be gaps of responsibility and accountability, which the authors note and provide advice about how to prevent these gaps. Chapter 5 provides a thorough discussion of metrics, while Chapter 6 ties together the concepts in the previous chapters.

The most valuable parts of this book are Chapter 7, which is a complete catalog of core processes ranging from application optimization to workload monitoring (31 processes in all) and Chapter 8, which gives eight COE catalogs. The processes in Chapter 7 are depicted with two scales ranging from 1 to 10 for automation and stability, with the following 8 characteristics: (1) tasks, (2) skills, (3) staffing, (4) automation technology, (5) best practices, (6) metrics, (7) process integration and (8) futures. The COE catalogs are slightly different and are structured as follows: (1) attributes, (2) processes, (3) skills, (4) automation, (5) best practices, (6) metrics, and (7) futures.

While I think this is a 5-star book that makes an important contribution to IT operational excellence, it isn't without a few flaws. I noticed a few minor problems as the book leads you through a typical process-oriented structure to a COE-based one, such as system administration not being placed in one of the COEs. This is a possible editing error in the book. I also thought that the 1 to 10 scales for automation and stability were defined too ambiguously and the scales are too fine grained given the arbitrary definitions assigned. Many of the illustrations were too busy and misleading. However, the material in this book is so well thought out and supported by compelling value propositions that the flaws are easy to overlook. Overall this book represents a major contribution to the small--but growing--body of knowledge about IT operations management.

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Evaluation: Obtaining and Interpreting Data, Second Edition

Manufacturer: Aota Press
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ASIN: 1569002096

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Accountability, full engagement of clients in their treatment, emphasis on quality of life, and movement away from inpatient care all have contributed to significant changes in how occupational therapists and other health care providers view the evaluation process and the methods by which they evaluate. Thus, we now find ourselves struggling to perfect a process that can provide us with all the information we and our clients require.

Further, the current health care system is changing rapidly and is so focused on costs and outcomes that every profession must establish value in no uncertain terms. When once it might have been enough to have our clients express their gratitude and to "feel" that we had genuinely helped, now only real evidence will suffice. This means research, and careful evaluation is at the core of that research.

Therefore, it is essential that occupational therapists, researchers, and administrators have a single resource that can address these complex questions effectively. The comprehensive approach of this new edition reflects the growing professional confidence in our ability to evaluate not only our clients but also the means by which we evaluate them. This volume reflects the increasing maturity of a profession that is prepared to assert its own value and clarify it ability to develop its own practices and principles. It also has tremendous value to occupational therapists who find themselves struggling to provide the best possible care in a complicated world.

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The Digital Teaching Portfolio Workbook: Understanding the Digital Teaching Portfolio Process
Clare R. Kilbane , and Natalie B. Milman
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Donald J. Wheeler
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