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By Wayne Anderson
No matter what your post in an organization, Unwrapping the CIO: Demystifying the Chief Information Officer Position will bring new understanding to this often misunderstood appointment. Author Wayne L. Anderson deftly explains this position in relation to other positions within the corporate workplace. Unwrapping the CIO is for: - CIOs who need to understand the job in which they have been placed
- CEOs who need to better understand the position, challenges, and skill requirements of one of the key areas affecting an organization
- CFOs who need to understand the position that consumes a great deal of the company's financial assets
- IT professionals who need to understand why CIOs make some of the decisions they make
- Anyone who interacts with CIOs on a regular basis who needs to better understand their actions and behaviors
You may have heard that an appointment to the position of CIO means that your career is over, but that is not necessarily the case. It could be a test of your character, but at the very least, this opportunity may provide some insight into your character. With Anderson's realistic advice, you too can become an outstanding CIO.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Wayne Anderson
No matter what your post in an organization, Unwrapping the CIO: Demystifying the Chief Information Officer Position will bring new understanding to this often misunderstood appointment. Author Wayne L. Anderson deftly explains this position in relation to other positions within the corporate workplace. Unwrapping the CIO is for: - CIOs who need to understand the job in which they have been placed
- CEOs who need to better understand the position, challenges, and skill requirements of one of the key areas affecting an organization
- CFOs who need to understand the position that consumes a great deal of the company's financial assets
- IT professionals who need to understand why CIOs make some of the decisions they make
- Anyone who interacts with CIOs on a regular basis who needs to better understand their actions and behaviors
You may have heard that an appointment to the position of CIO means that your career is over, but that is not necessarily the case. It could be a test of your character, but at the very least, this opportunity may provide some insight into your character. With Anderson's realistic advice, you too can become an outstanding CIO.
FORMAT: E-Book
By Raghu Korrapati
This research applied Bayesian modeling to medication noncompliance in glaucoma patients. A model-based decision support system using a Bayesian Network was developed to determine whether a patient was complying with the medications prescribed by the physician. Results from this study could potentially improve the decision making process, given the uncertain and incomplete data available to a physician. The model may be generalized to other business situations where a decision has to be made based on incomplete and uncertain data sets. Bayesian Networks have increasingly become tools of choice in solving problems involving uncertainty in the medical domain. These models have been successfully applied to diagnosis applications. The purpose of this research was to devise a Bayesian framework to assess the compliance with medication in glaucoma patients.
FORMAT: Softcover
By abraham turkson
Hope has always said to Americans tomorrow will be better than today. Always, until now. Because if you are a computer programmer, engineer, accountant, manager or a factory worker, you are filled with fear, instead of hope, for your job may disappear overnight. If you are a small sized entrepreneur, the big company you've serviced from the beginning of your existence may call in the middle of the night to inform you they will no longer buy from you; they are buying from overseas. And these are the stories unfolding in communities across America. Fear, not hope, is stalking many an American. The information superhighway that was supposed to have been the road to high-paying jobs for Americans has instead turned into one on which offshore outsourcing is killing many jobs. If it is allowed to continue, America's foundation built over many generations will be weakened. To save existing jobs in America and create new ones, Dr. Abraham Turkson has suggested new ideas to reduce costs to make businesses in America more competitive, provide private healthcare for all Americans, and stop oil imports. And none of the suggestions involves raising taxes. Hope must be reborn across America.
FORMAT: Softcover
By abraham turkson
Hope has always said to Americans tomorrow will be better than today. Always, until now. Because if you are a computer programmer, engineer, accountant, manager or a factory worker, you are filled with fear, instead of hope, for your job may disappear overnight. If you are a small sized entrepreneur, the big company you've serviced from the beginning of your existence may call in the middle of the night to inform you they will no longer buy from you; they are buying from overseas. And these are the stories unfolding in communities across America. Fear, not hope, is stalking many an American. The information superhighway that was supposed to have been the road to high-paying jobs for Americans has instead turned into one on which offshore outsourcing is killing many jobs. If it is allowed to continue, America's foundation built over many generations will be weakened. To save existing jobs in America and create new ones, Dr. Abraham Turkson has suggested new ideas to reduce costs to make businesses in America more competitive, provide private healthcare for all Americans, and stop oil imports. And none of the suggestions involves raising taxes. Hope must be reborn across America.
FORMAT: E-Book
By abraham turkson
Hope has always said to Americans tomorrow will be better than today. Always, until now. Because if you are a computer programmer, engineer, accountant, manager or a factory worker, you are filled with fear, instead of hope, for your job may disappear overnight. If you are a small sized entrepreneur, the big company you've serviced from the beginning of your existence may call in the middle of the night to inform you they will no longer buy from you; they are buying from overseas. And these are the stories unfolding in communities across America. Fear, not hope, is stalking many an American. The information superhighway that was supposed to have been the road to high-paying jobs for Americans has instead turned into one on which offshore outsourcing is killing many jobs. If it is allowed to continue, America's foundation built over many generations will be weakened. To save existing jobs in America and create new ones, Dr. Abraham Turkson has suggested new ideas to reduce costs to make businesses in America more competitive, provide private healthcare for all Americans, and stop oil imports. And none of the suggestions involves raising taxes. Hope must be reborn across America.
FORMAT: Hardcover
By Pat Sullivan
So you're thinking of a career in Information Technology and you want to break into the field. This is the book for you! The book will help you understand just a little of what to expect. We've all seen the TV advertisements about I.T. getting the short end of the stick. Guess what, it's not far from the truth. In fact you'll find out just how crazy it can get. For the I.T. professionals reading this you will love to see the politics and pain you deal with brought out for everyone to see. You may even relate to many things in the book from your own experiences. You are in a brotherhood that is unlike any other in the professional world today. Here are some of the areas they we are going to touch on in this book.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Pat Sullivan
So you're thinking of a career in Information Technology and you want to break into the field. This is the book for you! The book will help you understand just a little of what to expect. We've all seen the TV advertisements about I.T. getting the short end of the stick. Guess what, it's not far from the truth. In fact you'll find out just how crazy it can get. For the I.T. professionals reading this you will love to see the politics and pain you deal with brought out for everyone to see. You may even relate to many things in the book from your own experiences. You are in a brotherhood that is unlike any other in the professional world today. Here are some of the areas they we are going to touch on in this book.
FORMAT: E-Book
By Gerald Hoffman
What every executive and manager should know about information technology Increased competition has compelled organizations to flatten hierarchies, redesign business processes, empower workers, and rely upon other forms of change to improve performance. Information technology, used strategically, can facilitate these inevitable changes by enabling improvements in flexibility, efficiency, and most important, profitability. The Technology Payoff explores the expanded needs and opportunities for information systems, showing how and why organizations should integrate technology into their business strategies. Gerald Hoffman goes beyond traditional, large scale information systems to introduce innovative approaches used within business environments of all sizes and disciplines. Free of technical jargon and complex explanations, this guide offers a well-rounded, uncluttered view of information technology, addressing its managerial, organizational, and technological impacts. End-of-chapter sections labeled "What You Must Know" and "What You Must Do" reinforce key issues and provide a mandate for improvement through information technology. Change is now a defining characteristic of business and a prerequisite for success in any industry. With The Technology Payoff, you'll understand the kinds of information systems you need to manage change and remain competitive in today's fast paced, dynamic business environment, and learn how to get them.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Raghu Korrapati
This research applied Bayesian modeling to medication noncompliance in glaucoma patients. A model-based decision support system using a Bayesian Network was developed to determine whether a patient was complying with the medications prescribed by the physician. Results from this study could potentially improve the decision making process, given the uncertain and incomplete data available to a physician. The model may be generalized to other business situations where a decision has to be made based on incomplete and uncertain data sets. Bayesian Networks have increasingly become tools of choice in solving problems involving uncertainty in the medical domain. These models have been successfully applied to diagnosis applications. The purpose of this research was to devise a Bayesian framework to assess the compliance with medication in glaucoma patients.
FORMAT: E-Book
By Travis Knapp
Knowledge is NOT an Option How much of your net worth is concentrated in one stock? Are you concerned about the volatility of the market? Would you like to be more diversified? Do you understand how a variable prepaid forward contract, a protective put contract, or a zero-premium collar can help to protect your concentrated position? Do you need more liquidity? Are you an insider or affiliate that would like to reduce your risks without actually selling your stock? Are you interested in reducing your taxes by nearly half? Do you know the key differences between non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options that will affect how much tax you pay? Will Alternatives Minimum Tax affect you upon exercise of your incentive option? Are you familiar with the benefits and risks of making a Section 83(b) election? Do you know what transactions are considered a disqualifying disposition or a constructive sale? Can knowing the answers to these questions make you more confident and financially secure?
FORMAT: Softcover
By Ralph Blanchard
Public and university libraries are at a crossroads, hard-pressed by competition from Internet search engines, declining budgets and changes in popular culture. Libraries must respond aggressively. Otherwise they will be marginalized by the impact of digital technology on their traditional customer base. Author Ralph Blanchard, drawing on twenty years of experience as an information services entrepreneur, argues that it is irresponsible for librarians to simply turn academic tasks over to search engines, as many do. Instead, libraries should expand digital services and, using the tactics and strategies of successful for-profit information service businesses, reconnect with their customers by promoting themselves as 21st Century information experts. Topics in this wide-ranging study include: - The library as a service business
- Change, risk and unintended consequences
- The Internet search engine business model
- Problems with students using search engines
- The evolution of "ambient information"
- Music and information technology
- "Millennials" as library customers
- Hiring and training library information workers
- Push and viral marketing strategies for libraries
The Digital Challenge for Libraries calls for new initiatives by librarians and for a rekindling of interest in the vital role libraries play in an informed, prosperous and democratic society.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Richard Dadamo
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FORMAT: Softcover
By Tom Shanahan
All too often, companies promote their best worker/technician/salesperson into a supervisory position. The common misconception is that if you're good at doing something, you'll be good at managing or supervising others doing that same job. Doing a job and supervising others doing that job are two very different functions and require very different skills. So if you know of anyone who has been thrown into this very difficult situation (maybe your own supervisor?) this handbook gives them simple, yet very effective, ways to supervise and motivate employees.
FORMAT: Softcover
By Tom Shanahan
All too often, companies promote their best worker/technician/salesperson into a supervisory position. The common misconception is that if you're good at doing something, you'll be good at managing or supervising others doing that same job. Doing a job and supervising others doing that job are two very different functions and require very different skills. So if you know of anyone who has been thrown into this very difficult situation (maybe your own supervisor?) this handbook gives them simple, yet very effective, ways to supervise and motivate employees.
FORMAT: E-Book
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