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This volume in the "Advances in Management Information Systems" series offers a state-of-the-art survey of information systems research on electronic commerce. Featuring chapters by leading scholars and industry professionals, it provides the framework for understanding the business trends, emerging opportunities, and barriers to overcome in the rapid developments taking place in electronic business and the…

A small selection of projects covered in the book include: One World Trade Center (SOM), Marina Bay Sands (Safdie), Hudson Yards (KPF), The Vessel (Heatherwick), Post 9/11 installations at the WTC site, New York's new Penn Station (SOM), Jewel Changi Airport (Safdie), Rockefeller Center, City Point (a hip new Brooklyn center), Cooper Hewitt National Design…

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER "Sprint offers a transformative formula for testing ideas that works whether you're at a startup or a large organization. Within five days, you'll move from idea to prototype to decision, saving you and your team countless hours and countless dollars. A must read for entrepreneurs of all…

From the bestselling author of The Vagina Monologues-a powerful, life-changing examination of abuse and atonement-now in paperback, timed to its theatrical opening in New York. “A triumph of artistry and empathy.” -Naomi Klein “A crucial step forward . . . This is an urgently needed book right now.” -Jane Fonda “Courageous, transformative, and yes--healing.” -Anne…

Dysmenorrhea is estimated to effect upwards of 70% of women during their lifetime and “heavy menstrual periods” is one of the most frequently given reasons for hysterectomy in the United States. Despite the dramatic growth of dysmenorrhea treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSADs) in the 1980s, young women continue to go undiagnosed and under treated.…

Have you ever come up with an idea for a new product or service but didn’t take any action because you thought it would be too risky? Or at work, have you had what you thought could be a big idea for your company—perhaps changing the way you develop or distribute a product, provide customer…

Since Schumpeter, economists have argued that vast productivity gains can be achieved by investing in innovation and technological catch-up. Yet, as this volume documents, developing country firms and governments invest little to realize this potential, which dwarfs international aid flows. Using new data and original analytics, the authors uncover the key to this innovation paradox…

Somos herederos de un sentido común respecto del liderazgo basado en el mando y control. La comprensión implícita es que el líder sabe lo que hay que hacer y genera las órdenes, los premios y los castigos adecuados. Sin embargo, hoy vivimos en un mundo incierto y plagado de disrupciones. Aquel mundo estable y predecible…

Otra forma de liderar es necesaria, sobre todo en tiempos de gran incertidumbre en los que nos hemos cuestionado absolutamente todo, en los que es necesario reinventar las relaciones, cuando un liderazgo no solo depende de la eficiencia y eficacia, sino de la magia de la forma y el fondo. En Reinventa tu liderazgo encontrarás…

Introducing a Powerful New Business Model for Today’s IT Blogger, speaker, software executive, and bestselling author Jill Dyché has been thinking about leadership a lot lately. Having consulted with business and IT executives with Fortune 500 companies for most of her career, she has heard a common refrain: “What should we do about shadow IT?”…