Download or read book Corporate Predators written by Russell Mokhiber and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 51 of the world's biggest 100 economies are corporations, not countries. As the most powerful institution of our time, the multinational corporation dominates not only global economics, but politics and culture as well. Yet the mechanisms of corporate control have remained largely hidden from public perception-until now.
Download or read book From Predators to Icons written by Michel Villette and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the popular imagination, the business media, and the schools of business and management that train new generations of entrepreneurs and executives, achieving extraordinary success in business is attributed to far-sighted individuals who have taken bold risks, provided innovative leadership, and introduced new products, services, or ideas superior to those of the competition. Amid the growing skepticism about the means by which vast amounts of wealth are accumulated and its consequences, however, this belief is long overdue for reevaluation. In From Predators to Icons, Michel Villette, a sociologist, and Catherine Vuillermot, a business historian, examine the careers of thirty-two of today's wealthiest global executives--including Warren Buffett, Ingvar Kamprad, Bernard Arnault, Jim Clark, and Richard Branson--in order to challenge the conventional explanations for their extreme success and come to a better understanding of modern business practices. In contrast to the familiar image of the entrepreneur as a visionary with a plan, Villette and Vuillermot instead discover a far less dramatic process of improvised adaptations gradually assembled into a coherent course of conduct. And rather than being risk-takers, those who are most successful in business are risk-minimizers. Huge gains, these case studies reveal, are most reliably obtained in circumstances where the entrepreneur has established careful provisions for risk reduction. As for the view that innovation makes success possible, the authors find that because innovation is an expensive process that takes a long time to produce profits, innovators first of all require capital; success makes innovation possible. The necessary resources, they show, are most often derived from what they provocatively term "predation" ruthlessly taking advantage of imperfections, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities within the market or among competitors. Finally, From Predator to Icon considers the "practical ethics" implemented during the phase in which capital is most rapidly accumulated, as well as the social consequences of these activities. Drawing on interviews with some of their subjects and, crucially, close readings of the authorized biographies and other hagiographic accounts of these figures, which eliminates the bias of malicious interpretations, Villette and Vuillermot provide revelatory insights about the creation and maintenance of business wealth that will be profitably read by both the captains and the critics of contemporary capitalism.
Download or read book Predator Nation written by Charles H. Ferguson and published by Currency. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Ferguson, who electrified the world with his Academy Award-winning documentary, Inside Job, now reveals how rogues with influence have taken over the country and are driving it to financial and social ruin. In Predator Nation, Ferguson exposes the networks of academic, government, and congressional influence--in all recent administrations, including Obama's--that prepared the path to conquest. He reveals how once-revered figures like Alan Greenspan and Larry Summers have become mere courtiers to the elite. And based on many newly released court filings, he details the extent of the crimes--there is no other word--committed in the frenzied chase for storied wealth that marked the 2000s. And, finally, he lays out a brief plan of action for how we might take it back.
Download or read book The Predators Ball written by Connie Bruck and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Connie Bruck traces the rise of this empire with vivid metaphors and with a smooth command of high finance’s terminology.” —The New York Times “The Predators’ Ball is dirty dancing downtown.” —New York Newsday From bestselling author Connie Bruck, The Predators’ Ball dramatically captures American business history in the making, uncovering the philosophy of greed that dominated Wall Street in the 1980s. During the 1980s, Michael Milken at Drexel Burnham Lambert was the Billionaire Junk Bond King. He invented such things as “the highly confident letter” (“I’m highly confident that I can raise the money you need to buy company X”) and the “blind pool” (“Here’s a billion dollars: let us help you buy a company”), and he financed the biggest corporate raiders—men like Carl Icahn and Ronald Perelman. And then, on September 7, 1988, things changed... The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Milken and Drexel Burnham Lambert with insider trading and stock fraud. Waiting in the wings was the US District Attorney, who wanted to file criminal and racketeering charges. What motivated Milken in his drive for power and money? Did Drexel Burnham Lambert condone the breaking of laws?
Download or read book Predators In The Workplace written by Martin Kaynan and published by Martin Kaynan. This book was released on 2011-10-16 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J.R. Ewing of vintage TV Soap Opera notoriety, has become the stereotype of the individual who "lives by robbing, plundering or preying on other humans". He will do virtually anything for power and money.Predators in the Workplace tells the reader how to detect and handle people, in the world of Business, who act like J.R. Ewing. It describes individuals I have dealt with while working for a major military procurement company.The stereotypes do apply, however, to all working environments, and you and your coworkerswill recognize some of these types of personalities.
Download or read book Predators and Profits written by Martin Howell and published by Prentice Hall Professional. This book was released on 2003 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive "no sacred cows" guide to spotting financial scams and how to avoid them, this handbook for the investment consumer shows how to spot the snake oil of the past, present and future.
Download or read book Predator Control written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on the Environment and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ruthless Predators written by Jake Hagerman and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You’ve probably met one of these ruthless predators—someone who is charming and slick, confident and keen, manipulative and vindictive. Someone who talks the talk, lies without remorse, and mercilessly works the system, preying on colleagues, superiors, subordinates, and partners in order to climb the proverbial ladder. If you haven’t encountered this individual in your place of work . . . lucky you! It is, unfortunately, statistically likely that you will at some point in your career. The workplace (organization) miscreant, in most cases identified as a subclinical psychopath, is encountered at all levels of organization infrastructure and throughout the myriad of professions that encompass the workplace as we know it. Jake Hagerman, a qualified clinical and industrial-organization psychologist, is here to help you recognize the signs of an organization miscreant and offer practical next steps if you happen to encounter one at your place of business. Plainspoken and candid, the following book entitled, “Ruthless Predators: Miscreants in the Workplace and How to Deal with Them” is a training tool for the general public to improve skill sets for survival in the workplace. Through fifteen case vignettes and an assessment instrument (the “Psychopathy Spectrum Test”), you’ll learn how to recognize the “Dark Tetrad” personality traits of an organization miscreant, how these individuals apply their cat-and-mouse style of manipulation while hiding in plain sight, and how to protect yourself and your company once their despicable behavior is identified.
Download or read book Internet Predators written by Harry Henderson and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of issues related to criminal and antisocial activity that occurs online, including history, terminology, biographical information on important individuals, and a complete annotated bibliography.
Download or read book Business Predators written by Carla Carr and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fraud costs Americans $535 million per year.
Download or read book Business Predators written by Carla Carr and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fraud costs Americans $535 million per year.
Download or read book The Predator State written by James Galbraith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A progressive economist challenges popular conservative-minded economic practices, in a scathing critique of Reagan-Bush policies that contends that the political right is misrepresenting the consequences of free-market and free-trade ideals. 50,000 first printing.
Download or read book Business Ethics written by Bob Tricker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-03 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally, books on business ethics focus on CSR, companies’ relations with their stakeholders, and corporate citizenship. More recently, green credentials and sustainability have been added to that agenda. Unconventionally, this book argues that business ethics are basic to running business, not a separate subject. They are inherent to the governance and management of every organization, not an optional exercise in corporate citizenship. Business ethics concern behaviour in business and the behaviour of business. Decisions at every level in a company have ethical implications – strategically in the board room, managerially throughout the organization, and operationally in all of its activities. The use, and sometimes the abuse, of corporate power, the process of corporate governance, raises ethical issues. Business involves risk-taking, whether decisions are at the strategic, managerial, or operational level. Exposure to ethical risk needs to be part of every organization’s strategy formulation, policy making, and enterprise risk management. Designed to be read by both undergraduates and postgraduates, this book is a primer on ethics in business. It is also relevant to ethics courses that are now part of many legal, accountancy and other professional examinations. The book is not about moral philosophy, nor does it prescribe appropriate standards of behaviour or recommend economic, legal or political solutions. Rather it enables readers to recognize ethical issues in business, to respond appropriately, and to embed ethics in business processes. The book not only considers what business ethics are, and why they are important, but offers practical approaches on how to develop a successful corporate ethics culture.
Download or read book The Predators Ball written by Connie Bruck and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1988 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how Michael Milken, more than any other single individual, fueled the takeover mania which swept the American business world in the 1980s and changed the rules of the takeover game.
Download or read book The Corporate Menagerie written by Jim Milligan and published by . This book was released on 2023-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just like with summiting Mount Everest, your career is a lifetime achievement that needs preparation, guidance, and the necessary tools to succeed. Author Jim Milligan's book, The Corporate Menagerie: Office Predators on Parade, lays out how to recognize the following: - Healthy leaders vs. Toxic leaders - Healthy companies vs. Toxic companies - Healthy coworkers vs. Toxic coworkers - Healthy business practices vs. Toxic business practices Unlike other business books, The Corporate Menagerie is easy to follow and relatable, with an amusing, fact-based narrative followed by valuable and engaging insights, key takeaways, and a character/archetype analysis at the end of each chapter. If you've ever wondered, "What is a toxic work environment?" if your workplace has toxic leaders or business practices, or what factors cause a toxic business, then this book will give you the tools to identify these components. If you're looking for a new job or want to get out of a toxic workplace, you'll be guided into better understanding the critical aspects of a healthy company as well as knowing the red flags of a toxic workplace to look for as you assess a new position. Whether you are just starting out in business, in the middle of your career, or retired with an unresolved understanding of your former workplace, The Corporate Menagerie will help arm you with every advantage and resource to ensure your journey goes as smoothly as possible.
Download or read book Predators written by Frederick Ramsay and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-06-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leo Painter is the CEO of Earth Global, a large energy, mining and real-estate development firm. He and his party of company executives are traveling in Botswana to consult with the government about accessing their extractable resources. Sekoa is a male lion who shares with his bipedal enemies, the misfortune to be the bearer of HIV/AIDs. Weakened by the disease, he loses his place as the alpha male in his pride and now, dying and harassed by a pack of hyenas, seeks only a place to rest in peace. Painter, pursued by his own "hyenas" only wishes to find a last resting place where he can further his dream: to build a resort/casino on Botswana's Chobe River. Their paths cross with tragic consequences as police, a plucky woman game warden, and myriad local authorities, hoteliers, and tribesmen, vie over what happened and to whom.
Download or read book Commerce Business Daily written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 1828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
