Download or read book Making Buying Decisions 3rd Edition written by Richard Clodfelter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-12-24 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is designed for use in a buying course with a heavy math emphasis. The book first presents merchandising concepts in a simple, understandable way and shows students how they can use computerized spreadsheets to perform related merchandising math operations. Activities then ask the student to apply what they've learned by solving merchandising problems using spreadsheets that are included on the enclosed CD-Rom. Students will learn how the computer can help minimize the time it takes to perform repetitive calculations. By constructing and using spreadsheets for each mathematical operation, they will develop a better understanding of the merchandising concepts they're studying. This manual is designed to accompany the text Retail Buying, also by Richard Clodfelter. New to this Edition -- New and revised mathematical assignments -- Microsoft Excel spreadsheets containing formulas and Instructor's Guide including teaching suggestions, goals, and lecture outlines, originally included on CD-ROM, can now be accessed for free at https://www.fairchildbooks.com/studio-resources -- Increased coordination with companion text Retail Buying: From Basics to Fashion
Download or read book Making Buying Decisions written by Richard Clodfelter and published by Fairchild Books & Visuals. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text, written for students who wish to plan a career in merchandising, includes a CD-ROM with Windows-based Microsoft Excel data. Designed for use in a buying course with a heavy math emphasis, activities involve the student solving merchandising problems by using computerized spreadsheets. This manual is designed to accompany the text Retail Buying, 2nd edition, also by Richard Clodfelter.
Download or read book Statistics for Business written by Robert Stine and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2015-08-17 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Statistics for Business: Decision Making and Analysis, authors Robert Stine and Dean Foster of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, take a sophisticated approach to teaching statistics in the context of making good business decisions. The authors show students how to recognize and understand each business question, use statistical tools to do the analysis, and how to communicate their results clearly and concisely. In addition to providing cases and real data to demonstrate real business situations, this text provides resources to support understanding and engagement. A successful problem-solving framework in the 4-M Examples (Motivation, Method, Mechanics, Message) model a clear outline for solving problems, new What Do You Think questions give students an opportunity to stop and check their understanding as they read, and new learning objectives guide students through each chapter and help them to review major goals. Software Hints provide instructions for using the most up-to-date technology packages. The Second Edition also includes expanded coverage and instruction of Excel® 2010.
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Download or read book Management Accounting Principles Practice 3rd Edition written by Sahaf M.A. and published by Vikas Publishing House. This book was released on 2018 with total page 829 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is meant for students of accounting, management and business studies. It not only describes the principles, procedures and techniques of management accounting, but also explains and analyses the core concepts that have driven the development of the subject for decades. The book is a perfect blend of conceptual and practical approaches to accounting. NEW IN THIS EDITION • Completely revised and updated • New chapters on strategic management accounting, product costing, and service costing • Coverage of total quality management (TQM), just-in-time (JIT), life cycle costing, and Kaizen costing • Worked out solutions to problems and latest professional examination questions
Download or read book Retail Buying 3rd Edition written by Richard Clodfelter and published by Fairchild Books. This book was released on 2008-07-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an emphasis on developing a strategy for buying, this comprehensive book gives students the skills they'll need to become successful buyers in all retail areas. Its simple and straightforward approach presents students with step-by-step instructions for typical buying tasks, such as identifying and understanding potential customers, creating a six-month merchandising plan, and developing sales forecasts. Ample activities give students the opportunity to apply these skills as they would in a professional environment This new edition offers expanded coverage of the use of technology for retail buying and working with foreign markets. The companion text, Making Buying Decisions: Using The Computer as a Tool furthers the connection between retail buying strategies and merchandise math.New to this Edition -- Updated and expanded chapter features: "Internet Connections," "Snapshots" and "Trendwatches" -- New, more contemporary illustrations -- Expanded and updated coverage of direct marketing and the growing use of database-driven marketing and technology -- New chapter on purchasing from foreign sources -- Revised discussion of the types of buying offices -- Updated facts for identifying changes in consumer markets -- Consolidated coverage of domestic markets and negotiating with vendors -- More emphasis on using the Internet as promotional tool -- Increased coordination with companion text Making Buying Decisions -- Instructor's Guide provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to MBA Basics 3rd Edition written by Tom Gorman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-05-03 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the time to expand your career opportunities-and the knowledge in here can be the key. This third edition compresses the most significant skills and lessons of a two year MBA into one comprehensive guide. With clear, concise information, expert Tom Gorman includes recent developments in management, economics, marketing, leadership, information technology, and communications. Whether the reader is studying to achieve an advanced degree or needs the concrete, practical skills required in the business world, this guide is the most current and comprehensive available. • Practical guide to the most significant issues facing business professionals today. • A suitable study tool for all graduate students as well as those trying to expand their skills and knowledge in their careers.
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Download or read book Facilitator s Guide to Participatory Decision Making written by Sam Kaner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-10 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best book on collaboration ever written!" —Diane Flannery, founding CEO, Juma Ventures And now this classic book is even better—much better. Completely revised and updated, the second edition is loaded with new tools and techniques. Two powerful new chapters on agenda design A full section devoted to reaching closure More than twice as many tools for handling difficult dynamics 70 brand-new pages and over 100 pages significantly improved
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Download or read book Ethical Leadership and Decision Making in Education written by Joan Poliner Shapiro and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth edition of the best-selling text, Ethical Leadership and Decision Making in Education, continues to address the increasing interest in ethics and assists educational leaders with the complex dilemmas in today’s challenging and diverse society. Through discussion and analysis of real-life moral dilemmas that educational leaders face in their schools and communities, authors Shapiro and Stefkovich demonstrate the application of the four ethical paradigms—the ethics of justice, care, critique, and profession. After an illustration of how the Multiple Ethical Paradigm approach may be applied to real dilemmas, the authors present a series of cases written by students and academics in the field representing the dilemmas faced by practicing educational leaders in urban, suburban, and rural settings in an era full of complications and contradictions. Following each case are questions that call for thoughtful, complex thinking and help readers come to grips with their own ethical codes and apply them to practical situations. New in the Fourth Edition: A new chapter on technology versus respect, focusing on ethical issues such as cyber-bullying and sexting. New cases on teachers with guns, the military and education, children of undocumented immigrants, homeless students, videos in bathrooms, incentive pay, first responders, private alternative high schools, verbal threats, and gaming etiquette. Updates throughout to reflect contemporary issues and recent scholarship in the field of ethical leadership. This edition adds teaching notes for the instructor that stress the importance of self-reflection, use of new technologies, and global appeal of ethical paradigms and dilemmas. Easily adaptable to a variety of uses, this book is a critical resource for a wide range of audiences, including both aspiring and practicing administrators, teacher leaders, and educational policy makers.
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Download or read book Government Extension to the PMBOK Guide Third Edition written by Project Management Institute and published by Project Management Institute. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Government Extension to the PMBOK® Guide-Third Edition, extends the baseline information included in the PMBOK® Guide-Third Edition to provide an overview of the key project governance processes used in most public sectors, define key terms, describe atmospheres where government projects operate and review the management life-cycle of government programs. In so doing, the Government Extension outlines the guiding principles for government projects and provides a framework that helps ensure their efficiency, effectiveness and accountability. This updated Government Extension is a must-read for project management practitioners involved with government contracts, as well as anyone who wants a better understanding of the PMBOK® Guide as it applies to the government sector.
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