Conducting Business
Conducting Business

Author: Leonard Slatkin

Publisher: Amadeus Press

Published: 2012-07-01

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1476821321

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(Amadeus). Conducting an orchestra is something that is seen as well as heard, but it is quite misunderstood when it comes to knowing what this person actually does for a living. This most mysterious of jobs is brought to life for the music lover as well as for the aspiring maestro in a book by Leonard Slatkin. Drawing on his own experiences on and off the podium, Slatkin brings us into the world of the baton. He tells tales of some of the most fascinating people in the musical world, including Frank Sinatra, Leonard Bernstein, and John Williams. He takes the reader to the great concert halls and orchestras, soundstages in Hollywood, and opera pits around the globe. Mr. Slatkin recounts his controversial appearance at the Metropolitan Opera, his creation and direction of summer music festivals, and a shattering concert experience that took place four days following 9/11. Life in the recording studio and on the road as well as health issues confronting the conductor provide an insider's glimpse into the private world of public figures. Covering everything from learning how to read music to standing in front of an orchestra for the first time, what to wear, and how to deal with the press, Conducting Business is a unique look at a unique profession.

Designing and Conducting Business Surveys
Designing and Conducting Business Surveys

Author: Ger Snijkers

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-08-05

Total Pages: 646

ISBN-13: 047090304X

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Designing and Conducting Business Surveys provides a coherent overview of the business survey process, from start to finish. It uniquely integrates an understanding of how businesses operate, a total survey error approach to data quality that focuses specifically on business surveys, and sound project management principles. The book brings together what is currently known about planning, designing, and conducting business surveys, with producing and disseminating statistics or other research results from the collected data. This knowledge draws upon a variety of disciplines such as survey methodology, organizational sciences, sociology, psychology, and statistical methods. The contents of the book formulate a comprehensive guide to scholarly material previously dispersed among books, journal articles, and conference papers. This book provides guidelines that will help the reader make educated trade-off decisions that minimize survey errors, costs, and response burden, while being attentive to survey data quality. Major topics include: • Determining the survey content, considering user needs, the business context, and total survey quality • Planning the survey as a project • Sampling frames, procedures, and methods • Questionnaire design and testing for self-administered paper, web, and mixed-mode surveys • Survey communication design to obtain responses and facilitate the business response process • Conducting and managing the survey using paradata and project management tools • Data processing, including capture, editing, and imputation, and dissemination of statistical outputs Designing and Conducting Business Surveys is an indispensable resource for anyone involved in designing and/or conducting business or organizational surveys at statistical institutes, central banks, survey organizations, etc.; producing statistics or other research results from business surveys at universities, research organizations, etc.; or using data produced from business surveys. The book also lays a foundation for new areas of research in business surveys.

Conducting Business in China
Conducting Business in China

Author: Lei Mei

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-11-08

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 0199760225

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Conducting Business in China provides readers with guidance on conducting business in China from an intellectual property perspective, offering specific advice on how to profitably leverage technology and IP assets while minimizing potential risk.

Conducting Business in the Land of the Dragon
Conducting Business in the Land of the Dragon

Author: Alan Refkin

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2013-11-25

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1491712546

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China is as tough a business environment as youll experience anywhere in the world, remaining one of the most complicated places to do business. Just ask all the company executives and entrepreneurs whove tried to do business there, lost money, and closed shop. They learned the hard way that success elsewhere doesnt always lead to riches in China. Alan Refkin and Scott Cray, with Thornhill Capital, have spent years doing business in China, and they have a long-term track record of helping companies navigate the complicated business terrain. In this, their new guide, they share their intimate knowledge of how business is conducted in China. They explore the intricacies of how the Chinese negotiate, discuss ways to better protect yourself from the increased threat of cyberespionage and the theft of your intellectual property, show you how to litigate if necessary, take you through whats needed to successfully interact with government officials, and demonstrate how you can be successful and reap the financial rewards from conducting business in China. Being successful in China is not an accident. What separates the thriving businessperson from those who abandon the country and their dreams for success is preparation. Get the information and tools you need to accomplish your goals, dominate, and win with Conducting Business in the Land of the Dragon. Conducting Business in the Land of the Dragon is a keen twenty-first-century guide to China and makes excellent reading for both experienced Sinophiles and China novices. Everyone will learn from Alans fascinating experiences and understanding of China, its people, its culture, and its future. John Lucas, director, Weinberg & Company Youll never find a better guide to take you through the reality of conducting business in China. Period. Jose F. Sada, president of DS Capital Partners

Conducting Business with Professor Spice
Conducting Business with Professor Spice

Author: Daniel Lafferty

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2011-06

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1617771198

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Every Thursday, Gerald Gladwell visits Professor Anson Spice's tobacco shop. Gerald gives the professor an envelope from his employer, Mr. McGulliver, and Spice gives Gerald a small velvet pouch of tobacco. In almost two years of completing this weekly errand, Gerald has never questioned the contents of either the envelope or the pouch. But one particular Thursday, a question from a friend piques Gerald's curiosity: 'When have you ever seen Mr. McGulliver smoke a pipe?' This seemingly innocent question convinces Gerald that there may be more to his timid employer than he had previously suspected. When he discovers his missing sister's diary in Mr. McGulliver's office, he is unwittingly drawn into a world of adventure, mystery, and magic. If Gerald ever wants to see his sister again, he'll have to face ugly truths about those he trusts most. In a twisting, extraordinary series of trials that tests his loyalties and limits, Gerald learns that he'll need all the help he can get to deal with the consequences of Conducting Business with Professor Spice.

Conducting Market Research for International Business
Conducting Market Research for International Business

Author: S. Tamer Cavusgil

Publisher: Business Expert Press

Published: 2009-03-01

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1606490265

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This practical guide leads you through all the issues you will face in developing new marketing opportunities in foreign markets. From initiating a project, to sampling and analyzing data, to taking advantage of your knowledge by approaching the market; this book is your guide to understanding and overcoming the most pressing issues that international marketers face.

Conducting Necessary Condition Analysis for Business and Management Students
Conducting Necessary Condition Analysis for Business and Management Students

Author: Jan Dul

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2019-10-28

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1526481138

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Part of SAGE′s Mastering Business Research Methods series, conceived and edited by Bill Lee, Mark N. K. Saunders and Vadake K. Narayanan and designed to support students by providing in-depth and practical guidance on using a chosen method of data collection or analysis. Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) is an emerging method of data analysis, based on the idea that research factors can be necessary for an outcome: if the condition is not there, then the result will not occur. These necessary conditions are everywhere, and NCA is an intuitive and straightforward means of finding and testing data, either as a standalone tool or as a complement to other research methods. This book is an invaluable guide to using NCA effectively in business and management dissertations, and offers practical guidance and insight into how to successfully transcribe and analyse data using the NCA approach in research projects. Jan Dul is Professor of Technology and Human Factors at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, The Netherlands.