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101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home
Waste of Money...Don't buy this book its completly outdated and not a single business in 101 business listing is practical in today's life

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If you've ever dreamed of owning your own business but don't want to be tied down to a brick and mortar building, then this is the book for you.Starting an Internet business could not be easier with the help of the information provided.The book starts with interview information from three successful Internet businesses and then follows that with how to get your point across, the various formats for a storefront, required features of the successful storefront, payment options, and levels of e-business.From there it moves to helping determine what is important to you and how to use that to find the right business for you.From there it moves to the profiles of successful businesses.These profiles are complete with how to market the business, startup costs, skills needed, online examples, etc.It finally concludes with information on how to build your site, get it submitted to search engines, e-mail marketing, using links and pretty much just about everything that you need to know in order to get the business up and running.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Computer Books: Internet General    3. Computer Networks    4. Computers    5. E-Commerce - Internet Marketing    6. Electronic commerce    7. Entrepreneurship    8. Home Based Labor    9. Home business    10. Home-based businesses    11. Internet    12. Internet - General    13. Labor    14. New business enterprises    15. Small Business - General    16. Computer Software Packages   

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Clears away the hype on the new economy
This book provides the clearest analysis of work in the new economy of anything I've read, using Silicon Valley as the prototypical region of the future of work.It cuts through all the hype, and analyzes both the region's dynamism, but also the reasons behind the volatility, insecurity, and rise in contract/temporary employment.It provides innovative and useful suggestions for ways of increasing security for workers in the region's labor market, while maintaining the region's dynamism.Should be read by every elected official and policy maker in the country, and anyone else concerned about the changing nature of work in the new economy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. California    3. Economics - General    4. Job security    5. Labor    6. Labor & Industrial Relations - General    7. Labor market    8. Manpower policy    9. Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clar    10. Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)    11. Social Science    12. Sociology    13. Sociology - General    14. Business & Economics / Economic Conditions    15. CALIFORNIA_ECONOMIC CONDITIONS    16. Hi-tech manufacturing industries    17. Labour economics    18. SANTA CLARA COUNTY (CALIF.)    19. Work & labour   

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business
I enjoyed the simplicity of this book. The book helped me understand what to expect from the attorney.Thanks!

I liked it!
I found this book to be highly informative, and well put together.Like most Idiot's Guides, it was easy to read, just full of great information.I'd recommend this book to anyone.

A casual and informative presentation of a serious topic
The three (3) most important areas of any book are its content, writing style, and organization.Weltman's book is superb on all three counts.It is a detailed, succinct, point-by-point introduction to a growing andpopular topic in today's fast-paced, changing society.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Entrepreneurship    5. Home Based Labor    6. Home business    7. Home-based Businesses    8. Labor    9. Management    10. New business enterprises    11. Small business    12. Business & Economics / Small Business    13. Small businesses & self-employed   

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An Indispensable Classic
An Indispensable Classic that will be of interest to anyone interested in how the"modern" world has come about.

A Classic in the Field of Social and Labor History
Well, it took me darn near a month to finish this monster (800+ pages) of a book.Can't say I regret the experience, though.Truly , this is a masterpiece, both in terms of its substance and its approach.I could quite easily write more then a thousand words on this book, but hey, this is Amazon, right? More on the Peter Smith edition of E.P. Thompson
One of America's best small independent publishing houses is---Peter Smith of Gloucester, Massachusetts! The individual's name is also the name of the company, which explains the incorrect ID by the earlier reviewer. Read more

Subjects:  1. England    2. Europe - Great Britain - General    3. General    4. History    5. Labor    6. Social conditions    7. Sociology    8. Working class    9. History / General   

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A Good Basic Overview
The title says it all--this is a good basic overview of payroll.You will not become an expert by reading it, but what can you read that makes you an expert?This book will give you the vocabulary and the tools you need to take your first steps in payroll.After that experience is the best teacher.

Valuable Payroll Resource
I think this is a good beginner-to-intermediate level book about payroll.While I doubt this book can serve as your only source to setting up a payroll system (a claim never made by the author), it can serve as a valuable guide to implementing or reviewing your current payroll internal controls, best practices and payroll policy manual.It may also help you analyze whether you are paying too much money or spending too much time on your job costing system.If you like examples, the author uses many short case studies to clarify his main points.Read more

Subjects:  1. Accounting    2. Accounting - Financial    3. Accounting - Managerial    4. Business & Economics    5. Business / Economics / Finance    6. Business/Economics    7. Human Resources & Personnel Management    8. Labor    9. Law and legislation    10. Management    11. Management Accounting    12. Payrolls    13. United States    14. Wages    15. Business & Economics / Accounting / Management    16. Personnel & human resources management   

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Highly Recommended !
Some years ago, during the height of the technology stock bubble, a book entitled "Free Agent Nation" made quite a splash by glorifying the phenomenon of independent contracting. Less famously and far less optimistically, a number of economists and anthropologists pointed to this trend as a grave sign of the decay of workers' position in American society. Stephen R. Barley and Gideon Kunda, the authors of this study, steer a careful, meticulously documented middle course. They examined the observable fact of independent contracting in the high technology industry from three viewpoints: the contractors, the headhunters and the client firms. They say that the contractor is a new, different kind of knowledge worker with a unique set of opportunities and constraints. The book is clearly written, based on apparently sound evidence and illustrated with carefully chosen anecdotes. Wesuggest that its primary appeal will be to academics and other students of labor market trends, but also recommend it to firms that hire contractors and to contractors themselves - both will benefit from the authors' analysis of their market.

"The Apprentice" starring Dilbert, produced by Margaret Mead
Ah the sweet life of a contract programmer... the big bucks, the independence, the freedom from corporate politics! Barley and Kunda are brilliant anthropologists who take you inside the reality of the contractor's life. You hear their stories, learn their secrets, and smell their nervous sweat. The authors' style is captured nicely by the title of the book. They're irreverent and on-target. They allow you to spy with them--mixing voyeur appeal with hard science. Imagine an episode of "The Apprentice" starring characters pulled from Dilbert, and produced by Margaret Mead. I laughed out loud and took notes. If you work with contractors, if you live with a contractor, if you hire contractors, and for sure if you are a contractor, you must get this book.
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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Case studies    4. Electronic data processing consultants    5. Employees    6. Human Resources & Personnel Management    7. Information services industry    8. Information technology    9. Labor    10. Labor & Industrial Relations - General    11. Management Science    12. Politics - Current Events    13. Politics / Current Events    14. United States    15. Business & Economics / Labor    16. Economics    17. Labour economics    18. Sociology    19. Working patterns & practices   

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The "true" colour of healthcare...
Although this book is based in the U.S., so much is the same in Canada. I would highly recommend this book for nurses [who may be trying to figure out 'what it's all about Alfie'], for nursing students and no doubt, the public - so they can gain a better understanding of what it is that nurses are up against. As one wise person put it - it's a pity that these corporate entities in charge of running our healthcare, know the cost of everything...yet the value of nothing ("The Peter Principle")! So much needless suffering all for a race to the "bottom-line"/dollar. Thank you for such an intelligent book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Health Care Delivery    2. Labor    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Nursing - Issues    6. Health systems & services   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Economic Conditions    5. Job hunting    6. Labor    7. Labor Economics (Specific Aspects)    8. Unemployment    9. Wages    10. Business & Economics / Labor    11. Labour economics   

Subjects:  1. Building    2. Building Construction Costs    3. Business & Economics    4. Business/Economics    5. Construction - Estimating    6. Estimates    7. Labor    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Building construction & materials    10. House & Home / Design & Construction   

Subjects:  1. Labor    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Nursing    5. Nursing - Issues    6. Nursing - Nurse & Patient    7. Nursing ethics    8. Philosophy    9. Nursing sociology   

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The 2010 Meltdown
Although the 2010 Meltdown warns of impending problems caused by baby boomer retirement and a lack of people to fill technology-related jobs, it also provides helpful solutions. The bad news is that our leaders are incapable or unwilling to help us on a national level. The good news is that powerful solutions can be found at the local level, where they will be most effective. The 2010 Meltdown demonstrates how training and education at the community level is the answer to problems we face and it outlines a plan communities can follow to effect this change. The book is a must-read for community and business leaders alike.

A REALISTIC AND OPTIMISTIC VIEW OF THE DEMAND FOR/SUPPLY OF TALENT.
The global.economy faces a paradox: too many people untrained or trained for the wrong jobs simultaneous with a increasing lack of people to fill the jobs that support the world's leading high-tech economies.The author explains how this crisis has developed but looks beyond it to innovative initiatives being taken in the U.S. and other nations in education, training, and community development to meet the challenge. This is a big-picture book that connects many economic, demographic, and technological dots. The book is loaded with facts and insights, and provides a balanced and optimistic picture of economic realities.

The Baby Boomer Hangover
Ed Gordon has accurately predicted a catastrophe that will soon strike America, as well as the rest of the world.The huge influx of baby boomers into the workforce helped many countries shoot their economies forward, but now the following generations are millions less than the boomers.
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Subjects:  1. 21st century    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Economic history    6. Economics - General    7. Labor    8. Labor market    9. Manpower policy    10. United States    11. Business & Economics / Economics / General    12. Labour economics   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Human Resources & Personnel Management    5. Labor    6. Labor turnover    7. Research    8. Personnel & human resources management   

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For ContingencyRecruiters only
Not a bad academic study of the contingency recruiter world.It lays out the basic recruiting process for the low to mid level staffing world.

Best comprehensive headhunting book for headhunters
I have been working in this field for 25 years, and read most of the major books. Although I am a big fan of Bill Radin, this
Excellent overview of how headhunters work, but in mind 90's
As a novice in the recruiting/headhunting industry doing research for a business plan, I found this book to be very informative. It has input from a lot of real time headhunters, so you get to understand how they work on an industry level and on a day to day basis.However, in spite of vast research the authors have put into this book, most of the research was carried out in mid nineties (although the book was published in 2002) so the word "internet" comes up only twice (or a few times) in the book. One gets an impression that the resume/candidate database is one of the most important assets for a headhunter, but I wonder to what extent that is relevant given that a few resume databases such as monster, careerbuilder, hotjobs (some of these sites are mentioned only once or not at all) will give anyone access to a greater number of resumes' than someone who has been in this business for a long time and relies on the resume's in their own database.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Employees    5. Executive ability    6. Executives    7. Human Resources & Personnel Management    8. Labor    9. Organizational Behavior    10. Recruiting    11. Selection and appointment    12. Sociology - General    13. Organizational theory & behaviour    14. Personnel & human resources management    15. USA    16. Work & labour   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Human Resources & Personnel Management    6. Job descriptions    7. Labor    8. Labor & Employment    9. Personnel And Human Resources Management    10. Personnel management   

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Time:The ULTIMATE commodity
For years I've thought of Europe as like the grandfather... sitting on the porch, watching America in action.He sits there, somewhat envious, reminiscing about the days when he used to be the top dog himself.But the envy is shortlived; in truth, he would never trade places with us, for he knows that the true cost of being able to call yourself #1 is far too high.
Live deeper, not faster
It's the 900 pound gorilla in America that everyone should be talking about: time poverty.Most folks accept it as unavoidable; that's just the way life is.Work, work, work.Busy, busy, busy.Bulloney, says this book.I'm not doing too bad but I see the trappings of modern existence creeping into my life and I'm inspired to keep them in check.This book is particularly strong because it draws on the opinions of many progressive thinkers, rather that just one lone voice in the wilderness.Stop buying stuff, invest time in your family and community and civic society.Live deeper.I'm working on it. Are you?

excellent book
this is a book long past due. even better than affluenza. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. General    5. Hours of labor    6. Labor    7. Quality of life    8. Social Conditions Of Labor    9. Time Management    10. United States    11. Work and family    12. USA    13. Work & labour   

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Must read for any asian..
Its a nice read contrasting cultural background and biases of different asians, and how that hinders progress in corporate america. Must read for any asian. Few things I already knew having worked for sometime. But its a good review material when you take a step back and rethink the way you operate.

Important Book for All Asians--Even the Very Americanized
There's a term for Asians like me.I'm what you call a banana--someone who is clearly Asian by appearance but identifies little as one due to a very American upbringing.So, I was at first skeptical when I picked up this book dedicated to helping Asians navigate and succeed in a corporate environment.After reading the book, however, I discovered a lot of useful material, and I am certain that this book would be even more helpful for someone who is yellow both inside and out.
A Ladder Lift for Asian Professionals
As the first book of this kind, this book has done an excellent job in provoking thinking and providing valuable career advice for business professionals with Asian ethnic background.
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Subjects:  1. Asians In The U.S.    2. Business & Economics    3. Business Life - General    4. Business/Economics    5. Careers - General    6. Careers / Job Opportunities    7. Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies    8. Human Resources & Personnel Management    9. Labor    10. Personal Growth - Success    11. Social Conditions Of Labor    12. Business & Economics / Careers   

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Because finding the ideal person for every workplace position has become an increasingly difficult task, the retention of top employees has become every manager's concern. Read more

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An A-Z primer on keeping the best employees
Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans' LOVE 'EM OR LOSE 'EM: GETTING GOOD PEOPLE TO STAY pairs actor and teacher David Drummond's dramatic voice work with the account of how to keep the best employees in an A-Z guide employers can use to address employee concerns. Learn how these strategies work in actual business environments in a guide packed with real-world examples.

"Talent development DNA for every manager!"
Just completed "Love 'Em or Lose 'Em" by Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans. It is a fast read......two days on the bus riding into Downtown Houston.A little 90 minutes oftime for so many insights, and practical programming ideas for trainers and talent managers!
Valuable encouragement and advice for all working people
Any book that encourages people to treat each other as such is very valuable.In an age where people are frequently victims of globalization and corporate greed, it is important to remember the talent and the true contribution of the talented people that create the value of the American company. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Employee retention    5. Entrepreneurship    6. Human Resources & Personnel Management    7. Labor    8. Labor turnover    9. Management - General    10. Personnel And Human Resources Management    11. Social Conditions Of Labor    12. Personnel & human resources management   

Subjects:  1. Accounting    2. Accounting - Managerial    3. Business & Economics    4. Business / Economics / Finance    5. Business/Economics    6. Human Resources & Personnel Management    7. Labor    8. Management    9. Management Accounting    10. Payrolls    11. Wages    12. Business & Economics / Accounting / Management    13. Personnel & human resources management   

Subjects:  1. Economic Conditions    2. Economic Conditions Of Labor    3. Economic aspects    4. Family    5. Income distribution    6. Labor    7. Labor & Industrial Relations - General    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare    10. Social Science    11. Sociology    12. Sociology - General    13. United States    14. Wages    15. Current Events / General    16. Employment & unemployment    17. Poverty    18. USA    19. Work & labour   

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Excellent practical guidebook
While there are a number of books with marvellous content about the theory of communities of practice, this is the one that I go back to over and over again for practical, step-by-step guidance.
thick clotted prose
This book is comprised of the kind of writing Sockel calls "thick clotted prose". After decades of reading the clear, unadorned, precise and excellent English of The Economist, I have become intolerant of pretentious layered jargon. What, for example, does this sentence say, which could not be said in simple words: "The organization's objectives, responses, and business models should be calibrated on the basis of its capabilities." Perhaps it could have been: "Organizations should do things they are good at." If this thick clotted prose had coagulated into high scholarship, I might have bothered to read on. Alas, that was not the case. The authors write, in a gesture alluding to scholarship: "Evidence shows that customers are demanding clearer information from their solution providers..." What evidence? It was not given, nor references to studies showing it. Read this book to find out how not to write.
Very practical indeed
This book has proved very practical indeed with the developing of CoPs in our environment. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Information Management    5. Labor    6. Leadership    7. Management - General    8. Organizational change    9. Organizational learning    10. Strategic planning    11. Business & Economics / Management    12. Management decision making    13. Organizational theory & behaviour