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Business miscellany [electronic resource].
Business miscellany [electronic resource].
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Full title
Publisher
London : Profile Books, 2005.
Alternative title
Date
2005.
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 online resource (256 p.)
Content type
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
Contents
Preliminaries; Contents; When firms started; Oldest family firms; Oldest newspapers still in circulation; The business press; The world's biggest firms; America's biggest firms; Big firms big facts; Behind the corporate name; America's biggest bankruptcies; Selling off state assets; Business blunder...
Corruption business perceptionsBusiness ratios; Entrepreneurial activity; Business costs; The changing workforce; Days lost in strikes and lockouts; Labour union strength; Changes in working hours; Biggest business employers; International pay comparisons; What CEOs get paid; US chief executive pay;...
Some business giants of the pastSome management styles; Philanthropy; The richest people; Central bankers since 1900; In their own words; Bad boys and something fishy; Leading management thinkers; The oldest stock exchanges; Leading stockmarkets; Some stockmarket indices explained; Stockmarket perfo...
Some money superlativesOffshore attractions; Notes and coins in circulation; Euros printed; The life of and notes; Exchange rates; Exchange rate pegs; The changing world economy; Leading exporters; Foreign direct investment; Sending money home; Interest rates; Corporate tax rates; What companies pay...
Business school costs and rewardsFrom PCs to PDAs; Chip power; Computer processing costs; The impact of software piracy; Spam and e mail; Pod facts; Internet suffixes; Internet usage; Internet growth; Blogs away; Telephony; Air miles to go; Vehicle production; The price of petrol; Pedal power; Ship...
Publication information
Publisher
London : Profile Books, 2005.
Analytical title
Economist.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2005.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Talking about aspects of business, this title covers: the world's most valuable brands; admired companies; what chief executives get paid; games directors play; notable bankruptcies; famous bubbles that burst; business blunders; business rogues; the utter awfulness of jargon used in business; and advice on business etiquette around the world.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Business miscellany [electronic resource].
Variant title
Economist.
BOOK
Notes
General note
"The Economist in association with Profile Books Ltd."--t.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Language note
English
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Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
74VK3y63Nb5A
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3y63Nb5A
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1-84765-003-1
1-280-83300-9
DDC
650
MMS ID
991023911711902626
