Economy & Finance

A groundbreaking book that sheds new light on the vital importance of teams as the fundamental unit of organization and competition in the global economy.Teams—we depend on them for both our professional success and our personal happiness. But isn't it odd how little scrutiny we give them? The teams that make up our lives are created mostly by luck, happenstance, or circumstance—but rarely by design. In trivial matters—say, a bowling team, the leadership of a neighborhood group, or a holiday party committee—success by serendipity is already risky enough. But when it comes to actions by fast-moving start-ups, major corporations, nonprofit institutions, and governments, leaving things to chance can be downright dangerous.Offering vivid reports of the latest scientific research, compelling case studies, and great storytelling, Team Genius shows managers and executives that the planning, design, and management of great teams no longer have to be a black art. It explores solutions to essential questions that could spell the difference between success and obsolescence. Do you know how to reorganize your subpar teams to turn them into top performers? Can you identify which of the top-performing teams in your company are reaching the end of their life span? Do you have the courage to shut them down? Do you know how to create a replacement team that will be just as effective—without losing time or damaging morale? And, most important, are your teams the right size for the job?Throughout, Rich Karlgaard and Michael S. Malone share insights and real-life examples gleaned from their careers as journalists, analysts, investors, and globetrotting entrepreneurs, meeting successful teams and team leaders to reveal some "new truths": The right team size is usually one fewer person than what managers think they need. The greatest question facing good teams is not how to succeed, but how to die. Good "chemistry" often makes for the least effective teams. Cognitive diversity yields the highest performance gains—but only if you understand what it is. How to find the "bliss point" in team intimacy—and become three times more productive. How to identify destructive team members before they do harm. Why small teams are 40 percent more likely to create a successful breakthrough than a solo genius is. Why groups of 7 (± 2), 150, and 1,500 are magic sizes for teams.Eye-opening, grounded, and essential, Team Genius is the next big idea to revolutionize business.

It was only intended to make money, but it turned out to be the perfect experiment for discovering the true secrets of investing.

Billionaire Warren Buffet, currently the third wealthiest man in the world, paid the lowest rate of tax among his office staff, including his receptionist. Tax havens are the most important single reason why poor people and poor countries stay poor. The author shows how this happened, and what this means for you.

The best way to beat the market is to follow the top endowments that always do: Harvard and Yale. The Ivy Portfolio is a step-by-step guide on how to track and mimic the investment results of these legendary endowments using an Exchange Traded Fund-based investment strategy.

A guidebook that provides you with what you need to navigate the highyield market in the integrated global economy. It gives you the insight and strategies you need to: use the Sharpe ratio to measure the return versus risk for high-yield debt; develop and oversee a portfolio of high-yield bonds; and, value individual high-yield issuances.

Offers the information you need to know about how to: implement a smart asset allocation strategy; diversify your investments with stocks, bonds, real estate, and other classes; and, change your allocation and lock in gains. This title includes advice on learning which investments work well together and why.

A third edition of the bestselling bond investing guide, fully updated - including new post-2008 risks and rewards.

Mexico making a bid for global supremacy? Poland becoming America's closest ally? World War III taking place in space? It might sound fantastic but all these things can happen. This title offers a readable forecast of the changes we can expect around the world during the 21st century. It predicts where and why future wars will erupt.

The Oxford Handbooks of Political Science are the essential guide to the state of political science today. With engaging contributions from major international scholars The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology provides the key point of reference for anyone working throughout the discipline.

Traces the epochal shifts in the relationship between capital accumulation and state formation over a 700-year period. This book concludes with an examination of the forces which have shaped and are poised to undermine America's world power.

The demand for spices in medieval Europe was extravagant and was reflected in the pursuit of fashion, the formation of taste, and the growth of luxury trade. It inspired geographical and commercial exploration ,as traders pursued such common spices as pepper and cinnamon and rarer aromatic products, including ambergris and musk. Ultimately, the spice quest led to imperial missions that were to change world history. This engaging book explores the demand for spices: why were they so popular, and why so expensive?  Paul Freedman surveys the history, geography, economics, and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to uncover the surprisingly varied ways that spices were put to use--in elaborate medieval cuisine, in the treatment of disease, for the promotion of well-being, and to perfume important ceremonies of the Church. Spices became symbols of beauty, affluence, taste, and grace, Freedman shows, and their expense and fragrance drove the engines of commerce and conquest at the dawn of the modern era. 

Real estate is sold as a much safer investment than the constantly fluctuating stock market. Share price volatility is compared unfavorably with the steadier and impressive gains made from real estate which is, we are told, 'as safe as houses'. This book details the cyclical nature of real estate.

New commentary and updates to enlightening interviews with today's top global macro hedge fund managers This updated paperback edition of Inside the House of Money lifts the veil on the typically opaque world of hedge funds offering a rare glimpse at how today's highest paid money managers approach their craft.

Explains the Turtle system - the rules, timing, risks, and rewards that can deliver better profits. This book also shows you how to use this system in the market - including how to select the right trades, smooth out returns, diversify, and know when to exit a winning trade.

Gives readers the information on mastering the markets, including: decimalization of stock prices; trading products such as E-minis and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs); precision entries and exits; and the breed of trader. This edition shows how to day trade stocks in market.

How Rich Countries Got Rich buries the economic orthodoxy once and for all and shows why freetrade is not he best answer for our hopes of worldwide prosperity.

A substantially revised and updated new edition of the leading text on business and government, with new material reflecting recent theoretical and methodological advances; includes further coverage of the Microsoft antitrust case, the deregulation of telecommunications and electric power, and new environmental regulations.

Economics is changing radically. This book surveys the cutting-edge ideas of the leading economists, physicists, biologists and cognitive scientists who are fundamentally reshaping economics, and brings their work alive for a broad audience. These researchers argue that the economy is a 'complex adaptive system'.

A fascinating account of how promoters of multi-billion dollar megaprojects systematically and self-servingly misinform parliaments, the public and the media in order to get projects approved and built. The authors not only explore problems but also suggest practical solutions drawing on theory and evidence from the hundreds of projects studied.

Comprehensive resource explaining the IFRS Standards and teaching the skills required to use them in practice Written in collaboration with Ernst & Young, this fully updated Fifth Edition of Applying IFRS Standards is designed to meet the needs of accountancy students and practitioners in understanding the complexities of IFRS Standards. Beginning with an overview of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and how it establishes accounting standards, the book goes on to explain the key concepts and applications of IFRS Standards, using a wealth of insights and examples sourced from across the international business world and addressing the skills needed to apply the standards in business environments. In addition to a comprehensive factual breakdown of the IFRS Standards, each chapter in the first three parts of the book is accompanied by an academic perspective, which offers readers critical interpretations designed to bring further context. Discussion questions, exercises and references are provided throughout the book. Companion websites contain additional chapters, instructor slides and test banks, additional exercises, a solutions manual, and access to IFRS Learning Resources. Applying IFRS Standards includes information on: Fair value measurement, revenue from contracts with customers, income taxes, financial instruments, share-based payments, inventories, and employee benefitsProperty, plant, and equipment, leases, intangible assets, business combinations, impairment of assets, and financial statement presentationsStatement of cash flows, operating segments, and consolidation in controlled entities, intragroup transactions, and non-controlling interestsQualitative characteristics of useful financial information, going concern assumptions Applying IFRS Standards is an essential learning resource on the subject for students and early-career accounting professionals and serves as a useful reference for established accounting professionals.

AS SEEN ON THIS MORNING'Bola Sol is a crucial voice in the financial advice arena. With practical, actionable tips, relatable commentary and a no-nonsense approach to financial literacy, her insights save money, but just as importantly, time too.' Yomi Adegoke, author of THE LIST and co-author of SLAY IN YOUR LANE'An empowering and practical guide to financial literacy and independence . . . The book is filled with real-life examples, clear explanations, and motivational insights, making complex financial concepts accessible to everyone.' GLAMOUR MAGAZINE________________________________________We need to talk about money. Women have been overlooked and underestimated when it comes to finance; we typically earn less, are encouraged to spend more, and have fewer opportunities to build funds. But if we talk about money and share our knowledge, we will grow in confidence and wealth. This is the secret to securing your future and paying for all the things that matter.Whether you want to have children, get married, pay for a mortgage, start your own business or pay for nice holidays, all these goals cost money. But by building solid money habits you can plan for all life's major milestones and dream bigger. Bola Sol offers the essential tools needed to get started and make your bank balance healthier. Once you've done that, she demonstrates how you can grow your ambition and become wealthier. Finally, she reveals how you can use this money smartly to pay for things you want and become happier.Money isn't everything, but Bola shows how you can build your financial knowledge to enhance your wellbeing, open up new possibilities, and achieve your life goals.

A devastating critique of the forces propelling us beyond critical temperature limits, by the bestselling author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline

First published in 1848, "The Communist Manifesto" is a political pamphlet by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, which initiated in one of the greatest movements of political change that the world has ever seen. At the heart of the economic writings of Marx and Engels is the materialist conception of history, or that productive capacity is the primary organizing factor of society. This conception gives rise to the fundamental inequality that exists between the socioeconomic classes. By controlling the means of production, the wealthy, or "bourgeoisie", gain a power over the working class, or "proletariat". The writings of Marx and Engels would brilliantly expose the causes of the vast division between socioeconomic classes that had existed throughout history. From its initial publication "The Communist Manifesto" was intended to help unite the working class in a common goal of forming a political party based on the philosophies of communism. To that aim, it was very successful and helped to unleash a wave of sweeping political change across the globe. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

¿Qué es lo primero que viene a tu mente al mencionar las palabras: dinero, finanzas, economía, inversión? ¿Te da un sentimiento de empoderamiento o te sientes intimidado y aterrado con la idea de manejar grandes cantidades de dinero? ¿Eres capaz de gestionar tus finanzas personales? ¿Te sientes seguro al tomar decisiones relacionadas al dinero? ¿Te sientes merecedor de abundancia? ¿Has pensado en ser millonario? Aprovecha este primer momento para evaluarte; puede que seas bueno manejando tus finanzas y estés aquí para afinar ciertas habilidades o puede que, como muchos, no tengas claro qué hacer para tener el control de tus cuentas personales o familiares. Sea cual sea el caso, quiero que pongas las preocupaciones a un lado para que puedas interiorizar la información que estás por recibir.En este libro podrás encontrar:Importancia de la inteligencia financieraReprograma tu menteHábitos mas importantes¿Qué tan importante es la disciplina para esto?Como utilizar las historias de InstagramY mucho más…¡Te esperamos en esta aventura del estudio de la inteligencia financiera, y no te olvides de consultar los otros volúmenes de esta serie!

An investigation of how the US empire continues to enslave much of humanity, both at home and abroad.