“…With initial support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Cities Alliance, the creation of the African Urban Research Initiative (AURI) network was subsequently fortified by the Ford Foundation’s call for scholarship oriented towards urbanism in the global South. …”

“…Søren Asmussen is a professor of Applied Probability at Aarhus University, Denmark and Peter Glynn is the Thomas Ford professor of Engineering at Stanford University…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Picturing Fawcett: Professor and Mrs Fawcett by Ford Madox Brown, 1872 -- 6. Mrs Fawcett on Women's Suffrage, 1872 -- 7. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Picturing Fawcett: Professor and Mrs Fawcett by Ford Madox Brown, 1872 -- 6. Mrs Fawcett on Women's Suffrage, 1872 -- 7. …”

“…Bringing together some of the most distinguished scholars in the field including Alain Wijffels, Peter Oestmann, David Ibbetson, John Ford, Annamaria Monti, Heikki Pihlajamki and Javier García Martín, this volume looks at the comparative development of legal practice in the early modern period across Europe. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Monday: Learn Where, How, When, and Why to Use SMSEvolution of SMS as a Marketing Medium; Getting Started with the Basics; Tuesday: Determine Business Considerations; Get Permission; Find the Right Balance Between Message Quantity and Quality; Get Personal; Wednesday: Define Your Partners and Develop Your Campaign; Get Short Code-y; Choose an Aggregator; Work with the Wireless Carriers; Hurry Up and Wait: Getting Your Code and/or Campaign Approved; Thursday: Integrate SMS into Your Overall Marketing Strategy; Ford Directs Referrals to Dealerships; SMS Is a Slam Dunk for Sprite…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Leadership Blindspots: How Successful Leaders Identify and Overcome the Weaknesses That Matter; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Section 1: Why Blindspots Matter; Chapter 1: The Dangers and Rewards of Being Blind; Steve Jobs: Blindspots About Himself; Jamie Dimon: Blindspots About His Team and Company; Henry Ford: Blindspots About His Market; Chapter 2: How to Spot Blindspots in Yourself and Others; The Blindspot Matrix; Known Strengths: You Know What You Know; Known Weakness: You Know What You Don't Know; Unknown Strengths: You Don't Know What You Know…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Staff and Workflow -- Elements of Editorial Design -- Formats -- Time -- Identity -- Anatomy -- Art -- Typography -- Layout -- Prototyping -- Production -- Case Studies &amp -- Interviews -- Case Study: BuzzFeed -- Interview: Chris Johansen, VP of Product, BuzzFeed -- Case Study: Huffington Post -- Interview: Josh Klenert, VP, Design &amp -- UX, Huffington Post -- Interview: Paul Ford Content Strategist, Writer, Programmer -- Case Study: The New York Times -- Interview: Tom Bodkin, Chief Creative Officer, The New York Times -- Interview: Jeremy Zilar, Content Strategist/Blog Specialist, The New York Times -- Case Study: The Guardian -- Interview: Alex Breuer, Creative Director, Guardian News and Media -- Interview: David Sleight, Creative Director, UX and Product Designer, Developer -- Case Study: USA TODAY -- Interview: Jeanette Abbink, Founder and Creative Director, Rational Beauty -- Case Study: Bloomberg Businessweek -- Interview: Richard Turley, Creative Director, Bloomberg Businessweek -- Case Study: Rookie -- Interview: Renda Morton, Founding Designer, Rookie -- Interview: Mandy Brown, Cofounder, Editorially -- Case Study: Pitchfork -- Interview: Michael Renaud, Creative Director, Pitchfork -- Case Study: New York -- Interview: Thomas Alberty, Design Director, New York Magazine -- Interview: Steve Motzenbecker, Director of Design &amp -- User Experience, NYmag.com -- Interview: Stella Bugbee, Editorial Director, The Cut -- Case Study: Vanity Fair Italia -- Interview: Devin Pedzwater, Creative Director, Vanity Fair Italia -- Case Study: New Republic -- Interview: Jeffrey Zeldman, Founder and Executive Creative Director, Happy Cog -- Case Study: It's Nice That…”

“…Toutefois, du Cheval de fer (John Ford, 1924) à Little Big Man (Arthur Penn, 1970), le regard porté par le cinéma sur la construction de l’Ouest américain a connu des évolutions, des revirements, des interrogations, déterminées à la fois par les évènements historiques et les bouleversements sociologiques qui affectent les États-Unis tout au long de cette période. …”

“…The Best Software Writing I contains writings from: Ken Arnold Leon Bambrick Michael Bean Rory Blyth Adam Bosworth danah boyd Raymond Chen Kevin Cheng and Tom Chi Cory Doctorow ea_spouse Bruce Eckel Paul Ford Paul Graham John Gruber Gregor Hohpe Ron Jeffries Eric Johnson Eric Lippert Michael Lopp Larry Osterman Mary Poppendieck Rick Schaut Aaron Swartz Clay Shirky Eric Sink why the lucky stiff…”

“…Through illustrative examples from organizations including AT & T, GTE, Ford, and Motorola, the authors show how their Process Management approach can: forge a stronger link between strategy and process redesign; install a top-to-bottom measurement system that provides a foundation for continuous improvement and growth; overcome the common pitfalls in process redesign efforts; implement the significant changes that result from Process Improvement projects; and develop a customer-focused, participative, low-conflict, accountability-based culture Filled with updated material on performance management systems, organization design, and more, this second edition of Improving Performance offers practical guidance and an integrated framework for achieving competitive advantage by learning how to manage organizations, processes, and jobs effectively. …”

“…—Jim Farley, VP Global Marketing, Ford Motor Company “In over 20 years of sales leadership, I had yet to see someone describe self-improvement through the elimination of existing behaviors rather than the creation of new ones—what a simple, concise, and personally applicable developmental tool. …”

“…Winner of the 2013 New York Book Show Award in Scholarly/Professional Book Design From Ernest and Julio Gallo to Francis Ford Coppola, Italians have shaped the history of California wine. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Back to the Scientific Method -- Unit Cost-Centric Efficiency-A Deep and Universal Truth -- Chapter 6: Efficiency, Flow, and the Right Measures -- The "Right" Measures -- Defining Cost -- Chapter 7: Our Current Accounting Measuring Mess -- Reason 1: The Proliferation of ERP/MRP II -- Reason 2: The Growing Distance between the Front Office and Operations -- Reason 3: The Fading Away of Management Accounting -- Gap Explanation 1: An Increase in Complexity -- Gap Explanation 2: The Shift from Linear to Nonlinear Systems -- Silo Thinking -- Challenging a Deep Truth by Definition Shakes Up the Status Quo -- Chapter 8: The Evolution of Flow and ROI as Strategy -- The Birth of Product Costing -- The Birth of Decentralized Management -- An Accelerant-Andrew Carnegie -- The Rise of Wholesale Distribution and Large-Scale Retail -- The Birth of Conglomerates and Management Accounting -- Automation and the Death of the Craftsman -- Ford versus General Motors-A Lesson of Relevancy -- How Did GM Beat Ford? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…El Padrino de Francis Ford Coppola (1972); Análisis estético: "Escenificación del liderazgo mafioso"; Análisis jurídico: "La difusa línea del derecho"; Análisis criminológico: "Narcisismo y perversidad"; Capítulo 5. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…ALGORITMO DE DIJKSTRA -- MÉTODO ALGORÍTMICO DE PROGRAMACIÓN DINÁMICA: CÁLCULO DE CAMINOS DE COSTE MÍNIMO. ALGORITMO DE BELLMAN-FORD -- MÉTODO ALGORÍTMICO DE PROGRAMACIÓN DINÁMICA: CÁLCULO DE CAMINOS DE COSTE MÍNIMO. …”