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“…Grounded in solid research, the authors-experts in the field of business negotiation-reduce the huge volume of available information into an important audio for busy executives who need to prepare for everyday negotiations as well as for more demanding and complex negotiation situations.Mastering Business Negotiation offers down-to-earth advice for learning to play the negotiation game and shows how toUnderstand the game so you can better control what happensPredict the sequence of negotiation activities and move from disagreement toward agreementIdentify the strategies and tactics of other playersin the gameApply the rules of the game-the "do's and don'ts"that will ultimately lead to successNo matter what you call negotiation-bargaining, haggling, horse trading, or managing differences-the basic skills and techniques of the master negotiator outlined in this book are essential for resolving conflicts, handling difficult conversations, protecting oneself against a competitive adversary, or negotiating a good business deal. …”

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“…The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy is a critically acclaimed narrative that illuminates the globalization debates and reveals the key factors to success in global business. Tracing a T-shirt's life story from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory and back to a U.S. storefront before arriving at the used clothing market in Africa, the book uncovers the political and economic forces at work in the global economy. …”

“…They discovered a simple truth-and acted on it: Not all customers are the same, regardless of how they appear on the surface. The most successful companies, from Amazon to Best Buy, understand their best customers are their most valuable asset, and they tailor their acquisition, development, and retention efforts to those customers.In The Customer Centricity Playbook, Wharton School professor Peter Fader and Wharton Interactive's executive director Sarah Toms help you see your customers as individuals rather than a monolith, so you can stop wasting resources by chasing down product sales to each and every consumer.Fader and Toms offer a 360-degree analysis of all the elements that support customer centricity within an organization. …”

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