“…The goal of this book is to reconcile two mainstays of modern agility: the close collaboration agility relies on, and project teams distributed across different cities, countries, and continents. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 1: Us and Them -- Chapter 2: When IT Is “Us” and “Them” -- Chapter 3: Falling in Love with IT Governance -- Chapter 4: The State of IT Governance -- Chapter 5: IT Governance Decisions -- Chapter 6: IT Governance Mechanisms -- Chapter 7: IT Governance Processes -- Chapter 8: Beginning the IT Governance Journey -- Chapter 9: Process (and Why Everyone Hates It) -- Chapter 10: How I Fell in Love with Process -- Chapter 11: Barriers to Process -- Chapter 12: Understanding Process -- Chapter 13: Process Design -- Chapter 14: Process Implementation -- Chapter 15: Process Management -- Chapter 16: Process Roles -- Chapter 17: Process Governance -- Chapter 18: Employee Empowerment -- Chapter 19: The Link Between Behavioral Management, IT Governance and Process -- Chapter 20: The Critical Nature of Enterprise Values -- Chapter 21: Process-centric Values and Behaviors -- Chapter 22: The Challenges of Behavioral Management -- Chapter 23: Walking the Talk -- Chapter 24: Why Hasn’t IT Fixed It? …”

“…There are many Android goodies described in the book. Instead of relying on routine text descriptions, you’ll discover the uniqueness of Android and appreciate the many features that are unique to the platform. …”

“…This book is intended for an audience of professionals in an infrastructure architecture role. However, architects with a focus on business intelligence and analytics, as well as IT managers, will find value in reading this book. …”

“…This book scrutinizes how contemporary practices of security have come to rely on many different translations of security, risk, and danger. …”

“…This report explores structural and policy factors influencing drug pricing, drug access programs, the emerging role of comparative effectiveness assessments in payment policies, changing finances of medical practice with regard to drug costs and reimbursement, and measures to prevent drug shortages and foster continued innovation in drug development. …”

“…Studies in essential hypertensive patients have shown that renal denervation results in long-term reduction in arterial pressure, suggesting an important role for the efferent and afferent renal nerves in hypertension…”

“…The purpose of NCS is to improve the health and well-being of children and to contribute to understanding the role of these factors on health and disease. The research plan for the NCS was developed from 2005 to 2007 in collaboration among the Interagency Coordinating Committee, the NCS Advisory Committee, the NCS Program Office, Westat, the Vanguard Center principal investigators, and federal scientists. …”

“…Department of Agriculture (USDA) food program, served about 3.3 million children in 2011, as well as more than 124,000 adults who require daily supervision or assistance. Since many children rely on CACFP for the majority of their daily food, the quality of foods provided has the potential to greatly improve the health of the children's diets. …”

“…"The enactment of the America COMPETES Act in 2006 (and its reauthorization in 2010), the increase in research expenditures under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and President Obama's general emphasis on the contribution of science and technology to economic growth have all heightened interest in the role of scientific and engineering research in creating jobs, generating innovative technologies, spawning new industries, improving health, and producing other economic and societal benefits. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…& Basic Definitions -- & Basic Definitions -- to Strategic International Management -- Multinational Corporations as Networks -- The Integration/Responsiveness-Framework -- Role Typologies for Foreign Subsidiaries -- Motives for Intelnationalisation -- The External Environment -- Market Barriers, Global and Regional Integration -- Competitive Advantage of Nations and Regional Clusters -- The Role of Country Culture for International Management -- International Coordination -- Formal and Informal Coordination Mechanisms -- International Organisational Structures as Coordination Mechanism -- Corporate Culture as Coordination Mechanism -- Corporate Social Responsibility of MNCs -- Foreign Operation Modes -- Basic Types and Theoretical Explanations of Foreign Operation Modes -- Buying, Outsourcing and Offshoring -- International Alliances -- Wholly-owned Subsidiaries, Greenfield Investments, Mergers & Acquisitions -- Selected Value Chain Activities -- International Production & Sourcing -- International Research & Development -- International Marketing -- Selected International Business Functions -- International Human Resource Management -- International Control…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Economics and theater : the essence of relationships -- The inequalities and ambiguities of the helping relationship -- Helping as theater : three kinds of helping roles -- Humble inquiry : the key to building and maintaining the helping relationship -- Applying the inquiry process -- Teamwork as perpetual reciprocal helping -- Helping leaders and organizational clients -- Principles and tips…”

“…Networks and States explores the important role that emerging transnational institutions could play in fostering global governance of communication-information policy."…”

“…Capitalism without Capital shows that the growing importance of intangible assets has also played a role in some of the big economic changes of the last decade. …”

“…This book will help you Thoroughly understand the strategic and tactical challenges of change management Implement ClearQuest effectively, whether you're in a small team or a global enterprise Model your existing system: actors, use cases, activity diagrams, workflow, and reporting Define classes, states, transitions, deployment diagrams, and system-level design Install, configure, and use the EclipseTM ClearQuest plugin Use multisite synchronization, mastership, and conflict resolution Efficiently handle testing, migration, administration, backup, and training Regardless of your role or previous experience, this book will help you shape and execute your ClearQuest rollout to drive maximum business value--now, and for years to come…”

“…Coverage includes: Enterprise-class NNM deployment planning: requirements, operations agreements, hardware sizing and selection, piloting, and beyond Staffing, training, management domains, and organizing network management for maximum efficiency Deploying reliable, accurate, consistent and manageable Domain Name Services Autodiscovering your network, refining the results to reflect your topology, and working with network maps NNM day-to-day maintenance, event and performance management, optimization, and problem-solving From day-to-day administration to long-term strategies, security to cross-platform issues, John Blommers delivers specific answers you can rely upon to maximize the value of OpenView NNM—and your entire enterprise network…”

“…Perl gurus and programmers alike will rely on this slim but essential book for both a clear view of the Perl horizon and to ensure they hit the ground running once this important new version of Perl is released…”

“…S’il est connu pour son rôle clé dans l’acclimatation de la phénoménologie husserlienne en France, sa lecture de la philosophie allemande antérieure à Husserl a été non moins intense et influente. …”

“…World of Walls: The Structure, Roles and Effectiveness of Separation Barriers is important reading for all those interested in the topics of immigration, border security, international relations, and policy…”

“…Its accessible style also speaks to general readers interested in the role of language diversity in our everyday lives, and the untapped creative potential of multilingualism. …”