Power Plays: Energy Options in the Age of Peak Oil

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Date: 10 Apr 2022 09:33:38

Power Plays: Energy Options in the Age of Peak Oil by Robert Rapier
English | PDF | 2012 | 259 Pages | ISBN : 1430240865 | 4 MB

Many people wonder: Are we really running out of oil, or is it all a ruse to drive prices up? Is nuclear power safe and economical? Is solar energy really the key to providing plenty of carbon-free energy? Do we have enough natural gas or coal to make any loss of oil production irrelevant?

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How to Create the Next Facebook: Seeing Your Startup Through, from Idea to IPO (Repost)

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Date: 10 Apr 2022 09:24:34

How to Create the Next Facebook: Seeing Your Startup Through, from Idea to IPO (Repost)

How to Create the Next Facebook: Seeing Your Startup Through, from Idea to IPO by Tom Taulli
English | PDF | 2012 | 198 Pages | ISBN : 1430246472 | 1.4 MB

In just under a decade, Facebook has gone from a Harvard prodigy's dorm-room experiment to an essential part of the social life of hundreds of millions of children, teens, and adults across the globe. It's no surprise, then, that the company has been the subject of countless magazine articles, books, and even movies. But despite the extensive coverage that has been given to the company in the years since founder Mark Zuckerberg first took Facebook live on Harvard's server, one question remains unanswered: From a business standpoint, how, exactly, did Facebook do it?

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The CPO: Transforming Procurement in the Real World (Repost)

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Date: 10 Apr 2022 09:13:54

The CPO: Transforming Procurement in the Real World (Repost)

The CPO: Transforming Procurement in the Real World by Christian Schuh
English | PDF | 2012 | 222 Pages | ISBN : 1430249625 | 29.9 MB

In the novel The CPO: Transforming Procurement in the Real World, we meet Thomas Sutter, a German-American living in Dusseldorf and working as a procurement manager for a major global automobile manufacturer, Autowerke. On a chance encounter while flying to Chicago, he meets the CEO of Heartland, a major food company in the U.S. Sutter impresses the CEO with his knowledge and, after a whirlwind courtship, he joins Heartland as its new Chief Procurement Officer, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Run for Elected Office—and Win (Repost)

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Date: 10 Apr 2022 09:04:25

Run for Elected Office—and Win by Jana M. Kemp
English | PDF | 2012 | 232 Pages | ISBN : 1430237988 | 2.2 MB

The list of challenges facing society is endless. Numerous financial and social problems affect the world and individual countries. And they also affect states, counties, cities, and even school districts and neighborhood policy councils. It’s time for fresh thinking and new ideas in the public arena; it’s time for more civic-minded people to get involved by running for—and winning—elected office.

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Medical Decision Making: A Health Economic Primer

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Date: 7 Apr 2022 06:17:13

Medical Decision Making: A Health Economic Primer by Stefan Felder
English | PDF | 2011 | 212 Pages | ISBN : 3642183298 | 2.8 MB

This textbook offers a comprehensive theory of medical decision making under uncertainty, combining informative test theory with the expected utility hypothesis. The book shows how the parameters of Bayes’ theorem can be combined with a value function of health states to arrive at informed test and treatment decisions.

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The New Normal of China's Economy : Connotation and Measurement

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Date: 28 Mar 2022 07:24:02

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The Economics of Fishing

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Date: 28 Mar 2022 07:08:48

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Why Quality Is Important and How It Applies in Diverse Business and Social Environments, Volume II

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Date: 10 Mar 2022 22:39:04

Business and Economics Quality Control Management

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International Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets : Nature, Drivers, Barriers and Determinants

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Date: 10 Mar 2022 21:59:42

Business and Economics Entrepreneuship International Business

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Multinational Enterprises and Terrorism

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Date: 10 Mar 2022 21:50:22

Business and Economics International Business Terrorism

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Microfinance Investment Funds: Leveraging Private Capital for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction

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Date: 22 Feb 2022 19:27:43

Microfinance Investment Funds: Leveraging Private Capital for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction by Ingrid Matthäus-Maier
English | PDF | 2006 | 292 Pages | ISBN : 3540280707 | 3.6 MB

The surge in new investment funds - nearly 60 funds at last count - is an exciting sign that microfinance is attracting mainstream financial markets. Foreign investors bridge a crucial gap for MFIs and greenfield banks not yet able to attract deposits, debt or equity from local sources. Recognizing the ultimate goal of building those local financial markets that serve the poor, some foreign investors and funds are facilitating local intermediation with incentives like guarantees for local banks to lend to MFIs in local currency.

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