Foreign Language Study

If you’re a manager or business owner, you need tools to make better decisions--about business strategy, marketing, competition, positioning, product development, and much more. In Analysis Without Paralysis , two renowned experts on business analysis and strategy bring you those tools, in plain English!.  . Babette Bensoussan and Craig Fleisher teach you exactly what you need to know, without dragging you through unnecessarily complex concepts or advanced mathematics. They start with a practical, realistic introduction to the analysis process; then they walk you through ten core sets of analysis techniques that every manager can use effectively.  . You’ll master classic techniques like SWOT analysis and Porter’s Five Forces, in addition to the latest approaches to competitor, financial, issue, and value chain analysis. Next, Bensoussan and Fleisher guide you through analyzing the global social, political, and macroenvironmental challenges that will increasingly shape the future of your business.  . For each tool, the authors present clear descriptions, context, rationales, strengths, weaknesses, step-by-step instructions, and case study examples. The result: a book you can rely on to address your strategic and business challenges--whatever your role, experience, industry, or environment. : Don’t just collect data--use it for competitive advantage. Uncover correlations, assess trends, identify performance gaps, and identify your best opportunities; Get truly actionable outputs from your analysis. Perform future-oriented analysis that leads to better competitive strategies and tactics; Use analysis to anticipate and adapt to rapid change. Get early warnings of emerging threats--and respond more quickly.  . The Practical, Plain-English Guide to Business Analysis for Every Manager and Business Owner!.  . You can use business analysis to address your most crucial strategic and tactical challenges--without burying you more...

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This useful book focuses on practical ways of solving the problems non-native speakers face when it comes to further education, using case studies and examples throughout. more...

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Arabic, with its rich literary heritage, is one of the major languages of the world. It is spoken by about one hundred million people inhabiting a wide and important area of the Middle East. Yet the language and its significant role in history are little more...

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This book introduces the essentials of Cantonese grammar in a straightforward and systematic way. Special attention is paid to topics which differ from English and European language structures. It is ideal for students new to the language. more...

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Embrace your Roman muse!. As a learner of Latin, you want to experience the Roman world by reading its writers in their original language. But you may be unsure where to begin in the classical canon or you may worry that your Latin skills are insufficient to tackle authentic texts. Requiring only a grounding in the basics, Beginning Latin Poetry Reader lets you explore the rich and diverse range of Latin verse, including epics, comedies, satires, lyric poetry, and even graffiti! Inside you'll find seventy selections from authors of the early Republic such as Plautus and Terrance as well as those of the Golden and Silver Ages such as Vergil, Horace, Ovid, and Juvenal--all supported by helpful footnotes and English translations. This book also includes a clear overview of Latin syntax and the metrics of its verse, a glossary of all Latin words found in the readings, and a time line showing the historical and literary context of each author. Lose yourself in:.:.; the sparkling comedies of Plautus.; the intimate love poetry of Catullus.; the majestic hexameters of Vergil.; the elegant lyricism of Horace.; the refined sensuality of Ovid.; the compelling satires of Juvenal.; the bristly epigrams of Martial. more...

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