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Stephen J Perkins uses his practical experience to confront head on what, in the unavoidable process of business globalization today, is often an organization's greatest difficulty: its personnel.
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Going global is a fact of life for most organizations these days. But in most cases, people issues prove to be thornier than technical or commercial issues. This major new work tackles these issues head on. Drawing on practical experience across all continents, it shows how to design and implement a human resources strategy within the context of an overall business strategy for internationalization. In a clear, practical style, it shows how to identify opportunities for business development and how to maximize the return. It also shows how to operate in both developed and developing countries and how to meet the challenge of the people dimension.
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Title: Living In, Living Out: African American Domestics in Washington, D.C., 1910-1940. (book reviews)
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This book crystallizes and extends the important work Wiebe Bijker has done in the last decade to found a full-scale theory of sociotechnical change that describes where technologies come from and how societies deal with them. Of Bicycles, Bakelites, and Bulbs integrates detailed case studies with theoretical generalizations and political analyses to offer a fully rounded treatment both of the relations between technology and society and of the issues involved in sociotechnical change.
The stories of the the safety bicycle, the first truly synthetic plastic, and the fluorescent light bulb - each a fascinating case study in itself - reflect a cross section of time periods, engineering and scientific disciplines, and economic, social, and political cultures. The bicycle story explores such issues as the role of changing gender relationships in shaping a technology; the Bakelite story examines the ways in which social factors intrude even in cases of seemingly pure chemistry and entrepreneurship; and the fluorescent bulb story offers insights into the ways in which political and economic relationships can affect the form of a technology.
Bijker's method is to use these case studies to suggest theoretical concepts that serve as building blocks in a more and more inclusive theory, which is then tested against further case studies. His main concern is to create a basis for science, technology, and social change that uncovers the social roots of technology, making it amenable to democratic politics.
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Cycling into social history.......2000-05-27
Bijker's case studies could be read as fascinating histories of technology, but their strength lies in the analysis of the chosen artefacts. Bicycle presents mechanical technology, bakellite chemical and the fluorescent lighting electrical; the cases are also different in their approach: bicycle is discussed from end user viewpoint (who rode the bicycle and how); bakelite is a story of an inventor and a birth of a new industry, whereas the bulb presents a case of an established industry going through a turbulent technological renewal.
Bicycle was not a useful thing: it was a completely useless hobby of a few inventors and daredevils, and Bijker traces the developments that made the bicycle an indispensable form of transportation. The case offers hilarious deja vu: bicycle means death of distance ! Before the safety bicycle established itself as the dominant design, bicycle races and speed tests were used for advertising, not unlike the PC performance tests that were numerous not too many years ago.
Bakelite and Baekeland are described in a "heroic innovator" way, but taking into account historical context, professional trajectories of the involved scientists and the dead ends and failed experiments. Synthetic resin business is also covered.
Fluorescent lighting case shows how the invention goes through various phases before it is established as we know it today. In the case of fluorescent lighting, things developed rapidly between 1938 and 1940 and the lamp transformed itself from low intensity lamp for coloring purposes to energy saving lamp to high intensity daylight lamp. The power struggle within the industry is obvious because the lamp supplier got only 4% of profits in incandescence lighting but 24% in fluorescent case, with the share of the utility dropping from 80% to 44%.
Bijker's approach calls for identifying all relevant social groups, and these are very different in the different cases: sewing machine makers were important in bicycle manufacturing because of related skills and economic downturn in their major business; but non-users of bicycles were also important (because they were, by definition, numerous in the beginning). Sports cyclists, touring cyclists, elderly men and women all had special requirements, like sideways sitting and pedaling designs for women riding in long skirts.
The style is ready readable, and background science is suitably discussed. Enjoyable book !
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Any agenda for family research in the 1990s must take seriously a contextual approach to the study of family relationships. The editors and contributors to this volume believe that the richness in family studies over the next decade will come from considering the diversity of family forms -- different ethnic groups and cultures, different stages of family life, as well as different historical cohorts. Their goal is to make more explicit how we think about families in order to study them and understand them. To illustrate the need for diversity in family studies, examples are presented from new and old families, majority and minority families, American and Japanese families, and intact and divorcing families. This variety is intended to push the limits of current thinking, not only for researchers but also for all who are struggling to live with and work with families in a time when family life is valued but fragmented and relatively unsupported by society's institutions. Students and researchers interested infamily development from the viewpoint of any of the social sciences will find this book of value.
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This state-of-the-art volume contains a selection of papers on the most up-to-date experiences in the field of computers and education. It includes both most relevant case studies and novel research results addressing technical and methodological aspects of computers and educations. The topics covered include human-computer interaction applied to education, evaluation of e-learning, didactic ergonomics, accessibility, computer-supported collaborative work, and technical issues on the design of educational platforms and tools. The primary audience of this book includes, but it is not limited to, researchers and practitioners in e-learning, computer-based education, educational software, distributed learning, lifelong learning, and open and distance learning; teaching staff at all educational levels; developers and users of educational software and computer-mediated educational tools; and institutions involved in the development and standardization of learning technologies.
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Following Conley and O'Barr's (Conley, John, O'Barr, William, 1990. Rules versus Relationships: The Ethnography of Legal Discourse. University of Chicago Press, Chicago), this article describes the construction of legal consciousness in the presentational and interactional discourse of a support group for parents who have children with disabilities. In the special education system of US schools. The legal consciousness developed in the discourse of this group incorporates both rule-based and relational orientations toward the law: a relational legal consciousness focused on advocacy is generally and enthusiastically forwarded, but a rule-based orientation emerges at a crucial point to constrain the relational orientation and define the limits of advocacy.
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The Global Information Technology Report 2003-2004 will be the third of a very well-received series assessing the state of networked readiness of various countries around the world. Recognizing the relevance of and the rapid changes in information technology, the Global Information Technology Report 2003-2004 will be an update to the previous Reports, capturing new insights and best practices and gleaning policy lessons from various country experiences. With the expansion in country coverage, the Report remains the most comprehensive and authoritative international assessment of the preparedness of countries to capture the benefits of participating in the Networked World. The Report consists of three main parts: the first includes analytical chapters related to networked readiness; the second contains country profiles, and the third part consists of the data tables which contains country rankings for every indicator. The 2003-2004 Report will be even more comprehensive than the previous Reports. This edition will assess at least 100 countries, with the inclusion of several African economies. To ensure that the most comprehensive array of relevant variables pertaining to Networked Readiness are distilled and analyzed, the variable composition of the model has been refined. Like previous reports, this year's is the result of a collaboration between the World Economic Forum and Somitra Dutta, the Dean of Technology at INSEAD and Bruno Lanvin, Manager of Information for Development at the World Bank. Written in a non-technical language and style, the Report appeals to a broad audience consisting of policy makers, business leaders and academics. In the tradition of the other reports of the Global Competitiveness Programme of the World Economic Forum, the Report brings together a range of leading experts in the field: academic experts, industry consultants, industry leaders and representatives of multilateral organizations. The findings of the Report will be presented at the World Summit for Information Society, which will gather the world's leading stakeholders of information technology in Geneva in December of 2003. The Report will also be used as a platform for discussion at the Annual Meeting in Davos, at regional events, country level meetings and other relevant activities of the World Economic Forum and Information for Development of the World Bank.
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Many people would love to pick the brains of a venture capitalist to uncover exactly what gets their juices (and checks) flowing. Some books promise such advice from the recipient's point of view, but rarely is the story told from a financier's. As its title promises, however, Confessions of a Venture Capitalist does just that. Ruthann Quindlen, a one-time investment banker now with Silicon Valley's Institutional Venture Partners, lays it on the line in this revealing glimpse inside her world. Short, humorous chapters make it an easy read--a fact that might lead some to suspect that specifics are lacking. But details are there, as evidenced in a section called "Less Is More, or Subtraction by Addition." "Rather than coming to us with just themselves and their bright idea, they believe we want to see business types as part of the initial management team," she writes. "Often, we like the technology entrepreneur and the plan, but end up in the awkward position of not being able to back the business types.... Focus instead on your idea and why customers will love it and how you and only you can make it happen." Such suggestions should prove useful to entrepreneurs, and anyone else interested in today's venture-capital economy. --Howard Rothman
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Many people would love to pick the brains of a venture capitalist to uncover exactly what gets their juices (and checks) flowing. Some books promise such advice from the recipient's point of view, but rarely is the story told from a financier's. As its title promises, however, Confessions of a Venture Capitalist does just that. Ruthann Quindlen, a one-time investment banker now with Silicon Valley's Institutional Venture Partners, lays it on the line in this revealing glimpse inside her world. Short, humorous chapters make it an easy read--a fact that might lead some to suspect that specifics are lacking. But details are there, as evidenced in a section called "Less Is More, or Subtraction by Addition." "Rather than coming to us with just themselves and their bright idea, they believe we want to see business types as part of the initial management team," she writes. "Often, we like the technology entrepreneur and the plan, but end up in the awkward position of not being able to back the business types.... Focus instead on your idea and why customers will love it and how you and only you can make it happen."Such suggestions should prove useful to entrepreneurs, and anyone else interested in today's venture-capital economy. --Howard Rothman
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From the woman who took Microsoft public comes a groundbreaking book that reveals the hidden world of high stakes venture capital deals and shows entrepreneurs how to turn great ideas into mega-profitable businesses.
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Lacks concrete facts.......2007-09-30
The introduction lists the two goals: The first is "to help entrepreneurs bypass some of the common mistakes that I have observed when they start and build a company.... The second to help mainstream America understand more about the venture capital economy - and the magic that is Silicon Valley."
This book fails to provide value to an entrepreneur. Quindlen provides a sparse collection of common mistakes that any 18 year old should already have heard. She describes a number of investment scenarios to show common mistakes made by founders but provides such little detail that no useful knowledge comes through. The book strongly lacks concrete facts and is devoid of analysis. This leaves an overall (and incorrect) impression that VC don't actually know how to quantify anything but instead use only their emotions in decision making. Quindlen fails to show the value added from VC firms which is a real disappointment since she is from one.
Quindlen does make some head-way with her second goal of helping mainstream America. The lack of facts in the book may make it an easier read for someone curious about VC. However, her goal was to describe the "venture capital economy." VC background is covered, but knowledge about the VC economy is ignored. This is largely out of the book's scope.
Making the investment scenarios more concrete by incorporating concrete facts to remove the emotional feel from the VCs decisions would do wonders for this book. Also, re-writing the books goals and scope to reflect its nature as background reading for the general population would more accurately portray what is contained within.
Read this book IF you want to be a "Serious" Entrepreneur.......2005-05-03
Recently I read that, according to a report by Staples *, the "Percentage of American adults who say they have an idea for a new product or innovation: 42." (* Office Solutions, March/ April 2004, p. 10)
Going on the report stated that the "Top reasons for not getting an idea to the drawing board: not enough money (75 percent), not knowing where to start, ..."
If you're in that 75%, then reading Confessions of a Venture Capitalist will be an enlightening experience.
Ruthann Quindlen, a one-time investment banker now with Silicon Valley's Institutional Venture Partners, lays it on the line in this revealing glimpse inside the mind of a Venture Capitalist.
The book is divided into 11 sections, comprising 36 short and entertaining chapters.
Section 1: Life in the Bubble
A short history on life in Silicon Valley.
Section 2: People
"People Are to a Business What Location Is to a Restaurant" (need I say more)
Section 3: Markets
"Find Markets the Size of Texas"
Section 4: Business Models
"Faster, Better, Cheaper" versus "Brave New World"
Business models function as a blueprint on how the company will make money.
Section 5: Venture Capitalists
Stages to funding process and the role of Venture Capitalists.
Section 6: Entrepreneurs
Common mistakes and other words of wisdom for entrepreneurs.
Section 7: The Fine Line between Bizarre and Brilliant
Section 8: The Dumbest Decision I Ever Made
Section 9: Valuation and More
"You Can Have a Small Piece of a Large Pie or a Large Piece of Nothing"
Section 10: A View from the Trenches
Section 11: Five Short Years to a Revolution
If you're serious about transforming your ideas into market reality, you'll most likely need external funding from investors. "Confessions of a Venture Capitalist" will help you gain insight into how investors think. With this knowledge you'll certainly be able to put your best foot forward when asking for money.
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Not Quite Appropriate for the Post-Bubble Age.......2005-01-15
As a General Partner at Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Ruthann Quindlen has seen her share of entrepreneurial ventures succeed - or fall by the wayside. In this book, she describes the world of venture capital as it relates to both the investor and entrepreneur. Most striking are the number of topics discussed in barely over 200 pages of writing. At 36 chapters, this book covers each subject briefly, yet thoroughly, using examples from the "real-world", rather than droll academic jargon. Its rapid-fire structure reads easily and is useful as a quick-reference tool.
Unfortunately, the subject-matter strongly reflects the ideology of Silicon Valley throughout the dot-com bubble - shoot first, ask questions later (profitability can wait). Quindlen accurately identifies the Internet stock-market bubble as a fragile and possibly short-lived phenomenon. At the edge of her writing, however, lies the familiar overly optimistic attitude that drove capital investment into startups with no hope of achieving a sustainable business. Her examples are refreshing, yet nearly all focused on internet technologies that are hardly representative of all entrepreneurs. Many of the lessons are still applicable and important to any fledgling company seeking venture capital investment, but others should be revisited in light of changing attitudes toward the "internet paradigm".
The book is structured well, covering 11 primary subject areas including market identification, business model creation, start-up valuation, and decision making. Each subject area contains a handful of example-laden chapters, guaranteed to help the budding entrepreneur avoid the common mistakes of countless startups. And if providing helpful information for investment-seeking entrepreneurs is the primary goal, examining the life and occupation of a venture capitalist is the essential secondary component. Quindlen discusses her best and worst decisions as an investor, and provides a chapter dedicated to the role of women in the heavily male-dominated venture capital community.
Overall, the content is broad, and many examples are somewhat "touchy-feely". Alone, Confessions of a Venture Capitalist is not useful as a standalone guide for the industry, but this is not its intent. As a primer text, this book is ideal - budding entrepreneurs and seasoned veterans alike will find the examples both useful and enjoyable. Alongside it, however, should sit an arsenal of reference guides focusing on business plan development, financing, and valuation.
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Read the chapter titles and Skip.........2004-02-23
If you have had even a minor exposure to startups (worked in one, or a friend has worked in one, and told you several stories), this book will seem like "Obvious, duh!". There are a few interesting points, but very little in the form of enlightening/revealing anecdotes.
The book is funny to read after the Internet-bubble has burst. Ruthann is busy trying to say how venture capitalists are most valuable for a company's success, and how the Internet is going to transform everything and how the "new economy" companies need to be valued, etc.
You are allowed to spend only half an hour on this book. :-)
Stay Away From This Book..........2003-08-01
Well, another reveiwer here wrote exactly what I felt reading this book. But this book is so bad I wanted to write a review myself. First of all, the stuff mentioned here is hadly any confessions, they are confused jargon written by a confused person wanting to make some money by cashing on the buzz created by the tech boom and VC world. Second, the book shows us nothing about the high-stakes world of start-up financing, you wont understand how VCs value companies or how they try and build companies. IVP is an old firm and a respected one, reading that the author is from that firm you might get carried away into believing that she knows a lot about the VC world. Nothing! a much better choice to spend your hard earned money would be "Done Deals" or "E-Boys". those books give a better account of the VC worlds.
You can read this book in 30 minutes and you end up learning nothing. Neither from the perspective of the VC (investor) or from the perspective of an entrepreneur. There is one hilarious chapter in the book where the author has to enquire about one of her portfolio companies progress. the only intelligent question she could come up with is "is there any momemtum is sales?" thats all. nothing more, so you dont get to understand what VC look in entrepreneurs, you dont get to understnad how VCs add value to startups, you dont get to understand how companies are valued, you dont get to understand how VC do their exits, basically, you just dont get to understand anything that the books claims to impart you. Nothing, dont spend a cent on this book.
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