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In Exorbitant Privilege, economic historian, Barry Eichengreen, traces the rise of the dollar to international prominence over the course of the 20th century. He shows that the greenback dominated internationally in the second half of the century for the same reasons and in the same way that the United States dominated the global economy. But now, America no longer towers over the global economy. It follows, Eichengreen argues, that the dollar will...
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"Simply Better is a back-to-basics manifesto for today's businesses. Barwise and Meehan argue that successful differentiation lies not in unique selling propositions, but in generic category benefits, such as good service, on-time delivery, and quality products, that any company can provide. The key is to deliver these consistently better than competitors. Illustrating this customer-focused differentiation through vivid examples of companies, including...
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"IT Services is the first 100% customer-focused guide to satisfying the consumers of your company's IT services - and building the loyalty your IT organization needs. In this book, three leading IT professionals present a fully integrated, comprehensive approach to service delivery in today's global, distributed environments. You'll discover how to establish processes, service and cost models, performance measurements, and "stretch" goals that achieve...
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The goal of this book is to problematize this development and PISA as an institution-building force in global education. It scrutinizes the role of PISA in the emerging regime of global educational governance and questions the presumption that the quality of a nation's school system can be evaluated through a standardized assessment that is insensitive to the world's vast cultural and institutional diversity. The book raises the question of whether...
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Drawing on current knowledge and his own extensive experience, the author provides a thorough overview of the design and administration of an assessment center for fire and police personnel. He offers invaluable insight concerning the reliability, cost-effectiveness, and objective methods for the selection of candidates for higher appointments. Topics include the advantages of an assessment center, typical assessment center exercises, design and administration,...
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Matthews outlines and argues for a broader and more robust adoption of evaluation techniques in order to help library managers combine traditional internal measurements with more customer-centric measurements to form a truer picture of a library's value for its stakeholders and patrons.
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To make sure library customers are satisfied with what the modern library has to offer, one of the leading reference researchers has outlined practical methods for evaluating reference services. Whitlatch's library-tested tools will make it easy to determine what is working and what is not in the reference department. Her proven techniques will help you to: -- Create a planning strategy. -- Select the best evaluation tools for specific needs. -- Understand...
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Develops methodologies of use in assessing the impact of libray and information services with respect to the overall performance of corporate organizations, including return-on-investment and cost-benefit analysis, knowledge value-added, intranet team forums, and intellectuual capital valuation.
14) Does "trickle down" work?: economic development strategies and job chains in local labor markets
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