Business Society

In Digital Vertigo, Andrew Keen illuminates today's social media revolution as the most wrenching cultural transformation since the Industrial Revolution. Fusing a fast-paced historical narrative with front-line stories from today's online networking revolution, and critiques of "social" companies like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, Keen argues that this social media transformation is weakening, disorienting, and dividing us rather than establishing the dawn of a new egalitarian and communal age.

How do you reply to your colleague’s weird email? What would Emily Post say about your Tinder profile? And just how do you know if you’re mansplaining? In this irreverent journey through the murky world of digital etiquette, Wired’s Victoria Turk provides an indispensable guide to minding our manners in a brave new online world, and making peace with the platforms, apps, and devices we love to hate.

For decades, technology encouraged people to squander their time and intellect as passive consumers. Today, technology has finally caught up with human potential. In Cognitive Surplus, Internet guru Clay Shirky forecasts the thrilling changes we will all enjoy as new digital technology puts our untapped resources of talent and goodwill to use at last.

Averting Catastrophe explores how governments ought to make decisions in times of imminent disaster. Cass R. Sunstein argues that using the "maximin rule", which calls for choosing the approach that eliminates the worst of the worst-case scenarios, may be necessary when public officials lack important information and when the worst-case scenario is too disastrous to contemplate. He underscores this argument by emphasizing the reality of "Knightian uncertainty", found in circumstances in which it is not possible to assign probabilities to various outcomes.

Se tratan—como ya se mencionó—los aspectos más importantes relacionados con los call centers para contribuir a perfeccionar su gestión administrativa y dar a conocer los estudios preliminares que deben llevar a cabo quienes deseen montarlos. La comunicación telefónica entre quienes necesitan un producto y quienes lo ofrecen, evoluciona a partir de la información que daban las secretarias y las recepcionistas, naciendo el telemercadeo que se convierte en una herramienta que incrementa el volumen de las ventas al bajar sensiblemente los costos de comercialización.

Artificial Intelligence is a field that developed so rapidly, that we didn’t even have the time to question its influence on our day-to-day lives. The benefits of its development boost are visible in many industries and, consequently, in our personal lives. Think about all the apps, tools, and technologies that ease and improve our daily activities.

The New York Times best-selling author heralds the future of business in Free. In his revolutionary best seller, The Long Tail, Chris Anderson demonstrated how the online marketplace creates niche markets, allowing products and consumers to connect in a way that has never been possible before. Now, in Free, he makes the compelling case that in many instances businesses can profit more from giving things away than they can by charging for them.

Peter Drucker is back with fresh thoughts, insights, and knowledge about the ever-changing business society around us and the ever-expanding management roles required of us all - chiefs, executives, managers, and knowledge workers alike.

"Ethical AI: A Practical Guide to Navigating the Complexities of AI Ethics for Small Businesses" is an essential resource for business leaders, developers, and decision-makers who seek to understand and implement responsible AI practices. This concise guide breaks down the core principles of AI ethics, providing actionable insights into the challenges of bias, transparency, and accountability.

Researchers have shown studies indicating the type of leadership needed to foster an intrapreneurial environment for success. However, no book until now has been focused on the making of an intrapreneur, not creating just the environment for growth but the actual skills needed and how to develop them in the individual. This book goes beyond the superficial and explores the currently accepted identifiable skills than have been observed through peer-reviewed data.

Increasing profits consistently is a challenge for many business owners and leaders, especially when you struggle with management theories that simply don't work for you. When building high-performance teams and increasing profit margins looks like almost impossible, and you feel overwhelmed with so many things to do, you must find a better way. The author, Fabio Marques, once found himself in deep trouble, trying to save a business that was losing money month after month.

Popular author and speaker Dr. Trina Boice helps teens navigate self-confidence, dating, school, jobs, money, trials, family relationships, and more! Some celebrities share their wisdom too. Trina entertains with inspiring stories and advice to help teenagers choose wisely, because their choices today will affect the quality of the rest of their lives. Your teens are going to love this audiobook! We hope they enjoy the advice, laugh at the jokes, and feel motivated to set goals that will cause them to stretch and grow into the people they know they can become!

Do you struggle with addiction to social media and can't go a minute without scrolling on your phone? Are you controlled by the endless, irrelevant notifications on your smartphone? Discover how to rid yourself of social media addiction, regain control of your time and attention, and learn how to make social media work for you instead of against you! In this social media bundle, you're going to finally say good-bye to social media addiction and discover powerful social media marketing secrets that will help you grow your business and line your pockets and bank accounts with cash.

Philosophy professor and entrepreneur Stephen Hicks takes a critical look at unquestioned assumptions in the arena of business ethics.

Over 50 years ago, Stanley Tam chose to obey God’s call by giving United States Plastic Corporation® (USP) away, and God has owned it ever since. Because of Tam’s obedience, USP has provided more than 100,000,000 dollars to help expand the kingdom of God. While this story is unique, its example of business for missions doesn’t have to be. There are thousands of businesspeople who can do the very same thing. Are you feeling a call to be a business kingdom leader?

In Human Technology, Ilchi Lee offers you his essential teachings, which are distilled from a lifetime of study. Lee presents a toolkit for self-reliant management of the core issues of life: health, sexuality, and life purpose. Meditation, breath-work, and Oriental healing arts are offered as health-management skills. You will also be guided to discover your passionate life purpose.

You are a vessel in the sea of life. Whether you like it or not, whether you float or sink, stand still or move forward, you are always anchored or searching for an anchor. And it’s better to know your anchor points than to be anchored without knowing. If you think you are floating freely, think again. Do you know your anchor points?

Manipulation Mastery: How to Master Manipulation, Mind Control, and NLP is the second follow-up book to Manipulation: The Definitive Guide to Understanding Manipulation, Mind Control, and NLP. While the first book introduced you to these tactics, described what they were, and how they are applied, within this book, you will learn the more advanced, often subtle, and mastery levels of these manipulation techniques.

Do you feel stressed out and pressured about life? In this book, The Pressure Trap, Heather Lindsey exposes how to be free from the pressures of society so that you can fully do what God has called you to do. Don't get caught in the trap of being pressured by this world. Instead, break free to do what God has called you to do!

Keith C. Wolaridge writes about the love of his father, a faithful man committed to his family, especially during the toughest of times. Keith witnessed his father’s life-long grasp of "goodness" in the face of a cold, privileged world never meant for him; and yet, holding true to the set of righteous principles, his father's pillars above the rest! It’s these very pillars that shaped Keith into the man, the father, the business owner he is today.