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“ernest braun”

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  • Futile Progress

    Technology's empty promise

    by Ernest Braun ...
    Do new innovations and products improve our lives? Has our relentless pursuit of technological progress eliminated the blight of poverty, of inequality, of discrimination, of crime, of war? Has the advance of technology increased our happiness and led us to fulfillment and social harmony? The ads would have us think so. But not all technological innovation is desirable, and the fastest rate of ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Technology in Context

    Technology Assessment for Managers

    by Ernest Braun ...
    Most managers know very little about the technology they introduce into their firms, often preferring to leave such decisions to a small band of technological 'experts'. As a result large amounts of time and money are often wasted on inappropriate and inefficient systems. The cost of retraining and reorganising can also be prohibitive if the new technology does not deliver the desired results.In a ... Read more

    $101.99 USD

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    Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty

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    **NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYBloomberg • Forbes • The SpectatorRecipient of Foreign Policy's 2013 Albie Award**A powerful portrayal of Jeffrey Sachs's ambitious quest to end global poverty"The poor you will always have with you," to cite the Gospel of Matthew 26:11. Jeffrey Sachs—celebrated economist, special advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations, and author of the ... Read more

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  • Doing Research in the Business World

    by David E. Gray ...
    Starting with the basics and fully grounded in the context of actually doing research, this practical book is the perfect companion as students tackle a business research project head on for the first time.Guiding readers through the research process in author David E. Gray’s approachable style, the book helps them build their understanding and develop the skills they need to establish good ... Read more

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  • Patent Ease

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  • Innovation and Its Discontents

    How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It

    by Josh Lerner, Adam B. Jaffe ...
    The United States patent system has become sand rather than lubricant in the wheels of American progress. Such is the premise behind this provocative and timely book by two of the nation's leading experts on patents and economic innovation.Innovation and Its Discontents tells the story of how recent changes in patenting--an institutional process that was created to nurture innovation--have wreaked ... Read more

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  • Innovation the NASA Way: Harnessing the Power of Your Organization for Breakthrough Success

    by Rod Pyle ...
    Launch your business to new heights with out-of-this world innovationFor over half a century, NASA has delivered a continuous stream of innovative accomplishments that have inspired the world. Neil Armstrong walking on the moon, the space shuttle pioneering reusable space planes, Mars rovers exploring the red planet--the list goes on. We read the stories and watch the footage, and as impossible as ... Read more

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  • The Ecological Hoofprint

    The Global Burden of Industrial Livestock

    by Tony Weis ...
    The exploding global consumption of meat is implicated in momentous but greatly underappreciated problems, and industrial livestock production is the driving force behind soaring demand.Following his previous ground-breaking book The Global Food Economy, Tony Weis explains clearly why the growth and industrialization of livestock production is a central part of the accelerating biophysical ... Read more

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  • Navigating Complexity in International Development

    by Danny Burns ...
    International development interventions often fail because development experts assume that our world is linear and straightforward when in reality it is complex, highly dynamic and unpredictable. Things rarely happen in the way that they were planned. The dominance of logical planning models in international development therefore needs to be challenged and replaced by a complexity-based ... Read more

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  • Innovating at the Edge

    by Tim Jones ...
    All organizations who are looking to improve performance through embracing new ideas, work in new ways, create new products and services, challenge the status quo or redefine their existing business environment have much to gain from this book. 'Innovating at the Edge' not only provides readers with an informed understanding of the latest developments in innovation practice but also presents them ... Read more

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  • Global Muckraking

    100 Years of Investigative Journalism from Around the World

    Edited by Anya Schiffrin ...
    Crusading journalists from Sinclair Lewis to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein have played a central role in American politics: checking abuses of power, revealing corporate misdeeds, and exposing government corruption. Muckraking journalism is part and parcel of American democracy. But how many people know about the role that muckraking has played around the world?This groundbreaking new book ... Read more

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  • Philosophy of Technology

    An Introduction for Technology and Business Students

    by Jan Hoogland, Jan van der Stoep, Maarten Verkerk, Marc de Vries ...
    Philosophy of Technology: An introduction for technology and business students is an accessible guide to technology’s changes , their ubiquitousness, and the many questions these raise. Designed for those with no philosophical background in mind, it is ideal for technology and engineering students or specialists who want to learn to think critically about how their work influences society and our ... Read more

    $73.99 USD