retail is the lifeline of African businesses, and the sector employs nearly seventy percent of the continent's workforce. Finding, retaining, and developing the right retail talent is vital for exponential growth in Africa. Spotlight; Building Talents to Grow Africa's Retail Businesses provides practical tools and actionable tips to businesses owners, managers, educators, marketing, sales and reta..

 How can Israel—with only 7.1 million people, no natural resources, enemies on every border, and in a constant state of war—produce more start-up companies than Japan, India, Korea, Canada, and the United Kingdom? Drawing on examples from the country's foremost inventors and investors, geopolitical experts Dan Senor and Saul Singer describe how Israel's adversity-driven culture fosters a uniq..

Today's consumers prefer the advantages of access over the hassles of ownership. It's not just internet services like Netflix and Spotify; even industrial firms like GE and Caterpillar are reinventing themselves as solutions providers. Whether you sell software, clothes, insurance, or industrial machines, you need to master the transition to the subscription model.Adapting to the subscription econ..

Do you ever think you’re the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Or does your colleague’s abrasive manner rub you the wrong way?You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was ‘surrounded by idiots’, communication expert and bestsel..

Best Friends Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg have spent many lonely nights looking for a way to stand out among Harvard University's elite, competitive, and accomplished student body. Then, in 2003, Zuckerberg hacked into Harvard's computers, crashed the computer network, almost got himself expelled, and was inspired to create Facebook, the social networking site that has since revolutionized ..

The designers and programmers, the peeks, creatives and dreamers. From Steve Wozniak, who built the first breakthrough computers, to Jony ive, the young Brit who imagined the iPod. And at the centre of it all, a bearded and barefoot Steve Jobs, whose singular vision would will Apple inc. into a future that it would come to own. This isn't just a story about Apple - it's the story of how the s..

Now in its fifth edition, this market-leading text provides students on both undergraduate and professional courses in accounting with an essential introduction to the principles and practice of auditing. Completely updated to reflect recent changes in international accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards - and incorporating relevant aspects of the global financial crisis - this wel..

MURDER FOR HIRE. DRUG TRAFFICKING. EMBEZZLEMENT. MONEY LAUNDERING. These might sound like plot lines of a thriller, but they are true stories from the short history of cryptocurrencies - digital currencies conceived by computer hackers and cryptographers that represent a completely new sort of financial transaction that could soon become mainstream. The most famous - or infamous - crypto..

The Google Guys skips past the well known Google story and focuses on what really motivates the company's two founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Richard L Brandt examines the company as the brainchild of two brilliant individuals and looks at Google's business decisions in the light of its founders' ambition and beliefs. Larry - who recently became CEO again - is the main strategist, with busin..

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For more than fifteen years, Robin Sharma has been quietly sharing with = Fortune 500 companies and many of the super-rich a success formula that has made him one of the most sought-after leadership advisers in the world. Now, for the first time, Sharma makes his proprietary process available to you, so you can get to your absolute best while helping your organization break to a dramatically new l..

The Lean Startup is a new approach to business that's being adopted around the world. It is a movement that is transforming the way companies are built and new products are launched. The Lean Startup is about learning what your customers really want. It's about testing your vision continuously, adapting and adjusting before it's too late. Now is the time to think Lean. ..