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The Limits of Strategy

Lessons in Leadership from the Computer Industry

By: Ernest von Simson

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The Limits of Strategy

Lessons in Leadership from the Computer Industry

By: Ernest von Simson

1992 was a killing year for the four computer companies most important to business buyers over the decade. All four had been dominant suppliers of minicomputers for the past fifteen or twenty years. But on July 16, the CEOs of both Digital Equipment and Hewlett Packard were pushed into retirement. On August 8, Wang Laboratories declared bankruptcy. In December, IBM halved its dividend for the first time ever, forcing the resignation of its CEO a month later. How did this happen? All four CEOs were clever and experienced. Two were founders of their companies; the other two highly successful career executives in their respective companies. All four were simply overwhelmed. And while there was no single explanation for what happened, there were definite common themes. They recur again and again in the many stories of this book. Are the deadliest changes unavoidable because strategy is too easily thwarted by cluster bombs like technological velocity, cultural inertia, obsolete business models, executive conflict, and investor expectations? The year 1992 is the fulcrum of this book, but the underlying theme is company transitions in the face of massive changes in markets, technologies, or business models or, in other words, the limits of strategy.

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1440192596

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9781440192593

The Limits of Strategy-Second Edition

Pioneers of the Computer Industry

By: Ernest von Simson

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The Limits of Strategy-Second Edition

Pioneers of the Computer Industry

By: Ernest von Simson

1992 was a killing year for the four computer companies most important to business buyers. All four had been dominant suppliers of the preceding years. But on July 16, the CEOs of both digital equipment and Hewlett Packard were pushed into retirement. On August 9, many laboratories declared bankruptcy. In December, IBM halved it's dividend for the first time ever. This edition updates and extends earlier history.

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1663250529

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9781663250520

Cannabis

A Complete Guide

By: Ernest Small

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Cannabis

A Complete Guide

By: Ernest Small

Cannabis sativa is best known as the source of marijuana, the world’s most widely consumed illicit recreational drug. However, the plant is also extremely useful as a source of stem fiber, edible seed oil, and medicinal compounds, all of which are undergoing extremely promising research, technological applications, and business investment. Indeed, despite its capacity for harm as a recreational drug, cannabis has phenomenal potential for providing new products to benefit society and for generating extensive employment and huge profits. Misguided policies, until recently, have prevented legitimate research on the beneficial properties of cannabis, but there is now an explosion of societal, scientific, and political support to reappraise and remove some of the barriers to usage. Unfortunately, there is also a corresponding dearth of objective analysis. Towards redressing the limitation of information, Cannabis: A Complete Guide is a comprehensive reference summarizing botanical, business, chemical, ecological, genetic, historical, horticultural, legal, and medical considerations that are critical for the wise advancement and management of cannabis in its various forms. This book documents both the risks and benefits of what is indisputably one of the world’s most important species. The conflicting claims for medicinal virtues and toxicological vices are examined, based mainly on the most recent authoritative scientific reviews. The attempt is made consistently to reflect majority scientific opinion, although many aspects of cannabis are controversial. Aside from the relevance to specialists, the general public should find the presentation attractive because of the huge interest today in marijuana. Unfortunately, society has become so specialized and compartmentalized that most people have limited appreciation of the importance of science to their lives, except when a topic like marijuana becomes sensationalized. This review of cannabis can serve as a vehicle for public education in the realm of science and technology. Indeed, towards the goal of disseminating the important information in this book to a wide audience, the presentation is user-friendly, concise, and well-illustrated in the hope that non-specialists will find the topics both informative and entertaining.

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543

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CRC Press

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1315350599

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Ecclesiastical Colony

China's Catholic Church and the French Religious Protectorate

By: Ernest P. Young

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Ecclesiastical Colony

China's Catholic Church and the French Religious Protectorate

By: Ernest P. Young

The French Religious Protectorate was an institutionalized and enduring policy of the French government, based on a claim by the French state to be guardian of all Catholics in China. The expansive nature of the Protectorate's claim across nationalities elicited opposition from official and ordinary Chinese, other foreign countries, and even the pope. Yet French authorities believed their Protectorate was essential to their political prominence in the country. This book examines the dynamics of the French policy, the supporting role played in it by ecclesiastical authority, and its function in embittering Sino-foreign relations. In the 1910s, the dissidence of some missionaries and Chinese Catholics introduced turmoil inside the church itself. The rebels viewed the link between French power and the foreign-run church as prejudicial to the evangelistic project. The issue came into the open in 1916, when French authorities seized territory in the city of Tianjin on the grounds of protecting Catholics. In response, many Catholics joined in a campaign of patriotic protest, which became linked to a movement to end the subordination of the Chinese Catholic clergy to foreign missionaries and to appoint Chinese bishops. With new leadership in the Vatican sympathetic to reforms, serious steps were taken from the late 1910s to establish a Chinese-led church, but foreign bishops, their missionary societies, and the French government fought back. During the 1930s, the effort to create an indigenous church stalled. It was less than halfway to realization when the Chinese Communist Party took power in 1949. Ecclesiastical Colony reveals the powerful personalities, major debates, and complex series of events behind the turmoil that characterized the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century experience of the Catholic church in China.

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Oxford University Press

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0199924635

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9780199924639

From Eco-Cities to Sustainable City-Regions

China’s Uncertain Quest for an Ecological Civilization

By: Ernest J. Yanarella,Richard S. Levine

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From Eco-Cities to Sustainable City-Regions

China’s Uncertain Quest for an Ecological Civilization

By: Ernest J. Yanarella,Richard S. Levine

A political scientist and an urban architect explore China’s odyssey to become an ecological civilization and transform its massive, unsustainable, urbanization process into one that creates hundreds of eco-cities. The resulting From Eco-Cities to Sustainable City-Regions is the first book-length study combining analysis of politics and power, urban design and planning issues derived from the co-authors’ interdisciplinary research, and on-site fieldwork from their political science and architectural area specialties.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1839102780

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9781839102783

Revolutionary Discourse in Mao's Republic

By: David Ernest Apter,Tony Saich

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Revolutionary Discourse in Mao's Republic

By: David Ernest Apter,Tony Saich

This unique interpretation of the revolutionary process in China uses empirical evidence as well as concepts from contemporary cultural studies. Apter and Saich base their analysis on recently available primary sources on party history, accounts of the Long March and Yan'an period, and interviews with veterans and their relatives.

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Harvard University Press

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0674767802

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The Correspondence of G. E. Morrison 1912-1920

By: George Ernest Morrison

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The Correspondence of G. E. Morrison 1912-1920

By: George Ernest Morrison

Originally published in 1978, this is the second of two volumes of the selected letters of George Ernest Morrison, The Times correspondent in China in the late Imperial and early Republican period. Few people were in a better position to observe and comment on the events of those years. The first volume of Correspondence ends with the revolution and the collapse of the Manchu dynasty in 1912. The second volume covers Morrison's career as political advisor to the first President of the Republic of China until his death in 1920.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521215617

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9780521215619

Delphi Collected Works of Ernest Bramah (Illustrated)

By: Ernest Bramah

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Delphi Collected Works of Ernest Bramah (Illustrated)

By: Ernest Bramah

The humorous works of Ernest Bramah were as popular as the contemporary tales of Jerome K. Jerome and W. W. Jacobs, while Bramah’s detective stories were published beside the Sherlock Holmes stories and his politico-science fiction was often compared with the works of H. G. Wells. Bramah was a literary recluse, yet his innovative Kai Lung and Max Carrados stories continue to foster interest in this otherwise neglected Edwardian author. This comprehensive eBook presents Bramah’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Bramah’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * All the novels and story collections available in the US public domain, with individual contents tables * Features rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including A LITTLE FLUTTER * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please note: three later Kai Lung books and the story collection ‘The Specimen Case’ remain in copyright and so cannot appear in this collection. When new texts enter the public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Kai Lung Books THE WALLET OF KAI LUNG KAI LUNG’S GOLDEN HOURS The Max Carrados Books MAX CARRADOS THE EYES OF MAX CARRADOS MAX CARRADOS MYSTERIES THE BRAVO OF LONDON Other Fiction THE MIRROR OF KONG HO THE SECRET OF THE LEAGUE THE SPECIMEN CASE A LITTLE FLUTTER The Short Stories LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

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1786560712

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9781786560711

ERNEST BRAMAH Ultimate Collection: 20+ Novels & Short Stories (Including Max Carrados Mysteries and Kai Lung Fantasy Stories)

The Secret of the League, The Coin of Dionysius, The Game Played In the Dark, The Tilling Shaw Mystery, Kai Lung's Golden Hours, The Confession of Kai Lung, The Mirror of Kong Ho and many more

By: Ernest Bramah

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ERNEST BRAMAH Ultimate Collection: 20+ Novels & Short Stories (Including Max Carrados Mysteries and Kai Lung Fantasy Stories)

The Secret of the League, The Coin of Dionysius, The Game Played In the Dark, The Tilling Shaw Mystery, Kai Lung's Golden Hours, The Confession of Kai Lung, The Mirror of Kong Ho and many more

By: Ernest Bramah

This carefully crafted ebook: “ERNEST BRAMAH Ultimate Collection: 20+ Novels & Short Stories (Including Max Carrados Mysteries and Kai Lung Fantasy Stories)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Ernest Bramah (1868-1942) was an English author. He published numerous thriller books, detective stories and supernatural tales, creating the characters Kai Lung and Max Carrados. Bramah's detective stories were ranked with Conan Doyle, his politico-science fiction with H. G. Wells, his supernatural stories with Algernon Blackwood and his humorous works with Jerome K Jerome. George Orwell acknowledged that Bramah's book, The Secret of the League, influenced his Nineteen Eighty-Four. Table of Contents: Max Carrados The Coin of Dionysius The Knight's Cross Signal Problem The Tragedy at Brookbend Cottage The Clever Mrs. Straithwaite The Last Exploit Of Harry the Actor The Tilling Shaw Mystery The Comedy at Fountain Cottage The Game Played In the Dark The Wallet of Kai Lung The Transmutation of Ling The Story of Yung Chang The Probation of Sen Heng The Experiment of the Mandarin Chan Hung The Confession of Kai Lung The Vengeance of Tung Fel The Career of the Charitable Quen-Ki-Tong The Vision of Yin, the Son of Yat Huang The Ill-Regulated Destiny of Kin Yen, the Picture-Maker Kai Lung's Golden Hours: A Novel Other Novels The Mirror of Kong Ho The Secret of the League: The Story of a Social War

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e-artnow

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8026852583

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The Correspondence of G. E. Morrison 1895-12

By: George Ernest Morrison

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The Correspondence of G. E. Morrison 1895-12

By: George Ernest Morrison

Originally published in 1976, this is the first of two volumes of the selected letters of George Ernest Morrison, The Times correspondent in China in the late Imperial and early Republican period. Few people were in a better position to observe and comment on the events of those years. The first volume of correspondence ends with the revolution and the collapse of the Manchu dynasty in 1912. The second volume covers Morrison's career as political advisor to the first President of the Republic of China until his death in 1920.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521204860

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9780521204866

Book's by Ernest Wang

The Limits of Strategy

The Limits of Strategy

The Limits of Strategy-Second Edition

The Limits of Strategy-Second Edition

Cannabis

Cannabis

Ecclesiastical Colony

Ecclesiastical Colony

From Eco-Cities to Sustainable City-Regions

From Eco-Cities to Sustainable City-Regions

Revolutionary Discourse in Mao's Republic

Revolutionary Discourse in Mao's Republic

The Correspondence of G. E. Morrison 1912-1920

The Correspondence of G. E. Morrison 1912-1920

Delphi Collected Works of Ernest Bramah (Illustrated)

Delphi Collected Works of Ernest Bramah (Illustrated)

ERNEST BRAMAH Ultimate Collection: 20+ Novels & Short Stories (Including Max Carrados Mysteries and Kai Lung Fantasy Stories)

ERNEST BRAMAH Ultimate Collection: 20+ Novels & Short Stories (Including Max Carrados Mysteries and Kai Lung Fantasy Stories)

The Correspondence of G. E. Morrison 1895-12

The Correspondence of G. E. Morrison 1895-12

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