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Strategic Training and Development

By: Robyn A. Berkley,David M. Kaplan

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Strategic Training and Development

By: Robyn A. Berkley,David M. Kaplan

Strategic Training and Development translates theory and research into practical applications and best practices for improving employee knowledge, skills, and behaviors.

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1506344380

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Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

2-Volume Set

By: James Cherry,Gail J. Demmler-Harrison,Sheldon L. Kaplan,William Steinbach,Peter J Hotez

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Feigin and Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases E-Book

2-Volume Set

By: James Cherry,Gail J. Demmler-Harrison,Sheldon L. Kaplan,William Steinbach,Peter J Hotez

Offering unparalleled coverage of infectious diseases in children and adolescents, Feigin & Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 8th Edition, continues to provide the information you need on epidemiology, public health, preventive medicine, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and much more. This extensively revised edition by Drs. James Cherry, Gail J. Demmler-Harrison, Sheldon L. Kaplan, William J. Steinbach, and Peter J. Hotez, offers a brand-new full-color design, new color images, new guidelines, and new content, reflecting today's more aggressive infectious and resistant strains as well as emerging and re-emerging diseases - Discusses infectious diseases according to organ system, as well as individually by microorganisms, placing emphasis on the clinical manifestations that may be related to the organism causing the disease. - Provides detailed information regarding the best means to establish a diagnosis, explicit recommendations for therapy, and the most appropriate uses of diagnostic imaging. - Features expanded information on infections in the compromised host; immunomodulating agents and their potential use in the treatment of infectious diseases; and Ebola virus. - Contains hundreds of new color images throughout, as well as new guidelines, new resistance epidemiology, and new Global Health Milestones. - Includes new chapters on Zika virus and Guillain-Barré syndrome. - Expert ConsultTM eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323392814

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9780323392815

Higher Education at the Crossroads of Disruption

The University of the 21st Century

By: Andreas Kaplan

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Higher Education at the Crossroads of Disruption

The University of the 21st Century

By: Andreas Kaplan

Higher Education at the Crossroads of Disruption: The University of the 21st Century looks at the various areas of higher education that will likely undergo radical changes. This books examines how teaching formats will vary, and how curricula and course content will evolve.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1800715013

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Shared Space and the New Nonprofit Workplace

By: China Brotsky,Sarah M. Eisinger,Diane Vinokur-Kaplan

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Shared Space and the New Nonprofit Workplace

By: China Brotsky,Sarah M. Eisinger,Diane Vinokur-Kaplan

While the economy has boomed since the Great Recession, so too have real estate rents and gentrification in cities across North America; nonprofits priced out of formerly affordable neighborhoods lack adequate workplaces to meet their missions. Shared Space and the New Nonprofit Workplace presents a comprehensive overview of shared space as an innovative model and effective long-term solution for nonprofit organizations' need for stable and affordable office and program space. In particular, it focuses on co-locating multiple nonprofits in shared spaces, often called nonprofit centers, with shared services and a collaborative culture. This comprehensive resource provides a practical road map to develop new workspaces; documents benefits for nonprofit staff, organizations, and their communities; presents challenges and solutions from successful nonprofit shared spaces; and considers nonprofit centers' history and future trends. Further, it offers nonprofits an opportunity to engage in forward-thinking practices, such as collaborative service delivery, green building operations, and cross-sector alliances. The book will be useful to nonprofit executives, staff and board members, foundations, philanthropists, real estate and urban planning professionals interested in creating these projects, and researchers and students of the nonprofit sector.

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Oxford University Press

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0190940484

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American Public School Finance

By: William A. Owings,Leslie S. Kaplan

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American Public School Finance

By: William A. Owings,Leslie S. Kaplan

Designed for aspiring school leaders, this text presents the realities of school finance policy and issues, as well as the tools for formulating and managing school budgets. In an era of dwindling fiscal support for public schools, increasing federal mandates, and additional local budget requirements, educational leaders must be able to articulate sound finance theory and application. The authors move beyond coverage found in other texts by providing critical analysis and unique chapters on misconceptions about school finance; fiscal capacity, fiscal effort, adequacy, and efficiency; demographic issues; and spending and student achievement. Examining local, state, and federal education spending, this text gives readers the foundation to understand school finance and knowledgeably educate colleagues, parents, and other stakeholders about its big-picture issues, facts, and trends. The new edition of American Public School Finance will help educational leaders at all stages of their careers become informed advocates for education finance practice and reform. New in this edition: Expanded coverage on school choice Discussion of new standards and law Updated exploration of student demographics and its impact on learning Advanced pedagogical features such as connections to the latest Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL), Focus Questions, Case Studies, and Chapter Questions/Assignments Complementary electronic resources designed to deepen and extend the topics in each chapter and to provide instructors with lecture slides and other teaching strategies.

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Routledge

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1351013785

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Foundations of Education

By: Leslie S. Kaplan,William A. Owings

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Foundations of Education

By: Leslie S. Kaplan,William A. Owings

Foundations of Education makes core topics in education accessible and personally meaningful to students pursuing a career within the education profession. The Third Edition offers readers the breadth of coverage, scholarly depth, and conceptual analysis of contemporary issues that will help them gain a realistic and insightful perspective of the field.

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SAGE Publications

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1071803948

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Intergenerational Pathways to a Sustainable Society

By: Matthew Kaplan,Mariano Sanchez,Jaco Hoffman

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Intergenerational Pathways to a Sustainable Society

By: Matthew Kaplan,Mariano Sanchez,Jaco Hoffman

This volume explores intergenerational practices and their impact on social sustainability, with an emphasis on developing programmatic efforts to address profound social challenges such as underperforming educational and work-related systems, failing support systems for dependent or vulnerable populations, and community renewal and regeneration efforts. To this end, the core argument is to present issues related to age, aging, and generations, not only as problems, but as catalysts to facilitate improved quality of life for all generations. For societies to be sustainable, all generations must coexist at any given time and across time (non-contemporary generations). Hence, the ultimate vision presented here is one of intergenerational sustainability as both a conceptual tool and as a call for action. Intergenerational pathways are introduced as strategies for improving health and well-being across the lifespan, strengthening families, improving under-performing educational and work-related systems, and helping to build more cohesive, caring communities. Reviewing some of the historical factors and developments influencing intergenerational studies, as well as presenting regional case studies and comparative research, this book presents successful models that may be applied to everyday multigenerational practices in institutions such as education, family life, housing, healthcare, employment, and community development. The result is an accessible resource for students, academics, policymakers, community leaders, and citizens concerned with creating opportunities amidst challenging demographic and social changes.

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Springer

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3319470191

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9783319470191

Intergenerational Programs

Support for Children, Youth, and Elders in Japan

By: Matthew Kaplan,Atsuko Kusano,Ichiro Tsuji,Shigeru Hisamichi

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Intergenerational Programs

Support for Children, Youth, and Elders in Japan

By: Matthew Kaplan,Atsuko Kusano,Ichiro Tsuji,Shigeru Hisamichi

Provides a rarely-seen portrait of intergenerational programs in Japan, including an overview of similar programs in the United States, of growing interest as our population ages.

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SUNY Press

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0791436683

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Alignment

Using the Balanced Scorecard to Create Corporate Synergies

By: Robert S. Kaplan,David P. Norton

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Alignment

Using the Balanced Scorecard to Create Corporate Synergies

By: Robert S. Kaplan,David P. Norton

Most organizations consist of multiple business and support units, each populated by highly trained, experienced executives. But often the efforts of individual units are not coordinated, resulting in conflicts, lost opportunities, and diminished performance. Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton argue that the responsibility for this critical alignment lies with corporate headquarters. In this book, the authors apply their revolutionary Balanced Scorecard management system to corporate-level strategy, revealing how highly successful enterprises achieve powerful synergies by explicitly defining corporate headquarters’ role in setting, coordinating, and overseeing organizational strategy. Based on extensive field research in organizations worldwide, Alignment shows how companies can build an enterprise-level Strategy Map and Balanced Scorecard that clearly articulate the “enterprise value proposition”: how the enterprise creates value above that achieved by individual business units operating alone. The book provides case studies, actionable frameworks, and sample scorecards that show how to align business and support units, boards of directors, and external partners with the corporate strategy and create a governance process that will ensure that alignment is sustained. The next breakthrough in strategy execution from the field’s premier thinkers, Alignment shows how today’s companies can unlock unrealized value from enterprise synergies.

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Harvard Business Press

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1422163202

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Not Our Kind of Girl

Unravelling the Myths of Black Teenage Motherhood

By: Elaine Bell Kaplan

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Not Our Kind of Girl

Unravelling the Myths of Black Teenage Motherhood

By: Elaine Bell Kaplan

One of the most worrisome images in America today is that of the teenage mother. For the African-American community, that image is especially troubling: All the problems of the welfare system seem to spotlight the black teenage mom. Elaine Bell Kaplan's affecting and insightful book dispels common perceptions of these young women. Her interviews with the women themselves, and with their mothers and grandmothers, provide a vivid picture of lives caught in the intersection of race, class, and gender. Kaplan challenges the assumption conveyed in the popular media that the African-American community condones teen pregnancy, single parenting, and reliance on welfare. Especially telling are the feelings of frustration, anger, and disappointment expressed by the mothers and grandmothers Kaplan interviewed. And in listening to teenage mothers discuss their problems, Kaplan hears first-hand of their misunderstandings regarding sex, their fraught relationships with men, and their difficulties with the educational system—all factors that bear heavily on their status as young parents. Kaplan's own experience as an African-American teenage mother adds a personal dimension to this book, and she offers substantial proposals for rethinking and reassessing the class factors, gender relations, and racism that influence black teenagers to become mothers.

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Univ of California Press

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0520918983

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9780520918986

USMLE Step 1 Qbook

850 Exam-Like Practice Questions to Boost Your Score

By: Kaplan Medical

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USMLE Step 1 Qbook

850 Exam-Like Practice Questions to Boost Your Score

By: Kaplan Medical

Kaplan Medical's USMLE Step 1 Qbook provides high-yield, exam-style practice and effective test-taking strategies to help you master all Step 1 topics. Our experts regularly review content to make sure you have the most up-to-date prep, realistic practice materials, and current test information so you can face the USMLE with confidence. The Best Review 850 exam-like practice questions you won't find anywhere else Explanations for each correct and incorrect answer choice 17 high-yield, exam-relevant practice sets in Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology/Immunology, Pathology/Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Behavioral Science/Biostatistics Test-taking strategies for every question type Study techniques to maximize your limited preparation time

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Simon and Schuster

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1506276415

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Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature

By: Bron Taylor,Jeffrey Kaplan

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Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature

By: Bron Taylor,Jeffrey Kaplan

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A&C Black

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1843711389

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9781843711384

Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry

Behavioral Sciences/clinical Psychiatry

By: Benjamin J. Sadock,Harold I. Kaplan,Virginia A. Sadock

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Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry

Behavioral Sciences/clinical Psychiatry

By: Benjamin J. Sadock,Harold I. Kaplan,Virginia A. Sadock

The bestselling general psychiatry text since 1972 is now thoroughly updated. This complete, concise overview of the entire field of psychiatry is a staple board review text for psychiatry residents and is popular with a broad range of students and practitioners in medicine, clinical psychology, social work, nursing, and occupational therapy.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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078177327X

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9780781773270

Sinatra

The Chairman

By: James Kaplan

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Sinatra

The Chairman

By: James Kaplan

One of the Best Books of the Year The Washington Post • Los Angeles Times • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The story of Frank Sinatra’s second act, Sinatra finds the Chairman on top of the world, riding high after an Oscar victory—and firmly reestablished as the top recording artist of his day. Following Sinatra from the mid-1950s to his death in 1998, Kaplan uncovers the man behind the myth, revealing by turns the peerless singer, the (sometimes) powerful actor, the business mogul, the tireless lover, and—of course—the close associate of the powerful and infamous. It was in these decades that the enduring legacy of Frank Sinatra was forged, and Kaplan vividly captures “Ol’ Blue Eyes” in his later years. The sequel to the New York Times best-selling Frank, here is the concluding volume of the definitive biography of "The Entertainer of the Century.

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0307946932

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9780307946935

The Insurgents

David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War

By: Fred Kaplan

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The Insurgents

David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War

By: Fred Kaplan

The inside story of the small group of soldier-scholars who changed the way the Pentagon does business and the American military fights wars, against fierce resistance from within their own ranks.

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1451642652

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9781451642650

Balanced Scorecard Success: The Kaplan-Norton Collection (4 Books)

By: Robert S. Kaplan,David P. Norton

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Balanced Scorecard Success: The Kaplan-Norton Collection (4 Books)

By: Robert S. Kaplan,David P. Norton

This collection highlights the most important ideas and concepts from Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, authors of The Balanced Scorecard, a revolutionary performance measurement system that allows organizations to quantify intangible assets such as people, information, and customer relationships. Also included are Strategy Maps, which enables companies to describe the links between intangible assets and value creation with a clarity and precision never before possible; The Execution Premium, which describes a multistage system to help companies to gain measurable benefits from carefully formulated business strategy; and The Strategy-Focused Organization, which introduces a new approach to make strategy a continuous process owned not just by top management, but by everyone.

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Harvard Business Review Press

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1633691802

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Strategy Maps

Converting Intangible Assets Into Tangible Outcomes

By: Robert S. Kaplan,David P. Norton

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Strategy Maps

Converting Intangible Assets Into Tangible Outcomes

By: Robert S. Kaplan,David P. Norton

The authors of "The Balanced Scorecard" and "The Strategy-Focused Organization" present a blueprint any organization can follow to align processes, people, and information technology for superior performance.

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1591391342

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9781591391340

The Tuskegee Veterans Hospital and Its Black Physicians

The Early Years

By: Mary Kaplan

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The Tuskegee Veterans Hospital and Its Black Physicians

The Early Years

By: Mary Kaplan

When the Tuskegee Veteran's Hospital opened in 1923, many in the Veteran's Bureau believed that black physicians and nurses were not competent to staff the facility. Except for nurses' aides, orderlies, attendants and laborers, hospital personnel would be white. Recruiting and training black medical professionals was difficult given the obstacles facing blacks in obtaining education in medicine and gaining acceptance in the field. The history of the hospital reflects the struggle for racial equality in the United States. This book describes the effort to integrate the Tuskegee Veteran's Hospital and follows the careers of the small group of well-trained, dedicated black physicians who played significant roles in its development as a treatment center for black veterans. The hospital's contributions to research and medicine are documented, along with its involvement in one of the biggest scandals in medical research--the Tuskegee syphilis study.

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McFarland

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1476662983

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9781476662985

Chemistry 1999-2000

By: Kaplan,Kaplan Educational Center Staff

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Chemistry 1999-2000

By: Kaplan,Kaplan Educational Center Staff

Test-Preparation Courses and Admissions Consulting For 60 years, Kaplan has been the leader in test preparation. With 185 centers and 1,200 classroom sites worldwide, we've helped more than 3 million students get the results they need for college, graduate study, and beyond. Kaplan offers resources to help individuals achieve their educational and career goals: books, software, and online services; professional services that include test preparation, training, career fairs, and recruitment; K-12 after-school programs at its SCORE! Educational Centers; and customized education services for schools and universities. Kaplan is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company. For more information, call 1-800-KAP-TEST. Books and Software Packed with Kaplan's proven test-preparation techniques, expert school admissions advice, career resources, and cutting-edge technology, our books and software set the standard for others to follow. Available where books and software are sold. Resources for International Students and Professionals Kaplan's Access America "R" programs offer international students and professionals the English skills necessary to study or work in the U.S.A. Course offerings include intensive English, pre-MBA studies and standardized test preparation for tests such as the SAT, TOEFL, GMAT, and GRE. With campus and city centers across the U.S.A., Kaplan has a location that is perfect for everyone! Kaplan is authorized under U.S. federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students. For information, call 1-800-527-8378. Or, outside the U.S.A., call +1-212-262-4980. Online Services Visit Kaplan's award-winning Web site for up-to-the-minute test information, online courses,admissions assistance, and more. Plus, subscribe to the Kaplan Edge, our free electronic newsletter. Visit www.kaplan.com. Financial Aid Information The professional at KapLoan, the Kaplan Student Loan Information Program, help students get the best rates and other useful information and guidance about educational loans. For more information, call 1-888-KAP-LOAN.

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0684856638

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6 Practice Tests for IELTS Academic and General Training

Audio + Online

By: Kaplan Test Prep

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6 Practice Tests for IELTS Academic and General Training

Audio + Online

By: Kaplan Test Prep

Kaplan's 6 Practice Tests for IELTS General Training provides printed exams and expert explanations for all four sections of the IELTS General Training test. Realistic practice questions, personalised performance reports, and test-like Listening tracks help you face the exam with confidence. The Most Practice Six full-length practice exams for the IELTS General Training test Practice questions with detailed answer explanations help you build your Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing skills Listening tracks for test-like practice online Online study plan with personalised score reports to identify your strengths and weaknesses so you can customise your study Expert Guidance Kaplan's expert psychometricians ensure our practice questions and study materials are true to the test. We invented test prep—Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for 80 years. Our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people in over 140 countries worldwide take the IELTS exam in order to demonstrate English-language proficiency. The exam, which tests listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills, is used for entrance into universities, nonacademic business settings, and as a part of immigration applications for permanent residence or citizenship in several English-speaking countries. The IELTS is an approved English-language test for U.S. and UK naturalization and visa applications.

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1506250173

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9781506250175

Fragile Neighborhoods

Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time

By: Seth D. Kaplan

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Fragile Neighborhoods

Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time

By: Seth D. Kaplan

An “essential and engaging ” (Richard Florida) exploration of social decline in America: its true causes and the practical steps each of us can take to combat it, starting with the places we call home. The neighborhoods we live in impact our lives in so many ways: they determine who we know, what resources and opportunities we have access to, the quality of schools our kids go to, our sense of security and belonging, and even how long we live. Yet too many of us live in neighborhoods plagued by rising crime, school violence, family disintegration, addiction, alienation, and despair. Even the wealthiest neighborhoods are not immune; while poverty exacerbates these challenges, they exist in zip codes rich and poor, rural and urban, and everything in between. In Fragile Neighborhoods, fragile states expert Seth D. Kaplan offers a bold new vision for addressing social decline in America, one zip code at a time. By revitalizing our local institutions—and the social ties that knit them together—we can all turn our neighborhoods into places where people and families can thrive. Readers will meet the innovative individuals and organizations pioneering new approaches to everything from youth mentoring to affordable housing: people like Dreama, a former lawyer whose organization works with local leaders and educators in rural Appalachia to equip young people with the social support they need to succeed in school; and Chris, whose Detroit-based non-profit turns vacant school buildings into community resource hubs. Along the way, Kaplan offers a set of practical lessons to inspire similar work, reminding us that when change is hyperlocal, everyone has the opportunity to contribute.

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Little, Brown Spark

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0316521701

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9780316521703

The Strategy-focused Organization

How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment

By: Robert S. Kaplan,David P. Norton

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The Strategy-focused Organization

How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment

By: Robert S. Kaplan,David P. Norton

A Powerful New Approach to Performance Management from the Creators of the Balanced Scorecard In Today's business environment, strategy has never been more important. Yet research shows that most companies fail to execute strategy successfully. Behind this abysmal track record lies an undeniable fact: many companies continue to use management processes-top-down, financially driven, and tactical-that were designed to run yesterday's organizations. Now, the creators of the revolutionary performance management tool called the Balanced Scorecard introduce a new approach that makes strategy a continuous process owned not just by top management, but by everyone. In The Strategy-Focused Organization, Robert Kaplan and David Norton share the results of ten years of learning and research into more than 200 companies that have implemented the Balanced Scorecard. Drawing from more than twenty in-depth case studies-including Mobil, CIGNA, Nova Scotia Power, and AT and T Canada-Kaplan and Norton illustrate how Balanced Scorecard adopters have taken their ground-breaking tool to the next level. These organizations have used the scorecard to create an entirely new performance management framework that puts strategy at the center of key management processes and systems. Kaplan and Norton articulate the five key principles required for building Strategy-Focused Organizations: (1) translate the strategy to operational terms, (2) align the organization to the strategy, (3) make strategy everyone's everyday job, (4) make strategy a continual process, and (5) mobilize change through strong, effective leadership. The authors provide a detailed account of how a range of organizations in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors have deployed these principles to achieve breakthrough, sustainable performance improvements. Presenting a practical, proven framework steeped in rich case study experience, The Strategy-Focused Organization helps solve a universal management problem-not just how to formulate strategy, but how to make it work. Building on one of the most revolutionary business ideas of our time, this important book shows how today's leaders can shape their own companies to meet the challenges and reap the rewards of a new competitive era.

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Harvard Business Press

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1578512506

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9781578512508

Kaplan GRE 1999-2000

By: Kaplan,Kaplan Educational Center Staff

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Kaplan GRE 1999-2000

By: Kaplan,Kaplan Educational Center Staff

This book will get you a higher score on the computerized GRE. GUARANTEED. (CHAPTER 2) Learn the 100 difficult words that appear most frequently on the GRE. (chapter 2) Find out what traps to avoid in the Quantitative Comparison questions. (chapter 3) Learn the most common trick in graph questions. (chapter 2) Master the seven basic principles of Reading Comprehension. (chapter 4) Learn how to use Kaplan's strategies for Logic Games. Sixty years of building futures, one success story at a time. KAPLAN -- THE WORLD'S LEADER IN TEST PREPARATION For 60 years, Kaplan has been the leader in test preparation. With 185 centers and 1,200 classroom sites worldwide, we've helped more than 3 million students achieve their educational and career goals. Kaplan provides a full range of resources including: Test preparation courses, admissions consulting, career fairs, and recruitment services. Books and software featuring Kaplan's powerful strategies and cutting-edge technology. Special Programs for international students and professionals, financial aid services, and more.

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Kaplan Interactive

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0684856670

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Personal Potential and Leadership Success: The Kaplan Collection (3 Books)

By: Robert Steven Kaplan

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Personal Potential and Leadership Success: The Kaplan Collection (3 Books)

By: Robert Steven Kaplan

Curated by Harvard Business Review, this digital collection brings together the ideas of leadership expert Robert Steven Kaplan. Successful leaders know that leadership is less often about having all the answers—and more often about asking the right questions. The challenge lies in being able to step back, reflect, and ask the key questions that are critical to your performance and your organization’s effectiveness. What to Ask the Person in the Mirror presents a process for asking the big questions that will enable you to diagnose problems, change course if necessary, and advance your career. In What You’re Really Meant to Do, Kaplan shares a specific and actionable approach to defining your own success and reaching your potential. Finally, in What You Really Need to Lead, Kaplan argues that leadership is accessible to all of us—today—and it starts with an ownership mind-set.

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1633691985

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9781633691988

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