Emerging Oman 2006
Trendsmart: The Power of Knowing What S Coming and What S Here to Stay!
by Louis Patler
In 1999, Rolf Jensen, world renowned futurist and trend spotter, published his influential book, "The Dream Society". The book sold nearly 30,000 copies, was translated into 10 languages.Here's what "Library Journal" had to say: 'Jensen, director of the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, presents a riveting essay on the future demand for goods and services. He predicts that the present information-based society will evolve into a society that values the stories behind products and services...
How can the economy of a region go from miracle to meltdown in a few short months? As he traces the dramatic events of late 1997 and 1998 Robert Garran uses close, first-hand knowledge of Asia and its economies to show that the miracle was in many ways a myth. The 'tigers' of Asia had not discovered a unique secret for economic growth, and the breakneck speed of the boom led directly to its collapse. The financial and economic crisis that started in Thailand in mid 1997 quickly engulfed East an...
The scientific study of complex systems has transformed a wide range of disciplines in recent years, enabling researchers in both the natural and social sciences to model and predict phenomena as diverse as earthquakes, global warming, demographic patterns, financial crises, and the failure of materials. In this book, Didier Sornette boldly applies his varied experience in these areas to propose a simple, powerful, and general theory of how, why, and when stock markets crash. Most attempts to ex...
There are thousands of mergers every year and, by some estimates, two-thirds of them either fail or fall far short of expectations. How can leaders keep their merger from becoming a head-on collision? In The Human Side of M&A, Dennis Carey and Dayton Ogden argue that most failed mergers looked good on paper--they made financial and strategic sense--but the crucial human element was neglected or overlooked. Consequently, corporate cultures often clash and wreck any chance that the companies will...
What happens next? That's what everybody wants to know, and astrology has been providing answers to that question for centuries. But astrologers are only as good as their methods, and incomplete methods give an incomplete picture. That's where progressions come in. When used in conjunction with the other predictive tools in the astrologer's kit, progressions provide a fresh set of insights into future trends and help complete the picture of the coming days, months, and years. Predictive Astrolog...
European Domestic Tourism and Leisure Trends Development
Market on Trial (Lloyds Bank Annual Review S., Vol 2)
Multicriteria Decision Aid Methods for the Prediction of Business Failure
The New Germany: Identifying Oppportunities and Winning Market Share (European strategy reports)
Best of Long Range Planning
The aim of The Best of Long Range Planning is to bring together the best articles on a particular topic from the Long Range Planning journal, so that readers wishing, to study a specific aspect of planning- can find an authoritative and comprehensive view of the subject. conveniently published in one volume. The Best of 'Long Range Planning' builds into an invaluable reference library, covering, all the important aspects of strategic planning.
The Market for Consumer Electronics in Latin America (Emerging markets)
The Market for Dairy Products in South-East Asia (Emerging markets)
Anticipating Correlations: A New Paradigm for Risk Management (Econometric Institute Lectures)
by Robert Engle
Nord-Pas De Calais (European investment regions)
The Market for Tobacco in China (Emerging markets)
The Chinese Economy into the 21st Century-forecasts and Policies
by Jingwen Li
Brunei Darussalam, 2007 (Report)