Intellectual Property Assets in Mergers and Acquisitions

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An up-to-date and in-depth examination of intellectual property issues in mergers and acquisitions

In mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property assets can be especially difficult to accurately value, most notably in rapidly evolving high-tech industries. Understanding the factors that create value in intellectual property assets, and the part such assets play in both domestic and international mergers, is vitally important to anyone involved in the merger and acquisition process. This book provides an overview of the intellectual property landscape in mergers and acquisitions and thoroughly covers important topics from financial and accounting concerns to due diligence and transfer issues.

Bringing together some of the leading economists, valuation experts, lawyers, and accountants in the area of intellectual property, this helpful guide acts as an advisor to business professionals and their counsel who need answers for intellectual property questions. The valuation methods presented here are simple and don't require a background in finance. Whether you're a manager or executive, an accountant or an appraiser, Intellectual Property Assets in Mergers and Acquisitions offers all the expert help you need to better understand the issues and the risks in intellectual property assets in mergers and acquisitions.

Designing Organizations to Create Value: From Strategy to Structure
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Organization theory made understandable

Designing Organizations to Create Value: From Strategy to Structure
Jim Brickley , Clifford Smith , Jerry Zimmerman , and Janice Willett
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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A three-pronged strategy for dramatically increasing organizational performance and value

Business leaders today need more than fads and buzzwords to beat the competition; they need a solid organizational architecture for identifying and resolving the problems that prevent companies from reaching their full potential. Designing Organizations to Create Value outlines just such a framework, providing executives with the tools they need to build a balanced, functional organizationone that helps ensure the success of the business as it lays the groundwork for increased firm value. This practical, sensible book, based on the author's bestselling college classic, follows a step-by-step process for identifying the critical aspects of an organization's internal structure and taking the appropriate actions to address them and lead the organization to greatness. That process, adaptable to virtually any

organization or organizational structure, details:

Assignment of decision-making rights
Rewarding individuals
Evaluating performance

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Organization theory made understandable.......2003-07-30

This book is a shorter and very readable version of the authors' well-known textbook. It provides a highly useful and straightforward framework for thinking about strategy and organizational issues, and describes how and why a company's organizational structure must dovetail with its strategic objectives in order to ensure long-term value creation. It identifies three key elements of any organizational structure--decision authority, performance evaluation, and compensation--and illustrates with numerous real-life examples how these elements must be coordinated for an effective organizational structure, and what happens when they are out of synch (e.g., Enron). Some of the examples are a little outdated (presumably from the textbook), but they make the point.

The book highlights the tradeoffs between centralization and decentralization and between incentive pay and straight compensation, and discusses how to evaluate those tradeoffs. It even shows how corporate ethics can be fostered through the three-element system. Each chapter starts with an executive summary, which aids the readability. Unlike other books on organizational approaches, there are not a lot of pat answers here, but there is a lot of food for thought at every level of management.

LAW AND LAWYERS IN THE UNITED STATES, The Common Law Under Stress
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LAW AND LAWYERS IN THE UNITED STATES, The Common Law Under Stress

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LAW AND LAWYERS IN THE UNITED STATES: THE COMMON LAW UNDER STRESS

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Law and lawyers in the United States;: The common law under stress,
Erwin N Griswold
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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Ever since Galileo glimpsed the moons of Jupiter through his tiny telescope, astronomers have striven to understand how the universe is constructed and how it evolves. Every increase in the size and power of telescopes has led to new discoveries. Within the last century, telescopes have enabled us to learn about pulsars, quasars, gamma-ray bursters, black holes, and the acceleration of the universe's expansion.

An Acre of Glass describes how recent innovations in telescope technology have led to the construction of giant, ground-based observatories and to an explosive development of astronomy. Today, telescopes with mirrors 30, 50, and even 100 meters in diameter are being built. Optical interferometers that cover an acre of ground are observing every night. J. B. Zirker shows us how telescopes past, present, and future are built and describes the exciting science they reveal -- from planets beyond our solar system to supermassive black holes at the core of distant galaxies.

For every striking image revealed through these enormous telescopes, technicians and scientists must overcome unique and incredible challenges. How many pack animals does it take to get a telescope to the top of a mountain? How do you make the shape of a 6-foot-wide mirror accurate to within a 1,000th the thickness of a human hair? In clear and accessible language, Zirker answers these questions and more, providing fascinating technical detail about how a telescope is made and what the next generation can hope to see.

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An interesting book for a telescope aficionado.......2007-02-17

As the title "An Acre of Glass" suggests, this book is primarily about the building of ever-larger optical telescopes around the world. The author does a credible job with the story, with accurate discussions and generally good writing. If anything detracts from the reader's experience it is the author's diversions into other stories. He breaks the central story between Palomar and the next generation of observatories with a chapter on radio astronomy and an assortment of other astronomy achievements. All important stuff, but just a distraction in this book. It would have been better to have spread the material through the book, or have placed it in an appendix. The chapter on the Hubble space telescope seems similarly perfunctory. I think the book would have been stronger if the author had remained focused on his real story and resisted the urge to pretend to cover a larger subject. But people interested in the development of ever larger optical telescopes will still enjoy this book.

Modern astronomy pushed by telescope technology!.......2006-03-12

Astronomers have long endeavored to understand the universe and its construction by using telescopes to make new discovers. AN ACRE OF GLASS describes the history of telescope technology and how recent innovations have led to a leap forward in astronomical discovery. AN ACRE OF GLASS: A HISTORY AND FORECAST OF THE TELESCOPE reveals how telescope technology lead directly to these new findings - and new questions. Chapters often read with the drama of fiction, documenting the discoveries and endeavors of individuals involved in astronomical science and research. An excellent guide to how modern astronomy has been pushed by telescope advancement.

A Comprehensive Exploration of the Tools of Astronomy.......2006-03-06

In this relatively detailed work, the author discusses the history of the telescope. This history is heavily slanted towards the past century, with much detail provided on developments in recent decades; forecasts for the foreseeable future are also presented. Although optical telescopes, and related apparatus, take center stage, radio telescopes are also discussed. A set of short notes in the back of the book provides clear and concise explanations of some of the items presented in the main text. The author writes very clearly and in an engaging style; he succeeds admirably in conveying the excitement of both furthering the technology as well as using it to deepen our knowledge in the fascinating field of astronomy. Plenty of photos and diagrams complement this excellent work. I believe that this book can be of great interest to a wide range of readers, but it will be most easily accessible to science buffs, especially those already acquainted with the basic physical principles that are central to astronomy and astronomical observation.

Introductory Chemistry, 2nd edition (Problem Solving Guide and Workbook)
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Excellent for true conceptual understanding

A very good introductory book on basic chemistry

Know what your buying before you buy it.

Introductory Chemistry, 2nd edition (Problem Solving Guide and Workbook)
Steve Russo
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Steve Russo and Mike Silver turn chemistry into a memorable story that engages readers and provides the context they need to understand and remember core concepts. The book builds interesting applications and well-designed illustrations into the narrative to get and hold attention, then builds confidence with integrated active learning activities. Readers make the connections between concepts and the problem-solving techniques they need to master as they read. &LT;P&GT; The new edition strengthens this conceptual approach and presents additional quantitative techniques in key areas. Readers will find enhanced support for quantitative problem-solving and more challenging questions at the end of each chapter, in addition to the wealth of technology-based support on The Chemistry Place(tm), Special Edition and on The Chemistry of Life CD-ROM. For college instructors and students.

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Excellent for true conceptual understanding.......2007-03-11

A previous reviewer has his facts wrong --- both Silver and Russo have PhDs in chemistry. Here's a blurb about Silver and Russo from the publisher:

Steve Russo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Cornell University and the Director of Organic Laboratories. Prior to that, he was an Assistant Professor at Indiana University. While there, he designed and implemented a state-of-the-art computer resource center for the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. He received his B.S. in chemistry from St. Francis College and his Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry from Cornell University. He is a member of the American Chemical Society and has been a recipient of the Dupont Teaching Award, Clark Teaching Award, and the Amoco Distinguished Teaching Award. Mike Silver is a Professor of Chemistry at Hope College. He received his B.S. in chemistry from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Cornell University. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, past president of the West Michigan Section, and a member of the Council of Undergraduate Research. He has received the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award for excellence in teaching and research and the Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence. Currently he is involved in collaborative research with the Dow Corning Chemical Company.

In my experience, this is one of the few chemistry textbooks which explains WHY as opposed to simply presenting isolated formulas and factoids for students to memorize. It is terrific for visual-spatial learners and for students who want the big picture as well as the details. The organization of the textbook is logical, with one subject leading into the next.

A very good introductory book on basic chemistry.......2005-08-15

This book presents a excelent introduction to chemistry. There is no economy of space.The concepts are very well explained, in a conversational style. It is hard for you not to understand. Also it is very well and beautifully ilustrated.I hope there will be a review to include more subjects.

Know what your buying before you buy it........2005-06-01

After using this book for my sophomore year in high school I decided to read about the authors, and the day I saw that they had PhD's in TEACHING CHEMISTRY was the day that intelligent life ceased to exist. This book does teach about chemistry, but in the most unorthodox way that you could not even imagine what they do. They give you five hundred definitions on everything. All this does is make it more and more confusing. Please, just give me a basic definition and if I need something explained I'll ask my teacher, who deserves his doctorate in teaching chemistry.

Another bad thing about this book is that is puts all the information that would take five lines up text into a long drawn out three page essay on something in real life. I do not care about that garbage! All I want is the information and I don't want to waste a half hour trying to find it in some stupid example I could care less about. 99% of the time I was reading the book I was getting a headache because all I could think was GET TO THE POINT ALREADY! One time I was making sure I wrote an acid base reaction correctly so I decided to check the book like I would in any other course. But in my fatal attempts to check my work I found out that the only acid base reaction in this text book is the equilibrium of water, and that doesn't help me one bit. If your wondering why I'm in such a bad mood right now, it's because I just stopped studying my final chemistry exam.

Stoicheometry is very a very simple concept that a cave man could understand, but the way this book does it makes half the class perplexed beyond what was thought to be chemically possible. If you're someone that memorizes math equations instead of understanding them, this book is not something to look forward to.

All it does is write out and explain the equation in the most confusing way. I did not have a problem with this because I never had to look at what they put, but when I tried to use it to explain something to a classmate I ended up closing the book and drawing out a much simpler version on a piece of paper. The only problem I ran into was that my teacher was worried about the lack of work I was showing on my free response problems, because I did not do it the long drawn out way the book tells you to. Consequently, I ended up having to do the problem my way, and then translating it on to the answer sheet the way the book tells you to do it.

Introductory Chemistry: A Workbook (Educational Innovation Series)

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Introductory Chemistry: A Workbook (Educational Innovation Series)
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I like it .......2007-02-09

This book has clear explanations of simple chemistry concepts and good questions at the end of each unit. There are both free-response and multiple choice questions.

Active Learning Workbook for Introductory Chemistry - An Active Learning Approach

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Active Learning Workbook for Introductory Chemistry - An Active Learning Approach
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Problem Solving Guide and Workbook to Introductory Chemistry : 2e ,02

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Basic science skills: An introductory text and workbook for the physical sciences

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Basic science skills: An introductory text and workbook for the physical sciences
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Introductory Chemistry Lecture Notes and Workbook

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Introductory Chemistry- W/Problem Solving Guide and Workbook

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Introductory Chemistry- W/Problem Solving Guide and Workbook

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KEY MESSAGE: Introductory Chemistry, Third Edition helps readers master the quantitative skills and conceptual understanding they need to gain a deep understanding of chemistry. Unlike other books on the market that emphasize rote memory of problem-solving algorithms, Introductory Chemistry takes a conceptual approach with the idea that focusing on the concepts behind chemical equations helps readers become more proficient problem solvers. What Is Chemistry?, The Numerical Side of Chemistry, The Evolution of Atomic Theory, The Modern Model of the Atom 1, Chemical Bonding and Nomenclature, The Shape of Molecules, Chemical Reactions, Stoichiometry and the Mole, The Transfer of Electrons from One Atom to Another in a Chemical Reaction Intermolecular Forces and the Phases of Matter, What If There Were No Intermolecular Forces?, The Ideal Gas Solutions, When Reactants Turn into Products, Chemical Equilibrium, Electrolytes, Acids, and Bases, Nuclear Chemistry, The Chemistry of Carbon, Synthetic and Biological Polymers. For all readers interested in introductory chemistry.

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Introductory chemistry: Lecture notes and workbook
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Life on earth is now known to be an astonishing four billion years old. Yet as recently as two hundred years or so ago, much of world believed that all life was created in just six days. Over the past two centuries, the testimony of rocks has slowly revealed the Earth's deep prehistory and now scarcely a week passes without an important new discovery adding to our understanding of life's beginning and evolution. Written for a very wide audience, with an approachable text and many photographs and illustrations, Prehistoric Past Revealed tells the story of these discoveries. The book gives an overview history of life on Earth, including the most up-to-date research and discoveries from around the world, as it covers a wide range of fascinating topics--the fossil record, dinosaurs, extinction events, our earliest human ancestors, global environments, climate change--in a highly accessible format.
Using timelines, diagrams, sidebar discussions, and breaking down complex ideas into digestible topics, Palmer shows how it has been possible to recover the story of life from the petrified remains of shells and bones scattered through rock strata. He takes us from the present day gradually back into the "terra incognita" of the deep past with its extinct life forms, tracing human ancestry back by centering his discussion around internationally famous fossil sites. Each site reveals another episode in the history of life, as Palmer tells how the environment and life of the time have been reconstructed from its rocks and fossil remains. As it reveals the inner secrets of the Earth, Prehistoric Past Revealed also shows how these discoveries have irrevocably changed our worldview.

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Prehistoric Past Revealed: The Four Billion Year History of Life on Earth.......2007-05-26

For content and quality of printing, I'd give this book 4 stars, however, it is extremely poorly bound. The pages began falling out as I turned them very early in the book and continued to do so. I now have a loose collection of them. The 'book' will go in the trash as soon as I finish it, just because I can't stand the mess it has become. Definitely NOT worth the money paid, even though it was only about $14.

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"These is some a them stories what is wrote to be read out loud. And some of what is in here, just don't make no sense...except for if you got a sprig a alfalfa a hanging twixt your teeth, a pair a worn down Cowboy boots on your feet, and the smell of leather or horses somewhere near by."

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Chapter 1 "Nose" "...none of us ever asked him what he used to be called since it was a pretty sore subject for him to talk about."

Chapter 4 "Dying For Your Beliefs" "...the West wasn't nothing but brave men and stalwart women out there a taming the untamed...why this wasn't no more based on fact than a buffalo can fly." Chapter 6 "Scratching Out a Living" "Real Cowboys were a might bashful and didn't speak up unless they was spoke to." Chapter 7 "Cowboys are Thinkers" "The actual thing of it is, that a Cowboy is one of God's few creatures what spends most of his life just sitting and thinking." Chapter 10 "Promises of Partners" "Well, a Cowboy's promise, like these partners had made each other to meet again, was always meant sincere, and for that it was trusted." Chapter 11 "God's Pay" "It's times like these when a Cowboy kind of figures God Hisself just needs some entertaining." Chapter 12 "Hop'n and Poke'n" "Cowboy'n is a profession what ain't appreciated for its value unless you been one."

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