Collective Choice: Essays in Honor of MANCUR OLSON

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Mancur Olson wrote important books in the area of Collective Choice and is considered one of the founding fathers of Public Choice as a field of economics. The chapters in this volume cover three main areas of Olson's life work: Collective Action, Institutional Sclerosis and Market-Augmenting Government. Some chapters directly assess Olson`s contributions, focusing on distinguishing what was original in his works from what was already in the literature, and guaging his impact on the fields of public economics and economic history. Other chapters present new tests and frequently extend his work. Each of the chapters is a new piece of scholarship inspired by and intended to honor Mancur Olson, and extend his influence to another generation of Collective Choice scholars and researchers.

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Formula 2 + 2: The Simple Solution ...

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Formula 2 + 2: The Simple Solution for Successful Coaching (Ken Blanchard)
Douglas B Allen , and Dwight W Allen
Manufacturer: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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ASIN: 1576753107

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Even the best managers often view employee coaching and feedback as necessary evils, tasks to be done with little enthusiasm and as rarely as possible. Formula 2 + 2 provides managers with a simple yet powerful approach to revolutionizing feedback conversations and making them a regular and even welcome part of their duties. Based on the assertion that feedback is most effective when motivated by a spirit of helpfulness and a sincere desire to help employees succeed, the book explains five concepts - timeliness, balance, focus, specificity, and follow-up - that transform correction into encouragement, build an atmosphere of trust, and create positive and productive performance evaluations. The simple steps outlined in Formula 2 + 2 result in a more engaged and productive workforce and a more effective manager.

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Formula 2 + 2: The Simple Solution ..........2007-05-13

This is not Ken Blanchard, It is Douglas Allen. It arrived on time.

Interesting.......2005-06-12

Formula 2+2 is a short, parable-like book in the style of Ken Blanchard's One Minute Manager. Its focus is on coaching, versus performance appraisal. The authors contend that the average performance appraisal is like a trip to the dentist - once a year, dreaded, and often too late to catch problems.

On the other hand, coaching can be "just in time" and focused on supporting people to be great, rather that correcting them for not becoming all that they can be. Formula 2+2 is the story of Paula, a potentially great manager, who is mentored by Audrey to implement the 2+2 formula, rather than focusing on performance appraisals. The book provides how-to's for the five keys to being a great coach: timeliness, balance, focus, specificity and follow-up.

These fundamentals give the key for providing the instant course correction and frequent feedback that is so necessary in today's fast-paced business environment. This affords a significant competitive advantage over managers who rely on the stiff, formal, all-too-infrequent performance appraisal that is often looked at as punishment - and a report card.

The book's goal is to help managers and employees alike view feedback as a positive, joyous experience. Formula 2 + 2 couples the giving of two compliments along with two suggestions for improvement, and it ties this formula into the five keys listed above. Good managers will easily leverage the information into significant results for their teams. Average managers will find that applying these techniques helps them stay managers by enabling them to do a job that they were quite possibly struggling with - and wondering if it would ever get better.

Outstanding Principle and Formula for Uplifting People.......2005-01-17

I picked up Formula 2 + 2 the other day because of the title. The book is a quick read of a simple concept, but profound formula, for communicating and encouraging people to be the best they can be. It is easy with my personality to find areas in which people need improvement. I have to work at the compliments and exhortation side of leadership and management. This formula helps me to conceptualize how to better encourage and lead those I work with in life.

Not only do I plan to use the 2 + 2 Formula of feedback and communication, but I have already instituted it with my family. I am also looking at how this can affect our church in a positive way.

Why do we wait until someone screws up, makes a serious mistake, or doesn't do what we ask before giving feedback? Building a communication style of regular and continuous positive feedback is a much better system for a manager. It makes it easier to offer course corrections, and its much better to build bridges than to burn them. The 2 + 2 system is essential to connecting vision and goals with tasks and behavior.

I highly recommend the book and its excellent solution for successful coaching!

Good read.......2004-12-21

This excellent and fast reading book, written by a father and son team, contains some great advice for coaching employees and giving feedback that's really useful. If you, like many managers, dread doing performance reviews and put off difficult conversations until the last possible minute, you'll find some salvation in Formula 2+2. In some ways the framework presented is simple and intuitive, but takes some work in practice.

The book is written as a business fable. Seems we are all learning more from stories than ever. The tale begins with an introduction to a harried manager Pauline, and her staff who are responsible for sales at their organization. Pauline has the usual duties of a manager, with all the bureaucracy and effort that entails. Managing her staff, Pauline doesn't realize how some run-of-the-mill activities as part of the standard corporate performance management process, actually cause employee dissatisfaction and discord. Meeting an outside mentor, Pauline learns how to apply `balance, timeliness, focus, specificity and follow-up' as key elements of success in giving feedback.

A simply written, short and succinct text is complemented by interesting pull-out quotes, such as "feedback should be as much of a celebration of success as it is a correction of problems" and "whenever performance appraisals result in surprise, the manager has failed". While 2+2 may take some time to get right, it appears to be an excellent tool that the Allens have developed to help overcome one of the biggest issues managers have with their staff - communication.

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The aim of this successful book is to describe and analyse peculiarities of classical and quantum dynamics of a crystal as a spatially periodic structure. In the second revised and updated edition, the author focuses on low-dimensional models of crystals and on superlattices. Both traditional questions like the spectrum of vibrations, the idea of phonon gas, dislocations etc. and new aspects like the theory of quantum crystals, solitons in 1D crystals, dislocation theory of melting of 2D crystals etc. are discussed. The author gives an explanation of a set of phenomena which entered into solid state physics during the last decades. It is shown that the crystal properties are sensitive to the dimension of the crystal and its defect structure, and depend slightly on whether the periodic structure consists of atoms, or electrical dipoles, or magnetic moments (spins). Considerable attention is devoted to the dislocation mechanisms as a basis of the theory of plasticity and numerous technological applications of crystalline materials.

CRYSTAL LATTICE - PHONONS, SOLITONS, DISLOCATIONS, SUPERLATTICES

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CRYSTAL LATTICE - PHONONS, SOLITONS, DISLOCATIONS, SUPERLATTICES
KOSEVICH
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N5DAHM

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The thoroughly updated Third Edition of this practical, entertaining reference is a complete and clear guide to calculating drug dosages. After reviewing basic math, the book shows nurses how to interpret hundreds of sample drug orders and perform hundreds of complex dosage calculations. Abundant illustrations and checklists help readers remember key points. This edition includes NCLEX(R)-style questions throughout the text, a new chapter on preventing medication errors, and an expanded chapter applying dimensional analysis to practical dosage calculation problems. The expanded Practice Makes Perfect section includes alternate-format NCLEX(R)-style questions. Readers can access up-to-the-minute drug information at eDruginfo.com.

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absolutely wonderful!.......2006-01-12

I am so pleased with this book. I got it to help me with my Math for Meds class, and I just loved it. Everything is explained so well.

The first 6 chapters covered algebra stuff. I have recently had algebra, so this was just a nice review for me, but for those of you who haven't had it in years, this book is a godsend.

The chapters on actually med-type stuff are great. There are tons of examples and a mini quiz at the end of each chapter. The tables, charts, graphs, and graphics are great.

I highly recommend this book. It is a must have for every pre-nursing/nursing major or nurse.

great price and product A+.......2005-09-15

Brand new mint condition at a fraction of retail. Would definitely buy from this seller again.

Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy.......2004-02-09

This book truly does make learning how to calculate drug dosages very easy. It takes each step of each type of problem and explains in understandable terms how to set up the calculation and how to solve it. The book is filled with sample calculations and problems for the reader to solve. At the same time that it is a learning tool, it is easy to read and entertaining. It covers all types of calculations even dimensional analysis, explains drug labels, and helps the nurse avoid making drug calculation errors. Great book!

A little to simple.......2004-01-26

This book was a big disapointment I ordered it to help with IV drug probloms. The book is very basis it has mostly basis math like adding, divison, and % there is only about one or two real math probloms that are used as example. This book is not a good learning tool.

Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredible Easy)

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Dosage Calculations made easy
Great for the nursing student.

Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredible Easy)
Springhouse Publishing
Manufacturer: Springhouse Corporation
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Deaconess College of Nursing, St. Louis, MO. Multiple-choice questions with answers for NCLEX examination review. Previous edition: c1992. Includes a comprehensive exam, study tips, and test-taking hints. Softcover. DNLM: Pharmaceutical Preparations--administration & dosage Examination Questions.

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Dosage Calculations made easy.......2003-04-10

For any person going into a pharmacy-related field, I would highly recommend this book. My greated challenge has been dosage calculations, and this book has been an excellent resourse.

Great for the nursing student........1999-09-27

As a first year nursing student, med-math is one of the tasks I had to accomplish. This book explains it in easy to read terms. A must for every nursing student!

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Dosage Calculations Made Incredibly Easy
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Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams
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ASIN: B000K70I4Q

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In this spiritual, moving autobiography, Wilma Mankiller, former Chief of the Cherokee Nation and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, tells of her own history while also honoring and recounting the history of the Cherokees. Mankiller's life unfolds against the backdrop of the dawning of the American Indian civil rights struggle, and her book becomes a quest to reclaim and preserve the great Native American values that form the foundation of our nation. Now featuring a new Afterword to the 2000 paperback reissue, this edition of Mankiller completely updates the author's private and public life after 1994 and explores the recent political struggles of the Cherokee Nation.

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Boring and Hypocritical Read.......2007-09-24

This book was horrendous. She is an ultra-sensitive cry baby who can't move on with her life. Aside from her life which literally has almost no accomplishments, the history of the Cherokees is just as boring. She rambles on and on about treaties and agreements that were broken by the united states and won't shutup about it the whole book. We get it, america ripped the native americans off. big deal. that's history, might makes right, and many nations in history faired worse off than the indians. countries have attacked each other for land for years, at least we allowed them to continue to exist. then, somehow she compares the trail of tears to the holocaust, which is just ridiculous. theres a difference between a walk that they chose to take by not previously cooperating, and a genocide of 6 millions jews through torture and starvation.

DONT READ THIS BOOK

Fascinating Reading!!.......2007-08-13

I read this one in four days ~~ it helped that we had some downtime while camping in a small state park. It is a wonderful memoir about a strong woman who, in spite of physical obstacles, managed to lead the second largest Indian Tribe in America. It is not just a memoir about a strong woman, it is also a history of a strong Indian tribe. It is an absolutely wonderful book and one that every serious reader of history should read.

I picked this book up two years ago while traveling in Cherokee, NC, and never found the time to read it till recently, when I knew that we would be outside and camping again. (It seems that I do my best reading when we're traveling ...) I found the subject title fascinating and when I did finally get to the book, I found it even more fascinating and curious. This is a woman in every sense of the word. Wilma Mankiller is a heroine that every woman should look up to ~~ young and old.

Wilma Mankiller grew up in poverty-stricken Oklahoma and while she was still young, her family relocated to California as part of the Native American relocation program that was offered just after WWII. She grew up in California, married young and had two daughters. She became involved with the civil rights movement and at the same time, she has never lost sense of her own heritage. After her marriage fell apart, she moved back home to Oklahoma, went onto working for the Cherokee National Tribe doing various things and eventually became the first Woman Chief. Intermixed with her personal tale are ancient stories from the Cherokee history ~~ of the times before they left their homelands, about the Trail of Tears, and so on. It's history mixed in with personal story-telling and it's a wonderful way to read this book.

Unlike some reviewers, I did not find Mankiller bashing the whites for all their problems ~~ she was very diplomatic in telling the readers about the history ~~ but the history has shown that when the white settlers came to America, they did break treaties and their promises, and there's reason why the Native Americans don't trust them ~~ the government of US and its citizens have not given them reason to. But on the same breath, Mankiller mentions that her tribe has a hard time with change ~~ she doesn't sit there and bemoaned the loss of their ancient lands, she gets out and work on solving the problems that her tribe is facing. She admits that change has occurred and she's very realistic about fixing the problems. I cannot but help admire her for that.

This is an excellent book ~~ it's guaranteed to be a thought-provoker in conversations and discourses ~~ at least it has for my husband and me. It is such an interesting tale about a woman who never learned the words, I can't. She never gave up the fight for her people. This book is just a small testimony to that fight.

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Well written, a mere glimpse into the Cherokee experience, but take the commentary with a grain of salt........2007-05-23

In "Mankiller: A Chief and Her People," author and former Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller recounts her experiences growing up on reservations, government relocation, and her activism in Indian affairs.
This book is well written and offers, if nothing else, of a peek into the mid 20th century Native American and reservation experience.
There is no doubt that those of us with Native American heritage, particularly Cherokees, have ancestors who have been dealt less than a fair hand throughout the history of the United States. But I find it unfortunate when such potentially powerful leaders of social movements seeking to rise above past adversities, place generalized blame on the "white" community at-large for current problems. It is regrettable that Mankiller, who is herself half-white, can wholly reject one part of her heritage while fully embracing the other.
Mankiller speaks with contempt of the "white lady" do-gooders, who tried to reach out to her as a reservation bound child. This is precisely the type of racial bitterness that keeps many fellow modern Native Americans "victims," feeling helpless and reservation bound.
Cherokee heritage has a long history of acceptance and assimilation, not necessarily just into white culture either. Other cultures (even Europeans) were long accepted into early tribal clans.
While we must never forget the reprehensible Trail Of Tears or any other federally sanctioned forced relocation of any tribe or peoples. There comes a time however, when all persecuted cultures must move foreword, as the tribe most certainly has. We must begin to embrace the long acknowledged civility and citizenship of the Cherokee people and stop seeking modern scapegoats for our moments of misery.
Having said this, I commend Mankiller for achievements in both American and Cherokee societies. To have witnessed the transitions of Native American culture at the height and hub of the American Civil Rights Movement grants Mankiller the prerogative to share her story and her perspectives in this book.
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A Great Historical and Biographical Read!.......2006-10-08

Wilma Mankiller's book held my attention with a narrative of her life and a historical account of the Cherokee People. The interweaving of these two aspects made it possible to understand the history of the People as I had not understood it before. And the historical foundation made Mankiller's story even more poignant.

For those with a Cherokee background, this is a must read but also highly recommended for anyone interested in Native American issues. You won't find any boring historical accounts here!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK!!!.......2001-07-15

I found it very hard to close this book! I was riveted to Chief Mankiller's every word and finished her book still wanting more. Her knowledge of Cherokee history and legend is vast and taught me many things I never knew. Also, her strength and enduring spirit is inspiring to me as a Cherokee. She succeeded, through her own life story, in instilling a new sense of pride in me that has made me become more involved in keeping native american culture alive and well. After reading her book I truly felt proud to be Cherokee. She should be an inspiration to us all. Highly recommended reading!

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Mankiller a Chief & Her People Signed
Wilma Mankiller
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MANKILLER A CHIEF AND HER PEOPLE
Wilma Mankiller
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Mankiller a Chief and Her People
Mankiller Wilma
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Mankiller: A Chief and Her People (Cram 101 Series)

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Mankiller: A Chief and Her People (Cram 101 Series)
1st Edition Mankiller and wallis
Manufacturer: AIPI
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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again! Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included.look no further for study resources or reference material. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes, and practice-tests for your textbook. Only Cram101 is Textbook Specific. Cram101 is NOT the Textbook.

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MANKILLER: A CHIEF AND HER PEOPLE
Wilma, Et.al Mankiller
Manufacturer: New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994
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MANKILLER : A CHIEF AND HER PEOPLE
Wilma, and Michael Wallis Mankiller
Manufacturer: New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994
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Mankiller. A Chief and Her People
Wilma MANKILLER
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Wilma and Michael Wallis Mankiller
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Wilma; Wallis, Michael Mankiller
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The revised version of the Swiss Federal Statute on Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy (SchKG) of 11th April 1889, came into force on 1st January 1997. This statute is the principal source of rules on insolvency in Switzerland. The revision represents a considerable amendment. The statutory text exists in official German, French, and Italian versions. This book offers an English translation of the 350 articles and the provisions of penal law referred to in the Statute. The book also features + a concise outline of debt enforcement procedures against natural persons and legal entities and + an English translation of Articles 166 to 175 of the Federal Statute on Private International Law of 18th December 1987 relating to the recognition in Switzerland of foreign bankruptcy decrees and arrangements with creditors. Swiss and non-Swiss practitioners and scholars will find this a useful resource in understanding and applying this wholly altered law.

Swiss debt enforcement and bankruptcy law: English translation of the amended Federal Statute on Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy (SchKG) : with an introduction ... to Swiss debt enforcement and bankruptcy law

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Switzerland
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