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Best Business Books 2010: Innovation

First Friday Book Synopsis

In this instance, Kristina “Z&# Holly’s selections and discussion of “Best Business Books 2010: Innovation> Innovation as a Social Act Steven Johnson Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation (Riverhead, 2010) John Hagel III, John Seely [.].

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Deloitte’s 2011 Technology Fast 500™ Rankings announced

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The Technology Fast 500™ is an annual ranking by Deloitte of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Award winners were selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2006 to 2010.

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Marketing Metrics: A book review by Bob Morris

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Marketing Metrics: The Definitive Guide to Measuring Marketing Performance, Second Edition Paul Farris, Neil Bendle, Phillip Pfeifer, and David Reibstein Prentice Hall (2010) Note: The review that follows is of the Second Edition (2010), a sequel to Marketing Metrics: 50+ Metrics Every Executive Should Master (2006).

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The Great Reset: A book review by Bob Morris

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The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity Richard Florida Harper (2010) With each reconfiguration of the economic landscape, there’s “good news&# and “bad news In the first chapter, Richard Florida explains that peaks and valleys are part of the lifecycle of any society as “obsolete and (..)

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The Essential CIO: Insights from IBM’s Global Chief Information Officer Study (2011)

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How are technology leaders helping their organizations adapt to the accelerating change and complexity that mark today’s competitive and economic landscape? To find out, IBM interviewed 3,018 CIOs, spanning 71 countries and 18 industries. They shared how they are innovating with [.].

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Why Happy Employees Mean Happy Customers

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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mike Prokopeak for Talent Management magazine online. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * The customer may always be right, but you better be [.].