O que gestores, executivos e estudantes precisam de saber.A Economia é frequentemente ensinada através de equações e gráficos que acabam por distrair os estudantes e gestores das ideias essenciais e da intuição que envolvem as questões económicas.A verdade é que estas questões são tudo menos académicas. Desde as crises monetárias até ao rebentar das bolhas especulativas, a economia mundial está repleta de armadilhas. Neste ambiente, a compreensão prática dos conceitos económicos tor...

Historian David Moss adapts the case study method made famous by Harvard Business School to revitalize our conversations about governance and democracy and show how the United States has often thrived on political conflict. These 19 cases ask us to weigh choices and consequences, wrestle with momentous decisions, and come to our own conclusions.

Understanding the Ground Rules for the Global EconomyIn this revised and updated edition of A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, David A. Moss draws on his years of teaching at Harvard Business School to explain important macro concepts using clear and engaging language.This guidebook covers the essentials of macroeconomics and examines, in a simple and intuitive way, the core ideas of output, money, and expectations. Early chapters leave you with an...

A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year“This absolutely splendid book is a triumph on every level. A first-rate history of the United States, it is beautifully written, deeply researched, and filled with entertaining stories. For anyone who wants to see our democracy flourish, this is the book to read.”—Doris Kearns GoodwinTo all who say our democracy is broken—riven by partisanship, undermined by extremism, corrupted by wealth—history offer...

Don’t let your fear of finance get in the way of your success. This digital collection, curated by Harvard Business Review, brings together everything a manager needs to know about financial intelligence. It includes Financial Intelligence, called a must-read” for decision makers without expertise in finance; A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics, which covers the essentials of macroeconomics and examines the core ideas of output, money, and...

An aging botanist withdraws to the seclusion of his family’s vacation home in the German countryside. In his final days, he realizes that his life’s work of scientific classification has led him astray from the hidden secrets of the natural world. As his body slows and his mind expands, he recalls his family’s escape from budding fascism in Germany, his father’s need to prune and control, and his tender moments with first loves. But as his disintegration into moss begins, his fascination w...

'An agile and compelling storyteller' Nick Cutter1865. Coal lies beneath Scratch Moss Hall and Lord Henry Brody is determined to get to it. But something else lurks below, something dark and evil.1905. Reverend George Ackman has never known such godless people as those of Scratch Moss. But if not God, what do they believe in?1945. Arthur works for the Coal Commission, visiting privately-owned pits ahead of their nat...

C’è una cosa che accomuna gli imprenditori di successo e i grandi maestri di scacchi: la capacità di guardare avanti e anticipare le loro prossime cinque mosse. In questo libro, Patrick Bet-David traduce questa abilità in una preziosa metodologia applicabile a tutti i livelli di business per raggiungere risultati elevati. Se hai la sensazione di non saper cosa fare, di aver perso la motivazione o di essere alla ricerca di strategie innovative per far crescere la tua attività, Le tue prossi...

Dossier : Comment se définissent et se construisent les émotions en Grèce ancienne ? Comment sont elles instrumentalisées ? Différents types d’émotions (la douleur, l’amour, la jalousie, le dégoût, la haine, la colère, etc.), leur valeur, leur place et leurs fonctions sont analysés. Les auteurs se demandent si et en quoi, pour les Anciens, leur perception, leur description et leur compréhension, ainsi que leur pratique diffèrent des nôtres. Varia : Les articles proposés ensuite abordent de...

Family isn't just important. It's everything.From lions hunting as a pride to penguins huddling together to keep from freezing in the bitter Antarctic winter, many animals are dependent on complex social relationships for their survival. Powerful dynasties lay claim to vast swathes of territory, fighting off rivals and securing their hunting grounds for generations to come.Dynasties offers an immersive insight into the shifting hierarchies of anima...

The motivational story of David Lindo's experiences with birding in the cityAnyone can become an Urban Birder. You can do it anywhere and any time, whether you've got the day to spare, on your way to work, during your lunch break or just looking out of a window. Look up and you will see.The book is an inspirational look at the birdlife in our cities, or more accurately, the author David's personal journey of discovery involving encounters with racism, air r...

'An agile and compelling storyteller' Nick Cutter1865. Coal lies beneath Scratch Moss Manor and Sir Henry Brody is determined to get to it. But something else lurks below, something dark and evil.Reverend George Ackman has never known such godless people as those of Scratch Moss. But if not God, what do they believe in?Arthur works for the Coal Commission, visiting privately-owned pits ahead of their nationalisation. On his visit to ...