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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness
by Mark EganWhen it was published in 2008, Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein’s Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness quickly became one of the most influential books in modern economics and politics. Within a short time, it had inspired whole government departments in the US and UK, and ... More
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Project Helios: Harvesting the Sun
"In late 2017, Ashley Telkes gazed across the sunlit woods adjacent to her home near Boston, Massachusetts. The sunny day reminded her of the decision she needed to make regarding her home. A marine biologist, Telkes was acutely aware of the impact that modern society was having on the environment a... More
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Abu Issa Holding: Navigating the Qatar Blockade
The case follows Ashraf Abu Issa, CEO and chairman of Abu Issa Holding (AIH), as he contemplated the fate of his company's regional expansion. AIH was a Qatari diversified holding company, whose primary business was luxury retailing and distribution. Abu Issa had set his company on a path of aggress... More
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Satrix: Competing in the Passive Asset Management Industry in South Africa
In late 2017, Satrix, one of the largest passive asset management firms in South Africa and a pioneer in the industry since 2000, had to decide its strategy going forward in a market where passive asset management had become increasingly commoditized and competitive. Over the previous three years... More
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Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterpiece
In Bear Run, Pennsylvania, a home unlike any other perches atop a waterfall. The water's tune plays differently in each of its sunlight-dappled rooms; the structure itself blends effortlessly into the rock and forest behind it. This is Fallingwater, a masterpiece equally informed by meticulous resea... More
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Auditing and Assurance Services (Sixteenth Edition)
Comprehensive and up-to-date, including discussion of new standards, codes, and concepts, Auditing and Assurance Services: An Integrated Approach presents an integrated concepts approach to auditing that details the process from start to finish. Based on the author's belief that the fundamental conc... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017