International Business

What would be the "right" price for your loved one - and can you avoid putting others at risk by paying it? What prevents criminals from maltreating hostages? How do you (safely) pay a ransom? Kidnap: Inside the Ransom Business uncovers how a group of insurers at Lloyd's of London have solved these thorny problems for their customers. Based on interviews with industry insiders (from both sides), as well as hostage stakeholders, it uncovers an intricate and powerful private governance system ordering transactions between the legal and the criminal economies.

Many people think that Forex and stock market trading are either get-rich-quick scams or extremely complex financial tools that require years of experience and insider knowledge. However, the truth is that anyone can become a successful investor! All you need is the right mindset and a few time-proven strategies that have already worked for countless investors. This set of three books will teach you the art of forex trading, day trading, and options trading. With these tools, you can earn money quickly and easily by harnessing the power of short-term market fluctuations.

Meet the economic gangster. He's the United Nations diplomat who double-parks his Mercedes on New York City streets at rush hour because the cops can't touch him--he has diplomatic immunity. He's the Chinese smuggler who dodges tariffs by magically transforming frozen chickens into frozen turkeys. The dictator, the warlord, the unscrupulous bureaucrat who bilks the developing world of billions in aid

You cannot ask your most successful competitors and peers their secrets of rainmaking. That would be awkward, impractical, and sometimes illegal. But it pays to compare yourself to your successful peers. So, we did it for you. We went behind closed doors and asked the tough questions. We asked more than 100 successful rainmakers what they are investing more in, what they are cutting back on, and what are their go-to strategies. In other words, how are they investing their time, treasure, and talent. Think of us as your rainmaking R&D department.

We are all searching for resolutions to the challenges we face. We all want to help ourselves and others and enjoy fuller, more satisfying lives. The Enneagram may not be able to solve every problem. Still, it can shine a light on why and how so many individuals inflict misery upon themselves, and by extension, others around them. It is time for us all to stop living in the past and realize our full potential. If you want to live an authentic life full of meaning and fulfillment, this book is for you!

For Efrem Harkham, hospitality isn't just a job - it's a way of life. And that attitude is evident when you walk into any of Harkham’s one-hundred-plus luxury hotels. In a true, rags-to-riches American success story, Harkham built a renowned international hotel brand that is synonymous with comfort and refinement.

The key to business success is not a single innovation or one plan. It is the act of turning the flywheel, slowly gaining momentum and eventually reaching a breakthrough. Building upon the flywheel concept introduced in his groundbreaking classic Good to Great, Jim Collins teaches listeners how to create their own flywheel, how to accelerate the flywheel’s momentum and how to stay on the flywheel in shifting markets and during times of turbulence.

5 Rules for Networking with Millionaires & Billionaires reveals the steps and strategies for connecting to the world's wealthiest people and how to leverage them to become one yourself.

Throughout Billy Graham’s evangelical ministry, his roles as an evangelist and as “America’s pastor” have been well documented. However, the story that remains untold is the story of his leadership - both publicly and in private - as a minister and as a CEO. For more than fifty years, Graham was CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and oversaw its worldwide gatherings and diverse media divisions.

Kevin R. Knight's groundbreaking book, Creating Leadership “Ways of Being” in L2 Learners for International Business Careers and Social Good, explores the dynamic intersection of language education and leadership development. With a unique blend of theoretical insights and practical applications, Knight demonstrates how English language teachers can cultivate leadership qualities in their students, preparing them for impactful careers in international business. The book draws on a wide array of case studies and real-life examples, making it an invaluable resource for educators looking ...

In a time of celebrity worship and self-absorption, Judith's well-reasoned and heart-felt appeal is so countercultural as to be revolutionary. Her words demonstrate what "thank you" power really means. Imagine, as does the author, people acknowledging each other's humanity, accomplishments, talents, and wisdom on a continuous basis. It might just catch on. And wouldn't that be something! This listening experience will change your life and the life of everyone around you!

In "This Time I Dance!: Creating the Work You Love," you’ll find the inspiring story of how Tama walked away from a high-powered corporate law career to follow her passion for writing—and the pivotal insights she gained along the way. With a deep understanding of the fears and doubts that come with change, she guides listeners to trust their instincts, honor their dreams, and discover a path of the greatest security they’ve ever known.

In an eminently clear-sighted reckoning, The Fractured Age lays out the threats and opportunities confronting the world economy over the next decade and maps the uneven blocs that are set to emerge from a world in flux. The geopolitical tectonic plates of the planet have shifted back into action and the increased pressures their movements are bringing to bear will stress all our existing financial and commercial structures, habits and orthodoxies.

Who really creates wealth in our world? And how do we decide the value of what they do? At the heart of today's financial and economic crisis is a problem hiding in plain sight. In modern capitalism, value extraction is rewarded more highly than value creation: the productive process that drives a healthy economy and society. From companies driven solely to maximise shareholder value to astronomically high prices of medicines justified through big pharma's 'value pricing', we misidentify taking with making, and have lost sight of what value really means.

Hired by ForbesTraveler.com to review some of the most luxurious accommodations on Earth, and then inspired by a chance encounter in Dubai with the impoverished workers whose backbreaking jobs create such opulence, Bob Harris had an epiphany: He would turn his own good fortune into an effort to make lives like theirs better.

Innovation is no longer the exclusive domain of the Silicon Valley elite. Reverse Innovation will open your eyes to the fact that the dynamics of global innovation are changing-and if you want your firm to survive, you'd better pay attention. The gap between rich nations and emerging economies is closing. No longer will innovations travel the globe in only one direction, from developed to developing nations. They will also flow in reverse.

With twenty years of experience in frontier markets, including a decade working in Africa, author Jonathan Berman engages with top business leaders on the vast opportunities and challenges of the continent. Success in Africa pushes past the headlines on Africa's growth to answer the questions often asked by companies and investors: Who do I work with there and what drives them? How do I deal with government? What about war, disease, and poverty? What about China? How do I win?

I have always appreciated wines. I guess, you could say, I was in love with wine. I knew what the supposed experts said about food and wine pairings. I knew how to describe the body and the tannins of the wine. When I found myself out of work, laid off from my typical office nine-to-five job, I was inspired by wine. One evening, while sipping a glass of my favorite casual red blend, I started examining the label.

In today's global business reality, the ability to work across cultures is key to teamwork and productivity. The Culture Solution is the book to provide businesspeople a step-by-step system to manage and recognize for themselves the cultural factors that affect international relationships and global partnerships. Using the new method of cultural analysis created by Deirdre Mendez, international managers can solve problems and create cultural synergies that produce the most productive international teams, projects, and alliances.

On the surface, Addy Cruz has everything the daughter of an international billionaire could want. Except the freedom to follow her dream to become an internet rock star. Hired by Addy’s father to protect his willful daughter, Jareth Fox, one of a four-man team of elite mercenaries, takes on the sheltered, talented young woman who is determined to crash the internet music scene. When her father neglects to tell Jareth his murderous past, he not only threatens Addy’s musical future, he also threatens her life. Love Kaylea Cross's heart pounding romantic mystery thrillers? Sylvia Day’s ...