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Nucor is one of the largest steel manufacturers in the United States. Famous for its lean corporate structure and revolutionary incentive plans, Nucor embodies the romance of Big Steel and the ideals of Chairman Ken Iverson, who turned the struggling company known as Nuclear Corporation of America into a successful steel-making empire. Nucor had its beginnings in 1897 as a company established by Ransom Eli Olds, builder of the first Oldsmobile. The Legend of Nucor charts the evolution of the company and tells the success story of Iverson's unique vision and corporate philosophy. Individually boxed, 144 pp.
This historical legal reference includes the international trade cases reported with opinions of the Court from January through December 2010. Small businesses, mid-size to large corporation international trade and compliance office personnel that engage in international trade with their products and services may be interested in this volume as well as their attorneys. Students enrolled in Economics of International Trade and Finance courses as well as law courses for Internatioal Trade Law may also be interested in this volume for research papers. Other print volumes in the U.S. Court of International Trade Reports can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/laws-regulations/court-cases-documents-us-court-international-trade/us-court-international-t Basic Guide to Exporting: Official U.S. Government Resource for Small and Medium Sized Businesses, 11th edition can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/003-009-00741-1
An invaluable resource for wealth managers advising individuals, couples, and families, this book explains why human emotions drive all investor behavior and makes a powerful case for why advisors need to be aware of such emotions in advising clients—especially in high-stakes situations. Despite the fact that wealth advisors may employ algorithms, fancy financial models, economic theory, and predictive reasoning to forecast future investment returns, according to seasoned wealth management advisor Chris White, people—in other words, clients—basically decide how much risk to take with their money based on emotional factors such as the love they received as children, early life experienc...
Through detailed case studies of the most important advanced material creations of the latter 20th and early 21st century, the author explores the role of the field of advanced materials in the technological and economic activity today, with implications to the innovation process in general. A comprehensive study that encompasses the three major categories of advanced material technologies, i.e., Structural Materials (metals and polymers), Functional Materials (transistor, microchip and semiconductor laser) and Hybrid and New Forms of Matter (liquid crystals and nanomaterials). Extensive use of primary sources, including unpublished interviews with the scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs on the front lines of advanced materials creation Original approach to case study narrative, emphasizing interaction between the advanced material process, perceived risk and directing and accelerating breakthrough technology
Thanks to its manageable size, problem-based presentation, and accessible writing style, International Trade Law is one of the most comprehensive and student-friendly trade law texts on the market. With over 70 principal cases, it is the only international trade casebook that systematically covers all GATT articles and WTO side agreements, and offers clear explanations of how WTO obligations are implemented in the U.S. and the EU. The Third Edition is fully updated and includes new developments, such as a section on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.