New Releases by Michael Porter

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Michael E. Porter bundelt in dit boek zijn belangrijkste artikelen op het gebied van concurrentie en strategie. Verdeeld over drie hoofdthema''s: concurrentie en strategie voor bedrijven, concurrentie tussen regio''s, en concurrentie als oplossing voor maatschappelijke problemen legt Porter helder uit hoe zijn ideeën ontstonden, vorm kregen en zich verder ontwikkelden.

Open the Door to the Truth By: Michael Porter It’s not always easy to know what you want, let alone how to get it. When a young couple, Jack and Diane, are offered the opportunity to learn the truth behind getting the things you desire, they learn there’s a reason for everything; that small, financially responsible decisions add up; and hard work pays off in the end. Learn the secrets of success in getting what you want through the real-life scenarios presented in Open the Door to the Truth. Finally, it’s time to take action, take control of your life, and start getting what you want.

After her final moments in Imoinkay, Oli Loa finds herself confined by the unusual Ignatius Reginald Graves. The witch strives to free herself and return to her friends, but the commander has other plans for her. Clay Loa struggles with his abilities as he searches for his family. Hana Tana finds herself entangled in the dreadful world of Patoma.

In a world engulfed in the unknown, three homes house children in the secluded Nimuay. Oli and Clay Loa live at the Holt, a home led by the domineering Ida Holt. Diligence Day lurks around the corner, meaning that the twins will be forced from their home and initiated into training. Oli, Clay, and their friend Hana know that no one has ever returned from training, consequently knowing that their fates are sealed. But, as many know, fate is a fickle fellow.

An fantasy of epic proportions. Namdarin returns from a solitary hunt to find his house in ruins and all his people dead. With only the sword and bow he was carrying and the horse he was riding he sets off the destroy the dark priesthood, or die trying. He makes friends and enemies along the way, every journey starts with a single step.

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive type of primary brain tumor and presents the worst prognosis. However, despite the use of combined treatments of chemotherapy, radiation treatment, and surgical oncology, the median survival time of 1 year for a brain cancer patient has not significantly improved in the past three decades. For this reason, novel treatments are needed to improve clinical outcomes of GBM. The focus of this study is to construct a more effective method for delivering chemotherapy drugs to glioma cells. To this end, the present study takes advantage of the selective affinity of nanoparticles conjugated with ligands whose receptors are known to be overexpressed in glioma cells compared to normal neuroglia. It has been shown that various glioma cell lines express significantly higher levels of interleukin-13 receptor (IL-13) than normal glial cells. Therefore, the conjugation of IL-13 to nanoparticle encapsulated drugs is hypothesized to increase cellular uptake. Using fluorescence microscopy of tissue culture cells, glioma cells were shown to uptake PLGA nanoparticles conjugated with IL-13 at a higher rate than unconjugated PLGA nanoparticlesIn parallel with the experimental investigation of nanoparticle uptake into glioma cells, the kinetics of receptor-mediated endocytosis of IL-13 PLGA nanoparticles was studied computationally. Modeling of nanoparticle endocytosis was accomplished via a system of ODEs derived from the law of mass action. Computational rate constants were determined in an iterative process to ascertain an appropriate fit for the experimental investigation. The computational model provided a good fit to the experimental results and was consistent with the conjugation of IL-13 to PLGA nanoparticles enhancing the rate of nanoparticle endocytosis. A more comprehensive kinetic model can be established from studies into the elementary reactions that govern endocytosis for nanoparticles. Further research in this area may benefit the development of nanoparticle drug carriers.

How can management cure health care’s ills? This digital collection, curated by Harvard Business Review, includes the ideas and best practices for transforming health care in these books and articles: Leading Change, Redefining Health Care, “The Strategy That Will Fix Health Care,” HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leadership, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing People, and HBR on Fixing Health Care from Inside & Out.

This collection highlights the most important ideas and concepts from Michael E. Porter, recognized worldwide as the leading thinker on strategy. Porter heads The Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness based at Harvard Business School and is the foremost authority on competitive strategy for business, as well as on the competitiveness and economic development of nations, states, and regions. Business readers will recognize Porter’s seminal book, On Competition, as a classic in the field. This set, curated by Harvard Business Review, includes the full digital edition of the updated and expanded edition of On Competition—a must-have for anyone interested in or studying the topic of strategy and for those developing strategy for their own organizations. The collection also includes the digital edition of the popular Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy, which offers a concise, accessible summary of Porter’s revolutionary thinking and was written with Porter’s full cooperation by Joan Magretta, his former editor at Harvard Business Review. Finally, the set features the newer foundational article “Creating Shared Value,” which was published in Harvard Business Review in 2011 to great fanfare and global accolades. This must-have collection is for anyone serious about business, strategy, and competitiveness.

Now beyond its eleventh printing and translated into twelve languages, Michael Porter’s The Competitive Advantage of Nations has changed completely our conception of how prosperity is created and sustained in the modern global economy. Porter’s groundbreaking study of international competitiveness has shaped national policy in countries around the world. It has also transformed thinking and action in states, cities, companies, and even entire regions such as Central America. Based on research in ten leading trading nations, The Competitive Advantage of Nations offers the first theory of competitiveness based on the causes of the productivity with which companies compete. Porter shows how traditional comparative advantages such as natural resources and pools of labor have been superseded as sources of prosperity, and how broad macroeconomic accounts of competitiveness are insufficient. The book introduces Porter’s “diamond,” a whole new way to understand the competitive position of a nation (or other locations) in global competition that is now an integral part of international business thinking. Porter''s concept of “clusters,” or groups of interconnected firms, suppliers, related industries, and institutions that arise in particular locations, has become a new way for companies and governments to think about economies, assess the competitive advantage of locations, and set public policy. Even before publication of the book, Porter’s theory had guided national reassessments in New Zealand and elsewhere. His ideas and personal involvement have shaped strategy in countries as diverse as the Netherlands, Portugal, Taiwan, Costa Rica, and India, and regions such as Massachusetts, California, and the Basque country. Hundreds of cluster initiatives have flourished throughout the world. In an era of intensifying global competition, this pathbreaking book on the new wealth of nations has become the standard by which all future work must be measured.

Villages, Ghosts, Lovers....And Red Rice is a hauntingly delightful true story of events that took place in the life of an African American family living in Savannah, Georgia from 1963 to 2000. Both dramatic and, at times, twistingly humorous, the story touches on root working, controversial interracial relationships, an eccentric ''dognapper'', a piano teacher''s relationship with a wealthy antique dealer who holds dark secrets, and other equally interesting events and personalities. Though centered in Savannah, events also take place in Manhattan New York, New Orleans, and on Martha''s Vineyard. Rich in both Southern and African American culture, Villages, Ghosts, Lovers....And Red Rice reveals the spirit of a city that lures people to its sultry climate and mesmerizing beauty....and never let''s go!

Reveals, through a gifted poet''s eye, both the serious and humorous aspects of Israeli society, including the kibbutz movement and army life. Conveys some of the traumatic changes that have occurred during the past 50 years. Each poem has an eloquent introduction which explains what the author was thinking and/or experiencing as he tried to find and hold onto his Zionist ideals.

In Can Japan Compete?, world-renowned competition strategist Michael Porter and his colleagues explain why American assumptions about Japan have proved so inaccurate, what Japan must do to regain its strength, and what its journey can tell us about how to succeed in the new global economy.The research behind this book began in the early 1990s, at a time when Japan''s economic success was overwhelmingly credited to the Japanese government and its unique management policies. Porter and his colleagues started by asking a crucial but previously overlooked question: If Japanese government policies and practices accounted for the nation''s extraordinary competitiveness, then why wasn''t Japan competitive in many of the industries where those policies had been prominently implemented? The authors and a team of colleagues surveyed a vast array of Japanese industries. This surprising book is the result of their work. The continuing influence of Japanese government and management strategies worldwide makes Can Japan Compete? a must read for anyone competing in the global economy.