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Brynjolfsson, Erik. Wired for innovation : how information technology is reshaping the economy Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2010. Call Number: 303.4833 B846W 2010 Owned by: MAIN MOORE Summary: A wave of business innovation is driving the productivity resurgence in the U.S. economy. In Wired for Innovation, Erik Brynjolfsson and Adam Saunders describe how information technology directly or indirectly created this productivity explosion, reversing decades of slow growth. They argue that the companies with the highest level of returns to their technology investment are doing more than just buying technology; they are inventing new forms of organizational capital to become digital organizations. These innovations include a cluster of organizational and business-process changes, including broader sharing of information, decentralized decision-making, linking pay and promotions to performance, pruning of non-core products and processes, and greater investments in training and education. Brynjolfsson and Saunders go on to examine the real sources of value in the emerging information economy, including intangible inputs and outputs that have defied traditional metrics. For instance, intangible org Technological innovations Economic aspects. Date added: Aug 11
Peruniak, Geoff S. (Geoff Stephen), 1950- A quality of life approach to career development Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2010. Call Number: 306.01 P4357Q 2010 Owned by: MAIN Quality of life. Date added: Aug 18
Trumble, Angus. The finger : a handbook 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. Call Number: 306.4 T771F 2010 Owned by: MOORE WHEELOCK Fingers Social aspects. Date added: Aug 11
Cox, Stan. Losing our cool : uncomfortable truths about our air-conditioned world (and finding new ways to get through the summer) New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2010. Call Number: 306.46 C83973L 2010 Owned by: MAIN WHEELOCK Summary: Cox argues that by reintroducing traditional cooling methods as well as putting newer technologies into practice--and by moving past industrial definitions of comfort--we can make ourselves comfortable and keep the planet comfortable, too. --from publisher description Air conditioning Environmental aspects. Date added: Aug 25
Kilmer-Purcell, Josh, 1969- The bucolic plague : how two Manhattanites became gentlemen farmers : an unconventional memoir 1st ed. New York : Harper, c2010. Call Number: 306.778092 K558B 2010 Owned by: MAIN Summary: "Michael Perry meets David Sedaris in this follow-up to Josh Kilmer-Purcell's beloved and bestselling debut memoir, I AM NOT MYSELF THESE DAYS--another riotous, moving, and entirely unique story of his attempt to tackle the next phase of life with his partner on a goat farm in upstate New York"--Provided by publisher. Female impersonators New York (State) Biography. Date added: Aug 03
Harris, Alex, 1988- Start here [electronic resource] : doing hard things right where you are New York : The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, 2010. Call Number: Downloadable eBook Owned by: MAIN Summary: "Do Hard Things inspired thousands of young people around the world to make the most of the teen years. Now Alex and Brett Harris are back and ready to tackle the questions that Do Hard Things inspired: How do I get started? What do I do when I get discouraged? What?s the best way to inspire others? Filled with stories and insights from Alex, Brett, and other real-life rebelutionaries, Start Here is a powerful and practical guide to doing hard things, right where you are. Self-actualization (Psychology) Religious aspects Christianity Juvenile literature. Date added: Aug 20
Rosinsky, Natalie M. (Natalie Myra) Graphic content! : the culture of comic books Mankato, MN : Compass Point Books, c2010. Call Number: Y 741.597309 R731G 2010 Owned by: MAIN FERNHILL Summary: Comic books have come a long way from short newspaper strips to award winning novels. Their evolution mirrors our complicated and controversial society. And it hasn't stopped-these exciting, revolutionary changes are still going on! Comic books, strips, etc. United States History and criticism Juvenile literature. Date added: Aug 16
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