Scholarly titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills.
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"Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and etiquette. These books include information about business styles, etiquette, and challenges for foreigners to a culture.
The Passport series of Ebooks from World Trade Press includes information about international business, customs and etiquette, with each guide focusing on a different country.
Barry Tomalin and Mike Nicks offer strategies and tactics for getting people from different countries on your side, detailing the knowledge you need to make the right impression and to avoid causing offence. The authors provide a framework for understanding any culture in the world, but include specific chapters on the predicted top 16 economies in the world in 2050.
The book is an essential survival guide for doing business in cultures other than one's own. Included are 43 Negotiator Profiles that explore business behavior in different countries.
With deep insight into the complex interpersonal dynamics of the workplace, this book positions leadership both as a skill to be learned, and as a relationship that must be nurtured to reach its full potential.
Books in the Library
Writing Well for Business Success by Sandra E. Lamb
Call Number: PE 1479 .B87 L34 2015
So much of success in buisness depends on writing well. From resumes to reports, proposals to presentations, Writing Well for Buisness Success will help you communicate your ideas clearly, quickly and effectively.
The Entrepreneurial Instinct by Monica Mehta
Call Number: HD 62.5 .M42 2013
Feed the Start-Up Beast by Drew Williams; Jonathan Verney
Call Number: HF 5415.13 .W535 2013
Get Financing Now: How to Navigate Through Bankers, Investors, and Alternative Sources for the Capital Your Business Needs by Charles Green
Call Number: HG 4027.7 .G737 2012
Worth Every Penny by Sarah Petty; Erin Verbeck
Call Number: HD 62 .5 .P48 2012
The Women's Small Business Start-up Kit by Peri H. Pakroo
Call Number: HD 6053 .P35 2010
One Simple Idea for Startups and Entrepreneurs by Stephen Key
Call Number: HD 62.5 .K49 2013
What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know by Brian Cohen; John Kador