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Inside Outsourcing

How Remote Work, Offshoring and Global Employment Is Changing the World

de Derek Gallimore ...

OUTSOURCING IS THE BAD BOY OF BUSINESS, blamed for poor quality, unethical salaries, inhumane conditions, and even the ruination of industrialized economies. Yet, Apple, Google, JP Morgan, and almost every Fortune 500 company outsources, and the industry is growing at breakneck speed.Hiring an offshore team can save a company 70% on its staffing costs and offer previously unimaginable access to a ... Leer más

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OUTSOURCING IS THE BAD BOY OF BUSINESS, blamed for poor quality, unethical salaries, inhumane conditions, and even the ruination of industrialized economies. Yet, Apple, Google, JP Morgan, and almost every Fortune 500 company outsources, and the industry is growing at breakneck speed.Hiring an offshore team can save a company 70% on its staffing costs and offer previously unimaginable access to a
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
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Inside Outsourcing

How Remote Work, Offshoring and Global Employment Is Changing the World

de Derek Gallimore ...

Narrado por Derek Gallimore ...

Completo

16 hora 54 minutos

OUTSOURCING IS THE BAD BOY OF BUSINESS, blamed for poor quality, unethical salaries, inhumane conditions, and even the ruination of industrialized economies. Yet, Apple, Google, JP Morgan, and almost every Fortune 500 company outsources, and the industry is growing at breakneck speed.Hiring an offshore team can save a company 70% on its staffing costs and offer previously unimaginable access to a ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

OUTSOURCING IS THE BAD BOY OF BUSINESS, blamed for poor quality, unethical salaries, inhumane conditions, and even the ruination of industrialized economies. Yet, Apple, Google, JP Morgan, and almost every Fortune 500 company outsources, and the industry is growing at breakneck speed.Hiring an offshore team can save a company 70% on its staffing costs and offer previously unimaginable access to a
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook
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Death Speaks Another Language

A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Thriller

de Peter Ling ...

Narrado por David Valla, Patricia Gallimore, Hilda Schroder, Geoffrey Wincott, Derek Seaton, Roger Gale, Full Cast ...

Completo

2 hora 41 minutos

David Valla stars in a gripping story of drugs, deception and betrayal set in 1960s LondonTransport yourself to London’s swinging sixties and the dark underbelly of the capital city in this immersive thriller that will have you hooked from the start. Find yourself trapped in the brutal world of drug dealers, vice and deception. This is an evocative and gripping listen with a full cast and stunning ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

David Valla stars in a gripping story of drugs, deception and betrayal set in 1960s LondonTransport yourself to London’s swinging sixties and the dark underbelly of the capital city in this immersive thriller that will have you hooked from the start. Find yourself trapped in the brutal world of drug dealers, vice and deception. This is an evocative and gripping listen with a full cast and stunning
... Leer más
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After Work

A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time

de Helen Hester, Nick Srnicek ...

Narrado por Marisa Calin ...

Completo

6 hora 17 minutos

A vital and timely proposal for a feminist post-work politicsWould you let a robot clean your house?When we think about work, we still tend to think about workplaces—if we think about reducing work, we think about reducing working hours and spending more time at home. But the home has never been free from work, and with the continued gendered division of labor, women still do the bulk of domestic ... Leer más

$16.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A vital and timely proposal for a feminist post-work politicsWould you let a robot clean your house?When we think about work, we still tend to think about workplaces—if we think about reducing work, we think about reducing working hours and spending more time at home. But the home has never been free from work, and with the continued gendered division of labor, women still do the bulk of domestic
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Crown House

A BBC Radio 4 Regal Drama

de Peter Ling, Juliet Ace ...

Narrado por Jane Asher, Gayle Hunnicutt, Margaret Rawlings, Martin Jarvis, Richard Pasco, Dinah Sheridan, Dominic Rickhards, Barbara Atkinson, Margaret Ward, Cara Kelly, Barbara Hunt, Full Cast ...

Series series Crown
Completo

3 hora 53 minutos

A very royal saga about The Crown and a very historic houseIn this story of Crown House, the grand home of the Ministers, the bond is built between the Minister family and the House of Windsor in this tale of changing times and unvarying traditions. This is a tale of two families and a fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House, and the Royal Family of Windsor.The series follow the birth of a royal ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

A very royal saga about The Crown and a very historic houseIn this story of Crown House, the grand home of the Ministers, the bond is built between the Minister family and the House of Windsor in this tale of changing times and unvarying traditions. This is a tale of two families and a fresh era for the Minsters of Crown House, and the Royal Family of Windsor.The series follow the birth of a royal
... Leer más
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World Development Report

Mind, Society, and Behavior

de International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank ...

Narrado por Derek Perkins, Helen Clapp, Lisa Hamm-Greenawalt, Michael Pearl, Jaime Andrade ...

Completo

12 hora 30 minutos

This report argues that development policies based on new insights into how people actually think and make decisions will help governments and civil society more readily tackle such challenges as increasing productivity, breaking the cycle of poverty from one generation to the next, and acting on climate change.Drawing from a wealth of research that suggests ways of diagnosing and solving the ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

This report argues that development policies based on new insights into how people actually think and make decisions will help governments and civil society more readily tackle such challenges as increasing productivity, breaking the cycle of poverty from one generation to the next, and acting on climate change.Drawing from a wealth of research that suggests ways of diagnosing and solving the
... Leer más
Audiolibro

The Anthropocene Reviewed

Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

de John Green ...

Narrado por John Green ...

Completo

10 hora 42 minutos

**“Masterful. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a beautiful, timely book about the human condition—and a timeless reminder to pay attention to your attention.” —Adam Grant, #1 bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast Re:ThinkingThe instant #1 bestseller from John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down, is now available with two brand-new essays!** ... Leer más

$20.00 USD

**“Masterful. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a beautiful, timely book about the human condition—and a timeless reminder to pay attention to your attention.” —Adam Grant, #1 bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast Re:ThinkingThe instant #1 bestseller from John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down, is now available with two brand-new essays!**
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Doctor Who: The Mind Robber

de Peter Ling ...

Narrado por Derek Jacobi ...

Completo

5 hora 23 minutos

To escape a catastrophic volcanic eruption the Doctor takes the TARDIS out of space and time - and into a void he can only describe as ‘nowhere’. But the crisis is far from over, and when the time-machine’s circuits overload, the TARDIS explodes. The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe come to in a dark unearthly forest. There they encounter a host of characters who seem somehow familiar: a beautiful princess ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

To escape a catastrophic volcanic eruption the Doctor takes the TARDIS out of space and time - and into a void he can only describe as ‘nowhere’. But the crisis is far from over, and when the time-machine’s circuits overload, the TARDIS explodes. The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe come to in a dark unearthly forest. There they encounter a host of characters who seem somehow familiar: a beautiful princess
... Leer más
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Crown Papers

The sequel to BBC Radio 4 Regal Drama Crown House

de Peter Ling, Juliet Ace ...

Narrado por Dinah Sheridan, Geoffrey Whitehead, Deborah Makepeace, Helena Breck, Margaret Rawlings, Brett Usher, Colin McFarlane, Susan Sheridan, Shelley Thompson, Melinda Walker, Mark Straker, Phillip Sully, Full Cast ...

Series series Crown
Completo

2 hora 47 minutos

The dramatic sequel to Crown HouseIt's 1933 and we are back at Crown House where the Minster family are gathering to enjoy the Easter holiday. However, Crown House isn't the idyll it first appears, and a brutal murder disrupts the genial gathering. There's a secret that's been buried for years and the Honourable Mrs Jenny Gaunt is determined to uncover the truth but is she prepared to lose ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

The dramatic sequel to Crown HouseIt's 1933 and we are back at Crown House where the Minster family are gathering to enjoy the Easter holiday. However, Crown House isn't the idyll it first appears, and a brutal murder disrupts the genial gathering. There's a secret that's been buried for years and the Honourable Mrs Jenny Gaunt is determined to uncover the truth but is she prepared to lose
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Development

A Very Short Introduction

de Ian Goldin ...

Narrado por Walter Dixon ...

Completo

4 hora 42 minutos

What do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments, and the international community foster development?The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for hundreds of years. The notion of development itself has evolved from an original preoccupation with incomes and economic growth to a much broader ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

What do we mean by development? How can citizens, governments, and the international community foster development?The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for hundreds of years. The notion of development itself has evolved from an original preoccupation with incomes and economic growth to a much broader
... Leer más
Audiolibro

User Friendly

How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play

de Cliff Kuang, Robert Fabricant ...

Narrado por Jean Ann Douglass ...

Completo

11 hora 18 minutos

**This program includes material read by the authors.In User Friendly, Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant reveal the untold story of a paradigm that quietly rules our modern lives: the assumption that machines should anticipate what we need.**Spanning over a century of sweeping changes, from women’s rights to the Great Depression to World War II to the rise of the digital era, this audiobook unpacks ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

**This program includes material read by the authors.In User Friendly, Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant reveal the untold story of a paradigm that quietly rules our modern lives: the assumption that machines should anticipate what we need.**Spanning over a century of sweeping changes, from women’s rights to the Great Depression to World War II to the rise of the digital era, this audiobook unpacks
... Leer más
Audiolibro

The Age of Sustainable Development

de Jeffrey D. Sachs ...

Narrado por Bob Souer ...

Completo

14 hora 55 minutos

Jeffrey D. Sachs has shown himself to be one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development in his groundbreaking books, including The End of Poverty and Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet. Now, in this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

Jeffrey D. Sachs has shown himself to be one of the world's most perceptive and original analysts of global development in his groundbreaking books, including The End of Poverty and Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet. Now, in this major new work he presents a compelling and practical framework for how global citizens can address the seemingly intractable worldwide problems of persistent
... Leer más