Vietnam Business GuideGETTING STARTED IN TOMORROW'S MARKET TODAYKimberly and Brian Vierra have written the most useful guide I have seen for foreigners who want to do business in Vietnam. I've spent years in the country, but I learned a lot from this book. It's full of practical information about unique aspects of Vietnam's business culture; registration, legal and tax issues; working with local business partners; living conditions in Vietna...

A New York Times bestsellerAmerica's unique prosperity is based on its creation of a middle class. In the twentieth century, that middle class provided the workforce, the educated skills, and the demand that gave life to the world's greatest consumer economy. It was innovative and dynamic; it eclipsed old imperial systems and colonial archetypes. It gave rise to a dream: that if you worked hard and followed the rules you would prosper in America, and your ...

China has become the world's second biggest economy and its largest exporter. It possesses the world's largest foreign exchange reserves and has 29 companies in the FT 500 list of the world's largest companies. ‘China's Rise' preoccupies the global media, which regularly carry articles suggesting that it is using its financial resources to ‘buy the world'.Is there any truth to this idea? Or is this just scaremongering by Western commentators who have little interest in a balanced p...

Why do we have airlines? How were they created? Was TWA Flight 800 an accident? How safe are airplanes, and why are they safe? What jobs are there in commercial aviation? This book provides answers to these questions and many more. Understanding how and why an airline is started, structured, and regulated provides the flying public with the answers to why you are safe when you fly. For those interested in becoming an airline employee, jobs are listed that can be pursued. Job descriptions a...

This is not AI-generated content. The contents were written and verified by subject matter experts from Aviation Supplies & Academics, an 85-year-old aviation company. Look for the ASA wings to ensure you are purchasing a reliable publication.Airport Management is an up-to-date and industry-relevant textbook providing useful insight into all aspects of airports. With more than a decade of experience as an airport administrator, author Dr. Daniel Prather, A...

Commercial Aviation 101 offers a clear, engaging look at how the airline industry works, from the basics of jet engines and aircraft types to the complexities of security, regulation, revenue management, and passenger experience. Drawing on decades of first-hand expertise in aviation security, Greg Gayden explains industry terminology, codes, and practices in plain language that both newcomers and seasoned travelers can understand.Covering everything from the history of av...

Transport is an essential element of tourism, providing the vital link between the tourist generating areas and destinations. Good accessibility, which is determined by the transport services provided, is a fundamental condition for the development of any tourist destination. Moreover the transport industry can be a major beneficiary of tourism because of the additional passenger demand that may be generated. Aviation is an increasingly important mode of transport for tourism markets. Whil...

Many business sectors have been, and are being, forced to compete with new competitors-disrupters of some sort-who have found new ways to create and deliver new value for customers often through the use of technology that is coupled with a new underlying production or business model, and/or a broad array of partners, including, in some cases, customers themselves. Think about the disruption created by Apple by the introduction of the iPod and iTunes, and by Netflix within the entertainment...

The headlines are full of stories of corporate scandal, from the Libor fines to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Keen to be seen to be 'doing something', the typical response of governments is heavy-handed and unnecessary regulation. The Regulatory Wave is a guide for every CEO, Board of Directors and Counsel faced with the prospect of looming regulatory intervention. Donald and Pullen provide a strategic guide on how to handle this potential Armageddon. Looking at some of the biggest regul...

Project management lessons learned on the Big Dig, America's biggest megaproject, by a core member responsible for its daily operationsIn Megaproject Management, a central member of the Big Dig team reveals the numerous risks, challenges, and accomplishments of the most complex urban infrastructure project in the history of the United States. Drawing on personal experience and interviews with project engineers, executive oversight commission officials, and...

Global Airlines: Competition in a Transnational Industry presents an overview of the changing scene in air transport covering current issues such as security, no frills airlines, ‘open skies’ agreements, the outcome of the recent downturn in economic activity and the emergence of transnational airlines, and takes a forward looking view of these challenges for the industry.Since the publication of the second edition in 1999 major changes have occurred in the industr...

The GIS Guide for Elected Officials is a valuable resource for government officials who want to better understand how to use geographic information systems (GIS) to answer location-based questions such as the following:-Can work crews respond more efficiently to service calls?-Where do police and fire department calls for service originate?-Does citizen satisfaction with city services vary across the community?-Are calls for service originating from...