• Understand the different types of organizational structures
• Uncover the myriad roles of a manager
• Know the difference between leaders and managers
• Learn to manage employees and maintain customer relationships
  
  A pragmatic guidebook for ushering into the role of a manager
  

In the 3rd edition of Principles of Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know, you will uncover the myriad functions of a manager and prepare yourself to take on a managerial role. This new edition has an additional chapter on International Business and Management and multiple-choice quizzes at the end of each chapter.

The book will show you what good managers and leaders look like along with their roles and functions. As a manager, you will learn to become a leader with smart decision-making, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills. Along with getting a working knowledge of quality management, operations, and organizational culture after reading this book, you will also be introduced to the world of business and management outside the borders of your own country in the new chapter on International Business and Management.

The book deals with a yet more important skill that you should have as a manager - people management. Whether it is managing or motivating employees, dealing with vendors, or maintaining good customer relationships, all the key functions of a manager are addressed in the book.

This book will be a useful guide for new managers, undergraduates, entrepreneurs, as well as working professionals for learning the principles of management.

Principles of Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know is part of the Self-Learning Management series that helps working professionals move into management roles.

March on with unrivaled confidence for your SAT!

Vibrant Publishers launches the second edition of the ultimate test guide for Digital SAT®. The book, which features 5 practice tests, also includes a chapter that gives an overview of all the guidelines for the exam. The tests have been curated in adherence to the guidelines set by the College Board for the Digital SAT®, to help you get accustomed to the pattern of the actual test.

What does it include?

• 5 Practice Tests divided into modules
• 490+ questions with varying difficulty levels
• Thorough explanations of the answers to help you get rid of all your doubts
• Distractor explanations so that you know the reason behind an answer’s veracity
• All-inclusive information about the exam

These tests will give you an insight into how Digital SAT® challenges you, including questions that encompass the entirety of the syllabus to help you fortify your preparation. The questions are categorized into easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels so that you are ready to face the real deal without sweating bullets. The tests will not only help you identify your strong and weak spheres, but also help you work out a plan so that you can achieve an optimal score.

The questions have been curated by SAT experts who have years of experience in their bags, making them an authentic and reliable tool to test out your knowledge.

For more books on Digital SAT® preparation, visit the Test Prep section on our website shop.

This book is part of Vibrant Publisher’s Test Prep series which is aimed to bust down any walls that might stand in the way of preparation for ACT, SAT, GMAT, and GRE test-takers.

SAT® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with and does not endorse this product.

Introducing the new edition of Digital SAT Reading and Writing Practice Questions with improved questions and explanations.

• A bank of 300 Reading and Writing practice questions
• Improved and detailed explanation for each answer choice
• Exhaustive coverage of all 10 types of questions
• 1 full-length and timed Reading and Writing test
• An in-depth overview of the new Digital SAT

This book is not just a practice book; it is a self-learning guide that will take you through the specifics of the new test and make you well-versed with the 10 question types asked on it. 

The initial chapters will give you a brief and concise overview of the Digital SAT to equip you with the test pattern and question types. These chapters will also inform and update you about all the recent changes done to the format of the test and the questions. 

You will get a focused practice of each question type with 30 questions dedicated to each of them. You can start with the easy questions first and then move on to harder ones as they are segregated according to their difficulty levels. At the end of each chapter, you will find explanations giving elaborate reasons for why a choice is correct or incorrect. Reading these explanations will show you how each question type should be tackled and how the answer can be derived quickly. 

At the end of the book — after you have mastered all question types — a full-length and timed Reading and Writing test awaits you! This test is created as per the new Digital SAT format with 54 questions divided into 2 modules. 

Get access to 5 complete full-length tests and 300+ Math questions in our other books on Digital SAT. Check them out in the Digital SAT Test Prep Series section on our website shop page.

Get your math jitters out of the way for Digital SAT!

Vibrant Publishers is out with the only book that you will need to solve all of your math queries for the Digital SAT. With chapters focusing on all the areas of the syllabus—algebra, advanced math, problem-solving and data analysis, geometry, and trigonometry—the latest edition of the book aims to provide you with all the preparation material you need to master your way to the top. The book also comes with comprehensive information on the Digital SAT, sparing you the research and getting all you need inside one package.

What does it include?

• Information on the Digital SAT: scoring, test specifications, total questions, time allotted, etc.
• 300 solved questions with detailed explanations
• Questions encapsulating all the topics like algebra, advanced math, geometry, and trigonometry to name a few
• A math test at the end to help you test your knowledge out 

The book is divided into chapters based on the topics it focuses on. 300 Questions from every topic and subtopic, covering the complete SAT syllabus, have been provided to help you leave no stone unturned in terms of preparation. Every topic you might feel intimated by, and that which comes easy to you, has been covered in its entirety. The questions are solved and are facilitated with detailed explanations, to help you stay on track if you lose your way.

An overview of the Digital SAT has been given, along with an emphasis on the math section, to help you do away with any gaps in your knowledge about the logistics of the test.

For more books on Digital SAT preparation, visit the Test Prep section on our website shop.

SAT® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with and does not endorse this product.

• Functions as a supplement to a textbook for undergraduates studying Human Resources Management
• Blends theory with practical guidance, making it easy to begin implementing analytics best practices
• Comes with helpful video tutorials for using Excel to manipulate quantitative data

A practical guide to using human resource analytics for making optimal business decisions.

Read this book if you want to be able to:

• Define what HR Analytics can do for an organization
• Determine the best HR analytics role for you
• Assess the readiness of your organization for undergoing a study using HR analytics
• Apply HR Analytics in various HR disciplines
• Use Excel to efficiently manage data for your HR analytics
• Tell your organization’s story - whether you are a seasoned professional or a newcomer

Part overview of the field, part handbook, HR Analytics Essentials walks readers through the many benefits of using analytics to make better people decisions. HR Analytics requires more than just strong gut instincts and a talent for talking with people; it requires a good understanding of your organization’s human capital. As this guide will show, HR Analytics is both an art and a science that can help your organization make informed decisions that benefit all stakeholders. With case studies and online tutorials, including a step-by-step guide for using Excel to efficiently work with your data, HR Analytics Essentials is the perfect handbook you need.

• Simplified explanation of concepts
• Chapter Summaries
• Solutions to Practice Exercises
• Practical approaches for application
• Best Practices
• Project Management Templates

A short, simple, and practical guide to understanding how to manage all kinds of projects! 

As employees move into a project management role, they need to learn new skills. These would include management of several different dimensions of a project to deliver the project successfully. Project Management Essentials You Always Wanted to Know: 5th Edition provides the core information about how to manage the complexity of modern projects with improved easy-to-understand explanations, a new WBS template and a new chapter on Agile. The new edition, includes topics such as:

• Project management overview
• Project Initiation - Constraints, Stakeholders, PMO, Life Cycles
• Project Planning - WBS,CPM, Budgeting, Quality, Resources, Communications, Risk, Procurement, Stakeholders
• Project Execution - Audits, Resources, Communications
• Project Monitoring & Controlling - Tracking, Quality Control, Change Control
• Project Closure
• Agile Overview (new)

From raw data to actionable insights - journey through the essentials of data analytics.


Data Analytics Essentials You Always Wanted To Know is an approachable and captivating guide to understand the complicated world of data

Data analytics is becoming increasingly important in today's data-driven society, and so has the demand for data analysts. Data Analytics Essentials You Always Wanted to Know (Data Analytics Essentials) is a comprehensive yet succinct manual, perfect for you if you are trying to understand the fundamentals of data analytics. It gives a concise introduction to data
analytics and its current applicability.

Upon reading this book, you will get:

•  A fundamental comprehension of data analytics, including its types
• An understanding of data analytics processes, software tools, and a range of analytics methodologies
• A comprehension of what daily tasks and procedures the data analysts follow
• An investigation into the vast field of big data analytics, covering its possibilities and challenges
• An understanding of the existing legal frameworks, as well as ethical and privacy issues in data analytics
• Application-based learning using a variety of real-world case studies
  

This book is a great tool for professionals switching to a career in data analytics and for students who want to learn the basics of data analytics. It will give you a strong foundation by explaining everything in an easy-to-understand language.

Data Analytics Essentials goes beyond a theoretical manual and contains real-world case studies and fun facts to help you enhance your knowledge. The chapter summaries and self- assessment tests along with every chapter will help you test yourself as you move from one concept to the next.

After reading this book, you will be able to answer the following questions:

• What is Operations and Supply Chain Management and why is it important?
• What are the key functions within this field, and how do they interact with one another and the broader business?
• What are the responsibilities and decisions that managers in each functional area think about?
• How will disruptions in the Supply Chain impact the business world and our lives going forward?
• What are the practical applications of the knowledge gained around Supply Chain Operations?

A practical understanding of the dynamic, expanding, and evolving Supply Chains that make our daily lives possible.

Have you ever wondered what your peers meant by “Supply Chain” or “Operations”, or why either of these fields matter?
What about people that work in these roles – what do they actually do?
In Operations and Supply Chain Management Essentials, these questions and more will be answered.

This useful guide uses a hypothetical company and the consumer product they make, to explain how the various functions within the Supply Chain intertwine to bring a finished product to life for consumers in the market. You will understand the story of how new demands, changing preferences, and unforeseen circumstances force this fictional company to adapt in order to survive. Through this book, you will understand and appreciate how these activities, including logistics and warehouse management, make everyday products and services available at our disposal - and why this is increasingly important for companies to pay attention to. The simple format and non-technical language of this book will attract even laypersons looking for a quick, comprehensive overview of supply chain management.

Master the Digital SAT with the Digital SAT Supreme Guide!

 Learn Strategies

• Step-by-step breakdown of Reading, Writing, and Math concepts by SAT experts to give you a thorough understanding of all topics
• Effective strategies to solve all types of questions faster
• One solved example for each topic to show how to approach questions
• Dos and don’ts for each topic that will help you avoid simple errors
• Math formulas cheat sheet to revisit on test day
• List of important vocabulary words to master for the Reading and Writing section?

Practice extensively

• Realistic drills after each concept to apply and practice the strategies learned
• One free online mini test to gauge test readiness before beginning your prep
• One 6-module test with separate easy and difficult modules (in-book) for both sections
• A performance review sheet for self-assessment with a raw score table to estimate your test core
• One online adaptive test with an interface like the real SAT to prepare for test day
• Elaborate explanations for correct as well as incorrect choices

Know the Digital SAT

• Updated information on the Digital SAT and its features
• A deep dive into the Reading and Writing and Math sections
• A thorough explanation of the scoring system
• A 6-week targeted study plan 

To get more practice for the Digital SAT, consider Digital SAT Reading and Writing Practice Questions and Digital SAT Math Practice Questions by Vibrant Publishers. For full-length tests, consider Practice Tests for the Digital SAT, and for a simulated practice of the test, prepare with adaptive Online Practice Tests for the Digital SAT.