Why are elite jewelers reluctant to sell turquoise, despite strong demand? Why did leading investment bankers shun junk bonds for years, despite potential profits? Status Signals is the first major sociological examination of how concerns about status affect market competition. Starting from the basic premise that status pervades the ties producers form in the marketplace, Joel Podolny shows how anxieties about status influence whom a producer does (or does not) accept as a partner, the price a producer can charge, the ease with which a producer enters a market, how the producer's inventions are received, and, ultimately, the market segments the producer can (and should) enter. To achieve desired status, firms must offer more than strong past performance and product quality--they must also send out and manage social and cultural signals. Through detailed analyses of market competition across a broad array of industries--including investment banking, wine, semiconductors, shipping, and venture capital--Podolny demonstrates the pervasive impact of status. Along the way, he shows how corporate strategists, tempted by the profits of a market that would negatively affect their status, consider not only whether to enter the market but also whether they can alter the public's perception of the market. Podolny also examines the different ways in which a firm can have status. Wal-Mart, for example, has low status among the rich as a place to shop, but high status among the rich as a place to invest. Status Signals provides a systematic understanding of market dynamics that have--until now--not been fully appreciated.

A systematic study of why rising powers seek greater status in world politics and when dominant powers recognize their claims.

Over 1,300 total pages .... 14086A Electronics Technician, Volume 1 Safety and Administration 'This is the first volume in the ET Training Series. Covers causes and prevention of mishaps, handling of hazardous materials; identifies the effects of electrical shock; purpose of the tag-out bill and personnel responsibilities, documents, and procedures associated with tag out; and identifies primary safety equipment associated with ET work. Provides an overview of general and technical administration and logistics. Included are descriptions of forms and procedures included in the Maintenance Data System (MDS) and publications that should be included in a ship's technical library. Also included is a basic description of the Naval Supply System and COSAL. This volume combines the previous ET volumes 1 & 2 and has been updated. 14087 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, VOLUME 02--ADMINISTRATION OBSOLETE: no further enrollments allowed. Provides an overview of general and technical administration and logistics. Included are descriptions of forms and procedures included in the Maintenance Data System (MDS) and publications that should be included in a ship's technical library. Also included is a basic description of the Naval Supply System and COSAL. 14088 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, VOLUME 03--COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS Provides operations-related information on Navy communications systems including SAS, TEMPEST, satellite communications, Links 11, 4-A, and 16, the C2P system, and a basic introduction to local area networks (LANs). 14089 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, VOLUME 04--RADAR SYSTEMS Provides a basic introduction to air search, surface search, ground-controlled approach, and carrier controlled approach RADAR systems. Included are basic terms associated with RADAR systems, descriptions of equipment that compose the common systems, descriptions of RADAR interfacing procedures and equipment, and primary radar safety topics. 14090 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, VOLUME 05--NAVIGATION SYSTEMS Introduces the primary navigation systems used by U.S. Navy surface vessels. It provides a basic introduction to and explanation of the Ship's Inertial Navigation System (SINS), the U.S. Navy Navigation Satellite System (NNSS), and the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) and associated equipment. It then provides an introduction to and explanation of the Tactical Air Navigation system (TACAN) and its associated equipment. The information provided is written at an introductory level and is not intended to be used by technicians for diagnoses or repairs. 14091 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, VOLUME 06--DIGITAL DATA SYSTEMS Covers the following subject matter on computers and peripherals: fundamentals and operations, configurations and hardware, operator controls and controlling units, components and circuits, central processing units and buses, memories, input/output and interfacing, instructions and man/machine interfaces, magnetic tape storage, magnetic disk storage, CD-ROM storage, printers, data conversion devices and switchboards. 14092 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, VOLUME 07--ANTENNAS AND WAVE PROPAGATION Covers a basic introduction to antennas and wave propagation. It includes discussions about the effects of the atmosphere on rf communications, the various types of communications and radar antennas in use today, and a basic discussion of transmission lines and waveguide theory. 14093 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, VOLUME 08--SUPPORT SYSTEMS Provides a basic introduction to support systems: liquid cooling, dry air, ac power distribution, ship's input, and information transfer. It includes discussions on configuration, operation and maintenance of these systems.