Business and management: revision guides Books

Book SynopsisResources designed to support learners of the 2010 BTEC Level 3 National Business specification Covering the full Diploma with all mandatory and a wide selection of optional units for the 2010 specification covered, and packed with in-book features to help students achieve their potential. WorkSpace case studies take your learners into the real world of work, showing them how they can apply their knowledge in a real-life context.

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Book SynopsisExam Board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: Business Management Two books in one! Combining a revision guide and a full set of practice test papers, this fantastic resource is all you need to revise for the exam.The revision guide Covers all of the topics in the new CfE Higher Business Management curriculum, broken down into manageable chunks for easy revision Clearly explains key concepts, research evidence and real-life applications Contains Quick Tests to let students check their knowledge and understanding as they go alongThe practice test papers Are in the format and the style of the SQA exam, giving students an opportunity to practice taking the Higher Business Management examMarking instructions and sample answers are provided online, so students can check their progress.

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Book SynopsisThis book will aim at better understanding, elaborating on, and inspiring the creation of more purpose-driven research. It sees the potential of a thesis to be more than an examination.Table of Contents1 - Approach 1.1: Skills and the will to grow 1.2: Relevance follows audience 1.3: Rigour suggests approach 1.4: Deduce the research design 1.5: Purposeful scientific entrepreneur 1.6: Renewable research energy 1.7: Why even bother? 1.8: Preparation determines motivation 1.9: A peer called supervisor 1.10: Countless shades of supervision 2 - Begin 2.1: Conduct a project 2.2: Follow one trajectory 2.3: Try not to build roof-down 2.4: Build well-dimensioned bridges 2.5: Impression management 2.6: Maturing your mind 2.7: Comparing with others 2.8: A researcher's humility 2.9: Theory is there to help 2.10: Castle under siege 3 - Conduct 3.1: Growing into an expert 3.2: Help others understand you 3.3: Strange birds 3.4: Writing as modern architecture 3.5: A magnetic introduction 3.6: A contextualising theory chapter 3.7: An instructive methodology chapter 3.8: A resolving findings chapter 3.9: A progressive discussion 3.10: A consolidating conclusion 4 - Complete 4.1: Revise frequently 4.2: Core motivator, key critic 4.3: Frustration is a fuzzy teacher 4.4: Relaxation as a research methodology 4.5: Fear of writing 4.6: Mitigating mental overload 4.7: Write like a journey 4.8: Be kind to yourself 4.9: Necessity of ownership 4.10: Throwing off a weight 5 - Continue after 5.1: Take in your accomplishment 5.2: Feedback eats grades for breakfast 5.3: Your degree is a trusted symbol 5.4: Do good for yourself and others 5.5: Keep in touch 5.6: Career serendipity 5.7: Never consider yourself unfree 5.8: Fortify your academic skills 5.9: Grow forward 5.10: Share the fire

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Book SynopsisEssential Study and Employment Skills for Business and Management Students is a comprehensive, one-stop guide to the skills needed to bring you success, both throughout university and in your future career.Covering all the core areas associated with business and management degrees, this text offers a unique focus on employability to guide your development into a future employee who can lead but who is also a team player, who is flexible and creative, well-versed in problem-solving skills, and who is self-aware and resilient under pressure - all skills that employers are looking for in today''s business world.Now in its fourth edition, a new chapter on wellbeing makes this text more relevant than ever. This chapter guides your development of healthy mental and physical resilience, which are needed both at university and in the world of work. The importance of critical reflection is also emphasized by a new ''Stop and Reflect'' feature, which acts as a checkpoint to help you absorb the cTrade ReviewThis is a practical skills text with a sound theoretical base and activities to unleash students' potential as they face the challenges of the world. * Dr Eric CCK Chan, Regent's University London *Essential Study and Employment Skills for Business and Management Students is extremely clear, well considered, and covers a very good range and variety of key skills areas, with a very friendly approach. * Joel Arnott, University of Sunderland *This is a very useful, practical textbook which covers a variety of relevant concepts and skills. It delivers theoretical overviews alongside the opportunity to engage through practical activities. * Dr Epaminondas Koronis, University of Westminster *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Setting the scene: study, workplace, and development skills 1: Developing skills for business and management students 2: Understanding how you learn 3: Time management and personal development planning 4: Communication principles 5: Teamwork skills 6: Reading and searching for information 7: Developing a critical approach 8: Writing essentials: preparation, layout and structure 9: Presentation skills 10: Measurement and management - quantitative data and its presentation 11: Creativity 12: Wellbeing: looking after yourself and others 13: Career preparations

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Book SynopsisFully updated to be aligned with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Sixth Edition, this study guide is structured per the PMP Examination Content Outline (ECO), 2015 edition, which is the blueprint for the PMP exam. The study guide has a chapter of 50 questions for each performance domain in the ECO: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. The study guide also provides access to a 200-question on-line test that simulates the experience of taking the actual PMP examination. Table of ContentsAcronymsIntroduction1Project Integration Management2Project Scope Management3Project Schedule Management4Project Cost Management5Project Quality Management6Project Resource Management7Project Communications Management8Project Risk Management9Project Procurement Management10Project Stakeholder Management11Practice Test12Appendix13References

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Book SynopsisYour hands-on introduction to modern business and business education Whether you're deciding on a course of study, headed to university, or settling down to your first year, Business Studies For Dummies provides you with a thorough overview of the subjects that form the foundation of a business studies degree.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: What Is Business? 5 Chapter 1: Understanding Business and Business Studies 7 Chapter 2: Identifying the Internal and External Influences on Business 21 Chapter 3: Using Business Analyses 37 Chapter 4: Making Decisions 61 Part II: How Business Works 75 Chapter 5: Structuring and Evolving Organisations 77 Chapter 6: Meeting Stakeholder Demands 91 Chapter 7: Organising for Success 103 Part III: How to Be a Business and Do Business 119 Chapter 8: Understanding Business Strategy 121 Chapter 9: Creating Great Products and Services 137 Chapter 10: Marketing Your Products or Services 151 Part IV: Money, Money, Money 171 Chapter 11: Understanding Finance 173 Chapter 12: Structuring Accounts 193 Chapter 13: Investing in the Present and in the Future 211 Chapter 14: Using Numbers in Business 231 Part V: The Awkward Bit: The People! 245 Chapter 15: Knowing People 247 Chapter 16: Managing Human Resources 269 Chapter 17: Handling Employee Relations 289 Part VI: Putting It All Together 307 Chapter 18: Examining Operations 309 Chapter 19: Delivering Great Projects 327 Chapter 20: Using Technology to Your Best Advantage 341 Part VII: The Part of Tens 357 Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Succeeding at Business School 359 Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Put Your Knowledge to Work Outside the Classroom 367 Index 375

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Book SynopsisThe PMI-PBA Exam Practice Test and Study Guide attempts to address all your questions and concerns by providing two of the most sought-after study aids: memory maps and practice questions. The systematic use of memory maps helps aid in the efficient recall of information and can boost confidence during the exam. Well-crafted practice questions are fantastic study aids that can be used to track your progress as you learn new concepts, introduce you to the complex sentence structure that is likely to appear on the exam, and concentrate your studies by domain, essentially preparing you to pass the very challenging PMI-PBA Exam in the allotted four hours.In addition to study hints and exam topics, this book provides references to tools and techniques that should be incorporated into your work immediately. For each of the five domains outlined in the PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) Examination Content Outline 2013 (the ECO), twenty practice questions Table of ContentsOverview of the Exam, Exam Application, and Taking the Exam. Needs Assessment. Business Analysis Planning. Requirements Elicitation and Analysis. Traceability and Monitoring. Solution Evaluation. Practice Exam.

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IB Prepared resources are developed directly with the IB to provide the most up-to-date, authentic and authoritative guidance on DP assessment. IB Prepared: Business Management 2nd edition combines a concise review of course content with strategic guidance, past paper material and exam-style practice opportunities, allowing learners to consolidate the knowledge and skills that are essential to success.

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Book SynopsisBased on The 12-Week MBA by Abilitie, a business leadership program taught to professionals at global Fortune 500 companies, The 12-Week MBA offers practical tips for managers and aspiring business leaders.A business school MBA takes time and money. Yet with a laser focus on what matters most, there is an alternative way for aspiring business leaders to learn business essentials and to take charge in organizations.The 12-Week MBA offers a practical Mini MBA curriculum that gives all business leaders, regardless of their industry, function, or level, the core knowledge, skills and attitudes to effectively manage and lead. By uniquely focusing the two critical areas of leadership - managing numbers and leading people - this practical and engaging guide will inspire you to apply critical business thinking and a dynamic approach to value creation, people skills and decision making.Transform your business and your career in 12 weeks, a pace that give

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Book SynopsisPaul Ramsay is Lecturer in Academic Skills at University of Portsmouth. Pat Maiercoordinates study skills for Dept of Civil Engineering at University of Southampton. Geraldine Pricelectures within the School of Education at University of Southampton and holds workshops nationally for teachers on dyslexia, study skills and curriculum access.Table of ContentsForewordHow to use this bookLearning in Higher EducationBehaving professionally THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU TO: 1 Manage yourself 1 Managing your time 2 Managing your stress 3 Learning part time, online and on a work placement 2 Improve your work 4 Getting the most out of lectures 5 Working in a real and diverse team 6 Presenting your work 7 Reading critically 8 Excelling in exams 3 Apply your thinking skills 9 Thinking critically 10 Understanding the value of reflection 11 Approaching numerical problems 4 Develop your business writing 12 Understanding academic integrity: learner ethics and plagiarism 13 Taking control of the writing process 14 Improving your writing in business and management studies 15 Developing your reflective writing Index

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Book Synopsis- Covers all of the questions from the textbook- Mirroring the textbook so you can quickly and easily find the material you are looking for.Table of Contents Section 1: What is Business? Chapter 1: Understanding the nature and purpose of business Chapter 2: Different business forms Chapter 3: Issues in understanding different business forms Chapter 4: Understanding that businesses operate within an external environment Section 2: Managers, leadership and decision-making Chapter 5: What managers do Chapter 6: Types of management and leadership styles and their effectiveness Chapter 7: Understanding management decision-making Chapter 8: Decision trees Chapter 9: Opportunity cost Chapter 10: Understanding the role and importance of stakeholders Section 3: Decision-making to improve marketing performance Chapter 11: Marketing and decision-making Chapter 12: Marketing and competitiveness Chapter 13: Setting marketing objectives Chapter 14: Understanding markets Chapter 15: Market research and sampling Chapter 16: The interpretation of marketing data Chapter 17: Price and income elasticity of demand Chapter 18: Market data and analysis Chapter 19: Segmentation, targeting and positioning Chapter 20: Niche and mass marketing Chapter 21: Marketing mix: 7Ps Chapter 22: Product decisions: product life cycle and product portfolio Chapter 23: Pricing decisions Chapter 24: Place and promotion decisions Chapter 25: Integrating the marketing mix Section 4: Decision-making to improve operational performance Chapter 26: Setting operational objectives Chapter 27: Efficiency and labour productivity Chapter 28: Lean production Chapter 29: Capacity utilisation Chapter 30: Technology and operational efficiency Chapter 31: Analysing operational performance Chapter 32: Improving quality Chapter 33: Managing supply chains Chapter 34: Managing inventory Chapter 35: Decision-making to improve operational performance Section 5: Decision-making to improve financial performance Chapter 36: Financial objectives Chapter 37: Calculating revenue, costs and profit Chapter 38: Break-even analysis Chapter 39: Cash flow management Chapter 40: Budgets and budgeting Chapter 41: Profit and how to increase it Chapter 42: Cash flow versus profit Chapter 43: Sources of finance Chapter 44: Decision-making to improve financial performance Section 6: Decision-making to improve human resource performance Chapter 45: Setting human resource objectives Chapter 46: Motivation and engagement in theory Chapter 47: Motivation and engagement in practice Chapter 48: Improving organisational design Chapter 49: Managing the human resource flow Chapter 50: Improving employer–employee relations Chapter 51: Analysing human resource performance Chapter 52: Decision-making and improved HR performance Section 7: Analysing the strategic position of a business Chapter 53: Influences on the mission of a business Chapter 54: Corporate objectives, strategy & tactics Chapter 55: The impact of strategic decision making on functional decision making Chapter 56: The value of SWOT analysis Chapter 57: Financial objectives and constraints Chapter 58: Balance sheets and income statements Chapter 59: Financial ratio analysis Chapter 60: Value and limitations of financial ratios Chapter 61: How to analyse data other than financial statements Chapter 62: Assessing short- and long-term performance Chapter 63: Different measures of assessing business performance Chapter 64: Changes in the political and legal environment Chapter 65: The impact of government policy Chapter 66: The impact of changes in the economic environment Chapter 67: Globalisation and emerging economies Chapter 68: The impact of social change Chapter 69: The social environment including CSR Chapter 70: Technological change Chapter 71: The competitive environment Chapter 72: Analysing strategic options Chapter 73: Investment appraisal Chapter 74: Sensitivity analysis Section 8: Choosing strategic direction Chapter 75: Strategic direction: Ansoff’s matrix Chapter 76: Competitive advantage Chapter 77: Strategic positioning Section 9: Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies Chapter 78: Growth and retrenchment Chapter 79: Economies and diseconomies of scale Chapter 80: Methods and types of growth Chapter 81: Innovation Chapter 82: Becoming an innovative organisation Chapter 83: Protecting innovative ideas Chapter 84: Reasons for trading internationally Chapter 85: Attractiveness of international markets Chapter 86: China and India Chapter 87: Targeting overseas markets Chapter 88: Managing international business Chapter 89: Digital technology Section 10: Managing strategic change Chapter 90: Causes and value of change Chapter 91: The flexible organisation Chapter 92: Barriers to change Chapter 93: Organisational culture Chapter 94: Strategic implementation Chapter 95: Network analysis and strategic implementation Chapter 96: Problems with strategy Chapter 97: Understanding assessment objectives Chapter 98: Tackling data response questions Chapter 99: How to revise for business exams

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Book SynopsisExam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: BusinessWritten by experienced author Mark Hage, this Student Guide for Business focuses on the key topics of raising finance, financial planning and resource management. The first section, Content Guidance, summarises content needed for the exams, with knowledge-check questions throughout. The second section, Questions and Answers, provides samples of different questions and student answers with examples of how many marks are available for each question. Students can:- Identify key content for the exams with our concise summary of topics- Find out what examiners are looking for with our Questions and Answers section- Test their knowledge with rapid-fire questions and answers - Avoid common pitfalls with clear definitions and exam tips throughout- Reinforce their learning with bullet-list summaries at the end of each section

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Book Synopsis MBA In A Week is a simple and straightforward way to get the edge in business, giving you everything you really need to know in just seven short chapters. Every day it focuses on one area of MBA study, from global business, finance and accounting, to strategy, marketing and operations management.This book distils the most practical business insights of an MBA into easy-to-digest bite-sized chunks, giving you a basic knowledge and understanding of the key concepts, together with practical and thought-provoking exercises. Whether you choose to read it in a week or in a single sitting, MBA In A Week is your fastest route to success:- Sunday: Global business pressures and change- Monday: Finance, economics and accounting- Tuesday: Entrepreneurship, ethics and social responsibility- Wednesday: Strategy and marketing- Thursday: Operations management - Friday: Organizational behaviour and human resources management- Saturday: R

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Book SynopsisWith the goal of bridging the gap between research and practice, this book provides intriguing and innovative thoughts on leadership and gender in organizations from renowned scholars as well as high-level corporate thought leaders in the area of diversity and inclusion.Table of ContentsForeword Alyssa Panitch, Purdue University Preface David Hummels, Purdue University 1. Introduction: Making the Case for Gender Inclusion and Women’s Career Equality at Work Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University Part I: Fostering Positive Work for Women 2. Creating Gender Inclusive Climates and Conversations What the Research Tells Us: The Role of Inclusive Climates in Closing the Gender Gap Lisa Nishii, Cornell University View from Practice: The Power in “Staying vs. Leaving” Conversations to Create an Inclusive Workplace at Accenture Nellie Borrero, Accenture Integrating Research and Practice: Gender Inclusive Climates Charlice Hurst, University of Notre Dame Managerial and Organizational Actions for Creating Inclusive Climates Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University 3. Mentoring and Other Strategies for Advancing Women’s Careers What the Research Tells Us: Glass Ceiling Chisels Belle Rose Ragins, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee View from Practice: Advancing Women at IBM Rosalia Thomas, IBM Integrating Research and Practice: Mentoring Patrice Buzzanell, University of South Florida Managerial and Organizational Actions for Mentoring and Advancing Women Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University Part II: Gender Inclusion in Industry and Organizational Contexts 4. How to Leverage Diverse Teams What the Research Tells Us: Claiming the Unexpected Value of Diversity Denise Lewin Loyd, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign View from Practice: Engaging Teams for Business Success at PWC Anne Donovan, PricewaterhouseCoopers Integrating Research and Practice: Diverse Teams Beth Livingston, University of Iowa Managerial and Organizational Actions for Creating Inclusive Teams Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University 5. Learning from STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Contexts What the Research Tells Us: That None Shall Perish Kelly Mack, Association of American Colleges & Universities, Chris Sahley, Purdue University, and Orlando Taylor, Fielding Graduate University View from Practice: Learning from Successful Women in the STEM Field Mariana Monteiro, FCM, LLC Integrating Research and Practice: STEM Contexts Diana Bilimoria, Case Western Reserve University Managerial and Organizational Actions to Transform STEM Contexts Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University 6. Learning from Entrepreneurial Settings What the Research Tells Us: The Glass Ceiling of Entrepreneurship and How Women Are Breaking Free Kim Eddleston, Northeastern University View from Practice: Emerging Organizational Culture and Inclusion Nina Swanson, Walmart Integrating Research and Practice: Entrepreneurial Settings Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University Managerial and Organizational Actions to Create Inclusive Entrepreneurial Settings Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University 7. Epilogue: A Beginning Blueprint for Organizations and Researchers to Advance Gender Inclusion and Equality (with Caveats) Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University Acknowledgments 

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Book SynopsisReinventing Bankruptcy Law offers the first historical account of the CCAA, drawing on a broad array of historical sources including legislation, news sources, scholarly writing, archival materials, and more.Table of ContentsFigures and Tables Abbreviations 1. Historical Institutionalism and the Recursivity of Law Part One: 1920s–1950s 2. Corporate Restructuring as a Bondholder Remedy 3. Enshrining a Bondholder Remedy in Federal Legislation 4. Constitutional References and Changing Conceptions of Federalism: 1934–1937 5. Efforts to Repeal the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act: 1938–1953 Part Two: 1970s–2000s 6. New Lenders, New Forms of Lending, and Stalled Bankruptcy Reforms: 1970s–1980s 7. Purposive Interpretation and Proactive Judging: 1980s–1990s 8. Judicial Sanction of “Tactical Devices” 9. Formalizing a Modern “Debtor-in-Possession” Restructuring Narrative 10. Conclusion Appendices Notes

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Book SynopsisThis volume addresses the governance and evolution of Canada's international policies, and the challenges facing Canada's international policy relations on multiple fronts.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Preface 1.Canada at the Crossroads: Canada’s International Policy Relations in an Era of Political and Economic Uncertainty Geoffrey Hale and Greg Anderson Part One: Overarching Issues 2. The Great Unravelling? The Construction and Deconstruction of North America’s Governance Architecture Greg Anderson and David Jones 3. Days of Future Past: Evaluating Canadian Foreign Trade Policies Christopher Kukucha 4. International Regulatory Cooperation and Multilevel Governance: Motives, Methods, and Outcomes Geoffrey Hale 5. Who Is Us? The Shifting Sands of Foreign Direct Investment Policies Greg Anderson Part Two: Market Movements, Human Flows, and Canada’s Multidimensional Borders 6. Cross-Border Movements and Governance: A Multidimensional Shifting Landscape Geoffrey Hale 7. Reforming High-Skilled Temporary Worker Programs in Canada and the United States: Sticks and Carrots Meredith B. Lilly 8. Managing Cross-Cutting Interdependencies: Canada’s Cross-Border Transportation and Infrastructure Regimes in a North American and International Context Geoffrey Hale 9. Dividing and Uniting Transportation Border Markets: The Role of Cabotage Barry E. prentice and John Coleman 10. National Security and Economic Security: Distributed vs. Hierarchical Management of Domestic and Critical Infrastructure Security in Canada and North America 230 Geoffrey Hale 11. Environmental vs. Territorial Borders: Canada-U.S. Cooperation on Environmental Issues and the Resilience of Transboundary Governance Debora Vannijnatten and Carolyn Johns Part Three: Trans-Border and Cross-Border Regions 12. The Pacific North West Economic Region: An Institutional Analysis of Effective Regional Governance Patricia Dewey Lambert 13. Cross-Border Constraints and Dynamics in the Northeast Stephen Tomblin 14. Attributes of Cross-Border Economic Policymaking in the Great Lakes Economic Region: Insights into Complex Bordering Processes at the Subnational Scale Kathryn Bryk Friedman 15. Canada’s Arctic Boundaries and the United States: Binational vs. Bilateral Policymaking in North America Carolyn C. James Part Four: Sectoral and Subsectoral Issues 16. Whither Canada’s Automotive industry? Policy, Trade, and Regional Competitiveness Brendan A. Sweeney 17. Canadian Energy in North America and Beyond: Between an Economic Rock and a Progressive Hard Place Monica Gattinger 18. Is NAFTA’s Northern Border Thickening for Agri-Food Products? William A. Kerr and Jill E. Hobbs 19. International Trade in Arms Regulations and Quebec’s Aerospace Industry Mathilde Bourgeon and Elisabeth Vallet 20. Capacity for Choice? Managing International Policy Relations in a World of Shifting Borders Geoffrey Hale and Greg Anderson Bibliography Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume addresses the governance and evolution of Canada's international policies, and the challenges facing Canada's international policy relations on multiple fronts.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Preface 1.Canada at the Crossroads: Canada’s International Policy Relations in an Era of Political and Economic Uncertainty Geoffrey Hale and Greg Anderson Part One: Overarching Issues 2. The Great Unravelling? The Construction and Deconstruction of North America’s Governance Architecture Greg Anderson and David Jones 3. Days of Future Past: Evaluating Canadian Foreign Trade Policies Christopher Kukucha 4. International Regulatory Cooperation and Multilevel Governance: Motives, Methods, and Outcomes Geoffrey Hale 5. Who Is Us? The Shifting Sands of Foreign Direct Investment Policies Greg Anderson Part Two: Market Movements, Human Flows, and Canada’s Multidimensional Borders 6. Cross-Border Movements and Governance: A Multidimensional Shifting Landscape Geoffrey Hale 7. Reforming High-Skilled Temporary Worker Programs in Canada and the United States: Sticks and Carrots Meredith B. Lilly 8. Managing Cross-Cutting Interdependencies: Canada’s Cross-Border Transportation and Infrastructure Regimes in a North American and International Context Geoffrey Hale 9. Dividing and Uniting Transportation Border Markets: The Role of Cabotage Barry E. prentice and John Coleman 10. National Security and Economic Security: Distributed vs. Hierarchical Management of Domestic and Critical Infrastructure Security in Canada and North America 230 Geoffrey Hale 11. Environmental vs. Territorial Borders: Canada-U.S. Cooperation on Environmental Issues and the Resilience of Transboundary Governance Debora Vannijnatten and Carolyn Johns Part Three: Trans-Border and Cross-Border Regions 12. The Pacific North West Economic Region: An Institutional Analysis of Effective Regional Governance Patricia Dewey Lambert 13. Cross-Border Constraints and Dynamics in the Northeast Stephen Tomblin 14. Attributes of Cross-Border Economic Policymaking in the Great Lakes Economic Region: Insights into Complex Bordering Processes at the Subnational Scale Kathryn Bryk Friedman 15. Canada’s Arctic Boundaries and the United States: Binational vs. Bilateral Policymaking in North America Carolyn C. James Part Four: Sectoral and Subsectoral Issues 16. Whither Canada’s Automotive industry? Policy, Trade, and Regional Competitiveness Brendan A. Sweeney 17. Canadian Energy in North America and Beyond: Between an Economic Rock and a Progressive Hard Place Monica Gattinger 18. Is NAFTA’s Northern Border Thickening for Agri-Food Products? William A. Kerr and Jill E. Hobbs 19. International Trade in Arms Regulations and Quebec’s Aerospace Industry Mathilde Bourgeon and Elisabeth Vallet 20. Capacity for Choice? Managing International Policy Relations in a World of Shifting Borders Geoffrey Hale and Greg Anderson Bibliography Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThe late Honourable Michael Wilson was a Canadian politician and business professional. As Minister of Finance under Brian Mulroney, Wilson was one of the key negotiators of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement one of Canada’s most important economic agreements in the last 50 years, later superseded by NAFTA. In addition, Wilson was responsible for implementing the controversial Goods and Services Tax (GST), which remains key to the federal government today. After his life in Parliament, Wilson served as Ambassador to the United States and Chancellor of the University of Toronto. Outside of politics, Wilson was active in raising awareness of mental health issues following the traumatic loss of his son, Cameron, to suicide. Devoting considerable time to advocacy, he established the Cameron Parker Holcombe Wilson Chair in Depression Studies at the University of Toronto and served as Board Chair for the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Something witTrade Review"Few public officials in Canadian history wrought more fundamental change than Michael Wilson – all while dealing with overwhelming family pressures and tragedies. In his life, Wilson often joked about his inhibitions and lack of charisma. Now at last he has been freed to speak full and from the heart." -- David Frum * The Atlantic *"A fascinating, illuminating read." -- Michael Taube * Literary Review of Canada *Table of ContentsForeword by the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney Prologue 1. Finding My Way Home 2. Lessons in Life, Home and Abroad 3. Dollars, Discretion, and Life on the Farm 4. The Power of a Challenging Question 5. Who Will Lead the Way? 6. A Platform on Four Pillars 7. Tearing Down Tariff Walls 8. NAFTA Tales 9. Journeys and Revelations 10. Brian, Mick, and Me 11. Back to Business 12. Cameron 13. Embassy Life 14. Security and Personalities 15. The Platinum Years

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Book SynopsisThe content in the new Manhattan Prep GMAT Strategy Guide Set is an updated and expanded version of the content in the 10-book Complete GMAT Strategy Guide Set, 6th ed. We’ve taken the 10 guides and consolidated them into three books, making the set a more concise and compelling option for GMAT prep.GMAT Strategy Guide Set comes with access to Atlas, your complete online study plan. Atlas provides homework assignments for all of your guides, including both advanced material and hundreds of additional practice problems. You will also have access to 6 full-length adaptive practice tests and interactive video lessons. The material was written by expert instructors with 99th-percentile scores on the GMAT.The GMAT Strategy Guide Set includes three volumes: GMAT Quant Strategy Guide GMAT Verbal Strategy Guide GMAT Integrated Reasoning and Essay Acing the GMAT requires more than tricks and tips—you've got to master the material. Manhattan Prep guides contain the most in-depth, comprehensive materials available for GMAT studies and are the top-selling GMAT prep guides worldwide.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the secret to being productive and successful no matter where you are with this essential guide to remote work.During COVID-19, working from home became the new normal. Now, both employers and employees find that the remote work they were forced to adjust to may be, well, better—financially, sustainably, and even in terms of overall morale and productivity. But working from home is not without its challenges. It can be difficult to eliminate distractions, strike a solid work/life balance, and maintain social connections that are crucial in the workplace. Whether you’re trying to find and land a job from the comfort of your home, learning to manage a virtual team, or dream of living a digital nomad lifestyle, The Everything Guide to Remote Work has everything you need to be successful. You’ll learn to optimize your own workplace culture, whether it’s in your home office or a constantly changing backdrop. So whether your company continues to work remotely full time or you only have to go to the office a few days a week, you’ll be armed with all the tools you’ll need to make the most out of this new lifestyle.

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Book SynopsisExam boards: WJEC and WJEC EduqasLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: BusinessFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2016 (AS); Summer 2017 (A-level)Build, reinforce and assess students' knowledge throughout the course. Tailored to the 2015 WJEC and Eduqas specifications and brought to you by the leading A-level Business publisher, this study and revision guide combines clear content coverage with practice questions and sample answers.- Ensure understanding with concise coverage of each topic, broken down into manageable chunks- Help students apply their knowledge to up-to-date examples that cover key content areas such as technology and globalisation- Consolidate understanding with exam tips and knowledge-check questions- Practise exam-style questions for every question type, with plenty of opportunities to develop the maths and quantitative skills that students need to succeed- Improve students' exam technique and show them how to reach the next grade using sample student answers and commentary for each exam-style question- Use flexibly in class or at home, for knowledge acquisition during the course or focused revision and exam preparationThis Student Guide covers the content of:- 2015 WJEC AS/A-level Business specifications regulated by Qualifications Wales- 2015 WJEC Eduqas AS/A-level Business specifications regulated by Ofqual

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Book SynopsisThis new Answer Guide for Pearson Edexcel A Level Business from Ian and Claire Marcousé:- Covers all of the questions from the textbook- Mirrors the textbook so you can quickly and easily find the material you are looking for- Helps you cut down your preparation and marking time

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Book SynopsisTest Prep Books'' GMAT Prep Book 2021 and 2022: GMAT Study Guide with Practice Test Questions [6th Edition Exam Review]Made by Test Prep Books experts for test takers trying to achieve a great score on the GMAT exam.This comprehensive study guide includes: Quick Overview: Find out what''s inside this guide! Test-Taking Strategies: Learn the best tips to help overcome your exam! Introduction: Get a thorough breakdown of what the test is and what''s on it!Analytical Writing AssessmentIntegrated ReasoningQuantitative ReasoningVerbal Reasoning Practice Questions: Practice makes perfect! Detailed Answer Explanations: Figure out where you went wrong and how to improve!Disclaimer: GMAT® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council®. The Graduate Management Admission Council® does not endorse, nor is it affiliated in any way with the owner or any content of this web site. Studying can be hard. We get it. That''s why we created this guide with these great features and benefits: Comprehensive Review: Each section of the test has a comprehensive review created by Test Prep Books that goes into detail to cover all of the content likely to appear on the test. Practice Test Questions: We want to give you the best practice you can find. That''s why the Test Prep Books practice questions are as close as you can get to the actual GMAT test. Answer Explanations: Every single problem is followed by an answer explanation. We know it''s frustrating to miss a question and not understand why. The answer explanations will help you learn from your mistakes. That way, you can avoid missing it again in the future. Test-Taking Strategies: A test taker has to understand the material that is being covered and be familiar with the latest test taking strategies. These strategies are necessary to properly use the time provided. They also help test takers complete the test without making any errors. Test Prep Books has provided the top test-taking tips. Customer Service: We love taking care of our test takers. We make sure that you interact with a real human being when you email your comments or concerns.Anyone planning to take this exam should take advantage of this Test Prep Books study guide. Purchase it today to receive access to: GMAT prep review materialsGMAT practice test questionsTest-taking strategies

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Book SynopsisIn this companion manual to The Role of Leadership Educators: Transforming Learning, this text was developed to fill a significant resource gap in leadership education. In response to this gap, as well as leadership educators’ call for professional development related to teaching and learning, this text is grounded in the college teaching and leadership education literature. Filled with 60 learning activities for diverse contributors, this book offers a hands-on resource for leadership educators to use when facilitating leadership learning opportunities.Each learning activity includes learning outcomes, activity instructions, facilitation notes, and additional resources offered by the author. The text is organized by the pedagogical methods covered in The Role of Leadership Educators: Transforming Learning. Pedagogical methods covered include Discussion, Case Studies, Reflection, Team-Based Learning, Service Learning, Self- and Peer-Assessments, Role-Play, Simulation, Games, and Art. Each chapter contains six learning activities for each pedagogical method, four focused in instructional strategies (curricular, co-curricular, technology-enhanced, followership-focused) and two in learning assessment strategies (curricular and co-curricular).

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Book SynopsisIn this companion manual to The Role of Leadership Educators: Transforming Learning, this text was developed to fill a significant resource gap in leadership education. In response to this gap, as well as leadership educators’ call for professional development related to teaching and learning, this text is grounded in the college teaching and leadership education literature. Filled with 60 learning activities for diverse contributors, this book offers a hands-on resource for leadership educators to use when facilitating leadership learning opportunities.Each learning activity includes learning outcomes, activity instructions, facilitation notes, and additional resources offered by the author. The text is organized by the pedagogical methods covered in The Role of Leadership Educators: Transforming Learning. Pedagogical methods covered include Discussion, Case Studies, Reflection, Team-Based Learning, Service Learning, Self- and Peer-Assessments, Role-Play, Simulation, Games, and Art. Each chapter contains six learning activities for each pedagogical method, four focused in instructional strategies (curricular, co-curricular, technology-enhanced, followership-focused) and two in learning assessment strategies (curricular and co-curricular).

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Book SynopsisCase Study Research: Core Skills in Using 15 Genres examines the processes involved in conducting case research in a number of genres including participant observation, fuzzy set social science, system dynamics, decision systems analysis, forced metaphor elicitation technique, ethnographic decision tree modeling, mapping strategic thinking, the historical method, storytelling research and conversational analysis. The book reviews and applies the best literature on case study methods from a number of disciplines providing a strong rationale for adopting case study research methods alone or in mixed-methods. This fully revised and updated second edition employs a broad and deep coverage of multiple case study research genres to comprehensively explore the topic.Trade ReviewThis reference and guide for students, researchers, and scholars presents case-based theory, method, and applications and offers guidelines for conducting case study research in 15 genres, including participant observation research, ethnographic decision-tree modeling, the historical method, conversational analysis, and the forced metaphor elicitation technique. The closing chapter offers 12 principles to implement in real-life contexts. B&w photos, charts, and process diagrams are included. This second edition contains three new chapters on exchange (talk) behavior in natural settings, visualizing-matching-generalizing, and constructing case-based macro models. -- Annotation ©2017 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Building Theory from Case Study Research 2. Bridging the Chasm between Survey and Case Study Research 3. Storytelling Theory and Research 4. Creating Visual Narrative Art for Decoding Stories 5. Subjective and Confirmatory Personal Introspection 6. Overcoming the Illusion of Conscious Will and Self-Fabrication 7. Using the Forced Metaphor-Elicitation Technique (FMET) in Subjective Personal Introspections about Self 8. Surfacing Executives Interpretations of Self and the Roles of Co-Workers in Enacting Front and Back Stage Strategies 9. Personal Exchanges, Social Behavior, Conversation Analysis, and Face-To-Face Talk 10. Exchange (Talk) Behavior in Natural Settings: An Exposition of Variable Based Analysis of Case Study - Arch G. Woodside and James L. Taylor 207 11. Constructing Thick Descriptions of Marketers' and Buyers' Decision Processes in Business-to-Business Exchange Relationships 12. Case Study Research on Means-End Laddering Chains 13. Building in Degrees of Freedom Analysis in Case Study Research: Empirical Positivistic Testing of Data to Alternative Theories 14. Applying the Long Interview in Case Study Research 15. Tipping-Point Modeling in Case Study Research 16. Participant Observation Research in Organizational Behavior 17. Systems Thinking and System Dynamics Modeling 18. Visualizing Matching Generalizing: Case Identification Hypotheses and Case-Level Data Analysis 19. Fuzzy Set Social Science and Qualitative Comparative Analysis 20. Constructing Cased-Based Macro Models: Cultures' Consequences on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Quality-of-Life - Arch G. Woodside, Pedro Mir Bernal and Alicia Coduras 433 21. Conclusions: Principles for Doing Case Study Research References Subject Index

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Book SynopsisThis crucial book guides academics and researchers through the process of peer reviewing manuscript articles, outlining the methods and proficiencies required to write a high-quality review. Gloria Barczak and Abbie Griffin specifically highlight the importance of becoming a first-rate reviewer to early-career scholars.Beginning with a working definition of a high-quality review, subsequent chapters detail the financial, career and personal benefits of peer reviewing for researchers, outline editors' and authors' expectations of reviewers, and offer a template for reviewing manuscripts effectively. Next, the book explicates sets of questions to consider in reviewing each section of a manuscript and features examples of reviews for actual journal submissions by the authors.Comprehensive in its approach, this book will be crucial for any early-career social scientist hoping to effectively join the peer review process and write high-quality, meaningful reviews, as well as seasoned academics wishing to refine their skills.Trade Review'There are few activities as critical to the scientific process as peer reviewing. Yet, to date, there are few activities that receive less formal training or for which clear and concise guidelines are available. This book represents a significant contribution for overcoming these deficits. I highly recommend it for both early-career and senior scholars.' -- - Stephen L. Vargo, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, US'A fresh perspective on academic publishing: Barczak & Griffin provide an insider's view into the review process in the social sciences, helping you not only to get recognition in your academic community by becoming a better reviewer, but also to take these insights to have more success in publishing your own research!' -- - Frank Piller, RWTH Aachen University, Germany'Peer reviewing is an essential mechanism to enhance the quality of scholarly output but for many academics the peer reviewing process and how to engage in it is very opaque, with some fluency gained only over time, after trial and error. The authors of this book thus do the academic profession a great service by opening up the ''black box'' of peer reviewing. The authors, drawing on over 30 years of experience in the peer review process, give us concrete guidelines and examples of how to engage in this process in an effective way. The authors, however, go beyond practical advice and provide us with a much-needed broader perspective on the process, explaining, for example, how peer reviewing can be beneficial for one's work and career and what is expected of the reviewer in terms of roles to enact, responsibilities to take on, responses and reactions to give, and respect to show (the so-called 5R's of reviewing). Overall: a book that should be mandatory reading for every scholar operating within the social sciences, particularly those at the start of their academic career!' -- - Gerda Gemser, University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to how to conduct an effective peer review 2. What is a high-quality review? 3. WIIFM – what’s in it (peer reviewing) for me? 4. Expectations of high-quality reviewers: the 5 Rs 5. Getting started and a reviewing template 6. Reviewing the introduction 7. Reviewing the theoretical background, literature synthesis, and hypothesis development 8. Reviewing the research methods 9. Reviewing the results 10. Reviewing the discussion and implications 11. Later revision rounds 12. The present and future of peer reviewing Appendix 1 Social strategy as a means to gain knowledge for innovation Appendix 2 Modeling portfolio decision-making processes Appendix 3 A partial list of references of research methodology standards References Index

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Book SynopsisBuilding Business Value through Talent uniquely describes how a CEO and CHRO can accelerate business growth by working together to design and operationalize value-driven talent strategies. CEOs focus on decisions that will drive the business strategy forward while HR leaders routinely try to satisfy the needs of the largest number of employees. Often, the two align superficially or in administrative ways – and to put out the occasional flash fire. This book changes that dynamic by unlocking the investment potential of HR and empowering an unprecedented, tangible and measurable partnership between CEOs and CHROs. Framed as a product guide, the "product" is visualized as the HR Operating Model necessary to succeed in our modern economy: a business-based talent planning and investment strategy to sustain talent solutions and intellectual capital growth. This product guide provides the tools and insights that business leaders are seeking in order to win the ever more challenging battles in their war for talent. Learning and adopting these winning practices will provide a visible testament to the effective leadership of any CEO and CHRO team.Trade ReviewTom McGuire and Linda Brenner draw on unique backgrounds spanning senior roles in operations, finance, and human resources to master the intersection of talent and market value. With Building Business Value through Talent they have created a common framework and language that finally optimizes the essential CEO and CHRO partnership in our knowledge economy. -- Jack Stahl, Co-Founder of CNEXT, a Virtual Mentoring Platform for Senior Leaders. Corporate Board Member, Private Equity Advisor, and former CEO of Revlon and President of The Coca-Cola CompanyThe connection between HR and business valuation has been nebulous until now. This guide informs a CEO how enterprise value, intellectual value and talent are linked – and how to take practical, measurable actions to maximize results with this in mind. HR no longer needs to worry about ‘having a seat at the table’ – this proves that their role in our knowledge economy requires them to host the party. -- Harold Osborn, President and Chief Executive Officer, McIlhenny CompanyIt is easy to think of Finance as the steward of financial capital, and Operations as the steward of tangible assets. Tom and Linda’s book shows HR how to be the steward of intellectual capital, which accounts for more than 80% of market valuation. Tom and Linda lay out clearly and conversationally, both the areas on which HR should focus to maximize this stewardship, as well as how the CEO should partner with HR to maximize the market cap of their company. With the ever-increasing influence of Talent on market valuation, Building Business Value Through Talent should be required reading for executives everywhere. -- Andrew Lobo, CHRO C2 Educational Systems, former CHRO at Arhaus, IncFinally, an approach that proves the value of talent investments and guides HR decision-making in a data-based, value-creating way. This framework recognizes the critical connection between finance and talent that has been missing for far too long. This guide acts as a roadmap for positioning HR as the key to growing business value. -- Deborah McFarlane, Chief People Officer at EmployBridge, former head of HR for HD Supply Facilities MaintenanceTom and Linda have developed what will become the standard operating model for CEO and CHRO partnerships. What I appreciate most is that they have combined their practitioner backgrounds, along with their deep expertise in finance and talent management, to develop a value-added framework and guide for prioritizing, operationalizing and measuring the true value of HR investments. They approach the work with a real-world perspective and this approach is long overdue. -- Stacey Valy Panayiotou, EVP-HR for Graphic Packaging International, former senior talent management, HR, Diversity & Inclusion and Organization Effectiveness leader for The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.Table of ContentsChapter Summaries Chapter 1. Important Instructions Chapter 2. Features at a Glance Chapter 3. Installation Chapter 4. Controls Chapter 5. Changing the Filter Chapter 6. Care and Maintenance Chapter 7. Before You Call

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Book SynopsisArts-based Approaches to Business Education assists educators and facilitators in preparing students and professionals to be conscientious and skilled practitioners in the contemporary organization. With a strongly practical focus, the book outlines important questions to be asked before incorporating arts-based approaches into business education and shares step-by-step examples that can be used in the classroom. It presents a myriad of ways arts can be incorporated into business curriculum across diverse subject areas and demonstrates how arts-based approaches are an actionable ‘experiential learning’ tactic to respond to the calls for responsible management education and the critical management agenda.Included in the book are practical tips for implementation based on lessons learned from educators around the globe. It comprises scaffolds for using arts-based approaches, including a three-pillar framework for assessing the suitability of arts-based approaches in business education, five example classes for incorporating the arts in the business classroom and an annotated bibliography, with over 25 curated resources to support further exploration of arts-based approaches in business education.Part of our Teaching Methods in Business series, this book inspires educators and facilitators alike to consider new ways of engaging and preparing students for the challenges of the 21st century. Professors, business and management trainers and consultants, and organizational development and learning professionals will transform the experience of business education with the ideas presented herein.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Conceptual and theoretical framework 2. Considerations for use 3. How to prepare and implement Annotated bibliography References

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Book SynopsisArts-based Approaches to Business Education assists educators and facilitators in preparing students and professionals to be conscientious and skilled practitioners in the contemporary organization. With a strongly practical focus, the book outlines important questions to be asked before incorporating arts-based approaches into business education and shares step-by-step examples that can be used in the classroom. It presents a myriad of ways arts can be incorporated into business curriculum across diverse subject areas and demonstrates how arts-based approaches are an actionable ‘experiential learning’ tactic to respond to the calls for responsible management education and the critical management agenda.Included in the book are practical tips for implementation based on lessons learned from educators around the globe. It comprises scaffolds for using arts-based approaches, including a three-pillar framework for assessing the suitability of arts-based approaches in business education, five example classes for incorporating the arts in the business classroom and an annotated bibliography, with over 25 curated resources to support further exploration of arts-based approaches in business education.Part of our Teaching Methods in Business series, this book inspires educators and facilitators alike to consider new ways of engaging and preparing students for the challenges of the 21st century. Professors, business and management trainers and consultants, and organizational development and learning professionals will transform the experience of business education with the ideas presented herein.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Conceptual and theoretical framework 2. Considerations for use 3. How to prepare and implement Annotated bibliography References

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Book SynopsisThis crucial book guides academics and researchers through the process of peer reviewing manuscript articles, outlining the methods and proficiencies required to write a high-quality review. Gloria Barczak and Abbie Griffin specifically highlight the importance of becoming a first-rate reviewer to early-career scholars.Beginning with a working definition of a high-quality review, subsequent chapters detail the financial, career and personal benefits of peer reviewing for researchers, outline editors' and authors' expectations of reviewers, and offer a template for reviewing manuscripts effectively. Next, the book explicates sets of questions to consider in reviewing each section of a manuscript and features examples of reviews for actual journal submissions by the authors.Comprehensive in its approach, this book will be crucial for any early-career social scientist hoping to effectively join the peer review process and write high-quality, meaningful reviews, as well as seasoned academics wishing to refine their skills.Trade Review'There are few activities as critical to the scientific process as peer reviewing. Yet, to date, there are few activities that receive less formal training or for which clear and concise guidelines are available. This book represents a significant contribution for overcoming these deficits. I highly recommend it for both early-career and senior scholars.' -- - Stephen L. Vargo, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, US'A fresh perspective on academic publishing: Barczak & Griffin provide an insider's view into the review process in the social sciences, helping you not only to get recognition in your academic community by becoming a better reviewer, but also to take these insights to have more success in publishing your own research!' -- - Frank Piller, RWTH Aachen University, Germany'Peer reviewing is an essential mechanism to enhance the quality of scholarly output but for many academics the peer reviewing process and how to engage in it is very opaque, with some fluency gained only over time, after trial and error. The authors of this book thus do the academic profession a great service by opening up the ''black box'' of peer reviewing. The authors, drawing on over 30 years of experience in the peer review process, give us concrete guidelines and examples of how to engage in this process in an effective way. The authors, however, go beyond practical advice and provide us with a much-needed broader perspective on the process, explaining, for example, how peer reviewing can be beneficial for one's work and career and what is expected of the reviewer in terms of roles to enact, responsibilities to take on, responses and reactions to give, and respect to show (the so-called 5R's of reviewing). Overall: a book that should be mandatory reading for every scholar operating within the social sciences, particularly those at the start of their academic career!' -- - Gerda Gemser, University of Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to how to conduct an effective peer review 2. What is a high-quality review? 3. WIIFM – what’s in it (peer reviewing) for me? 4. Expectations of high-quality reviewers: the 5 Rs 5. Getting started and a reviewing template 6. Reviewing the introduction 7. Reviewing the theoretical background, literature synthesis, and hypothesis development 8. Reviewing the research methods 9. Reviewing the results 10. Reviewing the discussion and implications 11. Later revision rounds 12. The present and future of peer reviewing Appendix 1 Social strategy as a means to gain knowledge for innovation Appendix 2 Modeling portfolio decision-making processes Appendix 3 A partial list of references of research methodology standards References Index

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Book SynopsisThe prevailing orthodoxy of public service management is that it should be marketized, commissioned, contracted, managed, measured, and evaluated. Futures in Public Management introduces and develops the alternative argument that the objectives for and outcomes sought by institutions working with the public in contexts of health, care and welfare are inherently relational phenomena they are always complex and cross-boundary, always co-produced by the individuals who experience them through interaction with those who are delivering them in relationship with those providing help/support.This volume of Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management questions the potential trajectories, risks and opportunities in taking relational approaches including the transition from existing and/or emergent forms of organising public management. The implications for the governance and management of organisations and practice of relational public services are discussed, as well as the requirements for new roles and responsibilities for stakeholders that a relational management to public service reform.Drawing from wider literature to set out the emerging lessons and reflections on relatively long running attempts to create exemplars of what is broadly a relational approach to public service management, the chapters explore the systemic hinterland required to develop and sustain relational public service approaches.

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Book SynopsisWho else wants to spend less time studying and get better grades ? The academic essay is the mainstay of assessment from year-10 upwards. Yet formal training is rarely given and students spend unncessary time struggling to get it right. The book includes details on: -researching your topic, -writing a clear and succinct opening, -using the right words and grammar, -analysing and interpreting information, -writing complete body paragraphs. The book is ideal for: – all students in full or part-time education from 14 upwards, -teachers, tutors and parents who want to support their learners, -University, College, Academy, UTC and Comprehensive school and town libraries, -Adult students in further education and /or higher education. Previous editions have had glowing reviews on Amazon ‘ This is a great flick through book… and is easy to understand’ ‘ This book is a real little pocket rocket… Don’t start your studies without this book’.Trade ReviewThis is an excellent book about the subject of writing academic essays. It is concise, clearly written and contains many examples of the good, the bad and the indifferent. It is useful for those who have not had to write such an essay for many years. It will be especially useful for those who need to rapidly get up to speed with the demands of a formal academic essay. Either due to the lines of study that did not need a particularly formal essay, that is suddenly now the new normal. Or who have come from a less rigorous academic background, and suddenly find themselves at a loss as to why their assignment scores are so poor, from a tutor who, not unreasonably, expects that they know how to write a formal academic essay already; Amazon; Found this book very useful when writing my assignment for my course at the University, and I would recommend this book to students. Amazon; This book is, by far, one of the best books to buy if your writing essays. As some one who is alien to the whole essay writing scheme of things, I can honestly say, that this book was a lifesaver. It helped me immensely to write a top essay that received high marks. The book is clear cut, concise and explains thoroughly what is expected from you.I thoroughly recommend! Amazon; This product is a life saver as i am at university, it looks how its meant to, came on time and is really good value for money :) thank you, Amazon; This is a great flick through book. You don't have to read it cover to cover, you can simply just pick out what you need and when. It was well written, clearly explained and easy to understand.I bought it for university and it has been used by myself and borrowed by my cohorts many times.Amazon;Table of ContentsThis book includes details on how to:* researching your topic* writing a clear and succinct opening* using the right words and grammar* analysing and interpreting information* writing complete body paragraphs -

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Book SynopsisResources designed to support learners of the 2010 BTEC Level 2 First Business specification*. Covering the full Diploma with all mandatory and a wide selection of optional units for the 2010 specification covered, and packed with in-book features to help students achieve their potential. WorkSpace case studies take your learners into the real world of work, showing them how they can apply their knowledge in a real-life context. * From 2012, Pearson’s BTEC First qualifications have been under re-development, so schools and colleges could be teaching the existing 2010 specification or the new next generation 2012-2013 specification. There are different Student Books to support each specification. If learners are unsure, they should check with their teacher or tutor.

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Book SynopsisResources designed to support learners of the 2010 BTEC Level 3 National Business specification Covering the full Diploma with all mandatory and a wide selection of optional units for the 2010 specification covered, and packed with in-book features to help students achieve their potential. WorkSpace case studies take your learners into the real world of work, showing them how they can apply their knowledge in a real-life context.

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Book SynopsisYou have so much you need to accomplish today. Your list is a mile long and you find yourself getting interrupted every other minute. You'd like to tell everyone to leave you alone, but most of the interruptions are coming from you! You think of a phone call you need to make or a web site you need to check and before you know it you're answering email, checking twitter, and finding a million other things to occupy your time. You need to focus - really focus. "The Pomodoro Technique" puts you back in charge of your day. You'll apply successful techniques from software engineering to identify what you should be doing today and to help you achieve your goals. Your mind won't wander when it is fully engaged in short bursts of focused activity. Learn to work less and accomplish more using nothing more than paper, pencil, and a simple kitchen timer. Set the timer and start on your next Pomodoro. When the bell rings take a break. This personal approach to timeboxing is at the core of the Pomodoro technique and this book is filled with advice on how get started and how to tailor it to your own needs.

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