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Book SynopsisThis volume contains papers presented at the Third Quinquennial Conference on Ukrainian Economics. It contains 14 essays dealing with the one thousand years of Ukrainian economic history prior to World War I. The contributions are divided into three parts, covering the periods of Kievan Rus', the 16th and 17th centuries, and the 19th century.

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Book SynopsisWhen social media has put mass communication in the hands of anyone with a smartphone - from US Presidents to any crook, liar or foreign enemy - Derek Taylor asks: What hope is there for the rest of us who just want to know what's really going on?Trade ReviewA revealing and sometimes alarming review of the age-old efforts by governments to muzzle the media. -- PETER SNOW

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword ix Acknowledgments xi Author’s Note xiii Prologue 1 Chapter 1 Man-Made Famine 5 Chapter 2 School Cut Short 21 Chapter 3 Storm of Revolution 35 Chapter 4 Turmoil Under Heaven 53 Chapter 5 Exiled to the Gobi 77 Chapter 6 Digging for Potatoes 93 Chapter 7 War Is Coming 109 Chapter 8 Repairing the Earth 123 Chapter 9 Battling Frozen Lake 137 Chapter 10 The Longest Night 159 Chapter 11 Unforgettable Movie Night 173 Chapter 12 Barefoot Doctor 185 Chapter 13 Brickmaking the Ancient Way 213 Chapter 14 Petition to Mao 237 Chapter 15 Pigs Don’t Fly 249 Chapter 16 Half the Sky 267 Chapter 17 Desert Dreams of College 281 Chapter 18 Last Convulsions of the Revolution 305 Chapter 19 Roads to Rome 331 Chapter 20 Old Gold Mountain 345 Chapter 21 The People’s Republic of Berkeley 379 Chapter 22 Ivy League Professor 403 Epilogue 437 Index 445

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Book SynopsisThis sturdy board book, packed with images of vehicles, is the perfect introduction to things that zoom, fly, and rumble for babies and toddlers. The 8-bit illustration style makes the book even more fun and accessible for young children, and it will also appeal to parents, grandparents, and anyone who has played classic video arcade games.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Max Weber Book Award, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association""Longlisted for the 2018 Spirited Awards Best New Book on Drinks, Culture, History, or Spirits, Tales of the Cocktail"

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Book SynopsisIn forty-two succinct, surprising essays, legendary scholar Henry Mintzberg brings management down from the clouds and onto solid ground.If you''re like most managers and things keep you up at night, now you can turn to a book that''s designed especially for you! But you won''t find talking rabbits or princesses here. (There is a cow, but it doesn''t jump.) Henry Mintzberg has culled forty-two of the best posts from his widely read blog and turned them into a deceptively light, sneakily serious compendium of sometimes heretical reflections on management. The moral here is this: managers need to leave their castles and find out what''s actually going on in their kingdoms. And like real bedtime stories, these essays have metaphors galore. So prepare to grow strategies like weeds and organize like a cow. Discover the maestro myth of managing, find the soft underbelly of hard data, and learn why downsizing is bloodletting and your board should be a bee. Mintzberg writes, "Just try not to be outraged by anything you read, because some of my most outrageous ideas turn out to be my best. They just take a while to become obvious."

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Book SynopsisThe New Stock Market covers a wide range of issues including the practices of high-frequency traders, insider trading, manipulation, short selling, broker-dealer practices, and trading venue fees and rebates. The book illuminates both the existing regulatory structure of our equity trading markets and how we can improve it.Trade ReviewIn immensely readable fashion, The New Stock Market connects the fundamentals of market structure to new (and old) challenges: insider trading, market manipulation, high-frequency trading. A profoundly important look at how our stock markets have changed and the regulatory first principles necessary to keep them orderly and equitable as these changes continue. -- Donald Langevoort, Georgetown UniversityThe New Stock Market is a truly impressive achievement. It deserves an audience not only among scholars to whom its intellectual framework is already familiar but also among practitioners. Analysts, portfolio managers, risk managers, and C-suite executives who read this book will afterward stand on much firmer ground when opining on prospective securities legislation and regulation. -- Martin Fridson * Enterprising Investor *Integrating the perspectives of information economics and the law for understanding markets for trading equity, this book will be of considerable interest to students of markets and the law, as well as securities lawyers, investment bankers, analysts, economists, and regulators. -- Chester Spatt, Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business and MIT Golub Center for Finance and PolicyThe New Stock Market achieves a difficult balance: it is accessible yet sophisticated. The mysterious new terms of market microstructure—"high-frequency trader," "dark pool," "maker-taker" rebates, and "internalization"—are all fluently explained, and this serves as a prelude to the authors' careful weighing of the policy choices. Few books in this area have been this lucid and this rigorous at the same time. -- John C. Coffee, Columbia UniversityEquity capital markets are going through unprecedented change: new technology, new players, new venues, and new trading strategies. How can regulators respond to these developments without impeding market efficiency? These are the issues that Fox, Glosten, and Rauterberg analyze in their outstanding book, providing vital—and novel—insights and recommendations that should be welcomed by both regulators and investors. Highly recommended. -- Edward F. Greene, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1: Foundations1. The Institutions and Regulation of Trading Markets2. The Social Function of Stock Markets3. The Economics of Trading MarketsPart 2: Trading Market Practices4. High Frequency TradingPart 3: Regulation of Traders5. The Economics of Informed Trading6. The Regulation of Informed Trading7. Manipulation8. Short SellingPart 4: Regulation of Broker-Dealers9. Broker-Dealers10. Dark Pools11. Maker-Taker Fees12. Payment for Order FlowConclusionNotesName IndexSubject Index

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Book SynopsisThe price-earnings ratio, or P/E, is the most commonly quoted investment statistic, but have you ever considered what it actually means? This book offers a practical guide to how you can adjust and improve the price-earnings ratio and use it, alongside other financial ratios, to run against the crowd and boost your stock returns.Table of ContentsAbout the Author Foreword by Werner De Bondt Preface Introduction Part I: The P/E Calculation 1. History of the P/E 2. Earnings 3. The Price-Earnings Ratio (P/E) 4. Practical Calculation of EPS and the P/E from Company Accounts Part II: The Value Premium and the P/E 5. Value Investing 6. Efficient Markets and the CAPM 7. Accepting Reality: The Fama and French 3-Factor Model 8. Value Investors Fight Back Part III: Improving the P/E 9. Developing the P/E 10. The PEG Ratio 11. The Long-Term P/E 12. Decomposing the P/E 13. A Cautionary Tale: the Naked P/E 14. Have we Rescued the P/E? Part IV: Beyond the P/E 15. Ben Graham: The P/E and the Margin of Safety 16. Joel Greenblatt: The P/E and Return on Capital 17. Joseph Piotroski: The P/E and the Fscore Conclusion Appendices FTSE 100 EPSs and P/Es Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisThis introductory text covers the basics of accounting and financial management and demonstrates the application of these principles to pharmacy practice.Trade Review"Of particular value to the pharmacist audience is Chapter 6, which the authors devote to the financial aspects of inventory management. Useful discussions in this chapter include inventory valuation methods...benchmarking inventory turnover rates and reorder points...the text is logically sequenced and well structured, making it easy to read and follow. The use of tables and figures is appropriate and not overdone. The use of case studies breaks up the chapters and maintains the reader's attention, bringing them back to a scenario they are familiar with to highlight the pharmacy relevance...a useful introductory resource for pharmacists wishing to embark on a career of management". Natalie Bula, Acting Director of Pharmacy, Canberra Hospital and Health Services, Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 41 (4) December 2011. -- Natalie Bula * Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research *"Finally, a great "how to do it" book on finances and pharmacy. This easy-to-read, introductory text covers the basics of accounting and financial management, as well as demonstrating the application of these principles to pharmacy practice...This book, which was written by a team of accountants and pharmacists, is a great teaching tool about finances or to review your current knowledge on the topic" International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, 18 July 2011 * International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding *Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Understanding the Guiding Principles of Accounting; 3. From Detailed Transactions to Summary Reports; 4. Financial Statements; 5. Basics of Finance and Financial Analysis; 6. Financial Aspects of Inventory Management; 7. Budgeting; 8. Pricing Goods and Services; 9. Personal Financial Management

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Book SynopsisThe economy is a complex, world-spanning, layer-upon-layer-upon-layer behemoth; one could argue that there's almost nothing in our lives that isn't in some way connected to the worlds of business and finance. And yet few of us truly understand it-even the world's foremost economists can't seem to agree on how it runs. The Global Economy as You've Never Seen It shows how the economy works in 99 brilliantly illustrated infographics that everyone can understand. From labour to business to finance to theory, and from the things you buy and the way you buy them to the way everything is made, infographic specialist Jan Schwochow and author Thomas Ramge bring to life every facet of the economic web that makes the world go. With its endlessly varied, information-rich visuals, this book invites us to see the economy differently-and to finally understand how it all fits together.Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE GERMAN EDITION "An economic atlas for those who want to explore the complex world of economics and its protagonists."--The Standard "Opulent, fact-rich eye candy."--Management Journal "Vivid."--Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen "A book that shows what business really is: full of colorful life. . . .Some graphics are so successful they ought to be hung in the living room."--Handelsblatt

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Book SynopsisKyudo is the ancient martial art of archery that originated from the samurai class of feudal Japan. Today, it continues to be practiced bu thousands of people worldwide, including the author of this book. Kyudo has a particular teaching: "Right shooting always results in a hit." This means that you shouldn't worry about simply hitting the target; instead, you should focus your energy and will-power on proper mindset and form. In doing so, this 'right-shooting' will naturally result in a hit. This book applies the wisdom of Kyudo to business. In our companies, we are all under the pressure of profit margins, sales targets, efficiency, and relationships. The philosophy of Kyudo gives us new perspectives and solutions to the struggles and worries that anyone can fall prey to in their business and career.

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Book SynopsisA provocative look at how data is reinventing the market: where big firms will no longer be dominant.Trade ReviewIdeas on how best to organise a data economy are far and few between. This book offers plenty of food for thought * Ludwig Siegele, Technology Editor, The Economist *This landmark book . . . should challenge and inspire every corporate strategist and public policy maker * Philip Evans, Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group *Anyone interested in the future of business should read this fascinating book . . . Reinventing Capitalism makes a compelling case that it will change the nature of the market itself. With brilliant insights, it explains how the shift from simple price signalling to data-rich preference matching will determine the winners and losers of the 21st century economy, and thoughtfully outlines steps to curb the excesses of this new environment * Kevin Werbach, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania *Praise for Big Data:An optimistic and practical look at the big data revolution - just the thing to get your head around the big changes already underway and the bigger changes to come * Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing *Teems with great insights on the new ways of harnessing information, and offers a convincing vision of the future. It is essential reading for anyone who uses - or is affected by - big data * Jeff Jonas, IBM Fellow & Chief Scientist, IBM Entity Analytics *An excellent primer * Financial Times *Fascinating * Observer *

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Book SynopsisPharmaceutical Economics begins with an investigation of the structure of the industry and its three main components: the research firms which produce innovative products;Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy William S. Comanor and Stuart O. Schweitzer with Karleen Giannitrapani PART I THE INDUSTRY A The Structure of the Industry 1. Patricia M. Danzon, Andrew Epstein and Sean Nicholson (2007), ‘Mergers and Acquisitions in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries’ B Patented Pharmaceuticals and Innovation 2. Iain Cockburn and Rebecca Henderson (1994), ‘Racing to Invest? The Economics of Competition in Ethical Drug Discovery’ 3. William S. Comanor (2007), ‘The Economics of Research and Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry’ 4. Joseph A. DiMasi, Ronald W. Hansen, Henry G. Grabowski and Louis Lasagna (1991), ‘Cost of Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry’ 5. Rebecca Henderson and Iain Cockburn (1996), ‘Scale, Scope, and Spillovers: The Determinants of Research Productivity in Drug Discovery’ 6. F.M. Scherer (2001), ‘The Link between Gross Profitability and Pharmaceutical R&D Spending’ 7. Patricia M. Danzon, Sean Nicholson and Nuno Sousa Pereira (2005), ‘Productivity in Pharmaceutical-Biotechnology R&D: The Role of Experience and Alliances’ 8. Henry Grabowski, John Vernon and Joseph A. Di Masi (2002), ‘Returns on Research and Development for 1990s New Drug Introductions’ 9. Mark Duggan and Fiona Scott Morton (2010), ‘The Effect of Medicare Part D on Pharmaceutical Prices and Utilization’ 10. Frank R. Lichtenberg (2003), ‘Pharmaceutical Innovation, Mortality Reduction, and Economic Growth’ 11. Bernard Munos (2009), ‘Lessons from 60 Years of Pharmaceutical Innovation’ C The Generic Drug Industry 12. Richard E. Caves, Michael D. Whinston and Mark A. Hurwitz (1991), ‘Patent Expiration, Entry, and Competition in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry’ 13. Henry Grabowski (2007), ‘Competition between Generic and Branded Drugs’ 14. Fiona M. Scott Morton (1999), ‘Entry Decisions in the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry’ 15. Richard G. Frank and David S. Salkever (1997), ‘Generic Entry and the Pricing of Pharmaceuticals’ D Biologics 16. Steven Kozlowski, Janet Woodcock, Karen Midthun and Rachel Behrman Sherman (2011), ‘Developing the Nation’s Biosimilars Program’ 17. Scott Gottlieb (2008), ‘Biosimilars: Policy, Clinical, and Regulatory Considerations’ PART II THE DEMAND FOR PHARMACEUTICALS: DEMAND AND INCENTIVES 18. Willard G. Manning, Joseph P. Newhouse, Naihua Duan, Emmett B. Keeler, Arleen Leibowitz and M. Susan Marquis (1987), ‘Health Insurance and the Demand for Medical Care: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment’ 19. Frank R. Lichtenberg and Shawn X. Sun (2007), ‘The Impact of Medicare Part D on Prescription Drug Use by the Elderly’ 20. Meredith B. Rosenthal, Ernst R. Berndt, Julie M. Donahue, Arnold M. Epstein and Richard G. Frank (2003), Demand Effects of Recent Changes in Prescription Drug Promotion 21. Davina C. Ling, Ernst R. Berndt and Margaret K. Kyle (2002), ‘Deregulating Direct-to-Consumer Marketing of Prescription Drugs: Effects on Prescription and Over-the-Counter Product Sales’ 22. Michele M. Spence, Stephanie S. Teleki, T. Craig Cheetham, Stuart O. Schweitzer and Mirta Millares (2005), ‘Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of COX-2 Inhibitors: Effect on Appropriateness of Prescribing’ 23. Joel W. Hay (2004), ‘Evaluation and Review of Pharmaeconomic Models’ PART III PRICING 24. Ernst R. Berndt (2002), ‘Pharmaceuticals in U.S. Health Care: Determinants of Quality and Price’ 25. Z. John Lu and William S. Comanor (1998), ‘Strategic Pricing of New Pharmaceuticals’ 26. Jayanta Bhattacharya and William B. Vogt (2003), ‘A Simple Model of Pharmaceutical Price Dynamics’ 27. Stuart O. Schweitzer and William S. Comanor (2011), ‘Prices of Pharmaceuticals in Poor Countries are Much Lower than in Wealthy Countries’ 28. Patricia M. Danzon and Li-Wei Chao (2000), ‘Cross-national Price Differences for Pharmaceuticals: How Large, and Why?’ PART IV REGULATION 29. Daniel Carpenter and Gisela Sin (2007), ‘Policy Tragedy and the Emergence of Regulation: The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938’ 30. Ernst R. Berndt, Robert S. Pindyck and Pierre Azoulay (2003), ‘Consumption Externalities and Diffusion in Pharmaceutical Markets: Antiulcer Drugs’ 31. David Granlund (2010), ‘Price and Welfare Effects of Pharmaceutical Substitution Reform’ 32. Adrian Towse (2007), ‘If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Price Fix It: The OFT and the PPRS’ 33. Stuart O. Schweitzer (2007), ‘The Timing of Drug Approvals in the United States and Abroad’

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Book SynopsisConsidering Class: Theory, Culture and Media in the 21st Century offers the reader international and interdisciplinary perspectives on the importance of class analysis in the 21st century. Political economists, sociologists, educationalists, ethnographers, cultural and media analysts have contributed to this volume to provide a multi-dimensional account of current class dynamics.Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsNotes on Contributors i1 Introduction Deirdre O’Neill and Mike Wayne Part 1: Class Theory 2 Class and the Classical Marxist Tradition Joseph Choonara3 Social Class and Education Dave Hill4 Marxist Class Theory: Competition, Contingency and Intermediate Class Positions Jonathan Pratschke5 Class Segregation  Danny Dorling6 The ‘Secret’ of the Restoration: Increased Class Exploitation Maurizio Donato and Roberto Taddeo Part 2: Class and Culture 7 Exploitation, Oppression, and Epistemology Holly Lewis8 Peasants, Migrants and Self-Employed Workers: The Masks that Veil Class Affiliation in Latin America: The Argentine Case Marina Kabat and Eduardo Sartelli9 Capitalism, Class and Collective Identity: Social Movements and Public Services in South Africa Adrian Murray10 On Intellectuals Deirdre O’Neill and Mike Wayne11 The British Working Class Post-blair Consensus: We Do Not Exist Lisa Mckenzie12 From Class Solidarity to Cultural Solidarity: Immigration, Crises, and the Populist Right Ferruh Yilmaz13 Recovering the Australian Working Class Tony Moore, Mark Gibson and Catharine Lumby Part 3: Class and the Media 14 ‘Everything Changes. Everything Stays the Same’: Documenting Continuity and Change in Working Class Lives Anita Biressi15 Ghettos and Gated Communities in the Social Landscape of Television: Representations of Class in 1982 and 2015 Fredrik Stiernstedt and Peter Jakobsson16 Class, Culture and Exploitation: The Case of Reality tv  Milly Williamson17 Class Warfare, the Neoliberal Man and the Political Economy of Methamphetamine in Breaking Bad  Michael Seltzer18 ‘The Thing Is I’m Actually from Bromley’: Queer/Class Intersectionality in Pride (2014) Craig HaslopIndex

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Book SynopsisA human awakening for our digital world. Right now is the best time to be alive. Of course, there are significant challenges in all areas of society, yet we are provided like never before with the tools, communication, awareness, and freedom to tackle these challenges head on. Chief Wellbeing Officer is for anyone who wants to help create a more human workplace, be that simply by re-discovering their own humanity at work or by implementing a strategy for all the workforce. It is a comprehensive and accessible guide for individuals and enterprises of all shapes and sizes to improve health, happiness and to achieve high-performance. In an emerging future that is increasingly digital, artificially intelligent, and always `on' it is those organizations who increase their care for humans that will thrive. Let Steven and Rory take you on a journey, interwoven with their own stories, experiences and travels, that will allow the right questions to be considered instead of always jumping straight to the answer. Because the future of work is now.

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Book SynopsisAs a follow-up to the bestseller Visual Thinking and the second book Visual Doing, the author is releasing two workbooks. These books are great tools to help you kick-start your visual journey and gain the confidence to produce amazing, compelling drawings. The books are crammed with tons of visual exercises, ranging from tracing illustrations to drawing hacks. It will inspire you to design and share your own icons! The Visual Thinking Workbook: Drawing people and interactions, highlights simple ways of drawing people, emotions and interactions. It will hone your drawing skills and give you the confidence to use them in meetings or whenever you want to explain something or visualise a situation.

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Book SynopsisWhat is the relationship between philosophy and organization theory (OT)? This title includes the papers that explore connections between several streams in philosophy and OT. It explores the question: What does a particular philosophy contribute to OT?Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction: why philosophy matters to organization theory. Analytic philosophy and organization theory: philosophical problems and scientific solutions. Pragmatism: A lived and living philosophy. What can it offer to contemporary organization theory?. MacIntyre, neo-Aristotelianism and organization theory. Marxist philosophy and organization studies: Marxist contributions to the understanding of some important organizational forms. Beyond universalism and relativism: Habermas's contribution to discourse ethics and its implications for intercultural ethics and organization theory. Hermeneutic philosophy and organizational theory. Phenomenology and organization theory. Organizing Derrida organizing: Deconstruction and organization theory. Thinking becoming and emergence: process philosophy and organization studies. Theory as therapy: Wittgensteinian reminders for reflective theorizing in organization and management theory. Triangulating philosophies of science to understand complex organizational and managerial problems. Richard Rorty, women, and the new pragmatism. Research in the sociology of organizations. Research in the sociology of organizations. Copyright page. Advisory Board.

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Book SynopsisSetting business strategy enables you to develop absolute clarity on priorities, organize resources, and get better results than ever before. It may sound complicated, but Brian Tracy knows how to make it simple.

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Book SynopsisThe definitive, practical guide on how to use bold operational differentiators to create customer conversations, written by best-selling authors and marketing experts Jay Baer and Daniel Lemin.

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Book SynopsisWin clients and customers who are already being serviced by your competition.

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Book Synopsis Let’s face it, dealing with customers isn’t easy. They aren’t always right—or even pleasant—but knowing the right words to use can make all the difference. Powerful Phrases for Effective Customer Service shares over 700 phrases and scripts that have been proven time and again to defuse even the most difficult interactions. Covering 30 challenging customer behaviors and 20 tough employee-caused situations, this indispensible reference makes it easy for readers to assess the circumstances, find the appropriate response, and confidently deliver satisfaction to every customer. In addition, readers will learn how to incorporate language into their daily routine that communicates welcome, courtesy, rapport, enthusiasm, assurance, regret, empathy, and appreciation. Every chapter includes helpful Do This! sample scenarios that brin

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Book SynopsisMillions have been inspired by the Bible’s spiritual lessons. Now, Lorin Woolfe provides a unique way to view the Bible: leadership lessons that can be applied to our modern business world. Consider David’s courage and innovation in slaying Goliath with just a stone and a sling; Moses’ outstanding succession planning in picking Joshua; Joseph and the political skills that brought him to the seat of power; and of course, Jesus’ compassion, communication skills, and vision that launched Christianity (a long-term success by any measure). Their achievements -- and their inspired methods of achievement -- offer a different perspective on business leadership.For the dozens of Biblical stories presented, Bible on Leadership provides: A concise retelling of each story One (or more) leadership lessons suggested by each story Examples of contemporary business leaders who exhibit some of the inspire

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Book SynopsisA high-performing and cohesive leadership team is essential for organizational success. Leadership Team Coaching in Practice provides an overview of the tools and techniques for coaching leadership teams and shows how these approaches have been applied around the world in a variety of team types and industries. Featuring expert contributions from chief executives, team coaches, team leaders and consultants in organizations including Comair and the UK National Health Service (NHS), this practical guide illustrates best practice tailored to the needs of each organization. The new and updated third edition of Leadership Team Coaching in Practice incorporates the latest research and thinking in the field, including new material on developing the personal core capacities for systemic team coaching. Alongside updates to case studies to offer a long-term view of interventions, the third edition contains new case studies including team coaching in Toyota through a period of transformation. There is a new medley chapter of short case stories that address some of the regularly asked questions by new team coaches and new material that explores ways of creating a teaming and 'team of teams' culture. This book remains an essential resource for executive and team coaches, CEOs, team leaders, organizational development consultants, and those studying coaching as part of a degree or coaching qualification.Trade Review"Systemic, Team and Coaching - three powerful concepts. The case studies and other chapters in this book show how you can put them together to enable leaders and their teams to meet the challenges of an evolving world with confidence and integrity!" * Professor David Clutterbuck, Co-Dean of the Global Team Coaching Institute *"A great new edition from Peter Hawkins, the world's leading pioneer in Systemic Team Coaching, which provides rich case examples of coaching teams in different sectors and different countries around the world. A must-read if you want to see best practice in action." * Damian Goldvarg, President, Goldvarg Consulting Group, Inc *"In a highly interconnected and interdependent world, it is critical for organizations to recognize their role and power in impacting the broader ecosystem in which they exist. What better way to guide leaders and coaches on how to go about this organizational transformation than through a compelling collection of case studies (collected from around the world) sharing how real teams are using leadership team coaching to grapple with their own unique complex systemic issues." * Ilka Dunne, Leadership and Coaching Lead, FirstRand Bank South Africa *"Peter Hawkins' world class methodology is very helpful for high level steering and developing of all types of companies and organizations, plus a great tool with teams and for personal development. For me, as a CEO, it is the basis of my work." * Dr. Frank Quante, CEO, Fraport Bulgaria (Varna Airport and Burgas Airport) *"An inspiring and practical read for Leaders, Coaches and OD Consultants on how to take your teams to the next level of what the future needs and be stakeholder centric. Edited by Peter Hawkins, the world's leading pioneer in Systemic Team Coaching, it offers case examples from around the world, many written jointly by CEOs and their team coach." * Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1 bestselling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction: High value-creating teams – the latest research and development [Peter Hawkins]; Chapter - 02: What are leadership team coaching and systemic team coaching? [Peter Hawkins]; Chapter - 03: Learning from case studies and an overview of published case studies [Peter Hawkins, Catherine Carr and Jacqueline Peters]; Chapter - 04: Coaching the commissioning and clarifying: A case study of a professional services leadership team [Hilary Lines]; Chapter - 05: Coaching the co-creating within the team: Two case studies from Canada [Catherine Carr and Jacqueline Peters]; Chapter - 06: Coaching the Connections: Inter-team coaching at Yeovil Hospital Foundation Trust [Peter Hawkins and Gavin Boyle]; Chapter - 07: Coaching the team working with its core learning [Sue Coyne and Judith Nicol]; Chapter - 08: Systemic team coaching: co-creation by four teams – A Japanese case study: Kyoto Toyota Motor Company [Hidetoshi Tajika]; Chapter - 09: Team coaching for organizational learning and innovation: A case study of an Australian pharmaceutical [Padraig O’Sullivan and Carole Field] Chapter - 10: The team coaching journey with a leadership team in a period of transformation [Olivia Chauvain, Claire Forest, Fanny Sensen and Christophe Mikolajczak]; Chapter - 11: Systemic Team Coaching combined with a leadership team coaching program: Peel Police Canada [Heather Clayton, Catherine Carr and Nishan Duraiappah]; Chapter - 12: Developing an effective ‘team of teams’ approach in Comair [Barbara Walsh, Danny Tuckwood, Erik Venter, Geraldine Welby-Cooke, Tracey Mccreadie and Justin Dell, Peter Hawkins]; Chapter - 13: A medley of team coaching vignettes: challenges and innovation [Peter Hawkins, Helen Zink, Nathalie Lerotic Pavlik and Nqobekile Dorah Manyoni, Monica Callon, Lucy Shenouda and Ralph Cochrane, Declan Woods]; Chapter - 14: Assessment and evaluation of teams and team coaching [Peter Hawkins]; Chapter - 15: Coaching the board: How coaching boards is different from coaching executive teams, with case examples from the private, public and voluntary sectors [Peter Hawkins and Alison Hogan]; Chapter - 16: Creating a ‘teaming’, and ‘team of teams’ culture and a strategy for team coaching [Peter Hawkins]; Chapter - 17: Embodied approaches to team coaching [Peter Hawkins and David Presswell]; Chapter - 18: Developing the personal core capacities for systemic team coaching [Peter Hawkins]; Chapter - 19: Training systemic team coaches [Peter Hawkins, John Leary-Joyce and Hilary Lines]; Chapter - 20: Systemic team coaching – where next? 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Book SynopsisUncover the unique qualities within YOU that will lead you to find your true purpose, a meaningful career, and show you how to live your biggest life.Trade Review'Jane Wurwand inspired me the moment I heard her incredible story. She truly started from the bottom to rise to the heights of her industry and she did it at a time when women were blocked from success at nearly every possible juncture. What Jane has shown through her work and her leadership in empowering women around the world is that possibility is everywhere if you keep your eyes open.' * Guy Raz, New York Times bestselling author and creator of the podcast How I Built This with Guy Raz *'Now more than ever, we need strong female role models to lead and have their voices heard. Jane is that role model to aspire to as you step into the leadership of your own life. And in true Jane form, she is even donating her book sales!' * Gail Becker, Founder and CEO of Caulipower *'Despite what other books might tell you, you don't need a ten-year plan, an MBA and hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bank to do the thing you've always dreamed of. To live a brave and entrepreneurial life, you must just say yes to your dreams, and figure the rest out as you go. This book will show you that you have everything you need already inside you and anything else can be solved with ice cream.' * Jerry Greenfield, philanthropist, activist, humanitarian, author and co-Founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream (for which he has no responsibility and no authority) *'I know firsthand the impact of stress and burnout that can come with founding and growing a big life and career. Jane proves that it's possible to build success and still remember what matters - this book shows us how she does it. She and I both know that we each have everything we need already inside us to go for it!' * Estelle Swaray, Grammy winning singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and broadcaster *'I've just sat down and read your book in one sitting --I absolutely loved it. So full of insights and inspiration, and dedication and courage just shines through on every page. It's brilliant!' * Lydia Slater, Editor-in-Chief of Harper’s Bazaar UK *'With candid humor and concrete insights, Wurwand shows you how to get to yes. Few leaders have the life story and experience that really live her motto 'you are more than enough'' * Katty Kay, TV journalist and author of The New York Times bestsellers, Womenomics, The Confidence Code and The Confidence Code for Girls. *

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Book SynopsisEven now, in the 21st century, women continue to be paid less than men, are still notably absent from the executive suites, and among entrepreneurs, receive only a tiny fraction of venture capital. The struggle for equality is not yet over -- and it's up to women to take positive action for change.Table of Contents "1. The Power of Expectations 2. The Power of a ""Go for It"" Attitude 3. The Power of 20/20 Vision 4. The Power of Communicating Like a Pro 5. The Power of Pizzazz: Creating Personal Charisma 6. The Power of a Blended Leadership Style 7. The Power of Planning 8. The Power of a Turbocharged Career 9. The Power of Balance 10. The Power of Advocacy 11. The Power of Money 12. A Vision for the Future"

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Book SynopsisDrawing on a decade of fieldwork in Italy and France as well as interviews with critics and data analysis, this book provides an unprecedented sociological account of the dynamics of wine markets. It shows how the concepts of genre and collective identity explain producers’ choices, whether they are selling traditional or nonconventional wines.Trade ReviewUsing rich case studies of wine regions, Wine Markets demonstrates how collective identities emerge among producers. With its interesting mixture of detailed field data, historical knowledge, interesting anecdotes, and sociological ideas, I see this becoming a classic in economic sociology. -- Jerker Denrell, Warwick Business SchoolA rich descriptive analysis of the emergence and evolution of new genres of wine in various regions across Italy and France... the book not only offers an engaging foray into the modern history of European wine but also provides significant theoretical insights to several research areas in both organization theory and strategy. * Administrative Science Quarterly *At the end of the day, Wine Markets is a creditable culmination of a decade and a half of what was, I imagine, a delicious and rewarding research program. * Social Forces *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Genres and Market Identities2. Barolo and Barbaresco3.The Barolo Wars4. Mobilization of Collective Market Identities5. Genre Spanning, Ambiguity, and Valuation6. Brunello di Montalcino7. Tradition, Modernity, and the Scandal8. Alsace9. Biodynamic and Organic Winemaking10. Why Biodynamics? Category Signals and Audience Response11. Community Structure, Social Movements, and Market Identities12. CodaAppendix: Data SourcesNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisAn exhilarating and uncensored account of the maverick tech titan’s wild life, a breakneck journey from Silicon Valley to his sudden, mysterious death in a Barcelona prison.“This is the only possible book that could have been written about John McAfee.” —Stephen L. Miller, Washington Examiner “John McAfee is an American original—bold, brilliant, unpredictable. Characters like him came from a different era—not the woke, soy boy, non-confrontational culture of modern high tech. You meet McAfee head on in No Domain—in his raw energy and spit-in-your-eye cussedness. Buy this book, read this book, and understand—could anything, even John McAfee, kill John McAfee?” —Stephen K. Bannon, White House Chief Strategist, Host: War Room Delete everything you think you know about tech pioneer John McAfee, whose antivirus software operates on millions of computers around the world. Uninstall any impressions you have of the man depicted in the news, the man in disguise and on the run in Central America, even the man who reinvented himself as the Libertarian Party’s candidate in the 2016 presidential election. Move these images to your brain’s trash file. The real John McAfee is far more complex. Drawn from hours of conversations between Mark Eglinton and John McAfee in 2019—while he was hiding in an undisclosed location—No Domain: The John McAfee Tapes provides startling insight into the extraordinary life of one of America’s genuine renegades. McAfee shares his life story like it’s his last will and testament, providing revelatory details on the abusive father who shot himself when John was a young boy; the life-changing LSD overdose in St Louis, during which he was nearly convinced by voices in his head to try to kill his first wife and daughter; the unexpected government clearance that led to him working on CIA dark programs; the combined affinity for mathematics and hallucinogens that informed the hedonistic nature of his software company in Silicon Valley; the attempt to find a quiet life in Belize only to become a pariah in the eyes of the local militia, from whom he’d later flee, having been framed for the murder of his neighbor; and the subsequent years on the run in the US, evading a cast of pursuers, including the Sinaloa Cartel, while burying bags of money and valuables in marked locations around the Southwest, before fleeing the country on his yacht. John McAfee has lived a life that defies description. This larger-than-life biography documents it all.Trade Review“This is the only possible book that could have been written about John McAfee. An autobiography, while interesting, would reveal no real personal information and would likely be more grand half-fictions meant to entertain the room...With Eglinton respectfully pressing back and at times very skeptical on what is true or not true, he puts McAfee in the chair and under the spotlight. It is an easy read about an incredibly complex character, and one we might never see again in this world...” -- Stephen L. Miller, Washington Examiner

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive and accessible guide to learning and successfully applying QCA Social phenomena can rarely be attributed to single causes—instead, they typically stem from a myriad of interwoven factors that are often difficult to untangle. Drawing on set theory and the language of necessary and sufficient conditions, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is ideally suited to capturing this causal complexity. A case-based research method, QCA regards cases as combinations of conditions and compares the conditions of each case in a structured way to identify the necessary and sufficient conditions for an outcome. Qualitative Comparative Analysis: An Introduction to Research Design and Application is a comprehensive guide to QCA. As QCA becomes increasingly popular across the social sciences, this textbook teaches students, scholars, and self-learners the fundamentals of the method, research design, interpretation of results, and how to communicate findings. Following an ideal typical research cycle, the book’s ten chapters cover the methodological basis and analytical routine of QCA, as well as matters of research design, causation and causal complexity, QCA variants, and the method’s reception in the social sciences. A comprehensive glossary helps to clarify the meaning of frequently used terms. The book is complemented by an accessible online R manual to help new users to practice QCA’s analytical steps on sample data and then implement with their own findings. This hands-on textbook is an essential resource for students and researchers looking for a complete and up-to-date introduction to QCA.Trade ReviewMello’s book especially stands out from other publications on QCA in three different areas: the chapters on research design (Chapter II), QCA and its critics (Chapter IX) and the online ‘R Manual’ that accompanies the publication. These elements are especially interesting given the fact they are not discussed in many texts on QCA, thus filling an additional gap in the literature on the method. * Political Studies Review *Table of ContentsList of Boxes, Figures, and Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction What Is Qualitative Comparative Analysis? How To Use This Book The QCA Research Cycle A Brief History of QCA Trends in QCA Applications Book Outline Notes 2. Research Design Research Questions Uses of QCA Case Selection Condition Selection Multi-Method Research Designs A Survey of Empirical Applications Notes 3. Set Theory Crisp and Fuzzy Sets Set Operations Truth Tables Necessary and Sufficient Conditions Assessing Set Relations Notes 4. Causation and Causal Complexity Theories of Causation in the Social Sciences Causal Complexity Causal Analysis Notes 5. Calibrating Sets Measurement and Calibration Calibration Procedures Types of Data The Direct Method of Calibration Calibration: Applied Examples Common Misconceptions about Calibration Good Practices of Calibration Notes 6. Measures of Fit Set-Theoretic Consistency Set-Theoretic Coverage Proportional Reduction in Inconsistency Relevance of Necessity Notes 7. Set-Theoretic Analysis Analyzing Necessary Conditions Truth Table Construction Truth Table Analysis Solution Terms Counterfactual Analysis Notes 8. QCA Variants Multi-Value QCA Temporal QCA Two-Step QCA Fuzzy Set Ideal Type Analysis Related Methods and Approaches Notes 9. QCA and Its Critics Analytical Robustness Comparisons with Other Methods Formalization and Algorithms Causal Analysis and Solution Terms Recognizing QCA’s Strengths and Limitations Notes 10. Conclusion Good Research Practice Documenting and Communicating QCA Results QCA Resources The Way Ahead Notes Appendix: Link to Online R Manual Glossary References Index About the Author

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Book Synopsis50+ Tasty Solutions to the Eternal Workday Dilemma: "What Should I Have for Lunch?" Tackling your midday cravings has never been easier, thanks to Talia Koren's debut cookbook. The founder of the meal plan subscription service and blog Workweek Lunch shares her secret tricks for saving time, money and stress by meal-prepping lunches you can't wait to eat. Skip waiting in line for expensive takeout and make one of Talia's dozens of mouthwatering, easy-to-pack recipes instead. Each recipe is designed to be cooked in bulk, so you can get all of your cooking for the week done in just one afternoon. With your meals ready to grab and go, you'll love sleeping in a little longer before your morning commute. There are tons of tasty dishes to whip up, like a hearty Italian Turkey Meatball Orzo Bowl or some cheesy Kimchi Mushroom Quesadillas. No microwave at work? No problem! Talia's got you covered with options like Turmeric Chickpea Avocado Sandwiches and Chicken Banh Mi-Inspired Wraps. Busy week? Try one of her satisfying low-maintenance meals, like the Chorizo Sweet Potato Black Bean Skillet, or plan ahead with a freezer stash option like Veggie Chili Mac 'N' Cheese, which is specifically designed for you to make then reheat on hectic days. Talia also shares smart storage and reheating tips, as well as innovative ways to remix your meal preps throughout the week, guaranteeing that your lunches stay fresh and never boring. Whether you're trying to save cash, free up some extra time or are just seeking exciting new meals to brighten up your midday routine, level up your workweek with these lunches!

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Book SynopsisAn eye-opening look at the invisible workers who protect us from seeing the worst of humanity on today’s commercial internetTrade Review“Sarah T Roberts’s vital new study demonstrates how online content moderation is a global industry that operates on the back of human exploitation” —John Naughton, The Guardian“This book will define our thinking about the modern internet. Roberts has deftly dispelled the myth of freely flowing content in social media and brought critical attention to the work of digital laborers. Whatever you thought about how the internet works, prepare to rethink it all. A must read for anyone who uses and trusts the objectivity of the internet.”—Safiya Umoja Noble, author of Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism“Sarah Roberts, one of the leading pioneers of scholarship in the digital age, opens a window onto the opaque world of content moderation. Behind the Screen is the definitive work on this key sector of the digital economy, its influence certain to shape policy and research in the years to come. Not only that – it’s a great read!”—David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression“Behind the Screen is engaged social science at its best. Roberts has deeply researched the labor of content moderators. Her empathetic understanding of their place in the global digital labor market unlocks a compelling theoretical framework for the political economy of communication. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in how online discourse is limited, structured, and enabled.”—Frank Pasquale, author of The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms That Control Money and Information“Sarah Roberts will take you on an eye opening journey into the hidden world of the largely unsung and unappreciated people whose hard psychological labor plays a huge role in shaping the global public sphere. Behind the Screen is essential reading for anybody seeking to understand the private governance of online speech.”—Rebecca MacKinnon, author of Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom"The duty of a technology scholar is to demystify a system so that readers recognize the human hands and minds at work behind what otherwise seems the work of wizards. In stirring and clear prose, Sarah T. Roberts demystifies the labor and judgement that influence what we see on Facebook and other platforms — and how they can never achieve what the companies promise."—Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy

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Book SynopsisRegeneration is a response to the urgency of the climate crisis, a what-to-do manual for all levels of society, from individuals to national governments and everything and everyone in between. This four-color illustrated work describes a system of interlocking initiatives that aim to stem the climate crisis in one generation--

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Book SynopsisThis Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies provides a range of contextualized perspectives on entrepreneurship in emerging economies. Featuring contributions from leading experts, it explores the various social and institutional contexts that produce and affect entrepreneurship. This Research Handbook portrays the theories, processes and practices of entrepreneurship in emerging economies as being markedly different from those in developed, post-industrial economies, emphasizing how national context shapes incentives for entrepreneurial efforts. Exploring multiple theories of entrepreneurship, chapters dissect the opportunities - and barriers - emerging from various institutions and social practices from the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. Comprehensive and incisive, this Research Handbook is an ideal guide for researchers and both undergraduate and postgraduate students working on emerging economies, particularly those with an interest in global entrepreneurship. It will also benefit policy-makers seeking to develop entrepreneurial activity in developing economies. Contributors include: M. Akoorie, A. Al Mulla, G. Anggadwita, N. Birdthistle, L.-P. Dana, B. Dye, K. Dye, A. Egbetokun, E. Elkaroui, B. Fang, H. Febriansyah, A. Flynn, A. Forouharfar, L. Galloway, J. Gibb, A. Gkikas, J.G. Hussain, A. Icha-Ituma, P.A. Igwe, O. Kolade, K.T.Z. Lwin, A. Mohsen, H. Mustafa, H. Nyugen, R. Palali , S. Pattinson, I. Peiris, T.S.H. Pham, D. Rae, V. Ramadani, L. Sarfaraz, J.M. Scott, M. Sherif, P. Sinha, M.N. Tunio, R. Wanjiru, C.W. Watson, H. ZarroukTrade Review'Contextualizing entrepreneurship is about acknowledging variety in forms, outcomes and entrepreneurial actions. This Research Handbook illustrates the heterogeneity of entrepreneurship in emerging countries around the world, including a number of countries we know little about. The contributors present fascinating insights about entrepreneurship from a broad variety of geographical contexts. I recommend this book to anyone interested in entrepreneurial diversity in emerging countries.' --Friederike Welter, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung Bonn and University of Siegen, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies 1 Jonathan M. Scott, Paresha Sinha, Jenny Gibb and Mich.le Akoorie PART I MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 2 Green entrepreneurship prospects and challenges: the context of Afghanistan 27 Ahsanullah Mohsen, Veland Ramadani and L.o-Paul Dana 3 A contextualized study of entrepreneurship in the Arab states prior to the Arab Spring: reviewing the impact of entrepreneurship on political stability 44 Amir Forouharfar 4 Entrepreneurial orientation in small firms: a qualitative exploration in the context of an emerging economy 64 Hajer Zarrouk, Laura Galloway, Mohamed Sherif, Elarbi Elkaroui and Anas Al Mulla 5 A new perspective on categorizing the level of economic development with respect to entrepreneurship 83 Leyla Sarfaraz PART II SOUTH ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA 6 Entrepreneurial opportunities and the role of contextual embeddedness 106 Indu Peiris, Mich.le Akoorie and Paresha Sinha 7 Academic entrepreneurship in developing countries: contextualizing recent debate 130 Muhammad Nawaz Tunio 8 Bolivia: land of the Aymar.s and Quechuas 147 L.o-Paul Dana PART III EAST ASIA AND MARITIME SOUTHEAST ASIA 9 The entrepreneurial role of Indonesian universities in the economic development of rural communities: in search of empowerment 160 Hary Febriansyah, C.W. Watson and Aineias Gkikas 10 Entrepreneurship in Indonesia: some contextual aspects 179 Grisna Anggadwita and Ramo Palalić 11 Entrepreneurs in the Philippines: creative deviance as a response to institutional anomie 205 Bruce Dye and Kelly Dye 12 Entrepreneurial intentions of immigrant Chinese students in Ireland 223 Antoinette Flynn, Naomi Birdthistle and Boyu Fang PART IV MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA 13 Using trust-based social capital in coping with institutional constraints: the case of entrepreneurs in Myanmar 241 Khine Tin Zar Lwin, Paresha Sinha and Jenny Gibb 14 An exploration of Vietnamese entrepreneurs 266 Hang T.T. Nyugen and Hanh Song Thi Pham 15 Bazaar entrepreneurship as social and institutional practice: the case of Malaysian accounting research 286 Hasri Mustafa PART V SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 16 Supporting sustainable, equitable growth in sub-Saharan Africa: a conceptual model for enabling social enterprise governance 302 Steven Pattinson and Roseline Wanjiru 17 A review of ten years of African entrepreneurship research 325 Paul Agu Igwe and Afam Icha-Ituma 18 Entrepreneurial resilience in turbulent environments: the role of spiritual capital 354 Oluwaseun Kolade, Abiodun Egbetokun, David Rae and Javed Hussain Index 373

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Book SynopsisMartin Thomas is a highly-experienced marketing communications consultant, trainer, author, public speaker and non-executive director. He has enjoyed a successful career in advertising, PR, sponsorship and media including senior management roles with some of the world's leading marketing services agencies. Much of his work has been focused on helping organisations respond to the opportunities and challenges posed by digital media. He is digital and social media course leader for the Institute of Directors.Table of Contents PART 1 - PLAN: DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY 1 Defining your objectives 2 Measuring success 3 Creating an operating system PART 2 - DO: HARNESSING THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO BOOST YOUR BUSINESS 4 Delivering a core social media programme 5 Making the most of social intelligence 6 Using social media to enhance your sales and marketing 7 Embracing social customer service 8 Reinvigorating your internal communications 9 Transforming your corporate culture PART 3 - CHECK: MANAGING RISKS AND MEASURING PERFORMANCE 10 Avoiding problems and handling crises 11 Auditing your performance PART 4 - BE: DEVELOPING YOUR PERSONAL PROFILE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS 12 Enhancing your social media literacy 13 Managing your personal brand 14 Using social media as a leadership tool

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Book SynopsisA society that isn't sure what's true can't function, but increasingly we no longer seem to know who or what to believe. We're barraged by a torrent of lies, half-truths and propaganda: how do we even identify good journalism any more?At a moment of existential crisis for the news industry, in our age of information chaos, News and How to Use It shows us how. From Bias to Snopes, from Clickbait to TL;DR, and from Fact-Checkers to the Lamestream Media, here is a definitive user's guide for how to stay informed, tell truth from fiction and hold those in power accountable in the modern age.Trade ReviewGiven that Rusbridger is, in my opinion, one of the two great newspaper editors of the past half-century (the other is the late Harry Evans), anything he writes about the press is going to be worth reading . . . Many of the mini-essays are useful distillations of his experience in, and knowledge of, the industry * * Guardian * *If you are interested in the mechanics of the news, especially related to the times we are living in, going through and set to go through, then this book is a must -- NIHAL ARTHANAYAKE, BBC[Rusbridger] was one of the stand-out editors of his generation and it shows in his book: an astute and agreeably random canter through the imperfect world of journalism in Britain and America . . . erudite * * Financial Times * *An agreeable and very worthwhile book. It invites you to think and question. It is informative and entertaining * * Scotsman * *Smart, relevant and punchy . . . a powerful light in the darkness * * Evening Standard * *Captivating . . . a compelling tour d'horizon of the trade * * Guardian * *An important book for anyone concerned about the erosion of trust in society * * Church Times * *Praise for Breaking News: [Rusbridger] has written a book of breathtaking range . . . The brilliant Breaking News is essential - and entertaining - reading -- SIR HAROLD EVANS * * Observer * *I particularly enjoyed Alan Rusbridger's Breaking News - in places it's as exciting as a thriller (and the good guys win) but it also gave me a new understanding of the difficulties that now confront good journalism -- HENRY MARSH * * New Statesman, Best Books of 2018 * *Just when we were feeling lost in the dark labyrinth of fake news and journalism in crisis, Alan Rusbridger lights his torch and leads the way. Essential -- STEVE COOGAN

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Book SynopsisExploring water scarcity issues in light of the growing crisis in global water management, this book examines the applicability of water markets. It provides an overview and understanding of the presence of water markets across the globe, analysing the ways in which different countries and regions are grappling with water scarcity. This timely book offers an insight into the benefits of water markets, and their identified market failures. A water market framework is applied to key case studies, highlighting that the majority of regions have not had sufficient water reforms to allow for the introduction of water markets without negative social consequences. The book addresses existing hydrological and institutional capacity across countries and areas where water reform is needed, and lessons are provided for future water markets, taking into account these limitations. The case studies of different countries tackling water scarcity issues and reform will make this an essential read for scholars of environmental studies, water economics, sustainability management and environmental policies. It will also be an invigorating book for water policy-makers interested in lessons for change, and in how to better implement reforms for water markets to help address both water scarcity and improve productivity.Trade Review'A veritable cookbook for those interested in understanding the necessary ingredients and recipes to implement successful water markets as a means to reduce water scarcity. A must-read for anyone interested in the current status of water markets worldwide and insight via case studies as to why such markets have - or have not yet - achieved their potential.' -- Kurt Schwabe, University of California-Riverside, US'The most comprehensive book on water markets written by the leading experts on the topic. Its up-to-date overview of water markets development around the world and the proposed framework to assess the conditions under which successful markets can emerge make it an essential tool for water managers, academics, and policy-makers.' -- Céline Nauges, Toulouse School of Economics, France'If water is valuable and scarce, why is it so poorly managed? Grappling with this paradox is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. This collection of invaluable readings provides important insights into whether or not water markets can help. By drawing on case studies from around the world, the book explains how water markets work in many different countries, and how they must improve to be more effective in mitigating water scarcity. This is an essential reference for anyone interested in water markets as a possible mechanism for relieving the rising scarcity of our most cherished resource.' -- Edward B Barbier, Colorado State University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to Water Markets : an overview and systematic literature review 1 Sarah Ann Wheeler and Ying Xu 2 Developing a water market readiness assessment framework 20 Sarah Ann Wheeler, Adam Loch, Lin Crase, Mike Young and R. Quentin Grafton 3 Water markets in Africa: an analysis of Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe 50 Jamie Pittock, Louise Blessington, Evan W. Christen, Henning Bjornlund, Mario Chilundo, Krasposy Kujinga, Emmanuel Manzungu, Makarius Mdemu, André van Rooyen and Wilson de Sousa 4 Agricultural water markets in China: a case study of Zhangye City in Gansu province 65 Alec Zuo, Tianhe Sun, Jinxia Wang and Qiuqiong Huang 5 When the genie is out of the bottle: the case of dynamic groundwater markets in West Bengal, India 80 Sophie Lountain, Lin Crase and Bethany Cooper 6 Are water markets a viable proposition in the Lower Mekong Basin? 92 Kate Reardon-Smith, Matthew McCartney and Lisa-Maria Rebelo 7 Nepal: a country where water policy is in flux 113 Andrew Johnson, Madhav Belbase, Keshab Dhoj Adhikari, Maheswor Shrestha and Juliane Haensch 8 Groundwater markets in the Indus Basin Irrigation System, Pakistan 127 Irfan Ahmad Baig, Muhammad Ashfaq and Rida Afzal 9 Water markets in France: appropriate water scarcity management mechanisms? 143 Simon de Bonviller and Arnaud de Bonviller 10 Best-laid plans: water markets in Italy 161 C. Dionisio Pérez-Blanco 11 Applying the WRMA framework in England 175 Rosalind H. Bark and Nancy E. Smith 12 Assessment of water markets in Chile 192 Guillermo Donoso, Pilar Barria, Cristian Chadwick and Daniela Rivera 13 Ready or not? Learning from 30 years of experimentation with environmental water markets in the Columbia Basin (USA) 208 Gina Gilson and Dustin Garrick 14 Canterbury, New Zealand case study of the water market readiness framework assessment 223 Julia Talbot-Jones and R. Quentin Grafton 15 Lessons from water markets around the world 236 Sarah Ann Wheeler Index

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