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Book SynopsisThe contributions to this book examine the two main asymmetries of the Euro Area as they have intensified during the second decade of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU): the first between monetary union (more supranational governance) versus economic' union (less centralised governance); the second between those Euro Area member states of the so-called core' and those of the periphery'.EMU stands as one of the European Union's (EU) flagship integration achievements. Set up in 1999, with the large majority of EU member states at the time, EMU was described as asymmetrical' even prior to its start. From the outset, it involved asymmetrical integration in monetary and economic' union. Although a major element of the blueprint that paved the way for the final stage of EMU, the concept of economic' union was insufficiently developed. The second decade of the single currency gave rise to a second asymmetry, namely one between those Euro Area member states of the core' and thoTable of ContentsIntroduction: Economic and Monetary Union at twenty: a stocktaking of a tumultuous second decadeDavid Howarth and Amy Verdun1. EMU and political union revisited: what we learnt from the euro’s second decade Dermot Hodson2. Sui generis no more? The ECB’s second decade Michele Chang3. Economic and fiscal policy coordination after the crisis: is the European Semester promoting more or less state intervention? Jörg S. Haas, Valerie J. D’Erman, Daniel F. Schulz and Amy Verdun4. EMU and the Italian debt problem: destabilising periphery or destabilising the periphery? Ton Notermans and Simona Piattoni5. EMU and the Greek crisis: testing the extreme limits of an asymmetric unionGeorge Pagoulatos6. Euro adoption policies in the second decade – the remarkable cases of the Baltic States Assem Dandashly and Amy Verdun7. Democratic legitimacy in the post-crisis EMU Ben Crum and Stefano Merlo8. Gender, austerity, and support for EMU across generationsSusan Banducci and Peter Loedel9. One money, two markets? EMU at twenty and European financial market integrationDavid Howarth and Lucia Quaglia10. EMU’s asymmetries and asymmetries in German and French influence on EMU governance reformsJoachim Schild

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a concise and accessible history of the relationship between the individual and capitalism in the United States. The text is devoted to tracking the historical development of important themes, whilst addressing key episodes in the progress of American capitalism within these, such as the Great Depression and New Deal. The book will introduce students to the key philosophical principles that have been the most influential in the history of free enterprise in the United States as well as exploring the ways in which these ideas have been popularly understood by Americans from the late eighteenth century to the present. Liberalism and Neoliberalism, entrepreneurialism, slavery and racial capitalism, and business and gender are all assessed. The material in this volume is complimented by a set of primary source documents that bring the subject to life. It will be of interest to students of American history, business and labor history.Table of Contents0.Introduction. 1.Philosophies. 2.Systems. 3.Organizations. 4.Mythologies. 5.Collectives. 6.Assessment

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Book SynopsisLeading organisations in our contemporary world means grappling with unpredictability, painful pressures and continual conflict, all in the context of an acceleration in the pace of change. We expect the impossible from heroic leaders and they rarely live up to expectations. With countless recommendations, self-help books and new concepts, scholars and management consultants often simplify and dream unrealistically. This book challenges the more orthodox discourse on leadership and presents a way of thinking about leadership that pays closer attention to experience.The contributors in this book, all senior managers or facilitators of leadership development, resist easy solutions, new typologies or unrealistic prescriptions. Writing about their experiences in Denmark, the UK, Israel, Ethiopia, South Africa and beyond, they are less concerned with traits that people can possess and learn, or magical promises of recipes for success, and more with the socio-political process of tTrade Review"I have studied and taught leadership for many years, yet I have growing doubts that what I’ve learned is up to the challenges we face. I found my experience of reading this book to be both profoundly disruptive and surprisingly freeing to my perspective on leadership. It has brought me a renewed sense of curiosity and hope to my work."Dan Leahy, Leadership Development Specialist, Waypoint Leadership Consulting, Kirkland, WA, USA "This is a meaningful and timely inquiry about the ways in which we engage with the concept of leadership. The authors lean into the tensions of traditional leadership education with a lens towards the social and collective agreements that are leadership in practice. An interesting exploration of leadership when context, complexities and relational constructs are essential to the experience."Erica Montemayor, Associate Director, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA"'The future ain't what it used to be' – never was American satirist Yogi Berra's quip as relevant as it is to our current age. A global swirl of change, ranging from the digital revolution through to geopolitics, is invading almost every area of our lives. This volume is an indispensable guide to the dilemmas and possibilities of leadership in the context of these complexities, informed both by theory and practice."Anthony Giddens, Member of the House of Lords and Life fellow of King's College, Cambridge, UK"The picture of contemporary leadership is complex, and this volume wonderfully captures this complexity providing valuable insights into the practice of leading people in organizations. The contributors to this book avoid simple recipes and platitudes about leadership, and instead they question the myth of truly harmonious relations between organizational actors. A really engaging bottom-up and participatory approach to research."Sabina Siebert, Professor of Management, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK"If you feel disappointed by literature that idealizes leadership, and if you cannot entirely recognize your own experiences in literature that takes a critical stance towards the very idea of leadership, this book might become an important read for you … By reflecting on the processes of relating they are part of, and by reflecting a diversity of research literature, the authors offer nuanced reflections on the political nature of leadership, with a recognition of own intentions and engagement. As a result, leadership stands out as neither demonized nor idealized but described from within, yet with the critical distance the reflexivity has enabled."Henry Larsen, Associate Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship and Relationship Management, University of Southern DenmarkTable of Contents1 Introduction; PART I BEING LEADERS 2 From magico-mythical thinking to making promises and forgiving: A headteacher’s critique of transformational school leadership practice; 3 Acting into the unpredictable future: A project manager’s appreciation of a complexity perspective; 4 Leadership as inquiry: Rhythm analysis as a response to contemporary idealisations of freedom; 5 A dialogue with Adam Habib: Radical pragmatism – navigating social justice in universities in the neo-liberal era; PART II DEVELOPING LEADERS 6 A critical look at corporate leadership development; 7 Leading as practice: Expedition-based learning with NASA in the Canyons; 8 A group analytic approach to executive education: Lessons from the larger group; 9 Can talent be managed? A critical perspective on the practice of talent management; 10 A dialogue with Sewit Haileselassie Tadesse: Developing leadership; 11 Final notes on the practice of leadership

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Book SynopsisNow in a fully revised and updated second edition, this textbook offers a complete introduction to consumer behaviour in sport and recreation. Combining theory and cutting-edge research with practical guidance and advice, it helps students and industry professionals become more effective practitioners. Written by three of the worldâs leading sports marketing academics, the book covers all the key topics in consumer behaviour, including:â user experience and service designâ segmenting consumer markets, building profiles, and brandingâ decision-making and psychological consequencesâ consumer motivation, constraints, and personalitiesâ service quality and customer satisfactionâ sociocultural and technological advancements influencing consumptionThis updated edition includes expanded coverage of key emerging topics such as technology (from streaming apps to wearables), e-sports and gamification, consumer research, brand architecturTable of ContentsPart 1: The Sport Consumer Marketplace, 1. Introduction to Sport Consumer Behaviour, 2. The Sport Product and Empirical Generalizations, 3. Sport Consumer Research and Segmentation, 4. Sport Consumer Brand Management, Part 2: Sport Consumers as Decision-Makers, 5. Sport Consumer Decision-Making, 6. A Psychological Model of Sport Consumption and Decisions, Part 3: Sport Consumers as Individuals, 7. Sport Consumer Motivation, 8. Sport Consumer Involvement, 9. Constraints in Sport Engagement, 10. Sport Consumer Attitudes, 11. Sport Team Identification, 12. Perceptions of Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction, 13. Personality and Sport Consumers, Part 4: Sport Consumers in their Social World, 14. Influence of the Socio-Cultural Environment, 15. Technology and Sport Consumer Experiences by Heather Kennedy

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses sustainability within the facility management industry. However, it is not another anthology of so-called best practices and the seemingly endless range of certification schemes. It is also not a (marketing) guide on how to communicate high-pitched sustainability ambitions to potential customers to increase (short-term) market share.Instead, this book is based on the realisation that most facility management businesses and departments actually find it hard to truly integrate sustainability into their strategies, tactics and day-to-day operations in a coherent way. It is also based on the reference point that sustainable development cannot be realised only through technological advancements and new procedures; it requires new behavioural patterns of people. Not only of your own employees, as a supplier or department, but also of those for whom you design, stage and manage optimal workplace experiences. Those patterns will not emerge from nowheTrade Review"Many applications of sustainability to facilities are focused on a ‘bolt-on’ perspective rather than looking at sustainability through a lens that integrates people, place, and process. This book does it better than any published to date." - Theodore J., Weidner, Ph.D., PE, RA, NCARB, Purdue University"This book provides a refreshingly aspirational look at facilities management. It shows how a sustainable approach demands a radical rethink of what is possible." - Dr Eddy Finch, consultant and Former Editor of Facilities Management'Many applications of sustainability to facilities are focused on a ‘bolt-on’ perspective rather than looking at sustainability through a lens that integrates people, place, and process. This book does it better than any published to date.'- Theodore J., Weidner, Ph.D., PE, RA, NCARB, Purdue University'This book provides a refreshingly aspirational look at facilities management. It shows how a sustainable approach demands a radical rethink of what is possible.' - Dr Eddy Finch, consultant and former Editor of Facilities ManagementTable of Contents1. SUSTAINABILITY, FACILITIES AND WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT 2. TECHNOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR 3. PEOPLE AND SUSTAINABILITY 4. IDENTITY AND SUSTAINABILITY 5. LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND SUSTAINABILITY 6. SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL LOGIC AND COMPETENCIES

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Book SynopsisReliability and maintenance modeling with optimization is the most fundamental and interdisciplinary research area that can be applied to every technical and management field. Reliability and Maintenance Modeling with Optimization: Advances and Applications aims at providing the most recent advances and achievements in reliability and maintenance.The book discusses replacement, repair, and inspection, offers estimation and statistical tests, covers accelerated life testing, explores warranty analysis manufacturing, and includes service reliability.The targeted readers are researchers interested in reliability and maintenance engineering. The book can serve as supplemental reading in professional seminars for engineers, designers, project managers, and graduate students.Table of Contents1. Nine Memorial Research Works. 2. Replacement First and Last Policies with Random Times for Redundant Systems. 3. Backup Policies with Random Data Updates. 4. An Optimal Age Replacement Policy for a Reparable System Consisting of Main and Auxiliary Subsystems. 5. Extended replacement policy in damage models. 6. Optimal Checking Policy for a Server System with Cyber Attack. 7. Reliability Analysis of Congestion Control Scheme with Code Error Correction Methods. 8. The Optimal Design of Consecutive-k Systems. 9. Optimal Social Infrastructure Maintenance Models. 10. Optimal Maintenance Problem with OSS-Oriented EVM for OSS Project. 11. Reliability Assessment Model Based on Wiener Process Considering Network Environment for Edge Computing. 12. Approximated Estimation of Software Target Failure Measures Conforming IEC 61508. 13. Phase-Type Expansion of Markov Regenerative Processes and Its Application to Reliability Problems. 14. A Hybrid Model Fitting Framework considering Accuracy and Performance. 15. Alternating α-Series Process. 16. Optimum Staggered Testing Strategy for Redundant Safety Instrumented Systems with Different Testing Intervals. 17. Modules Of Multi-State Systems - Introduction To Three Modules Theorem. 18. A postponed repair model for a mission-based system based on a three-stage failure process.

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Book SynopsisConsultancy is a lucrative industry dependent on the production and use of tools and techniques which hold out the promise of success for the organisations it supports: transformation, or greater efficiency and effectiveness, perhaps even culture change. However, a critical and important question is whether these promises are fulfilled in everyday practice in organisations. Is it possible at all for consultants to predict and control the changes that their clients ask for? This volume reframes the role of consultants from detached observers wielding a stable body of knowledge useful in all contexts, to that of skilled participants in the conscious and unconscious processes of organisational life.In this book, one of three in a series looking at complexity and management, the expert authors bring together their experiences to provide vibrant accounts of how to lead in everyday organisational situations using practical judgement. The book includes a brief historical intrTrade Review"To the extent that consultancy involves immersing oneself in an alien (client) environment so as to elicit a feel for the culture and relational dynamics of that setting, it represents a derivative – albeit commercial – form of ethnography. What better method, then, to explore the practice of consultancy itself? Furthermore, and as the editors of this volume rightly observe, the complexity and uncertainty of everyday consultancy life belies the orderliness and linearity of consultancy technique prescribed in mainstream management literature. The (auto)ethnographic methods advanced collectively by the contributors of this book takes aim at this tension. This volume makes for a read that is genuinely insightful, rewarding, and pedagogically rich."Dr. Tom Vine, Associate Professor, University of Suffolk, and editor, Ethnographic Research and Analysis: Anxiety, Identity and Self"This timely book is for reflective managers as well as consultants who are unconvinced or disillusioned by conventional wisdom. It proposes a ‘grown up’ approach that moves away from the easy idealizations and simplifications of organizational realities and consultancy interventions. Based upon insights born of curiosity and lived experience, each chapter deals with the ‘dirt’ and explores the ‘shadows’ of organizing and managing. Emphasizing the importance of increased self-understanding and deeper sense-making, this path-breaking book urges and advances the adoption of more thoughtful, less self-defeating means of grappling with the demanding, contradictory practices of managing and consulting."Prof. Hugh Willmott, Bayes Business School"How stimulating to encounter a text that probes those discomforting experiences that arise during consulting processes, and, rather than explaining them away or trying to avoid them, shows how discussing these frankly and thoughtfully unearths a fertile ground for informing ethical action."Dr. Patricia Shaw, Co-founder of the Doctor of Management Programme at University of Hertfordshire"A unique book, based in the autoethnographic experience of its contributors, this collection provides a richly nuanced and reflexively theorised insight into the complex reality of everyday consultancy practice. It is essential reading for practitioners, researchers and students."Prof. Ian Burkitt, University of BradfordTable of Contents1 Moving beyond neutrality: recognising the moral agency of the consultant through reflexive inquiries into shame 2 Consulting: facilitation and shame: working together to avoid challenges to our sense of self in the recognition of others 3 What are consultants actually recognised for? 4 Actualising plurality: an Arendtian perspective on responding to powerlessness and loss of freedom 5 Collaboration as a politics of affect 6 Selling ourselves short: marketing the self strategically: towards success beyond recognition Conclusion: summarizing reflections on the practice of consultancy

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Book SynopsisSome companies are great for customers â not only do they care but they change whole markets to work better for the customers they serve. Think of Amazon, easyJet and Sky. They make things easier and improve what really matters â obvious, surely? They have also enjoyed huge business success, growing and making plenty of money. The Customer Copernicus answers the question that follows â if itâs obvious and attractive why is it so rare? And then it answers a second question, because Tesco, O2 and Wells Fargo were like this once. Why, having mastered it, would you ever stop? Because all three did, and two ended up in court. The Customer Copernicus explains how to become and how to stay customer-led. Essential reading for leaders and teams who want their organisations to stay competitive by developing a more purposeful and innovative culture.Trade Review‘Everyone talks about being customer-led, very few do it for real. The Customer Copernicus explains why, based on real-world examples. It has practical guidance on how to do better. If you’re saying you want to be a customer-led success, read this. It will help.’Peter Duffy, CEO Moneysupermarket Group‘Business leaders often say “we are customer focused” and the words sound good. But how often are they true? Like the great astronomer Copernicus, The Customer Copernicus is a different way of looking at the world showing what “customer focus” really means. Fact-based, opinionated, challenging and ultimately inspiring, Dawson and Meehan explain how “outside-in” beliefs can transform an ailing business into a financial success and an innovator making life better for its customers. If you have time for only one business book this year, this would be the one.’Gavin Esler, award winning television and radio broadcaster, novelist and journalist‘Charlie Dawson and Seán Meehan explain very vividly what it takes to transform an organisation towards a customer centricity and how to avoid falling back into old habits. The different case studies are brilliant examples of how companies can achieve a sustainable shift towards an outside-in customer-led organisation and that all starts with a strong belief to do the right thing for its customers. Especially in today’s time, this book is a great reminder and a demonstration that organisations will only deliver superior business results in the long term if they put the customer needs at the centre of their marketing activities.’Rolf Fallegger, Member of Group Management and Head of Marketing, Lindt & Sprüngli‘The most inspiring and impressive entrepreneurs and founders I know believe unconditionally in putting customers and the frontline first. The Customer Copernicus is really refreshing and hugely important, especially today – it ought to be on the desk of every CEO!’Kim Fausing, President and CEO, Danfoss ‘Customer-centric systems and behaviours are the key to success. But if it’s that obvious why is it so hard to do ... and harder yet to sustain? Dawson and Meehan take this puzzling conundrum and propose well thought out and actionable solutions. A must read for business leaders navigating today’s markets.’Dan Futter, Chief Commercial Officer, The Dow Chemical Company‘Outside-in thinking with the customer at the centre, sustained by many Moments of Belief, has been critical to DBS’ evolution. The Customer Copernicus will put you on this path.’Piyush Gupta, CEO DBS‘CEOs never fail to say that the customer is the heart of their business – and some might even believe it – but they seldom do what it takes to make it a reality. This book lifts the veil. It shows what customer focus actually means, how companies put it into practice, and how they keep it alive amid all the vicissitudes of business life. This book helps companies to survive.’ Anthony Hilton, author, broadcaster and award winning journalist‘The definitive book on how to build, nurture, and sustain a customer-led organisation. Dawson and Meehan show how firms through shared beliefs, systems, processes, and engrained customer obsession make it “how things are always done around here.”’Bernie Jaworski, Peter F. Drucker Chair in Management and the Liberal Arts, Drucker School of Management‘At Tesco in thirty years we went from a 10% to a 30% market share. We did it by becoming more and more customer focused. Seán and Charlie have worked hard to find out how it was done by Tesco and many other businesses besides. Lots to learn here.’Tim Mason, CEO, Eagle Eye and former Deputy CEO, Tesco‘For those who want to turn the prevailing “inside out” view in companies to “outside in” and ensure long-term success.’Paul Polman, co-founder, Imagine and former CEO, Unilever ‘Putting customers first is simple to say but hard to do. Using real-world stories, The Customer Copernicus shows why and what it takes to succeed. These ideas would be useful to anyone looking to run a more successful, more sustainable business.’David Potts, CEO, Morrisons‘Customers are the lifeblood of any healthy business. The Customer Copernicus explains how and why they need to be at the centre of our thinking and why this is much more difficult than it may seem.’Woods Staton, Executive Chairman, Arcos Dorados‘The Customer Copernicus produces the answer to a pertinent question – if the customer at the centre of business thinking is such simple common sense, why do most organisations find it so difficult?’Sir John Timpson, Chairman, TimpsonTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why Should I Believe You? 1. Why Customer-Led Beliefs Matter 2. What Being Customer-Led Looks Like 3. What Being Customer-Led Feels Like 4. Creating Customer-Led Beliefs 5. Losing Customer-Led Beliefs 6. Protecting Customer-Led Beliefs Conclusion: Believe in Better

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Book SynopsisNegotiation permeates every aspect of our lives, from our home to our work. Whether you consider yourself a novice or expert, there is always room to improve your negotiation performance. With easily replicable tools throughout, this book offers everything you need to know for an MBA in negotiation, but without the expense and time-consuming study. It will help you improve both your confidence and ability, and equip you with all the skills and tools needed for successful negotiation.Negotiation is more than buying and selling, more than winning and more than streetwise manipulation; itâs creating a successful deal that will lead to a fruitful relationship with the other party. In this book, the author demonstrates how we can all become more effective negotiators in business, and our everyday lives, by combining theory with real-life examples and offering practical tips. At the end of each chapter, your knowledge will be tested and the learning reaffirmed to enable you to walk into any negotiation confidently. This book is essential reading to all students taking part in an MBA program, as well as anyone with an interest in negotiation. Whether you need help negotiating a new kitchen installation, a better salary or a multi-million-pound business deal, this book will give you the competitive edge to get there.Table of Contents1. What is negotiation?2. Distributive bargaining3. Integrative bargaining, part 1: Preparation4. Integrative bargaining, part 2: Debate5. Integrative bargaining, part 3: How to propose6. Integrative bargaining, part 4: How to bargain7. The styles of negotiation8. Rational bargaining9. Ploys and tactics10. Culture and negotiation

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Book SynopsisThis book is for cybersecurity leaders across all industries and organizations. It is intended to bridge the gap between the data center and the board room. This book examines the multitude of communication challenges that CISOs are faced with every day and provides practical tools to identify your audience, tailor your message and master the art of communicating. Poor communication is one of the top reasons that CISOs fail in their roles. By taking the step to work on your communication and soft skills (the two go hand-in-hand), you will hopefully never join their ranks. This is not a communication theory book. It provides just enough practical skills and techniques for security leaders to get the job done. Learn fundamental communication skills and how to apply them to day-to-day challenges like communicating with your peers, your team, business leaders and the board of directors. Learn how to produce meaningful metrics and communicate before, during and after an incident. RegardlTrade ReviewForeword for The Security Leader’s Communication Playbook by Jeffrey W. BrownThe CISO role has evolved so rapidly in Fortune-class organizations -- from a siloed technologist to now a C-Suite leader who advises on the confluence of infosec, risk and business initiatives. Jeff Brown is among a small cohort of security leaders who have been at the forefront of this evolution. Jeff has led security teams in Fortune 500 financial services firms and now as the first CISO for the State of Connecticut. He’s brought that experience to this book and mixed it with his humanities training – he was a journalism major before he went into infosec – to offer an invaluable perspective on how CISOs must communicate to be effective.Communication isn’t a CISO ‘nice-to-have’ -- it’s now an essential skill. One meeting, they need to help a sales regional head understand and own risk around customer data collection processes. The next meeting, they’re briefing the board on the risk associated with a new acquisition and presenting a mitigation roadmap. CISOs must be influencers across levels of the business. Communications skills drive influential interactions.In this book, Jeff taps into his experience and skillset to provide clear, actionable guidance on the communication skills CISOs need to connect with the business. This hands-on guide doesn’t talk abstractly about how to communicate, but instead speaks directly to CISOs’ needs and is an essential part of any CISO’s library. Foreword for The Security Leader’s Communication Playbook by Jeffrey W. BrownThe CISO role has evolved so rapidly in Fortune-class organizations -- from a siloed technologist to now a C-Suite leader who advises on the confluence of infosec, risk and business initiatives. Jeff Brown is among a small cohort of security leaders who have been at the forefront of this evolution. Jeff has led security teams in Fortune 500 financial services firms and now as the first CISO for the State of Connecticut. He’s brought that experience to this book and mixed it with his humanities training – he was a journalism major before he went into infosec – to offer an invaluable perspective on how CISOs must communicate to be effective.Communication isn’t a CISO ‘nice-to-have’ -- it’s now an essential skill. One meeting, they need to help a sales regional head understand and own risk around customer data collection processes. The next meeting, they’re briefing the board on the risk associated with a new acquisition and presenting a mitigation roadmap. CISOs must be influencers across levels of the business. Communications skills drive influential interactions.In this book, Jeff taps into his experience and skillset to provide clear, actionable guidance on the communication skills CISOs need to connect with the business. This hands-on guide doesn’t talk abstractly about how to communicate, but instead speaks directly to CISOs’ needs and is an essential part of any CISO’s library. Table of ContentsContentsPreface xviiAcknowledgments xixAuthor xxiIntroduction 1Part 1 Communication Foundational Skills 131 Foundational Communication Skills 152 People Skills 433 The Language of Business Risk 594 Company Culture 795 Better Business Writing 936 Say What? Verbal Communication Skills 1197 Communication Superpowers 157Part 2 Communication in the Real World 1838 Policies, Standards, Guidelines and Procedures 1859 T raining and Awareness 20310 Driving Change through Metrics 21711 The High Stakes of Incident Response Communication 23512 Communicating with Your Team and Colleagues 24913 Managing Up: Finding Your Boss’s Communication Style 26914 The Board of Directors 27915 Working with Auditors 29516 Your Next Job 30517 Consultants and Sales: Building and Maintaining Client Relationships 325Appendix 341Index 361

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Book SynopsisThe Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is now in its 18th year, and it is continuing to dominate corporate security budgets and resources. If you accept, process, transmit, or store payment card data branded by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or JCB (or their affiliates and partners), you must comply with this lengthy standard.Personal data theft is at the top of the list of likely cybercrimes that modern-day corporations must defend against. In particular, credit or debit card data is preferred by cybercriminals as they can find ways to monetize it quickly from anywhere in the world. Is your payment processing secure and compliant? The new Fifth Edition of PCI Compliance has been revised to follow the new PCI DSS version 4.0, which is a complete overhaul to the standard. Also new to the Fifth Edition are: additional case studies and clear guidelines and instructions for maintaining PCI compliance globally, including coverage of technoTable of ContentsForeword. Acknowledgments. Authors. Chapter 1 About PCI DSS and This Book. Chapter 2 Introduction to Fraud, Identity Theft, and Related Regulatory Mandates. Chapter 3 Why Is PCI Here? Chapter 4 Determining and Reducing Your PCI Scope. Chapter 5 Building and Maintaining a Secure Network. Chapter 6 Strong Access Controls. Chapter 7 Protecting Cardholder Data. Chapter 8 Using Wireless Networking. Chapter 9 Vulnerability Management. Chapter 10 Logging Events and Monitoring the Cardholder Data Environment. Chapter 11 Cloud and Virtualization. Chapter 12 Mobile. Chapter 13 PCI for the Small Business. Chapter 14 PCI DSS for the Service Provider. Chapter 15 Managing a PCI DSS Project to Achieve Compliance. Chapter 16 Don’t Fear the Assessor. Chapter 17 The Art of Compensating Control. Chapter 18 You’re Compliant, Now What? Chapter 19 Emerging Technology and Alternative Payment Schemes. Chapter 20 PCI DSS Myths and Misconceptions. Chapter 21 Final Thoughts. Index by Requirement. Alphabetical Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an extended overview and fundamental knowledge in industrial automation, while building the necessary knowledge level for further specialization in advanced concepts of industrial automation. It covers a number of central concepts of industrial automation, such as basic automation elements, hardware components for automation and process control, the latch principle, industrial automation synthesis, logical design for automation, electropneumatic automation, industrial networks, basic programming in PLC, and PID in the industry.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Automation. Hardware Components for Automation and Process Control. Industrial Automation Synthesis. Logical Design of Industrial Automation. Basic Components of Electro Pneumatic Automation. Industrial Networks. Basic Programming Principles of PLCs Author. PID Control in the Industry.

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Collective Intentionality provides a wide-ranging survey of topics in a rapidly expanding area of interdisciplinary research. It consists of 36 chapters, written exclusively for this volume, by an international team of experts. What is distinctive about the study of collective intentionality within the broader study of social interactions and structures is its focus on the conceptual and psychological features of joint or shared actions and attitudes, and their implications for the nature of social groups and their functioning. This Handbook fully captures this distinctive nature of the field and how it subsumes the study of collective action, responsibility, reasoning, thought, intention, emotion, phenomenology, decision-making, knowledge, trust, rationality, cooperation, competition, and related issues, as well as how these underpin social practices, organizations, conventions, institutions and socTrade Review"This superb handbook provides a broad survey of the scope and direction of the rapidly developing field of collective intentionality. Itself a collective enterprise by a body of international experts, this work is a must read for every student, teacher and researcher working on this exciting new interdisciplinary domain."– John D. Greenwood, CUNY Graduate Center"This collection stands as an excellent record of the state of current research on the subject of collective intentionality. One welcomes the summary statements by some prominent figures in the field of their own seminal contributions, and one is instructed into the directions in which further inquiry is now proceeding. Each of the contributions is well informed, clear, and cogently argued. Taken together they reveal a wider significance of collective intentionality not only in human inquiry but in human affairs." –Carol Rovane, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Marija Jankovic and Kirk LudwigPart I Collective Action and Intention Introduction to Part I Marija Jankovic and Kirk Ludwig1. Collective Action and Agency Sarah Chant2. Non-Reductive Views of Shared Intention Raimo Tuomela3. Reductive Views of Shared Intention Facundo Alonso4. Interpersonal Obligation in Joint Action Abe Roth5. Proxy Agency in Collective Action Kirk Ludwig6. Coordinating Joint Action Stephen ButterfillPart II Shared and Joint Attitudes Introduction to Part II Marija Jankovic and Kirk Ludwig7. Collective Belief and Acceptance Fred Schmitt8. Shared Values, Interests, and Desires Bryce Huebner and Marcus Hedahl9. Joint Attention John Campbell10. Joint Commitment Margaret Gilbert11. Collective Memory Kourken Michaelian and John Sutton12. Collective Emotions Hans Bernhard Schmid13. Collective Phenomenology Elisabeth PacheriePart III Epistemology and Rationality in the Social Context Introduction to Part III Marija Jankovic and Kirk Ludwig14. Common Knowledge Harvey Lederman15. Collective Epistemology Jennifer Lackey16. Rationality and Cooperation Paul Weirich17. Team Reasoning: Controversies and Open Research Questions Natalie Gold18. Distributive Cognitive Systems Georg Theiner19. Corporate Agency: The Lesson of the Discursive Dilemma Phillip PettitPart IV Social Ontology Introduction to Part IV Marija Jankovic and Kirk Ludwig20. Social Construction and Social Facts Brian Epstein21. Social Groups Paul Sheehy22. Social Kinds Ásta 23. Status Functions John SearlePart V Collectives and Responsibility Introduction to Part V Marija Jankovic and Kirk Ludwig24. Collective Intentions and Collective Moral Responsibility Marion Smiley25. Complicity Saba Bazargan-Forward26. Institutional Responsibility Seumas MillerPart VI Collective Intentionality and Social Institutions Introduction to Part VI Marija Jankovic and Kirk Ludwig27. Institutions and Collective Intentionality Frank Hindriks28. Collective Intentionality and Language Marija Jankovic29. Collective Intentionality in the Law Gideon Yaffe30. Collective Intentionality and Methodology in the Social Sciences Deborah Perron TollefsenPart VII The Extent, Origins, and Development of Collective Intentionality Introduction to Part VII Marija Jankovic and Kirk Ludwig

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Book SynopsisMaintaining its user-friendly approach, The Care and Feeding of an IACUC: The Organization and Management of an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Second Edition is a handy guide for members of the laboratory animal community looking for a concise, descriptive introduction to what an IACUC is all about and how it operates. The book covers training programs and discusses professional certifications for IACUC administrative and animal care staff. It provides pointers to principal investigators, discusses interactions between IACUCs and other compliance panels, and addresses occupational health and safety programs and the role they play in the overall animal care and use program. This new edition of a bestseller contains new information on international regulations regarding animal subject research and the requirements for an ethics panel review. It discusses outside collaborations, interinstitutional memorandums of understanding, and the differences iTrade Review"Having served on IACUCs in academia, industry, and biotech sectors for over 15 years, I recommend the second edition of The Care and Feeding of an IACUC: The Organization and Management of an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committeeas a must-read for anyone who has the privilege of serving on an IACUC.The information presented is clear and concise and provides readers with a big-picture overview of the role, responsibilities, and significance of an IACUC as well as the role it plays in facilitating research efforts and outcomes.Not once while reading this book did I feel overwhelmed or bored by the information conveyed. On the contrary, I kept thinking how useful this resource would have been at the start of my career in the field of biomedical research. I strongly recommend that this book be required reading for everyone serving on an IACUC, regardless of how experienced they may be, because I believe everyone can glean something useful from the information presented."—Laike St. A. Stewart, DVM, DACLAM, University of Miami, Florida, in JAVMAFrom the Foreword"I personally know and have worked with the editors of this edition and am extremely impressed with the distinguished chapter authors they have assembled to write the book. The editors and authors have worked in the IACUC trenches and thus know exactly what is important for the reader to understand, without burdening the reader with excessive information. It will definitely help principal investigators improve the quality of their protocols, and in the end, expedite the review process. For IACUC committee members and staff, it will clarify your responsibilities and help you focus on the important issues."—Victor S. Lukas, DVM, Diplomate ACLAM, Attending Veterinarian, University of California, DavisPraise for the First Edition"The chapters are pertinent…well written…a valuable addition to the library of any facility. Perhaps the greatest value in this book is its potential as a part of a training program for IACUC members."—Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science"The Care and Feeding of an IACUC: The Organization and Management of an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee superbly illustrates the progress and advances the animal-using communities have made in implementing these and other improvements in their animal care and use programs."—Richard C. Simmonds, Diplomate ACLAM, Director, Laboratory Animal Medicine, University and Community College System of Nevada"Having served on IACUCs in academia, industry, and biotech sectors for over 15 years, I recommend the second edition of The Care and Feeding of an IACUC: The Organization and Management of an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee as a must-read for anyone who has the privilege of serving on an IACUC.The information presented is clear and concise and provides readers with a big-picture overview of the role, responsibilities, and significance of an IACUC as well as the role it plays in facilitating research efforts and outcomes.Not once while reading this book did I feel overwhelmed or bored by the information conveyed. On the contrary, I kept thinking how useful this resource would have been at the start of my career in the field of biomedical research. I strongly recommend that this book be required reading for everyone serving on an IACUC, regardless of how experienced they may be, because I believe everyone can glean something useful from the information presented."—Laike St. A. Stewart, DVM, DACLAM, University of Miami, Florida, in JAVMAFrom the Foreword"I personally know and have worked with the editors of this edition and am extremely impressed with the distinguished chapter authors they have assembled to write the book. The editors and authors have worked in the IACUC trenches and thus know exactly what is important for the reader to understand, without burdening the reader with excessive information. It will definitely help principal investigators improve the quality of their protocols, and in the end, expedite the review process. For IACUC committee members and staff, it will clarify your responsibilities and help you focus on the important issues."—Victor S. Lukas, DVM, Diplomate ACLAM, Attending Veterinarian, University of California, DavisPraise for the First Edition"The chapters are pertinent…well written…a valuable addition to the library of any facility. Perhaps the greatest value in this book is its potential as a part of a training program for IACUC members."—Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science"The Care and Feeding of an IACUC: The Organization and Management of an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee superbly illustrates the progress and advances the animal-using communities have made in implementing these and other improvements in their animal care and use programs."—Richard C. Simmonds, Diplomate ACLAM, Director, Laboratory Animal Medicine, University and Community College System of NevadaTable of ContentsIntroduction to the IACUC: Its Purpose and Function. Role of the IACUC, Bioethics and Scientific Review, Essential Environment for IACUC Success. Institutional Policies, Guidelines, and Procedures. Protocol Processing: From Submission to Approval. Elements of the Protocol Form: How to Complete and Review. Semiannual Program Evaluation, Facility Inspections, and Postapproval Monitoring: All Part of the Same Thing. IACUC Oversight of Training and Qualification in Animal Care and Use. Navigating the Search for Alternatives. The Relationship between the IACUC and Principal Investigators. Interactions with Other Institutional Panels. The IACUC and Laboratory Animal Resources. International IACUCs and Outside Collaborations. IACUCs from an Academic Perspective. IACUC Issues in Industry. Perspectives of an IACUC Chair. Perspectives of a Nonaffiliated/Outside Member. Managing a Proactive Progressive Animal Care and Use Program. Acronyms and Abbreviations. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisSpatial dimensions need to be properly captured if modeling and engineering techniques are to be successfully applied in addressing environmental problems. The links between the geographical information systems (GIS) that capture this data, simulation modeling, and engineering offer tremendous possibilities for building versatile support systems for managing the environment. GIS, Environmental Modeling and Engineering focuses on using GIS and external models to solve real environmental problems, promoting the critical thinking needed for the effective applications of these systems and their analytical outputs.Divided into three major sections, this textbook first concentrates on defining GIS, identifying how data is structured, and explaining common functionality. The text examines GIS from a technological perspective, exploring the evolution of its scientific basis and its synergies with other technologies within a geocomputational paradigm. The next section eTrade ReviewThis well-written, second edition is a significant and needed contribution to the understanding of the increasing interaction between geospatial disciplines and tools - i.e., GIS, and their use in conjunction with environmental and engineering models for problem solving. The exposition is clear, lively, and scholarly, revealing an adequate use of a colloquial tone while keeping commentary brief and to the point with few linguistic variants and regional terms used. For the most part, figures are well designed, clearly printed, with their elements discernible, and the book abounds in helpful diagrams and illustrations for both conceptualization and example.This book provides a guiding paradigm for the study of the current possibilities for mutual synergy between geospatial contextualization and the mathematical and algorithmic formulations of model/simulation inputs and outputs. This volume would undoubtedly enrich the libraries of those professionals who are seeking a deeper understanding of how to better integrate environmental and engineering modeling - both with and from within a GIS, constituting a valuable resource for research projects and course materials.—Demetrio P. Zourarakis, PhD, GISp, CMS-RS, eMS-GIS/LIS, Remote Sensing/GIS Analyst, in Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, January 2011Praise for the Previous Edition: Brimicombe’s rich experience clearly shows ... the book is a useful guide to the core information about the workings of environmental models and their development." -Muki Haklay, University College London, in Environment and Planning B, 2005Table of ContentsIntroduction. From GIS to geocomputation. The rise of geo-information science and engineering. Approaches to modelling. The role and nature of environmental models. Case studies. Issues of coupling the technologies. Data and information quality issues. Modelling issues. Decision-making under uncertainty.

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Book SynopsisShort food supply chains (SFSCs) rely primarily on local production and processing practices for the provision of food and are, in principle, more sustainable in social, economic and environmental terms than supply chains where production and consumption are widely separated.This book reviews and assesses recent initiatives on this topic from an interdisciplinary perspective. In theoretical terms it draws on and advances two key concepts, namely, place (particularly embeddedness in local economic networks and communities) and governance (particularly in addressing sustainability concerns in an inclusive and socially just manner). Empirically, the book examines a diverse set of SFSCs such as small-scale entrepreneurship, farmersâ markets, community supported agriculture and grassroots and solidarity networks. The main examples discussed are from Europe and North America, but the issues are applicable in a global context.The book is of interest to advanced students, researchers and professionals in food studies, sociology, geography, planning, politics and environmental studies.Table of Contents1. Introduction Part I Innovative Local Agrifood Governance 2. The Rise of Municipal Food Movements 3. Grassroots responsible innovation initiatives in SFSC 4. Food localization and agency: The Cases of Regionalwert AG and Luzernenhof in Freiburg, Germany Part II Local Agrifood Systems 5. The long and the short of it: Motivations and realities for food hub actors in Ontario, Canada 6. "New" micro agrofood initiatives in crisis-hit Greece and beyond: a promising alternative or business as usual? 7. Synergies between Localized Agri-food Systems and Short Supply Chains for Geographical Indications in Italy 8. Re-embedding Greek Feta in localities: Cooperation of small dairies as a territorial development strategy Part III Alternative Agrifood Market Channels 9. The fairness of alternative food retailers in the Netherlands 10. Social justice on the market place. The renewal of peri-urban open-air food markets around Montpellier, France 11. Protection of a 'place': Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) in Germany 12. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis book is a concept we use to explain the invasive and pervasive role of sport in global society and in each country around the world. From the origins of modern sports to today, sports have become more and more commercial, global, and universally understood as important parts of economies, cultures, and political debates. The 2018 thawing of relations on the Korean Peninsula, and between North Korea and the USA, can be attributed in part to the inclusive practices of the Winter Olympics; yet the Russian doping scandal and the ramifications from that suggest that a new Cold War in sport has emerged which is played out in social media as well as in diplomatic circles. Beyond the elite levels, however, sport is key to social identification and cultural capital building, and for social integration. Regardless of how we view sport, it is clear that it is a powerful social technology with the ability to transform society and influence political and economic debates. The Table of ContentsIntroduction - The twenty-first-century SportsWorld: global markets and global impact 1. Contested epistemology: theory and method of international sport studies 2. Revisiting Gustave Le Bon’s crowd theory in light of present-day critique 3. The new sporting Cold War: implications of the Russian doping allegations for international relations and sport 4. Origin, diffusion and development of polo: an East to West cultural flow 5. Political economy and judo: the globalization of a traditional Japanese sport 6. Leveraging participation in Olympic sports: a call for experiential qualitative case study research 7. Boosting ice hockey in China: political economy, mega-events and community 8. An analysis of Glasgow’s decision to bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games 9. Platform politics: sport events and the affordances of digital and social media 10. NBC’s televised media portrayal of female athletes in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games: a critical feminist view 11. A destination development by building a brand image and sport event tourism: a case of Sport City USA 12. Sport for development with ‘at risk’ girls in St. Lucia

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Book SynopsisFemale presence and involvement on boards improves firm performance, transforms corporate governance and leads to the transition towards more responsible business.Corporate boards are essential bodies for governance and management and their efficiency determines a companyâs performance. The board is a crucial element of the corporate governance structure and its efficiency and performance determines the success of the operation and monitoring of the company. The board is viewed as the liaison between providers of capital (shareholders) and managers who use this capital to create value. The board role is to represent, formulate and fulfill the interests and expectations of shareholders as the owners of the companies. The discussion surrounding female participation in business inevitably needs to refer to their presence on corporate boards. It is also a reliable indicator of a gender equality policy and advancement, adopted by countries and companies.The boTable of ContentsPart I Overview; Introduction (Maria Aluchna and Guler Aras); Part II Concepts and Models; Chapter 1 Women on Corporate Boards: Backgrounds, Drivers and Mechanisms (Maria Aluchna and Tomasz Szapiro); Chapter 2 Gender Diversity on Boards in Norway and the UK: A Different Approach to Governance or a Case of Path Dependency? (Rita Goyal, Nada Korac Kakabadse, Filipe Morais and Andrew P. Kakabadse); Chapter 3 Regulation of the Gender Composition of Company Boards in Europe: Experience and Prospects (Kevin Campbell and Leszek Bohdanowicz); Part III Regulation and Compliance; Chapter 4 Gender Balance in Australian Boardrooms: The Business Case for Quotas (JF Corkery, Madeline Elizabeth Taylor and Melanie Hayden); Chapter 5 Women on Corporate Boards in Poland and Estonia in the Context of the EU Gender Equality Policy (Marta Pachocka, Aleksandra Szczerba-Zawada and Diana Eerma); Chapter 6 Socio-Economic Perspective on Women on Boards: An African Perspective (Justina Mutale and Anna Masłoń-Oracz); Chapter 7 Women's Experiences in Top Management Teams (TMTs): The Case of Israeli National Majority and National Minority Women (Helena Desivilya Syna, Michal Palgi and Maha Karkabi-Sabbah); Part IV Business Practice; Chapter 8 Female Entrepreneurship and Boardroom Diversity: The Case of Russia (Irina Tkachenko and Irina Pervukhina); Chapter 9 Female Representation on Swedish Corporate Boards (Gunnar Rimmel, Petra Inwinkl, Anna Lindstrand and Ida Ohlsson); Chapter 10 Females on Corporate Boards: French Perspectives: Towards More Diversity? (Nabyla Daidj); Chapter 11 The 2017 New Zealand Stock Exchange Directors’ Network Analysis and the Effect of ‘Soft’ Reporting Regimes on Board Diversity (Rosanne Hawarden); Chapter 12 Women on Boards: Perspectives from BRIC and Turkey (Güler Aras and Ozlem Kutlu Furtuna); Part V Conclusion; Conclusion: Woman on Boards: What Will be the Next Step? (Güler Aras and Maria Aluchna)

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Book SynopsisThe years since the global financial crisis have seen something of a renaissance in the manufacturing industry. The United States has launched its Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, and China owes much of its spectacular economic boom in the last decades to its being the ''world''s factory''. Is there room for the EU in this landscape? This timely new book explores Europe's role in this evolving environment. It argues that on the one hand, in terms of sheer numbers, the role of the manufacturing industry in the EU is on a par with other major global economies. However, the book also states that Europe falls short of its global competitors (the USA in particular) in terms of its involvement in the most innovative manufacturing sectors. The volume therefore argues that this creates the opportunity for a new European industrial policy. Exploring the development of current EU policy, the book puts forward suggestions as to how the EU can improve in terms of the competitiveness of its tTrade Review"I think the book by Franco Mosconi can contribute to raise the awareness of the urgency of such line of policy. It gathers all the most important documents and position papers by the EU and other sources dealing with the issue; it offers a relevant statistical background in support of the arguments developed and, above all, it makes a good reading, clear and complete, for anyone who needs or wants to be acquainted with the matter."Professor Vera Zamagni, University of Bologna and Johns Hopkins University Bologna Center"This book provides a thorough overview of the European Union’s industrial and technology policies. Based on a empirical approach with relevant examples and figures, the author analyzes how European industrial champions have emerged. It also outlines the various tools that have been developed by the European authorities with the aim of fostering competitiveness and innovation capacities. A timely and essential book on a strategic issues concerning the future of Europe."Jean-Christophe Defraigne, Professor of Economics, Institute for European Studies & Louvain School of Management, UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles"The New European Industrial Policy is a readily accessible, clear and compelling argument about the connections between EU policy, state responses, and the manufacturing industries. As Franco Mosconi explains, governmental support and policies (both at EU- and state-level) matter in shaping the productive capacities of states. In particular, the book provides an excellent explanation for the rise of European Champions in the Single Market, as well as for the resilience of SMEs."Hiroshi Nakazato, Associate Professor of the Practice in International Studies and Associate Director of the International Studies Program, Boston College"At a time when industrial policy is once again a focus of policy agendas globally, this book comparatively analyses the situation in Europe from both theoretical and practical angles. One of the foremost experts in the field, Franco Mosconi, puts European industrial policy in perspective vis-à-vis competition from the USA and East Asia."Murat Yülek, Rector, OSTIM Technical University, AnkaraTable of ContentsI. The New European Industrial Policy: An Overview II. The New European Oligopoly: The Role of the "European Champions" III. Industrial Policy and "Models of Capitalism" IV. Drawing the Third Side of the Triangle: Reshaping EU "Technology Policy" V. State and Market in Today’s Europe: A Journey Across the EU and Nation-States Epilogue. The Time of Coincidence

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Book SynopsisConcerns over affordability and accountability have tended to direct focus away from the central aims of liberal learning, such as preparing minds for free inquiry and inculcating the habits of mind, practical skills, and values necessary for effective participation in civil society. The contributors to this volume seek to understand better what it is that can be done on a day-to-day basis within institutions of liberal learning that shape the habits and practices of civil society.The central argument of this volume is that institutions of liberal learning are critical to a developing and flourishing civil society. It is within these civil society incubators that the habits of open discourse are practiced and honed; that a collaborative (often contentious) commitment to truth seeking serves as the rules that govern our work together; that the rules of personal and widespread social cooperation are established, practiced, and refined. Many have made this argument as it relates to community based learning, and we explore that theme here as well. But acquiring and practicing the habits of civil society recur within and throughout the college contextâin the classrooms, in college governance structures, in professional associations, in collaborative research, in the residence halls, and on the playing field. To put it another way, when they are at their best, institutions of liberal learning are contexts in which students learn how to live in a free society and learn the art of self-governance.Table of ContentsPart I: Cultivating the Habits of Self-Governance in the Classroom 1. Knowledge and Community in the Undergraduate Classroom 2. On "Strongly Fortified Minds": Self-restraint and cooperation in the discussion tradition 3. Teaching the Art of Speaking Across Ideological Paradigms Part II: Place, Community and Context: Cultivating the habits of self-governance beyond the traditional classroom 4. More than Community-Based Learning: Practicing the liberal arts 5. Developing the Art of Self-Governance: Teaching the role of place in associative life Part III: The Generative Power of Social Abrasion and Social Spaces 6. The Essential Role of Abrasion in Developing Healthy Institutions of Liberal Learning 7. Communities of Liberal Learning and Social Spaces Part IV: Self-Governing Norms and Practices Across the Academy 8. Polycentricity and the Principles of Effective Co-Governance: What the Bloomington School can teach us 9. Meaningful Change Comes from the Shop Floor: Generating, growing and governing in liberal education 10. Academic Freedom as a Basis for Self-Governance

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Book SynopsisThe bioeconomy is steadily becoming more important in regional, national and European public policies. As it encompasses the transformation of agricultural, marine and organic resources into food, feed, fuels, energy and materials, the bioeconomy should become a major new industry, outlining the possibility of a post-fossil future. This book is the first attempt to depict the origins, formation and challenges of this new industry in terms of emerging institutions, innovation and economic strategies. The result of this work is that the substitution of raw materials alone is not enough to get out of the fossil economy.This book develops a political economy of the ecological transition which theorizes the transition as a new crisis of capitalism. This phase is characterized by stakeholdersâ attempts to develop renewed rationales and strategies to take control of the reorganization of flows of natural resources, their outcomes and their evaluation. The proposed framework considers recent results in four complementary research strands: transition studies, institutional economics, ecological economics and the evolutionary economics of innovation.The book will be of interest to researchers interested in the development of the bioeconomy, and both researchers and students seeking to understand the role of heterodox economics in the ecological transition.

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Book SynopsisThe steadily rising number of investor-State arbitration proceedings within the EU has triggered an extensive backlash and an increased questioning of the international investment law regime by different Member States as well as the EU Commission. This has resulted in the EU's assertion of control over the intra-EU investment regime by promoting the termination of bilateral intra-EU investment treaties (intra-EU BITs) and by opposing the jurisdiction of arbitral tribunals in intra-EU investor-State arbitration proceedings. Against the backdrop of the landmark Achmea decision of the European Court of Justice, the book offers an in-depth analysis of the interplay of international investment law and the law of the European Union with regard to intra-EU investments, i.e. investments undertaken by an investor from one EU Member State within the territory of another EU Member State. It specifically analyses the conflict between the two investment protection regimes applicablTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Setting the stage I. European foreign direct investment II. Development of international investment law – A European story III. International investment law within the EU – Unexpected difficulties 2. Comparison of the investment protection regimes I. Introduction II. Scope of application III. Substantive protection IV Procedural protection V. Conclusion 3. Conflict between intra-EU IIAs and EU law I. Nature of EU law and its relationship to public international law II. Alleged invalidity of intra-EU BITs III. Incompatibility of intra-EU BITs with EU law IV. Energy Charter Treaty and EU law V. Result 4. What future for intra-EU investor protection? I. Introduction II. Termination of intra-EU BITs III. Energy Charter Treaty IV. Effects on EU member state courts and other domestic courts V. Effects on investment arbitration proceedings VI. Why a substitute might be necessary VII. Possible substitutes VIII. Assessment General conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis short form textbook provides readers with a comprehensive yet concise overview of the fundamentals of Digital Marketing.The author, a well-renowned teacher and writer on the subject, presents a concise and clear structure that works step by step through each of the core aspects of the subject, including SEO, metrics and analytics, web development, e-commerce, social media and digital marketing strategy.Presented in nine chapters to suit delivery periods at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, this book can be used either as a core text that gives tutors a sound platform on which to structure a module on digital marketing or as supporting text where digital marketing is an element of a module with a broader scope, such as strategic marketing.Pedagogical features include an essential summary paragraph at the start of each chapter, focused references and further reading. There is also online teaching and learning support for both in-class and digital deTrade Review"This is a great introduction to digital marketing, which gets students up-to-speed in an easily digestible way. It covers some of the key areas of digital marketing communications, such as SEO, search engine advertising, email, etc. I highly recommend this book if you want something that explains key concepts in a clear and easy way, without the jargon."Tanya Hemphill, Senior Lecturer in Strategic & Digital Marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK"This is a great introduction to digital marketing, which gets students’ up-to-speed in an easily digestible way. It covers some of the key areas of digital marketing communications, such as SEO, search engine advertising, email, etc. I highly recommend this book if you want something that explains key concepts in a clear and easy way, without the jargon."Tanya Hemphill, Senior Lecturer in Strategic & Digital Marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University, UKTable of Contents1. The digital marketing landscape 2. Search engine optimization 3. Website development 4. The retail website 5. The B2B website 6. Advertising online 7. Email marketing 8. Marketing on social media 9. Metrics and analytics

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Book SynopsisEve Shapiro has been writing about patient-centered care, physicianâpatient communication, and relationships between doctors and their patients since 2007. In Joy in Medicine? What 100 Healthcare Professionals Have to Say about Job Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction, Burnout, and Joy, Eve turns her attention to those on the healthcare delivery side of this sacred interaction.These healthcare professionals share their enthusiasm, joys, frustrations, disappointments, insights, advice, stories, fears, and pain, explaining how it looks and feels to work in healthcare today no matter who you are, where you work, or what your position is in the organizational hierarchy.The healthcare professionals who provide patient care deserve our collective interest in their humanity. Without some insight into who they are and the forces with which they struggle every day, we cannot fully appreciate the obstacles to providing the care we all want for ourselves and our families during the best of times, let alone in the uncertain times that lie ahead.Trade Review"Eve Shapiro, in this important book, has contributed two very meaningful insights. First, she has relayed the stories of 100 health professionals in their own words and has given us all a framework within which we can make sense of their stories. Second, she has engaged two powerful currents—burnout within health care and the worst public health challenge in a century—and has given us a reason for hope. This is a book all health professionals, as well as those in the public who care about their welfare, should read."John R. Ball, MD, JD, MACPExecutive Vice President, Emeritus, American College of PhysiciansFormer Chair, Mission Health System, Asheville, NC "In Joy in Medicine?, Eve Shapiro provides unique and valuable insights into understanding the challenge of clinician burnout. We will not fix the myriad problems in healthcare without a deep understanding of what contributes to both joy and burnout. Her in-depth interviews with clinicians provide insights that every healthcare leader needs to understand if they are serious about being part of the solution, rather than part of the problem."Paul DeChant, MD, MBAAuthor, Executive Coach, and Prior CEO, Sutter Gould Medical Foundation"A growing body of research about the physician/caregiver experience identifies the causes, consequences, and remedies for physician burnout and the factors most highly related to physician joy and fulfillment. While this research is certainly informative, in my view, in Joy in Medicine? What 100 Healthcare Professionals Have to Say about Job Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction, Burnout, and Joy, Eve Shapiro’s narrative approach, using firsthand interviews that illuminate real people in real settings, yields rich, qualitative information that has a much greater potential to impact physicians, teams, and organizations. "Those she interviewed share their stories—about highs and lows in their careers, their frustrations and stresses, their joys and satisfaction—and they offer advice to others who seek fulfillment in the practice of medicine. Stories are like pollen. They engage and persuade. They move people to action. They spark conversations with ourselves and others. The stories shared in Eve’s book have that power. Individuals and organizations can use this book to understand and support caregivers and to identify and pursue improvement initiatives in our quest to achieve human-centered care and a gratifying caregiver experience."Wendy Leebov, Ed.D.Author, Creator of Language of Caringwww.languageofcaring.org"Eve’s Shapiro’s book, Joy in Medicine?, is a call to action to save lives: lives of patients and families, and lives of physicians, nurses, and all stakeholders inside (and outside) the traditional healthcare system. Eve interviews 100 men and women who work in the healthcare industry in our country today. She listens to understand, she reflects, and she shares their wisdom and insight (and her own) with the reader. Joy in Medicine? will teach healthcare leaders, people on the front lines of healthcare, patients and families, and communities what must be done to achieve betterment and bring joy back into medicine."Thomas H. Dahlborg, MSHSMPresident, Dahlborg Healthcare Leadership Group (DHLG)Director Health Care, Global Listening Centre Board (India)Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Acknowledgments. About the Author. Introduction. Part 1 What Promotes Joy. Part 2 What Diminishes Joy. Part 3 What Destroys Joy. Part 4 What the Experts Have to Say. Index.

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Book SynopsisWhat role did the agricultural sector play in the economic crash of 1929? Taking evidence from country cases across Europe and the Americas, this edited volume explores short-, medium- and long- term perspectives on the primary sector.The monograph brings together the voices of an international panel of contributors who examine issues such as falling prices, industrial production, unemployment and the stagnation of aggregate demand. Together, they frame the interwar period as a pivotal turning point in the decline of subsistence agriculture and the growth of agricultural subsidies, which remain a key policy tool in many economies today.This illuminating book will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in economic history, agricultural history, globalization and economic development.

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Book SynopsisThe book provides insights in the decision-making for implementing strategies in various spheres of real-world issues. It integrates optimal policies in various decision­making problems and serves as a reference for researchers and industrial practitioners. Furthermore, the book provides sound knowledge of modelling of real-world problems and solution procedure using the various optimisation and statistical techniques for making optimal decisions. The book is meant for teachers, students, researchers and industrialists who are working in the field of materials science, especially operations research and applied statistics. Table of Contents1. A New Version of the Generalized Rayleigh Distribution with Copula, Properties, Applications and Different Methods of Estimation 2. Expanding the Burr X Model: Properties, Copula, Real Data Modeling and Different Methods of Estimation 3. Transmuted Burr Type X Model with Applications to Life Time Data 4. Monitoring Patients Blood Level through Enhanced Control Chart 5. Goodness of Fit in Parametric and Non-parametric Econometric Models 6. Stochastic Models for Cancer Progression and its Optimal Programming for Control with Chemotherapy 7. A New Unrelated Question Model with Two Questions Per Card 8. Hybrid of Simple Model and a New Unrelated Question Model for Two Sensitive Characteristics 9. Hybrid of Crossed Model and a New Unrelated Question Model for Two Sensitive Characteristics 10. Modified Regression Type Estimator by Ingeniously Utilizing Probabilities for more Efficient Results in Randomized Response Sampling 11. Ratio and Regression Type Estimators for a New Measure of Coefficient of Dispersion Relative to the Empirical Mode 12. Class of Exponential Ratio Type Estimator for Population Mean in Adaptive Cluster Sampling 13. An Inventory Model for Substitutable Deteriorating Products under Fuzzy and Cloud Fuzzy Demand Rate 14. Co-ordinated Selling Price and Replenishment Policies for Duopoly Retailers under Quadratic Demand and Deteriorating Nature of Items15. Quadratic Programming Approach for the Optimal Multi-objective Transportation Problem 16. Analyzing Multi-Objective Fixed-Charge Solid Transportation Problem under Rough and Fuzzy-Rough Environments 17. Overall Shale Gas Water Management: A Neutrosophic Optimization Approach 18. Memory Effect on an EOQ Model with Price Dependant Demand and Deterioration 19. Optimality Conditions of an Unconstrained Imprecise Optimization Problem via Interval Order Relation 20. Power Comparison of Different Goodness of Fit Tests for Beta Generalized Weibull Distribution 21. On the Transmuted Modified Lindley Distribution: Theory and Applications to Lifetime Data 22. Adjusted Bias and Risk for Estimating Treatment Effect after Selection with an Application in Idiopathic Osteoporosis 23. Validity Judgement of an EOQ Model using Phi-coefficient 24. Uncertain Chance-Constrained Multi-Objective Geometric Programming Problem 25. Optimal Decision Making for the Prediction of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

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Book SynopsisResearching and Analysing Business: Research Methods in Practice provides an accessible and practical guide to various data collection and data analysis techniques within management, from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives.This key resource functions as a comprehensive reference tool covering a broad variety of methodologies examining both the theory behind them and their application in practice. These include systematic literature review through bibliometric and meta-analysis, secondary vs primary sources, qualitative research vs quantitative research, combining qualitative and quantitative methods, qualitative and quantitative research method approaches, fsQCA, data mining, and sentiment analysis. Chapters are rich in examples, data sets, practical exercises, easy-to-follow slides, and a glossary, which help readers to understand and apply research approaches as well as to assess the strengths and weaknesses of each method.Unique in its practicalTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Research Methods in Business and Management: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives. Chapter 2. Mixed-methods approach: Combining qualitative & quantitative methods. Part 1 - SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW. Chapter 3. Bibliometric Analysis: Main procedure and guidelines. Chapter 4. Systematic literature review: main procedures and guidelines for interpreting the results. Part 2 - QUALITATIVE. Chapter 5. Grounded Theory: What, Why and How. Chapter 6. Applying Netnographic Approach to Qualitative Research. Chapter 7. Qualitative approaches: Case study research. Chapter 8. Conducting qualitative management research with semi-structured interviews: From planning to interpretation. Chapter 9. Qualitative Data Analysis: Using Thematic Analysis. Chapter 10. Qualitative Data Analysis: Using NVivo. Chapter 11. Text Mining and Topic Modelling. Chapter 12. Delphi method - A practical guide for verifying and validating novel developments. Chapter 13. Eye-Tracking: collecting data; managing, and process, analysis and interpretation. Chapter 14. Semiotic analysis in financial markets. Chapter 15. Critical Discourse Analysis. Chapter 16. Qualitative research methods to capture emerging visual social media culture. Chapter 17. Online data analysis: Sentiment analysis with Python. Part 3 - QUANTITATIVE. Chapter 18. Non-response bias & common method bias in survey research. Chapter 19. Scale Formation: Scale Reliability Analysis and Exploratory Factor Analysis. Chapter 20. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling: A Nontechnical and Practical Guide. Chapter 21. Addressing endogeneity in survey research: Application of two-stage least squares (2SLS) regression analysis. Chapter 22. Big Data in Marketing Intelligence. Chapter 23. Panel Data and Accounting context. Chapter 24. Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Introduction to a Configurational Approach. Chapter 25. Title: Fuzzy Analytic hierarchy Process: A Simplified Approach. Chapter 26. Quantitative research with R programming language used in Marketing Research.

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Book SynopsisA sense of not belonging, that we are not accepted or valued at work can be enormously detrimental to our psychological well-being and sense of self, and can impact engagement, motivation and performance. Based on extensive research, this accessible and practical book helps leaders understand the implications of belonging on our well-being and performance and equips them with the insight and tools to ensure their employees have a sense of belonging at work, through: establishing connections and developing meaningful relationships, identifying and leveraging values and strengths, developing their awareness of diversity and unconscious bias, fostering a psychologically safe environment in which all can speak up, developing an inclusive leadership mindset and challenging negative thinking patterns. The strategies and tips provided will allow readers to ensTrade Review"Lee’s insight on belonging, developed through her years of research and personal experience, provides an incredibly valuable and timely contribution. It responds to pressing questions we face regarding how we can flourish – and how we can enable others to – at work."- Megan Reitz, Professor of Leadership and Dialogue, Hult International Business School / Author of ‘Speak Up’, ‘Mind Time’ and ‘Dialogue in Organizations’Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One: What it means to belong Chapter One: Belonging – a Fundamental Human Need Chapter Two: Factors which Undermine Belonging in the Workplace Chapter Three: Belonging and Well-being Chapter Four: Belonging and Performance – The Trap of not Belonging Part Two: Establishing a Sense of Belonging Chapter Five: Developing Quality Relationships Chapter Six: Establishing and Adding our Value Chapter Seven: Diversity and Belonging Chapter Eight: Fostering Psychological Safety Chapter Nine: Being an Inclusive Leader Chapter Ten: Reframing a Sense of Belonging Conclusion: The journey of belonging

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Book SynopsisExpanded and edited by Malcolm Thorpe, a former CITB Advisor, this latest edition incorporates all the latest industry-based requirements and technical developments in the construction industry. A new feature is the e-resource facility that includes multiple choice questions and answers, short oral questions and answers, and practical competency checks with marking schemes. These are all matched to current programmes, providing students with essential practice and revision for exam preparation.A classic text, Brickwork for Apprentices has been the established reference on brickwork for generations of bricklayers. Continuously in print since 1944, John Hodge's classic text has now been revised in its sixth edition and brought fully in line with the latest Building Regulations and requirements for City & Guilds courses. This is an essential text for qualified bricklayers and other professionals working in construction, as well as students new to the industry and wishing Table of ContentsChapter 1: Craft training. Chapter 2: Materials. Chapter 3: Tools. Chapter 4: Bonding of brickwork. Chapter 5: Bonding of blockwork. Chapter 6: Bonding details. Chapter 7: Foundations. Chapter 8: Craft operations. Chapter 9: Bridging openings. Chapter 10: Cavity walling and brick cladding. Chapter 11: Damp prevention. Chapter 12: Chimneys, flues and fireplace construction. Chapter 13: External works. Chapter 14: Special shaped bricks. Chapter 15: Joint finishings. Chapter 16: Calculations. Chapter 17: Multiple choice questions. Appendix: Answers

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Book SynopsisBrickwork Level 2 has been adapted from John Hodge's classic Brickwork for Apprentices the established textbook on brickwork for bricklayers. Designed to meet new requirements of the City and Guilds bricklaying programmes, this book has been written to match the latest industry-based requirements and technical developments in the field, including recent changes to the Building Regulations. Each chapter follows the syllabus and contains a section of multiple-choice questions to provide trainees with vital practice for the job knowledge and multiple-choice tests.Highly illustrated throughout and now in full colour, this is the essential reference for qualified bricklayers and other professionals working in the construction industry, as well as students wishing to embark on a career in bricklaying.There is also the facility to access the Support Material on the Routledge website, which includes:PowerPoint slides for each chapter Table of Contents1. The Construction Industry (Community Buildings) 2. Health and Safety in the Construction Industry 3. Communication and Records 4. Construction Technology 5. Moving and Handling Resources 6. Solid Walls and Piers 7. Constructing Cavity Walls with Openings 8. Cladding to Timber, Steel and Concrete Frames 9. Thin Joint Masonry 10. Bridging Openings with Lintels and Arches 11. Domestic Drainage 12. Answers to Multiple-Choice Questions

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Book SynopsisThis concise instructional guide condenses the most important aspects of large animal handling. It provides a portable, durable, beside-the-animal means of learning, as well as a convenient way to refresh on how to strive for safety and efficacy in animal handling techniques. It is ideal for use during veterinary placements in all settings from farm to laboratory, to riding school. The text covers: Handler safety Animal safety Sanitation Approach and capture Routine handling and release procedures Handling for medical procedures Use and supply sources of restraint equipment A Companion Website provides additional self-assessment questions and answers to aid learning.Important reading for undergraduate veterinary students on EMS rotations, as well as practicing veterinarians, technicians, and assistants, the book covers species encountered in farm, equine, and laboratory settings.You can hear the author discuss the topics covered in this book on his weekly podcast âBetter Animal Handlingâ: https://www.betteranimalhandling.com/Table of ContentsSafer Animal Handling and Physical Restraint. Handling and Animal Welfare. Good Handling Needs Transparency. The More Effective Handler: The Art of Firm Kindness. Conditions for Handling and Restraint. Risks of Injury. Risks of Disease to Handlers and Other Animals. Ethical Concerns. Use of Force. Responsibilities for the Actions of Assistant Handlers. Legal Considerations. Roles of Chemical and Physical Restraint. Keys to Good Handling of Large Animals. Ideals and Realities. Large Animal Behavior. Behavior and Handling. Predator or Prey Behavior. Predators. Animal Hierarchy: Social Dominance. Socialization with Humans. Flight Zone and Point of Balance. Senses and Behavior. Resistance Behaviors. Species Differences in Aggression and Avoidance. Training Methods for Handling Large Animals. Health and Behavior. Stereotypic Behavior and Environmental Enrichment. Nutraceuticals and Behavior. Animal Behavior Specialists. Ropes, Knots, and Hitches. Terminology and Rope Construction. Equipment Maintenance. Equipment Safety. Useful Knots, Bends, and Hitches for Animal Handlers. Using a Lariat. Horses, Donkeys, and Mules. Natural Behavior of Horses. Safety First. Approaching, Catching, and Releasing. Handling for Routine Care and Management. Handling for Common Medical Procedures. Special Equipment. Transporting Horses. Donkeys, Mules, and Hinnies. Cattle. Natural Behavior of Cattle. Safety First. Approaching and Catching. Handling for Routine Care and Management. Handling for Common Medical Procedures. Transporting Cattle. Small Ruminants. Species Characteristics. Natural Behavior of Small Ruminants. Safety First. Sheep. Goats. South American Camelids (Llamas and Alpacas). Transporting Small Ruminants. Swine. Natural Behavior of Swine. Safety First. Approaching and Catching. Handling for Routine Care and Management. Handling for Common Medical Procedures. Transporting Swine. Poultry. Natural Behavior of Poultry. Safety First. Approaching, Catching, and Routine Handling. Handling for Common Medical Procedures. Appendix. Supply Sources of Large Animal Handling and Restraint Equipment. Multiple Species References.

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Book SynopsisWith the widespread transformation of information into digital form throughout society firms and organisations are embracing this development to adopt multiple types of IT to increase internal efficiency and to achieve external visibility and effectiveness we have now reached a position where there is data in abundance and the challenge is to manage and make use of it fully. This book addresses this new managerial situation, the post-digitalisation era, and offers novel perspectives on managing the digital landscape.The topics span how the post-digitalisation era has the potential to renew organisations, markets and society. The chapters of the book are structured in three topical sections but can also be read individually. The chapters are structured to offer insights into the developments that take place at the intersection of the management, information systems and computer science disciplines. It features more than 70 researchers and managers as collaborating authors inTable of ContentsPrefacePeter Ekman, Peter Dahlin and Christina KellerForewordFredrik Nilsson and Fredrik Tell1. Perspectives on Management and Information Technology after Digital Transformation Peter Ekman, Peter Dahlin and Christina Keller2. Digital Transformation: Towards a New Perspective for Large Established Organisations in a Digital Age Alan W. BrownPart 1 – The transformation of society and markets3. Managing Digital Servitization: A Service Ecosystem PerspectiveDavid Sörhammar, Bård Tronvoll and Christian Kowalkowski4. Caught on the platform or jumping onto the digital train: Challenges for industries lagging behind in digitalisationPeter Ekman, Magnus Berglind and Steven Thompson5. Digitalisation for Sustainability: Conceptualisation, Implications and Future Research Directions Elena Anastasiadou, Linda Alkire and Jimmie Röndell6. Reaching New Heights in the Cloud: The Digital Transformation of the Video Games Industry Kevin Walther and David Sörhammar7. Hyper-Taylorism and Third-order Technologies: Making Sense of the Transformation of Work and Management in a Post-digital Era Christoffer Andersson, Lucia Crevani, Anette Hallin, Caroline Ingvarsson, Chris Ivory, Inti José Lammi, Eva Lindell, Irina Popova and Anna Uhlin8. Why Space is Not Enough: Service innovation and service delivery in senior housingPetter Ahlström, Göran Lindahl, Markus Fellesson, Börje Bjelke and Fredrik Nilsson9. Challenges in Implementing Digital Assistive Technology in Municipal HealthcareAnn Svensson, Linda Bergkvist, Charlotte Bäccman and Susanne DurstPart 2 – Managerial and organisational challenges10. Modern project management: Challenges for the future Klas Sundberg, Birger Rapp and Christina Keller11. Managing the Paradoxes of Digital Product InnovationFredrik Svahn and Bendik Bygstad12. When External Reporting Goes Social: New Conditions for Transparency and Accountability?Cecilia Gullberg13. Robotic Process Automation and the Accounting Profession’s Extinction ProphecyMatthias Holmstedt, Fredrik Jeanson and Angelina Sundström14. Managing Digital Employee-Driven Innovation: The Role of Middle-Level Managers and Ambidextrous LeadershipIzabelle Bäckström and Peter Magnusson15. Digital Gamification of Organisational Functions and Emergent Management PracticesEdward Gillmore16. Leveraging Digital Technologies in Enterprise Risk ManagementJason Crawford and Jan LindvallSection 3 – Framing digitalisation17. The End of Business Intelligence and Business AnalyticsMatthias Holmstedt and Peter Dahlin18. ‘Deleted User’: Signalling Digital Disenchantment in the Post-Digital SocietyCristina Ghita, Claes Thorén and Martin Stojanov19. The Role of Boundary-Spanners in the Post-Digitalised Multinational CorporationHenrik Dellestrand, Olof Lindahl and Jakob Westergren20. The Effect of Digital Transformation on Subsidiary Influence in the Multinational EnterpriseNoushan Memar, Ulf Andersson, Peter Dahlin and Peter Ekman21. Understanding Information System Outsourcing in the Digital Transformation Era: The Business-relationship Triad ViewCecilia Erixon and Peter Thilenius22. Transforming the Management/Profession Divide: The Use of the Red–Green Matrix in Swedish SchoolsAnton Borell, Johan Klaassen, Roland Almqvist and Jan Löwstedt23. Integrating research in master’s programmes: Developing students’ skills to embrace digitally transformed marketsTodd Drennan, Cecilia Thilenius Lindh and Emilia Rovira NordmanIndex

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Book SynopsisThis concise text provides an accessible introduction to artificial intelligence and intelligent user interfaces (IUIs) and how they are at the heart of a communication revolution for strategic communications and public relations.IUIs are where users and technology meet â via computers, phones, robots, public displays, etc. They use AI and machine learning methods to control how those systems interact, exchange data, learn from, and develop relations with users. The authors explore research and developments that are already changing human/machine engagement in a wide range of areas from consumer goods, healthcare, and entertainment to community relations, crisis management, and activism. They also explore the implications for public relations of how technologies developing hyper-personalised persuasion could be used to make choices for us, navigating the controversial space between influence, nudging, and controlling.This readable overview of the applications and impliTrade Review"This short book is a huge wakeup call about potency of Intelligent User Interfaces (IUIs). With their artificial, emotional and manipulative intelligence and their ability for exquisite personalisation, IUIs will become the shapers and arbiters of reality and will do this through communication. That is why PR needs to understand, occupy and reflect on a revolution that will dictate the very nature of society and human interaction into the future. This book will scare, stimulate and leave you more excited about the possibilities for PR than you can imagine!" Anne Gregory, Emeritus Professor, University of Huddersfield, UK Table of Contents1. Intelligent user interfaces (IUIs): The next generation of digital communication 2. Immersive communication: Virtual and augmented realities 3. Artificial intelligence, emotions,and trust: Feeling is believing 4. Walk like us? Listening and learning interfaces 5. From talking to persuasion: Obstacles and opportunities 6. PR and the interface ‘face’: Harnessing hyper-personalised persuasion

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Book SynopsisHaving engaged in an intensified war against corruption for more than four decades since the period of reform and opening up, China is now at a turning point in its anti-corruption agenda. Many believe that building government integrity has been a top-down process in China, and the anti-corruption strategies taken by the current administration seem to have confirmed it. This book challenges the view by analyzing local anti-corruption innovations in recent years and argues for the importance of bottom-up efforts in controlling corruption.The book attempts to answer the question of whether the rise of local anti-corruption innovations has helped China to pursue anti-corruption reform more effectively and, if so, why. It proceeds to analyze the major patterns of local anti-corruption innovations, the ways in which they have been initiated and implemented, and the factors influencing their success or failure. The book includes more than 400 cases of local innovative anti-corruptiTable of Contents1. Introduction: Local Anti-Corruption Innovations in China 2. Rethinking Approaches to Study: Anti-Corruption in Post-Reform China 3. Historical Overview 4. Local Anti-Corruption Innovations 5. The Jiangmen Case 6. The Qianhai and Hengqin Cases 7. The Shenzhen Case 8. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe US political system has come to depend upon money too much. The US health care industry spends the most on political lobbying among all the 13 industrial sectors in the US economy. The government regulatory agencies at both federal and state levels have been captured by the health industry interest groups meaning that the regulatory agencies respond to the interests of the industry but not those of citizens.This book employs a broad theoretical framework of crony capitalism to understand US health care system dysfunction. This framework has not been applied before in any serious manner to understand the shortcomings in the US health care system. Specifically, the book examines the role of seven key players using this framework - politicians/interest groups, pharmaceutical companies, private health insurers, hospitals/hospital networks, physicians, medical device manufacturers, and the American public. Crony capitalism is a destructive force and is rampant in US health carTable of ContentsPart One. Explication of the U.S. health care system dysfunction 1. The Nature and Extent of the Problem 2. The Crux of the Problem 3. Medicine without Evidence Part Two. Key Players Contributing to the System Dysfunction 4. Politicians/Interest Groups 5. Pharmaceutical Companies 6. Private Health Insurers 7. Hospitals and Hospital Networks 8. Physicians 9. Medical Device Manufacturers 10. American Public Part Three. How to Fix the U.S. Health Care System Dysfunction 11. Addressing Crony Capitalism, the Root Cause of Dysfunction 12. Health Insurance, Payment, and Pricing Arrangements 13. Well-Informed Citizenry

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Book SynopsisMachine learning (ML) is progressively reshaping the fields of quantitative finance and algorithmic trading. ML tools are increasingly adopted by hedge funds and asset managers, notably for alpha signal generation and stocks selection. The technicality of the subject can make it hard for non-specialists to join the bandwagon, as the jargon and coding requirements may seem out-of-reach. Machine learning for factor investing: Python version bridges this gap. It provides a comprehensive tour of modern ML-based investment strategies that rely on firm characteristics.The book covers a wide array of subjects which range from economic rationales to rigorous portfolio back-testing and encompass both data processing and model interpretability. Common supervised learning algorithms such as tree models and neural networks are explained in the context of style investing and the reader can also dig into more complex techniques like autoencoder asset returns, Bayesian additivTrade Review"Machine learning is considered promising for investment management applications, yet the associated low signal to noise ratio presents a high bar for improving on the incumbent quant asset management tooling. The book of Coqueret and Guida is a treat for those who do not want to lose sight of the machine learning forest for the trees. Whether you are an academic scholar or a finance practitioner, you will learn just what you need to rigorously investigate machine learning techniques for factor investing applications, along with plenty of useful code snippets." -Harald Lohre, Executive Director of Research at Robeco and Honorary Researcher at Lancaster University Management School"Written by two experts on quantitative finance, this book covers everything from basic materials to advanced techniques in the field of quantitative investment strategies: data processing, alpha signal generation, portfolio optimization, backtesting and performance evaluation. Concrete examples related to asset management problems illustrate each machine learning technique, such as neural network, lasso regression, autoencoder or reinforcement learning. With more than 20 coding exercises and solutions provided in Python, this publication is a must for both students, academics and professionals who are looking for an up-to-date technical exposition on quantitative asset management from basic smart beta portfolios to enhanced alpha strategies including factor investing."-Thierry Roncalli, Head of Quantitative Portfolio Strategy at Amundi Institute, Amundi Asset ManagementTable of ContentsPart 1. Introduction 1. Notations and data 2. Introduction 3. Factor investing and asset pricing anomalies 4. Data preprocessing Part 2. Common supervised algorithms 5. Penalized regressions and sparse hedging for minimum variance portfolios 6. Tree-based methods 7. Neural networks 8. Support vector machines 9. Bayesian methods Part 3. From predictions to portfolios 10. Validating and tuning 11. Ensemble models 12. Portfolio backtesting Part 4. Further important topics 13. Interpretability 14. Two key concepts: causality and non-stationarity 15. Unsupervised learning 16. Reinforcement learning Part 5. Appendix 17. Data description 18. Solutions to exercises

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Book SynopsisThe FIFA World Cup is arguably the biggest sporting event on earth. This book is the first to focus on the business and management of the World Cup, taking the reader from the initial stages of bidding and hosting decisions, through planning and organisation, to the eventual legacies of the competition.The book introduces the global context in which the World Cup takes place, surveying the history and evolution of the tournament and the geopolitical background against which bidding and hosting decisions take place. It examines all the key issues and debates which surround the tournament, from governance and corruption to security and the media, and looks closely at the technical processes that create the event, from planning and finance to marketing and fan engagement. Analysis of the Women's World Cup is also embedded in every chapter, and the book also considers the significance of World Cup tournaments at age-group level.No sport business or management course is comTable of Contents1. Introduction, 2. A Brief History of the FIFA World Cup as a Business, 3. Bidding and Hosting Decisions, 4. Politics and Geopolitics in Staging the FIFA World Cup: What is at Stake for the Hosting Nations?, 5. Diplomacy, International Relations, Soft Power and the World Cup, 6. Competition Design of the World Cup, 7. An Integrity System Framework for the Governance of the Football World Cups, 8. Environment and Sustainability in FIFA World Cups, 9. Finance of the FIFA World Cup, 10. Planning and Organising FIFA World Cups, 11. Planning, Sourcing, and Managing Resources for FIFA World Cups, 12. Engaging Fans, 13. Managing Risk and Security, 14. Marketing, Sponsorship and Merchandising, 15. Broadcasting and the FIFA World Cup: Privatisation and Technology, 16. Digital and Social Media in the Business of the FIFA World Cup, 17. Culture and the World Cup: The Case of Qatar, 18. Afterword…

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Book SynopsisFoundations of Social Entrepreneurship presents definitions of social entrepreneurship, explains its benefits and challenges, describes the components of an ecosystem of support, and presents practical tools to approach social entrepreneurial projects. It is designed to be easily approachable by anyone without prior in-depth knowledge of the subject. The book is divided into two parts; the first provides readers with theoretical foundations to understand the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship, its different interpretations, the context in which it developed, and its socio-economic function. The second part of the book covers what it takes to create and manage a social entrepreneurial initiative. Pedagogical features are incorporated throughout to aid learning. They include summary tables, international case studies of social entrepreneurs from both developed and emerging economies, as well as suggested exercises and examples of how the tools presented are Table of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesAbout the authorAcknowledgements IntroductionPART 1 – Theoretical foundations of social entrepreneurship1. Introduction to social entrepreneurship 2. Social entrepreneurship and social change 3. Characteristics of social entrepreneurship 4. The social entrepreneurship ecosystem 5. The present and future of social entrepreneurship PART 2 – Practical foundations of social entrepreneurship6. Identifying an opportunity for social entrepreneurship7. Developing a social entrepreneurial idea 8. From developing to implementing a social entrepreneurial idea9. Creating strong foundations for social entrepreneurial organisations10. Funding and growing social entrepreneurial organisations11. Measuring impact Appendix – Case study: MayamikoGlossaryBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisFoundations of Social Entrepreneurship presents definitions of social entrepreneurship, explains its benefits and challenges, describes the components of an ecosystem of support, and presents practical tools to approach social entrepreneurial projects. It is designed to be easily approachable by anyone without prior in-depth knowledge of the subject. The book is divided into two parts; the first provides readers with theoretical foundations to understand the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship, its different interpretations, the context in which it developed, and its socio-economic function. The second part of the book covers what it takes to create and manage a social entrepreneurial initiative. Pedagogical features are incorporated throughout to aid learning. They include summary tables, international case studies of social entrepreneurs from both developed and emerging economies, as well as suggested exercises and examples of how the tools presented are Table of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesAbout the authorAcknowledgements IntroductionPART 1 – Theoretical foundations of social entrepreneurship1. Introduction to social entrepreneurship 2. Social entrepreneurship and social change 3. Characteristics of social entrepreneurship 4. The social entrepreneurship ecosystem 5. The present and future of social entrepreneurship PART 2 – Practical foundations of social entrepreneurship6. Identifying an opportunity for social entrepreneurship7. Developing a social entrepreneurial idea 8. From developing to implementing a social entrepreneurial idea9. Creating strong foundations for social entrepreneurial organisations10. Funding and growing social entrepreneurial organisations11. Measuring impact Appendix – Case study: MayamikoGlossaryBibliographyIndex

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