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Book SynopsisFashion Supply Chain Management: Integrating Sustainability through the Fashion Supply Chain provides a comprehensive guide to the entire supply chain management process as it relates to the fashion industry; how fashion supply chains work from raw material to finished product, and how generic supply chain concepts are applied in the fashion context. It focuses on contemporary strategic issues with which the sector is currently confronted, some of its current challenges and the innovative ways the sector has developed to respond to these challenges.Concepts such as sustainability, fast fashion, raw materials, logistics and reverse logistics, costing, lean and agile manufacturing and other supply chain strategies are expertly covered in this work, with each area underpinned by the new technologies required to support supply chains in the fashion industry. Each chapter is complemented by an in-depth case study from a relevant global organization so that readers Table of ContentsList of Figures, About the Authors, Acknowledgements, Foreword, Chapter One: Overview of the Fashion Supply Chain, Chapter Two: From Raw Materials to Finished Goods, Chapter Three: Relationships in Supply Chains, Chapter Four: Fashion Logistics and Reverse Logistics, Chapter Five: Auditing and Managing Risk in The Supply Chain, Chapter Six: Costing in the Fashion Supply Chain, Chapter Seven Innovation and the Future of Fashion Supply Chains, Index

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Book SynopsisWine tourism or enotourism or oenotourism or winery tourism or vinitourism is a special interest tourism that empowers local culture and spawns business opportunities for the local community. The comprehensive Routledge Handbook of Wine Tourism offers a thorough inquiry into both regular and emerging issues of wine tourism. Modern wine tourism extends beyond the mere cultivation of grapes and the production and selling of wine. The Routledge Handbook of Wine Tourism examines the complex interplay of market profiling, sustainable regional development, and innovative experiential marketing constructs which, when successful, contribute to the growth and sustainable evolution of global wine tourism. This handbook examines how the success of various enotourism events such as vineyard visits, winery tours, wine festivals and wine trails can stimulate the development of wine-producing regions and territories.Incorporating the latest philosophies and research tTrade Review'There is a periodic need for review and update of academic fields of study, a task performed admirably by this new Routledge Handbook of Wine Tourism. With seven sections and 57 chapters it is both comprehensive and timely, including a chapter on post-Covid implications. I am particularly pleased to see a wider coverage geographically, for example, India and Japan, and expansion of the field theoretically and methodologically. In addition to traditional themes of wine tourism such as marketing and regional development, readers will gain new insights on experiences - including virtual - sustainability, cultural constructs, social media and other technological developments. The editor summarizes progress and sets a new research agenda to move the field forward.'- Prof. Donald Getz, PhD, Emeritus Professor, The University of Calgary, Canada'This handbook provides a wide-ranging, multidisciplinary examination of wine tourism. Chapters draw from both established and emerging scholars in the field and span traditional wine tourism destinations and relative newcomers around the world. Topics engage with diverse perspectives and exciting new directions in wine tourism research, from studies of underrepresented winery visitors to the wine tourism developments in the post-COVID-19 environment. This state-of-the-art volume provides essential reading for scholars and students interested in this dynamic area of tourism.' - Prof. Velvet Nelson, PhD, Department of Environmental and Geosciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA 'This handbook is an extensive and multidisciplinary effort to frame the complexity of wine tourism, with an interesting focus on its role to boost regional development, local economy, and community empowerment. 57 up-to-date chapters covering theoretical and practical contents through the contribution of renowned scholars, emerging talented researchers and practitioners. Prof. Saurabh Kumar Dixit, in his 4th experience as editor of a Routledge Handbook, has been able to set up an outstanding review of the main challenges that wine tourism stakeholders have to face, as well as appropriate methods and tools to address them.' -Prof. Alessio Cavicchi, PhD, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Pisa, ItalyTable of ContentsPart I: Setting the Scene for Wine Tourism. 1.The growth and evolution of global wine tourism. 2.Nature and significance of wine tourism: An Australian perspective. 3.Conceptualization of a winescape framework. 4.Contributions of wine routes and trails to wine tourism experiences. 5.Regulatory and ethical influences and predicaments of wine tourism development: A case from Nashik, India. 6.Exploring co-creation process in the wineries: the relevance of social partner characteristics. 7.Wine tourism in Canada. 8.Key challenges in global wine tourism. PART II: PROFILING AND SEGMENTATION OF THE WINE TOURISM MARKET. 9.Understanding the wine tourism markets. 10.Wine tourism and consumer behavior. 11.Preferences and characteristics of wine tourists. 12.Wine tourism´s institutional framework and governing system: evidence from Portugal and six international reference markets as benchmarks. 13.Wine tourist motivations and perceptions of destination attributes. 14.Wine consumers’ knowledge of wine and their wine self-confidence in different sales contexts. 15.The emerging wine tourist: perspectives of multicultural, first-time winery visitors. 16.Senior travelers and wine tourism experience: opportunities of an evolving market segment. PART III: WINE TOURISM AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 17.Wine tourism: A story rooted in place. 18.Strategies for developing wine tourism destination: the case of the Douro Valley (Portugal). 19.Wine tourism development: From the host community’s perspective. 20.Winery owners’ perceptions and motivations towards wine tourism: discourses of winery owners in Langhe, Northern Italy. 21.Wine tourism in rural Japan: an integrated development instrument. 22.Wine tourism gentrification: transforming rural agricultural regions in the USA. 23.Role of great wine capitals network in making wine tourism a competitive factor of a territory. 24.From wine to vermouth: events as guardians of the territory. PART IV: NEW APPROACHES AND PRACTICES IN WINE TOURISM MARKETING. 25.Marketing destinations through wine tourism - using the example of developing wine tourism in Austria. 26.The role of wine festivals in Swedish wine tourism marketing. 27.The emergence of a new wine tourism field: entrepreneurial struggles. 28.Creative star wine districts: an exploratory research. 29.Folk wine festivals in Italy: a grassroot strategy for developing wine tourism. 30.Matching business travel with wine tourism – the case of the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. 31.Memorability, satisfaction, and intention to recommend to others: a segmentation-based study of winery visitors in Australia. PART V: WINE TOURISM EXPERIENCE: MANAGEMENT AND SUCCESS STORIES. 32.Introducing the wine tourism experience (WTE) framework to design the ultimate tourist experience. 33.The staging of wine tourism experiences in Australia. 34.The taste of experience: the sensitivities of wine tourists. 35.Antecedents, elements, and outcomes of the wine tourism experience at the destination. 36.Multisensory experience of wine tourism. 37.The influence of wine involvement on wine tourism motivations and experiences. 38.Wine tasting and appreciation experiences at wineries. 39.The Louise: A luxury wine hotel experience in the vineyards. 40.Markers, benefits, and pitfalls of authenticity in wine tourism: A case study in Melnik, Bulgaria. 41.Capturing core experiential aspects in winery visitors’ TripAdvisor reviews: Netnographic insights from Santorini and Crete. 42.Wine routes and trails Vis-A-Vis wine tourism: experiences and examples from Slovenia. PART VI: INNOVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN WINE TOURISM. 43.The role of technology in wine tourism. 44.Virtual wine tourism experiences. 45.Social media marketing in wine tourism. 46.Branding wine products and wine tourism destinations through e-storytelling: examining contemporary tourism interpretation. 47.Hybrid wine grapes and emerging wine tourism regions. 48.Post COVID-19 developments in the wine tourism sector49.Wine, tourism and the global pandemic: Realising opportunities for new wine markets and experiences. PART VII: TERROIR SUSTAINABILITY AND CULTURAL CONSTRUCTS IN WINE TOURISM. 50.A sustainable perspective for wine tourism management. 51.The fluidity of terroir: the delusion of sustainability and authenticity in wine tourism. 52.Sustainable wine tourism: the case of natural wines. 53.Rural landscapes, culture, and wine tourism. 54.Exploring the role of restaurant wine lists in communicating local sense of place to tourists. 55.Vital elements to foster territorial development based on wine tourism. 56.Integrating wine tourism with rural tourism experience. 57.Conclusion: Uncorking The Emerging Realms For Wine Tourism Research.

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Book SynopsisWine tourism or enotourism or oenotourism or winery tourism or vinitourism is a special interest tourism that empowers local culture and spawns business opportunities for the local community. The comprehensive Routledge Handbook of Wine Tourism offers a thorough inquiry into both regular and emerging issues of wine tourism. Modern wine tourism extends beyond the mere cultivation of grapes and the production and selling of wine. The Routledge Handbook of Wine Tourism examines the complex interplay of market profiling, sustainable regional development, and innovative experiential marketing constructs which, when successful, contribute to the growth and sustainable evolution of global wine tourism. This handbook examines how the success of various enotourism events such as vineyard visits, winery tours, wine festivals and wine trails can stimulate the development of wine-producing regions and territories.Incorporating the latest philosophies and research t

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Comparative Economic Systems examines the institutional bases of economies, and the different ways in which economic activity can function, be organized and governed. It examines the complexity of this academic and research field, assessing the place of comparative economic studies within economics, paying due attention to future perspectives, and presenting critically important questions, analytical methods and relative approaches. This complements the recent revival of the systemic view of economic governance, which was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and likely even more the renewed East-West clash epitomized by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Westâs reaction to it.The Handbook is divided into five parts. Each part deals with an issue of relevance for the discipline. The first and second parts look at the subject, content and approach of the discipline and its comparative method. The third part looks at the idiosyncratic nature of dif

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Book SynopsisHealth 4.0 is a term that has derived from the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), as it pertains to the healthcare industry. This book offers a novel, concise, but at the same time, broad picture of the challenges that the technological revolution has created for the healthcare system.It offers a comprehensive view of health sector actors' interaction with the emerging new technology, which is disrupting the status quo in health service delivery. It explains how these technological developments impact both society and healthcare governance. Further, the book addresses issues related to key healthcare system stakeholders: the state, patients, medical professionals, and non-governmental organizations. It also examines areas of healthcare system adaptiveness and draws its conclusions by analysing recent health policy changes in different countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The authors offer an innovative approach to the subject by identifying the critical Table of Contents1. The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the healthcare system 2. The transition from telemedicine and e‑health to Health 4.0 3. Technologies enhancing Health 4.0 4. The landscape of Health 4.0: Areas of application 5. Patient empowerment in Health 4.0 6. People with disabilities in the information society 7. Health 4.0 for the elderly: New challenges and opportunities for a smart system 8. Co-creation in Health 4.0 9. The implementation of new technologies in Health 4.0 in selected countries 10. The key factors of the healthcare system’s adaptiveness for Health 4.0 11. Financing Health 4.0 12. Law and Health 4.0 13. Human capital vs. Health 4.0 14. The role of civil society organisations in Health 4.0 service delivery: Examples from Poland 15. Recommendations for implementing Industry 4.0 in the healthcare system

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Book SynopsisLaunched in 1950, Penguin's Russian Classics quickly progressed to include translations of many great works of Russian literature and the series came to be regarded by readers, both academic and general, as the de facto provider of classic Russian literature in English translation, the legacy of which reputation resonates right up to the present day. Through an analysis of the individuals involved, their agendas, and their socio-cultural context, this book, based on extensive original research, examines how Penguin's decisions and practices when translating and publishing the series played a significant role in deciding how Russian literature would be produced and marketed in English translation. As such the book represents a major contribution to Translation Studies, to the study of Russian literature, to book history and to the history of publishing. Table of Contents1. Creating Penguin’s Russian Classics 2. David Magarshack: Penguin translator becomes translation theorist 3. Putting translation theory into practice 4. Penguin Russian Classics after 1964 Conclusion

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Book SynopsisMedicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies presents information on applications of green therapies' in restoration towards global sustainability.These practices connect the world of medicinal plants with ecologic farming practice, creating a compassionate socio-political worldview and heartfelt scientific research towards food sovereignty and a healthier future on planet Earth.The book communicates benefits of using plant-based solutions to manage the challenges of unsustainable practices in human healthcare, veterinary medicine, agriculture, forestry, and water management. The contributions introduce advances around plants and their active components to potentially treat disease, regulate dysfunction, and balance ecosystems. These practices are explored in further depth through three sections: POLICIES AND FRAMEWORKS, INSIGHTSAND OVERVIEWS, and CASE STUDIESAND RESEARCH METHODS.Edited by Immo Norman Fiebrig, Medicinal AgroecologyTable of ContentsPart I: Medicinal Agroecology Reviews and Case Studies. Traditional Human Medicine. Traditional Veterinary Medicine. Traditional Plant Medicine. Traditional Soil Medicine. Part II: Relevant Methodologies and Frameworks. Reviews and Case Studies. Analytical Methodologies. Preparative Methodologies. Legal Frameworks. Policy Frameworks.

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Book SynopsisWhat was life like in England before the Industrial Revolution? The World We Have Lost is widely regarded as a classic of historical writing and a vital book in reshaping our understanding of the past and the structure of family life in England. Turning away from the prevailing fixation of history on a grand scale, Laslett instead asks some simple yet fundamental questions about England before the Industrial Revolution: How long did people live? How did they treat their children? Did they get enough to eat? What were the levels of literacy? His findings overturned much received wisdom: girls did not generally marry in their early teens, but often worked before marrying at much the same ages that young people marry today. Most people did not live in extended families, or even live their whole lives in the same villages. Going beyond the immediate structure of the family, he also explores the position of servants, the gentry, rates of migration, work and social mobility. Laslettâs classic work was crucial in causing an important sociological turn in early modern English history and remains as fresh and exhilarating today as upon its first publication. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Kevin SchÃrer.Trade Review"Peter Laslett’s greatest gift as his best-known book, The World We Have Lost, suggests, was more for evocation than analysis: to bring back to life, in all their confusion, ingenuity and suffering, the human beings who have long gone.£ - John Dunn, The Independent"The outcome of years of research…transformed our knowledge of the English family…Laslett showed how life in pre-industrial society was no idyll." - The Telegraph"Peter Laslett’s greatest gift as his best-known book, The World We Have Lost, suggests, was more for evocation than analysis: to bring back to life, in all their confusion, ingenuity and suffering, the human beings who have long gone." - John Dunn, The Independent"The outcome of years of research…transformed our knowledge of the English family…Laslett showed how life in pre-industrial society was no idyll." - The TelegraphTable of ContentsForeword to the Routledge Classics Edition Kevin Schürer Introduction 1. English society before and after the coming of industry 2. A one-class society 3. The village community 4. Misbeliefs about our ancestors 5. Births, marriages and deaths 6. Did the peasants really starve? 7. Personal discipline and social survival 8. Social change and revolution in the traditional world 9. The pattern of authority and our political heritage 10. The politics of exclusion and the rule of an élite 11. After the transformation 12. Understanding ourselves in time General Note List of Authorities Index

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Book SynopsisThe unique leadership challenges organizations face throughout the world call for a renewed focus on what constitutes authentic, inclusive, servant, transformational, principled, values-based, and mindful leadership. Traditional approaches rarely provide a permeating or systematic framework to garner a sense of higher purpose or nurture deeper moral and spiritual dimensions of leaders. Learning to be an effective leader requires a deep personal transformation, which is not easy. This text provides guidelines in a variety of settings and contexts while presenting best practices in successfully leading the twenty-first century workforce and offering strategies and tools to lead change effectively in the present-day boundary-less work environment.Given the ever-growing, widespread importance of leadership and its role in initiating change, this will be a key reference work in the field of leadership and change management in business. The uniqueness of this book lies in its anchorage in the moral and spiritual dimension of leadership, an approach most relevant for contemporary times and organizations. It represents an important milestone in the perennial quest for discovering the best leadership models and change practices to suit the contemporary organizations.Designed to be a resource for scholars, practitioners, teachers and students seeking guidance in the art and science of leadership and change management, this will be an invaluable reference for libraries with collections in business, management, sports, history, politics, law, and psychology. It will present essential strategies for leading and transforming corporations, small businesses, schools, hospitals, and various nonprofit organizations. It brings the research on leadership and change management up to date, while mapping its terrain and extending the scope and boundaries of this field in an inclusive and egalitarian manner.

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Book SynopsisDigital Marketing: A Practical Approach provides a step-by-step and comprehensive guide to implementing the key aspects of digital marketing. Building on the previous editions, this fully updated fourth edition takes an approach that prepares students for an active role in digital marketing. As well as topic-based exercises, the text also includes practical case-study exercises based on theory and recognized good practice which will ensure that readers will be able to analyse situations within the work place, identify the most appropriate course of action and implement the strategies and tactics that will help the organization meet its online objectives.Key updates to the new edition include: The role of the digital influencer Direct to Consumer (DTC) and omni-channel retailing Individuals' privacy and the role of organizations in gathering and storage of their personal data Ethical aspects of digital marketing and its impaTable of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Chapter 1 Introduction; 2. Chapter 2 Digital Customers, 2.1 Introduction, 2.2 Online buying behaviour, 2.3 The only way is ethics, 2.4 Digital marketing and the environment; 3. Chapter 3 Marketing goes digital, 3.1 Introduction, 3.2 Digital isn’t the only option, 3.3 Non-marketers in digital marketing, 3.4 In house or out-source, 3.5 Fads, trends, next big things and the occasional sustainable model, 3.6 Digital marketing objectives; 4. Chapter 4 Search Engine Optimization, 4.1 Introduction, 4.2 How search engines work, 4.3 Keyword selection, 4.4 On-site optimization, 4.5 Off-site optimization, 4.6 Third-party SERP ranking, 4.7 Enterprise SEO; 5. Chapter 5 Website Development, 5.1 Introduction, 5.2 Website management and development, 5.3 Usability, 5.4 The basics, 5.5 Content development, 5.6 The global web presence; 6. Chapter 6 E-commerce and the Retail Website, 6.1 Introduction, 6.2 Multi- and omni-channel retailing, 6.3 Comparison Shopping engines and e-marketplaces, third-party shopping sites and social shopping, 6.4 Direct to consumer (DTC), 6.5 The e-commerce website, 6.6 Fulfilment and returns; Chapter 7 B2B and the B2B Website, 7.1 Introduction, 7.2 B2B buyer behaviour, 7.3 B2B website development, 7.4 The B2B e-commerce website, 7.5 B2B e-marketplaces; Chapter 8 Advertising Online, 8.1 Introduction, 8.2 Objectives and management, 8.3 Online ad formats and delivery systems, 8.4 Networked display advertising, 8.5 Search advertising, 8.6 Landing pages, 8.7 Limitations of online advertising, 8.8 Ad fraud; 9. Chapter 9 Email Marketing, 9.1 Introduction, 9.2 Email as a medium for direct marketing, 9.3 Triggered emails, automated response, enquiry response and admin emails as a medium for marketing messages, 9.4 Email newsletters; 10. Chapter 10 Marketing on social media, Prologue, Preface: What's in a name?, 10.1 Introduction, 10.2 Blogging, 10.3 Consumer reviews and ratings, 10.4 Social networking, social sharing and communities, 10.5 Customer service and support on social media, 10.6 Influencers, 10.7 Strategic considerations for marketing on social media, 10.8 Limitations of marketing on social media, 10.9 Social media use and user behaviour, 10.10 Epilogue; 11. Chapter 11 Metrics and analytics, Prologue, 11.1 Introduction, 11.2 How analytics are presented and used, 11.3 Limitations of online data; Index

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Book SynopsisNonprofit organizations are conventionally positioned as generators of social and cultural forms of capital for the common good. As such they occupy a different space to other types of organizations such as corporate firms that exist primarily to generate economic capital for private owners/shareholders. Recent years, however, have seen professionalization promoted widely by funders, policy-makers and nonprofit practitioners across the globe. At the same time, there has been an increasing cross-over of employees from private and public bodies into nonprofits. But do such shifts open up space for the wholesale importation of managerialism into and commercialization of the nonprofit sphere? Are nonprofits at risk of being reconstituted as primarily economic entities, serving the interests of a leadership elite? How are such changes in an organization's trajectory brought about? What are the consequences for trustees, staff, members and the nature of managerial work? The authorsTable of Contents1. Introduction. Part I - A tale of Two Rhetorics: Organizational life in the Milieu of Corporate and Community Logics. 2. An Organization in Search of Purpose. 3. Managers in Search of Purpose. 4. Symbols, Rhetoric and Strategizing. Part II - Transforming Organizational Trajectory. 5. Structuring for Purpose. 6. Rewarding Loyality to the (New) Cause. 7. Immobilizing Resistance and Overcoming Dissent. 8. Leading Away from Purspose and Getting Away with It. 9. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisAgeing populations pose some of the foremost global challenges of this century. Drawing on an international pool of scholars, this cutting-edge Handbook surveys the micro, macro and institutional aspects of the economics of ageing.Structured in seven parts, the volume addresses a broad range of themes, including health economics, labour economics, pensions and social security, generational accounting, wealth inequality and regional perspectives. Each chapter combines a succinct overview of the state of current research with a sketch of a promising future research agenda.This Handbook will be an essential resource for advanced students, researchers and policymakers looking at the economics of ageing across the disciplines of economics, demography, public policy, public health and beyond.Chapter 37 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.

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Book SynopsisEvaluation Across Newspaper Genres: Hard News Stories, Editorials and Feature Articles is the first book-length study of evaluation or stance in three major newspaper genres: hard news stories, editorials and feature articles, the last of which is a Cinderella genre in linguistic studies. It offers a fresh approach to exploring the ways in which evaluation or stance contributes to the construction of the three newspaper genres, each with a distinct communicative purpose.Key features include using a 900,000-word comparable corpus of newspaper texts arranged by genre and topic domain drawing on a specially developed framework of analysis with a strong orientation to news values carrying out structural analysis by creating sub-corpora of different parts of newspaper texts and adopting a functional approach to evaluation in newspaper discourse Evaluation Across Newspaper Genres amply demonstrates that evaluation Table of ContentsList of tables. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. PART I: Defining, identifying and categorizing evaluation in discourse. 2. Evaluation as a driver of text construction. 3. Towards a new approach to evaluation. PART II: Delving into evaluation in newspaper discourse. 4. Evaluation in hard news stories. 5. Evaluation in editorials. 6. Evaluation in feature articles. 7. Epistemic evaluation in hard news stories, editorials and feature articles. PART III: Summing up. 8. Final considerations. Appendices. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisTourism, as with many parts of the economy, is at a pause-reflect-rest stage in the post pandemic world. This book puts forward some positive and practical concepts for the reset stage in terms of pushing towards wholly sustainable tourism.The COVID-19 pandemic has been disastrous in terms of the loss of human life, the physical and mental strains placed on large numbers of populations across the globe who have been quarantined in their homes and in terms of the costs of dealing with the pandemic and supporting business and citizens through the period. Tourism has been comprehensively damaged, not only in advanced economies, but also in poorer developing economies where tourism provides a vital source of income and employment. The problem has been complicated by the shattering effect on mass tourism, which has been far more sensitive to the shutdown of travel and accommodation than ethical and responsible tourism activities focused at a local sustainable level. Therefore thisTable of ContentsIntroduction - the new reality Chapter 1 - The pre-pandemic situation Chapter 2 - A new tourism world Chapter 3 - The economic and financial consequences for tourismChapter 4 - Some reflectionsChapter 5 - New dimensions in a post-COVID world Chapter 6 - The local tourism perspective Chapter 7 - Case studiesChapter 8 - Analysis and conclusions

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Book SynopsisSponsorship is a vital area of contemporary sport business. This book offers a concise and practice-focused introduction to sport sponsorship, including an explanation of key concepts, a survey of the key tools required to be a successful practitioner, and insights into real-world practice from authors with extensive industry and academic experience.Covering sport at all levels, from professional to grassroots, and including international cases and examples throughout, the book demonstrates that sport sponsorship works if done correctly. Drawing on the latest cutting-edge research, it introduces the core principles of sport sponsorship and shows how to get maximum value at each stage of the sponsorship process, from plan to activation, servicing and evaluation, for sponsor, property or agency.Requiring no prior knowledge of sport sponsorship, and full of real-world examples of best practice, this is the perfect primer for any student or industry professional looking toTable of Contents1. The Basics of Sport Sponsorship, 2. Sponsorship Objectives, Stakeholders, Proposals, and Packages, 3. Sport Sponsorship Activation, 4. Sport Sponsorship Servicing, 5. Sport Sponsorship Evaluation, 6. The Future of Sport Sponsorship

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Book SynopsisDrawing on innovations in the business of journalism, this book offers a comprehensive guide to using the human-centred design methods of product management to serve readers and bolster digital success in news organizations.An Introduction to News Product Management sets out how product thinking should be used in news organizations and practiced in accordance with journalistic ethics and customs. Beginning by looking at the history and theory behind the profession, this book builds a foundational understanding of what product management is and why news is a unique product. In the second unit, the author discusses how the human-centred design philosophy of product management aligns with the mission and ethics of journalism, and how that influences the view of audiences and frames strategies. The third unit of the book focuses on the daily use of product management in news organizations, providing students with a guide to its use in researching, prioritizing, and buildinTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionWhat Is Product Management?1. The News Product Manager2. A Brief History of Product Management3. Theories of Product Management4. Theories of InnovationProduct Management in News5. The Business of Content6. Managing News Innovation7. The Mission of News ProductMaking News Products8. Product Is Research9. Product Is Prioritization10. Product Is Building11. Product Is LearningGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisThis handbook showcases the broad spectrum of diverse approaches to environmental accounting which have developed during the last 30 years across the globe.The volume covers a range of physical issues such as water, carbon and biodiversity, as well as specific accounting matters such as management control, finance and audit. Moreover, seven chapters present environmental accounting issues that arise in the regions of Africa, Asia, Europe, MENA, North America, the Pacific and South America. The handbook also highlights future challenges in all the topic areas addressed as well as introducing new topics, such as links between environmental accounting and the circular economy, and the issues associated with animal rights. Edited by leading scholars in the area and with key contributions from across the discipline, and covering a diverse range of perspectives and locations, the volume is divided into five key parts: Part 1: Framing the issues Part 2: Financial accoTrade Review'This long-awaited handbook provides a comprehensive insight and overview of environmental accounting, written by some of the most distinguished researchers in the field. It is a helpful resource for students, lecturers and practitioners who wish to understand accounting theories, methods and approaches to analyse and antagonise global environmental crisis.'Tobias Viere, Professor at the Institute for Industrial Ecology, Pforzheim University Business School, Germany'Humanity affects the natural environment in ways that threaten its own existence and wellbeing. The incentives embedded in our systems of organization and governance, supported by accountants, perpetuate and exaggerate these effects. This important book, authored and edited by the who’s who of environmental accounting, examines these issues and is a must-read for scholars, students, practitioners, and policymakers who are interested in forming a better understanding and making a difference.'Charl de Villiers, Professor of Accounting, The University of Auckland, New Zealand'Finally, a comprehensive account of environmental accounting at an organizational level! This handbook covers its history, lessons learned, current practices on all continents, and future challenges.'Ståle Navrud, Professor of Environmental Economics, School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, NorwayTable of ContentsPart 1: Framing the Issues 1. Curating Environmental Accounting Knowledge 2. The Foundations of Environmental Accounting 3. Theorising Environmental Accounting and Reporting 4. Before Research Methods Comes "Methodising": Implications for Environmental Accounting Research 5. The Accounting Profession’s Environmental Accounting and Reporting Thought Leadership 6. Environmental Accounting and 21st-Century Sustainability Governance Part 2: Financial Accounting and Reporting 7. Financial Accounting and the Natural Environment 8. Stand-Alone and Integrated Reporting 9. Assurance Services for Sustainability Reporting and Beyond 10. Norm Development in Environmental Reporting 11. Shareholder Activism and the Environment 12. Financial Markets and Environmental Information Part 3: Management Accounting 13. Strategic Environmental Management Accounting 14. Designing Eco-Controls for Multi-Objective Organizations 15. Materials and Energy Accounting 16. Externalities and Decision-Making 17. Designing Environmental Impact-Valuation Assemblages for Sustainable Decision-Making 18. Accounting for Circularity Part 4: Global and Local Perspectives 19. Africa, From the Past to the Present: Moving the Critical Environmental Accounting Research on Africa Forward 20. Environmental Accounting and Reporting Practices in Asian Countries 21. Europe 22. Environmental Accounting and Reporting: Evidence from the MENA Region 23. The North American Environmental Accounting Research Landscape 24. The Pacific Region 25. Towards an Accounting of Socio-Environmental Conflicts in South America Part 5: Thematic Topics in Environmental Accounting 26. Carbon 27. Water 28. Biodiversity 29. Accounting for Animal Rights

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the impact of two vital and contemporary developments on shipping law and practice: disruptive technologies and climate change.It considers the impact of these new technologies, honing in on likely emerging issues and unresolved questions, especially about existing and potential private law liabilities and concentrates, from the point of view of English, EU and international law, on the legal implications of climate change and associated environmental risks in the shipping sector.Written by a contributor team drawn from the most experienced and knowledgeable academics and practitioners in shipping law, this treatment of these growing areas of practice will be of great use to lawyers and administrators across the world.Trade Review'The editors are to be congratulated for bringing the scholarly discourse from a colloquium at Swansea University and present that as a book which holds testimony to the fast-paced evolution that the shipping business is currently undergoing.'Abhinayan Basu Bal, University of Gothenburg, SwedenTable of Contents1. Shipping and Distributed Ledgers: Of Paper, Code and Progress 2. Blockchain and Electronic Bills of Lading: Can Revolutionary Technology Facilitate Evolutionary Change 3. Distributed Ledger Technology and Commercial Insurance: The Beginning of a New Era? 4. UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records: The Missing Link Towards E-Shipping? 5. Autonomous Systems: Cyber Risks and Seaworthiness 6. Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in a Maritime Context: Operational, Regulatory and Legal Issues 7. The Role AI and Machine Learning Will Play in Maritime and Trade Law 8. Maritime Intellectual Property: Shining a Light on the Protection of Disruptive Technologies within the Shipping Industry 9. The Human Element in Autonomous Shipping 10. Shipping and Climate Change 11. International Legal Aspects of Arctic Shipping 12. Paving the Way for a (European) Emission Trading System for Shipping: EU and IMO on Different Paths 13. Liability for Climate Damage and Shipping

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Book SynopsisThe crisis caused by COVID-19 poses a major challenge for the global economy and business. It has been a test for economic resilience, and how this crisis will affect business activities will be determined by their competitiveness. Only firms that have succeeded in reorienting and quickly adapting to the emerging crisis have continued without interruption in their operations, thus demonstrating their flexibility and high level of resilience. Research shows that companies driving the gig economy celebrate the benefits: flexibility, additional income, freedom and other various opportunities for workers. They require entrepreneurial digital skills that improve their competitiveness and benefit not only themselves but the economy as well. Therefore, digital competencies are becoming a significant resource and precondition for employment, and it is essential to promote digital entrepreneurial skills, introducing them into education programs through different forms of educatioTable of ContentsPART I. Theoretical Perspectives of Globalization 1. Global business flows Prof. Dr Mirjana Radović-Marković PART II. Globalization and Entrepreneurship 2. Entrepreneurship: past, present & future Prof. Dr Mirjana Radović-Marković PART III. Digital Entrepreneurship 3. Enterprise digital transformation towards network virtualization Prof. Dr Mirjana Radović-Marković 4. Exploring the synergistic potential in virtual university and virtual enterprise Prof. Dr Dušan Marković PART IV. Changing Nature of Work in the Digital Era 5. The transformation of work in a global knowledge Economy Prof. Dr Mirjana Radović-Marković PART V. Organisational and Entrepreneurial resilience 6. Resilience and entrepreneurship Prof. Dr Mirjana Radović-Marković 7. The Resilient Entrepreneur Arsen Dragojević PART VI. Economic and social impact of Global ecosystem on Progress in Montenegro 8. Economic Prosperity in the Western Balkans and Montenegro Prof. Dr Mirjana Radović-Marković 9. Measuring Quality of Life Prof. Dr Borislav Đukanović and Arsen Dragojević 10. Measuring Professional Life Prof. Dr Borislav Đukanović

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding the complexity of sustainability is crucial for the leadership of business organizations, national governments, and non-governmental organizations. This second edition of the bestselling book The Three Levels of Sustainability uses the same interdependent three-level and three-dimensional framework as the first edition, encompassing societal, organizational, and individual levels, to clearly demonstrate what sustainability means and how to implement it. This new edition incorporates important developments in reporting and measuring, corporate behaviors, the impact of COVID-19, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.More and more societies are becoming aware of their dependence on earth's resources. However, there is still a deep-rooted lack of awareness of the connection between society's ambitions for economic growth, earth's limitations, and unequal distribution of wealth. Prominent institutions and organizations and their leaders rely on the conformaTrade Review"More than ever, the world is confronted with sustainable development in a heavy-handed way. Think of climate change; even the most inveterate non-believers are slowly beginning to understand that something really has to be done about the rise in temperature and its damaging consequences for the oceans and the rest of the world (drought, floods, hurricanes, etc.). This is a difficult subject for most of us. George and Elena have devoted themselves to making the subject matter manageable for general comprehension. They have concentrated on a number of aspects; savings, cultural heritage, geographical and climatic conditions and technology.Dear reader, I wholeheartedly recommend this book to you and wish you much pleasure reading it."Frits Goedgedrag, LLM (Master of Laws), Former Governor General of Curacao"To tackle the environmental, social and economic challenges of the coming decade requires leadership, cooperation and commitment across all spheres of society. A must-read, the second edition of The Three Levels of Sustainability captures the essential societal, organisational and individual strategies and actions towards a sustainable society."Dr. Willy Legrand, Professor, Department of Hospitality, Tourism & Event Management, IU International University of Applied Sciences, Bonn, Germany"During the sustainability course during my master's degree, the first edition of this book was our inspiring bible. It provides scientific, yet accessible insights into the way in which we as a world population may take our responsibility. No matter how challenging. From everyone's perspective and in the right balance."J. Stoeltie, Manager Customer Services de Bijenkorf, Amsterdam, The Netherlands"As a practitioner in the hospitality industry, I found that these writings were incredible in their ability to speak to issues that I care about, in a manner that was appropriate and allowed me to realise my professional influence in creating value in the three levels and associated dimensions. The structure of placing theory and practice side by side allows the reader to identify with the given challenges, recognise the discussed solutions and even have the confidence to pursue them. These acknowledgments were principal in decisions taken when working on a hotel renovation project."Thulani Xhali, Head, Employee Support Programmes, Group Finance, Nedbank Limited, Johannesburg, South Africa"We are living in a fundamental era where transitions toward more sustainable ways of thinking, producing, consuming, and living are essential for the future of our planet and for humanity. We need to govern these transitions! The multidimensional (economic, social, and environmental) and multilevel (society, organization, individual) approach proposed by this book offers a clever and inspiring model to think about sustainability in a holistic and inclusive manner. The book has proven very effective for my courses on Governing Sustainability and Sustainable Business."Dr. Silvana Signori, Professor of Governing Sustainability, Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Italy"I would recommend this book to anyone interested in leadership and sustainability. The authors systematically build the argument that every individual has the capacity to develop on three dimensions of care. As such, the book is directly applicable to education, and I was grateful to use it as the foundation for the BSc Global Responsibility & Leadership."Dr. Indira S.E. van der Zande, Assistant Professor, Ethics & Education, and Programme Director, University College Fryslân, University of Groningen, The Netherlands"The Three Levels of Sustainability reinforced my view that people’s intrinsic motivation should be central to the transition to a democratic, sustainable society. The experiences and actions of individuals inspire organizations to design their activities differently and, in this way, the whole society is affected and impacted. When the first edition of The Three Levels of Sustainability was published, SPARK the Movement was in its starting phase. We aimed to unleash a movement in Frisian education—from primary school to university—supporting regional learning for sustainable development and inspired by the view expressed in the book that sustainability starts and ends with people. Three years later, we have been recognized by the UN as an RCE: a regional community where building expertise for sustainable development is central. Together, we are building a new reality, aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals!" Helentje Swart, Circular Friesland Association / Booster Circular Talent, and Program leader, Spark the Movement, Learning for Sustainable Development from toddler to PhD (and beyond)"Knowledge about sustainability is essential for today’s leaders. This book by Cavagnaro and Curiel discusses the subject in a comprehensible way, even for leaders who do not deal daily with the topic. I wholeheartedly recommend the book to any leader in our society."Prof. dr. Herbert M. Pinedo, Amsterdam Medical CenterTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: Sustainable Society 1. The concern for economic growth 2. The concern for the environment 3. The concern for social development 4. Toward sustainable development Part II: Sustainable Organization 5. The concern for profit 6. The concern for people and planet 7. Toward sustainable organizations: (Re)building organizations from sustainability principles 8. Toward sustainable organizations: Managing, measuring, and reporting Part III: Leadership for Sustainability 9. The concern for ‘me’ 10. The concern for ‘me & you’ and for ‘all’ 11. The path to leadership for sustainability. Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisFinancial technology is rapidly changing and shaping financial services and markets. These changes are considered making the future of finance a digital one.This Handbook analyses developments in the financial services, products and markets that are being reshaped by technologically driven changes with a view to their policy, regulatory, supervisory and other legal implications. The Handbook aims to illustrate the crucial role the law has to play in tackling the revolutionary developments in the financial sector by offering a framework of legally enforceable principles and values in which such innovations might take place without threatening the acquis of financial markets law and more generally the rule of law and basic human rights.With contributions from international leading experts, topics will include: Policy, High-level Principles, Trends and Perspectives Fintech and Lending Fintech and Payment Services Fintech, Investment and InTable of ContentsPart I Policy, High-level Principles, Trends and Perspectives 1. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Financial Sector – Legal-Methodological Challenges of Steering towards a Regulatory ‘Whitebox’ 2. Smart Contracts and Civil Law Challenges: Does Legal Origins Theory Apply? 3. Fintech and the Limits of Financial Regulation: A Systemic Perspective 4. A Regulatory Roadmap for Financial Innovation 5. FinTech and The Law & Economics of Disintermediation 6. Financial Technologies and Systemic Risk – Some General Economic Observations Part II Fintech and Lending 7. Fintech Credit Firms: Prospects and Uncertainties 8. Fintech Credit and Consumer Financial Protection Part III Fintech and Payment Services 9. EU Payment Services Regulation and International Developments 10. Current and Future Liability Concepts in European Financial Market Regulation Part IV Fintech, Investment and Insurance Services 11. Robo Advice: Legal and Regulatory Challenges 12. Insurance and the Legal Challenges of Automated Decisions - an EU Perspective 13. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and FinTech: Market Efficiency and Systemic Risk Part V Fintech, Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Finance 14. FinTech, Financial Inclusion and the UN Sustainable Development Goals 15. Digital Transformation and Financial Inclusion 16. Disintermediation in Fund-raising: Marketplace Investing Platforms and EU Financial Regulation Part VI Cryptocurrencies and Cryptoassets 17. Cryptoassets in Private Law 18. Cryptocurrencies: Development and Perspectives 19. Distributed Ledger Technology and Sovereign Financing 20. Law and Regulation for a Crypto-Market: Perpetuation or Innovation? Part VII Markets and Trading 21. High-Frequency Trading: Regulatory and Supervisory Challenges in the Pursuit of Orderly Markets 22. ‘Trustless’ Distributed Ledgers and Custodial Services Part VIII Regtech and Suptech 23. "Computer Says No": Benefits and Challenges of RegTech 24. Fintech, Regtech and Suptech: Institutional Challenges to the Supervisory Architecture of the Financial Markets

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Book SynopsisThis book captures a range of important developments that have occurred in Information Systems over the last forty years, with a particular focus on India and the developing world. Over this time, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Information Systems (IS) have come to play a critical role in supporting, complementing and automating managerial decisions, shaping and transforming industries, and contributing to deep societal and economic change. This volume examines a range of topics for those interested in the adoption and use of these technologies across varied situations. It combines empirical studies on the application and impact of IS with commentaries, debates and insights on the transformative role that IT and the IT industry have played, and continue to play, within India as well as globally. The book draws attention to issues and challenges that organizations grapple with in tech-enabled environments, and provides insights on the role of autTable of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. Foreword. Preface. Contributors.1. Information Systems in India: dare to Cross.Part 1 Technology in action: an Indian perspective. 2. Automation and computers: hasten slowly. 3. Information and communication yechnologies in India: outweighing negatives in development. 4. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in India: a reality check.Part 2 Adoption of technology: issues and challenges. 5. E-Government in India. 6. Internet based distribution systems: a framework for adoption. 7. Trust and its determinants in internet banking: a study of private sector banks in India. 8. Structuring IT function: imperative for the new millennium.Part 3 Behavioural issues in the IT industry. 9. Collaborative tools and virtual team effectiveness: an inductively derived approach in India’s software sector. 10. Turnover intentions amongst women BPO professionals: role of organizational and personal factors.Part 4 Systems theory-based methodologies. 11. The system dynamics paradigm. 12. The system dynamics paradigm: applications in management and policy. 13. Option trading in a fuzzy framework.Part 5 The challenges of electronic globalization. 14. Borderless bits: electronic globalization in a volatile global world. 15. The classical continuity of electronic globalization. 16. Preparing for electronic globalization.

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Book SynopsisSoccer is the worldâs most valuable sport, generating bigger revenues, as well as being watched and played by more people, than any other. It is virtually impossible to understand the business of sport without understanding the football industry. This book surveys contemporary football in unparalleled breadth and depth.Presenting critical insights from world-leading football scholars and introducing footballâs key organisations, leagues and emerging nations, it explores key themes from governance and law to strategy and finance, as well as cutting edge topics such as analytics, digital media and the womenâs game.This is essential reading for all students, researchers and practitioners working in football, sport business, sport management or mainstream business and management.Trade Review"This handbook - which could be used as a primary textbook for a football-specific course or as supplemental reading for a wide variety of sport management courses - provides expert and casual readers an abundance of content that can be used to engage in any discussion involving the game or business of football." – Braden Norris, Indiana University, International Journal of Sport CommunicationTable of Contents1. Introduction to the Handbook of Football Business and Management, 2. A Framework for Diversification Decisions in Professional Football, 3. Global Football: Defining the rules of the changing game, 4. Structures and Policies at the main European football leagues: Evolution and Recent Changes, 5. Points, Pounds and Politics in the Governance of Football, 6. Contemporary Issues in the Management of Grassroots Football, 7. Football Law, 8. Football and Marketing, 9. Digital and Social Media, 10. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Football: Exploring Modes of CSR Implementation, 11. Agents and Intermediaries, 12. Managing Performance in Elite Professional Football, 13. The Sporting Director: Exploring Current Practice and Challenges within Elite Football, 14. Strategic Management in Football Organisations, 15. Finance and Accounting in Football, 16. Sponsorships, Stadia and Naming Rights, 17. Venue Management in Football, 18. Human Resource Management in Football, 19. Fans, Spectators, Consumers in Football, 20. Sports Business Analytics: the past, the present and the future, 21. Leagues, Tournaments and Competitions, 22. Football, Networks and Relationships, 23. Leveraging Football Events, 24. The labour markets of professional football players, 25. Value Management in Football: A Framework to Develop and Analyse Competitive Advantage, 26. Supply Chain Management in Professional Football, 27. Risk and Crisis Management, 28. Women and Football, 29. Managing match officials: The influence of business and the impact of finance in an era of Premier League dominance, 30. Perspectives on Ethics and Integrity in Football, 31. Talent Management, 32. Retailing in the Football Industry, 33. Sport Licensed Products in the Football Industry, 34. FIFA, 35. UEFA, 36. CONMEBOL: South American Confederation of Football, 37. Asian Football Confederation (AFC), 38. Confederation of African Football (CAF), 39. CONCACAF, 40. Oceania Football Confederation, 41. Football in China, 42. Business and Governance of Football in Qatar, 43. Football in Brazil, 44. Football in Turkey, 45. Management of Football in India, 46. Soccer in the United States, 47. The Rise and Rise of the World’s Favourite Sport

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Book SynopsisSocial entrepreneurs are change makers that aim to solve societyâs unsolved problems. Not surprisingly, social entrepreneurship has thus created high expectations. To better understand the potential as well as the limitations of social entrepreneurship, however, a more nuanced approach is needed in two ways. First, social entrepreneurship is a multi-level phenomenon. It spans macro-level questions as well as meso-level questions and, finally, micro-level questions. If we really want to understand social entrepreneurship, we need to bring together all three levels of analysis and see how they are connected. Second, while social entrepreneurship can certainly produce socially desirable outcomes, we also need a critical perspective to capture potential undesirable effects that social entrepreneurship can cause, often unintendedly, in society, in markets, in organizations, and for individuals. To this end, an ethical perspective can help complement the positiTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction – Why Social Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics?Part I: Social Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics – The Foundations Chapter 2: What is Social Entrepreneurship (not)? Chapter 3: Refining our Ethical Perspective on the Light and Shadows in Social Entrepreneurship: The Concept of Normative AmbivalencePart II: Society, Economy and Social entrepreneurship – A Macro perspective Chapter 4: The Societal Function of Social Entrepreneurship – Innovating in the Voids between Market and StateChapter 5: From Informal Economies to Welfare States: Social Entrepreneurship in Different Macro-level Contexts Part III: Social Entrepreneurship, Organizations, and Management – A Meso Perspective Chapter 6: Social Mission and Hybrid Resources: Business Models in Social Entrepreneurship Chapter 7: Measuring Impact – Blessing or Curse?Chapter 8: Scaling Social Ventures – Growing the Limits or Limiting Growth? Part IV: Social Entrepreneurship and the Micro-Level Chapter 9: Social Mission, Agency, and Calling – The Impact on Individuals within and around Social VenturesChapter 10: Personality Traits, Abilities, and Intention: Can Mission-driven Venturing be Taught? Chapter 11: Narratives, Hagiographies, and Future Perspectives

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Book SynopsisThe Origins Of Accounting Culture aim at studying the origins of the accounting culture in Venice, with a specific focus on accounting education. The period covered by the work ranges from Luca Pacioli to the foundation (in 1868) of the Royal Advanced School of Commerce (Regia Scuola Superiore di Commercio), that in 2018 is celebrating its 150 anniversary as Ca' Foscari University of Venice.Ever since the Middle Ages, Venice was home of a number of favourable circumstances that have been accumulating over the years. As a trading city par excellence, Venice allowed the spreading of the bookkeeping at first among firms and then in the public administration that was much in need of sophisticated accounting principles for the purpose of controlling its activities.Venice was among the first cities to implement Gutenberg print method and it quickly became the most important city in the world in the publishing indTable of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Foreword Preface Section I Accounting treaties. 1. Venetian treatises: a frame2. A Venetian treatise before Pacioli by Marino de Raphaeli3. The spread of double-entry bookkeeping method in the 16th Century: "Quaderno doppio col suo giornale novamente composto et dilegentissimamente ordinato secondo il costume di Venetia" of Dominico Manzoni (1540)4. Giovanni Antonio Moschetti: the wise embodiment of a 17th-century intellectual (1610)5. Bookkeeping treatises in Venice: The contributions of Francesco Garatti (1686 – 1688)6. Niccolò D’Anastasio, forerunning of modern accounting (1803).Section II Companies. 7. Accounting and Power interrelations at the origin of the Venetian Hospital "SS. Giovanni e Paolo"8. Managing the largest printing business in Europe: The Remondini in Bassano (17th to 19th century)9. Carive accounting system: An evolutionary perspective in its early years10. Firm and industry dimensions of the glassmaking industry in Venice: The case of Barovier & Toso11. Accounting in the venetian textile industries. 12. The fraudulent investor: an accounting investigation on a Venetian manufactory, 1778-1784.Section III Accounting education 13. Accounting Profession and Education in the XV and XVI centuries Venice: The case of Collegio de Rasonati and Scuola di Rialto14. The rise of a culture of planning and control: The case of Scuola Grande di San Rocco in the XVI century15. Al nome de Dio e bon guadagno – Pacioli, Venice, Education and Bookkeeping; 16. Accounting History and Accounting Education: The Venetian Arsenale Connection17. Fabio Besta, Accounting History and Accounting Education18. The reform of the "Collegio dei Ragionati" in the early eighteenth century19 Historical origins and evolution of small and medium practices in providing accounting support.References Index

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Book SynopsisThinking about a career in property or construction? Thinking of becoming of Chartered Surveyor? How to Become a Chartered Surveyor demystifies the process and provides a clear road map for candidates to follow.The book outlines potential pathways and practice areas within the profession and includes the breadth and depth of surveying, from commercial, residential and project management, to geomatics and quantity surveying. Experienced APC assessor and trainer, Jen Lemen BSc (Hons) FRICS, provides invaluable guidance, covering: routes to becoming a Chartered Surveyor, including t-levels, apprenticeships and alternative APC routes such as the Senior Professional, Academic and Specialist assessments areas of professional practice advice for the AssocRICS, APC (MRICS), FRICS and Registered Valuer assessments, including both written and interview elements advice on referrals and appeals how to support candidates, including the rolTable of Contents1. What is a Chartered Surveyor? 2. Areas of Professional Practice 3. Routes to Becoming a Chartered Surveyor 4. APC 5. AssocRICS 6. Referrals 7. Appeals 8. Supporting Candidates 9. FRICS 10. Registered Valuer Assessments 11. Other Qualifications 12. Setting Up In Practice 13. Global Perspectives 14. Professional Ethics

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive guide to the economics of airports for all managers, regulators and educators within the aviation industry. Written by three renowned experts but made accessible and relevant for all those working within the industry, or aspiring to do so, it is the perfect entry point for learning about the underlying economics of airports as a crucial component of the air transport system. It explains the cost structures of airports and then relates these to how airports determine their charges.It explains how charges at different airports vary, whether this is due to different types of traffic, different input prices, ways of producing outputs or different levels of efficiency. Most airports are publicly owned or regulated, and there has been a trend towards privatisation. The book explains how airports have been regulated and assesses how well the regulatory structures have performed; it discusses the trend towards light-handed regulation and the Trade Review"One of the key strengths of the book is in discussing how recognised economic theory relates to airports but at the same time balancing debates about major issues that are particularly relevant to the airport industry today. These include long-term traffic forecasting accuracy, slot allocation, incentives for investment, interactions between aeronautical and non-aeronautical areas and the choice of till, performance measurement challenges, decarbonisation strategies, economic impact measurement and the effect of COVID-19. A novel approach is the identification of a major controversy in each chapter which is examined through discussions of the relevant issues. The book also has case studies and numerous examples which illustrate and support many of the arguments that are developed in the book by linking theory and practice.The book will be of interest to practitioners working in the airport industry but also to other air transport sectors, especially airlines. Its insights will be invaluable for informing regulation and government policy. Moreover, it will be ideal for academics, researchers and students by providing in-depth coverage of key airport economic issues in one accessible text."Anne Graham, Westminster University, UK"Airport Economics is a must read for the beginner and for the expert. The former will find a scholarly, yet highly readable presentation not only of 'traditional' topics, such as airport demand, costs and pricing, but also of more 'contemporary' ones, such as airport ownership, efficiency, regulation and environmental and social impacts. And the expert will appreciate the comprehensive and thoughtful critical reviews of the numerous related issues and solution approaches provided by Professors Forsyth, Guiomard and Niemeier. Features that this reader particularly enjoyed include: a plethora of insightful real-world examples; the book’s decidedly international perspective; the brief case studies that are interspersed throughout the text; and, best of all, the 'controversies' that are introduced at the end of each chapter – e.g., 'are private, lightly regulated airports ripping off airlines and passengers?' – that motivate the reader to re-consider and synthesize the points that the chapter discussed."Amedeo Odoni, T. Wilson Chair Professor Emeritus, MIT"Air transport is distinguished, not just by providing rapid connections between cities, but also by the sheer scale of distortions in many of its markets. The pricing of airport services developed largely on cost recovery and cross-subsidy, with landing fees often determined by how much shopping takes place at the airport, exacerbating demand for scarce landing slots. Environmental externalities are not remotely paid for. Capacity expansion is no better than pricing. It is 55 years since the Roskill Commission issued their thoughtful and pioneering report on London’s airport capacity needs. They were ignored. Poor government decision making on airports has so often resulted from adversarial politics, the tyranny of the minority, concern for newspaper headlines and, most importantly, bogus quantification that provides endless numbers but no insight. This much needed book on the economics of airports is full of insights. It should be essential reading for all those in government, regulators and the industry concerned to make rational decisions about the future development of an industry that plays such an important role in connecting cities at home and around the world."Brian Pearce, Former Chief Economist, IATATable of Contents1 An Introduction to Airport Economics, Part 1 Demand, Costs and Pricing, 2 Location, Demand and Forecasting, 3 Costs and Market Structure, 4 Pricing and Capacity Allocation, Part 2: Ownership, Regulation and Efficiency, 5 Ownership, Finance and Investment, 6 Airport Regulation and Competition, 7 Airport Performance: Efficiency and Quality, Part 3 Environment and Impacts, 8 Airports and the Environment, 9 Economic Impacts, Policy and COVID, 10 Summary and Conclusions

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Book SynopsisDisneyization of Drug Use offers an innovative, ground-up understanding of the atypical patterns of illegal drug use that often permeate multi-day party zones such as nightlife tourist resorts and music festivals.Drawing on ethnographic research conducted over three summers in Ibiza, the book contextualizes the drug and alcohol-related experiences of tourists and seasonal workers operating in the island''s infamously hedonistic party spaces. Through an innovative application of Alan Bryman's (2004) seminal work, The Disneyization of Society, the book argues how the same marketing principles that generate consumption in the legal economy of Disney theme parks also drives illicit drug use in Ibiza and music festivals, where the line between legal and illegal substances rapidly blurs to the point of collapse. This highly innovative book offers rich insights into the complex interplay between drug and alcohol use, agency, pleasure, risk, consumerism, and social contTrade Review“Starting out from an original conceptual premise and jam-packed with insightful fieldwork observations, Tim Turner’s Disneyization of Drug Use is not just a valuable new addition to the criminological literature on drugs and tourism, it also works as an alternative, high-octane expose of Ibiza’s fabled club and bar scene. If you’ve ever wondered what lies behind ‘The White Isle’s’ global reputation as the epicentre of clubbing and youthful excess, look no further.”Keith Hayward, Professor of Criminology, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Call of the Wild: Drugs, Pleasure, and EscapeChapter 3: Messy Methods, Dirty KnowledgeChapter 4: Disneyized Theming: Welcome to the Pleasure Dome Chapter 5: Disneyized Hybrid Consumption: Space, Drugs and Normalization Chapter 6: Disneyized Branding and Merchandise: Drugs and Hierarchies of CoolChapter 7: Disneyized Performative Labour: Drug Use and Dealing Amongst Ibiza’s Seasonal WorkersChapter 8: The Disneyization of Drug Use: From Ibiza to FestivalsChapter 9: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe well-ordered, fully aligned view of organization and management practice, with its unfailingly positive results, bears little relationship to the world that managers and others experience every day. This straight-line, âdo this and youâll get thatâ idealization is far removed from the wiggly reality. Despite this, the former continues to dominate the ways in which management is spoken about and judged in formal organizational arenas and wider society. This creates unrealistic expectations of what managers (from CEO to the front line) can sensibly achieve independently of the actions of others. Crucially, too, it distorts the ways in which they and others account formally for their actions. And so, the fantasy continues. Against this background, the book offers a radically different way of thinking about, and engaging with, the irreducible complexity of organization and management practice. Using straightforward language throughout, it sets out to help managers and others to become consciously aware of what they already know deep down about how organization works and what they â and everyone else â are actually doing in practice. It then offers a practical approach to everyday practice that takes complexity seriously. Armed with these new insights, readers will be better placed to apply their innate understanding and practical judgement to the demands that they and others face day to day. Whether these arise from their roles as managers, other practitioners, policy makers, regulatory authorities, or participants more generally. Trade Review"Chris Rodgers’s timely book on the enduring complexity of organisational life is a much-needed antidote to the still-dominant prescriptions for how to lead and manage. It mobilises his substantial experience as an organisational consultant and his assiduous reading and systematic thinking, to present difficult ideas in a highly accessible way. I recommend this book to anyone interested in engaging more thoughtfully in every day organisational reality." - Chris Mowles, Professor of Complexity and Management, Hertfordshire Business School"This is a genuinely refreshing and exciting book. It offers a clear and persuasive challenge to the prevailing taken-for-granted assumptions and conventional wisdom about how organizations work. It presents thought-provoking insights and practical advice on how to purposely and skilfully ‘muddle through’. This is a ‘must-read’ book for anyone who wants to truly understand organizing processes and meaningfully act within organizations." - Professor Cliff Oswick Chair in Organization Theory, The Business School (formerly Cass)"This offers a wide-ranging yet easy-to-read guide to the complex social dynamics of organisation and what these mean for day-to-day practice of managers and other practitioners. Despite challenging management orthodoxy head-on, Chris seems to have the knack of talking about complexity without talking about complexity!" - Dr Sharon Varney, Director, space for learning ltd."Chris Rodgers’s timely book on the enduring complexity of organisational life is a much-needed antidote to the still-dominant prescriptions for how to lead and manage. It mobilises his substantial experience as an organisational consultant and his assiduous reading and systematic thinking, to present difficult ideas in a highly accessible way. I recommend this book to anyone interested in engaging more thoughtfully in every day organisational reality."Chris Mowles, Professor of Complexity and Management, Hertfordshire Business School"This is a genuinely refreshing and exciting book. It offers a clear and persuasive challenge to the prevailing taken-for-granted assumptions and conventional wisdom about how organizations work. It presents thought-provoking insights and practical advice on how to purposely and skilfully ‘muddle through’. This is a ‘must-read’ book for anyone who wants to truly understand organizing processes and meaningfully act within organizations."Professor Cliff Oswick, Chair in Organization Theory, The Business School (formerly Cass)"This offers a wide-ranging yet easy-to-read guide to the complex social dynamics of organisation and what these mean for day-to-day practice of managers and other practitioners. Despite challenging management orthodoxy head-on, Chris seems to have a knack of talking about complexity without talking about complexity!"Dr Sharon Varney, Director, space for learning ltd.Table of ContentsForeword By Dominic Mahony, Preface: Waking People Up 1. The Wiggly World Of Organization: Taking Experience Seriously 2. Understanding The Wiggliness: The Complex Social Dynamics Of Organization 3. Management In Five Acts: Scientific Research And The Complex Social Reality Of Organization 4. Mastery, Mystery And Muddling Through: Getting To Grips With The Real-World Wiggliness 5. The Suffocating Grip Of Management Orthodoxy: Exposing The Generally Accepted ‘Truths’ That Inhibit Progress 6. Leading And Managing In A Wiggly World: Muddling Through With Purpose, Courage And Skill 7. Implications For Organizational Consulting: Influencing People’s Perspectives, Practices And Performance 8. Shifting The Patterns: A Manifesto For Muddling Through 9. Postscript: Perpetually Creating The Future Together

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Book SynopsisThis volume reflects on the recent political developments in Zimbabwe and their current and future impact on the agrarian sector. Utilising new empirical data gathered across Zimbabwe, the contributors shed light on the liberalisation of agricultural policy after Mugabe. Chapters examine how the adoption of neo-liberal orthodoxy in agrarian policy making will affect the new agrarian structure, looking at issues such as productivity, the impact on vulnerable groups, changing land tenure arrangements, joint ventures and land grabbing. Providing a new way of conceptualising Zimbabweâs agrarian futures, this book will be of interest to researchers, NGOs and policymakers interested in the politics of land and agriculture in Zimbabwe and southern Africa.

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Book SynopsisWorrisome recent economic downturns in Brazil, Russia and even China occurred against the backdrop of domestic issues pertaining to patrimonialism, corruption and informality. Some economies of the European periphery also suffered from similar domestic issues and plunged into recession due to economic crisis and austerity policies implemented in its wake. This book theorises and analyses the evolving nature of capitalism in emerging economies (the BRICs) and the European periphery in the face of pressures from globalisation and economic crisesThe volume seeks to make sense of these crises and their impact using the framework of comparative capitalism while testing its applicability beyond the advanced industrialised countries for which it was developed. The authors draw on late Uwe Becker's open qualitative approach, systematically integrating the state into the analysis and paying close attention to the role of changing ideas, character of international integration, leadershTable of ContentsIntroduction: Conceptualising capitalism in the twenty-first century: the BRICs and the European peripheryAlexandra Vasileva-Dienes and Vivien A. Schmidt1. Public-private coordination in large emerging economies: the case of Brazil, India and ChinaChristian May, Andreas Nölke and Tobias ten Brink2. Crisis and austerity: the recent trajectory of capitalist development in Brazil Renato Raul Boschi and Carlos Eduardo Santos Pinho3. Theorizing Sino-capitalism: implications for the study of comparative capitalismsChristopher A. McNally4. Informality trap: a foundation of Russia’s statist-patrimonial capitalismAlexandra Vasileva-Dienes5. The state as a large-scale aggregator: statist neoliberalism and waste management in PortugalAna Maria Evans, Pedro Verga Matos and Vítor Santos

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Book SynopsisThis is an academic inquiry into how labor power has been dehumanized and commodified around the world through the ages for capital accumulation and industrialization, and colonial and post-colonial economic transformation. The study explores all major episodes of slaveries beginning from the ancient civilizations to the end of Transatlantic Slave Trade in the eighteenth century; the worlds of serfdoms in the context of Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Russia; the worlds of feudalisms in the context of Latin America, Japan, China, and India; the worlds of indentured servitudes in the context of the Europeans, the Indians, and the Chinese; the worlds of guestworkers in the contexts of the United States and Western Europe; the worlds of migrant labor programs in the context of the Gulf States; and the contemporary world of neoslavery focusing on human trafficking in both developing and developed countries, and forced labor in global value chains. The book is designed Table of Contents1. Introduction: The World of Coerced Labor Part I: The World of Slaveries—Conceptual Contexts 2. Slaveries in the Pre-Columbian World 3. The Slaveries of Amerindians and Native Americans 4. African Slavery in the New World Part II: The World of Serfdoms—Conceptual Contexts 5. The West European Serfdom 6. Eastern European Serfdom 7. The Russian Serfdom Part III: The World of Feudalisms—Conceptual Contexts 8. The Chinese Feudalism 9. The Japanese Feudalism 10. The Indian Feudalism 11. Latin American Feudalism Part IV: The World of Indentured Servitudes—Conceptual Contexts 12. Indentured Servitude of the Europeans 13. Indentured Servitude of the Indians 14. Indentured Servitude of the Chinese Part V: The World of Guestworkers—Conceptual Contexts 15. The Bracero Program of the United States 16. Guestworker Programs of Northern and Western Europe 17. The Kafala System of the Gulf States PART VI: Neoslavery in the Twenty-First Century—Conceptual Context 18. Neoslavery in the Twenty-First Century—Human Trafficking 19. Neoslavery in the Twenty-First Century—Global Value Chains 20. Neoslavery in the Twenty-First Century—Assessment of Global Measures to Combat the Menace

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a thorough and rigorous discussion on the impact of trade liberalisation on economic development with a special focus on the African continent. The author presents the rationale for trade liberalisation, trade liberalisation frameworks, the trade liberalisation economic development nexus, impediments to trade, and contemporary issues of international trade.In this book, notwithstanding the benefits from trade liberalisation, the author shows that African trade as a share of global trade has remained flat at 3% as in 1975, while the continent's exports have remained raw materials and its intra-regional trade at less than 15% of total trade, which is the lowest in the world (UNCTAD, 2020). With respect to key economic development indicators such as economic growth, poverty levels, and employment levels, this book shows that, ironically and in direct contrast with the conventional views that trade liberalisation alleviates poverty, trade liberalisation inTrade Review"The participation of African countries in the rules-based multilateral trading system has drawn mixed reactions from policy makers, trade analysts and academics. Whereas many developing countries, particularly those in East Asia and to a lesser extent in Latin America have benefitted from trade liberalisation either through the adoption of autonomous measures, or the adoption of structural adjustment programmes under the auspices of the IMF and the World Bank and as part of their obligations under preferential trade agreements, the results for African countries have not been significant. The book undertakes a comparative study of the African region and other parts of the developing world, particularly in Asia and proffers reasons why trade liberalization has had limited success in the African context. It makes a persuasive case for the liberalization of trade among African countries but calls for complementary measures to be adopted to maximise the gains from trade. The book is a must-read for trade policy makers and analysts who have pondered over the years about how the marginalisation of African countries can be reversed and integrated into the global economy." — Dr Edwini Kessie (PhD), Director of the Agriculture and Commodities Division, World Trade Organization"Prof. Mugano has written a special book that examines the means to increase countries’ trade performance – with particular focus on the African experience. In the context of trade openness and liberalization, Trade Liberalisation and Economic Development in Africa provides a comprehensive overview of issues that hold back increases in economic performance, trade and global export competitiveness. Prof. Mugano then describes a range of measures – supportive policies, infrastructure investments and microeconomic actions – that are available to countries to improve their trade performance. Prof. Mugano’s arguments are well-supported in the book by numerous African and global examples and cases. Easily read, Trade Liberalisation and Economic Development in Africa provides the reader with a buffet of useful approaches which, taken together, constitute an excellent, forward-looking country agenda." — Martin Webber, partner and executive vice president, J.E. Austin Associates"The book on Trade Liberalisation and Economic Development in Africa is an essential book which provides a deep analysis of the lacklustre nature of trade in Africa and reasons for the dismal performance. Most importantly, this book, using international experience, especially from Asia, provides robust strategies and policies on how African economies can increase both intra-regional and international trade. It is my conviction that if these measures and policies are effectively implemented, Africa’s trade will catch up with peers in Asia. From academics and practitioners in international trade, this book provides grounded evidence on nexus between trade liberalisation, export growth and economic development." — Professor Albert Makochekanwa, (PhD), Professor of International Trade and Professor in the Economics Department, University of ZimbabweTable of ContentsPart I: Trade Liberalisation Paradox 1. The Rationale of Trade Liberalisation 2. Trade liberalisation Frameworks 3. Obstacles and Barriers to Regional Integration in Africa 4. Trade Liberalisation Nexus Economic Development 5. Contemporary Issues in International Trade Part II: How Africa Must Respond 6. Closing Trade Related Infrastructure Gaps in Africa 7. Building Production Capacities 8. Enhancing Utilisation of Existing Manufacturing Capacities in Africa 9. Enhancing Production through Value Chains 10. Export Promotion Strategies in South Korea: Lessons for Africa 11. Role of Aid For Trade and Development Partners 12. Reflecting on Trade Liberalisation and Economic Development in Africa

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive text provides a how-to guide for content strategy, enabling students and professionals to understand and master the skills needed to develop and manage technical content in a range of professional contexts. The landscape of technical communication has been revolutionized by emerging technologies such as content management systems, open-source information architecture, and application programming interfaces that change the ways professionals create, edit, manage, and deliver content. This textbook helps students and professionals develop relevant skills for this changing marketplace. It takes readers through essential skills including audience analysis; content auditing; assembling content strategy plans; collaborating with other content developers; identifying appropriate channels of communication; and designing, delivering, and maintaining genres appropriate to those channels. It contains knowledge and best practices gleaned from decades of research and practice in content strategy and provides its audience with a thorough introductory text in this essential area. Content Strategy works as a core or supplemental textbook for undergraduate and graduate classes, as well as certification courses, in content strategy, content management, and technical communication. It also provides an accessible introduction for professionals looking to develop their skills and knowledge.Trade Review"Content strategy is a growing practice across many fields. This book is an excellent introduction to content strategy, particularly for professional and technical communicators. It provides a bird’s-eye view of everything content, so that the learner understands the value of content strategy in a broader context. It also gives a worm’s-eye view of the skills and steps involved in creating compelling content. The many practical examples and useful exercises help set this book apart." -- Dr. Quan Zhou, Professor, Department Chair, Metropolitan State University"This much-needed text is the first in the field of technical communication to articulate—with teachers and students in mind—the practices, genres, workflows, and underlying principles of the emerging discipline of content strategy. Teachers and students will find valuable guidance on how to approach different stages of the content strategy process, from conducting a content audit to developing content models to delivering, governing, and maintaining genres. Written in an accessible and engaging style and full of robust examples and downloadable templates, this text is a must read for anyone interested in learning about content strategy and developing skills for content strategy work, which spans across disciplines and organizational contexts, large and small." -- Dr. Rebekka Andersen, Associate Professor, Associate Director of Writing in the Professions, University of California, Davis "Guiseppe Getto, Jack Labriola, and Sheryl Ruszkiewicz's new book on content strategy fills a significant hole in the field of technical and professional technical communication. If you're like me and teach whole courses dedicated to content strategy, you already know that there are many books for marketing or public relations students, but those devoted to TPC students are difficult to find. They're even more different to find when you're looking for authors who are experts in the field with real dirt under their fingernails gained through actual practice. I'm really looking forward to using this book in my next content strategy course instead of having to cobble together selections from disparate publications." -- Dr. Tharon Howard, Professor, MA in Professional Communication Graduate Program Director, Clemson University"Content strategy is a growing practice across many fields. This book is an excellent introduction to content strategy, particularly for professional and technical communicators. It provides a bird’s-eye view of everything content, so that the learner understands the value of content strategy in a broader context. It also gives a worm’s-eye view of the skills and steps involved in creating compelling content. The many practical examples and useful exercises help set this book apart." -- Dr. Quan Zhou, Professor, Department Chair, Metropolitan State University"This much-needed text is the first in the field of technical communication to articulate—with teachers and students in mind—the practices, genres, workflows, and underlying principles of the emerging discipline of content strategy. Teachers and students will find valuable guidance on how to approach different stages of the content strategy process, from conducting a content audit to developing content models to delivering, governing, and maintaining genres. Written in an accessible and engaging style and full of robust examples and downloadable templates, this text is a must-read for anyone interested in learning about content strategy and developing skills for content strategy work, which spans across disciplines and organizational contexts, large and small." -- Dr. Rebekka Andersen, Associate Professor, Associate Director of Writing in the Professions, University of California, Davis "Guiseppe Getto, Jack Labriola, and Sheryl Ruszkiewicz's new book on content strategy fills a significant hole in the field of technical and professional technical communication. If you're like me and teach whole courses dedicated to content strategy, you already know that there are many books for marketing or public relations students, but those devoted to TPC students are difficult to find. They're even more difficult to find when you're looking for authors who are experts in the field with real dirt under their fingernails gained through actual practice. I'm really looking forward to using this book in my next content strategy course instead of having to cobble together selections from disparate publications." -- Dr. Tharon Howard, Professor, MA in Professional Communication Graduate Program Director, Clemson UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: What Is Content Strategy Chapter 1: Key Concepts in Content Strategy Chapter 2: The Content Strategy Process Chapter 3: Audience Analysis Chapter 4: Identifying Content Types and Channels Chapter 5: Content Auditing Chapter 6: Content Modeling Chapter 7: Assembling a Content Strategy Plan Chapter 8: Collaborating With Other Content Developers Chapter 9: Revising and Editing Genres Chapter 10: Ensuring Content Usability and Accessibility Chapter 11: Delivering, Governing, and Maintaining Genres Chapter 12: Localizing Content Chapter 13: Content Tools and Technologies Chapter 14: Establishing Yourself as a Content Strategist

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a shortform definitive reference text on the landscape and features of Aotearoa New Zealand that underpin its familiar, though country-specific, ways of caring for the dead. It provides an account of diverse funerary practices that have taken shape through the various cultures that have settled here.In the backdrop of the colonising history of Aotearoa New Zealand, the book examines the complex legislative framework that separates MÄori and non-MÄori funerary legislation and practices. Examining the mixed model of provision spanning municipal, commercial, and private organisations, the book outlines various aspects of funerals, such as the care of the body, funeral arrangements, costs, and what state support is available. It also delves into the two legal ways to manage the dead: burial or cremation, with cremation now the majority option. The book explores the numbers, ownership and locations of crematoria and cemeteries before identifying the new trends influencing death care including sustainability. It then looks at how death is memorialised in Aotearoa New Zealand, including in cemeteries, for war memorialisation, and other public commemoration and memorialisation.This book will be of interest to the growing body of local authority planners, researchers, and funeral professionals who must be responsive to and provide their services in complex multi-cultural contexts. As the scope of the book is historical and contemporary death practices, it will also appeal to social historians.

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Book SynopsisIt may seem surprising that the economic choices we make in society are often determined by ideas rather than scientific evidence or financial resources. The consequences of such choices are often stark â such as the austerity policies which eroded our ability to withstand crises like the Covid 19 pandemic. This book explores the ideas that rule how our economy works, how government operates and how workers organise.A small number of historical economic ideas remain stubbornly prevalent and powerful today. However, they are largely based on questionable assumptions about human behaviour and unproven theoretical ideas about economics. They were founded within the realms of philosophy and politics rather than hard science. This book illustrates how politicians have selectively borrowed convenient economic concepts in order to promote and defend policies which entrench and escalate inequalities and other structural problems.This accessible book invites readers to question

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Book SynopsisIT governance seems to be one of the best strategies to optimize IT assets in an economic context dominated by information, innovation, and the race for performance. The multiplication of internal and external data and increased digital management, collaboration, and sharing platforms exposes organizations to ever-growing risks. Understanding the threats, assessing the risks, adapting the organization, selecting and implementing the appropriate controls, and implementing a management system are the activities required to establish proactive security governance that will provide management and customers the assurance of an effective mechanism to manage risks.IT Governance and Information Security: Guides, Standards, and Frameworks is a fundamental resource to discover IT governance and information security. This book focuses on the guides, standards, and maturity frameworks for adopting an efficient IT governance and information security strategy in the organization. It descri

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Book SynopsisRevised to reflect significant advances in pharmaceutical production and regulatory expectations, Handbook of Validation in Pharmaceutical Processes, Fourth Edition examines and blueprints every step of the validation process needed to remain compliant and competitive. This book blends the use of theoretical knowledge with recent technological advancements to achieve applied practical solutions. As the industry's leading source for validation of sterile pharmaceutical processes for more than 10 years, this greatly expanded work is a comprehensive analysis of all the fundamental elements of pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical production processes. Handbook of Validation in Pharmaceutical Processes, Fourth Edition is essential for all global health care manufacturers and pharmaceutical industry professionals.Key Features: Provides an in-depth discussion of recent advances in sterilization Identifies obstacles tTable of Contents1. Why Validation?, 2. Facility Design for Validation, 3. Modular Facilities – Meeting the Need for Flexibility, 4. Commissioning and Qualification, 5. Design & Quaification of Controlled Environments, 6. Validation of Pharmaceutical Water Systems, 7. Validation of Critical Utilities, 8. Calibration and Metrology, 9. Risk Management and Thermal Validation, 10. Change Control, 11. MICROBIOLOGY OF STERILIZATION PROCESSES, 12. Biological Indicators, 13. Steam Sterilization in Autoclaves, 14. Validation of Terminal Sterilization, 15. Steam Sterilization-in-Place Technology and Validation, 16. Dry Heat Sterilization, 17. Depyrogenation by Inactivation and Removal, 18. Ethylene Oxide Sterilization, 19. Validation of chlorine dioxide Sterilization, 20. Liquid Phase Sterilization, 21. Vapor Sterilization and Decontamination, 22. Validation of the Radiation Sterilization of Pharmaceuticals, 23. Validation of Sterilizing Grade Filters, 24. Disinfecting Agents: The Art of Disinfection, 25. Cleaning and Disinfecting Laminar Flow Workstations, Bio Safety Cabinets and Fume Hoods, 26. Contamination Control for Component Introduction to Classified Areas, 27. Aseptic Processing for Dosage Form Manufacture, 28. Validation of Manual Aseptic Processes, 29. Validation of Aseptic Processing for Bulk Pharmaceutical Chemicals, 30. Qualification and Validation of Advanced Aseptic Processing Technologies, 31. Total Particle Monitoring, 32. Environmental Monitoring, 33. Validation of Container Component Preparation, 34. Validation of Lyophilization, 35. Validation of Packaging Processes for Sterile Products, 36. Validation of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, 37. Cell Culture Process Validation including Cell Bank Qualification, 38. Validation of Recovery and Purification Processes, 39. Validation of Process Chromatography, 40. Single Use Technologies and Systems, 41. Considerations for Process Validation for Cell and Gene Therapies, 42. Validation of Solid Dosage Forms, 43. Validation of Validation of Oral / Topical Liquids & Semi-Solids, 44. Validation of Non-Sterile Packaging Operations, 45. Validation of Cleaning Processes, 46. Validation of Training, 47. Vendor Qualification and Validation, 48. Validation of Clinical Trial Manufacturing, 49. Validation of New Products, 50. Retrospective / Continuous Process Validation, 51. Validation & 6 Sigma, 52. Validation and Contract Manufacturing, 53. Computerized Systems Validation, 54. Risk Based Validation of Laboratory Information Management Systems, 55. Control Systems Validation, 56. Process Analytical Technology and Validation, 57. Validation of Analytical Procedures and Physical Methods, 58. Validation of Microbial Methods, 59. "Rapid Methods for Aseptic Processing and Their Validation", 60. Extractables and Leachables in Drug Products: An Overview, 61. Evolution and Implementation of Validation in the United States, 62. Validation in Europe - What are the Differences?, 63. Japanese Approach to Validation, 64. Organization of Validation in a MultiNational Pharmaceutical Company, 65. Validation in a Small Pharmaceutical Company, 66. Regulatory Aspects of Process Validation in the United States, 67. The Future of Validation

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Book SynopsisConsidered one of the first and most important management gurus', the name Belbin is synonymous with Team Role theory, a familiar concept for managers and management trainers across the world. This fully updated third edition of Team Roles at Work provides the practical application of the theory in everyday work situations.This new edition has up-to-date practical examples and summaries to reflect contemporary scenarios, and a brand-new chapter on remote team working, an issue that has gained even greater significance in recent times. The book also includes a Foreword to capture the impact of Meredith's work in the field of management and team working. Further information accompanies the book on the Belbin website, www.belbin.com, including a summary of the nine Team Roles with their icons, descriptions, strengths, and allowable weaknesses.Team Roles at Work is the best-selling, second book written by Meredith Belbin, designed for any manager who wants toTable of Contents1. How roles at work emerged, 2. The qualifications mystery, 3. Emergence of a Team Role language, 4. Eligibility versus suitability, 5. Coherent and incoherent role profiles, 6. Interpersonal chemistry in the workplace, 7. Managing difficult working relationships, 8. A strategy for self-management, 9. The art of building a team, 10. The management of succession, 11. Leadership for the modern world, 12. Real teams in a virtual world

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Book SynopsisA definitive resource that pulls together evidence from psychology, education, and organizational studies, this fully updated second edition translates research into practice and serves as a practical handbook on how to set up, run, and evaluate any mentoring program.Despite ever-growing interest, there are few helpful resources for program managers and mentoring coordinators. This book sheds needed light on mentoring behaviors, the stages of mentoring, elements of high-quality relationships, and how to recognize and avoid dysfunctional ones. Step-by-step guidance will enable readers to: Understand what mentoring is (and is not) Assess their mentoring program using a clear framework Work through steps to design or redesign an effective mentoring program Draw on real-world examples to assess and improve programs Benefit from all-new material for this second edition, including a chapter on e-mentoring and in-depth case studies, asTable of ContentsList of Figures; List of Tables; List of Case Studies; About the Author; Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I Understanding Mentoring; 2. Defining Mentoring; 3. Promoting High-quality mentoring; Part II 5-Steps to Developing Mentoring Programs that Work; 4. Step 1: Identify the "Why"; 5. Step 2: Map Your Theory of Change; 6. Step 3: Recruit and Prepare the Right Participants; 7. Step 4: Collect the Right Data; 8. Step 5: Create Your Success Story; Part III Enriching and Strengthening the Process; 9. Support the Beginning, Middle, and End; 10. Promote Learning Conversations; 11. Welcome Diversity and Inclusion; Part IV Vignettes and Trends; 12. Alumni Mentoring Programs; 13. First Generation Mentoring Programs; 14. STEM Mentoring Programs; 15. The Future of Mentoring; Appendix A; Index

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Book SynopsisMay you sell your spare kidney? May gay men pay surrogates to bear them children? Should we allow betting markets on terrorist attacks and natural disasters? May spouses pay each other to do the dishes, watch the kids, or have sex? Should we allow the rich to genetically engineer gifted, beautiful children? May you ever sell your vote?Most peopleand many philosophersshudder at these questions. To put some goods and services for sale offends human dignity. If everything is commodified, then nothing is sacred. The market corrodes our character.In this expanded second edition of Markets without Limits, Jason Brennan and Peter M. Jaworski say it is now past time to give markets a fair hearing. The market does not, the authors claim, introduce wrongness where there was not any previously. Thus, the question of what rightfully may be bought and sold has a simple answer: if you may do it for free, you may do it for money. Contrary to the conservative consensus, Table of Contents1. Are There Some Things Money Should Not Buy? 2. If You May Do It for Free, You May Do It for Money 3. A Taxonomy of Possible Objections 4. It’s the How, Not the What 5. Semiotic Objections 6. The Mere Commodity Objection 7. The Wrong Signal and Wrong Currency Objections 8. Objections: Semiotic Essentialism, Minding Our Manners, and What It Says When You Buy Love 9. The Corruption Objection 10. How to Make a Sound Corruption Objection 11. The Selfishness Objection 12. The Crowding Out Objection 13. The Surprising Truth about Blood Markets: How Paying for Blood Crowds In Altruism 14. The Immoral Preference Objection 15. The Low Quality Objection 16. The Civics Objection 17. Objections Solved by Market Design 18. Exploitation, Sweatshops, and the Living Wage 19. Consent, Desperation, and Coercion 20. Line Up for Expensive Equality! 21. Baby Buying: Adoption Rights and Designer Babies 22. Selling Civics: Vote Markets and Citizenship 23. Blackmail, Threats, and What We Owe to Each Other for Free 24. Associative Objections: Should We Boycott More People? 25. Anti-Market Attitudes Are Resilient 26. Dignity, Schmignity 27. Where Do Anti-Market Attitudes Come From? 28. The Pseudo-Morality of Disgust 29. Postscript

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Book SynopsisCybernetics is about having a goal and taking action to achieve that goal. Knowing whether you have reached your goal (or at least are getting closer to it) requires feedback, a concept that was made rigorous by cybernetics. The subject of Cybernetic Synergy, although emanating from a socio-economic experiment of economic control by cybernetic means in Chile in the early 1970s, has never been approached as an applied subject in its own right. Indeed, the subject of applied cybernetics has never been addressed as a separate issue, although it has been shown that the overall subject of cybernetics applies to a wide range of disciplines, from biology to business via mathematics and engineering. Cybernetic synergy is the study of relationships and controls of and between corporate entities, on an external basis, and departments within corporate entities, on an internal basis. It concerns the decision-making process, and how decisions can be made based on feedback from any Table of ContentsCYBERNETIC SYNERGY1 – INTRODUCTION TO CYBERNETICS 2 – A BRIEF HISTORY OF CYBERNETICS 3 – THE VIABLE SYSTEMS MODEL 4 – INPUT, OUTPUT AND DECISION SUPPORT 5– MANAGEMENT CYBERNETICS AND FEEDBACK 6– ECONOMIC CYBERNETICS 7 – NEURAL NETWORKS, CONNECTIVITY, VARIETIES AND THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE VSM 8 – CYBERNETICS AND THE SUPPLY CHAIIN 9 – CYBERNETICS AND QUALITY CONTROL 10 – THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CYBERNETICS AND AEO 11 – CONCLUSIONS

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Book SynopsisThis volume meditates on the various meanings of legitimation and expands on the notion that language can be used to gain or preserve it by demonstrating the added impact of other modes in specific examples of political and institutional discourse. The book draws on a multilayered framework that builds on and integrates work from both critical discourse analysis and social semiotic traditions, as well as the work of philosophers such as Habermas, Weber, and Rousseau, to show how it might be applied in practice to analyse and understand myriad forms of discourse. The volume focuses on examples from political campaign spots, which highlight various modes, including images, film, oratory, and color, but are also of global relevance and scale, highlighting their unique and complex position at the nexus between legitimation and multimodality. Offering a new analytical framework for understanding legitimation across a range of discursive contexts, this book will be of particular interest Table of ContentsContentsList of figures Formal acknowledgmentsINTRODUCTION1. LEGITIMATION AND MULTIMODALITY IN DISCOURSE: KEY FIGURES AND CONCEPTS Aristotle Bourdieu Foucault Latour Orwell and ChomskyCritical Discourse Analysis ~ Critical Discourse Studies Van Dijk Van Leeuwen2. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Introduction Analytical Gap Blending Theoretical Approaches Theoretical Framework Key Notions and Terms 3: LEGITIMATION Introduction Rationality Rationality and Legitimation Dichotomies and Dualisms Irrationality Irrationality and Legitimation Legitimating the Irrational Rationality and Legitimation in Romanticism Rationality and Legitimation in Modernism Mythology and Legitimation Technology and Legitimation 4: LEGITIMATION, MODE, GENRE, AND CONTEXT: THE COMPLEXITY OF THE POLITICAL AD The Transferability of the Arts Dada and Surrealism: Their Politics and Paradoxical Legacy The Russian Avant-Garde, Eisenstein and Soviet cinema Adorno, Eisler, and the De-legitimation of Mass Cultural Products Inverted Modal Salience and MusicIntroduction Genre of Political Ads Legitimation by the Multimodal Affordances of a Speech ‘Yes We Can’ (2008) Multimodal Re-contextualisation in a Supporting Role Legitimation through Genres Background ‘Don’t Vote Alone’ (2008) Legitimation through Multimodally Realised Genre and Register Legitimation and Semiotic Simultaneity Background ‘Don’t Know Much’ (2008) Legitimation through Semiotic Simultaneity Conclusion 5: NATURALLY Introduction Persuasion, Naturalisation, and Bourdieu The Expedience of Uncertainty ‘Daisy’ (1964): Emotional Advertising Unmodern Resonances Children in/as Nature Children and Politicians Children and Innocence ‘Icecream’ (1964): Protecting Childhood ‘Dangerous World’ (2000), ‘Changing World’ (2004), and ‘Ashley’s Story’ (2004): Childhood Threatened Deciphering the Body Child as Savage‘Poverty’ (1964), ‘The Threat’ (1996): Childhood Changed Metaphorical Nature ‘Victory’ (2004) Metaphor and Multimodality ‘Bear’ (1984) ‘Wolves’ (2004) ‘Polar Bears’ (2008) and ‘Wolves (II)’ (2008) Nature as Environment ‘Orbiting’ (1984) ‘National Parks’ (1956) ‘Harbor’ (1988) and ‘Bay’ (1988) ‘Matters’ (2000) Theoretical Framework Applied ‘The Threat’ (1996), Dole ‘Matters’ (2000), Gore Typology 6: SELLING SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE Introduction ‘Two Futures’ (2013) Legitimation and National Identity Analysis Multimodal Resources Pragma-strategic Level Justificatory Schema Legitimation as a Process Legitimation as a Quality Discourse-Historical Moral Evaluation 7. LEGITIMATION IN OTHER DISCIPLINES AND CONTEXTS Cartography Communication with Hazard Maps in Central America Organization and Management Studies The Law Critical Legal Studies The Heat of Passion Doctrine ‘Adequate Provocation’ and the ‘Reasonable Man’ Fear, Anger, and Agency Incitation Ad: ‘Willie Horton’, Hate as strategyLiterature ‘Measure for Measure’: Legitimation and the Law Literature = Legitimate? Art Art and Value Art and the Body 8. TRUTH AND LEGITIMATION Truth and ExpertiseTruth, Truths, and Lies Free Speech, ‘Safe Spaces’, Algorithms and Echo Chambers POSTSCRIPT

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Book SynopsisBetween Brexit, efforts to âMake America great againâ, and ongoing appeals for patriotic consumption to boost economies, the intersection between national identity, marketing campaigns, and consumer choices has been brought to the fore. This book maps out this terrain and provides a framework for how research on âMade inâ campaigns and programmes in individual countries can be placed into a broader historical context. The book argues that the history of âMade inâ can be used to shed light on society at large: the actors that have promoted it, the institutions that have regulated it, and the cultural environments that have attributed it meaning. At times âMade inâ has been a basic, descriptive trade mark, while, in other periods, it has been a key component of carefully developed commercial brands, and in yet other instances it has been used in attempts to forge and redefine national identities. The book opens with an introduction to the three key factors which have featured prominently in âMade inâ campaigns â commercial logic, national economic policy, and its use as an instrument in political discourse, and it provides an overview of the evolution of âMade inâ from a marketing perspective. This is followed by country-specific discussions of âMade inâ with case studies including countries in Western Europe, the US, Japan, and the antipodes.This book will be of significant interest to students and scholars of economic history, business history, and marketing.Chapter 7 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

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Book SynopsisLand use and water resources are two major environmental issues which necessitate conservation, management, and maintenance practices through the use of various engineering techniques. Water scientists and environmental engineers must address the various aspects of flood control, soil conservation, rainfall-runoff processes, and groundwater hydrology. Watershed Management and Applications of AI provides the necessary principles of hydrology to provide practical strategies useful for the planning, design, and management of watersheds. The book also synthesizes novel new approaches, such as hydrological applications of machine learning using neural networks to predict runoff and using artificial intelligence for the prediction of groundwater fluctuations.Features: Presents hydrologic analysis and design along with soil conservation practices through proper watershed management techniques Provides analysis of land erosion and sedimenTable of ContentsIntroduction to Watershed Management. Characteristics of Watershed. Soil Erosion and Its Control. Water Harvesting. Water Quality Management in Watershed. Groundwater. Flood and Drought. Sediment Sampling and Transport. Runoff. Application of Artificial Intelligence for Prediction of Ground Water Fluctuation. Prediction of Flood Using Hybrid ANFIS-FFA Approaches in Barak River Basin. Prophecy of Sediment Load Using Hybrid AI Approaches at Various Gauge Station in Mahanadi River Basin, India. Scheming of Runoff Using Hybrid ANFIS for a Watershed: Western Odisha, India. Application of Hybrid Neural Network Techniques for Drought Forecasting.

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Book SynopsisFoundations of Family Resource Management uses the lenses of consumer science, management, and economics, and beyond to help students make intelligent decisions about resources, time, and energies at the individual and family level. It has a strong interdisciplinary, global, and multicultural focus.This sixth edition brings in new material on millennials, delayed marriage, household composition, neuroscience, behavioral economics, sustainable consumption, technology, and handling crises. It has been updated in line with the latest census data and academic literature.The text contains lots of features to support student learning, including chapter summaries, Did You Know? questions, glossary of key terms, examples and cases, critical thinking activities, and review questions for discussion and reflection. Lecture slides and an instructor manual are available as digital supplements.This textbook meets the standards and criteria for the Certified Family LiTrade Review"In this newest edition of her book, Prof Goldsmith presents us with updated insights and tools crucial to the understanding and implementation of efficient and sustainable resource management within different types of contemporary households and families. The chapters are rich in data, theories, examples, case studies and critical thinking tasks, yet also refer to popular personalities and stories making this a student-friendly textbook which merits having a central place in tertiary level Family Resource Management classes."Suzanne Piscopo, Associate Professor of Home Economics, University of Malta, Malta."In this newest edition of her book, Prof Goldsmith presents us with updated insights and tools crucial to the understanding and implementation of efficient and sustainable resource management within different types of contemporary households and families. The chapters are rich in data, theories, examples, case studies and critical thinking tasks, yet also refer to popular personalities and stories making this a student-friendly textbook which merits having a central place in tertiary level Family Resource Management classes."Suzanne Piscopo, Associate Professor of Home Economics, University of Malta, Malta.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Management Today Management History and Theories Values, Attitudes, Goals, and Motivation Resources Decision-Making and Problem Solving Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Communication Managing Human Needs Managing Time Managing Work and Family Managing Stress and Fatigue Managing Environmental Resources Managing Finances Managing Tomorrow GlossaryIndex

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