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Book SynopsisHumans have long neglected to fully consider the impact of their behaviour on the environment. From excessive consumption of fossil fuels and natural resources to pollution, waste disposal, and, in more recent years, climate change, most people and institutions lack a clear understanding of the environmental consequences of their actions. The new field of behavioural environmental economics seeks to address this by applying the framework of behavioural economics to environmental issues, thereby rationalizing unexplained puzzles and providing a more realistic account of individual behaviour.This book provides a complete and rigorous overview of environmental topics that may be addressed and, in many instances, better understood by integrating a behavioural approach. This volume features state-of-the-art research on this topic by influential scholars in behavioural and environmental economics, focussing on the effects of psychological, social and cognitive factors on theTable of Contents1 An introduction to the behavioural economics of the environment I Behavioral factors and environmental sustainability 2 A behavioral (economics) framework for sustainable transformation 3 Farmer heterogeneity and the greening of agriculture: The role of behavioural and financial-economic factors in explaining farming practices 4 How are social preferences of youth related to their motivations to invest in environmental conservation (local public goods)? 5 Why do fishermen comply with regulations? The role of preferences 6 Training, locus of control and sustainable land management in Upper West Ghana II Experiments on behavioural economics and the environment 7 Why do outsiders make donations to public good providers? 8 The impact of participatory interventions on pro-social behaviour in environmental and natural resource management: Evidence from the lab and the field 9 Comparative feedback and fairness in promoting cooperation: Laboratory evidence from a common-pool resource experiment 10 The choice of institutions to promote cooperation in the lab 11 The announcement effect: Early warnings of future thresholds under different framing and risk contexts III Nudges and environmental behaviour 12 On the use of behavioural instruments to affect individual waste production and disposal decisions 13 A critical assessment of the effectiveness of low-carbon nudges 14 When green nudges (don’t) work IV Unexpected shocks, environment, and behavioural consequences 15 A shock doctrine for the climate: Pro-environmental behavior following natural disasters 16 Spillover effects of natural disasters on human capital 17 Mitigating negative consequences of unexpected environmental shocks: PES programs, climate uncertainty, insurance, and inspections 18 Priming prosocial behavior and expectations in response to the Covid-19 pandemic: Evidence from an online experiment

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Book SynopsisThis book explores a series of connected themes focused on the role economics and other influential forms of theory and thinking have played in creating the current predicament and the scope for alternatives and how they might be framed.Thirty years have passed since the inception of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the beginning of policy on climate change. Thirty wasted years. To most politicians, long-term collective interest has been denominated in meaningless units of time, a never and forever that has continually delayed action. From complacency has come potential disaster, and we are now living in a time of climate emergency and ecological breakdown. The next decade is a pivotal period requiring fundamental change. But numerous impediments remain. Continual material, energy and economic growth on a planetary scale are manifestly impossible, and yet economic theory takes these as a given and political leadership and policy seem unwiTable of ContentsIntroduction: economics and climate emergency 1. ‘The economy’ as if people mattered: revisiting critiques of economic growth in a time of crisis 2. What does degrowth mean? A few points of clarification 3. What does Degrowth mean? Some comments on Jason Hickel’s ‘A few points of clarification’ 4. Economics and the climate catastrophe 5. Apologists for growth: passive revolutionaries in a passive revolution 6. The appallingly bad neoclassical economics of climate change 7. The failure of Integrated Assessment Models as a response to ‘climate emergency’ and ecological breakdown: the Emperor has no clothes 8. Teaching climate complacency: mainstream economics textbooks and the need for transformation in economics education 9. Unthinking knowledge production: from post-Covid to post-carbon futures 10. In search of a political economy of the postgrowth era 11. Rule of nature or rule of capital? Physiocracy, ecological economics, and ideology 12. Economics, the climate change policy-assemblage and the new materialisms: towards a comprehensive policy 13. From climate change to economic change? Reflections on ‘feedback’ 14. The regenerative turn: on the re-emergence of reciprocity embedded in living ecologies 15. The global climate of land politics 16. From the Paris Agreement to the Anthropocene and Planetary Boundaries Framework: an interview with Will Steffen 17. Postscript, an end to the war on nature: COP in or COP out? 18. Global Climate Emergency: after COP24, climate science, urgency, and the threat to humanity 19. Fiddling while the planet burns? COP25 in perspective 20. Democratizing global climate governance? The case of indigenous representation in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 21. Climate and food inequality: the South African Food Sovereignty Campaign response 22. The global south, degrowth and The Simpler Way movement: the need for structural solutions at the global level 23. Climate justice and sustained transnational mobilization 24. Deep Restoration: from The Great Implosion to The Great Awakening

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, there have been a number of new developments in what came to be known as the Capital Theory Debates. The debates took place mainly during the 1960s as a result of Piero Sraffa''s critique of the neoclassical theory according to which the prices of factors of production directly depend on their relative scarcities. Sraffa showed that when income distribution changes, there are many complexities developed within the economic system impacting on prices in ways which are not possible to predict. These debates were revisited in the 1980s and again more recently, along with a parallel literature that has developed among neoclassical economists and has also looked at the impact of shocks on an economy. This book summarizes the debates and issues around the theory of capital and brings to the fore the more recent developments. It also pinpoints the similarities and differences between the various approaches and critically evaluates them in light of aTable of ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesList of AbbreviationsPreface and AcknowledgementsChapter 1: PreliminariesChapter 2: Theory of Capital in Historical PerspectiveChapter 3: Capital Theory ControversiesChapter 4: Price Trajectories and the Rate of ProfitChapter 5: Wage-Rate of Profit Curves and Technological ChangeChapter 6: Near Linearities of the Price- and Wage-Rates of Profit Curves and the Distribution of EigenvaluesChapter 7: A Simple but Realistic Linear Model of ProductionChapter 8: Summing-UpReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisValue-based pricing pricing a product or service according to its value to the customer rather than its cost is the most effective and profitable pricing strategy. Value First, Then Price is an innovative collection that proposes a quantitative methodology to value pricing and road-tests this methodology through a wide variety of real-life industrial and B2B cases.This book offers a state-of-the art and best practice overview of how leading companies quantify and document value to customers. In doing so, it provides students and researchers with a method by which to draw invaluable data-driven conclusions, and gives sales and marketing managers the theories and best practices they need to quantify the value of their products and services to industrial and B2B purchasers. The 2nd edition of this highly-regarded text has been updated in line with current research and practice, offering three new chapters covering new case studies and best practice examples oTrade Review"A ‘must read’ for any B2B marketer. These seminal cases not only illuminate the essentials of value based business marketing, but with detailed examples show you how to implement a value based approach in the turbulent world of today’s business market. Real, Good, Practical stuff from professionals who’ve done it."Ralph A. Oliva, Director, Institute for the Study of Business Markets and Professor of Marketing, Smeal College of Business, Penn State University, USA"By combining an impressive list of expert analysts with real-world case studies, Value First, Then Price gives businesses the latest strategies and tactics needed to improve company margins and profit performance. Because the focus here is on customer quantifiable values, the book correctly shifts emphasis from a producer’s features to an end-user’s benefits."Kevin Mitchell, President, The Professional Pricing Society, Inc."Todd Snelgrove’s description and measurement of a new view on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), a more holistic measurement focused around Cost, Benefit, and Value called Total Profit Added™ (TPA) is a great step in the evolution of enabling both buyers and sellers to make the right decisions based on best value not lowest price."Thomas Choi, Professor, Arizona State University and Executive Director, Center for Advanced Procurement Studies"Recent research shows that far less value (and cost reduction) is achieved through traditional negotiation than can be gained through understanding markets, needs and opportunities for creative collaboration. If you care about business and personal success, value must be your priority."Tim Cummins, President, World Commerce and Contracting"The war for value is today’s biggest business challenge. Value First, Then Price is an invaluable, thought-provoking guide to this debate."Nigel Barlow, International Consultant on Innovation and Value"In our work with some of the world’s industrial manufacturers, we’ve seen that companies that focus on value from both the buy and sell side enjoy a competitive edge. Top-performing industrials are eight times more likely to take a value-based approach toward pricing, and companies that measure and buy based on total cost of ownership are 35% more profitable. Buyers have never been better informed on the total cost of ownership, and companies that are still talking about features and benefits are getting left behind."Stephen Gold, CEO of MAPI—Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity & Innovation"My own research confirms McKinsey’s, that only 5% of companies have value propositions. No wonder buyers have the upper hand! The world really needs this book and I congratulate Andreas Hinterhuber and Todd Snelgrove on putting together a truly fantastic piece of work."Malcolm McDonald, MA (Oxon) MSc PhD DLitt DSc, Emeritus Professor, Cranfield University School of Management, UK"In business-to-business markets, managers must bridge the gap between those who say that it is only by value that firms can thrive in the long term and those who suggest that buyers will buy on price. Value can be created and captured. The bad news is that it is extremely difficult, but the good news is that a systematic approach is likely to yield dividends. In this important book Andreas Hinterhuber and Todd Snelgrove have harnessed the world’s top value creation experts to provide an insightful and complete roadmap."John Roberts, Fellow, London Business School, UK and Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia"What a comprehensive way to present value. From the discussions to the articles, a must have guide for professionals and companies that want to buy, produce and sell any product or services based on value."João Ricciarelli, Executive President America's, Leadec"It’s not often you read a business book, learn from it and have fun doing so. Value First, Then Price by Hinterhuber and Snelgrove is one of those rare exceptions. I don’t care whether you are on the buy or sell side of the equation, this book is for you. It is a fantastic engaging read. The material is thought provoking with great integration of theory: from value, to ROI and results. It is simply a very practical business book."Stephen Kozicki is on the Advisory Panel for HBR and lectures at business schools including Macquarie University, University of Technology and The Australian Catholic University, Australia"Much has been said and written about value in industrial markets. But how to put the idea to practice? This book focuses on what matters most: to 'challenge' customers and help them rethink their assumptions, vendors need data and value quantification. The authors provide a practical, hands-on roadmap for value pricing that both buyers and sellers can follow for achieving better business results."Wolfgang Ulaga, Senior Affiliate Professor of Marketing, INSEAD, France"Value First, Then Price is a much-needed work and deserves a place in most CPO and sales offices."Keld Jensen, Author of ‘The Trust Factor—Negotiating in SMARTnership’, Professor and Advisor in Negotiations"SAMA research emphasizes that most companies are significantly lacking in internal processes for value-based negotiation, value creation, value-based pricing and value monetization. Snelgrove and Hinterhuber provide great insights and methodologies for companies to fill these gaps."Bernard Quancard, Retired President and CEO Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA)"Quantifying and understanding the value proposition is key to business success. This book gets directly to the bottom line by taking both a buyer and seller perspective and presenting value based purchasing in a way that all purchasing professionals need to understand."Wendy L. Tate, PhD, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Tennessee, USA"Value First, Then Price is a timely and rare contribution, providing not only invaluable insights, but also a practical methodology of how to perceive, quantify and capture value. From the perspective of emerging and new market economies, it offers the ultimate answer on how to escape the enduring 'lower cost—lower price' trap, and how to shift towards a sustainable, value creation driven path that leads to business and economic development."Modestas Gelbūda, PhD in International Business, Aalborg University, Denmark; Managing Director, Baltic Institute for Leadership Development, Lithuania and Associate Professor, ISM University of Management and Economics, Lithuania"At a time when both customers and suppliers are over focused on product prices as a determinant of business transactions, this book offers a fresh way out by arguing for a new way of looking at the economics of exchange between buyers and sellers where price is just one element in determining the true value of what is bought and sold. More specifically, the book informs purchasing officers about the often ignored actual cost and inherent value (in total savings, returns on investment, etc.) of what they buy, and provides suppliers with tools to quantify and communicate the hidden value in what they sell. I highly recommend this book to professionals in procurement, sales and marketing, and general management."Kamran Kashani, IMD, Switzerland"The Editors and their authors have tackled a problem that has faced buyers and sellers for years: how to define the concept of value that aligns with two different views of the world. Sales claims to sell based on value, and purchasing claims to buy based on value, yet both parties view this concept from fundamentally different viewpoints. This book articulates these differences, and creates a framework that can help resolve the issues, creating a mutually compatible lens for understanding this often misunderstood concept."Robert Handfield, Bank of America, Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management and Director of Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, North Carolina State University, USATable of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1. Introduction Part 2: Selling Value: Value Quantification Capabilities 2. Value First, Then Price: The New Paradigm of B2B Buying and Selling 3. Interview: Processes and capabilities for value quantification 4. Muddling through on Customer Value in Business Markets? 5. Interview: Nurturing value quantification capabilities in Strategic Account Managers 6. Salesforce Confidence and Proficiency: The Main Cornerstone of Effective Customer Value Management Part III: Selling Value: Best Practices in Value Quantification 7. Value quantification: Processes and best practices to document and quantify value in B2B 8. Quantifying your value so customers are willing and able to pay for it 9. An inside-look at value quantification of competitive advantages: how industry leaders prove value to their customers 10. Value quantification for services 11. Quantifying intangible benefits: best practices to increase willingness to pay while creating longer-lasting customer relationships 12. Towards a shared understanding of value in B2B exchange: Discovering, selecting, quantifying, and sharing value Part IV: Buying on Value: Value Quantification and B2B Purchasing 13. Value first, cost later: Total Value Contribution as a new approach to sourcing decisions 14. Interview: Selling value to purchasing 15. Using Best Value to Get the Best Bottom Line 16. Value Selling: The crucial importance of access to decision makers from the procurement perspective 17. The Sourcing Continuum to Achieve Collaboration and Value Part V: Value Quantification and Organizational Change Management 18. Interview: Implementing value quantification in B2B 19. Interview: The ring of truth - value quantification in B2B services Part VI: Buying and Selling on Value: Value Quantification Tools 20. A Question of Value: Customer Value Mapping versus Economic Value Modeling 21. Why start-ups should consider using value propositions 22. Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage Through Documented Total Cost Savings Part VII: Epilogue 23. A call to action: value quantification in B2B buying and selling 24. Quotes and Statistics to Help you on Your Value Selling Journey 25. The Present and Future of Value Quantification

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Book SynopsisWritten by authors who have real-world experience of leading teams and major projects, this book explores a new approach to project success: the continuous process of enabling and empowering teams to reach the optimal levels of performance. For decades, project managers have been asking the multi-million, and sometimes multi-billion-dollar question: why did the project fail? High project failure rates are nothing new and have been well documented, but when project professionals seek answers, they usually return to the original project plan to identify flaws. Yet there is one place where most don''t look for the answers: the people. Here is the value gap of the almost untouched area of project team performance management that has the potential to be the next quantum leap in project success. PMO leaders, change executives, HR professionals, project managers, program managers, and portfolio managers anyone who leads a team in the project world will learn how to make thiTable of Contents1.Introduction. 2.PART ONE – TEAMS. 3.The history of teams. 4.The sociology of teams. 5.The case for teams. 6. It’s not all roses. 7. Team diversity. 8. Teams of the future. 9.The human-centric organization. 10. Infusing behavioral science into the workplace. 11. Where does this leave us? 12. Team performance. 13. Servant leadership and team performance. 14. Sports psychology and team performance. 15. The secret superpower of team intelligence. 16. From assumption to data –introducing team analytics. 17. Leveraging AI for team effectiveness. 18. Long term business benefits. 19. Conclusion. 20. PART TWO – PROJECTS. 21. Why projects (still) aren’t successful. 22. The missing phase of Tuckman’s model of team development. 23. Why project teams are simply different to other teams. 24. It’s all gone virtual. 25. Creative teaming, when two different worlds collide. 26. Why does it even matter? 27. The value of positive teams. 28. People first. 29. The truth about project team performance. 30. It is not big brother. 31. How Is intelligence extracted from data? 32. Project intelligence. 33. PART THREE – FUTURES. 34. Old way – new way thinking. 35. T.E.A.M. 36. But this is an HR thing. 37. The Goldman-Taylor 5 principles of progression. 38. PART FOUR – ROADMAP. 39. The how to go about the transformation. 40. Gaining team buy-in. 41. Dealing with management accountability. 42. Securing the all-important sponsorship. 43. Steps to success. 44. A helping hand. 45. TEAM ANALYTICS: THE FUTURE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAMS AND PROJECT SUCCESS. 46. APPENDICES. 47. Foreword

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Book SynopsisForever Chemicals: Environmental, Economic, and Social Equity Concerns with PFAS in the Environment provides the reader with an understanding of the complex and interwoven issues associated with per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) in our environment. The chapters provide in-depth perspective into various issues, including health, regulation, detection, clean-up strategies and technologies, and more. Taken together or as the reader's interests lead them, the variety of topics covered in the book present a balanced perspective on this complex topic.It will address the current state of PFAS and where indicators are pointing for future developments. The book is also a deeper investigation of the regulatory challenges, analytical hurdles, and toxicological progress to date for the suite of PFAS chemicals.Features Explains the trends that will affect future policy and regulatory decisions Looks holistic

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Book SynopsisThe prevalence of naturally occurring toxins in plant and animal foods represents one of the most significant food safety issues, drawing the attention of both scientists and regulators alike. This unexplored area related to food quality is indeed a big concern for consumers, various regulatory authorities, and food industries. Apart from essential nutrients, several food crops are capable of producing a vast array of nonnutritious secondary metabolic products. These toxins produced as secondary metabolites have the potential to exhibit both beneficial and deleterious effects in both human beings and animals. Nevertheless, there has been huge progress in agricultural practices and food processing technologies, but still the number of nonnutritive substances and naturally derived toxins persist in our diet. Handbook of Plant and Animal Toxins in Food: Occurrence, Toxicity, and Prevention, focuses on various selected toxins in foods derived from plants as wTable of ContentsAn overview on Food Toxins. Phytates. Tannins. Solanine & chaconine. Oxalates. Goitrogens. Gossypol. Erucic Acid. Saponins. Cynogenic Glycoside. Phytohaemagglutinin. Enzymatic inhibitors (Protease inhibitors, Amylase inhibitors, Cholinesterase inhibitors). Glycyrrhizic Acid. BOAA: A neurotoxin. Toxic Amino Acids & Fatty Acids. Paralytic Shellfish Toxins. Maitotoxin: The Marine Toxin. Palytoxin. Gonyautoxin. Dendrotoxin. Batrachotoxin. Conotoxin. Toxins in Sea Anemone. Biogenic Amines. Emerging food toxins and contaminants.

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Artist Management for the Music Business gives a comprehensive view of how to generate income through music and how to strategically plan for future growth. The book is full of valuable practical insights. It includes interviews and case studies with examples of real-world management issues and outcomes.

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Book SynopsisHerbal drugs play a pivotal role in modern medicine and pharmaceutical care; however, only limited biotechnology applications have been seen in medicinal plants. Revolutions in high-throughput approaches emphasize omics approaches, such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. A volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series, this book provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of breakthroughs in high-throughput approaches for the research of medicinal plants.Exploring the principles and applications of omics technologies, this book is essential for those working on or are involved in the modern research of medicinal and aromatic plants. There is also a strong focus on practical implications of these technologies through exploring the safety aspects and conservation strategies of various plants.From informative discussions on the latest research to a holistic evaluation of their potential applications, this book appeals to students, researchers

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces the fundamental principles of accessible and inclusive sport venue management, with a focus on people with disability. It offers a social ecological analysis of how governments, businesses, the disability social movement, sports organisations and their stakeholders can, and should, make sport more accessible and inclusive. Using a critical disability studies perspective, the book highlights recent global human rights initiatives, challenges and ongoing resistance to the drive for accessibility in sport venue management. Drawing on the latest research, it takes a step-by-step look at the sporting experience - including pre-experience planning, travel to and from an event, the built environment, the experience itself, and online participation â and considers how each phase might be made more accessible and inclusive, and how commercial and social justice considerations intersect. Addressing the needs of participants, consumers, employees, volunteers

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Book SynopsisIn today's world, we're often overwhelmed by our digital devices and the volume of available digital information. Get Organized Digitally! outlines a complete digital organizational system for the busy educator and helps you harness the power of technology to save time. This book is your go-to source, presenting the nuts and bolts of exactly how to make technology work for you in both your personal and professional life. Special features of Get Organized Digitally!: Details of how to get started with the best digital organizational tools available today. Principles of digital organization that make all the components of your system work together. Stories that inspire and show how technology can make our lives easier. Time is the most precious resource we have; managing it well leads to greater productivity and less stress. Get Organized Digitally! shows educators how to harness the powTrade Review "If you base your assumption about this book on the title alone, you’ll assume Frank Buck’s book Get Organized Digitally! provides information on calendars, email, notes, and files. You are correct, but Frank goes further than most books on the market. Throughout, he provides customized examples that you’ll connect with immediately. He also focuses on the overall goal of digital organization; the content is applicable to any platform. If you are looking for a guide to start organizing digitally or take your organizational skills to a new level, this book should be your choice."—Barbara R. Blackburn, Ph.D., author of 30 books including 'Rigor is Not a Four-Letter Word'"If you’re leading in education, or teaching, Get Organized Digitally! encompasses time management and organizing principles paired with the current technologies that will take you from disorder to order. Frank Buck has detailed how to handle the most common travails of getting (and staying) productive throughout the school year."—Ray Sidney-Smith, Google Small Business Advisor for Productivity, Evernote Certified Consultant and Evernote Regional Leader (North America) "You didn’t know better, but don’t let that be your excuse anymore. This book will show you how to control your time and take back your life! Dr. Buck, once again you're helping us overcome our time-management struggles. Too many interruptions? Chapter 3. Want to be more organized? Chapters 4 and 5. Email out of control? Chapter 8. You can go on wishing things were different, or you can forgive yourself and read this book. Your time is now."—Jason W. Womack, author of 'Your Best Just Got Better' and 'Get Momentum'"The main lesson in the book is that anyone can write a to-do list, or have a sticky note system on their desk, but ultimately you need everything in one place. With technology at our fingertips, this has never been easier.Each chapter offers a different resource, and then the last chapter not only summarizes key points but also offers a dozen other quick tips and ways to integrate many of the tools so they can work together"—Stephanie Choate, MiddleWebTable of ContentsPart I: The Digital Task List 1. Your Digital Task List: All the Eggs in One Basket 2. The "Seven Essentials": What to Look for and How to Use Each One 3. Trap, Organize, Do: Do One Thing at a Time Part II: Digital Notes and Digital Documents 4. Digital Notes: Information When You Need It 5. Mastering Evernote: Features and Use Cases 6. Digital Documents: Retrieval Shouldn’t Be a Safari Part III: Rounding Out Your Digital Treasure Chest 7. The Digital Calendar: Building and Sharing Your Day 8. Email Mastery: The Hub of Your Communication 9. Digital Automation: Letting Tech Shoulder the Load Part IV: Conclusion and Challenge 10. School is Not a Place

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Book SynopsisOver the past decade or so, we have seen a multitude of improvement programmes and projects to improve the safety of patient care in healthcare. However, the full potential of these efforts and especially those that seek to address an entire system has not yet been reached. The current pandemic has made this more evident than ever.We have tended to focus on problems in isolation, one harm at a time, and our efforts have been simplistic and myopic. If we are to save more lives and significantly reduce patient harm, we need to adopt a holistic, systematic approach that extends across cultural, technological, and procedural boundaries. Patient Safety Now is about the fact that it is time to care for everyone impacted by patient safety, how we need to take the time to care for everyone in a meaningful way and how hospitals need to enable staff time to care safely.This book builds on the authorâs two previous books on patient safety. Rethinking Patient Safety Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. About the Author. Introduction. 1 How Did We Get Here? 2 Where Do We Want to Be? 3 How Do We Get There? Conclusion. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThomas Clarke's International Corporate Governance offers a panoramic guide to corporate governance and examines the recurring crises in governance and the reform around the world.This is a popular classic book but significant changes have been made to this new edition to take account of: the continuing impact of the global financial crisis and the wave of regulation development flowing from this the profound consequences of climate change and the urgent need for corporations to respond with the commitment to sustainable value creation Important elements of the work include: contemporary governance failures including BP, VW, Boeing, GM/Tesla, Apple, Purdue Pharma, and Theranos; the ongoing vitality of the diversity of corporate governance across the world; digital disruption in capital markets and initiatives to build long-term investment; the universTable of ContentsTable of Contents: Forword Preface Cycles of Governance Boards and Directors: The Political Mechanisms of Corporate Governance Finance, Law, and Markets: The Institutional Elements of Corporate Governance Anglo-American Corporate Governance European Corporate Governance Asia Pacific Corporate Governance The Globalization of Corporate Governance Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Governance and Climate Change Corporate Sustainability Case Studies: Corporate Governance Crisis Global Financial Crisis Cases (2007-2009) Lehman Brothers RBS UBS Iceland Asia-Pacific Cases (2009-2022) Satyam Olympus Renault-Nissan Sustainability Cases (2010-2022) BP VW Boeing GM/Tesla Apple Public Health Cases (2003-2022) Purdue Pharma Theranos

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Book SynopsisAccounting education ought to prepare future professionals to enter a principles-based, rules-oriented field of activity wherein technical knowledge of accounting standards (principles, rules and decision procedures) and ethical awareness (the capacity to discern moral issues and resolve ethical dilemmas) are crucial. Accounting education is best performed by the accountant's adherence to the principles of the accounting profession and by individuals and firms following the appropriate rules, act according to the codes of conduct adopted by their profession, exercise clear judgment whenever they address financial transactions and consider/assess the state of a given business.Accounting Ethics Education: Making Ethics Real gathers a diversity of contributions from invited well-known experts and other specialists. It promotes comprehensive reflection around key trends, discussing and highlighting the most updated research on accounting ethics education, being aTable of ContentsPart 1 Ethical training: preparing from the inside 1. Decreasing cheating and increasing whistle-blowing in the classroom: a replication study Richard A. Bernardi, Samantha A. Bilinsky, Callie H. Chase, Lisa D. Giannini & Samantha A. MacWhinnie 2. Barriers to teaching accounting ethics: accounting faculty qualifications and students’ ability to learn James E. Rebele & Kent St. Pierre 3. Audit education: toward virtue and duty Bruce Wayne Stuart, Iris Caroline Stuart & Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen 4. Accounting ethics in the undergraduate curriculum and the impact of professional accreditation Christopher J. Cowton 5. Corporate sustainability and social responsibility in the accounting profession: educational tools to advance accounting ethics education Michael Kraten & Martin T. Stuebs, Jr. 6. The case for ethics instruction in the age of analytics Margaret N. Boldt & Robert L. Braun Part 2 Giving voice to values: making ethics real 7. Giving voice to values – operationalizing ethical decision making in accounting William F. Miller & Tara J. Shawver 8. Incorporating behavioral ethics and organizational culture into accounting ethics Steven M. Mintz & William F. Miller 9. Putting ethical dilemmas on students' 'RADAR' Joan Lee & Dawn W. Massey

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Book SynopsisNumerical Simulation of Effluent Discharges: Applications with OpenFOAM provides a resource for understanding the effluent discharge mechanisms and the approaches for modeling them. It bridges the gap between academia and industry with a focused approach in CFD modeling and providing practical examples and applications. With a detailed discussion on performing numerical modeling of effluent discharges in various ambient waters and with different discharge configurations, the book covers the application of OpenFOAM in effluent discharge modeling. Features: Discusses effluent discharges into various ambient waters with different discharge configurations. Focuses on numerical modeling of effluent discharges. Covers the fundamentals in predicting the mixing characteristics of effluents resulting from desalination plants. Reviews the past CFD studies on the effluent discharge modeling thoroughly. Provides guidance to researchers and engineers on the future steps in modeling of effluent discharges. Includes an introduction to OpenFOAM and its application in effluent discharge modeling. The book will benefit both academics and professional engineers practicing in the area of environmental fluid mechanics and working on the effluent discharge modeling.Chapter 3 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 SynopsisBusiness in Latin America provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the business environment of this dynamic and challenging region. The book begins with an overview of the most important macroenvironments shaping the region's opportunities and risks, while the second part focuses on the business strategies that respond to those opportunities and risks. Capturing the dynamism of this region, this new edition provides a thorough and nuanced understanding of the commonalities and differences within the multifaceted business environments of Latin America.The second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include: The sources of economic, political, and natural risks, including the impact of COVID-19 The endemic role of corruption in institutions, the economy, and society The region's cultural and social diversity and resilience The role of technology and digitalization on corporate and marketing strategies ThTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: The Business Environment in Latin America 1. The Economic Environment of Latin America Introduction Latin America’s Economic Performance from 2000 to Present Latin America’s International Trade Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America Latin America’s Recovery Post-COVID: Toward a Socially Inclusive and Environmentally Responsible Growth Model Summary 2. The Political and Legal Environment of Latin America Introduction A Snapshot of the Political Environment in Latin America Democracy at Risk Renewed Populism and Authoritarianism The Institutional Environment Corruption in Latin America The Regulatory Environment of Latin America Summary 3. The Competitive Environment of Latin America Introduction The Global Competitiveness of Latin America Latin America’s Role in Global Supply Chains The Structure of Competition in Latin America Summary 4. Demographic Transitions and Population Dynamics in Latin America Introduction Latin America’s Demographic Transition Migration Flows Race and Ethnicity in Latin America Education Urbanization Housing and Households Health Status of Latin America Summary 5. The Sociocultural Environment of Latin America Introduction Latin American Culture Latin American Business Culture National Business Cultures in Latin America The Impact of Culture on Leadership Women Leaders in Latin America Managing Talent in in Latin America Summary 6. Business Risks and Uncertainty in Latin America Introduction A Framework to Understand Business Risk and Uncertainty Economic Risks Political Risks Corruption Crime and Violence Societal Risks Natural and Climate Change Risks Summary: Many Risks, but Also Opportunities Part 2: Business Strategies for Latin America 7. Marketing Strategies for Latin American Consumer Markets Introduction An Overview of the Latin American Consumer Market Understanding Latin American Consumers’ Values Segmenting the Latin American Consumer Market Building a Relevant Brand in Latin America Pricing Strategies for Latin American Consumer Markets Communication Strategies for Latin American Consumer Markets Omnichannel Strategies for Latin America Summary 8. Company Strategies for Firms from Outside the Region Introduction MNC's Challenges and Competitive Advantages in Latin America MNC Regional Strategy in Latin America A Regional Strategy Formulation Framework Regional Strategy Replication and Adaptation A Case of a Global MNC's Regional Strategy Summary 9. Strategic Approaches of Multilatinas and Global Latinas Introduction The Emergence of Multilatinas and Global Latinas The Internationalization of Latin American Firms Multilatinas and Global Latinas: Who Are They? Strategic Approaches of Multilatinas and Global Latinas Multilatinas and Global Latinas: Into the Future Summary 10. The Entrepreneurial Environment of Latin America Introduction Innovation in Latin America The State of Entrepreneurship in Latin America The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Latin America Hotbeds of Entrepreneurship Small- and Medium-Size Businesses in Latin America Summary 11. Global and Regional Value Chains in Latin America Introduction Global Value Chains Latin America’s Participation in Global Value Chains Regional Integration and Global Value Chains Firm Perspective on Value Chain Configurations Summary 12. Strategic Opportunities and Risks in Latin America: A Summary Introduction The Business Environment in Latin America Business Strategies for Latin America Strategic Opportunities and Risks in Latin America Concluding Thoughts

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Book SynopsisThis book is a leadership guide to the effective implementation of the ISO 45001:2018 standard. It takes the high-level leadership and top management principles put forward in ISO 45001 and develops them into a comprehensive discourse on how, at the very top of any organization, large or small, leaders can drive the occupational health and safety (OH&S) agenda and ensure the effective implementation of the OH&S management systems. While the standard sets out expectations for top management, this book provides a clear explanation of the OH&S roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities between those who direct the organization and drive it towards achieving its strategic aims and those who lead the day-to-day operations. It puts forward a purposeful, easy-to-follow, and effective system for the implementation of ISO 45001 whilst also, and more importantly, maximizing the value proposition of such a global standard, regardless of industry. The book is written for tTable of Contents1. Effective health and safety governance and leadership 2. Value creation through high reliability 3. The model for effective health and safety governance and ;eadership: The health and safety role of the board 4. Health and safety in strategic and business planning 5. Policy setting: setting the "Tone from the Top" 6. Setting the plan, targets, and ensuring integration with the business plans and creating ingredients for success 7. Stewardship for implementation of the health and safety plan 8. Ensuring effectiveness, performance oversight, and continual improvement 9. Training and implementation 10. Epilogue

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of breakthroughs on additive manufacturing for plastic material recycling to boost a circular economy. It offers new ideas of combining/hybridizing processing methods that work as a source of information for manufacturers in making new and strategic product development plans. Additive Manufacturing for Plastic Recycling: Efforts in Boosting a Circular Economy provides a critical, comprehensive, methodological, and strong state-of-the-art work on the processing of thermoplastic and thermosetting along with new directions and applications. It describes the common and hybrid approaches of recycling processes and includes theoretical and practical ideas of combining/hybridizing processing methods with the use of fused deposition modelling, which is one of the low-cost additive manufacturing techniques. The book also discusses mechanical twin-screw extrusion followed by case studies for developing hybrid composite struct

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Book SynopsisDigitalizing Sustainability outlines why business as usual' isn''t working and sets out five Transformational Forces which can be used to innovate and scale sustainability solutions using digital means.This transformation will be powered by a range of digital technologies that have the potential to ideate, propel and scale sustainability solutions in an exponential manner over the next decade. This book introduces the Five Forces of Digital Transformation. These forces all share a common root they are powered by digital technologies that enable them to operate at the speed and scale that we need to achieve global transformation for people and planet. Working together, these forces help overcome many of the barriers and pitfalls that humanity has faced in trying to achieve sustainability 2.0 and will help you tackle these questions: Why has sustainability 1.0 failed us? What are the bugs and bad code in our operating systems that wTrade Review"It has reframed my thinking around what it means to scale sustainability globally, and I share Kathryn’s esteem for the common good of the planet as a lens for rewiring our systems and in turn, our behaviors, to achieve universal impact." Lindsey Peterson, Global President of Earthforce at Salesforce "Kathryn ably stares down the 'hard problem' of sustainability… bringing her pragmatic systems thinking to the challenge. The five transformational forces will re-shape the questions you ask in your business, in policy making, decision making and strategy setting. How might we harness these transformational forces to create a sustainable planet?" Meredith England, Director of Systems Innovation, Climate-KIC Australia "Kathryn has done an amazing job of not only sounding the climate alarm bells but she also intelligently processes how digital technologies and transformations are crucial solutions to scale the change needed." Eddie Listorti, CEO, Viridios Capital Global "Kathryn Sforcina is a force of nature! Her passion for sustainability and creating change in the world is breathtaking, this new book from her offers both a stark reality check and a way forward through the complex and challenging world and contribution of the digital reality in which we live today. Kathryn Sforcina’s work offers an invaluable contribution to the pathway to meet the United Nations Sustainability Goals. This work is insightful, challenging and deeply encouraging." Stephen Moss, Managing Director and Chair, Symon Capital "We’re all pretty clear on the why and the what, but we’re missing the how. 'HOW' do we fundamentally shift our approach to enterprise in a way that harnesses the power of technology to honour our humanity whilst recognising the urgency of the crisis we are facing? Never before have we needed the finely tuned minds of today’s thinkers pointed so directly to solve the crises we are facing, like we do now. Sforcina’s five forces has done just that, by taking the familiar and applying it to the wicked problem of sustainable growth.Sforcina’s approach to these five forces, takes a sustainability mindset and turns it from being an esoteric construct or worse, an after-thought to business or commercial strategy, and breaks it down into something clear, tangible and most importantly, 'followable'." Olivia Tyler, Managing Director AUS/NZ, Edge Environment Table of ContentsPart One: Understanding the "Hard Problem" for Sustainability Chapter One: Tracking the trajectory of Spaceship Earth Chapter Two: Re-coding the "operating systems" of Spaceship Earth Chapter Three: Introducing the five forces of digital transformation Part Two: The Five Forces of Digital Transformation Chapter Four: Transformational Force #1: Sense-Making Chapter Five: Transformational Force #2: Socializing Chapter Six: Transformational Force #3: Valuing Chapter Seven: Transformational Force #4: Embedding Chapter Eight: Transformational Force #5: Adapting Part Three: When These Forces Converge Chapter Nine: The dark side of the force Chapter Ten: Convergence by Design Chapter Eleven: May the transformational forces be with you Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a survey of this complex period of European history, covering themes such as the impact of Christianisation, the formation of nations and states, the emergence of an expansionist commercial economy, the Crusades and the intellectual and cultural life of the Middle Ages.Trade ReviewPraise for previous editions'Instructors seeking an alternative to the standard political and institutional narrative found in most medieval history texts will find the new edition of Blockmans and Hoppenbrouwers to be a superb choice. With its focus on social groups and cultural movements, the text is also written in a fluid style that will engage students. I look forward to using it in my next medieval history survey.'Edward Tabri, University of Texas at Tyler, USA'Introduction to Medieval Europe provides an excellent overview into the fascinating world of the Middle Ages. It covers issues such as mentalities of men and women as well as giving an insight into the world of medieval politics. Included is a thought-provoking chapter on continuities which provides a new framework for the understanding of a world distant to us both in time and place.'Thomas Småberg, Malmö University, Sweden'This is an extraordinarily wide-ranging introduction, covering Europe in its broadest sense from the British Isles to Turkey. It not only explains the political, intellectual and religious developments that occurred between the late Roman period and the Reformation but it also gives an insight into what life must have been like for most people. An essential first port of call for anyone wishing to understand the Middle Ages.'Jonathan Harris, Royal Holloway University, UK'The particular strength of this new edition of Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1550 is the authors’ ability to trace the development and transformation over time of large scale social, economic, and religious structures and mentalities. How did pagans become Christians? How did slaves and peasants become serfs? How did armed horsemen become knights? Few if any other textbooks at this level can offer students such a sure guide along the path to understanding how the outlines of medieval society took shape.'Sean Field, University of Vermont, USA'This commendably clear and concise overview of the medieval period should be essential reading for all stu-dents coming to the subject for the first time. The coverage of social, economic and intellectual themes is particularly strong. Readers will appreciate the profusion of maps, diagrams and other illustrations which buttress the text.'Simon Barton, University of Exeter, UK'In their new edition on the Middle Ages, Blockmans and Hoppenbrouwers offer a rich, accessible, and valuable resource for students and lecturers of medieval history alike. With its expanded list of tables, figures, illustrations, color maps, primary source boxes, and annotated bibliographies, this revised text is a must-have for anyone interested in the formation of pre-modern Europe. Through a careful re-organization of materials and an extended treatment of the period along sensible thematic and chronological lines, this work will continue to reign among the leading introductory surveys on the medieval world.'Kriston Rennie, University of Queensland, Australia'In the crowded field of historical surveys of medieval Europe, Blockmans and Hoppenbrouwers have managed to produce something distinctive and original. Their book gives a clear, well-written overview of the political, social, economic and artistic developments in these important centuries with helpful explanations of technical terms and good suggested further reading. Eastern Europe is given full weight and thoughtful illustrations give valuable insights into a culture more visual than literate. But more than this the authors demon-strate why medieval Europeans deserve to be studied, their influence on later times and different places, how many of our own preoccupations derive from theirs. Blockmans and Hoppenbrouwers make the European Middle Ages not just fascinating, but relevant as well.'Andrew Roach, University of Glasgow, UK'This is a work that helps its reader to grasp the defining contours of medieval history, without being subjected to a whirlwind of narrative detail. It is refreshing in its pan-European scope, bringing Lithuania to stand along-side France, and in its effective location of key issues in broader frameworks of change and continuity. Most of all, it treats the alterity of the Middle Ages on its own terms – and explains just what it is that makes under-standing that fundamentally different world quite so interesting and worthwhile.'Stephen Mossman, University of Manchester, UK'Blockmans and Hoppenbrouwers' Introduction to Medieval Europe has established itself as the classic survey in English on the Latin West in the Middle Ages. The second edition is even more commendable: the book’s unique European perspective has been improved by situating the Latin West within neighbouring cultures and suggesting new ways of integrating European historiography. This is an indispensable starting point for students, scholars and, indeed, for any audience that wishes to familiarise itself with the essential European dimension of the history of the Latin West between 300 and 1500.'Martial Staub, University of Sheffield, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1 The early Middle Ages, 300–1000 1. The end of the Roman Empire in the West 2. The establishment of two world religions: Christianity and Islam 3. The powerful and the poor: society and economy in the Frankish kingdoms and beyond Part 2: The Central Middle Ages, 1000-1300 4. Early kingdoms and principalities 5. Accelerated growth 6. Religious reform and renewal Part 3: Expansion and maturation, 1000-1500 7. The beginnings of European expansion 8. Thinking about man and the world 9. Towns and the urbanisation of medieval society Part 4: The Late Middle Ages, 1300-1500 10. Between crisis and contraction: population, economy and society 11. The consolidation of states 12. Crisis in the Church and the reorientation of the faithful Epilogue

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Book SynopsisBook publishing is big business, contributing significant employment in the creative industries and adding billions to the global economy. Despite this, the sector is often overlooked in the creative industries research tide. This book remedies this gap in knowledge, providing an examination of book publishing in the UK within the wider context of the creative industries and the existing academic discourse.Balancing the tensions of art and commerce perhaps more than any other creative field, this book considers the position of the book publishing industry within the contemporary cultural economy. Through this focused analysis on the culture(s) and organisation(s) of book publishing in the UK, the author demonstrates how this creative industry reflects, and perpetuates, many of the key issues and challenges, including inequalities in representation, cultural and economic dominance of global conglomerates and hierarchies of value, already recognised as central within the creative industries in the UK and beyond.This concise book will be essential reading for academics, researchers and students with an interest in the publishing industry and its position within the UK Creative Industries and cultural economy.

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Book SynopsisInterconnecting the concepts of sustainability, innovation and transformation, this book explains how organizations have successfully transformed themselves and wider society to foster a more sustainable future, and identifies the difficulties and challenges along the way. Part of the Principle of Responsible Management Education (PRME) series, the book promotes a strong voice for meeting sustainability challenges for transformative change in a globalized world through business education and practice.A transition to a more sustainable way of doing business can only be attained by combining technology with profound system innovations and lifestyle changes. The chapters in the book, each written by a strong and well-recognized team of researchers in the field, open up the discussion about a new partnership between sustainability, innovation, and transformation that includes the global society (big world), the biosphere (small planet), and also requires a deep mind shift.Trade Review"The perfect blend of theory and practice is hard to achieve - especially at the intersection of sustainability, innovation, and transformation of business and society! Nevertheless, these authors have done it well - check out Sebhatu, Enquist, and Edvardsson 'Business Transformation for a Sustainable Future' and start taking well-informed action today. Also, the book provides a solid roadmap to go from smarter to wiser service systems for the 'wicked problems' in business and society." - Jim Spohrer, IBM Director Cognitive Open Technologies"Business Transformation for a Sustainable Future is a key contribution to the PRME initiative and represents a powerful voice to draw attention to the sustainability challenges of our world. This book provides important lessons for businesses to transform from a strictly firm-centric and profit-driven approach toward a societal approach to achieve an inclusive and sustainable future. Onward!!!" - Robert Strand, Ph.D, Executive Director & Lecturer, Center for Responsible Business, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley"This book thrives from the blended and well-integrated contributions of 16 thought leaders in sustainability, innovation and transformative thinking. The perspective is based on research related to the ‘new social contract’ that supports a more sustainable and people-centered world. At a time when so much is being rethought, this work is important to graduate and postgraduate students as well as practitioners seeking to strive for a better world." - O.C. Ferrell, James T. Pursell, Sr. Eminent Scholar in Ethics, Harbert College of Business, Auburn University and Linda Ferrell, Roth Family Professor of Marketing & Business Ethics, Harbert College of Business, Auburn University"The quest for transforming our world, making peace with nature and preserving our planet at the same time as ensuring equality and human wellbeing, demands transformations in science and education, and very much so in business research and at business schools. This book provides refined and novel intellectual tools – concepts and frameworks, as well as innovative practice-based and co-created knowledge, immensely useful for reconsidering prevailing notions and formulating sustainable solutions for the business-society interface." - Marie Stenseke, Professor, Deputy Dean of the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Co-chair of the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES)"The perfect blend of theory and practice is hard to achieve - especially at the intersection of sustainability, innovation, and transformation of business and society! Nevertheless, these authors have done it well - check out Sebhatu, Enquist, and Edvardsson Business Transformation for a Sustainable Future and start taking well-informed action today. Also, the book provides a solid roadmap to go from smarter to wiser service systems for the 'wicked problems' in business and society." Jim Spohrer, IBM Director Cognitive Open Technologies"Business Transformation for a Sustainable Future is a key contribution to the PRME initiative and represents a powerful voice to draw attention to the sustainability challenges of our world. This book provides important lessons for businesses to transform from a strictly firm-centric and profit-driven approach toward a societal approach to achieve an inclusive and sustainable future. Onward!!!" Robert Strand, Ph.D, Executive Director & Lecturer, Center for Responsible Business, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley"This book thrives from the blended and well-integrated contributions of 16 thought leaders in sustainability, innovation and transformative thinking. The perspective is based on research related to the ‘new social contract’ that supports a more sustainable and people-centered world. At a time when so much is being rethought, this work is important to graduate and postgraduate students as well as practitioners seeking to strive for a better world." O.C. Ferrell, James T. Pursell, Sr. Eminent Scholar in Ethics, Harbert College of Business, Auburn University and Linda Ferrell, Roth Family Professor of Marketing & Business Ethics, Harbert College of Business, Auburn University"The quest for transforming our world, making peace with nature and preserving our planet at the same time as ensuring equality and human wellbeing, demands transformations in science and education, and very much so in business research and at business schools. This book provides refined and novel intellectual tools – concepts and frameworks, as well as innovative practice-based and co-created knowledge, immensely useful for reconsidering prevailing notions and formulating sustainable solutions for the business-society interface." Marie Stenseke, Professor, Deputy Dean of the School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Co-chair of the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES)Table of Contents1. Business Transformation for a Sustainable FuturePart I: From firm-centric business to a broader sustainable business transformation 2. A Challenge-driven business ecosystem: Addressing Fossil-Free Transformation 3. The Circular Economy and Values based Sustainability Business Practice: People & Planet Positive at IKEA 4. Sustainable business practice for Transformative Change: The Case of Eataly Part II: The role of the individual in business and social transformation 5. Designing for Transformative Collaboration in Complex Service systems 6. Steering Towards Happiness in Sustainable Travel 7. Transforming People’s Lives and World for the Better: The New Purpose of Marketing Part III: Base of the Pyramid thinking for transforming business-societal practice 8. Advancing Service Research at the Base of the Pyramid: A Service Ecosystems Perspective 9. The Integrative Justice Model as a Challenge-Driven Normative Framework for Sustainable and Just Business Practice 10. Innovative Applications for Transformative Justice for Quality of Life Part IV: Implications for a broader societal perspective for challenge-driven transformation practice 11. Marketing ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility for a Broader Societal Perspective 12. PRIME: impact for transformative change 13. 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Book SynopsisCognitive Risk is a book about the least understood but most pervasive risk to mankind human decision-making. Cognitive risks are subconscious and unconscious influence factors on human decision-making: heuristics and biases. To understand the scope of cognitive risk, we look at case studies, corporate and organizational failure, and the science that explains why we systemically make errors in judgment and repeat the same errors.The book takes a multidisciplinary and pedestrian stroll through behavioral science with a light touch, using stories to explain why we consistently make cognitive errors that not only increase risks but also simultaneously fail to recognize these errors in ourselves or our organizations. This science has deep roots in organizational behavior, psychology, human factors, cognitive science, and behavioral science all influenced by classic philosophers and enabled through advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. The point of the book is Table of Contents1. Reimagining the Organization: Homo Periculum (Human Risk), 2. Complexity in Risk and Risk Perceptions, 3. A Matrix of Risk Governance – Organizational Behavior, 4. Incorporating Human Risk Factors into Organizational Performance, 5. How Emotions Mislead Decision-Makers, 6. Cognitive Readiness – Risk-Solution Designers, 7. The Human Element, 8. Cognitive Risk Governance: Advanced ERM and Cybersecurity.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an understanding of innovation models and why they are important in the business context, and considers sources of innovation and how to apply business frameworks using real-world examples of innovation-led businesses. After providing a solid background to the key concepts related to innovation models, the book looks at why innovation takes place and where the sources of innovation lie, from corporate research to crowd-sourced and government-funded initiatives. Innovation models across manufacturing, services and government are explored, as well as measuring innovation, and the impact of design thinking and lean enterprise principles on innovation and sustainability-driven imperatives.Offering a truly comprehensive and global approach, Business Innovation should be core or recommended reading for advanced undergraduate, postgraduate, MBA and Executive Education students studying Innovation Management, Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship.Trade Review"It's hard to imagine a more comprehensive approach to innovation than that provided by this book, and the lessons and examples are up-to-the-minute fresh. If you are interested in learning about--and then practicing--innovation in business, you have come to the right place." - Thomas H. Davenport, Distinguished Professor of IT and Management, Babson College, Visiting Professor, Oxford University Saïd Business School, Senior Advisor, Deloitte Analytics and AI Practice, Digital Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy"This book is a great introduction to innovation that is unique in its approach with numerous case studies and examples representing leading global corporations. It integrates some of the important topics such as design thinking, lean start-up, and sustainability which I think are very relevant to the topic of Innovation. Student activities at the end of each chapter leveraging attached cases will reinforce learning of the concepts, tools, and frameworks discussed. Well researched and timely publication written by an experienced author, and I am sure students and practitioners will find it very useful." - Pierre Azoulay, Professor, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA"This Innovation textbook by Vijay Pandiarajan approaches innovation in a systematic way by explaining concepts and frameworks thoroughly with real-world examples and cases studies. I particularly enjoyed its ability to address innovation trends in many industry verticals and discuss lean, design thinking, and sustainability imperatives. This book will certainly benefit undergraduate and graduate students as well as innovation practitioners from the industry." - Feng Zhu, Professor of Business Administration, Technology and Operations, Harvard Business School, USA"It’s exciting to see Vijay launch his book [Business Innovation: A Case Study Approach] for both students and innovation practitioners. The storytelling approach to formally introduce Innovation with frameworks to address key idea of 'how to advance innovation " is powerful. This can be a one-stop source for those who want to get formally introduced to and for practice of innovation processes." - Martin J. Curran, Executive Vice President, Corning Innovation Officer, USA"It's hard to imagine a more comprehensive approach to innovation than that provided by this book, and the lessons and examples are up-to-the-minute fresh. If you are interested in learning about--and then practicing--innovation in business, you have come to the right place." - Thomas H. Davenport, Distinguished Professor of IT and Management, Babson College, Visiting Professor, Oxford University Saïd Business School, Senior Advisor, Deloitte Analytics and AI Practice, Digital Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy"This book is a great introduction to innovation that is unique in its approach with numerous case studies and examples representing leading global corporations. It integrates some of the important topics such as design thinking, lean start-up, and sustainability which I think are very relevant to the topic of Innovation. Student activities at the end of each chapter leveraging attached cases will reinforce learning of the concepts, tools, and frameworks discussed. Well researched and timely publication written by an experienced author, and I am sure students and practitioners will find it very useful." - Pierre Azoulay, Professor, Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management, MIT Sloan School of Management, USA"This Innovation textbook by Vijay Pandiarajan approaches innovation in a systematic way by explaining concepts and frameworks thoroughly with real-world examples and case studies. I particularly enjoyed its ability to address innovation trends in many industry verticals and discuss lean and design thinking, and sustainability imperatives. This book will certainly benefit undergraduate and graduate students as well as innovation practitioners from the industry." - Feng Zhu, Professor of Business Administration, Technology and Operations, Harvard Business School, USA"It’s exciting to see Vijay launch his book Business Innovation: A Case Study Approach for both students and innovation practitioners. The storytelling approach to formally introduce Innovation with frameworks to address key idea of 'how to advance innovation' is powerful. This can be a one-stop source for those who want to get formally introduced to and for practice of innovation processes." - Martin J. Curran, Executive Vice President, Corning Innovation Officer, USATable of ContentsPart I – "What" - Introduction to Innovation 1. Chapter 1 - Innovation – General Background1.1 Introduction1.2 Invention Vs Innovation1.3 Historical Perspectives of Innovation1.4 Is innovation limited to Products?1.5 Innovation in Service1.6 Concluding Remarks1.7 References2. Chapter 2 - Models of Innovation2.1 Introduction2.2 Cosmetic/Survival Innovation2.3 Leap forward Innovation2.4 Disruptive Innovation2.4.1 Low-end disruptive innovation2.4.2 Nascent market disruptive innovation2.5 Seismic Innovation2.6 Innovation – What has changed Now?2.7 Concluding Remarks2.8 References3. Chapter 3 – Challenges Embracing Innovation3.1 Introduction3.2 Triangular Dilemma3.3 Market Innovation Challenges3.3.1 Sticky Customers3.3.2 Predictable M&A3.3.3 Stable Supply Chain 3.4 Organizational Innovation Challenges3.4.1 Lack of Coordinated Innovation Strategy3.4.2 Lack of Diversity3.4.3 Compartmentalization3.4.4 Risk Averse Non-Experimental Culture3.4.5 Misaligned Incentive3.4.6 Micromanagement3.4.7 Span of Control3.4.8 Lack of Sense of Urgency3.5 Stakeholder Innovation Challenges3.5.1 Investor Community3.5.2 Government3.5.3 Local Ecosystem3.5.4 Employees3.6 Concluding Remarks 3.7. ReferencesPart II – "Why" – Innovation Imperatives 4. Chapter 4 – Innovation – A Key to Business Success4.1 Introduction4.2 New Economic Paradigm4.3 Consumers Are Changing 4.4 Competitive Landscape Changes4.5 Shorter Product Life Spans4.6 Globalization Vs Localization4.7 Digital Tsunami4.8 Technology Shaping the Business Core4.9 Dynamic Capabilities4.10 Concluding Remarks 4.11 ReferencesPart III – "Where" – Sources of Innovation5. Chapter 5 – Sources of Innovation5.1 Introduction5.2 Corporate Research and Development5.3 Organizational Processes and Ecosystems - Integrated Value Chain5.4 Corporate Values and Culture 5.5 Partnership and Open Innovation5.6 Strategic Resources & Talent Architecture5.7 Operating Model (Governance, KPI, Structure, Accountability etc.)5.8 Concluding Remarks 5.9 ReferencesPart IV – "How" – Approach to Advance Innovation6. Chapter 6 - Framework Based Innovation Approach 6.1 Introduction6.2 Innovation in Action 6.3 Factors Impacting Innovation 6.4 TRIAL© Holistic Framework for Innovation 6.4.1 TRIAL© – Framework Innovation Dimensions6.4.2 VASTEFA© Leadership Framework6.5 Concluding Remarks 6.6 ReferencesPart V – Innovations in Industry Verticals7. Chapter 7 – Innovations in Manufacturing7.1 Introduction7.2 Pharmaceuticals7.3 Heavy Equipment7.4 Automotive7.5 Semiconductor7.6 Concluding Remarks 7.7 References8. Chapter 8 – Innovations in Service Industry8.1 Introduction8.2 Service Trend 8.3 Healthcare8.4 Retail8.5 Hospitality8.6 Education8.7 Wellness8.8 Banking 8.9 Transportation8.10 Concluding Remarks8.11 References9. Chapter 9 – Innovations in Government 9.1 Introduction9.2 Modalities of Community Service – Mass Vs Personalized9.3 Citizen-Government Redefined Boundaries9.4 Digital Thread and Realtime Alerts9.5 Smart Cities9.6 Concluding Remarks 9.7 ReferencesPart VI – Economics of Innovation10. Chapter 10 – Measuring Innovation 10.1 Introduction10.2 Traditional KPIs10.3 Innovation Risk Vs Reward – A Balanced Approach10.4 How to Value Innovation – Organic Vs M&A Scenarios 10.5 Concluding Remarks 10.6 ReferencesPart VII – Special Topics on Innovation11. Chapter 11 - Design Thinking11.1 Introduction11.3 Design Thinking for Innovation – Why Now?11.3 Design Thinking Approach11.4 Success Stories – Where Design Thinking Advanced Innovation 11.4.1 Airbnb11.4.2 Ericsson 11.4.3 Burberry11.4.4 Nordstrom11.4.5 Bank of America - Keep the Change Program 11.5 Concluding Remarks 11.6 References12. Chapter 12 - Lean Enterprise and Innovation 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Lean and Innovation- Are they Mutually Exclusive?12.3 How Lean Accelerates Innovation?12.4 Success Stories – Where Lean Thinking Advanced Innovation?12.4.1 Pixar Animation Studios12.4.2 Dropbox12.4.3 Zappos12.4.4 General Electric12.5 Concluding Remarks12.6 References13. Chapter 13 – Sustainability-focused Innovation13.1 Introduction13.2 Evolving Market Orientation Towards Sustainability – Gen Z 13.3 Sustainability – A New Secular Growth Driver 13.4 Success Stories – Sustainability Focused Innovation 13.4.1 The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) 13.4.2 Patagonia 13.4.3 Braskem (Brazil)13.4.4 Colorifix (UK) 13.5 Concluding Remarks13.6 References Part VIII – Case StudiesCase 1: Amgen - Biosimilar Innovations – By Kavya Sivan Case 2: FedEx: Innovation Through Sustained Adaptability – By Alaina GregoryCase 3: Reliance Jio: From 4G to Digital Innovation - By Hursh MotwaniCase 4: Stryker Case Study: Design Thinking Response to COVID-19 – By Kyle Geiger Case 5: Whirlpool - A History of Sustained Innovation from Within – By Malik AbbasiCase 6: Apple’s Swift: A Programming Language Innovation for the Future – By Maxwell CornellierCase 7: Microsoft: The Age of Nadella – By Serena Wang and Minnie SunCase 8: The Procter & Gamble Company – A Unique Innovation Approach – By Minnie Sun and Serena WangCase 9: Timberland - Sustainable Innovation – By Drew ArnsonCase 10: Zara-Inditex – Fast-Fashion Done Right – By Rocco PelàCase 11: Patagonia - Leader of a Sustainable Business – By Suzanna Yik Case 12: Amazon - Head in the Cloud: Transformation Through Leadership’s Lens – By William McCroneCase 13: Ericsson’s Innovation through M&A – By Derek KuoCase 14: Samsung’s New Age Innovation Using Organization and Culture – By Derek KuoCase 15: Sun Pharma Industries – Innovation through Specialty acquisition strategy, technology, leadership, and culture - By Katie KuhlmanCase 16: Ecovative Design – Sustainable Business – By Daniel Meeks

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Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 Pandemic has been an ultimate challenge for leadership resiliency. Resilient leaders are thoughtful and deliberate. They balance logic and emotion, ego and humility. They lead through compassionate empathy by focusing on the âhowâ, not only the âwhatâ. They use their influence to drive positive change, diversity and inclusion, and create an equitable community. Most books on resilient leadership appear to focus on spirituality and tools to grow an âœunshakable core of calm, strength, and happinessâ or âœbounce back without getting stuck in the toxic emotions of guilt, false guilt, anger, and bitternessâ. These books are very similar to handbooks focusing on mental toughness and providing guides for overcoming adversity and managing negative emotions. This book, however, defines resilience as a critical competency of high-performing leaders. Leaders must cultivate resilience in themselves and foster it throughout their organizations and multidisciplinary tTable of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Introduction – Disruptive Innovation in Healthcare and the Role of Resilient Leadership Chapter 2: Qualities of Resilient Leadership Chapter 3: Learning from Resilient Women Leaders – The Role of Trust Chapter 4: Enhancing Resilience through Inclusive Leadership Chapter 5: Resilience from the Middle-Out: The Role of Middle Managers Chapter 6: Building a Culture of Resilient Care Teams Chapter 7: Leveraging Strengths to Maximize Resilience in Leadership Chapter 8: Conclusion – Sustaining Resilience in Healthcare Organizations

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Book SynopsisEsports Insights outlines the fundamental characteristics, features, and structures of the rapidly growing esports industry and acts as the perfect primer for readers without any prior knowledge of esports.Featuring international case studies in every chapter, this book showcases the contemporary nature of esports through illustrative, industry examples. By offering a concise and easy to understand introduction, it discusses the key components, stakeholders, and features of this commercially driven sector, which by its very nature is dynamic and highly complex. Exploring current regulatory and governance structures within esports, it unpacks the industry's essential features by outlining the various genres, formats and stakeholders who are instrumental to the functioning of the esports industry. Adopting a critical but balanced analysis, the book discusses the social benefits of esports, outlining its potential as a tool for social inclusion and sport development, whilTable of Contents1. Esports Fundamentals, 2. Esports Governance and Regulation, 3. Esports as a Mechanism for Social Change, 4. Esports, Health and Wellbeing, 5. Esports Evolution

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Book SynopsisThrough an accessible, research-based program of professional learning, this critical resource empowers gifted educators to become change agents for equity in their classroom, school, or district.Designed for practitioners seeking to increase the rate of identification and retention of underserved gifted populations, this book guides readers through the Four Zones of Equity-Driven Professional Learning Model, a practical set of tools specific to the field of gifted education. Readers will develop an all-inclusive professional learning plan specific to their teachers' understanding of cultural norms, guiding participants to gain insight into the characteristics of gifted marginalized students, coaching faculty in ways to increase classroom support, and equipping educators with the tools necessary to build effective partnerships with parents and communities.Ideal for gifted educators, coordinators, and administrators, this playbook is packed with practical ideas, strategTrade Review"The authors' approach toward equity-driven professional learning takes a comprehensive view toward creating systemic change in serving diverse gifted learners. Unlike "piece-meal" approaches, this authentic resource takes a broad, overarching examination of the abundant obstacles that have prevented progress toward equity in gifted education. They then demonstrate, through numerous cases, scenarios, lessons, and activities, specific and practical actions school leaders and teachers can implement to overcome biases and obstacles inherent in our schools. Every teacher in the U.S. should have this book; I will be buying it for my teachers!"Dina Brulles, Director of Gifted Education for Paradise Valley USD in Phoenix, Arizona; USA"The Four Zones Equity-Driven Professional Learning Model (4ZEPL) has the power to restructure access to gifted and talented services in the classroom, at the school site, and district level. This guide offers a practical model that integrates culturally responsive professional development in response to the student's funds of knowledge. This book is a necessary addition to every district administrator, coordinator, or teacher's bookshelf who advocates for equitable access to gifted and talented services."Julia Nyberg, Executive Director of California Association for the Gifted, USA"The authors take a needed step in moving the equity in gifted education conversation to include the root causes and families and communities in the iterative process. Through the 4ZEPL framework and process, educators will address underrepresentation in their gifted services and mitigate attrition because of mismatched services or the absence of appropriate "bridge" supports. This text will be instrumental in empowering and equipping gifted educators to exact positive changes in their schools and districts."Monica Simonds, Director of Advanced Learning Programs and Services for Richardson ISD, Texas; USA"Written with administrators and teacher educators in mind, Empowering Gifted Educators as Change Agents provides a fresh look at what equity-driven, research-based professional learning looks like. For those hoping to close the gap between best practices, identification and retention of under-served gifted learners, there can be no better playbook for change than the Four Zones Equity-Driven Professional Learning Model. The authors of this book have produced a game plan to achieve transformative change that empowers teachers to be the change while becoming advocates for antiracism not just in thoughts but also in practice."Wendy A. Behrens, President-Elect of CEC-TAG, USA"The need for greater inclusivity and culturally responsive practices in gifted education cannot be ignored. Dr. Lewis and Dr. Novak have presented a systematic approach to equity driven professional learning that will guide school faculty as they progress on their individual journeys toward diversity, equity, and inclusion in gifted services."C. Matthew Fugate, University of Houston-Downtown, USA"Finally, a book about engaging teachers of gifted in ongoing professional learning using data to determine needs! A bonus is the conversational tone emitted throughout. Reading it feels like I'm chatting with Angela and Katie over coffee. Powerful."Jolene Teske, Advanced Learning Supervisor for Des Moines, USA"Chocked full of creative ideas for quality professional learning activities, this playbook provides facilitators with fresh learning experiences to build awareness about equity in delivering gifted education services. By exploring their Four Zone Equity-Driven Professional Learning Model, the authors lead readers through understanding applicable research and theories relevant to delivering culturally responsive professional learning."Bronwyn MacFarlane, Editor for STEM Education for High Ability Learners and Specialized Schools for High Ability Learners: Designing and Implementing Programming, USATable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Need for Equity-Driven Professional Learning 2. Introduction to the Four Zone Equity-Driven Professional Learning Model 3. Seven Guidelines for Equity-Driven Professional Learning for Gifted Educators 4. Zone 1: Increasing Educators' Understanding of Cultural Norms and Equity 5. Zone 2: Increasing Educators' Understanding of Characteristics of Gifted Marginalized Students 6. Zone 3: Increasing Classroom Support for Educators and Gifted Marginalized Students 7. Zone 4: Increasing and Developing Partnerships with Parents and the Community 8. Professional Learning is an Iterative Process

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Book SynopsisEconomics and Business Environment is targeted at students preparing for a career in a managerial position in business or public service.With its accessible style and convenient structure, this textbook offers an insight into:1 current economic developments that are important to (European) businesses and governments;2 the influence of the business environmenton company profit and turnover. Students are offered an insight into the economic risks faced by all companies.This fifth edition of Economics and Business Environment has been fully updated; including the measurements taken to reinforce supervision of the banking industry.Table of Contents1 Economics and the business environment 1.1 Economic activity and economics 1.2 Business environment 1.3 Absolute and relative data PART 1The company in the business sector 2 Markets 2.1 Market, product and the business sector 2.2 Demand 2.3 Supply 2.4 Market price 3 Competition 3.1 Intensity of competition and competitiveness 3.2 The structure of the market 3.3 Business conduct and business results (performance) 3.4 The product’s life cycle and industry structure 3.5 Porter’s diamond PART 2The macroeconomic environment of companies 4 Producing 4.1 Prosperity 4.2 Added value 4.3 Production factors 4.4 The structure of the European economy 5 Expenditure 5.1 Consumption 5.2 Investments 5.3 Government expenditure 5.4 Foreign expenditure 5.5 The circular flow of income 6 The business cycle and policy 6.1 The business cycle 6.2 Inflation 6.3 The government 6.4 Macroeconomic basis statistics 6.5 Industry and the business cycle PART 3The monetary environment of companies 7 Money 7.1 The functions of money 7.2 Money supply 7.3 Demand for money 7.4 Monetary policy 8 Money and capital markets 8.1 Functions and classification of the money and capital markets 8.2 The money market 8.3 The capital market 8.4 The interest rate structure 8.5 Interest rate risk PART 4The international environment of companies 9 International economic relations 9.1 International economic trends 9.2 The theory of comparative costs 9.3 Free trade and protectionism 9.4 The balance of payments 9.5 International cooperation 10 The foreign exchange market 10.1 Characteristics of the foreign exchange market 10.2 Spot exchange rate 10.3 Exchange rate systems 10.4 Exchange rate policy in the European Union 10.5 Forward exchange rate 10.6 Exchange rate risk 11 Country selection and country risk 11.1 Country selection 11.2 Country risk AppendixQuestionnaire for the analysis of a foreign market Answers to Test questionsCredits Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines a diverse range of community food initiatives in light of their everyday practices, innovations, and contestations. While community food initiatives aim to tackle issues like food security, food waste, or food poverty, it is a cause for concern for many when they are framed as the next big solution to the problems of the current industrialised food system. They have been critiqued for being too neoliberal, elitist, and localist; for not challenging structural inequalities (e.g. racism, privilege, exclusion, colonialism, capitalism); and for reproducing these inequalities within their own contexts. This edited volume examines the everyday realities of community food initiatives, focusing on both their hopes and their troubles, their limitations and failures, but also their best intentions, missions, and models, alongside their capacity to create hope in difficult times. The stories presented in this book are grounded in contemporary theoretical debateTrade Review"Now, more than ever, we need to recognise and support just and sustainable community food initiatives. This book brings important issues of maintaining hope while staying with the trouble of enacting community food initiatives in a fair and just manner. It opens up our attention to matters of justice around food including as well as beyond procedural and distributional issues to essential matters of reparation."Anna R. Davies, FTCD, MRIA, Professor of Geography, Environment & Society, Director Environmental Governance Research Group, Department of Geography, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland"How do the stories we tell about community food initiatives highlight or narrow their multiple ways of making culture and transforming political possibilities? This wide-ranging and comprehensively edited volume offers a variety of case studies that demonstrate the transformative work that community food initiatives envision and enact without shying away from acknowledging the ways that racial capitalism, hetero-patriarchy and neoliberalism constrain their approaches. This book reminds us that community food initiatives have much to offer as we combat the intersecting and inextricable social, environmental, and public health crises that shape this precarious moment."Alison Hope Alkon, Professor of Sociology, University of the PacificTable of ContentsChapter 1. A critical reparative approach towards understanding community food initiatives: Acknowledging hopes and troubles Part 1: CFIs addressing social injustices and inequalities in urban food Chapter 2. Caring in unequal worlds: tracing the hopes and troubles of Community Food Initiatives in Sydney Chapter 3. Understanding vulnerability and resilience of urban food initiatives in Morocco Chapter 4. Spaces of hope and realities beyond the fence: Experiences of urban food providers in South Africa Chapter 5. Good Food for All? Navigating tensions between environmental and social justice concerns in urban community food initiatives Part 2: Cooperatives, cooperation, and concerns in CFIs Chapter 6. Constraint and autonomy in the Swiss ‘local contract farming’ movement Chapter 7. Sustainability conventions in a local organic consumer cooperative in Norway: Hope and trouble of participants Chapter 8. The moral economy of community supported agriculture – hopes and troubles of farmers as community makers Part 3: Commensality, social gatherings and food knowledge in CFIs Chapter 9. White natures, colonial roots, walking tours, and the everyday Chapter 10. Eating (with) the other: Staging hope and trouble through culinary conviviality

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Book SynopsisThis third edition of Examples in Structural Analysis uses a step-by-step approach and provides an extensive collection of fully worked and graded examples for a wide variety of structural analysis problems. It presents detailed information on the methods of solutions to problems and the results obtained. Also given within the text is a summary of each of the principal analysis techniques inherent in the design process and where appropriate, an explanation of the mathematical models used. The text emphasises that software should only be used if designers have appropriate knowledge and understanding of the mathematical assumptions, modelling and limitations inherent in the programs they use. It establishes the use of hand-methods for obtaining approximate solutions during preliminary design and an independent check on the answers obtained from computer analysis.What is New in the Third Edition: A new chapter covers the analysis and design Table of Contents1. Structural Analysis and Design 2. Material and Section Properties 3. Pin-Jointed Frames 4. Beams 5. Rigid-Jointed Frames 6. Buckling Instability 7. Direct Stiffness Method 8. Plastic Analysis 9. Influence Lines for Beams, Pin-Jointed Trusses and Lattice Girders 10. Approximate Methods of Analysis 11. Cables and Arches Appendices: 1. Elastic Section Properties of Geometric Figures 2. Beam Reactions, Bending Moments and Deflections 3. Matrix Algebra

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to explore the connection between internal communication and employee engagement in both educational and business settings. Through the collection of chapters contributed by leading public relations, communication, and management scholars as well as seasoned practitioners, readers will gain new insights into current issues in internal communication and employee engagement through a series of real-world case studies analyzing current issues and offering best practices in internal communication and employee engagement in specific industry and organization settings. Learning outcomes and discussion questions for both classroom use and business strategizing round out each chapter, providing a springboard to further inquiry, research, and initiative development in these intricately intertwined areas so crucial to employee satisfaction and organizational success. This makes Internal Communications and Employee Engagement an ideal resource for the intendTrade Review"Does your organization want more engaged employees? Read. This. Book. Through diverse global case studies, it’s an encyclopedia of approaches to, and answers for trust issues, greater DE&I, crises, employee activism, new technologies, the changing workplace and more. It’s a must-read for communicators and leaders." Bruce K. Berger, Ph.D.Professor Emeritus, University of Alabama; Founding Director of the Plank Center for Leadership in PR; and former CCO, Whirlpool Corporation and President of Whirlpool Foundation"In the current landscape, effective internal communication holds increased significance for organizations of all types. Drawing on recent theoretical advancements in the areas of internal communication and employee engagement, this book is a valuable resource for readers seeking new knowledge in the field. The guidance and insights provided by the book will undoubtedly play a significant role in the continuous improvement of internal communication practices in management."Ana Tkalac Verčič, Ph.D.Full Professor, Marketing Department, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of ZagrebTrg J. F. Kennedyja 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia"Internal Communications today boils down to smart, engaged employees who can drive sustained business success. The concepts, models and insights presented here represent world class thinking and operational frameworks for strategic impact."Gary F. GratesGlobally Renowned Expert, Organizational Communications/Employee EngagementTable of ContentsTable of ContentsContributorsAcknowledgementsIntroductionSection 1: Leadership & TrustChapter 1HOPE International: A Case Study in Nonprofit Employee Engagement through Internal Communication, Leadership and Culture Nance McCownChapter 2 Exploring Internal Communication, Employee Engagement and Trust within a Government Contractor: A Case StudyLaura L. LemonChapter 3 Leading Institutional Change through Digital Communication: A Case Study on the Launch of the U.S. Army Combat Fitness Test Marc Vielledent and Chase SpearsSection 2: Organizational ChangeChapter 4 Interdisciplinary Approaches in Internal Communication to Effect Successful Organizational Change: Leveraging Agile Project Management and Behavioral NeuroeconomicsConilyn Poulsen JudgeChapter 5 Navigating Change through Chaos: A Case Study of RWJBarnabas Health’s Change Communication during Covid-19Yi LuoSection 3: Internal Issues & CrisesChapter 6 The Myth of Emotion-Focused Employee Crisis Communication? How Information-Focused Employee Crisis Communication during COVID-19 Pandemic Job Disruption Drives Post-Pandemic Intent-to-Perform and Intent-to-Return in Hospitality EmployeesMinjeong KangChapter 7 To Stay Silent or Speak Up Against Corporate Racial Discrimination? An Internal Public Segmentation Approach to Employee Voice and Silence BehaviorsHyunji (Dana) Lim and Young KimChapter 8 Dealing with Employees in Crises: Examining Contingent Organization–Public Relationships (COPR) for Internal CommunicationYang Cheng, Peiyao Liu, and Callie BurnetteSection 4: Employee ActivismChapter 9 Internal Communication and Employee Activism: Netflix’s Dave Chappelle Woes and Perspectives from the FieldArunima Krishna, Raymond L. Kotcher, and Donald K. WrightChapter 10 What Makes Employees Become Activists? Investigating Employee Activism in the AI CommunityJie Jin and Leping YouSection 5: Internal Communication & Emerging Technologies Chapter 11 Internal Social Media and Employee EngagementVibeke Thøis MadsenChapter 12 Nice-to-know: Role Expectations on Enterprise Social Media in the Aviation IndustryJoost Verhoeven and Ward van ZoonenChapter 13 Management of Cybersecurity through Internal CommunicationSolyee Kim and Jeonghyun Janice LeeSection 6: Internal CSR/CSAChapter 14 The Roles of Internal Communication in Driving Corporate Volunteering among Chinese Employees: An Integrated Approach of Social Influence and Volunteering MotivationsYi-Ru Regina Chen, Minqin Ma and Chun-Ju Flora Hung-BaeseckeChapter 15 Engaged Employees through Internal CSR Communication: A Case Study of Home DepotChuqing Dong and Baobao SongChapter 16 The Impact of Corporate Social Advocacy (CSA): A Case Study on Building Employee-Company Relationships through Corporate Engagement in the Fight Against Asian HateKeonyoung ParkSection 7: Diversity, Equity & InclusionChapter 17 How higher education engages employees into DE&I: A thematic analysis of strategic plans and Chief Diversity Officer job duties of the California State University SystemCheng HongSection 8: Remote Work, Flexible Work, & Work-Life IntegrationChapter 18 Rethinking the Way of Working: In Search of Sustainable EngagementAlessandra Mazzei, Luca Quaratino, Alfonsa Butera, and Sara ContiChapter 19 Boundary Communication: Smartphone Usage in Employees’ Work–Family Conflicts When Working from HomeFeihong PanSection 9: Internal Communication & Engagement in a Global ContextChapter 20 Application of the AVID framework in a U.K. Fire and Rescue ServiceKevin RuckChapter 21 Revs Your Heart: How Yamaha Motors Revved up its Employees During Corporate TransformationMasamichi Shimizu and Koichi YamamuraChapter 22ConclusionNance McCown, Linjuan Rita Men, Hua Jiang and Hongmei Shen

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Book SynopsisThe book sheds light on medical cyber-physical systems while addressing image processing, microscopy, security, biomedical imaging, automation, robotics, network layers' issues, software design, and biometrics, among other areas. Hence, solving the dimensionality conundrum caused by the necessity to balance data acquisition, image modalities, different resolutions, dissimilar picture representations, subspace decompositions, compressed sensing, and communications constraints. Lighter computational implementations can circumvent the heavy computational burden of healthcare processing applications. Soft computing, metaheuristic, and deep learning ascend as potential solutions to efficient super-resolution deployment. The amount of multi-resolution and multi-modal images has been augmenting the need for more efficient and intelligent analyses, e.g., computer-aided diagnosis via computational intelligence techniques. This book consolidates the work on artificial intelligence methods andTable of ContentsPART 1: INTELLIGENCE MEANINGS AND ROLES IN HEALTHCARE: INTRODUCTORY ASPECTS. Introduction to Intelligent Healthcare in a Post-Pandemic World. The Building Blocks of Health 4.0 - Internet of Things, Big Data with Cloud and Fog Computing. Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) Layers for Medical Cyber-Physical Systems. Ad Hoc Networks in Healthcare Intelligent Transportation Systems – MANETs, VANETs, and FANETs. Scale and Resolution Issues regarding Medical Images: Challenges Ahead. Some Issues regarding Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) for Remote Healthcare Theradiagnosis. Blockchain Technology Enabling Better Services in the Healthcare Domain. 6G in Healthcare - Anticipating Needs and Requirements. PART 2: INFRASTRUCTURAL MEDICAL APPLICATIONS. Remote Sensing Applications in Disease Mapping and Public Health Analysis. On DICOM, HEVC and 3D Medical Image Compression for Volumetric Theragnostics. Deep Learning as a Drive Force for Better Drug Development. In-Body Devices and Sensors Communication - How Implantables, Ingestibles, and Injectables Interact with the Internet. Nanotechnology, Internet of Nano-things and Nanorobotics in Healthcare – Nano for All. Digital Twin Framework for Intelligent Healthcare Facilities through ISO/IEEE 11073. PART 3: ADVANCED APPLICATIONS USING AI. Medical Visual Theragnostic Systems Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Principles and Perspectives. Metaheuristics Applied to Pathology Image Analysis. Mobile Agents and Blockchain for Robust and Secure Authentication and Access Control in Healthcare Systems. Super-resolution Image Processing for Hemoglobin Quantification: A Case Study. BrATCat: Data Augmentation of MRI Scans via Image-to-Image Translation using CycleGAN Followed by Pre-Trained Model Categorization.

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Book SynopsisThe book sheds light on medical cyber-physical systems while addressing image processing, microscopy, security, biomedical imaging, automation, robotics, network layersâ issues, software design, and biometrics, among other areas. Hence, solving the dimensionality conundrum caused by the necessity to balance data acquisition, image modalities, different resolutions, dissimilar picture representations, subspace decompositions, compressed sensing, and communications constraints. Lighter computational implementations can circumvent the heavy computational burden of healthcare processing applications. Soft computing, metaheuristic, and deep learning ascend as potential solutions to efficient super-resolution deployment. The amount of multi-resolution and multi-modal images has been augmenting the need for more efficient and intelligent analyses, e.g., computer-aided diagnosis via computational intelligence techniques. This book consolidates the work on artificial intelligence methods and clever design paradigms for healthcare to foster research and implementations in many domains. It will serve researchers, technology professionals, academia, and students working in the area of the latest advances and upcoming technologies employing smart systemsâ design practices and computational intelligence tactics for medical usage. The book explores deep learning practices within particularly difficult computational types of health problems. It aspires to provide an assortment of novel research works that focuses on the broad challenges of designing better healthcare services.

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Book SynopsisEvery orchestra in the world oscillates between crisis and survival. This perpetual movement makes innovation, both in organizational form and in artistic product, vital to the sustainability of the symphony orchestra. Based on case study research in Flanders, Amsterdam and London, this book reflects on the sustainability crisis of the orchestra by framing it as a legitimacy crisis that affects both the orchestraâs artistic and organizational identity. The aim of this book is to explore the dynamics between various and often conflicting factors in the orchestraâs quest for survival, and to show how these organizational dynamics relate to the orchestraâs repertoire. By highlighting the importance of every organizationâs specific environment to which it needs to adapt, this book illustrates that the orchestra field is not a field that relies on best practices. The book reflects on conventional as well as innovative orchestra models, making the comparative point of view r

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the mechanics of implementing visuality on the value-add level known as Work That Makes Sense (WTMS). The step-by-step WTMS process described in this book teaches operators a proven method for translating information deficits into visual solutions that take the struggle out of their day-to-day work. As a result, operators transform their work area into a work environment that speaksa work environment that, by design, shares vital information in the form of visual devices that help them perform their day-to-day work with precision and completeness. At the heart of this visual conversion approach is an element unique to Galsworth's paradigm called I-driven that recognizes that operators will pursue self-leadership in the company's improvement initiatives if they are given the opportunity to learn how to do so. Also recognized is the fact that this can only happen if associates are taughtand given the opportunity to learn and apply a new system of thinkTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to The Visual Workplace Chapter 2. The Building Blocks of Visual Thinking SECTION TWO Chapter 3. Your Implementation Tool Box Chapter 4. Smart Placement: Logic, Meaning, Mapping Chapter 5. Smart Placement Principles (1-7) SECTION THREE Chapter 6. Smart Placement Principles (8-14) Chapter 7. Visual Where: Borders Chapter 8. Visual Where: Address and ID Label Chapter 9. Ourselves and Others Chapter 11. Visual Mini-Systems & Customer-Driven Chapter 12. The Four Power Levels Chapter 13. We Are Visual Beings

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Book SynopsisLinked Data for Digital Humanities provides insights into how digital technologies can enrich and diversify humanities scholarship and make it pioneering in the digital age.Written in non-specialist language, the book illustrates how information is captured, published, represented, accessed, and interpreted using computational systems and, in doing so, shows how technologies actively shape the way we understand what we encounter. Focusing as it does on underlying Web architecture and projects accessible online, the book has an inherently international focus. The interdisciplinary case study examples include bibliographic data from works published in England between 1470 and 1700; literature from ancient Iraq; jazz performances, predominantly from the USA in the 1930s; and even reach as far as an alien, fictional future. Whilst these case study examples span vast spatio-temporal distances, they all share a common thread in the use of the Linked Data information publication paradigm. Using existing computer science methods, as well as processes such as ontology development and database design, the book also includes reflections on practical considerations and offers advice about how to take institutional policies, socio-cultural sensitivities, and economic models into consideration when implementing Linked Data projects.Linked Data for Digital Humanities discusses technological issues in the context of Humanities scholarship, bridging disciplines and enabling informed conversations across disciplinary boundaries. It will be of interest to humanities scholars, computer and data scientists, and library and information scientists.

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Book SynopsisCo-operative and mutual enterprise is one of the oldest and most enduring forms of business, encompassing co-operatives, mutual firms, friendly societies, and credit unions. This book provides an expert overview of contemporary research in this important field.Governments around the world have encouraged the development of co-operative and mutual enterprises (CMEs), yet relatively little attention has been given to them within the mainstream business and economics research literature. In this book, the author summarises the origins, impacts, and structure of the research field. The book does so by focusing on the CME business model and is structured around a conceptual framework for research into CMEs. It also explores the historical evolution of the CME research field and presents a systematic review of the literature. Foundation theories relevant to CMEs are discussed before detailed discussions of the research from a systems, enterprise, and member level perspective.This book critically analyses the state of knowledge in the field of CMEs which delivers a concise and valuable book for scholars and students in the fields of business and management around the world.

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Book SynopsisThe ninth edition of Public Administration: Understanding Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector grounds students in the fundamentals of public administration while embracing its complexity. It describes, explains, and analyzes public administration through the lenses of three well-established perspectives: management, politics, and law. In addition to thoroughly refreshed examples and case studies, significant updates to this new edition include the following: The discussion of management has been collapsed into a single category, contemporary public management, to better reflect the blending of traditional/orthodox and new public management approaches in the field. Significant changes to federal administration initiated by the Trump administration, the emergence of hyper- partisanship, major court decisions affecting public administration, and newer scholarship and foci in public administration. A thoroughly rewritten chapter on budTrade Review"This book is precisely what the field needs at this moment. By examining public administration through the lens of management, politics, and the law, students walk away with a complete understanding of how the field is shaped by multiple competing, and at times, conflicting forces. Also, by taking a longer historical view, students see how the field has changed over time. Students can see the triumphs and failures of various efforts and learn how to make informed decisions in the future. I am sure that this book will be adopted by programs around the world." Domonic Bearfield, Rutgers University Newark, USA "At a time of immense public challenges, this updated classic masterfully coaches the next generation of public servants in the areas of management, politics, and law. The authors present balanced and thorough assessments of current issues facing public organizations, public personnel, public budgeting and finance, decision making, policy analysis, ethics, and evaluation. This is a first-rate textbook for public administration courses around the world." Rosemary O’Leary, University of Kansas, USA "I've used this text for many years and across multiple editions. Students enjoy the relevant examples and practice-oriented implications. Pedagogically, I enjoy the fact that the book is organized around one of the key theories of public administration: separation of powers. Having a theoretically informed, constitutionally-based foundation on which to introduce students to public administration makes a tremendous difference. Students often ask how an MPA differs from an MBA. This book is one of the best teaching resources that I've found to not only engage this general question but also to subsequently train students in the unique and exciting practice of public service." Robert K. Christensen, Brigham Young University, USA "My graduate students always appreciate this textbook that clearly presents the perspectives and complexity of public administration based on three competing outlooks in the managerial, political, and legal horizons. This book guides students to understand what good public administration should be through a seamless balance of all three aspects. This book’s compelling beauty is to offer a solid ground to students who have always struggled to define the boundaries of where public administration should be headed. Incorporating new public governance into this new edition gives students more flavors to tackle emerging and wicked public administration challenges." Younhee Kim, Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg, USA Table of ContentsPreface. PART I Introduction: Definitions, Concepts, and Settings CHAPTER 1 The Contemporary Practice and Discipline of Public Administration: Managerial, Political and Policy, and Legal Perspectives. Some Definitions. Constitutions. The Public Interest. Public Value and Public Values. The Market. Sovereignty. Regulation and Service. Managerial, Political and policy, and Legal Approaches. The Managerial Approach to Public Administration. Traditional Managerial Legacies in Contemporary Public Administration. Organizational Structure. View of the Individual Cognitive Approach. Resource Allocation. Decision Making. The Contributions of New Public Management to the Contemporary Managerial Approach. Organizational Structure. View of the Individual. Cognitive Approach. Resource Allocation. Decision Making. Human Resources Management. The Political and Policy Approach to Public Administration. Organizational Structure. Cognitive Approach. View of the Individual. Resource Allocation. Decision Making. Human Resources Management. The Legal Approach to Public Administration. Main Sources. Constitutional law. Increasing Relevance of the Law. Legal Values. Organizational Structure. View of the Individual. Cognitive Approach. Resource Allocation. Decision Making. Human Resources Management. From New Public Management to New Public Governance: Current Trends in Public Administration. Broadening Performance Measurement. Using Networks, Partnerships, and Collaborative Coproduction. Capacity Building. Civic Participation and Engagement. Conflict Resolution. Conclusion: Public Administration Reconsidered. STUDY QUESTIONS/ADDITIONAL READING/PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THEORY WEB SITES. CHAPTER 2 The American Administrative State: Development and Political Environment. The Rise of the American Administrative State. The Political and Policy Roots of the American Administrative State. Goals of Government. Public Policy. "Third-Party Government". Drivers of Growth. The Legal Origins of American Public Administration. Regulation. Balancing Liberty and Equality. The Administrative Procedure Act. The Managerial Origins of the Contemporary American Administrative State. Administrative Authority and Responsibility. The Paradox of Administrative Power. Administrative Independence. Public Policy Making. Responses to the Rise of the Administrative State. The President and Public Administration. The Mythical Presidency. Limits to Presidential Authority. Tools of Presidential Management. Congress and the Administrative State. The Courts: A Judicial Response to Modern Public Administration, Strengthening and Articulating Constitutional Rights. Stricter Scrutiny of Administrative Decisions. Public Law Litigation or Remedial Law. Liability and Immunity. Interest Groups. Advisory Committees. Negotiated Rule Making. Legislative Review of Rules. Other Avenues of Influence. Public Employee Unions and Contractors’ Associations. The Public. Political Parties. State and Local Governments. Extensions to the Administrative State. The Managerial Approach. The Political and Policy Approach. The Legal Approach. Conclusion: The Administrative State. Study Questions/Additional Reading/Federal, State, and Local Web Sites/Notes. CHAPTER 3 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations. The Structure of the American Administrative State. Why Federalism? The Political Approach. What Federalism Does. Dual Sovereignty. Bicameralism. Multiple Layers of Representation. Administrative Decentralization: The Managerial Approach. The Quest for Uniformity: The Legal Approach. The Fourteenth Amendment. The Commerce Clause. The Tenth Amendment. The Eleventh Amendment. Evolving Models of American Federalism. American Government: The Building Blocks. Municipalities. Townships. Counties. School Districts and Other Special Districts. States. Federal. Intergovernmental Relations. Federal-State Relations and Fiscal Federalism. "Horizontal Federalism": Interstate Relations. Relationships among Local Governments. Conclusion: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations. Study Questions/Additional Reading/Federalism Web Sites/Notes. PART II Introduction: Definitions, Concepts, and Settings. CHAPTER 4. Core Functions. Organization: Structure and Process. Organizations and Organization Theory. What Are Organizations? Organization Theory. Commonalities in Public Administrative Organizations. Bureaucracy. Scientific Management. The Human Relations Approach. Leadership. Motivation. Contemporary Approaches to Organization Theory. Managerial Perspectives on Public Organizations . Orthodox Public Administration: POSDCORB. Challenges to the Orthodoxy. What Will Replace POSDCORB. The Political and Policy Approach to Public Organizations. Pluralism. Autonomy. The Legislative Connection. Decentralization. A Checklist of Political Questions on Administrative Organization. The Legal Approach to Public Organizations. Independence. The Commission Format. Insulation from Ex Parte Influences. Independent Hearing Examiners – Administrative Law Judges. Staffing for Adjudication. Alternative Dispute Resolution. Conclusion: The Future . Fundamental Assumptions. Democratic Organization. Market-Based Organization. The Networked Organization. New Public Governance, an Emerging Synthesis of Trends? Study Questions / Notes / Additional Readings. CHAPTER 5 Public Personnel Administration and Collective Bargaining. Historical Background. Public Personnel Administration According to "Gentlemen". Public Personnel Administration According to "Spoils". Public Personnel Administration According to "Merit". Management, Politics and Policy, and Law in Public Personnel Administration. Civil Service Reform, 1978. HRM Reform in the 1990s through the 2010s. Managerial Public Personnel Administration. Position Classification. Recruitment, Selection, and Promotion. Performance Appraisal. Pay. Workforce Planning. Cutbacks. Quality of Work Life (QWL). Political Neutrality. The Political and Policy Approach to Public Personnel Administration. Responsiveness. Representativeness. The Legal Approach to Public Personnel Administration. The Constitutional Rights of Public Employees and Applicants. The Liability and Immunity of Public Employees. Collective Bargaining and Labor-Management Partnerships. Collective Bargaining. Labor-Management Partnerships. Conclusions: Three Possible Futures for HRM. Study Questions / Notes / Additional Readings. CHAPTER 6 Budgeting and the Public Finances The Size and Growth of Budgets. Sources of Revenues. Revenue Evaluation Criteria. Governmental Fiscal Policy Making. The National Debt: Is it a Burden? The Federal Budgetary Process. Stages in the Budgetary Process. The Distinction between Authority and Appropriations. The Continuing Saga of the Budget: Execution. Continuing Problem Areas. A Budget Theory or Theories about Budgeting? The Managerial Approach to Public Budgeting. The Political and Policy Approach to Public Budgeting. The Legal Influence on Budgeting. Study Questions / Notes / Additional Readings / Budgeting Websites. CHAPTER 7 Decision Making. Practical Realities: "Small World" and "Large World" Decisions. The Traditional Managerial Approach to Decision Making. Specialization. Hierarchy. Formalization. Merit. The Rational-Comprehensive Model. Critique of the Rational-Comprehensive Model. The Political and Policy Approach to Decision Making: The Incremental Model. Components of the Incremental Model. Incrementalism and Small- and Large-World Problems. A Critique of the Incremental Model. The Legal Approach to Decision Making. Advantages of Adjudication. Critique of Adjudication as a Decision Making Model. The Case of Benzene in the Workplace. New Public Management and New Public Governance Approaches to Decision Making. New Public Management and Decision-Making. New Public Governance and Decision-Making. The Impact of Context on Decision Making. Individual Level: Recognition-Primed Decision Model. Organizational Level: The Governmental Process Model and Decision-Making Inside the "Garbage Can" Conclusion: Synthesizing Decision Making Approaches. What to Avoid. Impact of Information Technology. Study Questions / Notes / Additional Readings / Budgeting Websites. PART III. The Convergence of Management, Politics and Policy, and Law in the Public Sector. CHAPTER 8. Policy Analysis and Implementation Evaluation. The Growing Concern with Policy Analysis. Approaches to Analyzing Public Policies. Outcomes Analysis. Process Analysis and Implementation Studies. Big Data: An Emerging Methodology in Policy Analysis. Implementation Evaluation. Managerial Perspectives on Implementation. Contemporary Public Management. Discretion, Customer Satisfaction, and Performance. Monitoring and Measuring Performance. The Political and Policy Perspective on Implementation. Representation. Responsiveness. Accountability. The Legal Perspectives on Implementation. Constitutional Integrity. Equal Protection. Procedural Due Process and Protection of Individual Rights. Estoppel. Using Analysis and Evaluation. Conclusion: The Complexity of Policy Design. Study Questions / Notes / Additional Readings. CHAPTER 9. Regulatory Administration. An Illustration of Management, Politics, and Law in the Public Sector. Key Learning Objectives. The Development and Growth of Regulatory Administration. Origins of Government Regulation. Market Failure. Regulatory Federalism. Regulatory Policy and Administration. Political Patterns. Social Factors. The Structure and Process of Regulatory Administration. Independent Regulatory Commissions (IRCs). Regulatory Agencies. Rule Making. Adjudication. Common Criticisms of Regulatory Administration. Regulation Is Expensive. Regulation Dampens Economic Performance. Regulation Produces Delay, Extravagant Red Tape, and Paperwork. Incompetence and Impropriety. Overinclusiveness of Regulation. Determining Success. DEREGULATION AND REGULATORY REFORM. Deregulation. Behavioral Economics and "Nudging". Formal and Informal Rule Making. Negotiated Rule Making. Perspectives on Regulatory Administration. Traditional Managerial Legacies for Regulatory Administration. The New Public Management Contributions to Contemporary Regulatory Management. The Political Approach to Regulatory Administration. The Legal Approach to Regulatory Administration. Conclusion: Synthesizing Approaches toward Regulatory Administration. Study Questions. Additional Reading. REGULATORY AFFAIRS WEB SITES. NOTES. PART IV. Public Administration and the Public. CHAPTER 10. Public Administration and the Public. The Public’s Interaction with Public Administration. Clients Customers. The Regulated Public. Participants. Litigants. Street-Level Encounters. Contractors. The Individual in the Administrative State. The Individual in Society. The Individual in the Political System. The Individual in the Economy. The Public’s Evaluation of Public Administration. Client and Customer Satisfaction. A Look at Typical Government Services. Public Administrative Approach to the Public. The Managerial Approach to the Public. The Political and Policy Approach to the Public. The Legal Approach to the Public. Conclusion: Putting the Public Back in Public Administration. Study Questions / Notes / Additional Resources. CHAPTER 11. Public Administration and Democratic Constitutionalism. Key Learning Objectives. Why Public Administrators Must Understand the Constitution. Administrative Structure and Constitutional Structure. Administrative Separation of Functions. Constitutional Separation of Powers. Collapse of the Separation of Powers. The Phillips Case. Administrative Discretion and "Guerrilla Government". The Three "Masters" of Public Administration. Constitutional Values. Legitimacy. Diversity among the Citizenry. Freedom and Liberty. Property Rights. Procedural Due Process. Equal Protection. Individuality. Fourth Amendment Privacy Rights. Equity. State Action. Conclusion: An Ongoing Partnership. Study Questions. Additional Reading. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW WEB SITES. Notes. CHAPTER 12. Accountability and Ethics. Why the Guardians Need Guarding. Misconception of the Public Interest. Corruption. Subversion. Why It Is Difficult to Guard the Guardians. The Accretion of Special Expertise and Information. The Advantage of Full-Time Status. The Protective Nature of Personnel Systems. The "Law of Counter Control". The Problem of Coordination. The Lack of Political Direction. The Fragmentation of Agency Structures and Functions. The Large Size and Scope of Public Administration. "Third-Party" Government. Ethics and Public Administrators: Three Broad Approaches to Ethical Decision Making. Perspectives on Accountability and Ethics. The Traditional Managerial Perspective. Recent Variants: New Public Management and New Public Governance. The Political and Policy Perspective. The Legal Perspective. Conclusion: Personal Responsibility. Study Questions / Notes / Additional Readings / Government Ethics Websites. CHAPTER 13. The Future. Key Learning Objectives. LESSONS TO BE LEARNED. Presidential Authority Over the Federal Executive Branch. Complexity. Public Administration Will Be Defined by Politics. Law Will Continue to Be Central to Public Administration. Performance. Disaggregation of Public Administration. Fragmentation of the Civil Service. The Changing Face of Management. Personal Responsibility. Conclusion: A New Administrative Culture. Study Questions. Additional Readings. Public Administration Web Sites. Notes. Glossary. Credits. Index.

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