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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the contested nature and competing narratives of food system transformations, despite it being widely acknowledged that changes are essential for the safeguarding of human and planetary health and well-being.The book approaches food system transformation through narratives, or the stories we tell ourselves and others about how things work. Narratives are closely connected with theories of change, although food system actors frequently lack explicit theories of change. Using political economy and systems approaches to analyze food system transformation, the author focuses on how power in food systems manifests, and how this affects whom can obtain healthy and culturally appropriate food on a reliable basis. Among the narratives covered are agroecology, food sovereignty and technological innovation. The book draws on interviews and recorded speeches by a broad range of stakeholders, including international policymakers, philanthropists, academics and resear

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Book SynopsisAdvanced Technologies for Solid, Liquid, and Gas Waste Treatment presents the potential of using advanced and emerging technologies to effectively treat waste. This book uniquely addresses treatment techniques for waste in all three phases, solid, liquid, and gas, with the goals of mitigating negative impacts of waste and producing valued-added products, such as biogas and fertilizer, as well as the use of artificial intelligence in the field. Covers a wide range of advanced and emerging treatment technologies such as photocatalysis processing, adsorptive membranes, pyrolysis, advanced oxidation process, electrocoagulation, composting technologies, etc. Addresses issues associated with wastes in different phases. Discusses the pros and cons of treatment technologies for handling different wastes produced by different industrial processes, such as agricultural biomass, industrial/domestic solid wastes, wastewater, and hazardous gas. IncTable of ContentsChapter 1 Composting of Food Wastes for Soil Amendment. Chapter 2 Integrated Management of Electronic and Electric Waste(EEW) with the Application of Articial Intelligence (AI): Future and Challenges. Chapter 3 Thermal Conversion of Solid Waste via Pyrolysis to Produce Bio-Oil, Biochar and Syngas. Chapter 4 Waste Tyre Recycling: Processes and Technologies. Chapter 5 Electrochemical Removal of Organic Compounds from Municipal Wastewater. Chapter 6 Photocatalytic Membrane for Emerging Pollutants Treatment. Chapter 7 Membrane and Advanced Oxidation Processes for Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products Removal. Chapter 8 Membrane Bioreactor for Wastewater Treatment. Chapter 9 Integration of Advanced Oxidation Processes as Pre-Treatment for Anaerobically Digested Palm Oil Mill Effluent. Chapter 10 Electrocoagulation and Its Application in Food Wastewater Treatment. Chapter 11 Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) on the Removal of Different Per- and Poly-uoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Types in Wastewater. Chapter 12 Photocatalysis for Oil Water Treatment. Chapter 13 Integrated Treatment Process for Industrial Gas Effluent. Chapter 14 De-NOx SCR: Catalysts and Process Designs in the Automotive Industry. Chapter 15 Advanced Technology for Cleanup of Syngas Produced from Pyrolysis/Gasication Processes.

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Book SynopsisEmerging Practices in the Age of Automated Digital Journalism provides detailed insight into the current state of journalism and its future challenges. The book brings together a global team of authors to review and analyse emerging practices in the automated digital scenario through which journalism is being reshaped, such as novel languages, storytelling forms, and business models. Providing a much-needed review of the field to apprehend the knowledge and experience acquired, the collection also offers an up-to-date overview of digital journalism today, outlining those trends pointing to the future of journalism practice and media in the online sphere.Through a multidisciplinary and international approach, chapters delve into the main technological changes that digital journalism has recently faced, closely related to digital native media, novel storytelling forms, social media, innovation, television broadcasting, new media management structures and procedu

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Book SynopsisSince the start of the process of economic reform in 1978, China has maintained the structure of a dual economy, with concurrent development of the agricultural and industrial sectors. This book explores the key issues of China's economic growth and income distribution in this context.Pivoting on analysis of China's real GDP and growth rate, the first part of the book analyzes the evolution of economic growth and characteristics of economic structural changes across a period of forty years, scrutinizing the different determinants that contribute to growth. Then, chapters in the second part of the volume study the relationship between China's economic growth and economic development, elucidating the mechanism of interaction between the former and key factors of the latter, including investment, housing, education, and healthcare. The final chapters center on the development and current landscape of income distribution, providing explanation for sharpening income inequalities

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Book SynopsisLeadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Fourth Edition provides a compact but complete analysis of leadership for students and practitioners who work in public and nonprofit organizations. Offering a comprehensive review of leadership theories in the field, from the classic to the cutting-edge, and how they relate specifically to the public sector and nonprofit contexts, this textbook covers the major competency clusters in detail, supported by research findings as well as practical guidelines for improvement. These competencies are portrayed in a leadership action cycle that aids readers in visually connecting theory and practice. This thoroughly revised new edition also offers: Questions for discussion and analysis, hypothetical scenarios for each chapter, as well as an easily reproducible leadership assessment instrument students may use to apply the theories theyâve learned Expanded coverage of nonprofit leadership integrated throughout the chapters, including in-depth discussions about managing volunteers, fundraising ethics, the nonprofit board, advocacy, diversity and philanthropy, emotional labor, and mission-based leadership An all-new chapter section on virtual leadership approaches, designed to help current and future managers cope with the unique opportunities and challenges presented by remote work. Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations is an essential core text designed specifically with upper-level and graduate public administration and nonprofit management courses on leadership in mind, but it has also proven an indispensable guidebook for professionals seeking insight into the role of successful leadership behavior in the public and nonprofit sectors. It can further be used as supplementary reading in introductory courses examining management competencies, in leadership classes to provide practical self-help and improvement models, and in organizational theory classes that wish to balance organizational perspectives with individual development.Trade Review"By far, this is the most comprehensive textbook on leadership currently in circulation. It covers the basic leadership principles and explores the many leadership theories that the practitioner, graduate, or undergraduate student would need to have a firm foundation and understanding of leadership today. This new edition updates the chapters with additional text and examples that are inclusive and illustrative. Van Wart and Medina work their genius in providing the reader a clear picture of leadership in the 21st century." Abraham David Benavides, The University of Texas at Dallas, USATable of Contents1. Introduction Part I: Theories and Approaches to Leadership 2. Understanding Theories of Leadership and Leadership Styles 3. Early Management, Trait, Stratified Systems, and Transactional Theories of Leadership 4. Charismatic and Transformational Approaches 5. Distributed Approaches to Leadership 6. Ethics-Based Leadership Theories 7. Leadership Approaches Focusing on Influence, Attribution, and a Changing Environment 8. Competency-Based Leadership Approaches 9. Traits That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness Part II: Applied Leadership Competencies 10. Skills That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness 11. Assessments by Leaders and the Goals to Which They Lead 12. Task-Oriented Behaviors 13. People-Oriented Behaviors 14. Organization-Oriented Behaviors 15. Leadership Development and Evaluation

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Book SynopsisThe ongoing digital transformation is shaping the Islamic mode of financial intermediation and the impact on the faith-based financial mode has been multifaceted. This has raised a host of interesting questions: what is the degree of penetration of Islamic finance in the fintech industry? Are Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) or banks ready to embrace fintech? Is fintech an enabler or barrier to achieve the intended purpose of Islamic finance? Will technology narrow the division between Islamic and conventional finance in the future? These are existential questions for Islamic finance and the book endeavors to examine the impact of financial technology on the industry.The book assesses various fintech business models and how they could be a threat or an opportunity. It also examines whether fintech provides IFIs an edge to serve clients following the Shariah norms and how the adoption of fintech in the Islamic mode is required for meeting the maqasid Al Shariah. The book Trade Review‘The book can be considered a guiding companion for those who are concerned about fintech.’ Dr Mohd Daud Bakar, Founder of Amanie Group & International Islamic Finance Advisor‘The book provides students, academics, scholars, and practitioners with a detailed description of theoretical and philosophical speculations on digital transformation in Islamic finance.’Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad, Chair, Shariah Governance Curriculum Review Committee, AAOIFI‘The book offers an important insight as to how technology is going to shape the future of finance.’Professor Dr Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Founding CEO, International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS), MalaysiaTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I Theoretical and Philosophical Speculations on Digital Transformation in Islamic Finance 1. Digital Transformation in Islamic Finance: A Critique of Perfectionist’s Views on Islamic Fintech 2. A Typology of Financial Business Models on Digital Transformation: Expected Impacts on Commercial Banks 3. Fintech, Technomania and Persistent Socio-Civilizational Challenges Part II Empirical Studies 4. Business Risk Mitigation through "Value-Chain Integrated" Financing in Islamic Peer to Peer Lending in Indonesia: PT Qazwa Mitra Hasanah’s Experience 5. Prospects and Opportunities of Islamic Crowdfunding in Bangladesh Anik 6. Empirical Assessment on Digital Transformation in Islamic Banking 7. Fintech in Islamic Banking in Bangladesh: Opportunities and Threats 8. Islamic digital banking in the Netherlands – Challenges and Opportunities 9. Can Islamic FinTech Best Serve the Migrants’ Interest in Remittance Services? The South and South-East Asian Perspective 10. The impact of central bank digital currency (CBDC) on the operations of Islamic Banks 11. Takafultech Reflects the Maqasid al-Shariah Ethos in Takaful 12. Digital Transformation and Accounting Issues in Takaful: The Case of Indonesia 13. Dilemma and Challenges for fintech application in Waqf Administration / Regulation in contemporary Muslim majority countries: A Case of Bangladesh 14. Breaking the barriers of Zakat Management System through Islamic Fintech: The Case of Bangladesh 15. An inquiry into the application of Artificial Intelligence on Fatwa. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book will resonate with anyone no matter where you reside on this journey, whether newbie or old guard. If you want to be part of this change, you need to understand all about the messy middle that Leda so expertly describes in this book. If you read this book and it doesn't resonate, then I suggest you think about stepping aside. Curt Queyrouze, President, Coastal Community BankThe world is going digital, and so is bankingin fits, starts, and circles. Why is it so hard? Why is the industry constantly getting in the way of its own technological progress and what can we do about it all? This book looks at the human and structural obstacles to innovation-driven transformation and at the change in habits, mindsets and leadership needed for the next stage of the digital journey and argues that this change will be brought about, not by external heroes and saviours, not by a generation yet to be born, but people just like us. People who understand thTrade Review"I know I will read this again. And again. I need it as a reminder in the work ahead…."—Trygve Aasheim, Lead Architect, Technology and Digital Channels, Corporate Banking, DNBBankers Like Us is about love and innovation at the Fintech Frontier of an inhospitable industry: banking.—Ronit Ghose, Future of Finance Head, Citibank N.A."An insightful read, based on lessons learned over a long career driving change in and outside the banking industry. Leda dives deep into the plumbing – systems, processes and culture – in large organisations, uncovering legacy tech and legacy mindsets with humour and humanity. These are real-world problems with real-world solutions from an expert in digital transformation."—Joy Macknight, Editor, The Banker"In banking, we are in that rare moment of time where worlds are colliding. As Leda writes "The challenge is that up until now, the industry has evolved. Now it has to transform." As a long-time banker and newly-minted digital transformation leader, I know too well that years of ‘existing’ in banking created strong muscle memory that now thrashes against the pace of change. It pulls us back to what feels familiar and comfortable. This opportunity for transformation isn’t about new ways of doing the old things, but more about completely new models of how serve the customer, and how we do so with completely new profit schemes. This book will resonate with anyone no matter where you reside on this journey, whether newbie or old guard. If you want to be part of this change, you need to understand all about the messy middle that Leda so expertly describes in this book. If you read this book and it doesn’t resonate, then I suggest you think about stepping aside. As Leda explains, this change will need all sorts of talent and skills all the way down to the "friends in low places," but the one big thing to remember is this transformation is coming and won’t care if you don’t buy in."—Curt Queyrouze, President, CCBX, A Division of Coastal Community Bank"With personal and professional experiences beautifully weaved throughout, the book shares – in the most relatable way – that you don’t need to compromise your principles to achieve business results, and that you don’t need to sacrifice business aspirations to be a decent human being. Leda’s narrative exquisitely captures so many of the industry’s ideas and its participants’ contemplations."—Tanya Andreasyan, Editor-in-Chief, FinTech FuturesTable of Contents1. FinTech, Bad Habits and Great People: The Main Ingredients of the Story Ahead 2. Why This, Why Now and Why Working Towards a Big Dream Doesn’t Feel Big and Dreamy 3. Bankers Behaving Badly 4. Painting by Numbers: Diversity, Innovation and Why Lip Service Won’t Move the Needle 5. Fierce Grace: What Drives Us on, Despite Our Bad Habits and Demographic Constraints 6. So (Now) What?

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Book SynopsisThe last few years have been anni horribiles for in International Economic Law in general and in particular for the World Trade Organization, since its inception in 1995 the guarantor of the world multilateral trade system. The increasing trade tensions, a high level of US security tariffs on steel and aluminium, the US boycott of the WTO Appellate Body, the US-China trade war and the reasons underlining it, only aggravated a disastrous world-wide economic situation at a time of tremendous global health and societal emergency, due to the persistent devastating spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The book critically discusses the most salient past US administrationâs unilateralist and protectionist practices. At the same time investigating the new Biden Administrationâs trade approaches in order to assess whether the precedent trade trajectory is likely to continue, or there is hope of reviving the US commitment to the rule-based multilateral trading system. The bookâs goal consists in distilling from current legal events the reasoning that might help the next generations in obtaining what the world needs most. These are a conscious and voluntary return to multilateralism, the search of new forms of effective global cooperation, better trade policies, a more equitable globalization, sound legal arguments, and solid economic reasons to combat rising nationalisms. If enacted, these elements hopefully would contribute to defeat new risks of political conflicts and long-lasting trade wars. The book will be helpful to students and scholars in international and trade law, political science, and also professionals working in international and EU institutions.

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Book SynopsisThis book empowers you to immediately grasp the opportunities that present themselves in international commercial negotiation, and to be able to create and maintain positive, mutually beneficial relationships with other parties that are long lasting and productive.International commercial negotiations are a vital element of today's business world. But how do you conduct them successfully? And how well trained, prepared and knowledgeable are those conducting the negotiation? What makes this book different is that it encapsulates the core need to know' elements of negotiation that can make or break a deal. It is written to be user-friendly and an easy read it offers simple advice that will be immediately useful to the commercial negotiator and makes many complicated issues easily understandable. Silver Bullets' are provided, distilling the critical factors that have significant implications for the negotiated outcome.This book has been written with the expTrade Review"This is a very readable insight into the nuanced world of negotiation. Chris Lennon expertly navigates its complexities and provides useful guidance and aide-memoire for those involved." Mark Thompson, Founder, Epeus Ltd"In this book, Chris Lennon gives a balanced view on the various approaches and skill sets required during the negotiation process. His ability to focus on the key components plus the cultural and behavioural considerations that influence the way that a value proposition is both given and received, will have the reader identifying with their own personal experiences of perceived successes and failures and will be an excellent reference point for anyone looking to participate in the negotiation process on either a personal or business level."Steve Johnson, MSc, FCIPS Chartered Ex Dip, FCILT, Group Commercial Director, TEXO"Chris examines the topic of negotiation from various practical angles based on his many years of ‘in the field’ experience advising clients."Mark Tudor, Regional Counsel at BW Offshore Singapore Pte Ltd"Lennon teaches that power and self-interest are key drivers on both sides of any negotiation. He highlights that it is vital at the outset to assess your own negotiating power, and just as important, assess the negotiating power of the other side. Look for the points where the self-interest of the parties coincides and direct your negotiation accordingly. These are lessons we all need to ‘relearn’ before we start every new negotiation."Uisdean Vass, Managing Director, VassPetro Limited "An informative read with a pragmatic approach to negotiating; always with the ‘end result’ in mind, an ‘aide memoire’ for the seasoned negotiator and a definitive road map for those wishing to learn more about commercial negotiation."Simon James, CEng MEI, CMgr FCMI, LLM, MSc, Managing Director, Capability James Ltd"Christopher Lennon is a master negotiator, as demonstrated in his ‘Silver Bullets’. Readers of all backgrounds and disciplines will gain an advantage in their negotiating prowess, leading the reader to success. Mr. Lennon has not only made the negotiating process crystal clear, but he has also evolved it with his coined terms such as ‘Psychic Armour’. Commercial negotiation is truly an art form, very much like the art of winemaking, where the negotiator must equip himself with the arsenal of tools necessary to navigate the perilous line between success and failure, whether it be across the boardroom table or in the winery business. This is precisely what Chris has demonstrated in this new book, resulting in an enjoyable and informative read."Dominic Burke, Head Winemaker, Salvatore Vineyards, Arizona, USA"This book will serve as a practical and realistic guide through the demanding and unpredictable art of negotiation. Chris Lennon uses real life examples of strategies and tactics used to achieve acceptable goals and objectives. He achieves this keeping the reader informed of the many pitfalls and risks that can confront the practitioner. A very effective refresher for the experienced negotiator and a must read for the those new to the art. George Clark, Sales & Commercial Support Director, Oilfield Service"One of the things our own students always valued about Chris's teaching was how it was rooted in his own practical experience, and another thing was his own engaging style of delivery. It is good to see that both are very much to the fore in this new volume from Chris, which will no doubt be a popular and accessible text, which his readership will find rewarding."Dr Paul Davidson, School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen"I have known Christopher Lennon for more than 30 years and find him very observant, analytical and able to learn from his experience. He applies his mind to every situation and walks away from such a wiser and more capable man. Clearly the author has extensive experience in ‘real’ negotiations, and has most certainly learned from those. Most importantly, he fully comprehends the fact that one does not ‘see’ with your eyes only, and not ‘hear’ with only the ears. As an officer in the SA Army, through turbulent times, and in negotiations with peers, senior command, junior subordinates and civilians in labour disputes, I personally experienced many of the situations he refers to and on many levels, from the strategic to the tactical. In retrospect, I wish I had had the opportunity to study his lessons beforehand. I could certainly have benefited from those. His wisdom and sound approach rings true. I can really recommend this work to any manager or negotiator in any setting, on any level."Brigadier Genl (Ret) André Retief, Former General Officer Commanding South African Army Armour Formation, Pretoria, South Africa"In this book, I believe that Lennon has managed to encapsulate the very essence of both the negotiation process and its component parts. I found that many concepts and intangible elements were expressed effortlessly, but in such a way that the read was enjoyable and easily understood. I believe that this book will be very useful to those of us engaged within commercial negotiations, in terms of gaining a new perspective and/or some new, value-adding ideas to put into practice."Jonathan Boud, Managing Director, SALT Ltd"The Silver Bullets of Commercial Negotiation is clearly written and understandable. Straight to the point where organizations should aim their strategies in negotiations. Communication is key in the context to align strategy and operation. This should also be the case with regard to change. The external stakeholder / customer should also be aware of the direction. The understanding of culture and values when going international is very important and well addressed."Elfried Paulina, Strategic Manager, Curoil, Curacao (Ret.)"A useful guide for anyone preparing to conduct a commercial negotiation, full of practical tips and sage advice. Examines the pros and cons of different strategic approaches, with a healthy reminder how to keep self interest in check to secure a lasting deal."Tim Hardy, Managing Director, Hardy ADR Consultants Ltd"As in his first book ‘The Silver Bullets of Project Management’, this book is yet again full of practical experiential learning and ‘ready to use’ advice. Whilst any negotiation process is essentially based on what is known between the parties, a most interesting—if not alarming—aspect is what is unknown between the negotiating parties. In this regard the concepts of deception, misdirection, outright lying and half-truths may be at play in some shape or form. Whilst deception may be deliberate during negotiations, (one party deliberately wants to mislead the counterparty), it may also be ‘by pure fluke.’ One of the parties may opportunistically use information that was accidently leaked to devise shrewd and powerful counter arguments during the process. In this regard, the author has very practical and valid advice that all negotiators should be on the lookout for and be actively practicing. Truly some very practical insight to detect and manage deception during the negotiation process. A must read for any negotiator."Nic Loubser, Business Strategist, Project Director, KMC Value Creation"All who are interested in the subject of power relationships in negotiation must engage with the scintillating ideas in this book based on real world examples from Chris Lennon, a boundary-crossing professional."Philip TN Koh, Adjunct Professor, University Malaya; Senior Partner and Corporate & Dispute Resolution Lawyer"This is a practical guide to negotiation, written by an experienced and well-qualified negotiator. It is also deeply informed and anything but dry reading."Dr. JD Lamb, School of Business, University of Aberdeen"This book is a detailed and thoughtful insight into the world of negotiation written by someone with an unrivalled depth of knowledge in the complex world of global energy negotiations, and the informative nature of the book’s construction lends its content to many other situations in industry, commerce and one’s personal life."Derek Donald, Director, George Donald LtdTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Critical Choice: Compete or Co-operate? 3. The Effective Communicator: Managing and Understanding the Verbal/Non-verbal Interface 4. Managing Stress and Controlling Conflict 5. Styles of Negotiators 6. Planning to Negotiate 7. Preparing to Negotiate 8. Decision-Making within Negotiation Scenarios 9. Negotiation as a Tool for Dispute Resolution 10. Power and Negotiation 11. Establishing and Maintaining Control 12. Deception, Misdirection, Lying and Half-Truths 13. Strategies and Tactics of Negotiation 14. Team Negotiations

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Book SynopsisFashion as a societal phenomenon has fascinated scholars in different disciplines such as history, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and marketing often from an interdisciplinary perspective. Fashion mirrors societal changes, cultural norms, and values over time. It can be interpreted as mundane everyday practices, constructions of identity and status as well as being associated with the art world. In this book, the focus lies on marketing and the role of marketers when fashion permeates society in deliberate and subtle ways. This edited collection critically reflects upon the power of fashion in contemporary society and the role marketing and marketers play in the process of defining, creating, and preserving fashion, but also in divesting fashion that is no longer up to date. It expands on existing knowledge to better understand the role marketers play as cultural agents in determining fashion and its markets. Contributors to the book are international, advanced scholarsTrade Review"We are all implicated in the circuits of fashion production, consumption and disposal. But, it is rare that analyses manage to articulate the power dynamics which shape the cultural environment, texture lived experience and outline their salience for capital reproduction on a global scale. This impressive text does exactly that. It provides a critical, historical, socio-cultural perspective on this important industry which has significant impacts on our lives and potentially devastating effects in terms of inter-generational justice. It is essential reading." - Mark Tadajewski, University of York; Royal Holloway, University of London, UK "Professor Ekström once again has her finger on the pulse of consumer culture – and it’s racing! This book offers valuable critical perspectives on fashion as both a dizzying on- and off-line arena of consumption practices feeding personal identity and social hierarchies, and an exemplary model of market expansion feeding on symbolic, material and economic struggles and policing among consumers, and between activists, firms, and governing agents. This collection is essential reading for visionary marketing, fashion, design, and sustainability industry practitioners, advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and future leaders in understanding what’s at stake with fashion now and in preparing for a sustainable future." - Professor Lisa Penaloza, KEDGE Business School, France"This book presents a very timely and remarkably comprehensive interdisciplinary perspective on the fashion industry’s cultural, societal, economic and ecological consequences. Nicely balancing historical and contemporary insights, readers of this book will learn about, not only what the fashion system has wrought, but how it could re-deployed to create a more sustainable and culturally diverse future." - Craig J. Thompson, Churchill Professor of Marketing, University of Wisconsin-Madison"This is a timely collection on the power of fashion to both reflect and influence social and cultural norms as well as the role of marketing in these processes. All the chapters make significant contributions to our understanding of the complex dynamics at the intersection of marketing and the fashion system. The volume is thus crucial reading for anyone seeking insights into the many diverse ways that fashion permeates contemporary society." - Pauline Maclaran, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK"This collection of fascinating essays tells us that fashion is more than an industry; it has become a central fact of our consumer society, making the discipline of marketing a key to understanding the workings of our unsustainable economy. The chapters reveal the mechanics of many fashion systems, from guns to runways, facemasks to museums, showing us why fashion provides both pleasure and dangers." - Richard R. Wilk, Distinguished Provost’s Professor Emeritus, Indiana University, USA"We are all implicated in the circuits of fashion production, consumption and disposal. But, it is rare that analyses manage to articulate the power dynamics which shape the cultural environment, texture lived experience and outline their salience for capital reproduction on a global scale. This impressive text does exactly that. It provides a critical, historical, socio-cultural perspective on this important industry which has significant impacts on our lives and potentially devastating effects in terms of inter-generational justice. It is essential reading." - Mark Tadajewski, University of York; Royal Holloway, University of London, UK "Professor Ekström once again has her finger on the pulse of consumer culture – and it’s racing! This book offers valuable critical perspectives on fashion as both a dizzying on- and off-line arena of consumption practices feeding personal identity and social hierarchies, and an exemplary model of market expansion feeding on symbolic, material and economic struggles and policing among consumers, and between activists, firms, and governing agents. This collection is essential reading for visionary marketing, fashion, design, and sustainability industry practitioners, advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and future leaders in understanding what’s at stake with fashion now and in preparing for a sustainable future." - Professor Lisa Peñaloza, KEDGE Business School, France"This book presents a very timely and remarkably comprehensive interdisciplinary perspective on the fashion industry’s cultural, societal, economic and ecological consequences. Nicely balancing historical and contemporary insights, readers of this book will learn about, not only what the fashion system has wrought, but how it could be redeployed to create a more sustainable and culturally diverse future." - Craig J. Thompson, Churchill Professor of Marketing, University of Wisconsin-Madison"This is a timely collection on the power of fashion to both reflect and influence social and cultural norms as well as the role of marketing in these processes. All the chapters make significant contributions to our understanding of the complex dynamics at the intersection of marketing and the fashion system. The volume is thus crucial reading for anyone seeking insights into the many diverse ways that fashion permeates contemporary society." - Pauline Maclaran, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK"This collection of fascinating essays tells us that fashion is more than an industry; it has become a central fact of our consumer society, making the discipline of marketing a key to understanding the workings of our unsustainable economy. The chapters reveal the mechanics of many fashion systems, from guns to runways, facemasks to museums, showing us why fashion provides both pleasure and dangers." - Richard R. Wilk, Distinguished Provost’s Professor Emeritus, Indiana University, USATable of ContentsIntroductionKarin M. EkströmPart IFashion and Marketing in Society1. Fashion, Self, and IdentityColin Campbell 2. Fashion Police to Fast Fashion: "Slow Down and Pull Over!"Russell Belk3. Fashioning Marketing and its ConsequencesA. Fuat Firat, Deniz Atik, and Zeynep Ozdamar ErtekinPart II Social Change and Marketing4. Embracing Diversity and Body Positivity: The Role of Marketing in Fashion Marketsand Culture Stefano Prestini, Stefania Borghini, and Antonella Carù5. From Sanitary to Fashionable Masks: Lessons from Crisis MarketingFranck Cochoy, Anaïs Daniau, and Alexandre Mallard6. Marketing Gun Identities Through Firearm FashionsTerrence H. WitkowskiPart IIIFashion and Brands 7. A Social Practice Perspective on Fashion BrandingMarcus Gianneschi and Johanna Moisander 8. Museums as Channels for Marketing Fashion: Reflections on Marketization andArtificationKarin M. Ekström9. A Community in Love: The Relationship and Dynamic between Odd Molly and its CommunityHanna WittrockPart IVFashion, Waste, Sustainability and Ethics10. Consumption of Clothes and the Problems of Waste in Affluent Societies – Understanding the Driving Forces of Consumption and WasteKarin M. Ekström 11. Sustainable Fashion Marketing: Green or Greenwash? Elaine L. Ritch 12. ‘Ethical Fashion’ is a FictionEfrat TseëlonAfterword - Growing Demands of Ethics and Aesthetics Francesco Morace

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an in-depth analysis of the most salient features of contemporary financial systems and clarifies the major strategic issues facing the development of digital finance. It provides insight into how the digital finance system actually works in a socioeconomic context. It presents three key messages: that digital transformation will change the financial system entirely, that the State has a particularly important role to play in the whole process and that consumers will be offered more opportunities and freedom but simultaneously will be exposed to more risk and challenges.The book is divided into four parts. It begins by laying down the fundamentals of the subsequent analysis and offers a deep understanding of digital finance, including a topology of the key technologies applied in the transformation process. The next part reviews the challenges facing the digital State in the new reality, the digitalization of public finance and the development of digitally re

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Book SynopsisInternational Political Economy and the Global South provides students from both the global South and the global North a textbook that speaks to distinct concepts, categories, and issues of International Political Economy, from a Southern and Northern perspective, while identifying how they differ.The primary goal is to provide an alternative or complementary reading of IPE derived from the experiences of the periphery. The textbook asks: how has the global South responded to the demands of a global economy? What is the meaning of sovereignty to those who have experienced colonialism and imperialism? How can the global South claim the âœinternationalâ when the global North sets its norms, institutions, and practices? It opens with a standard introduction, offering an intellectual history of key IPE concepts, including state, firm, capital, power, labor, globalization, and finance. Each subsequent chapter follows a similar structure: exploration of the problem; discussi

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Book SynopsisHow does a smart organization model enable self-governments to lead local and regional development in a sustainable and resilient manner? What are key aspects of smart organizations impacting the success of self-governments in attracting and retaining residents, entrepreneurs, and investors? Smart organizations became a relevant construct in economic and management sciences. They supply many practical applications for self-governments and public sector organizations that are looking for effective ways to leverage their resources and capabilities in the local and regional development process. This research monograph indicates how factors of smart organizations in local administration lead to sustainable and resilient development processes. In parallel, the monograph is a practical guide for local government managers looking for the best, international practices in collecting, researching, and interpreting data for making decisions that influence the competitiveness and market position of locations they govern.

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Book SynopsisOver three editions, this book described the contents of food raw materials and products, the chemistry/biochemistry of food components, as well as the changes occurring during post-harvest storage and processing affecting the quality of foods. The fourth edition of Chemical and Functional Properties of Food Components discusses the role of chemical compounds in the structure of raw materials and the formation of different attributes of food quality, including nutritional value, safety, and sensory properties. This new edition contains four new chapters: âœNon-Protein Nitrogenous Compoundsâ; âœProoxidants and Antioxidants in Foodâ; âœNon-Nutritive Bioactive Compounds in Food of Plant Originâ; and âœAnalytical Methods Used for Assessing the Quality of Food Products.âThese chapters have been included because new research results have brought increasing knowledge on the effect of non-protein nitrogenous compounds, especially bioactive peptides, nucleic acids, and biogenic amines on the biological properties of foods; the role of natural and added prooxidants and antioxidants in the processing and biological impact of foods; numerous beneficial and harmful effects of bioactive components of plant foods; and new systems for control of food composition and the safety of foods.Features: Stresses the effect of the chemical/biochemical reactions on the selection of optimum parameters of food processing without presenting details of the technological processes Describes naturally occurring elements and compounds as well as those generated during food handling in view of health hazards they may bring to consumers Discusses the risks and benefits of reactions occurring during food handling The knowledge of the chemistry and biochemistry of the components and their interactions presented in this book aids food scientists in making the right decisions for controlling the rate of beneficial and undesirable reactions, selecting optimal storage and processing parameters, as well as the best use of food raw materials.

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Book SynopsisStochastic Modelling of Big Data in Finance provides a rigorous overview and exploration of stochastic modelling of big data in finance (BDF). The book describes various stochastic models, including multivariate models, to deal with big data in finance. This includes data in high-frequency and algorithmic trading, specifically in limit order books (LOB), and shows how those models can be applied to different datasets to describe the dynamics of LOB, and to figure out which model is the best with respect to a specific data set. The results of the book may be used to also solve acquisition, liquidation and market making problems, and other optimization problems in finance.Features Self-contained book suitable for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in financial mathematics and data science, as well as for practitioners working in the financial industry who deal with big data All results are presented visually to aid in understanding oTable of Contents1. A Brief Introduction: Stochastic Modelling of Big Data in Finance. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. Big Data in Finance: Limit Order Books. 1.3. Stochastic Modelling of Big Data in Finance: Limit Order Books (LOB). 1.4 Illustration and Justification of Our Method to Study Big Data in Finance. 1.5. Methodological Aspects of Using the Models. 1.6. Conclusion. I. Semi-Markovian Modelling of Big Data in Finance. 2. A Semi-Markovian Modelling of Big Data in Finance. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. A Semi-Markovian Modeling of Limit Order Markets. 2.3. Main Probabilistic Results. 2.4. Diffusion Limit of the Price Process. 2.5. Numerical Results. 2.6. More Big Data. 2.7. Conclusion. 3. General Semi-Markovian Modelling of Big Data in Finance. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Reviewing the Assumptions with Our New Data Sets. 3.3. General Semi-Markov Model for the Limit Order Book with Two States. 3.4. General Semi-Markov Model for the Limit Order Book with arbitrary number of states. 3.5. Discussion on Price Spreads. 3.6. Conclusion. II. Modelling of Big Data in Finance with Hawkes Processes. 4. A Brief Introduction to Hawkes Processes. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Definition of Hawkes Processes (HPs). 4.3. Compound Hawkes Processes. 4.4. Limit Theorems for Hawkes Processes: LLN and FCLT. 4.5. Limit Theorems for Poisson Processes: LLN and FCLT. 4.6. Stylized Properties of Hawkes Process. 4.7. Conclusion. 5. Stochastic Modelling of Big Data in Finance with CHP. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Definitions of HP, CHP and RSCHP. 5.3. Diffusion Limits and LLNs for CHP and RSCHP in Limit Order Books. 5.4. Numerical Examples and Parameters Estimations. 5.5. Conclusion. 6. Stochastic Modelling of Big Data in Finance with GCHP. 6.1. A Brief Introduction and Literature Review. 6.2. Diffusion Limits and LLNs. 6.3. Empirical Results. 6.4. Conclusion. 7. Quantitative and Comparative Analyses of Big Data with GCHP. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Theoretical Analysis. 7.3. Application. 7.4. Hawkes Process and Models Calibrations. 7.5. Error Measurement. 7.6. Conclusion. III. Multivariate Modelling of Big Data in Finance. 8. Multivariate General Compound Hawkes Processes in BDF. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Hawkes Processes and Limit Theorems. 8.3. Multivariate General Compound Hawkes Processes (MGCHP) and Limit Theorems. 8.4. FCLT II for MGCHP: Deterministic Centralization. 8.5. Numerical Example. 8.6. Conclusion. 9. Multivariate General Compound Point Processes in BDF. 9.1. Introduction. 9.2. Definition of Multivariate General Compound Point Process (MGCPP). 9.3. LLNs and Diffusion Limits for MGCPP. 9.4. Diffusion Limit for the MGCPP: Deterministic Centralization. 9.5. Conclusion. IV. Appendix: Basics in Stochastic Processes

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Book SynopsisThis book explains various key concepts of internal marketing and its relation to human resource management, commitment, service quality, market orientation, etc. Various human resource models are insufficient to define internal marketing. Therefore there is a need to focus on the models and key concepts of human resource management and internal marketing and in what way they contribute to organizational success. It involves motivation, internal market research, internal communication, internal segmentation, employee retention, inter-functional coordination, and internal branding. The current need for human resource management is to link human resource management and marketing practices which are called internal marketing. Internal marketing plays an eminent role in organizational success.This book helps students, practitioners, start-ups, and educationists. This is a research monograph that will assist an organization to decide the future of human resource management as wellTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Thoughts on Internal Marketing 3. Internal Marketing Dimensions 4. Significance of Internal Marketing in the 21st Century 5. Implementation Strategy 6. Models of Internal Marketing 7. Internal Marketing, Human Resource Management, and Technology 8. Service Journey of Internal Marketing 9. Mechanism of Internal Marketing 10. Reorientation of Total Quality Management 11. Internal Marketing and Market Orientation 12. Internal Marketing and Service Quality 13. Internal Marketing and Commitment 14. Thoughts on Internal Marketing

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Book SynopsisIn the United States, new government employees begin their careers by pledging their allegiance to the Constitution and by committing to conscientious service dedicated to solving public problems. But what do public servants get in return? For many, a chance to serve provides public servants with a higher purpose as well as professional and personal meaning in their lives and careers. In The Promise of Public Service: Ideas and Examples for Effective Service, Michael M. Stahl, a 40-year veteran in the executive and legislative branches of state and federal service, demonstrates what makes public servants effective by offering useful ideas and examining the accomplishments of public servants throughout American history. The book blends theory with practice, exploring the role that attitudes and philosophy play throughout oneâs career, offering practical implementation advice, and demonstrating how one can measure success. Undergraduate- and graduate-level courses will benefit Table of ContentsPart I. Ideas for Effective Public Service, 1. Introduction: The Oath and the Opportunity, 2. The Attitude of a Public Servant, 3. A Reflective Practitioner’s Philosophy: Creating Public Value and Solving Public Problems, 4. Implementing Public Policy and Using Networks, 5. Performance-Based Management: An Opportunity Squandered, 6. Government’s Greatest Achievements, 7. Qualities Needed by Future Public Servants, Part II. Examples for Effective Public Service: Profiles of Public Service Heroes, 8. Abraham Lincoln, Keeping the Union Together, 9. Frederick Douglass, Calling Out the Brutality and Hypocrisy of Slavery, 10. Ida B. Wells, Journalist Documenting Racial Injustice, 11. Upton Sinclair, Muckraking Author, 12. Alice Paul, Fighting for Women’s Voting Rights, 13. Harry Truman, Plain-Spoken President, 14. Frances Perkins, Champion of the New Deal, 15. George Marshall, Rescuing and Restoring Europe, 16. Martin Luther King, Jr., Warrior for Economic Justice, 17. Rachel Carson, Mother of a Movement, 18. Robert Kennedy, Beacon of Hope, 19. Sergio Vieira De Mello, Diplomat in Harm’s Way, Epilogue: Lessons Learned from Public Service Heroes, Appendix A. Ripples of Hope: Sustaining Quotations for Public Servants

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Book SynopsisForty years of progress in the fields of gas chromatography and data collection have culminated in flavoromics. This is a combination of chemometrics and metabolomics. Essentially, it is the non-targeted way of rapidly collecting a significant amount of data from a wide range of sample populations and using the data to study complicated topics. Now that we have the required tools, we can carry out high-throughput trace investigations that incorporate both gustatory and olfactory signals.Flavoromics: An Integrated Approach to Flavor and Sensory Assessment describes the tools to do high-throughput, trace analyses that represent both taste and olfaction stimuli. It explains how today's single sample research will generate thousands of data points, which are loaded into sophisticated statistical analysis algorithms to establish what stimuli are responsible for flavor. This cutting-edge equipment will enable us to create flavorings and perfumes that are more realistiTable of ContentsSection 1 Flavoromics. 1. Flavoromic Analyses of Aroma and Taste: Markers and Genetic Association Studies. Section 2 Analysis Techniques. 2. Targeted – Untargeted (non-targeted) Analysis. 3. Analysis Techniques (2D-GC, HPLC, GCO, MS, NMR). Section 3 Data. 4. Data Handling. 5. Data Mining. 6. Unsupervised and Supervised Chemometrics in Flavoromics. Section 4 Flavoromics of Foods. 7. Analysis of Plant Oils. 8. Flavoromic Analysis of Dairy Products. 9. Sensory Evaluation and Flavoromic Analysis of Fruit Components. 10. Analysis of Vegetables. 11. Analysis of Fruit Juices. 12. Analysis of Wine and Beer Using Flavoromic Approaches. 13. Analysis of Coffee. 14. Meat. 15. Analysis of Diverse Food Products

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Book SynopsisThis book provides original, innovative, and international tourism research that is embedded in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary theoretical and methodological thought in the study of dark tourism.It is almost 25 years since the idea of dark tourism was introduced and presented into the field of tourism studies. The impact of this idea was greater, which attracted a great deal of attention from different researchers and practitioners with a good range of disciplines and farther tourism studies. This edited volume aims to capture a glimpse of the types of cutting-edge thinking and academic research in the domain of dark tourism studies as well as encourage and advance theoretical, conceptual, and empirical research on dark tourism. The book also addresses several future research directions focusing on the experience and emotions of visitors at dark tourism' sites. This book will be valuable reading for students, researchers and academics interested in dark tourisTable of ContentsIntroduction to dark tourism 1. Dark tourism and World Heritage Sites: a Delphi study of stakeholder perceptions of the development of dark tourism products 2. Touring female crime: power and perceptions 3. Commemorative insights: the best of life, in death 4. Does emotional engagement matter in dark tourism? Implications drawn from a reflective approach 5. Designing dark tourism experiences: an exploration of edutainment interpretation at lighter dark visitor attractions 6. Uncomfortable and worthy: the role of students’ field trips to dark tourism sites in higher education 7. Dark tourism as educational tourism: the case of ‘hope tourism’ in Fukushima, Japan Conclusion: future research directions

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Book SynopsisEffective performance management is core to successful organizations. The new edition continues to look at performance management as an interdisciplinary field of study and practice and draws upon a wide set of business disciplines, including strategic management, organizational behaviour, organizational theory, and management accounting.The book provides a contemporary examination of theories, issues, and practices related to performance management with an original performance management framework, grounded in concrete organizational phenomena, therefore making it more accessible and meaningful to practitioners, scholars, and students. The updated edition also examines organizationsâ evolving use of digital business transformation and the effect on performance management design.With updated cases, the latest edition will help readers to gain insights into the fields of strategic management, organizational behaviour, organizational theory, and management accounting andTrade Review"An important aspect of corporate culture is a strong performance culture that recognises and rewards the right behaviour beyond achieving short-term financial goals. This must be underpinned by an effective performance measurement system. The focus on ESG and digitalisation of businesses also challenge the performance management systems of many companies. The new edition of Ralph W. Adler’s book provides a useful framework for approaching the design of a performance measurement system and is a timely reminder of the importance of an effective performance measurement system for a high-performing and ethical organisation."Mak Yuen Teen, PhD, FCPA (Aus), Professor (Practice) of Accounting, National University of Singapore"I love when a book not only contains all the relevant information but is written in a way that can be understood by many, not just elite academics. This is one such book. From what I have read, I would recommend this book for those studying, teaching, or working in the area of management accounting – with an emphasis on performance management. By critiquing and comparing respective early frameworks and providing a clear history of performance management, Adler has cleverly derived a new and original performance management framework. This conceptual model then informs the remainder of the new edition with the addition of ethical behaviours and digital business transformation. Providing detailed knowledge of prior research is essential to informing these new and improved ways of organizational structure and ensuring the capture of 21st-century innovations."Robyn Pilcher, PhD (USyd), MCom, BBus, FCPA, FIPA, CMA , Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University, Australia"This textbook does an excellent job of condensing and presenting in a manner understandable to students the multifarious field of performance management (management control). The framework developed and used throughout the textbook captures the various elements of performance management in a manner that can be readily applied in practice."Ralph Kober, Associate Professor of Accounting, Monash University, AustraliaTable of Contents1. Performance Management: An Introduction PART 1 Performance Management Beginnings 2. What is Performance Management? 3. The Rise of Performance Management 4. Theory and Performance Management PART 2 Organizational Strategy 5. Organizational Goals and Objectives 6. Business Ethics as an Element of Organizational Strategy 7. Introduction to Organizational Strategy 8. Competitive Strategy 9. Digital Business Transformation: Connections to Competitive Strategy PART 3 Levers of Control 10. Organizational Structure 11. Operating Systems, Processes and Procedures 12. Organizational Culture PART 4 Contingent Factors 13. Internal Environment 14. External Environment 15. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisLeadership has gone through many changes in the last couple of decades. We have realized that outstanding leadership is not about being authoritarian and exercising control. It is not only about the intelligence quotient (IQ) but also about emotional intelligence. To be an exceptional leader, you need several essential skills, all of which you can learn. The skills are nuanced with emotional intelligence, which you can gain. This book is unique: the author weaves leadership ideas with the song titles of The Beatles, making this book fun, playful, thoughtful, and valuable. Each chapter is organized with the key message on a leadership attribute prompted by a Beatles' song title, tips on becoming better on the topic, a practice suggestion, questions to ask yourself to think about the message, and resources for more reading. The author begins each chapter with how and why she chose the song and includes fun facts. It's an engaging book that blends the words of perhaps the greateTrade Review"I can think of at least two good reasons for reading this delightful book. First, the leadership lessons that include the author’s story are as engaging as they are compelling. A brilliant student who studied engineering while becoming fascinated by leadership at an early age, Shantha Mohan jumps off the page in a way that makes you wish she was a friend living nearby. Second, it’s just plain fun to think about these old Beatles songs as leadership lessons." Amy C Edmondson, Professor, Harvard Business School; Author of The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth. (Wiley 2019)"Leadership Lessons with The Beatles is an extraordinary literary tour de force and a worthy addition to the catalog of must-have actionable business books. Principally a guide to developing leadership skills, it uses the important themes of several famous Beatles songs to explore and teach the core skills that great leaders exhibit. But it’s so much more than that. Shantha takes the reader on a journey through contemporary technology history including many of her own personal stories and experiences, stopping to share the lessons of successful organizations and their leaders such as PepsiCo, Microsoft, Tesla, Starbucks, and many others. At each step, leadership tools and techniques are explained in simple and practical terms. Shantha has written an accessible and practical book for aspiring leaders, existing leaders, and anyone interested in developing important skills for the 21st century economy. Of course, fans of The Beatles, like myself, will get a particular kick from Shantha’s approach to the subject matter."Jonathan Reichental, Founder, Professor, and Author"Just like music resonates deeply, striking a chord within us that moves and motivates, Leadership Lessons with The Beatles will resonate with everyone who desires to improve our world by investing in others. In the dynamic world, the need for outstanding leadership remains unchanged, and Shantha allows the reader to learn key lessons she discovered in her successful career. The powerful yet straightforward advice she offers will help others create an environment where people flourish, supporting employees to do their jobs and meet their own needs. Her guidance will help all of us become better leaders and better people." Peter Boatwright, Professor, Tepper School of Business; Director, Integrated Innovation Institute, Carnegie Mellon University"Shantha has a ticket to ride the wealth of experience garnered during a distinguished career as an entrepreneurial leader to deliver these pearls of wisdom. Full of down-to-earth common sense, this book is akin to a best friend giving much-needed heartfelt advice like a blackbird singing in the dead of night. In this post COVID world, it heralds in a good day’s sunshine. Imagine coming together to discuss any problem with a little help from your friends. Let it be part of your magical mystery tour of leadership." Stuart Evans, Distinguished Service Professor, Integrated Innovation Institute, Carnegie Mellon University- Silicon Valley"After reading so many different books on leadership over the years, I sort of lost interest in the subject and hadn’t read one in many years. Shantha’s refreshing approach to the topic is brilliant, and it sucked me right in. I think I was in the third chapter before I realized I was still standing up and needed to find a comfortable place to sit and read the rest. Familiar metaphors are powerful tools for illustrating and learning new ideas. Shantha nails this in a powerful and entertaining way by tying in her own hard-earned and unique leadership lessons with our collective and near universal familiarity with different Beatles songs that bring each chapter to life. I’ve since dusted off my Beatles collection and have been putting Shantha’s unique leadership lessons to work." Mark Bowles, Serial Entrepreneur"Leadership Lessons with The Beatles highlights sixteen ways to become a better leader, each featuring actionable tips and anchored in a well-known Beatles song. (My personal favorite? All You Need Is Love!) Hear any of those songs and you can't help but be reminded of the book's great insights."Alan Eagle, co-author How Google Works and Trillion Dollar Coach"Shantha Mohan delivers insightful leadership advice to both novice and seasoned leaders, uniquely aligning her real-life examples with universally-recognized story tellers. Leadership Lessons with the Beatles brings together multiple core concepts for elegant management success into a concise, engaging journey."Dave McCandless, Information Technology Executive, Advisor and Lecturer, current Senior Director Information Technology, Guardant Health"Have you ever pondered the possibilities of merging the unquenchable spirit and optimism of the Beatles’ timeless music with a humanist-oriented business strategy? Shantha Mohan’s Leadership Lessons with the Beatles does precisely that. In this way, Mohan gifts the world with a winning approach to affording our business lives with the Fab Four’s unique balance of buoyancy and goodwill. Better yet, Mohan demonstrates the myriad ways in which a humanist outlook not only benefits the world of business, but can help it truly thrive."Kenneth Womack, John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life"I was lucky to have Shantha as my mentor and role model early in my career. It is beautiful to see the standards she lived by transformed into leadership lessons in Leadership Lessons with the Beatles. The essays in the book will help you become a better leader - for example, "Within You Without You" on becoming a humble leader - and how to live life to the fullest. If you are an aspiring leader, use this book as your guide and inspiration." David Sun, CEO, SF HealthcareTable of ContentsPart 1: Leadership Attributes Chapter 1: Getting Better—Optimism Chapter 2: Within You Without You—Humility Chapter 3: The Long and Winding Road—Tenacity Chapter 4: Get Back to Curiosity Chapter 5: Help!—Being Vulnerable Chapter 6: Think for Yourself Part 2: Leadership Skills Chapter 7: I Want to Tell You— Communication Chapter 8: We Can Work It Out—Negotiation Chapter 9: Any Time at All— Being Available Chapter 10: I Me Mine—Empowering Chapter 11: All You Need Is Love—Heart-led leadership Part 3: Leadership Mastery Chapter 12: I’ve Got a Feeling—Using intuition Chapter 13: Hello, Goodbye—Balancing the Tensions Part 4: Care Chapter 14: Let It Be—Handling stress Chapter 15: The Inner Light—Lifelong learning Chapter 16: When I’m Sixty-Four—Balancing Family and Work

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Book SynopsisThe journey towards the future of work was greatly accelerated due to the COVID pandemic. Some changes have altered the functioning of the business world forever. Against the backdrop of these alterations, variations, and modifications, this book presents and analyzes three crucial factors: work, workforce, and workplace and their transformation into new-age organizations for meeting its customer expectations and long-term strategic goals. Companies must focus on ways of deployment of policies and practices that meet the business needs from the perspective of external changes. To achieve this goal, the organizations must realign their stakeholders and indulge in critical thinking by looking deeply into factors responsible for bringing about this transformational change. Re-envisioning is the current critical need for organizations to thrive; they must incorporate best practices to beat the competition and add value to their existing HR processes. This book clearly presents the practTable of ContentsSection I-Work Chapter 1 Cross-Cultural Management, Anyone? Everyone! Chapter 2 Hybrid Work: Gen Z Expectations and Implications for Internal Branding Section II- Workforce: Chapter 3 Role of Employees’ social media stories in Employer branding: A Qualitative Study Chapter 4 Challenges to Reinventing Oneself in Contemporary Careers Chapter 5 The Genius of Craft Brewing: Case of Third Generation Brewing Entrepreneur of Pune Section III- Workplace: Chapter 6 HR Transformations in Turbulent Times: A Progressive Paradigm shift Chapter 7 Workspace Shift Adapting to evolving workplace settings: In context of Covid-19 outbreak Chapter 8 Re-building Organizations Post-Pandemic

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Book SynopsisThis book is a hands-on single-source reference of tools, techniques, and processes integrating both Lean and Six Sigma. This comprehensive handbook provides up-to-date guidance on how to use these tools and processes in different settings, such as start-up companies and stalled projects, as well as establish enterprises where the ongoing drive is to improve processes, profitability, and long-term growth. It contains the hard Six Sigma approach as well as the flexible approach of FIT SIGMA, which is adaptable to manufacturing and service industries and also public sector organisations. You will also discover how climate change initiatives can be accelerated to sustainable outcomes by the holistic approach of Green Six Sigma. The book is about what we can do now with leadership, training, and teamwork in every sphere of our businesses. Lean, originally developed by Toyota, is a set of processes and tools aimed at minimising wastes. Six Sigma provides a set of datTable of ContentsPart 1: Foundations of Six Sigma and Lean Chapter 1: Quality and Operations Excellence Chapter 2: Evolution of Six Sigma, Lean Sigma and Green Six Sigma Chapter 3: More of Green Six Sigma Chapter 4: Green Six Sigma Projects Management using DMAICS Chapter 5: The Scope of Green Six Sigma Tools and Techniques Chapter 6: Green Six Sigma and Digital Revolution Chapter 7: Green Six Sigma in Manufacturing, Services and Projects Part 2: Tools for Green Six Sigma Chapter 8: Tools for Definition Chapter 9: Tools for Measurement Chapter 10: Tools for Analysis Chapter 11: Tools for Improvement Chapter 12: Tools for Control Chapter 13: Tools for Sustain Part 3: Techniques for Green Six Sigma Chapter 14: Quantitative Techniques Chapter 15: Qualitative Techniques Part 4: Green Six Sigma and Climate Change Chapter 16: Climate Change Challenges Chapter 17: International and National Climate Change Initiatives Chapter 18: Green Six Sigma and Clean Energy Chapter 19: Green Six Sigma and Green Supply Chain Chapter 20: Green Six Sigma and Green Transport Chapter 21: Green Six Sigma and Retrofitting Buildings Chapter 22: Green Six Sigma and Climate Adaptation Part 5: Implementation of Green Six Sigma Chapter 23: Case Studies Chapter 24: Making It Happen Chapter 25: Afterword

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Book SynopsisThe increasingly global study of policy processes faces challenges with scholars applying theories in radically different national and cultural contexts. Questions frequently arise about how to conduct policy process research comparatively and among this global community of scholars. Methods of the Policy Process is the first book to remedy this situation, not by establishing an orthodoxy or imposing upon the policy process community a rigid way of conducting research but, instead, by allowing the leading researchers in the different theoretical traditions a space to share the means by which they put their research into action. This edited volume serves as a companion volume and supplemental guide to the well-established Theories of the Policy Process, 4th Edition. Methods of the Policy Process acknowledges that growth and advancement in the study of the policy process is dependent not merely on conceptual and theoretical development, but also on deTrade Review"More than a supplemental guide to Theories of the Policy Process: The book offers a fantastic overview and inspiring insights into gathering and analyzing data about policy processes. Thereby, the book not only provides the necessary tools for empirically-grounded research, but also for advancing theories of the policy process" Florence Metz, University of Twente, Netherlands"Methods of the Policy Process articulates best practices for applying policy process theories while emphasizing flexibility and creativity. It is an essential resource for scholars seeking to design and conduct rigorous, theory-driven research that better illuminates the complex dynamics of modern policymaking" Elizabeth A. Koebele, University of Nevada, USA"An eclectic methodological roadmap for new and experienced scholars. The volume edited by Christopher Weible and Samuel Workman presents a wide variety of research strategies, from different theoretical traditions in policy studies. It is an essential book that advances the discussion about methods and offers a major contribution to the global community of public policy academics" Osmany Porto de Oliveira, Federal University of São Paulo, BrazilTable of Contents1. The Design of Policy Process Research Samuel Workman and Christopher M. Weible 2. How to Conduct a Multiple Streams Study Reimut Zohlnhöfer, Nicole Herweg, and Nikolaos Zahariadis 3. The Code and Craft of Punctuated Equilibrium Samuel Workman, Frank R. Baumgartner, and Bryan D. Jones 4. Methods for Applying Policy Feedback Theory Mallory SoRelle and Jamila Michener 5. Advocacy Coalition Framework: Advice on Applications and Methods Adam Douglas Henry, Karin Ingold, Daniel Nohrstedt, and Christopher M. Weible 6. Conducting Narrative Policy Framework Research: From Theory to Methods Michael D. Jones, Mark K. McBeth, Elizabeth A. Shanahan, Aaron Smith-Walter, and Geoboo Song 7. Innovation and Diffusion: Connecting Theory and Method Andrew Karch 8. Methods for Analyzing Social Dilemmas and Institutional Arrangements Within the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework Edella Schlager, Saba Siddiki, and Michael Cox 9. Methodological Approaches to the Ecology of Games Framework Mark Lubell, Matthew Hamilton, Jack Mewhirter, Francesca Vantaggiato, and Ramiro Berardo 10. The Evaluation and Advancement of Policy Process Research Christopher M. Weible and Samuel Workman

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Book SynopsisFully revised and updated to consider recent developments in the industry, the sixth edition of Managing Airports: An International Perspective provides comprehensive and cutting-edge insight into the processes behind running a successful airport.Logically structured and embellished with illustrative diagrams and tables throughout, this edition approaches management topics from a strategic and commercial perspective and provides an innovative and accessible understanding of how modern-day airports are operated. Containing a plethora of global case studies covering a range of different airports from many different parts of the world, the book maintains a balance between coverage of key principles and practice of airport management, together with thorough consideration of current and topical issues. This edition has been updated to include:â New content on the significant economic and operational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global air transport indusTable of Contents1 Introduction; 2 The structure of the airport industry; 3 Airport economics 4 The airport–airline relationship; 5 Airport operations; 6 Airport service quality and the passenger experience; 7 Provision of commercial facilities; 8 Airport competition and the role of marketing; 9 The economic and social impact of airports ; 10 The environmental impact of airports ; 11 Future prospects

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Book SynopsisAcross the spectrum of organizational operations, workplace interactions have proven to be one of the most difficult activities for leaders to manage effectively, especially during any level of change. In these circumstances, leadership strategies, especially related to change and leadership transition, consistently fail at an alarming rate. Additionally, employee engagement and team collaboration continue to be among the most elusive concepts for those in leadership to master.This book explores the influence of the informal leader on team member engagement during major change initiative in the organizational paradigm, with a special emphasis on leaders who are new to the team composite. This book examines the role of the informal leader in promoting or hindering team member engagement and organizational citizenship behaviors in change dynamics with a focus on change in the leadership structure and major initiatives. The relationship between the formal and informal leader is Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Challenge of Workplace Change 1 The Historical Groundwork 2 Leadership Engagement Understood 3 The Informal Leadership Paradigm 4 Team Development Effectiveness 5 Organizational Citizenship Behavior 6 Understand Workplace Culture 7 Effective Change Management 8 Informal Leadership Influence on Engagement

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the complex interrelationships between water availability, governance and violent and non-violent conflicts, drawing on in-depth case studies of Lake Naivasha in Kenya and Lake Wamala in Uganda.When international economic endeavours like flower farming, oil exploration and extensive rice growing are coupled with a government''s prioritization of economic development, not only does this lead to the commercialization of water resources but it also creates conflicts between national, regional and local stakeholders. Often overlooked in existing literature, such is the case even in water abundant areas like Lake Naivasha and Lake Wamala. Presenting a comparative study, the book provides a unique perspective on multifunctional water use and illustrates how politically and economically motivated water use increases violent tensions over access to and the use of freshwater resources. The coverage stretches from international and national agencies to NGOs, economicTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Method and framework: The tool to assess the multi-level stakeholder network 3. The geographical and stakeholder characteristics of Lake Naivasha and Lake Wamala 4. The nexus of political and economic vulnerability, adaptation and resilience 5. Water access and (violent) conflict: How economic development and (de)centralization result in water insecurity 6. From conflict to co-operation: rethinking water as a generator of peace

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Book SynopsisSocial marketing, a field first introduced by Philip Kotler and Gerald Zaltman in a pioneering article in the Journal of Marketing in 1971, uses marketing concepts to influence the behaviors of individuals and communities for the greater social good. Now, as the discipline celebrates its 50th anniversary, Success in Social Marketing provides an accessible and comprehensive guide to the field, introducing stories from around the world  including public health, injury prevention, environmental protection, community engagement, financial well-being, and education. The 100 case examples contained in this book, each about two pages in length, follow an outline that includes key components of a campaign: Wicked Problem, Purpose & Focus, Priority Audience, Desired Behavior, Audience Insights, Marketing Intervention Mix, and Results. This common structure provides the reader with a clear sense of how success in social marketing may best be achieved in a wide variTrade Review"Kotler and Lee have over many years developed the concept of social marketing as a practical set of principles that can be applied to inform and augment programmes that seek to influence positive social behaviour. This book is an invaluable guide to both those familiar with social marketing and those new to the field . The book provides an invaluable overview of real examples of the contribution that social marketing principles can make across a broad range of social challenges. The book includes case studies form a spectrum of public interest topics such as public health, education, safety, financial wellbeing and environmental issues. The book helpfully uses a consistent strategic presentation framework based on social marketing principles to tell the story of the cases set out in the book. This Consistent and helpful framework helps to emphasise the power of social marketing to help shape, develop, deliver and evaluate social interest programmes. This book is a fantastic addition to the social marketing literature and is an invaluable guide how it can enhance both the effectiveness and efficiency of such programmes. This is a book that every scholar and practitioner should have in their library." - Professor Jeff French, President of the International Social Marketing Association.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Framework Used for Each Case Story 2. Improving Public Health 3. Preventing Injuries 4. Protecting the Environment 5. Engaging Communities 6. Enhancing Financial Well Being 7. Supporting Educational Milestones Epilogue

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Book SynopsisThe Lean Approach to Digital Transformation: From Customer to Code and From Code to Customer is organized into three parts that expose and develop the three capabilities that are essential for a successful digital transformation: 1. Understanding how to co-create digital services with users, whether they are customers or future customers. This ability combines observation, dialogue, and iterative experimentation. The approach proposed in this book is based on the Lean Startup approach, according to an extended vision that combines Design Thinking and Growth Hacking. Companies must become truly customer-centric, from observation and listening to co-development. The revolution of the digital age of the 21st century is that customer orientation is more imperative -- the era of abundance, usages rate of change, complexity of experiences, and shift of power towards communities -- are easier, using digital tools and digital communities. 2. DevelopiTable of ContentsPart 1: Digital transformation: Customer orientation and homeostasis Chapter 1 Why a digital transformation? Chapter 2 Homeostasis: continuous adaptation to change Chapter 3 Lean Startup: Lean principles applied to co-creation Part II: Exponential information systems Chapter 4 The Information System as a foundation for digital transformation Chapter 5 Artificial intelligence and machine learning Chapter 6 Governance, architecture and situational potential Part III: Software platforms and service factories Chapter 7 DevOps and software factories Chapter 8 Putting platforms at the service of digital transformation Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis flexible textbook provides an integrated approach to user experience (UX) writing and equips students and practitioners with the essential principles and methods to succeed in writing for UX.The fundamental goal of UX writing is to produce usable and attractive content that boosts user engagement and business growth. This book teaches writers how to create content that helps users perform desired tasks while serving business needs. It is informed by user-centered design, content strategy, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital marketing communication methodologies, along with UX-related practices. By combining writing-as-design and design-as-writing, the book offers a new perspective for technical communication education where UX design and writing are merged to achieve effective and desirable outcomes.Outlining the key principles and theories for writing user-centered content design, this core textbook is fundamental reading for students and early career practitioners in UX, technical communication, digital marketing, and other areas of professional writing.Trade Review“If you have a background in writing, this is the book you need to add the UX theory and techniques, as well as the specific types of writing UX writers do. You’ll enjoy the many examples, snapshots of UX writers on the job, and the practical exercises.”Janice (Ginny) Redish, author of Letting Go of the Words — Writing Web Content that Works.“This book is a must read. The authors articulate through robust professional spotlights, examples, and research the underlying principles and essential phases of the content design process and offer readers actionable guidance for engaging in UX writing work and for building a UX writing portfolio.”Rebekka Andersen, University of California Davis, USA. “This book is a necessary part of the future of the field. It is complete and comprehensive without being overwhelming. Each chapter is a sensible approach to learning. The organization of each chapter is presented in this way by design, perhaps, as its own lesson in UX writing.”Tracy Bridgeford, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA.Table of ContentsPart 1: Perspectives 1. Introduction to UX Writing 2. The UX Writing Process 3. Building a UX Writer Outlook Part 2: Processes 4. Empathizing with and Assessing User Needs 5. Defining Problems and Opportunities 6. Ideating and Prototyping Content 7. Testing, Managing, and Deploying Content 8. Tracking and Measuring Success Part 3: Practices 9. Popular UX Writing Genres and Tasks 10. The UX Writing Portfolio 11. Using Generative AI and Automating Your Content 12. AI Recipes for UX Writing

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Bronze Axiom Business Book Award 2024 in the Philanthropy / Non Profit / Sustainability category.Shortlisted in the 2024 Business Book Awards (Change & Sustainability category)Every manager and every employee in every function can embed climate solutions and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This book, written by experts in the field of sustainability in business, shows you how.The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges we face today, and it affects all aspects of business and society. Consequently, everyone needs to know the best high-impact climate solutions that can be embedded into their organisational area. In this book you will find ideas for your team, your department and your organisation to make this a reality. We provide you with implementation plans and inspiring case studies, with practical and helpful tools that will help you to scale up climate solutions effectively and efficiently. If you are Trade Review'Climate change is the existential issue of our age, but with many struggling for guidance this book is a useful and accessible guide to practical actions organisations can take around carbon literacy, reporting and projects to reduce their footprint'.Andrew Jack, Global Education Editor, Financial Times'A carbon constrained future is inevitable. For businesses it is a question of competitiveness and survival. This Handbook is a true treasure chest, providing guidance for how to go about it. A must read for executives and practitioners!'Georg Kell, Founder and former Executive Director, the United Nations Global Compact; Chairman, Arabesque Partners'This is a refreshingly practical handbook for the many leaders, at all levels, who want to put their organisations in greater service of people and planet – but who don’t know how. The clear focus on solutions rings loud'.Paul Polman, Business leader, campaigner and co-author of Net Positive'bold resource for contemporary business leaders, this specific yet thorough guide shows how every business can reduce its carbon emissions now and thrive on green energy in the long run'.Rae André, Professor, Northeastern University D'Amore-McKim School of Business; author of Lead for the Planet: Five Practices for Confronting Climate Change'Finally, a book I have been waiting for. Changing a company’s strategy and an individual’s mindset on transferring into a sustainable business and behaviour is a complex project. This book gives you well-structured guidelines and covers all required aspects for a considered approach. There is no Planet B – with this book you can get started'.Marc Oliver Nissen, Director, LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Germany'Governments, businesses, and universities don’t act, people do. The Handbook of Carbon Management empowers employees across industries to incorporate climate solutions in the way we live and work'.Elena Crete, Head of Climate & Energy Program, UN SDSN'Climate literacy, as illustrated in this book, has become critical knowledge not only for the leaders in organisations to drive the necessary change, but also for those affected by the change to understand the bigger picture, and therefore improve the likelihood of a successful transformation of the organisation'.Joris-Johann Lenssen, Project Lead Business & Society, ZiviZ im Stifterverband (Berlin); Former Managing Director of ABIS – The Academy of Business in Society (Brussels) 'This book highlights the importance of effective communication when it comes to climate change, and how marketing is key to changing the course we are on. From educating and raising awareness to shaping new behaviours, both internally and externally, the skillsets of marketers cannot be underestimated'.Gemma Butler, Marketing Director, CIM'The Handbook of Carbon Management does an excellent job in arguing the case for the rapid reform that is so desperately needed if we are to respond successfully to the chronic and catastrophic climate collapse that is taking place all around us'.Andy Agathangelou, Founder, Transparency Task Force'The most frequent question I get asked in my work is not "Shall we act on climate?" but "What should we do?" Having such a comprehensive overview of the best actions that people and organisations can undertake is a really valuable addition to the resources we all need to tackle the climate crisis'.Phil Korbel, Co-Founder & Director of Advocacy, Carbon Literacy Project'If you think that climate change is too abstract for you to do anything about it, read this book. This handbook provides a rich resource of concrete inspiration about climate change and how anyone working in an organization can contribute. The book analyses the urgent need for all of us to act and it admirably guides us how to act. This is a book with a clear ambition to have societal impact'.Dr Mette Morsing, Head of PRME Principles for Responsible Management Education, United Nations Global Compact'This book is an excellent resource to raise awareness of carbon management. It is essential for all who teach or study any function of business and management, including accounting, banking and finance, supply chain management, marketing and communications, human resource management, strategy and leadership. It provides practical solutions for organisations and individuals to bring about true systemic change in carbon management'.Professor Liz Crolley, Chair of QAA Review of Subject Benchmark Statements for Business and Management'This handbook provides inspiration for current and future leaders with actionable steps they can take to implement climate solutions in their work. It is therefore invaluable not only for practitioners, but also students and researchers, potentially benefitting an organisation’s financial situation, as well as the environment'.Stephen Snider, Sustainable Finance Lead, Oikos International'Whether you’re new to Carbon Management or have experience in the area, this concisely written book offers you the overview and knowledge you need to take some concrete, practical steps towards reducing your organisation’s climate impact'.Richard Holmes, MEI, MIEMA, C.Env., Carbon Management Consultant & Trainer'This handbook is a must read for everybody who wants to tackle the climate crisis in their workplace. By taking us step by step through the thinking and action needed to embed solutions in strategy and operations, it helps to make sense of the complex, interrelated nature of the change at hand, so we can all turn ambition into impact'.Gudrun Cartwright, Climate Action Director, BiTC'This book provides a most useful resource and reference for anyone motivated to address the most pressing threat to the quality of life on our planet. It positively contributes to the process of change needed to generate the paradigm shift in human activity that is urgently required'.Colin Crawford, CMLI – Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute'We are living at a time when a fast-growing part of humanity is realizing the havoc our current approaches deal on our livelihood – clients, consumers, investors, politicians, and employees alike. Urgently needed, this handbook provides practical advice on high impact climate solutions that any manager in any organisation can implement to avoid the worst and move towards a positive future'.Klemens Höppner, CFA, CESFi, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Mindful Finance Institute'The Handbook of Carbon Management is the book for any manager to get on the right track in reducing their organisation’s carbon impact with its simple and smart quick wins, contributing to a much-needed change from Day 1'.Favian Munday- Alvarado, Project Manager (Toulouse), Graduate in Architecture (Mexico) and Sustainable Building (France)Table of ContentsPart I: Net Zero and Decarbonisation: Understanding and Communicating the Basics 1. Finding Your Best Decarbonisation Pathway 2. Climate Literacy Training for All 3. Climate Communication and Reporting to Internal and External Stakeholders Part II: High-Impact Solutions: Making a Difference 4. Meetings and Transport: colleagues, customers and suppliers 5. Your Organisation’s Digital Footprint 6. Food Waste and Food for Thought 7. Estates and Facilities: building a better future 8. Procurement and Supply: pushing the boundaries to remove carbon 9. Marketing for a Better Climate 10. Pension Funds, Accounts and Other Investments Part III: Carbon Footprinting: Introducing Greenhouse Gas Management for the Whole Organisation 11. Understanding Greenhouse Gas Management: scopes and boundaries for carbon footprinting 12. Carbon Accounting: why what you measure matters! 13. Setting science-based targets - the right approach for your business organisation? 14. Strategy, Policies and Practices for Carbon Management Part IV: The Road to Net Zero: Making it a Reality 15. Team Humanity on the Road to Net Zero: will you make it happen?

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Book SynopsisBringing together professional standards, practices, and jargon from across the industry, Scripting Media provides a complete overview of writing for divergent forms of media.While some forms of media writing have been honed and standardized over generations, others demand new ways of thinking and collaborating. Covering traditional forms of scriptwriting, such as news, advertising, and film scripting, as well as newer and more emerging areas of social media and virtual reality, this book is designed to prepare readers for the varying formats, styles, and techniques specific to each medium. Each chapter contains a list of key terms, an historical overview of the area, and technical specifications for students to be aware of. Exercises, essay prompts, and online links help reinforce students' knowledge and provide avenues for private study.Written in an accessible and engaging style by two renowned media practitioners, authors, and teachers, Scripting MediaTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 – Language FoundationsChapter 2 – Theatrical PlaysChapter 3 – Newspaper and MagazineChapter 4 – Graphic NovelsChapter 5 – AdvertisingChapter 6 – Public RelationsChapter 7 – Corporate, Training, and Educational VideosChapter 8 – DocumentaryChapter 9 – Television NewsChapter 10 – RadioChapter 11 – Interview ShowsChapter 12 – Reality and Live TelevisionChapter 13 – Episodic and Serialized TelevisionChapter 14 – Feature FilmChapter 15 – Social Media and PodcastsChapter 16 – Virtual RealityReferences Index

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Book SynopsisThe international trade regulatory system is a dynamic system that has been evolving throughout its history. Tension and conflict are part of the system. While calls for the abolition of the principal trade regulation authority, the WTO, have failed to understand this nature of the system, proponents for reforms have so far not paid sufficient attention to the evolving nature of tension and conflict. This book examines the evolving dynamics in international trade regulation from the conclusion of GATT in 1947 to the current crisis facing the WTO, from a perspective of emerging powers of developing countries with a focus of China as the latest force that demands reforms of the international trade regulatory regime.There is an extensive body of scholarship on ideological struggles, the rise of developing countries, geopolitical contest, the emerging powers (especially China), the use, misuse or abuse of trading rules and so on. There is, however, a lack of a single concise research book that synthesises these underlying causes and factors into a coherent and precise analytical theme. This book attempts to fill this research gap by building upon the existing scholarship and placing the various tensions and conflicts in a perspective that treats them as dynamic factors that have propelled a continuing process of evolution of the international trade regulation.The book will interest those researching on international trade regulation as well as development studies.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Freer Trade: GATT/WTO and the Foundation of Post-War International Economic Order 2. Fairer Trade: Developing Countries and the NIEO 3. Regional Trade Agreements: Complementary or Geopolitical 4. Geopolitical and Geo-Economic Manoeuvring: The Rise of China 5. Against the Law of the Jungle: The Need for Efficient, Effective and Impartial Dispute Resolution. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book tackles the question of how we can manage flood-related disaster risks, such as from typhoons, monsoons, and torrential rain, which have been intensified by climate change and have generated unprecedented floods, landslides and debris flows worldwide. It presents recent conceptual developments in disasters, risk and resilience, and surveys UN policies on environment and development as well as disaster management. Sustainable and resilient development requires an integrated approach and human empowerment. Japan provides a useful example of effective flood management and disaster recovery in its current strategies for river and basin integrated flood management. Very few English-language books present up-to-date Japanese experiences for students and professionals in the context of global trends, relevant to a time of climate change and with global application. Outlines an integrated approach to flood risk management in the context of UN initiatives Details Japanese good practice developed through culture and the needs of a changing society Integrated Flood Risk Management is ideal for professionals working for environmental agencies, hydrologists and engineers, as well as students of disaster management and water resources development.

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Book SynopsisKnowledge-based systems and solving knowledge integrating problems have seen a great surge of research activity in recent years. Knowledge Integration Methods provides a wide snapshot of building knowledge-based systems, inconsistency measures, methods for handling consistency, and methods for integrating knowledge bases. The book also provides the mathematical background to solving problems of restoring consistency and integrating probabilistic knowledge bases in the integrating process. The research results presented in the book can be applied in decision support systems, semantic web systems, multimedia information retrieval systems, medical imaging systems, cooperative information systems, and more. This text will be useful for computer science graduates and PhD students, in addition to researchers and readers working on knowledge management and ontology interpretation.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Probabilistic Knowledge-based Systems 3. Consistency Measures for Probabilistic Knowledge Bases 4. Methods for Restoring Consistency in Probabilistic Knowledge Bases 5. Distance-Based Methods for Integrating Probabilistic Knowledge Bases 6. Value-based Method for Integrating Probabilistic Knowledge Bases 7. Experiments and Applications 8. Conclusions and Open Problems

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Book SynopsisEnglish for Journalists has established itself in newsrooms the world over as an invaluable guide to the basics of English and to those aspects of writing, such as reporting speech, house style and jargon, which are specific to the language of journalism. Written in a highly accessible and engaging style, English for Journalists covers the fundamentals of grammar, spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing, with all points illustrated through a series of concise and illuminating examples. The book features practical, easy-to-follow advice with examples of common mistakes and problem words. This thirtieth anniversary edition features a revised first chapter on the state of English today by author Wynford Hicks, and a chapter on writing for social media by Gavin Allen, along with an updated glossary and references.This is an essential guide to written English for practising journalists and students of journalism today.Table of ContentsIntroduction: how this book began1 English today2 Grammar: the rules3 Grammar: 10 common mistakes4 Grammar: problems and confusions5 Spelling6 Punctuation7 Reporting speech8 Style9 Social media10 Words11 Foreign words12 FiguresAppendix 1 Style guideAppendix 2 The ‘fronted adverbial’ muddleAppendix 3 Glossary of termsFurther readingIndex

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Book SynopsisThere is no questioning the enthusiasm that welcomed impact investing as an alternative approach to making investments: Take account of both financial returns and the social and environmental impacts. But there is no denying that the approach has fallen well short of expectations.Impact investing has shown great promise as a major transformational investment paradigm, but in practice under-performing woefully and its prospects are dimming: It comprises less than 1% of the world's equity investments, and too many claims of success are more about marketing and reputational value than hard evidence of positive social impacts. Drawing on over a decade of hands-on experience, this book presents a unique combination of a how-to guide and a reimagining new models, frameworks, techniques, and tools of what impact investing could be and could accomplish. It points to a new direction for future impact investments: achieve higher financial returns, more positive social and environment

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to be ethical as a coach? Just how ethical are you? How does ethics influence your coaching and how do you know if you are engaging in ethical practice? This important and eye-opening volume provides critical insight from the thought leaders in coaching across a full range of ethical issues.Presented in four parts, this new handbook works to guide the reader towards ethical maturity to strengthen their practice, though examination of theory and thought provoking practice examples. Part 1, Foundations of Ethics in Coaching, provides a detailed overview of the basic principles of ethical coaching. Part 2, Ethics in Coaching Practice, details specific examples of where you will need to think ethically and be guided by good ethics within your practice. Part 3, Pushing the Boundaries of Ethical Thinking in Coaching, dives deeper into topics such as race, managing mental health, the environment and marketing. Part 4 consists of twelve case studies which encourage you to think about putting the theory of the book into practice.The Ethical Coachesâ Handbook will provide ideal support to students, practitioners and coach educators looking to deepen, broaden and enhance their ethical coaching practice.Trade Review"This is a timely book for coaching practitioners concerned with the everyday ethical challenges posed by our work in an increasingly turbulent world. Far too often ethics in coaching is given a single chapter at the end of a coaching handbook. This book puts ethics at the core of coaching not only as a professional practice but also more broadly as a social practice with concomitant social, eco-systemic responsibilities. It fulfils its promise to move away from the normal view of professional ethics with its focus solely on decision making assuming instead ethics is more than doing. Rather it is about the development of ethical maturity as a way of being. It acknowledges that ethics, in the face of persistent injustices and climate emergency, must go beyond the Eurocentric perspective of the isolated individual ‘I’ to encompass the relational ethical awareness needed to navigate cultural difference, race, the ecological crisis and under-pinning power dynamics of domination, and privilege. Importantly it provides practical models and case studies to bring the theoretical and philosophical dimensions of ethics to life. This is a very welcome publication which pushes conventional boundaries of ethics in coaching practice."Charmaine Roche. Executive Coach, Accredited Coach Supervisor. PhD researcher, Leeds Beckett University"In a decade’s time, I envision the coaching profession will be as widely-respected as any other major industry. A relentless focus on ethics is paramount to getting there. The Ethical Coaches’ Handbook is a vital step in that direction, featuring a vast compilation from many of the industry’s most respected thought leaders. Our field is grateful for this contribution!"Brian O. Underhill, Ph.D., PCC. Founder and CEO, CoachSource"A superb read and a much needed addition to the evidence-based literature on coaching! It is exciting to be part of the growth of coaching worldwide, but in order to be taken seriously as practitioners, coaches need to reflect, deepen and expand their knowledge of the ethical aspects of this fast-growing helping profession. That's why we need this book! With a wide range of essays on ethics in coaching -- technology, culture, team dynamics, feedback and more -- this book is a must-read for any coach who is committed to working ethically in an increasingly complex world. Bravo!" Jeffrey W. Hull, PhD, BCC, Executive Director, Institute of Coaching, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate "An exciting book for coaches offering a rich diversity of chapters in four sections. Ethical maturity as an integral aspect of professional development for coaches is finally being given the attention it deserves in this bumper guidebook, that offers a wealth of topics and perspectives around ethical thinking in all its complexity as a key part of everyday coaching practice. Chapters on offer include topics on ethical foundations and frameworks, chapters on ethical practices and the psychological contract within coaching, a fascinating variety of topics on ‘pushing the boundaries of conventional ethical thinking’ and a set of useful case studies. I recommend this as a practical resource for coaches at all stages of training and experience who are keen to advance their professionalism and coaching maturity."Dr Ceri M Sims. Centre for Positive Psychology, Director of Positive Minds Alliance Ltd"Ethics feeling increasing confusing in the quagmire of cultural relativism and woke self-righteous imposing one way of thinking on everyone. When coaching others, the confusion is contagious to our clients. This collection of essays help to clear the fog. It helps us do the right thing, for the right reason in the right way."Richard E. Boyatzis, PhD Distinguished University Professor, Case Western Reserve University. Author of best selling Primal Leadership and Helping People Change"Ethics is what defines coaching. Ethical practice is essential for a successful engagement between a coach and a client and other stakeholders. As it is more an art than a science. This guide is such a useful tool for coaches and clients alike and a fantastic addition to the coaching body of knowledge. With contributions from so many amazing coaches and scholars, this book is a "must read" for everyone engaged with coaching!"Magdalena Nowicka Mook. CEO, International Coaching Federation, United States"Coaches and Supervisors committed to reflective practice and their continuing development will welcome this book.The breadth of the inquiry both mirrors and supports the growing interest for a more considered approach to ethics as a profession and a more subtle ethical-intelligence as individual practitioners.Against the backdrop of the individual and societal challenges we face, how do we move beyond the guardrails of ethical codes to find new ways of being in question together?"Ant Mitchell Chair, APECS (Association for Professional Executive Coaching & Supervision)"What’s beautiful and inspiring about Ethics in Coaching is that we learn that ethics are ever-present, like the air we breathe. Adapting a key passage: In our daily quest to draw out the good and right in our relationships, our behaviors become an active demonstration of our ethics – our moral values in action."Margaret Moore, MBA, Executive coach. Co-Founder & Chair, Institute of Coaching, Founder & CEO Wellcoaches Corporation"At a time when the world is facing increasing challenges, this book offers a roadmap for the ethical questions facing coaches."Dr David Drake, The Moment Institute "The editors have brought together a broad range of experts from across the coaching field and beyond to create an authoritative and timely resource. I can see this book having a significant positive impact on the professionalism and ethics of coaching for decades to come."Prof. Christian van Nieuwerburg. Professor of Coaching and Positive Psychology, Centre for Positive Psychology and Health. Dublin / Ireland "With the rise in popularity of coaching as an intervention, especially after what the world has experienced in the last few years, it has become more important that coaching psychologists particularly get clearer about their ethics and values and boundaries. With many things getting more complex, it’s more critical to get clarity for oneself. This books serves as an important guide for practitioners, containing voices and thoughts from some of the leading thinkers in the area of coaching and coaching psychology. Highly recommended."Mongezi C Makhalima, PhD. Chartered Coach (ABCCCP), South Africa Table of ContentsIntroduction; PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF ETHICS IN COACHING; 1: Ethical coaching and its relationships 2. What is ethics and how does it apply to coaching? 3. Ethics and the professional coaching bodies 4. Exploring ethical codes 5. Ethical decision-making frameworks 6. What might be an evidence base for coaching - ethical issues 7. Legal considerations of ethical decision making in coaching PART TWO: ETHICS IN COACHING PRACTICE 8.The psychological contract in coaching 9. Supervision ethics 10. Ethics in team coaching 11. Ethical issues in note taking and record keeping in coaching 12. Ethics in using psychometrics in coaching 13. Ethics in mental health and suicide management in coaching 14. Ethics of multi-party contracting in coaching 15. Ethics in transnational assignments in coaching PART THREE: PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF CONVENTIONAL ETHICAL THINKING IN COACHING 16. Positive ethical practice for coaching excellence and wellbeing 17. Ethics in education and the development of coaches 18. Ethics, wisdom and adult development in coaching 19. Ethics and culture in coaching - moving beyond a universal western ethical code 20. Race: Ethical Perspectives on Equity-based Coaching 21. An ethical exit strategy for dealing with incapacity and unexpected death 22. Ethics and the ecological environment in coaching: searching for a new paradigm 23. Ethics and the digital environment in coaching 24. Ethical considerations for the Use of Multisource Feedback in Coaching 25. Choose me! Ethics in the promotion of coaching PART FOUR: CASE STUDIES 26. A series of 12 case studies for coach reflection and discussion Appenndix A1 Appendix A2 Appendix A3 Index

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Book SynopsisTechnical Analysis of Stock Trends helps investors make smart, profitable trading decisions by providing proven long- and short-term stock trend analysis. It gets right to the heart of effective technical trading concepts, explaining technical theory such as The Dow Theory, reversal patterns, consolidation formations, trends and channels, technical analysis of commodity charts, and advances in investment technology. It also includes a comprehensive guide to trading tactics from long and short goals, stock selection, charting, low and high risk, trend recognition tools, balancing and diversifying the stock portfolio, application of capital, and risk management. This updated new edition includes patterns and modifiable charts that are tighter and more illustrative. Expanded material is also included on Pragmatic Portfolio Theory as a more elegant alternative to Modern Portfolio Theory; and a newer, simpler, and more powerful alternative to Dow Theory is presented.Table of ContentsPart I: Technical theory 1. The technical approach to trading and investing 2. Charts 3. The Dow Theory 4. The Dow Theory’s defects 5. Replacing Dow Theory with John Magee’s Basing points Procedure 6. Important Reversal Patterns 7. Important Reversal Patterns: continued 8. Important Reversal Patterns: the Triangles 9. More important Reversal Patterns 10. Other Reversal phenomena 11. Consolidation Formations 12. Gaps 13. Support and Resistance 14. Trendlines and Channels 15. Major Trendlines 16. Technical analysis of commodity charts 17. A summary and concluding comments Part II: Trading tactics 18. The tactical problem 19. The all-important details 20. The kind of stocks we want: the speculator’s viewpoint 21. Selection of stocks to chart 22. Selection of stocks to chart: continued 23. Choosing and managing high-risk stocks: tulip stocks, Internet sector, and speculative frenzies 24. The probable moves of your stocks 25. Two touchy questions 26. Round lots or odd lots? 27. Stop orders 28. What is a Bottom and what is a Top? 29. Trendlines in action 30. Use of Support and Resistance 31. Not all in one basket 32. Measuring implications in technical chart patterns 33. Tactical review of chart action 34. A quick summation of tactical methods 35. Effect of technical trading on market action 36. Automated trendline: the Moving Average 37. The same old patterns 38. Balanced and diversified 39. Trial and error 40. How much capital to use in trading 41. Application of capital in practice 42. Portfolio risk management 43. Stick to your guns

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Book SynopsisWithin events management, events are commonly categorised within two axes, size and content. Along the size axis events range between the small scale and local, through major events, which garner greater media interest, to internationally significant hallmark and mega events such as the Edinburgh Festival and the Tour de France. Content is frequently divided into three forms culture, sport or business. However, such frameworks overlook and depoliticise a significant variety of events, those more accurately construed as protest.This book brings together new research and theories from around the world and across sociology, leisure studies, politics and cultural studies to develop a new critical pedagogy and critical theory of events. It is the first research monograph that deals explicitly with the concept of critical event studies (CES), the idea that it is impossible to explore and understand events without understanding the wider social, cultural and political contexts. It adTable of Contents1. Critical Event Studies: Theories and Practices2. Events and Contested Space (Real and Virtual)3. Event Mediatization4. Events and Power 5. Events and Memory 6. Commodification of Events7. Protests as Events8. The Colonization of Event Discourse9. Resilience and Events10. Events and Misrule11. Can there be an Emancipatory Events Studies?12. Events Histories and Narratives13. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that long-distance trade in luxury items such as diamonds, gold, cinnamon, scented woods, ivory and pearls, all of which require little overhead in their acquisition and were relatively easy to transport played a foundational role in the creation of what we would call global trade in the first millennium CE. The book coins the term dark matter economy to better describe this complex though mostly invisible relationship to normative realities.The first full integration of dark matter economy with the emerging global flows took place in South India and Sri Lanka at the beginning of the millennium. The book then moves to other places in the world sweet spots where a particular type of affluence was generated through the trade in luxury goods. This upstream affluence manifested itself in the creation of shrines, palaces, temples and engineering works that all thickened the landscape of memory, control and extraction and also served as a defense mechanism agTable of ContentsIntroduction: Leading QuestionsPart 1 The Case of Musa I Dark Matter Affluence and Sweet Spot Systems Cross-Ecological Delivery Economies Part 2 "The Most Outlying Lands" The Sri Lanka Wealth Rush South Indian Emergence The Central Role of Borneo The Indonesian Seaway The Sub-Himalayan – Yungui Plateau Sweet Spot The East Africa Coastal Sweet Spot The North Sea Lattitude Sweet Spot Part 3 Beyond the Binary Structural Assymetries Institutions Without Institutionality Crossing Chieftain Geographies Part 4 Shrine Landscapes Feast and Dance Great Works Palace Universes Looking and Sounding the Part Coda: Death by a Thousand Cuts

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Book SynopsisToday, raw data on any industry is widely available. With the help of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), this data can be used to gain meaningful insights. In addition, as data is the new raw material for today's world, AI and ML will be applied in every industrial sector. Industry 4.0 mainly focuses on the automation of things. From that perspective, the oil and gas industry is one of the largest industries in terms of economy and energy.Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in the Petroleum Industry analyzes the use of AI and ML in the oil and gas industry across all three sectors, namely upstream, midstream, and downstream. It covers every aspect of the petroleum industry as related to the application of AI and ML, ranging from exploration, data management, extraction, processing, real-time data analysis, monitoring, cloud-based connectivity system, and conditions analysis, to the final delivery of the proTable of Contents1. A Comprehensive Review of Machine Application in the Oil and Gas Industry 2. AI and ML Application in the Upstream Sector of the Oil and Gas Industry 3. One Step Further in Upstream Sector 4. Midstream Sector with ML Models and Techniques 5. Downstream Sector with Machine Learning 6. Safety and Maintenance with AI and ML 7. Finance with ML and AI 8. Market and Trading in Oil and Gas (Petroleum) Industry 9. Future of Oil and Gas (Petroleum) Industry with AI

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive, integrated teaching resource provides students with the tools and methodologies they need to effectively negotiate the multiple dynamics that emerge from difference, and to appropriately respond to issues of marginalization and social injustice. Written from an American perspective, the book not only covers the traditional topics of race, gender, ethnicity, and social class, but explores emerging trends around â-ismsâ (racism, sexism). Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition includes new case studies and expanded coverage of topics such as social justice, microaggressions, and gender identities and expressions. End-of-chapter questions encourage students to engage in difficult conversations, and case studies stimulate studentsâ awareness of real-world issues that emerge from diversity, helping students to develop the broad range of skills they need to mediate or resolve diversity issues as future professionals. This edition includes updatTrade ReviewDiversity in the Workforce: Current Issues and Emerging Trends (3rd Edition) edited by Dr. Marilyn Y. Byrd and Dr. Chaunda L. Scott is one the first and few existing resources exploring the topic of workforce diversity from the vantage point of individuals, organizations, communities, and society. The book is well-balanced in its presentation of theories and models for broad understandings of diversity in workplaces and organizations, while also tending to the social, cultural, and relational aspects of diversity that are related to individual and community identities and social injustices. While many other books focused on the issue of diversity in the workforce or workplace tend to focus on the business case for contemporary diversity efforts, this book is distinguished by its centering of relational and social justice—diversity should and must be advanced simply because it is the right thing to do.Joshua C. Collins, Ed.D.Associate Professor of Human Resource DevelopmentUniversity of Minnesota-Twin Cities"This gem of a book combines easy-to-read trustworthy information from deep experts with the opportunity to then think through how to turn that information into action. I recommend it to leaders, practitioners, students, and educators alike – to anyone who wants to understand where we are, how we got here, and how we move forward." Darren C. ShortHost of Human Resource Development Masterclass podcastArguably the most useful textbook on diversity in the American market. This book focuses on the theoretical and practical frameworks appropriate for organizations and individuals operating from a western perspective. It is also a global resource in the sense that it addresses universally common issues like ethnicity, social class, and "isms." For those seeking to understand the diversity issues and trends in the workplace and what to do about them, this book educates in a way that most books on the subject do not. It re-aligns readers with the goals of social justice and offers the tools necessary for making progress. Torrence E. Sparkman, Ph.D. Associate Professor-ManagementSaunders College of Business Rochester Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsContents1 Historical Perspectives for Studying Diversity in the Workforce Chaunda L. Scott2 Suggested Theories, Models, and Frameworks Used to Address Emerging Diversity Issues in the Workforce Chaunda L. Scott3. An Inclusive Organizational Culture for a Diverse Workforce Marilyn Y. Byrd4. Race and Diversity in the Workforce Marilyn Y. Byrd5. Gender and Diversity in the Workforce Brenda Lloyd Jones, Lisa Bass, Gaetane St Marie, and Marilyn Y. Byrd6. Ethnicity and Diversity in the Workforce Chaunda L. Scott and Terrance R. McClain7. Developing Human Resource Development Competencies to Manage Sexual Orientation and Transgender Diversity Issues in the Workforce Michael P. Chaney and. Lisa Hawley8. Social Class and Diversity in the Workforce Marilyn Y. Byrd, Jose Martinez, and Chaunda L. Scott9. Spirituality and Diversity in the Workforce Marilyn Y. Byrd10. Generational Differences in the Workforce Brenda Lloyd-Jones, Jody A. Worley, and Marilyn Y. Byrd11. Language Discrimination, Linguistic Profiling, and Inclusion in the Workforce Marilyn Y. Byrd12. Appearance Discrimination in the Workforce Cynthia Sims and Marilyn Y. Byrd13. Visible and Invisible Disabilities in the Workforce: Exclusion and Discrimination Chaunda L. Scott and Marilyn Y. Byrd14. The ‘New’ Modern Racism in the Workplace: The Persistence of Historical Racist Practices and Racial Injustice Marilyn Y. Byrd and Chaunda L. Scott15. Underrepresentation of Diversity in the Scientific, Technical and Film WorkforceChaunda L. Scott16. Social Identity Diversity and Leadership in the Workforce Marilyn Y. Byrd17. Re-Conceptualizing and Re-Visioning Diversity in the Workforce: Toward a Social Justice Paradigm Marilyn Y. Byrd

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Book SynopsisThis updated fourth edition presents a wide-scale, interdisciplinary guide to social media communication. Examining platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube, the book analyzes social media''s use in journalism, public relations, advertising and marketing.Lipschultz focuses on key concepts, best practices, data analyses, law and ethics  all promoting the critical thinking that is needed to use new, evolving and maturing networking tools effectively within social and mobile media spaces. Featuring historical markers and contemporary case studies, essays from some of the industry's leading social media innovators and a comprehensive glossary, this practical, multipurpose textbook gives readers the resources they will need to both evaluate and utilize current and future forms of social media communication. Updates to the fourth edition include expanded discussion of disinformation, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), natural langTable of Contents1. Introduction to Social Media Concepts 2. CMC, Diffusion and Social Theories 3. Social Media in Journalism 4. Social Media in Public Relations 5. Social Media in Advertising and Marketing 6. Social Media Metrics and Analytics 7. New and Mobile Media Technologies, Innovation and Investment 8. Big Data and Privacy 9. Law and Regulation 10. Social Media Ethics 11. Best Practices in Social Media 12. Future of Social Media and Information Literacy

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Book SynopsisEmploying the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide to the latest findings in the dynamic field of insect physiology. The book supplies a comprehensive picture of the current state of the function, development, and reproduction of insects. Expanded and updated, now in full colour, this fourth edition adds three new chapters on the role of the nervous system in behavior; the Genomics Revolution' in entomology; and global climate changes which have a major effect on insects, including warming and weather. It continues to challenge conventional entomological wisdom with the latest research and analytical interpretations. The text will appeal to upper undergraduate and graduate students and to practicing biologists who need to possess a firm knowledge of the broad principles of insect physiology. With detailed full colour illustrations to help expTrade Review"This revised edition of Nation’s Insect Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition will be a great boon to those teaching insect biochemistry and physiology to advanced undergraduates and graduate students as well as to insect scientists in general. It is readable, up-to-date, and full of information. The new references since the last edition in 2014 are separated from the original ones at the end of each chapter so it is easy to find them. There are two new chapters dealing with the impact of climate change on insects and the new genomic approaches such as CRISPR that are already producing major advances in our understanding of the molecular basis of insect life processes."-- Lynn M. Riddiford, Professor of Biology Emerita, University of Washington, USAPRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS"The volume is clearly written and well organized, facilitating its use as a reference work. Overall, it provides a comprehensive overview of the subject; it will be a useful starting point for students and others seeking to learn the basics of this diverse and broad field. Summing up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners."—R. E. Lee Jr., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA, for CHOICE, March 2016"Insect Physiology and Biochemistry provides an excellent introduction of the subjects for graduate students and advanced undergraduates for whom it is written and will serve as a primer for the non specialist eager to employ insects as their research models. The text is clear, well arranged, and a pleasure to read. It presents the broad concepts and focuses on contemporary references…In all, this textbook is an impressive work, emblematic of Nation’s ability to present clearly the salient highlights of insect physiology and biochemistry. Its wide adoption as a teaching text is assured."—William S. Bowers, The University of Arizona, USA Journal of Chemical Ecology, Vol. 28, No. 12"… This textbook does a nice job of presenting information to students. The new edition of course has been updated. Each chapter has received some updating with most noticeable improvements to the figures. The font has not changed but a better paper has been used to make the text and figures easier to read. The front cover might even be more visually appealing to some, although the content is what is important. In addition several chapters have been added to improve the new edition. One is on diapauses and one about immunity. These were added in response to suggestions made by reviewers of the first edition and are important aspects to include in a text on insect physiology. Studies on diapauses have occurred for quite some time, but more recent insights into the molecular mechanisms behind diapause were also included. Insect immunity is an area of insect physiology that is currently receiving a considerable amount of research attention. This chapter provides students with an overview of this important topic. …Other changes that have improved the second edition are the expansion of chapters on vision and flight. The new edition has been improved with the addition of some color plates placed in the middle of the book. … I would recommend this textbook to all students, faculty, and other scholars studying insects. The new edition is improved and covers almost every aspect of insect physiology. Every student of entomology should have a course in insect physiology and up to date textbooks are required to help teach these courses. James Nation has taught insect physiology and other courses for quite some time and has incorporated that knowledge into this textbook. The references at the end of each chapter are invaluable to new students and old who want to find out more information about certain topics. As more biologists become interested in insects as more genomes are sequenced they will want to know more about how the genes they are studying fit into the physiology and biochemistry of insects in general. Control measures based more on the specifics of insect physiology will also be developed in the future and background information will be required to exploit these technologies. This textbook will provide that background information."—Russell Jurenka, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, in Florida Entomologist"I found the book Insect Physiology and Biochemistry by James L. Nation extremely useful…. The author has done an excellent job of covering all major topics from a physiological and biochemical point of view, seeking to incorporate the latest in the field of knowledge. In my opinion, the primary strength of the current edition is the comprehensive yet concise manner in which it has dealt with various topics in insect physiology with a biochemical and in some cases a molecular perspective."—N. Krishnan, Dept. of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University"This revised edition of Nation’s Insect Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition will be a great boon to those teaching insect biochemistry and physiology to advanced undergraduates and graduate students as well as to insect scientists in general. It is readable, up-to-date, and full of information. The new references since the last edition in 2014 are separated from the original ones at the end of each chapter so it is easy to find them. There are two new chapters dealing with the impact of climate change on insects and the new genomic approaches such as CRISPR that are already producing major advances in our understanding of the molecular basis of insect life processes."-- Lynn M. Riddiford, Professor of Biology Emerita, University of Washington, USAPRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS"The volume is clearly written and well organized, facilitating its use as a reference work. Overall, it provides a comprehensive overview of the subject; it will be a useful starting point for students and others seeking to learn the basics of this diverse and broad field. Summing up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners."—R. E. Lee Jr., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA, for CHOICE, March 2016"Insect Physiology and Biochemistry provides an excellent introduction of the subjects for graduate students and advanced undergraduates for whom it is written and will serve as a primer for the non specialist eager to employ insects as their research models. The text is clear, well arranged, and a pleasure to read. It presents the broad concepts and focuses on contemporary references…In all, this textbook is an impressive work, emblematic of Nation’s ability to present clearly the salient highlights of insect physiology and biochemistry. Its wide adoption as a teaching text is assured."—William S. Bowers, The University of Arizona, USA Journal of Chemical Ecology, Vol. 28, No. 12"… This textbook does a nice job of presenting information to students. The new edition of course has been updated. Each chapter has received some updating with most noticeable improvements to the figures. The font has not changed but a better paper has been used to make the text and figures easier to read. The front cover might even be more visually appealing to some, although the content is what is important. In addition several chapters have been added to improve the new edition. One is on diapauses and one about immunity. These were added in response to suggestions made by reviewers of the first edition and are important aspects to include in a text on insect physiology. Studies on diapauses have occurred for quite some time, but more recent insights into the molecular mechanisms behind diapause were also included. Insect immunity is an area of insect physiology that is currently receiving a considerable amount of research attention. This chapter provides students with an overview of this important topic. …Other changes that have improved the second edition are the expansion of chapters on vision and flight. The new edition has been improved with the addition of some color plates placed in the middle of the book. … I would recommend this textbook to all students, faculty, and other scholars studying insects. The new edition is improved and covers almost every aspect of insect physiology. Every student of entomology should have a course in insect physiology and up to date textbooks are required to help teach these courses. James Nation has taught insect physiology and other courses for quite some time and has incorporated that knowledge into this textbook. The references at the end of each chapter are invaluable to new students and old who want to find out more information about certain topics. As more biologists become interested in insects as more genomes are sequenced they will want to know more about how the genes they are studying fit into the physiology and biochemistry of insects in general. Control measures based more on the specifics of insect physiology will also be developed in the future and background information will be required to exploit these technologies. This textbook will provide that background information."—Russell Jurenka, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, in Florida Entomologist"I found the book Insect Physiology and Biochemistry by James L. Nation extremely useful…. The author has done an excellent job of covering all major topics from a physiological and biochemical point of view, seeking to incorporate the latest in the field of knowledge. In my opinion, the primary strength of the current edition is the comprehensive yet concise manner in which it has dealt with various topics in insect physiology with a biochemical and in some cases a molecular perspective."—N. Krishnan, Dept. of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1 EmbryogenesisChapter 2 DigestionChapter 3 NutritionChapter 4 Integument and MoltingChapter 5 Hormones and DevelopmentChapter 6 Biological RhythmsChapter 7 DiapauseChapter 8 Intermediary MetabolismChapter 9 The Nervous System: Anatomy and PhysiologyNew! Chapter 10 The Nervous System: Selected Roles in BehaviorChapter 11 Muscles Physiology and KinematicsChapter 12 Insect FlightChapter 13 Sensory SystemsChapter 14 VisionChapter 15 Circulatory SystemChapter 16 ImmunityChapter 17 RespirationChapter 18 ExcretionChapter 19 SemiochemicalsChapter 20 ReproductionChapter 21 Insect SymbiosesNew! Chapter 22 Global Climate Change: Present and Future Impact on InsectsNew! Chapter 23 The Genomics Revolution in Entomology

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