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Book SynopsisThis is a brand new introductory text that offers a succinct, accessible and engaging overview of the key theories and models that underpin the global economy and international business. Packed with global case studies and with an emphasis on practical employability skills it ensures students are prepared for the workplace.Table of ContentsPART I: GLOBAL POSSIBILITIES 1. International Trade 2. International Growth and Diversification PART II: GLOBAL MARKETS 3. International Risk Analysis 4. Positioning Risk Analysis 5. Market Entry Decisions 6. International Markets PART III: GLOBAL LOCATIONS 7. Import and Export 8. Foreign Direct Investment 9. International Value and Supply Chains PART IV: GLOBAL STRATEGIES, ALLIANCES AND STRUCTURES 10. International Business Strategies 11. Global Strategic Alliances 12. Organisational Issues PART V: GLOBAL REGULATION AND FINANCE 13. The International Regulatory Framework 14. International Accounting 15. International Finance PART VI: GLOBAL MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE 16. International Culture and Business 17. International Human Resource Management 18. Corporate Social Responsibility.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the linkages between Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach and participatory forms of development – especially those associated with critical pedagogy and empowerment from the bottom-up.Table of ContentsPart 1: Introduction1. The Human Development and Capability Approach – The Role of Empowerment and Participation Alexandre Apsan Frediani, David Clark and Mario BiggeriPart 2: Conceptual Foundations2. The Practice of Participation and the Capability ApproachJohn Hammock3. Power and Deliberative Participation in Sen’s Capability Approach Pepi Patrón4. Balancing Pessimism of the Intellect and Optimism of the Will: Some Reflections on the Capability Approach, Gender, Empowerment and EducationElaine Unterhalter5. Notions of Empowerment and Participation: Contributions from and to the Capability ApproachAlexandre Apsan Frediani, Jordi Peris and Alejandra Boni6. Process and Outcomes: participation and empowerment in a multidimensional poverty framework Shailaja FennellPart 3: Applications and Methods7. Participatory Development: A Sustainable Approach for Reducing Inequality and Fighting Poverty? The Example of Disability Policies in AfghanistanParul Bakhshi and Jean-Francois Trani8. Children and Youth Participation in Decision Making and Research ProcessesMario Biggeri, Caterina Arciprete and Ravi Karkara9. The Integrated Capabilities Framework: Exploring Multiculturalism and Human Well-Being in Participatory SettingsDavid A. Clark and Susan Hodgett10. Participatory Research Methods and the Capability Approach: Researching the Housing Dimensions of Squatter Upgrading Programmes in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Alexandre Apsan Frediani11. Participatory Monitoring of Development Projects in the South PacificJohn Schischka12. Planning and Managing for Human Development: What Contribution Can the Capability Approach Make?Gabriel Ferrero y De Loma-Osorio and Carlos Salvador Zepeda13. Emancipatory Research as Empowerment: An Illustration from a Research Study of Persons with Disabilities in PalestineMario Biggeri and Federico CianiPart 4: Conclusions and Policy Lessons14. Capability Development and DecentralisationSantosh Mehrotra15. Participation, Empowerment and Capabilities: Key Lessons and Future ChallengesDavid A. Clark, Mario Biggeri and Alexandre Apsan Frediani

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Book SynopsisThe rise of multinational corporations (MNCs) from emerging markets has been a major development during the last decade. An important feature of emerging market MNCs is their close relationship with home states. The book investigates this special kind of relationship and explores how it affects the cross-border activities of these corporations.Table of ContentsPART I: GENERAL PERSPECTIVES 1. (Multi?)national Corporations and the State in Established Economies; John Mikler 2. Multinationals as an Instrument of Catch-up Industrialization: Understanding the Strategic Links between State and Industry in Emerging Markets; Terutomo PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES 3. South Korean Multinationals after the Asian Financial Crisis: Towards Liberal Capitalism?; Seung-il Jeong 4. Private Chinese Multinationals and the Long Shadow of the State; Andreas Nölke 5. Russia's Multinationals: Network State Capitalism Goes Global; Jonas Grätz 6. Sector Creation and Evolution: The Role of the State in Shaping the Rise of the Indian Pharmaceutical Sectoral Business System; Heather Taylor 7. Financing the Expansion of Brazilian Multinationals into Europe: The Role of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES); Gilmar Masiero, Mario H. Ogasavaro, Luiz Caseiro and Silas Ferreira PART III: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 8. How Policies shape Foreign Direct Investment: Examining Foreign Direct Investment from Latin America to the European Union; Judith Clifton, Daniel Diaz-Fuentes and Julio Revuelta 9. The Action-Reaction in the Global Trade: Comparing the Cases of Brazilian Chicken and Thai Tuna Industries; Suthikorn Kingkaew Conclusion: State Support for Emerging Market Multinationals; Andreas Nölke

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Book SynopsisThe discussion in this book provides an introduction to the concept of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial business management. The author covers many elements of the entrepreneurial management discipline including choosing a business, organizing, financing, marketing, developing an offering that the market will value, and growing a business.Table of ContentsPART I: LAYING FOUNDATION OF ENTERPRISE 1. Globalization and Emerging Firms 2. Entrepreneurial Mind-set 3. Organizations and Innovations PART II: ARCHITECTING ENTERPRISE: INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY EFFECTS 4. Innovation Management 5. Process Innovation and Value Chain Management 6. Technology Diffusion and Adoption 7. Innovations, Technology, and Economies of Scale 8. Disruptive Innovations and Technologies PART III: REVEALING VALUES 9. The Human Factors 10. Consumer Marketplace 11. Global Effects of Innovation and Technology

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Book SynopsisThis book charts the course of monetary policy in the UK from 1967 to 1982. It shows how events such as the 1967 devaluation, the collapse of Bretton Woods, the stagflation of the 1970s, and the IMF loan of 1976 all shaped policy. It shows that the 'monetarist' experiment of the 1980s was based on a fundamental misreading of 1970s monetary policy.Table of Contents1. From Devaluation to Competition and Credit Control, 1967-71 2. Competition and Credit Control, 1971-73 3. The PSBR Takes Over, 1974-76 4. Too Many Targets, 1977-79 5. The Lady is for Turning

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Book SynopsisThis volume is the result of the 2012 International Economic Association's series of roundtables on the theme of Industrial Policy. The first, 'New Thinking on Industrial Policy,' was hosted by the World Bank in Washington, D.C, and the second, 'New Thinking on Industrial Policy: Implications for Africa,' was held in Pretoria, South Africa.Table of ContentsIndustrial Policy in the African Context: Introduction; Justin Yifu Lin et al 1. New Thinking on Industrial Policy 1.1. The Learning Economy: Spillovers and Learning Processes; Bruce Greenwald and Joseph Stiglitz 1.2. From Flying Geese to Leading Dragons: New Opportunities and Strategies for Structural Transformation in Developing Countries; Justin Yifu Lin 2. Structural Transformation: Lessons from History 2.1. Accumulation of Capabilities, Structural Change and Macro Prices: an Evolutionary and Structuralist Roadmap; Mario Cimoli and Gabriel Porcile 2.2. Industrial Policy: Can Africa Do It?; Ha Joon Chang 3. New Global Order and African Reindustrialization 3.1. Winning the Jackpot: Jobs Dividends in a Multi-polar World; Célestin Monga 3.2. Walking (stumbling?) on Two Legs: Meeting SSA's Industrialization Challenge; Raphael Kaplinsky 4. Macroeconomics and Governance: Creating an Enabling Environment 4.1. How Macroeconomic Policy Can Support Economic Development in Sub-Saharan African Countries; James Heintz 4.2. Competition Policy, Industrial Policy and Corporate onduct; Simon Roberts 4.3. Political Settlements and the Design of Technology Policy; Mushtaq Khan 4.4. Infant Capitalists, Infant Industries and Infant Economies Trade and Industrial Policies for Early Stages of Development in Africa and Elsewhere; Akbar Noman 4.5. Industrial Policies and Contemporary Africa: Frontiers of Political Economy and Social Science; Richard Joseph 5. Trade, Finance and Sectoral Policies 5.1. Does Financial Market Liberalization Promote Financial Development?; Hamid Rashid 5.2. Financialization as an Obstacle to Industrialization; C.P. Chandrasekhar 5.3. Towards a Resource-based African Industrialisation Policy; Paul Jourdan 5.4. The Global 'Rush' for Land: Does it Provide Opportunities for African Countries?; Klaus Deininger 5.5. Trade Facilitation and African Industrialization: An Agenda for the Textile and Apparel Industry; Dominique Njinkeu, Julie Lohi and Calvin Z. Djiofack 6. Country Experiences and Perspectives 6.1. Industrial Structural Change, Growth Patterns and Industrial Policy; Ludovico Alcorta, Nobuya Haraguchi, and Gorazd Rezonja 6.2. Industrial Policy and Economic Transformation in Africa: Strategies for Development and a Research Agenda; Yaw Ansu 6.3. The Premature De-Industrialization of South Africa; Jean Imbs 6.4. How Ethiopia Can Foster a Light Manufacturing Sector; Vandana Chandra 6.5. Industrialization: The Mauritian Model; Streevarsen Pillay Narrainen 6.6. Sharing of Singapore's Industrial Policy Insights; Jang Ping Thia

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Book SynopsisThis volume is the result of the 2012 International Economic Association's series of roundtables on the theme of Industrial Policy. The first, 'New Thinking on Industrial Policy,' was hosted by the World Bank in Washington, D.C, and the second, 'New Thinking on Industrial Policy: Implications for Africa,' was held in Pretoria, South Africa.Table of ContentsPART I: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES AND PRINCIPLES OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY 1. Comparative Advantage: The Silver Bullet of Industrial Policy; Justin Yifu Lin and Célestin Monga 2. Comments on 'Comparative Advantage: The Silver Bullet of Industrial Policy; Ha-Joon Chang 3. Industrial Policies, the Creation of a Learning Society, and Economic Development; Bruce Greenwald and Joseph Stiglitz 4. Discussion of 'Industrial Policies, the Creation of a Learning Society, and Economic Development; Josh Lerner PART II: SPECIAL ISSUES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 5. Technology Policies and Learning with Imperfect Governance; Mushtaq H. Khan 6. Comments on 'Technology Policies and Learning with Imperfect Governance'; Pranab Bardham 7. The Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship; Josh Lerner 8. Comments on 'The Boulevard of Broken Dreams: Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship'; Indermit Gill PART III: INSTRUMENTS OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY 9. Financing Development: The Case of BNDES; João Carlos Ferraz, Claudio Figueiredo Coelho Leal, Felipe Silveira Marques and Marcelo Trindade Miterhof 10. Comments on 'Financing Development: The Case of BNDES'; Robert Cull 11. Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment; Laura Alfaro and Andrew Charlton 12. Comments on 'Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment; Ann Harrison 13. Clusters as an Instrument for Industrial Policy: The Case of China; Xiaobo Zhang 14. Theories of Agglomeration: Critical Analysis from a Policy Perspective; Célestin Monga PART IV: REGIONAL CASE STUDIES OF SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL POLICIES 15. Capability Failure and Industrial Policy to Move beyond the Middle-Income Trap: From Trade-based to Technology-based Specialized; Keun Lee 16. Comments on 'Capability Failure and Industrial Policy to Move beyond the Middle-Income Trap: From Trade-based to Technology-based Specialized; Ariel Fiszbein 17. What's New in the New Industrial Policy in Latin America? Robert Devlin and Graciela Moguillansky 18. Comments on 'What's New in the New Industrial Policy in Latin America?'; Carlos Alvarez V. PART V: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES OF SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL POLICIES 19. New Thinking on Industrial Policy Country Case Studies of Successful and Unsuccessful Industrial Policies: The Return of Industrial Policy in Brazil David Kupfer, João Carlos Ferraz and Felipe Silveira Marques 20. Industrial Policy and Development: Lessons from Brazil. Comments on the Paper by David Kupfer, João Carlos Ferraz and Felipe Silveira Marques; Volcker Treichel 21. The Chaebol and Industrial Policy in Korea; Wonhyuk Lim 22. Comments on 'The Chaebol and Industrial Policy in Korea'; Shahid Yusuf

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Book SynopsisIntroduction Creating the Future Leading Through Innovation 1. The Family Difference Capitalizing on Family Innovation 2. Structured Chaos Creating a Culture of Innovation 3. Core Offerings Driving Value with Product and Service Innovations 4. Family Continuity Applying Innovative Thinking to Succession 5. Family Continuity Applying Innovative Thinking to Governance 6. Money and Metrics Funding and Measuring Innovation 7. The Next Generation Re-Innovating the Family Business 8. Moving Innovation Forward Concluding ThoughtsTrade Review"Joe Schmieder's new book on innovation in family owned businesses is grounded in sound research but brought to life by real world experience and examples. Joe takes a thoughtful look at innovation in the FOB context but also shares a variety of insights and best practices applicable to family businesses more generally. This is a helpful and easy read for anyone working in or around a family owned business." - Bruce C. Young, Partner, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, Board Member, The Family Business Alliance, and a third generation participant in a family business "In today's fast paced world, innovation is not a luxury but a necessity. Schmieder has written an important and practical book that addresses how innovation can be created within the context and constraints of a family business. It's a must read for today's family business leaders." - Joseph Horak, Ph.D. Director, Family Business Institute, Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan "In this book, Schmieder has provided multiple best practices for topics ranging from governance to management team strategy to product development all from the perspective of generational succession." - William J. Boer, President & Founder, Grey Dunes "Is innovation in family business an oxymoron? Having coined the term interpreneurship or intergenerational entrepreneurship in 1989, my answer is a resounding no. Joe Schmieder proves the point. And his cases show you the way. Read this book!" - Ernesto J. Poza, Clinical Professor, Global Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Family business consultant, and author of Family Business "Innovation in the Family Business outlines how a family can embrace Innovation to become a core value in how they define their meaning and context to remain relevant and embrace innovation as an active process to be successful in the various phases of a multi-generational business." - Nelson Jacobson Chairman, President, and CEO, JSJ Corporation 'Too often, family businesses seem to exist primarily as a sort of shrine to the founding generation. Joe paints a positive picture using dozens of vibrant examples of how successor generations can avoid that trap by innovating and growing in ways that would surely make any founder proud. A must-read for all YPO family business leaders or any executive leading a family enterprise.' - Chris Herschend, Vice Chair, Herschend Family Entertainment and Chair, YPO WPO Global Family Business NetworkTable of ContentsIntroduction – Creating the Future – Leading Through Innovation 1. The Family Difference – Capitalizing on Family Innovation 2. Structured Chaos – Creating a Culture of Innovation 3. Core Offerings – Driving Value with Product and Service Innovations 4. Family Continuity – Applying Innovative Thinking to Succession 5. Family Continuity – Applying Innovative Thinking to Governance 6. Money and Metrics – Funding and Measuring Innovation 7. The Next Generation – Re-Innovating the Family Business 8. Moving Innovation Forward – Concluding Thoughts

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Book SynopsisSolving the Strategy Delusion matters to anyone interested in realising strategy in the 21st century. The book challenges conventional and 'delusional' approaches to strategy. It offers different ways of seeing, thinking, planning, acting, and mobilising when it comes to making strategy happen in a world of volatility and complexity.Trade ReviewSolving the Strategy Delusion is a comprehensive and insightful remedy for the field of strategic change, and advances the subject in original ways. Everyone working at senior levels of business and policy should read this book. This is a fresh and decisive contribution to the canon of strategy. Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi Solving the Strategy Delusion opens new windows for looking at realising strategy. It rewrites ingrained behavioural practices to fit today's extraordinary strategic challenges. Fons Trompenaars; Ranked one of the top 50 Most Influential Management Thinkers in 2013 and co-author of Riding the Waves of Culture - Understanding Diversity in Global Business This remarkable book is a survival guide for business leaders who have found the ground shifting quickly beneath their feet. But more than that it's a logical path forward showing us how to realise distinctive strategies by unlocking the energy of people within the organisation. It's clever and timely. Tony Gillies; Editor in Chief, Australian Associated Press Don't even think of embarking on any strategic change effort without reading this book first! It demonstrates not only why conventional planning has become irrelevant but, importantly, how to see, feel, think, and act strategically in today's fast changing environment. James Sutherland; Chief Executive Officer, Cricket Australia Don't be deluded that strategic planning leads to strategic thinking. If strategic changes are to be realised then this book is a must for those who want to make that happen! Professor Philip Dewe; Birkbeck, University of London Solving the Strategy Delusion hits at the very core of challenges that most organisations suffer from in the current era. Too many organisations continue to plod along with old-fashioned thinking even if the paradigms have changed dramatically around them. This pioneering book delves into the causes of such delusions which occur around the much-exploited term of strategy. The authors present a compelling in-depth, incisive, and to the point view based on their vast industry experience and decades of academic pursuit on the subject of strategy and organisational behaviour. This is a can't-put-down book and a must-read for all CEOs and executives wanting to make a real difference! Sanjay Mathur; Vice President, India & ASEAN, Foseco at the Vesuvius Group Solving the Strategy Delusion is the ultimate why, what, how, who, and when of strategy realisation in the 21st century. It will inspire, energise and give you a foundation from which to make strategy truly happen. Paul Baxter; Chief Executive and National Commander, New Zealand Fire Service Almost all organisations these days claim to have a 'strategy' - it would hardly be fashionable to not have one! But how many of these strategies are delusional, destroy value and organisations? Many - according to this original book from Dr Marc Stigter and Sir Cary Cooper, in which they outline cases where ingrained and delusional models of strategy were held on to, despite their shortcomings. They demonstrate how to avoid delusion and achieve strategic wisdom. Such wisdom means ditching most of the security blankets and conventions that managers and leaders still hang on to, even today, such as command and control, managing by the numbers and through stressed out workers. There are better ways and this book elaborates them! Professor Stewart Clegg; University of Technology, Sydney You are about to read a book that gives a fascinating perspective on how it doesn't work and how it should in many organisations when it comes to strategic change! The examples discussed in Solving the Strategy Delusion on how people react to change or keep holding on to the status quo are very recognisable. But in today's landscape this is not sustainable. Dr Marc Stigter and Sir Cary Cooper explore how to bring new strategies to life and think beyond traditional practices and models. I highly recommend this book to all Forward Thinkers and Doers out there! Rick Denekamp; Vice President, Trade & Commodity Finance, ING Bank, Netherlands Solving the Strategy Delusion is an outstanding reference for realising strategic change in today's complex environment. Zeger Degraeve; Dean, Melbourne Business School; Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne Dr Marc Stigter and Sir Cary Cooper are to be congratulated for highlighting the need for a more holistic view on strategy - to use an Australian colloquialism they call a spade a bloody shovel! I commend them for that. In today's fast changing environment, we are seduced to a world of short termism without proper regard for or a focus on the future. In such a world, strategy is more often than not relegated to an annual repetition of talkfests followed by a plethora of communications of various forms without action or progress. This book challenges conventional thinking and provides invaluable and practical insights that will enable the reader to mobilise their organisation in a manner that will enable them to realise distinctive strategies which will endure. Highly recommended! Darryl McDonough; Former Chief Executive Partner, Clayton Utz Solving the Strategy Delusion doesn't naively claim to provide all the 'answers' but instead serves as a practical guide for you to challenge the status quo and change the way you think, plan, and put into practice strategic change. This is a book you are going to want to keep with you. Grant Rickard; Vice President, Systems Support - Europe, Middle East & Africa, Oracle How do you unlock deep customer insights and realise distinctive strategies? How do you overcome organisational inertia and unleash productive energies? How do you mobilise people who can, know and want to realise strategic change? This remarkable book reveals answers to these questions and in essence shows how to truly strategise from the outside-in rather than inside-out even for biased insiders. Christian Overgaard; President Danfoss China If we're completely honest, most leaders are consumed by the daily battle to ride out the bumps let alone prove we own a confident strategy that will sustain us long into the future. Authors Stigter and Cooper deconstruct the challenges we face inside and out then provide the keys to overcome organisational inertia and unleash productive energies. It's a must. Mick Crowe; Managing Director, G&S Engineering Services Solving the Strategy Delusion is a refreshingly new perspective on strategy and strategic change. We are presented with a systematic questioning on how companies tackle strategy and change, create customer value, mobilise people and exercise leadership, through several types of delusions. These topics are then explored in a sensitive and pragmatic fashion. A 'must read' in the strategic management literature. Rita Cunha; Associate Professor of Global Human Resource Management; Nova School of Business and Economics, Lisbon, Portugal Strategy as we know it won't cut it anymore in today's environment. The authors take us through a compelling journey on how to survive. This book is relevant to anyone with a desire to realising strategic change enduringly! Jonathan Sampson; Regional Director, Hays, Japan The book races through how to create distinctive plans with both the customer and the workforce. The detailed glossary offers a mini-MBA of its own! THE TIMES Book of the Week Written concisely and in an engaging style, Stigter and Cooper have produced a very worthwhile book here on the challenges of modern leadership The Irish Times Stigter and Cooper offer very practical insights how to embed strategy into the heart of the everyday running of a business Elite Business Magazine (UK)Table of Contents1. What's Going On? 2. Strategic Sensing – Not Just Thinking 3. Co-Creating a Compelling Story 4. Co-Creating Distinctive Strategies 5. Realising Distinctive Strategies 6. Overcoming Inertia 7. Sustaining Organisational Energy

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Book SynopsisDrawing upon interviews with key people in the World Rally Championship as well as trans-local ethnographic research, this book explores questions of commerciality and sporting identity, tackling the sport's controversial handling of the shift into 'the commercial age'. It is essential reading on combining sporting heritage and commercial progress.Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Paradox of Commercialisation 2. The Promotional Context 3. Imagining the Story 4. The Sense of Place in Rallying 5. The Spectator Culture of Rallying 6. The Legacy of WRC Cars 7. Heroes behind the Wheel 8. The WRC's Promotional Value

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to modern financial modeling using Excel, VBA, standards of financial modeling and model review.  It offers guidance on essential modeling concepts around the four core financial activities in the modern financial industry today: financial management; corporate finance; portfolio management and financial derivatives. Written in a highly practical, market focused manner, it gives step-by-step guidance on modeling practical problems in a structured manner. Quick and interactive learning is assured due to the structure as a training course which includes applied examples that are easy to follow. All applied examples contained in the book can be reproduced step by step with the help of the Excel files. The content of this book serves as the foundation for the training course Certified Financial Modeler.In an industry that is becoming increasingly complex, financial modeling is a key skill for practitioners across all key sectorTable of ContentsChapter 1: Financial Modeling Standards Chapter 2: Model Review Chapter 3: Excel Workshop (1) Chapter 4: Excel Workshop (2) Chapter 5: Excel Workshop (3) Chapter 6: VBA Workshop Chapter 7: Investment Appraisal Chapter 8: Financing Chapter 9: Corporate Finance (1) Chapter 10: Corporate Finance (2) Chapter 11: Portfolio Management (1) Chapter 12: Portfolio Management (2) Chapter 13: Derivatives

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Book Synopsis1. Introduction.- 2. Number Theory, Structural Biases and Homomorphisms in Traditional Stock/Bond/Commodity Index Calculation Methods in Incomplete Markets with Partially Observable Un-aggregated Preferences, MN-Transferable-Utilities and RegretMinimization Regimes.- 3. A Critique of Credit Default Swaps (CDS) Indices.- 4. Invariants and Homomorphisms Implicit in, and the Invalidity of the Mean-Variance Framework and Other Causality Approaches: Some Structural Effects.- 5. Decision-Making, Sub-additive Recursive Matching Noise and Biases in Risk-Weighted Stock/Bond Commodity Index Calculation Methods in Incomplete Markets with Partially Observable Multi-attribute Preferences.- 6. Informationless Trading and Biases in Performance Measurement: Inefficiency of the Sharpe Ratio, Treynor Ratio, Jensen's Alpha, the Information Ratio and DEA-Based Performance Measures and Related Measures.- 7. Anomalies in Taylor-Series, and Tracking Errors and HomomorphisTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction. 1.1. How this Book Differs from Other Books About ETFs, Indices and Index Funds. 1.2. Regulatory Failure, Regulatory Capture and Regulatory Fragmentation. 1.3. Some Mathematical Commonalities Among Debt, Equity and Commodity Indices. 1.4. The Chapters: Activity Theory and HCI. 1.5. Momentum Effects, Systemic Risk and Financial Instability. 1.6. The Usefulness of Alpha and Beta as Currently Construed; and the Debate About Active Management versus Passive Management. 1.7. ETFs vs. Mutual Funds vs. Closed-End Funds. 1.8. The Case-Shiller Real Estate Indices Are Very Inaccurate and Mis-leading. 1.9. Tax Aspects of Investing in ETFs and Indices. 1.10. Forecasting and Comparisons of Stock Indices and ETFs. 1.11. Network Analysis and Complexity in Stock Indices and ETFs. Chapter 2. Decision-Making and Spatio-Temporal Cognitive Biases and Homomorphisms in Traditional Stock/Bond/Commodity Index Calculation Methods in Incomplete Markets with Partially Observable Un-Aggregated Preferences, MN-Transferable-Utilities and Regret–Minimization Regimes. 2.1. Existing Literature. 2.1.1. Traditional Indices As Options-Based Indices. 2.2. MN-Transferable-Utility. Theorem-1. 2.3. The ICAPM/CAPM Are Inaccurate. Theorem-2. Theorem-3. 2.4. The Traditional Index Calculation Methods (applicable to many equity, debt, real estate, commodity and currency indices). 2.4.1 Market-Capitalization Weighted Indices (And “Diversity” Indices). Theorem-4: 2.4.2. Free Float Adjusted Indices. 2.4.3. Fundamental Indices. 2.4.4. Stock-Price Weighted Indices. 2.4.5. Trading-Volume Weighted Indices. 2.4.6. Market-Cap Weighted and Volume-Weighted Indices (Two Methods). 2.4.7. Dividend-Weighted Indices. 2.4.8. Equal-Weight Indices. 2.4.9. Thomson Reuters’s Indices. 2.5. Other Distortions in Traditional Indices. Theorem-5 Theorem-6 Theorem-7 Theorem-8 Theorem-9 Theorem-10 2.6. Traditional Index Calculation Methods Create Significant Incentives for Companies to Perpetrate Earnings Management. 2.7. Conclusion. Chapter 3. A Critique of Credit Default Swaps (CDS) Indices. 3.1. Existing Literature. 3.2. Quasi-Default Versus Reported Default: the Difference Reduces the Usefulness of CDS Indices. 3.3. The Credit-Ratings Lag. 3.4. The Methods for Pricing Of Debt Reduces the Accuracy of CDS Indices. 3.5. Behavioral Effects and Externalities Inherent in the Use CDS, and Which May Distort the Accuracy of CDS-Indices. 3.6. Financial Stability. 3.7. S&P’s Credit Default Swap (CDS) Indices - the S&P CDS Index Calculation Methods Are Wrong. 3.8. Conclusion. Chapter 4. Invariants and Homomorphisms Implicit in, and the Irrelevance of the Mean-Variance Framework in Risk Analysis, Decision-Making and Portfolio Management 4.1. Existing Literature. 4.2. The Mean Variance Framework is Inaccurate Theorem-2 Theorem 3 Corollary-#1 Corollary-#2 Corollary-#3 Corollary-#4 Corollary-#5 Corollary-#6 Corollary-#7 Corollary-#8 Corollary-#9 Corollary-#10 Corollary-#11 Corollary-#12 Corollary-#13 Corollary-#14 Corollary-#15 Chapter 5. Decision-Making, Sub-Additive Recursive “Matching” Noise and Biases in Risk-Weighted Stock/Bond Index Calculation Methods in Incomplete Markets with Partially Observable Multi-Attribute Preferences. 5.1. Existing Literature. 5.2. The ICAPM/CAPM is Inaccurate. Theorem-1 5.3. For any investment horizon and any market, all risk-weighting methods distort the risk of constituent companies. Theorem-4 5.4. The Risk-Adjusted Index Calculation Methods are Wrong. 5.4.1. Free-float Adjusted Indices. 5.4.2. Equal risk contribution (“ERC”) Indices. 5.4.3. “Most-diversified” (“Diversity”) Indices. 5.4.4. “Minimum-Variance” Indices. 5.4.5. FTSE/EDHEC Risk-adjusted Indices. 5.4.6. The Hang Seng Risk-adjusted Indices. 5.4.7. The S&P Risk-control Index Series: S&P Developed Market Risk-control Index Series, S&P Emerging Market Risk-control Indices and S&P Global Thematic Risk-control Indices. 5.4.8. The Thomson Reuters Lipper Optimal Target Risk Indices. 5.4.9. The Dow Jones Relative-risk Indices. Theorem-5 Theorem-6 Theorem-7 Theorem-8 Theorem-9 Theorem-10 Theorem-11 5.4.10. The Dow Jones RPB Indices. 5.4.11. The FTSE Stablerisk Index Series. 5.4.12. The Minimum Correlation Indices. 5.4.13. Risk Parity (RP) Indices. 5.5. Conclusion. Chapter 6. Informationless Trading and Biases in Performance Measurement: Inefficiency of the Sharpe Ratio, Treynor Ratio, Jensen Alpha, the Information Ratio and DEA-Based Performance Measures and Related Measures. 6.1. Existing Literature. 6.2. CAPM/ICAPM/IAPT Are Inaccurate 6.3. Inherent Biases And Effects That May Affect Performance Measures. 6.4. Effect Of The Investment Horizon. 6.5. Critical Assumptions, Noise And Error. 6.5.1. Error Assumption #1 6.5.2. Error Assumption #2 6.5.3. Error Assumption #3 6.5.4. Error Assumption #4 6.5.5. Error Assumption #5 6.5.6. Error Assumption #6 6.5.7. Error Assumption #7 6.5.8. Error Assumption #8 6.5.9. Error Assumption #9 6.5.10. Error Assumption #10 6.5.11. Error Assumption #11 6.5.12. Error Assumption #12 6.5.13. Error Assumption #13 6.5.14. Error Assumption #14 6.5.15. Error Assumption #15 6.5.16. Error Assumption #16 6.5.17. Error Assumption #17 6.5.18. Error Assumption #18 6.5.19. Error Assumption #19 6.5.20. Error Assumption #20 6.5.21. Error Assumption #21 6.5.22. Error Assumption -#22 6.5.23. Error Assumption -#23 6.5.24. Error Assumption -#24 6.5.25. Error Assumption -#25 6.5.26. Error Assumption-#26 6.5.27. Error Assumption-#27 6.5.28. Error Assumption-#28 6.5.29. Error Assumption-#29 6.5.30. Error Assumption-#30 6.5.31. Error Assumption-#31 6.6. Properties of a Manipulation-Proof Performance Measurement System. 6.6.1. Goetzmann, Ingersoll, Spiegel & Welch (2007) – Properties of a “Manipulation proof Performance Measure” (“MPPM”) 6.6.2. New Properties of a Manipulation-Proof Performance System (“MPPS”) 6.7. Conclusion. Chapter 7. Anomalies in Taylor-Series; and Tracking-Errors And Homomorphisms in the Returns of Leveraged/Inverse ETFs and Synthetic ETFs/Funds. 7.1. Inverse/leveraged ETFs. 7.1.1. Existing Literature. 7.1.2. Some Biases and Problems Inherent in Leveraged ETFs and Inverse ETFs. 7.1.2.1. There cannot be an “Optimal” Degree Of Positive/Negative Leverage for Leveraged/Inverse ETFs. 7.1.2.2 The Hill & Foster (2009) Study is Misleading and Inaccurate. 7.1.2.3. Compounding Has A Significant Effect on Leveraged/Inverse ETFs. 7.1.2.4. Intra-Day Volatility is Irrelevant and Only End-of Day Prices Matter; The Co & Labuszewski (July 2012) Study Is Inaccurate; And Volatility Has Minimal Effects On The Downward Returns Bias. Theorem-1 7.1.2.5. Portfolio Re-Balancing by Investors That Own Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Is Not Always Feasible. 7.1.2.6. The Effect of Underlying Indices. 7.1.2.7. Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Are Highly Sensitive To Manipulation Of End-Of-Day Prices and to the Calculation of End-Of-Day Prices. 7.1.2.8. Changing Margin Requirements Will Not Be Very Helpful. 7.1.2.9. Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Are Gambling Tools. 7.1.2.10. There Are No Basis for Comparisons of Leverage/Inverse ETFs to Leveraged Companies (or Leveraged Mutual Funds). 7.1.2.11. Implied Portfolio Weights. 7.1.2.12. The Inaccuracy of the Put Call Parity Theorem, the Early Exercise Premia and the Structure of Leveraged/Inverse ETFs. 7.1.2.13. Investors Can Replicate the Leverage/Inverse Effects More Cheaply And More Efficiently By Themselves. 7.1.2.14. Risk Return Tradeoff. 7.1.2.15. Suitability & Disclosure. 7.1.2.16. Manager-Risk Inherent in Leveraged/Inverse ETFs. 7.2. Synthetic ETFs and Synthetic Funds. 7.2.1. Existing Literature 7.2.2. Synthetic ETFs and Synthetic Index Funds. 7.2.2.1. The Inaccuracy of the Put Call Parity Theorem, the Early Exercise Premia and the Structure Of Synthetic Funds/ ETFs. 7.2.2.2. Implied Portfolio Weights. 7.2.2.3. Some Investors Can Create the Same Economic Effects/Benefits Of Synthetic Funds/ETFs More Cheaply and More Efficiently By Themselves. 7.2.2.4. Investment Horizon. 7.2.2.5. Counter-Party Credit Risk. 7.2.2.6. Tracking Errors and Compounding And Their Effects On Synthetic Funds/ETFs. 7.2.2.7. Changing Margin Requirements Will Not Be Very Helpful. 7.2.2.8. Intra-Day Volatility is Irrelevant and Only End-of Day Prices Matter; The Co & Labuszewski (July 2012) Study is also Inaccurate; and Volatility Has Minimal Effects on The Downward Returns Bias. 7.2.2.9. The Effect of Underlying Indices. 7.2.2.10. Synthetic Funds/ETFs Are Highly Sensitive to Manipulation of End-Of-Day Prices and to the Calculation of End-Of-Day Prices. 7.2.2.11. Manager-Risk Inherent in Synthetic Funds/ETFs. 7.3. Conclusion. Chapter 8. Spatio-Temporal Cognitive Biases, Misrepresentation and Homomorphisms in the VIX and Options Based Indices in Incomplete Markets with Un-Aggregated Preferences and NT-Utilities Under a Regret–Minimization Regime. 8.1. Existing Literature. 8.2. Critique of Calculation Methods for Options-Based Indices. 8.2.1. Buy-Write Indices. Theorem-1 8.2.2. The CBOE Put-Write Indices. Theorem-2 8.2.3. The Thomson Reuters “Realized Volatility Index”. 8.2.4. VIX Volatility Index. Theorem-3 8.2.5. Other Options-Based Indices. 8.3. Conclusion. Chapter 9. Investors’ Preferences, Human-Computer Interaction and Non-Legislative Approaches for Eliminating Index Arbitrage and ETF Arbitrage. 9.1. Existing Literature. 9.2. Investor Preferences and Transferable Utilities. 9.2.1. The Chiappori (2007) Conditions. 9.3. Optimal Conditions for Reducing/Eliminating Index Arbitrage and ETF Arbitrage. 9.4. The Industry’s Responses to Index Arbitrage and ETF Arbitrage; and Why Index Arbitrage Has Not Been Criminalized. 9.4.1. Why Index Arbitrage Has Not Been Criminalized To Date. 9.5. New Methods for Eliminating Index Arbitrage. 9.5.1. Elimination of Popular Metrics. 9.5.2. Delayed Announcement of Index Weights; or Non-Disclosure of Details of Index Revisions. 9.5.3. Dynamic Index Revision Dates (Composite Conditional Change). 9.5.4. Change The Structure of Index Futures Contracts. 9.5.5. Change The Structure of Swap Contracts. 9.5.6. Trading Volume Multiplier. 9.5.7. Implement a Trading Price Multiplier. 9.5.8. Combined Trading Price and Trading Volume Multiplier. 9.5.9. Index-Futures Trading-Volume Multiplier. 9.6. New Methods For Eliminating ETF Arbitrage. 9.6.1. Non-Disclosure Of Methodology Of Calculating ETF Portfolio Weights. 9.6.2. Eliminate “Popular Metrics” in Indices. 9.6.3. Dynamic Conditional Re-Balancing of The ETF. 9.6.4. There Should Not Be Any Exchange of the ETF’s Creation Units - the Creation and Redemption Processes for Traditional ETFs are Flawed 9.6.5. The Implicit Interest Rates for Shorting ETF Shares Should Be Increased. 9.6.6. “State Contingent” ETF Shares. 9.6.7. Volume-Contingent Dissolution of ETFs. 9.6.8. Index Futures–Contingent Dissolution or Re-Creation of ETF. 9.6.9. Money Supply Linked ETF. 9.7. The Economic Rationale for Making Index Arbitrage and ETF Arbitrage Illegal; and New Theories of Liability Against Perpetrators of Index Arbitrage and ETF Arbitrage. 9.8. Conclusion. Chapter 10. Eliciting Investors’ Preferences: Some New Index-Calculation Methods and their Mathematical Properties. 10.1. Existing Literature. 10.2. Investor Preferences, Transferable Utilities and Optimal Conditions for Indices. 10.3. New Index Calculation/Weighting Methods. 10.3.1. Broad Market Index-1™. 10.3.2. Broad Market Index-2™. 10.3.3. Broad Market Index-3™. 10.3.4. Broad Market Index-4™. 10.3.5. Broad Market Index-5™. 10.3.6. Broad Market Index-6™. 10.3.7. Broad Market Index-7™. 10.3.8. Broad Market Index-8™. 10.3.9. Broad Market Index-9™. 10.3.10. Broad Market Index-10™. 10.3.11. Broad Market Index-11™. 10.3.12. Broad Market Index-12™. 10.3.13. Broad Market Index-13™. 10.3.14. Broad Market Index-14™. 10.3.15. Broad Market Index-15™. 10.3.16. Broad Market Index-16™. 10.3.17. Broad Market Index-17™. 10.3.18. Broad Market Index-18™. 10.3.19. Broad Market Index-19™. 10.3.20. Broad Market Index-20™. 10.3.21. Broad Market Index-21™. 10.3.22. Broad Market Index-22™. 10.3.23. Broad Market Index-23™. 10.3.24. Broad Market Index-24™. 10.3.25. Broad Market Index-25™. 10.3.26. Broad Market Index-26™. 10.3.27. Broad Market Index-27™. 10.3.28. Broad Market Index-28™. 10.3.29. Broad Market Index-29™. 10.3.30. Factor Index-1 (Operational Risk). 10.3.31. Factor Index-2: Value. 10.3.32. Factor Index-3: Value. 10.4. Conclusion. Chapter 11. Stock-Indices and Strategic Alliances Invalidate Third-Generation Prospect Theory, Related Approaches and Intertemporal Asset Pricing Theory: HCI and Three New Decision Models. 11.1. Existing Literature. 11.2. Risk-Adjusted Indices (RAIs) and Traditional Stock Indices in China and the US as Evidence of the Invalidity of Prospect Theory, Cumulative Prospect Theory, Third-Generation Prospect Theory and Related Approaches. 11.3. RAIs, Fundamental Indices and Game Theory. 11.4. RAIs and Options Based Indices (OIs) Can Cause Systemic Risk. 11.5. Errors in Some Studies Of CPT/PT/PT3 in the Context of Financial Decisions. 11.6. The Invalidity Of PT/CPT/PT3 and Related Approaches. 11.7. PT-Portfolios, CPT-Portfolios and PT3 Portfolios (and Related Portfolios) Can Cause Substantial Systemic-Risk/Contagion and Financial Instability. 11.8. Intertemporal Strategic Alliances (ITSA) and Joint Ventures (ITJV) as Elements Of Regulation; and as Evidence of the Invalidity of the Intertemporal Asset Pricing Models. 11.9. RAIs, Fundamental Indices and Options-Based Indices as Asset Pricing Models That Contravene Most Theories of Intertemporal Asset Pricing. 11.10. Three New Models of Decision-Making That Are Derived From the Structure of Indices and Associated Investor Preferences. 11.10.1. The MN Type-I Decision Model. 11.10.2. The MN Type-II Decision Model. 11.10.3. The MN Type-III Decision Model. 11.11. Conclusion. Chapter 12. Economic Policy and “Popular-Index Ecosystems”: Managerial Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction, Corporate Governance and Risk Effects. 12.1. Introduction. 12.2. Existing Literature. 12.3. The Popular-Index Ecosystems Increase Systemic Risk and Financial Instability; and are a New Form of Un-documented/Informal Multi-Party Anti-Compliance Strategic Alliance. 12.3.1. The Popular-Index Ecosystems increase Systemic Risk and Financial Instability. 12.3.2. Increased “Herding” Behavior. 12.3.3. Over-Investment in Popular-Indices, and the Resulting Under-Investment in Other Companies Around the World; and Increased Systemic Risk and Financial Instability. 12.4. Characterization of The Popular-Index Ecosystems. 12.4.1. Operational Contagion and Corporate Governance Contagion. 12.4.2. Prioritization of Stakeholders. 12.4.3. Self-Propagation. 12.4.4. Self-replication. 12.4.5. Short term focus. 12.4.6. Super-Additive Group Information Dominance Theory. 12.4.7. Information Chain Alliance Volatility Theory. 12.4.8. Information-Chain Execution Gaps Theory. 12.4.9. Information Production Capabilities. 12.4.10. Low Merger Activity. 12.4.11. Under-Investment in technology Portfolios. 12.4.12. Share Repurchases. 12.4.13. Exploration and “Exploitation Activities”. 12.4.14. Congruence Between Corporate Strategies And Financial Management. 12.4.15. Un-Intended Wealth Transfers. 12.4.16. Managerial Entrenchment. 12.5. Other Problems Inherent in the Popular-Index Ecosystems. 12.5.1. The Possible Effects of the Popular-Index Ecosystems On Organizational Behavior and Group Decisions. 12.5.1.1. Inclusion Pressure. 12.5.1.2. Deletion Pressure. 12.5.1.3. Corporate Governance Contagion. 12.5.1.4. Human Capital Contagion. 12.5.1.5. Excessive Managerial Risk-Taking. 12.5.1.6. Distorted Incentives. 12.5.1.7. Aggregate Super-Additivity. 12.5.1.8. Managers’ Homomorphic Utility Functions. 12.5.1.9. Asymmetric Risk Reactions. 12.5.1.10. Contingent Renegotiation-Proofness. 12.5.1.11. Sequential Bargaining. 12.5.1.12. The Cumulative Non-Separability of aggregated managers’ utility-functions. 12.5.1.13. The “Long-Memory” component of managers’ capital allocation decisions. 12.5.1.14. Contingent Aggregate Rationality of Managers. 12.5.1.15. Managerial Manipulation. 12.5.2.16. Preference Matching. 12.5.2.17. Substitutability of Managers. 12.5.1.18. Substitutability of Managerial Compensation. 12.5.1.19. Managers’ Willingness to Accept Losses (WTAL). 12.5.1.20. Self-Insurance. 12.5.1.21. The Monotonicity of Managerial “Compliance Functions”. 12.6. Earnings Management, Incentive-Effects Management and Asset-Quality Management Within Popular-Index Companies; and the Manipulation of their Cash and Cash-Equivalents, and the Associated Stock-Price Crash-Risk. 12.6.1. Significant Tax-Evasion by Fortune-500 Companies. 12.6.2. The Periodic Changes in the Cash Balances and Cash-Equivalents of S&P-500 Companies Didn’t Match Changes in their Real Earnings. 12.6.3. Many S&P 500 Companies Didn’t Provide Adequate Disclosure About Their Accelerated Share Repurchase Program (ASR) and ASRs Are,or May Be Illegal. 12.6.4. Many S&P 500 Companies Didn’t Provide Sufficient Disclosures About Their Dividend Equivalent Rights (“DERs”); and DERs are or Maybe Illegal. 12.6.5. Option-Grant Backdating. 12.6.6. Earnings Management and Asset-Quality Management by Other Popular-Index Companies In Europe, Asia And Latin-America During 2000-2017. 12.7. Human Behavior Issues. 12.7.1. Evidence; And Theories of Corporate Governance and Organizational Psychology. 12.7.1.1. Standardization Illusions Bias. 12.7.1.2. Risk-Horizon Contingent Cognition Theory (Group Cognition Dissonance). 12.7.1.3. Uniformity Inertia Bias. 12.7.1.4. Incentive Neutrality Theory. 12.7.1.5. Salary & Tenure Neutrality Theory. 12.7.1.6. Reversibility Theory. 12.7.1.7. The Dynamic Reference-Points Bias. 12.7.1.8. Temporal Disassociation Theory and Temporal Cohesion Theory. 12.7.1.9. Sub-Additive Group-Regret And Super-Additive Group-Regret. 12.7.1.10. Preference For Declining Or Constant Returns To Losses. 12.7.1.11. Event Driven Over-dependence Theory. 12.7.1.12. High Error-Sensitivity And Negative-Information Sensitivity Theory. 12.7.1.13. Knowledge-mediated Splits Theory. 12.7.1.14. Time-Consistent Preferences Bias. 12.7.1.15. Willingness To Accept Losses (WTAL). 12.7.1.16. Disappointment Aversion. 12.7.1.17. Framing Effects and or Static Risk Management. 12.7.1.18. Coalition Formation Synthesis Theory. 12.7.1.19. Sub-Additive Loss Internalization Theory. 12.7.1.20. Selective Risk Tolerance Theory. 12.7.1.21. Complex “higher-order behaviors”. 12.7.1.22. Corporate Governance Statutes And Corporations’ Strategies/Mechanisms/Alliances As Non-Public Goods (that may be created, diminished or amplified by Political Influence And Lobbying). 12.7.1.23. Enforcement Leakages. 12.7.1.24. The Sub-optimal Investment Theory. 12.7.1.25. Strategy Permeation Deficits Theory. 12.7.1.26. Deadweight Losses. 12.7.1.27. Entrenchment. 12.7.1.28. Selective Concern for Social Welfare. 12.7.1.29. The Policy-Dampening Alliance Theory. 12.7.1.30. The Dynamic Coordination-Gaps Theory. 12.7.1.31. Resource Allocation Efficiency Deficits. 12.7.1.32. The Sub-optimally Exercised Time-Varying Asymmetric Power Theory. 12.7.1.33. Regulatory Failure (that may be caused or amplified by Political Influence and Lobbying). 12.8. Conclusion. Chapter 13. Conclusion: Implications for Decision Theory, Enforcement, Financial Stability and Systemic Risk. 13.1. Misrepresentation and Implications for Legislation and Enforcement. 13.2. Implications for Decision Theory (Cumulative Prospect Theory and Third-Generation-Prospect-Theory (PT3)). 13.3. Implications for Game Theory. 13.4. Implications of Indices and Index Funds for Nonlinear Systemic Risk and Nonlinear Financial Instability. 13.5. Implications of ETFs for Nonlinear Systemic Risk and Nonlinear Financial Instability. Chapter 14. Bibliography.

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Its clear and concise language makes it a valuable asset for both students and practitioners alike. Anyone embarking on an analysis of finance and financial markets against the backdrop of recent and ongoing crises and regulatory responses should resort to this comprehensive yet to-the-point book'. Michael Koetter, Professor of Banking and Finance, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Frankfurt, Germany 'We are limited as to how many books we can read, but we do have the privilege of the right choice. Presenting the vocational aspects of modern financial markets, without sacrificing academic rigour is an art that most aim to strike. When this is combined with a very insightful way of the mechanics of global finance, then this becomes a masterpiece that everyone should read. This is what the latest edition of the book An Introduction to Global Financial Markets is all about'. Sotiris K. Staikouras, Cass Business School, City University London, UK 'I welcome this well-revised edition of this highly successful book. Its authors combine world-class scholarship with the highest level of real-world knowledge and experience. Their book not surprisingly therefore continues to be a most reliable guide for students that dare to venture into the bewildering (and at times bewitching) landscape of global financial markets'. Steven Ongena, Professor of Banking, University of Zurich, Swiss Finance Institute, Switzerland and CEPR, UK 'This is an excellent introductory text, full of information, written with great clarity and in a style that will make it readily accessible and understandable for students'. Graham Partington, Chair of the Finance Discipline, University of Sydney, Australia 'The eighth edition of An Introduction to Global Financial Markets is a must-read for those beginning to study finance and an essential reference for advanced students of the topic. The coverage of the recent financial crisis is fantastic and provides a thorough update of all the data, markets, institutions and financial instruments that played a role in the crisis'. Allen N. Berger, H. Montague Osteen, Jr., Professor in Banking and Finance, Carolina Distinguished Professor, Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, US 'The new edition of Valdez and Molyneux's book An Introduction to Global Financial Markets is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the functioning of banking and financial sectors. The eighth edition offers another substantial update, making the discussion of current topics really up to date and useful to understand the momentous changes in banking and financial markets. I highly recommend it'. Barbara Casu, Reader in Banking, Cass Business School, City University London, UK 'This updated edition remains essential reading for anyone studying how global financial markets operate and, more importantly, looking for insights as to how they may work in the future. An indispensable resource for all finance professionals'. Simon Thompson, Chief Executive, Chartered Banker Institute, UK 'Having taught courses on financial markets and institutions over the last 15 years, this book has become the perfect tool to provide an attractive and updated picture of nowadays' financial system structure and challenges not only to students but also for practitioners and all readers interested in knowing more about the financial side of the world. It is a fascinating and thoroughly readable guide'. Francisco Rodriguez-Fernandez, Professor of Economics and Finance, University of Granada, Spain 'Valdez and Molyneux provide a comprehensive and accessible analysis of the evolution of global financial markets. Through careful use of background references and data, the authors provide an extensive coverage of historical and recent events and the resultant impact on the global financial system. This book is essential reading for those wishing to get to grips with the structure and workings of the modern financial system'. John O.S. Wilson, Professor of Banking & Finance and Director for the Centre of Responsible Banking & Finance, University of St Andrews, UKTable of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION 1. The Money Merry-go-round PART II: BANKING 2. Banking Background 3. The Role of the Central Bank 4. Commercial Banking 5. Investment Banking 6. Regulation PART III: SECURITIES MARKETS AND INVESTMENT COMPANIES 7. The Money and Bond Markets 8. Equity Markets 9. Hedge Funds and Private Equity PART IV: FINANCIAL CRISIS 10. Financial Crisis PART V: FOREIGN EXCHANGE, EUROPE AND THE EUROZONE 11. Foreign Exchange 12. Europe and the Eurozone PART VI: DERIVATIVE PRODUCTS 13. Traded Options 14. Financial Futures 15. Other Derivative Products PART VII: Emerging and Growth-leading Economies (EAGLEs) 16. Emerging and Growth-leading Economies (EAGLEs) PART VIII: TRENDS IN THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS 17. Key Trends Glossary Index.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresIntroductionChapter 1: Globalization: A Cautionary TaleChapter 2: The Globalization ProcessChapter 3: The Impact of National Institutions on GlobalizationChapter 4: Political Institutions and GlobalizationChapter 5: Economic Institutions and GlobalizationChapter 6: How Cultural Institutions Impact GlobalizationChapter 7: Using Global Acumen to Account for RiskChapter 8: Global Acumen in PracticeChapter 9: Using Global Acumen in Other ContextsChapter 10: The End of the Beginning for Global AcumenBibliographyTrade Review“Book’s ten brief chapters provide an excellent and expansive introduction, resource guide, and practical approach to the impact that globalization will have on an institution’s organizational leadership and managerial expertise as well as a unique insight and clarity into the prerequisites, both tangible and intangible, of a successful global expansion. … any organization interested in global marketing, this book is an important reference to managing the complexities of a successful integrated global presence. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.” (S. R. Kahn, Choice, Vol. 54 (4), December, 2016)Robert Salomon introduces the reader to concepts such as 'Institutional Distance' in order to highlight the complexities and concern points that managers should contemplate before committing to global expansion projects. In the process, Robert puts considerable 'Intellectual Distance' between himself and so many other books that tend to oversimplify globalization. Global Vision is a must read for any manager with globalization responsibilities.' —Brian O'Malley, CEO, Domino Foods, Inc., ASR Group'Global Vision is a must read for anyone interested in successfully navigating the complexities of globalization.' —Vijay Govindarajan, Coxe Distinguished Professor, Tuck School of Bsuiness, Dartmouth College and Marvin Bower Fellow, Harvard Business School'In Global Vision, Robert Salomon has constructed a required playbook for a company of any size before it expands into a new territory. I'm delighted to have Global Vision as a resource I can continue to tap into.' —Marc Cimino, COO, Universal Music Publishing Group"Global Vision is an insightful discussion of the tangible and intangible factors that must be understood before any business entity attempts to expand globally. Salomon provides an important straightforward recipe to help get it right!' –Barry Alperin, Former COO and Vice Chairman, Hasbro; Director at Several Large, Publicly-traded Multinationals'Global Vision focuses on the centrality of national institutions - political, economic, and cultural - in facilitating or constraining a company's global expansion. This unique strength of the book also makes it a must read for corporate leaders charged with designing and managing a firm's global strategy.' —Anil K. Gupta, Michael Dingman Chair in Strategy and Globalization, Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland, and Co-author, The Quest for Global Dominance and Getting China and India Right. 'A must read for anyone contemplating cross-border transactions. Robert Salomon has highlighted the myriad of pitfalls that CEOs forget in their eagerness to expand their markets around the world. Large and small corporations become oblivious to the real risks of globalization. Understanding the mistakes made by these corporations is sobering…and avoidable. This book is a checklist on how to avoid those pitfalls and properly evaluate risk.' —Stanley P. Gold, Chairman, Shamrock Holdings, Inc.'Global Vision is a must read manual for any company considering international expansion. I wish that I had read it long ago, as it would have helped our company avoid many of the costly mistakes that we experienced along the way.' —Leonard S. Marcovitch, President and CEO, White Wave Sportswear, Inc., and Harvard MBA'It's one of the best kept secrets of multinationals — and one of the most distressing realities that they face each day — but most companies are unable to drive profits out of globalization. In his eye-opening book, Robert Salomon convincingly and compellingly reveals the serious shortcomings of globalization and what companies need to do to overcome them. All business executives should take note.' —Jeffrey Rothfeder, veteran business journalist and Author of Driving Honda: Inside the World's Most Innovative Car CompanyTable of ContentsTable of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresIntroductionChapter 1: Globalization: A Cautionary TaleChapter 2: The Globalization ProcessChapter 3: The Impact of National Institutions on GlobalizationChapter 4: Political Institutions and GlobalizationChapter 5: Economic Institutions and GlobalizationChapter 6: How Cultural Institutions Impact GlobalizationChapter 7: Using Global Acumen to Account for RiskChapter 8: Global Acumen in PracticeChapter 9: Using Global Acumen in Other ContextsChapter 10: The End of the Beginning for Global AcumenBibliography

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Book SynopsisAccessible and lively introduction to the management of cross-cultural communication for undergraduate and postgraduate business students. Drawing on the latest research and incorporating the author''s own extensive experience of working in different cultural settings, it addresses the core theory and practice. An essential course companion.Trade ReviewPraise for the first edition: 'This is a well-researched, comprehensive and perceptive review of key issues in cross-cultural management. Engagingly written from a qualitative perspective while still taking in the major quantitative scholars, this book is a useful discussion of the origins and consequences of cross-cultural differences. I would recommend this book to any student of cross-cultural management, or any lecturer looking for a good textbook for an international human resource management course.'- Dr. Fiona Moore, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK 'Maude has produced a well-written, helpfully organized and practical guide to the multiple challenges of managing cross-cultural communication that skilfully makes the reader aware of the key ideas and issues which need to be grasped in order to function effectively in the modern business environment. His book represents a fresh and engaging approach to its subject and as such deserves to be one of the first ports of call for any student of international business who wishes to come to grips with the cross-cultural dimension of business.' - Professor David Head, Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law, University of Lincoln, UK 'This is the type of book I wish I had when I was beginning my work as a trainer and consultant. This is an exceptionally well-researched and comprehensive review of all you need to know about intercultural communication. And done in a serious and readable manner.' - Patrick Schmidt, DialoginTable of ContentsPreface PART I: PRINCIPLES 1. What is culture? 2. Language matters 3. Nonverbal aspects of cross-cultural communication 4. Prejudice and stereotypes 5. Cultural values in business and society PART II: PRACTICE 6. Communicating across cultural difference 7. Managing and working in multicultural teams 8. Interracial interactions 9. Expatriate performance 10. Cross-cultural meetings and negotiations 11. Cross-cultural interviews and selection 12. Cross-cultural adjustment 13. Developing cross-cultural skills Appendix: Power of social networks Books for further study Index.

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Book SynopsisThis two volume book presents an in-depth analysis of many of the most important issues facing today's shipping and port sectors. Volume 1 of Dynamic Shipping and Port Development in the Globalized Economy focuses on the application of theory to practice in Maritime Logistics.Table of Contents1. Introduction; Paul Tae-Woo Lee and Kevin Cullinane 2. Strategy of a Transshipment Hub: The Case of Singapore Port; Jasmine Siu Lee Lam 3. China's Growing Engagement in Emerging Maritime Logistics Market in Africa; Paul Tae-Woo Lee 4. Green Shipping and Port; Young-Tae Chang 5. Applying Game Theoretic Models to Port Policies; Koichiro Tezuka and Masahiro Ishii 6. Towards Robust Management of Maritime Risk and Security; Zaili Yang, Jin Wang and Adolf K.Y. Ng 7. Choice of Financing and Governance Structures in Transport Industry: Theory and Practice; Stephen X.H. Gong, Michael Firth and Kevin Cullinane 8. Private Finance in Port Investment: The South Pacific Islands; Francesca R. Medda and Simone Caschili 9. Proposing New Concepts of Economies of Flow, Connexion, and Fusion Technology in Maritime Logistics; Paul Tae-Woo Lee and Tsung-Chen Lee

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFinance and Financial Markets provides an excellent and concise overview of the topic that I have found very useful for finance courses at all levels, including MBA teaching. * Jens Hagendorff, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK *I would definitely recommend this textbook for undergraduate level. It takes students on a journey into the world of financial markets, from traditional concepts to innovations. Comprehensive and well exemplified, current trends are introduced, such as Bitcoin and Islamic finance. Attractive and accessible for readers, this new edition is the type of book that you want for raising students’ awareness about important lessons and issues. * Catherine Lions, Umeå University, Sweden *Finance & Financial Markets provides an up-to-date and authoritative analysis of the way financial markets work. The book not only studies the main pillars that define modern finance theory but also goes a step further by discussing the world of financial derivatives, valuation and role in shaping current financial markets. * Jose Olmo, University of Southampton, UK *This excellent 4th edition continues to provide an accessible introduction to the principles of finance and financial markets and applies this knowledge to an array of problems. It covers the important financial markets and there is also emphasis on financial innovation and financial regulation in order to explain how the latter impacts financial institutions and markets. The book is written in a lively manner to incorporate real world events into the discussion which should be invaluable to students seeking an up-to-date and lucid understanding of finance and financial markets. * Everton Dockery, University of Portsmouth, UK *A must-read, reader-friendly textbook for anyone interested in the world of finance. It is a superb, up-to-date overview of financial markets and instruments. The new revised edition includes new, very interesting case studies, such as the Libor and the Forex rigging scandals and uses up-to-date data. Providing a unique combination of rigour, numerical illustrations and real world examples, means that the new edition will undoubtedly maintain its market leadership position. * Dimitrios Asteriou, Oxford Brookes University, UK *Table of Contents1. The World of Finance 2. Financial Intermediation and Financial Markets 3. Financial Institutions 4. Monetary Policy and Interest Rate Determination 5. Domestic and International Money Markets 6. The Domestic and International Bond Market 7. Portfolio Analysis: Risk and Return in Financial Markets 8. The Capital Asset Pricing Model 9. Stockmarkets and Equities 10. The Efficiency of Financial Markets 11. The Foreign Exchange Market 12. Theories of Exchange Rate Determination 13. Financial Futures 14. Options 15. Option Pricing 16. Swap Markets 17. Financial Innovation and the Credit Crunch 18. Regulation of the Financial Sector.

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Book SynopsisJawad Syed is Dean and Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Suleman Dawood School of Business, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan. Jawad was previously Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Diversity Management at the University of Huddersfield, UK.Robin Kramar is Professor of Human Resource Management at the Australian Catholic University, Australia. Robin conducts leadership work as Chair of the HR and Professional Experience Discipline, and she is responsible for accreditation and ensuring quality in the University's HRM programs.Trade ReviewAn excellent revised edition of a successful core text which features a truly global orientation, and a critical approach to HRM theory and practice. The authors take a non-western-centric approach and encourage students to question underlying assumptions about management. * Adrian Wilkinson, Griffith University, Australia *In the last few decades an increasing number of books on international HRM have been published. Among these publications this book stands out through the way in which it explores dominant concepts from the HRM literature, linking them with other literature, like on institutional theory, industrial relations and employee participation. The critical approach makes it stand out, especially when compared with more mainstream thinking on Strategic HRM. Global developments are looked at without the typical Euro-US angle - providing fresh ideas from other regions of the world like Australia. There are also many excellent cases suitable for various levels of teaching international HRM and employment relations. * Ulke Veersma, University of Greenwich, UK *This book provides a superb introduction to HRM in the 21st century, and in a global context. The topics are located in the present era; they update methodologies and offer original and actionable ways forward for a subject that is in danger of being hijacked by recycled insights. * Raza Mir, William Paterson University, USA *Table of ContentsPART ONE-THE HRM ARENA Chapter 1 – Context-Specific Human Resource Management Chapter 2 – A Critical Perspective on Strategic Human Resource Management PART TWO- HRM IN PRACTICE Chapter 3 – HRM in MNCs Chapter 4 – Diversity Management in a Global Context Chapter 5 – HRM, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Chapter 6 – Human Resource Planning Chapter 7 – Job and Work Design Chapter 8 – Recruitment and Selection Chapter 9 – Performance Management Chapter 10 – Reward Management Chapter 11 – Training, Development and Learning PART THREE- CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HRM Chapter 12 – Talent Management Chapter 13 – International Assignments Chapter 14 – HRM, Productivity and Employee Involvement Chapter 15 – Work-Life Balance in the 21st Century Chapter 16 – Managing Global and Migrant Workers Chapter 17 – Sustainable HRM.

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Book SynopsisAs an initial attempt to understand innovation in fashion, this volume focuses on product innovations, realizing that this industry is truly an innovative sector in which diverse technologies, science, art, and tradition have been merged, synthesized, and utilized to solve the needs and concerns of the end-users.Table of Contents1. Product Innovation: Core to Continued Success2. Stone Island: Product Innovation and Market Positioning as Drivers of Value Creation3. The Geox: The Shoe that Breathes4. Nike: An Innovation Journey5. Repetto, A Paris-Based Craft Enterprise Growing into a Global Brand: Design-Driven Innovation and Meaning Strategy

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWith new material on neuroeconomics, as well as applications to current political and economic developments such as Brexit in the UK and polarization in the US, the third edition of An Introduction to Behavioral Economics expands, and brings up to date, this superb introduction to the field of behavioral economics. With their unique and interesting perspective, and engaging writing, the authors help readers share in the excitement of those currently working in the field. * George Loewenstein, Carnegie Mellon University, USA *An Introduction to Behavioral Economics, by Nick Wilkinson and Matthias Klaes, is an excellent introduction to behavioural economics from the perspective of economic psychology and the determinants of choice behaviour, building on the tradition established by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. Moreover, Wilkinson and Klaes present behavioural economics in the context of economic theory thereby linking behavioural economic insights with contemporary economic theory. They also pay some attention to the sociology of choice which further enriches their presentation and insights. This is definitely a book that should be read by anyone interested in behavioural economics. * Morris Altman, The University of Newcastle, Australia *A thoroughly updated third edition of this popular textbook which covers cutting-edge behavioural economics in a pleasingly engaging style. Students will appreciate the structure of chapters: after the Introduction to the field section, including the nature of behavioural economics and methodology, the Foundations section provides the fundamental groundwork, followed by Intertemporal Choice, and then Strategic Interaction, including game theory and social preferences, before the Conclusion ties everything together and considers the future of the field. Mathematics is used sparingly, and there are thoughtful pedagogic features that will aid learning. The breadth of coverage is impressive, ranging from evolutionary approaches, biology and neuroeconomics, to recent political events in the UK (Brexit) and elsewhere (e.g., the election of Donald Trump in the USA). This excellent textbook should inform and inspire students. * Philip J. Corr, City, University of London, UK *The third edition provides a superbly accessible introduction to behavioural economics, whilst ensuring a detailed examination of the theories and research studies underpinning them. The text remains at the forefront of theoretical development, whilst providing topical and engaging applications to hold students’ attention. * Piers Thompson, Nottingham Trent University, UK *This new edition of Wilkinson and Klaes’ excellent text is most welcome given my students’ very positive appraisal of the previous edition. The book’s strengths are its comprehensiveness, open approach to the issues behavioral economics raises, and methodology emphasis. Strongly recommended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. * John B. Davis, Marquette University, USA, and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands *By now An Introduction to Behavioral Economics is firmly established in the field of behavioral economics. It continues to be a premier textbook despite the recent appearance of several competitors. The academic rigor and depth of coverage are unmatched. It is also an invaluable reference for which you will reach again and again. The reader will particularly appreciate the discussions of the bridges between behavioral economics, experimental economics, neuroeconomics, and psychology. Concise and comprehensive, a-must-have for any behavioral economics scholar. * Natalia V. Czap, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA *Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Nature of Behavioral Economics 2. Methodology PART II: FOUNDATIONS 3. Values, Preferences and Choices 4. Beliefs and Expectations 5. Decision-making under Risk and Uncertainty 6. Mental Accounting PART III: INTERTEMPORAL CHOICE 7. The Discounted Utility Model 8. Alternative Intertemporal Choice Models PART IV: STRATEGIC INTERACTION 9. Behavioral Game Theory 10. Social Preferences PART V: CONCLUSION 11. Behavioral Economics: Summary and Outlook.

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Book SynopsisDavid Barnes is Head of the Department of Business Information Management and Operations at the University of Westminster Business School in London, UK. Previously, he has held lecturer posts at Royal Holloway University of London, the Open University and Thames Valley University, and has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Prior to academia, he worked for 14 years in the process plant and building products industries in both engineering and line management positions.Trade ReviewDavid Barnes is a brilliant writer. His book sparks curiosity through its broad coverage of operations management - all the way from classical management models to up-to-date managerial challenges. The text is vivid, informative and critical. In combination with the digital resources, it all provides an excellent platform for learning. * Ludvig Lindlöf, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden *This textbook will revitalize my approach to research and teaching. It offers a comprehensive and objective look at key topics from an international standpoint. With his inspirational and innovative case-based approach, David Barnes provides a fresh perspective on operations management. My students will undoubtedly have a faster and better learning curve with this original new textbook. * Kjeld Nielsen, Aalborg University, Denmark *David Barnes has captured the international flavour of the contemporary challenges faced by many global enterprises. The text integrates core international business concepts with operations management principles while bringing topics to life using a range of case studies. * Lincoln Wood, University of Otago, New Zealand *Suitable for a first course in operations management at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, this textbook addresses a gap in the literature by considering issues from an international perspective. It clarifies the concepts, reviews tools and applications, and ends with an examination of new trends. * Juan Carlos Fernandez de Arroyabe, University of Essex, UK *Table of ContentsPART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 1.Operations Management 2.Operations Performance 3.Operations Strategy PART TWO: STRUCTURAL ISSUES 4.Facilities 5. Capacity 6.Process Design and Technology 7.The Supply Network PART THREE: INFRASTRUCTURAL ISSUES 8.Planning and Control 9.Inventory Management 10.Lean Operations 11.Quality Management 12.People in Operations Management 13.Risk, Resilience and Recovery 14.Operations Improvement 15.Innovation in Operations Management PART FOUR: THE FUTURE OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 16.Emerging Challenges in Operations.

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Book SynopsisTerry Hill is Emeritus Fellow at the University of Oxford and an Affiliate Professor at Ohio State University and Milan Polytechnic. He is a leading international figure in the field of operations management and operations strategy. Terry spent many years in operations management and continues to work as a consultant. Alex Hill is Principal Lecturer at Kingston University and Associate Fellow at the University of Oxford. Prior to moving into university education, he worked extensively in industry and researches and consults in a wide range of service and manufacturing organisations.Trade ReviewThis textbook fills a gap in the range of books on operations management. It is not only a book suitable for a single course at business schools, but it can also be used at technical universities and the large amount of small and large cases, as well as the extensive suggestions for further reading, makes it possible to go deeper into this very large field. * Dr Mats Winroth, Chalmers University of Technology and Jönköping University, Sweden *Essential Operations Management tells the story of operations—for both products and services—in an appealing way suitable for introductory operations management classes. The text does a great job of building operational concepts from the ground up: starting with basic ideas, moving through some simple tools for design, planning and scheduling, and leaving the reader with ideas to improve operations. Each chapter is cleverly punctuated with case studies on timely themes that will interest students and promote engaging in-class discussions. * Dr Jordan Srour, Lebanese American University, Lebanon *Still the one to beat in terms of exposition, elucidation, analysis and explanation of the essentials of operations management. It’s now pedagogically even more useful due to better integration with its companion website. * Tuan Yu, University of Kent, UK *Table of ContentsPART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 Managing Operations 2 Operations Strategy PART TWO: DESIGNING AND DELIVERING SERVICES AND PRODUCTIONS 3 Designing Services and Products 4 Delivering Services 5 Making Products 6 Location and Layout PART THREE: MANAGING OPERATIONS 7 Managing Capacity 8 Scheduling and Executing Operations 9 Managing Inventory 10 Managing Quality 11 Managing the Supply Chain PART FOUR: IMPROVING OPERATIONS 12 Improving operations.

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Book Synopsis1. On Borrowed Time2. The Roots of the Circular Economy3. Gaining the Circular Advantage4. Circular Supply-Chain: ' 'Right from the Start ' '5. Recovery & Recycling: Making History of Waste6. The Product Life-Extension Business Model: Products That Are Built to Last 7. The Sharing Platform Business Model: Sweating Idle Assets8. The Product as a Service Business Model: Performance over Ownership9. Circular Business Models: Evaluation, Enablers and Ecosystems 10. Driving the Technology & Digital Edge in Circular Advantage: Ten Transformational Plays 11. Five Circular Capabilities for Driving Value 12. The Power of Policy 13. Capturing the Advantage: Getting StartedTrade Review'As Waste to Wealth shows with case studies of leading companies across industries, the circular economy model works increasingly well for our customers and for us. You have to shed your old habits and put in the initial effort to change, but it makes so much sense. We can engineer products for a longer usage, we can recoup the residual value once the economic life is over. The customer is foremost interested in the benefit of our products, so why not only sell them the benefit as a service, while we retain ownership and operate the technology. And what about you?' - Frans van Houten, CEO, Royal Philips 'Circular economy, circular responsibility, circular advantage. So simple, yet so powerful. This book is a practical contribution to future-proof your business models in an increasingly resource-constrained world. Not hard to see that in the age of transparency, citizens of this world will demand this from all companies seeking a license to operate. Time to get on with it.' - Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever 'We need to face it: in order to make our economic system really sustainable, it is inevitable that we redesign it. This book shows the steps we can make. We will need to switch from a Linear to a Circular Economy. This means much more than recycling. The Circular Economy is about new ways of creating value via innovation and new business models.' - Feike Sijbesma, CEO, Royal DSM 'Waste to Wealth captures the spirit of one of today's most significant business trends: the circular economy. Lacy and Rutqvist approach the topic in a straightforward and practical manner, underlining that the linear take-make-waste model is (or should be) on its way towards extinction. They clearly set out the need to unleash the true value and potential of materials, whether in their beginning-of-life, utilization, or end-of-initial-life phases. This approach has also inspired our work in the Carlsberg Circular Community, and I believe that any company pursuing sustainable growth can find valuable inspiration in this book.' - Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen, President & CEO, Carlsberg 'We already use more resources than the planet is capable of regenerating so we have to find ways to utilize less energy, water, materials, and resources in general. In the chemical industry we are searching for ways to close product life cycles, whether at the outset (by using renewable sources), or at the end (by using recyclable materials). We need radical innovation to develop new technologies and new business models. The circular economy is part of the solution and this book will help us to take another step in the right direction.' - Carlos Fadigas, CEO, BraskemTable of Contents1. On Borrowed Time2. The Roots of the Circular Economy3. Gaining the Circular Advantage4. Circular Supply-Chain: ' 'Right from the Start ' '5. Recovery & Recycling: Making History of Waste6. The Product Life-Extension Business Model: Products That Are Built to Last 7. The Sharing Platform Business Model: Sweating Idle Assets8. The Product as a Service Business Model: Performance over Ownership9. Circular Business Models: Evaluation, Enablers and Ecosystems 10. Driving the Technology & Digital Edge in Circular Advantage: Ten Transformational Plays 11. Five Circular Capabilities for Driving Value 12. The Power of Policy 13. Capturing the Advantage: Getting Started

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Book SynopsisThis second edition explores how money 'works' in the modern economy and synthesises the key principles of Modern Money Theory, exploring macro accounting, currency regimes and exchange rates in both the USA and developing nations.Trade Review'This book paves the way for another revolution in macroeconomics. Wray shows us how an economy with modern money works and, more importantly, how it can be used to lift us to a more prosperous tomorrow.' Stephanie Kelton, University of Missouri-Kansas City 'Wray debunks so many of the destructive beliefs that have contributed to our current economic and social malaise. This is a primer that should not only become mandatory reading for students of economics, but any policy maker who truly wants to deal with the grave disasters engendered from years of 'reading from the wrong playbook'.' Marshall Auerback, Director of the Economists for Peace and Security (epsusa.org) and a research associate at the Levy InstituteTable of ContentsContents List Of Illustrations Preface Box: Definitions Introduction The Basics Of Modern Money Theory 1. The Basics Of Macroeconomic Accounting 1.1.The Basics Of Accounting For Stocks And Flows 1.2.MMT, Sectoral Balances, And Behavior 1.3. Stocks, Flows, And Balance Sheet: A Bathtub Analogy 1.4. Government Budget Deficits Are Largely Nondiscretionary: The Case Of The Great Recession Of 2007 1.5. Accounting For Real Versus Financial 1.6. Recent US Sectoral Balances: Goldilocks And The Global Crash 2. Spending By Issuer Of Domestic Currency 2.1. What Is A Sovereign Currency? 2.2. What Backs Up Currency And Why Would Anyone Accept It? 2.3. Taxes Drive Money 2.4. What If The Population Refuses To Accept The Domestic Currency? 2.5. Record Keeping In The The Money Of Account 2.6. Sovereign Currency And Monetizing Real Assets 2.7. Sustainability Conditions 3. The Domestic Monetary System: Banking And Central Banking 3.1. Ious Denominated In The National Currency 3.2. Clearing And The Pyramid Of Liabilities 3.3. Central Bank Operations In Crisis: Lender Of Last Resort 3.4. Balance Sheets Of Banks, Monetary Creation By Banks, And Interbank Settle-Ment 3.5. Exogenous Interest Rates And Quantitative Easing 3.6. The Technical Details Of Central Bank And Treasury Coordination: The Case Of The Fed 3.7. Treasury Debt Operations 3.8. Conclusions On Fed And Treasury Roles 4. Fiscal Operations In A Nation That Issues Its Own Currency 4.1. Introductory Principles 4.2. Effects Of Sovereign Government Budget Deficits On Saving, Reserves, And In-Terest Rates 4.3. Government Budget Deficits And The 'Two-Step' Process Of Saving 4.4. What If Foreigners Hold Government Bonds? 4.5. Currency Solvency And The Special Case Of The US Dollar 4.6. Sovereign Currency And Government Policy In The Open Economy 4.7. What About A Country That Adopts A Foreign Currency? 5. Tax Policy For Sovereign Nations 5.1. Why Do We Need Taxes? The MMT Perspective 5.2. What Are Taxes For? The MMT Approach 5.3. Taxes For Redistribution 5.4. Taxes And The Public Purpose 5.5. Tax Bads, Not Goods 5.6. Bad Taxes 6. Modern Money Theory And Alternative Exchange Rate Regimes 6.1.The Gold Standard And Fixed Exchange Rates 6.2. Floating Exchange Rates 6.3. Commodity Money Coins? Metalism Versus Nominalism, From Mesopotamia To Rome 6.4. Commodity Money Coins? Metalism Versus Nominalism, After Rome 6.5. Exchange Rate Regimes And Sovereign Defaults 6.6. The Euro: The Set-Up Of A Nonsovereign Currency 6.7. The Crisis Of The Euro 6.8. Endgame For The Euro? 6.9. Currency Regimes And Policy Space: Conclusion 7. Monetary And Fiscal Policy For Sovereign Currencies: What Should Government Do? 7.1. Just Because Government Can Afford To Spend Does Not Mean Government Ought To Spend 7.2. The 'Free' Market And The Public Purpose 7.3. Functional Finance 7.4. Functional Finance Versus The Government Budget Constraint 7.5. The Debate About Debt Limits (US Case) 7.6. A Budget Stance For Economic Stability And Growth 7.7. Functional Finance And Exchange Rate Regimes 7.8. Functional Finance And Developing Nations 7.9. Exports Are A Cost, Imports Are A Benefit: A Functional Finance Approach 8. Policy For Full Employment And Price Stability 8.1. Functional Finance And Full Employment 8.2. The JG/ELR For A Developing Nation 8.3. Program Manageability 8.4. The JG/ELR And Real World Experience 8.5. The JG And Inequality 8.6. Conclusions On Full Employment Policy 8.7. MMT For Austrians: Can A Libertarian Support The JG? 9. Inflation And Sovereign Currencies 9.1. Inflation And The Consumer Price Index 9.2. Alternative Explanations Of Hyperinflation 9.3. Real-World Hyperinflations 9.4. Conclusions On Hyperinflation 9.5. Conclusion: MMT And Policy 10. Conclusions: Modern Money Theory For Sovereign Currencies 10.1. MMT Got It Right: The Global Financial Crisis 10.2. MMT Got It Right: The Euro Crisis 10.3. Creastionism Versus Redemptionism: How A Money-Issuer Really Lends And Spends 10.4. Growing Recognition Of The Need For A Job Guarantee 10.5. MMT And External Constraints: To Fix Or To Float, That Is The Question 10.6. A Meme For Money Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a framework for a different type of profitable growth for multinational companies in emerging markets: "scaling the tail." This model focuses on specialized market niches, flanking particular segments and product-categories, developing deeply nuanced localization strategies, and installing supportive management systems.Trade Review"Creative, bold and contrarian. Scaling the Tail up-ends conventional wisdom about how to succeed in emerging markets and offers a fresh new formula for profitable growth." - Peter Williamson, Hon. Professor of International Management, University of Cambridge, UK "This book brilliantly explains the strategy and practice of 'profitable growth,' providing the details about its implementation and myriad examples from the emerging economies. No company can ignore its recommendations in this hyper-competitive environment." - Mauro F. Guillén, Zandman Professor and Director of the Lauder Institute at the Wharton School, USA "A timely sequel to Rough Diamonds: Park, Ungson, and Cosgrove have detailed a new roadmap for both multinationals and local stalwarts to compete more effectively in emerging markets. I highly recommend this book because these authors are the thought leaders for identifying what is happening in emerging markets, and they understand the dynamic nature of the emerging market environments." - Marjorie A. Lyles, President, Strategic Management Society and OneAmerica Chair Professor, Indiana University Kelley School of Business, USA "As a leader in global consumer goods industry, we have firsthand experience with the pressures of sustaining growth in an increasingly competitive global marketplaces. Scaling the Tail clearly illustrates the key strategies and actions that multinational firms can take to ensure that they are in the group of high-performers in emerging markets." - Ehab Abou Oaf, Asia Pacific President, Mars Chocolate "Timely . . . relevant . . . and engaging . . . Scaling the Tail will challenge well-weathered beliefs about emerging markets and present new requirements and templates for profitable growth." - Keun Hee Park, Vice Chairman, Samsung GroupTable of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Rethinking Conventional Models 3. Problematique 4. New Logics-Scaling the Tail 5. The Diagnostic 'P-E-C' Framework 6. Positioning Firms for Profitable Growth 7. Defining the Drivers of Profitable Growth 8. Co-Aligning Strategies with Management Systems 9. A Synthesis of Our Findings 10. Recommendations Appendices I. Participants In The Field Study II. Survey Questionnaire III. Survey Demographics IV. Analysis Of Foreign Firms In Asia: Consumer And Retailing Sectors Endnotes Bibliography Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisPaul Cairney is Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling, UK.Trade ReviewPaul Cairney has done the near impossible and made an outstanding textbook even better. The public policy landscape is always evolving and this second edition captures the new features, colours and dynamics in rich and vivid detail. It should be the go-to work for experienced scholars and students alike. * Allan McConnell, University of Sydney, Australia *The study and content of public policies are central elements of political science. This volume stands as the essential guide for students who seek to understand the forces that shape political decisions and the policy process. Cairney untangles and demystifies the complex business of policy-making by using theories to take us through the key dimensions of structure, agency , networks and ideas. Clearly written and full of theoretical and empirical insights from contemporary issues, I have no doubt this book will have a prominent place in policy scholars’ reading lists. * Claire A. Dunlop, University of Exeter, UK *Rarely does a policy textbook title match its content better. Understanding Public Policy provides an efficient introduction to complex policy theory that is accessible to new learners by demystifying (necessary) policy jargon through plain language and current examples. Cairney’s work incorporates the views of top scholars across the policy process literature and around the world. New learners and experienced readers will find the book a useful reference for understanding and researching public policy. * Chris Koski, Reed College, USA *Paul Cairney’s book is the essential work for any public policy course. It clearly maps out all the key theories, and is packed with definitions and examples based on the latest research. It also offers a crucial insight into how policy works, and what happens when theory meets reality. It is usable, lucid and very well written. * Ben Worthy, Birkbeck, University of London, UK *Understanding Public Policy does what is says on the tin. It allows students, social scientists and those involved in public policy to access, understand and apply the most important findings of contemporary theories and empirical studies of the policy process. Cairney also outlines extremely valuable suggestions for improving the dialogue between policy researchers, policy-makers and society at large. This volume can be read with different purposes: to rapidly metabolise an impressive amount of knowledge on how policies are made and change; to get inspiration for new research; and, finally, to shape policy. In each of these perspectives, Cairney’s volume delivers with crystal clear language, powerful narratives and a rich repertoire of examples. * Claudio Radaelli, University College London (UCL), UK *The value of Understanding Public Policy comes from the fact it is the only introductory text about public policy that properly locates the subject within the larger theories and ideas of political science. This means that policy and politics can be taught and understood simultaneously through a single high-quality source. By introducing new sections on policy learning, psychology, complexity and narrative, this second edition extends this quality and ensures that Understanding Public Policy remains an essential text for any social science student seeking to understand the relationship between policy, politics and society. * Alastair Stark, University of Queensland, Australia *In the first edition of this text Paul Cairney showed us that the untamed study of public policy could be conveyed in a way that is both accessible and useful, and yet also comprehensive and sophisticated. In this second edition he extends these qualities – notably by incorporating views and knowledge usually boxed out of such discussions. At this point it is safe to say that Cairney’s aerial view of the study of public policy is itself becoming a standard in the field. * Michael D. Jones, Editor-in-Chief, Policy Studies Journal *Cairney’s second edition synthesizes the rich body of scholarship on public policy and policymaking to distil lessons on the multifaceted factors that structure, influence and produce public policy. This book masterfully weaves together insights from decades of policy research into a coherent explanation of both the component parts of policymaking and the functioning of policy processes as a whole. In doing so, this book serves as an essential resource for diagnosing the nature of policymaking while honouring its complexity and the diversity of lenses through which we can explore it. * Tanya Heikkila, University of Colorado Denver, USA *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction to Policy and Policymaking 2. What is Policy and Policymaking? 3. Power and Public Policy 4. Bounded Rationality and the Psychology of Policymaking 5. Institutions and New Institutionalism 6. Structures, Environments, and Complex Systems 7. Collective Action Problems in Public Policy 8. Multi-level Governance and Multi-centric Policymaking 9. Punctuated Equilibrium Theory 10. The Advocacy Coalition Framework 11. Ideas and ‘Multiple Streams’ Analysis 12. Policy Learning and Transfer 13. Conclusion: policy theory as accumulated wisdom.

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Book SynopsisKets de Vries profiles a range of toxic executives the narcissist, psychopath, cold fish, obsessive-compulsive, and many more, offering coaches examples of interventions that have worked and those that haven't, to help coaches deal with difficult people and become more effective.Table of Contents1. Introduction2. The Narcissistic Executive3. The Detached Executive4. The Paranoid Executive5. The 'Bipolar' Executive6. The Psychopathic Executive7. The 'Autistic' Executive8. The Passive-Aggressive Executive9. The Obsessive-Compulsive Executive10. Love, Play, and Work11. You Will Meet a Tall, Dark StrangerAppendix: A Short Note on Coaching Interventions

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Book SynopsisThe British Newspaper Industry sets out to distinguish the newspaper industry from the generality of single product organisations and to provide tailored solutions to its problems by drawing on a variety of techniques and practices successfully used in other industries.Trade Review"John Hill has written quite a brilliant book on the state of the British newspaper industry. This lucid, informed and thought-provoking study takes a much needed look at one of our major cultural institutions. A comprehensive and intelligent account that readers will love." - John Hassard, The University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction1. What Explains the Persistence of a Local Press? 2. Communities and their Media3. Communities – What They Are!4. The History of a Crisis Internal Factors 5. The History of a Crisis External Factors6. The Present State of Play7. Newspapers in Decline8. The Growth of Alternative Media9. Anticipating the Future10. Transitioning to a New Order11. Generic Strategies12. Strategies for a Turbulent Future13. Mechanisms of Local Media14. Newspaper Production15. Digital Printing16. Marketing Advertising Space17. Marketing the Product18. Resource Partitioning19. Value Activities20. Measuring the Field21. ...Endgame?

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Book SynopsisSimon Bridge has been involved in formulating, delivering and/or assessing enterprise policy for nearly 30 years, most recently as an enterprise and economic development consultant and before that as the Enterprise Director of a small business agency. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Ulster. His other books include Rethinking Enterprise Policy: Can Failure Trigger New Understanding? (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) and, co-written with Brendan Murtagh and Ken O'Neill, Understanding the Social Economy and the Third Sector (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)Ken O'Neill is Professor Emeritus at the University of Ulster, a former President of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), a member of the Steering Committee of the International Small Business Congress (ISBC), a former President of the UK's Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), and is a Director of The Genesis Initiative. In 2005 he became the first person to receive The Queen's Award for EnterTrade ReviewBridge and O'Neill's fifth edition is a benchmark text for students, academics, practitioners and policy-makers. This text masterfully provides a powerful description illustrating the intersection between enterprise, entrepreneurship and small business. I strongly recommend. * Amon Simba, Nottingham Business School, UK *This book challenges a lot of our perceived knowledge on SMEs and entrepreneurs as well as the nature of policy interventions, emphasising as it does that knowledge creation is a process of questioning conventional wisdom. Reading this textbook is important if you want to be part of the process of new knowledge creation. * Anders Lundström, Institute of Innovative Entpreneurship, Sweden *Table of ContentsPART I: THE EVOLUTION OF ENTERPRISE UNDERSTANDING 1. Introduction Understanding Enterprise 2. A Brief History of Enterprise Understanding 3. Enterprise and Entrepreneurship: Their Meanings and Variations 4. Enterprise and Entrepreneurship: Understanding Their Nature 5. Small Businesses: Their Characteristics and Variety 6. Small Businesses: Understanding their Dynamics 7. Social Enterprise and the Third Sector PART II: CHALLENGES TO THE TRADITIONAL VIEW 8. Rethinking Small Business 9. Rethinking Entrepreneurship 10. Enterprise and Life 11. Becoming an Entrepreneur 12. Running a Small Business 13. Social Capital and the Enterprise Mix PART III: ENTERPRISE POLICY AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION 14. Why Governments Intervene: The Aims of Enterprise Policy 15. Enterprise Policy: Approaches and Delivery Methods 16. Does the Policy Work? 17. What Might Work? 18. The Impact of Change.

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Book SynopsisThis book seeks to provide a basis for reflection on energy at a global level. It synthesizes the main energy-related issues and requires no specialist knowledge, either of economics, engineering sciences or international relations. It comprises four main chapters, that discuss the major energy sectors (oil, natural gas, coal, synthetic hydrocarbons, electricity, renewable energy), the impacts of energy at macro-economic level, geopolitics and new issues related to energy, notably environmental aspects and successes of demand management policies. The book is aimed at industry professionals, (under)graduate students / academics, economists and policy-makers in the energy sector/field.Trade ReviewThis authoritative and highly pedagogical book provides a very complete and thorough analysis of global energy issues. By combining technological, economic, environmental and policy aspects of energy, which are all intrinsically interlinked, the authors provide the tools which allow the reader to fully understand the complexities of global energy issues. A must for any energy course.Manfred Hafner, Professor, Johns Hopkins University (Bologna Center) / PSAIS (Sciences Po Paris), Skolkovo Moscow School of Management, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Table of Contents1 Introduction; 2 Energy sectors; 3 Macroeconomic indicators and accounting of energy; 4 Impact of energy on the economic development; 5 Energy policy; 6 World energy situation; 7 Case studies from different countries; 8 Recent developments: new dimensions of the energy problem; 9 Outlook; Annex 1: Pedagogical remarks; Annex 2: Energy units and conversion factors

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Book SynopsisIt is clinical work with the most difficult patients - those with severe narcissistic, sadomasochistic, and borderline disorders - that poses the greatest challenge to the therapist''s guiding assumptions about clinical process; indeed, such work often leads therapists to question beliefs and expectations that formerly seemed self-evident.  In Getting From Here to There: Analytic Love, Analytic Process, Sheldon Bach elaborates the holistic vision that guides him in work with just such patients.  He dwells especially on the attentive presence through which the analyst effects a meeting with patients that invites the latter''s trust in the analyst and in the therapeutic process. And he writes of love - of patient for analyst and of analyst for patient - that grows out of this mutual trust and sustains therapeutic process. For Bach, analytic therapy aims at understanding the person as a mind-body unity that manifests particular states of consciousness.ThiTrade Review"Like a sculptor who can see the form hidden within the block of stone, Sheldon Bach—most recently in his third book on narcissism…opens our eyes to the underlying structure and dynamics of narcissistic disorders. Bach’s observations and formulations are presented in an accessible, engaging and deceptively simple way, but they reflect precision of observation, clarity and sophistication of thought, deep empathy for patients, and genuine clinical wisdom. He is clearly gifted as a healer, scientist, and teacher." ---Jay Frankel, PhD“Sheldon Bach lays bare the deep structure of psychoanalytic work, the process of developing awareness in the context of affective mutuality. His beautifully precise analysis provides an ecumenical and humane perspective on our psychic struggles and grants the essential analytic action of holding the other in mind its true significance. Presented with effortless lucidity, Getting From Here to There is a profound and practically useful integration of many strands in psychoanalytic history with contemporary understandings of attachment, regulation, and trauma.” - Jessica Benjamin, Ph.D., New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy“Bach explores the complexities, the ambiguities, and the importance of love in and out of the analytic situation. Getting From Here to There is full of clinical wisdom; more importantly, it uncovers the center of the analyst's emotional life.” - Steven J. Ellman, Ph.D., President, Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research"Reading Sheldon Bach's Getting From Here to There: Analytic Love, Analytic Process is an immersion into this master clinician and teacher's personal relationship with pscyhoanalysis. The gentle, rocking quality of his writing allows him to present new and far-reaching conceptualizations like a psychoanalytic lullaby, permitting the reader to relax and settle in, much as Bach's patients must. I recommend it to those in the first glow of love for psychoanalysis as well as to those who have loved it for a long, long time."- Gemma M. Ainslie, in PsycCRITIQUES, Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of BooksTable of ContentsPreface. Introduction. On Being Forgotten and Forgetting Oneself. Narcissism Revisited. Working With the Challenging Patient. A Mind of One's Own. On Getting From Here to There. Confusion in the Analytic Hour. Sadomasochism in Clinical Practice and Everyday Life. Two Ways of Being. Psychoanalysis and Love.

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1998. The GARF Assessment Sourcebook is a comprehensive guide to the Global Assessment of Relational Functioning (GARF) scale for family assessment. This comprehensive guide to the GARF is an essential tool for practicing professionals as well as students in training programs. It provides a thorough description of each element of the GARF, a comprehensive review of the GARF in relation to other marriage and family assessment tools, summaries of GARF research, and a comprehensive appendix of reproducible GARF-related forms.The GARF Assessment Sourcebook challenges marriage and family therapists to use, evaluate, and refine the GARF so that it may be included in the main portion of the next revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). As managed care becomes more pervasive and providers start giving more direction over treatment options, the GARF will become an important new tool in family mental health treatment to assist clinicTable of ContentsPART I. Introduction: A Multi-Systems Approach. Purpose and reader's guide. Marriage and family therapy. Futuristic partnering with systemic business principles. PART II. Defining The GARF. Historical Development. Collecting and Analyzing GARF Data. PART III. Systemic Assessment Tools. Assessment in the clinical intervention process. Assessment in the therapeutic process MFT models distinguished. Value added. Skills summary for clinicians. PART IV. Putting GARF Assessment Into Clinical Context. Rating the Initial Session GARFs. The GARF as an Outcome and Process Instrument. GARF Self-Report Instrument as a Process Outcome Tool. Other applications of GARF as an Outcome Process Tool. Expanded Case Example. Ethical Guidelines. PART V. Comparison With Other Family Assessment Tools. Foundations for the GARF. Newly Developed Related Assessment Tools. Clinical Interview Assessment Tools. PART VI. GARF In Multi-systems Partnering. Meeting the needs of stakeholders. Applying usiness principles to clinical practice. Establishing a record system for outcome data. Future challenges for GARF users PART VII. Appendices. Systemic MFT Skill Development Scale. GARF Training & Record Keeping Tools. Developed GARF Tools. SAFE. Record Keeping Forms Including GARF Ratings. Clinic/Research Forms Not Including GARF Ratings. PART VIII. References. PART IX. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe role of the film marketer is both vital and challenging. Promotion is one of the industry's biggest costs, with the campaign of a large film costing up to half its production budget. Box office results, however, are wildly unpredictable: relatively few films a year make a profit. These market conditions make this a unique industry and film marketing a specific and demanding skill set that requires attention early in the career of any marketing student looking to progress in the industry.This new edition of Film Marketing is a thorough update of the first textbook in film promotion. Like in the first edition, Kerrigan takes a socio-cultural, as well as a business view of film marketing and its impact, covering different approaches to promotion according to different aims and audiences internally and externally, and across the world. This book addresses all areas of film marketing from the rigorous perspective of someone with first-hand knowledge of the traTrade ReviewFilm Marketing is the only book you need on the subject. Kerrigan is a world class expert who understands both the historical, as well as the up-to-the-minute realities of marketing film. She presents the complex, ever-changing world of film with fluidity and great insight. It is a must read for all producers, executives and students.Gillian Gordon, Senior Lecturer, Royal Holloway University of London, UK.Readers with an interest in the motion picture industry in general and the marketing of films in particular will applaud this updated edition of Finola Kerrigan’s classic on Film Marketing – to which she has added an expanded focus on the co-production of value by producers and consumers, with greater attention to the role of the audience in the interpretive reception of motion pictures. Her concerns range from the historical development of the film industry to movie marketing in the age of social media, to the nature of the cinematic consumption experience, to the societal impact of motion pictures. A must-read for all movie business buffs.Morris B. Holbrook, W. T. Dillard Professor Emeritus of Marketing, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, USA.With her first edition, Finola Kerrigan instantly provided the authoritative study of film marketing. Now this enriched and updated edition provides the very best text on contemporary marketing practices in the film business. Again the book demonstrates Kerrigan’s impressive ability to clearly communicate while synthesizing concepts and insights from a range of perspectives. This is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how marketing forms the vital link between the producers and consumers of films.Paul McDonald, Head of Department, Culture, Media and Creative Industries, King's College London, UK.Table of ContentsChapter 1- IntroductionChapter 2- The Origins and Development of the Film IndustryChapter 3- Market Research in the Film IndustryChapter 4- The Film Marketing MixChapter 5- Bringing the consumer inChapter 6- Traditional Film Marketing MaterialsChapter 7- Consumer Selection of FilmsChapter 8- Critical receptionChapter 9- DistributionChapter 10- Marketing through filmChapter 11- ConclusionsReferences

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Book SynopsisDeveloped by D. Don Welch during his 28 years of teaching ethics and public policy, the rationale behind A Guide to Ethics and Public Policy is to present a comprehensive guide for making policy judgments. Rather than present specific cases that raise moral issues or discuss the role a few concepts play in the moral analysis of policy, this book instead provides a broad framework for the moral evaluation of public policies and policy proposals. This framework is organized around guiding five principles: benefit, effectiveness, fairness, fidelity, and legitimacy. These principles identify the factors that should be taken into account and the issues that should be addressed as citizens address the question of what the United States government should be able to do. Organized by concept, with illustrations and examples frequently interspersed, the book covers both theory and specific issues.A Guide to Ethics and Public Policy outlines a comprehensive ethical framework, proTrade Review"Welch’s superb book should be required reading for politicians, policy makers, and the public. Smart and sensible, Welch dials down the rhetoric and turns up the intellect in helping us think through the most important moral concerns in public policy."—Mark Rom, Georgetown University"The ethical and legal implications of public administration are explained clearly and accessibly by D. Don Welch. His writing style generates a lively interplay between philosophical theories and classic case studies that are relevant to government and policy-making."—Christine A. James, Valdosta State University"Deploying a framework of five basic principles, D. Don Welch provides a lucid, insightful, humane, and practical approach to public policy. He recognizes that the formulation, analysis, and implementation of good policies aren’t easy and in fact that some choices may involve competition among elemental values. But using his framework, makers of policy (indeed, all conscientious citizens) may choose more reflectively, deliberately, transparently, and intelligently. In an era of dysfunctional government, Welch’s approach is a breath of fresh air."—Mark E. Brandon, Vanderbilt University"Welch’s superb book should be required reading for politicians, policy makers, and the public. Smart and sensible, Welch dials down the rhetoric and turns up the intellect in helping us think through the most important moral concerns in public policy."—Mark Rom, Georgetown University"The ethical and legal implications of public administration are explained clearly and accessibly by D. Don Welch. His writing style generates a lively interplay between philosophical theories and classic case studies that are relevant to government and policy-making."—Christine A. James, Valdosta State University"Deploying a framework of five basic principles, D. Don Welch provides a lucid, insightful, humane, and practical approach to public policy. He recognizes that the formulation, analysis, and implementation of good policies aren’t easy and in fact that some choices may involve competition among elemental values. But using his framework, makers of policy (indeed, all conscientious citizens) may choose more reflectively, deliberately, transparently, and intelligently. In an era of dysfunctional government, Welch’s approach is a breath of fresh air."—Mark E. Brandon, Vanderbilt University"This book may be useful as a supplement, however. Readers interested in law and ethics may find this book of interest as well. Recommended for law and/or ethics graduate students and scholars."-- M. L. Godwin, University of La VerneTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Ethical Discourse and Public Policy. 3. Defining the Good: Benefit. 4. Stewardship of Resources: Effectiveness. 5. Serving Justice: Fairness. 6. Honoring Commitments: Fidelity. 7. Ownership of Problems: Legitimacy. 8. Benchmarks and Moral Discernment.

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Book SynopsisThis book draws on ancient Egyptian inscriptions in order to theorize the relationship between accounting and order. It focuses especially on the performative power of accounting in producing and sustaining order in society. It explores how accounting intervened in various domains of the ancient Egyptian world: the cosmos; life on earth (offerings to the gods; taxation; transportation; redistribution for palace dependants; mining activities; work organization; baking and brewing; private estates and the household; and private transactions in semi-barter exchange); and the cult of the dead. The book emphasizes several possibilities through which accounting can be theorized over and above strands of theorizing that have already been explored in detail previously. These additional possibilities theorize accounting as a performative ritual; myth; a sign system; a signifier; a time ordering device; a spatial ordering device; violence; and as an archive and a cultural memory. Each of thesTrade Review'This book is a crowning achievement of 20 years of careful and thoughtful scholarship by Mahmoud Ezzamel. It is an amazing and substantive contribution to modern accounting thought. Who would have thought that a book on accounting and Ancient Egypt could be so engaging and relevant? It places history at the centre of attempts to understand contemporary debates about the power and role of accounting in society. Despite what the book argues, this is indeed a fundamental and original contribution to understanding religion, order, performativity and accounting.' – David J. Cooper, University of Alberta, Canada 'This is a very interesting work, the first of its kind that encompasses ancient Egyptian accounting practices. Mahmoud Ezzamel has provided details and explanations that are fresh and unexpected. The study also provides a modern perspective on the daily life of scribal bureaucrats and their methods of accounting. I wholeheartedly recommend this work for those interested in ancient economics, the bureaucratic superstructure of these societies and especially the careful methods of daily accounting practice.' – Anthony Spalinger,University of Auckland, New Zealand'Despite, or possibly because of, the narrow focus on Ancient Egyptian accounting inscriptions and how they contribute to social order, this stimulating book will be essential reading in an accounting history doctoral seminar, and belongs on the bookshelf of every cultivated accounting researcher.' -- Sudipta Basu, Temple University, USA Table of ContentsPart 1: Egypt, Order and Scribes 1. Prologue 2. Ancient Egypt: A Brief History Part 2: Accounting, Order, and Gods 3. Accounting and Order 4. Creation, Order and Divine Accounting 5. Pleasing the Gods: Order and Accounting for Offerings Part 3: Providing For the State 6. Ordering the Taxation Cycle 7. Ordering Transportation: Accounting for the Fleet 8. Accounting and Redistribution: The Palace and Mortuary Cult 9. Accounting and Ordering the Activities of the Funerary Temples 10. Accounting for Mining Expeditions 11. Accounting and the Ordering of Work Organization 21. Accounting for the Bakeries Part 4: Ordering the Private Domain 13. Ordering Private Estates and the Household 14. Ordering Lives: the Roles of Accounting and Money in Organizing Communities Part 5: Epilogue 15. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisAn Introduction to Health and Safety Law provides a clear, concise overview of health and safety law in the United Kingdom. With reference to the European Union, this book discusses criminal and civil liability at length to provide a clear understanding of this area of law which has been subject to change over the 20 years. Key case studies and statistical information on prosecutions, fines and enforcement notices help to contextualise health and safety law to provide students and professionals with a full understanding of health and safety law in the UK.This book includes chapters on: the legal framework criminal liability enforcement of criminal liability civil liability civil remedy subordinate legislation. This book is an essential reference for students studying towards NEBOSH qualifications and studenTable of ContentsIntroduction, 1. The Legal Framework, 2. Criminal Liability for Health and Safety, 3. Civil Liability for Negligence and Breach of Statute, 4. Contractual Liability and the Tort of Nuisance, 5. Subordinate Legislation, 6. Enforcement of Criminal Liability, 7. Civil Remedies, 8. Conclusion, Appendix: Key Cases

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Book SynopsisTrade Review'Drucker now adds Innovation and Entrepreneurship to the remarkable series of books about management that he has been writing since 1939. Any book by Drucker is rewarding, and it is impossible to read the man without learning a lot'. FortuneTable of ContentsForeword. Preface. Introduction: The Entrepreneurial Economy Part 1: The Practice of Innovation 1. Systematic Entrepreneurship 2. Purposeful Innovation and the Seven Sources for Innovative Opportunity 3. Source: The Unexpected 4. Source: Incongruities 5. Source: Process Need 6. Source: Industry and Market Structures 7. Source: Demographics 8. Source: Changes in Perception 9. Source: New Knowledge 10. The Bright Idea 11. Principles of Innovation Part 2: The Practice of Entrepreneurship 12. Entrepreneurial Management 13. The Entrepreneurial Business 14. Entrepreneurship in the service Institution 15. The New Venture Part 3: Entrepreneurial Strategies 16. 'Fustest with the Mostest' 17. 'Hit Them Where They Ain't' 18. Ecological Niches 19. Changing Values and Characteristics. Conclusion: The Entrepreneurial Society. Suggested Readings. Index

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Book SynopsisInflation is a simple topic, in that the basic concepts are something that everyone can understand. However, inflation is not a simplistic topic. The composition of inflation and what the different inflation measures try to represent cannot be summarised with a single line on a chart or a casual reference to a solitary data point. Investors very often fail to understand the detail behind inflation, and end up making bad investment decisions as a result.The Truth About Inflation does not set out to forecast inflation, but to help improve its understanding, so that investors can make better decisions to achieve the real returns that they need. Starting with a summary of long history of inflation, the drivers of price change are considered. Many of the urban myths that have built up about inflation are shown to be a consequence of irrational judgement or political scaremongering. Some behaviour, like the unhealthy veneration of gold as a means of inflation protection, is shown tTrade Review‘Paul Donovan clearly demonstrates a critical issue for economic policy makers and investors. Even if inflation remains contained, specific groups in society will have a very different inflation experience from that portrayed by aggregate consumer price data. Understanding why and how inflation experiences differ from group to group will be increasingly important in creating a fairer society.’ — Right Honourable Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the United Kingdom Treasury‘Inflation is a topic that can become deeply embedded in a political culture, as Paul Donovan makes clear. Properly understanding the politics as well as the economics of inflation is critical to investment success.’ — Gerd W. Hintz, CIO Aequitas - Allianz Equity Advisors (Allianz Global Investors) ‘Unveils the ins and outs of inflation – always with the investor & practitioner in mind. The author’s sense of humor makes reading the book a real pleasure.’ — Bo Bejstrup Christensen, Head of Asset Allocation, Danske CapitalTable of Contents1. What is inflation? 2. A brief history of inflation 3. All that is gold does not glitter 4. What makes up inflation? 5. Printing money never, ever, ever creates inflation 6. Inflation numbers "aren’t true" 7. Inflation numbers really aren’t true 8. It is all the fault of the foreigner 9. The debt-inflation Myth 10. Inflation and the modern investor

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Book SynopsisThis book will take an in-depth look at the technologies, processes, and capabilities to develop and produce next generation energetic materials for both commercial and defense applications, including military, mining operations, oil production and well perforation, and construction demolition. It will serve to highlight the critical technologies, latest developments, and the current capability gaps that serve as barriers to military fielding or transition to the commercial marketplace. It will also explain how the processing technologies can be spun out for use in other non-energetics related industries.Trade Review"This book is an excellent collection of current technical strategies in the field of energetic materials. Its writers and editors are leaders in the EM community. The preface provides good background on the current state and need of the field, while each chapter narrates current strides, goals and difficulties." — Jena McCollum, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, USA"This book is unique in so far as it does not only describe the synthesis of (new) energetic materials, but also discusses thermodynamic aspects, physical properties and diagnostics of such materials. Another equally important feature that makes this book highly valuable is its inclusion of the discussion of the transition from laboratory scale to industrial production. I am sure this book is going to become a "must" for all researchers in the field of energetic materials – whether they are academic or industrially-based people."— Thomas M. Klapötke, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany "This book is set apart from all others in the related field. It meshes a good bit of technical aspects with the program management of how business is done as it related to the energetic materials enterprise."— Scott Iacono, US Air Force Academy, Chemistry Research Center, USA"Excellent review. This book should find a place in the shelves of researchers in this area, administrators and law makers involved in funding research in this area."— Dabir S. Viswanath, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA and University of Texas at Austin, USA "By expertly discussing long-standing grand challenges to EM research, development, and production -in one text- this book serves as a Rosetta Stone; it enables our researchers, managers, and government officials to clearly understand each other’s language, constraints, and priorities. The broad reaching scope of this book will help make possible the necessary retooling of administrative and EM manufacturing infrastructures including the introduction of science-based principles into the energetic materials enterprise. In short, Energetic Materials: Advanced Processing Technologies for Next-Generation Materials is an essential business and PLM guidebook for modernizing the energetic materials industry."— Joseph M. Zaug, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA"This book (290 pages in total) is unique in so far as it does not only describe the synthesis of (new) energetic materials but also discusses thermodynamic aspects, physical properties, and diagnostics of such materials. Another equally important feature that makes this book highly valuable is that it includes a discussion of the transition from laboratory scale to industrial production.In summary, I am sure this book is going to become a "must" for all researchers in the field of energetic materials – whether they are academic- or industrially-based scientists."—Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics 2018Table of ContentsEnergetic Materials Capabilities in the United States. Science and Research. Prototyping and Development. Production. National Studies and Assessments. Critical Science and Technologies in the Life Cycle of Energetic Materials. Thermodynamic Solubility Modeling of Organic Energetic Materials. Chemical Synthesis and Reaction Schemes. Crystallization of Energetic Particles. Mixing and Coating Operations. Rheological Behavior of Energetic Gels and Suspensions. Continuous Processing and Shaping of Energetic Formulations. Loading, Assembly, and Packout (LAP). New Diagnostic Tools for Characterization of Energetic Materials. Characterizing Energetic Material Reactivity Using Experimental Diagnostics. Printed Energetics: The Path Toward Additive Manufacturing of Munitions. Combined Flame and Solutions Synthesis of Novel Energetic Nanomaterials. The National Technology and Industrial Base of the Future. The Nascent National Energetic Materials Consortium. Integration of U.S. Capabilities and Resources through Public-Private Partnerships. Transition from Laboratory Innovation to Production and Military Fielding. Index.

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