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Book SynopsisPacked with examples, this book offers a clear and engaging overview of ethical issues in business.It begins with a discussion of foundational issues, including the objectivity of ethics, the content of ethical theories, and the debate between capitalism and socialism, making it suitable for the beginning student. It then examines ethical issues in business in three broad areas. The first is the market. Issues explored are what can be sold (the limits of markets) and how it can be sold (ethics in marketing). The second is work. Topics in this area are health and safety, meaningful work, compensation, hiring and firing, privacy, and whistleblowing. The third area is the firm in society. Here readers explore corporate social responsibility, corporate political activity, and the set of ethical challenges that attend international business.Issues are introduced through real-world examples that underscore their importance and make them come alive. Arguments for opposing posTrade Review"Writing with a rare combination of simplicity and depth, Moriarty covers many of the most fascinating and recalcitrant issues in business ethics. Students should read this book not merely for the instruction it provides on business ethics substance, but also because it is a model of business ethics writing. No better business ethics book exists."Alan Strudler, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania"This is a refreshing introduction to business ethics, written in a reader-friendly format. It carves up the usual issues into conceptual clusters and includes well-thought out study-questions"Byron Kaldis, National Technical University of AthensTable of Contents1. Business, Ethics, and Business Ethics 2. Skepticism about Ethics 3. Ethics: Theory and Method b 4. Political and Economic Systems 5. What Can Be Sold? 6. How Can it be Sold? 7. Ethics at Work, Part 1 8. Ethics at Work, Part 2 9. Corporate Social Responsibility 10. Business and Politics 11. Business Ethics Across Borders

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Book SynopsisA well-designed organization is an effective organization. Decisions about organization design determine the shape and form of the organization not only the reporting structure and authority relations, but also the number and size of sub-units and the interfaces between the sub-units. Indirectly, such decisions affect individual productivity as well as the organization's ability to attain strategic goals. Organization Design equips the reader with advanced tools and frameworks, based on both research and practical experience, for understanding and re-designing organisations. Particular emphasis is placed on how one can improve effectiveness by simplifying complex roles, processes, and structures. This updated second edition includes a new chapter about traditional organizational forms, and is complemented by a companion website. Students will find thorough conceptual explanations combined with case studies from different industries. This textbTable of Contents1. Why design matters 2. Organisational complexity 3. Traditional organizational forms 4. Designing multidimensional organisations 5. Designing sub-units 6. Defining the vertical structure 7. Configuring interfaces 8. Managing the organisation design process 9. Resolving organization design dilemmas 10. Appendix: Glossary

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Book SynopsisQuality work that fosters job satisfaction and health enjoys top priority in industry all over the world. This was not always so. Until recently analysis of job attitudes focused primarily on human relations problems within organizations. While American industry was trying to solve the unsolvable problem of avoiding interpersonal dissatisfaction, problems with the potential for solution, such as training and quality production, were ignored. When first published, ''The Motivation to Work'' challenged the received wisdom by showing that worker fulfillment came from achievement and growth within the job itself. In his new introduction, Herzberg examines thirty years of motivational research in job-related areas. Based on workers'' accounts of real events that have made them feel good or bad on the job, the findings of Herzberg and his colleagues have stimulated research and controversy that continue to the present day. The authors surprisingly found that while a poor work environment genTable of ContentsIntroduction to the Transaction Edition, Foreword, Preface, PART I · Background and Procedure, PART II · The Results, PART III · The Implications, Appendix I, Appendix II, References, Index

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Book SynopsisEssentials of Occupational Health Psychology provides a thorough overview of Occupational Health Psychology (OHP) with a focus on empowering readers to take appropriate and reasoned action to address a wide variety of worker health, safety, and well-being challenges that are present in working situations all over the world.Although relatively new as an area of specialization, OHP research and intervention efforts are already having major impacts on the way work is done around the world. Each of the twelve chapters in Essentials of Occupational Health Psychology addresses an essential aspect of OHP, with a consistent emphasis on putting what is known about that area into practice. Topics include essential background information regarding the history of OHP and major areas of OHP research and practice, such as work-related stress and recovery, psychological and physical demands and resources, interpersonal mistreatment, work and nonwork role dynamics, andTrade Review"This book by two experienced researchers and interventionists successfully balances academic research with practical advice about how to best assure the health and safety of employees. It provides comprehensive coverage of the major workplace hazards, their effects on individuals and organizations, and how best to manage them to minimize harm." —Paul Spector, University of South Florida, USA"This book provides a thorough, yet concise introduction to the field of Occupational Health Psychology. The writing is approachable, the twelve chapters are well-organized, and the authors clearly connect OHP research and practice to the real-world complexity of the workplace." —Carrie A. Bulger, Quinnipiac University, USA"Essentials of OHP takes this broadly relevant area of psychology out of its typically-academic confines and makes it accessible to those who work in real-world organizational settings. This well-organized volume will serve as an excellent primer for both students and practitioners interested in promoting worker health, safety, and well-being." —David W. Ballard, Independent Consultant, UK; Practice Committee Chair, Society for Occupational Health Psychology "This book by two experienced researchers and interventionists successfully balances academic research with practical advice about how to best assure the health and safety of employees. It provides comprehensive coverage of the major workplace hazards, their effects on individuals and organizations, and how best to manage them to minimize harm." Paul Spector, University of South Florida, USA"This book provides a thorough, yet concise introduction to the field of Occupational Health Psychology. The writing is approachable, the twelve chapters are well-organized, and the authors clearly connect OHP research and practice to the real-world complexity of the workplace." Carrie A. Bulger, Quinnipiac University, USA"Essentials of OHP takes this broadly relevant area of psychology out of its typically-academic confines and makes it accessible to those who work in real-world organizational settings. This well-organized volume will serve as an excellent primer for both students and practitioners interested in promoting worker health, safety, and well-being." David W. Ballard, Independent Consultant, UK; Practice Committee Chair, Society for Occupational Health Psychology Table of Contents1. Understanding the Psychology of Occupational Health 2. Designing and Evaluating Occupational Health Psychology Interventions 3. Individual Differences That Matter in OHP 4. Worker Psychological Health 5. Worker Physical Health 6. Work-Related Stress and Recovery 7. Psychological and Social Demands and Resources 8. Interpersonal Mistreatment at Work 9. Work and Nonwork Role Dynamics 10. Physical and Environmental Demands and Resources 11. Safety at Work 12. Broadening OHP Impact Beyond the Workplace

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Book SynopsisThe world continues to ride a wave of turmoil, challenging leaders like never before. New laws, competitive markets and the need to respond to the demands of corporate boards and stockholders unnerve even the most senior of leaders resulting in progressively shorter tenures of those in leadership positions. The modern leader needs to be increasingly resilient and their leadership must be entirely relevant to their organizations and the industry.Phoenix Leadership for Business: An Executive''s Strategy for Relevance and Resilience provides a brand new, innovative concept, that of the Phoenix Leader, with proven strategies and approaches to evolve your leadership approach to one that is flexible, powerful and effective. This book utilizes the strong metaphor of a Phoenix and identifies all of the necessary techniques that leaders need to improve profitability, resource management and organizational success thus improving their relevance to the company.<Table of ContentsForeword. Dedication. About the Author. Chapter 1 Status of Organization Leadership in the United States. Chapter 2 The Phoenix Leader. Chapter 3 Attributes of the Phoenix Leader, a Strong Sense of Self. Chapter 4 Attributes of the Phoenix Leader, Effective Interpersonal Relationships. Chapter 5 Attributes of the Phoenix Leader: Building an Empowered Workforce. Chapter 6 Attributes of the Phoenix Leader: Interdisciplinary Team Leadership. Chapter 7 Attributes of the Phoenix Leader: Change Agency. Chapter 8 Virtues, Attributes and Competencies of the Phoenix Leader. Chapter 9 Foundational Behaviors of the Phoenix Leader. Chapter 10 Becoming a Phoenix Leader. References

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Book SynopsisCreative Career Coaching: Theory into Practice is an innovative book for career development students and professionals aiming to creatively progress their coaching practice. Without losing sight of fundamental coaching values and practices, it encourages career development professionals to adapt their practice by harnessing imagination, intuition and critical reflection to engage clients. Hambly and Bomford consider the usefulness of creativity alongside traditional coaching models to reach harder to help groups. They consider a whole-brain approach to creativity, emphasising the need for coaches to adapt their client-facing skills for individual cases. They work through how clients make career decisions, how to use labour market information to motivate clients, how to frame a creative coaching session using techniques such as metaphor, visualisation and role play, how to use practical tools and techniques to resolve a client's individual needs, and how to deliver onTrade Review‘This is an ambitious text that strives, successfully, to emphasise the importance of theory to career practice by integrating broad theoretical understandings of relevant material derived from various academic disciplines (like neuropsychology and economics) with counselling skills (for example, micro, foundation skills, as well as goal setting and action planning) and models that are frameworks for practice (specifically, process models, guiding the interview structure, compared with content models, which provide detailed maps for exploration). All this is integrated with specialist knowledge for use selectively with clients, depending on their presenting needs (e.g. motivation, decision making skills, resilience). Having scanned the horizon regarding the impact of globalisation on the developed labour markets of the world, it significantly also picks up a major influence of globalisation, that is, the potential impact of digitalisation on practice. It tackles the pivotal importance of labour market information to efficacious practice, with all its subtleties. Nor does it shirk engagement with challenging issues relating to marginalised populations (e.g. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans). Unusually and importantly for a text of this type, a chapter is included on the professional responsibility of the practitioner to take care of themselves, guarding against stress and trauma by engaging routinely with processes like their own continuing professional development, supervision, and similar.Overall, this text provides a contemporary and informed overview and approach to issues pertinent to current practice, by two highly qualified and experienced trainee educators. Both novice and proficient practitioners will find this text stimulating, challenging, existing and satisfying. The authors are to be commended for grappling so effectively with such a daunting task." - Professor Jenny Bimrose, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick, UK"This book is truly ground-breaking in linking brain science theory to innovative career guidance practice. The content is well researched and highly practical. Case studies provide rich insights for trainers and practitioners to reflect on 'the art of the possible'. There is sound evidence on what works well and in what circumstances. Most importantly, the authors inspire the reader to continuously improve practice working creatively with both young people and adults." - Dr Deirdre Hughes, OBE; Director, DMH & Associates Ltd, UK‘This is an ambitious text that strives, successfully, to emphasise the importance of theory to career practice by integrating broad theoretical understandings of relevant material derived from various academic disciplines (like neuropsychology and economics) with counselling skills (for example, micro, foundation skills, as well as goal setting and action planning) and models that are frameworks for practice (specifically, process models, guiding the interview structure, compared with content models, which provide detailed maps for exploration). All this is integrated with specialist knowledge for use selectively with clients, depending on their presenting needs (e.g. motivation, decision making skills, resilience). Having scanned the horizon regarding the impact of globalisation on the developed labour markets of the world, it significantly also picks up a major influence of globalisation, that is, the potential impact of digitalisation on practice. It tackles the pivotal importance of labour market information to efficacious practice, with all its subtleties. Nor does it shirk engagement with challenging issues relating to marginalised populations (e.g. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans). Unusually and importantly for a text of this type, a chapter is included on the professional responsibility of the practitioner to take care of themselves, guarding against stress and trauma by engaging routinely with processes like their own continuing professional development, supervision, and similar.Overall, this text provides a contemporary and informed overview and approach to issues pertinent to current practice, by two highly qualified and experienced trainee educators. Both novice and proficient practitioners will find this text stimulating, challenging, existing and satisfying. The authors are to be commended for grappling so effectively with such a daunting task.’ - Professor Jenny Bimrose, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick, UKTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsPart I: Setting the scene1 The bigger picture: Global trends2 A brief history of career development theory3 The brilliant brain: Insights from neuropsychologyPart II: Managing interactions4 Microskills: The building blocks5 Process models6 Laying the foundations7 Frameworks for exploring the client’s story8 Goals and actions9 Digital coachingPart III: Designing your session to meet client needs10 Motivation and readiness11 Decision-making12 Self-awareness13 Opportunity awareness14 Transition15 ResiliencePart IV: Practitioner issues16 The resilience of the coachIndex

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Book SynopsisHealthcare Affordability: Motivate People, Improve Processes, and Increase Performance applies the Theory of Affordability across the Healthcare Enterprise. Affordability is realized when the Value delivered exceeds the Patient's requirements, while the expense for the quality resources required to deliver that Value is at a Cost less than the revenue received from the competitive pricing applied to the care. The aim of healthcare affordability is to attain performance excellence in all areas across the entire Healthcare Enterprise. The Healthcare Enterprise involves 5 types of providers: Healthcare Providers, Medicine and Pharmaceutical Providers, Machine and Device Providers, Service and Supplier Providers, and Insurance and Payment Providers. Obviously, one key focal point of healthcare affordability is affordable healthcare, a condition that has been chased for decades, but has yet to be achieved. This book provides a useful framework and foundation for any Table of ContentsMaking the Case for Healthcare Affordability. Healthcare Affordability Defined. Healthcare Affordability Applied. The Strategic Dimension. The Operational Perspective. The Tactical Reality. First and Foremost, Assess the Situation. Design the Solution and Plan for Success. Implement Improvements. Sustain the Results and Continuously Improve. Enterprise Wide Responsibilities. The End - Start Now.

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Book SynopsisThe terms travel and tourism are often used interchangeably in tourism literature. This comprehensive textbook provides students with essential knowledge of the intricate relationship existing between travel, transport and tourism.The book analyses the structure, functions, activities, strategies and practices of each of the sectors in the travel industry, such as airlines, airports, tour operators, travel agencies and cruises. It is structured into six parts, covering all modes of transport (air, land and water), travel intermediation, the tour operation business and impacts and prospects for the future. International case studies are integrated throughout to showcase practical realities and challenges in the travel industry and to aid students' learning and understanding.Written in an accessible and engaging style, this is an invaluable resource for students of tourism, hospitality, transport and travel management courses.Table of ContentsPart I: Tourism and Transport Chapter 1: Travel and Tourism: An Introduction Chapter 2: Transport and Tourism Part II: Air Transport Chapter 3: Introduction to Air Transportation Chapter 4: Airport Chapter 5: Airport Operations Chapter 6: Airline Management Part III: Land and Water Transportation Chapter 7: Land Transport and Tourism Chapter 8: Cruise Tourism Part IV: Travel Intermediation Chapter 9: Travel Intermediaries Chapter 10: Travel Agency Management Chapter 11: Travel Distribution Systems Part V: Tour Operation Business Chapter 12: The Business of Tour Operation Chapter 13: Package Tour Chapter 14: Tour Marketing Chapter 15: Pre-Tour Preparations Chapter 16: Managing the Tour Part VI: Impacts and Prospects Chapter 17: Impacts of Travel And Tourism Chapter 18: The Prospects

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Book SynopsisTrade Review’Understanding the complex interactions of economic, budgetary, security and business strategies that characterize the defense industrial base is a daunting undertaking. Nayantara Hensel has given us the long awaited primer on the topic, with emphasis on today’s challenges and strategic choices. This volume is a must for the bookshelves of defense policy makers, professionals and students.’ Douglas A. Brook, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, USA ’Designing and implementing good defense policies would seem to require a contest of big ideas about war and peace. Dr Nayantara Hensel has provided an essential guidebook to the real arena where this contest is conducted on a daily basis, that is, in debates about public budgets and deficits, jobs, and corporate and national alliances and rivalries.’ Paul Thomas, Intel Corporation, USATable of ContentsIntroduction; 1: The Evolution and Challenges of the US Defense Budget and the Tradeoffs Impacting the Defense Industrial Base; 2: The US Defense Industrial Base; 3: Defense Industry Consolidation; 4: Defense Industrial Alliances; 5: Globalization and the US Defense Industrial Base; 6: The Role of the US in the International Defense Market; 7: The Global Defense Market; 8: Global Arms Deliveries; Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis textbook takes a case study approach to media and audience analytics. Realizing the best way to understand analytics in the digital age is to practice it, the authors have created a collection of cases using datasets that present real and hypothetical scenarios for students to work through.Media Analytics introduces the key principles of media economics and management. It outlines how to interpret and present results, the principles of data visualization and storytelling, and the basics of research design and sampling. Although shifting technology makes measurement and analytics a dynamic space, this book takes an evergreen, conceptual approach, reminding students to focus on the principles and foundations that will remain constant.Aimed at upper-level students in the fast-growing area of media analytics in a cross-platform world, students using this text will learn how to find the stories in the data and how to present those stories in an engaging way toTrade Review"Hollifield & Coffey provide the practical and conceptual foundation students need to become professional media research analysts. This text provides clear demonstrations of how multiple research methods produce key insights within various industry contexts. In doing so, it will distinguish itself as an enduring resource for both students and instructors." — Matthew Corn, Director of Research, HBO/HBO Max."An indispensable resource not only for students of media analytics, but for professionals as well. It provides a comprehensive and detailed study of today’s complex media ecosystem and how to effectively reach consumer targets on the right platforms at the right time with the right message." — Steve Walsh, Chief Revenue Officer, Consumer Orbit."It is no exaggeration to say that those of us who teach media analytics have been desperate for a book like this. It is comprehensive in terms of the industry sectors, measurement systems, and analytical contexts covered; and best of all, it comes with actual data for students to work with." — Philip M. Napoli, Director, DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy, Duke University, USA."Hollifield & Coffey provide the practical and conceptual foundation students need to become professional media research analysts. This text provides clear demonstrations of how multiple research methods produce key insights within various industry contexts. In doing so, it will distinguish itself as an enduring resource for both students and instructors."Matthew Corn, Director of Research, HBO/HBO Max."An indispensable resource not only for students of media analytics, but for professionals as well. It provides a comprehensive and detailed study of today’s complex media ecosystem and how to effectively reach consumer targets on the right platforms at the right time with the right message."Steve Walsh, Chief Revenue Officer, Consumer Orbit."It is no exaggeration to say that those of us who teach media analytics have been desperate for a book like this. It is comprehensive in terms of the industry sectors, measurement systems, and analytical contexts covered; and best of all, it comes with actual data for students to work with."Philip M. Napoli, Director, DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy, Duke University, USA.“The added value of Media Analytics…is the case studies it offers readers…which represent real challenges that a present-day media outlet may confront….Both researchers in the field of media studies and editors who seek to implement changes to maximize profits could benefit from this reading…the former to sharpen their methodological skills, the latter to devise more grounded (read: “data-driven”) strategies to increase the audience--and thus revenues—of their media outlets.”Simone Benazzo, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.“Although the title might suggest this is a math-based book filled with numbers and statistics, it is not that, but so much more. In it, Hollifield and Coffey draw on their extensive experience in the field and their decades of teaching/research practice to provide a comprehensive and long-needed text for media and audience analytics courses and programs….In the exercises it provides and the discussion questions it poses, it also serves as a pedagogical model.”Marianne Barrett, Arizona State University, USA.Table of ContentsPart 1: Foundations of Media Analytics 1.The Industry and Profession of Media Analytics 2. Fundamentals of Media Economics and Management 3. Fundamentals of Research Design and Methodology 4. Communicating Insights Part 2: Media Analytics and the Business of Media: Advertising and Consumers 5. Advertising Analytics 6. Consumer Behavior and Marketing 7. Big Data Part 3: Media Analytics Across Industry Sectors 8. Foundations of Audiovisual Measurement 9. Video Analytics 10. Audio Analytics 11. Publishing Analytics 12. Online and Mobile Analytics 13. Social Media Analytics 14. News Analytics 15. Entertainment Media Analytics

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Book SynopsisBased on interviews with leading sports journalists and grounded in the authors' experience and expertise in both the sports journalism industry and sports media research, Sports Journalism gives in-depth insight into the editorial and ethical challenges facing sports journalists in a fast-changing media environment. The book considers how sports journalism's past has shaped its present and explores the future trends and trajectories that the industry could take. The far-reaching consequences of the digital revolution and social media on sports journalists' work are analysed, with prominent sports writers, broadcasters and academics giving their insights. While predominantly focused on the UK sports media industry, the book also provides a global perspective, and includes case studies, research and interviews from around the world. Issues of diversity or a lack of it in the industry are put into sharp focus. Sports Journalism gives both prTrade Review"Sports Journalism analyses the impact on sports journalism of the collision between professional and commercialised elite sport and the digital revolution and is essential reading for sports journalism students, educators and experienced practitioners, all continually grappling with an ever-changing landscape."Laurie Tucker, Head of Journalism Training at Sky Sports News"Sport journalists are under greater scrutiny than ever before, with the industry needing answers to difficult questions around diversity, gender balance and collusion on its sports desks. Tom Bradshaw and Daragh Minogue have provided the essential guide for any trainee reporters tackling the issues that go beyond the back page."Owen Evans, University of Brighton"Tom Bradshaw and Daragh Minogue have crafted a brilliantly well-researched, uber-contemporary, rip-roaring read that is crammed full of excellent case studies and thought-provoking content. If, like me, you have an insatiable thirst for sports journalism knowledge in this constantly adapting, technology-embracing, fast-paced era, you will find the time invested in this book very worthwhile."Will Cope, Southampton Solent University"What this book doesn’t tell you about sports journalism in the digital age isn’t worth knowing. Tom Bradshaw and Daragh Minogue provide a comprehensive guide to the media, tracing the history of an era of often startling change and pointing to the future in a way that will educate and entertain both current and aspiring journalists. It is the most readable work - students and historians alike will enjoy learning from it, as I certainly did."Patrick Barclay, chairman of the Football Writers’ Association from 2016 to 2019, former Sports Writer of The Year and author"From the outset the book raises the very real dichotomy of opportunities and challenges posed by the shifting sands of sports journalism, underpinned throughout with crucial ethical considerations. From the digital revolution that has transformed the role of the sports journalist, to the implications for journalist-source relationships in the wake of an increasing reliance on PR and communications personnel, the book builds on previous academic work with fresh input from the authors and primary case studies to bring us right up to date. The position of sports journalism in wider contemporary debates is tackled superbly and in-depth with salient chapters on areas including race and representation, coverage of women in sport and LGBT and disability; topics that transcend sports journalism but are also now integral to the development of the vocation and socio-political discussion generally. From students to scholars, to practising sports journalists and those invested in the sports media industries, this book is essential reading to obtain an informed understanding of the past, present and future of sports journalism and the growing significance of its place in the cultural fabric of society."David Randles, University of Chester Table of ContentsPart I: Key Debates in Sports JournalismChapter 1 – The Changing Role of the Sports JournalistChapter 2 – The History of Sports Journalism: Continuity and DiscontinuityChapter 3 – Sports Journalism, Nationalism and PoliticsChapter 4 – Defining Sports NewsChapter 5 – Ethics, Regulation and Law for the Sports JournalistChapter 6 – Sports Media Relations and Complicit Sports JournalismPart II: DiversityChapter 7 – Racism, Representation and Sports JournalismChapter 8 – Coverage of Women’s Sport and Female Sports JournalistsChapter 9 – LGBT, Disability Sport and Inclusive Sports JournalismPart III: The Crystal BallChapter 10 – Extra Time: A Tentative Look into the Future of Sports Journalism

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Book SynopsisInterpreting Music, Engaging Culture: An Introduction to Music Criticism offers a clear, hands-on guide for emerging music critics that brings together aesthetics, critical theory, and practical music criticism. In an accessible format, readers are introduced to various critical schools and are taught how to connect music to its cultural, social, and political contexts. Over the course of the book, readers develop a vocabulary and framework for criticizing music of all kinds and for various media.Excerpts from primary sources throughout provide a wide range of writing examples, while chapters address the distinct challenges of describing and interpreting music, and of writing forms such as album reviews and critical essays. The book explores questions at the core of music criticism, such as what constitutes a musical work and what makes a piece of music authentic, and introduces critical lenses, including feminist and queer criticism, postcolonialism and critical race

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Book SynopsisOver the past decade, platforms have spread through many industries and generated an increasing share of the global economy. Many of the world's most valuable companies have adopted a platform-based business model and today, we find that platforms pervade our everyday lives. So far, however, the existing management literature has failed to provide professionals and students with appropriate tools to understand the business models that make those platforms successful. This book offers rigorous analysis of the complexity of platforms, as well as practical strategic guidance and tools to help you deal with this complexity.Written in an accessible style and based on a comprehensive approach, Platform Strategies is self-contained and does not require the reader to have specific prior knowledge. The book is both academically rigorous and a pragmatic and efficient guide, incorporating path-breaking insights from academic research on platforms with real-world applications of cTrade Review"This is THE book for anyone interested in founding, growing, or transforming a business into a platform."Chiara Farronato, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School"This book is a comprehensive take on the strategies for building platform businesses. It adapts the well-known business theory to the age of platforms and explains the unique characteristics of these businesses using a combination of a theoretical framework and a large set of case examples. Recommended reading for anyone building a platform business."Juho Makkonen, Co-founder and CEO, Sharetribe"As a co-founder and CEO of a platform, I have found this book very helpful to better understand my business and challenges, even after more than 10 years running a platform.The book suggests in its introduction that entrepreneurs actually (and maybe regularly) read strategy books to better run their business. I might be an exception, but I’m not sure this is often the case. It certainly isn’t my case. Why? Probably for multiple reasons like lack of time or interest or even because entrepreneurs don’t even think about it, but I believe that it is mostly because entrepreneurs believe that there is a gap between their reality and what academics think they know about it, too big a gap to get anything useful out of such a book.Well, I think this book might be the exception! The concepts are laid out in simple terms and the book takes a very practical approach. A must-read for platform entrepreneurs (to be) or for 'traditional' entrepreneurs willing to analyze the opportunity to move towards a platform model!"Charles-Albert de Radzitzky, Co-founder and CEO, Spreds"A tour-de-force combination of academic insights and practical relevance, Platform Strategies is a timely and masterful guidebook on value generation through platform business models."Michael Zhang, Irwin and Joan Jacobs Chair Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University"Belleflamme and Neysen’s book uses sharp economic reasoning, sound managerial intuition and evocative examples to create a unique offering in the crowded space of books on the platform economy. Structuring the book around the building blocks of Value Proposition, Value Creation and Value Capture, the authors take the reader through the intricacies of digital platforms and how entrepreneurs can navigate on and around platforms. This book is rigorous, entertaining and it leaves the reader with a host of useful prescriptions on how to thrive in the platform economy."Tobias Kretschmer, Professor of Management and Director, Institute of Strategy, Technology and Organization, LMU Munich"A fabulous book. Belleflamme and Neysen translate their deep economic expertise into a concise, complete and highly accessible roadmap for launching and growing a platform business. A must-read for any entrepreneur, executive or business student looking to succeed and thrive in the rapidly evolving platform economy."Arun Sundararajan, Harold Price Professor of Entrepreneurship, New York University; author, The Sharing Economy"Finally! An easy-to-read, pragmatic, and no-nonsense toolbox for entrepreneurs who want to be successful in the booming platform business world!"Bart De Ridder, Intelligent Platform Services Lead France & BeNeLux, Accenture"With Platform Strategies, Belleflamme and Neysen offer us a valuable addition to the ideal library for platform entrepreneurs anywhere. This guidebook is a thorough yet reader-friendly volume, full of actionable principles and examples."Annabelle Gawer, Chaired Professor in Digital Economy, University of Surrey; co-author of The Business of Platforms: Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and PowerTable of ContentsPart I Value Proposition 1. Understanding and activating network effects 2. Co-creating value with platform users Part II Value Creation 3. Assessing a platform’s competitive position 4. Launching a platform: The big challenge Part III Value Capture 5. Monetizing a platform 6. Consolidating and growing a platform

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Book SynopsisGlobalization: A Key Idea for Business and Society analyzes today's process of global integration. Globalization is seen as a complex phenomenon, the drivers of which are of a technological, institutional, cultural and, not least, political nature.The book includes a historical analysis of the rise, and fall, of the first globalization wave which took place between the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the Great War. The chapters focus on the measurement of the global integration process, on the in-depth analysis of the above mentioned drivers, and on some of the actors playing a relevant role in the process itself multinational companies and governments as owners of global companies. The conclusion of the book provides a perspective on the current globalization backlash, its determinants and possible future alternative scenarios.This book is an ideal resource for students and practitioners interested in past, present and future globalization.

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Book SynopsisThis book advances the current literature on destination marketing by using innovative up-to-date case studies from a wide geographical representation. The contributors examine new methods and marketing approaches used within the field through a combination of theoretical and practical approaches. With discussions of topics including image, branding, attractions and competitiveness, the chapters in this volume offer new insight into contemporary developments such as medical tourism, Islamic tourism and film-induced tourism. Presenting detailed findings and a range of methodologies, ranging from surveys to travel writings and ethnography, this book will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners in the fields of tourism and marketing. Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I – DESTINATION IMAGE 1. A Study of the Role of Country Image in Destination Image 2. Lake-destination Image Attributes: A Neural Network Content Analysis 3. Literature Creation of Tourist Imaginary 4. Travel Writings and Destination Image 5. Affective component of the destination image: A computerised analysisPART II – DESTINATION BRANDING 6. Shaping Collaboration in Tourism: Thuggery in a Destination Branding Process 7. Revealing Internal Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Developing ‘Brand Alexandria’ 8. Rebranding Components towards Developing a Tourism Destination 9. Analysing Destination Readiness for Branding PART III – SUPPORTING ELEMENTS OF DESTINATIONS 10. Exploring Film-induced Tourism: Implications for Onsite Heritage Interpretation Justyna 11. The Ançã Stone in the Building of a Tourist Destination 12. Identifying Research Gaps in Medical Tourism Yin 13. Destination Experience for Middle-East Tourists PART IV – MODELS OF DESTINATION MARKETING & COMPETITIVENESS 14. A Study on the Flow Experience Relationship Model of Gaming Activity 15. A Review of Life Cycle Models by Plog & Butler from a Marketing Perspective 16. A New Tourism Map for Dubai’s Top Source Market 17. Innovative System Indicators for Islamic Tourism Using C-PEST Factors 18. Competitiveness of Tourist Destinations and Brazilian Strategy

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Book SynopsisThe decades of experience-based wisdom that Graupp, Steward and Parsons share will set you on a new path to a more joyful organization and the tangible results it will produce.Rich Sheridan, CEO, Menlo Innovations; author of Joy, Inc. and Chief Joy OfficerA fine book by skilled practitioners that integrates Kata and TWI, with Strategy Deployment in pursuit of an integrated management system. Well done, Skip, Brad and Patrick.Pascal Dennis, president, Lean Pathways Inc.; author of Lean Production Simplified, Andy & Me, Andy & Me and the Hospital, Getting the Right Things Done, and The RemedyIn this practical and engaging book, Patrick Graupp, Skip Steward, and Brad Parsons give a concise and extremely clear explanation of what systems thinking looks like in a healthcare setting. And they do so in a way that translates easily to any type of organization. Highly recommended!Alan Robinson, co-author of IdeasTrade Review"We have a poster at our company that reads ‘The systems you have in place are perfectly organized to produce the behaviors you are currently experiencing.’ If you are seeking new behaviors and better results, new systems are the only way to get there. Creating an Effective Management System is just the book to get you started. The decades of experience-based wisdom that Graupp, Steward and Parsons share will set you on a new path to a more joyful organization and the tangible results it will produce." Rich Sheridan, CEO, Menlo Innovations; author of Joy, Inc. and Chief Joy Officer "A fine book by skilled practitioners that integrates Kata and TWI, with Strategy Deployment in pursuit of an integrated management system. Well done, Skip, Brad and Patrick." Pascal Dennis, president, Lean Pathways Inc.; author of Lean Production Simplified, Andy & Me, Andy & Me and the Hospital, Getting the Right Things Done, and The Remedy "Systems thinking is, and always has been, a rare commodity in management. It is what separates the ultra-high-performers from the rest. In this practical and engaging book, Patrick Graupp, Skip Steward, and Brad Parsons give a concise and extremely clear explanation of what systems thinking looks like in a healthcare setting. And they do so in a way that translates easily to any type of organization. Highly recommended!" Alan Robinson, co-author of Ideas Are Free and The Idea-Driven Organization "Patrick Graupp, writing with co-authors has produced an excellent series of books on TWI. This book is no exception. Although generally relevant, the first part of the book is written around hospitals. As such it is a very good introduction to Lean in hospitals, superior to all hospital-focused texts that I know of in the area. It makes use of a combination of a gear-train analogy of Lean systems together with the TWI ‘three-legged stool’ and policy deployment to give concise and practical guidance to hospital administrators, doctors and nurses." John Bicheno, Professor of Lean Enterprise, University of Buckingham "Patrick Graupp, Skip Steward and Brad Parsons put into context the synergistic relationship between the Toyota Kata patterns that drive continuous improvement, and TWI skills that are essential along the way. The practical nature of the content makes this book a must for any leader working in any organization in any service or industry. Patrick is perhaps the best qualified person in the world in combining the theory of the TWI methods with practical application. Skip has been the driver of merging the skills and the Toyota Kata patterns supported along the way by Brad Parsons. Could the combination of Pat, Skip and Brad be any better for all our benefit?" Oscar Roche, Director, TWI Institute Australia and New Zealand "Where most books only discuss the successful end state, Patrick, Skip, and Brad describe a system that emerges organically as the various pieces began interacting with one another. In doing so they give us a rare insight into how systems that work actually develop - not as something deliberately engineered and then implemented, but through shepherding the process of learning." Mark Rosenthal, blogger, theleanthinker.com; Principal, Novayama LLC "If you are striving to provide an amazing patient experience, eliminate preventable harm, or improve health care outcomes, you must eventually examine your Management System. Your Management System must be capable of improving the work and sustaining those improvements. Graupp, Steward, and Parsons have captured the essence of how improvement in healthcare can be both achieved and sustained. The authors will challenge you to reflect on your own Management System as you strive towards excellence." Charles V. Hagood, DSc, President, Transformational Advisory Services, Press Ganey Associates, Inc "Creating an Effective Management System: Integrating Policy Deployment, TWI, and Kata is insightful – It challenges us to develop management systems where components need to work well together while building strong human relationships. Like the fact the authors explore in greater detail how well PD, TWI and Kata interact with each other. From personal experience, every management system must have these three basic components in order to be effective." Frank Gorena, Director of Operational Excellence, Interiors, Collins Aerospace "In their wonderful new book, Graupp, Steward, and Parsons have put people where they belong: front and center. It’s the perfect antidote to the mass of tools-focused continuous improvement advice." Dan Markovitz, Markovitz Consulting, author of A Factory of One "The authors brilliantly illustrate, through numerous examples, how the strength of a management system resides in the understanding of how its key elements work together. Then, how organizations connect the dots and play the game becomes key to sustainable performance improvement." Sylvain Landry, Professor and Associate Director, Healthcare Management Hub, HEC Montréal. "When Kata was first introduced ten years ago it was very apparent that the power of the combination of the practice and skills of TWI and Kata could be a game changer. Graupp, Steward, and Parsons explain their groundbreaking work and story of accomplishing this in the arena of lean management." Jim Huntzinger, President and Founder, Lean Frontiers, Inc. "We have a poster at our company that reads ‘The systems you have in place are perfectly organized to produce the behaviors you are currently experiencing.’ If you are seeking new behaviors and better results, new systems are the only way to get there. Creating an Effective Management System is just the book to get you started. The decades of experience-based wisdom that Graupp, Steward and Parsons share will set you on a new path to a more joyful organization and the tangible results it will produce." Rich Sheridan, CEO, Menlo Innovations; author of Joy, Inc. and Chief Joy Officer "A fine book by skilled practitioners that integrates Kata and TWI, with Strategy Deployment in pursuit of an integrated management system. Well done, Skip, Brad and Patrick." Pascal Dennis, president, Lean Pathways Inc.; author of Lean Production Simplified, Andy & Me, Andy & Me and the Hospital, Getting the Right Things Done, and The Remedy "Systems thinking is, and always has been, a rare commodity in management. It is what separates the ultra-high-performers from the rest. In this practical and engaging book, Patrick Graupp, Skip Steward, and Brad Parsons give a concise and extremely clear explanation of what systems thinking looks like in a healthcare setting. And they do so in a way that translates easily to any type of organization. Highly recommended!" Alan Robinson, co-author of Ideas Are Free and The Idea-Driven Organization "Patrick Graupp, writing with co-authors has produced an excellent series of books on TWI. This book is no exception. Although generally relevant, the first part of the book is written around hospitals. As such it is a very good introduction to Lean in hospitals, superior to all hospital-focused texts that I know of in the area. It makes use of a combination of a gear-train analogy of Lean systems together with the TWI ‘three-legged stool’ and policy deployment to give concise and practical guidance to hospital administrators, doctors and nurses." John Bicheno, Professor of Lean Enterprise, University of Buckingham "Patrick Graupp, Skip Steward and Brad Parsons put into context the synergistic relationship between the Toyota Kata patterns that drive continuous improvement, and TWI skills that are essential along the way. The practical nature of the content makes this book a must for any leader working in any organization in any service or industry. Patrick is perhaps the best qualified person in the world in combining the theory of the TWI methods with practical application. Skip has been the driver of merging the skills and the Toyota Kata patterns supported along the way by Brad Parsons. Could the combination of Pat, Skip and Brad be any better for all our benefit?" Oscar Roche, Director, TWI Institute Australia and New Zealand "Where most books only discuss the successful end state, Patrick, Skip, and Brad describe a system that emerges organically as the various pieces began interacting with one another. In doing so they give us a rare insight into how systems that work actually develop - not as something deliberately engineered and then implemented, but through shepherding the process of learning." Mark Rosenthal, blogger, theleanthinker.com; Principal, Novayama LLC "If you are striving to provide an amazing patient experience, eliminate preventable harm, or improve health care outcomes, you must eventually examine your Management System. Your Management System must be capable of improving the work and sustaining those improvements. Graupp, Steward, and Parsons have captured the essence of how improvement in healthcare can be both achieved and sustained. The authors will challenge you to reflect on your own Management System as you strive towards excellence." Charles V. Hagood, DSc, President, Transformational Advisory Services, Press Ganey Associates, Inc "Creating an Effective Management System: Integrating Policy Deployment, TWI, and Kata is insightful – It challenges us to develop management systems where components need to work well together while building strong human relationships. Like the fact the authors explore in greater detail how well PD, TWI and Kata interact with each other. From personal experience, every management system must have these three basic components in order to be effective." Frank Gorena, Director of Operational Excellence, Interiors, Collins Aerospace "In their wonderful new book, Graupp, Steward, and Parsons have put people where they belong: front and center. It’s the perfect antidote to the mass of tools-focused continuous improvement advice." Dan Markovitz, Markovitz Consulting, author of A Factory of One "The authors brilliantly illustrate, through numerous examples, how the strength of a management system resides in the understanding of how its key elements work together. Then, how organizations connect the dots and play the game becomes key to sustainable performance improvement." Sylvain Landry, Professor and Associate Director, Healthcare Management Hub, HEC Montréal. "When Kata was first introduced ten years ago it was very apparent that the power of the combination of the practice and skills of TWI and Kata could be a game changer. Graupp, Steward, and Parsons explain their groundbreaking work and story of accomplishing this in the arena of lean management." Jim Huntzinger, President and Founder, Lean Frontiers, Inc. Table of ContentsAbout the Authors. Introduction. Part One: Defining Organizational Purpose. Chapter 1 – How Systems Function Smoothly. Chapter 2 – How to Align the System Components. Part Two: Leading People. Chapter 3 – How We Treat People. Chapter 4 – How We Manage Ourselves. Part Three: Executing Process. Chapter 5 – How We See the Work. Chapter 6 – How We Do the Work. Part Four: Commanding Results. Chapter 7 – Staying on Track. Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Appendix 3.

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Book SynopsisMost leadership development activity in health and social care has been intra-organisational or confined to a particular sector. However, there is increasing recognition of the need to move beyond simple collaboration and partnership and work towards different models of care which involve addressing the whole health and social care system. This is particularly important when addressing complex and ''wicked'' problems in a time of resource scarcity. This book provides a much-needed guide for individuals, professionals, and organisations making the shift towards working in radically different ways in this current climate. It provides a rationale for systems leadership, describing the basic underlying principles behind it and their origins, and explores the various aspects of it, with particular emphasis on the development of systems leaders in health and social care. It also captures good practice, which is illustrated by a number of case studies, and suggests further reTable of Contents1. What do we mean by systems leadership and why is it needed?2. Systems leadership3. Developing systems leadership4. Systems leaders leading change5. The challenge of evaluating systems leadership6. Four journeys to systems leadership7. Vignettes and personal accounts8. Lessons learned9. And finally…Further exploration and reading

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Book SynopsisFor the first time, Early Modern Streets unites the diverse strands of scholarship on urban streets between circa 1450 and 1800 and tackles key questions on how early modern urban society was shaped and how this changed over time.Much of the lives of urban dwellers in early modern Europe were played out in city streets and squares. By exploring urban spaces in relation to themes such as politics, economies, religion, and crime, this edited collection shows that streets were not only places where people came together to work, shop, and eat, but also to fight, celebrate, show their devotion, and express their grievances. The volume brings together scholars from different backgrounds and applies new approaches and methodologies to the historical study of urban experience. In doing so, Early Modern Streets provides a comprehensive overview of one of the most dynamic fields of scholarship in early modern history.Accompanied by over 50 illustrations, Early MTable of ContentsPart 1: Contours and Foundations 1. Framing the street 2. Sources and methods for studying historical streets 3. Representing the street in words and images 4. Sensing the street Part 2: Street Use 5. Street politics 6. Street economies 7. Religion in the streets 8. Street crimes

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Book SynopsisUnleashing the Power of Diversity provides a clear tool to create a common language across teams and organisations that reinforces positive identity, builds trust towards people and processes, supports innovation and helps make diversity sustainable. The complex problems that many organisations and teams now face are global in scope, including cultural, social and environmental issues. Challenges such as climate change, mass migration and human rights do not respect national borders or sociodemographic groups. In order to solve these complex problems, we need the skills to be able to communicate effectively across the differences that may otherwise divide us. In this ground-breaking book, award-winning consultant and author, Bjørn Z. Ekelund, presents a clear step-by-step approach to communicate with people who have different mindsets, perspectives and cultural backgrounds. It is relevant and applicable across various contexts within the workplace, interTrade Review"It is our pleasure to endorse Bjørn Ekelund and his new book and it comes with our best recommendation. In RETHNK we design and facilitate strategic change and we create spectacular transformative workshops. We use the Diversity Icebreaker concept to improve communication and understanding between participants during a workshop. Advanced workshop facilitation brings people through three stages in our accelerated workshop: Learn, Integrate and Transform, which is also represented as a Green, Red and Blue process. The feedback we get from our customers is great because the Diversity Icebreaker helps them communicate in a simple way about complex problems."Jesper Sonne and Carsten Arnfjord Thomsen, RETHNK, Denmark"I have been using the Diversity Icebreaker for over 10 years with executives, graduate students and undergraduates. The class sizes have ranged from 11 to 60 participants. It has become an important tool in my courses for understanding diversity in patterns of interpersonal behavior, communication styles and work preferences. Although there is substantial statistical data for its reliability and validity, I find its face validity, simple (but not simplistic) categorization scheme and ease of use to be critical characteristics. I am not trying to make my students pop psychologists but rather provide a tool to help them to become more effective. Participants clearly recognize the three styles in their organizations and find that it usually identifies their style accurately. In addition to learning, they really enjoy the exercise."Dr. Henry Lane, D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University, Boston, MA"One of the main difficulties working in collaborative processes where mutual respect and equality among participants are core values is the lack of a common language. Especially in welfare programs where so-called clients or other end-users of public service are invited into processes where empowerment and governance are explicit goals. Even with such aims, the dialogue often seems to move into forms and meaning that support one side, and that is seldom the most vulnerable ones. The Diversity Icebreaker does not take into account who has most prestige or which prior position the participant has in front of a DI working session. A DI session is instead coloured in a playful atmosphere where the participants gather around new concepts; Red, Green and Blue with a dialogue spinning out of those concepts with very few predefined influences from any given positions."Lars Ueland Kobro, CEO/Senior researcher, Norwegian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation – SESAM, University of South-Eastern Norway"Self-understanding, understanding the Other, acknowledgement, belonging, inclusiveness, trust, common language, team work and … fun. So many leitmotifs that run through the book and reflect our experience of using the Diversity Icebreaker with all the staff and students at our school for the last five years. Through the hundreds of sessions we have run with staff and students from over 100 countries, we have come to rely on the Diversity Icebreaker as one of the basic tools in our intercultural communication toolbox."Grant Douglas, Track Coordinator, Intercultural Communication, IESEG School of Management, Lille, France"I have been fortunate to work with Bjørn Z. Ekelund and the Diversity Icebreaker for more than 10 years. I have found him and the use of Diversity Icebreaker to be under constant development. Bjørn is engaging and a true knowledge sharer, making the research-based tool, the Diversity Icebreaker, easy to use for mentoring large groups of up to 150 participants. The Diversity Icebreaker is always highly appreciated and has received excellent feedback from leaders and employees around the world."Annika Dybwad, Owner and senior consultant, FlexAbility Consulting AS, Norway"I have had the pleasure of using the Diversity Icebreaker in diverse learning settings, including courses in Design Thinking and Action Research. In these courses, the Diversity Icebreaker created a powerful vehicle for deep learning at multiple levels. This includes learning about self in relation to others in the context of collaborative projects that value multiple perspectives, fostering systemic understanding in working with wicked problems."Frederick Steier, Ph.D., Professor, Fielding Graduate University, School of Leadership Studies, and Department of Communication, University of South FloridaTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. How to Manage Diversity 3. Communication 4. Three types of diversity 5. BLUE: How to Create Better Results 6. GREEN: How to Innovate and Create New Knowledge 7. RED: How to Create Collective Identification and Trust 8. How to Promote Dignity and Personal Development 9. Addressing Global Challenges through Managing Diversity. 10. About work organisations and their potential contribution to promote dignity, personal development and "Bildung".

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Book SynopsisThe book has been tested and refined through years of classroom teaching experience. With an abundance of examples, problems, and fully worked out solutions, the text introduces the financial theory and relevant mathematical methods in a mathematically rigorous yet engaging way. This textbook provides complete coverage of continuous-time financial models that form the cornerstones of financial derivative pricing theory. Unlike similar texts in the field, this one presents multiple problem-solving approaches, linking related comprehensive techniques for pricing different types of financial derivatives.Key features: In-depth coverage of continuous-time theory and methodology Numerous, fully worked out examples and exercises in every chapter Mathematically rigorous and consistent, yet bridging various basic and more advanced concepts Judicious balance of financial theory and mathematiTable of ContentsPart I: Stochastic Calculus with Brownian Motion. 1. One-Dimensional Brownian Motion and Related Processes. 2. Introduction to Continuous-Time Stochastic Calculus. Part II Continuous-Time Modelling. 3. Risk-Neutral Pricing in the (B; S) Economy: One Underlying Stock. 4. Risk-Neutral Pricing in a Multi-Asset Economy. 5. American Options. 6. Interest-Rate Modelling and Derivative Pricing. 7. Alternative Models of Asset Price Dynamics. A. Essentials of General Probability Theory. B. Some Useful Integral (Expectation) Identities and Symmetry Properties of Normal Random Variables. C. Answers and Hints to Exercises. D. Glossary of Symbols and Abbreviations. Greek Alphabet. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding the basics of financial accounting can be a tricky task to master. This practical guidebook provides an overview of the fundamental principles in a jargon-free and simple format.Financial Accounting: The Basics provides concise overviews of the key financial accounting topics supplemented by practical examples and exercises to enable readers to test their knowledge and understanding in bite-sized chunks. In empowering students to learn at their own pace, the book enhances course learning to maximise chances of overall success. Topics covered include: The interpretation of financial statements and the accounting equation Processing accounting information Accounting for inventories Non-current assets and depreciation Cash flow statements and analysis With the latest coverage of  International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) terminology, and separate chapters on cash flow Table of Contents1. Financial Statements and the Accounting Equation; 2. Processing Accounting Information; 3. Accounting for Inventories; 4. Non-Current Assets and Depreciation; 5. Final Adjustments to Accounts; 6. Incomplete Records; 7. Partnerships; 8. Cash Flow Statements and Analysis; 9. The Interpretation of Financial Statements; 10. General Questions

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Book SynopsisThis introductory textbook provides an overview of the concepts necessary for an understanding of agricultural and agribusiness law. The text will help students of land-based industries with little or no legal background to appreciate and identify issues that may require referral or consultation with legal counsel. This new edition is fully revised and updated, particularly addressing developments in taxation and trade, and includes a new chapter on criminal law, an area of increasing relevance to agriculture.Each concise chapter addresses a different legal issue that those employed in agriculture and agribusiness may face, and both federal law and representative examples of state law are included. In addition to traditional topics such as contracts, property law, and estate planning, the book also covers more contemporary issues such as organic certification, animal law, genetically engineered crops, and food safety.Agricultural law extends beyond those Trade Review"This is the best textbook available in agricultural law specifically geared towards non-lawyers. It is clear, easy to read and covers the major topics of relevance for agribusinesses." - Marne Coit, MSEL, JD, LLM, North Carolina State University, USPraise for the first edtition "Excellent in terms of coverage, in terms of substantive content in each chapter, in organization, and in writing style. Professor Feitshans conveys a great amount of information crisply and clearly. He also uses examples to explain and to clarify the text, which greatly enhances the reader’s understanding of the legal concepts and issues." – Drew L. Kershen, Earl Sneed Centennial Professor of Law (Emeritus), University of Oklahoma, USA. "There has been a great need for an agricultural law textbook and Agricultural and Agribusiness Law fills that need. Theodore Feitshans is one of the preeminent agricultural law professors in the United States and does an excellent job of outlining complex legal issues in a practical way for law students." – Tiffany Dowell, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M University, USA. "This textbook is perfect for undergraduates or others trying to gain a basic understanding of legal issues impacting agriculture. From contracts to environmental law, topics are covered in a quick and easy to understand fashion. I highly encourage faculty and students alike to take a look at Professor Feitshans’ book." – Paul Goeringer, Research Associate and Extension Legal Specialist, Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Maryland, USA.Table of Contents1 Understanding the U.S. legal system 2 Finding legal materials 3 Torts 4 Nuisance and trespass 5 Contracts 6 Real property 7 Landlord-tenant law 8 Personal property 9 Contracts for the sale of goods 10 Secured transactions in real and personal property 11 Estate planning and farm transition 12 Family law, health, and end-of-life care 13 Water law 14 Business entities 15 Animal law 16 Organic, sustainable, fair trade, local, and urban agriculture 17 Genetically modified organisms and intellectual property law 18 Food safety 19 Criminal law 20 Pesticide law 21 Conservation and environmental law 22 Labor 23 Taxation 24 International trade 25 Federal farm program law

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Book SynopsisFashion buying and merchandising has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. Aspects such as the advent of new technologies and the changing nature of the industry into one that is faster paced than ever before, as well as the shift towards more ethical and sustainable practices have resulted in a dramatic change of the roles. As a result, contemporary fast fashion retailers do not follow the traditional buying cycle processes step by step, critical paths are wildly different, and there has been a huge increase in in-season buying' as a response to heightened consumer demand.This textbook is a comprehensive guide to 21st-century fashion buying and merchandising, considering fast fashion, sustainability, ethical issues, omnichannel retailing, and computer-aided design. It presents an up-to-date buying cycle that reflects key aspects of fashion buying and merchandising, as well as in-depth explanations of fashion product development, trend translation, and Trade Review"Fashion Buying and Merchandising is a timely, comprehensive and structured guide to the complexities, challenges and changes happening to the role of the buyer and merchandiser from a current and future perspective. Suitable for students, teachers and industry professionals passionate about fashion product management, it covers in-depth the multiple issues and opportunities within the discipline, enabling the reader to develop a critical understanding of today’s dynamic fashion industry. This book will prove to be a very valuable addition to teaching and learning on fashion business courses." — Bethan Alexander, Senior Teaching Fellow and Course Director, MA Fashion Retail Management, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London, UK"This new textbook offers valuable insights into contemporary fashion buying and the impact of digital developments on this central retail role. Academics, buying professionals and students will find the content useful and relevant for studies and careers in this field." — Dr Helen Goworek, Associate Professor in Marketing, Durham University, UK"Fashion Buying and Merchandising: The Fashion Buyer in a Digital Society is the only comprehensive textbook focused on both fashion buying and merchandising, reflecting a contemporary perspective particularly with the emphasis on how aspects of digital are embedded in fashion business processes. The text is relevant for students of fashion business as well as industry practitioners. The unique aspect of this text is that it is underpinned by contemporary and leading research in the field, making it a truly authoritative title." — Professor Liz Barnes, Head of School, Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, UKTable of Contents1 The evolution of fashion buying and merchandising; 2 Fashion buying and merchandising roles and responsibilities in the 21st century; 3 The influence of technology on fashion buying and merchandising; 4 The buying cycle and critical path; 5 Range review; 6 Research and planning; 7 Range development; 8 Sourcing and negotiation; 9 Range finalisation; 10 Manufacturing; 11 Allocation and distribution; 12 Retail sales; 13 The impact of sustainability on fashion buying and merchandising; 14 The future of fashion buying and merchandising

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Book SynopsisArts and Business aims at bringing arts and business scholars together in a dialogue about a number of key topics that today form different understandings in the two disciplines. Arts and business are, many times, positioned as opposites. Where one is providing symbolic and aesthetic immersion, the other is creating goods for a market and markets for a good. They often deal and struggle with the same issues, framing it differently and finding different solutions. This book has the potential of offering both critical theoretical and empirical understanding of these subjects and guiding further exploration and research into this field. Although this dichotomy has a well-documented existence, it is reconstructed through the writing-out of business in art and vice versa.This edited volume distinguishes itself from other writings aimed at closing the gap between art and business, as it does not have a firm standpoint in one of these fields, but treatiTable of ContentsSection 1: The Arts and Business: Contemporary and Historical Dialogues1. Aesthetics of Collective Action: Φ and Π in a Twisted Impromptu on Art and Research by Operational AestheticsPierre Guillet de Monthoux and Philippe Mairesse2. The Art and Business of ‘Being Critical’Daniel Ericsson and Magnus Eriksson3. Media Art in the Context of Art, Science and the Market: A Historical PerspectiveClaudia Schnugg and Victoria VesnaSection 2: Organizing Collaboration4. To The Manger! Collaboration in the Age of AccessKent Hansen and Anke Strauß5. Embedding the Corporate Story through PerformanceTracy Harwood and Sophy Smith6. Understanding Sponsorship RelationshipsJanina Panizza and David StewartSection 3: Performing and Agreeing on Values7. A Short Dialogue on the Meaning of PerformanceEmilie Reinhold and Kahena Sanaâ8. Evaluating Value: Stolen, Disappearing and Pseudonymous ArtChloe Preece and Aleksandra Bida9. Community Arts: On the Precarious Compromise between the Inspirational and the Civic WorldsEster Barinaga10. Re-casting Legitimacy: Validation and Criticality as Contemporary Art Joins Cultural BusinessRavi Dar and Pamela Schutz NybackaSection 4: Leadership and Power11. Leadership in Art and BusinessKatja Lindqvist12. Portraits of the Artist as Cultural EntrepreneurKerry McCall and Maeve Houlihan13. The Conundrum of Power: Sintering Structural and Relational Perspectives in Business and Arts OrganizationsYuliya Shymko and Alison Minkus14. La Fileuse de Reims, a Place Where Artists can Work: A Dialogue between the Founder and One of the ResidentsElen Riot and Pauline QuantinSection 5: Learning, Knowledge and Thinking15. Valuing the Other: Exposing Undergraduates to the Art of Business and the Business of ArtsAndrew Power and Michael MacDonnell16. Management: Stepping Back Through ArtsDorina Coste, Isabelle Né and Marianella Fornerino17. The Rag Rug: Weaving Together Artistic and Business Patterns of ThinkingNina Bozic Yams and Elisabeth Helldorff

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Book SynopsisDrawing on contributions from leading academics in the field, this volume within the Routledge Series in Human Resource Development specifically focuses on Global Human Resource Development (HRD). Specifically, the volume provides an overview of 17 regions, 85 countries and includes one emerging market grouping, CIVETS. This book examines the role of the state in HRD, the relationship between HRD and the level of economic development in the country or region, the influence of foreign direct investment within the country or region, and firm-level HRD practices within countries or regions. Global Human Resource Development analyzes HRD from institutional and cross-cultural perspectives, making it possible, for the first time, to analyze trends across countries and regions and to draw conclusions about the value of institutional and cross-cultural perspectives in the HRD context. There is currently no book on the market that conceptualizes the discipline of global Trade Review"Global Human Resource Development is an excellent book on the ins and outs of human resource development across almost 100 countries. The chapters are written by experts in the countries represented following a common format. The book can be used effectively in courses on global training and development, global talent management, and global leadership." –Randall S. Schuler, Rutgers University, USA Table of Contents1. Global Human Resource Development: Landscaping the Anatomy of an Evolving Field Thomas N. Garavan, Alma M. McCarthy and Michael J. Morley Section 1: Asia and Oceania 2. Human Resource Development in Australia and New Zealand Peter McGraw and Robin Kramar 3. Human Resource Development in East Asia Roziah Mohd Rasdi and Maimunah Ismail 4. Human Resource Development in South Asia Satish Pandey, Gertrude I. Hewapathirana and Dinyar M. Pestonjee 5. Human Resource Development in China and North Korea Judy Sun and Greg Wang 6. Human Resource Development in Malaysia and Singapore Maimunah Ismail and Roziah Mohd Rasdi Section 2: Africa and the Middle East 7. Human Resource Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Fredrick M. Nafukho and Helen M. A. Muyia 8. Human Resource Development in Middle East Hussain A. Alhejji and Thomas N. Garavan 9. Human Resource Development in North Africa Hussain A. Alhejji and Thomas N. Garavan Section 3: The Americas 10. Human Resource Development in Canada and the United States Gary N. McLean and Nadir Budhwani 11. Human Resource Development in Latin America Consuelo L. Waight, José Ernesto Rangel Delgado and Johana Lopez 12. Human Resource Development in Brazil Renato Ferreira Leitão Azevedo, Alexandre Ardichvili, Silvia Casa Nova and Edgard B. Cornacchione Jr. Section 4: Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the Former Soviet Union 13. Human Resource Development in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Maura Sheehan and Beata Buchelt 14. Human Resource Development in Russia and the Former Soviet Union Alexandre Ardichvili, Elena Zavyalova and Oleksandr Tkachenko Section 5: Western Europe 15. Human Resource Development in Ireland and the UK Alma M. McCarthy 16. Human Resource Development in the Nordic Countries Britta H. Heidl and Indravidoushi C. Dusoye 17. Human Resource Development in Germanic Europe Regina H. Mulder and Loek F.M. Nieuwenhuis 18. Human Resource Development in Southern Europe Eduardo Tomé Section 6: Emerging Markets 19. Human Resource Development in CIVETS Thomas N. Garavan and Mesut Akdere

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Book SynopsisThe Great Recession, including the preceding events and the subsequent recovery period, has been the dominant feature of US capitalism in the 21st century. But what can we learn about economic behavior, policies, and relationships by studying this period of marked general decline? Understanding the Great Recession seeks to answer this question by facilitating an advanced theoretical and practical understanding of the Great Recession, using multiple approaches to economic analysis.This textbook uses the Great Recession as a case study for understanding economic concepts, the conduct of policymaking, and competing schools of economic thought. It introduces readers to multiple perspectives on the crisis, including feminist, institutionalist, Marxian, monetarist, neoclassical, post-Keynesian, and stratification economics, amongst others. Divided into four parts, the textbook begins by introducing readers to the headline events of the crisis, and the major differences betweTable of ContentsPart I: Understanding the Crisis 1. Introduction to the Great Recession Part II: The Road to the Great Recession 2. US Capitalism Prior to 2008 3. The Housing Market Bubble (and Bust) 4. Financial Structure, Financial Crisis, and the Wall Street Bailouts 5. Competing Explanations of the Crisis Part III: Policy Responses to the Great Recession 6. Financial Reform 7. Monetary Policy Responses to the Great Recession 8. Fiscal Policy Responses to the Great Recession Part IV: The Recovery from the Great Recession 9. Inequality, Populism, and the Arc to Covid-19

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1999, this volume explores how African agriculture has always had a strong appeal for the people of the Netherlands. This is due to (1) a long-established interest in tropical agriculture going back to the days when Indonesia was a Duth colony; (2) a broad-based desire to help the Third World; and (3) the view that Tropical Africa is highly dependent on agriculture.As practical expertise in Africa and systematic research on African agriculture grew, specialization became both possible and necessary. This volume reflects the specialization in marketing which has been welcomed by economists, geographers and scholars of agricultural marketing. In addition to a general introductory chapter, this book includes five contributions on staple food grains, two on export crops, two on cattle and one on horticulture. Nine of the chapters are country-specific, covering Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, C?te d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Zambia.Table of Contents1. Agricultural Marketing in Tropical Africa: Obstacles to Systematic Study. H. Laurens van der Laan. 2. Maize Marketing Policies in Tanzania, 1939-1998: From Basic Needs to Market Basics. Deborah Fahy Bryceson, Pekka Seppälä and Marja-Liisa Tapio-Biström. 3. Maize Marketing in Kenya, 1976-1996: Liberalization and Food Security. Henk Meilink. 4. Food Grain Marketing in Burkina Faso Since 1970: the Challenge of Food Security. Andries Klaasse Bos, Clemens Lutz and Boubié Bassolet. 5. Cocoa Marketing in Ghana and Cameroon: The Effects of Structural Adjustment and Liberalization. Ali de Jong and Annelet Harts-Broekhuis. 6. The Coffee Sectors of Cȏte d’Ivoire and Costa Rica: National and Global Aspects of Competitiveness. Wim Pelupessy. 7. Primary Rice Marketing in North-West Sierra Leone: Market and Non-Market Transactions. Aad van Tilburg and Inge Hamming. 8. Maize and Bean Marketing in Benin: The Peasant Farmers’ Choice of Marketing Outlet. Lineke van Bruggen and Aad van Tilburg. 9. Horticultural Marketing in Kenya: Why Potato Farmers Need Collecting Wholesalers. Tjalling Dijkstra. 10. Cattle Marketing in Zambia, 1965-1995: Policies, Institutions and Cattle Owners in Western Province. Henk A.J. Moll and Désirée C.E. Dietvorst. 11. Cross-Border Cattle Marketing in Sub-Saharan Africa since 1900: Geographical Patterns and Government-Induced Change. Leo de Haan, Paul Quarles van Ufford and Fred Zaal.

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Book SynopsisIn this new edition of the popular textbook, Nonprofit Organizations: Theory, Management, Policy, Helmut K. Anheier and Stefan Toepler have fully updated, revised, and expanded this comprehensive introduction to a growing field. The text takes on an international and comparative perspective, detailing the background and concepts and examining relevant theories and central issues. Anheier and Toepler cover the full range of nonprofit organizationsservice providers, membership organizations, foundations, community groupsin different fields, such as arts and culture, health and social services, and education. Introducing central terms such as philanthropy, charity, social entrepreneurship, social investment, and civil society, they explain how the field relates to public management and administration. This textbook is systematic in its approach to theories, management, and policy. The first edition won the Best Book Award at the American Academy of Management in 20Trade ReviewPraise for previous editions of Nonprofit Organizations:"An invaluable resource for students, scholars, policy makers, and practitioners. No other source so effectively conveys complex ideas with such pellucid prose, no other volume so seamlessly integrates a crucial international perspective into this topic—and no one but Professor Anheier has the experience, overview, and wisdom to produce a volume of this scope and quality." Paul DiMaggio, Professor of Sociology, Princeton University, USA"The clear international leader in its field." Martin Knapp, Professor of Health and Social Care Policy, London School of Economics, UK"The indispensable text for both graduate and undergraduate courses on the organization of the nonprofit sector." Stanley N. Katz, Professor, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, USA"Comprehensive, grounded in theory and data, with historical and comparative perspectives, this book is useful to practitioners as well as students and scholars throughout the world." Leslie Lenkowsky, Professor Emeritus in Public Affairs and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University, USA"The book lucidly examines key management and policy issues facing nonprofit organizations around the world … [A] valuable resource for classroom use, researchers, and nonprofit staff and volunteers." Steven Rathgeb Smith, Executive Director, American Political Science AssociationTable of ContentsPart I – Studying Nonprofit Organizations 1. Studying Nonprofit Organizations 2. Historical Background 3. Concepts 4. Dimensions Part II – Approaches 5. Theories of Nonprofit Organizations 6. Approaches to Giving and Philanthropy 7. Studying Civic Engagement and Volunteering 8. Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Part III – Organization and Management 9. Organizational Behavior and Performance 10. Management Approaches and Tools 11. Financing Nonprofit Organizations 12. Governance 13. Leadership and Human Resources 14. Marketing, Communication, and Social Media 15. Collaboration Part IV – Policy and Current Developments 16. State–Nonprofit Relations 17. Advocacy and Lobbying 18. Longer-Term Developments and Current Trends

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Book SynopsisA facility-wide improvement initiative is expensive in terms of both time and money. Perhaps the most disappointing thing about them is that they often end up as temporary measures that may produce early results but are unsustainable in the long run. The unseen cost is that after they see such initiatives come and go, employees begin to see them as futile, temporary annoyances rather than the permanent improvements they are meant to be. The Shingo Model begins with culture informed by operational excellence principles that lead to an understanding of what aligns systems and tools and can set any organization on a path toward enterprise excellence with sustainable continuous improvement.The Shingo Model is not an additional program or another initiative to implement. Instead, it introduces Shingo Guiding Principles on which to anchor current initiatives. Ultimately, the Shingo Model informs a new way of thinking that creates theTable of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Why Are We Here?Chapter 3: Defining BehaviorChapter 4: Characteristics of CultureChapter 5: Three Insights of Enterprise ExcellenceChapter 6: The Shingo ModelChapter 7: The Shingo Guiding PrinciplesChapter 8: Thought LeadershipChapter 9: New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.: A Case Study that Informs the Shingo ModelChapter 10: Go and ObserveChapter 11: The Shingo Assessment ProcessChapter 12: Bringing It All Together

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Book SynopsisThe Shingo Enterprise Excellence Prize Model (SEEM) has exerted global influence over the ways that exceptional organizations formulate/deploy strategy with its focus on processes, Lean thinking, continuous improvement, innovation, workforce development, and supplier strategies. This book details the SEEM, which lies at the heart of the Shingo Prize. It will link the theoretical underpinnings of the SEEM and their implications for practice. Case studies illustrate important points. Selected tools that support practical implementation of the model are discussed and their use illustrated. This book will deepen understanding of why the model works and how implementation can be accomplished. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Toward a Model -- The Enterprise as a Complex System. Chapter 2: BEST Environmental Domains. Chapter 3: Stakeholder Perspectives. Chapter 4: Mediating Factors. Chapter 5: Enterprise Alignment. Chapter 6: Enterprise Processes. Chapter 7: Modes of Enterprise Development. Chapter 8: What We’ve Learned So Far -- A Complex Systems Management Model. Chapter 9: Enterprise Excellence Models. Chapter 10: Conversations -- Connecting Stakeholder and Process Voices. Chapter 11: Underlying Principles and Insights of the Shingo Model. Chapter 12: The Shingo Model -- A Complex Systems Enterprise Excellence Model. Chapter 13: The Shingo Prize -- Winners and Characteristics of Excellent Enterprises. Chapter 14: Enterprise Assessment Using the Shingo Enterprise Excellence Model. Chapter 15: Presentation of Assessment Results. Chapter 16: One Possible Future for the Shingo Enterprise Excellence Model. Chapter 17: Summary and Conclusions. References. Appendix A: Selected Voice of the Customer Approaches. Appendix B: Selected Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) Tools. Appendix C: Selected Management and Planning Tools. Appendix D: An Overview of Selected Lean and Advanced Tools. Appendix E: Enterprise Assessment Aids.

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Book SynopsisAccording to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, some of the fastest projected job growth will occur in the healthcare, healthcare support and personal care fields which accounts for almost one third of the total employment growth by 2020. Analysts suggest that the healthcare field is growing because of the long-term trends of an aging population and improved diagnosing and treatment options. Additionally, technology advances in telemedicine and telehealth are allowing elderly patients to remain in their homes as they age even though their health needs are increasing. All these advances and changes to payment structures are fueling the employment growth opportunities in healthcare.This book is intended for someone curious to learn more about a career in healthcare, but not certain if it is right for them, or if the industry would be a good fit for them. For the person who is already interested in pursuing a career in healthcare, it provides added excitement to continuTable of ContentsChapter 1: Working in the healthcare industry – what is this really all about?; Chapter 2: What it takes to work in healthcare – what does it REALLY take to work in healthcare?; Chapter 3: Stories from those who have chosen a career in healthcare – how did they make this decision, and what did they learn along the way?; Chapter 4: The business case for working in healthcare – what are the options, i.e., medicine, pharmacy, nursing, etc. and what if I like IT or numbers, how can this work for me, what is the ROI?; Chapter 5: The Global Economy, Healthcare and Its Impact – what is the ROI for others?; Chapter 6: Getting Started – gathering information, gaining industry insights, the value of internships, volunteering – what do I do first and how do I know I am making the right choice for me?

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Book SynopsisA timely and up-to-date go-to reference work for business events, The Routledge Handbook of Business Events explores and critically evaluates the key debates and controversies inherent to this rapidly expanding subject of study and industry.The volume brings together leading specialists from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, to provide state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research on management aspects as well as economic, social and environmental impacts and external factors such as transportation. The book incorporates the varied expertise of some 30 expert authors to provide a definitive collection of statements in this field, accompanied by illustrative and engaging case studies embodying real-life scenarios and examples on an international scale.This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers and academics of Events, as well as those of related studies in particular Tourism, Hospitality, Sport, LeisuTable of ContentsIntroduction, Part 1: The World of Business Events, 1. Research Directions in Business Events: An Evaluation of Literature Reviews 1996-2019, 2. Building National Capabilities for Business Events, 3. Strategic Event Planning, 4. The Distribution Channel of Business Events, Part 2: Business Events Impact, 5. The Impact of Business Events, 6. Social Value of B2B Tradeshows, 7. The Importance of Business Events for Rural Women in Business, 8. Individual Attendees’ Value of Business Events, Part 3: Business Events and Sustainability, 9. The Application of Corporate Social Responsibility Principles to Corporate Meetings, 10. Sustainability Developments at Conference Centres: A Greener Future for Business Events, 11. Alternative Venues for Business Events, 12. The Role of Convention Visitor Bureaus in Business Events, 13. Business Events and Sustainability Policies, 14. Indigenous Business Events and Organisational Legitimacy, Part 4: Business Events and Technology, 15. Smart Technologies and the Future of Business Events, 16. Technology Innovation in Business Events, 17. An Overview of Virtual Business Events: Can Everyone Hear Me?, Part 5: Business Events Marketing and Sponsorship, 18. Business Events Enhancing Destination Competitiveness, 19. Business Events as a Differentiation Strategy for Tourist Destinations, 20. The Role of DMOs in Business Events, 21. Approaches to Business Event Sponsorship: The Case of Agrochemex, 22. Social Media Marketing for Business Events, Part 6: Business Events Operations, 23. Business Events and Hospitality, 24. Business Events and Chinese Hospitality, 25. Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events, 26. Risk and Crisis Management and Business Events: A Destination Perspective. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisIn the winter of 1933, the American financial and economic system collapsed. Since then economists, policy makers and financial analysts throughout the world have been haunted by the question of whether It can happen again. In 2008 It very nearly happened again as banks and mortgage lenders in the USA and beyond collapsed. The disaster sent economists, bankers and policy makers back to the ideas of Hyman Minsky whose celebrated ''Financial Instability Hypothesis'' is widely regarded as predicting the crash of 2008 and led Wall Street and beyond as to dub it as the ''Minsky Moment''. In this book Minsky presents some of his most important economic theories. He defines It, determines whether or not It can happen again, and attempts to understand why, at the time of writing in the early 1980s, It had not happened again. He deals with microeconomic theory, the evolution of monetary institutions, and Federal Reserve policy. Minsky argues that any economic theory which separates Trade Review"It is time to revive an old issue: Just how inherently unstable are economies? But instead of getting much guidance these days from contemporary economists, we need to turn to some of the giants from the past. The work of Hyman Minsky...is especially on the mark." The New York Times"Today, his views are reverberating from New York to Hong Kong as economists and traders try to understand what's happening in the markets... Indeed, the Minsky moment has become a fashionable catch phrase on Wall Street." The Wall Street Journal"There are few better places to begin the serious study of financial questions than with Can "It" Happen Again? – the work of the most insightful observer of finance in the economics profession today."Robert Pollin, Monthly Review"Minsky's essays are creative, sophisticated and wise. He has an important message for economists and a wider public." Journal of Economic Issues"The most significant economic event of the era since World War II is something that has not happened: there has not been a deep and long-lasting depression."From the Introduction.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Can "It" Happen Again?: A Reprise 1. Can "It" Happen Again? 2. Finance and Profits: The Changing Nature of American Business Cycles 3.The Financial Instability Hypothesis: An interpretation of Keynes and an Alernative to "Standard" Theory 4. Capitalist Financial Processes and the Instability of Capitalism 5. The Financial Instability Hypothesis: A Restatement 6. Financial Instability Revisited: The Economics of Disaster 7. Central Banking and Money Market Changes 8. The New Uses of Monetary Power 9. The Federal Reserve: Between a Rock and a Hard Place 10. An Exposition of a Keynesian Theory of Investment 11. Monetary Systems and Accelerator Models 12. The Integration of Simple Growth and Cycle Models 13. Private Sector Assets Management Policy: Theory and Practice Index

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