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Book SynopsisWith a global population estimated to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050 we face a huge challenge in feeding everyone on the planet. How is that to be achieved?In this brilliantly insightful, one stop guide WIRED journalist Matt Reynolds assesses the limits and drawbacks of current food production and looks at the ways in which they can be tackled. He considers the potential for lab-grown meat to replace inefficient livestock farming. He talks to the scientists hoping to perfect more productive and disease-resistant crops. He explores initiatives to make agriculture less environmentally damaging and to reduce food waste. And he addresses the fundamental question: how do we feed more people while using fewer of the Earth's resources?

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Book SynopsisFossil fuels may be keeping the world running, but they're also destroying the planet. What viable alternatives do we have, and what technological breakthroughs are on the horizon? In this brilliantly wide-ranging, one-stop guide WIRED journalist Nicole Kobie outlines the environmental threats we face through our reliance on carbon-based energy, and considers whether and when sustainable energy can take its place. She looks at the major technologies currently available - solar, wind and geothermal among them - explaining how they work and what potential they possess. She shows how electricity supply is being transformed by advances in storage and distribution. She assesses how each form of energy is being adapted to serve our industrial and domestic needs. And she addresses the fundamental question: can the world's energy supply become fully sustainable within the next decade?

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Book SynopsisJeannette Nelson is one of the world's leading voice coaches. In the course of over a decade as Head of Voice at the National Theatre, she was responsible for ensuring that everyone who took the stage at Britain's leading theatre was communicating clearly and charismatically. Along the way, she worked with some of the greatest actors of our time from Al Pacino to Benedict Cumberbatch to Juliette Binoche on some of their most notable roles across stage, film and TV. Nelson's first book, The Voice Exercise Book (2015), has become the go-to guide for actors looking for exercises to help improve their vocal clarity. 'Jeannette's knowledge is astonishing and her approach so gentle and effective' Derren Brown

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Book Synopsis'If you feel you should understand how economists think but have no idea where to start, this book is the answer' Financial TimesWhy are all my clothes made in Asia?How do I get a pay-rise?And what even is money?Join Britain's most venerable financial institution for a rip-roaring crash-course on economics. From financial crises to Freddo prices, it will help you make sense of your job, your life and maybe your world._'A well-written treat . . . Using examples including the Bank of England canteen, The Simpsons and Beanie Babies, the authors encourage us all to understand, and even challenge, what economists do' Professor David Spiegelhalter, author of The Art of Statistics'A well-timed attempt to show the public what goes on inside the Bank of England - and familiarise them with some basic economic concepts . . . Punctuated with jaunty anecdotes and neat examples' Guardian'An entertaining and essential read at a time when understanding how our money, governments and banks interact has never felt more important' Laura Whateley, author of Money: A User's GuideTrade ReviewIf you feel you should understand how economists think but have no idea where to start, this book is the answer . . . The Bank should be congratulated on this effort at education. Buy this book for the inquiring person, young, old or in between. -- Martin Wolf, Summer Books * Financial Times *A well-written treat . . . Using examples including the Bank of England canteen, The Simpsons and Beanie Babies, the authors encourage us all to understand, and even challenge, what economists do. -- Professor David Spiegelhalter, author of THE ART OF STATISTICSAn enjoyable introduction to the so-called dismal science . . . Patel and Meaning have done an admirable job in simplifying and popularising some of the key elements of their subject. * The Times *A great place to start your economic journey. With the Bank of England as your guide, this accessible book shows how economics affects so many aspects of our daily lives. -- Dr Linda Yueh, author of THE GREAT ECONOMISTSA well-timed attempt to show the public what goes on inside the Bank of England - and familiarise them with some basic economic concepts . . . Punctuated with jaunty anecdotes and neat examples. * Guardian *

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Book Synopsis''Mandatory reading. Not just for company founders and leaders, but for anyone wanting to succeed in our ever-changing world.'' Keith FerrazziWhat separates the world''s most successful entrepreneurs and business tycoons from the rest? It''s not their superhuman intelligence. It''s something more fundamental: they understand how to turn uncertainty to their advantage.We all know that the future is inherently unknowable, and yet we behave and plan as though it is. Once we truly understand the nature of uncertainty, though, we can take practical steps to make the most of the opportunities that come our way. In Mastering Uncertainty award-winning author Matt Watkinson and investor and entrepreneur Csaba Konkoly offer a masterclass on the workings of luck and probability. They show how to calculate when to make big bets and when to pull back. And they offer supremely practical advice on how we can improve our odds, whether through maximising our networks, l

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Book SynopsisFrom the million-copy-bestselling author of Execution'Ingenious . . . An insightful and practical guide for leaders and practitioners at every level.' ForbesWelcome to the age of big tech. The old rules no longer apply.How do companies build a competitive advantage in the digital age? In this lively, accessible guide, Ram Charan - million-copy-bestselling author and advisor to some of the world's top CEOs - reveals that the tech giants have radically rewritten the rules of business. If you want to win, you need to learn to play a new game.Delving into the inner workings of the likes of Netflix, Amazon and Alibaba, Charan uncovers the six rules that the digital giants use to stay ahead: from their emphasis on creating corporate 'ecosystems', to the way they approach team organisation and moneymaking. And he outlines how to use these rules to transform your business, starting today.'One of the world's preeminent counselors to CEOs.' Harvard Business Review'The most influential consultant alive.' FortuneTrade ReviewWinning in the digital age is actually less about how you use technology than about how you use your brain. Ram Charan understands this better than most, and he turns conventional principles on their head with this ingenious reframing of competitive advantage . . . An insightful and practical guide for leaders and practitioners at every level. * Forbes *I like this summary of the competitive reality . . . Relates a wealth of current experience from global clients. * Inc. *

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Book Synopsis'The marketing genius behind Nike . . . Greg Hoffman has inspired me tremendously' Steven Bartlett, author of Happy Sexy Millionaire How did Nike go from being a small sneaker brand to the world's most revered company? Why do its campaigns - from 'Just do it' to the famous Nike swoosh - capture the imaginations of millions worldwide? And what can any founder or marketer learn from them? Greg Hoffman joined Nike as 22-year-old design intern. Over the next thirty years, he would help craft some of the most iconic campaigns in history - for Ronaldo and Serena, Olympic Games and World Cup finals. Now, he unveils a transformative method that will make any brand more creative: emotion by design.'Great story, amazing career, so inspirational . . . I couldn't put it down' Chris Evans'The ultimate playbook to unleash creativity in any team' Jake Humphrey, author of High Performance'An unforgettable account of a man and a business that never had to try to be someone else's idea of cool - because they had already defined it themselves' Rory Sutherland, Vice-Chairman of Ogilvy and author of Alchemy'Brilliant . . . Hoffman draws on a lifetime of experience at Nike to reveal how any team can make brand connections stronger' Nir Eyal, author of Hooked'This book made me smile in my soul' Mary Portas'Remarkable . . . A distinctive framework that will help marketers and creatives connect with their audiences like never before' Jonah Berger, author of ContagiousTrade ReviewA brand isn't a logo, it's a story. In this guidebook-plus-memoir, Greg helps us see how a commitment to our creative practice can make any story better. -- Seth GodinA transformative and intensely personal journey building one of the world's most important, groundbreaking brands . . . A must-read. -- Laszlo Bock, author of WORK RULES!A gripping insight into the creation of some of the most iconic marketing in history. -- Bruce Daisley, author of THE JOY OF WORKThe marketing genius behind Nike . . . Greg Hoffman has inspired me tremendously. -- Steven Bartlett, author of HAPPY SEXY MILLIONAIRESo inspirational . . . I couldn't put it down. -- Chris EvansThis is the ultimate playbook to unleash creativity in any team - and in turn effect real, transformative change for you and your company. -- Jake Humphrey, author of HIGH PERFORMANCEAn unforgettable account of a man and a business that never had to try to be someone else's idea of cool - because they had already defined it themselves. -- Rory Sutherland, Vice-Chairman, Ogilvy and author of ALCHEMYIn this brilliant book, Greg Hoffman draws on a lifetime of experience at Nike to reveal how any team can make brand connections stronger . . . A must-read for any marketer, businessperson or creative. -- Nir Eyal, author of HOOKED and INDISTRACTABLEReading this book made me smile in my soul, proving that creativity, community and empathy has created one of the greatest brands of our lifetime. -- Mary PortasFilled with remarkable stories . . . A distinctive framework that will help marketers and creatives connect with their audiences like never before. -- Professor Jonah Berger, Wharton Business School, author of CONTAGIOUS

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Book Synopsis'A remarkable and important book . . . a highly accessible, timely and invaluable guide to anybody working in groups.' Prof Paul Gilbert OBE___________________________________________________How many people does the ideal team contain? How do groups bond, earn trust and forge shared identities? How can leaders build environments adaptable enough to respond to shocks and still enable people to thrive together? How can you feel close to people if your only point of contact is a phone or a computer?In The Social Brain leading experts from the worlds of evolutionary psychology and business management come together to offer a primer on great team working. They explain what size groups work and how to shape them according to the nature of the task at hand. They offer practical hints on how to diffuse tensions and encourage cooperation. And they demonstrate the vital importance of balancing unity and the need for different views and outlooks. By explaining precisely how the 'social brain' works, they show how human groups function and how to create great, high-performing teams._____________________________________'This wonderful book reminds us that businesses are also biological and social . . . It could not be more timely, wise and useful.' Margaret Heffernan, author of Wilful Blindness'Buy it for yourself and your colleagues. Essential reading.' Mark Earls, author of HERD

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Book Synopsis'This is a truly refreshing, captivating and important book that shifted my perception on a topic I thought I knew! A must read.' Steven Bartlett, entrepreneur and host of 'The Diary of a CEO''It hooked me right in . . . A fantastic book.' Chis Evans'Entertaining. Engaging. Educating.' Professor Damian Hughes, co-host of the 'High Performance' podcast____________________________________________Resilience is the buzzword of the moment. We're told that if we have it, our lives will be happy and successful ones. If we don't, we need to acquire it.But what if the version of resilience we've been peddled is a myth?Here, Sunday Times bestselling author Bruce Daisley demolishes a concept that has spawned a multi-million pound industry of books, workshops and courses, exposing the highly questionable science it rests on. In its place he outlines a very different approach to good mental health that embraces the latest science and research.Offering empirically tested advice, Fortitude sets out a practical path to greater self-confidence and courage for us all._____________________________________________'Something I never knew I needed to read but I'm so glad I did, its opened up a whole angle of thinking.' Nadiya Hussain'A fascinating and important pushback against the narrow, joy-eroding version of 'resilience' that would leave us to sink or swim alone, Fortitude is an indispensable guide to a more energising, human, and effective approach to working and thriving in a post-pandemic world.' Oliver Burkeman, author of 'Four Thousand Weeks'Trade ReviewI love it . . . it hooked me right in . . . A fantastic book. -- Chris EvansThis is a truly refreshing, captivating and important book that shifted my perception on a topic I thought I knew! A must read. -- Steven Bartlett, entrepreneur and host of 'The Diary of a CEO'A fascinating and important pushback against the narrow, joy-eroding version of 'resilience' that would leave us to sink or swim alone, Fortitude is an indispensable guide to a more energising, human, and effective approach to working and thriving in a post-pandemic world. -- Oliver Burkeman, author of 'Four Thousand Weeks'Surprising and challenging. Fortitude encouraged me to re-think not only my work but how I live my life. -- Sarah Ellis, co-author of 'The Squiggly Career'A book that confirms what I've always believed, that we can't be resilient on our own. In fact resilience is about all of us being stronger than any of us. -- Gary Lineker

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Book SynopsisIn his international bestseller The Power of Habit, Pulitzer Prize-winner Charles Duhigg explained why we do what we do. Now he applies the same relentless curiosity and masterful analysis to the question: how can each of us achieve more?Drawing on the very latest findings in neuroscience, psychology and behavioural economics, he demonstrates the eight simple principles that govern productivity. He demonstrates how the most dynamic and effective people – from CEOs to film-makers to software entrepreneurs – deploy them. And he shows how you can, too.‘Charles has some wonderful advice for increasing productivity . . . the tips he highlights have most definitely played a huge part in helping me to build the Virgin brand.’ Richard Branson‘In Smarter Faster Better Duhigg finds provocative answers to a riddle of our age: how to become more productive (by two times, or even ten times) and less busy.’ Jim Collins‘There are valuable lessons in Smarter Faster Better . . . I never felt like putting it down.’ Financial TimesTrade ReviewAs he did in The Power of Habit, Duhigg melds cutting-edge science, deep reporting, and wide-ranging stories to give us a fuller, more human way of thinking about how productivity actually happens. -- Susan Cain, author of QUIETDuhigg uses engaging storytelling to highlight fascinating research and core principles that we can all learn and use in our daily lives. A masterful must-read for anyone who wants to get more (and more creative) stuff done. -- David Allen, author of GETTING THINGS DONEDuhigg has a gift for asking just the right question, and then igniting the same curiosity in the rest of us. In Smarter Faster Better he finds provocative answers to a riddle of our age. -- Jim Collins, author of GOOD TO GREATThere are valuable lessons in Smarter Faster Better . . . I never felt like putting it down. * Financial Times *Duhigg brings impressive reportorial and narrative skills to the project. * Spectator *Charles has some wonderful advice for increasing productivity … the tips he highlights have most definitely played a huge part in helping me to build the Virgin brand. -- Richard BransonOffers readers a glimpse into how the most productive people function … [Duhigg] distills all his research into eight key takeaways that anyone can use, at work and at home. -- Business Books You Should Be Reading This Summer, World Economic Forum blogSlick. * i *Very slick. * Evening Standard *Duhigg knows his stuff — the book is packed with an intimidating amount of knowledge and research … Duhigg takes our most subtle habits and breaks them down in a way that’s obvious and digestible * Life Hacker *

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Book SynopsisFour years ago the Second Sea Lord of the Royal Navy asked Andrew St George to spend time with every level of the Navy staff, from junior sailors in the engine room of an aircraft carrier, to handlers of landing craft, through to Royal Marines, ships’ commanders, and Royal Navy staff right up to Navy Board and Cabinet level, with the aim of creating a book which distils the leadership culture of perhaps the most highly respected and efficient organization in the world. This book charts that journey – representing the largest piece of research on Royal Navy leadership ever done – and it is the current state of the art leadership framework for the Navy. St George writes about how to plan and execute, how to exercise judgment and how to motivate people. Everything in the book is here because it works, tested over thousands of hours of hard training, rigorous assessment and absolute measurement.The book’s messages are deceptively simple. In order to succeed we must have: the clarity of intent; the strategy; the resources; a contingency plan; an emotional investment. These tenets stand in all walks of business and personal life.The Royal Navy’s way of getting things done depends on soft skills, high emotional intelligence and an understanding of how people work in small teams.This book (15,000 copies) will be issued to every Royal Navy officer and Senior Rate (middle manager) in the Service.The book’s insights are profound and their applications are wide-ranging: for industry, for finance, for professional services, for commerce, for academia and for the public sector these methods of planning, executing and inspiring make a tried, tested and effective way of leadership.Trade ReviewWhether you are suffering troubled waters or sailing through from day to day, a new book by Andrew St George that draws valuable lessons in leadership from the Royal Navy can put you on the right course to successful and contented living … the first top-to-toe look at how the Senior Service does things. * Sunday Express *Management expert Andrew St George was given unprecedented access to the Royal Navy at all levels in order to get to the very heart of how leadership works in the organization. The result is a book offering plenty of information on techniques honed over the centuries… there are definitely some valuable lessons to be learnt here. 7/10 * BA Business Life *

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Book SynopsisA comic-book introduction to economics from David Orrell, the author of Economyths: 11 Ways Economics Gets it Wrong. With illustrations from Borin Van Loon. Part of the internationally-recognised Introducing Graphic Guide series.Today, it seems, all things are measured by economists. The so-called 'dismal science' has never been more popular - or, given its failure to predict or prevent the recent financial crisis, more controversial.But what are the findings of economics? Is it really a science? And how can it help our lives?Introducing Economics traces the history of the subject from the ancient Greeks to the present day. Orrell and Van Loon bring to life the contributions of great economists - such as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman - and delve into ideas from new areas such as ecological and complexity economics that are revolutionizing the field.Trade ReviewDavid Orrell is a Canadian mathematician who lives in Oxford, where he also obtained his doctorate. His work in the prediction of complex systems such as the weather, genetics, and the economy has been featured in New Scientist, the Financial Times, BBC Radio and CBC TV. His previous book was Economyths (Icon, 2010)

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Book SynopsisForestry in Ireland has never been so contentious. Over the last century the area of Irish woodland has increased tenfold, mostly through the planting of imported conifer species; government policy is to plant more trees to supply industry and to tackle climate change, both urgent priorities. But there has been a backlash from farmers, local communities, environmentalists and EU regulators. The rate of planting has plummeted. And up to one-third of new plantations in Ireland are failed forests that should never have been planted in the first place. How did we end up in this peculiar situation? Island of Woods traces the history of Irish forests over the last 10,000 years. It explains why Ireland lost so much of its forest cover, before a burst of tree-planting over the last few decades. It examines the state of Irish forestry today and sketches a way forward for our woods that balances commercial, environmental and social goals – a vision of a different type of forestry that could transform the Irish landscape and re-establish a genuine tree culture in the country. This engaging examination of Irish woodlands relates historical events to present-day concerns and controversies, drawing out crucial themes that continue to shape the Irish landscape.Trade ReviewA thorough and lucid job -- Michael Vinney * The Irish Times *Praise for Feeding Frenzy ‘A passionately argued book … a compelling argument for radical agricultural reforms’ * Sunday Times *Praise for Feeding Frenzy ‘A highly readable book. Written in short, clear sentences and rarely lapsing into jargon, McMahon succeeds brilliantly in describing the food supply challenges we currently face’ * TLS *Praise for British Spies and Irish Rebels 'A fascinating new study … McMahon writes lucidly and sensibly on a subject that often attracts fevered treatment.’ * The Irish Times *Praise for British Spies and Irish Rebels 'A very fine book … such a good read. There are all kinds of nuggets in it.’ -- Ronan Fanning * RTE Radio 1 *Table of Contents Introduction 1. Going Native 2. Early Humans 3. Celtic Ireland 4. Medieval Invaders 5. Conquest and Commerce 6. The Two Irelands 7. Reforesting Ireland 8. Grinding to a Halt 9. A Sylvan Future?

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Book SynopsisIn this authoritative collection, Professor Andreff presents the most significant articles published over the last decade or so by leading scholars in the field of sports economics. The volumes cover a wide spectrum of approaches to the subject. Some articles delve more deeply into existing issues such as the economic impact of professional sport, sports events and sports facilities. Some extend sports economics into new areas such as the measurement of the overall US sports economy, the economic underdevelopment of sports in developing countries and the global trade in sports goods. Others offer a synthetic view of important recent developments in the field, including the demand for sport, facility finance, the economics of promotion and relegation in sports leagues and competitive balance. Professor Andreff has written a comprehensive new introduction which gives a thorough overview of this topical subject. Table of ContentsContents: Volume I ] Acknowledgements Introduction Wladimir Andreff PART I THE ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF SPORTS MARKETS 1. Gerd Ahlert (2000), ‘Reasons for Modelling Sports in a Complex Economic Model: Two Examples’ 2. Brad R. Humphreys and Jane E. Ruseski (2009), ‘Estimates of the Dimensions of the Sports Market in the US’ 3. James G. Mulligan and Emmanuel Llinares (2003), ‘Market Segmentation and the Diffusion of Quality-Enhancing Innovations: The Case of Downhill Skiing’ 4. Stefano DellaVigna and Ulrike Malmendier (2006), ‘Paying Not to Go to the Gym’ 5. Lawrence M. Kahn (2007), ‘Markets: Cartel Behavior and Amateurism in College Sports’ 6. Jeffery Borland and Robert Macdonald (2003), ‘Demand for Sport’ 7. Harry Arne Solberg (2006), ‘The Auctioning of TV Sports Rights’ 8. John Gannon, Kevin Evans and John Goddard (2006), ‘The Stock Market Effects of the Sale of Live Broadcasting Rights for English Premiership Football: An Event Study’ 9. Jaume García, Leví Pérez and Plácido Rodríguez (2008), ‘Football Pools Sales: How Important Is a Football Club in the Top Divisions?’ PART II THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SPORTING EVENTS AND SPORT FACILITIES 10. Arne Feddersen, Wolfgang Maennig and Philipp Zimmermann (2008), ‘The Empirics of Key Factors in the Success of Bids for Olympic Games’ 11. Holger Preuss (2005), ‘The Economic Impact of Visitors at Major Multi-sport Events’ 12. Robert A. Baade and Victor Matheson (2000), ‘An Assessment of the Economic Impact of the American Football Championship, the Super Bowl, on Host Communities’ 13. Marc Lavoie and Gabriel Rodríguez (2005), ‘The Economic Impact of Professional Teams on Monthly Hotel Occupancy Rates of Canadian Cities: A Box-Jenkins Approach’ 14. Paul M. Downward and Rita Ralston (2006), ‘The Sports Development Potential of Sports Event Volunteering: Insights from the XVII Manchester Commonwealth Games’ 15. Andrew Zimbalist and Judith Grant Long (2006), ‘Facility Finance: Measurement, Trends, and Analysis’ 16. Eva Marikova Leeds, Michael A. Leeds and Irina Pistolet (2007), ‘A Stadium by Any Other Name: The Value of Naming Rights’ PART III PROFESSIONAL SPORTS: ECONOMIC DESIGN, FINANCE AND EFFICIENCY 17. Stefan Szymanski (2003), ‘The Economic Design of Sporting Contests’ 18. Luca Rebeggiani and Davide Tondani (2008), ‘Organizational Forms in Professional Cycling: An Examination of the Efficiency of the UCI Pro Tour’ 19. Dennis W. Carlton, Alan S. Frankel and Elisabeth M. Landes (2004), ‘The Control of Externalities in Sports Leagues: An Analysis of Restrictions in the National Hockey League’ 20. Roger G. Noll (2002), ‘The Economics of Promotion and Relegation in Sports Leagues: The Case of English Football’ 21. Stefan Kesenne (2007), ‘Does a Win Bonus Help to Increase Profit or Wins in Professional Team Sports?’ 22. Wladimir Andreff and Paul D. Staudohar (2000), ‘The Evolving European Model of Professional Sports Finance’ 23. Guido Ascari and Philippe Gagnepain (2007), ‘Evaluating Rent Dissipation in the Spanish Football Industry’ 24. Peter von Allmen (2001), ‘Is the Reward System in NASCAR Efficient?’ 25. Carlos Pestana Barros, Pedro Garcia-del-Barrio and Stephanie Leach (2009), ‘Analysing the Technical Efficiency of the Spanish Football League First Division with a Random Frontier Model’ 26. Fiona Carmichael and Dennis Thomas (2008), ‘Efficiency in Knock-out Tournaments: Evidence from EURO 2004’ Volume II Acknowledgements An introduction to both volumes by the editor appears in Volume I PART I ECONOMIC EQUILIBRIUM, COMPETITIVE BALANCE AND ATTENDANCE 1. Andrew S. Zimbalist (2002), ‘Competitive Balance in Sports Leagues: An Introduction’ 2. John Vrooman (2009), ‘Theory of the Perfect Game: Competitive Balance in Monopoly Sports Leagues’ 3. Luigi Buzzacchi, Stefan Szymanski and Tommaso M. Valletti (2003), ‘Equality of Opportunity and Equality of Outcome: Open Leagues, Closed Leagues and Competitive Balance’ 4. Rodney Fort and James Quirk (2004), ‘Owner Objectives and Competitive Balance’ 5. Stefan Szymanski (2004), ‘Professional Team Sports Are Only a Game: The Walrasian Fixed-Supply Conjecture Model, Contest-Nash Equilibrium, and the Invariance Principle’ 6. Brad R. Humphreys (2002), ‘Alternative Measures of Competitive Balance in Sports Leagues’ 7. Cind Du Bois and Bruno Heyndels (2007), ‘It’s a Different Game You Go to Watch: Competitive Balance in Men’s and Women’s Tennis’ 8. John L. Solow and Anthony C. Krautmann (2007), ‘Leveling the Playing Field or Just Lowering Salaries? The Effects of Redistribution in Baseball’ 9. David Forrest and Rob Simmons (2006), ‘New Issues in Attendance Demand: The Case of the English Football League’ 10. Daniel A. Rascher and John Paul G. Solmes (2007), ‘Do Fans Want Close Contests? A Test of the Uncertainty of Outcome Hypothesis in the National Basketball Association’ 11. Dennis Coates and Brad R. Humphreys (2007), ‘Ticket Prices, Concessions and Attendance at Professional Sporting Events’ PART II LABOUR MARKET FOR TALENTS, PAY AND PERFORMANCE 12. Lawrence M. Kahn (2000), ‘The Sports Business as a Labor Market Laboratory’ 13. Martin B. Schmidt and David J. Berri (2004), ‘The Impact of Labor Strikes on Consumer Demand: An Application to Professional Sports’ 14. Stephen Hall, Stefan Szymanski and Andrew S. Zimbalist (2002), ‘Testing Causality between Team Performance and Payroll: The Cases of Major League Baseball and English Soccer’ 15. Gerald W. Scully (2002), ‘The Distribution of Performance and Earnings in a Prize Economy’ 16. Bernd Frick and Joachim Prinz (2007), ‘Pay and Performance in Professional Road Running: The Case of City Marathons’ 17. Egon Franck and Stephan Nüesch (2008), ‘Mechanisms of Superstar Formation in German Soccer: Empirical Evidence’ 18. Stefan Kesenne (2003), ‘The Salary Cap Proposal of the G-14 in European Football’ 19. David J. Berri, Michael A. Leeds, Eva Marikova Leeds and Michael Mondello (2009), ‘The Role of Managers in Team Performance’ PART III GAME THEORY APPLIED TO SPORTS 20. Mark Walker and John Wooders (2001), ‘Minimax Play at Wimbledon’ 21. Ignacio Palacios-Huerta (2003), ‘Professionals Play Minimax’ 22. David Romer (2006), ‘Do Firms Maximize? Evidence from Professional Football’ PART IV INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS IN SPORTS ECONOMICS 23. Madeleine Andreff and Wladimir Andreff (2009), ‘Global Trade in Sports Goods: International Specialisation of Major Trading Countries’ 24. Wladimir Andreff (2001), ‘The Correlation between Economic Underdevelopment and Sport’ 25. Andrew B. Bernard and Meghan R. Busse (2004), ‘Who Wins the Olympic Games: Economic Resources and Medal Totals’ 26. Evan Osborne (2006), ‘Baseball’s International Division of Labor’ 27. Bernd Frick (2009), ‘Globalization and Factor Mobility: The Impact of the “Bosman-Ruling” on Player Migration in Professional Soccer’ PART V ECONOMIC DYSFUNCTIONS IN SPORTS 28. David Forrest, Ian McHale and Kevin McAuley (2008), ‘”Say It Ain’t So”: Betting-Related Malpractice in Sport’ 29. Mark Duggan and Steven D. Levitt (2002), ‘Winning Isn’t Everything: Corruption in Sumo Wrestling’ 30. Wolfgang Maennig (2005), ‘Corruption in International Sports and Sport Management: Forms, Tendencies, Extent and Countermeasures’ 31. Nicolas Eber and Jacques Thépot (1999), ‘Doping in Sport and Competition Design’ 32. Aleksander Berentsen (2002), ‘The Economics of Doping’ 33. Brian L. Goff, Robert E. McCormick and Robert D. Tollison (2002), ‘Racial Integration as an Innovation: Empirical Evidence from Sports Leagues’ 34. Neil Longley (2000), ‘The Underrepresentation of French Canadians in English Canadian NHL Teams’ 35. Robert Hoffmann, Lee Chew Ging, Victor Matheson and Bala Ramasamy (2006), ‘International Women’s Football and Gender Inequality’

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Book SynopsisIn Inside Apple, Adam Lashinsky provides readers with an insight on leadership and innovation. He introduces Apple business concepts like the 'DRI' (Apple's practice of assigning a Directly Responsible Individual to every task) and the Top 100 (an annual event where that year's top 100 up-and-coming executives are surreptitiously transported to a secret retreat with company founder Steve Jobs).Based on numerous interviews, the book reveals exclusive new information about how Apple innovates, deals with its suppliers, and is handling the transition into the Post Jobs Era. While Inside Apple provides a detailed investigation into the unique company, its lessons about leadership, product design and marketing are universal. Inside Apple will appeal to anyone hoping to bring some of the Apple magic to their own company, career, or creative endeavour.Trade Review'Adam Lashinsky's snappily written slim volume succeeds in getting behind the veil of secrecy that cloaks Apple, painting a portrait of a company in transition to a post-Jobs era' * Irish Times *'Fascinating, entertaining, accessible...doesn't carry a single dull sentence' * Wired *'Lashinsky keeps the reader engaged with fly-on-the-wall tidbits that give the narrative an almost filmic quality' * Time Out *

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Book SynopsisBeginning from the premise that psychology needs to be questioned, dismantled and new perspectives brought to the table in order to produce alternative solutions, this book takes an unusual transdisciplinary step into the activism of Black feminist theory. The author, Suryia Nayak, presents a close reading of Audre Lorde and other related scholars to demonstrate how the activism of Black feminist theory is concerned with issues central to radical critical thinking and practice, such as identity, alienation, trauma, loss, the position and constitution of individuals within relationships, the family, community and society. Nayak reveals how Black feminist theory seeks to address issues that are also a core concern of critical psychology, including individualism, essentialism and normalization. Her work grapples with several issues at the heart of key contemporary debates concerning methodology, identity, difference, race and gender. Using a powerful line of argument, the book weaves these themes together to show how the activism of Black feminist theory in general, and the work of Audre Lorde in particular, can be used to effect social change in response to the damaging psychological impact of oppressive social constructions. Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory will be of great interest to advanced students, researchers, political activist and practitioners in psychology, counselling, psychotherapy, mental health, social work and community development.Trade Review‘Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory offers cutting-edge social theory that uses Audre Lorde’s pathbreaking writings as a foundation. The book contains sharp insights into how critical theorists have sidestepped Lorde's anger at the racism within white feminist writings and thus misunderstood much of her work. As a result, Nayak ensures that feminist political engagement occupies a central place, both in her critique and her wonderfully forward-looking theory. The book is a must-read for all feminists and women’s studies students!’ – Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Department of Sociology, UC Santa Barbara, USA'Nayak lays a strong foundation for a critical psychological engagement with the activism of black feminist theory for all of us committed to addressing the psychological effects of oppression and who seek to make social change.'- Stephanie Davis, The Psychologist, June 2015‘Nayak offers readers a book that is simultaneously theoretical and conversational, personal and political. Nayak’s tone is that of an educated friend, both intense and personal at the same time, especially in the chapter focused on intersectionality, where Nayak shares more personal stories… Nayak’s ability to transgress theoretical boundaries is impressive and something that she explains is "a particular ‘critical’ tendency of the activism of Black feminist theory"… For a text of just 156 pages, Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory is astonishingly useful as a reference manual, textbook, or activist guide, or can even seem like an understanding friend.’ - Geneva Reynaga-Abiko, PsycCRITIQUES, May 2015ace, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory offers cutting-edge social theory that uses Audre Lorde’s pathbreaking writings as a foundation. The book contains sharp insights into how critical theorists have sidestepped Lorde's anger at the racism within white feminist writings and thus misunderstood much of her work. As a result, Nayak ensures that feminist political engagement occupies a central place, both in her critique and her wonderfully forward-looking theory. The book is a must-read for all feminists and women’s studies students!’ – Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Department of Sociology, UC Santa Barbara, USATable of Contents1. Introduction: Race, Gender and Social Change 2. The Political Activism of Close Reading Practices 3. ‘Black feminism is not white feminism in blackface’: The Question of Black-Women-Only Services and Spaces 4. The Aporetics of Intersectionality 5. Conclusion: ‘Where Is the Love?’

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Book SynopsisThis step-by-step guide is written for R and latent variable model (LVM) novices. Utilizing a path model approach and focusing on the lavaan package, this book is designed to help readers quickly understand LVMs and their analysis in R. The author reviews the reasoning behind the syntax selected and provides examples that demonstrate how to analyze data for a variety of LVMs. Featuring examples applicable to psychology, education, business, and other social and health sciences, minimal text is devoted to theoretical underpinnings. The material is presented without the use of matrix algebra. As a whole the book prepares readers to write about and interpret LVM results they obtain in R.Each chapter features background information, boldfaced key terms defined in the glossary, detailed interpretations of R output, descriptions of how to write the analysis of results for publication, a summary, R based practice exercises (with solutions included in the back of the book), and references and related readings. Margin notes help readers better understand LVMs and write their own R syntax. Examples using data from published work across a variety of disciplines demonstrate how to use R syntax for analyzing and interpreting results. R functions, syntax, and the corresponding results appear in gray boxes to help readers quickly locate this material. A unique index helps readers quickly locate R functions, packages, and datasets. The book and accompanying website at http://blogs.baylor.edu/rlatentvariable/ provides all of the data for the book’s examples and exercises as well as R syntax so readers can replicate the analyses. The book reviews how to enter the data into R, specify the LVMs, and obtain and interpret the estimated parameter values.The book opens with the fundamentals of using R including how to download the program, use functions, and enter and manipulate data. Chapters 2 and 3 introduce and then extend path models to include latent variables. Chapter 4 shows readers how to analyze a latent variable model with data from more than one group, while Chapter 5 shows how to analyze a latent variable model with data from more than one time period. Chapter 6 demonstrates the analysis of dichotomous variables, while Chapter 7 demonstrates how to analyze LVMs with missing data. Chapter 8 focuses on sample size determination using Monte Carlo methods, which can be used with a wide range of statistical models and account for missing data. The final chapter examines hierarchical LVMs, demonstrating both higher-order and bi-factor approaches. The book concludes with three Appendices: a review of common measures of model fit including their formulae and interpretation; syntax for other R latent variable models packages; and solutions for each chapter’s exercises.Intended as a supplementary text for graduate and/or advanced undergraduate courses on latent variable modeling, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, item response theory, measurement, or multivariate statistics taught in psychology, education, human development, business, economics, and social and health sciences, this book also appeals to researchers in these fields. Prerequisites include familiarity with basic statistical concepts, but knowledge of R is not assumed.Trade Review"This is a very well written book on an important contemporary topic. Readers will delight in its eloquent prose and mathematics. This book should be taken seriously." – John J. McArdle, University of Southern California, USA"This book is a wonderful resource for instructors who are contemplating migrating their SEM courses to R. The book begins with a nice introduction to R. Subsequent chapters nicely introduce latent variable topics and demonstrate effectively how the lavaan package can be utilized to fit models. Each chapter ends with examples that can be utilized as in-class examples or given as homework problems." – Jeffrey R. Harring, University of Maryland, USA"A book for every scholar’s shelf: pertinent, thorough, practical, accurate, and especially, readable." – Steven J. Osterlind, University of Missouri, USA"This book ... provide[s] students and researchers with a structural equation modeling book which deals with R … the Lavaan module. ... The book walks the reader through some of the R code necessary to do the analyses. ... [This] book will be a "how to" resource for students and researchers to do their analyses in R. … [It] ... has an easy … humorous narrative style, which would also serve to reduce anxiety for the introductory reader." – Phil Wood, University of Missouri – Columbia, USA"The concepts are delivered in a clear, easy-to-follow manner. ...The hands-on examples ... take a person who does not know much about structural equation modeling and/or R to fit different latent variable models. ... [This book] will attract a lot of attention from students and/or professionals who want to use latent variable modeling in their studies and research. ... I will recommend [it] to my colleague who teach ... latent variable modelling ... [and] ... multivariate statistics." – Yanyan Sheng, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, USA"A text is sorely needed that helps students understand latent variable models and at the same time help them apply what they learn with R. ... This text would be useful for three of [our] courses … Educational Research, Item Response Theory, and Structural Equation Modeling. ... I found the material to be written at the level needed by our students." – Darrell M. Hull, University of North Texas, USATable of ContentsPreface. 1. Introduction to R. 2. Path Models and Analysis. 3. Basic Latent Variable Models. 4. Latent Variable Models with Multiple Groups. 5. Models with Multiple Time Periods. 6. Models with Dichotomous Indicator Variables. 7. Models with Missing Data. 8. Sample Size Planning. 9. Hierarchical Latent Variable Models. Appendix A. Measures of Model Fit. Appendix B. Additional Packages. Appendix C. Exercise Answers. Glossary.

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Book SynopsisThe best oils are made by authentic artist-craftsmen, who marry centuries-old agricultural wisdom with cutting-edge extraction technology, and now produce the finest oils in history. However, these producers are being steadily driven from the market: extra-virgin olive oil is difficult and expensive to make, yet alarmingly easy to adulterate. Skilled oil criminals are flooding the market with low-cost, faux extra-virgins, reaping rich profits and undercutting honest producers, whilst authorities in Italy, the US and elsewhere turn a blind eye.From the feisty pugliese woman of sixty struggling to keep the family business afloat to her industrialist neighbour who has allegedly grown wealthy on counterfeit oil, to Benedictine monks in Western Australia and poker-playing agriculture barons in northern California who make this ancient foodstuff in New World ways, Mueller distils the passions and life stories of oil producers, and explores the conflict, culinary vitality and cultural importance of great olive oil.Trade ReviewThis fascinating investigation shows there's no trade more slippery than olive oil * Guardian *An eye-opening and brilliantly researched expose of the olive oil industry * Sunday Times *Tom Mueller is, in turn, chemist, explorer, scholar and bard, infusing the narrative with a sense of wonder * Times Literary Supplement *

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Book SynopsisSub-Saharan Africa faces three big inter-related challenges over the next generation. It will double its population to two billion by 2045. By then more than half of Africans will be living in cities. And this group of mostly young people will be connected with each other and the world through mobile devices. Properly harnessed and planned for, this is a tremendously positive force for change. Without economic growth and jobs, it could prove a political and social catastrophe. Old systems of patronage and of muddling through will no longer work because of these population increases. Instead, if leaders want to continue in power, they will have to promote economic growth in a more dynamic manner. Making Africa Work is a first-hand account and handbook of how to ensure growth beyond commodities and create jobs in the continent.Trade Review'A timely and important book.' * Paul Collier *'I wish I had this handbook when I was president of Malawi. It not only offers convincing arguments on what to do, but practical examples and steps on how to get things done.' * Joyce Banda *'The go-to guide to informed choices for a better Africa.' * Mondli Makhanya *'Beyond the hype and clichés, a blueprint for a prosperous Africa' * Donald Kaberuka *'At last, a book on how rather than what to do to improve the fortunes of Africa's people.' * Mmusi Maimane *'The message from the authors is stark: reform or perish.'

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Book SynopsisNeurodiversity in the workplace can be a gift. Yet only 15% of adults with an autism spectrum condition (ASC) are in full-time employment. This book examines how the working environment can embrace autistic people in a positive way.The author highlights common challenges in the workplace for people with ASC, such as discrimination and lack of communication or the right kind of support from managers and colleagues, and provides strategies for changing them. Setting out practical, reasonable adjustments such as a quiet room or avoiding disruption to work schedules, this book demonstrates how day to day changes in the workplace can make it more inclusive and productive for all employees.Autism in the Workplace is intended for any person with an interest in changing working culture to ensure equality for autistic people. It is an essential resource for employers, managers, trade unionists, people with ASCs and their workmates and supporters.Trade ReviewThis book is essential reading for all those who want to challenge discrimination faced by workers with autism. Janine Booth is an active trade unionist and so her book is packed with practical advice and information that union reps, and autistic workers, need to improve working lives. Workers are better off in a trade union and this book will help make sure that this is true too for autistic workers. -- Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of the Trade Union CongressAutism Equality in the Workplace has a new employment perspective on autism, which promises to bring out the best in everyone. This book is both a call to action and a highly practical guide to taking effective action. It's useful, entertaining, informative and easy to read. -- Dr Dinah Murray, Coming Out Asperger: Diagnosis, Disclosure and Self-Confidence and Getting IT: Using information technology to empower people with communication difficultiesThis must-have resource is a revelation: full of practical tips and examples that present an exciting new approach to dealing with autism in the workplace. -- Asha Wije, Head of Employment, UnionLineIn this book, Janine Booth takes a refreshing look at the employment of autistic people through using a social model of disability to analyse how working environments can change to make the most out of autistic employees...this book contains very useful insights into common problems faced by autistic people in the workplace, as well as practical strategies for helping with them. Problems cited range from a lack of understanding from colleagues, to inappropriate support from managers. The author goes beyond the concept of reasonable adjustments however, and suggests that society needs to ask fundamental questions about how the work is organised. This book will be of interest to all who want to work toward making society, and workplaces in particular, more autism-friendly. I would highly recommend it to employers, politicians, researchers, and of course autistic people and their families. -- Damian Milton * Aspergers United *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword by John McDonnell MP. Introduction. 1. Autism in the Workplace. 2. Ten Barriers in the Way of Autistic Workers. 3. Remove those Barriers. 4. Autism, Work and the Law. 5. Organising for Change. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisWorking as an independent contractor or in private practice is often the ideal scenario for creative therapists who want to control their own career and make decisions about the jobs and clients they take on.This practical guide to successful self-employment takes you through every step of the process, from coming up with the idea and marketing yourself, finding jobs, and interviewing, to maintaining jobs and what happens when you or your client want to end the job. Each chapter is packed with practical information and illustrative stories from the author's extensive experience of setting up her own art therapy business, considering all the likely obstacles you may face, and covering topics such as ethics and interns.This accessible companion contains all the information a creative therapist who wants to find work as an independent contractor will need to get started. It will be suitable for any level of experience and all creative therapists, including art, music, drama and dance therapists.Trade ReviewI could imagine adapting her [Emery Hurst's] suggestions for music therapy contexts and other populations, and therapists in other countries could learn much from Emery's strengths in self-promotion and positivity. I predict that this book will serve much like a "rough guide" when travelling. After gaining a sense of the key messages, therapists can return to relevant sections when they reach particular places in their contract work journeys. -- Nordic Journal of Music TherapyThe Art of Business: A Guide for Creative Arts Therapists Starting on a Path to Self-Employment" provides a fine key for therapists who seek to work as independent contractors or in private practicies, and provides specifics on successful self-employment strategies and models from locating a niche to marketing and finding jobs... From handling interns to making rounds and creating assessments, this is a solid guide to any who would successfully enter the self-employment market as an arts therapist. -- Midwest Book ReviewIn this thoughtful book, Emery Mikel imagines beyond limiting career options by combining convergent and divergent creative thinking to conceive this inventive, yet practical manual for self-employment... In these challenging economic times, expressive therapists deserve to be prepared for diverse vocational opportunities. In order to achieve this goal, sound business strategies are needed. This book presents a sensible foundation for skillfully joining personal creativity, vocational aspirations, and solution-focused strategies for contract work. -- From the foreword by Michael A. Franklin, Ph.D., ATR-BC, Professor and Coordinator, Graduate Art Therapy Program, Naropa University, Boulder, ColoradoThis book is very clearly written with good examples and comprehensive details describing the exact procedures of self-employment. Building a private practice is a process and you have to build it step by step. These steps are very clearly laid out by Emery Mikel. -- Susan Rancer, Registered Music Therapist, Founder of the Bay Area Music Therapy NetworkWhen becoming the President of AATA in 1977 (before there was a central office) cost me 50% of my clinic job, independent contracting not only restored the lost income, but also provided me with more free time to devote to the organization. The author's directness and ethical clarity about the need for continuing supervision and thoughtful reflection should make this book a useful guide for clinicians at all stages of professional development. -- Judith A. Rubin, Licensed Psychologist, Board-Certified Art Therapist, Author of 6 books and Editor of 9 films on art therapy, President, Expressive Media Inc.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword by Michael A. Franklin. Introduction. 1. A Foundation. 2. Start-up and Job Hunting. 3. Getting the Job. 4. Doing the Work. 5. Endings. 6. Interns. 7. Ethics. 8. It's About the Journey. Appendix A: Templates and Forms. Appendix B: Projects. Appendix C: Resources and Reading Suggestions.

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Book SynopsisIdeal as an introduction and as a quick reference, Key Concepts in Critical Management Studies explores the essential concepts used within the field today. Specially edited and written by a range of international experts, key ideas are succinctly explained and illustrated beyond a simple definition. Further reading suggestions and cross-referencing provide the reader with means to develop their knowledge further. With over 50 entries, from Actor Network Theory to Utopianism, readers have instant access and explanation of the most influential concepts in CMS literature. Clear and engaging, this will provide strong support for all courses involving critical management and is a perfect resource for anyone with an interest in this field. Table of ContentsIntroduction: What Is Critical Management Studies? Accountability Aesthetics Alternative Organization American Pragmatism Actor-Network Theory (ANT) Bureaucracy Business Ethics Capitalism and Anti-Capitalism Class Colonialism and Post-Colonialism Commodity Fetishism Consumer Culture Corporate Social Reporting Corporate Social Responsibility Corporation Critical Accounting Critical Human Resource Management Critical International Management Critical Marketing Studies Critical Realism Critical Theory Deconstruction Dialectics Discourse Environmentalism Feminism Gender Globalisation Governmentality Hegemony Hermeneutics Identity Ideology Immaterial Labour Labour Process Theory Managerialism Marxism and Post-Marxism Materiality McDonaldization Neo-Liberalism Paradigm Political Economy Postmodernism Post-Structuralism Power Queer Theory Reflexivity Sexuality Subjectivity and Subjectivation Surveillance Utopia and Utopianism

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Book SynopsisManaging across Cultures introduces the concepts, policies and practices of managing resources in different socioeconomic, political and cultural contexts. It is structured on a country-by-country basis to allow a closer and more rigorous examination of the factors that influence labour market trends, organization and employment policies and practices in specific countries. The book: - includes dedicated chapters on emerging economies in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America - provides an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings and the practical implications of different national approaches to management in a clear and coherent style -packed with case studies and examples from a wide range of geographical contexts - contains learning features such as: learning objectives; tasks; summaries; suggestions for further reading; and revision questions. Trade ReviewManaging Across Cultures gives us an overview of the economic, political, social and cultural context of managing across cultures in 15 clusters of countries that are key players in today′s global economy. This highly-accessible text provides a multilevel and multidisciplinary approach and keeps us away from cultural reductionismZeynep Aycan Department of Management, Koc University, Turkey, Editor of the International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management This is the most authoritative and comprehensive textbook I have ever seen on the subject. This text provides invaluable learning support for anyone interested in issues, concepts and challenges confronting international managersProfessor Farhad AnalouiProfessor, Human Resource Management and International Development, Bradford University This well-written book contains a wealth of valuable knowledge, with its broad coverage of management issues and practices in both developed and developing countries. A must-have publication for anyone with an interest in international managementProf. Yaw A. DebrahProfessor of Human Resource & International Management, Swansea University Table of ContentsPART ONE: INTRODUCTION Why Study Managing across Cultures? The Meaning and Importance of Managing across Cultures Contexts and the Cultural Dilemma of Managing across Cultures Part I Case Study Bob over the Globe - Chevron and Saudi Aramco PART TWO: MANAGING IN ANGLO-SAXON COUNTRIES The USA and Canada The UK and Ireland Australia and New Zealand Part II Case Study 9/11 - The Effects and Organizational Response PART THREE: MANAGING IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES Japan and South Korea China and Hong Kong Indonesia and Malaysia Part III Case Study The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis PART FOUR: MANAGING IN WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Belgium and France Germany and The Netherlands Denmark, Norway and Sweden Greece, Italy and Spain Part IV Case Study EU Enlargement and Its Implications for Work and Employment PART FIVE: MANAGING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES African Countries Arab Countries India Central and Eastern Europe South America Part V Case Study Making Poverty History PART SIX: CONCLUSION Emerging Issues and Future Challenges in Managing across Cultures

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Book SynopsisThis unique annual collection of key economic and statistical data on states with fewer than five million inhabitants is an essential reference for economists, planners and policy-makers. The Commonwealth’s definition of small states is those with a population of one and a half million or less. For comparison purposes this volume presents, where available, data on states with a population of up to five million. The book contains 68 tables covering selected economic, social, demographic and Millennium Development Goal indicators culled from international and national sources and presents information unavailable elsewhere. A detailed parallel commentary on trends in Commonwealth small states, looking at growth, employment, inflation, human development, and economic policy, permits a deeper understanding of developments behind the figures. The book also includes three articles focusing on public private partnerships: Public–Private Partnerships in Mauritius by Vishwanaden Soondram; and Public–Private Partnerships: Mobilising Private Sector Funding and Public–Private Partnerships: Frequently Asked Questions by Hee Kong Yong. Mr Soondram works as a Lead Analyst at the Mauritius Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and Mr Yong works as an Adviser (Public Private Partnerships) in the Government and Institutional Development Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat.Table of ContentsForeword Abbreviations and Acronyms Part I. Recent Economic Trends in Commonwealth Small States 1. Recent Economic Trends in Commonwealth Small States 2. Public–Private Partnerships in Mauritius Vishwanaden Soondram 3. Public–Private Partnerships: Mobilising Private Sector Funding HK Yong 4. Public–Private Partnerships: Frequently Asked Questions HK Yong Part II. Social and Economic Data on Small States Technical notes for tables Tables Economic indicators Social and demographic indicators Other development indicators List of Articles and Reviews in Previous Volumes Readership Survey

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Book Synopsis"The Social Science of Hayek's 'The Sensory Order'" systematically examines the relevance and significance of Hayek's cognitive psychology for economics and social science, and is the only publication of its kind to do so. Sixteen original papers are divided into four parts in this volume: Hayek's Cognitive Psychology, Evolution, and Social Theory; Hayek's Cognitive Psychology and Economics; Hayek's Cognitive Psychology, Institutions, and Broader Social theory; and The Place of The Sensory Order in Hayek's Oeuvre: A Mini-Symposium. Papers examine Hayek's cognitive psychology from the perspective of evolutionary theory, economics, market and social institutions, and broader social theory. Part of "The Advances in Austrian Economics Series", this book will appeal to people working in a variety of traditions in economics and related disciplines. Although Austrian school economists are the primary audience, those working in public choice, new institutionalism, complexity theory, cognitive or behavior economics, entrepreneurship, and other areas will find great value in the series. This volume is edited by William Butos, Professor of Economics, Trinity College, Hartford and Visiting Research Fellow, New York University, Austrian Economics Program.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. The unexpected fertility of Hayek's cognitive theory: An introduction to The social science of Hayek's “The sensory order”. Science and The Sensory Order. Reflecting upon knowledge: Hayek's psychology and social science. : operational epistemology as an evolutionary adaptationThe sensory order. Hayek: Cognitive scientist Avant la Lettre. Hayek and the evolutionary tradition against the Homo oeconomicus. and the neurophysiological basics of methodological individualismThe Sensory Order. , The economic imagination and the tacit dimensionThe Sensory Order. Hayek on Prices and Knowledge: Supplementing “The Use of Knowledge in Society” with The Sensory Order. and organizational learningThe sensory order. Instincts and institutions: the rise of the market. An institutional solution for a cognitive problem: Hayek's sensory order as foundation for Hayek's institutional order. The role of dispositions in Hayek's cognitive theory. Making Sense out of The Sensory Order. I am not a “Neuro-Hayekian,” I'm a subjectivist. Confessions of a neuro-Hayekian. From Neuro-Hayekians to subjectivist Hayekians: A reply to Horwitz and Koppl. Advances in Austrian economics. The Social Science of Hayek’s ‘The Sensory Order’. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisIf businesses and other organizations are to meet the many and complex challenges of sustainable development, then they all, both public and private, need to embed sustainability considerations into their decision-making and reporting. However, the translation of this aspiration into effective action is often inhibited by the lack of systems and procedures that take sustainability into account. Accounting for Sustainability: Practical Insights will help organizations to address these issues. The book sets out a number of tools and approaches that have been developed and applied by leading organizations to: Embed sustainability into decision-making, extending beyond an organization's boundaries to take into account suppliers, customers and other stakeholders Measure and link sustainability and financial performance Integrate sustainability into 'mainstream' reporting, both to management and external stakeholders In-depth cases studies from Aviva, BT, the Environment Agency, EDF Energy, HSBC, Novo Nordisk, Sainsbury's and West Sussex County Council show in detail how accounting for sustainability works in practice in a wide range of organizational contexts. Published with The Prince's Charities: Accounting for SustainabilityTrade Review'A rich and diverse collection of case studies to help all those organisations looking for a practical way of addressing ... sustainability-related issues.' Charles Tilley, Chief Executive, CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) 'A good overview of the challenges and dilemmas companies face as they evolve their sustainability thinking ... a useful addition to the body of emerging knowledge in this space.' Elaine Cohen, sustainability consultant and reporter at Beyond Business, for CSRWire 'This fascinating book presents a great opportunity for pro-active quality professionals to rise beyond our roots and contribute to mankind's future... an inspiring book that I would thoroughly recommend reading.' Qualityworld Magazine 'Most companies still don't have a clue about the full extent of their impacts on the environment - let alone the full monetized cost of those impacts. The eight case studies provide an invaluable starting point in terms of accounting more intelligently for those impacts.' Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director, Forum for the Future 'A comprehensive and wide-ranging series of case studies that collectively make the business case for connected reporting, while providing a rich source of practical advice on how to make sustainability part of an organization's DNA.' Lord Sharman of Redlynch OBE, Chairman, Aviva plc 'Increasingly, a company's market value reflects the value attributed by investors to people, knowledge, trust and relationships, none of which are visible in traditional financial and management information. Accounting for Sustainability is a thoughtful assessment of how we can develop accounting and reporting to better reflect what is material to assessing corporate performance today.' Lise Kingo, Executive Vice President, Novo Nordisk Ltd 'The Connected Reporting Framework is the most practical way of reporting an organisation's strategic approach to sustainability available today. This publication will provide helpful guidance to anyone keen to learn from early adopters of the methodology.' Sir Michael Rake, Chairman, BT Group plc 'Accounting for Sustainability provides a rich and diverse collection of case studies to help all those organisations looking for a practical way of addressing the major challenges and risks posed by sustainability-related issues.' Charles Tilley, Chief Executive, CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) 'All too often when discussing sustainability issues the focus is on performance reporting and assurance - whilst the real focus of our attention really ought to be the embedding of sustainability principles, resulting in real change. This text provides excellent examples of real change in action and will be of interest to a broad spectrum of managers and accounting professionals.' Helen Brand, Chief Executive, ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) 'This book is a significant contribution to the practice of sustainability, demonstrating why and how it can be embedded in an organisation's thinking and action. This is done through a series of very perceptive case studies that move us beyond the theoretical to the practical.' Michael Izza, Chief Executive, ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) 'This book provides major learning points on how environmental sustainability can be embedded in organisations and reported on, and the issues likely to arise. This should significantly reduce any 'reinventing the wheel' in embedding sustainability in corporate culture.' Alan Thomson, President, ICAS (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project: Creating 21st Century Decision-Making and Reporting Systems to Respond to 21st Century Challenges and Opportunities 3. Sainsbury's: Embedding Sustainability in the Supermarket Supply Chain 4. Using the Connected Reporting Framework as a Driver of Change within EDF Energy 5. A Golden Thread for Embedding Sustainability in a Local Government Context: The Case of West Sussex County Council 6. Building from the Bottom, Inspired from the Top: Accounting for Sustainability and the Environment Agency 7. Evolution of Risk, Opportunity and the Business Case in Embedding Connected Reporting at BT 8. Sustainability and Organizational Connectivity at HSBC 9. 'One Aviva, Twice the Value': Connecting Sustainability at Aviva PLC 10. Integrated Reporting at Novo Nordisk 11. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThe book is divided into several sections covering Warren Buffett's personal business management: . Managing one's life - focuses on Buffett's insistence on a good education, picking one's heroes early in life, and staying away from things that damage you personally. The authors also discuss Buffett's belief that challenges make life interesting. . Managing One's Career - Buffett believes that you should work at something that you are passionate about. Do what you like and you will find a way to make money. Do what you hate and you will be miserable even if you are rich. . Managing Employees - place honesty on the same level as intelligence as a managerial attribute. How to keep managers inspired and working hard. . Managing the Business - Buffett has learned that companies that have a durable competitive advantage over their competitors consistently earn more money year after year and are the easiest to manage. . Managing of Personal Money - discover the simple rules that Buffett uses for buying other businesses and how he has incorporated them into his own personal investment style.

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Book SynopsisThis is an in-depth appraisal of the 30-year post Second World War period that covered significant changes in the history of British Petroleum Shipping. These major changes were vital to the development of the company's fleet from modest 12,000 summer deadweight tonnage vessels to the Very Large Crude Oil (VLCC) class ships which ranged up to British Respect with her capacity of 277,746 sdwt. The author starts with a concise history of BP from its beginnings around 1915, including early developments in the design and construction of tankers. Losses during the Second World War were countered by developments in conversion of vessels for wartime duty and the ongoing construction of new vessels. Post-war, and after considerable losses, the drive to repair vessels and build new tankers was paramount and led to the growth of the 1950s. In many areas, BP was instrumental in designing and implementing safety rules long before they became international law and the effects of these changes are considered in detail. Also featured is the recovery of the fleet following the ravages of the Second World War which was influenced by an unprecedented international demand for oil. There were also numerous political upheavals that had a direct influence on ship routeing and fluctuations in the growth of the parent company, BP International, which affected the shipping arm, BPTC. This was a period of serious oil pollution that caused worldwide consternation. This concern led to the formation of the International Maritime Consultative Organisation (IMCO) which was ratified in 1948 and renamed the IMO in 1982. This organisation became a major innovator of a raft of consultative documents which eventually led to numerous protocols and conventions, leading the marine transport industry and the tanker industry in particular to becoming the most widely-regulated form of transport in the world. This brief was extended to encompass professional certification across all ranks of seafarers, helping to correct numerous problems which affected crews during this 30-year period. Tank construction and ship stability problems are discussed along with a major overhaul of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. Other issues confronted during this period include preliminary work which would later be extended to include ballast water transference worldwide and air pollution, etc.

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Book SynopsisThis volume includes some very famous ships with tales of adventure and new trade routes, also sadness, the launch and then the loss of the largest sailing ship ever built in a British shipyard - the five-masted auxiliary sailing barque, Kobenhavn. It recounts the days when shipbuilding should have flourished and into the tough times of the Great Depression. It remains a testimony to the skill and determination of the people who built the ships and those who served on them. The fortunes of the three main shipyards are followed through good times to eventual closure or assimilation by the man who would open up the shipyard that took his name. Henry Robb Ltd, shipbuilders and engineers, began without a yard in which to build ships, but eventually took over firstly the old S&H Morton Shipyard, now occupied by Hawthorns & Co. Ltd. That gave Robb control of the Victoria Shipyard, and a few years later he would take over the Cran & Somerville yard, before acquiring the plant and goodwill of the Ramage & Ferguson Shipyard - the cream of the Leith shipyards. This last yard would always have a ship on one of its slipways; at the peak they had nine slips, and were pioneers in the building of diesel-powered coasters. Always innovative and with some of the best craftsmen in the industry, the shipyard of Henry Robb quickly acquired the reputation as builders of special ships. Leith Shipyards 1918-1939 continues the chronological story begun in Volume I and provides a fascinating illustrated story that reveals the remarkable and ongoing story of shipbuilding for which Scotland and the UK were renowned.

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Book SynopsisThe Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, known in colonial Burma as the ‘Fabulous Flotilla’, was the largest privately-owned fleet of ships in the world. It was an entirely Scottish enterprise with nearly all its investors, management and ship’s officers drawn from Scotland. Over 1,200 ships were ordered mainly from Clyde yards and each year carried the majority of the population of Burma on its river network without loss of life. The paddle steamers were amongst the largest in the world, innovative in design and technology, and very beautiful. The flotilla began as a naval task force in the 1820s, was commandeered in five wars, and was to end its life with the British evacuation of Burma in 1942, the greatest evacuation in British military history. Fascinating personalities emerge from Strachan’s descriptions of Irrawaddy commanders and the flotilla’s key players. The ships evolved over a hundred years into riverine versions of ocean liners with plush cabins, restaurants, shops and even post offices on board. The largest class of ships carried 5,000 passengers including royalty, celebrities of the day and famous writers like Somerset Maugham along with early tourists and big game hunters. In the second part of the book, the author who himself has spent much of his life running ships on the rivers of Burma, takes us on a journey 1,000 miles upriver to explore the different regions of the country often highlighting Scottish connections. The river is the thread through which Burma’s often tragic history, yet rich and glorious Buddhist culture, flows and only on a river journey can the country be understood. Renamed Myanmar in 1997, Burma is Scotland’s ‘lost colony’ and the Scottish connection is little remembered today due to Burma’s half a century of post-war isolation. In its 1920s heyday Burma had the highest concentration of Scots anywhere in the world, outside of Scotland, with the exception of Canada. Scots were everywhere in Burma, running everything, and even their Burmese servants spoke in ‘broad’ Scots. With the ‘opening up’ of Burma in the early 21st century the Irrawaddy watershed, where about 50 million people live in a primitive rural economy, is under threat. Deforestation on a vast scale has resulted in the silting up of once navigable channels. China, with its ‘belt and road’ system that is a euphemism to a recolonisation of the country, plans to build one of the world’s largest dams in the river’s headwaters that would devastate the country’s agriculture and fisheries. The Fabulous Flotilla provides a revealing record of this remarkable era in Burma’s history and past Scottish endeavour – a jewel of a story that may soon be lost.

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Book SynopsisShip masters and officers may not seem like pioneers of trade unionism. However, this history of their unique union, Nautilus International, shows how they have been pitched into the forefront of a long struggle for decent jobs, fair pay and conditions, employment rights, and health and safety – all in an international industry marked by savage and cut-throat competition. This book traces the evolution of today’s trans-boundary organisation from its roots in the Victorian-era expansion of the merchant fleet and the moves to raise the status and professionalism of its seafarers. It tells how successive unions have sought to overcome such seemingly perennial problems as piracy, criminalisation, substandard ships, excessive working hours and the threat of being replaced by low-cost crews – not to mention the battle against government indifference and public ignorance of an industry that is essential for an island nation. From the formation, in 1857, of the Mercantile Marine Service Association (MMSA) – the foundation stone in the building of today’s union – the book explains the remarkable ways in which the union has adapted and developed to meet the changing and complex challenges faced by members. From the provision of specialist welfare services and a global network of legal support to its leading role in the development of the international ‘bill of rights’ for seafarers, the union and its forerunners have been at the cutting edge of cradle- to-grave support for members. Pulling Together also describes the way in which the union has helped to produce trail-blazing systems of structure and organisation to represent members against the backdrop of a volatile ‘boom and bust’ industry, often in the face of intense shipowner hostility. Helping to build national negotiating machinery in one of the most open markets of all industries, the union and its predecessors have worked across borders to create a united response to the global challenges they face. With the shipping industry now entering its fourth industrial revolution, this book shows how Nautilus can draw from more than 160 years of history to continue the fight for a fair future for its members.

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Book SynopsisVast, diverse, dynamic, and turbulent, the true nature of Africa is often obscured by its poverty-stricken image. In this controversial and gripping guide, Tom Young cuts through the emotional hype to critically analyse the continent's political history and the factors behind its dismal economic performance. Maintaining that colonial influences are often overplayed, Young argues that much blame must lie with African governments themselves and that Western aid can often cause as much harm as good.Trade Review"A very useful introduction…highly recommended." * Journal of Modern African Studies *

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Book SynopsisIn Priceless, bestselling author William Poundstone reveals the hidden psychology of value and explores how we react to the most pervasive persuader of all: price. Charting the burgeoning growth of price-consultants who advise retailers from Nike to Nokia, Poundstone shows how behavioural decision theory has revolutionised the pricing strategies of major corporations. Informed by fascinating behavioural experiments and packed with real-life examples, Priceless explains why prices are so important, and the tricks that companies use to sell their goods. It will prove indispensable to anyone who buys, sells, or negotiates.Trade Review"[The book's] remarkably engaging prose style kept me glued to the page. Fascinating and fun, and I definitely think you should buy it. 5/5" * BBC Focus *"[The book's] remarkably engaging prose style kept me glued to the page. Fascinating and fun, and I definitely think you should buy it. 5/5" * BBC Focus *"Pricing is a richer subject than you might imagine. The smile that creeps onto your face when a shameless marketing gambit reminds you of something you read in Poundstone's book? Priceless. * Business Week *"Bright analysis of the psychology of pricing … readable and revealing." * Kirkus Reviews *"Switched-on consumers may think that they are wise to the marketing strategies thrown at them, but they should think again. Poundstone is your savvy, witty guide to saving the pound in your purse." * The Times *"Switched-on consumers may think that they are wise to the marketing strategies thrown at them, but they should think again. Poundstone is your savvy, witty guide to saving the pound in your purse." * The Times *"Pricing is a richer subject than you might imagine. The smile that creeps onto your face when a shameless marketing gambit reminds you of something you read in Poundstone's book? Priceless. * Business Week *"All about the hidden psychology of value, it is a truly eye-opening account of how the pricing of products affects how we think of them." * The Big Issue *

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Book SynopsisFully-illustrated, with modern and archive photography of the breweries, their pub estates, people and beers, this book will examine the past, the present and the future of these great brewing companies and help to highlight the important part they continue to play in the nation's brewing story and in their local areas.

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Book SynopsisHuge strides have been made in many countries of the developingworld towards universal sanitation coverage, and the major factor behindthis progress has been Community-Led Total Sanitation or CLTS.CLTS is rooted in a model of community empowerment andmobilization, and has radically transformed global sanitation policy focusfrom toilet construction to the process of collective behaviour change. Ithas spread to more than 66 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin Americawhere more than 40 million people are now living in open defecation free(ODF) environments. CLTS has also been mainstreamed in the sanitationpolicies of more than 30 countries in these regions.

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Book SynopsisMarine resources and fish stocks are now high on the international and economic research agendas, and the management of highly complex marine ecosystems is increasingly important. The task is complicated by the number of interlinked factors to be taken into account, such as social impacts, drainage systems, marine currents and the ecosystems involved. This interdisciplinary volume presents a comprehensive blueprint for managing a sea. Focused on the Baltic Sea, it employs a range of methods and techniques, including nutrient budgets and simulation models, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), economic valuation and policy analysis, to arrive at an assessment of causes and consequences of pollution in the sea and the management of its resources. From the analysis of data on land use, population, costs of nutrient reductions and associated impacts, it presents significant and highly practical empirical and policy results. It diagnoses the causes of marine degradation, identifies through the use of simulation models cost-effective strategies for remediation and sets out the policies to be pursued collectively by the countries around the sea to restore and manage their common resource. This is an exemplary study in the application of ecological economics to complex natural resource systems. It will be of interest to students, researchers and professionals working on any aspect of marine ecosystem management.Table of ContentsIntroduction * Part I: Land Use and Nutrient Loads * Wetlands as Nutrient Sinks * Part II: Economic and Ecological Evaluation ? Cost-Effective Nutrient Reductions to the Baltic Sea * Impacts of Changed Nutrient Loads on the Baltic Sea * The Benefits of a Less Eutrophicated Baltic Sea * Part III: Institutions and Policies ? Policy Instruments and Cost Sharing of Baltic Sea Cleaning Programmes * Winners and Losers from Baltic Sea Nitrogen Reductions * The Effects of Implementing Markets for Emission Permits Nationally vs. Regionally * Conclusions * References * Index

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Book SynopsisIn 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus challenged the view that the sun revolved around the earth, arguing instead that the earth revolved around the sun. His paper led to a revolution in thinking. In Lester Brown's brilliant and invigorating account of the industrial economy, he shows how a rethink of its fossil fuel-based, throwaway ethos is necessary to ensure that it works with, not against, the natural environment. The issue now is whether the environment is part of the economy or the economy is part of the environment. Brown argues the latter, pointing out that treating the environment as part of the economy has produced an economy that is destroying its natural support systems. One of the foremost experts on the new economic opportunities, Brown shows the vast economic potential and environmental gains that exist from eliminating the waste and destruction of current consumption. He describes how the global economy can be restructured to make it compatible with the earth's ecosystem so that economic progress can continue, with high standards of living and secure employment for all, while conserving resources and restoring the environment. In the new economy, wind farms replace coal mines, hydrogen-powered fuel cells replace internal combustion engines, and cities are designed for people, not cars. Eco-Economy is a map of how to get from here to there. It is an essential guide to the economy of the 21st century and will be compelling reading for business readers and environmentalists alike looking for ways to build a better future.Table of ContentsThe Economy and the Earth * I. A Stressed Relationship: * Signs of Stress: Climate and Water * Signs of Stress: The Biological Base * II. The New Economy: * The Shape of the Eco-Economy * Building the Solar/Hydrogen Economy * Designing a New Materials Economy * Feeding Everyone Well * Protecting Forest Products and Services * Redesigning Cities for People * III. Getting From Here to There: * Stabilizing Population by Reducing Fertility * Tools for Restructuring the Economy * Accelerating the Transition * Notes * Index

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