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Mark Hollis Criptomoneda: La guía definitiva para el comercio
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Daniel Heath Liderança: Aprimore suas habilidades de
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Daniel Heath Criptomonedas: Cómo lucrar del bitcoin, ethereum
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Daniel Heath Criptomoneda: Consejos exitosos sobre el comercio en criptomoneda (Una guía completa para invertir e intercambiar en blockchains)
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Daniel Heath Criptomoneda: La guía definitiva para cadena de
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Daniel Heath Criptomoneda: Una guía sencilla para invertir
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Upstart Press Ltd Knock Knock: Confessions of a Kiwi Interviewer
Book SynopsisExtraordinary stories from a lifetime spent conducting interviews. This is the world of the dreaded door-knock from the other side of the door. Trish Palmer has been working as an interviewer and area manager for market research companies for over 20 years, invited into the homes and private lives of an astonishing array of folk from every lifestyle imaginable. Her experiences on the job entail everything from bare bottoms to angry cats, the desperately struggling to the well-off, and everyone in between. There is comedy and sadness, surprises and the downright odd, from witches to boat-builders, dope growers and more. Poignant, hilarious, and always thought-provoking, this is a highly entertaining read.
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Upstart Press Ltd Cracking Open the Nest Egg: How to make your
Book SynopsisPlanning for retirement can be a scary thought, whether it is just around the corner or years in the future. Martin Hawes, one of New Zealand’s best-known experts on personal finance, answers all of the questions that may be keeping you up at night: How much will I need to retire? Can I ever afford to stop working? How do I make sure my money lasts as long as I do? Working out how you can achieve a regular monthly retirement income is more difficult than it used to be. Historically low interest rates (despite the current blip) plus longer life expectancy means the old method of parking your nest egg in a savings account and living off the interest is no longer an option. Hawes guides you step-by-step through the planning process, showing you how you can safely create a regular income for the rest of your life. Cracking Open the Nest Egg will help you to confidently take control of your financial future and achieve the kind of retirement you always dreamed of.
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Tomas Edwards Flipping Houses for Beginners: Effective
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The Sutherland House Inc. Whereafter: The Surprisingly Complex Problem of
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The Sutherland House Inc. Accelerated Minds: Unlocking the Fascinating,
Book SynopsisWhat draws some people to big risky ideas that might someday change the world, and what compels them to keep trying, again and again, even after repeated failures and at great personal expense?Why are some people compelled to take big risks on big ideas, attempting to change a market or, indeed, the world in ways that others find delusional? And why do they keep trying, again and again, often after repeated failures and at great personal expense? Neil Seeman is one of those people: an internet entrepreneur steeped in North American start-up culture. He is also the son of one of Canada''s most important brain scientists. Drawing on his own business experience and his father''s research into the brain''s processing of risk and reward, Seeman explains the entrepreneurial mindset-the world''s primary wealth creation engine-is in fact a form of addiction. The highs experienced by individuals when they are solving problems or making breakthroughs are so enormously generative and exciting, and the lows so tormenting and debilitating, that they live on an unsustainable hamster wheel of constant striving and often wind up destroying the very things that they helped create. With compassion and deep insight, he suggests ways in which the vital energies of the entrepreneurial class can be directed in A more constructive and sustainable manner.
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Burnet Media Failing to Win: Hard-Earned Lessons from a
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John MacCalman I'm Quirky: Just Weird Enough to be Intriguing,
Book SynopsisABOUT THE AUTHOR John was born in a big house next to Scotstounhill railway station, Glasgow, Scotland on 2nd of July 1947. He attended Hillhead High School but was expelled in the 6th year for truancy, as he preferred to spend his time at Scottish TV studios watching the production of their live lunchtime show The One O’clock Gang. His early railway influences resulted in an 8-year employment with British Rail (BR) after leaving school. BR put him through a 2-year course in Business Studies at the Central College of Commerce and Distribution in Glasgow as part of a Railway Studentship scheme. His enthusiasm for broadcasting had met with a major obstacle in finding a career entry point due to lack of experience, so he, along with a couple of friends started Radio Phoenix broadcasting to Forresthall Geriatric Hospital in Glasgow on a weekly basis. The Sound Broadcasting Act of 1972 presented the major opportunity for him with the commercial radio franchise for Glasgow being awarded to Radio Clyde. He was fortunate enough to join the pioneering team as a Production Assistant in November 1973. During his 34 years at Radio Clyde he became Production Controller, produced many award winning programmes, created the Kelvingrove Free Music Festivals and organised live broadcasts from the USA. He acted as Travel Editor taking opportunity to experience many overseas destinations. His enthusiasm for aviation resulted in several documentaries on the subject including “Tales from Kai Tak” about Hong Kong’s old airport. Parallel to this he became interested in the local music scene and formed Publishing and Management Companies to develop local talent. He travelled frequently to the USA West Coast ending up with Million Mile status on Northwest Airlines In 2007 he was made redundant by Bauer Media, the new owners of Radio Clyde, and took a year out to research a ten-part proposed TV series on aviation in Micronesia. This featured Air Mike – the Island Hopper at that time part of Continental Airlines. In 2008 he joined Travel 2 as a Sales Consultant advising UK travel Agents on worldwide travel. As part of this job he travelled to Australia and New Zealand many times. In addition he had a love of casinos as well as flying. So frequent trips were made to Las Vegas, and Australian cities like Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Perth and Cairns. In November 2000 he took voluntary redundancy from Travel 2 and now works freelance consulting and writing.Table of ContentsCHAPTER INDEX Chapter 1 – Expelled Driving a steam train at the age of 8. Bad boy activities. Corporal punishment. Expelled from school. Chapter 2 - Pirate Radio Failed audition for pirate radio station - Radio Scotland. Billy Connolly encounter. BBC script rejection from That Was the Week That Was. Chapter 3 – 1965 to 1973 British Rail, Hospital Broadcasting and Israel Religious bigotry in Glasgow. Jewish girlfriend and trip to Israel. If you can't get in to broadcasting then start your own radio station. Chapter 4 - Radio Clyde December 1973 Pioneering radio days. Two months before the start of commercial radio in Scotland. Chapter 5 - Pan Am Flights to Trinidad December 1975 First Class travel reward for radio work. High powered executives steal the cutlery. First and only attempt at a drug deal. How radio in Trinidad was crudely relayed the BBC World Service Chapter 6 - SuperScoreboard Secrets How a radio guru creatively produced an image of predictive powers at football matches Chapter 7 - Into the Music Business My dislike of The Waltons on TV launches my ventures into the music business. Setting up two publishing and management companies - Jammy Music and Scotia Nostra. Devious publicity stunt banning a singer from getting married. Unexpected success from two customs officers. Chapter 8 - Kelvingrove Festivals Establishment of free open-air rock festivals in Glasgow for bands with original music. Chapter 9 - Braniff Flights 1980 with Andy Collier Amazing adventures on a trip round the USA on an airline with the big orange bird. Andy is a journalist who moved to Glasgow from England whom I helped with contacts. He asked me to go with him on a freebie set of flights to the USA. Chapter 10 - More Braniff Flights May 1981 Milking the First Class Airpass with Braniff. Music Producer Clark Sorley from Kilmarnock on a whirlwind trip around the USA. It was not surprising that the airline went bust shortly after this. Chapter 11 - Jammy Music Production Library Making music for TV, Radio and Movies at just the right length. The True Love Orchestra - Wedding Song for Sarah Ferguson and HRH Prince Andrew. Producing records with Craig Ferguson in the guise of Bing Hitler, and noted actors Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson in their comedy act Victor and Barry. Movie music success in the USA. Chapter 12 - The Dolphins Dangerous fireworks at a midnight open-air concert. Loyalty to individuals on management contracts when they go solo. Chapter 13 - USA Trips in search of fame Attempts to get record deals. Los Angeles attorney hired. Madam Wong's West is not a brothel! Foggy Bottom is not something you get from a strong curry! Chapter 14 - Music Scene at Radio Clyde Creating Stick it in Your Ear! Hoovered at the Albany Hotel at 3am - T shirts. Supercharge song story She Moved the Dishes First. Programme series "Hear Me Talking" - without the interviewer. Award winning production The Big Day. Chapter 15 - Million Miles on Northwest How to win as a frequent flyer. Thanks to Saddam Hussein for my Million Mile status. Sick Northwest aircraft gives me First Class Singapore Airlines experience. Finding the way to San Jose. Etiquette in Thailand. Chapter 16 - Doing the Continental How to emerge from bankruptcy in the USA. Hawaiian Goddess Madame Pele. Doing the tango in Buenos Aires Chapter 17 - Climax in Pattaya The Thai word "porn" is not what you may think. The horizontal leisure centre. Website for the Climax Rock Band. Chapter 18 - Claymores in Europe Why American Football has more hanging about than in a clothing warehouse. Chapter 19 - Crazy Radio Clyde Career How TV shutdown at 1030 pm made Radio Clyde an outstanding success. The Great Crossini escapologist on the radio. Princess Margaret meets the Wombles and Uncle Bulgaria is arrested. Winning a Rover Sterling car. Tales from Kai Tak. Mallan in Manhattan. The Assistant DA from Orange County, California becomes Radio Clyde presenter. Chapter 20 - Air Mike The Island Hopper America won Guam from Spain on a misunderstanding. The Romeo and Juliet story of the Lovers Leap. The significance of the Love Stick on Chuuk. Stone Money and bare breasts on Yap. The lifeline air service of Micronesia. Chapter 21 - Circus Circus Las Vegas The Ringmaster's club had me hooked. Do they send the elephant instead of the limousine? Hieroglyphs surprisingly accurate. How to make money from a casino - own it! The Mormons and the Mafia Mob. Chapter 22 - On the Fly Murphy's Laws of Hub Operation. Suitable for upgrade or friend of the gate agent? Hooters Air go bust! Chapter 23 - 21st Century Travel Lounging around the world Polaris style. Australian snake in the mouth. A pokie is not a sexual act. Enlightenment through beer. Over the North Pole in search of the sanity clause. The Lucky Shag may surprise you. I fall for a camel called Darcy. Grilled by the Feds in Las Vegas. Chapter 24 - 2020 Angel Number 2020. Quarantined in Australia. Escape home.
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bookcareers Publishing How to Job Search in Book Publishing
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Kilnamanagh PUGNARE: Economic Success and Failure
Book SynopsisWhat is one of the best ways to successfully predict the future? Winston Churchill believed that the further back you look, the further forward you are likely to be able to see. This intriguing book is testimony to this idea. It looks back two thousand years to the Roman Empire to help us to see into our own future. Pugnare tells the story of a people like us in their capacity for creativity and self-destruction, and in the wisdom and foolishness of those whom they chose to govern them. It tells the story of their success, a prosperity that the world had never seen before. And it tells the story of their failure, the one thousand five hundred year long Great Stagnation that followed the self-induced collapse of their world.Trade ReviewFinancial Times - "Fabulous ... one to give to anyone you would like to be less blase about the resilience of our institutions." The Week -"Top ten business book of 2021." Also featured in The Sunday Telegraph, City A.M., The Express, The Actuary, Moneyweek, America Magazine and Cointelegraph.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Expansion 8 Chapter 3 Peace 29 Chapter 4 Money 57 Chapter 5 Cities 85 Chapter 6 Prosperity 113 Chapter 7 Life 141 Chapter 8 Chaos 165 Chapter 9 Survival 199 Appendix 217 Additional Reading 219 Acknowledgements 227 List of Illustrations 229 Bibliography 233 Index 251
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Switch on Books Now Lead the Change
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Debrett's Ltd Debrett's Guide to Business Etiquette
Book SynopsisDebrett's, the experts in modern manners, turn their attention to the world of work. The Guide to Business Etiquette takes a detailed look at contemporary behaviour and business practice, from online job applications, video conferencing and digital communication to meetings, presentations, problem-solving procedures and business entertaining.
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Novaro Publishing Personal Presence: How speakers authentically
Book SynopsisPersonal presence gives you the power to inspire, to influence, to excite, to question and to connect. We all have it within us. Yet many of us freeze or falter when speaking in public. As an actor on national TV and as a coach to high-performing professionals, Sarah Thurstan knows there are no set answers for how to give your best when you take the stage. It's a highly personal story for each of us. In this book, she guides you through how you can bring your natural self and your authentic voice to when you are speaking in public. In 15 chapters, she discusses how to master your fears, craft your message, share your stories, express your values and act when the spotlight is on you. These are skills which we can all learn and improve, whether as polished performers or as nervous beginners. We can always become a better version of ourselves when speaking in public and engaging our audiences.Trade Review'Wonderful guidance on how individuals and teams can become the best version of themselves', Mark Thurston, chief executive, HS2. 'Access the transformative potential of Sarah's book, both professionally and personally ... we continue to become more compelling and successful as a result', Verity Brown, director, Rok Box. 'A must for anyone who experiences sweaty palms, palpitations and sleepless nights before an important presentation. Enjoy, learn and grow,' David Williams, chief executive, Impact International. 'Unlike any presentation book out there ... an essential read for anyone managing change whether at home or at work', Aman Sharma, head of service excellence, Simmons & Simmons LLP.Table of Contents1. What is personal presence? 2. Playing to our strengths 3. Fighting the fear 4. Physical communication 5. Storytelling 6. Engaging your audience 7. Lessons from the Greeks: rule of three 8. Structure 9. Self-awareness, self-disclosure and self-confidence 10. Elevator pitches, doorstep challenges and talking to camera 11. Diction, delivery and jargon 12. Directions and props 13. Performing as a leader 14. Business theatre 15. Cornerstones and competence
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Storm Music and Images Ltd The The making of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells:
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Paragraph Publishing The Microdistillers' Handbook
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The Money Wonderland Alice and the Money Tree
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Gretton Books 1974 - A World in Flux
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i2i Publishing Become a Great Leader & Coach Using NLP
Book SynopsisThis book shows you how to become inspired as a leader or coach so that you can become inspirational to others. It starts with a warning about becoming one of the `Norm's' who drift through life in their comfort zone. Never quite realising their awesomeness but with some simple changes to their thinking and habits they could reset and reboot their mental software and really shine. It starts with a down-to-earth explanation about how our mind works and some simple tips you can use straight away to manage your state and become more effective. It looks at the basics of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), how it works and what it is with simple explanations free of jargon and a no nonsense approach enabling you to become a great leader and coach.
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Sales Plus Profit Ltd Learning the Ropes: Achieving Sustainable Sales
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Hachette Livre - BNF Études Sur l'Économie Forestière
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Hachette Livre - BNF Nouveau Manuel Complet Du Maçon-Plâtrier, Du
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Editions Larousse Francoscopie 2030 Nous aujourdhui et demain
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Books on Demand #fibre(S)cement.com: 120 years of the history of
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Actes Sud Raviver les braises du vivant
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Cernunnos I Love to Hate Fashion: Real Quotes and Whispers
Book SynopsisCalled “the funniest book on fashion ever written” by Vogue, here is the hilarious chronicle of life behind the runway For years, French journalist and documentarian Loïc Prigent has been tweeting the funny interactions, cruel criticisms, and absurd exclamations overheard during Fashion Week. Snarky statements on fashion mixed with absurdist poetry, the original French edition of Prigent’s book has been celebrated by thousands of fans. For the first time, discover the backstage world of the models, designers, and rich clients as hilariously overheard and rendered in hundreds of quotes.
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PN Books The Genesis of Digital Gold: A Comprehensive Look
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Masala Noir Arcade Ads
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Masala Noir ELECTRONIC GAMES
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Us Ghost Writing Leadership
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Gordon & Breach Science Publishers SA Trade Issues In The Carribbean
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Fundamentals of Creative Advertising
Book SynopsisThe Fundamentals of Creative Advertising 2nd edition provides a rich introduction to the key elements of creative advertising. Burtenshaw, Mahon and Barfoot explore the role of the creative team (comprising art director and copywriter) and examine the ways in which these teams generate ideas and the techniques they utilize. This second edition reflects the changes that have taken place within the advertising industry over recent years and, in particular, the growth of digital media and integrated advertising campaigns. Interviews with leading practitioners, exercises and checklists combine to provide an up-to-date overview of the industry, and to encourage a practical application of the creative ideas explored within the book.Trade ReviewA useful overview of the advertising process from brief to realisation with lots of excellent examples. A good section on ambient and guerilla advertising too. * Dave Caton, Swindon College, School of Art, UK *This book combines beauty and edginess with its blend of four-colour ads, groundbreaking campaigns, and how-to narrative. Part of the AVA Fundamentals series of art and design books, it puts the reader right in the middle of the creative advertising process. Step by step, the chapters outline the formation of an ad campaign: evaluating media options, carrying out campaign planning and strategy, and developing the creative concept. From utilizing traditional advertising media, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, to low-cost, high-impact guerrilla advertising techniques, the authors (all, Southampton Solent University, UK) cover all the bases. The design aspects of typography, copy elements, logos, and layout are not only explained but also illustrated, bringing the whole process together. Some of the advertisers represented include VW, Honda, Virgin Atlantic, Sony, Dr. Pepper, Cadbury, London Transport, and Heinz. Designed for both advertising professionals and students, the book can be used as a reference guide or text. Its artful presentation of print and illustrations makes for a pleasurable reading experience. Summing up: highly recommended to upper-division and graduate marketing and design students, faculty, and practitioners. * P. G. Kishel, Cypress College, USA, Choice review March 2012 *This book is designed as a guide to the working practice and creative processes within a modern advertising agency. The authors... are all industry insiders currently attached to the Advertising and Marketing degree course at Southampton Solent University. Here they offer a concise overview, extensively illustrated, which gives the novice a sound orientation and understanding of the jargon, stages and evolution of an ad campaign from idea to finished product. The role of the image is thoroughly examined and explained. * Photoicon, issue 6 *The Fundamentals of Creative Advertising will boost your understanding of how ad campaigns are planned, created and executed. Chapters address media options, campaign planning and strategy, creative concepts and briefs, art direction and the future of advertising. * Dynamic Graphics magazine *The Fundamentals of Creative Advertising is a great introduction to the world of creative advertising... The authors have assembled a wealth of visual examples taken from real campaigns, which along with explanatory text, help pinpoint the important elements of a successful advertising project. Professional interviews, student exercises and checklists underpin the theory and principles of advertising and encourage a practical application of creative thinking. * Digit magazine *Table of ContentsIntroduction. The agency structure. The media options: Newspapers and magazines; Radio; TV and cinema; Posters; Direct mail; Ambient and guerrilla advertising; Digital and online advertising. Campaign planning and strategy: The client; Market research; Account planning; The creative brief. The creative concept: The creative team; Art direction; Research and familiarization; Crafting the campaign look; Typography. The future of advertising: A changing industry; A new type of client and agency; How advertising strategy has to evolve; The 'buzz': new ways of breaking through; Harnessing new technology. Appendix. Conclusion. Thanks. Index. Student resources. Working with ethics.
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IMD International Where the Wild Things Were
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Vertica Publishing Leadership: The Essential Competencies For the
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Dark Side of Leadership: An Institutional
Book SynopsisContrary to the notion that leaders contribute to positive behaviour within organisations, this book reflects growing interest in the ‘dark side’ of leadership: the unethical and immoral personalities that can reside in positions of power. Drawing on empirical and theoretical analysis, the author examines immorality within leadership and the underlying causes behind this behaviour. Focusing on the impact of institutional pressures, this book analyses how such behaviour is influenced by internal and external factors. By employing a theoretical framework, the author seeks to demonstrate that institutions either compel leaders to be ethical and moral, or in contrast, they actually provide legitimacy for immoral actions. An insightful and thought-provoking read, The Dark Side of Leadership will be of interest to those studying leadership, HRM, and business ethics, as well as social psychology scholars.Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Remaking Culture on Wall Street: A Behavioral
Book SynopsisSince 2008, financial firms have paid, in aggregate, in excess of $320 billion in fines related to misconduct. Nearly ten years later, while many large financial firms have increased their attention to bad behavior and cultural drivers, the degree of commitment and progress in these efforts has not been even across the industry. Serious or persistent misconduct continues in some firms. Many organizations have attempted to curb bad behavior through intrusive monitoring and enforcement actions which reflect a lack of trust in their employees. A different approach is needed, one that gets at the root causes of misconduct and attempts to rebuild culture from the bottom up, with the employee at the center. This is where tools from behavioral science can help senior risk officers, compliance and business heads better understand the mind-set of their employees and internal communities and create an environment where the link between ethical behavior and strong business results is promoted. If firms continue to fail in establishing stronger internal cultures, regulators may feel compelled to step in and dictate what they should do. This book emphasizes the need for a change in approach, looking at the increased incidence of misconduct and culture breakdown since the 2008 crisis, how regulators have responded, and includes a series of proposals to restore that trust and reform culture.Table of Contents1. 1. Introduction 2. 2. The Financial Crisis: The Culture Problem Emerges 3. 3. Culture and Organizational Size 4. 4. Global Regulators: Limits on What They Can Do 5. 5. Enforcing Culture: Criminally-based Compliance 6. 6. Behavioral Science: From Theory to Practice 7. 7. U.S. Regulators: Requiring Behavioral Risk Teams 8. 8. What is Finance For?
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Disrupting Finance: FinTech and Strategy in the
Book SynopsisThis open access Pivot demonstrates how a variety of technologies act as innovation catalysts within the banking and financial services sector. Traditional banks and financial services are under increasing competition from global IT companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and PayPal whilst facing pressure from investors to reduce costs, increase agility and improve customer retention. Technologies such as blockchain, cloud computing, mobile technologies, big data analytics and social media therefore have perhaps more potential in this industry and area of business than any other. This book defines a fintech ecosystem for the 21st century, providing a state-of-the art review of current literature, suggesting avenues for new research and offering perspectives from business, technology and industry. Table of Contents1. Deciphering Crowdfunding1.1. The Crowdfunding Phenomenon: an Overview 1.1.1. The European Market 1.1.2. The US market 1.1.3. The Asia-Pacific Market 1.2. Crowdfunding State-of-the-Art 1.2.1. Investment Models 1.2.2. Non-investment Models 1.3. New Research Trends: The language of Crowdfunding 1.4. References 2. Addressing Information Asymmetries in Online Peer-to-Peer Lending 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Online Peer-to-Peer Lending Platforms 2.3. Information Asymmetries and Peer to Peer Lending Platforms 2.4. Conclusions and Future Directions for Research 2.5. References 3. Machine learning and AI for risk management 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Machine Learning and AI Techniques for Risk Management 3.3. Machine Learning and AI Applications for Risk Management 3.3.1. Application to Credit Risk 3.3.2. Application to Market Risk 3.3.3. Application to Operational Risk 3.3.4. Application to RegTech 3.4. The Challenges and Future of Machine Learning and AI for Risk Management 3.5. References 4. What Fintech Can Learn from High-Frequency Trading: Economic Consequences, Open Issues and Future of Corporate Disclosure 4.1. Introduction 4.2. High Frequency Trading: Definition and Data 4.2.1. Methodology 4.2.2. Descriptive Statistics 4.3. Results 4.3.1. Thematic Analysis 4.3.2. Impact of HFT 4.3.2.1. Effects on Market Quality 4.3.2.2. HFT’s Trading Strategies and Speed 4.3.2.3. Market Structure, Co-location and Regulation after the Flash Crash 4.3.3. HFT Reaction to Corporate Disclosure 4.4. Conclusion and Future Research Directions 4.5. References 5. InsurTech 5.1. Introduction 5.2. How Does Insurance Work? 5.3. The Big Data Paradigm 5.3.1. Telematics 5.3.2. Wearables 5.3.3. Smart Homes and the Internet of Things (IoT) 5.3.4. Big Data: Trustworthiness and Privacy Concerns 5.4. Artificial Intelligence 5.4.1. Machine Learning and AI in the Underwriting Process 5.4.2. AI in Claims Management Process 5.4.3. AI in Customer Interaction 5.5. Distributed Ledger Technologies 5.5.1. Improving Current Processes Using DLTs 5.5.2. P2P Insurance 5.6. Conclusion 5.7. References 6. Understanding RegTech for Digital Regulatory Compliance 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Business Drivers of RegTech 6.3. RegTech in Focus: Digital Regulatory Reporting 6.3.1. Phase 1 Digital Regulatory Alerts 6.3.2. Phase 2 Making Regulations Digital 6.3.3. Phase 3 Performing Digital Regulatory Reporting 6.3.4. Phase 4 Creating Meta-Data Models for Semantic Interoperability 6.4. Discussion and Implications 6.5. Conclusion 7. Payment Service Directive II and its Implications 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Background 7.3. EU Initiated Review of the Effectiveness of PSD I 7.3.1. Main Findings of Impact Study 7.4. Payment Services Directive II 7.4.1. Scope of the Directive and the Removal of Exclusions 7.4.2. Authorisation of Payment Institutions 7.4.3. Innovation 7.4.4. Confirmation of Availability of Funds 7.4.5. Enhancing Competition 7.4.6. Customer Protection 7.4.7. Security 7.4.8. Complaints Handling 7.5. European Banking Authority (EBA) Work on PSD II 7.6. Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) 7.6.1. Exemptions for SCA 7.7. Commentary 7.8. References 8. From Transactions to Interactions: Social Considerations for Digital Money 8.1. Introduction 8.2. Affordances of Digital Money 8.3. Opportunities for Interaction 8.3.1. Negotiating Payment 8.3.2. Effects of Intermediation 8.3.3. Collaborative Value Creation 8.4. Social Impacts of Digital Transactions 8.4.1. Sensitive Data Generation and Sharing 8.4.2. Choice Proliferation 8.4.3. Untangling Money and Payment System 8.5. Conclusion 8.6. References 9. Token-based Business Models 9.1. Introduction 9.2. Native Digital Assets 9.3. Crypto Tokens 9.4. Token-based Business Models 9.5. Driving Forces behind the Token-based Business Models 9.6. Crypto Tokens to enhance the Sharing Economy 9.7. References 10. Blockchain beyond Cryptocurrencies 10.1. Introduction 10.2. What is Blockchain? 10.3. Payments and Remittance 10.4. Credit and Lending 10.5. Trading and Settlements 10.6. Compliance 10.7. Conclusion and Avenues for Future Research 10.8. References
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Exploring Resilience: A Scientific Journey from Practice to Theory
Book SynopsisResilience has become an important topic on the safety research agenda and in organizational practice. Most empirical work on resilience has been descriptive, identifying characteristics of work and organizing activity which allow organizations to cope with unexpected situations. Fewer studies have developed testable models and theories that can be used to support interventions aiming to increase resilience and improve safety. In addition, the absent integration of different system levels from individuals, teams, organizations, regulatory bodies, and policy level in theory and practice imply that mechanisms through which resilience is linked across complex systems are not yet well understood. Scientific efforts have been made to develop constructs and models that present relationships; however, these cannot be characterized as sufficient for theory building. There is a need for taking a broader look at resilience practices as a foundation for developing a theoretical framework that can help improve safety in complex systems. This book does not advocate for one definition or one field of research when talking about resilience; it does not assume that the use of resilience concepts is necessarily positive for safety. We encourage a broad approach, seeking inspiration across different scientific and practical domains for the purpose of further developing resilience at a theoretical and an operational level of relevance for different high-risk industries. The aim of the book is twofold: 1. To explore different approaches for operationalization of resilience across scientific disciplines and system levels. 2. To create a theoretical foundation for a resilience framework across scientific disciplines and system levels. By presenting chapters from leading international authors representing different research disciplines and practical fields we develop suggestions and inspiration for the research community and practitioners in high-risk industries.This book is Open Access under a CC-BY licence. Table of ContentsExploring resilience – an introduction, by Siri Wiig and Babette Fahlbruch.- Resilience, reliability, safety: multilevel research challenges, by Jean-Christophe Le Coze.- Moments of resilience: time, space and the organisation of safety in complex sociotechnical systems, by Carl Macrae.- Resilience engineering as a quality improvement method in Healthcare, by Janet E. Anderson, A. J. Ross, J. Back, M. Duncan and P. Jaye.- Resilience and Essential Public Infrastructure, by Michael Baram.- Human performance, levels of service and system resilience, by Miltos Kyriakidis and Vinh N. Dang.- Precursor resilience in practice – an organizational response to weak signals, by Kenneth Pettersen Gould.- Leadership in resilient organizations, by Gudela Grote.- Modelling the influence of safety management tools on resilience, by Teemu Reiman and Kaupo Viitanen.- Resilient characteristics as described in empirical studies on health Care, by Siv Hilde Berg and Karina Aase.- Resilience from the United Nations Standpoint: The Challenges of “Vagueness”, by Leah R. Kimber.- Building resilience in humanitarian hospital programs during protracted conflicts: opportunities and limitations, by Ingrid Tjoflåt and Britt Sætre Hansen.- Exploring Resilience at Interconnected System Levels in Air Traffic Management, by Rogier Woltjer.- Resilience in healthcare: a modified stakeholder analysis, by Mary Chambers and Marianne Storm.- Resilience: From Practice to Theory and Back Again, by Carl Macrae and Siri Wiig.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream: How
Book SynopsisSmall businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy. They are the biggest job creators and offer a path to the American Dream. But for many, it is difficult to get the capital they need to operate and succeed. In the Great Recession, access to capital for small businesses froze, and in the aftermath, many community banks shuttered their doors and other lenders that had weathered the storm turned to more profitable avenues. For years after the financial crisis, the outlook for many small businesses was bleak. But then a new dawn of financial technology, or “fintech,” emerged. Beginning in 2010, new fintech entrepreneurs recognized the gaps in the small business lending market and revolutionized the customer experience for small business owners. Instead of Xeroxing a pile of paperwork and waiting weeks for an answer, small businesses filled out applications online and heard back within hours, sometimes even minutes. Banks scrambled to catch up. Technology companies like Amazon, PayPal, and Square entered the market, and new possibilities for even more transformative products and services began to appear.In Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream, former U.S. Small Business Administrator and Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School, Karen G. Mills, focuses on the needs of small businesses for capital and how technology will transform the small business lending market. This is a market that has been plagued by frictions: it is hard for a lender to figure out which small businesses are creditworthy, and borrowers often don’t know how much money or what kind of loan they need. New streams of data have the power to illuminate the opaque nature of a small business’s finances, making it easier for them to weather bumpy cash flows and providing more transparency to potential lenders.Mills charts how fintech has changed and will continue to change small business lending, and how financial innovation and wise regulation can restore a path to the American Dream. An ambitious book grappling with the broad significance of small business to the economy, the historical role of credit markets, the dynamics of innovation cycles, and the policy implications for regulation, Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream is relevant to bankers, fintech investors, and regulators; in fact, to anyone who is interested in the future of small business in America. Trade Review“Karen Mill’s outstanding new book: FinTech, Small Business & the American Dream, a smart, savvy, and useful landscape of lending, fintech, and small business. Mills knows how the engine of small business powers the U.S. and her recommendations about how to sustain it through technology are thoughtful and direct. Her observations about how small banks can anchor communities are especially astute and important.” (Lawrence Gennari, Boston Business Journal, August 30, 2019)Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Leadership in Healthcare: Delivering
Book SynopsisThis innovative book analyses the evolving nature of leadership, exploring an ever-increasing range of theoretical concepts and applying these to practices within healthcare organisations. A wide range of theories are covered, from behavioural to attitudinal, socio-cognitive to contingency, and social exchange to team. By identifying the common underlying characteristics that are present in leadership styles and approaches, the author successfully crafts a useful model that is adaptable to different scenarios and contexts within the realms of healthcare management. Offering a series of detailed case studies from around the world, this book proposes three crucial concepts for leadership within the health sector: leadership credibility, professional credibility and organisational dynamics. Both scholars and practitioners will find the theoretical framework provided in this book insightful and applicable in real-life situations.Table of Contents1. Leadership in Dynamic and Diverse Health Sector Organisations.- 2. The Ecology of Healthcare.- 3. The Role of Leaders: The Importance of Leadership.- 4. Leading in the Health Sector: Research and Practice.- 5. A Model for Health Sector Leadership.- 6. Leadership Capability Through Personal Insight and Leadership Identity.- 7. The Importance of Professional Credibility.- 8. Understanding Organisational Dynamics.- 9. Linking Leadership and Succession Planning.- 10.Assessing Health Professionals for Succession and Leadership Roles.- 11. Leadership Development Practices.- 12. Twenty Important Conclusions About Leadership in the Health Sector.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Politics of Mass Killing in Autocratic Regimes
Book SynopsisThis book develops a detailed, disaggregated theoretical and empirical framework that explains variations in mass killing by authoritarian regimes globally, with a specific focus on Pakistan, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Using a combination of game-theoretic, statistical, and qualitative approaches, this project explicates when civilians within nondemocratic states will mobilize against the ruling elite, and when such mobilization will result in mass killing. In doing so, it illustrates the important role urbanization and food insecurity historically played, and will continue to play, in generating extreme forms of civilian victimization.Table of Contents1. Chapter 1: Introduction2. Chapter 2: Food Crises, Urban Development, and Mass Killing InNondemocratic States3. Chapter 3: Urban Development and Mass Killing: A First Look at the Data4. Chapter 4: Statistical Analysis of Food Crises and Mass Killing5. Chapter 5: Urban Development, Food Shortages and Mass Killing InAuthoritarian Pakistan6. Chapter 6: Food Riots, Urbanization and Mass Killing Campaigns: IndonesiaAnd Malaysia7. Chapter 7: Conclusion
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Entrepreneurial Negotiation: Understanding and
Book SynopsisThe great majority of startups fail, and most entrepreneurs who have succeeded have had to bounce back from serious mistakes. Entrepreneurs fumble key interactions because they don’t know how to handle the negotiation challenges that almost always arise. They mistakenly believe that deals are about money when they are much more complicated than that.This book presents entrepreneurship as a series of interactions between founders, partners, potential partners, investors and others at various stages of the entrepreneurial process - from seed to exit. There are plenty of authors offering ‘tips’ on how to succeed as an entrepreneur, but no one else scrutinizes the negotiation mistakes that successful entrepreneurs talk about with the authors.As Dinnar and Susskind show, learning to handle emotions, manage uncertainty, cope with technical complexity and build long-term relationships are equally or even more important. This book spotlights eight big mistakes that entrepreneurs often make and shows how most can be prevented with some forethought. It includes interviews with high-profile entrepreneurs about their own mistakes. It also covers gender biases, cultural challenges, and when to employ agents to negotiate on your behalf.Aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs should pay attention to the negotiation errors that even the most successful entrepreneurs commonly make.Trade Review“‘Entrepreneurial Negotiation’ provides you great tools and mindset guidance to start considering negotiations as an opportunity, rather than a threat. ... it allows you to criticize your current negotiation attitude and identify your gaps to become a great negotiator.” (Alexandre Azevedo, The Traction Stage, thetractionstage.com, October 16, 2019)Table of Contents1. Entrepreneurship: The Good, the Bad and the TerribleGood: When Co-founders Get StartedBad: When Angels Sing and Investors DanceTerrible: When Dogs-Eat-DogsHow to Use this BookSomething Better: An Alternative Good Ending2. The Entrepreneurial World The Entrepreneurship Process in Stages: from Seed to ExitEntrepreneurs Who Can Negotiate Can Make Things HappenA Map of the Entrepreneurial Galaxy Create Disruption, Thrive on Change, and AdaptInnovation Does Not Mean Reinventing Every WheelNegotiation is a Vitally Important Entrepreneurial Skill3. When Entrepreneurs NegotiateEntrepreneurs Must Take RisksWhat Made You Successful, Can Get You in Big TroubleEntrepreneurial Negotiation Can be LearnedNegotiate Better and Become a Better LeaderThe 8 Most Dangerous Mistakes That Entrepreneurs MakeHow to Use the Recorded Cases That Follow 4. Listen to Real Entrepreneurs Describe their MistakesListen to Real Entrepreneurs Describe their MistakesCase A - Illai Self-Centered Seed Stage PitchCase B - Ailis Overly Optimistic Seed Stage Non-InvestmentCase C - Vinayak Winning at Competing First Term SheetsCase D - Barbara Compromising for Quicker Growth Stage HiringCase E - Stephen Alone and Not Prepared to Sell the CompanyCase F - Dip Haggling to Extend the RunwayCase G - Ben Intuitive Shift of the Revenue GrowthCase H - Petra & Peter Non-Emotional Selling of their CompanyReflections on the Eight Cases5. The Entrepreneurial Galaxy Reimagined: Prevent, Detect and Respond to Your MistakesEntrepreneurship As a Series of NegotiationsNegotiating with Different Categories of PlayersPrevent Mistakes Before They OccurDetect Mistakes As You Make ThemReflect on Mistakes After Each Negotiation is OverOvercoming Biases and Challenges of Culture and GenderUsing Agents to Negotiate on Your Behalf6. Know Your Entrepreneurial Self Know Your Negotiating SelfDealing with the Most Dangerous MistakesDevelop The Skills You NeedKeep Reflecting on Your Personal Theory of PracticeContinue to ImproveSoar with Your StrengthsDevelop and Support your TeamHelp Spread The Word!Appendix – Theory of Practice Tools and Templates
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Strategic Management Accounting, Volume II: Beyond the Numbers
Book SynopsisThis book responds to key issues in strategic management control beyond the numbers. Grounded in research but written with practitioners and students in mind, this second volume addresses the most up-to-date management control issues in the public sector, forecasting, budgeting and controls in international organisations.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- 1. The Management Accountant as a Strategic Decision-Maker.- 2. Internationalisation and Management Control Systems- 3. Management Accounting Non-Profit Organisations.- 4. Management Accounting in the Public Sector.- 5. Accounting in the Absence of Numbers.- Conclusion.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG New Political Economy of Energy in Europe: Power to Project, Power to Adapt
Book SynopsisThis edited collection details and analyses the dramatic changes that the international political economy of energy has undergone in the past decade. This change began with the increasing assertiveness of Russia when the oil price rose above the $100 mark in 2008. This, combined with the rise of shale oil and gas, made the USA all but self-sufficient in terms of fossil fuels. The collapse of the oil price in 2014-15, Saudi Arabia’s new strategy of defending its market share and the increasingly tense and controversial relationship between the West and Russia all worked to further strengthen the geopolitical dimension of energy in Europe. The global result is a world in which geopolitics play a bigger part than ever before; the central question the authors of this volume grapple with is how the EU – and European small states – can deal with this.Chapter 4 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.comTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: The Changing (Geo)Politics of Energy in Europe.- Part I: Inside–Out: Projecting EU Rules and Ideas.- Chapter 2: Regulatory Power or Market Power Europe? Leadership and Models for External EU Energy Governance.- Chapter 3: The EU Strategy towards External Gas Suppliers and their Responses: Norway, Russia, Algeria and LNG.- Chapter 4: EU Climate and Energy Policy: New Challenges for Old Energy Suppliers .- Part II: Outside–In: National Adaptations.- Chapter 5: Channels of Influence, or How Non-Members Can Influence EU Energy Policy.- Chapter 6: Norway: A Small State in a Great European Energy Game.- Chapter 7: German Energiewende: Climate Change in Focus, Competitiveness and Energy Security aside?.- Chapter 8: Poland, or How to Cope with Decarbonization and Diversification.- Chapter 9: The Baltics: Between Competition and Cooperation.- Chapter 10 : Conclusions: What the EU Has Achieved and What Is in the Offing?.
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