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Lannoo Publishers Dare to Jump: Everything You Want is on the other
Book SynopsisExperienced base jumpers and other extreme sports athletes have one unwritten rule: self-knowledge. The way you think and the choices you make determine who you are and who you will become. If you know yourself, you will dare to take risks, to go your own way and to change. This rule goes for professionals who aim for high performances too. If you want your performances to have a positive drive, you first have to get to know yourself. Dare to Jump helps you to overcome your fears and gives you three power skills with which you can become the best version of yourself. Someone with a boundless mind-set, a sharp focus and a great amount of trust. You learn why focus is the new IQ, how to train yourself to enter the right flow, and how you build the level of trust within your team.
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Lannoo Publishers Speak up now!: Marketing in times of climate
Book SynopsisTo ensure the well-being of the planet, we need marketing heroes on the barricades for a sustainable future. Research shows that more than 80% of consumers are looking at companies to take the lead in this transition. At the same time, it appears that less than 10% of the messages about sustainability are credible to the public. Speak up Now! helps companies seize this historic opportunity and shows how we can make the shift to a world where business success goes hand in hand with the survival of the planet.
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van Haren Publishing ITIL Service Management Based on ITIL
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van Haren Publishing BiSL Next A Framework for Business Information
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Van Haren Publishing BV VeriSM - A Service Management Approach for the
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Van Haren Publishing BV The TOGAF ® Standard, Version 9.2 - A Pocket
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Van Haren Publishing BV TOGAF 9 foundation study guide: preparation for
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Van Haren Publishing BV TOGAF 9 certified study guide: preparation for
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Van Haren Publishing BV ITIL®4 – A Pocket Guide
Book Synopsis'The ITIL pocket guides of Van Haren Publishing are since longrecognized as the industry classic guide on the topic of ITIL, in manylanguages. Over the years this authoritative guide has earned its placeon the bookshelves and in the briefcases of industry experts as theyimplement best practices within their organizations.
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Van Haren Publishing Der Komplette Projektmanager: Die Essenz Und
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Van Haren Publishing It Asset Management Foundation (Itamf): Workbook
Book Synopsis'Dit boek is, zoals de ondertitel aangeeft, in eerste instantie bedoeld voor bestuurders en managers.
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Van Haren Publishing Digital Information Design (Did) Foundation: Improving Business Performance Through Better Use of Information and Technology
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Van Haren Publishing Software Architecture Foundation: Cpsa
Book SynopsisThis book covers everything you need to master the iSAQB(c) Certified Professional for Software Architecture - Foundation Level (CPSA-F) certification.
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Van Haren Publishing Itil(r) 4 Direct, Plan, Improve (Dpi)
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Van Haren Publishing Enterprise Agility: Een Effectieve Transformatie Op Basis Van Principes En Practices
Book SynopsisDit boek helpt (middel)grote organisaties bij het ontwikkelen en vergroten van enterprise agility. Anders gezegd: hoe kan je als organisatie snel en wendbaar waarde leveren in samenwerking met jouw gebruikers? De auteurs geven de lezer niet alleen zicht op wat er nodig is om tot enterprise agility te komen, ze geven ook praktische handvatten die helpen bij het uitvoeren van een dergelijke transformatie. En dit alles gebaseerd op langdurige ervaring met consultancy en trainingen bij grote organisaties, zoals de Nationale politie, Havenbedrijf van Rotterdam en de Belastingdienst.In logische stappen van schaalvergroting nemen de auteurs de lezer vanuit de onderliggende principes mee, via snelle wendbare teams en onderlinge samenwerkingsverbanden naar het ontwikkelen van enterprise agility binnen de gehele organisatie. Bij iedere stap wordt inzichtelijk gemaakt op welke wijze de bijbehorende uitdagingen met passende effectieve aanpakken kunnen worden opgelost, zonder op snelheid en wendbaarheid in te boeten. De auteurs nemen de lezer mee in de keuzes die worden gemaakt en hoe daarbij de bijbehorende consequenties het hoofd te bieden. Bekende theorieën en practices worden op een heldere wijze samengebracht en voorzien van praktische handvatten om er daadwerkelijk mee aan de slag te kunnen gaan.Aan de orde komen uitwerkingen van gewenste patronen als ook het reduceren van al aanwezige anti-patronen. Bekende practices als Scrum, Kanban en Devops, maar ook alle betrokken rollen zoals die van de product owner, het management, ondersteunende teams en kaderstellende afdelingen worden in verhouding tot het geschaald werken gepositioneerd. Om uiteindelijk tot een organisatie te komen waarbij de focus verschuift van output genereren naar impact creëren. Door een praktische insteek wordt de lezer geholpen om zichzelf en anderen te stimuleren om de transformatieperiode zo kort mogelijk te maken en de daadwerkelijke mindshift door te maken.De auteurs hebben gezamenlijk uitgebreide ervaring en deskundigheid waarmee zij individuen tot hele organisaties in beweging weten te brengen.Marco de Jong is sinds 2009 actief als begeleider van transformaties naar Lean en enterprise agility en is één van de grondleggers van het ScALE framework. Hij is sinds 2016 actief als consultant bij de Nationale politie en heeft de organisatie gedurende deze periode intensief begeleid bij de diverse transformatiestappen. In het samenwerken ontdekte Marco in Femke Hille een gedrevenheid op het verhogen van effectiviteit, wat leidde tot de ontwikkeling van een zeer succesvol trainingsprogramma. Dit boek is dan ook een gevolg van deze succesvolle samenwerking en vervult hun beider behoefte aan het delen van kennis en kunde met anderen.
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Van Haren Publishing Archimate(r) 3.2 Specification
Book Synopsis'The ArchiMate(R) Specification, a standard of The Open Group, defines an open and independent modeling language for Enterprise Architecture that is supported by different tool vendors and consulting firms.
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Van Haren Publishing IT service management with FitSM Version 3
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Luster Publishing Ahead of Time
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Amsterdam University Press Silicon Valley: Planet Startup: Disruptive
Book SynopsisFor decades now, Silicon Valley has been the home of the future. It's the birthplace of the world's most successful high-tech companies-including Apple, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Twitter, and many more. So what's the secret? What is it about Silicon Valley that fosters entrepreneurship and innovation? With Silicon Valley, Planet Startup, Peter Ester and Arne Maas argue that the answer lies in Silicon Valley's culture-a corporate culture that values risk-taking, creativity, invention, and sharing. Through extensive interviews with Dutch entrepreneurs working in the area, Ester and Maas show that Silicon Valley is above all a mind-set: a belief in thinking, with passion and ambition, far beyond the here and now. Scholars and business people and budding entrepreneurs alike are sure to find both inspiration and illumination in the stories and analyses Ester and Maas have assembled here.Trade Review"So much has been said about Silicon Valley's mystique and success. But this book nails it!" - Vish Mishra, VC at ClearstoneTable of ContentsForeword by Acknowledgements Business Focus of Participating Startup Founders and CEOs 1. Introduction: The Silicon Valley Saga - Our fascination with Silicon Valley - Why Dutch startups? - Target groups - The way we worked - Book overview 2. The Silicon Valley Innovation & Startup Model - Path dependency of transformational technologies - A little history - Global engine of innovation 3. Product: Think Big - The Greater Idea - Coming to Silicon Valley - Push & pull factors - Entrepreneurs on Thinking Big 4. Market: Pivot & perseverance - Innovations to market - Key Success Factors - Marketing redefined - Entrepreneurs on pivot & perseverance - Pivoting the startup - Launch and sales 5. Team & talent - Startup founding teams: from pals to professionalization - Talent: excelling in hard & soft skills - By way of example: Stanford University as talent pool - Entrepreneurs on team & talent Strong teams will win Talent is gold 6. Funding - Angel investors & venture capitalists - Pitching for money - Entrepreneurs on startup funding Raising money Investment logic and exit The Pitch 7. Culture - The impact of culture - Openness and sharing - Passion and ethos - Risk-taking and failure - Cultural diversity and innovation - Immigrant entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurs on culture On risks and failure Cultural codes Work attitude, drive, and commitment Immigrant entrepreneurship 8. Universities and R&D labs - Higher education, innovation, and new ventures - Berkeley - Stanford University - San Francisco State University and San Jose State university - Santa Clara University - Concerns - Entrepreneurs on universities and R&D labs Higher education and startups Going for excellence 9. Government - Demystifying the role of government - New laws, new programs, new roles - Visa - Immigration politics - Entrepreneurs on government Government intervention: Contrasting paradigms Redefining the role of Dutch government Bankruptcy Visa, visa, visa 10. Network support system - The art of networking: Trust and social capital - Law firms as business counselors - Startup schools: Incubators & accelerators - Entrepreneurs on network support system Incubators & lawyers The need for networking 11. The Downside of the Valley - Increasing social inequality - Tech boom gentrification - Entrepreneurs on social inequality and social problems 12. Silicon Valley's Secret Sauce: (Ecosystem x Culture)2 - The Silicon Valley Innovation puzzle - The European context - Entrepreneurs on lessons to be learned from Silicon Valley - Boosting the European startup spirit 13. Go West, Young Man, Go West? Appendix 1 Interviewed Dutch Startup Founders & CEOs Appendix 2 Interviewed Silicon Valley & Dutch Stakeholders Appendix 3 Questionnaire Personal Interviews Dutch Startup Founders & CEOs in Silicon Valley Appendix 4 Questionnaire group interviews Dutch Startup Founders & CEOs in Silicon Valley
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Amsterdam University Press Making Media: Production, Practices, and
Book Synopsis'Making Media' uncovers what it means and what it takes to make media, focusing on the lived experience of media professionals within the global media, including rich case studies of the main media industries and professions: television, journalism, social media entertainment, advertising and public relations, digital games, and music. This carefully edited volume features 35 authoritative essays by 53 researchers from 14 countries across 6 continents, all of whom are at the cutting edge of media production studies. The book is particularly designed for use in coursework on media production, media work, media management, and media industries. Specific topics highlighted:the history of media industries and production studies; production studies as a field and a research method; changing business models, economics, and management; global concentration and convergence of media industries and professions; the rise and role of startups and entrepreneurship; freelancing in the digital age; the role of creativity and innovation; the emotional quality of media work; diversity and inequality in the media industries. Open Uva CourseThe University of Amsterdam has a open course around the book. The course offers a review of the key readings and debates in media production studies.Trade Review"In a media world that — by its nature — revolves around fast-paced change, this book supplies perspectives to those seeking breadth and depth of occupational opportunities. Simultaneously, it also shows the volatility and complexity of an industry in constant flux." Martin J. Riedl, University of Texas at Austin, in International Journal on Media Management, 2019 "An excellent collection with stellar cast of expert contributors. Three things make this a stand-out: its accessibility, its comprehensiveness, and the fact that it is bang up to date. It will be going straight on my reading list for media and creative industries students." Rosalind Gill, co-author of Gender and Creative Labour (2015) and co-editor of Theorizing Cultural Work (2013), Professor of Cultural and Social Analysis at City University of London, UK "The media industry is changing profoundly, and scholarship needs to evolve in step. This book provides reflective and comprehensive analysis of how social, economic and above all technological forces are transforming the media industry, what this means for the professionals working in it. An invaluable injection of critical analysis in an era where the pace of change is leaving many familiar concepts and constructs outdated." Lucy Küng, author of Going Digital (2017) and Strategic Management in the Media (2016), Google Digital News Senior Research Fellow, Reuters Institute, Oxford University and Professor of Media Innovation at the University of Oslo "This deftly edited collection provides a comprehensive look at how production, practices, and professions in the media have changed under the sway of the powerful information and communication technology sector. The lively and engaging essays will appeal to folks working in the biz as well as to students thinking about a career in the media. This is an exemplary collection of new and original work on the state of the media industries, what it takes to become a media maker, and what it takes out of you." Richard Maxwell, editor of The Routledge Companion to Labor and Media (2015), Professor and Chair of Media Studies at Queens College, City University of New York "The explosion of production studies in the last decade are finally wrangled into a coherent course of study. Making Media enables students to see media industries from a variety of scales, allowing both comparative analysis and roads for in-depth case study research. Looking for a career in the media industries cannot escape critical reflection if students have this well-organized collection at hand." Vicki Mayer, author of Below the Line (2011) and Almost Hollywood, Nearly New Orleans (2017), Louise Riggio and Carnegie Professor of Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Tulane University "The media environment is complex and ever-changing, giving rise to new forms and industries, and reconfiguring older ones. It is more important than ever for scholars and students of media to keep pace with how, where and by whom media gets made; and how what counts as both 'media' and 'production' are changing. Richly populated with insights from a high quality, international group of established experts and rising stars, this book is an excellent field guide to contemporary and emerging media production studies." Jean Burgess, co-author of YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture (2018), Professor of Digital Media Studies and Director of the Digital Media Research Centre at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Making Media: Production, Practices, and Professions Mark Deuze and Mirjam Prenger Production Research 2. Media Industries: A Decade in Review Jennifer Holt and Alisa Perren 3. Media Production Research and the Challenge of Normativity David Lee and Anna Zoellner 4. Access and Mistrust in Media Industries Research Patrick Vonderau 5. Cultural and Creative Industries and the Political Economy of Communication Bernard Miège 6. The Platformization of Making Media David Nieborg and Thomas Poell Economics and management 7. The Disappearing Product and the New Intermediaries Chris Bilton 8. Value Production in Media Industries and Everyday Life Göran Bolin 9. Transformation and Innovation of Media Business Models Mikko Villi and Robert Picard 10. Shifts in Consumer Engagement and Media Business Models Sylvia Chan-Olmsted and Rang Wang 11. Media Industries' Management Characteristics and Challenges in a Converging Digital World Paolo Faustino and Eli Noam Policy 12. Global Media Industries and Media Policy Terry Flew and Nicolas Suzor 13. Media Concentration in the Age of the Internet and Mobile Phones Dwayne Winseck Practices Innovation 14. Making (Sense of) Media Innovations Arne H. Krumsvik, Stefania Milan, Niamh Ní Bhroin and Tanja Storsul 15. Startup Ecosystems Between Affordance Networks, Symbolic Form, and Cultural Practice Stefan Werning Work conditions 16. Precarity in Media Work Penny O'Donnell and Lawrie Zion 17. Making It in a Freelance World Nicole S. Cohen 18. Diversity and Opportunity in the Media Industries Doris R. Eikhof and Stevie L. Marsden 19. Labour and the Next Internet Vincent Mosco Affective labour 20. Affective Labour and Media Work Eugenia Siapera 21. Affective Qualities of Creative Labour Zelmarie Cantillon and Sarah Baker 22. A Business of One or Nurturing the Craft: Who are You? Ilana Gershon and Mark Deuze Professions Music 23. Music in Times of Streaming: Transformation and Debate Sofia Johansson 24. Popular Music, Streaming, and Promotional Media: Enduring and Emerging Industrial Logics Leslie M. Meier Television 25. Show Me the Money: How Revenue Strategies Change the Creative Possibilities of Internet-Distributed Television Amanda D. Lotz 26. Flexibility, Innovation, and Precarity in the Television Industry Paul Dwyer Social media 27. Creator Management in the Social Media Entertainment Industry David Craig 28. #Dreamjob: The Promises and Perils of a Creative Career in Social Media Brooke Erin Duffy Public relations and advertising 29. Redefining Advertising in a Changing Media Landscape Sara Rosengren 30. Perceptions and Realities of the Integration of Advertising and Public Relations Dustin Supa Digital games 31. Game Production Logics at Work: Convergence and Divergence Aphra Kerr 32. Reflections on the Shifts and Swerves of the Global Games Industry Casey O'Donnell Journalism 33. 'It Never Stops': The Implicit Norm of Working Long Hours in Entrepreneurial Journalism Amanda Brouwers and Tamara Witschge 34. Transmedia Production: Key Steps in Creating a Storyworld Ana Serrano Tellería Conclusion 35. Making Media: Observations and Futures Henry Jenkins, Elizabeth Saad Corr?a, Anthony Fung, and Tanja Bosch
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Blockchain Fintech NFT (Fichas Não Fungíveis) 2022-2023 - O Guia
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Ediciones Granica, S.A. Empresas de Familia: Del conflicto a la
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Ediciones Granica, S.A. Mentor coaching en acción: Feedback efectivo para
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Ediciones Granica, S.A. Oratoria Consciente: Cómo lograr presentaciones
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Ediciones Granica, S.A. Gestión Estratégica: En los distintos niveles de
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Aatos Editions The Wealth of Nations
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Hong Kong University Press Profits Politics and Panics Hong Kongs Banks and the Making of a Miracle Economy 19351985
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The Chinese University Press New Challenges for Development and Modernization: Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific Region in the New Millennium
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The Chinese University Press The Pan-Pearl River Delta: An Emerging Regional Economy in a Globalizing China
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Central European University Press The Moneywasting Machine: Five Months Inside
Book SynopsisFor five months in 2013–2014, Dušan Pavlović took time off from teaching to accept a senior position in Serbia’s Ministry of Economy. This short period was long enough for him to make a penetrating diagnosis of the economic activity of the postcommunist government. He found that a coterie of tycoons and politicians live off the wealth of the majority of citizens and smaller entrepreneurs, while the economy performs below its capacities. In academic terms, extractive economic institutions create allocative inefficiency. Vivid, suggestive, and even entertaining accounts depict how privatization is administered and foreign investment projects are handled, and how party members, relatives, and friends are hired into public administration and state-owned companies. They show how the managers of firms that queue for state subsidies resist the systematic screening of their businesses. The principles of Keynesian economics are distorted and misused to conceal deliberate fiscal mismanagement. Huge ill-conceived development projects siphon taxpayers’ money from “non-economic” activities like social services, health, education, science, and culture. What Pavlović found in Serbia is acutely symptomatic of many other European post-communist regimes of our time, lending his book singular importance.
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Central European University Press Dynamics of an Authoritarian System: Hungary,
Book SynopsisThis conceptually synthetic and empirically rich book demonstrates the vulnerability of democratic settings to authoritarianism and populism. Six scholars from various professional fields explore here the metamorphosis of a political party into a centralized authoritarian system. Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party needed less than ten years to accomplish this transformation in Hungary. In 2010, after winning a majority that could make changes in the constitution – two-thirds of the parliamentary seats, they evolved and stabilized the system, which produced again the two-thirds majority in 2014 and 2018. The authors reveal how a democratic setting can be used as a device for political capture. They show how a political entity managed to penetrate almost all sub-fields of the economy to arrive at institutionalized corruption, and how the centralized power structure reproduces itself. With the help of a powerful empirical apparatus—among others analyses of more than 220,000 public tenders, redistributions of state subsidies, and the interconnectedness of those privileged with the political elite — the authors detail the functioning of a crony system and the network aspects of political connections in the rapid enrichment of politically-linked businesses. Their studies demonstrate the role of political capture in this redistribution and how this capture leads to a new social stratification.Trade Review"This is a dazzling book, researched in depth, elegantly presented and brilliantly argued. I am not aware of any other book that analyses the workings of the Orbán regime as comprehensively and as insightfully as this volume. This impressive book brings the Orbán dictatorship into full focus and should be in every serious university library." https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2023.2205320 -- Sabrina P. Ramet * Europe-Asia Studies *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction PART I. METAMORPHOSIS OF A PARTY INTO A SYSTEM Paths to Political Capture and Institutionalized Corruption in Hungary, 2010–2021 System evolutions in comparative perspective Political-economic context of systemic evolution From political dominance to political capture Diffusion of political capture into autonomous national, local and grass-roots institutions Forced resource redeployment as instruments of self reproduction of the evolving system Politically selective resource distribution and those most privileged by forced resource redeployment The domestic and external factors of persistent self-reproduction during evolution Conclusions PART II. REPRODUCTION THROUGH REDISTRIBUTION Redistribution and Integration Introduction Welfare redistribution, social integration and inequalities Project-based redistribution Recombinant redistribution Conclusions Cronyism in the Orbán Regime An Empirical Analysis of Public Tenders, 2005–2020 Introduction Literature Data and Indicators The Orbán Regime and MGTS+ companies: descriptive statistics Models and estimations Conclusions References Annex Political Connectedness in Hungarian State Capitalism: The Case of the “Fidesz-Connected” Mészáros Group of Companies Introduction Methodology: data collection and processing Fidesz-connected entrepreneurs on the list of the 100 wealthiest Hungarians Regulatory and procurement advantages or favors Lőrincz Mészáros: family and business Annex Summary
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Central European University Press Shortcut or Piecemeal: Economic Development
Book SynopsisAlternative strategies of economic development have received little attention in the literature. Academics rarely compare certain strategic features or assess the performance of different strategies in terms of outcomes. This book seeks to address that gap and to provide a theoretical background to the shift from industry to human capital-intensive services as the engine of economic growth. Pioneering studies reveal interesting trends and patterns that point to the growing importance of intangible capital for the level of GDP. They also indicate a much greater role of economic freedom in bringing about this second great structural change than was the case with industrialization. With this perspective on structural change and the role of freedom, Shortcut or Piecemeal also provides an extensive assessment of four key developing countries: Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Subjects: 1. Central planning—History. 2. Economic development—HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Developmental Strategies Pursued over the Past Century Chapter 1: Centrally Planned and Administered Economy and Steep Ascent Strategy: A Complete Failure Chapter 2: Development Economics-based Strategy in Less Developed Countries: An Incomplete Failure Chapter 3: A Shift Toward Better Understood (and Appreciated) Classical Economic Prescriptions: An Incomplete Success Part II: Transformations of Output Structure in the Process of Economic Development Chapter 4: Industrialization: The First Major Phase of Structural Transformation Chapter 5: The Shift to Human Capital-intensive Market Services: The Second Major Phase of Structural Transformation Part III: Applying the Conclusions: BRIC Countries’ Developmental Strategies Chapter 6: Russia and China: Some Historical as well as Performance Similarities (up to a Point…) Chapter 7: India and Brazil: Two “Great Potentials” Postscript: On Choosing Inefficient Institutions
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Produccicones de La Hamaca Toward a Life-Centered Economy
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Springer Verlag, Singapore VAT and Financial Services: Comparative Law and
Book SynopsisThis book explains the theoretical and policy issues associated with the taxation of financial services and includes a jurisdictional overview that illustrates alternative policy choices and the legal consequences of those choices . The book addresses the question: how can financial services in an increasingly globalized market best be taxed through VAT while avoiding economic distortions? It supports the discussion of the key practical problems that have arisen from the particular complexity of the application of VAT to financial services, and allows for the evaluation of best practice by comparing the major current reform models now being implemented.Trade Review“In the complex world of VAT and GST and in the complex world of finance, this book is an indispensable guide.” (Charlene-A. Herbain, Intertax, Vol. 46 (5), 2018)Table of ContentsPart I: Establishing the VAT and Financial Supplies Benchmarks.- Chapter 1. Theories of Consumption and the Consequences of Partial Taxation of Financial Services (Robert F. van Brederode).- Part II: Financial Loans and Intermediary Services.- Chapter 2. Taxing Loan Intermediary Services: Theory and Design Considerations (Robert F. van Brederode).- Chapter 3. Financial Loan Intermediary Services: Argentina (Guillermo Teijeiro).- Chapter 4. Financial Loan Intermediary Services: Australia (Richard Krever).- Chapter 5. Financial Loan Intermediary Services: Brazil (Flavio Rubinstein).- Chapter 6. Financial Loan Intermediation Services: Canada (Simon Thang).- Chapter 7. Financial Loan Intermediary Services: China (Na Li).- Chapter 8. Financial Loan Intermediary Services: China (Joachim Englisch).- Chapter 9. Financial Loan Intermediary Services: Israel (David Goldman).- Chapter 10. Financial Loan Intermediation Services: New Zealand (Marie Pallot).- Chapter 11. Financial Loan Intermediary Services: South Africa (Alwyn de Koker).- Part III: Financial Investments.- Chapter 12. VAT and Financial Investments (Richard Krever).- Chapter 13. VAT and Cost Sharing in the EU (Ine Lejeune).- Chapter 14. A VAT/GST Perspective on Crowdfunding (Sebastian Pfeiffer).- Chapter 15. Financial Investments: European Union (Joachim Englisch).- Chapter 16. Financial Investments: South Africa (Alwyn de Koker).- Part IV: Financial Pooling Services: Insurance and Gambling.- Chapter 17. GST and Insurance: Australia (Richard Krever).- Chapter 18. VAT and Insurance: The European Union (Marta Papis-Almansa).- Chapter 19. GST and Insurance: Singapore (Soo How Koh).- Chapter 20. VAT and Gambling (Fabiola Annacondia).
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Essence of Systems Analysis and Design: A
Book SynopsisThe main objective is to provide quick and essential knowledge for the subject with the help of summary and solved questions /case studies without going into detailed discussion. This book will be much helpful for the students as a supplementary text/workbook; and to the non-computer professionals, who deal with the systems analysis and design as part of their business. Such problem solving approach will be able to provide practical knowledge of the subject and similar learning output, without going into lengthy discussions.Though the book is conceived as supplementary text/workbook; the topics are selected and arranged in such a way that it can provide complete and sufficient knowledge of the subject.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introductory Concepts of Systems Analysis and Design.- Chapter 2. Requirements Determination.- Chapter 3. Structured System Development Approach.- Chapter 4. Systems Prototype Approach.- Chapter 5. Computer Assisted Tools for Software Development.- Chapter 6. Systems Design.- Chapter 7. System Quality and Implementation Issues.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore The Kyoto Manifesto for Global Economics: The
Book SynopsisThis book confronts the failings of current global economics to deliver the equity, sustainability and community empowerment which humanity now needs to handle a troubled future. The volume proposes an economy built from our society, not the other way around.The Kyoto Manifesto was built, layer by layer, over a period of 4 years, based on broad-ranging international symposia held in Kyoto between 2014 and 2017, hosted by the Center for the Creative Economy, Doshisha University. Not stopping at theory and untested ideas however, the Manifesto proposes practical action that will make a difference, including in the problematic technological and ecological context of humanity’s immediate and long-term future.The book is unique and innovative for it moves adventurously across very broad territory. The Manifesto draws from world philosophic arguments, including, specifically, a critique of “liberalism”, further, exploring sociology, cultural anthropology, politics, primatology and early humanity, even quantum physics. Argument is set within mainstream post-1972 economics and political economics as well as direct practical experience working to empower disadvantaged communities through the United Nations.Most importantly, the book’s analysis is deeply informed by the practice of searching for what is “sacred”, the ultimate essence of our humanity, what we can be as a human race—empowered, fulfilled individuals, deeply sharing and caring for each other across our separate cultures and lives. Stomu Yamash’ta’s On Zen performances, set the context for the Symposia, bringing different religions and cultures together across their dividing boundaries into a coherent search for peace and harmony through sacred music. Informed by alternate cultural paradigms for economics, the book probes deeply into philosophies and practices that already exist within Eastern and Western societies, and offer lessons for our future.The result is an economics that stresses harmony with nature, and balance in social relations. It places an emphasis on community—human sharing and trust—as a platform for our future, not separate from the global economy but integrated into its very foundations. This is a book for all who care: a plan for our sustainable future built from the best of what our humanity is and can offer.Table of ContentsPart I Overture: The Sacred Symphony.- 1 Our Objective - We Just Want to Change the World (Stomu Yamash’ta, Tadashi Yagi, Stephen Hill).- Part II First Movement: ‘Recognizing the Need for Change’.- 2 The Survivability of Humanity within the Current Global Economic Paradigm (Stephen Hill).- 3 Human and Nature Revisited: The Industrial Revolution, Modern Economics and the Anthropocene (Ryuichi Fukuhara).- 4 Dimensions of Change from within the Economics Mainstream (Tadashi Yagi).- 5 Ethics of Economics in Late Stage Capitalism: Postmodern Chords (C. Edward Arrington, Grace Gonzalez Basurto).- Part III Second Movement: ‘Foundation Stones of Spirituality’.- 6 The Three Foundations of Kyoto’s Traditional Culture (Manami Oka).- 7 Supplement for Ch.6: The Wisdom of Traditional Kyoto Culture (Tadashi Yagi).- 8 'Listen to the Stone’: For Spiritual Harmony in Coexistence (Stomu Yamash’ta).- 9 Zero and Emptiness (Vacuum, Void) in Physics and Chemistry (Kazuyoshi Yoshimura).- 10 Supplement for Ch 9: Impression and Comment on “Zero and Emptiness (Vacuum, Void) in Physics and Chemistry” (Stomu Yamash’ta).-11 Next Civilization and Spirituality (Tadao Takemoto).- 12 Spirituality as the Source of Human Creativity: Insights from India (Akio Tanabe).- Part IV Third Movement: ‘The Dynamic of Creativity’.- 13 The Essence of Creativity (Stomu Yamash’ta, Tadashi Yagi).- 14 Trust Not Competition as Source of the Creative Economy (Stomu Yamash’ta, Tadashi Yagi).- 15 Creative Organizations (Tadashi Yagi).- Part V Fourth Movement: ‘Building the Kyoto Platform for Change’.- 16 A Self-Similar Dynamic Systems Perspective of ‘Living’ Nature－The Self-nonself Circulation Principle Beyond Complexity(Murase Masatoshi).- 17 Sacred Silence – The Stillness of Listening to Humanity (Stephen Hill).- 18 “Community”: Platform for Sustainable Change (Stephen Hill).- 19 Evolution of Community and Humanity from Primatological Viewpoints (Juichi Yamagiwa).- 20 Eminent Otherness: Toward an Economy of Hospitality (C. Edward Arrington).- 21 Building the Harmony of Humanity (Stephen Hill).- 22 The Future of Capitalism and the Islamic Economy (Shinsuke Nagaoka).- 23 Buddhist Economics: A Cultural Alternative (Juewei Shi).- 24 Informal Economy and Diversity: The Role of Micro-producers (Tadashi Yagi).- 25 The Future’s Not What it Used to Be (Stephen Hill).- Part VI The Conclusions Suite Finalé: ‘The Kyoto Manifesto - From Exploration of the Sacred Essence of Humanity to Daily Life and Economics’.- 26 ‘The Sacred Symphony’ (Overture)(Stephen Hill, Stomu Yamash’ta’,Tadashi Yagi).- 27 ‘Recognizing the Need for Change’ (First Movement)(Stephen Hill, Stomu Yamash’ta and Tadashi Yagi).- 28 ‘Foundation Stones of Spirituality’ (Second Movement)(Stephen Hill, Stomu Yamash’ta and Tadashi Yagi).- 29. ‘The Dynamic of Creativity’ (Third Movement)(Stephen Hill, Stomu Yamash’ta and Tadashi Yagi.- 30 ‘Building the Kyoto Platform for Change’ (Fourth Movement)(Stephen Hill, Stomu Yamash’ta and Tadashi Yagi).- 31 ‘The Way Forward’(Stephen Hill, Stomu Yamash’ta and Tadashi Yagi).- Part VII Encore.- 32 The Kyoto Manifesto for Global Economics – The Platform of Community, Humanity and Spirituality’(Stomu Yamash’ta, Tadashi Yagi, Stephen Hill).- Index.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore CEO School: Insights from 20 Global Business
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on what makes a successful CEO and the paths to becoming one in today’s global economy. Chapters in the book include insights by 20 top CEOs – one from each G20 country – gathered from an extensive global qualitative research project. Through seven easy-to-digest “master classes” that demystify the role of the 21st century CEO, the authors present their findings in an accessible, conversational style that serves as a step-by-step guide for those who aspire to become CEOs, and develop essential character traits, experience, and skills required of the role.Table of Contents1 Class 1: Introduction—Getting Ready for School2 Class 2: Personality—The Three Essential Traits of the CEO3 Class 3: Education—Three Academic Proverbs for Future CEOs4 Class 4: Experience—Three Dilemmas for Would-Be CEOs5 Class 5: Meta-Skills—a C, E and O Taxonomy6 Class 6: Roles—The Four Essential Functions of the CEO7 Class 7: Style—Five Ways to Project Yourself as a CEO8 Class 8: Staying at the Top (But Not Too Long)—The Five Challenges All CEOs Must Master9 Conclusion: Lessons for Future CEOs, Their Parents and Educators
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Trade Theory in Computable General Equilibrium
Book SynopsisThis book is for people who want to understand modern trade theory, particularly the Melitz model. It lays out Melitz theory from first principles and relates it to earlier theories of Armington and Krugman. For trade theory specialists, the book produces some significant conclusions. It identifies conditions under which Krugman and Melitz models produce essentially the same results for the welfare effects of trade liberalization as those obtained from Armington, and conditions under which this is not true. These findings will be of interest to academics and policy advisors who need to understand critiques of Armington by proponents of Krugman and Melitz.For computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelers, the book shows how Melitz-style CGE models can be calibrated, solved and interpreted. A major practical contribution of the book is to show how large-scale Armington models such as GTAP can be converted to Melitz by the addition of a small number of equations and minimal alteration of the original Armington model.The book describes computational experience in solving Melitz CGE models using GEMPACK software. This experience will be of interest to researchers currently attempting to solve Melitz-based CGE models. Almost all previous Melitz studies have used GAMS software. Authors of these studies have reported computational difficulties. These difficulties did not occur in this book’s GEMPACK-based computations. The book concludes that: (a) CGE modelers can embrace Melitz while retaining their Armington-based models as powerful interpretive devices; and (b) via GEMPACK, large-scale CGE models incorporating Melitz specifications can be solved with no more difficulty than similar-dimensioned Armington models. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: What’s in the Book and How to Read It.- Chapter 2. Armington, Krugman and Melitz as Special Cases of an Encompassing Model.- Chapter 3. Optimality in the Armington, Krugman and Melitz Models.- Chapter 4. Calibration and Parameter Estimation for a Melitz Sector in a CGE Model.- Chapter 5. Melitz equals Armington Plus Endogenous Productivity and Preferences.- Chapter 6. Illustrative GEMPACK Computations in a General Equilibrium Model with Melitz Sectors.- Chapter 7. Converting an Armington Model into a Melitz Model: Giving Melitz Sectors to GTAP.- Chapter 8. Summary and Concluding Remarks.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Nuanced Account Management: Driving Excellence in
Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive practical guide for account managers, sales teams and account leaders operating in the B2B space. It provides knowledge to excel in developing, growing and retaining top accounts in local and global environments. With a nuanced version of ‘account management’ that will potentially be a game changer, the book offers a personnel-and-process based agenda that can create a ‘competitive advantage’ on its own.Table of Contents1. Introduction and Fundamentals2. Tactics and Approaches for Sales Effectiveness3. Strategies for Deep Customer Engagement4. Skillsets and Knowledge (of Account Teams)5. Proactive Relationship Management6. Organizational and Human Resource Imperatives7. Customer Innovation Bias8. Pitfalls to Avoid9. The Payoff and Concluding Chapters
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Theorizing International Trade: An Indian Perspective
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the developments in trade theories, including new-new trade models that account for firm level trade flows, trade growth accounting using inverse gravity models (including distortions in gravity models), the impact of trade liberalization under the aegis of regional and multilateral liberalization efforts of economies using partial and general equilibrium analysis, methodologies of constructing ad valorem equivalents of non-tariff barriers, volatility spillover effects of financial and exchange rate markets. The main purpose of the book is to guide researchers working in the area of international trade, especially focused on empirical analysis of trade policy issues by updating their knowledge on issues related to trade theory, empirical methods, and their applications. The book would prove useful for policy makers, academicians, and researchers. Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1: IntroductionPART –A : Developments in Trade Theory, Gravity Modeling and Its ApplicationsCHAPTER 2: Developments in International Trade Theory and Gravity ModellingCHAPTER 3: Revisiting Strategic Trade TheoryCHAPTER 4: A Model of International Entry and Exit with Endogenous Sunk Costs in Vertical MarketsCHAPTER 5: Trade Growth Accounting in Goods and Services: An Empirical ExerciseCHAPTER 6: Calculation of Ad Valorem Equivalents of Non-Tariff Barriers: A Case Study of 16 RCEP CountriesCHAPTER 7: Bilateral Trade Costs and Growth of Trade in Services: A Comparative Study of India and ChinaPART – B : Some Applications of General Equilibrium AnalysisCHAPTER 8: Theoretical Exposition of Some Ex-Ante Approaches to Assess the Proposed Trade PolicyCHAPTER 9: Assessment of Impact of Food-Safety Measures on Exports: A Gravity and CGE Analysis Focusing on IndiaCHAPTER 10: Gains from India-GCC Free Trade Agreement: A General Equilibrium (AGE) AnalysisCHAPTER 11: Lebanon’s Accession to the WTO: An Ex-Ante Macroeconomic Impact AssessmentCHAPTER 12: Goods Trade Liberalization under Canada-India FTA and Its Impact: Partial and General Equilibrium Analysis PART – C : Other Related TopicsCHAPTER 13: Estimating the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade: The Case of Perfumes and Toilet Waters in EcuadorCHAPTER 14: Does Trade Openness Increase Wage Elasticity of Labour Demand in Indian Manufacturing Industries?CHAPTER 15: An Analysis of Dynamic Spillover in India’s Forex Derivatives MarketsCHAPTER 16: Future Avenues in Trade Policy Research
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Decent Work: Concept, Theory and Measurement
Book SynopsisThis book introduces readers to the concept and theories of decent work and provides a framework for measuring it at the micro, meso and macro level in a given country. Further, it addresses the importance of measuring decent work in today’s world and in connection with the different challenges countries face depending on their respective stage of development. The essence of the book lies in highlighting the practical applications of decent work in terms of its ability to deliver empirical measurements of qualitative and subjective phenomena with a mixed-methods approach combining tools and techniques from economics and statistics. Moreover, as the applicability of decent work is not confined to the IT industry and formal sectors of the economy, the book also provides useful guidelines on how further empirical studies can be undertaken to measure decent work in non-IT industries. As such, the book offers a rich compilation of empirical and theoretical contributions on decent work designed to not only enrich readers’ understanding, but also promote awareness of the practical relevance and technical aspects of the subject matter.Table of ContentsPART I. CONCEPT AND THEORY.- Chapter 1. Perspectives on Work.- Chapter 2. Concept and Theoretical Framework of Decent work.- Chapter 3. Decent Work agenda and ILO.- Chapter 4. Decent work, stages of development and Industry growth.- PART II MEASUREMENT, APPLICABILITY AND RELEVANCE. Chapter 5. Indicators of Decent work at Macro level.- Chapter 6. Indicators of Decent work at Meso Level and Micro Level.- Chapter 7. Country specific new Indicators of Decent Work - India.- Chapter 8. Challenges and Trade-offs in Decent work provision.- PART III EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF DECENT WORK.- SECTION A: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY.- Chapter 9. Global Information Economy and Information Technology.- Chapter 10. India’ IT Industry: Historical Review and recent trends.- Chapter 11. New Trends at the workplace.- Chapter 12. Economics of IT industry.- Chapter 13. Characteristics of IT Industry’s labour market.- Chapter 14. Decent Ergonomics: Meaning and importance.- Chapter 15. Job- Hopping, On-the-job search, recruitment practices and Decent Work.- Chapter 16. IT industry: The Road Ahead.- SECTION B: EMPIRICAL REVIEW OF IT INDUSTRY.- Chapter 17. Recent Literature on IT industry and Measurement of Decent work.- PAR IV. TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF DECENT WORK.- SECTION A: MEASUREMENT OF DECENT WORK.- Chapter 18. Research Methodology and sample.- Chapter 19. Adequacy of earnings, productive employment and Decent work.- Chapter 20. Decent, Stable and Secure work: A myth or a reality in IT industry?.- Chapter 21. Is work in IT industry really flexible?.- Chapter 22. Decent work and safe work.- Chapter 23. Decent work and Work-life balance.- Chapter 24. Employment conditions, treatment to employees and Fair treatment for employees.- Chapter 25. Social security, dialogue and Decent work.- Chapter 26. Decent work and Complacent work.- Chapter 27. Composite Decent work Index at Micro level.- Chapter 28. Decent Work status at Meso level.- SECTION B: DECENT WORK: ANALYTICAL APPROACH.- Chapter 29. Chi-square Approach and Decent work categorisation.- Chapter 30. Correlational Analysis of Decent Work Indicators.- Chapter 31. Factor-Analysis and PCA Analysis of Decent Work Indicators.- Chapter 32. Multinomial Logistic Regression Approach.- PART V. METHODOLOGICAL PRESCRIPTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH.- Chapter 33. Discussion and Conclusion.- Chapter 34. Methodological Prescriptions for Future Research.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Green Fashion Retail
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on sustainability in fashion retail, which is fast becoming the pivot point of future fashion retail strategies. Chapters in the book provide theoretical and practical insight on how going green may positively influence the strategy of fashion retailers and marketers, who have to react to the changing society and customer needs. Structured in four main parts, and based on distinct research questions, readers will be able to dig deep into the individual levers for possible adaptions. It thus provides a solid understanding on how to integrate green aspects into any fashion retailers business model. Table of ContentsGreen Fashion Retail.- Key Aspects of Sustainability in the Fashion Retail.- Closed Loop Production- A Literature Review.- Impact on Sustainablity: Production vs. Consumption.- Sustainable Manufacturing for Fashion Retailers.- Impact of Sustainable Manufacturing Standards for Retail Brands.- The Prosumer Concept in Fashion Retail: Potentials and Limitations.- The Second Hand Market for Fashion Products.- Collaborative Consumption 2.0: An Alternative to Fast Fashion Consumption?.- Cross Industry Learnings: What Fashion Retail can learn from the Used Car Industry?.- The Value Chain of a Branded Second Hand Store--Possible Activities to Be Integrated by a Conventional Fashion Brand.- Case Study: Loop Extension at Filippa K..- The Role of Social Media for a Sustainable Consumption.- Potentials of a Fashion FTrace App.- Case Study: Total Transparency at Honestby.com.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore International Human Resource Management in South Korean Multinational Enterprises
Book SynopsisIn this book, Korean multinational enterprises management strategies in China are analyzed. China is re centering Asia around its newfound economic might, even as neighboring countries such as Japan and Korea will remain more economically developed for generations to come. How do Asian companies adapt to the Chinese market? In this fascinating study, Haiying Kang and Jie Shen investigate how Korean enterprises have adapted human resources practices to the evolving corporate climate in China. Unorthodox blends of culture, legal expectations, and more make the market a truly interesting one to explore HRM practices on the margins. Compelling for academics in HRM but also related social sciences, HR practitioners, and corporate leaders alike, this book is a timely look at new Asian corporate cultures.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Methodology Chapter 3: International recruitment and selection Chapter 4: International training and development Chapter 5: International performance appraisal Chapter 6: International reward and compensation Chapter 7: The use and management of non-traditional expatriates Chapter 8: The effects of IHRM policies and practices on HCNs’ attitudes toward expatriates Chapter 9: Discussion and conclusions
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Winson Tay Consulting Firm 50 Ways to Read Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Understanding Globalization Through The Lens Of
Book SynopsisSince 1962, economists have used the 'gravity equation' in international trade to explain empirically bilateral international trade flows, and have since more recently adopted the gravity model to explain foreign direct investment stocks. Motivated by its empirical success, Jeffrey H. Bergstrand provided one of the earliest formal theoretical foundations for the gravity equation in international trade in 1985. Since then, the gravity equation has become a fundamental element of international trade theory, empirical work, and policy analysis, especially of the effects of economic integration agreements and tariffs on trade flows and welfare. Understanding Globalization Through the Lens of Gravity is a curated collection of Bergstrand's published papers over the 30 years since his first paper on the theme of gravity. In four parts, the 17 papers span topics such as the determinants of international trade flows, economic determinants of free trade agreements, estimating the effects of economic integration agreements on trade flows, and economic determinants of multinational firms' foreign direct investment stocks, foreign affiliate sales and governments' bilateral investment treaties.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Courage And Conviction: Ethical Dilemmas,
Book SynopsisHave you ever found yourself in a situation where you would be breaching a law or policy if you help a person in need? Do you stand aside when someone needs assistance, thinking you have no obligation to lift a finger? Is there a way to deal with an ethical dilemma without fear of being mired in the consequences? How would you answer an inconvenient question?Courage and Conviction deals with the subject of ethical dilemmas in personal and work life. It opens with a discussion on the nature of ethical dilemmas and then discusses moral reasoning and what it takes for effective decision-making in an ethical dilemma. It provides a guide for resolving an ethical dilemma with a step-by-step resolution framework and a tactical approach. Several chapters look at ethical dilemmas in the context of professional work, running corporations and public service. The book concludes by discussing a common ethical dilemma, namely, facing an inconvenient question, and providing a set of rules for decision making by a person exercising authority.Written in a readable and accessible style and peppered with cases and stories to illustrate concepts the chapters in the book end with a bullet-point summary, and one or two questions for readers to reflect on to deepen their understanding of concepts and their application.Related Link(s)
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Regional Economics: Fundamental Concepts,
Book SynopsisRegional Economics: Fundamental Concepts, Policies, and Institutions is a unique and unconventional economics textbook which emphasizes the role of 'space' in economics and highlights the importance of non-economic factors particularly the role of institutions in regional development. It also presents the approach on how to evaluate regional development performance based on economic, social, and environmental considerations, which is the organizing principle for meeting people-oriented development and sustainable development goals. Other essential concepts such as 'regional science' and 'spatial economics' are also explored in this book.Why activities tend to be spatially concentrated and can get more intensified despite efforts to disperse them toward other regions? Why infrastructure development intended to increase activities and improve the population's welfare can produce the opposite outcome of greater interregional inequality? What is the role of regional and national policies in affecting growth incentives, and how non-economic factors such as institutions and the quality of local leaders can make a difference in welfare achievement? Addressing these questions allows readers to better understand the various phenomena in the actual development process.
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Marketing Strategy In The Digital Age: Applying
Book SynopsisThe market changes faster than marketing. In essence, marketing strategy has undergone only two eras, the entity era and the bit era, also known as the industrial age and the digital age. In the age of digital society, all CEOs, CMOs and senior marketing executives must consider how to change their strategies, improve the role of marketing and adopt emerging technological and data tools to integrate with the Internet. The goal of digital marketing strategy is not to disrupt existing marketing strategies, but to complement, integrate and develop the two at the same time.In this book, the authors provide detailed discussion and practical analysis on the relationship between marketing and digital technologies and propose a marketing implementation framework for digital strategy platforms. Standing for Recognize, Reach, Relationship and Return, the 4R system is a powerful strategic trading tool for digital implementation, especially for CEOs and CMOs. All other tools, such as data platforms, content marketing, DSP digital advertising and digital marketing ROI design essentially serve the 4R system. As such, the authors advocate for firms to restructure their digital marketing strategy around the 4R system.
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