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Book SynopsisSocial media has become an increasingly important means of connecting with the world around us instantly. Social Media for voluntary organisations is a realistic and easy-to-follow guide to planning, implementing and evaluating a social media strategy. It will help you craft engaging campaigns and posts that get seen and heard above the noise, that get shared across networks, amplifying your message, increasing your reach and building your community. Drawing on the latest research in this fast-moving field, and incorporating no-nonsense examples and case studies, this guide covers: Writing a social media strategy for your organisation ; Getting your message seen and heard amid the noise ; Crafting social media content that prompts engagement and support ; Understanding analytics ; Managing social media risk and problem-solving. Aimed at small and medium organisations that want to improve their social media engagement and reach, as well as those who are just starting out, this is essential reading for everyone involved in social media communications in the voluntary sector.

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Book SynopsisAccounting has a reputation as a technical and jargon-heavy subject, but there is no reason why those without formal training cannot master the basics of interpreting accounts and making good decisions. Accounting for Non-Accountants assumes no prior knowledge of the subject area and is designed to serve as an introductory text for managers and non-specialists who wish to gain an oversight of the accounting discipline. The book covers both financial and management accounting in sufficient detail to allow data to be interpreted but in a clear and accessible manner so the reader can quickly gain an understanding of the basic principles of the subject area. Now in its 12th edition, Accounting for Non-Accountants has been fully updated to the latest regulatory requirements including the UK GAAP framework, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS). The final chapter focuses on the impact of changes in the economic environment on businesses and there are introductions to areas including tax, transfer pricing and creative accounting. This practical guide includes review questions in each chapter, with answers and workings where appropriate, and is supported online by over 200 questions and a glossary to develop a firm understanding of all topics.Trade Review"This book provides an easy-to-understand essential guide for managers to learn key concepts and systems of financial accounting, management accounting, and corporate finance. With balanced coverage of practical applications of preparing financial statements, financial analysis and related questions and exercises, the book gives managers the necessary skills in understanding and using accounting information for decision-making in the real business world. I strongly recommend this book for anyone interested in Accounting and Finance." * Professor Aly Salama, Professor of Accounting and Head of Accounting Subject Group, Northumbria University *"This is a useful and elaborate overview of the principles of financial accounting and management accounting. Well written, comprehensive volume. This textbook is very informative, the chapters are well organized, the learning goals are highlighted and illustrated in a straightforward and understandable fashion. The basic formulas, concepts and theories associated with managerial finance including solved examples are very well designed and presented." * Dr. Neveen Abdelrehim, Senior Lecturer in Accounting & Finance, Newcastle University *"This book has been a key resource in the preparation of lecture and seminar sessions, as it is well written and easy to comprehend. I highly recommend Accounting and Finance for Managers to those interested in understanding how accounting and finance informs business decision making by organisations, whether you are a student or manager within the business world. The illustrative examples provided facilitate a deeper understanding of the topic areas covered in each chapter, whether you have background in accounting and finance or are new to the subject." * Paul Brewster, Programme Leader – Football Business and Finance, UCFB Wembley *"Managers seeking to improve analytical skills with new accounting and finance tools will find this handbook emphasizes learning through example, and teaches the basics of accounting from how to prepare a set of basic financial statements to interpreting profit, cash budgets, pricing strategies to suit different kinds of markets, and more. Each chapter is paired to course structures so the book can be used as a classroom text, and each melds theory with real-world business applications for maximum effect. It's rare to find a title suitable for self-study and classroom learning alike: this book fits the bill, on both." * Midwest Book Review, California Bookwatch, The Business Shelf *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Financial Record Keeping; Chapter - 02: Income Statements; Chapter - 03: The Balance Sheet; Chapter - 04: Further Adjustments to the Income Statement; Chapter - 05: Checking the Double-entry System; Chapter - 06: Accounting Concepts; Chapter - 07: Accounting for Other Business Organisations; Chapter - 08: An Introduction to Business Costing; Chapter - 09: Marginal Costing and Decision Making; Chapter - 10: Standard Costing; Chapter - 11: Budgeting; Chapter - 12: Working Capital Management; Chapter - 13: Capital Investment Appraisal; Chapter - 14: An Introduction to Limited Companies; Chapter - 15: Published Accounts of the Limited Company; Chapter - 16: Current Issues in Accounting; Chapter - 17: Statement of Cash Flows; Chapter - 18: Accounting Ratios; Chapter - 19: The Economic Environment

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Book SynopsisCompanies today face an array of unprecedented challenges and disruptions. From technological advancements to global market shifts, the ability to not just survive but thrive in the face of such change is paramount. This book offers a pivotal guide for companies that seek to understand and implement the principles of antifragility a concept that transcends traditional resilience and robustness, and offers a strategy for leveraging disruption for growth and innovation. The authors provide a clear, factual and analytical exploration of antifragility. Unlike resilience, which suggests bouncing back to a former state (post-disruption), antifragility involves using disruption as a catalyst for improvement, driving organizations to emerge stronger and more adaptable than before. The book further offers insights into how various companies navigated their way through crises and used these situations to their advantage

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Book SynopsisOur world is a rich and dynamic environment in which life moves through seasons and evolves over time. Our political, societal and economic life is permeated with major trends and movements affecting our lives and societies. However, in companies, this level of external disruption has been addressed through relatively conventional and static ways of organising. This original book offers an alternative to this stalemate through a fundamental shift in mindset. Organizations, like people, need to be seen as living, evolving organisms resulting in different ways of structuring and leading companies. The book is based on a living model of organization based on a clear Purpose expressed through physical, emotional and cognitive characteristics reflecting the people who make up our companies. Written by International Consulting Director and Business School Lecturer, Paul Lambert, this book includes powerful and detailed examples throughout. These include Nissan, Apple, Haier, Buurtzorg, the Hoxby Collective, ChildFund International (humanitarian), FAVI Automotive, Barack Obama's campaign organisation, a global oil and gas firm and an international Accountancy Firm. Application exercises and a summary of key chapter points allow the reader to immediately apply the insights to their own business.

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Book SynopsisIn a recent survey (CNBC), 57% of Gen Zers said they would like to become an influencer if given the chance. Some 53% of Gen Zers believe becoming an influencer is a reputable career choice (and would quit their jobs if they could earn enough to pay for their current lifestyle). In business, 77% of companies use social media to reach their customers. It's undeniable that influencers and their content has become a mainstream part of our social and business world today. This book, written by two successful influencers, offers clear and insightful guidance to becoming a better influencer and content creator. One of the key foundations for success is understanding the 12 different kinds of content creating categories and identifying which aligns best with your interest, skills and goals. The authors explore the strategies and approaches of influencers in each of these categories, many of whom had to work hard and battle their way up to the top. In doing so, the book provides valuable insights and hard-won success principles for anyone seeking to become an influencer in today's dynamic world of content creation.

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Book SynopsisWhether you are daydreaming about starting something new, grappling with a creative dilemma, or trying to live and work more experimentally, Everything is a Prototype is a field guide for the unknown and uncertain. It dismantles deeply held beliefs about our own inventiveness and shares proven methods for finding your best ideas among the noise and ultimately determining if they are worth pursuing. From the soot-covered factory to the glittering heights of Silicon Valley, it addresses the societal dogma that being wrong indicates flawed ability or bad character. This book challenges the age-old stigma associated with errors and introduces a new framework for original thinking and a blueprint for using these essential elements in the creative process and innovation. It argues that making mistakes is not only normal but a secret of genius when done deliberately. It unpacks conventional wisdom on problem-solving across business, sport, coding, and popular culture, illustrating how experimentation is the critical ingredient for innovation and brilliance. Readers learn to become Prototypers, taking advantage of being wrong. Starting with permission and ending with resilience, it offers a toolkit for navigating fears and frustrations, inviting personal transformation to do it over and over again.

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Book SynopsisBhuvan Bam, Ashish Chanchlani, Kabita Singh, Nikunj Lotia, Prajakta Koli, Ranveer Allahbadia, Madan Gowri, Team Naach, Yashraj Mukhate, Abhi and Niyu, Ujjwal Chaurasia-household names, every one of them, and as diverse as they come. They appear on social media, whether YouTube or Instagram, and actively engage with us. But these are not people born to fame-they charted their own course to achieve success and to becoming the widely celebrated content creators and social media influencers of the country.

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Book SynopsisThe “infuriating, illuminating, essential”​ (Kurt Anderson) exposé of private equity: what it is, how it kills businesses and jobs, how the government helps, and how we stop it Private equity surrounds us. Firms like Blackstone, Carlyle, and KKR are among the largest employers in America and hold assets that rival those of small countries. Yet few understand what these firms are or how they work. In Plunder, Brendan Ballou explains how private equity has reshaped American business by raising prices, reducing quality, cutting jobs, and shifting resources from productive to unproductive parts of the economy. Ballou vividly illustrates how many private equity firms buy up retailers, medical practices, prison services, nursing-home chains, and mobile-home parks, among other businesses, using little of their own money to do it and avoiding debt and liability for their actions. Forced to take on huge debts and pay extractive fees, companies purchased by private equity firms are often left bankrupt, or shells of their former selves, with consequences to communities that long depended on them. Perhaps most startling is Ballou’s insight into how this is happening with the active support of various arms of the government. But, as Ballou reveals in an agenda for reining in the industry, private equity can be stopped from wreaking further havoc.  

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Book Synopsis.Chapter 1:Introduction to Science.- Chapter2: How to Conduct Scientific Research.- Chapter3: The Academic Ecosystem.- Chapter4: Positioning in Science: Foundations, Perspectives, and Schools of Thought.

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Book Synopsis“A fascinating, exciting story.” — Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful MindWhile still in his early 20s, and under Hitler's shadow, Leonid “Leo” Hurwicz (1917-2008) left his home in Warsaw, Poland, seeking safety and a degree at the London School of Economics. The following years, while challenging and potentially life-threatening, contained the seeds of a lifelong intellectual adventure. Leo's story is personal (born a refugee, precarious war years for himself and his Polish-Jewish family, a new life in America), global (revolutions, wars, depressions), ideological (socialism, capitalism, economic planning, free markets) and professional (a sixty-year career as a professor of economics leading ultimately to a Nobel Prize). This book tells his story.Trade Review“A fascinating, exciting story.” — Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind“Before he became an economist, Leo Hurwicz led a dramatic life worthy of a Hollywood movie. Michael Hurwicz tells this story with verve, and also succeeds in explaining to a lay readership the deep contributions his father made to economic science. Terrific reading.”— Eric Maskin, Nobel laureate in Economics, Harvard University“Kudos to Michael Hurwicz, who has written a paean to his late father, Leo Hurwicz, an extraordinary economist, teacher, polymath, and polyglot, whose genial personality and sense of humor endeared him to many in the profession. Especially for those of us who primarily knew Leo in an academic context, this book provides the background story of his life and times. It is meticulously researched and well-written.”— Samiran Banerjee, Teaching Professor of Economics at Emory University and editor of The Collected Papers of Leonid Hurwicz: Volume 1“Michael Hurwicz gives us a unique attempt to clarify, for all those who knew Leo Hurwicz, the complex history of his family. Many of us who knew Leo had only a fragmentary understanding of this story. Michael tells it with loving care. He then proceeds to interweave ideas from Leo's work and to show, with tenderness, aspects of Leo as a father. A remarkable achievement.”— Thomas Marschak, University of California, Berkeley, CA“Hurwicz tells the story of a remarkable man. A man, who received a Nobel Prize in Economics at age 90, who was married to the same woman, Evelyn, from age 27 until his death, who was the father of four children, who was an excellent pianist with a repertoire that reached from Beethoven to folk songs, an inspired — and inspiring — teller of bed-time stories, a life-long learner and knower of, almost, everything, an active citizen, and, yes, did I mention the Nobel Prize in Economics at age 90?And Leo Hurwicz achieved all of this in spite of — or should we say, because of — the times of existential peril through which he and his extended family lived. … It is a context of revolutions, wars, antisemitism, persecution, and genocide. But it is also a context of resistance, persistence, ingenuity, courage, and creativity, of humanity in the face of barbarism.”— Jens Kruse, The OrcasonianTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPrologue 1939, sierpień/août/August Born a Refugee Now or Never Home Safe? Get an Education! The Miracle Hurwicz Home School Crisis, Coup, Catastrophe Astrophysics, Chopin and Jazz Economics and Einstein Socialist Calculation Brown Shirts and Ghetto Benches Graduation Getaway Math, Models and Mechanisms Government Intervention A Lifeline Hurwiczes on the Run An Intellectual Warrior at the School for Peace Leo Hurwicz: “Excess Foreign Population” Geneva to Chicago by Way of Locarno, Barcelona and Lisbon Chicago and MIT Surprise Attack Honey A Little Bit Unruly The Great Book Review A Slow and Difficult Process Just a Closer Walk with Stan Blood, Fire, Smoke, Exile and Human Kindness Mechanism Design: Development and Recognition Appendix A. Leo’s MemorialAppendix B. A Celebration of Leo's 90th Birthday, Held at the Holiday Inn Metrodome, 1500 Washington Avenue South, in Minneapolis on April 14, 2007Appendix C. The Theory of Economic Behavior, by Leonid HurwiczAppendix D. The Hurwicz CriterionAppendix E. Edited transcript of 2007 interview with Leo, conducted by the authorAppendix F. A Timeline of the Life of Leo HurwiczAppendix G. What Is Mechanism Design?

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Book SynopsisAbout our authors Olivier Blanchard. Senior fellow and former C. Fred Bergsten Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, is the Robert M. Solow Professor of Economics emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A citizen of France, Blanchard has spent most of his professional life in the United States. After obtaining his PhD in economics from MIT in 1977, he taught at Harvard University and returned to MIT in 1982. He was chair of the economics department from 1998 to 2003. In 2008, he took a leave of absence to serve as economic counsellor and director of the research department at the International Monetary Fund where he stayed until 2015. He then joined the Peterson Institute. Blanchard has worked on a wide set of macroeconomic issues, including the role of monetary and fiscal policy, speculative bubbles, the labor market and determinants of unemployment, economic transition in former communist countries, and the nature of the Global Financial Crisis. In the process, he has worked with numerous countries and international organizations. Blanchard is the author of many books and articles, including 2 textbooks on macroeconomics, 1 at the graduate level with Stanley Fischer and the other at the undergraduate level. He is a past editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics and the NBER Macroeconomics Annual and founding editor of American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics. He is a fellow and former Council member of the Econometric Society, a past president of the American Economic Association, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Alessia Amighini. Alessia Amighini is associate professor of economics at Università del Piemonte Orientale in Novara and adjoint professor of international economics at the Catholic university in Milan and co-Head of the Asia Centre and Senior Research Fellow at ISPI. After graduating from Bocconi University, she received a PhD in development economics from the University of Florence and then worked as an economist at UNCTAD in Geneva. Francesco Giavazzi. Francesco Giavazzi senior is professor of economics at Bocconi University in Milan and for 10 years has been a visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he has often taught the basic macroeconomics course for undergraduates. After studying electrical engineering in Milan, he received a PhD in economics at MIT in 1978. He then taught at the University of Essex (UK) and since 1983 in Italy, first at the University of Venice, then at the University of Bologna and later at Bocconi. His research has focused on fiscal policy, exchange rates and the creation of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). His books include Limiting Exchange Rate Flexibility: The European Monetary System with Alberto Giovannini and The Future of Europe: Reform or Decline with Alberto Alesina, both published by MIT Press. In 2019, jointly with the late Alberto Alesina and his Bocconi colleague Carlo Favero, he published Austerity: When It Works and When It Doesn't for Princeton University Press. He has been editor of the European Economic Review for a decade and the director general at the Italian Treasury during the 1992 exchange rate crisis and the preparations for Italy's entry into EMU. He divides his life between Milan and Cambridge (Mass.) although his best days are spent skiing and hiking in the Dolomites and rowing along the canals in Venice.

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Book SynopsisDavid Duff was Chairman of Hibernian at one of the most extraordinary times in the club's history.Beginning his career as a lawyer in the late 80s and early 90s, David was one of the highest profile figures in Scottish football. Now back in London it has taken him thirty years to put down one of the most extraordinary stories the league has ever seen and tell his part in it.

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Book SynopsisThe leading textbook on this subject, Introduction to Business Law is an ideal companion for business, management, and finance and accounting students undertaking law modules. Its visual and practical approach will enable students to engage with the legal essentials required to succeed in study and a business career.

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Book SynopsisZeineb Djebali is a Senior Lecturer at the Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Liverpool Management School, where she teaches entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship to undergraduate and postgraduate students. She is also an entrepreneur in practice, having founded social enterprises globally following senior roles in not-for-profit and corporate sectors.

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Book SynopsisNicoleta Tipi is Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain at the Open University, UK. She was previously Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield where she gained experience lecturing in the area of supply chain modelling and logistics operations. Nicoleta has considerable industry experience, having worked in different roles involving modelling and analytics for Unilever.

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Book SynopsisCatherine Weetman helps businesses thrive by using fair, regenerative and circular approaches that are better for people, planet and profit. She founded Rethink Global in 2013, to support organizations that want to explore how circular and regenerative approaches create value. She is a Mentor and Group Leader for the Circular Economy Club, a member of the Strategic Foresight Board for the Circular Economy Alliance, and a member of the Circular Economy Steering Group for IEMA. She also hosts the Circular Economy Podcast.

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Book SynopsisLearn why every salary negotiation is a battle of wits, and how to win it.

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Book SynopsisSairam Sundaresan turns algorithms into stories and equations into doodles. He built AI at Qualcomm, Intel, and Valeo; authored patents and papers; mentored research at the Frontier Development Lab; and writes Gradiant Ascent, which is read by tens of thousands of readers who come for clarity and stay for the cartoons. He's still waiting for AI that gets his jokes.

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Book SynopsisHGTV cofounder Susan Packard launches the next chapter in emotional intelligence (EQ), and shows you how to increase your personal satisfaction and productivity—in work and life—via her three-step path toward EQ Fitness.  Emotions can sink us, or they can power us like fuel to succeed. Many of us show up for work, and life, feeling lonely even in a room full of people, or bringing unproductive emotions into work, like anger or fear. You don’t have to feel this way. Susan Packard offers an accessible new guidebook to grow your emotional fitness, and it’s arrived just in time, as technology is quickly becoming our main interface for communication. No matter where you are in your career, success is an inside job. Packard lays out how to develop interdependent work relationships, and for leaders, how to build healthy company cultures.  Packard introduces us to successful people, and companies, that are rich with ‘connect

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Book SynopsisThough blacks were not often seen on the streets of seventeenth-century London, they were already capturing the British imagination. In her exploration of this emerging black presence, Molineux assembles evidence ranging from shop signs, tea trays, trading cards, board games, and playing cards to song ballads and William Hogarth’s graphic satires.Trade ReviewOffers an important and original analysis of local and popular representations of empire in Britain. It is the first account to present a sustained analysis of how images of white mastery and black servitude were mobilized to help Britons think about themselves in a metropolitan context. This book will make a major contribution to British imperial history, Atlantic history and culture, the history of racialization and slavery, and the histories of art and visual culture. -- K. Dian Kriz, Brown UniversityA vivid and arrestingly original book. Molineux's innovative work shows us that the story of black life in imperial Britain survived in the most unlikely of sources: in contemporary print, iconography and theatre, in shop signs, trade cards, and ephemera of all kinds. Her persuasive argument, allied to the richness of her evidence, illuminates not only eighteenth-century Britain, but provides a discerning insight into the broader world of Atlantic history in the long century before abolition. What had once seemed a curiosity is now revealed, via Molineux's forensic and literary skills, as a multilayered portrait of cultural change during the long century of Britain's Atlantic empire. -- James Walvin, University of YorkAn exemplary work that takes the study of the visual cultures of slavery in bold new directions. By turning her delicate skills of interpretation to anything and everything that Britain's colonial ambition generated, Molineux has inaugurated what may be a tidal change in early slavery studies. She deserves our gratitude for having produced a brilliant piece of detective work which redefines our notions of racial encounter. Faces of Perfect Ebony is a book we should all read, digest, and read again, if we hope to understand the bizarre ways in which the white gaze appropriated and unfortunately still appropriates the black body. -- Marcus Wood, University of SussexFocusing on the period of Britain's greatest engagement in the Atlantic slave trade (ca. 1680-1807), Molineux taps on material culture and popular literature to reveal the presence of Africans in Enlightenment Britain. In doing so, she extends further into the past the growing body of scholarship emphasizing the imperial metropole as a significant contact zone between Britain and its tropical empire. She also highlights slavery's existence in the UK and correlation with racial "othering." While Britain's black population remained small, its presence exerted significant influence in British culture, from the use of images of Africans on shop signs and household commodities to the role of black subjects in performance and art. Most important is Molineux's exploration of British society's ambivalence toward people of African descent. This ambivalence enabled the simultaneous drawing of contrasts and similarities between whites and blacks in the UK, the latter feeding abolitionist sentiment. Based on exhaustive research, this book skillfully employs cultural critique to illuminate the empire's influence on British society. -- A. M. Wainwright * Choice *

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of The Economics of Entrepreneurship is an essential resource for scholars following the current state of this fast-moving field, covering a broad range of topics in unparalleled depth. Designed to be used both as a textbook for specialist degree courses on the economics of entrepreneurship, and as a reference text for academic research in the field, the book draws on theoretical insights and recent empirical findings to show how economics can contribute to our understanding of entrepreneurship. New topics, such as crowdfunding, entrepreneurship education and microenterprise field experiments, appear for the first time, while existing treatments of topics like regional entrepreneurship, innovation and public policy are considerably deepened. Parker also discusses new empirical methods, including quasi-experimental methods and field experiments. Every section - indeed every page - of the new edition has been updated, resulting in a rigorous scientific account of entrTrade Review'For those looking to understand the up-to-date thinking and research about entrepreneurship, this is the book for you. Simon C. Parker takes the broad view in weaving together a coherent, integrated and thoughtful analysis of what is known about entrepreneurship, why it matters and how we know it. His careful and meticulous command of the subject combined with lively writing makes his subject come to life. The book is not just essential reading for anyone interested in entrepreneurship but also a pleasure to read.' David Audretsch, Indiana University'The first edition of The Economics of Entrepreneurship is generally considered as a landmark defining the field. Partly thanks to this milestone the field developed quickly. In the second edition Simon C. Parker documents this progress as well as links to neighbouring fields like psychology, innovation, education and finance. This second edition is fascinating and indispensable reading for researchers and students, even more so than the 1st edition.' Roy Thurik, Erasmus School of Economics and Montpellier Business School'Simon C. Parker's The Economics of Entrepreneurship has long been a fundamental reading for entrepreneurship researchers and students. In this new edition, we are brought bang up to date, with important new material on financing, notably venture/angel capital and crowdfunding as well as innovation. Longstanding strengths of the book, for example concerning individual determinants of entrepreneurship and empirical methods, have also been significantly upgraded. This new edition will become the standard reference in the field.' Saul Estrin, London School of Economics and Political Science'In my own work I regularly referred to the previous edition of the Economics of Entrepreneurship because it was the definitive text on the subject. The new edition maintains that authoritative position but I see it stretching out to those interested in Entrepreneurship from other disciplines. I hope these scholars will draw upon this new edition so leading to greater comparability and consistency in interpreting the causes and outcomes from Entrepreneurship.' David Storey, OBE, University of Sussex'The concepts are well written and easy to understand. The book was intended as a graduate-level textbook; however, it could be a great addition to academic libraries as a reference resource for entrepreneurship researchers.' L. Camacho, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Introduction; Part I. Selection: 2. Individual-level theories of entrepreneurship; 3. Regional- and macroeconomic-level theories of entrepreneurship; 4. Empirical methods in entrepreneurship research; 5. Individual-level determinants of entrepreneurship; 6. Evidence of regional and macro-level determinants of entrepreneurship; 7. Ethnic entrepreneurship and immigration; 8. Female entrepreneurship; Part II. Financing: 9. Debt finance for entrepreneurial ventures; 10. Venture capital and business angel finance; 11. Other sources of entrepreneurial finance; 12. Wealth and entrepreneurship; Part III. Performance: 13. Entrepreneurial venture growth; 14. Rent seeking, entrepreneurial effort and employment creation; 15. Entrepreneurs' incomes and returns to human capital; 16. Innovation; 17. Venture survival and entrepreneurial exit; Part IV. Public Policy: 18. Principles of entrepreneurship policy; 19. Finance and innovation policies; 20. Regulation; 21. Taxation, entrepreneurship support programs and indirect government policies.

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Book SynopsisThe Epica Awards were created in 1987. Having originally focused on the Europe, Middle East and Africa region exclusively, the awards became global in 2012. Epica's aim is to reward outstanding creativity in communication disciplines and to help communication agencies, film production companies, media consultancies, photographers and design studios to develop their reputations beyond their national borders.Trade ReviewThe value of publications like this is enormous. The Epica Book helps us remember what was great and why it was great. -- Josef Miguel Sokoloff, President of the Lowe Global Creative Council Chief Creative Officer, UK.[Sets] standards for new thinking, for intelligent problem solving and for refreshing insights... Enjoy! -- Amir Kassaei, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Group, GermanyThis is the closest you'll get to a 'how to' book on creative advertising. -- John Pallant, Regional Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi, METable of ContentsIntroduction Foreword 2017 Winners The Jury Awards Ceremony Annual Report Food & Drink Consumer Services Household Products and Services Public Interest Health and Beauty Automotive Media and Entertainment Business to Business and Corporate Radio Direct Marketing Media Usage Branded Content PR and Promotions Craft and Imagery Design Interactive Integrated

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Book SynopsisBusiness analysis is a vital business change function with the potential to offer an efficient and valuable business service. Effective business analysis enables greater project success, informed investment choices and the delivery of beneficial business outcomes. A BA service is essential to modern businesses. Delivering Business Analysis explores the creation and management of a BA service, including strategy definition, recruitment and continuous service improvement. The book explains how to move beyond the BA Community of Practice and embrace a service mindset, as well as how to deliver a BA service offering and move on to co-create business value. This is the first publication to support senior BAs and BA team leaders within their organisations, helping them to engage with their customers and ensure they lead a team with the skills and tools to deliver an exceptional BA service. It is a key text for anyone driving or enabling successful change outcomes who wish to understand the benefits that accrue from adopting a service approach. A comprehensive manual, covering all aspects of establishing and maintaining a BA service Offers BA Leaders a timely road map for moving from a standard community of practice to a customer-focused BA service A variety of practical and informative case studies is included, each of which focuses on a particular aspect of BA service delivery and leadership This guide will enable BA leaders to attract, recruit and retain high-performing business analysts to their organisations Fully aligned with the syllabus for the BCS Professional Certificate in Business Analysis Service Delivery Trade Review'This book contains a wealth of information and models to help BA leaders understand what their organisation needs from the BA function. The use of models and frameworks works particularly well; using an abstract concept to make sense of a concrete situation is, after all, the core of business analysis. This book also recognises the need to understand leadership as a distinct skillset, which is often overlooked within BA functions as many managers are promoted on the basis of technical excellence and may have little help developing their management competence. Whilst there are lots of ideas included in the book, I was particularly heartened that the importance of organisational context runs strongly throughout; this is not a “one size fits all” instruction manual, but rather a rich source of views and concepts to help BA leaders make the right choices for their own organisations. This book is recommended reading for anyone who has, or aspires to, a BA leadership role.' -- Michelle Shakesheff * Head of Business Analysis, Close Brothers *'Business analysis has evolved as a discipline, but as many BAs will attest, there are obstacles to overcome. Often the role is misunderstood, and having a strong team and strong role identity is crucial. This practical and insightful guide provides concrete steps to avoid "role ambiguity", and will help senior BAs and leaders to clearly set-up, manage and measure the success of their BA service. The book discusses tricky but crucial areas such as value co-creation and the BA value proposition, and many other useful topics besides. The addition of inspirational case studies shows the types of concrete results that can be achieved. This book is exactly what the BA Community has been waiting for: A practical and insightful guide on how to set-up, run, manage and measure a BA Service. A "must read" for all senior BAs and leaders.' -- Adrian Reed * Principal Consultant at Blackmetric & Author of "Business Analyst" *'A wonderful resource for people who are leading or representing business analysis inside their organisation, and are looking to build the understanding, recognition and mobilisation the role deserves - this book is your personal coach and new best friend.' -- Joe Newbert * Chief Training Officer at Business Change Academy & Non-executive director of IIBA South Africa *'The growth of business analysis has led to more and more organisations establishing BA Practices yet little information is available to help them thrive. This book shines a new light on business analysis from a service perspective; providing a timely and comprehensive 'How to guide' for anyone wanting to achieve a sustainable and enduring BA service. Reading this book will provide everything you need from establishing a new BA service, to continuous improvement of established practices, and how to measure them effectively. A must have for any organisation.' -- Lynda Girvan * Senior Business Analyst and Head of BA Profession, CMC Partnership Consultancy Ltd *'This is the book BAs have been waiting for. A comprehensive toolkit for the modern BA covering everything from the BA service, through recruitment, performance and standardisation. This book is suitable for all levels of BA, from those new to the profession, to the most experienced leaders in the industry. Essential reading for any Business Analyst.' -- Sandra Leek * Senior Business Analyst & IIBA UK BA of the Year 2014 *'Debra and Christina have cleverly crafted this insightful guide to encompass all the facets of a high performing 'Business Analysis' capability by using the wealth of its very own toolkit. With the customer firmly at the forefront, this book is packed with practical innovative frameworks, templates and guidelines that you could introduce tomorrow and make an immediate impact to the quality of your BA value proposition. Whether you’re a BA leader, a BA professional or simply a recipient of Business Analysis services, this book brings overdue clarity on how a high performing, modern day Business Analysis capability should be structured, operated and promoted on a day-to-day basis.' -- Ian Richards * Head of Business Analysis, Capita People Solutions & IIBA UK BA of the Year 2016 *'It can be a real struggle to set your standards as a team of business analysts in an organisation, this book gives a clear overview of the steps you can take to create a professional and mature business analysis service.' -- Geertje Appel * Business Analyst & Trainer, Le Blanc Advies *'An important new work further enhancing the Business Analysis discipline. The book brings together the challenges faced in the definition, design and operation of a BA Service, such as where it is situated within an organisation; how to measure its effectiveness; and offers suggestions to address these based on information taken from senior practitioners in the field. Applying concepts from Service Science to Business Analysis, a service framework is proposed. Alongside an indication of the main beneficiaries of each service and the competencies needed to deliver it, this forms an essential manual for BA leaders setting up a new BA Service or wanting to understand the maturity of their existing practice.' -- Dr Terri Lydiard * Director, Teal Business Solutions Limited *'This book is a much-needed book for the BA world! It provides everything and more to be able to understand (and where needed) to implement a BA Service. It combines both theories with practical applications, tools and techniques, which provide the reader with so much more than just theory. A must have book for those wanting to expand their knowledge of BA services and the profession.' -- Joanna Soleki * Head of Strategic Portfolio & Business Change, Sheffield Hallam University, & IIBA UK North Vice-Chair *'Essential reading for BA managers and leaders whether they are wanting to set up or run a BA Service or to develop a team of BAs. This book takes the next step in developing Business Analysis as a profession and will enable managers to build a BA service that adds significant value to their customers and the wider organisation.' -- Dr Katharine Smith * Senior Business Analyst *'A comprehensive, well-crafted and carefully researched guide for BA managers, packed with practical advice and examples. This is a valuable resource for BA Leaders to frequently return to for helpful nudges whilst navigating changing tasks, environments and practice maturity.' -- Michael Greenhalgh * Head of Business Analysis, British Council *'Having experience of being part of and leading two BA Services - I can see how valuable this will be to those running a service of any scale. Whether you’re running a BA Service made up 2 or 200 professionals, whether it’s a new thing or been around for a while, or even if you don’t know you’re running a “BAaaS” – I’m confident you’ll find this an invaluable friend you’ll want to keep coming back to.' -- Jamie Toyne * Head of Business Analysis, Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) *Table of Contents Introducing the BA Service Introducing the BA Service Framework Recruiting and Retaining Business Analysts Developing the Business Analysts Enabling the Business Analysts' Performance Standardising the BA Service Applying Software Tools to Support the BA Service Leading the Business Analysis Service Operating the Business Analysis Service Delivering a Customer-Oriented BA Service Fostering a Business Analysis Service Culture Improving BA Service Quality Measuring the Performance of the BA Service

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