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Book SynopsisTrade Review"The pandemic has wrapped up and we are getting books that are auditing our policy response. . . . Scott Fulford’s The Pandemic Paradox . . . stuck with me. What we did to reduce poverty was really something, and it’s deeply moving to see all the good we did. Then we let it all go."---Matthew Desmond, Boston Globe"'The Pandemic Paradox’ compellingly argues that federal largess lessened the immediate financial pain of Covid-19. Yet Mr. Fulford is unlikely to change the minds of readers who think that America overspent. If you start with some skepticism about the trillions of dollars in pandemic spending, this book will not eliminate your skepticism. But it will provide you with a thoughtful, panoramic view of the economic changes that occurred after 2020."---Edward Glaeser, Wall Street Journal"The good news: The pandemic took less of a toll on the economy than it might have. The bad news, and thus the paradox of the title: The economic damage will last. As Fulford shows in clear and accessible prose, the world as a whole was unprepared for a devastating pandemic. . . . If you’re wondering about the dollars-and-cents effects of the virus, this book makes a lucid guide." * Kirkus Reviews *"Recommended." * Choice *

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Book SynopsisFully revised, this second edition offers a proven strategy for using ambidexterity to build discontinuous growth for mature organizations, and the flexibility to adapt in fast-changing environments. Why do successful firms find it so difficult to adapt in the face of change – to innovate? In the past ten years, the importance of this question has increased as more industries and firms confront disruptive change. The pandemic has accelerated this crisis, collapsing the structures of industries from airlines and medicine to online retail and commercial real estate. Today, leaders in business have an obligation not only to investors but to their employees and communities. At the core of this challenge is helping their organizations to survive in the face of change. The original edition summarized the lessons that the authors as researchers and consultants had learned over the previous two decades. Since then, they have continued to work with leaders of organizations around the world confronting disruptive change. With updates to every chapter, including new examples and analysis, this fully revised edition incorporates the lessons and insights that the authors have gained in the past five years. Two new chapters critically examine the role of organizational culture in promoting or hindering ambidexterity and its underlying fundamental disciplines. Using examples from firms such as Microsoft, General Motors, and Amazon, O'Reilly and Tushman illustrate how leaders can align their organization's cultures to fit the needed strategy, and how ideation, incubation, and scaling approaches, when used altogether, can successfully develop new growth businesses.Trade Review"In an unprecedented way Lead and Disrupt unveils the secrets of ambidextrous leadership and the power of company culture as competitive advantage. A must-read for every leader aiming to build an enduring enterprise." —Erik Ceuppens, CEO, Marlink Group"This book will do for companies what the Lean Methodology did for startups—give its leaders the essential playbook for how to transform your organization to meet the future." —Steve Blank, author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win"Lead and Disrupt is a must-read for any legacy company or startup. Disruption is a constant, and companies must have a passion for growth in a volatile world. This book gives you a framework. The concepts around ideation, incubation and scaling are fresh and well documented. More importantly, I have seen them work in companies large and small." —Jeff Immelt, former Chairman and CEO, General Electric"The concepts and ideas in Lead and Disrupt provided valuable guidance for how we approached the transformation of AGC. It helped us understand how to implement ambidexterity and deal with the disruption our business is facing." —Takuya Shimamura, Former CEO and Chairman, AGC (Asahi Glass Company)"O'Reilly and Tushman address eloquently and practically the universal problem leadersof mature organizations face—of how to maximize an established business while simultaneouslyembracing disruptiveinnovation to buildthe future business. This book will be your wisdom-filled companion as you re-shape your business." —Alex Freudmann, Managing Director, Dan Murphy's, Melbourne, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Today's Innovation Puzzle chapter abstractIn the past few years we've seen a number of well-known firms fail or go bankrupt (e.g., Blockbuster, Kodak, Sears) and more failures are on the horizon. This book describes what it takes for leaders to succeed in the face of accelerating change. It describes how some leaders and their organizations have been able to compete successfully in mature technologies and markets and transform their organizations by exploring in new domains (e.g., Amazon, IBM) while others have been trapped by their own success. Although this perspective is based on a substantial body of empirical research, the material described here is highly applied and moves well beyond the typical exhortations offered in most books on leadership and change. 2Explore and Exploit chapter abstractThis chapter offers two simple frameworks (the congruence model and the success syndrome) that illustrate the power of organizational alignment in driving organizational performance. It also describes how the alignment needed for success in a mature business can make it difficult to succeed in the face of change and why successful organizations, faced with disruptive change, sometimes fail. We illustrate this dynamic with a story of organizational success (Amazon) and one of organizational failure (SAP). 3Achieving Balance with Innovation Streams chapter abstractWhy do successful organizations fail? This chapter uses rich descriptions of two old companies (Sears and the Ball Corporation) to show how some leaders are able to help their organizations evolve and adapt to disruptive innovation. We elaborate on the innovation streams framework introduced in Chapter 1 to show how different types of change can require leaders to manage different types of alignments. 4Culture as Competitive (Dis)Advantage chapter abstractOrganizational culture can be a competitive advantage or a disadvantage. The term culture is often identified by senior executives as a critical element in organizational success. But what is it and how can leaders change it? This chapter shows how culture can operate as a social control system in organizations that can be a critical element in helping or hindering strategy execution. We show how the cultures needed for exploitation are different in important ways from those needed for exploration—and how leaders can align their cultures to fit the needed strategy. Using firms such as Microsoft and General Motors as examples, we show how leaders can change their organization's culture and how ambidexterity requires leaders to manage multiple cultures within the same firm. 5Seven Innovation Stories chapter abstractUsing the frameworks developed in the first three chapters, here we provide a set of detailed examples for how ambidexterity can operate. We describe how the leaders of seven different organizations (e.g., a newspaper, a manufacturing company, a high-tech firm, etc.) were able to meet the challenge of disruptive change. On the basis of these insights we identify three essential elements necessary for leaders to design ambidextrous organizations. 6Getting It Right Versus Almost Right chapter abstractHere we expand on the insights from Chapter 5 and describe in detail a process that IBM uses to generate organic growth—the Emerging Business Opportunity (EBO) process—which enabled them to increase revenues by more than $15 billion during the period of 2000–2006. We also show how Cisco attempted and failed at a similar effort. 7The Three Disciplines of Organizational Ambidexterity: Ideation, Incubation, and Scaling chapter abstractFacing the threat of disruption, many large, established firms have embraced innovation as a way to develop new growth businesses. Approaches such as open innovation, design thinking, corporate venture capital, the lean start-up methodology, and the business model canvas have been enthusiastically embraced—with mixed success. This chapter shows that while each approach has its merits, successful innovation requires large firms to be ambidextrous—to compete in mature and new markets simultaneously. Ambidexterity can best be understood as consisting of three distinct disciplines: (1)ideationto generate potential new business ideas, (2)incubationto validate these ideas in the market, and (3)scalingto reallocate the assets and capabilities needed to grow the new business. We show how many popular innovation approaches solve for only one or two of these three disciplines, which can lead to failure to innovate. To be successful at developing new-growth businesses requires all three. 8What It Takes to Become Ambidextrous chapter abstractIn this chapter we identify four major elements associated with more versus less successful efforts at ambidexterity. These are practical guidelines that can be used to help managers think about how to apply these lessons in their own contexts. We focus here on the question of what needs to be done to design an ambidextrous organization. What are the elements that leaders need to consider when implementing ambidexterity? What are the cardinal sins to be avoided? 9Leaders (and Their Teams) as Linchpins chapter abstractWhereas the previous chapter focused on what needs to be done to implement an ambidextrous design, this chapter focuses on how leaders can do this. We provide examples of two leadership failures and three successes and, drawing on previous examples, conclude by suggesting five leadership principles that undergird the successful implementation of ambidexterity. 10Leading Change and Strategic Renewal chapter abstractIn this chapter we first provide some guidelines for managers to consider in determining whether ambidexterity is needed for organizational renewal. We then describe how the leaders of two organizations (IBM and Haier) successfully led organizational change and renewal that transformed their companies. Based on these, we conclude with six suggestions for leaders to consider when leading organizational renewal.

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Book SynopsisA provocative new analysis of immigration's long-term effects on a nation's economy and culture. Over the last two decades, as economists began using big datasets and modern computing power to reveal the sources of national prosperity, their statistical results kept pointing toward the power of culture to drive the wealth of nations. In The Culture Transplant, Garett Jones documents the cultural foundations of cross-country income differences, showing that immigrants import cultural attitudes from their homelands—toward saving, toward trust, and toward the role of government—that persist for decades, and likely for centuries, in their new national homes. Full assimilation in a generation or two, Jones reports, is a myth. And the cultural traits migrants bring to their new homes have enduring effects upon a nation's economic potential. Built upon mainstream, well-reviewed academic research that hasn't pierced the public consciousness, this book offers a compelling refutation of an unspoken consensus that a nation's economic and political institutions won't be changed by immigration. Jones refutes the common view that we can discuss migration policy without considering whether migration can, over a few generations, substantially transform the economic and political institutions of a nation. And since most of the world's technological innovations come from just a handful of nations, Jones concludes, the entire world has a stake in whether migration policy will help or hurt the quality of government and thus the quality of scientific breakthroughs in those rare innovation powerhouses. Trade Review"Immigrants change the countries they move to. The Culture Transplant is the very best book on this phenomenon, reflecting the continuing rise of Garett Jones as a thinker and writer of real import."—Tyler Cowen, blogger, Marginal Revolution"Synthesizing decades of new work in development economics, Garett Jones re-examines and rejects some of the core assumptions within the modern immigration debate. Defenders of open borders—utilitarians in particular—will have to seriously grapple with this novel and groundbreaking book."—Hrishikesh Joshi, Bowling Green State University"A unique and authoritative treatment of the deep persistence of cultural attributes that permeates across generations, and through migration, shapes institutions and contemporary outcomes. By focusing on people rather than places, Garett Jones provides a unique perspective on how we should think about the role of migration and diversity in understanding modern successes and failures. Jones's treatment of the literature is a master class in distilling rigorous research and presenting it in a breezy fashion that is hard to put down once you get started."—Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University"The Culture Transplant is a good read, a brief dive into the intriguing question of why some places and some people are so much more prosperous than others."—Robert VerBruggen, Wall Street JournalMuch of the literature on immigrant assimilation looks at easily observable questions about subsequent generations, such as whether they are learning English, graduating high school, and moving up the income ladder. Jones's book proves that these external accomplishments do not necessarily indicate assimilation at the deeper level of cultural values. This is of the greatest possible importance, because every day social science discovers further evidence that these cultural values, more than anything else, determine what a country's politics and its economy will look like in the future."—Helen Andrews, The American Conservative"Jones has written an excellent synopsis of the deep roots of culture and the persistent effects of these deep roots. The book is concise and easy to read, led by Jones's ability to decompose complicated ideas into easily understood examples and descriptions. Researchers and the public will gain valuable insights from The Cultural Transplant, a better understanding of the persistence of culture and longrunning factors that have placed countries on socioeconomic trajectories that have yielded vast differences in living standards across the world."—C. Justin Cook, The Developing Economies"Most economists agree that immigration—including illegal immigration—leads to greater economic growth and innovation. However, Jones argues that immigrants transplant their culture in the countries they move to, making the economies there similar to those in their home countries. Where immigrants come from and their home nation's technological development are critical to the economic and cultural impacts they have on the countries they move to."—P. Z. McKay, CHOICETable of Contents0. Preface: The Best Immigration Policy 0. Introduction: How Economists Learned the Power of Culture 1. The Assimilation Myth 2. Prosperity Migrates 3. Places or Peoples? 4. The Migration of Good Government 5. Our Diversity Is Our ____________ 6. The I-7 7. The Chinese Diaspora: Building the Capitalist Road 8. The Deep Roots across the Fifty United States 9. Intercalary: Je ne sais quoi 10. Conclusion: The Goose and the Golden Eggs

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Book SynopsisFor much of American history, large numbers of people claimed that money was a public good and asserted the right to shape money creation practices. If popular knowledge about money creation was once widely shared, how and why did it disappear? In this astute new work, Jakob Feinig shows how the relation between money users and money-issuing governments changed from British colonial North America to today's United States, discussing how popular movements reshaped money-creating institutions, and how their opponents attempted to silence them. He also reveals how monetary and political history unfolds in the tension between "moral economies of money" and "monetary silencing." Offering an introduction to money creation practices since the colonial era, the book enables readers to understand why most people are disconnected from knowledge about money creation today. At the same time, the book also allows readers to situate the recent prominence of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) against a broader historical background. Historians of capitalism, economic and political sociologists, social theorists, anthropologists of money, and anyone seeking to understand monetary activism, will find this book helps to clarify present-day possibilities in light of historical processes.Trade Review"In this book, Feinig sets out to make money visible as a practice. He does that with breath-taking effect. Brilliant, thought-provoking, and illuminating."—Christine Desan, Harvard University"An absorbingly rich history of the struggles over money in the United States from colonial 'moral economies' to its expropriation by capitalist banking."—Geoffrey Ingham, University of Cambridge"In this compelling fusion of sociological insight and historical narrative, Feinig succeeds in clarifying how money politics worked in the past, and why it should be revisited today."—Roy Kreitner, Tel Aviv University"Moral Economies of Money: Politics and the Monetary Constitution of Society, the outstanding new book by the sociologist Jakob Feinig, shows that it doesn't have to be this way: we need not settle for a monetary system that breeds apathy or withdrawal into conspiracy theory. To the contrary—for much of this country's history, the conspicuous entanglement of fiscal and monetary policy encouraged money users to participate in the design, implementation, and governance of systems for issuing and retiring currency."—Aaron Wistar, Jacobin"The sociologist Jakob Feinig challenges the dominant view of money as a scarce commodity. His masterful book Moral Economies of Money: Politics and the Monetary Constitution of Society demonstrates that money is an elastic public good."—Sandeep Vaheesan, UCLA Law Review"To politicize monetary policy is a controversial demand today; to politicize the design of the monetary system can sound positively outlandish. Jakob Feinig's Moral Economies of Money gives us an excellent place to start."—Pierre-Christian Fink, Phenomenal World"The clarity and concision of Moral Economies makes the enigmatic into something knowable, teachable, and politicizeable—the value of which will be immediately clear to those who, from classroom experience, know the phenomenon of monetary silence all too well."—Stephanie L. Mudge, Just Money"One of the hallmarks of good historical sociology is that it leads us to see the periods we think we know in a new light. [The Moral Economies of Money] does that in so many ways, both big and small."—Josh Pacewicz, Just MoneyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Moral Economies of Money and Monetary Silencing 1. Settler Democracy as a Monetary School: Toward Moral Economies of Money 2. Moral Economies of Money 3. Monetary Silencing and the Romance of Unmediated Exchanges 4. Greenback Moral Economies 5. What Kinds of People Should Money Users Be? 6. Monetary Silencing as a New Deal Legacy Conclusion: From New Deal Silencing to a Moral Economy of Money

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Book SynopsisDigital transformation is much more than building a digital infrastructure to gather and process data. It is about understanding how digital technologies enable the creation of innovative services and products. It is about identifying new competitive positions and business models and thinking critically about how to both create and capture value. Strategy in the Digital Age directly engages these concerns and provides a comprehensive roadmap for planning a successful digital strategy and executing a digital transformation in organizations. Covering major topics such as big tech, data analytics, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, autonomy, cybersecurity, data privacy, and antitrust, strategy expert Michael Lenox outlines a set of novel, original frameworks to help those undertaking digital transformation at their organization devise their strategy. Readers will also come away with a greater understanding of how to navigate the human dimension of digital transformation and tackle the numerous social and policy challenges raised by digital technology. With insights from major companies such as Spotify, Facebook, and Uber, Lenox delivers a compelling volume that offers both a foundational understanding of this dynamic environment and an action plan for those seeking a path to digital strategy implementation for their organization.Trade Review"Michael Lenox captures the complexities and opportunities coming from digital transformation. This book offers a practical guide to CEOs with real examples and radical simplicity."—Pablo Ciano, CEO, DHL eCommerce Solutions"A timely reminder of the importance of strategy in the world of digital disruption. This book is chock-full with valuable tools that will help not only in crafting a strategy, but also in thinking through the organizational challenges to implement it."—Nicolaj Siggelkow, David M. Knott Professor, Vice Dean MBA Program, The Wharton School"This book brilliantly marries an articulation of the idiosyncrasies of the digital setting, with bespoke advice for those who compete in such a setting. A must-read for anyone in pursuit of actionable insights anchored in academic research."—Gary Dushnitsky, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School"Strategy in the Digital Age provides a powerful introduction to digital transformation through a strategic lens. It is a short book that focuses on the important decisions critical for success without getting bogged down in the specific (and always changing) details. Know who you are, decide who you want to become, hire great people, and decisively move forward in a manner consistent with your values. I recommend this book to leaders seeking to better understand either strategy or how technology is impacting all industries (or both)."—Russell McGuire, ClearPurpose"Lenox delivers a compelling volume that offers both a foundational understanding of this dynamic environment and an action plan for those seeking a path to digital strategy implementation for their organization."—Steve Brock, Stevo's Novel Ideas"Lenox's clear, concise text offers a great introduction to the world of digital tools and their management. Recommended."—S. A. Schulman, CHOICETable of Contents1. Rise of the Digital Age 2. Platforms in the Digital Age 3. Competing in the Digital Age 4. Appropriating in the Digital Age 5. Leading in the Digital Age 6. Policy in the Digital Age 7. Transforming in the Digital Age

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Book SynopsisA new generation of Marxian scholars discusses the modern age of development under neoliberalism in this collection of essays.Trade Review'Not only rejects neoliberalism and its alleged alternative, new developmentalism, on theoretical grounds; it also provides real solutions as to how neoliberal capitalism should be challenged' -- Professor Ben Fine, Department of Economics, SOAS; author of Marx's Capital and From Political Economy to Economics'Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the expressions of neoliberal domination and resistance across national spaces in global capitalism' -- Susanne Soederberg, Professor of Global Political Economy at Queen’s University, Canada, author of Debtfare States and the Poverty Industry: Money, Discipline and the Surplus Population.'A strong critique of false prophets and offer their own version of a people-centered society. The inspirations run from the indignation of the Global South to the indignados of southern Europe. From the depths of what appears to be hopelessness, Pradella and Marois have collected work that tries to rekindle hope' -- Vijay Prashad, author of The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South'Brings together authors who combine high academic qualification and critical thinking. It offers a broad, dense and comprehensive picture of the challenges that the supersession of neoliberalism forces us to face' -- Ricardo Antunes, Professor in Sociology of Labour, State University of Campinas'Not only rejects neoliberalism and its alleged alternative, new developmentalism, on theoretical grounds; it also provides real solutions as to how neoliberal capitalism should be challenged. A near-perfect 'post-crisis' guide to the [anti-neoliberal] movement' -- Maciej Bancarzewski, International SocialismTable of ContentsForeword 1. Polarising Development – Introducing Alternatives to Neoliberalism and the Crisis Part I: Alternative Themes 2. Beyond Impoverishment: Western Europe in the World Economy - Lucia Pradella 3. Banking on Alternatives to Neoliberal Development - Thomas Marois 4. The Political Economy of Development: Statism or Marxism? - Benjamin Selwyn 5. The Globalisation of Production and the Struggle for Workers’ Unity: Lessons from Bangladesh - John Smith 6. The ‘Rise of the South’ - Alfredo Saad-Filho 7. Hegemony in Question: U.S. Primacy, Multi-Polarity and Global Resistance - Jerome Klassen 8. Neoliberalism, Crisis and International Migration - Pietro Basso 9. Neoliberalism, Social Reproduction and Women’s Resistance: Lessons from Cambodia and Venezuela - Sarah Miraglia and Susan Spronk 10. Exploding in the Air: Beyond the Carbon Trail of Neoliberal Globalisation - Andreas Malm 11. Defend, Militate and Alternate: Public Options in a Privatised World - David A. McDonald 12. Utopian Socialism and Marx’s Capital: Envisioning Alternatives - Hugo Radice Part II: Alternative Cases 13. Beyond Neoliberalism and New Developmentalism in Latin America: Towards an Anti-Capitalist Agenda - Abelardo Mariña-Flores 14. Crisis and Class, Advance and Retreat: The Political Economy of the New Latin American Left - Jeffery R. Webber 15. Taking Control: Decommodification and Peasant Alternatives to Neoliberalism in Mexico and Brazil - Leandro Vergara-Camus 16. The Rise of East Asia: A Slippery Floor for the Left - Dae-oup Chang 17. Labour as an Agent of Change: The Case of China - Tim Pringle 18. Alternatives to Neoliberalism in India - Rohini Hensman 19. Musical Chairs on the Sidelines: The Challenges of Social Transformation in Neocolonial Africa - Baba Aye 20. Challenging Neoliberalism in the Arab World - Adam Hanieh 21. Socialist Feminist Alternatives to Neoliberalism in Turkey - Demet Ozmen Y lmaz 22. Uneven Development and Political Resistance against EU Austerity Politics - Angela Wigger and Laura Horn 23. Crisis, Austerity and Resistance in the United States - David McNally List of Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisReinforce your understanding of CCEA AS Unit 2: Growing the business and improve your exam technique for the CCEA Business AS Unit 2 assessment.Packed full of clear topic summaries, knowledge check questions and sample exam-style questions and answers with commentaries, this guide will help you aim for and achieve the highest grades. This Student Guide will help you to:- Identify key content for the exams with our concise coverage of topics- Avoid common pitfalls with clear definitions and exam tips throughout- Reinforce your learning with bullet-list summaries at the end of each section- Test your knowledge with rapid-fire knowledge check questions and answers- Find out what examiners are looking for with our Questions & Answers section

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Book SynopsisQuestioning the boundaries between politics and economics Jean-Louis Laville’s large body of work has focused on an intellectual history of the concept of solidarity since the Industrial Revolution. In The Solidarity Economy, his most famous distillation of this work, Laville establishes how the formations of economic solidarities (unions, activism, and other forms of associationalism) reveal that the boundaries between politics and economics are porous and structured such that politics, ideally a pure expression of ethics and values, is instead integrated with economic concerns. Exploring the possibilities and long histories of association, The Solidarity Economy identifies the power of contemporary social and solidarity movements and examines the history of postcapitalist practices in which democratic demands invade the heart of the economy. The Solidarity Economy ranges in focus from workers associations in France dating back to the nineteenth century, to associations of African Americans and feminists in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, to a Brazilian landless-worker coalition in the twentieth century. Studying solidarity associations over time allows us to examine how we can recombine the economic and political spheres to address dependencies and inequalities. Ultimately, The Solidarity Economy has global scope and inspiring examples of associations that deepen democracy. Trade Review "The practices that can carry us toward a plural economy and a plural democracy already exist; the question is what kind of social change they can bring about." —from the Conclusion

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Book SynopsisAn analysis of the divergent strands of feminism, as the fight for women's emancipation takes centre stage.Trade Review'Susan Ferguson’s attention to labour in the history of feminist thought is timely and urgent as is her attention to capital’s intensified harvest from the devalued work of social reproduction. Scholars and students across disciplines will find here valuable insights into the history of feminist theory and social movement' -- Rosemary Hennessy, Professor of English and Director of the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Rice University'Susan Ferguson has been a leader in the efforts to develop social reproduction theory. In this book, she takes on the historical context for its development. Her focus on the history of 'labour' in Marxist and feminist thought brilliantly reshapes our understanding of the concept and its role in analysing our past, present, and future' -- Lise Vogel, author of 'Marxism and the Oppression of Women''A masterful analysis of three centuries of feminist deliberations on work, carefully tracing how the fault lines of social-reproduction theory emerged' -- 'Historical Materialism'Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. The Labour Lens Part I: Three Trajectories 2. The Rational-Humanist Roots of Equality Feminism 3. Socialist Feminism: Two Approaches to Understanding Women's Work 4. Equal Work for and against Capital 5. Anti-Racist Feminism and Women's Work Part II: Social Reproduction Feminism 6. A Political Economy of 'Women's Work': Producing Patriarchal Capitalism 7. Renewing Social Reproduction Feminism 8. The Social Reproduction Strike: Life-Making Beyond Capitalism Afterword Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThis practical guide, the first to show how leaders can achieve extraordinary results through the positive energy generated by virtuous interactions with employees, is written by one of the giants in the study of positive leadership.This book reveals one of the most important but frequently ignored factors that lead to spectacular performance in organizations. Kim Cameron, a true pioneer in the study of positive leadership, offers validated scientific evidence that all individuals are inherently attracted to and flourish in the presence of positive energy, a principle known in biology as heliotropism. Further, he shows that the positive relational energy generated by leaders’ virtuous behaviors—such as generosity, compassion, gratitude, trustworthiness, forgiveness, and kindness—is tightly linked to extraordinary organizational outcomes like greater innovation, higher profits, and increased engagement and retention. Cameron has not written a feel-good tome about the power of positive thinking, “happiology,” or unbridled optimism. This research-based explanation shows how to achieve performance that exceeds expectations. He provides practical suggestions, assessments, and exercises showing how leaders can improve their own positive energy and increase positive relational energy in their organizations. Positively Energizing Leadership is a major contribution to the theory and practice of leadership. 

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Book SynopsisThe twentieth century was an era of socialist revolutionary transformations and significant social-democratic reforms. By the twenty-first century, these socialist inspired movements have largely disappeared, their ideologies have been disavowed, and their institutions dismantled and replaced by global neoliberal capitalism. This book explores the social, political and economic forces driving these movements in Western Europe and in the USSR, explaining their initial triumphs and how they eventually faltered under the influence of global neoliberalism. David Lane examines the nature and appeal of neoliberal capitalism and analyses current social and political proposals for its reform or replacement, including statist forms of capitalism; social-democratic and ecological globalization reforms; self-sustaining autonomous communities; and globalised forms of social-democracy or socialism. Outlining his own proposal to replace global neoliberal capitalism with political systems based on a combination of market socialism and state planning, Lane provides important insights for ways forward, and a challenge for parties seeking political and economic alternatives.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Global Neoliberalism and What It Means 3. Neoliberalism: A Critique PART I Socialist Contenders and Their Demise 4. Socialist Visions 5. The State Socialist Challenge and Its Market Socialist Critics 6. The Decay of Social Democracy 7. The Conversion of Social Democracy to the ‘Third Way’ 8. State Socialism Moves to a Market Economy PART II Capitalist Globalisation and Its Adversaries 9. From Industrial to Global Capitalism 10. The Changing Global Class Structure and the Challenge of the Semi-Core 11. The Self-Destructing Propensities of Global Capitalism 12. The ‘Anti-Capitalist’ Critique 13. Ecological ‘Catastrophe’ 14. Social Democratic and Socialist Perspectives 15. The Challenge of State Capitalisms 16. Regulated Market Socialism

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Book SynopsisA compelling oral history of the 2009-11 strike action carried out by cabin crew workers against British Airways.Trade Review'Deserves to be read by everyone interested in building a better world for workers' -- Paul Mason, author of 'PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future''Unique ... it lays bare cabin crew emotions ranging from the sense of injustice, anger, fears and anxieties to the joy and sense of liberation that can come from collective organisation' -- Maxine Peake, Actress and Writer'This excellent book is a timely reminder that strikes and conflict remain enduring features of UK industrial relations. The authors make a significant theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of the meanings of strike action from the perspective of strikers themselves, and to our knowledge of strikes generally' -- Richard Hyman, author of 'Understanding European Trade Unionism: Between Market, Class and Society'Table of ContentsList of Photographs Acknowledgements Foreword by Len McCluskey Preface by Duncan Holley Timeline 1. Introduction 2. Cabin Crew Collectivism 3. Project Columbus 4. Balloting, the Right to Strike and British Airways Counter-Mobilisation 5. Collective Organisation: The XXXX Campaign 6. Outcomes: Worlds Turned Upside Down 7. Conclusion Afterword by John Hendy QC Appendix: The Participants Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisEngineering Culture is an award-winning ethnography of the engineering division of a large American high-tech corporation. Now, this influential book-which has been translated into Japanese, Italian, and Hebrew-has been revised to bring it up to date. In Engineering Culture, Gideon Kunda offers a critical analysis of an American company's well-known and widely emulated \u0022corporate culture.\u0022 Kunda uses detailed descriptions of everyday interactions and rituals in which the culture is brought to life, excerpts from in-depth interviews and a wide variety of corporate texts to vividly portray managerial attempts to design and impose the culture and the ways in which it is experienced by members of the organization. The company's management, Kunda reveals, uses a variety of methods to promulgate what it claims is a non-authoritarian, informal, and flexible work environment that enhances and rewards individual commitment, initiative, and creativity while promoting personal growth. The author demonstrates, however, that these pervasive efforts mask an elaborate and subtle form of normative control in which the members' minds and hearts become the target of corporate influence. Kunda carefully dissects the impact this form of control has on employees' work behavior and on their sense of self. In the conclusion written especially for this edition, Kunda reviews the company's fortunes in the years that followed publication of the first edition, reevaluates the arguments in the book, and explores the relevance of corporate culture and its management today.Trade Review"Overall, this is one of the finest ethnographies of an organization culture I have read."-Administrative Science Quarterly "This book remains the classic attempt to come to terms with the reality of work in the new economy, as it emerges to replace the alienation of mass production. Kunda recognizes, even celebrates, the autonomy and engagement of work which has grown up around IT. But he also identifies the ways management quite deliberately limits and controls that autonomy and exploits engagement. And he underscores the price which the new work place exacts from the workers excluded from the realm of autonomy, from those who become overcommitted to it, and from those who, often inadvertently, overstep its boundaries."-Michael Joseph Piore, David W. Skinner Professor of Political Economy, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments to the revised edition Acknowledgments Preface to the Revised Edition Chapter One: Culture and Organization Chapter Two: The Setting Chapter Three: Ideology: Tech Culture Codified Chapter Four: Presentational Rituals: Talking Ideology Chapter Five: Self and Organization: In the Shadow of the Golden Bull Chapter Six: Conclusion Chapter Seven: Epilogue Appendix: Methods -- A Confessional of Sorts Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisEnvision this scenario: An industrial manufacturer is breaking itself in three, and its board chair asks you, the chief financial officer, to step up to the helm of one of the spin-offs. You will take charge of everything, from plant operations and product marketing to human resources and governance practices. Are you ready to lead? In The Leader's Checklist, 10th Anniversary Edition: 16 Mission-Critical Principles, world-renowned leadership expert and Wharton professor Michael Useem shows you how to lead through any challenge—and shares how ITT's Denise Ramos did just that when she encountered this situation. In this illuminating guide, Useem offers a Leader's Checklist that will help you develop your ability to make good and timely decisions in unpredictable and stressful environments—for those moments when leadership really matters. To illustrate the principles, Useem examines where leaders go right—and wrong. He looks at:How Ramos, the former CEO of ITT, turned around the once-struggling enterprise; How AIG's tone-deaf response to the tumultuous events of the global financial crisis left the company vulnerable to one of the greatest corporate collapses in business history; andHow Virginia Rometty, the former executive chair of IBM, acquired and integrated a cloud-computing company to help turn around IBM's fortunes. Based on Useem's own research experience and an array of leadership investigators, thinkers, and practitioners, The Leader's Checklist offers actionable insights you can put into practice as a leader today.

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Book SynopsisIn order to overcome environmental and social crises, we must move beyond moneyTrade Review'A fascinating portal into arguments about why we need to get beyond money' -- Harry Cleaver, author of '33 Lessons on Capital: Reading Marx Politically''Outstanding ... a highly original and incisive analysis of the crippling role that money plays in today’s global capitalist world' -- Mike Berry, author of 'Justice and Democracy''A book for our time. Anitra Nelson takes us from theory to praxis in clear steps. Nelson’s turn towards a materialist ecofeminist analysis is pure joy' -- Ariel Salleh, editor of ‘Eco-Sufficiency & Global Justice: Women Write Political Ecology’‘Takes monetised economies head-on, demonstrating how they exacerbate ecological devastation and socio-economic inequality, and provides examples and pathways towards non-monetary economies based on real values. Does a great service to movements seeking social and ecological justice for all humans and other life forms’ -- Ashish Kothari, founder of Kalpavriksh and co-editor of 'Pluriverse''Challenges and inspires - a spur to action' -- Helena Norberg-Hodge, author of 'Ancient Futures' and winner of the Alternative Nobel prize'It is easier to imagine the end of capitalism than the end of money. Anitra Nelson's book challenges us to think what viable postcapitalisms without money could look like' -- Professor Giorgos Kallis, University of Barcelona, Spain'If you had to choose one book to read on making the next political economy it should be this one. It will have you bristling with political energy' -- Professor Adam David Morton, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney, Australia'An accessible and important book. If you want an alternative to economic and environmental disasters, you need to engage with her arguments' -- Jeff Sparrow, writer, editor and broadcaster'A passionate critique of money as the root cause of our many problems, presenting a clear vision of how life without money could look like. Inspiring' -- Matthias Schmelzer is a postdoctoral researcher at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. He is the author of The Hegemony of Growth (Cambridge University Press, 2016) and The Future is Degrowth (Verso, 2022)'With a compelling narrative, Nelson lays out the unavoidable question of today's anti-capitalist, ecological politics - the question of money. Grounded in long-term political experience, her answer is at once elaborate and unequivocal: a wonderful tool for radical imagination and praxis' -- Stefania Barca, author of 'Forces of Reproduction' and 'Workers of the Earth''An exciting, original book that, in exploring the ritual structure of assets, capital, money and profit, helps open a way for more powerful, creative resistance' -- Larry Lohmann, founding member of the Durban Group for Climate Justice'Can capitalism be overcome without challenging money? In this thought-provoking book, Anitra Nelson argues that moving beyond money is necessary for addressing inequalities and environmental unsustainability and shows what a non-monetary postcapitalist world might look like.' -- Ekaterina Chertkovskaya, Researcher in Degrowth and Critical Organisation Studies, Lund University'Alternatives to capitalism, price-making markets and monetary values are essential for social-ecological transformation. Going well beyond typical economic discourse she opens the door of human potentiality to a different way of life' -- Clive L. Spash, Professor of Public Policy and Governance at WU, Vienna University of Economics and BusinessTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations and Symbols Glossary Foreword by John Holloway Preface Acknowledgements 1. Capital and Crises 2. Money: The Universal Equivalent 3. Yenomon: Commoning 4. System Change, Not Climate Change 5. Women’s Liberation: Equality and Values 6. Technology and the Real Debt Cycle 7. Indigenous Peoples, Real Values and the Community Mode of Production 8. Occupy the World! Notes Annotated Select Reading List and Links Index

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Book SynopsisEverywhere we turn, brands and organizations are under fire for failing to treat their customers with respect and dignity. And increasingly, consumers want firms to take a lead in helping to shape a better society. Yet, most don't know where to start or have struggled to get things right. In Marketplace Dignity, Cait Lamberton, Neela A. Saldanha, and Tom Wein introduce a tangible, practical way to take a stand on the fundamental value of humans, and in so doing, be a force for good in a society that increasingly demands that they do so. Marketplace dignity is the idea that customers seek respect and recognition from the firms they interact with, not just rational or emotional benefits. Marketplace dignity appeals to humans' sense of justice and goes to the essence of what makes customers human. It is also a powerful driver of their engagement, loyalty, and satisfaction. In this book, you will discover how to:+ Apply the principles of marketplace dignity to the whole of the customer

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Book SynopsisA sweeping, authoritative and accessible overview of major issues in the global economy from a Marxist perspectiveTrade Review'A tour de force. This Marxist analysis is both a significant addition to the literature on Marx's theory of value and an accessible introduction to why it is essential to understanding the multiple crises of twenty-first century capitalism' -- Murray E.G. Smith, Professor of Sociology at Brock University'Carchedi and Roberts make killer arguments that Marx's labour theory of value is indispensable for understanding capitalism's environmental destructiveness, economic crises, impact on knowledge production and aspects of its financial processes' -- Rick Kuhn, author of the Deutscher Prize winning 'Henryk Grossman and the Recovery of Marxism''Fundamental. Roberts and Carchedi explains the characteristics of the current world through its most objective dimension - the theory of value - which, in an anti-dialectical way, has been forgotten by the left in recent decades' -- Raquel Varela, author of 'A People's History of the Portuguese Revolution''Offers a rigorous Marxist interpretation of some of the major issues in contemporary capitalism. Its analysis is firmly based on the Marxist labour theory of value and is coupled with meticulous empirical support' -- Satvros Mavroudeas, Professor of Political Economy at Panteion University, Greece'Two of the most accomplished and prominent Marxist authors' -- Lefteris Tsoulfidis, Professor of Economic Thought, University of Macedonia, Greece'Capitalism will always be capitalism, but in the 21st century new forms, controversies and challenges have appeared ... This book masterfully shows the strength of Marx’s law of value and the alternative socialist planning' -- Juan Pablo, Professor of Applied Economics, Complutense University of Madrid'Brilliant Marxian theoretical and empirical analysis ... as if updating Ernest Mandel’s Late Capitalism for the 21st century' -- Seongjin Jeong, Professor of Economics, Gyeongsang National University'Restates Marx’s critique of political economy for today, displaying formidable theoretical rigour and command of the empirical evidence. Roberts and Carchedi offer challenging analyses of ecological catastrophe, economic crises, imperialism, robots, and socialism from which everyone will learn' -- Alex Callinicos, Professor of European Studies, King’s College LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Nature and value 2. Money, prices and value 3. Crises and value 4. Imperialism and value 5. Robots, AI, knowledge and value 6. Socialism and value Appendix 1: The value theory of inflation Appendix 2: Measuring unequal exchange of value in international trade

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive new study that uncovers the real story of working-class struggle in TurkeyTrade Review'The most formative work in decades on the Turkish political economy and the devastation wrought by an authoritarian government on the country's workers. I highly recommend this book for all those who seek to understand the emergence of widespread resistance by an increasingly militant working class in Turkey' -- Immanuel Ness, Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and author of 'Organizing Insurgency' (Pluto, 2020)'A deep and timely analysis with an overarching narrative of the Turkish labor markets under the conditionalities of late capitalism [...] An indispensable resource on the economics of labor' -- A. Erinç Yeldan, Professor of Economics at Kadir Has University'Impressively comprehensive [...] The contributions not only cover the sphere of production, but equally social reproduction including the importance of unpaid labour in patriarchal capitalist structures, as well as migration as a source of cheap labour. A must-read for everyone interested in the role of Turkish labour in the crisis-ridden 21st century' -- Andreas Bieler, Professor of Political Economy, University of Nottingham'This excellent book is remarkable for its courageous and insightful analysis. Against the grain of the contemporary near silence about the struggles of society’s surplus value producers who make a living in miserable conditions, this volume articulates the suffering inflicted and brings to the fore the collective forms of resistance to that suffering' -- Professor Werner Bonefeld, University of YorkTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction - Mehmet Erman Erol and Çağatay Edgücan Şahin PART I: RESTRUCTURING Neoliberal Restructuring of Labour and the State: From Military Dictatorship to the AKP Era 1. Not-So-Strange Bedfellows: Neoliberalism and the AKP in Turkey - Mehmet Erman Erol 2. Turkey’s Labour Markets Under Neoliberalism: An Overview - Kerem Gökten 3. Commodification and Changing Labour in Turkey: The Working Class in the Public Sector - Koray R. Yılmaz 4. Neoliberal Transformation of Turkey’s Health Sector and its Effects on the Health Labour Force - Sebiha Kablay Gender, Migration and Rural Aspects of Neoliberal Restructuring 5. Between Neoliberalism and Conservatism: Recent Developments and New Agendas in Female Labour Policies in Turkey - Demet Özmen Yılmaz 6. The Making of the Rural Proletariat in Neoliberal Turkey - Coşku Çelik 7. Burden or a Saviour at a Time of Economic Crisis? AKP’s ‘Open-Door Migration Policy’ and its Impact on Labour Market Restructuring in Turkey - Ertan Erol PART II: CONTAINMENT 8. Social Assistance as a Non-Wage Income for the Poor in Turkey: Work and Subsistence Patterns of Social Assistance Recipient Households - Denizcan Kutlu 9. A View of Precarisation from Turkey: Urban-Rural Dynamics and Intergenerational Precarity - Elif Hacısalihoğlu 10. When the Law is Not Enough: ‘Work Accidents’, Profit Maximisation and the Unwritten Rules of Workers’ Health and Safety in New Turkey - Murat Özveri 11. Are We All in the Same Boat? Covid-19 and the Working Class in Turkey - Yeliz Sarıöz Gökten PART III: RESISTANCE 12. Reconsidering Workers’ Self-Management in Turkey: From Resistance to Workers’ Self-Management Possibilities/Constraints - Berna Güler and Erhan Acar 13. Organised Workers’ Struggles Under Neoliberalism: Unions, Capital and the State in Turkey - Çağatay Edgücan Şahin Notes Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisGood Business: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating a Better World is an illustrated guide that takes readers through the complicated but exhilarating landscape of social enterprise businesses that are changing the world. A social enterprise is a different kind of business, one that uses a market-driven approach to address a social or environmental problem such as poverty, environmental damage, or resource scarcity, with the dual goals of helping humanity and building a profitable business. With a climate crisis, a growing population, and diminishing natural resources, the need for socially-minded innovators is greater than ever. Good Business is designed to be a practical guide and tool for innovators, entrepreneurs, and dreamers who are attempting to navigate the complicated business models required for social enterprises.

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Book SynopsisIn a quickly growing and evolving society, organizations at all levels face ongoing challenges and complexities that require specific leadership skills. Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations, Second Edition With HKPropel Access, brings together research on leadership—both within and outside of sport settings—to provide comprehensive knowledge of skills and practices relevant to the sport industry. With sport-specific examples, students will learn an effective approach to leadership thought, strategy, and action to apply in recreational, interscholastic, intercollegiate, and professional sport organizations as well as the rapidly growing esports industry. Students will first learn the historical and foundational concepts of leadership, defining what effective leadership is and the primary outcomes of good leadership. Contemporary thought and leadership approaches for present-day challenges are then presented, bringing concepts to life within the unique contexts of sport organizations of all levels and types. Modern leadership concepts that are explored include emotional intelligence and its role in developing authentic leadership, data-informed decision making and problem solving, behaviors and actions that are most effective in crisis situations, and the leadership-as-practice movement. Updates in this edition include the following: Expanded content on leadership for achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion in sport organizations, including new content on LGBTQ+ research in sport Content on global leadership in sport, including the emergence of esports and sport as a tool for social change Discussion of ethical decision making and the challenges and responsibilities for leaders in the development of the values and culture of an organization New student learning activities, delivered through HKPropel, are designed to engage students in a learning experience that turns the principles learned into practical leadership skills. Case studies (some of which include video examples) expand on chapter content and present real-world examples of sport leadership across a broad range of roles. These contain open-ended discussion questions that encourage students to think critically about the cases and about their own future careers. Activities encourage students to put research into practice, while interactive branching scenarios immerse students in the decision-making process, applying strategies presented in the book to navigate through each simulation to discover the most optimal outcome. Modern sport organizations at all levels are evolving into increasingly complex and diverse entities that require adaptable and effective leaders. Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations provides the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to inspire students to become successful leaders in the sport industry. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with this ebook.Table of ContentsChapter 1. A Leadership Primer Defining Contemporary Leadership Settings for Leadership in Sport Organizations Management and Leadership: Mutually Exclusive or Integrated? Levels of Analysis in Leadership Additional Frameworks for Understanding Leadership Historical Leadership Theory and Research Research in Sport Leadership: Past, Present, Future 21st-Century Leadership Thought SummaryChapter 2. Results, Relationships, and Responsibility Results Relationships Responsibility SummaryChapter 3. Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Defining EI Why Is EI Important for Sport Leaders? Research and EI Applying EI in Organizational Leadership Development and Training for Improving EI SummaryChapter 4. Building a Culture of Success Leadership and Organizational Culture: The Foundation Research in Sport Organizational Culture Building a Culture of Success in Sport Organizations SummaryChapter 5. Vision and Strategic Leadership Leadership and Vision in Sport Organizations Strategic Leadership SummaryChapter 6. Complexity and Problem Solving Changing Environment for Leadership Sources of Complex Problems in Sport Organizations Competencies and Skills for Creative Problem Solving Approaches to Problem Solving SummaryChapter 7. Change, Turnaround, and Crisis Leadership Change Leadership Turnaround Leadership Crisis Leadership SummaryChapter 8. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Defining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Perspectives on Gender, Culture, and Nationality Surface-Level Versus Deep-Level Diversity Diversity Representation and Embracing Diversity Diversity Representation in Sport Organizational Leadership and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Women in Sport LGBTQ+ Individuals With Disabilities Leadership Competencies SummaryChapter 9. Globalization and Leadership Terminology and Forms of Globalization Globalization and Leadership Globalization in a Sport Context Global Esports SummaryChapter 10. Leadership Learning and Development Perspectives on Leadership Development How Do We Learn to Lead? Leadership Learning Applied Sport Organizations as Learning Organizations Planning and Implementing Leadership Development Summary

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Book SynopsisDemanding a radical epidemiology in the face of the lethal failures of capitalism.Trade Review'This extraordinary work offers urgent analysis of the pandemic's politics of life and death, anchored in the longer histories and wider politics of bodies and borders, economy and infrastructure, and contagion. The abundant insight Mitropoulos offers readers is a precious gift.' -- Deborah Cowen, author of The Deadly Life of Logistics'An invaluable guide through the excessive noise of overlapping crises. Read this if, like so many of us, you need to pause and take in a broader sweep of thought, of history and of ways of understanding as we all try to survive yet another deadly plague.' -- Gargi Bhattacharayya, author of Rethinking Racial Capitalism'This book is a scalpel: a tool or a weapon if you hold it right' -- The New Inquiry‘Pandemonium unpacks the deadly structures of power behind the pandemic that changed the world’ -- ROARTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Origin of the Species Origins—Taxonomy—Speciation—Herding 2. Quarantine Neoliberalism—Colonialism—Medieval Europe—Cordon Sanitaire 3. Bodies in Motion Herd Immunity—Hobbes—Malthus—Epidemiological Mathematics—Statistics, Class, and Racial Classification 4. Pharmakon Patriarchal Feelings—Risk-Taking, Risk-Shifting—Pushing Hydroxychloroquine—Experiments, Trials, and Lab Rats 5. Liquid Geometries of Value Pandemic Bonds—Supply-Chain Logistics 6. Economy and Infrastructure Money and Debt—Postpandem Contracts Notes

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Book SynopsisThe truth is, being a yoga business owner isn’t easy. But it is absolutely possible to succeed when you have access to the tools and techniques for success used by close to 1,000 yoga teachers and studio owners who built their successful yoga businesses from the ground up. Your Yoga Business gives you the chance to learn exactly what it takes to build real and sustainable growth as a yoga business owner—without having to learn everything the hard way. In this one-of-a-kind resource, renowned yoga business expert Ava Taylor shares her insights and real-life experiences to give you an honest look at what it really takes to thrive in today’s environment. Learn what works—and what doesn’t—and apply the insights to your own business and philosophy. You’ll find “homework activities” in each chapter, supplemented with more than 45 downloadable and customizable business forms available online, to guide you through the process of reimagining your business by envisioning your dreams, telling your story, and crafting your visual identity; defining your goods and services such as types of sessions, workshops, trainings, immersions, retreats, and products and merchandise; building a business plan by clarifying your dreams and setting your goals; refining your message by mastering consistent and courageous marketing; implementing your plan by creating connections and identifying strategies; and getting it done by knowing how to be the boss you need to be. Create the business you’ve always dreamed of with Your Yoga Business. It is your road map to success.Earn continuing education credits/units! A continuing education exam that uses this book is also available. It may be purchased separately or as part of a package that includes both the book and exam.Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all print books.Trade Review“Your Yoga Business cuts through the noise and confusion around spirituality and business, showing a path where they can be mutually supportive. Ava lays a path to build a business for good while living a yogic lifestyle. The book is a go-to guide for anyone who is bringing yoga into the world. Step by step, she walks you through all you need to know to make your vision for a more beautiful world a reality. It doesn’t matter if you are starting from ground zero or already an established yoga entrepreneur—there is something here for everyone.”—Robert Mulhall, CEO of Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health“There is no one in the wellness industry like Ava Taylor—a true pioneer, visionary, and tenacious entrepreneur. Her work in the space has revolutionized the wellness conversation, helping to take what was once seen as a scattered talent marketplace into systems of organization, with true support for yogis and wellness professionals. I am so fortunate to have worked with Ava; her heart has always been in the work fully, and she prioritizes the most important balance in business: relationships first and results a close second. I’m excited for the world to learn from her and indulge in this read.”—Britton Darby, Global Marketing Lead for lululemon and Founder of earth + water wellbeingTable of ContentsPart I. Imagine Your BusinessChapter 1. Envision Your DreamsChapter 2. Tell Your StoryChapter 3. Craft Your Visual IdentityPart II. Define Your Goods and ServicesChapter 4. Explore Business TypesChapter 5. One-to-One and Group SessionsChapter 6. Workshops, Trainings, Immersions, and RetreatsChapter 7. Virtual OfferingsChapter 8. Menu of ServicesChapter 9. Products and MerchandisePart III. Build Your Business PlanChapter 10. Assess Your Existing BusinessChapter 11. Set GoalsChapter 12. Connect Your ContentPart IV. Refine Your MessageChapter 13. Grassroots MarketingChapter 14. Digital and Social Media MarketingChapter 15. Event MarketingChapter 16. Your Marketing SchedulePart V. Work Your PlanChapter 17. Create ConnectionsChapter 18. Identify StrategiesPart VI. Get It DoneChapter 19. Master the Big FourChapter 20. Act Like a Boss Epilogue Appendix: Your Yoga Business Road Map

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Book SynopsisAnglo-American relations, the so-called ‘Special Relationship’, reached a new era with the rise of New Labour and the New Democrats in the late-1980s and early-1990s. Richard Carr reveals the untold story of the transatlantic ‘Third Way’­ by analysing how Tony Blair and Bill Clinton won power and ultimately how they lost it. Using newly unearthed archives and interviews with key players, he investigates the relationship between the administrations and sheds new light on big events such as the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, the handover to George W. Bush, and the controversial Iraq War.Trade ReviewMarch of the Moderates is grounded in a detailed analysis of the New Labour/New Democrats' legacy. It sheds new light on the relationship between Tony Blair and Bill Clinton, and unearths unpublished information on figures such as Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Neil Kinnock. As such it provides a valuable record of a slice of history. * Cambridge Independent *Carr’s story makes engaging history. * The Herald *Engaging … 7/10. * The Irish Times *A convincing case is made for progressive pragmatism, as the academic Richard Carr traces how New Labour and the US Democratic Party found their way out of such political wilderness. * The i *A vivid, accessible, detailed account of a key moment in the Left ... Full of illuminating detail and revealing vignette, allowed by the author’s huge range of interviews, correspondence and archival research. As the Left again struggles in the wilderness, it should be required reading for Democrats and Labour members seeking a leader and a programme. * Journal of Contemporary History *An engaging history. * Western Daily Press *Timely ... An insightful guide to the benefits of the centre-left working together on both sides of the Atlantic. * Tides of History Books of 2019 *March of the Moderates is an authentic and clear-eyed analysis of Anglo-American politics in the eighties and nineties. Readers may not agree with all its conclusions, but its commentary should make all rethink their perspectives on this vital period. * Dick Gephardt, Democratic Minority/Majority Leader in the House of Representatives, 1989-2003, and Presidential Primary Candidate, 1988 and 2004 *March of the Moderates is a clear, informed and informative account of the ways in which Bill Clinton’s ‘New Democrats’ and Tony Blair’s ‘New Labour’ were able to build successful political movements of the centre left. It has much to consider for British and American audiences alike - and offers insights into both the policies and the personalities. * Charles Clarke, former British Home Secretary and distinguished visiting fellow at the Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California *March of the Moderates is a well-researched, illuminating analysis of the realignment of progressive politics in the US and UK. Anyone looking to understand how Bill Clinton and the New Democrats and Tony Blair and New Labour regained their electorates’ trust and, ultimately, managed to change their countries for the better would do well to read it. * Al From, founder of the Democratic Leadership Council and author of The New Democrats and the Return to Power *An engrossing account of the journey to power for inspirational leaders on both sides of the Atlantic. It shows how they crafted a new future for their countries, charting both the successes and the failures. This readable book brings it home that vision and courage are needed to unlock opportunity for those who are so frequently overlooked. A timely reminder that progressive politics is about building opportunity for all, and that there is no crime in aspiration. * Baroness Helen Liddell, former Secretary of State for Scotland *At a time when trust in politics and hope for a better future is ebbing away, this book shows it is worth a trip back to the 1990s to remind ourselves how the New Democrats and New Labour built up that trust, won five elections between them and then used that power to build a more optimistic and equal society. Of course, mistakes were made - and we should learn from them - but Blair and Clinton were the most successful centre-left leaders since FDR in the US and Attlee in the UK. * Rachel Reeves MP, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, and author of Women of Westminster *The book is absolutely brilliant. It’s not just for those who are into that sort of thing, but if you are into relatively recent British and American politics it’s a fantastic read with some great interviews in it. * Matt Forde, The Political Party Podcast *Table of Contents1. Too Tied to Myth; Too Rooted in the Past 2. Acceptable in the Eighties 3. Harbingers of the Revolution 4. Office and Opposition 5. New Democrats, New America 6. Learning from the Best 7. Blair and Brown's Britain 8. The Third Way International 9. Intervention and Iraq

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Book SynopsisThe geography of innovation is changing. Firstly, it is increasingly understood that innovative firms and organizations exhibit a wide variety of strategies, each differently attuned to diverse geographic contexts. Secondly, and concomitantly, the idea that cities, clusters and physical proximity are essential for innovation is evolving under the weight of new theorizing and empirical evidence. The aim of this handbook is to break with the many ideas and concepts that emerged during the course of the 1980s and 1990s, and to fully take into account the new reality of the internet, mobile communication technologies, personal mobility and globalization. The handbook gathers a new generation of ideas and authors to contribute to the debate, providing an empirically grounded critical appraisal of the prevailing knowledge on the geography of innovation. The 28 original chapters, written by a diverse range of scholars with widely differing views, present fresh empirical evidence and new perspectives relating to how innovation plays out across space in an age where mobility has increased, information is ubiquitous and globalisation has been realised. Overall, the dialogue between existing theory and new possibilities provides a unique and challenging appraisal of the connection between innovation, agglomeration and space. Offering cutting edge ideas in an accessible format, this will be an ideal resource for students and scholars of economic geography and innovation studies. The empirical evidence and analysis will also be of great value for policymakers and government officials.Contributors include: B.T. Asheim, H.W. Aslesen, A. Bain, P.-A. Balland, N. Bradford, A. Bramwell, C. Brennan-Horley, S. Breschi, C. Carraincazeaux, C. Chaminade, R. Comunian, C. De Fuentes, D. Doloreux, D. Eckert, A. Faggian, M. Ferru, R.D. Fitjar, K. Flanagan, C. Gibson, M. Grillitsch, M. Grossetti, G. Harirchi, F. Huber, A. Isaksen, S. Jewel, J. Karlsen, N. Komninos, J.-L. Klein, N. Lee, F. Lissoni, M. Maisonobe, J. Mattes, P. McCann, C.T. Noumedem, R. Ortega-Argilés, M. Plechero, A. Rallet, A. Rodriguez-Pose, R. Shearmur, H.L. Smith, B. Spigel, J. Tallec, E. Tranos, D.-G. Tremblay, F. Tödtling, M. Trippl, E. Uyarra, C. Yang, C. Wilkie, D.A. WolfeTrade Review'The editors have assembled a superb array of experts on various aspects of innovation and its geographical sources, processes and manifestations. This volume provides state-of-the-art overviews of key topics, probing of ongoing debates, and fresh empirical perspectives on unresolved dilemmas in innovation studies. The volume should be an essential reference for scholars and policymakers alike as they struggle to understand the many geographies of innovation.' --Edward J. Malecki, The Ohio State University'The authors present a much needed update to prior handbooks on the geography of innovation. They have been able to put together a remarkable and consistent collection of chapters by well-known authors that will be of relevance not only for geographers, but also for scholars in economics, innovation studies and related fields interested in the spatial aspects of innovation. It combines well-established topics on innovation systems with new insights, for instance, into the culture of innovation, discusses center vs. periphery innovation, and orients itself along a set of perceived confusions in the field - as identified in the introduction. I believe this book will find a broad readership among researchers, students and politicians interested in the spatiality of innovation.' --Harald Bathelt, University of Toronto, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Forward Introduction The Geographies of Innovations: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Richard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux PART I THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND CONCEPTS 1. Regional Innovation, R&D and Knowledge Spillovers: The Role Played by Geographical and Non-Geographical Factors Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés 2. Regional Innovation Systems: Past - Present - Future Björn T. Asheim, Markus Grillitsch and Michaela Trippl 3. Understanding and Learning from an Evolving Geography of Innovation Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Callum Wilkie 4. The Cultural Embeddedness of Regional Innovation: A Bourdieuian Perspective Ben Spigel 5. Proximity Dynamics and the Geography of Innovation: Diminishing Returns or Renewal? Marie Ferru and Alain Rallet PART II RELATEDNESS AND KNOWLEDGE BASES: INTRODUCTION Richard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux 6. Relatedness and the Geography of Innovation Pierre-Alexandre Balland 7. How Do Firms Acquire Knowledge in Different Sectoral and Regional Contexts? Franz Tödtling and Michaela Trippl 8. Clusters Initiatives, Open Innovation and Knowledge Bases Heidi Wiig Aslesen and Arne Isaksen PART III CITIES, INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY: Introduction Richard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux 9. Innovation and Creativity in City-Regions David A. Wolfe 10. Intelligent Cities and the Evolution Towards Technology-Enhanced, Global, and User-Driven Territorial Systems of Innovation Nicos Komninos 11.Geography, Skills and Career Patterns at the Boundary of Creativity and Innovation: Digital Technology and Creative Arts Graduates in the UK Roberta Comunian, Alessandra Faggian and Sarah Jewell PART IV BEYOND AGGLOMERATION AND CLUSTERS: Introduction Richard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux 12. Four Commonly Held Beliefs About the Geography of Scientific Activities Michel Grossetti, Denis Eckert, Marion Maisonobe and Josselin Tallec 13. Putting the Boot into Creative Cluster Theory Chris Gibson and Chris Brennan-Horley 14. Beyond Networks in Clusters Franz Huber and Rune Dahl Fitjar 15. Suburban Creativity and Innovation Alison Bain 16. Innovation in Peripheral Regions Arne Isaksen and James Karlsen PART V INNOVATION POLICY 17. Regional Economic Development: Institutions, Innovation, and Policy Neil Bradford and Allison Bramwell 18. Revisiting the Role of Policy in Regional Innovation Systems Elvira Uyarra and Kieron Flanagan 19. Evolution of Regional Innovation Systems in China: Insights From Emerging Indigenous Innovation in Shenzhen Chun Yang 20. Entrepreneurial Regions in Theory and Policy Practice Helen Lawton Smith PART VI TRANSNATIONAL MOBILITY AND NETWORKS: Introduction Richard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux 21. The Internet: Its Geography, Growth and the Creation of (Digital) Social Capital Emmanouil Tranos 22. The Geography and Structure of Global Innovation Networks: Global Scope and Regional Embeddedness Cristina Chaminade, Claudia De Fuentes, Gouya Harirchi and Monica Plechero 23. Migration and Innovation: A Survey of Recent Studies Stefano Breschi, Francesco Lissoni and Claudia Noumedem Temgoua 24. The Geography of Innovation in Multinational Companies: Internal Distribution and External Embeddedness Jannika Mattes PART VII LOCAL IMPACTS OF INNOVATION: Introduction Richard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux 25. Growth With Inequality? The Local Consequences of Innovation and Creativity Neil Lee 26. Why Local Development and Local Innovation are Not the Same Thing: The Uneven Geographic Distribution of Innovation-Related Development, Richard Shearmur 27. Cultural Creation and Social Innovation as the Basis for Building a Cohesive City Juan-Luis Klein and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay Index

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Book SynopsisThe Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit provides practical tools for warehouse, inventory and transport managers and students to help them tackle the challenges of logistics and supply chain management. It is full of practical ideas and information to optimise the management of logistics and supply chain processes. The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit offers solutions and plans spanning across a variety of sub-disciplines such as warehousing, logistics, supply chain management, inventory and outsourcing. Each toolkit addresses key principles within its area of discipline, providing the reader with a precision approach to be used in complex and sensitive circumstances. The toolkit presents a number of major management tools such as Fortna's Product Flow Smart Design, SMART, DMAIC and Gantt charts. General management, performance management and problem-solving tools have also been included to provide a broader, transferable scope of tools for the reader.Trade Review"The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit is a highly practical book. It includes a set of useful logistics tools that force practitioners to reconsider their current practice in a systematic manner. If you are open to new ideas and want to go forward with your business, then I recommend diving into The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit!" -- Jeroen van den Berg, Director at Storelink"The Logistics & Supply Chain Toolkit book is a good and comprehensive collection of different tools covering more or less all currently discussed aspects of transport, warehousing and inventory management. Some further optimisation activities can be based on these tools - we have tested some of them in real business environment - with surprising results. All in all a real practical guideline to improve your business!" -- Rolf Neise, Visiting Professor at ISM International School of Management, Hamburg"A book that summarizes and explains many of the key techniques that make logistics the profession that it is. Certainly one that will not gather dust on a bookshelf, but will gather insight and understanding in the workplace." -- Professor Neil H Ashworth, Chief Executive Officer, Collect+, United Kingdom"A great resource that not only provides the tools but also gives you a plan. Sufficiently succinct to give comprehensive coverage of the subject, but in enough depth to work as a standalone reference. I thoroughly recommend it." -- Nigel Price, Managing Director, CRP, United Kingdom"An invaluable source of practical information on all aspects of the supply chain, which will be useful to both practitioners and those studying the subject at any academic level. The toolkit provides an excellent resource to help in this task. Enhanced by many illustrations and tables, with inputs from a range of companies and practitioners and references to useful websites and literature, this book is a must-buy for anyone interested in learning more about this fascinating industry." -- Dr Sharon Cullinane, Gothenburg Business School, Sweden"The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit, second edition, is a well-researched, substantial reference book. Packed full of clear examples and with a very structured approach, this is an excellent practical guide into the understanding of logistics tools and how to apply them in the real world. It's a must-read for anyone who is involved in logistics and supply chain management." -- Carole Verry, Consultant, France"A hands-on guide to help you develop your in-house supply chain strategy and your very own step-by-step plan on how to get there. Take this rare opportunity to explore a large variety of tools and examples in one single book!" -- Corina Roman, MBA, PMP, Prince2, Project Manager, Healthcare Industry, Australia"The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit by Gwynne Richards and Susan Grinsted is an instructional book based in reality, free from assumptions and pretense but full of real world applications." -- Kelly Barner, Buyers Meeting PointTable of Contents Section - 00: Introduction; Section - 01: Warehouse management tools and guides; Section - 02: Transport management tools; Section - 03: Inventory management tools; Section - 04: Supply chain management tools; Section - 05: Outsourcing tools; Section - 06: General management tools; Section - 07: Performance management tools; Section - 08: Financial management tools and ratios; Section - 09: Problem-solving tools; Section - 10: Appendix 1 Useful websites; Section - 11: Appendix 2 Imperial/metric conversions; Section - 12: Appendix 3 Automatic identification (autoID); Section - 13: Index

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Book SynopsisHow capitalism is reconfiguring the very texture of lifeTrade Review'Money is making biology mutate. Capital nowadays reaches ever deeper into organisms to reformat their genes, metabolisms, and more. This book is a lucid and provocative guide to this brave new world' -- Stefan Helmreich, Elting E. Morison Professor of Anthropology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology'An ambitious critique of biopolitical economy. The battle against capital requires a struggle over the means of genomic production, and 'Mutant Ecologies' provides an essential, historically and theoretically rigorous assessment of the terrain' -- Jesse Goldstein, Associate Professor of Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University'An incandescent illumination of capital’s own molecular revolution. With deep research and smart theory, Borg and Policante take us into the planet factory’s latest abodes of production, where genomic tools manufacture life-forms tailor-made for accumulation on a scorching planet; a must-read' -- Nick Dyer-Witheford, author of ‘Cyber-Marx’ and ‘Cyber-Proletariat’'A major work, reinventing the critique of political economy in this new conjuncture of capital accumulation’ -- Sandro Mezzadra, Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of BolognaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Life's Inner Workings 2. Manufacturing Lives 3. Genomic Infrastructures 4. Crispr Assembly Lines 5. Molecular Factory Farms 6. Engineering Extinction Ecologies 7. Pharmaceutical Lives 8. Bioengineering the Human Conclusion

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Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2022 - People, Culture & Management category Company culture is the foundation of business success. Strong culture drives an average of four times more revenue growth, 12% more productivity and half the employee turnover rate. Driven by global health, economic and environmental emergencies and rising social justice and employee activism, organizations are urgently seeking a new cultural model which will enable them to thrive. Transformational Culture provides a blueprint for a fair, just, inclusive, sustainable, and high performing organization. With a foreword from Dave Ulrich and expert analysis of the benefits of a people-focused and values lead organization, it provides 8 transformational enablers to deliver individual, team and business success. Guidance is also included on how to tackle toxic cultures and behaviours, how to shift the dial from retributive to restorative justice, and how to develop humane and human HR and management systems. The book offers practical guidance for HR professionals and business leaders on how to redefine their culture and to embed a unique, practical framework to assist with the resolution of concerns, complaints, and conflicts at work. Tried and tested toolkits and templates plus case studies from organizations who have successfully implemented this approach including London Ambulance Service, Aviva, The FT and British Retail Consortium are contained within Transformational Culture making this an invaluable guide for anyone wishing to put their people and their values first.Trade Review"Provides the guidance to leaders, managers, and HR professionals on the importance of putting purpose, values and people first. David delivers a blueprint for creating an inclusive, sustainable, and high performing culture." * Omar Ali, Financial Services Leader, EY *"Clear, straightforward, no grand claims - just simple tools, clear examples of those that have taken the challenge and succeeded, and acknowledgement that whilst it is hard work, it will bring great value." * Patricia Grealish, Interim Chief People Officer at NHS Blood and Transplant *"The understanding offered by this powerful analysis of organizational culture offers a clear route to transforming work organizations for the future so that those who work in them thrive, the lives of the people they serve are enhanced and the planet they are part of is protected." * Professor Michael West CBE, Senior Visiting Fellow, The King’s Fund, Professor of Organizational Psychology, Lancaster University Emeritus Professor, Aston University *"A step-by-step guide to creating a business case and framework for a people centred organization. By utilizing some very honest and thought-provoking case studies, this toolkit is designed to support those with all levels of experience in change management or cultural transformation." * Juli Oliver-Smith FCIPD, PG Cert Psychology of Organisational Development and Change *"David's deep experience and practical advice is an invaluable tool in helping you to achieve the productive and engaging culture you need in order to achieve your goals and be the organization you want to be." * David MacLeod OBE, Co-Chair of Engage for Success Movement, Co-Author of ‘MacLeod Report’ on Employee Engagement Honorary Professor, Nottingham Business School *"Anyone using this book as a guide should see a genuine transformation and a way to navigate their aspiration to maximize the potential of all their employees. Highly recommended." * Jill Scott, CEO, Inclusion Solutions Ltd *"This comprehensive book uses accessible and understandable tools and case studies to challenge our thinking and provoke us to action. It is as professionally challenging as it is enjoyable. It has captured the current passion and enthusiasm of many leaders and HR professionals to use the past year as a catalyst for real sustainable change." * Dean Royles, President of HPMA and strategic HR consultant *"Written with leaders and HR professionals in mind, this book provides a solid framework and practical playbook for helping organizations to shift their culture, into one that is not only transformational in nature but fair, just, inclusive high performing and sustainable." * Victoria Leach, Head of People & Culture, North-East Lincolnshire Council *"David has set the tone straight away; 'Develop a people centred organization for improved performance'... why .... because people are any organization's most valuable asset! Without them you don't have an organization. A truly educational and inspiring book throughout, which I would recommend to any leader or HR practitioner to read cover to cover!" * Lisa Seagroatt, Assoc CIPD, Founder and Managing Director, HR Fit for Purpose *"Provides a blueprint for leaders and organizations to journey towards something better. Liddle expertly outlines a different, more balanced way of working and offers a pragmatic and well thought-through framework for making progress. An essential read for anyone who believes workplaces can build performance whilst nurturing enhanced fairness, justice and learning." * David D’Souza, Membership Director at CIPD *"This book is nothing short of amazing. I have found it truly relevant for the current time and particularly useful for the work I undertake as an HR professional. David, I salute you for a job well done." * Akua Richardson, Director, People First Initiatives Ltd *"Transformational Culture strikes a great balance between providing theory that underpins its key messages and the practical examples that will help to make changes to how an organization works. For me, the added value of what David says is that it makes for better run and more successful organizations, and he absolutely demonstrates why." * Graham Boyack, Director at Scottish Mediation *"David has produced another gem of a book which should be compulsory reading for all leaders, managers and HR professionals alike. David makes a compelling case of the power of transforming cultures to be kinder, more compassionate and to achieve a win/win approach for everyone. It is a book I will return to time and again." * Pam Williams, HR Director & Leadership Coach *"Transformational Culture is the brainchild of David Liddle whose phenomenal, diverse career leaves you with that comfortable feeling you can trust what you read. All the blood, sweat and tears articulating how a leader can get organizational culture on point has been absorbed by the author and he is handing over all this wisdom on a plate in guise of this shiny book ready to dip into time and time again." * Mandy Wardrop, Senior lecturer and HR programme leader *"The next time I encounter yet another excuse for not addressing racism, injustice or fairness by an employer, I will whip out David Liddle's Transformational Culture. I DARE every leader, manager, lawyer and HR person to read this book. He transforms outdated, rigid and harmful disciplinary processes based on retributive justice towards what this weary world needs: restorative justice: focused on learning and collective organizational safety." * Animah Kosai, Founder Speak Up Collective and Counsel *"In this interesting and highly relevant book, David Liddle has clearly illustrated what good and bad culture looks like, described the different factors that influence culture as well as explained the problems we face in trying to solve modern problems with traditional ways of thinking. More than that though, David has pointed the way and helped us establish a route to a more just, more human and more productive way of doing things." * Jonathan Goodger, Employee Relations Manager, Global pharmaceutical company *Table of Contents Section - PART ONE: The Case for Change; Chapter - 01: The transformational culture and why it matters; Chapter - 02: Shift happens - from retribution to transformation – How to harness the power of restorative justice; Chapter - 03: The Transformational Culture Model – A blueprint for a fair, just, inclusive, sustainable and high-performing organization; Chapter - 04: The 7Cs of a transformational culture; Chapter - 05: The Resolution Framework – A fresh approach for resolving concerns, conduct, complaints and conflicts at work; Chapter - 06: A very uncivil war – The toxic culture (and what to do about it); Chapter - 07: Aligning people, purpose, values and behaviour; Chapter - 08: Putting the human into human resources – The emergence of a modern people and culture function; Chapter - 09: Engage leadership – Leadership, management and the transformational culture; Chapter - 10: Wellbeing, engagement and inclusion – The key to great employee experience and world-class customer experience; Section - PART TWO: The Transformational Culture Playbook; Chapter - 11: Transformational Toolkit 1; Chapter - 12: Transformational Toolkit 2; Chapter - 13: Transformational Toolkit 3; Chapter - 14: Transformational Toolkit 4; Chapter - 15: Transformational Toolkit 5; Chapter - 16: Transformational Toolkit 6; Chapter - 17: Transformational Toolkit 7; Chapter - 18: Transformational Toolkit 8; Chapter - 19: Conclusion and calls to action; Chapter - 20: Overview of the models that underpin a transformational culture;

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Book SynopsisMaritime transport is the transport of people or goods by water. It is the backbone of world trade and globalization. Twenty-four hours a day and all year round, ships carry cargoes to all corners of the globe. Maritime Transport focuses on the operational side of this important industry, covering many topics such as sea traffic currents, passenger transport, short sea shipping and dangerous cargoes. Parts one and two of Maritime Transport present the concepts, theory and background information, then part three presents more complex and deeper issues such as the maritime transportation of the future. It covers topics such as intelligent shipping, data exchange at sea and maritime security. In addition, the book includes fascinating case studies and examples, such as maritime transport in the Baltic sea, ship strategies in Norway and Greece and the benefits of slow steaming. At the end of each chapter there are questions that will help students to gain a deeper understanding of the many topics covered.Trade Review"In Maritime Transport, the author expertly examines the European short sea operation and its related key businesses elements. The book makes it clear how important shipping is as a part of logistics. This book serves as a good introduction to people new to maritime and a handy refence source to those more familiar with it." * Vesa Marttinen, Director, Cruise & Ferry Business, Wärtsilä *"This book is a must read for people interested in maritime logistics and specific developments in the sector in North Europe. The author has a unique background, combining academia and business, which can be seen in this edition through the numerous practical examples and consistent argument throughout. Risks, complexity and the details of shipping are often overlooked matters, but Maritime Transport makes significant efforts here to explain these issues for everyone." * Olli-Pekka Hilmola, Professor, LUT University & Taltech, Estonian Maritime Academy *"This book fills a gap for those who need to understand the nature of maritime transportation in the context of the Baltic Sea region. Seafaring in the Baltic Sea is different from the oceans, which affects the operational conditions of shipping companies, port operations and maritime authorities. A detailed outlook for these special conditions has been missing." * Dr Jouni Lappalainen, Head of Team, Analysis, Statistics and Studies, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency *"Most textbooks in maritime transport and maritime economics takes a port-to-port and shipowners' perspective. Technical, market and financial aspects dominate. Maritime Transport delivers this knowledge but more importantly it succeeds in putting shipping into a proper logistics context. It addresses the question why, and not only how, shipping is important for business and the wider society. Another feature of many maritime transport and economics books is the focus on deep-sea shipping, whereas this book also adds to our knowledge of short-sea shipping in a real-world context." * Johan Woxenius, Professor of Maritime Transport Management & Logistics, University of Gothenburg *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Global shipping; Chapter - 02: World trade patterns; Chapter - 03: Globalization and growth in shipping; Chapter - 04: Sea traffic currents; Chapter - 05: Passenger traffic; Chapter - 06: Logistics definition; Chapter - 07: Logistics costs; Chapter - 08: Transport costs; Chapter - 09: Transport modes; Chapter - 10: Short sea shipping; Chapter - 11: Cargoes; Chapter - 12: Vessels; Chapter - 13: Employment issues; Chapter - 14: Sea transport market; Chapter - 15: Cargo review; Chapter - 16: Ship structure; Chapter - 17: Port time; Chapter - 18: Ship size; Chapter - 19: Freight ticket registers and subsidies for shipping; Chapter - 20: Other expenses; Chapter - 21: Funding; Chapter - 22: Operational cost accounting of the vessel; Chapter - 23: Relocation agreement and shipping documents; Chapter - 24: Cargo formation; Chapter - 25: Delivery clauses and shipping conditions; Chapter - 26: Operational operations of the port; Chapter - 27: Cargo handling; Chapter - 28: Environmental impacts of sea transport; Chapter - 29: Dangerous cargoes; Chapter - 30: Ship recycling; Chapter - 31: Maritime security and social responsibility; Chapter - 32: Supervision and regulation of shipping; Chapter - 33: Developments in maritime safety regulations; Chapter - 34: Security culture; Chapter - 35: Logistics exchange; Chapter - 36: Information exchange in the port; Chapter - 37: Data exchange at sea and in shipping companies; Chapter - 38: Intelligent shipping by sea

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Book SynopsisAt a low point for the left, one of the world's leading Marxist philosophers demonstrates the grounds for revolutionary hopeTrade Review'With a sure touch, Holloway gathers in this volume what he has sown in a life of militancy' -- Antonio Negri, author of 'The End of Sovereignty''John Holloway has a great talent for working through complex, erudite, intellectually satisfying arguments in wonderfully readable prose. His uncompromising critique of capitalist control and his affirmation of 'the rabble' in this book serve as antidotes to some of the poisons we are subjected to in contemporary society' -- Michael Hardt, author of 'The Subversive 70s''A wonderful call to fight and destroy the monstrous capitalist Hydra' -- Michael Löwy, Marxist sociologist and philosopher'We are at the point zero of a history where everything must disappear or be reborn. For the first time, a movement is growing without leaders or external organisation, with the freedom to become really human. John Holloway is one of those who discern in this poetry of overflowing an uprising of life' -- Raoul Vaneigem, author of 'The Revolution of Everyday Life''The world is driving towards a catastrophe. Against the current trend, John Holloway argues that even in hopeless times hope should not be abandoned. To some that may seem too optimistic, but Holloway's reflections are important, and must be engaged with' -- Joachim Hirsch, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt'This is Holloway at his subversive best' -- Werner Bonefeld, lecturer in Politics at the University of York'In this finale to his remarkable trilogy, Holloway's work reaches a crescendo as he captures and chokes that darkest of forces, the veritable Hydra of money' -- Anitra Nelson, author of 'Beyond Money: A Postcapitalist Strategy'Table of ContentsPreface: Stop that train Part I Rage-Hope-Richness Today, any day. Start again. Not from fear but from hope. Not from containment but from overflowing. Better, start from antagonism, from struggle. Start from anguish, from Janus. Start from Not Enough! Start from the hydra that we must slay. Part II We must re-learn hope It is time to re-learn hope. To learn hope is to learn to think hope: a docta spes. Hope pushes beyond identity. Our hope starts from the scream, not from absence. The Scream takes us in a negative direction, to overflow. Beyond negative thought: Thinking In-Against-and-Beyond. Part III Historicity Hope-against is rooted in historicity. Historicity does not mean historical materialism. There is a Grand Narrative: the train taking us towards Destruction. It is a narrative to be broken. Part IV The Subject Hope is not for victims, nor for heroes. Richness is the revolutionary subject. Listen to the latent Richness. Listen again: there is a deeper level of latency. Turn it all upside down, feel sorry for the capitalists. Part V The Object: Money Hope is a movement of the subject against an object: a breaking against a binding. The links in the chain of destruction are difficult to break. The weakness of the binding lies not in the links between the forms but in their internal antagonisms. Unbinding the binding: Revolutionising revolution. Richness against the commodity: the world faces two ways. Part VI Think hope, think crisis A theory of hope requires an understanding of the weakness or crisis of its object, the hoped-against. Crisis is inherent in capital. From crisis to restructuring, or not: this is the salto mortale of capital. Part VII Crisis postponed Hope confronts the Hydra of Money. Money rules. Money is the serial killer destroying us all. Capital today is increasingly fictitious. Money is ill. We are the subjects of the crisis of money. Putting off disaster is the central principle of political economy. The abandonment of the gold standard opens the way to mob rule. The war created the golden age of capital. Its crisis broke the link between gold and money. The Volcker shock: the last attempt to impose sound money. Black Monday: Debt takes off. The breach between money and value continues to grow: a series of heart attacks. The fragility of capital explodes in the financial crisis of 2007/2008. Heart attack number 2? The storm is on the horizon: Fire Next Time. The storm breaks: the Coronacrisis. The Great Fragility deepens. Part VIII A Book in search of a Conclusion. Hope in search of a Happy Ending The Container cannot contain. We are Rabble-Richness-Resistance-Rebellion. From Rage to Dignified Rage, Rabia to Digna Rabia. Emancipate richnesses! Not enough. Thanks Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow can you achieve coaching excellence? Use the latest research and insights from some of the biggest industry names in this fully revised fourth edition, which provides a diverse range of theory, tools and models for students and practicing coaches alike. Excellence in Coaching is a comprehensive guide presenting the latest cutting-edge thinking in the field of workplace coaching. Published with the Association for Coaching, this book covers all key components of the coaching process, and examines a diverse range of coaching models including behavioural and transpersonal coaching, enabling coaches and trainers to adapt their approach and excel in their professional practice. With updates to incorporate the latest thinking and insights, this revised fourth edition of Excellence in Coaching also contains a wealth of fresh material, including new chapters on establishing a coaching business, neuroscience coaching, psychodynamic coaching and understanding the coaching relationship. Featuring tips, checklists and tools, and a collection of best-practice material from some of the biggest names in the profession including Sir John Whitmore, Peter Hawkins and David Clutterbuck. This remains essential reading for practising coaches as well as for students.Trade Review"An outstanding resource! Excellence in Coaching has deservedly become one of the field's foremost textbooks, relevant to both practitioners and learners of coaching." * Professor Christian J van Nieuwerburgh, University of East London, UK *"The variety of chapter contributions is commendable and the cumulative effect is both affirming and edifying." * Dr Elaine Cox, Programme Coordinator for Doctor of Coaching and Mentoring, Oxford Brookes University, UK *"Offers a breadth of perspectives on the subject... Written by experts in the different fields, it leaves the reader to judge which of these various methods are the most appropriate for their particular needs." * People Management *"Anyone who invests in this book will not feel cheated." * Training and Coaching Today *"If you only have one coaching book on your shelf, this is the one to have." * Resource Magazine *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - Part One: The business of coaching; Chapter - 01: The development of coaching; Chapter - 02: What is coaching?; Chapter - 03: Coaching within organizations; Chapter - 04: Leveraging the coaching investment; Chapter - 05: Setting up and running your coaching practice; Section - Part Two: Coaching models and approaches; Chapter - 06: Coaching with the GROW model; Chapter - 07: Solution-focused coaching; Chapter - 08: Cognitive behavioural coaching; Chapter - 09: Transpersonal coaching; Chapter - 10: Appreciative Coaching: pathway to flourishing; Chapter - 11: Integrative coaching; Section - Part Three: Coaching issues; Chapter - 12: Intercultural coaching; Chapter - 13: Coaching and stress; Chapter - 14: Coaching ethics: integrity in the moment of choice; Chapter - 15: Coaching supervision; Chapter - 16: Evaluating coaching programmes; Chapter - 17: Coach accreditation; Chapter - 18: Team coaching; Chapter - 19: Goal setting in coaching; Chapter - 20: Association for Coaching; Chapter - 21: Index;

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Book SynopsisHuman Resource Practice is a practical and accessible guide for students and anyone looking to gain a thorough understanding of HR and is the definitive text for the CIPD's Level 3 Foundation Certificate in HR Practice. This book covers all the core areas of HR including recruitment and selection, performance management, reward and learning and development (L&D). It also provides students with the broader coverage of the business environment that they need to succeed including topics such as change management, organisational context and the legal background to employment. This fully updated 8th edition of Human Resource Practice now includes new coverage of the changing nature and demographic of the workforce, the continuing impact of technology and new developments that may be used. There is also coverage of the importance of data and people analytics to HR as well as an enhanced final chapter which includes additional material on working in a team, influencing skills and the importance of empathy, resilience and emotional intelligence. Reflective activities, case studies and explore further boxes throughout encourage students to think critically about the content and understand how it applies in practice in the workplace. Online resources include an instructor's manual, lecture slides and annotated web links.Trade Review"This book is my trusted 'go-to' text. Including new topics such as the UK leaving the EU, 'good work' and the gender pay gap, I am confident that this new edition will become the students' main focus for learning about HR and producing written CIPD assignments." * Robert Hill, Course Manager of Management and HR, Eastleigh College *"This introduction to HR is packed with information and case studies which cover the core knowledge, behaviours and skills required by a HR Professional, and supports the academic development of students and CPD of tutors." * Karen Weldon, HR Course Leader, Bridgwater and Taunton College *"This is an extremely valuable textbook. It's very well written, covers all critical core material and is a great resource for myself and my students alike." * David Cochrane, Lecturer, Edinburgh College *"This new edition is a great study companion for students completing their foundation level CIPD qualification. New topic areas include people analytics, job design and inclusion and encourages reflection and application through case studies." * Tamasin Sutton, Design & Delivery SME, DPG plc *"The new edition of this excellent text continues to take a refreshingly practical and reflective approach to HRM, which is of use to students and practitioners alike. The coverage is comprehensive, and the activities and examples give real insight into the practice of HRM." * Professor Pete Thomas, Director of Education, Department of Organisation, Work and Technology, Lancaster University *"A treasured compendium of HR topics for HR professionals, students and anyone who is seeking to gain an insight into the world of HR. Thoroughly updated, with access to online resources, this textbook is a resource which does not disappoint." * Marcia Reid-Thomas, CIPD Tutor, AicHRam Consulting *"This book covers Human Resource Practice in an engaging style and in ways that are applicable to the contemporary workplace. It provides practical advice and guidance and inspires our students throughout their study." * Jackie Murphy, Lecturer, Professional Programmes, Northampton College *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction and overview; Chapter - 02: The organisational context; Chapter - 03: The legal background to employment; Chapter - 04: Job analysis and design; Chapter - 05: Recruitment and selection; Chapter - 06: Performance management; Chapter - 07: Reward; Chapter - 08: ?Employee relations; Chapter - 09: Learning and development; Chapter - 10: Information and communication technology in HR; Chapter - 11: Change in organisations; Chapter - 12: Personal effectiveness

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Book SynopsisA comparative, ethnographic approach to the question of labour struggles and workers' political agencyTrade Review'Anthropology at its best. Lazar explores how different capitalist strategies for organizing workers’ productivity generate problems that encourage certain solutions that in themselves create more problems, and on and on ... Remarkably imaginative in revealing how, in large and small ways, workers of all stripes can organise to create otherwise, generate new possibilities for resistance and lead more fulfilling lives' -- lana Gershon, Ruth N. Halls professor of anthropology, Indiana University, US'As brilliant as it is useful. Lazar manoeuvres lightly among the opposing schools of labor anthropology and shows with world-wide examples that how we struggle for better lives is deeply embedded in the type of relationships in which we labour, care and serve; relationships that are globally produced, intimately lived, and more often than not divisive. A boon for analysts and activists alike' -- Don Kalb, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen, author of Expanding Class'With its fresh analysis of labour agency, How We Struggle is a source of tremendous inspiration and hope. I can’t wait to share it with my students' -- Rebecca Prentice, Reader in Anthropology and International Development, University of Sussex'With ethnographic flair, Lazar beautifully incorporates a wide range of contemporary contributions to the anthropology of labor, from the workplace to the home and the community, from collective action to individualized strategies of resilience and escape ... Provides a highly readable and state of the art analysis of the politics of labor, with a keen eye to gender and migration' -- Luisa Steur, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Amsterdam'Marvellously expansive and generous in its conceptualization. Lazar allows us to think broadly about labor agency in a post-Fordist, post-pandemic world. A masterful book and a resource that makes anthropology matter' -- Andrea Muehlebach, Professor of Anthropology, University of Bremen, Germany'In these times, when the power of capital to determine our life conditions seems inexorable, Sian Lazar’s study of working people’s agency and their struggles from below is a very welcome intervention' -- Sharryn Kasmir, author of 'The myth of Mondragón'‘Presents a real tour de force and offers magnificent insights into the challenges workers face today and the diverse acts of resistance, agency and organising that underpin their aspirations to improve lives. This refreshing and lucidly written book will be an invaluable resource for scholars of the rapidly changing landscapes of labour and capitalism that engulf us’ -- Geert De Neve, Professor of Social Anthropology and South Asian Studies, University of SussexTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Heavy Industry and Post-Fordist Precarities 2. Light Industry: Gender, Migration and Strategies of Resilience 3. Agricultural Labour: Exploitation and Collective Action 4. Affective Labour and the Service Sector: Work as Relations 5. Professional and Managerial Work: Producing Selves and Processes 6. Platform Labour: Digital Management and Fragmented Collectivities 7. Patchwork Living 8. Social Reproduction Labour Conclusion Coda: The Covid-19 Pandemic and Labour: Continuities and the Potential for Change Notes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisDavid Farnham, Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, is an emeritus professor at the University of Portsmouth and visiting professor at the University of Greenwich, UK. He has been a visiting professor at the University of East London, a visiting senior research fellow at the University of South Wales and a visiting senior research fellow at the Catholic University Leuven. He is Chief Examiner for the CIPD and a member of the advisory board of the Personnel Policies Study Group of the European Group of Public Administration, Brussels.

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Book SynopsisHow Universal Basic Income could help liberate the working classesTrade Review'A carefully argued case for basic income as central to a democratic transformation of society. Basic income must be seen not just as an anti-poverty policy but as a means for achieving both individual socio-economic independence and collective self-government. It can become the fulcrum around which lack of freedom within employment, domestic life and throughout social life more generally can be confronted. [It] can thus be seen as vital for solving a political problem, which also demands the appropriate universalist policies and structure of rights to uphold unconditional freedom for everyone.' -- Carole Pateman, political theorist, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science UCLA'An ethical defence of basic income constructed on the value of republican freedom, an important proposal in an era of rentier capitalism that allows plutocrats to pocket more and more wealth. We need a new system of distribution with basic income acting as an anchor.' -- Guy Standing, author of 'The Corruption of Capitalism' and 'The Precariat''David's path-breaking work throws new light on how we understand work, freedom, and emancipation in today's highly precariatised and insecure world. He is provocative and equally tender in his treatment of human condition in our particular moment of capitalist evolution, painstakingly sketching what true emancipation looks and feels like, and what role a basic income could play in the process. A must-read for students and teachers, policymakers and activists who are keen to make this world a better place for all of us.' -- Sarath Davala, Sociologist, Chair, Basic Income Earth Network''This is a very important and timely book. The focus on 'social power' adds a new and much needed societal dimension to research and debate about basic income in an age of economic and political upheaval. This excellent book … is a must-read for anyone wanting to gain a broader perspective on basic income reform.' -- Louise Haagh, author of 'The Case for Basic Income''Casassas firmly retraces the Republican case for basic income to its traditional Left-wing origins of combatting structural domination and unequal social power. A timely anti-dote to those propagating the myth of basic income as a trojan horse of the Right!' -- Jurgen De Wispelaere, Visiting Professor, Götz Werner Chair of Economic Policy & Constitutional Theory, University of Freiburg'A useful, militant book, useful because it clearly, rigorously, and skilfully sets out the basic principles of the universal basic income, and militant because it doesn’t hide its position, which I’d describe as radical. In this, [Casassas] follows the advice of our mutual friend and teachermentor, Antoni Domènech, for whom, "If you don’t know how to be sufficiently radical, you’ll always end up in the folly of hyperrealism."' -- Daniel Raventós, author of 'Basic Income: The Material Conditions of Freedom'Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Cap and Life Part One: Cartographies Of Social (Dis)Order: Why Something Like a Basic Income? 1. Psychosociology and Politics of Elitist Verticalism 2. The Fallacy of Autogenous Social Orders 3. The Liberal-Organicist Synthesis 4. Resisting Tutelage: Fraternity for the Civilising of a Conflictive World Part Two: Holding the Gaze: Republicanism and Democracy 5. Socioeconomic Independence and Worlds in Common 6. Bargaining Power: Exit Options for Entry Doors and the Emancipatory Potential of Basic Income 7. Universalisation of Citizenship and Universalisation of Property 8. Unconditional Freedom: Basic Income as Predistribution Part Three: Flexible, Multi-Active Lives: The Dimensions of Social Power 9. Basic Income and Democratisation of Work 10. Why Do We Want Bargaining Power? 11. Our Flexibility Is Our Freedom Part Four: The Dream Is Over: Post-Neoliberalism (or Why a Basic Income Now And How) 12. “Wanting Everything Back”: Basic Income in Contemporary Social Movements 13. Societies of the Market or Societies with Markets? 14. Grappling with Customs in Common: A People’s Political Economy? 15. Leaving the Proletariat and Becoming Free Workers Epilogue: Unconditional Freedom at the Frontiers of Capitalism Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisScottish Arctic Whaling brings to light a previously little-known but important Scottish industry. The author's extensive use of original sources such as log-books and diaries shows that hundreds of whaling vessels, sailing variously from sixteen east-coast Scottish ports, harvested more than 20,000 bowhead whales at East Greenland, Davis Strait and Baffin Bay during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. And they did so under almost unimaginably demanding and hazardous conditions. More than 110 ships were lost, while others were often detained within the pack-ice, causing the whale men to suffer starvation, disease, scurvy, frostbite and death. In 1836 alone, more than 100 whalers on the Advice and Thomas, Dundee, and Dee of Aberdeen perished when they became entrapped at Davis Strait. Nevertheless, by the second half of the nineteenth century, through hard work, skill and perseverance, Scotland had a virtual monopoly on Arctic oil and bone, until seriously depleted stocks and the outbreak of the First World War brought the industry to a close.

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Book SynopsisThis book, by two leading executive coaches, provides insight, advice and savviness on becoming a successful company board member. It analyses the pitfalls and traps of the company boardroom and how they can be avoided.

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Book SynopsisDonald Waters has over 30 years' experience of teaching and working in logistics and operations management. He uses his specialized knowledge of operations and supply chain management working for various organizations around the world in this book. Donald Waters is now a visiting professor at various leading universities in Europe and the United States. He is the author of several well-known logistics books. He is a member of the CILT. Trade Review"A straightforward discussion from understanding the basics to understanding the future of risk analysis and how to deliver a risk management strategy.... The tables, matrices, diagrams and tools are excellent, and clearly guide you through the whole risk management end-to-end process." * Logistics & Transport Focus *"[E]xcellent book ... a comprehensive overview of many important issues in managing supply chain risk. More than 15 case studies and a straightforward hands-on practical approach make this book an enjoyable read. I bought this book as a text book, and as such it does a great job. ...it lets you not forget the real world and its real problems. This book is written with the manager in mind, and is interspersed with examples from real life, along with calculations and illustrations that explain the concept in a manner that is practical and easy to follow." * Jan Husdal, husdal.com *"This is one of the best descriptive books in the topic, written in a simple, easy to understand language." * Jorge Ayala-Cruz, Amaz.com reviewer *"Waters... discusses the importance of supply chain risk management, core areas, and principles... Included are case studies of many companies such as Nokia, IBM, and BP, as well as other situations like food scares, oil supplies, and the Y2K bug." * Book News, Inc. *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Working with risk; Chapter - 02: Defining risk; Chapter - 03: Supply chain management; Chapter - 04: Trends affecting the supply chain; Chapter - 05: Approaches to risk management; Chapter - 06: Identifying risks; Chapter - 07: Analysing risks; Chapter - 08: Responding to risks; Chapter - 09: A network view of risk; Chapter - 10: Creating resilient supply chains; Chapter - 11: Business continuity management; Chapter - 12: Review

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Book SynopsisIt is a new era. To win in an increasingly dynamic and volatile environment, leadership teams must be agile - they must be flexible enough to react to early signs and act on them quickly. An agile company needs good decision-making at all levels - from the centre to the periphery, tapping into the full potential of the people, operating model, information technology and leadership practices. And decisions are made by people. This guide forces you to re-examine the assumptions underlying your leadership and how agility within your company can be built through a three-point, people-centric approach. The author's insights will help you understand your options, make the choices required to successfully coach your team, and start creating agility as a competitive advantage today.

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Book SynopsisThe typical structure of today's corporate organization was essentially invented in the nineteenth century and based deliberately on the military's "command and control" model and on the hierarchical pyramid of the Catholic Church. As such, it is outmoded and not equipped to deliver corporate success in the 21st century. My Steam Engine is Broken calls on a new generation of organisational leaders to stop trying to fix a broken and outmoded structure, and to create new, successful working structures that work with, not against, people's natural modes of behaviour. The authors explore the way in which the Steam Engine organisational model is no longer offering job satisfaction to its managers precisely (and paradoxically) because managers are not being enabled, and are often being prevented, from delivering what the organization most needs from them: self-direction, innovation, leadership and heartfelt commitment.

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Book SynopsisMaria Iliffe-Wood is an executive coach and coach supervisor with over 25 years of coaching experience. She is a director of Meridian Iliffe Ltd and works with business leaders across a broad range of organizations and sectors. Maria is passionate about enhancing the skills of the coaching profession as a way of helping greater numbers of people lead more rewarding and fulfilling lives. She is a Co Coaching UK Lead for the Association for Coaching and an Associate Lecturer at the University of Derby on the Masters in Leadership Coaching programme.Trade Review"Maria's coaching style and interventions have had very positive, tangible effects for employees within Paul Smith Ltd. Maria has both proven previous business experience and very credible success as a powerful business coach. I cannot recommend Maria highly enough to any organization." * Margaret Mitchell, HR Manager, Paul Smith Ltd. *"Maria Iliffe-Wood's contribution to the coaching world is a must-read." * Anita Mountain, Principal Consultant/Coach of Mountain Associates *"This is more than a book; it's an invitation on a journey to coaching maturity. Maria guides us through her process with precision and purpose, sharing her own inner wisdom to allow us, and our clients to find and know theirs." * Susanna Way, Head of Professional Forums, Association for Coaching *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Laying the foundations; Chapter - 02: What’s impacting on your coaching?; Chapter - 03: Invisible Coach mode; Chapter - 04: Emergent Coach mode; Chapter - 05: Evident Coach mode; Chapter - 06: Visible Coach mode; Chapter - 07: Channels of perception; Chapter - 08: A journey of self-discovery

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Book SynopsisSmashing It celebrates the exceptional works and words of 31 leading working-class artists in Britain. Featuring writing, lyrics and images by Wiley, Maxine Peake, Malorie Blackman, Riz Ahmed and many more, it also includes reflections from artists on how class has impacted their working lives. Come behind the scenes to find out how they overcame obstacles - from the financial to the philosophical - to forge careers in the arts and get inspiration to launch your own project. Smashing It empowers those who will be a part of tomorrow's bigger picture. Contributors: Riz Ahmed, Sabeena Akhtar, Travis Alabanza, Anthony Anaxagorou, Raymond Antrobus, Malorie Blackman, Michaela Coel, Emma Dennis-Edwards, Maureen Duffy, Jenni Fagan, Marvell Fayose, Salena Godden, Hassan Hajjaj, Omar Hamdi, Kerry Hudson, Rabiah Hussain, Fran Lock, David Loumgair, Lisa Luxx, Paul McVeigh, Bridget Minamore, Courttia Newland, Aakash Odedra, Maxine Peake, Rebecca Strickson, Chimene Suleyman, Joelle Taylor, Monsay Whitney, Wiley, Madani YounisTrade Review`An inspiring book full of fight, fire and light. Absolutely necessary for anyone interested in the arts to devour these pages to learn, create, laugh and, obviously, smash it.' Kate Tempest `Empowering ... the bible for the next generation of artists from marginalised backgrounds.' Nikesh Shukla `Incredible; warmth and wit radiate through these pages. It offers urgent inspiration for those from working class backgrounds and a revealing read for those who aren't. A must-read.' Yomi AdegokeTable of ContentsIntroduction by Sabrina Mahfouz Ten Crack Commandments, Madani Younis Little Rass & Coming in from the Cold, Raymond Antrobus Resolutions for the Common, Black, Queer, Young Kid (and anyone else who may need it) Travis Alabanza Strength Thy Name is a Working-Class Woman, Maxine Peake That's How It Was (an extract), Maureen Duffy Diversity vs. Representation, Riz Ahmed My Rockstars, Hassan Hajjaj Spun: Making a Debut Hit Play, Rabiah Hussain Stories Not Stats, Kerry Hudson gutter girls, Joelle Taylor Playing the Part, Michaela Coel Am I Working-Class or Am I Just Black?, Emma Dennis-Edwards Cohort, Fran Lock In the Boot of a Car, Chimene Suleyman Pluripotent, Jenni Fagan London Underground, Courttia Newland Lyrics to Light the Way, Wiley Family Question Time, Omar Hamdi Dear British Theatre, David Loumgair Box Clever, Monsay Whitney Money Money Money, Bridget Minamore A Tailor's Son, Marvell Fayose All Eyes on Me, Paul McVeigh Entry Points, Sabeena Akhtar Jeremy Corbyn At the Doctor's Surgery and Separation Has Its Own Economy, Anthony Anaxagorou Q&A with Novelist, Malorie Blackman You Wretched Men, Rebecca Strickson Broken Biscuits, Salena Godden I Move, I Tell, Aakash Odedra The Economy of Sisterhood, Lisa Luxx Smashing the Class Ceiling, Joelle Taylor Applying for Arts Funding: A Guide, Sabrina Mahfouz

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Book SynopsisThe time has come for better management. But better management is not merely about adding new labels to the current ways of doing things; it is much broader than efficiency and alignment. In this book, Lukas Michel offers senior executives and managers tools to understand a new way of discussing and thinking about management and work, which requires us to take on a broader perspective of the company and its culture. It's every manager's prime job to manage better: to change the way they lead people and how they organise work in the new (post-pandemic) business context. The book discusses the role of the operating system to do that and clarifies managerial priorities and goals. This then sets the stage for Diagnostic Mentoring - the methodology that enables the transformation of the way we manage.

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Book SynopsisDr David Cowan is a visiting scholar in the Communications Department at Boston College, USA. He has worked with a variety of clients, including SABIC, Honeywell Aerospace, SAP, Saudi Aramco, Hewlett-Packard, and has taught the Dialogue Box to over 600 participants in America, Britain, China, Netherlands, India, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and South Korea. He is former Global Head of Internal Communications at ArcelorMittal and has worked at the World Bank and as a finance and technology journalist. He holds degrees from the University of Oxford and the University of St Andrews, where he earned his PhD.Trade Review"In a complex and uncertain world nothing can be achieved without extensive, multi-directional, reiterative communication. The Dialogue Box is an effective tool to facilitate and structure such communication." * Lex Hoogduin, Founder of GloComNet, Chairman of LCH and Non-Executive Director of London Stock Exchange Group *"Cowan's emphasis on attending to the feelings and experiences of all individuals in order to achieve effective internal communication is a welcome contribution." * Lisa M Cuklanz, Professor and Chair, Communication Department, Boston College, USA (about the previous edition) *"We are making great use of the Dialogue Box; it is both innovative and challenging. Our managers find it an excellent analytic and diagnostic tool to improve their communication capabilities." * Hisham S Al-Joher, Director, Global Internal Communication, SABIC (about the previous edition) *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: The New Organizational Triangle – Internal Communications, Employee Engagement and HR; Chapter - 02: Culture Shock – Corporate Culture Does Not Exist; Chapter - 03: Communicating Through Change, Changing Through Communication; Chapter - 04: Dialogue and the Digital World; Chapter - 05: Zone 1 – Intelligence – How Organizations and People Think; Chapter - 06: Zone 2 – Emotion – How Organizations and People Feel; Chapter - 07: Zone 3 – Interpretation – How Organizations and People Understand; Chapter - 08: Zone 4 – Narrative – How Organizations and People Agree (or Disagree!); Chapter - 09: The End Zone – Ensuring Effective Dialogue – How Organizations and People Talk; Chapter - 10: Using the Dialogue Box

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Book SynopsisTHE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO LIVING IN A FLOW What if you could live your life in flow? Being in flow is when you are ‘in the zone’, ‘on your game’, or even ‘on fire’. This is both a mental state and a physical one. You have a feeling of complete focus, full involvement and deep enjoyment in whatever you are doing. You feel the activity takes no energy from you – indeed you feel that it is giving you energy. You barely notice the passage of time. You feel calm but almost ecstatic. Most of us have glimpsed being in this state. But what if you could be in your zone not just for a moment of flow, nor merely for a day, but always and forever? Max Landsberg, best-selling author whose previous titles have sold more than a million copies, reveals how we can live in a state of flow all the time. He shows how to achieve this, based on the enduring wisdom of Daoist principles and practice.

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