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Book SynopsisThough entrepreneurs understand the mechanics' of running a business (how to) they don't always understand the fundamentals', which ultimately decide success or failure. Through his own experiences and conversations with hundreds of successful people, Neil Francis concludes that the route to success is about understanding and answering what he calls the why' questions. Each chapter starts with a why' question and focuses on the fundamentals required for successful and sustainable entrepreneurship, such as purpose, innovation, love, desire, failure, and luck. These very human stories, combined with the author's own unique experiences, help to illustrate the core fundamentals of successful entrepreneurship. With an achievable and practical roadmap to success, The Entrepreneur's Book is a unique and important book, which will benefit aspiring entrepreneurs and those who are already in business'.

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Book SynopsisAdrian Cudby runs his own financial training and consulting business based in Edinburgh, UK. His clients range from international financial institutions to individuals who require one-to-one mentoring and coaching. He is a professional banker (ACIB) with over thirty years' experience in the industry. He has a Master's Degree in Business Administration and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. Trade Review"This textbook demonstrates Adrian's ability to explain and develop the main concepts of the Commercial Lending Sector in a way that is easy to dip in and out of and follow. Adrian's wealth of experience in the sector alongside simple to understand language, tailored examples, insights and case studies, connects with students in a meaningful way." * Richard Gregson MBA, Head of Commercial - Wholesale Finance, Close Brothers Leasing *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: The relationship between the bank and the customer; Chapter - 02: The financial analysis of businesses; Chapter - 03: Cash analysis; Chapter - 04: How to structure a lending proposition; Chapter - 05: The strategic analysis of business; Chapter - 06: Securities for lending; Chapter - 07: Lending products; Chapter - 08: Management and leadership; Chapter - 09: Businesses facing financial difficulties; Chapter - 10: Glossary

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Book SynopsisHarry Hill is one of the few foreigners to have created an enormous impact that reached nearly every household in Japan through his marketing prowess, business leadership as well as through his personal philosophy to living life. Under Harry's leadership, Shop Japan today, one of Japan's biggest retail channels - experienced explosive growth with numerous hit products that completely changed the Japanese consumer retail market. This book is a compelling tale of hope, resilience and success, inspiring readers to embrace optimism and turn life's challenges into opportunities for personal growth and triumph. Based on Harry's personal and unique business journey, it serves as a testament that, with the right mindset and determination, one can conquer any obstacle and create an extraordinary life.

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Book SynopsisPerry Timms is a renowned blogger and international conference speaker on the transformative power of HR professionals. He is a consultant and coach based in Northamptonshire, UK, and the founder of People and Transformational HR Ltd. Named by HR Magazine as the most influential HR thinker in 2022 and inducted into the HR Magazine Hall of Fame in 2023, Perry is also a Visiting Fellow and Adjunct Professor at 4 UK Business Schools, a Chartered Member of the CIPD and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). He is also a LinkedIn Learning Instructor and accredited in a range of psychometric tools.Trade Review"Perry inspired me again! The Energized Workplace challenges the new world of work by proposing non-traditional HR/OD solutions and unconventional models along with practical case studies. Perry's concepts will definitely support the wellbeing of employees as well as help leaders and colleagues gain a better understanding of how to harness employees' energies in the workplace." * Marguerite A. Ulrich, Inspire HR Consulting. Founder & Chief Inspiration Officer *"At a time when the world is facing unprecedented challenges, Perry brings the strategy and focus to recreate our organisations anew. The Energized Workplace offers a blueprint for how the workplace should be - not in the future, but NOW! This is no run of the mill book - it will leave you 'energised' and ready to bring your full self to work and help those around you achieve the same. A must read for anyone fed up with the status quo!" * Miranda Ash, Chief of Community + Transformation Expert at WorldBlu *"The Energized Workplace is a book the world (of work) needs more than ever. Through a rich and considered blend of research, case studies and evident soul searching Perry Timms holds a mirror up to the design flaws and leadership foibles that continue to plague people and organisations and boldly lays out a blueprint for us to reinvent work with energy, engagement and eudaimonia as a source of superpower." * Rob Baker, Chief Positive Deviant & Founder of Tailored Thinking and author of Personalization at Work *"I felt thoroughly nourished having read Perry's book. It's thought-provoking, progressive and gives you the space to think about what the future of work has in store for us and the potential impact that not taking care of our energy will have in this era of 'peak work'. In Perry's unique style he talks about how the 'dirty energy' will slow us down and how natural energy will lead us to flourish. If you're someone who wants to understand how to better manage your energy in the modern world of work this book is for you." * Natasha Wallace, Founder, Conscious Works and author of The Conscious Effect *"Making positive change happens best from a place of understanding. In The Energized Workplace, Perry helps us to understand the energy (or lack of!) in organizations, identifying approaches we can all take to design better experiences, raise energy levels and maximise engagement. A stunning read that takes you on a real journey of discovery about organizations, about energy and about yourself." * Joanna Suvarna, Learning and Development Specialist *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: 2050 voyaging; Chapter - 02: 20th-century design flaws; Chapter - 03: 80/20 variances; Chapter - 04: 1/20 or a 20 per cent probability; Chapter - 05: The 5 x 20 life and the redesign of age; Chapter - 06: 20:20 vision; Chapter - 07: The 20 misuses of energy in the workplace; Chapter - 08: The 2020 list of energized workplaces; Chapter - 09: 20 minutes per day to energize yourself; Chapter - 10: Tools for the next 20 years;

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Book SynopsisA practical guide to fostering and maintaining corporate culture through Sagmeister's Culture Map. The idea of corporate culture is a much-discussed concept in today's business world, but often it only comes into focus as a response to problems in the workplace. Business Culture Design changes the conversation, taking a proactive approach to fostering and maintaining corporate culture. Simon Sagmeister introduces readers to the patterns and behaviors that form the foundation of positive culture through his innovative Culture Map, a colorful visual tool for managers and employees alike. Sagmeister's Culture Map will prove invaluable for high-level business activities such as mergers and acquisitions, but also for daily interactions between colleagues, which is the place where corporate culture is truly forged.

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Book SynopsisThe book introduces an agile non-cash-flow-based methodology for startup valuation, offering practitioners a holistic risk and innovativeness assessment tool.

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Book SynopsisThe Brand Vision Cards are a brand building tool for visionary and strategic thinking designed to spark ideas and aid clarity. It is a playful and intuitive thinking tool designed to help you explore, discuss and identify all the vital ingredients that you will need to define your vision.The 243 cards consist of four categories: your Brand Values: what you stand for; your Brand Strengths: what will help you reach your goal; your Actions: what you will be known for and the Emotions: you aim to evoke.The Brand Vision Cards can be used by companies, designers, communication professionals and facilitators. It is a tool for goal setting, vision statements, sharpening your USP, future innovation or as inspiration. You can submerge yourself in some serious thinking or take the playful approach and consider your brand personality, values, beliefs and path forward.

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Book SynopsisIn a period characterized by growing social inequality, precarious work, the legacies of settler colonialism, and the emergence of new social movements, Change and Continuity presents innovative interdisciplinary research as a guide to understanding Canada''s political economy and a contribution to progressive social change. Assessing the legacy of the Canadian political economy tradition a broad body of social science research on power, inequality, and change in society the essays in this volume offer insight into contemporary issues and chart new directions for future study. Chapters from both emerging and established scholars expand the boundaries of Canadian political economy research, seeking new understandings of the forces that shape society, the ensuing conflicts and contradictions, and the potential for social justice. Engaging with interconnected topics that include shifts in immigration policy, labour market restructuring, settler colonialism, the experiences of people wit

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Book SynopsisIt does not matter whether you are innovating on your proposition, your team culture or something else. The authors Carola Verschoor and Rik de Vette view innovation as the creation, development and implementation of new forms of value. It is a verb, because ultimately for innovation to happen, thoughts and ideas must be set in motion by doing. To help bring about innovation, Verschoor and de Vette created the Infinite Double Diamond Cards. This card deck is based on the Double Diamond of Design (created by the British Design Council in 2004). What makes the deck infinite is that the cards can be shuffled and re-shuffled, giving the innovation teams unlimited possibilities and inspiration. Infinite combinations can be made in the application of design thinking tools through these cards. They are easy to use, versatile in application and deliver useful results time after time. The front of the cards contains the name of a design thinking tool, reference to the phase in the design process and guidelines regarding time, materials and mindset needed. On the back, players will find a simple, to-the-point description of the methodologies and tools. Together, the cards have the structure of a recipe: "1, 2, 3 and you are done when ...". Each card is a point in a network of alternative approaches to the issues at hand. Verschoor and DeVette have curated a selection of the best, most impactful methodologies and tools, drawing from disciplines as diverse as research, service design, experience design, business and growth-hacking. Because if any process could guarantee a successful outcome, life would be quite boring. By experimenting playfully with the Infinite Double Diamond Cards, designers and innovators will find new and exciting ways to address the problems they are trying to solve.

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the importance of consumer behaviour in sustainable fashion and consumption. Consumer behaviour plays a major role in sustainability, and when it comes to textile products, a number of studies have shown that for certain product categories, consumer behaviour during use and disposal stages influences the entire life cycle impacts of the product more than the raw material and manufacturing stages. However green the production, the overall sustainability of a product depends on the consumers who use and dispose of it.Table of ContentsSustainable Fashion Sportswear Consumption”- Elaine FUNG, Rong LIU*, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.Analysing the Consumer Behavior Regarding Sustainable Fashion Using Theory of Planned Behavior. Dr. Canan SARICAM1, Dr. Nazan OKUR1, 1Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design , Department of Textile Engineering, Inonu Cad. No:65 34437 Gumussuyu Beyoglu ISTANBULThe Impact of Knowledge on Consumer Behaviour Towards Sustainable Apparel Consumption. Dr. Canan SARICAM1, Dr. Nazan OKUR1, 1Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design , Department of Textile Engineering, Inonu Cad. No:65 34437 Gumussuyu Beyoglu ISTANBUL.

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Book SynopsisThis study... makes a significant contribution to the literature of international political economy. The book also is a useful point of departure for further exploration by historians of finance, economics, and business. The data on capital flows alone constitute a valuable resource for all analysts.... The book is closely argued within the author''s established methodological framework. It engages the reader in lively argument. Michael R. Adamson ? Business History ReviewBetween 1973 and 1980, the cost of crude oil rose suddenly and dramatically, precipitating convulsions in international politics. Conventional wisdom holds that international capital markets adjusted automatically and remarkably well: enormous amounts of money flowed into oil-rich states, and efficient markets then placed that new money in cash-poor Third World economies.David Spiro has followed the money trail, and the story he tells contradicts the accepted beliefs. Most of the sudden Trade ReviewThe book provides a good panorama of the global situation after OPEC increased the price of oil in the early 1970s. No previous knowledge of the issue is required, as it is very well explained and the book is well organized. In addition it looks not only at the protagonist countries, the USA and Saudi Arabia, but also includes all the surrounding political actors, and the role they played regarding their own interests. -- Gabriela Cano * Journal of Energy Literature *This study... makes a significant contribution to the literature of international political economy. The book also is a useful point of departure for further exploration by historians of finance, economics, and business. The data on capital flows alone constitute a valuable resource for all analysts.... The book is closely argued within the author's established methodological framework. It engages the reader in lively argument. -- Michael R. Adamson * Business History Review *

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Book SynopsisThe Art of Ideas brings together business concepts with stories of creativity in art, politics, and history to provide a visual and accessible guide to the art and science of new and useful ideas. Accompanied by charming and inviting illustrations, William Duggan and Amy Murphy help unlock the secret to creativity in business and in life.Trade ReviewComing up with ideas is often treated like an ancient religious ceremony: a mysterious process based more on hope than science. Duggan and Murphy effectively debunk the myths around creativity with an accessible, thoughtful, and enjoyable guide to how anyone can come up with novel ideas to solve their most pressing challenges. They show how diverse thinkers, like Pablo Picasso, Mohandas Gandhi, and Reed Hastings, came up with their groundbreaking ideas and present practical exercises to help readers cultivate this same ability. -- David Dabscheck, CEO, GIANT InnovationTable of ContentsPart I. Idea1. A Big Idea in Art2. Power and Politics3. Business InnovationPart II. Method4. Rapid Appraisal5. What Works6. Creative CombinationPart III. Life7. Ideas for Life8. Personal Strategy9. Idea NetworkingConclusion

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Book SynopsisThe State of Housing Design 2023 is the first report in a new series that reviews national trends, ideas, and critical issues related to residential design. This volume addresses issues of affordability, social cohesion, sustainability, aesthetics, density, and urbanism through critical essays, visual content, and a crowdsourced survey.

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Book SynopsisAbout our author Michael Parkin is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Professor Parkin has held faculty appointments at Brown University, the University of Manchester, the University of Essex, and Bond University. He is a past president of the Canadian Economics Association and has served on the editorial boards of the American Economic Review and the Journal of Monetary Economics and as managing editor of the Canadian Journal of Economics. Professor Parkin's research on macroeconomics, monetary economics, and international economics has resulted in over 160 publications in journals and edited volumes, including the American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, the Review of Economic Studies, the Journal of Monetary Economics, and the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. He became most visible to the public with his work on inflation that discredited the use of wage and priceTable of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTION What is Economics? The Economic Problem Demand and Supply PART 2: MONITORING MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE Monitoring the Value of Production: GDP Monitoring Jobs and Inflation PART 3: MACROECONOMIC TRENDS Economic Growth Finance, Saving, and Investment Money, the Price Level, and Inflation The Exchange Rate and the Balance of Payments PART 4: MACROECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand Expenditure Multipliers The Business Cycle, Inflation, and Deflation PART 5: MACROECONOMIC POLICY Fiscal Policy Monetary Policy International Trade Policy

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Book SynopsisBusiness Cases in Ethical Focus is a new collection of in-depth case studies from around the world, covering all major areas of business ethics. Cases address a broad range of topics such as the ethics of entrepreneurship and finance, the challenges that diversity raises for business, and whistleblowing. The cases are provocative yet complex, conveying the difficulty of moral dilemmas and the potential for reasonable disagreement.Trade Review“This collection of contemporary cases is well suited for teaching business ethics. The short analyses accompanying each case introduce students to concrete ethical issues without delving into extensive theoretical debates. The open-ended reflection questions encourage readers to develop and justify their own views, so they are excellent prompts for extended classroom discussions. For instructors wanting to avoid theory-heavy approaches to business ethics, this text is a great option. It will hold student interest and stimulate authentic ethical reflection.” — Jeff Lawrence, North Island College“Business Cases in Ethical Focus contains thirty-six case studies, most of them the work of experts in their areas. The cases cover a wide range of ethical issues in business, from the high salaries of senior management to Sharia in the hospitality industry in Nigeria, from payday lending to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The book allows the instructor a good deal of flexibility in how it is used.” — Michael Davis, Illinois Institute of TechnologyTable of Contents Part 1: Introductory Materials A Brief Guide to Business Ethics and Case Study Analysis Part 2: The Responsibilities of Business Unit 2.1: Responsible Industries 1. Corporate Lobbying on GMO Labelling Legislation 2. The Ethics of the Pornography Industry 3. The Business Ethics of Recreational Marijuana 4. Of Prices and Pills: Ethical Issues in Pharmaceutical Pricing 5. Private Prisons in the U.S.: A Cost-Benefit Analysis 6. Payday Lending: America’s Unsecured Loan Market 7. Children and Gambling: The Ethical Problem of Loot Boxes Unit 2.2: Responsible Businesses 8. The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 9. Dakota Access Pipeline 10. Actions Speak Louder than Words : Rebuilding Malden Mills 11. Students Protest University Investments: Vanderbilt’s African Land-Grab 12. The Rana Plaza Collapse 13. Distributive Justice: The Case of Café Feminino Part 3: Employment and Diversity Unit 3.1: Employment 14. Want This Job?: Provide Your Facebook Username and Password 15. Professional Misconduct While Off-Duty 16. Obligations, Responsibility, and Whistleblowing: A Case Study of Jeffrey Wigand 17. Who Judges Whom: The Ethics of Performance Reviews 18. Free Expression in the Workplace: The Firing of James Damore 19. Distributive Justice and ‘Precarious Work’ Unit 3.2: Diversity 20. Religious Commitments in the Workplace 21. Guests with Autism and Reasonable Accommodations at Disney 22. Women’s Autonomy and Fetal Protection 23. Gender-based Discrimination: Glass Ceilings and Sexual Harassment 24. Women and Advertising Part 4: Business Practices Unit 4.1: Buying and Selling 25. The Ethics of Bluffing: Oracle’s Takeover of PeopleSoft 26. Citibank and Collateralized Debt Obligations 27. Misplaced Incentives: Large-Scale Fraud at Wells Fargo 28. Nestlé and Advertising: An Ethical Analysis 29. Pharmaceutical Payments and Opioid Prescriptions 30. Conflict Minerals and Supply-Chain Management: The Case of the DRC Unit 4.2: Doing Business at Home and Abroad 31. Democracy in Business: The Mondragon Workers Cooperative 32. The Equifax Hack 33. The Case of Sci-Hub and the ‘Robin Hood’ of Science 34. The Ethical Challenges of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria 35. Google in China: Censorship Requirements Challenge the Internet Company 36. Avon’s Corruption Case in China

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Book SynopsisArchibald's clear explanation of the current system-its impact, strengths, and weaknesses-as well as his plans for reform, will be of interest to educators, administrators, students, and parents.Trade Review[An] exhaustively researched and meticulously reasoned argument. -- Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti University Business Offers an interesting series of ideas around a general premise that the roles and responsibilities of government and schools in higher education subsidies should be changed. -- David R. Smedley Pennsylvania Association of Student Financial Administrators Newsletter 2004Table of ContentsContents: Lists of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgements1. Introduction 2. The History of Financial Aid in the United States 3. The Financial System: How It Works and How Well It Works 4. Theoretical Considerations: Access, Choice, Affordability, and Merit 5. Institutionally Funded Grants 6. Federal Loan Gaurantees 7. Eligibility for Financial Aid and Other Redesign Issues 8. Evaluating the Redesign Proposals 9. On Political Feasibility 10. Final Thoughts: Facing Trade-offs Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisIn doing so he makes a persuasive connection between nation building and global governance-raising important questions about whose nations are being built and why.Trade ReviewAn admirable study of the development machinery in Honduras... A wonderful and compelling guide through the world of development. This work should get students, scholars, and the general public to seriously rethink it as anything but charitable, temporary, or minimal in its import. American Journal of Sociology A detailed overview of how development works in a specific context, it could be well utilized in graduate courses as well as advanced undergraduate courses in globalization and development... A good read in a literary sense, holding the reader's attention by carefully revealing detail after detail to unveil the hidden layers and the inner workings of economic development and political globalization. Contemporary Sociology A rigorous ethnography of the practice of the global actors based in Honduras... There is now an enormous literature that questions the ideological stratagems of the globalization industry as propelled by the claims of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund... Jackson goes deeper than these accounts... What he illuminates is the mechanism by which this democratic powerlessness is produced, one in which consent rather than coercion is the dominant lever. NACLA Report on the Americas This book definitely should go on your list of globalization readings! -- Tanya Golash-Boza Social Forces 2007Table of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: The Globalizers in HondurasPart I: Who Are the Globalizers?1. The Institutions2. The People3. The Expats4. The LocalsPart II: The Globalizers in Action5. Global Governance6. Building Dams7. Fixing Dams8. Making Maquiladoras9. Legitimating Maquiladoras10. Rebuilding after Hurricane MitchConclusion: Maintaining Global GovernanceNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis essay addresses the "new-new" issues on the emerging agenda for the global trade negotiations to follow the recently concluded Uruguay Round. The authors first examine the extent to which international rules in new trade areas are needed and then consider the three highest profile issues: competition policy, labor standards, and linking trade and environment. Robert Lawrence argues that if an international agreement on competition policy was possible, developing countries would derive considerable benefits. Dani Rodrik examines the evidence and concludes that labor standards-or lack thereof-have consequences for trade and foreign investment patterns. He then considers whether a social-safeguards approach can be made to work for labor standards and suggests that the risks of not negotiating such a clause outweigh the dangers of an inappropriately designed process. Finally, John Whalley argues that the central issue for trade and the environment is whether developing countries should be compensated for policies encouraging environmental restraint.Table of ContentsForewordIntroduction: Emerging Agenda for Global TradeChapter 1. Competition Policies and the Developing CountriesChapter 2. Labor Standards in International Trade: Do They Matter and What Do We Do About Them?Chapter 3. Trade and Environment, the WTO, and the Developing CountriesAbout the AuthorsAbout the ODCBoard of Directors

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Book SynopsisImplementing Project Portfolio Management addresses the ""how-tos"" of portfolio management. It is designed for three primary audience groups: Business Executives, Portfolio Leaders and Practitioners, and Portfolio Thinkers. The authors provide insights on how to apply the performance management domains covered in the standard that are in practice today by introducing tools and templates into their discussion. Far-reaching in its impact on portfolio management practitioners, thinkers, stakeholders, and the wider project management community, this guide envisions the continued transformation of portfolio management with the changing needs of organizations and advances in technology.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"In The Sincerity Edge Countess Alexandra and Professor Fort demonstrate that corporate responsibility has its biggest impact—economically and socially—when it is pursued sincerely. Drawing on their fresh survey of leading CEOs who value integrity, they connect the reader to concrete practices and also explain why ethical values can drive dynamic businesses."—John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods and co-author, Conscious Capitalism"The authors present valuable lessons that companies around the world have identified as key to implementing CSR in their organizations. With inspiration for how to bring CSR to the next level, the book will help you to build a solid and executable plan that promises to be strong, sustainable, and sincere. All companies engaged in CSR will benefit."—Niels Soelberg, Former CEO, Microsoft Denmark and Vice President, Microsoft EMEA Public Sector"Expanding on cutting edge scholarship in business ethics and management, this book offers straightforward insight for those with experience in corporate social responsibility and those seeking to understand how ethics fits in to their work for the first time. Business leaders—present and future—would do well to learn the power of The Sincerity Edge."—Michael Santoro, Santa Clara University, Co-Founder, Business and Human Rights Journal"Sincerity and trust have incredible potential to catalyze the realm of business ethics. Two seasoned experts lead the way with this book, well written and strongly backed."—David Berdish, Virginia Commonwealth University and Former Manager of Social Sustainability, Ford Motor CompanyTable of Contents1. What's Going On? 2. Integrity and Trust 3. Corporate Dilemmas in the Absence of Integrity and Trust 4. Inspirational Stories of Integrity and Trust 5. Making Good Decisions about Strategy, Ethics, and Leadership 6. Building on Good Decisions with Authenticity and Sincerity 7. Twelve Ways to Lead with the Sincerity Edge

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Book SynopsisAlexander Freier argues that the application of blockchain technologies represents a viable option to enhance the efficiency and balancing of renewable energy.

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Book SynopsisFormer Delta Boeing 767 captain and aviation historian James John Hoogerwerf traces the evolution and growth of one of America’s most successful airlines. Hoogerwerf’s masterful history of Delta’s beginnings underscores the company’s contribution to agriculture, southern industrialization, and the development of commercial aviation in the US.

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Book SynopsisConflicts in business families â how culture and family history influence conflicts and their management

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Book SynopsisReveals the author's experience of Hollywood in its golden days and tells the stories of the stars who appeared in his films, including Natalie Wood, John Wayne, Peter Sellers, Sidney Poitier, Steve McQueen, Marilyn Monroe, and many others.

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Book SynopsisBehind the costumes, life isn’t always magic and fairy dust for the people who play the iconic characters of Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Cinderella at Walt Disney World. In a surprising tale of corruption alongside activism, this book reveals the little-known story of Teamsters Local 385, the union that represents these performers.Trade Review“This timely, well-researched, well-reported volume explores what happens when a union becomes undemocratic. . . . Will appeal to readers interested in union politics, Disney history, or nonfiction books that take a deep dive into their subjects.”—Library Journal

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This remarkable collection of case studies extends the field of global migration history. Highly recommended." * CHOICE *"A great read, drawing its strengths from a global comparative approach and well-researched empirical case studies. It will have a significant impact on research on coerced labourers around the world and their responses to their treatment." * Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables Introduction: Flight as Fight Leo Lucassen and Lex Heerma van Voss 1. Runaways and Deserters in the Early Modern Portuguese Empire: The Examples of São Tomé Island, South Asia, and Southern Portugal Timothy Coates 2. Escaping St. Thomas: Class Relations and Convict Strategies in the Danish West Indies, 1672–1687 Johan Heinsen 3. Between the Mountains and the Sea: Knowledge, Networks, and Transimperial Desertion in the Leeward Archipelago, 1627–1727 James F. Dator 4. Desertion of European Sailors and Soldiers in Early Eighteenth- Century Bengal Titas Chakraborty 5. “More of a Danger to the Colony Than the Enemy Himself ”: Military Labor, Desertion, and Imperial Rule in French Louisiana (ca. 1715–1760) Yevan Terrien 6. “Journeying into Freedom”: Traditions of Desertion at the Cape of Good Hope, 1652–1795 Nicole Ulrich 7. Running Together or Running Apart? Diversity, Desertion, and Resistance in the Dutch East India Company Empire, 1650–1800 Matthias van Rossum 8. Voting with Their Feet: Absconding and Labor Exploitation in Convict Australia Hamish Maxwell-Stewart and Michael Quinlan 9. “He says that if he is not taught a trade, he will run away”: Recaptured Africans, Desertion, and Mobility in the British Caribbean, 1808–1828 Anita Rupprecht 10. Lurking but Working: City Maroons in Antebellum New Orleans Mary Niall Mitchell 11. Runaway Slaves, Vigilance Committees, and the Pedagogy of Revolutionary Abolitionism, 1835–1863 Jesse Olsavsky Selected References Contributors Illustration Credits Index

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Book SynopsisAmanda Coleman, based in Manchester, UK, is a crisis communication specialist, director and founder of Amanda Coleman Communication Ltd. With more than 20 years' experience in emergency services communication, she's a fellow of the CIPR and the PRCA. She's an advisor for the Resilience Advisors Network, Senior Associate of the Centre for Crisis and Risk Communication and Chair of the UK's Emergency Planning Society Communication Professional Working Group. She's the author of Crisis Communication Strategies and Everyday Communication Strategies, published by Kogan Page.

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Book SynopsisThe term corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often used in the boardroom, classroom, and political platform, but what does it really mean? Do corporations have ethical or philanthropic duties beyond their obligations to comply with the law? How does CSR relate to business ethics, stakeholder management, sustainability, and corporate citizenship?Mark Schwartz provides a concise, cutting-edge introduction to the topic, analyzing many case studies with the help of his innovative “Three Domain Approach” to CSR. Corporate Social Responsibility also provides a chronology of landmark contributions to the concept of CSR and includes CSR resources on organizations, global codes and criteria, corporate CSR reports, and websites and blogs. It is an invaluable resource for students, instructors, and business leaders looking to master the basics of CSR.Trade Review“Mark Schwartz’s Corporate Social Responsibility: An Ethical Approach deserves a careful reading by academics and practitioners alike. Dr. Schwartz does a first-rate job of providing a succinct history of the CSR construct, honing in on its ethical dimension, and presenting a valuable and creative three domain approach for conceptualizing CSR. This book will take its rightful place as one of the exceptional treatments this topic has received in recent years.” — Archie B. Carroll, Professor Emeritus and Director, Nonprofit Management & Community Service Program, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia“In the last decade, university courses focused on corporate social responsibility (CSR) have proliferated. But outpacing the proliferation has been confusion. How can one even define CSR? Is CSR economically possible? What is merely CSR window dressing, and what is real? Professor Schwartz has come to the rescue with a compelling guide for the perplexed.” — Thomas Donaldson, Mark O. Winkelman Professor at the Wharton School, and Director, the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research, University of Pennsylvania“Dr. Schwartz’s brilliantly written book is a must-have for anyone with an interest in corporate social responsibility.” — Professor Adam Lindgreen, Cardiff Business School, UK“Corporate Social Responsibility: An Ethical Approach undoubtedly will become the essential compendium for understanding CSR and its relation to business ethics, stakeholder management, sustainability, and corporate citizenship. This marvelous work will be the bible for all serious students and scholars of CSR.” — W. Michael Hoffman, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Business Ethics, and Hieken Professor of Business and Professional Ethics, Bentley University, Waltham, MA“Too often, students of CSR are sold a version of responsibility that’s only concerned with the bottom line. Mark Schwartz’s book fulfills the need for a distinctly ethical approach to CSR that is both practically challenging and intellectually stimulating. This book is a valuable companion for any student of CSR.” — Andrew Crane, George R. Gardiner Professor of Business Ethics, Schulich School of Business, York UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: What Is CSR, and Where Did It Come From?Chapter 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Determining Ethical ResponsibilityChapter 3: Should Firms Go “Beyond Profits”?Chapter 4: A Tool for CSR Analysis: A Three Domain ApproachChapter 5: Where Does CSR Fit within the Business and Society Field?Conclusion: The Future of the CSR DebateAppendix A: Landmarks in the Evolution of CSRAppendix B: Additional CSR Resources

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Book SynopsisPresents various alternatives to capitalism and strategies for achieving them. This work reveals a landscape of economic diversity - one that is not exclusively or predominantly capitalist - and examines the challenges and successes of alternative economic interventions.

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Book SynopsisJeffrey M. Perloff is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California at Berkeley. His economic research covers industrial organisation, marketing, labour, trade and econometrics. His textbooks are Modern Industrial Organization (with Dennis Carlton), Microeconomics, Microeconomics: Theory and Applications with Calculus, Estimating Market Power and Strategies (with Larry Karp and Amos Golan), and Managerial Economics and Strategy (with James Brander). He has been an editor of Industrial Relations and the Journal of Industrial Organization Education, and an associate editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics and the Journal of Productivity Analysis. He has consulted with nonprofit organisations and government agencies (including the Federal Trade Commission and the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and

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Book SynopsisThis inspiring book contains a series of in conversations with important personalities, change-makers, thought leaders and global influencers about the central theme of the climate crisis and sustainability, and the legacy that each of them hopes to leave. Through these high-profile voices, the book aims to inspire readers to take and create simple actions in their daily lives, to help foster a sustainable mindset and drive change to help mitigate the challenges of climate change. The list of personalities and game changers include Julian Lennon (musician), Dr Kimberley Miner (NASA climate scientist), Rachel Cartwright (naturalist), Sunita Narain (Indian environmentalist and activist), and Nemonte Nenquimo (indigenous Waorani leader). In sharing their activities, wisdom and knowledge, the author presents takeaway tips to inspire readers to become climate change aware and help create a sustainable mindset for themselves

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Book SynopsisThe Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy offers international perspectives on a wide range of issues in cultural management and cultural policy research and practice. Cultural participation has been a central topic in cultural policy discourse as well as in the theory and real-life practice of cultural management for over 50 years now. But what do we mean by cultural participation? Who is the driving force behind participation? How can we measure whether the goals of cultural participation have been achieved? The discourse conducted in the 1970s under the claim culture for all has (again) gained momentum in recent years with regard to the distribution of power, structural exclusions and the creation of new or different access points. The contributors paint a differentiated picture of cultural participation, also considering diversity, accessibility and inclusion.

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Book SynopsisHeinz von Foerster was the inventor of second-order cybernetics, which recognizes the investigator as part of the system he is investigating. The Beginning of Heaven and Earth Has No Name provides an accessible, nonmathematical, and comprehensive overview of Heinz von Foerster's cybernetic ideas and of the philosophy latent within them.Trade Review"Heinz Von Foerster spent most of his career seeking to understand cognition based on neurophysiology, mathematics, and philosophy. He came to a new understanding of knowledge which led to a new epistemology. What this book reveals is that after retiring from the University of Illinois, von Foerster reinterpreted his earlier professional training in physics and the sciences generally from the new perspective. The conversational structure and style of the book brilliantly gives von Foerster the opportunity to retell the story of creation by referring to all of the various branches of natural science, but with the additional insight of the new epistemology. This is a remarkable achievement which will delight any serious student of the natural sciences or of scientific writing. The scholarship that went into the conversation that the book records, both the questions and the answers, is impressive. The ideas here will be of particular interest to ambitious younger scientists looking for new lines of research." -- -Stuart Umpleby George Washington University "I know of no other such a broad and coherent statement of Foerster's essential thinking." -- -Ranulph Glanville Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Cybernetics, The Bartlett, University College London, UKTable of ContentsA Fore-word by the Series Editor An Author's Fore-words Fore-wards with Two Editors Fore-taste of an Author with Two Editors 1. First Day: Building Blocks, Observers, Emergence, Trivial Machines 2. Second Day: Innovation, Life, Order, Thermodynamics 3. Third Day: Movement, Species, Recursion, Selectivity 4. Fourth Day: Cognition, Perception, Memory, Symbols 5. Fifth Day: Communicating, Talking, Thinking, Falling 6. Sixth Day: Experiences, Heuristics, Plans, Futures 7. Seventh Day: Rest, Rest, Rest, Rest Epilogue in Heaven ... Translators' Notes Notes

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Book SynopsisBy means of a series of exchanges between the editors and leaders from the philosophy of science, statistics and economics, this volume offers a cumulative introduction connecting problems of traditional philosophy of science to problems of inference in statistical and empirical modelling practice.Trade Review'Mayo and Spanos's collection has injected new ideas into the study of scientific inference. This book offers a welcome bridge between current philosophy of science and scientific practice, providing the reader with new insights on important topics such as statistical inference, reliability, theory testing, causal modeling, and the relation between theory and experiment. The book will have a wide and enthusiastic readership among philosophers and scientists.' Cristina Bicchieri, University of Pennsylvania'Error and Inference straddles philosophy and practice; its lessons should be taken seriously in both. The editors suppose that venerable philosophical problems surrounding induction, scientific inference, and objectivity can be solved. The essays in the book give support to that perspective. They also show that pressing practical problems of scientific inference and testing gain marked benefit from careful attention to philosophers' accounts of what makes for evidence, rationality, and objectivity.' Nancy Cartwright, London School of Economics'The error-probabilistic approach developed by Deborah Mayo and Aris Spanos is the main alternative to Bayesianism in contemporary philosophy of science. In this superb volume Mayo and Spanos face their critics and show that error-probabilism is able to solve most theoretical puzzles of statistical testing. If some issue in the field of inductive inference is bothering you, you will probably find an answer in this book.' Francesco Guala, University of Milan'Mayo, an empirically minded philosopher, and Spanos, a philosophically minded economist, have succeeded beautifully in orchestrating a lively debate over methodological issues related to statistics and empirical testing that - unlike too much of the philosophy of science - speaks to the genuine issues that the practitioners of empirical sciences face daily. Their important volume deserves a broad readership.' Kevin Hoover, Duke University'Mayo and Spanos continue their campaign to bring confirmation theory face-to-face with the methods of scientists, and now extend it to the history of science and to general theories too. This book begins with a fine introduction to Mayo's error-statistical approach that makes the book a useful teaching tool. But then it carries forward the discussion of this approach with challenging papers from Glymour, Laudan, Achinstein, Worrall, and others.' Alexander Rosenberg, Duke University'This is a wonderful volume. It contains original and stimulating essays by leading figures from both philosophy and statistics on notions of evidence and testing; on how these interact with ideas about causation, explanation, and scientific rationality; and much more besides. The volume also features detailed and illuminating exchanges between the contributors. A must-read for anyone with an interest in these topics.' Jim Woodward, California Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction and Background: 1. Philosophy of methodological practice Deborah Mayo; 2. Error statistical philosophy Deborah Mayo and Aris Spanos; Part II: 3. Severe testing, error statistics, and the growth of theoretical knowledge Deborah Mayo; Part III: 4. Can scientific theories be warranted? Alan Chalmers; 5. Can scientific theories be warranted with severity? Exchanges with Alan Chalmers Deborah Mayo; Part IV: 6. Critical rationalism, explanation and severe tests Alan Musgrave; 7. Towards progressive critical rationalism: exchanges with Alan Musgrave Deborah Mayo; Part V: 8. Error, tests and theory-confirmation John Worrall; 9. Has Worrall saved his theory (on ad hoc saves) in a non ad hoc manner? Exchanges with Worrall Deborah Mayo; Part VI: 10. Mill's sins, or Mayo's errors? Peter Achinstein; 11. Sins of the Bayesian epistemologist: exchanges with Achinstein Deborah Mayo; Part VII: 12. Theory testing in economics and the error statistical perspective Aris Spanos; Part VIII: 13. Frequentist statistics as a theory of inductive inference Deborah Mayo and David Cox; 14. Objectivity and conditionality in Frequentist inference David Cox and Deborah Mayo; 15. An error in the argument from WCP and S to the SLP Deborah Mayo; 16. On a new philosophy of Frequentist inference: exchanges with Cox and Mayo Aris Spanos; Part IX: 17. Explanation and truth Clark Glymour; 18. Explanation and testing: exchanges with Glymour Deborah Mayo; 19. Graphical causal modeling and error statistics: exchanges with Glymour Aris Spanos; Part X: 20. Legal epistemology: the anomaly of affirmative defenses Larry Laudan; 21. Error and the law: exchanges with Laudan Deborah Mayo.

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Book SynopsisHeinz von Foerster was the inventor of second-order cybernetics, which recognizes the investigator as part of the system he is investigating. The Beginning of Heaven and Earth Has No Name provides an accessible, nonmathematical, and comprehensive overview of Heinz von Foerster's cybernetic ideas and of the philosophy latent within them.Trade Review"Heinz Von Foerster spent most of his career seeking to understand cognition based on neurophysiology, mathematics, and philosophy. He came to a new understanding of knowledge which led to a new epistemology. What this book reveals is that after retiring from the University of Illinois, von Foerster reinterpreted his earlier professional training in physics and the sciences generally from the new perspective. The conversational structure and style of the book brilliantly gives von Foerster the opportunity to retell the story of creation by referring to all of the various branches of natural science, but with the additional insight of the new epistemology. This is a remarkable achievement which will delight any serious student of the natural sciences or of scientific writing. The scholarship that went into the conversation that the book records, both the questions and the answers, is impressive. The ideas here will be of particular interest to ambitious younger scientists looking for new lines of research." -- -Stuart Umpleby George Washington University "I know of no other such a broad and coherent statement of Foerster's essential thinking." -- -Ranulph Glanville Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Cybernetics, The Bartlett, University College London, UKTable of ContentsA Fore-word by the Series Editor An Author's Fore-words Fore-wards with Two Editors Fore-taste of an Author with Two Editors 1. First Day: Building Blocks, Observers, Emergence, Trivial Machines 2. Second Day: Innovation, Life, Order, Thermodynamics 3. Third Day: Movement, Species, Recursion, Selectivity 4. Fourth Day: Cognition, Perception, Memory, Symbols 5. Fifth Day: Communicating, Talking, Thinking, Falling 6. Sixth Day: Experiences, Heuristics, Plans, Futures 7. Seventh Day: Rest, Rest, Rest, Rest Epilogue in Heaven ... Translators' Notes Notes

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