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Book SynopsisFrom the reviews: Paul Glasserman has written an astonishingly good book that bridges financial engineering and the Monte Carlo method. The book will appeal to graduate students, researchers, and most of all, practicing financial engineers [...] So often, financial engineering texts are very theoretical. This book is not. --Glyn Holton, Contingency AnalysisTrade Review"Paul Glasserman has written an astonishingly good book that bridges financial engineering and the Monte Carlo method. The book will appeal to graduate students, researchers, and most of all, practicing financial engineers … You will want to have prior knowledge of both the Monte Carlo method and financial engineering. If you do, you will find the book to be a goldmine … So often, financial engineering texts are very theoretical. This book is not. The Monte Carlo method serves as a unifying theme that motivates practical discussions of how to implement real models on real trading floors. You will learn plenty of financial engineering amidst these pages. The writing is a pleasure to read. Topics are timely and relevant. Glasserman's is a must-have book for financial engineers." -Glyn Holton, Contingency AnalysisMathematical Reviews, 2004: "... this book is very comprehensive, up-to-date and useful tool for those who are interested in implementing Monte Carlo methods in a financial context." From the reviews: "This recent book is a valuable addition to the references devoted to Monte Carlo methods. … the author succeeded in choosing the most actual topics in financial engineering and in presenting them in an appropriate way by keeping a suitable balance between mathematical rigour and an audience friendly language. … To help the reader, three appendices provide basic results on convergence concepts … . A large bibliography of 358 entries accompanies this text. In short, the reader will find this book extremely lucid and useful." (Radu Theodorescu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1038 (13), 2004) "To keep it short, let me summarize the recension in one phrase: Paul Glausserman’s book is a ‘strong buy’ for everybody in the financial community. … one gets 596 pages full of valuable information on all aspects of Monte Carlo simulation. … Altogether, I can encourage everyone interested in Monte Carlo methods in finance to read the book. It is very well written … comes with a carefully selected bibliography (358 references) and a helpful index, thus making it really worth the buy." (Ralf Werner, OR – Spectrum Operations Research Spectrum, Issue 27, 2005) "Glasserman’s new book is a remarkable presentation of the current state of the art of Monte Carlo Methods in Financial Engineering. … lot of material which is sometimes hard to access has been composed into one volume. … a high quality monograph which is both suitable as a reference for practitioners and researchers as well as a textbook … . The list of references is by itself a valuable aspect. The refreshing writing style of the author is tailor-made for the thirsty reader … ." (Uwe Wystup, www.mathfinance.de, November, 2003) "Paul Glasserman has written an astonishingly good book that bridges financial engineering and the Monte Carlo method. The book will appeal to graduate students, researchers, and most of all, practicing financial engineers. It is an advanced book. … The presentation is masterful. … You will learn plenty of financial engineering amidst the pages. The writing is a pleasure to read. Topics are timely and relevant. Glasserman’s is a must-have book for financial engineers." (www.riskbook.com, Dezember, 2003) "This book is divided into three parts. … the aim of the author is … to give a precise description of the different techniques in order to facilitate their implementation. In my opinion, this book is a very comprehensive, up-to-date and useful tool for those who are interested in implementing Monte Carlo methods in a financial context." (Benjamin Jourdain, Mathematical Reviews, 2004g) "The publication of this book is an important event in computational finance. For many years, Monte Carlo methods have been successfully applied to solve diverse problems in financial mathematics. By publishing this book the author deserves much credit for a very good attempt to lift such applications to a new level. … the book may well become a major reference in the field of applications of Monte Carlo methods in financial engineering. This is because the book is well structured and well written … ." (A Zhigljavsky, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 57, 2006)Table of ContentsFoundations.- Generating Random Numbers and Random Variables.- Generating Sample Paths.- Variance Reduction Techniques.- Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods.- Discretization Methods.- Estimating Sensitivities.- Pricing American Options.- Applications in Risk Management.- Appendices

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Book SynopsisChad's economy has contracted since 2015, preventing poverty reduction and the improvement of development outcomes. This Systematic Country Diagnostic identifies key constraints on poverty reduction and recommends solutions.

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Book SynopsisIn a history spanning three hundred years, Stanley Buder examines the expansion of the market economy, the laggardly use of government to control market forces, the rise of consumerism, the shifting role of small business, and much more. He concludes with the explosive development of business in the 1990s and its aftermath of crises and scandals.Trade ReviewA sweeping synthesis of American business history. . . . Deserves to be widely read and discussed, particularly at this moment in our history."" - Enterprise & Society""Makes a good case that understanding business history is essential to understanding American history. . . . Recommended."" - Choice""Synthesizes an extensive array of secondary sources into a judicious, accessibly written survey of American business. . . . Provid[es] a wealth of information and insight and giving readers a fine overview of the broad sweep of American business history."" - Journal of American History""Do you love history? Do you enjoy business analysis? How about reflecting on social mores? Throw in a healthy dash of political drama and you've created the multiple layers of Capitalizing on Change. . . . Buder makes the intertwining dynamics of our 300 years of history so very readable."" - Better Investing

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Book SynopsisCombining the breadth of global history with the intimacy of biography, Adrian De Leon follows the people of Northern Luzon across space and time, advancing a new vision of the United States's Pacific empire that begins with the natives and migrants who were at the heart of colonialism and its everyday undoing.

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Book SynopsisOffers a critique of the economic model of immigrationMost understandings of migration to the US focus on two primary factors. Either there was trouble in the home country, such as political unrest or famine, that pushed people out, or there was a general yearning for a better life or more opportunity, often conceptualized as the American Dream. Although many contemporary migrants in the United States have been driven by economic interests, the processes of immigration and integration are shaped also by the intersection of a range of noneconomic factors in both sending and receiving countries. The contributors to Beyond Economic Migration offer a nuanced look at a range of issues affecting motives to migrate and outcomes of integration, including US immigration policy and the visa system, labor market incorporation, employment precarity, identity and belonging, and transnationalism relating to female migrants, student migrants, and temporary foreign workers. Beyond Economic Migration aTrade Review"An important addition to the literature on immigration. The multidisciplinary analyses of cross-border movements and resettlement underscore the urgent need for immigration reform." -- Carl Bankston, Tulane University"Edited and written by leading scholars in the study of international migration, this highly original volume offers a nuanced, multilevel, and empirically grounded resource for understanding the significance of non-economic factors in shaping the migration experiences of diverse groups in the US. . . . Includes valuable research on understudied populations, such as skilled Africans, skilled Pakistani women, skilled Latin Americans, and transnational women. A groundbreaking contribution to the field." -- Steven Gold, Michigan State University

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Book SynopsisThe employer-driven push to systematically replace Black workers with unauthorized immigrantsIn The Manufacturing of Job Displacement, Laura López-Sanders argues that the walls of American businesses hide a system of illegal practices and behaviors that lead to racial inequality in the labor market. Drawing on extensive research in South Carolina manufacturing facilities, nearly 300 interviews, and her own experience working at both the bottom of the labor market (e.g., cleaning toilets and on assembly-line jobs) and in mid-level supervisory positions, López-Sanders provides a behind-the-scenes accounting of daily factory life.She uncovers preferential hiring practices that fly in the face of civil rights legislation barring employment discrimination, including orchestrated actions of employers to systematically replace Black workers with Hispanic unauthorized immigrants. López-Sanders argues against the predominant view that worker displacement occurs primTrade ReviewThe Manufacturing of Job Displacement is ethnography at its best. Carefully detailed observations of racial displacement and meticulous analysis combine to produce this theoretically and conceptually groundbreaking volume. It is an immensely valuable contribution to understanding multiple displacements today. Highly, highly recommended! * Cecilia Menjívar, author of Fragmented Ties: Salvadoran Immigrant Networks in America *The Manufacturing of Job Displacement is the book we've been waiting for. Long-simmering debates about the effect of immigrants on workers have been informed by views of the phenomenon from 35,000 feet. López-Sanders gives the ground-floor view we need. In rich ethnographic detail, she shows how the dynamics of race, immigrant legal status, and power swirl together in the orchestration of a workplace enclave. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the lived experience of immigration and labor in all its complexity. * Tomás R. Jiménez, author of States of Belonging: Immigration Policies, Attitudes, and Inclusion *In this astonishing book, López-Sanders describes how a factory systematically displaced their mostly African American long-time workers with new Latino immigrants, many of them undocumented. This deliberate policy uses temporary agencies to exploit the vulnerabilities of immigrant workers, and allows the company to save money and avoid workers who might challenge supervisors. Beautifully written, this book is a sophisticated and brilliant contribution to our understandings of labor dynamics in an age of immigration and corporate greed. * Mary C. Waters, co-author of Inheriting the City: The Children of Immigrants Come of Age *A deeply researched and insightful book, López-Sanders’ unparalleled access allowed her to carefully document and analyze a process that researchers rarely observe in real-time. This must-read book helps us move beyond tired debates about the costs of immigration for native-born workers and toward an assessment of the costs of racialized organizations and racial capitalism for low-wage workers. * Cybelle Fox, author of Three Worlds of Relief: Race, Immigration, and the American Welfare State from the Progressive Era to the New Deal *

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Fundamentals of AI Startup.- Chapter 2: AI Startup Landscape.- Chapter 3: Product Market Validation for AI-First SaaS .- Chapter 4: Product Market Validation for AI as a Service (AlaaS).- Chapter 5: AI Product Strategy.- Chapter 6:  Human-Centered AI-Experience Design.- Chapter 7: Human-Centered AI Developer Experience Design.- Chapter 8:  Building AI Platform.- Chapter 9: Go-To-Market Strategy for AI Startup.- Chapter 10:  AI Startup Exit Strategy.Table of Contents​· Chapter 1: Introduction of AI Product Management:Chapter Goal :o To understand the foundation of enterprise AI.o To understand AI start-up's landscape, including taxonomy, business value and ROI, business models, and valuation.o Case Study. · Chapter 2: Product Market Validation for B2B AI Start-ups: Chapter Goal:o To understand why we need to do AI product-market validation for B2B.o To understand when to do AI product-market validation for B2B.o To understand how to do AI product-market validation for B2B.o Case Study. · Chapter 3: Product Market Validation for B2D AI Start-ups: Chapter Goal:o To understand what is a developer-centric product.o To understand why selling to the developer is one of the best strategies for AI products.o To understand how to do AI product-market validation for B2D.o Case Study. · Chapter 4: AI Product Strategy: Chapter Goal:o To understand the foundation of product strategy.o To understand how to do discovery for AI-related products.o To understand how to do AI product requirement analysis.o To understand how to do AI product prioritization.o Case Study. · Chapter 5: AI Product Development in practice: Chapter Goal:o To understand the foundation of the product lifecycle.o To understand how to do User Research for AI products.o To understand how to do AI product development.o Case Study. · Chapter 6: Software Development Lifecycle for AI products : Chapter Goal:o To understand the foundation of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).o To understand how the SDLC for AI is different from traditional SDLC.o To understand DevOps and MLOps concepts, the difference, and practices. o Case Study. · Chapter 7: Software Architecture and Team design for AI products : Chapter Goal:o To understand the importance of Conway law for AI start-ups.o To understand why data engineering and operations are the keys to successful AI start-ups.o To understand how to design scalable data-intensive software architecture.o To understand how to define a highly effective technical team o Case Study. · Chapter 8: Building effective AI Product Go-To-Market strategy : Chapter Goal:o To understand the foundation of AI start-ups' growth strategy.o To understand the B2B and B2D sales funnels, the difference, and strategies.o Understanding AIaaS and AI-powered SaaS marketing and growth metrics. o Case Study. · Chapter 9: Building effective AI Product Go-To-Market strategy : Chapter Goal:o To understand the foundation of AI start-ups' growth strategy.o To understand the B2B and B2D sales funnels, the difference, and strategies.o Understanding AIaaS and AI-powered SaaS marketing and growth metrics. o Case Study. · Chapter 10: Building effective AI Product Go-To-Market strategy : Chapter Goal:o To understand the foundation of AI start-ups' growth strategy.o To understand the B2B and B2D sales funnels, the difference, and strategies.o Understanding AIaaS and AI-powered SaaS marketing and growth metrics. o Case Study. · Chapter 11: Recruiting and Managing AI talents:Chapter Goal:o To understand that production AI is different from academia Ph.D.o To understand how to scout and recruit AI talents.o To understand how to outsource AI development.o To understand how to manage the AI team and minimize turn-over.o Case Study. · Chapter 12: Strategizing Exit Plan:Chapter Goal:o To understand how to drive strategic value in AI start-ups.o To understand how to targeting acquisitors.o To understand the M&A process and how to select M&A advisors.o The future of Enterprise AI landscapes.o Wrapping Up.o Case Study.

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Book SynopsisWith the goal of bridging the gap between research and practice, this book provides intriguing and innovative thoughts on leadership and gender in organizations from renowned scholars as well as high-level corporate thought leaders in the area of diversity and inclusion.Table of ContentsForeword Alyssa Panitch, Purdue University Preface David Hummels, Purdue University 1. Introduction: Making the Case for Gender Inclusion and Women’s Career Equality at Work Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University Part I: Fostering Positive Work for Women 2. Creating Gender Inclusive Climates and Conversations What the Research Tells Us: The Role of Inclusive Climates in Closing the Gender Gap Lisa Nishii, Cornell University View from Practice: The Power in “Staying vs. Leaving” Conversations to Create an Inclusive Workplace at Accenture Nellie Borrero, Accenture Integrating Research and Practice: Gender Inclusive Climates Charlice Hurst, University of Notre Dame Managerial and Organizational Actions for Creating Inclusive Climates Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University 3. Mentoring and Other Strategies for Advancing Women’s Careers What the Research Tells Us: Glass Ceiling Chisels Belle Rose Ragins, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee View from Practice: Advancing Women at IBM Rosalia Thomas, IBM Integrating Research and Practice: Mentoring Patrice Buzzanell, University of South Florida Managerial and Organizational Actions for Mentoring and Advancing Women Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University Part II: Gender Inclusion in Industry and Organizational Contexts 4. How to Leverage Diverse Teams What the Research Tells Us: Claiming the Unexpected Value of Diversity Denise Lewin Loyd, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign View from Practice: Engaging Teams for Business Success at PWC Anne Donovan, PricewaterhouseCoopers Integrating Research and Practice: Diverse Teams Beth Livingston, University of Iowa Managerial and Organizational Actions for Creating Inclusive Teams Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University 5. Learning from STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Contexts What the Research Tells Us: That None Shall Perish Kelly Mack, Association of American Colleges & Universities, Chris Sahley, Purdue University, and Orlando Taylor, Fielding Graduate University View from Practice: Learning from Successful Women in the STEM Field Mariana Monteiro, FCM, LLC Integrating Research and Practice: STEM Contexts Diana Bilimoria, Case Western Reserve University Managerial and Organizational Actions to Transform STEM Contexts Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University 6. Learning from Entrepreneurial Settings What the Research Tells Us: The Glass Ceiling of Entrepreneurship and How Women Are Breaking Free Kim Eddleston, Northeastern University View from Practice: Emerging Organizational Culture and Inclusion Nina Swanson, Walmart Integrating Research and Practice: Entrepreneurial Settings Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University Managerial and Organizational Actions to Create Inclusive Entrepreneurial Settings Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University 7. Epilogue: A Beginning Blueprint for Organizations and Researchers to Advance Gender Inclusion and Equality (with Caveats) Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University and Kyung-Hee Lee, Purdue University Acknowledgments 

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Book SynopsisHarvesting State Support provides an analytical focus on the local implementation and interpretation of the agricultural reform process in Japan.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Abbreviations Foreword Acknowledgments Part One: Introduction: Institutional Change in Japan’s Agricultural Sector 1. Japan’s Agricultural Support and Protection Regime 2. Toward a Local Perspective on Gradual Institutional Change 3. Institutional Change in Japanese Agricultural Support and Protection through the Local Lens Part Two: Japan’s Agricultural Support and Protection over Time 4. Postwar Evolution of Support and Protection 5. Gradual Change and Increasing Institutional Ambiguity in Agricultural Support and Protection Part Three: Local Agricultural Regimes and Village Institutions 6. Different Local Manifestations of Macro-Level Change 7. Postwar Formation of Local Agricultural Regimes and Village Institutions Part Four: Village Institutions as Dynamic Resources – Local Renegotiation of Agricultural Support and Protection 8. Farmland Consolidation as a Social Process 9. Local Variations of Agricultural Entrepreneurship 10. Hamlet-Based Collective Farming and Village Institutions 11. Boundary Change: Decreasing Prospects for Comprehensive Local Institutional Agency Part Five: Conclusions 12. Renegotiating Japan’s Agricultural Support and Protection 13. Institutional Change through the Local Lens Appendix A: Field Research Appendix B: Interviews Appendix C: Types of Farms in Japan Appendix D: Paddy Field Subsidies Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this practical book, two expert product managers provide straightforward guidance for people looking to join the thriving enterprise market. Authors Blair Reeves and Benjamin Gaines explain critical differences between enterprise and consumer products, and deliver strategies for overcoming challenges when building for the enterprise.

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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE 2017 PETER KATZENSTEIN BOOK PRIZEBEST OF BOOKS IN 2017 BY FOREIGN AFFAIRSWINNER OF THE 2018 VIVIAN ZELIZER PRIZE BEST BOOK AWARD IN ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGYHow China Escaped the Poverty Trap truly offers game-changing ideas for the analysis and implementation of socio-economic development and should have a major impact across many social sciences.? Zelizer Best Book in Economic Sociology Prize CommitteeAcclaimed as game changing and field shifting, How China Escaped the Poverty Trap advances a new paradigm in the political economy of development and sheds new light on China''s rise.How can poor and weak societies escape poverty traps? Political economists have traditionally offered three answers: stimulate growth first, build good institutions first, or some fortunate nations inherited good institutions that led to growth.Yuen Yuen Ang rejects all three schools of thought and their underlying assTrade ReviewChina's transformation cannot be attributed to a single cause; rather, it arose from a contingent, interactive process—Ang calls it 'directed improvisation.' She formalizes this insight which has the potential to influence future studies of institutional and economic change beyond China. * Foreign Affairs *While adaptive approaches to development have become new buzzwords, Yuen Yuen's work brings rigor to this conversation.... This analytical lens has enormous potential for thinking through the adaptive challenge, whether at the national level, subnational level or sectoral level. * The World Bank *The book combines methodological rigour, employing a complexity perspective hitherto unknown in standard political economy analyses... with rich original empirical data drawn from more than 400 interviews.... This is an important book with a bold thesis that, at its most ambitious, demands a rethinking of the history and evolution of capitalism.... In terms of policy implications, Ang's thesis has the potential to upend much that the global development establishment holds dear. * The Straits Times *How China Escaped the Poverty Trap... is an original and insightful take on what is perhaps the biggest development puzzle of my lifetime. * Building State Capability Blog *This book is a triumph, opening a window onto the political economy of China’s astonishing rise that takes as its starting point systems and complexity. Its lessons apply far beyond China’s borders. * Oxfam Blog *Ang provides specialists and nonspecialists alike with a fresh inside-the-black-box account of how the Chinese state... has actually practiced (not merely preached) innovation, problem solving, and effective implementation.... Future studies of bureaucratic life in China and elsewhere must reckon seriously with Ang's account. * Governance *As if explaining modern Chinese economic development was not enough of a challenge, Ang has two even loftier goals. The first is methodological. She expresses a frustration with political science's causality obsession and modeling approaches that deliver isolated snapshots of complex processes.... Ang's second ambition is to apply this coevolutionary schema to how we understand economic development generally. * Perspectives on Politics *This book is an invaluable addition to the scholarship on the political economy of development. * Pacific Affairs *How China Escaped the Poverty Trap is an innovative account to explain why China has economically developed in spite – or because – of its low-quality institutions. It is both a theoretically original and empirically rich study of Chinese economic development and required reading for those who want to understand China's and our own future. * VoegelinView *The author has certainly filled the gaps in the literature on the political-economic analysis of China's historic transformation from a low-income to a middle-income country through adoption of a co-evolutionary approach to development. Overall, this interesting book goes deeper beneath the broad political-economic surface of Chinese society. It should appeal not only to researchers on Chinese society, but also to practising political economists. * Ecoomic Record *Table of ContentsIntroduction: How Did Development Actually Happen? Part 1 FRAMEWORK AND BUILDING BLOCKS 1. Mapping Coevolution 2. Directed Improvisation Part 2 DIRECTION 3. Balancing Variety and Uniformity 4. Franchising the Bureaucracy Part 3 IMPROVISATION 5. From Building to Preserving Markets 6. Connecting First Movers and Laggards Conclusion: How Development Actually Happened Beyond China Appendix A: Steps for Mapping Coevolution Appendix B: Interviews

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Book SynopsisCollaborative Damage is an experimental ethnography of Chinese globalization that compares data from two frontlines of China''s global interventionsub-Saharan Africa and Inner/Central Asia. Based on their fieldwork on Chinese infrastructure and resource-extraction projects in Mozambique and Mongolia, Mikkel Bunkenborg, Morten Nielsen, and Morten Axel Pedersen provide new empirical insights into neocolonialism and Sinophobia in the Global South.The core argument in Collaborative Damage is that the different participants studied in the globalization processeslocal workers and cadres; Chinese managers and entrepreneurs; and the authors themselves, three Danish anthropologistsare intimately linked in paradoxical partnerships of mutual incomprehension. The authors call this collaborative damage, which crucially refers not only to the misunderstandings and conflicts they observed in the field, but also to their own failure to agree about how to interpretTrade ReviewEngaging, candid, and at times amusing, Collaborative Damage makes an insightful as well as a delightful read. -- Miriam Driessen * CHINA QUARTERLY *The book aptly captures the social dynamics characteristic of Chinese investment and the inherent contradictions of transnational capitalism.In short, this book contributes a reflexive, insightful and gripping account of the practices and effects of Chinese extraversion. * Inner Asia *Collaborative Damage provides a distinctive approach both to the study of a controversial global phenome- non and to the practice of ethnographic writing. * The Developing Economies *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Friendship Empire: How a Chinese Entrepreneur Failed to Make Friends in Mongolia 2. Whose Walls? A Chinese Mining Enclave in the Gobi Desert 3. Roads That Separate: How a Chinese Oil Company Failed to Detach Itself from Its Mongolian Surroundings 4. Strategies of Unseeing: The Possible Superimposition of a "Chinatown" on the Catembe Peninsula 5. Enclaves and Envelopes: Cutting and Connecting Relations in Sino-Mozambican Workplaces 6. Alterity in the Interior: Tree Scouts, Spirits, and Chinese Loggers in the Forests of Northern Mozambique Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Independent Press Award in PsychologyOur decisions are expressions of who we are and how we move through the world. Rarely, though, do we examine our decisions or even look inward to consider the psychology of our decision-making. Instead, we often make decisions based on what we call instinct (which relies on cognitive bias), false assumptions, mis-remembering, and mental mistakes. Truthfully, we don''t see the world as it is; we see it as we are. We can develop self-knowledge about our decision-making styles. We can wake ourselves up to how biases cloud our judgment and impede good decision-makingand we can counter bias. From there, we can transform our decision-making habits to make better big decisions alone and together. Problem Solver provides you with tools to identify: The five basic decision-making approaches, or Problem Solver Profiles (PSPs): Adventurer, Detective, Listener, Thinker, and Visionary Your dominantTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Data of Living To Know Thyself: How to Use This Book 1. How Do You Decide? 2. Lexicon, Situationality, & Community 3. The Adventurer 4. The Detective 5. The Listener 6. The Thinker 7. The Visionary 8. Hunt Like the Cheetah 9. PSPs & Risk Profiles 10. PSPs & Cognitive Biases 11. Ambiguity versus Uncertainty 12. Using PSPs to Bolster Strengths 13. How PSPs Color Our Relationship with Data 14. Situationality and Dynamic Decision-Making 15. The Relationship between PSPs and Life Outlook

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Book SynopsisPeasant Politics of the Twenty-First Century illuminates the transnational agrarian movements that are remaking rural society and the world''s food and agriculture systems. Marc Edelman explains how peasant movements are staking their claims from farmers'' fields to massive protests around the world, shaping heated debates over peasants'' rights and the very category of peasant within the agrarian organizations and in the United Nations.Edelman chronicles the rise of these movements, their objectives, and their alliances with environmental, human rights, women''s, and food justice groups. The book scrutinizes high-profile activists and the forgotten genealogies and policy implications of foundational analytical frameworks like moral economy, and concepts, such as food sovereignty and civil society. Peasant Politics of the Twenty-First Century charts the struggle of agrarian movements in the face of land grabbing, counter agrarian reform, and

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Book SynopsisThe social sector is undergoing a major transformation. We are witnessing an explosion in efforts to deliver social change, a burgeoning impact investing industry, and an unprecedented intergenerational transfer of wealth. Yet we live in a world of rapidly rising inequality, where social sector services are unable to keep up with societal need, and governments are stretched beyond their means. Alnoor Ebrahim addresses one of the fundamental dilemmas facing leaders as they navigate this uncertain terrain: performance measurement. How can they track performance towards worthy goals such as reducing poverty, improving public health, or advancing human rights? What results can they reasonably measure and legitimately take credit for? This book tackles three core challenges of performance faced by social enterprises and nonprofit organizations alike: what to measure, what kinds of performance systems to build, and how to align multiple demands for accountability. It lays out four different types of strategies for managers to consider—niche, integrated, emergent, and ecosystem—and details the types of performance measurement and accountability systems best suited to each. Finally, this book examines the roles of funders such as impact investors, philanthropic foundations, and international aid agencies, laying out how they can best enable meaningful performance measurement.Trade Review"Measuring Social Change offers a powerful framework to guide social sector leaders. This is not a simplistic "one-size-fits-all" argument, but a refined yet practical roadmap for how to build the systems needed to know whether your work is having an impact. The frameworks and case studies could revolutionize how organizations manage for impact. An important book." -- Jeffrey L. Bradach, Managing Partner and Co-Founder * The Bridgespan Group *"This book goes beyond the promise of its title to elucidate the key concepts of nonprofit strategy and propose nuanced improvements. A valuable mix of the theoretical and practical, richly illustrated by real-world examples." -- Paul Brest, faculty co-Director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society; former President * William and Flora Hewlett Foundation *"A valuable contribution in addressing the crucial challenge of targeting and measuring impact." -- Sir Ronald Cohen, Chair * Global Steering Group for Impact Investment *"Alnoor captures the importance of measuring what matters like no one else. In this remarkable book, he gives the reader tools, rules as well as questions to ensure those questions are effective. This is a must-read for anyone serious about measuring change, something we all must be." -- Jacqueline Novogratz * Founder & CEO of Acumen, author of The Blue Sweater *"As Alnoor Ebrahim argues in this trenchant new book, the social sector has mushroomed in size and scope in recent years. A leading scholar in the field, Ebrahim provides fresh, thoughtful answers on how we should measure progress with nonprofits. This book will be important to practitioners, philanthropists, and academics alike." -- David Gergen, CNN Senior Political Analyst; Professor of Public Service and Founding Director, Center for Public Leadership * Harvard Kennedy School *"This book is useful for readers involved in the social sector, including governments, nonprofit organizations, and funders of charitable work, as well as specialists in the sociology of the social sector. It can make donors, directors, and practitioners more aware of measuring the impact of their work and donations. Recommended." -- F. E. Foldvary * CHOICE *"[A] rare example of a work that takes impact measurement back to first principles." -- Jess Daggers * International Review of Applied Economics *"[One] of the most impressive contributions to the design and approach to social performance...in a decade or more....This book is an all-too-rare extremely important contribution to our field. It advances the organization theory foundation of performance and accountability research, its framework adds important new and clear thinking that advances our conceptualization of social performance (and the framework opens up new vistas for follow-up work), and it provides solidly grounded illustrations of both NGO and nonprofit contexts where this strategy framework matters deeply in practice." -- Raymond Dart * Voluntas *Table of ContentsContents and AbstractsIntroduction chapter abstractThis introduction explains why it is critical for social sector leaders to be strategic about measuring the performance of their organizations. It lays out the three main challenges of social performance that they must address: what to measure, what kinds of performance measurement and management systems to build, and how to align multiple demands for accountability. It also provides a brief synopsis of each chapter of the book, including its conceptual framing, the four case studies at the heart of the book, and a concluding chapter on the roles of funders. 1Conceptualizing Social Performance in a Complex World chapter abstractChapter 1 provides the conceptual underpinnings for the book. It summarizes the foundations of organizational performance assessment, drawing from the literatures in business and nonprofit management, program evaluation, and development studies. It then develops two frameworks for measuring and improving social performance. The first is a general model of social sector performance comprised of three core components: an organization's value proposition, model of social change, and accountability priorities. All organizations need to define these clearly to make systematic and measurable progress in addressing social problems. The second framework introduces two contingent factors that all managers must understand in developing their performance systems: uncertainty about cause-effect, and control over outcomes. These two factors provide a basis for differentiating among four types of social change strategies: niche, integrated, emergent, and ecosystem strategies. The key managerial implication is that each type of strategy requires a distinct type of performance system. 2Niche Strategy chapter abstractChapter 2 examines performance measurement in organizations that adopt a niche strategy, where the relationship between cause and effect is relatively well understood, but there is low control over long-term outcomes. Under such conditions, managerial attention is best focused on implementing the intervention with high quality—with a focus on short-term metrics of activities and outputs, rather than on long-term outcomes. This requires a performance system based on standardization and quality control. Such a niche strategy is illustrated through the case of Ziqitza Healthcare Limited, a social enterprise that is one of the fastest growing private ambulance services in India. The chapter also draws briefly on other examples of niche strategies such as post-disaster emergency response. 3Integrated Strategy chapter abstractChapter 3 explores the performance systems necessary for supporting an integrated strategy, where the relationship between cause and effect is relatively well understood, but where multiple interventions must be combined in order to produce outcomes that are greater than the sum of their parts. Here, the core task of a performance system is coordination, which involves prioritizing and sequencing a portfolio of interventions. The chapter looks at a series of integrated interventions in rural natural resource management that aim to increase incomes of smallholder farmers. It follows the experience of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in India over a 20-year period. The chapter concludes with other examples of integrated strategies, including an even more complex endeavor to assist people living in extreme poverty by BRAC in Bangladesh, and a pipeline of educational interventions developed by the Harlem Children's Zone in New York City. 4Emergent Strategy chapter abstractChapter 4 examines an emergent strategy in global policy advocacy work, where the relationship between cause and effect is complex, and where an organization's ability to control policy outcomes is severely constrained. This strategy is illustrated through the case of a global network organization called WIEGO—Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing—which advocates for the rights of workers in the informal economy. The organization cannot attribute improvements in the working conditions of informal workers to its interventions (outcomes), but it can reasonably claim to have "influenced" global and national public standards on measuring the informal sector (interim outcomes). Executing such a strategy requires a performance system based on adaptation that enables the organization to quickly act on new opportunities to influence key actors within its organizational ecosystem. Such a performance system is relevant to a diverse range of social interventions. 5Ecosystem Strategy chapter abstractChapter 5 details an ecosystem strategy, where cause-effect relationships are complex and multiple organizations collaborate in order to increase their control over outcomes. In such settings, causal attribution is nearly impossible because organizations cannot reliably isolate their interventions from those of other actors in the ecosystem. The chapter shows that rather than trying to solve the attribution problem, managers are better served by building an orchestration system: developing shared (supra-organizational) performance indicators to chart the progress of the field as a whole, support collective learning, and align individual efforts towards joint goals rather than independent aims. This strategy is illustrated with the case of Miriam's Kitchen, an organization that aims to end chronic homelessness in Washington, D.C. by fundamentally realigning the efforts of over 100 nonprofit and public sector actors in the city. The chapter also draws upon the growing "collective impact" movement in the social sector. 6Designing Social Performance Systems chapter abstractChapter 6 brings together the key insights from the case studies in the book (chapters 2-5), synthesizing core learnings and revisiting key questions in the book: What should an organization measure? What kind of performance system best fits its needs? What should be its accountability priorities? The chapter provides a side-by-side comparison of the performance systems used in each of the case studies, identifying not only what they have in common, but also how they differ in fundamental ways. This analysis leads to a typology of four distinct performance systems—standardization, coordination, adaptation, and orchestration—each suited to supporting one of the four strategies noted above. 7Roles of Funders chapter abstractThis concluding chapter turns to the roles of funders in supporting performance measurement and management. Funders, be they grant-makers or investors, can help or hinder the organizations they support. Drawing on the experiences of three innovative funders (an impact investor, a grant-making foundation, and a bilateral aid agency), this chapter illustrates the critical roles that funders can play in enabling better performance measurement at four different stages of decision making—search, diligence, improvement, and evaluation. It also identifies a range of tools and methods that are useful at each stage. The experiences of these pioneering funders further demonstrate how measurement can help close the gap between upward accountability to funders and downward accountability to clients or beneficiaries. In closing, the chapter highlights the measurement challenges that funders face in assessing the performance of a portfolio of investments.

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Book SynopsisDesign leadership at scale requires leaders who design the design function, establish a thriving environment for the creative team, and shape the design organization to drive progress, advance innovation, and enhance meaningful customer experiences. To examine the foundations of successful design leadership, the authors performed extensive in-depth interviews with design leaders working for Fortune 500 organizations across industries. Based on these insights, Design Leadership Ignited delineates a pathway to design excellence, which includes establishing a forward-looking strategy and an adequate organizational structure for the design function, empowering the design team, and scaling the impact of design across the entire organization. This book takes the position that a core challenge in the journey towards design excellence is the need to recognize and balance the often-contradictory objectives and activities that design leaders encounter. Combining their practitioner experience and research, the authors provide a framework to embrace the complexity of design leadership that will elevate design at scale.Trade Review"The authors have created an exceptionally comprehensive guidebook to building and growing the design function. With engaging insights, useful models, and straightforward language, this book will spark plenty of 'aha' moments, generate lots of note-taking, and inspire even better design leadership for the future."—Carole Bilson, President, The Design Management Institute, and former VP Global Design & Usability, Pitney Bowes"This book couldn't have come at a better time. As many companies are facing profound transformations of their business model, strong design leaders are needed to help executive management navigate the high seas.Design Leadership Ignited is inspirational, pragmatic, filled with real-life experiences, and written for design excellence."—Laurens van den Acker, EVP Corporate Design, Renault Group"This book consolidates key insights and knowledge to ensure that design teams can thrive at scale. Elevating the practice of design leadership becomes even more critical as design leaders are now expected to play a pivotal role in shaping the success of not just products, but entire companies. Essential reading for design leaders."—Alastair Simpson, Vice President of Design, Dropbox"As scaled businesses increase their investment in design, it is more important than ever to understand and articulate the business value of enterprise design programs. Packed with practical real-world insights, Design Leadership Ignited is a clear and comprehensive resource for an emerging generation of design leaders."—Doug Powell, Vice President of Design, IBM"The most pragmatic, practical and insightful approach to understanding contemporary design leadership. Drawing on decades of knowledge in the field, this book is an essential read for aspiring design leaders and business leaders wishing to deliver excellence through design."—Rachel Cooper OBE, Distinguished Professor of Design Management and Policy, Lancaster University"A seminal and timely piece substantiating design leadership in the era of rethinking the future. Abound with enlightening thoughts and practice-oriented insights about design leadership as the differentiating force of change, this is a must read for all to build design as a core competency for the twenty-first century."—Edmund Lee, Senior Consultant & Former Executive Director, Hong Kong Design Centre"Complex organizations with increasingly overlapping boundaries between business and design require a different kind of design leadership, and this book provides the right insights to deliver it."—Deborah Dawton, Chief Executive Officer, Design Business AssociationTable of Contents1. Design Context 2. Design Leadership 3. Design Direction 4. Design Organization 5. Design Taxonomy 6. Design Resources 7. Design Scaling 8. Design Excellence

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Book SynopsisTime is of the essence. Climate change looms as a malignant force that will reshape our economy and society for generations to come. If we are going to avoid the worst effects of climate change, we are going to need to effectively "decarbonize" the global economy by 2050. This doesn't mean a modest, or even a drastic, improvement in fuel efficiency standards for automobiles. It means 100 percent of the cars on the road being battery-powered or powered by some other non-carbon-emitting powertrain. It means 100 percent of our global electricity needs being met by renewables and other non-carbon-emitting sources such as nuclear power. It means electrifying the global industrials sector and replacing carbon-intensive chemical processes with green alternatives, eliminating scope-one emissions—emissions in production—across all industries, particularly steel, cement, petrochemicals, which are the backbone of the global economy. It means sustainable farming while still feeding a growing global population. Responding to the existential threat of climate change, Michael Lenox and Rebecca Duff propose a radical reconfiguration of the industries contributing the most, and most harmfully, to this planetary crisis. Disruptive innovation and a particular calibration of industry dynamics will be key to this change. The authors analyze precisely what this might look like for specific sectors of the world economy—ranging from agriculture to industrials and building, energy, and transportation—and examine the possible challenges and obstacles to introducing a paradigm shift in each one. With regards to existent business practices and products, how much and what kind of transformation can be achieved? The authors assert that markets are critical to achieving the needed change, and that they operate within a larger scale of institutional rules and norms. Lenox and Duff conclude with an analysis of policy interventions and strategies that could move us toward clean tech and decarbonization by 2050.Trade Review"Lenox and Duff lay out pathways to the required deep decarbonization by 2050 with detailed analyses and thoughtful suggestions about the innovation agenda, technologies, and policies that would help pave the way. Carefully researched and profoundly insightful, this important book is a must-read for anyone interested in what needs to be done to take climate change action to scale and at speed." —Dan Esty, Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University and editor of A Better Planet: 40 Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future"Lenox and Duff have produced a compelling vision for how critical sectors of the economy can rapidly advance toward decarbonization. With thought-provoking guidance on policies, tools and technologies that offer hope in a time of massive disruption, this book is essential reading for executives, policymakers and civil society leaders navigating this transition." —Katherine Neebe, Chief Sustainability Officer at Duke Energy and President, Duke Energy Foundation"Lenox and Duff show how we can fully decarbonize by mid-century affordably and equitably, and that what's most needed is institutional innovation and policy change to speed the transition now underway. Learn here what you can do, personally, professionally, and politically, to help build a healthier, safer, more prosperous world for all." —John Sterman, Jay W. Forrester Professor of Management at MIT and Director of the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative"The climate crisis is often spoken in the stratospheric terms of whether or why we must act. The real challenge is how we must act. As Michael Lenox and Rebecca Duff so clearly explain, this is about all of us – citizens, consumers, producers, and governing institutions. We can do this. This book shows how." —Bill Antholis, CEO and Director of UVA's Miller Center of Public Affairs and author of Fast Forward: Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming"The Decarbonization Imperativeis a vital guide for the most important transition in human history. It should sit on every desk as a resource for scholars, policy makers, and citizens alike to both inspire and help realize dreams for a healthier planet."—Auden Schendler, Stanford Social Innovation Review"Timely, pertinent, essential reading in the face of the growing impact climate change is even now having on our infrastructure, or agriculture, our economy, and our politics, both locally, nationally, and globally, The Decarbonization Imperative: Transforming the Global Economy by 2050 is an essential, critically important, and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, college, and university library Environmental Studies collections."—Midwest Book Review Reviewer's Choice"Everyone interested in becoming part of the solution to the climate emergency should read The Decarbonization Imperative. ...For scholars of organization and management, the implications of this excellent book are clear: if we are to contribute relevant insights to the resolution of the climate crisis, we must double down on our ambitions on every front considered in this book."—Anita M. McGahan, Administrative Science QuarterlyTable of Contents1. The Path to 2050 2. The Energy Sector 3. The Transportation Sector 4. The Industrials Sector 5. The Buildings Sector 6. The Agricultural Sector 7. The Path Forward

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Book SynopsisThe U.S. government's prime enemy in the War on Terror is not a shadowy mastermind dispatching suicide bombers. It is the informed American citizen. With Manufacturing Militarism, Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall detail how military propaganda has targeted Americans since 9/11. From the darkened cinema to the football field to the airport screening line, the U.S. government has purposefully inflated the actual threat of terrorism and the necessity of a proactive military response. This biased, incomplete, and misleading information contributes to a broader culture of fear and militarism that, far from keeping Americans safe, ultimately threatens the foundations of a free society. Applying a political economic approach to the incentives created by a democratic system with a massive national security state, Coyne and Hall delve into case studies from the War on Terror to show how propaganda operates in a democracy. As they vigilantly watch their carry-ons scanned at the airport despite nonexistent threats, or absorb glowing representations of the military from films, Americans are subject to propaganda that, Coyne and Hall argue, erodes government by citizen consent.Trade Review"Immersed in militarism since birth, Americans have a choice: the blue pill of aggression and self-righteousness disguised as fostering democracy and freedom, or the red pill of truth. Coyne and Hall offer us the red pill and a path to freeing ourselves from the military machine. Take it, America, and put a stop to military glorification and endless war."—William J. Astore, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Ret.)"Rich with maddening examples, Manufacturing Militarism demonstrates that the US government constantly emits lies and half-truths meant to shore up public support for endless wars against an endless stream of enemies, real and imaginary. And Coyne and Hall show us what to do about it. Read this book: Democracy is hanging in the balance."—Roger Koppl, Syracuse University"This book brilliantly analyzes one of the deepest problems of American democracy: the role of mass media in reinforcing government propaganda that promotes war, intervention and militarism. From Washington to Hollywood, from Iraq to American sports stadiums, the order of the day is inflating threats, inventing enemies, and fanning the flames of fear and xenophobia. Manufacturing Militarism explains why the world that Americans see is so different from the world that actually exists."—Stephen Kinzer, Watson Institute, Brown University, author of Poisoner in Chief"In Manufacturing Militarism Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall offer both a vital rejoinder to uncritical American exceptionalism and this dirty secret: democracies, too, peddle in propaganda. Blending analyses of recent history, politics, and culture, they chronicle a narrative game long rigged—the U.S. government's ceaseless post-9/11 campaign to sell wars we don't need, that people don't otherwise want. Their disturbing conclusions ring as collective alarm-bells for a republic in its long night of peril."—Maj. (Ret.) Danny Sjursen, Center for International Policy, author of Patriotic Dissent and Ghostriders of Baghdad"Manufacturing Militarism is a timely and far-reaching study of the role state-sponsored propaganda has played and continues to play in 21st-century American life. Coyne and Hall show how, since 9/11, successive administrations held back relevant information and deliberately misled journalists and the public, damaging America's democracy, national security and international reputation."—David C. Unger, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe, author of The Emergency State"You can't handle the truth! At least that's what your government thinks. Manufacturing Militarism shows how democratic governments utilize their monopoly on classified information to propagandize their citizens in order to enable government actions that benefit the politically elite at the expense of average citizens. Coyne and Hall superbly illustrate how we have been propagandized by the U.S. government throughout the war."—Benjamin Powell, Free Market Institute, Texas Tech University"In Manufacturing Militarism, Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall document the pernicious effects of the government's control and dissemination of information. They describe the 'threat inflation' that characterizes government propaganda, facilitating citizen compliance and shifting power away from citizens and to the political elite who control public policy. More than just a tool that enables government policymakers to enact policies they prefer, Coyne and Hall make a persuasive case that government propaganda is a real threat to a free society."—Randall Holcombe, Professor of Economics, Florida State University"Manufacturing Militarism: U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror... should be read by everyone who seeks to more fully understand the extent to which militaristic propaganda has pervaded seemingly every aspect of our society."—Zachary Yost, Mises Wire"In Manufacturing Militarism: U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror,Christopher J. Coyne and Abigail R. Hall provide an unusual, interesting, broadly persuasive, and welcome approach to explaining the manufacture and deployment of militarism in America.... The book's message is powerful and simple. It is evidence-based and well-reasoned. It is a work of serious scholarship. It condemns concentrated power in a few hands to propagandise and mislead the people to get behind wars of aggression, and pay the costs in blood and treasure. It says the American state is dangerous. It says the people must be vigilant, informed, and courageous."—Inderjeet Parmar, The WireTable of Contents1. "Propaganda: Its Meaning, Operation, and Limits" 2. "The Political Economy of Government Propaganda" 3. "Selling the Invasion of Iraq" 4. "The Post-Invasion Propaganda Pitch" 5. "Paid Patriotism: Propaganda Takes the Field" 6. "Flying the Propagandized Skies" 7. "Propaganda Goes to Hollywood" 8. "The Power of the Propagandized"

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Book SynopsisDuring the 2016 presidential election, both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders argued that elites were hurting the economy. But, drawing together evidence and theory from across economics, political science, and even finance, Garett Jones says otherwise. In 10% Less Democracy, he makes the case that the richest, most democratic nations would be better off if they slightly reduced accountability to the voting public, turning up the dial on elite influence. To do this, Jones builds on three foundational lines of evidence in areas where he has personal experience. First, as a former staffer in the U.S. Senate, he saw how senators voted differently as elections grew closer. Second, as a macroeconomist, Jones knows the merits of "independent" central banks, which sit apart from the political process and are controlled by powerful insiders. The consensus of the field is that this detached, technocratic approach has worked far better than more political and democratic banking systems. Third, his previous research on the effects of cognitive skills on political, social, and economic systems revealed many ways in which well-informed voters improve government. Discerning repeated patterns, Jones draws out practical suggestions for fine-tuning, focusing on the length of political terms, the independence of government agencies, the weight that voting systems give to the more-educated, and the value of listening more closely to a group of farsighted stakeholders with real skin in the game—a nation's sovereign bondholders. Accessible to political news junkies while firmly rooted and rigorous, 10% Less Democracy will fuel the national conversation about what optimal government looks like.Trade Review"10% Less Democracy is a joy to read. If you liked Freakonomics or Predictably Irrational, you'll love this book. It deserves to be read widely, widely discussed—and acted upon. A tour de force combining the best economic insight with real-world, practical applications. Every chapter demonstrates ways in which reducing democratic control over certain decisions reliably results in better outcomes for all. We should jettison our religious attachment to democracy and see it for what it is: a tool good only in moderation." -- Jason Brennan, author of Cracks in the Ivory Tower"How can we rescue democracy from the slough of despond into which it has fallen? In this lucidly written book, Garett Jones makes the case for a surprising answer: the best way to improve democracy is to have a bit less of it. It's only by handing power to technical experts, lengthening congressional terms, staggering elections, and reducing direct democracy that we can save the invaluable core of democracy from self-destruction." -- Adrian Wooldridge * co-author of Capitalism in America: An Economic History *"Invocation of 'democracy' is one of the most ill-defined canards of modern discourse. In this revisionist work, rooted in common sense, Jones shows that effective representative government does not in fact rest on pure democracy, but does rely on well-functioning elites. Definitely recommended." -- Tyler Cowen * Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mazon University, Author of Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero *"The belief in democracy is strong in most rich, democratic countries, even sacred. Why in the world would anyone propose ten percent less of it? The key is sharpening our thinking on what 'democracy' means. Once we allow a sharper definiteion, decision-making by the vote of all, we demystify 'democracy' and more sensibly assess its pluses and minuses. Jones' argument is persuasive and rests on global data." -- Charlotta Stern, Professor of Sociology, Stockholm University * Deputy Director of the Ratio Institute *"If a genie told me that James Madison had been reincarnated as another person and had written an update to the Federalist Papers, I'd say, 'It's Garett Jones and 10% Less Democracy, right?'" -- Tim Groseclose, Professor of Economics * George Mason University *"Mr Jones musters plenty of convincing evidence that fewer elections and more distance between voters and decisions make for better governance." -- The Economist"In his cheeky new book, 10% Less Democracy, the economist Garett Jones makes a counter-zeitgeist case for more 'epistocracy,' or rule by the knowledgeable. Recent weeks have rather made the case for him and altered that zeitgeist." -- Janan Ganesh * Financial Times *"Overall, the book embodies a courageous attempt to grapple with the weaknesses of democratic decision-making... Jones provides copious sparks to reflect on democratic practice by setting out the proposals, pondering their viability and defending their soundness. Stylistically, his reasoning proceeds orderly and fluidly, accompanying the reader with data and examples which contributes in making his thesis clear." -- Paolo Bodini * Ethical Theory and Moral Practice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Source of My Idea 1. The Big Benefits of a Small Dose of Democracy 2. Braver Politician 3. Central Bank "Independence" 4. The 2% Solution 5. This Chapter Does Not Apply to Your Country 6. Bondholders as a Separate and Coequal Branch of Government 7. Jonathan Rauch, Prophet of Political Realism 8. The Hard Case of the European Union 9. Singapore: Flourishing with 50% Less Democracy 10. Conclusion: Buying the Right Dose of Democracy

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Book SynopsisA provocative new account of how India moved relentlessly from its hope-filled founding in 1947 to the dramatic economic and democratic breakdowns of today. When Indian leaders first took control of their government in 1947, they proclaimed the ideals of national unity and secular democracy. Through the first half century of nation-building, leaders could point to uneven but measurable progress on key goals, and after the mid-1980s, dire poverty declined for a few decades, inspiring declarations of victory. But today, a vast majority of Indians live in a state of underemployment and are one crisis away from despair. Public goods—health, education, cities, air and water, and the judiciary—are in woeful condition. And good jobs will remain scarce as long as that is the case. The lack of jobs will further undermine democracy, which will further undermine job creation. India is Broken provides the most persuasive account available of this economic catch-22. Challenging prevailing narratives, Mody contends that successive post-independence leaders, starting with its first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, failed to confront India's true economic problems, seeking easy solutions instead. As a popular frustration grew, and corruption in politics became pervasive, India's economic growth relied increasingly on unregulated finance and environmentally destructive construction. The rise of a violent Hindutva has buried all prior norms in civic life and public accountability. Combining statistical data with creative media, such as literature and cinema, to create strong, accessible, people-driven narratives, this book is a meditation on the interplay between democracy and economic progress, with lessons extending far beyond India. Mody proposes a path forward that is fraught with its own peril, but which nevertheless offers something resembling hope.Trade Review"This book is the most sustained, accessible, and trenchantly argued alternative account of India's political economy and democratic crisis that I have seen in many years. Engaging and well written, it tells a striking and disturbing story. A major achievement."—Thomas Blom Hansen, Stanford University"A compellingly readable history of Indian politics and economics since independence: Nehru's early mistakes—especially his tragic lack of attention to health, education, and jobs—multiplied into performative and destructive politics in the hands of his heirs. This is a profound account of how any democracy, even the world's largest, can be destroyed from within. Great storytelling. Hard to put down!"—Angus Deaton, Nobel Laureate in Economics"Combining statistical data with creative media, such as literature and cinema, to create strong, accessible, people-driven narrative, this book is a meditation on the interplay between democracy and economic progress, with lessons extending far beyond India. Mody proposes a path forward that is fraught with its own peril, but which nevertheless offers something resembling hope."—Discovery: Research at Princeton"India is Broken is a masterful, wonderfully readable but searing indictment of the failures of Indian economic policy since Independence. Brilliantly weaving into his account a history of the key political events of the era, Mody chronicles how a dismal catalogue of flawed economic strategies and a dysfunctional political system have led to a country that is unable to produce enough jobs, where religious divisions keep growing, and inequality is relentlessly rising. An indispensable book for anyone trying to understand this complicated country."—Liaquat Ahamed, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lords of Finance"A magisterial political and economic history of post-colonial India, written with extraordinary eloquence and passion. Mody argues that successive leaders have failed the country's hundreds of millions of poor and borderline poor on its path from nascent democracy to mature authoritarian state. All too often the IMF, the World Bank, and other donors were willing to sign off on economic policies that had little chance of success. India is Broken will be a touchstone in policy debates for years to come."—Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University, and coauthor of This Time is Different"A detailed and richly researched study of India's economy from independence to the present day, India Is Broken delves into many of the critical yet overlooked aspects of India's political and economic history. While I cannot endorse everything he writes, Mody's highly-readable account lays bare the deception and failure of the last several years, while maintaining a focus on the important details of economic policy."—Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament and author of The Struggle for India's Soul"This is a well-documented readable history of the major economic and social policy strategies of Indian governments, from Nehru to Modi.... [Mody] makes a powerful case to the effect that education outcomes cannot be separated from politics."—John Richards, International Journal of Educational Development"Fundamentally, Mody's claim is right. India is broken. It offers a poor deal to its working-age population, few good jobs and little welfare. A humanitarian crisis for migrant workers shortly after COVID-19 broke out was a brutal reminder of the condition. The book's message is stark and demands attention. That it is a highly readable account of India's development enhances the appeal."—Tirthankar Roy, The Developing Economies"This book asks a straightforward question: has Indian democracy, as practiced since independence in 1947, improved the lives of people in general? The answer, contends Mody, is no. To substantiate this distressing yet sobering response, Mody conducts an expansive analysis of leaders and policy making in modern India.... Recommended."—A. A. Batabyal, CHOICE"India is Broken is a highly readable book. Mody is deeply knowledgable, and can write as fluently and thoughtfully about the 1950's as he can about the last decade. I found his discussion of the Nehru period especially fascinating."—Anand Swamy, Journal of Economic LiteratureTable of Contents1. Then and Now, an Introduction 2. An Uncertain Beginning 3. The Path Not Taken 4. Nehru's Dangerous Gamble 5. Nehru Doubles His Bet 6: Tagore's Unheard Song 7. Mr. Nehru's Tragedy, Democracy's First Betrayal 8. Shastri Makes a Brave Transition 9. A Savior for India's Ferment 10. India Has an Empress 11. Anger Meets Repression 12. An Autocratic Gamble Fails 13. Democracy Betrays Again, Deindustrialization Begins 14. When the Violence Came Home 15. A Pilot Flies into Political Headwinds 16. Rajiv Unleashes the Gale Force of Hindu Nationalism 17. An All-Too-Brief Moment of Sanity 18. The Promise Has a Dark Underbelly 19. No, India Does Not Shine 20. As the Two Indias Drift Apart, Democracy Creaks 21. Modi Pushes the Economy off the Edge 22. Modi Breaks India's Fractured Democracy 23. COVID-19 Bares the Moral Decay Epilogue: A Feasible Idealism

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Book SynopsisThe global electronics industry is one of the most innovation-driven and technology-intensive sectors in the contemporary world economy. From semiconductors to end products, complex transnational production and value-generating activities have integrated diverse macro-regions and national economies worldwide into the "interconnected worlds" of global electronics. This book argues that the current era of interconnected worlds started in the early 1990s when electronics production moved from systems dominated by lead firms in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan towards increasingly globalized and cross-macro-regional electronics manufacturing centered in East Asia. By the 2010s, this co-evolution of production network complexity transformed global electronics, through which lead firms from South Korea, Taiwan, and China integrated East Asia into the interconnected worlds of electronics production across the globe. Drawing on literature on the electronics industry, new empirical material comprising custom datasets, and extensive personal interviews, this book examines through a "network" approach the co-evolution of globalized electronics production centered in East Asia across different national economies and sub-national regions. With comprehensive analysis up to 2021, Yeung analyzes the geographical configurations ("where"), organizational strategies ("how"), and causal drivers ("why") of global production networks, setting a definitive benchmark into the dynamic transformations in global electronics and other globalized industries. The book will serve as a crucial resource for academic and policy research, offering a conceptual, empirically driven grounding in the theory of these networks that has become highly influential across the social sciences.Trade Review"Henry Wai-chung Yeung provides a comprehensive and fascinating analysis of the decisive role of global production networks in driving the shift of global electronics industry to East Asia in the early 21st century. The book features rich and detailed firm level data, an excellent resource for both teaching and research. It is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the dominance of East Asia in the industry."—Yuqing Xing, Professor of Economics, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies"Henry Wai-chung Yeung's highly original and insightful book provides us understanding of a deeper and wider form of global production integration than that of global value chains. These are interconnected worlds of global production. The interdependencies that he captures shed light on new possibilities for global development, but also deep challenges and risks for global development policy, as well as global business."—Michael Storper, Professor of Economic Geography, London School of Economics; Distinguished Professor of Regional and International Development, UCLA"From startling revelations about the centrality of semiconductors in modern manufacturing to current debates on deglobalization, decoupling and the reshoring of global supply chains, the electronics industry has moved to center stage in public awareness. Interconnected Worlds could not be more timely in unpacking the regional roots of global electronics and bridging academic, firm strategy and policy domains."—Gary Gereffi, Emeritus Professor and Director of the Global Value Chains Center at Duke University, Durham, NC"This book is Yeung's remarkable update on his long-time study on electronic industry in Asia and the globe, comprising semi-conductors, cell phones, PCs and displays. It reflects his intellectual journey from his early focus on inter-national political economy to a new network approach on inter-firm and intra-firm production activities across national boundaries. It is timely and extremely helpful to understand the nature of the disruptions in global value chains since the US-China trade conflicts and the Covid-19, and also to derive effective responses to them."—Keun Lee, Distinguished Professor, Seoul National University; winner of the 2014 Schumpeter Prize"Yeung [has] made a significant contribution to our understanding of how the globe's most important technology-based industries are evolving."—Robert Huggins and Andrew Johnston, Eurasian Geography and Economics"[Interconnected Worlds] offers an empirical, grounded study that will inform research on the reconfiguration of global electronics production networks in the decades to follow... No doubt it will represent a 'benchmark for assessing changes in the early 2020s and beyond'."—Chun Yang, Regional Studies"Interconnected Worlds makes an excellent contribution to explaining the evolution of electronics GPNs by the integration of companies in East Asian [sic] or, alternatively, by tracking the shift of electornics GPNs to East Asia. It is a thorough and exhaustive piece of work and easily the most complete analysis of the electronics sector in East Asia and its integration with electronics GPNs."—Seamus Grimes, Economic GeographyTable of Contents1. Worlds of Electronics: From National Innovations to Global Production 2. Changing Fortunes in Global Electronics: A Brief History 3. Global Production Networks: A Theory of Interconnected Worlds 4. Geographical Configurations of Global Electronics Centered in East Asia 5. Firm Strategies and Organizational Innovations in Production Networks 6. Explaining Production Networks: Causal Drivers and Competitive Dynamics 7. Whither (De-)Globalized Electronics Production in the 2020s? Current Trajectories and Future Agendas

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Book SynopsisTechnological advancements, expanding education, and unfettered capitalism have encouraged many around the world to aspire to better lives, even as declines in employment and widening inequality are pushing more and more people into insecurity and hardship. In Egypt, a generation of young men desire fulfilling employment, meaningful relationships, and secure family life, yet find few paths to achieve this. The Labor of Hope follows these educated but underemployed men as they struggle to establish careers and build satisfying lives. In so doing, this book reveals the lived contradiction at the heart of capitalist systems—the expansive dreams they encourage and the precarious lives they produce. Harry Pettit follows young men as they engage a booming training, recruitment, and entrepreneurship industry that sells the cruel meritocratic promise that a good life is realizable for all. He considers the various ways individuals cultivate distraction and hope for future mobility: education, migration, consumption, and prayer. These hope-filled practices are a form of emotional labor for young men, placing responsibility on the individual rather than structural issues in Egypt's economy. Illuminating this emotional labor, Pettit shows how the capitalist economy continues to capture the attention of the very people harmed by it.Trade Review"There is no doubt that Harry Pettit has the gift of ethnographic presentation. The Labor of Hope is an important, original, and truly laudable addition to the emerging literature on contemporary labor in Egypt."—Nefissa Naguib, University of Oslo, author of Nurturing Masculinities"The Labor of Hope is an amazing ethnography of capitalist dreams that motivate Egyptians of modest means to strive for success—a success largely denied by inequalities that push people towards precarious service work. Harry Pettit reveals what happens when you're inspired to be the next Steve Jobs, but the labor market wants you for the call center."—Samuli Schielke, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient,author ofMigrant Dreams"The Labor of Hope brings into sharp focus the emotive work undertaken by slipping middle classes as they endure the many indignities and compromised life-trajectories of a polarized labor market. Harry Pettit offers a penetrating analysis of the affective labor that underpins contemporary capitalism marked by steepening inequalities."—Bruce O'Neill, Saint Louis University, author of The Space of Boredom"There is no doubt that Harry Pettit has the gift of ethnographic presentation. The Labor of Hope is an important, original, and truly laudable addition to the emerging literature on contemporary labor in Egypt."—Nefissa Naguib, University of Oslo, author of Nurturing Masculinities"The Labor of Hope is an amazing ethnography of capitalist dreams that motivate Egyptians of modest means to strive for success—a success largely denied by inequalities that push people towards precarious service work. Harry Pettit reveals what happens when you're inspired to be the next Steve Jobs, but the labor market wants you for the call center."—Samuli Schielke, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient,author ofMigrant Dreams"The Labor of Hope brings into sharp focus the emotive work undertaken by slipping middle classes as they endure the many indignities and compromised life-trajectories of a polarized labor market. Harry Pettit offers a penetrating analysis of the affective labor that underpins contemporary capitalism marked by steepening inequalities."—Bruce O'Neill, Saint Louis University, author of The Space of BoredomTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Selling Hope 2. The Drugs of Life 3. Without Hope There Is No Life 4. The Labor of Love 5. The Migration of Hope Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA collection of previously untranslated writings by Henri Lefebvre on rural sociology, situating his research in relation to wider Marxist workOn the Rural is the first English collection to translate Lefebvre’s crucial but lesser-known writings on rural sociology and political economy, presenting a wide-ranging approach to understanding the historical and rural sociology of precapitalist social forms, their endurance today, and conditions of dispossession and uneven development. In On the Rural, Stuart Elden and Adam David Morton present Lefebvre’s key works on rural questions, including the first half of his book Du rural à l’urbain and supplementary texts, two of which are largely unknown conference presentations published outside France. On the Rural offers methodological orientations for addressing questions of economy, sociology, and geography by deploying insights from spatial political economy to decipher the rural as a terrain and stake of capitalist transformation. By doing so, it reveals the production of the rural as a key site of capitalist development and as a space of struggle. This volume delivers a careful translation—supplemented with extensive notes and a substantive introduction—to cement Lefebvre’s central contribution to the political economy of rural sociology and geography. Trade Review"On the Rural is a remarkable collection. Lefebvre wrote as a historian, a sociologist, a geographer, a political-economist, and a philosopher. This makes for challenging reading at times but there are also brilliant passages that will goad readers on to the next page. "—Cleveland Review of BooksTable of ContentsFrom the Rural to the Urban and the Production of SpaceStuart Elden and Adam David MortonNotes on TranslationAcknowledgments1. Introduction to From the Rural to the Urban (1969)2. Problems of Rural Sociology: The Peasant Community and its Historical-Sociological Problems (1949)3. Social Classes in Rural Areas: Tuscany and the mezzadria classica (1950)4. Perspectives on Rural Sociology (1953)5. Social Relations, Population Phenomena, and Labor Problems in the Agricultural Sector of Underdeveloped Countries (1954)6. The Village Community (1956)7. The Theory of Ground Rent and Rural Sociology (1956)8. The Marxist–Leninist Theory of Ground Rent (1964)9. Introduction to the Psychosociology of Everyday Life (1960)10. The New Urban Complex: Lacq-Mourenx and the Urban Problems of the New Working Class (1960)11. Experimental Utopia: For a New Urbanism (1961)12. The Valley of Campan: A Study in Historical Sociology (1963)Publication HistoryIndex

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Book SynopsisTells the story of Jamaican “scammers” who use crime to gain autonomy, opportunity, and repair There is romance in stealing from the rich to give to the poor, but how does that change when those perceived rich are elderly white North Americans and the poor are young Black Jamaicans? In this innovative ethnography, Jovan Scott Lewis tells the story of Omar, Junior, and Dwayne. Young and poor, they strive to make a living in Montego Bay, where call centers and tourism are the two main industries in the struggling economy. Their experience of grinding poverty and drastically limited opportunity leads them to conclude that scamming is the best means of gaining wealth and advancement. Otherwise, they are doomed to live in “sufferation”—an inescapable poverty that breeds misery, frustration, and vexation. In the Jamaican lottery scam run by these men, targets are told they have qualified for a large loan or award if they pay taxes or transfer fees. When the fees are paid, the award never arrives, netting the scammers tens of thousands of U.S. dollars. Through interviews, historical sources, song lyrics, and court testimonies, Lewis examines how these scammers justify their deceit, discovering an ethical narrative that reformulates ideas of crime and transgression and their relationship to race, justice, and debt. Scammer’s Yard describes how these young men, seeking to overcome inequality and achieve autonomy, come to view crime as a form of liberation. Their logic raises unsettling questions about a world economy that relegates postcolonial populations to deprivation even while expecting them to follow the rules of capitalism that exacerbate their dispossession. In this groundbreaking account, Lewis asks whether true reparation for the legacy of colonialism is to be found only through radical—even criminal—means. Trade Review"Jovan Scott Lewis’s sophisticated and nuanced account of Jamaican lotto scammers’ efforts to escape ‘sufferation’ positions their ethics of seizure within the logic of reparations. If the historical generation of wealth has been criminal—the result of imperialism, slavery, and debt—then its redistribution offers a way to reimagine the postcolonial present and its models of sovereignty. Scammer’s Yard is a must read for those interested in the value of blackness in the wake of the plantation!"—Deborah A. Thomas, University of Pennsylvania"Scammer’s Yard repositions a network of impoverished, aspirational Jamaicans at the frontier of post-colonial, racial capitalism. Combining sharp-eyed ethnography, rich historical detail, and brilliant analysis, Jovan Scott Lewis takes seriously scammers’ attempts to redress colonial brutality by using scams—in their contradictory glory—as a means of laying claim to reparations. An instant classic, this book is essential reading for anthropologists, political theorists, and scholars of the Black Atlantic or anyone looking for new tools to radically reimagine markets and the forms of radicalized violence and criminality they reproduce."—Noelle Stout, author of Dispossessed: How Predatory Bureaucracy Foreclosed on the American Middle Class "A page turner . . . the richness of the ethnography is as gratifying as Lewis’ deft blending of the empirical data and conceptual framework."—Antipode"Timely and necessary."—Ethnic and Racial Studies " This impressive work deftly weaves together and advances important theoretical constructs, which deepen readers' understanding of this research."—CHOICE"Scammer’s Yard, by Jovan Scott Lewis, is a rich ethnography of the existential question of Black repair."—Transforming Anthropology"Potentially transformative for the terrain of Black and Caribbean studies to the extent that it encourages us to strain against easy gestures to unitary futures on which discourses of reparations so readily rely."—Small Axe"An important ethnography in contesting the pathologizing of the urban poor and the villification of the scammer as a heartless, predatory criminal figure... the author makes a critical intervention to theory and praxes of libration by offering seizure as an ethical postcolonial mode for not only coping with but also challenging political-economic stagnation. "—American AnthropologistTable of ContentsContentsIntroduction: To Be Poor Is a Crime1. The Planation Remains: A History of Sufferation2. Free Zones: Manipulated Development after Structural Adjustment3. Black Markets: The Color of Crime4. Repairing Blackness: Seizing Reparations through the ScamConclusion: Black Life beyond RepairAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisSensational tales of true-life crime, the devastation of the Irish potato famine, the upheaval of the Civil War, and the turbulent emergence of the American labor movement are connected in a captivating exploration of the roots of the Molly Maguires. A secret society of peasant assassins in Ireland that re-emerged in Pennsylvania’s hard-coal region, the Mollies organized strikes, murdered mine bosses, and fought the Civil War draft. Their shadowy twelve-year duel with all powerful coal companies marked the beginning of class warfare in America. But little has been written about the origins of this struggle and the folk culture that informed everything about the Mollies. A rare book about the birth of the secret society, The Sons of Molly Maguire delves into the lost world of peasant Ireland to uncover the astonishing links between the folk justice of the Mollies and the folk drama of the Mummers, who performed a holiday play that always ended in a mock killing. The link not only explains much about Ireland’s Molly Maguires—where the name came from, why the killers wore women’s clothing, why they struck around holidays—but also sheds new light on the Mollies’ re-emergence in Pennsylvania. The book follows the Irish to the anthracite region, which was transformed into another Ulster by ethnic, religious, political, and economic conflicts. It charts the rise there of an Irish secret society and a particularly political form of Mummery just before the Civil War, shows why Molly violence was resurrected amid wartime strikes and conscription, and explores how the cradle of the American Mollies became a bastion of later labor activism. Combining sweeping history with an intensely local focus, The Sons of Molly Maguire is the captivating story of when, where, how, and why the first of America’s labor wars began.Table of ContentsPART I Introduction: The Fountainhead | 3 1 “A Slumbering Volcano” | 10 PART II 2 The Black Pig’s Realm | 25 3 The Secret Societies | 44 4 Land and Politics | 62 5 The Molly Maguires | 77 PART III 6 Brotherly Love | 109 7 The Hibernians | 122 8 Another Ulster | 139 9 Resurrection | 166 10 “Brave Sons of Molly” | 183 11 Mars in Mahantango | 193 12 “A Damned Hard Hole” | 203 13 “A Howling Wilderness” | 221 14 Parting Shots | 235 15 The Road to Black Thursday | 254 16 Shadows of the Gunmen | 288 Notes | 319 Index | 357 Illustrations follow page 182

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Book SynopsisIt is possible to eliminate death and serious injury from Canada's roads. In other jurisdictions, the European Union, centres in the United States, and at least one automotive company aim to achieve comparable results as early as 2020. In Canada, though, citizens must turn their thinking on its head and make road safety a national priority.Since the motor vehicle first went into mass production, the driver has taken most of the blame for its failures. In a world where each person's safety is dependent on a system in which millions of drivers must drive perfectly over billions of hours behind the wheel, failure on a massive scale has been the result. When we neglect the central role of the motor vehicle as a dangerous consumer product, the result is one of the largest human-made means for physically assaulting human beings. It is time for Canadians to embrace internationally recognized ways of thinking and enter an era in which the motor vehicle by-product of human carnage is relegated to history.No Accident examines problems related to road safety and makes recommendations for the way forward. Topics include types of drivers; human-related driving errors related to fatigue, speed, alcohol, and distraction and roads; pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit; road engineering; motor vehicle regulation; auto safety design; and collision-avoidance technologies such as radar and camera-based sensors on vehicles that prevent crashes. This multi-disciplinary study demystifies the world of road safety and provides a road map for the next twenty years.Trade Review"'No Accident' is a major work and it largely achieves its very difficult aim of understanding the complex issue of road crashes, one of the world's primary causes of human trauma. The book advocates the safe system approach, the leading vision in the world today, and Arason explains in a clear way why we have road crashes and how best to prevent and even eliminate them. This book is a 'must read' for all stakeholders (including but not limited to engineers, policy-makers, the automotive sector, law enforcement, and public health). I hope reading this book will change their thinking on road safety." -- Fred Wegman, professor of traffic safety, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands"Working in a busy trauma centre, I find it hard to imagine a world without serious injury and death from road trauma. But that optimistic message, together with a detailed description of how it can be achieved here in Canada, is the theme of this captivating book. Extensively researched and illustrated with historical vignettes, news stories, scientific research, and interviews with experts, Arason's book describes the safe system approach to road safety in everyday language. The book is a must-read for everyone with an interest in understanding and preventing road trauma." -- Jeff Brubacher, MD, Emergency Physician, Vancouver, British Columbia"This is not a narrow-gauged book. Instead, it is a very well-written and documented story, comprehensive in scope, motivating in design and elevating in its global humanitarian purposes. Mr. Arason also pays attention to getting around on the ground in much healthier ways than by motor transport." -- Ralph Nader, from the 'Foreword'Table of Contents No Accident: Eliminating Injury and Death on Canadian Roads by Neil Arason List of Illustrations Foreword Ralph Nader Acknowledgements Author's Note Prologue Chapter 1: I Know Your Type Chapter 2: The State of Affairs Chapter 3: The Ethical City Chapter 4: The Finished Road Chapter 5: Regulating One of the World's Most Dangerous Consumer Products Chapter 6: Vehicles That Protect People from Injuries Chapter 7: The Vehicle That Would Not Crash Chapter 8: The Silent War Notes Index

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Book SynopsisAn Updated Classic for Reducing Turnover and Improving Engagement. For decades organizations have struggled to better engage and retain their best employees. Retention expert Richard Finnegan proposes a proven and proactive approach, the Stay Interview: an easy-to-use tool to uncover, anticipate, and resolve issues and concerns before your best employees leave. Stay Interviews do three things that employee surveys do not: they deliver information that can be used today; they give practical insights for engaging and retaining top performers; and they provide managers with a reliable process for developing individual stay plans. One of SHRM's all-time bestselling books, The Power of Stay Interviews,is now revised and updated to reflect Generations at work, including Millennials and Older Workers, brand-new Stay Interview questions, and introduces ""Finnegan's Arrow""—a potent business-driven strategy for Stay Interviews.

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Book SynopsisNo study of economics would be complete without the foundations of economic thought. History of Economic Thought explores the philosophical underpinnings of economics, beginning with Aristotle and up through modern game theory. This new volume looks at the most prominent influences that weave through modern economics.

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Book SynopsisProject Quality Management: Why, What and How, Third Edition adds helpful detail and action steps to the generally described principles defined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge—7th Edition (PMBOK Guide). It augments those methods with more detailed, hands-on procedures that have been proven through actual practice. This edition presents case examples that illuminate the theory of quality planning, assurance, and control with real-world narratives, including situation, analysis, and lessons learned. It also provides course discussion points and practical exercises at the end of each chapter. In its first edition, Project Quality Management was the recipient of the PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature Award. The award-winner offered project managers a specific, succinct, step-by-step project quality management process found nowhere else. This third edition features updated and enhanced material that meets the needs of practitioners, trainers, college instructors, and their students! Course instructor material is also available.Table of Contents PrefaceAbout the AuthorWeb Added Value Section I. Quality FoundationsChapter 1: Understanding Quality in the Project Management DomainChapter 2: Evolution of Quality and Its Contemporary Application to ProjectsChapter 3: Pioneers and Paradigms Section II. Quality ManagementChapter 4: Project Quality PlanningChapter 5: Project Quality AssuranceChapter 6: Project Quality Control and Quality Improvement Section III. Tools for Managing Project QualityChapter 7: Collecting and Understanding Project DataChapter 8: Understanding Project ProcessesChapter 9: Analyzing Project ProcessesChapter 10: Solving Project ProblemsChapter 11: Common Project Practices Section IV. Quality in PracticeChapter 12: Project Systems and SolutionsChapter 13: Why Not Quality? EpilogueAppendix 1: Case Study: Dakota Wireless NetworkAppendix 2: Project TrainingAppendix 3: Project LeadershipAppendix 4: Leading Change: A Model by John KotterIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat’s the scarcest resource in schools? Almost any educator will answer, “Time.” The lack of time for colleagues to work together is one of the biggest barriers to improving teaching and learning. All too often, educators also say that the biggest waste of time ismeetings. People in schools attend dozens, if not hundreds, of meetings a year. How can that time be used wisely?This book, by two editors of Data Wise: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning,attempts to bring about a fundamental shift in how educators think about the meetings they attend. The authors make the case that these gatherings are potentially the most important venue where adult and organizational learning can take place in schools, and that making more effective use of this time is an important key to increasing student achievement.In Meeting Wise, the authors show why planning meetings is a high-leverage strategy for changing how people work together in the service of school improvement. To this end, they have created a meeting-planning “checklist” to develop a common language for discussing and improving the quality of meetings. In addition, they provide guidelines for readers on “wise facilitating” and “wise participating,” and also include “top tips” and “common dilemmas.”Simple, succinct, and practical, Meeting Wise is designed to be read and applied at every level of the educational enterprise, from district leadership meetings and professional developmentsessions to teacher-team meetings and even teachers’ meetings with parents and students.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Overview of the Book 3 How to Use This Book 5SECTION I: THINKING DIFFERENTLY1 Why Focus on Meetings? 9 Time as a Resource 9 Meetings as Powerful Learning Spaces 122 The Meeting Wise Checklist 19 Purpose 21 Process 24 Preparation 32 Pacing 343 Using the Checklist 39 Complete Agenda OverhaulGreenville Fifth-Grade Team Meeting 40 Targeting Intentional CollaborationJackson County Central Office Leadership Team 48 Targeting Adult LearningSheldon Academy Faculty Retreat 54 Targeting OutcomesHigh School Parent/Teacher Conference 58 Targeting Problem Solving Over ComplianceStatewide Quarterly Superintendents’ Meeting 61 Targeting ConnectionsNational Anti-Bullying Network Virtual Meeting 64 The Meeting Wise Agenda Template 68SECTION II: WORKING DIFFERENTLY4 Setting Up for Success 73 Foudnational Setup Tasks 73 Recurring Setup Tasks 785 Wise Facilitation 85 Keeping to (and Deviating from) the Agenda 88 Supporting Full Engagement 99 Managing Conflict 108 Maintaining Awareness of the Role You Play 1166 Wise Participation 119 Keeping to (and Deviating from) the Agenda 121 Supporting Full Engagement 124 Managing Conflict 129 Maintaining Awareness of the Role You Play 1337 Becoming Meeting Wise 141 Finding an Entry Point 142 Words to the Wise 148SECTION III: RESOURCES Selected Readings 153 Selected Protocols 155 Protocols in Brief 161 Quick Reference Guide 165 Notes 173 About the Authors 175 Index 177

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Book SynopsisAs a leader in your organization, you will be very familiar with your organization’s key financial statements and monthly management reports. You may have spent countless hours discussing budgets and expenditures. But how much time have you spent reflecting on the fact that these revenues are generated by actual customers—the people who pull out their wallets and pay for your products and services? In The Customer-Base Audit: The First Step on the Journey to Customer Centricity, experts Peter Fader, Bruce Hardie, and Michael Ross start you on the path toward really getting to understand your customers’ buying behavior as well as the health of your overall customer base. A customer-base audit is a systematic review of the buying behavior of a firm’s customers using data captured by its transaction systems. It will help you answer questions such as: -- How healthy is your customer base? How realistic are your growth objectives? -- How do your customers differ in terms of their behavior and value? -- How has the quality of your customers changed over time? -- What changes in customer behavior lie behind period-to-period changes in firm performance? -- What is important to your high-value customers? Which products help you acquire and retain your best customers? Fader, Hardie, and Ross present five “lenses” through which an executive can address questions like those above. The answers are often lurking in various parts of the organization, but it is rare to find all the relevant analyses in one place, let alone performed on a regular basis (as an audit should be). Yet without such a basic, systematic understanding of the foundations of the firm’s primary source of cash flow, how can executives make informed decisions? Fader, a Wharton professor, is the author of Customer Centricity and coauthor of The Customer Centricity Playbook, both of which have helped businesses radically rethink how they relate to customers. In this first step of the journey, Fader, Hardie, and Ross assist leaders in gaining a fundamental understanding of their customers’ buying behavior—and thus their company as a whole.Trade Review"The Customer-Base Audit brings a long-overdue customer focused structure and discipline to the practice of business decision-making. Fader, Hardie and Ross take away the mystery and uncertainty associated with customer analytics, replacing it with a comprehensive approach that no company should ignore." * Rob Markey, Partner, Bain & Company, Inc., and coauthor, The Ultimate Question 2.0 *"The Customer-Base Audit brings clarity and rigor to the analysis of what is the most fundamental unit of analysis: the customer. The truth is that most executives don't understand their customers as well as they should, and this book provides them with the frameworks they need to gain insight and to guide their strategic decisions. It also equips investors with the right questions to ask managers. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand customers and how they create value." * Michael J. Mauboussin, Head of Consilient Research at Counterpoint Global, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and Author, The Success Equation *"I once believed that product and brand alone were the answer to business growth, but learnt to appreciate the need to interrogate the business sales line through the lens of the customer. Customer behaviour must be understood at the most granular level to make a company truly customer focused; then combined with data based planning and decision making for the best possible outcomes. I now find myself passionate about the power of adding a data driven customer-centric lens to everything we do." * Sarah Welsh, CEO Retail, N.Brown plc *"The Customer-Base Audit is a masterpiece that challenges companies to measure the differences and dynamics between their customers. A gateway into customer centricity, this important book is one you’ll devour and then proudly evangelize to the rest of your organization, bringing all those who listen to a path toward profitable, sustainable growth backed with conviction born from insurmountable data and an endless buffet of experience." * Neil Hoyne, Chief Measurement Strategist, Google, and Author, Converted *"Understanding the nature (and value) of our customers’ behavior is central to every decision a bank makes, as well as the way those decisions are evaluated. I’ve been a strong advocate of formally assessing customer value for years, and I can’t think of a better way to do that than through a customer-base audit. The frameworks and analysis in The Customer-Base Audit are incredibly useful for any company and should be part of every analytics team’s repertoire. Further, boards and executives should be demanding this type of work from their analytics leaders." * Zachery Anderson, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, NatWest Group *"I would be a rich man if I had been paid a pound every time I had been told in the last 40 years or so that if only we had a reliable, complete view of the behaviour of each customer, we could become a much more successful business. This book shows the reader how to take the steps to achieve this." * David Tyler, Former Chairman, J. Sainsbury plc *"The Customer-Base Audit makes the complex simple. It shows how straightforward analysis can spotlight massive opportunities for change and is a must read for anyone who wants to do more for their customers." * Gill Barr, former Marketing Director, John Lewis *"The Customer-Base Audit, by Fader, Hardie, and Ross, provides a practical and example-rich hands-on guide to their core methods of analyzing customer data. The authors, who are master teachers and practitioners of this field, point out that executives know so much about their products, yet so little about their customers. For most of history, customer specific data was not readily available, so people were not trained to analyze it and there were no good guides to doing so. But with the digital age, it now becomes possible and imperative to view a business through the lens of customer data. This book is a must-read guide that will empower leaders for a generation and spur countless insights within organizations of all kinds." * Barney Pell, Ph.D., AI Pioneer and Thought Leader; Entrepreneur and Investor; Founder of Powerset (Microsoft Bing) *"Fader, Hardie, and Ross’s practical, logical and commonsense approach to data analysis is refreshing when compared with the myriad of confusion that normally reigns in understanding consumer behaviour." * Mark Newton-Jones, Member of the Global Supervisory Board, INGKA *

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Book SynopsisDiscover how Japan's new leadership model has transformed its top companies and created a new paradigm for business successIn Resolute Japan, Waseda University's Jusuke J. J. Ikegami and the Wharton School's Harbir Singh and Michael Useem reveal a new leadership model that has led Japan's corporations to make a stunning comeback. In the process, they share what they have learned from interviews with more than 100 CEOs and top executives of Japan's largest and most influential companies, including Hitachi, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, NTT, and Panasonic.In this book, you will discover:+ How Japan's new leadership model has led to superior performance in the stock market and beyond;+ The core principles and practices that characterize Japan's new leadership model and how they differ from the old models;+ How Japan's new leadership model enables companies to balance multiple and often conflicting objectives, such as shareholder value and social

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Book SynopsisThe performance and survival of a business in a global economy depends on understanding and managing the risks–external and those embedded within its operations.It is vital to identify and prioritize significant risks and detect the weakest points. Adding other elements to an essential ERM program, such as PESTEL and Porter's 5 forces, treatment plans, scorecards, the three lines of defense (3LoD) components, and process improvements (six sigma, 8D, etc.) significantly increases the ERM success rate.The authors outline a comprehensive strategy to designing and implementing a robust and successful ERM program – and not just successful in implementation but also yielding enormous returns for the organizations that implemented this enhanced ERM program.

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Book SynopsisEsports have rapidly expanded from a pastime undertaken by casual players to one of the largest segments of the entertainment industry, in which hundreds of millions of people play and compete daily. Esports Business Management With HKPropel Access is one of the first textbooks to present an all-encompassing look into the world of esports business, will teach both aspiring students and sports professionals about the business of this rapidly expanding industry. Written by esports executives, business experts, and esports educators—and endorsed by the International Esports Federation, Esports Research Network, and the United States Esports Federation—the textbook offers a comprehensive approach to the operational side of esports, supplemented by a striking full-color design and dynamic imagery that will bring concepts to life. The text begins with a basic overview of the industry, including various levels of esports, culture, and social issues. Next, readers will explore the interests and concerns of various tiers of stakeholders—from title publishers and event organizers to leagues, sponsors, fans, and more—and learn about governance at multiple levels, from the international level to college conferences. A full look at the marketing engine of esports examines sponsorship opportunities, esports events and venues, and communications at all levels, including broadcasting, analytics, and social media. The book addresses managerial and business issues associated with running an esports-related entity, including financial and legal concepts as well as team and player management. The text concludes by examining careers found in the various segments of the industry and looking at the future of esports. Throughout the text, Zoning sidebars provide real-world spotlights that bring the concepts to life. Student learning will be enhanced by the related online learning aids delivered through HKPropel, with student exercises and case studies that apply content to life, industry profiles, and a list of Internet resources for further learning. While similarities exist between the sports and esports environments, there are also significant differences in how the esports industry must operate to thrive. Esports Business Management is the foundational text for understanding and working in this exciting, fast-paced industry. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books. Table of ContentsForeword: James O’Connor, General Manager of the Pittsburgh KnightsChapter 1. Introduction to EsportsDavid P. Hedlund, RC Smith III, Gil Fried, Stanley Nana Anyang-Kaakyire, Sang-ho Lee, Michael Newhouse-Bailey, and Janelle E. Wells Introduction What Is Esports? A Brief History of Video Games and Esports The Esports Ecosystem Esports Platforms Types of Esports Games Esports Industry Statistics Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 2. Levels of EsportsRC Smith III, Robert Dranoff, Eric Kammeyer, Daniel Liang, Nick Rider, and Justin Smith Introduction Youth Esports High Schools and Pathways to College Collegiate Esports Collegiate Conferences Professional Esports Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 3. Esports Culture and IssuesRoger Caramanica, Aaron Colaiacomo, Rob Holub, Sang-ho Lee, John McDermott, Michael Newhouse-Bailey, Sheng Qiang, Ryan Rogers, Melissa Welby, and Ashley Witt Introduction Societal Perspectives of Gaming in the East and West Positive Impacts of Gaming Negative Impacts of Gaming Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 4. Esports StakeholdersGil Fried, Aaron Castellan, Aaron Colaiacomo, Clint Kennedy, Michael Newhouse-Bailey, and Sheng Qiang Introduction Tier 1 Stakeholders Tier 2 Stakeholders Tier 3 Stakeholders Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 5. Esports GovernanceGil Fried, Tobias M. Scholz, Jason Batzofin, Sang-ho Lee, Lance Mudd, Michael Newhouse-Bailey, and Colin Webster Introduction Defining Governance Types of Governance International Esports Federation (IESF) United States Esports Federation (USEF) Collegiate Organizations High School Organizations Governing Professional Esports Should Esports Be Governed the Way Sport Is Governed? Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 6. Esports MarketingDavid P. Hedlund, Anthony Palomba, Lisa Cosmas Hanson, Michael Naraine, and Henry Wear Introduction The Five Ps of Esports Marketing Unique Aspects of Esports Marketing Marketing Esports to Players, Spectators, and Fans Spectator Motivations to Watch Esports Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 7. Esports SponsorshipDavid Hedlund and Daniel Liang Introduction Understanding Sponsorship Types of Esports Sponsors Sponsorship Opportunities Issues Facing Properties and Sponsors Sponsorship Evaluation Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 8. Esports EventsRC Smith III, Gil Fried, Jide Osipitan, and David P. Hedlund Introduction Brainstorming and Setting Goals and Objectives Creating the Framework of the Event Event Bidding Event Budgeting Event Registration Event Management Postevent Evaluation Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 9. Esports VenuesGil Fried, Alexander Champlin, Katelyn Chapin, and Matthew McGivern Introduction Large-Scale Esports Venues Small-Scale Esports Venues Designing Esports Spaces for Universities and Athletes of the Future Basics of Esports Facility Management Virtual Reality (VR) Arcades Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 10. Esports CommunicationsAnthony Palomba, Ryan Rogers, Aaron Colaiacomo, and David P. Hedlund Introduction Shoutcasting and Broadcasting in Esports Tools in Esports Communication Streaming Esports Communication and Sponsorship Esports Communication and Analytics Esports Communication, Fan Emotions, and Motivations Esports Communications and Social Media Esports Communications, Public Relations, and Crisis Activities Esports Communication and Employment Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 11. Esports Finance and EconomicsGil Fried Introduction The Business of Esports Basic Financial Concepts Budgeting for an Esports Team How to Read an Annual Report Esports Franchising and Entrepreneurship Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 12. Esports LawGil Fried, Graciano Gaillard, and Jason Chung Introduction Overview of Important Legal Concepts Intellectual Property (IP) Contract Law Liability Unionizing Esports Players Legal Rights of Esports Athletes Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 13. Esports Team and Player ManagementDavid P. Hedlund, Matthew Williamson, Aaron Colaiacomo, Joanne Donoghue, Courtney James, Taylor Johnson, Ronald “Rambo” Kim, Raffaele Lauretta, John McDermott, Sheng Qiang, and Hallie Zwibel Introduction The Rise of Esports Coaching Esports Coaching as a Profession The Role of Coaches at Esports Competitions The Role of Coaches in Esports Organizations and Teams Collegiate Esports Organization, Management, and Operations Health and Wellness Considerations in Gaming and Esports Conclusion Discussion QuestionsChapter 14. Esports CareersRoger Caramanica, Lisa Cosmas Hanson, Taylor Johnson, Michael Newhouse-Bailey, and Tobias Scholz Introduction Esports Job Descriptions and Résumés Careers in Esports Careers in Competition Careers in Streaming and Content Creation Careers in Event Production Planning and Control Careers in Esports Marketing Careers in Esports Health and Wellness Careers in Game Design and Development International Careers Conclusion Discussion Questions Afterword: Tobias Scholz

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Book SynopsisGlobalization and the easy access to information shifted the business dynamics in the 21st century. Global competition increases rapidly and firms must keep pace with changing environments, constantly adapting and implementing new methods, strategies and innovations. This book is timely, as it as it offers fresh insights into the new challenges in terms of efficiency and quality improvement, networking and logistics in the globalized world. It also addresses the current developments in the operational and financial system of private enterprises. Finally, the need for managers and leaders and efficiently responds to fluctuating business environment is highlighted and insights are provided to contribute to the ability of managers to make quick and accurate decisions within the supplier network, to obtain the competitive advantage by leveraging of manufacturers.

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Book SynopsisBusinesses and corporate firms run significantly on the manner in which communication in them happen. They have a high degree of dependency on these communications to go well. The book Business and Administrative Communication makes the readers aware with the various kinds of communication abilities that are needed in the business and administrative world. The book comprises proper professional methods of administrative communication and aims to train the readers on these skills. It also aims o trains the readers on the way they must interact with people in the professional world to ensure clear and indicative communication.

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Book SynopsisSince 2000, there has been an ideologically driven experiment carried out in the UK to change the postal service provided by Royal Mail, to one beholden to the mantra of competition, profit and privatisation. This is the story of those in the frontline of change.

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Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive history of marine insurance transacted in London from the industry's beginnings, to the early-nineteenth-century, when legislative change ended parliamentary monopolies over the business. This book describes the development and evolution of the customary, legal, and commercial institutions of marine insurance, alongside its developing organisational structures. It analyses major market interventions during the period, including state-sponsored initiatives in the late sixteenth century, the introduction of new corporate forms in the early eighteenth century, and the formation and maturation of Lloyd's of London. The book examines the impact of crises such as the Smyrna catastrophe of 1693 and the South Sea Bubble, and makes comparisons with developments in other marine insurance markets. In revealing how the London insurance market changed over centuries, the book discusses issues of risk and uncertainty, the financial revolution, the development of trade, and the reciprocal developmental roles of markets and the state. Overall, it highlights the ways that efficient and effective marine insurance capable of adapting according to circumstance was vital to the growth of trade and the economy.Trade ReviewGreatly advances our understanding of the early history of Britain's most important marine insurance market. It demonstrates the scope and flexibility of marine underwriting in London and its growing comparative advantage over rival European centres such as Antwerp and Amsterdam. * THE LONDON JOURNAL *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The merchant-insurers' system: London marine insurance to the 1570s 2. 1570-1688: Buyers and the first intervention 3. 1688 to 1720: The sellers' intervention 4. To 1824: Lloyd's and the common law 5. Conclusions Appendix: Some London underwriters active 1690-1717 Bibliography

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Book SynopsisSupply Chain 4.0 has introduced automation into logistics and supply chain processes, exploiting predictive analytics to better match supply with demand, optimizing operations and using the latest technologies for the last mile delivery such as drones and autonomous robots. Supply Chain 4.0 presents new methods, techniques, and information systems that support the coordination and optimization of logistics processes, reduction of operational costs as well as the emergence of entirely new services and business processes. This edited collection includes contributions from leading international researchers from academia and industry. It considers the latest technologies and operational research methods available to support smart, integrated, and sustainable logistics practices focusing on automation, big data, Internet of Things, and decision support systems for transportation and logistics. It also highlights market requirements and includes case studies of cutting-edge applications from innovators in the logistics industry.Trade Review"Supply Chain 4.0 is currently generating major interest from industry and academic communities. This book will be extremely useful and relevant to academic researchers, practitioners and managers involved with these technologies. The editors have combined strong theoretical foundations with application to practice within each chapter by incorporating a plethora of technologies in relation to supply chain settings. Supply Chain 4.0 will pave the way for further academic and managerial thinking in this domain and become invaluable to students considering the critical, current and future role of supply chain technologies in contemporary business operations." * Professor Angappa Gunasekaran, Dean at School of Business and Public Administration, California State University, Bakersfield, USA *"This book gives comprehensive insights into business analytics and supply chain modelling, while inspiring views and vision on future trends of supply chain analytics for both students and professionals engaged in the analysis of complex and rapidly changing supply chains. Nicoleta Tipi provides the reader with a practical view on how to utilize advances in supply chain analytics and modelling in order to tackle modern complex supply chain activities which is highly useful for companies to have a competitive edge." * Dr Sara Elgazzar, Dean of the College of International Transport and Logistics, Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport *"This terrific book must read for both new and experienced professionals. It's practical and full of invaluable information. I wish I had this information when I was doing my PhD research." * Dr Georgakoudis Elias, CEO, Multi Pack S.A. *"Supply chain complexity is increasing. As such, this is a well-timed book that captures the key issues associated with navigating, analyzing and evaluating data across the supply chain. It contains valuable insights that will be relevant to both practitioners and academics involved in supply chain management." * Professor Helen Rogers, Professor of International Management, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg *"In this complex and rapidly changing time in supply chain management, in part due to the 4th industrial revolution, Nicoleta Tipi has provided logisticians and supply chain directors with insightful and comprehensive knowledge about measuring supply chain performance and business analytics. Put this book on your required-reading list, where you will learn data analytics, data visualization, and other models to meet future challenges. This book is a helpful guide to the supply chain modelling field, providing both coverage and detail." * Professor Khaled El Sakty, Dean of Faculty, Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport *"I am very glad to see that Dr. Nicoleta Tipi has authored Supply chain analytics and modelling, which was much needed. This book will be of interest for students as well as practitioners who want to understand and improve their knowledge and capability on supply chain analytics and modelling." * Dr Ozlem Bak, Senior Lecturer in Operations Management, Brunel University London *"Supply Chain Analytics and Modelling provides a solid foundation in business analytics. It connects data analysis and how it can be further integrated with supply chain modelling providing potential to improve the decision-making process within a supply chain context. Suitable for undergraduate as well as postgraduate level studies in supply chain modelling and business analysis." * Dr Ahmed Tarek El-Said, Senior Teaching Fellow, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick *"This version of Supply Chain Analytics and Modelling by Nicoleta Tipi provides a holistic view and deep insights about supply chain and its related concepts, bringing together valuable perspectives on its theoretical and practical application. Furthermore, the book also provides a very thoughtful inside on how to analyze data in the supply chain to obtain valuable business models and to develop proper strategies. The book is a must read for academics and practitioners dealing with the problems and challenges of data analysis in the supply chain." * Professor Dan-Cristian Dabija, Professor of Marketing, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Supply Chain 4.0: enabling market-driven strategies [Martin Christopher]; Chapter - 02: Driving better customer experience in digital supply chains [Patrick Strauss]; Chapter - 03: Blockchain in the supply chain [Martyn Walker]; Chapter - 04: Blockchain for humanitarian supply chain [Rameshwar Dubey, Angappa Gunasekaram, Stephen J. Childe, Benjamin T. Hazen and Thanos Papadopoulos]; Chapter - 05: Supply Chain 4.0: the cyber-security challenge [James Kench]; Chapter - 06: Defining and testing system parameters for enhancing vision picking technology in warehouse operations [Anastasios Gialos and Vasileios Zeimpekis]; Chapter - 07: Collaborative robotics – transforming warehouse logistics [Markus Voss]; Chapter - 08: Improving cold-food quality control through the Internet of Things and big data: an empirical case [Alexandre Luis Prim, Tiago Pedro Nicchellatti and Roberto Goularth Mendes]; Chapter - 09: Predicting physical distribution delays: a case study of outbound logistics [Zina Ben Miled, Jeremy Archbold and Brooke Renee Cochenour]; Chapter - 10: Adopting Industry 4.0 technologies in agri-food supply chains: an exploratory investigation of drivers and barriers [Imran Ali, Sattar Satie and Vinh Thai]; Chapter - 11: The impact of sharing economy incentives and Industry 4.0 technologies on humanitarian logistics: insights from the Iran floods of 2019 [Hamed Seddighi and Hamid Moradlou]; Chapter - 12: In search of a human dimension of Supply Chain 4.0: stipulating learning as a lever for the future supply chain organization [Henning de Haas, John Bang Mathiasen, Søren Skjold Andersen and Torben Tambo]

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Book SynopsisFor businesses to grow and be successful their approach to resilience must be defined by a holistic and risk-focused outlook, rather than one which is narrow and dominated by event-oriented continuity practices. The Organizational Resilience Handbook shows that success is as much to do with innovation and the speed with which new products are brought to market as it is with organizations having to deal with unexpected crisis situations. It comprehensively covers the full breadth and depth of the field and introduces related topics such as security, safety, e-commerce, emerging technologies and customer experience. Through adopting a strategic and progressive approach, practitioners can apply the book's methodology to develop an in-depth understanding of resilience within their own organization and use it to effectively engage with the board and senior management in developing strategies for achieving greater resilience capability. A range of high-profile case studies, such as Mercedes, the UK's National Health Service, Alibaba and BP, help to illustrate the concept of resilience by detailing characteristics and behaviours which confirm its meaning. The Organizational Resilience Handbook is a practical guide to self-assessment, benchmarking performance and implementing resilience frameworks in any organization.Trade Review"Graham Bell provides an interesting and comprehensive exploration of resilience and lays out the wide-ranging arguments on resilience which have happened over the years. It is important to be able to argue from several angles, and this handbook uses case studies to demonstrate the many and varied approaches that have been adopted in the pursuit of resilience." * Derek Mowbray, Organization Health Psychologist *"The book offers a detailed and thought provoking look at organizational resilience with a broad range of case studies and global insights. It places a focus on strategy and delivering commitments to stakeholders, the role of leadership in organizational resilience, the importance of continual learning and everything in between." * Janette Kirk-Willis, Positive Psychology and Resilience Coach, Founder of Positively Flourishing *"Provides a practical approach to using the information we gather to move from risk to resilience management. Organizations of any kind will benefit from the focus on transforming risk reviews and assessments into strategic hints. In these days of great change and external pressures, organizations will need a form of intelligent design applied to allow businesses to not only survive but excel. This book provides that." * Cosimo Pacciani, former COO of Algebris and former CRO of the European Stability Mechanism *"Managing the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us and is continuing to teach us many lessons about resilience. Not the least of these is that the responses have been widely varied in terms of the levels of preparedness displayed by different countries and the corporates and entities within them. It is also apparent that a much greater priority needs to be given to organizational resilience in the future, particularly as we face the challenges of climate change and other aspects of global instability that will continue to throw up shocks - predictable and unpredictable. 'The Organizational Resilience Handbook' therefore provides an invaluable and timely framework for assessing the resilience of an organization and to help its leaders enhance their preparedness in a way which is not threat-specific. Above all, it makes the point that any resilience strategy must be holistic and recognise the inter-dependencies that the organization faces." * Lord Toby Harris *"I commend this book to all resilience practitioners and professionals who interact with the C-Suite. Graham does a great job of outlining the many dimensions of resilience, over and above the ones we might traditionally (but erroneously) think of such as crisis management and business continuity. I found the case studies brought out many of the books arguments and finally believe that the resilience model is a great way to begin to measure something which historically has been viewed as somewhat intangible or at the very least one dimensional. This book certainly broadened my concepts and views of organisational resilience."" * Stuart Seymour, Director Global Cyber Security, Cyber Incident Response, Physical Security and Resilience at Centrica *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Contextual setting; Chapter - 02: Definitions and references; Chapter - 03: Reasoning and benefits; Chapter - 04: Case studies; Chapter - 05: The Organizational Resilience Capability Model® (ORCM); Chapter - 06: Assessment and reporting; Chapter - 07: Other key issues and ideas; Chapter - 08: Application and implementation

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