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Book SynopsisRoutes and roads make their way into and across the landscape, defining it as landscape and making it accessible for many kinds of uses and perceptions. Bringing together outstanding scholars from cultural history, geography, philosophy, and a host of other disciplines, this collection examines the complex entanglement between routes and landscapes. It traces the changing conceptions of the landscape from the Enlightenment to the present day, looking at how movement has been facilitated, imagined and represented and how such movement, in turn, has conditioned understandings of the landscape. A particular focus is on the modern transportation landscape as it came into being with the canal, the railway, and the automobile. These modes of transport have had a profound impact on the perception and conceptualization of the modern landscape, a relationship investigated in detail by authors such as Gernot BÃhme, Sarah Bonnemaison, Tim Cresswell, Finola O''Kane, Charlotte Klonk, Peter MerrimanTrade Review'The most immediately obvious aspect about Routes, Roads and Landscapes is its stunning presentation with many incredibly interesting coloured prints of old art, maps and contemporary photographs (in fact more than 90 figures). The text is just as engaging... The multidisciplinary approach to thinking more deeply about canals, railway, the highway, the interstate, the motorway, tunnels, tourist routes and parkways is refreshing and absorbing... scholars from many disciplines will enjoy it.' New Zealand Geographer 'This is an excellent book. It not only introduces the reader to the state-of-the-art in the cultural history of roads, it also opens the field by linking it to art history, geography, philosophy, sociology, literary theory, science and technology studies, and architectural history... this is not only a book that assembles excellent materials for a course reader. It further presents in a stimulating way the potential of a multifaceted history of technology to show the ways in which movement and mobility have for centuries informed people's perception of the world around them.' Technology & Culture '... this thoroughly engaging and meticulously researched text provides a wide ranging and admirably cross-disciplinary understanding of how landscapes have been witnessed, interpreted, and represented by the moving subject.' Journal of Historical Geography '... a fascinating read covering a broad range of topics... It will particularly appeal to those who like to experiment and step outside of their disciplinary comfort zone. The book is wonderfully presented in hard cover and each chapter is beautifully illustrated with figures presumably painstakingly dug out of the archives.' Journal of Transport Geography 'This is a wonderful book! It is richly illustrated with color plates. Its multi-disciplinary approach makes it much more informative than other works dealing with transportation and human experience.' International Social Science Review 'Routes, RoadTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: routes, roads and landscapes, Mari Hvattum, Brita Brenna, Beate Elvebakk and Janike Kampevold Larsen; Section I Moving Through the Landscape: King of the road: describing Norwegian landscapes in the 18th century, Brita Brenna; Flow: rivers, roads, routes and cartographies of leisure, Vittoria di Palma; 'To lead the curious to points of view': the 18th-century design of Irish routes, roads and landscapes, Finola O'Kane; A road with a view: C.F. Vogt's painting of Krokkleiva, Torild Gjesvik; Landscape's imprint: on the physiognomy of plants around 1800, Charlotte Klonk; Travel, en route writing, and the problems of correspondence, Charles W.J. Withers. Section II The Route as Icon and Occurrence: Redfining the American sublime, from open road to interstate, David E. Nye; The man who loved views: C.A. Pihl and the making of the modern landscape, Mari Hvattum; Staging the driving experience: parkways in Germany and the United States, Thomas Zeller; The concept of flow in regional planning: Benton MacKaye's contribution to the Tennessee Valley Authority, Christine Macy and Sarah Bonnemaison; Aerocabs and skycar cities: utopian landscapes of mobility, Even Smith Wergeland. Section III Landscapes of Mobility: Towards a politics of mobility, Tim Cresswell; Curating views: the Norwegian tourist route project, Janike Kampevold Larsen; Stop, rest and digest: feeding people into nature, Lars Frers; Roadside aesthetics: guidelines from the Norwegian public roads administration, Beate Elvebakk; Enfolding and gathering the landscape: a geography of England's M1 corridor, Peter Merriman. Coda: Landscapes on the road, Gernot Böhme; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume of leading scholarly articles addresses the international dynamics of emergency policy and practice. In a world of increasing technological, economic and political interdependency, it is no longer feasible for states to ignore the pervasive influence of globalisation. The crises wrought by industrial disasters, catastrophic weather events, pandemics, financial implosion and cyber intrusion now transcend and challenge national interests with increasing frequency. The case-studies collected here explore these global dimensions of crisis and the state through the lenses of planning and prevention, acute responses, recovery and reconstruction, and learning about crisis. This collection is essential reading for academics, policy officials and practitioners with an interest in emergency management, risk management and issues of national/global security. In original introductory and concluding chapters to the volume, Legrand and McConnell provide a critical perspective on the chTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Prevention and Planning in a Globalized World: Preparing for the world risk society: towards a new security paradigm for the European Union, Arjen Boin and Magnus Ekengren; Governing by looking back: historical analogies and crisis management, Annika Brändström, Fredrik Bynander and Paul 't Hart; Crisis management: toward a new informational 'localism' in local government reform, Alan Jarman, Kevin Sproats and Alexander Kouzmin; A new cosmology of risks and crises: time for a radical shift in paradigm and practice, Patrick Lagadec; Megacities as global risk areas, Frauke Kraas; Preventing transboundary crises: the management and regulation of setbacks, Emery Roe; Strategies for high risk reduction and management as global responsibility, Lorenzo Miccoli and Francesca Destefano. Part II Acute Responses and Influences Beyond the Nation-State: Managing transboundary crises: identifying the building blocks of an effective response system, Chris Ansell, Arjen Boin and Ann Keller; International crisis response and a Canadian role, Jane Boulden; Institutional and political leadership dimensions of cascading ecological crises, Victor Galaz, Fredrik Moberg, Eva-Karin Olsson, Eric Paglia and Charles Parker; The policy-media interaction model: measuring media power during humanitarian crisis, Piers Robinson; September 11: public administration and the study of crises and crisis management, Uriel Rosenthal; Communication management during risk events and crises in a globalised world: predictability of domestic media attention for calamities, Bastiaan C.J. Zoeteman, Wouter C. Kersten, Wiebe F. Vos, Lieke van de Voort and Ben J.M. Ale; Globalisation, complex humanitarian emergencies and health, T.J.D. O'Dempsey and B. Munslow. Part III Recovery and Reconstruction in the Shadow of Globalization: Towards the development of a standard in emergency planning, David Alexander; Enhancing disaster recovery: lessons from exemplary international disaster management practices, Jeffrey D. Garnett and Melinda Moore; Post-disaster recovery dilemmas: challenges in balancing short-term and long-term needs for vulnerability reduction, Jane C. Ingram, Guillermo Franco, Cristina Rumbaitis-del Rio and Bjian Khazai; The shock doctrine: a discussion, Naomi Klein and Neil Smith; Humanitarian crises: what determines the level of emergency assistance? Media coverage, donor interests and the aid business, Gorm Rye Olsen, Nils Carstensen and Kristian Høyen; Neoliberalism, INGO practices and sustainable disaster recovery: a post-Katrina case study, Loretta Pyles; The international humanitarian system and the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis, John Telford and John Cosgrave. Part IV The Possibilities of Crisis Learning in a Globalized World: Coastal oil pollution: spills, crisis, and policy change, Rick S. Kurtz; Learning from exemplary practices in international disaster management: a fresh avenue to inform US policy?, Melinda Moore, Horacio R. Trujillo, Brooke K. Stearns, Ricardo Basurto-Davila and David K. Evans; Disaster risk, climate change and international development: scope for, and challenges to, integration, Lisa Schipper and Mark Pelling; Resisting neo-liberalism: the poisoned water disaster in Walkerton, Ontario, Laureen Snider; Rethinking the nature of disaster: from failed instruments of learning to a post-social understanding, Stewart Williams; Conclusion; Name index.

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Book SynopsisSince the end of the tech bubble and 9/11, the number of breakthrough technologies supporting value chain management has increased significantly, especially those involving sensors and wireless. When these trends are combined with the monumental shift in global economies, the result is a new set of disciplines for global business leaders. Demonstrates How Connectivity Streamlines Company ProcessesThis authoritative volume illustrates how companies, through the implementation of web-based and secure tracking technologies such as RFID and wireless sensors, can: Reduce costs Increase sales through connectivity to customers and markets Enable greater use of fixed assets Accelerate working capital turns Enable acquisitions Examines Impact of Tracking Technology on Global Shipping, Pharmaceutical, and Agribusiness IndTable of ContentsRFID – Cure for Cancer, or Supplier Curse? Wireless Sensors – The Value-Based World Beyond RFID. From Farm to Fork - How Technology is Transforming AgriBusiness. The Media Supply Chain Key Word: Digital. From Sea to Shining Sea: The Changing World of Ocean Container Shipping. The Warehouse: Obsolete? Or a Critical Link in the Modern Supply Chain? Pharmagistics. The Near Future for Technology in Supply Chain Management.

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Book SynopsisOver the last decade, software product line engineering (SPLE) has emerged as one of the most promising software development paradigms for increasing productivity in IT-related industries. Detailing the various aspects of SPLE implementation in different domains, Applied Software Product Line Engineering documents best practices with regard to system development. Expert contributors from academia and industry come together and focus on core asset development, product development, and management, addressing the process, technical, and organizational issues needed to meet the growing demand for information. They detail the adoption and diffusion of SPLE as a primary software development paradigm and also address technical and managerial issues in software product line engineering. Providing an authoritative perspective of the latest research and practice in SLPE, the text: PTrade ReviewThe book contains a number of chapters on organizational and managerial issues followed by methodologies and processes, technical issues, and industry experiences and case studies. ...Significant research went into the creation of this book. ... . Specific areas I found useful and applicable in my role of project, product, and program management include: *The IDEAL model for managing change *The balanced scorecard *The product management pyramid *The out-of-the-box development model *Security Services for application systems *Discussions on business process management Applied Software Product Line Engineering offers best practices and productivity improvement tips for designing software products. -Ann E. Drinkwater, on StickyMinds.com, October 2010Table of ContentsOrganizational and Managerial Issues. Methodologies and Processes. Technical Issues. Industry Experiences and Case Studies.

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Book SynopsisEssential for administrators and trustees who are responsible for recruitment, admissions, student support, tenure practices, facilities construction, and strategic planning, this book is a practical guide for navigating coming enrollment challenges.Trade ReviewOver the past two weeks I've read a book about the future of American higher ed, and want to recommend it very highly. It might be the most important book on the subject published this year.—Bryan Alexander blogThis “birth dearth” has prompted Nathan Grawe, Professor of Economics at Carleton College, to analyze the dynamics of demographic shifts and consider how schools might prepare for a significant decrease in demand. Grawe meticulously presents his findings in his insightful and practical new book, Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education.—Degree or Not DegreeDemographics and the Demand for Higher Education, by Nathan Grawe, is both terrifying and worth reading if you work in, or care about, higher education. I actually gasped several times, which isn't my usual response to monographs about demographics.—Inside Higher EdGrawe's book is timely, well-researched, and thought-provoking. Especially college or university presidents would be well-served to give it a thorough reading, and this reviewer certainly be sharing the book with his.—Michael T. Catalano, Dakota Wesleyan University, NumeracyThe leading spokesperson of this emergent discourse of demographic crisis is the economist Nathan D. Grawe, whose book Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education sent a shockwave through higher education's administrative class. —Los Angeles Review of BooksThe most influential academic book of the past few years.—Joshua Kim, Inside Higher EducationTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Demographic Headwinds for Higher Education2. Demographics as Destiny?3. The Higher Education Demand Index4. Changing Contours of Population and Aggregate Higher Education Demand5. Demand for Two-Year Programs6. Demand for Four-Year Institutions7. Is Anyone Paying for All of This?8. Coping with Change9. Anticipated Higher Education Attendance10. The Potential for Policy to Affect Attendance Rates11. Looking beyond 2030Methodological AppendixNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisHere to bring back the pride, confidence, and jobs that Made in the U.S.A. once generatedKeeping Your Business in the U.S.A.: Profit Globally While Operating Locally shows American enterprises how to survive and prosper while keeping their manufacturing base within the United States. It tells the stories of three manufacturing companies that have been able to buck the outsourcing trend and achieve overwhelming success while keeping jobs in the States.Using case studies, the book illustrates each company's story from the day it started. It examines the successes, failures, lessons learned, and methods used by each company to achieve and sustain success. The authors integrate nearly a century of combined experience to compare the different business strategies, make key observations, and provide helpful tips for duplicating the recipes that led to these companies' overwhelming success.Debunking the myth that U.S. manufacturers can't compete with cheap lTrade ReviewKeeping Your Business in the U.S.A. finally gives us true insight on why American businesses find it so hard to compete in the global market and inspirational guidance from companies that refuse to believe Made in USA is a thing of the past.—Earl Gregorich, Certified Business Advisor, Ohio SBDCWhat I really like about Keeping Your Business in the U.S.A. is the way it is written. It is easy to understand, easy to know what to do, and, most importantly, will give you a leg up on keeping your jobs in America.—Dan Foley, Commissioner, Montgomery County, OhioA book … a cookbook that brings two pragmatic authors’ findings into a simple-to-read book allowing the reader to relate, understand, and duplicate successful American businesses’ recipes into their own companies. The authors debunk the notion that American companies have to outsource manufacturing to remain competitive in the global marketplace. The three case studies provide evidence that with the right leadership, companies can increase quality, market share, and profits without shipping jobs overseas. A must read for executives and managers wrestling with outsourcing decisions.—Timothy C. Krehbiel, Professor of Management and Senior Associate Dean, Farmer School of Business, Miami University (Ohio)The book, Keeping Your Business in the U.S.A., is based on the authors’ research into how companies are successfully keeping their manufacturing operations in America, and uses three stories plus analytical tools to show the reader by example what and how they are doing. It could become a recipe for American manufacturing companies.—Basil Zabek, Retired Dayton Development, Coalition and EntrepreneurInnovation is what drove manufacturing growth in America in the past and will drive it in the future. This book outlines how a few have used innovation in technology, processes, and/or marketing to be successful.—Harold Linville, Chief Business Development, Officer/Chairman of the BoardIf there is one thing I’ve learned in the past 28 years in business, it is that there is no one right answer for improvement. Surviving as a manufacturer in the U.S. is anything but easy. Yet there are clearly some ways to be successful, and this book highlights actual stories of companies making it happen. Odds are, there will be at least a few ideas that resonate in your own business.—Dave Lippert, President, Hamilton Caster & Mfg. Co.Read it, discuss it, digest it, and live it. The ingredients are here for how you can run a successful business in America.—Bob Lammers, Marketing Manager (Ret.), Midmark Corp.The backbone of America, our security and financial strength have been borne of our ability as a pioneering people to manufacture and create a strong industrial base for providing innovation coupled with jobs, which in turn drives the flywheel of a strong economic society—without manufacturing in America, we lose our nation’s strength, jeopardize our security, weaken overall finances, and quench the hope of strong jobs for our children.—Marc Wolfrum, VP and General Manager, Cincinnati Sub-Zero Medical DivisionKeeping Your Business in the U.S.A. comes at a time when America is searching for how to create and retain jobs.—Joseph Patten, President, MainStream ManagementTable of ContentsSTORIES OF SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES. Company Story 1—Small Manufacturer. Company Story 2—Medium Manufacturer. Company Story 3—Large Manufacturer. RECIPES FOR SUCCESS. Selecting the Companies for Our Stories. How We Developed the Recipes. Identifying the Seven Common Recipes. About the Ingredients. Personal Self-Assessment. Personal Insights and Thoughts. Next Steps. Index.

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Book SynopsisAmericans know that something has gone wrong in this country's effort to prosper in the face of growing global economic competition. The vast benefits promised by the supporters of globalization, and by their own government, have never materialized for most Americans. This book is the story of what went wrong, and how to correct the course. It is a compelling history of the last four decades of US economic and trade policies that have left Americans unable to adapt to or compete in the current global marketplace. Failure to Adjust argues that, despite the deep partisan divisions over how best to respond to America's competitive challenges, there is achievable common ground on such issues as fostering innovation, overhauling tax rules to encourage investment in the United States, boosting graduation rates, investing in infrastructure, and streamlining regulations. The federal government needs to become more like U.S. state governments in embracing economic competitiveness as a centralTrade ReviewIn this critical—and thorough–—analysis of US government policies regarding the country’s involvement in the global economy during the last half century, the author (Council on Foreign Relations) concentrates on the changing competitive environment the US faces. In the process of assessing the impact of those changes, he discusses a wide range of policies and how they affect US economic progress and international relations. Those policies include not only tariffs and trade agreements but also domestic tax policies, government support for enhanced investment, improvements in the education system, immigration issues, and monetary policies as they influence the international role of US currency. Part of the analysis deals with state and local governments’ attempts to take advantage of international economic opportunities in the face of insufficient federal commitments. In the process, the author also provides an insightful history of worldwide economic transformation over the last 50-plus years. This analysis is very well written and documented and is strongly recommended to anyone interested in international trade and global economic development, especially as national policy pertains to them. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. * CHOICE *Rising opposition to globalization has thrown an already polarized political environment in America into near mayhem, with our key economic partnerships hanging in the balance. Ted Alden provides a cogent and constructive analysis of the origins of opposition to economic openness that charts a viable path forward. It is essential reading for all who care about America's role in the global economy. -- Gordon Hanson, Pacific Economic Cooperation Chair in International Economic Relations at UCSD and Director, Center on Global Transformation“Ted Alden hits the nail on the head with this cogent analysis of the trade issue, its impact on American workers, our failure to meaningfully help those adversely affected and what we should now be doing to save globalization by adopting more thoughtful and far-reaching policies.” -- Steven Rattner, Chairman, Willett Advisors LLC"Ted Alden's new book, Failure to Adjust, captures vividly the inherent tension in America’s role in the post-war global economy: that between the principal architect and guardian of an open system, on the one hand, and a participant and competitor within that system, on the other. That tension cannot be removed. But in Alden’s thoughtful analysis, as the global economy grows, the balance between player and referee that needed to shift in America in favor of the former, has been late in coming. It is a really interesting and detailed assessment, that avoids overly simple diagnoses and prescriptions." -- Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate and William R. Berkley Professor in Economics and Business, New York University[Alden] demonstrates how four decades of market-friendly economic and trade policies have been insufficiently inclusive, setting the stage for the populist backlash we’re now experiencing. -- Sebastian Mallaby, The Wall Street JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 The End of the World’s Greatest Autarky 2 Confronting the Competition: The Limitations of Trade Policy 3 Confronting the Competition: How a Strong Dollar Has Hurt 4 Investment: The Winners and the Losers from Offshoring 5 Helping the Losers: The Tragedy of Trade Adjustment Assistance 6 Tiger Moms and Failing Schools – The Competitive Challenge at Home 7 How to Think About Economic Competitiveness 8 A Strategy for Competing in a Globalized World Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisExam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: EconomicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016This textbook has been produced in collaboration with OCR for use with the new 2015 OCR Economics specification, giving you up-to-date material that supports your teaching. This book will enable students to- Develop subject knowledge, with topic-by-topic insight and advice from Peter Smith, a professorial fellow in: Economics and editor of Economic Review- Demonstrate awareness of current issues in economics and build analytical and evaluative skills with new case studies- Build their quantitative skills with worked examples - Accurately explain key economic concepts and issues by learning the key terms throughout the text and in the end of section glossaries- Prepare for exams with practice questions and activities throughout the bookContentsIntroductionSection 1 - MTable of Contents SECTION 1: MICROECONOMICS Part 1: Scarcity and choice Chapter 1: Introducing economics Part 2: How competitive markets work Chapter 2: The coordination problem Chapter 3: The nature of demand Chapter 4: The nature of supply Chapter 5: Market equilibrium and the price system Chapter 6: Prices and resource allocation Part 3: Market failure and government intervention Chapter 7: Market failure and externalities Chapter 8: Other forms of market failure Chapter 9: Government intervention and market failure Microeconomics: key terms Microeconomics: practice questions SECTION 2: MACROECONOMICS Part 4: Economic policy objectives and indicators of macroeconomic performance Chapter 10: Macroeconomic performance: inflation Chapter 11: Macroeconomic performance: employment and unemployment Chapter 12: Measuring economic performance: economic growth Part 5: Aggregate demand and aggregate supply Chapter 13: Aggregate demand Chapter 14: Aggregate supply and macroeconomic equilibrium Part 6: The application of policy instruments Chapter 15: Macroeconomic policy instruments Part 7: The global context Chapter 16: International trade Chapter 17: The balance of payments and the exchange rate Macroeconomics: key terms Macroeconomics: practice questions

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Book SynopsisExam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: EconomicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017This textbook has been fully revised for use with the new 2015 OCR Economics specification, giving you up-to-date material that supports your teaching. This book will enable students to:- Develop subject knowledge, with topic-by-topic insight and advice from Peter Smith, a senior lecturer in Economics and editor of Economic Review- Demonstrate awareness of current issues in economics and build analytical and evaluative skills with brand new case studies- Build their quantitative skills with worked examples- Accurately explain key economic concepts and issues by learning the key terms throughout the text and in the end-of-section glossaries Prepare for exams with practice questions and activities throughout the bookTable of Contents SECTION 1: MICROECONOMICS Part 1: How competitive markets work Chapter 1: Demand and marginal utility Part 2: Competition and market power Chapter 2: Business objectives Chapter 3: Costs, output and profit Chapter 4: Perfect competition and monopoly Chapter 5: Monopolistic competition and oligopoly Chapter 6: Markets and resource allocation Part 3: The labour market Chapter 7: Labour demand, labour supply and wage determination Chapter 8: The UK labour market Chapter 9: The role of government and unions in the labour market Part 4: Market failure and government intervention Chapter 10: Inequality Chapter 11: The environment Chapter 12: Government intervention in markets Microeconomics: key terms Microeconomics: practice questions SECTION 2: MACROECONOMICS Part 5: Macroeconomic policy and performance Chapter 13: Growth and development Chapter 14: The distribution of income Part 6: Aggregate demand and aggregate supply Chapter 15: The multiplier and accelerator Chapter 16: Views of the macroeconomy Chapter 17: The economic cycle Part 7: The application of policy instruments Chapter 18: The operation of fiscal and monetary policy Chapter 19: Approaches to policy for the macroeconomy Part 8: The global context Chapter 20: Globalisation and international trade Chapter 21: Exchange rates Chapter 22: Trade policies and negotiations Part 9: The financial sector Chapter 23: The role of the financial sector in the real economy Chapter 24: The financial sector in developing and emerging economies Chapter 25: The central bank and financial regulation Macroeconomics: key terms Macroeconomics: practice questions

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Book SynopsisExam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: EconomicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017Develop your students'' knowledge of themes 3 and 4 of the Edexcel specification and put theory into context with focused case studies and practice activities.Maximise their potential in Edexcel A level Economics A with this Edexcel-endorsed textbook, which includes topic-by-topic guidance from Peter Smith:- Keep your students'' up to date with the rapidly changing world: new exciting case studies will help them analyse and evaluate- Build their quantitative skills with worked examples and practice activities throughout the book- Ensure they can explain key economic concepts and issues accurately and effectively:learn the key terms throughout the text and in the theme-by-theme glossaries- Feel confident in their exam skills: put what they learn into practice with activities and practTable of Contents THEME 3: BUSINESS BEHAVIOUR AND THE LABOUR MARKET Chapter 1: Business growth and objectives Chapter 2: Market structures: perfect competition and monopoly Chapter 3: Market structures: monopolistic competition and oligopoly Chapter 4: Pricing strategies and contestable markets Chapter 5: The labour market Chapter 6: Government intervention Theme 3: key terms Theme 3: practice questions Theme 4: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Chapter 7: International economics: globalisation and trade Chapter 8: The balance of payments and exchange rates Chapter 9: Poverty and inequality Chapter 10: Emerging and developing economies Chapter 11: The financial sector Chapter 12: The state in the macroeconomy Theme 4: key terms Theme 4: practice questions

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Book SynopsisExam Board: OCR Level: AS/A-level Subject: Economics First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: Summer 2016Reinforce students'' understanding throughout the course. Clear topic summaries with sample questions and answers will help to improve exam technique to achieve higher grades.Written by experienced teacher Sam Dobin, this Student Guide will help you to:- Identify key content with a concise summary of topics examined in the 2015 OCR A level Economics specification- Measure understanding with exam tips and knowledge-check questions, with answers at the end of the guide- Develop independent learning skills with content that can be used for further study and research- Improve exam technique with sample graded answers to exam-style questions

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Book SynopsisTaking the growing South African mining town of Emalahleni as a case study, this book investigates whether a just transition from coal-generated energy is possible and what the local implications of this global restructuring of the energy sector will be.Trade Review"This volume was an eye opener. The authors in this work of genuinely thorough scholarship skillfully use their South African mining story to develop bigger arguments about the complexity of transitioning away from a dominant resource economy. While the dramatic history of South Africa and its outsized mining sector is unique, the set of questions which arise is not. The town they focus on is still booming, but other communities already experience post-mining life, and, as the editors say, 'nobody plans for decline'. Planning for decline is especially hard when coping with growth requires all attention of local government, when post-apartheid elites want to finally benefit, and business people do not see an end to the boom. Envisioning what a transition would look like, and preparing for this, is hard. Turning such vision into a strategy is even harder. If we want such a transition to be more than economic survival, and more than avoiding environmental catastrophe, i.e. if we strive for fairness in the process and prosperous communities as a result, then the dimensions of the challenge are hard to overestimate. As the authors note, the reverberations of unregulated and unanticipated closure after a boom can span generations. Neo-liberal ideologies and mining companies anxious to avoid responsibility for communities they used to control, as well as workers desperately in need of opportunities, do not prevent the search for a just transition, however. The analyses in this book reveal, beyond complexity and despair, many signs of hope and pathways to brighter post-mining futures." -Kristof Van Assche, University of Alberta

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Book SynopsisAlthough the terms data mining and knowledge discovery and data mining (KDDM) are sometimes used interchangeably, data mining is actually just one step in the KDDM process. Data mining is the process of extracting useful information from data, while KDDM is the coordinated process of understanding the business and mining the data in order to identify previously unknown patterns.Knowledge Discovery Process and Methods to Enhance Organizational Performance explains the knowledge discovery and data mining (KDDM) process in a manner that makes it easy for readers to implement. Sharing the insights of international KDDM experts, it details powerful strategies, models, and techniques for managing the full cycle of knowledge discovery projects. The book supplies a process-centric view of how to implement successful data mining projects through the use of the KDDM process. It discusses the implications of data mining including security, privacy, ethical and legal consideratioTable of ContentsIntroduction to Reinforcement Learning. Model-Free Policy Iteration. Policy Iteration with Value Function Approximation. Basis Design for Value Function Approximation. Sample Reuse in Policy Iteration. Active Learning in Policy Iteration. Robust Policy Iteration. Model-Free Policy Search. Direct Policy Search by Gradient Ascent. Direct Policy Search by Expectation-Maximization. Policy-Prior Search. Model-Based Reinforcement Learning. Transition Model Estimation. Dimensionality Reduction for Transition Model Estimation.

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Book SynopsisWith 70 percent of organizations already adopting bring your own device (BYOD) and Gartner expecting this number to increase to 90 percent by the end of 2014, it is not a question of if, or when, it's a question of will you be ready.BYOD for Healthcare provides authoritative guidance to help you thrive during the healthcare BYOD (hBYOD) revolution. Jessica Keyes, president of New Art Technologies, Inc., professor at the University of Liverpool, and former managing director of R&D for the New York Stock Exchange, supplies an understanding of these new end users, their demands, and the strategic and tactical ramifications of these demands. Maintaining a focus on the healthcare industry, the book considers the broad range of technical considerations, including selection, connectivity, training, support, and security. It examines the integration of BYOD to current health IT, legal, regulatory, and ethical issues. It also covers risk assessment andTable of ContentsThe BYOD Revolution Adapted to Health Information Technology. Making a Financial Case for BYOD. Integrating hBYOD into Performance Measurement and Management Systems. Assessment and Mitigation of Risks in an hBYOD Environment. Guidelines for Managing and Securing Mobile Devices in the Health Organization. Cloud Best Practices. Configuration Management in a BYOD Environment. Content Management for hBYOD. Integrating hBYOD into Resource Management. BYOD Means Social Networking. Getting a Quick Start on hBYOD.

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Book SynopsisActuarial Models: The Mathematics of Insurance, Second Edition thoroughly covers the basic models of insurance processes. It also presents the mathematical frameworks and methods used in actuarial modeling. This second edition provides an even smoother, more robust account of the main ideas and models, preparing students to take exams of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS).New to the Second Edition Revises all chapters, especially material on the surplus process Takes into account new results and current trends in teaching actuarial modeling Presents a new chapter on pension models Includes new problems from the 2011-2013 CAS examinations Like its best-selling, widely adopted predecessor, this edition is designed for students, actuaries, mathematicians, and researchers interested in insurance processes and economic and social models. The authTable of ContentsPreliminary Facts from Probability and Interest. Comparison of Random Variables. Preferences of Individuals. An Individual Risk Model for a Short Period. A Collective Risk Model for a Short Period. Random Processes and Their Applications I. Random Processes and Their Applications II. Global Characteristics of the Surplus Process. Survival Distributions. Life Insurance Models. Annuity Models. Premiums and Reserves. Pensions Plans. Risk Exchange: Reinsurance and Coinsurance. Appendix. References. Answers to Exercises. Index.

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Book SynopsisAlmost all leadership books assume that the leader has authority over their team members. The challenge of project management in a matrix-structured environment is that this is not always the case. A whole new plan of attack has to be executed for the project manager to deliver in an organization where they do not have formal authority. This book takes a unique approach to understanding the matrix structure and the tactics needed to succeed. The Self-Made Program Leader: Taking Charge in Matrix Organizations gives you insight into the minds of a group of 55 project, program, and portfolio managers who have worked in a matrix environment. It presents lessons learned from both their successes and failures. With this book, you will learn how to: Prepare for your leadership role in a matrix environment and understand what you need to improve Understand your organization's structure and identify the hidden key players on your team Table of ContentsWhy What Got You There Will Not Work Now. Preparing for Your Leadership Role. Understanding Your Organizational Structure. Gaining Influence through Volunteering. Building Your Coalition. Gaining Influence. Leadership Perceptions for Those without Authority. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisIn today's knowledge-driven global environment, fueled by an ever-increasing appetite for timely information, decision makers and senior leaders across all government agencies are seeking new ways to boost efficiencies. A Guide to Innovation Processes and Solutions in Government provides a roadmap for successful implementation of innovation for government organizations and subcontractors and suppliers working for the federal government. The book details proven tools and processes that can make significant improvements in how the federal sector handles opportunities for innovation. It introduces the authors' transformational innovation approach that is easy to implement. The N2OVATE process, selects the best innovation value-driven projects for implementation. Presenting insights that can help readers bridge the gap between the shareholder, stakeholder, and customer, the book includes descriptive examples and a case study that illustrate the applicatTable of ContentsInnovation: A Combination of Perspectives. Cultural and Environmental Influences on Innovation. Dynamic Capabilities: The Power of Innovation. Needs and Requirements: How to Initiate Sustained Successful Innovation. Organizational Assessment: Is the Organization Ready for Innovation? Organizational Diagnostics: Through the Looking Glass. Innovation Strategies: Design for Success. Selecting an Innovation Project: Projects that Add Lasting Value. Leading Innovation Project Success: From Concept to Reality. The Federal Government: 2015 and Beyond.

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Book SynopsisGood teamwork ensures the close collaboration and coordination between professional groups and across disciplinary boundaries. This is particularly important in healthcare centres and clinics admitting complicated patient cases, but contrary to what many healthcare organisations seem to believe, effective teamwork does not happen automatically. It needs to be successfully trained and practiced. Teamwork in Medical Rehabilitation provides a guide to efficient teamwork in professional healthcare. Showcasing the practice of medical rehabilitation in Sweden, the book describes how to create, develop, nourish and organise a team. Medical rehabilitation in Sweden is a discipline filled by not only doctors and nurses, but also physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers, speech therapists and dieticians. Using these multi-professional teams as clinical case studies, the book contains many practical examples from different rehabilitation care areasTable of ContentsChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Historical BackgroundChapter 3. Teamwork in TheoryChapter 4. Teamwork in PracticeChapter 5. Clinical TeamworkChapter 6. Team CommunicationChapter 7. Examples of Team Rehabilitation SettingsChapter 8. Concluding Discussion: advantages and disadvantages of advanced team work

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Book SynopsisMelvin Greer and Kevin Jackson have assembled a comprehensive guide to industry-specific cybersecurity threats and provide a detailed risk management framework required to mitigate business risk associated with the adoption of cloud computing. This book can serve multiple purposes, not the least of which is documenting the breadth and severity of the challenges that today's enterprises face, and the breadth of programmatic elements required to address these challenges. This has become a boardroom issue: Executives must not only exploit the potential of information technologies, but manage their potential risks.  Key Features Provides a cross-industry view of contemporary cloud computing security challenges, solutions, and lessons learned Offers clear guidance for the development and execution of industry-specific cloud computing business and cybersecurity strategies Provides insight into the interaction and croTable of Contents Practical Cloud Security

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a wide spectrum of readers with comprehensive but easily understandable protocols for the assessment and training of wheelchair skills. The Wheelchair Research Team at Dalhousie University and the Capital District Health Authority in Halifax (lead by the author) have focused on wheelchair safety and performance for three decades, as exemplified through the Wheelchair Skills Program. This is considered the top such program in the world. This new book is largely based on this program which has been accessed and utilized by over 75,000 people in 177 countries since 2007. Table of ContentsIntroduction to the WSTP, General Background on Motor Skills Learning, Specific Issues fo Importance for Motor Skills Learning, Lesson Plans, Skill Groups. Individual Skills, Games

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Book SynopsisA Guide to the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (2.0) presents a comprehensive discussion of the tasks, knowledge, skill, and ability (KSA) requirements of the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework 2.0. It discusses in detail the relationship between the NICE framework and the NISTâs cybersecurity framework (CSF), showing how the NICE model specifies what the particular specialty areas of the workforce should be doing in order to ensure that the CSFâs identification, protection, defense, response, or recovery functions are being carried out properly.The authors construct a detailed picture of the proper organization and conduct of a strategic infrastructure security operation, describing how these two frameworks provide an explicit definition of the field of cybersecurity. The book is unique in that it is based on well-accepted standard recommendations rather than presumed expertise. It is the first booTable of ContentsIntroduction: Defining the Cybersecurity Workforce. Creating Standard Competencies for Cybersecurity Work. Implementing Standard Cybersecurity. Securely Provision General Knowledge Area. Operate and Maintain General Knowledge Area. Protect and Defend General Knowledge Area. Investigate General Knowledge Area. Collect and Operate and Analyze General Knowledge Areas. Oversee and Govern General Knowledge Area. Applying the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Model to the Real World.

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Book SynopsisAn organization seeking to sustain and continually improve its competitive performance over many years must have a strategy a Business Excellence Strategy.This book guides and illustrates the strategic journey to excellence, from major initiatives through everyday improvement programs, and helps the reader achieve of important strategic objectives and goals. This business excellence program will unite employees, internal and external customers, and suppliers through a common set of goals. It will help your organization improve at a pace that will outperform the competition and will elevate your company''s reputation and marketshare.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Leadership. Chapter 3: Strategic Planning.Chapter 4 : Customer Excellence. Chapter 5: Operational Excellence. Chapter 6: Human Resource Focus. Chapter 7: Measurement, Analysis, and Knowledge Management. Chapter 8: Business Results Focus. Chapter 9: Business Excellence Assessment. Conclusion. Glossary of Terms. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisA properly structured financial model can provide decision makers with a powerful planning tool that helps them identify the consequences of their decisions before they are put into practice. Introduction to Financial Models for Management and Planning, Second Edition enables professionals and students to learn how to develop and use computer-based models for financial planning. This volume provides critical tools for the financial toolbox, then shows how to use them tools to build successful models.Table of ContentsAn Overview of Financial Planning and Modeling. Part I: Tools for Financial Planning and Modeling: Financial Analysis. The Tools for Financial Planning I: Financial Analysis. Appendix A: Using Names in the Excel Spreadsheet. Appendix B: Constructing a Data Table. The Tools for Financial Planning II: Growth and Cash Flows. Part II: Tools for Financial Planning and Modeling: Simulation. Financial Statement Simulation. Monte Carlo Simulation. Part III: Introduction to Forecasting Methods. Forecasting I: Time Trend Extrapolation. Forecasting II: Econometric Forecasting. Forecasting III: Smoothing Data for Forecasts. Part IV: A Closer Look at the Details of a Financial Model. Modeling Value. Modeling Long-Term Assets. Debt Financing. Modeling Working Capital Accounts. PART V: Modeling Security Prices and Investment Portfolios. Modeling Security Prices. Constructing Optimal Security Portfolios. Options. Part VI: Optimization Models. Optimization Models for Financial Planning. Planning and Managing Working Capital with LP. References. Index

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Book SynopsisJohn Glaser has been an astute observer and recognized leader in the health care industry for over thirty years. He has written a regular column for Hospitals & Health Networks in which he comments on a wide range of topics, including improving organizational performance through health information technology (HIT), changes in HIT architecture, challenges in leveraging data, and the evolution of the role of IT leadership. Glaser on Health Care IT: Perspectives from the Decade that Defined Health Care Information Technology is a collection of some of the most widely read articles that have been published in H&HN Daily, H&HN Weekly, and Most Wired Online in the past decade (20052015). The columns are dated to show their original publication dates, and the material is organized into four broad themes: HIT Applications and Analytics Challenges Improving Organizational Performance through HIT IT ManageTrade Review"This book is a collection of John’s finest and most challenging work. These writings represent over a decade of self- and industry introspection and critique. Some will explore the current challenges and potential solutions we face during these transitional years; some will dissect the current policy, exploring weaknesses and errors; but all will educate and inform in a witty and thought-provoking style. Today’s challenges, just like those of the past several decades, require shared learning and understanding. These writings represent an amazing opportunity to learn and understand from one of the best. He not only helped to start us on this journey but also blazed a path of discovery and innovation."—From the Foreword by Russ Branzell, President and CEO, College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Table of ContentsHIT Applications and Analytics Challenges. Improving Organizational Performance through HIT. IT Management Challenges. HIT Industry Observations.

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Book SynopsisThe role of quality assurance is to ensure that once a specification has been agreed, every product and every production run meets that standard. The Fundamentals of Quality Assurance in the Textile Industry describes how quality professionals in the apparel industry coordinating with overseas factories can ensure excellence. The author explains what tools are required and how to manage products from style conception to finished production and the methods used to track and evaluate samples and production at each stage of the critical path. This book reinforces the concept that quality assurance must become an integral part of the business and details crucial procedures that have been adopted internationally. Table of Contents1 Who is Responsible for Quality? 2 Risk Analysis 3 Fundamentals for Effective Control of the Supply Chain 4 Writing Procedures for the Supply Chain 5 Garment Specifications6 Fit and Fit Sessions7 Fabric Specification and Performance8 Fabric Testing9 Supplier Manual10 Product Development:11 Managing the Critical Path12 Sample Reports and Approval13 Assessing and Working with Factories14 Inspection of Merchandise15 More Preventative Action

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Book SynopsisHow often have you made a successful presentation one day and the next day made a complete mess of the same material? If your delivery of presentations is all too variable, don't despair - help is at hand. how to: give a great presentation shows you how successful spoken communications work within a simple and executable framework of rules and techniques, and reveals how to avoid the pitfalls that exist to undermine your efforts. The expert advice in this book, illustrated with a host of relevant examples, will ensure that you'll have no more problems making impressive presentations each and every time.Table of ContentsIntroduction - i: Introduction Chapter - 1: Some Key Principles Chapter - 2: How to Achieve Consistency Chapter - 3: How to Construct Your Presentation Chapter - 4: How to Deliver Your Presentation Chapter - 5: How to Ensure that You Say What You Want to Say in the Way You Want to Say it Chapter - 6: How to Handle Question-and-Answer Sessions Chapter - 7: How to Make Visual Aids Work for You Chapter - 8: How to Make the Killer Point in Presentations and Avoid Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory Chapter - 9: Media Training and Crisis Management Section - ii: Conclusion Section - iii: Useful Organizations Index - iv: Index

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Book SynopsisExam board: AQALevel: A-levelSubject: EconomicsFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2017Improve exam skills, check understanding and familiarise students with the types of questions they will face in AQA A-level Economics.This photocopiable pack of exam-style questions, sample answers and mark schemes can be used flexibly for mocks, classwork or homework.- Reinforce the skills and knowledge that students need for their exams, selecting exam question worksheets to focus on tricky topics or revise more broadly across the course- Pick and choose whether you assign the questions in test conditions or use them alongside the sample answers, encouraging students to reflect on their responses- Help students understand what a 'good' answer looks like, sharing sheets of sample answers with examiner comments and mark schemes- Mark students' work more easily, consulting the examiner comments and mark schemes yourself or giving them to students for self/peer-marking activities

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Book Synopsis?Providing guidance throughout, Dabbs prompts the reader with questions. She believes a better understanding of past experiences and how society has established systemic barriers to entry can help people design their future.??The Financial TimesIn a world overcrowded with labels, don?t allow your identity to be defined by other people. Learn how to take back your power, choose to feed the aspects of your identity that serve you, and let go of those that don?t.Everyone feels like an outsider at some point in their life?when we walk into a room and think to ourselves, ?I don?t belong here.? To avoid these feelings of exclusion, many of us hide our authentic selves and allow others to define our identity.You Belong Here offers a new framework that allows each of us to define how we want to be seen, heard, and valued on our own terms so we feel a sense of belonging in any situation. Further, it serves as a launchpad for organizational leaders and culture builders to create safe spaces for individuals to show up as their authentic selves.Readers will exploreour four identities: OurLived Identityis made up of the aspects of our identity we inherit when we are born into the world. OurLearned Identityincludes the parts of our identity that we?ve chosen or claimed as we make our way through the world. OurLingering Identityis the identity we default to when we feel like an outsider and fall back into as a survival mechanism. OurLoved Identityis where we find our authentic selves and see ourselves through a lens of empowerment. In the journey to understand our past experiences and how society has established barriers to entry, we can design our own future, rooted in our Loved Identity.We learn to rewrite the stories that aren?t serving us and embrace the ones that do. Rather than look for a seat at someone else?s table, we find the tools to build our own.When we fully leverage this and live with authenticity and purpose, we can be seen, heard, and valued in a way that gives us a sense of belonging at home, at work, and in society.Belonging is realized when we understand everyone is an outsider and it?s the power to create space for those differences that unite us all.

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