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Book SynopsisThis book aims to analyse the legal tools that the legislatures of France, Germany and Italy adopted in order to regulate medical malpractice.In the mid-1970s, a reform movement started in the United States, where there was considerable concern about then ongoing medical malpractice crises. Since the beginning of the current century, France, Germany and Italy have passed statutes that aim to reform medical liability rules. Thus, it is first interesting to assess whether any medical malpractice crises have been identified in these systems and, second, how these have been faced through the passing of new statutes on the continent. Accordingly, the first chapter explores the idea of medical malpractice crisis and its relationship with the insurance market, also considering the reflections of American scholars. It then reconstructs the French, German and Italian legal frameworks, as well as their insurance and litigation contexts, reviewing and commenting on the quantitative evid

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Book SynopsisManagers and entrepreneurs know they have a great product or service - but they may not know how best to sell it.Useful for nearly any sector or industry, this book is a thoroughly practical guide on how to build an excellent sales organisation, brick by brick. Creating an effective sales organisation is a challenge for many businesses, and it's easy to waste resources on ineffective approaches. Many MBA and executive education programmes do not cover sales management in any depth. Filling this knowledge gap, this guide will help readers to create their own unique high-performing sales organisation that fits their product and market environment. Evidence-based and field-tested, it will gives answers to critical questions, including: Which sales process should we use? How do we recruit, retain and inspire our sales team? What should we measure, and how should we manage it? What do great sales managers do? Rich with case studies fr

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Book SynopsisThe content of this book is centered around three seemingly diverse themes. The first theme is why it's so important for companies to learn from the past, the present, and the future. The author covers some of the key learnings from the distant and current past, and how these learnings changed the course for many companies. He discusses new learnings that have been developed in our current state and will continue to be brought forward. He provides a look into the future, just to make sure companies understand that they should always be looking for better ways to function. The second theme is centered around problem-solving, problem prevention, and decision-making. That is, how to successfully define problems that already exist in your current reality, how to prevent problems from occurring in the future, and how to make much more effective decisions. Problems have plagued many companies for many years and knowing how to follow a structured approach to solve them should prove Table of ContentsChapter 1 Learning from the Past, Present, and Future Chapter 2 The Key to Solving Problems Chapter 3 The DNA of a Good Problem Solver Chapter 4 Problem Prevention Chapter 5 Effective Decision Making Chapter 6 Needs Assessment Chapter 7 A Message for Leadership Chapter 8 Resolving Conflicts Chapter 9 The Goal Tree – A New Way to Make and Use It Chapter 10 Paths of Variation Chapter 11 Systems Thinking Chapter 12 Theory of Constraints Systems Thinking Tools Chapter 13 The Interference Diagram Chapter 14 TOC Distribution and Replenishment Solution Chapter 15 Plant Types, Control Point Theory, and Volts Concepts Chapter 16 Drum Buffer Rope Chapter 17 The Theory of Constraints Roadmap Chapter 18 The Ultimate Improvement Cycle Roadmap Chapter 19 Performance Metrics Chapter 20 Critical Chain Project Management Chapter 21 Summary of the Key Learnings

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Book SynopsisThe world of hybrid and remote management is a territory that has yet to be completely exploredthis book provides some simple navigational aids to help managers and leaders find their way.Research indicates that over 56% of college graduates currently work either remotely or in a hybrid arrangement, while prior to the pandemic, less than 5% of working hours were remote. How to manage remote and hybrid workers has rapidly become a significant challenge, and one that often requires new policies and organizational restructuring. The remote work handbooks available are tactical, which can be helpful for day-to-day decisions but not to tackle larger issues and initiatives. This book presents a fully formed, research-backed strategic framework: more than a vehicle to the future, it will help leaders to understand where they are now and what is happening around them to change the landscape, and to decide where they want to be.Speaking to senior executives and team leaders, as

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Book SynopsisYou have an idea for a business, but you're not sure where to begin. Or perhaps you have made a start, but you're not sure what to do next. It's a common dilemma shared by everyone who has been down the same path. Where can I go for help? What are my legal obligations? How do I start making sales? How can I use digital marketing? How do I organise my operations? What's involved in employing staff? How do I handle my finances?How to Organise and Operate a Small Business in Australia is your hands-on guide to running your own business. This new 12th edition contains information, skills, and ideas that are up to date, easy to understand, and simple to use. It reflects fundamental changes that have taken place as a result of the pandemic and the surge in small business digital technology. A feature of this new edition is a series of reflective exercises designed to help you evaluate your business ideas for their commercial potential.Used by tens of thousands of Aust

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Book SynopsisIn an ever-changing environment, organizations are required to identify and implement numerous decisions about strategic and operational activities. Organizations must consider aspects such as research and development, financial planning, data analytics, information technology, marketing, and production. However, organizational leaders must not neglect the importance of a critical element, which is human resources.The ability to cultivate intellectual capacity and healthy workplace culture can guide an organization to leverage unique abilities, achieve meaningful objectives, and maximize the possibility of sustainable success. As a result, the ability to encourage two-way learning relationships through mentorship can help organizations to improve effectiveness. A mentorship program can empower mentors, mentees, and program leaders to share best practices. The mentorship process is integral for promoting the professional and personal growth of stakeholders within an organizati

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Book SynopsisProviding a comparison between context in Europe and the US, this volume investigates the digital transformation of health systems, comparing strategies for digital development while identifying both key innovations and future challenges.The book covers a wide spectrum of topics, from explaining the nature of individual innovations to an analysis of demand-side and supply-side barriers, including funding issues and technological access. It also explores where digitalization is already playing an important role, for example, in clinical trials and disease modeling.Concluding with guidance for policy recommendations, this important book will interest students, scholars, and practitioners across health and social care, medicine, and beyond.

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Book SynopsisPurpose-driven Innovation Leadership for Sustainable Development presents invaluable insights into how leaders can balance competing innovation demands. The book reports on research from an in-depth case study, which reveals the importance of developing highly adaptative and innovative responses through periods of rapid growth while simultaneously ensuring organisational stability grounded in a clear core purpose. Paradox' theory is introduced as a constructive theoretical lens for exploring these complexities of leadership sensemaking in innovation contexts. The findings demonstrate how to incorporate both perspectives to establish a robust innovation culture.This book aims to equip readers with evidence-based principles that can be readily applied in practice. The qualitative methodology, which includes case studies and interviews conducted with global innovation leaders, uncovers powerful strategies from relevant real-world experiences. Targeted Reflection and Ac

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Whether you want to become a successful innovator within your organization or develop an environment that spawns an innovative mindset, Corporate Innovation, 2nd edition can be helpful to you. Accomplished entrepreneurs create successful new ventures and implement them successfully. To do this consistently takes a blend of entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation, and knowing how to make teams work effectively. The concepts behind corporate innovation mirror many of these same principles.This revised edition will help you develop an understanding of an innovative organization, the specific processes involved in corporate innovation, and how to assess your organizationâs readiness for entrepreneurial activity and innovation. It will help you learn how to get more ideas successfully to market and how to write effective innovation plans for the implementation of innovative ideas. As opposed to simply entrepreneurship or technology entrepreneurship, the principal focus o

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Book SynopsisThey say that repeating the same thing and expecting a different result is insanity. This book aims to analyze the reasons for failure in project management. It is filled with stories, anecdotes and satires that highlight how organizations and project managers fall into an insanity spiral. It provides seven Sanity Checks designed to keep project managers from repeating the same mistakes and to help them become project champions: The first sanity check is how and when to appoint a project manager. This first sanity check may be familiar and may well bring back memories of starting a career in project management. The second sanity check is the comprehension of why a project is needed. It helps to overcome the misunderstanding that many have on the nature of projects and its management. The third sanity check is the understanding of the unknown and emphasizes the importance of risk management. The fourth sanity check is capturing who needs what. It is

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Book SynopsisFinancial management encompasses a set of complex activities that should be performed by a professional financial manager. Some financial decisions are riskier than others, and as such can result in higher or lower profitability. This risk-return trade-off is the key aspect of financial management. Furthermore, a financial director's propensity to take risks can lead to less or more conservative financial decisions.This study firstly provides theoretical issues on financial management and the results of previous research, while the second part is empirical, showing the methodology and results of the authors' research. Apart from CFO risk attitude, the book also examines CFO power. The book highlights the importance of the position of financial managers in companies and demonstrates that financial decisions are the reflection of decision-makers' characteristics. Additionally, the book provides evidence of whether the COVID-19 crisis has increased or decreased the impact of CFO

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Book SynopsisDespite the popularity of lean and continuous improvement around the world, most organisations and their leaders struggle to make improvement work. Many are trying to cope with day-to-day business issues. They bury their heads in the work as they either give up on trying to improve or are floundering as they keep trying new initiatives to improve with little success. Most lean thinking and improvement publications focus on the use of improvement tools but never really get to the core of why organisations are not seeing the real results from these techniques and lean thinking as an improvement strategy. They talk about what to do but not about the common problems you can expect along the way and how to navigate these and create a fundamental change in how the business works. Making Lean and Continuous Improvement Work will help solve this problem and help leaders build a solid foundation to making lean and continuous improvement work in their business. Through nu

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Book SynopsisWorking with Data in the Public Sector: From Fear to Enthusiasm is the first book designed for practicing and future public administration professionals to help overcome any anxiety about using data effectively in their roles.Authors Anne McIntyre-Lahner and Ronald Schack explore different types and degrees of data fear (a data fear/data comfort continuum) and provide a toolbox of fear-fighting techniques, including methods of dealing with data fear âœin the moment,â methods of mitigating data fear related to using, sharing, and reporting data, and demonstrating how many common data tasks need not be scary. They further offer a self-assessment instrument and process to help individuals assess their level of data fear/comfort, identifying which specific dimensions of data fear/comfort may be most problematic at both the individual and organizational level. The book examines how individual data fear can âœinfectâ organizations, collaboratives, and communities and how to

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Book SynopsisAlliance Contracting in Health and Social Care is a ground-breaking and practical guide to collaborating and co-ordinating service provision across different providers, taking readers through each step from initial concept to launch and operation.Responding to the need for more joined up services, the book explains how alliancing and alliance contracting can tackle the system issues which often stymie collaboration between different agencies. It takes a people-centred approach providing guidance for the legal, financial and governance frameworks needed for organisations to work together, ultimately providing better health and social care. Written by a leading expert in the field, it also features detailed examples of where alliancing has already proved successful, including services around mental health and homelessness in different regions of the UK.This important book will be essential reading for anyone commissioning services across the health and social care

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Book SynopsisLicensing, Selling and Finance in the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industries is an assessment of the turbulent state of pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets as we enter the second decade of the 21st Century. At the same time, the book offers a cautionary evaluation of the future financing of innovation in terms of what''s gone wrong and how to succeed in the future. Martin Austin explores the challenge that the pharmaceutical (and related) industries face in terms of balancing short term, cost containment and expenditure control in areas such as internal research and development; whilst embracing in-licensing and the acquisition of innovative therapies to counteract their impending portfolio weaknesses in the mid to longer term. The first part of the book provides an engaging and convincing perspective on the context in which the industry currently finds itself; the second part is a pragmatic guide to commercialising your intellectual property; including how to recognise and valu

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Book SynopsisMuch has been written about leadership and team building, but there are still major gaps in thinking and research about how to engage senior stakeholders in support of an organisation''s projects. The central role of stakeholders in the successful delivery of organisational strategy is becoming increasingly recognised, as is the importance of developing a sponsor culture to support more collaborative practices within the organisation. Building, and managing, relationships with senior (upwards) stakeholders is essential for success. Advising Upwards brings together the ideas of experts in fields related to engaging senior stakeholders, such as risk management, decision-making, understanding cultural considerations, effective communication and other disciplines that may enhance the sustainable engagement of senior stakeholders. The starting point is an examination of the difficulties that senior managers face as they move through the ranks of an organisation from middle management to exe

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Book SynopsisManaging large and complex organizations; balancing the needs of business-as-usual, new products and services and business change; assuring risk across everything the business does; these are all core requirements of modern business which are provided by the discipline of portfolio management. The Handbook of Project Portfolio Management is the definitive publication that introduces and describes in detail project portfolio management in today's ever-changing world. The handbook contains the essential knowledge required for managing portfolios of business change with real-life examples that are being used by today's organizations in various industries and environments. The team of expert contributors includes many of the most experienced and highly regarded international writers and practitioners from the global project portfolio management industry, selected to provide the reader with examples, knowledge and the skills required to manage portfolios in any or

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Book SynopsisMonarch: Resilience through Evolution is a comprehensive guide on strategy across the industry life cycle, taking readers on an insightful journey through the dynamic world of business. Drawing inspiration from the resilient and adaptive nature of the monarch butterfly, this book offers a fresh perspective on strategic decision-making in todayâs ever-changing business environment. Central to the narrative is the concept of the industry life cycle, which serves as the foundational context for strategy development and deployment in organizations. It considers the complexities of organizations as adaptive systems and industries as aggregates of organizations, emphasizing the importance of adaptability, persistence, and strategic agility. Monarch advocates for approaching strategy as a living process aligned with this perspective. Through insightful analyses and real-world examples, the book illustrates how organizations can navigate uncertainty and thrive in the face of adversity. At each phase of the life cycle, guidance on organizational self-assessment, strategy development, strategy deployment, and common pitfalls to avoid is provided. An innovative approach to the strategy cascade is introduced, using the notion of magnifying lenses to ensure strategic alignment across corporate, business, and functional-levels. The book then transitions into pursuing strategy as a negotiation and concludes with a special note on the strategic imperative and considerations for leadership.

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Book SynopsisBusiness Valuation: Real-World Applications in Emerging Markets serves as a useful guide for those who want to learn business valuation methodology from scratch, applying corporate finance theory to real-world cases. Based on the author's extensive professional and teaching experience, this text illustrates how basic corporate finance principles and theories shape decisions made by market practitioners and offers an in-depth discussion of various business valuation methods and models with a focus on emerging markets.By adopting a step-by-step approach, it helps the reader to gain a deeper understanding of this topic, starting with an explanation of essential concepts before gradually moving on to more advanced valuation techniques. To help the reader navigate common valuation processes, brief real-world examples are weaved throughout the text with the final part containing four real valuation cases on which the author served as the appraiser. Key learning and teaching features include: key terminologies; discussion questions; boxed examples and real-world cases; mathematical appendices; and a suite of supplementary instructor's resources.This will be a valuable textbook for students taking advanced undergraduate and postgraduate-level courses in business valuation, as well as a practical guide for appraisers.

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Book SynopsisIn this fascinating volume, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy elucidates the phenomenon of the Nazi propaganda machine via the perspective of consumer marketing, conceptualising the Reich as a product campaign. Building on his acclaimed Selling Hitler (2016), he uses marketing scholarship to show how propaganda and political marketing existed not merely as an instrument of government in Nazi Germany, but as the very medium of government itself.Marketing the Third Reich explores the insidious connection between a mass culture and a political movement, and how the cultures of consumption and politics influence and infect each other consumerised politics and politicised consumption. Ultimately its concern is with the engineering of consent' the troubling matter of how public opinion can be manufactured, and governments elected, via sophisticated methodologies of persuasion developed in the consumer economy. Nazism functioned as a brand, packaging almost everything with persTrade Review"Nicholas O’Shaughnessy has come up with an incisive and intriguing way of looking at the Third Reich through its fiendishly effective brand marketing. The methods of Joseph Goebbels’ sinister genius at PR is laid bare superbly, and this book is replete with fascinating and important lessons for the present day."Professor Andrew Roberts, Author, The Storm of War""Only first class business and that in a first class way " was a motto of David Ogilvy. But what if the product and clients were loathsome? Like a barrister's advocacy the power of brilliant marketing can serve a false and perverse master. Never has this been truer than in the case of the Third Reich. Nicholas O'Shaughnessy's extraordinary book shows how it set out to be a well-managed brand and previewed many of the techniques of modern marketing communications in a sedulously first class way." Miles Young, Non Executive Chairman, Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide"This is an accomplished, rare, interdisciplinary text. It provides an historical overview of how one of the most heinous regimes in history used prototype marketing and propaganda to gain and retain power. It’s a must-read both for those who would wish to govern us and those who are governed alike." Professor Paul Baines, Cranfield University, UK "Professor O'Shaughnessy has found an innovative new way of examining the Third Reich, by looking closely at how it was sold and marketed."Giles MacDonogh, Writer and Historian"Nicholas O'Shaughnessy's elegant and detailed historical scholarship has previously drawn our attention to unsettling traces of brand marketing strategy behind the calamitous rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. In Marketing the Third Reich he emboldens his thesis to show that the Nazis were ineluctably masters of marketing. He challenges conventional wisdom in both political history and in marketing scholarship by arguing that both are swayed by the nebulous yet compelling techniques of mass persuasion. In our propagandistic era of tumultuous political populism, this penetrating work is alarmingly resonant." Professor Chris Hackley, Royal Holloway University of London, UKTable of ContentsTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part I Advocacy: The Nazi Brand and its Protagonists 1. Was there a Nazi brand? 2. The marketing managers of the Third Reich: A chaos theory of government Part II Operational: Implementing the Nazi Brand 3. Promotion: political marketing communication- The Ministry of Illusion 4. Product: Adolf Hitler, The Ersatz Kaiser 5. Packaging: The politics of consumption and the consumption of politics 6. Place: Political marketing channels, the entrepreneurship of the public space Part III Legacy: The Implications of the Nazi Brand 7. Hitler our contemporary: Brand heritage, the Reich as power brand 8. Was Adolf Hitler ahead of his time? A review of comparative self-presentation Epilogue: The Führer and the Donald: the ghost of a resemblance?

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Book SynopsisLaw for Project Managers provides an easily understandable and practical guide to the laws of contract, liability, intellectual property and so on, entirely from the perspective of the project manager. It will enable you to approach projects forewarned and forearmed, able to avoid potential legal problems altogether. The book covers everything from intellectual property disputes with the client organisation about who actually ''owns'' the outcome, to confusion arising during an international project from the different legal systems and their approach to contracts and health and safety problems in the management of contractors. Most importantly, it explains everything in very straightforward terms; legal jargon is either avoided altogether or defined with its relevance to the project manager explained. In essence, Law for Project Managers is a clear, readable and expert guide on this and many other important legal matters for the practising project manager as welTable of ContentsPART I: GENERAL1. The law’s approach2. The contractPART II: THE ORIGINS OF LAW3. Law in the UK4. European Union lawPART III: CONTRACT LAW5. How contracts are made6. The letter of intent7. The meanings behind the words8. Lateness specifications and defects9. The law of breachPART IV: USING THE LAWYERS10. Using the professionals11. DisputesPART V: LIABILITY LAW12. Negligence13. Liability for escapesPART VI: OTHER TOPICS14. Intellectual property15. Forms of security16. Exporting and importing

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Book SynopsisMedical practice and research are inconceivable today without electronic computing and communication tools. Digital machines do many tasks orders-of-magnitude better, faster and more accurately than humans.Still, there are functions critical to the healthcare endeavor that people do much better than machines, things like: understanding and using natural language; perceiving what is unexpressed; taking into account values, culture, ethics, and human relationships; touching and healing. For the foreseeable future, the smartest computers will be no match for human beings when it comes to performing these most anthropic functions.American healthcare is at a critical juncture. Providers and patients are increasingly frustrated by degradation of the human relationships that lie at the core of the medical practice. Technologies, such as the computerized medical record, get much of the blame for intrusion into the patient-provider relationship. However, it is notTable of ContentsIntroduction. Logical Conclusions: How Modern Medicine Fits Into Western Culture. What Computers Do Better Than Humans. Technology. What Humans Do Better Than Computers. Data Versus Story. Economics. Security and Privacy. Electronic Health Record. Patient Care. Telehealth. Public Health. Research. Education. The Connected World of Patients.

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Book SynopsisMiscanthus has been enthusiastically promoted as a second generation biomass crop, and this book provides a comprehensive review of this knowledge. Miscanthus, also known as elephant grass, is a high yielding grass crop that grows over three metres tall, resembles bamboo and produces a crop every year without the need for replanting or fertiliser application . The rapid growth, low mineral content, and high biomass yield of Miscanthus increasingly make it a favourite choice as a biofuel, outperforming switchgrass and other alternatives. There is over 20 years of research evidence to support its promotion as a second generation biomass crop. The author reviews many field measurements of yields as well as the physiology of the crop, and why it is so productive while at the same time requiring low inputs to grow it. It also shows how as a key biofuel crop it can contribute to mitigating climate change and how uptake of the adoption of MiscanthTrade Review"The book Miscanthus for Bioenergy Production provides an accessible succinct summary of a large body of research over three decades that started in the late 80s in Denmark and Germany. Mike Jones, one of the scientists involved in the conception of several key EU projects in the 1990s, is a global authority on C4 photosynthesis in perennial grasses. He was part of the delegation in the early 2000s that helped kick-start the large public and private programmes in the US. The chapters in the book progress from the global needs for biomass, the basic biology of Miscanthus and its productive potential and environmental sustainability. Recent developments in breeding and commercial deployment are reviewed with the latest literature and draw also on his personal interactions with those in the global community performing experiments at the different scales to develop the technology pipelines. In the preface he wrote, ‘as scientists we are increasingly encouraged to engage productively with people that make policy’. The final chapter discusses the complex policy choices needed to ensure the markets are developed and concludes with future prospects for making a significant biomass contribution to greenhouse gas mitigation in a time when urgent action on climate change is imperative to avert disaster."John Clifton-Brown, Professor, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University Table of Contents1. Bioenergy and its Global Potential 2. Identifying High Yielding Biomass Crops 3. Controls of Miscanthus Productivity 4. Environmental Sustainability of Miscanthus 5. Breeding to Improve Miscanthus 6. Commercial Uses of Miscanthus Biomass 7. Policies and Markets: the Future for Miscanthus

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Book SynopsisWater plays a key role in addressing the most pressing global challenges of our time, including climate change adaptation, food and energy security, environmental sustainability and the promotion of peace and stability. This comprehensive handbook explores the pivotal place of law and policy in efforts to ensure that water enables positive responses to these challenges and provides a basis for sound governance.The book reveals that significant progress has been made in recent decades to strengthen the governance of water resource management at different scales, including helping to address international and sub-national conflicts over transboundary water resources. It demonstrates that âeffectiveâ laws and policies are fundamental drivers for the safe, equitable and sustainable utilization of water. However, it is also shown that what might constitute an effective law or policy related to water resources management is still hotly debated. As such, the handbook provides an impTable of ContentsIntroduction Andrew Allan, Sarah Hendry and Alistair Rieu-Clarke Part 1: Comparative National Water Law and Policy 1. Customary Water Rights and Legal Pluralism Barbara van Koppen 2. A Comparative Analysis of the Public Trust Doctrine for Managing Water in the United States and India Melissa Scanlan 3. Water Rights and Permitting: A South African Approach Michael Kidd 4. The EU Approach for Integrated Water Resource Management: Transposing the EU Water Framework Directive within a National Context – Key Insights from Experience Marleen van Rijswick and Andrea Keessen 5. Water Markets Michael Hantke-Domas 6. Water Pollution and Water Quality: Shifting Regulatory Paradigms William Howarth 7. Contaminants of Emerging Concern Sarah Hendry 8. The Human Right to Water Inga T. Winkler 9. Governance and Regulation of Water and Sanitation Services Provision Richard Franceys and Paul Hutchings 10. Legal Aspects of Flood Management Andrew Allan 11. Water Allocation and Management During Drought Dan Tarlock 12. Stakeholder Engagement for Inclusive Water Governance Aziza Akhmouch and Delphine Clavreul 13. Monitoring and Enforcement: The United States Clean Water Act Model LeRoy Paddock and Laura Mulherin Part 2: Transboundary Water Law and Policy 14. The Treaty Architecture for the Governance of Transboundary Aquifers, Lakes and Rivers Alistair Rieu-Clarke 15. The Evolution of International Law Relating to Transboundary Waters Stephen C. McCaffrey 16. International Law and Transboundary Aquifers Gabriel E. Eckstein 17. Substantive Rules of International Water Law Owen McIntyre 18. The Significance of the Duty to Cooperate for Transboundary Water Resources Management under International Water Law Christina Leb 19. Joint Institutional Arrangements for Governing Shared Water Resources: A Comparative Analysis of State Practice Susanne Schmeier 20. Strengthening the Implementation of Transboundary Water Agreements: Insights from the UNECE Water Convention Implementation Committee Nataliya Nikiforova 21. The Role of Non-state Actors in the Development and Implementation of International Water Law Komlan Sangbana 22. Hydro-hegemons and International Water Law Rebecca L. Farnum, Stephanie Hawkins, and Mia Tamarin Part 3: Cross-cutting Issues 23. Water Resources and International Investment Law Ana Maria Daza Vargas 24. Water Justice: Understanding the Philosophical Underpinning of Decision-making in the Context of International Water Governance Marian J. Neal (Patrick) and Peter S. Wenz 25. Adaptive Water Governance: A Theoretical Approach Reflected in the Mauri and Desaguadero River Basin Adaptation Plan Juan Carlos Sánchez Ramírez, Paula Pacheco Mollinedo and Natalia Aguilar Porras 26. A Brief History of Global Water Governance Joshua Newton 27. The Sustainable Development Goals in relation to Water Management: What Role for Legal Frameworks? Anna Schulz 28. Water Security as an Evolving Paradigm: Local, National, Regional and Global Considerations Bjørn-Oliver Magsig Conclusions Andrew Allan, Sarah Hendry and Alistair Rieu-Clarke

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Mediation gathers leading experts across fields related to peace, justice, human rights, and conflict resolution to explore ways that mediation can be applied to a range of spectrums, including new age settings, relationships, organizations, institutions, communities, environmental conflicts, and intercultural and international conflicts. The text is informed by cogent theory, state-of-the-art research, and best practices to provide the reader with a well-rounded understanding of mediation practice in contemporary times.Based on four signature themescontexts; skills and competencies; applications; and recommendationsthe handbook provides theoretical, applicable, and practical insight into a variety of key approaches to mediation. Authors consider modern conflict on a local and global scale, emphasizing the importance of identifying effective strategies, foundations, and methods to shape the nature of a mediation mindfully and effectively. With Trade Review"Mediation has burst its banks and spilled over into many fields. It is no longer a meandering stream or a quiet backwater. It has left behind romantic beginnings and entered many new waterways. Read this book and be carried along in the surge." John Winslade, California State University—San Bernardino, USA"In The Mediation Handbook, we have a wonderful new resource that provides insight from some of the most innovative thinkers and practitioners in the mediation world. Drawing on the best lessons of the past and a broad vision of the demands of the future, the handbook offers a wide range of practical approaches for deepening and extending the reach of mediation in the twenty-first century."Bernie Mayer, Creighton University, CanadaTable of Contents Introduction: Revealing the World of Mediation Alexia Georgakopoulos Part I: Promoting Dynamic Mediation in the New Age Mediation Career Trends through Time: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges Craig Zelizer & Colleen Chiochetti Online Technology: The New Frontier for Mediation and Conflict Engagement Daniel Rainey & Alan Tidwell Story-Based Inter-Group Mediation Jessica Senehi The Intersection of Improv and Mediation Farshad Farahat, Charles Goesel & Alexia Georgakopoulos Value-Centered Mediation: The Centrality and Use of Meaning and ValuesMark Kleiman Electronic Mediation Daniel Druckman & Sabine T. Koeszegi Mediation and Spirituality Zena D. Zumeta Part II: Mediating in Relational Settings Transformative Mediation: Illustrating a Relational View of Conflict InterventionJoseph P. Folger & Dan Simon Narrative Mediation of Family Conflict John Winslade Victim Offender Mediation: A Humanistic Approach Mark Umbreit & Toran Hansen Brain Science Behind Mediating Relational Conflicts Thomas DiGrazia Mindfulness in Mediation as a Relational Practice Ran Kuttner Mediation and Collaboration with Multiple Disciplines: The Implementation of Systemic Theory in Alternative Dispute Resolution Tommie Boyd & Randy Heller Dynamic Mediation: Integrating Forgiveness John Zivojinovic Part III: Mediating in Organizational and Institutional Settings Mediation Within and Between Organizations Christopher Moore Organizational Conflict Management Systems: The Emergence of Mediators as Conflict Resolution Professionals Alexia Georgakopoulos, Harold Coleman, Jr. & Rebecca Storrow Effectiveness of Mediation in the State Agency Grievance Process Jessica Katz Jameson, RaJade M. Berry-James, Dennis M. Daley & Jerrell D. Coggburn The Prison of Peace Project: A Model for Community Transformation Douglas E. Noll Mediation and Dispute Resolution Services in Higher Education Neil H. Katz Mediation as a Tool for Resolvng Workplace Conflicts LaVena Wilkin Health Care Mediation: Promoting Workplace Collaboration and Patient Safety Robin Cooper Institutional Mediation and Access to Justice in the State Court System of the United States Rebecca Storrow Part IV: Mediating in Community Settings Promoting Peaceful Communities: The Challenges and Benefits of Community-Police Mediation Evan Hoffman Sustaining Peer Mediation: Remaining Challenges and Opportunities for Peace Educators Cheryl Duckworth Encouraging Effectiveness through Communication Competence in Community Mediation Brian L. Heisterkamp The Space of Conflict: Aesthetic Lessons for Mediators Dorit Cypis From Peers to Parents: Transferring Peer Mediation Skills from School to Family Vitus Ozoke Part V: Mediating within Environmental Settings Conflict, Climate Change, and Environmental Catastrophe: How Mediators Can Help Save the Planet Kenneth Cloke Mediators as Leaders in Climate Change: The Power of Neutrality Thomas Fiutak The Role of Mediation in Large-Scale Collaborative Initiatives Marcelle E. DuPraw Mediation at the Nexus of Climate Change and Conflict Oliver Leighton Barrett The Public Sector as Mediator: The Role of Public Institutions in Environmental Collaborations and Conflict Resolution William Hall & Michael Kern Part VI: Mediating in International and Intercultural Settings Thinking Locally, Acting Globally: Mediating Beyond Borders and Integrated Global Capacity Building Kenneth Cloke International Multiparty Mediation Siniša Vuković Exploring International Mediation: Past, Present and Beyond Lynn Cole Culture, Religion, and Politics in International Mediation Mohammed Abu-Nimer & Timothy Seidel International Mediation: Some Observations and Reflections Sean Byrne Success and Failure of International Mediation: Examining Causes and Conditions that Impede or Assist Process Success Brian Polkinghorn, Anthony Yost & Matt Swiderski Mediation and the Challenge of Fostering Reconciliation in Ethno-Political Disputes: The Case of Guyana Perry Mars, Frederic Pearson & Marie Olson-Lounsbery Mediating in the Shadow of Conflict: United States Special Operations Forces in Unconventional Warfare Christian Ramthun, Raffi Mnatzakanian & Patrick James Christian Religion and Mediation: Strange Bedfellows or Natural Allies? S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana Mediating Peacebuilding in Protracted Conflicts: An Interactive Design Framework Benjamin Broome Conclusion: The Future of Mediation in a Changing World George A. Lopez

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Book SynopsisIn a revolutionary revision of this best-selling text, David Balaam and Bradford Dillman show how the postwar world order is at once under threat and yet resilient. This classic text surveys the theories, institutions, and relationships that characterize IPE and highlights them in the context of a diverse range of regional and transnational issues. Introduction to International Political Economy positions students to critically evaluate the global economy and to appreciate the personal impact of political, economic, and social forces.New to the Seventh Edition Streamlined yet comprehensive coveragereducing the text from 20 to 17 chapters. There is also one unified chapter on global finance and a single chapter on energy and the environment. A new chapter on Constructivism shows sociological and ideational forces at work. A new chapter on Global Production encompasses transnational corporations and labor. A new chapterTrade ReviewPraise for the Seventh Edition The seventh edition of Balaam and Dillman’s text is better than ever – revised extensively to bring the coverage of both theory and events right up to the present moment. The style is lucid, and the abundant new text boxes are carefully calibrated to explain complex concepts and issues in international political economy. In a field crowded with textbooks, I can think of no better introduction to the subject. Benjamin J. Cohen, University of California-Santa Barbara This textbook does what few do: It provides a solid theoretical understanding for the subject while giving students insight into why it matters. Balaam and Dillman bring theory to life by demonstrating how and why the principles of political economy affect the major processes and events of our time, from Brexit to BRICS to global health to global climate. Students will embrace this insightful, engaging, and relevant text. Robert L. Ostergard, Jr., University of Nevada-Reno The new edition of this leading textbook offers a much sought-after sweet spot for IPE courses. Balaam and Dillman thoroughly present the key theoretical debates in the field, and issue areas from international trade to global health are updated as well as historically grounded. At the same time, the material is well-organized and very accessible to students. These are the very attributes I aspire to when teaching IPE. Glenn R. Fong, Arizona State University Thunderbird School of Global Management Balaam and Dillman’s is the best and most comprehensive textbook for students of IPE available on the market today. This new edition’s expansive discussion of Constructivist and neo-Marxist contributions to the post-financial crisis debate and the search for alternatives to the liberal economic orthodoxy is a welcome contribution. But what really makes the text unique is the breadth of topics covered: The new empirical material on Trump, fake news, China, and the refugee crisis shows how the IPE toolkit is essential to understanding major contemporary developments in the global economy; and it is the only textbook to examine the illicit economy, the political economy of the Middle East, and global health. In short, this is an absolute must-read. Huw Macartney, University of Birmingham This classic text’s updated new edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the theories, structures, and debates that today’s world economy revolves around. Refined and carefully curated to sample cutting issues such as rising populism, illicit trade, climate change, and cyber warfare, the authors strike an impressive balance in showing both the order and tumult that characterizes today’s IPE in a way few texts are able to deliver. Jeffrey Lewis, Cleveland State University A grasp of the global political economy has become indispensable for competent analysis of domestic and international politics. In its last iteration, Balaam and Dillman’s by now classic book offers a compact – yet comprehensive – shortcut into the economic and political dynamics, exploring key theoretical perspectives and policy doctrines behind matters ranging from global production networks to the refugee crisis, the current predicament of the European Union, the tempestuous effects of information technology, and the rise of China. Albena Azmanova, University of Kent-Brussels School of International Studies Bar none, this is the best college-level textbook introduction to IPE on the market. Its great strength is not only its contemporaneity but also in its topical breadth and depth. Most importantly, Balaam and Dillman equip students with the necessary analytical tools to apply empirically what they have learned theoretically, bequeathing them an indispensable asset in the classroom and their careers. Lukas K. Danner, Florida International University The authors have once again produced a comprehensive text covering central theories, institutions, and issues pertinent to understanding the international political economy. The writing is lucid and easy to follow, and it is especially appropriate for the undergraduate student without a background in the study of IPE. Ali R. Abootalebi, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire I have been using Balaam & Dillman’s Introduction to International Political Economy since its first edition: Above all, the writing is very student-accessible, and the rich and diverse Discussion Question and the Suggested Reading features are a great aid to instructors. Aguibou Y. Yansane, San Francisco State University Table of ContentsPART I Perspectives on International Political Economy CHAPTER 1 What Is International Political Economy? CHAPTER 2 Laissez-Faire: The Economic Liberal Perspective CHAPTER 3 Wealth and Power: The Mercantilist Perspective CHAPTER 4 Economic Determinism and Exploitation: The Structuralist Perspective CHAPTER 5 Constructivism PART II Structures of International Political Economy CHAPTER 6 The Global Production Structure CHAPTER 7 The International Trade Structure CHAPTER 8 The International Finance and Monetary Structure CHAPTER 9 The Global Security Structure CHAPTER 10 The International Knowledge Structure: Controlling Flows of Information and Technology PART III States and Markets in the Global Economy CHAPTER 11 The Development Challenge CHAPTER 12 The Fragmentation of the European Union: The Crossroads Redux CHAPTER 13 Moving into Position: The Rising Powers CHAPTER 14 The Middle East and North Africa: Things Fall Apart PART IV Transnational Problems and Dilemmas CHAPTER 15 The Illicit Global Economy: The Dark Side of Globalization CHAPTER 16 Energy and the Environment: Navigating Climate Change and Global Disaster CHAPTER 17 Global Health: Refugees and Caring for the Forgotten

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Book SynopsisCan we really use economic thinking to understand our health care system? Health Economics, now in its sixth edition, not only shows how this is done, but also provides the tools to analyze the economic behavior of patients and providers in health care markets.Health Economics combines current economic theory, recent research, and up-to-date empirical studies into a comprehensive overview of the field. Key changes to this edition include: additional discussion of the consequences of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), in light of current political changes; an extensive discussion of quality measures; more discussion of preventive services; a new section on drug markets and regulation; discussion of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs); new references, problem sets, and an updated companion website with lecture slides. Designed for use in upper-division undTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1 Why Health Economics?CHAPTER 2 Utility and HealthCHAPTER 3 The Transformation of Medical Care to HealthCHAPTER 4 The Demand for Medical Care: Conceptual FrameworkCHAPTER 5 Empirical Studies of Medical Care Demand and ApplicationsCHAPTER 6 The Physician and the Physician-FirmCHAPTER 7 Physicians in the MarketplaceCHAPTER 8 The Hospital as a Supplier of Medical CareCHAPTER 9 Hospitals in the MarketplaceCHAPTER IO The Demand for Health InsuranceCHAPTER 11 Health Insurance Supply and Managed CareCHAPTER 12 Government Provision of Health InsuranceCHAPTER 13 Medical MalpracticeCHAPTER 14 Externalities in Health and Medical CareCHAPTER 15 Managing the Market: Regulation, Quality Certification, and Technical Change CHAPTER 16 Universal Insurance Issues and International Comparisons of Health Care Systems

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Book SynopsisFashion generates over a trillion dollars in sales annually and has the priceless ability to beguile its customers around the world. Fashion Entrepreneurship: The Creation of the Global Fashion Business provides the first authoritative history of the global fashion industry, from its emergence to the present day, with a focus on the entrepreneurs at the nucleus of many of the world's influential brands. It shows how successive generations of entrepreneurs built and developed their brands, democratizing access to fashion brands throughout the world.This book analyzes the careers of the greatest fashion entrepreneurs from the nineteenth century onward, including such legendary names as Charles Worth, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, and Giorgio Armani. It shows how this distinct form of entrepreneurship has arisen and what lessons new entrepreneurs can learn from the past to create thriving fashion businesses in today's rapidly changing modern world.Trade Review"Neri Karra brings the history of global fashion as a business alive in her enlightening book, and delivers important lessons on how to succeed for aspiring fashion designers and managers in the industry."- Geoffrey Jones, Isidor Straus Professor of Business History, Harvard Business School"I commend Neri’s effort to explore the origins of the fashion industry through the key figures who shaped its history. Her effort is comprehensive and covers a lot of ground."- Luca Solca, Head of Luxury Research at Bernstein"I found the book on Fashion Entrepreneurship beautifully structured, illustrated longitudinally through time to bring out the essence of the paradoxical nature of the fashion business. On one side it is niche, for the lucky few, while on the other hand it is a global business with companies having the largest market cap in Europe and the richest person of the world deriving wealth from an industry. Neri's analysis on this historical path dependency is very important to understand for fashion entrepreneurs as they desire for global dominance following in the footsteps of the stalwarts of the industry."- Ashok Som, Professor of Global Strategy, ESSEC Business School"Author Neri Karra provides an authoritative and comprehensive analysis of the emergence of global fashion entrepeneurship. The book incorporates essential information on how creative aesthetics are combined with brand strategy to produce commercial success in the context of fashion, art and culture'"- Marnie Fogg, Author of Fashion: The Whole History“Neri Karra brings the history of global fashion as a business alive in her enlightening book, and delivers important lessons on how to succeed for aspiring fashion designers and managers in the industry.”Geoffrey Jones, Isidor Straus Professor of Business History, Harvard Business School“I commend Neri’s effort to explore the origins of the fashion industry through the key figures who shaped its history. Her effort is comprehensive and covers a lot of ground.”Luca Solca, Head of Luxury Research at Bernstein“I found the book on Fashion Entrepreneurship beautifully structured, illustrated longitudinally through time to bring out the essence of the paradoxical nature of the fashion business. On one side it is niche, for the lucky few, while on the other hand it is a global business with companies having the largest market cap in Europe and the richest person of the world deriving wealth from an industry. Neri’s analysis on this historical path dependency is very important to understand for fashion entrepreneurs as they desire for global dominance following in the footsteps of the stalwarts of the industry.”Ashok Som, Professor of Global Strategy, ESSEC Business School“Author Neri Karra provides an authoritative and comprehensive analysis of the emergence of global fashion entrepeneurship. The book incorporates essential information on how creative aesthetics are combined with brand strategy to produce commercial success in the context of fashion, art, and culture.”Marnie Fogg, Author of Fashion: The Whole HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Business of Fashion Part I Fashion Rising The Birth of Fashion Entrepreneurship (1845-1895) Fashion, Art, and Beauty (1895-1914) Part II Fashion Diffusion Fashion Amid War and Depression (1914-1945) The Golden Age of Haute Couture (1945-1959) The Changing Face of the Fashion Business (1960s onward) Part III Fashion Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice Building the Fashion Firm: Entrepreneurial Capabilities for Fashion Business Success The Fashion Entrepreneurship Model: Dynamics Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantage Fashion Business Models: Entrepreneurial Drivers, Opportunities, and Challenges Conclusion: The Dream Makers

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the case of nominal income targeting as a monetary policy rule. In recent years the most well-known nominal income targeting rule has been NGDP (level) Targeting, associated with a group of economists referred to as market monetarists (Scott Sumner, David Beckworth, and Lars Christensen among others). Nominal income targeting, though not new in monetary theory, was relegated in economic theory following the Keynesian revolution, up until the financial crisis of 2008, when it began to receive renewed attention. This book fills a gap in the literature available to researchers, academics, and policy makers on the benefits of nominal income targeting against alternative monetary rules. It starts with the theoretical foundations of monetary equilibrium. With this foundation laid, it then deals with nominal income targeting as a monetary policy rule. What are the differences between NGDP Targeting and Hayek's rule? How do Table of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1: Free Banking and Monetary Equilibrium; Chapter 2: Nominal Income Targeting and the Productivity Norm; Chapter 3: Nominal Income Targeting and Monetary Rules; Chapter 4: Nominal Income Targeting and Monetary Disequilibrium; Chapter 5: Nominal Income Targeting as Market Outcome versus Policy Outcome; Chapter 6: The 2008 Financial Crisis; Chapter 7: Monetary Reforms Towards Nominal Income Targeting

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1959, this book contains in straightforward language a general account of the major variables significant for the analysis of economic development. It stresses above all the quantitative aspects of the economic growth of nations, and establishes a series of propositions on growth patterns based on empirical data from the USA & Canada, Europe, Latin America, South Africa and Australasia. In arriving at his conclusions, the author makes use of national income and its components in emerging and developed economies. Table of Contents1. The Meaning and Measurement of Economic Growth 2. The Necessary Condition 3. Findings on Industrial Structure of Labor Force and National Product 4. Capital Formation Proportions – A Cross-Section View 5. The Problem of Size 6. The Tasks of Theory

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Book SynopsisBig data' is now readily available to economic historians, thanks to the digitisation of primary sources, collaborative research linking different data sets, and the publication of databases on the internet. Key economic indicators, such as the consumer price index, can be tracked over long periods, and qualitative information, such as land use, can be converted to a quantitative form. In order to fully exploit these innovations it is necessary to use sophisticated statistical techniques to reveal the patterns hidden in datasets, and this book shows how this can be done.A distinguished group of economic historians have teamed up with younger researchers to pilot the application of new techniques to big data'. Topics addressed in this volume include prices and the standard of living, money supply, credit markets, land values and land use, transport, technological innovation, and business networks. The research spans the medieval, early modern and modern periods. Research methoTrade Review'This book makes applied econometric methods accessible to anyone interested in quantitative economic history' — Helen Paul, University of Southampton, UK.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Research methods for large databases Mark Casson and Nigar Hashimzade 2. Long-run Price Dynamics: The measurement of substitutability between commodities Mark Casson, Nigar Hashimzade and Catherine Casson 3. The Quantity Theory of Money in Historical Perspective Nick Mayhew 4. Medieval Foreign Exchange: A time series analysis Adrian Bell, Chris Brooks and Tony K. Moore 5. Local Property Values in Fourteenth and Fifteenth-century England Margaret Yates, Anna Campbell and Mark Casson 6. Visual Analytics for Large-scale Actor Networks, with an Application to Liverpool Business Networks John Haggerty and Sheryllynne Haggerty 7. Railways and Local Population Growth: Northamptonshire and Rutland, 1801-91 Mark Casson, Leigh Shaw-Taylor, A.E.M. Satchell and E.A. Wrigley 8. Women’s Land Ownership in Nineteenth-century England Janet Casson 9. The Diffusion of Steam Technology in England: Ploughing engines, 1860-1930 Jane McCutchan 10. Industrious Burglars: Funding consumption from property crime Jane Humphries, Sara Horrell and Ken Sneath

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Book SynopsisHow can you be sure you are buying the company you think you are? Are you sure it is as good as the seller says? How can you be certain unexpected costs and obligations will not suddenly appear once you are the owner and responsible for them? How best can you arm yourself for the negotiations? Have you worked out precisely what you are going to do with it once it is yours? How do you set the priorities for change to recoup the premium you have paid for it? The answer to all these questions, and many more, lies with effective due diligence. Due diligence is one of the most important but least well understood aspects of the acquisition process. It is not, as many believe, a chore to be left to the accountants and lawyers. To get the best from it, due diligence has to be properly planned and professionally managed. This book is a comprehensive manual on getting due diligence right. It is a uniquely comprehensive guide, covering all aspects of the process from financial, legal and coTrade Review'... a totally comprehensive manual and reference book explaining, in detail, the process of due diligence when contemplating the purchase of a company... Peter Howson has written an excellent and unique book.' Financial Advisor 'This book is an extraordinarily thorough and clear guide to every aspect of the Due Diligence process and will be invaluable to anyone who is involved.' Change Management Monitor NewsletterTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; How to structure a due diligence programme; Working with advisers; Financial due diligence; Legal due diligence; Commercial due diligence; Human resources due diligence; Management due diligence; Pensions due diligence; Tax due diligence; Environmental due diligence; IT and production technology due diligence; Technology due diligence; Intellectual property due diligence; Antitrust due diligence; Insurance and risk management due diligence; Appendix A: Purchaser pre-deal due diligence checklists; Information to be requested from the target; Briefing checklist; Financial due diligence checklist; Legal due diligence checklist; Commercial due diligence checklist; Human resources due diligence checklist; Management due diligence checklist; Pensions due diligence checklist; Taxation due diligence checklist; Environmental due diligence checklist; IT due diligence checklist; Technical due diligence checklist; Intellectual property checklist. Appendix B: Financial due diligence - an example of breaking down the numbers; Human resources legislation; Commonly sought management competencies; Myers-Briggs type indicators ®; UK sources for environmental due diligence; Intellectual property rights; Notes; Index.

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This book provides a new methodological approach to money and macroeconomics. Realizing that the abstract equilibrium models lacked descriptions of fundamental issues of a modern monetary economy, the focus of this book lies on the (stylized) balance sheets of the main actors. Money, after all, is born on the balance sheets of the central bank or commercial bank. While households and firms hold accounts at banks with deposits, banks hold an account at the central bank where deposits are called reserves. The book aims to explain how the two monetary circuits â central bank deposits and bank deposits â are intertwined. It is also shown how government spending injects money into the economy.Modern Monetary Theory and European Macroeconomics covers both the general case and then the Eurozone specifically. A very simple macroeconomic model follows which explains the major accounting identities of macroeconomics. Using this new methodology, the Eurozone crisis is examined from a fr

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Book SynopsisLeading Medicaid Managed Care Plans examines leadership actions necessary to successfully operate a Medicaid managed care plan with emphasis on the relationship with the state Medicaid agency the health plan is contracted with. With appropriate operational and governance oversight, and with solid mutually respectful relationships with the state agency, Medicaid health plans are more likely to sustain success and prosperity for the long term.The approach of Leading Medicaid Managed Care Plans builds on key infrastructure elements that need to be in place when contracting with a state agency, and for overall success of the organization. It takes a pragmatic and methodical approach, interspersed with real-life examples of what to do for success and what actions to avoid that frequently lead to failure. This approach is different from most managed care books (Medicaid or otherwise) as those mostly focus on the process of the business (such as details around cTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Building a Strong Foundation Chapter 1: Mission, Vision & Values Chapter 3: Strategic Planning Part 2: Creating and Sustaining Relationships Chapter 4: Integrating for Success – Developing Provider, Member, Community and Employee Relationships Chapter 5: Creating Lasting State Relationships Chapter 6: Sustaining Success Appendix

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Book SynopsisThe New Arts Entrepreneur is the first uniquely designed pedagogy for arts entrepreneurship educators and students. Melding an arts-first approach with understandable entrepreneurial concepts and newly formulated tools, the text helps arts students to envision themselves as an entrepreneurial CEO, not simply another random entrepreneur flailing through a maze of well-worn entrepreneurial suggestions that don't fit. At the core of the text are the entrepreneurial ecologies of the arts. The ecologies provide a framework to envision an entrepreneurial horizon for almost any arts-based business, included those ventures seeking to impact the production of art. In addition to this revolutionary framework, the text also introduces tools designed to compliment the ecologies. Designed with arts students in mind, it accomplishes two critical tasks not found in other textbooks: venture sustainability and decision-making. This newly developed approach focuses on the decisTrade Review"This textbook provides faculty and students with comprehensive frameworks to consider both the internal and external variables affecting the myriad decisions required to launch and run a successful creative practice as a creative venture." Stephen Rueff, The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society"A first-of-its-kind for aspiring arts entrepreneurs, this accessible and insightful textbook book will help shape the field of arts entrepreneurship. The book stands to be a seminal text, which will make a lasting contribution to arts entrepreneurs’ careers in today’s creative economy." James D. Hart, Director of Arts Entrepreneurship, Southern Methodist University, USA"Gary Beckman’s novel take on arts entrepreneurship, through his development of the Arts Ecologies, provides a brilliant yet accessible skills kit for future potential arts practitioners to orientate themselves business-wise in their distinct environments; thereby empowering them to create viable arts ventures. It will certainly become an essential tool for surviving the modern age as a freelance arts practitioner." Paul Loeb van Zuilenburg, University of Pretoria, South Africa and The South African City Orchestras"Moving away from the business school textbook approach, this book is written for arts entrepreneurs by an arts entrepreneur. The ecology metaphor encourages students to explore the sustainability of their arts venture in a whole new way." Todd A. Stuart, Associate Teaching Professor, Director of Arts Management & Entrepreneurship, Miami University, USATable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Arts Venture Creation 1. Business and Incorporation Models in the Arts 2. Startup Models in the Arts 3. Creating a Plan: Startup and Business Architecture 4. Estimating Revenue and Expenses Part 2: The Basic Arts Ecologies 5. Understanding the Entrepreneurial Ecology of the Arts (EEA) 6. An Overview of the Arts Ecologies 7. Basic Arts Ecologies 8. Using the EEA Part 3: Advanced Arts Ecologies 9. The Advanced Arts Ecologies: Extending the Model 10. Using the Advanced Ecologies Part 4: Tools

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Book SynopsisThe existing literature provides very little information on the real and current process of waste disposal and recycling in China. China generates large amount of waste and it covers about 20 % of the world waste trade. This book focuses on China's waste management and recycling policy. The book also examines the relationship between China's waste management and recycling industry and its legal structure. It fills in the gap by providing insight into topics on how to resolve China's waste management and recycling problems, theories and empirical studies on waste and management as well as waste management policies in East Asia. It also includes comparative analysis through case studies on other Asian countries such as Thailand and Japan.Table of ContentsPart I: Critical Reviews in Waste Management: Theory and Empirics 1. Comprehensive Overview of Economics of Waste and Recycling, Eiji Hosoda 2. A Survey of Research on Economic Theoretical Approach to Waste and Recycling, Takashi Saito 3. A Survey of Research on Waste Management System in China, Daisuke Ichinose 4. Life Cycle Assessment of Resources and Recycling: Framework and Methods, Jun Nakatani Part II: Waste Management Policy in East Asia 5. Waste Management and Recycling Policy in the Developed Countries, Masashi Yamamoto 6. China’s Waste Management and Recycling: History and the Future, Kenji Someno 7. Comparative Study on Waste Recycling Policies Between China and Japan, Takashi Sekiyama 8.A Critical Review on Waste Management and Recycling Policy in Thailand Part III: Topics in Recycling and Regional Waste Trade 9. Impacts of Extended Producers' Responsibility on Recyclability and Durability of Durable Goods, Eiji Sawada 10. Input-Output Analysis of Chinese Urban Mine, Kazumitsu Sato 11. The Effect of Cost Fluctuation on Waste Trade and Recycling in East Asia, Masashi Yamamoto

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