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University of Chicago Press Science Bought Sold Essays in the Economics of
Book SynopsisAlthough it has long been accepted that economics can provide tools with which to understand science, economics has shifted its focus to the economic agent as information processor. This collection of essays presents an overview of this area.
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The University of Chicago Press The Coming Health Crisis Who Will Pay for Care
Book SynopsisBy the turn of the century, the largest generation of Americans in history, the Baby Boomers, will be approaching 65 years old. But as the demand for health and long-term care is growing dramatically, health care programs have been shrinking instead of expanding to meet the older generation's needs. In this timely book, John R. Wolfe offers practical solutions to the coming health crisis, exploring innovative ways of developing insurance plans for the care of the large, aging Baby Boom generation and beyond. In previous decades, when younger Americans far outnumbered older ones, retirees could depend on financial support through taxes from the population at large. But as Boomers retire and the work force begins to shrink, there will be a disproportionately large population of retirees to workers. With such a big jump in the percentage of older Americans in the population, fewer workers will be able to to transfer funds, through taxes, to retirees. Moreover, other traditionally reliab
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ABC-CLIO StateOwned Enterprises in High Technology
Book SynopsisThis book provides a study of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the high technology industries of newly industrializing countries. Concentrating on cases in India and Brazil, State-Owned Enterprises in High Technology Industries covers such factors as the economic and political impact of SOEs both at home and abroad;Table of ContentsForeword by Raymond Vernon Acknowledgments Part I:Introduction The Phenomenon and the Issues Part II: India's Experiences in Heavy Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Creating Two Giants--BHEL and HEC BHEL: The Gamble that Paid Off HEC: An Unchanging Enterprise in a Changing World Part III: Brazil's Experiences in Light Aircraft and Computers Embraer: Combining Public Power and Private Initiative Cobra: Caught Between Strategic and Commercial Goals Part IV: Conclusions and Implications Strategic Behavior of Performance High-Tech SOEs in High Technology Industries Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Brief History of Pollution
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1994, this book links the distant past with the urgent problems of today, taking the reader on a literary and scientific tour of global pollution from pre-history to the post-industrial age. Ancient problems such as lead poisoning in Rome and water pollution in Mesopotamia provide the background to a discussion of modern catastrophes including the hole in the ozone layer, climate change and the global drinking water crisis. The book chronicles 800 years of pollution in London, charts the growth of environmental activism and spotlights the rise of the consumer society as the driving force behind today's malaise. Table of Contents1. A Brief History of Pollution 2. The City as Source of Pollution 3. Why Care? Pollution, Nature and Ethics 4. The First Consumer Revolution 5. Water Pollution and Chemical Contamination 6. The Poisoned Atmosphere 7. An All Consuming Passion 8. Energy and Survival 9. Pollution in the Making: The Example of Asia 10. The Politics of Pollution
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The British Aircraft Industry and Americanled
Book SynopsisSakade challenges the narrative that the focus of British manufacturing went from Empire to Europe and argues rather that, following the Second World War, the key relationship was in fact trans-Atlantic.There is a commonly accepted belief that, during the twentieth century, British manufacturing declined irreparably, that Britain lost its industrial hegemony. But this is too simplistic. In fact, in the decades after 1945, Britain staked out a new role for itself as a key participant in a US-led process of globalisation. Far from becoming merely a European player, the UK actually managed to preserve a key share in a global market, and the British defence industry was, to a large extent, successfully rehabilitated. Sakade returns to the original scholarly parameters of the decline controversy, and especially questions around post-war decline in the fields of high technology and the national defence industrial base. Using the case of the strategically critical military and civilTable of ContentsIntroduction: Britain’s ‘new role’ between Europe and the US after 1945 Part I. The Post-War British Aircraft Industry, 1943-1964 1. The origins of Anglo-American production collaboration in the first jet-age (1943-56) 2. Sandy’s Defence White Paper and the Rationalisation of the British Aircraft Industry, 1957–60 3. BOAC’s Financial Crisis and the End of the "Fly British" Policy, 1963–66 Part II. The British Dilemma. 1964-1969 4. The Cancellation of Britain’s Top Projects, 1963–65 5. The Politics Behind the Plowden Doctrine: European and American Alternatives for the British Aircraft Industry 6. The "European Technological Community" and the Anglo-German MRCA project, 1966–69 Part III. European cooperative airliner projects and Anglo–American Industrial Collaboration, 1968-1982 7. The second jet age and the bankruptcy of Rolls-Royce, 1967–71 8. Trapped in a Loveless Marriage: The Anglo-French Concorde crisis of 1974 9. Playing a Double Game: The British aircraft industry in the third jet age Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Reading Political Philosophy Machiavelli to Mill
Book SynopsisA clear an thorough introduction to political philosophy and political thought, inttroducing the reader to major political thinkers and complementary secondary readings.Trade ReviewThis book is well geared to the needs of courses introducing political philosophy by way of canonical texts.The quality of secondary literature represented is first rate and the quantity is nicely judged for a stimulating but realistic student workload. - THESTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Niccolò Machiavelli: 'The Prince' - Nigel Warburton, with readings from Quentin Skinner, Maureen Ramsey, Isaiah Berlin, C.A.J. CodyChapter 2. Thomas Hobbes: 'Leviathan' - Jon Pike, with readings from C.B. Macpherson, Quentin Skinner, Jean Hampton, Carol PatemanChapter 3. John Locke: 'The Second Treatise of Government' - Jon Pike, with readings from David Hume, Jean Hampton, Jeremy Waldron, A. John SimmonsChapter 4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau: 'The Social Contract' - Derek Matravers, with readings from John C. Hall, Brian Barry, N.J.H. Dent, Isaiah BerlinChapter 5. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: 'The German Ideology (Part 1)' - Derek Matravers, with readings from Jonathan Wolff, Jon Pike, G.A. Cohen, Will KymlickaChapter 6. John Stuart Mill: 'On Liberty and The Subjection of Women' - Nigel Warburton, with readings from Isaiah Berlin, Gerald Dworkin, Janet Radcliffe, Richards, Mary Lyndon Shanley
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Industry and the State Routledge Library Editions The Economics S
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Logic of British and American Industry Routledge Library Editions The Economics S
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Logic of Industrial Organization Routledge Library Editions The Economics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Improving Workplace Learning
Book SynopsisAcross the western world, there is a growing awareness of the importance of workplace learning, seen at the level of national and international policy, as well as in the developing practices of employers, training providers and Trades Unions. Authoritative, accessible, and appealing, it presents key findings on work-based learning, bringing together conclusions and investigating a variety of workplace contexts to show how such learning can be improved. An extensive practical treatment, brought to life with illustrations from both the public and private sectors, this book has a unique combination of breadth of coverage and depth of understanding.Grounded in rich and detailed empirical studies, this volume challenges conventional thinking. An important new addition to the Improving Learning series, it focuses on guidelines for improving learning by marrying the very best theory and practice to provide an accessible and authoritative guide to workplace learninTrade Review'The book's main theme is to encourage and develop workplace learning and frameworks that can be applied to continuing professional development. It is therefore invaluable for all nursing professionals, as well as those working in human resources, providers of work-based learning and health policy makers.' - Hazel Courtney, learning and development manager, Manchester Primary Care Trust for Nursing Standards'This book has the great strength of being based on an extremely rich and detailed foundation of research data. Because of this, it is able to firmly locate workplace learning within the wider settings of the employment relationship and widely differing organisational strategies. It should be required reading for all involved in public policy on skills.' - Professor Ewart Keep, Deputy Director of the ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organizational Performance, University of Cardiff, UK'Improving Workplace Learning represents one of the most inclusive approaches yet to understanding these complex processes. The book combines attention to macro-social and situational organizational conditions with sensitivity to individual workers’ often conflicting experiences and dispositions. It deserves the attention of all interested in practical job redesign to enhance both workplace learning and fulfilling work.'- David W. Livingstone, Canada Research Chair in Lifelong Learning and Work as well as Head of the Centre for the Study of Education and Work at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada 'Karen Evans et al gives me a confidence, as an industrialist, that ‘high performance work organisations’ can be developed from within to raise the quality and profile of integrated learning that will make a difference to business and public organisations. There are opportunities and benefits in the research covered in this book for all employees, employers, colleges, universities and private providers.' - Alan Hearsum, Chief Executive of the Glass Training Board, Pilkington; Autoglass 'Improving Workplace Learning certainly improves the level of debate around work based learning at a time when the debate is about to take centre stage. It contributes extensively to this under-researched area, it provides a very useful framework within which such design can be informed.'-Keith Pond, Loughborough University, UK and International Journal of Management EducationTable of Contents Part 1: 1. Workplace Learning: Perspectives and Challenges Part 2: 2. Expansive and Restrictive Learning Environments 3. Applying the Expansive Restrictive Framework 4. Learner Biographies, Workplace Practices and Learning 5. How Individuals Influence Workplace Practices, and Work can Change Worker Dispositions and Identities 6. Workplace Learning: The Direct and Indirect Impact of Policy Interventions 7. The Direct and Indirect Impact of Policy Interventions - Case Studies from the Research Part 3: 8. Improving Workplace Learning: An Integrated Approach. Appendix on Research Methodology.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Advances in Health Economics
Book SynopsisA series of essays to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of HERU, the Health Economics Research Unit, one of the leading health economic institutes in the UK.Trade Review"...In this brief review it is not possible to do justice to the wealth of materials presented". (Health Economics, May 2003)Table of ContentsList of Contributors. About the Authors. Preface. Workshop Participants. Acknowledgements. Willingness to Pay for Health Care (C. Donaldson and P. Shackley). Using Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics: Moving Forward (M. Ryan and K. Gerard). Methods for Eliciting Time Preferences Over Future Health Events (M. van der Pol and J. Cairns). Economic Evaluation for Decision-making (A. Gray and L. Vale). Incentives in Health Care (A. Scott and S. Farrar). The Nursing Labour Market (R. Elliott, et al.). The Economics of the Hospital: Issues of Asymmetry and Uncertainty as they Affect Hospital Reimbursement (A. McGuire and D. Hughes). Measuring Efficiency in Dental Care (D. Parkin and N. Devlin). Ageing, Disability and Long-term Care Expenditures (P. McNamee and S. Stearns). Economic Challenges in Primary Care (A. Maynard and A. Scott). Equity in Health Care: The Need for a New Economics Paradigm? (G. Mooney and E. Russell). Economics of Health and Health Improvement (A. Ludbrook and D. Cohen).
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Cambridge University Press Business History Around the World
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Harvard University Press Chinas Early Industrialization
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Essays in Industry and Technology in the Eighteenth Century England and France Variorum Collected Studies
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Cambridge University Press Japans New Industrial Policy
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Legare Street Press The Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Assistant and
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LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD Catalogue of the Netherlands East Indian Section
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Legare Street Press The English Patents of Monopoly
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LEGARE STREET PR Dictionnaire des artistes et ouvriers dart du
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Legare Street Press The Rural Economy of Yorkshire
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Legare Street Press Die Rettung Der Halligen Und Die Zukunft Der
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Political Economy of Transnational Power and
Book SynopsisThe Political Economy of Transnational Power and Production: Mexico''s Metamorphosis 1982-2022 How and why Mexico's socioeconomic structure was transformed through plutocratic preferences, US corporate strategies, and ideologyall powering transnational processes of neoliberalizationare issues examined in this comprehensive, carefully documented publication covering four crucial decades of metamorphosis. The causes and consequences of the creation of a new, regional power blocthe North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)are extensively examined.Readers will benefit from the many important demystifications presented here, chronicling the asymmetric Mexico-US production system. The impacts of the new transnational structure for labor on both sides of the border are matters of centrality. Specialists and general readers alike will find an explicit and accessible account of the powerful forces opening access to and profiting from millions of low-wage workTrade Review"An original and relevant book on Mexico’s economic history such as this has not appeared for a long time. For anyone interested in better understanding the trajectory of Mexico’s economy this book is highly recommended." — Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid, co-author of Development and Growth in the Mexican Economy (Oxford U.P. 2009)"By following the money, Cypher and Crossa skilfully demonstrate how the neoliberal integrationist project serves to impoverish workers and enable capital on both sides of the Mexico- U.S. border. This book provides a powerful call for a change in economic policy direction." — Paul Bowles, Professor, Departments of Global & International Studies and Economics at University of Northern British Columbia, Price George Canada Table of Contents1: The Remaking of Mexico: The State, Economic Elite and US Capital 1982-1992 2: From NAFTA to the PAN’s Implosion: Mexico Remade for US TNCs 1992-2012 3: Stagnation & Income Dispersion Sink New PRI and Fracture US Labor: 2012-2018 4: López Obrador in Power, 2018-2022: A Transformational or Conformational Moment? 5: Export-Led Accumulation: Paradoxes of the Leading Auto Sector 6: Petroleum: A Strategic Resource for Houston’s TNCs or Mexico? 7: Mining and Agriculture: Supporting Pillars of the Transnational Structure 8: Some Final Reflections on Dependence and Asymmetry
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Routledge Fashion Upcycling and Memory
Book SynopsisFashion, Upcycling, and Memory questions practices and explores its profound connection to memory and sustainability. Through a practice-based researcher lens, the research examines the intricate interplay between upcycling and memory, unveiling assemblages of concepts, objects, and values that inspire action.This book takes readers on a journey through the multidimensional relationship between individuals and clothing. It delves into the disposal of garments and the transformative aspirations embedded within the fashion industry. Employing the unique research methodology known as A/r/t/ography, which merges artistic practice, rigorous research, and educational development, this book unearths the dynamic interplay between upcycling and memory.The author unravels the intricate web of connections within upcycling through diverse practices, methods, and insightful interviews. By critically questioning established norms and scrutinizing the actions of fashion designers, the book makes significant contributions to existing literature. Additionally, it offers practical recommendations for sustainable fashion education, making it an indispensable resource for individuals involved in the textile and fashion field. Enhanced with visual aids such as images and illustrations, this book ensures an engaging reading experience that immerses readers in the research-based discourse.
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Taylor & Francis Ideology and ShopFloor Industrial Relations
Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1981, Ideology and Shop-Floor Industrial Relations is based on data obtained in observational research amongst managers, shop stewards and workers, examines the informal processes by which accommodations are or are not, reached by managers and workers. Since the publication of the Donovan Report industrial relations research has increasingly moved away from studies of formal procedures and institutions and focused more on informal custom and practice. In this book, the authors develop a theory of workplace rule making, and argue that it is in negotiations over such detailed and often minor daily industrial issues that the relationship between capital and labour is worked out. This book is a must read for scholars of industrial economics and management studies.
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Routledge Sustainable Food Procurement
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Routledge Creative Work
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Routledge Technology and Luxury Hospitality
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John Wiley & Sons Inc CostEffectiveness Analysis in Health
Book SynopsisThe field''s bestselling reference, updated with the latest tools, data, techniques, and the latest recommendations from the Second Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health is a practical introduction to the tools, methods, and procedures used worldwide to perform cost-effective research. Covering every aspect of a complete cost-effectiveness analysis, this book shows you how to find which data you need, where to find it, how to analyze it, and how to prepare a high-quality report for publication. Designed for the classroom or the individual learner, the material is presented in simple and accessible language for those who lack a biostatistics or epidemiology background, and each chapter includes real-world examples and tips and tricks that highlight key information. Exercises throughout allow you to test your understanding with practical application, and the companion website features downloadable data sets for students,Table of ContentsList of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits xi Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxv About the Author xxvii Chapter 1 Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness 1 Learning Objectives 1 Overview 1 Why Cost-Effectiveness Is Useful 2 Elements of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 4 The Average and Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio 9 Why Conduct Cost-Effectiveness Analysis? 11 The Reference Case Analysis 14 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Policy 17 Summary 24 Further Readings 24 References 25 Chapter 2 Principles of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 29 Learning Objectives 29 Overview 29 The Perspective of a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 29 Capturing Costs 33 Capturing Quality 35 Interpreting the Cost-Effectiveness Ratio 39 Types of Economic Analysis 43 Summary 48 Further Readings 49 References 49 Chapter 3 Developing a Research Project 53 Learning Objectives 53 Overview 53 Eight Steps to a Perfect Research Project 53 Developing a Research Question 55 Designing Your Analysis 64 Summary 70 Further Readings 70 References 70 Chapter 4 Working with Costs 73 Learning Objectives 73 Overview 73 Opportunity Costs 74 Identifying Costs 77 Micro-Costing and Gross Costing 80 Getting Cost Data 82 Using Diagnosis Codes 84 Adjusting Costs 86 Costs Associated with Pain and Suffering 95 Assessing the ‘‘Relevancy’’ of Cost Data 97 Other Cost Considerations 98 Summary 102 Further Readings 103 References103 Chapter 5 Probabilities and Decision Analysis Models 105 Learning Objectives 105 Overview 105 The Idea Behind Decision Analysis 105 Probabilities 109 Decision Analysis Models 114 Summary 131 Further Reading 132 References 132 Chapter 6 Calculating Life Expectancy 135 Learning Objectives 135 Overview 135 Hand-Calculating Years Gained 135 Calculating Life-Years Lost Using Markov Models 140 Summary 150 Further Readings 151 References 151 Chapter 7 Working with Health-Related Quality-of-Life Measures 153 Learning Objectives 153 Overview 153 Framework 154 Deriving HRQL Scores 158 Other Considerations and Reminders 168 Using Disability-Adjusted Life-Years 171 Summary 172 Further Readings 173 References 173 Chapter 8 Calculating QALYs 177 Learning Objectives 177 Overview 177 Using the Summation Method 178 Using the Life Table Method 180 More On Discounting 189 Issues with QALYs 191 Calculating Incremental Cost-Effectiveness 192 Disability-Adjusted Life-Year (DALY) 195 Summary 196 Further Readings 196 References 196 Chapter 9 Conducting a Sensitivity Analysis 199 Learning Objectives 199 Overview 199 Performing a Sensitivity Analysis 199 Sensitivity Analysis 201 One-Way Sensitivity Analysis 203 Two-Way Sensitivity Analysis 207 Tornado Diagram 208 Multiway Sensitivity Analysis 210 Summary 222 Further Readings 222 References 223 Chapter 10 Preparing Your Study for Publication 225 Learning Objectives 225 Overview 225 Content and Structure of Cost-Effectiveness Articles 225 Title and Abstract 230 Introduction 231 Methods 233 Results 235 Discussion 238 Other 238 Technical Appendix 239 Figures and Illustrations 240 Summary 240 Further Reading 241 References 241 Chapter 11 Basic Concepts in Epidemiology and Application to Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 243 Learning Objectives 243 Overview 243 Review of Incidence 244 Understanding Error 252 Managing Error in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 255 Calculating Weighted Means 261 Evaluating Study Limitations 263 Summary 274 Further Readings 275 References 276 Chapter 12 Finding the Data You Need 279 Learning Objectives 279 Overview 279 Finding Data in the Medical Literature 279 Grading Published Data 281 Using Electronic Datasets 282 Data Extraction Tools 290 Using Unpublished Data 293 Using Expert Opinion 294 Organizing Your Data 295 Summary 295 Further Readings 296 References 296 Chapter 13 A Worked Example 299 Learning Objectives 299 Overview 299 Helping Students Learn 299 Laboratory Exercise One: Building a Markov Tree 300 Laboratory Exercise Two: Comparing Interventions 320 Laboratory Exercise Three: The Cost-Effectiveness of Health Insurance 333 Laboratory Exercise Four: Sensitivity Analysis 344 Summary 358 Appendix A Answer Key to Exercises 359 Appendix B Life Expectancy and Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy Tables 375 Appendix C EQ-5D-5L Health Questionnaire (English Version for the United States) 379 Appendix D Diagnosis, Charges, Medicare Reimbursement, Average Length of Stay, and Cost-to-Charge Ratio by Diagnosis-Related Groups, 2011 383 Glossary 419 Index 431
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Palgrave MacMillan Us Industrial Shift the Structure of the New World
Book SynopsisIn a turbulent global economy, the popular idea of declining farms and factories is largely unfounded. Engineers, programmers, surgeons, and pilots make up an increasing share of what is actually the service sector, showing that this sector is not in decline.Trade ReviewQUOTES TKTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. What Is Industrial Structure? 2. Global Status Quo 3. Speeding Up, Slowing Down 4. Power Shift East And West 5. Power Shift North and South 6. Isolated Islands 7. Farms And Factories 8. Where The Jobs Are
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Palgrave MacMillan UK The British Newspaper Industry The Future of the
Book SynopsisThe British Newspaper Industry sets out to distinguish the newspaper industry from the generality of single product organisations and to provide tailored solutions to its problems by drawing on a variety of techniques and practices successfully used in other industries.Trade Review"John Hill has written quite a brilliant book on the state of the British newspaper industry. This lucid, informed and thought-provoking study takes a much needed look at one of our major cultural institutions. A comprehensive and intelligent account that readers will love." - John Hassard, The University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction1. What Explains the Persistence of a Local Press? 2. Communities and their Media3. Communities – What They Are!4. The History of a Crisis Internal Factors 5. The History of a Crisis External Factors6. The Present State of Play7. Newspapers in Decline8. The Growth of Alternative Media9. Anticipating the Future10. Transitioning to a New Order11. Generic Strategies12. Strategies for a Turbulent Future13. Mechanisms of Local Media14. Newspaper Production15. Digital Printing16. Marketing Advertising Space17. Marketing the Product18. Resource Partitioning19. Value Activities20. Measuring the Field21. ...Endgame?
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Amberley Publishing Dorsets Black Gold
Book SynopsisThe fascinating story of Dorset's oil industry. This is an essential book for those interested in Dorsetâs industrial history.
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Amberley Publishing Great Innovators of North East England
Book SynopsisA celebration of the great innovators and titans of industry of North East England.
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Teacher Created Materials Failure Business Blunders
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Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Logging in the Central Sierra
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Artech House Publishers Mastering Technical Sales: The Sales Engineer's
Book SynopsisEvery high-tech sales team today has technical pros on board to "explain how things work," and this success-tested training resource is written just for them. This newly revised and expanded third edition of an Artech House bestseller offers invaluable insights and tips for every stage of the selling process. This third edition features a wealth of new material, including new chapters on business-driven discovery, white boarding, trusted advisors, and calculating ROI. This invaluable book equips new sales engineers with powerful sales and presentation techniques that capitalize on their technical background - all spelled out step-by-step by a pair of technical sales experts with decades of eye-popping, industry-giant success under their belt.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why Study Sales Consulting; An Overview of the Sales Process; Lead Qualification; The RFP Process; Needs Analysis and Discovery; Business Discovery; Successful Customer Engagement; The Perfect Pitch; The Dash to Demo; Snap Demonstrations; Remote Demonstrations and Webcasts; White Boarding; Evaluation Strategies; Sanity After the Sale; Getting Started; Objection Handling; Answering Questions; The Executive Connection; The Trusted Advisor; Doing the Math; Calculating ROI; The "U" in Technical Sales; Selling with Partners; Competitive Tactics; Using CRM/SFA System; Crossing Over to the Dark Side; Organizational Structure; Building the Infrastructure; Hiring Winners; Time Management for SE's; Managing by the Metrics; Final Words
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Advantage Media Group Quantum Care: A Deep Dive into AI for Health
Book SynopsisDiscover how AI is changing healthcare.According to estimates, the healthcare AI market will grow to over $45 billion by 2026. Now is the time for everyone involved, including medical consumers and entrepreneurs, to understand and embrace the AI in healthcare revolution.AI continues to advance at breakneck speeds. Nowhere else is AI moving faster than in the health care sector, where it’s being used to improve millions of lives at every point in the healthcare system. In this book, you will take a deep dive into the remarkable strides that AI is making, with chapters covering:The current and future implementation of AI in healthcare and medicine.The impact of AI in drug discovery with examplesincluding how AI helped bring the COVID-19 vaccines to market.Answers to ethical and privacy concerns about healthcare AI.Best practice guides for practitioners and administrators.A roadmap for startups and investors in healthcare AI.…And so much more!
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Harry Barnes Aromatherapy: A Handbook of Aromatherapy and
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IGI Global New Trends and Opportunities for Central and
Book SynopsisWithin the past decade, there has been a re-emergence of tourism in Europe, especially in the central and eastern regions. With socialism becoming a distant memory, these former communist countries are now attractive destinations for travel. Research on this current phenomenon is essential, as professionals and scientists must stay informed on the modern development of this global region. New Trends and Opportunities for Central and Eastern European Tourism provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of contemporary tourism in Eastern Europe and its effect on economics and sociology. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as monument protection, economic features, and socialist architecture, this book is ideally designed for travel agents, tour developers, restaurateurs, hotel management, economic analysts, government officials, policymakers, tourism journalists, tourism practitioners, researchers, and professors seeking current research on the development of travel in Eastern and Central Europe.
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IGI Global Advanced Research and Real-World Applications of
Book SynopsisIndustry 5.0 is a growing field that has many potential future directions and opportunities for businesses and companies. To ensure society is prepared for this evolving technological world, further study is required on the potential challenges and pitfalls. Advanced Research and Real-World Applications of Industry 5.0 presents an overview of Industry 5.0 and related advanced research and real-world applications. The book also discusses several real-time issues, problems, and applications with corresponding solutions and suggestions. Covering critical topics such as optimization models, cybersecurity threats, and sustainability, this reference work is ideal for business owners, computer scientists, industry professionals, managers, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.
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Anthem Press Reclaiming Economic Sovereignty in Africa
Book SynopsisThis book has discussed the critical question of why the continent, despite being the most endowed place on the planet, with a diverse range of natural and human resources, has remained the most impoverished region on the planet. The book shows that this is largely due to lack of economic sovereignty.
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C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd The New Kings of Crude: China, India, and the
Book SynopsisIn the past decade, the need for oil in Asia's new industrial powers, China and India, has grown dramatically. The need for oil in Asia's new industrial powers, China and India, has grown dramatically. The New Kings of Crude takes the reader from the dusty streets of an African capital to Asia's glistening corporate towers to provide a first look at how the world's rising economies established new international oil empires in Sudan, amid one of Africa's longest-running and deadliest civil wars. For over a decade, Sudan fuelled the international rise of Chinese and Indian national oil companies. But the political turmoil surrounding the historic division of Africa's largest country, with the birth of South Sudan, challenged Asia's oil giants to chart a new course. Luke Patey weaves together the stories of hardened oilmen, powerful politicians, rebel fighters, and human rights activists to show how the lure of oil brought China and India into Sudan - only later to ensnare both in the messy politics of a divided country. His book also introduces the reader to the Chinese and Indian oilmen and politicians who were willing to become entangled in an African civil war in the pursuit of the world's most coveted resource. It offers a portrait of the challenges China and India are increasingly facing as emerging powers in the world.Trade Review'As Mr Patey writes, despite worsening returns and growing unease, Sudan remains the "largest overseas achievement" of the state-owned oil companies of both China and India. [...] Patey's book has pen-portraits of the individuals who spearheaded and maintained exploration programmes in Sudan, ... the "new kings of crude" [who] may yet have a role in trying to quell the violence in the two Sudans.' * The Economist *'Over thirty-five years, Sudan has been a crucible for both American and Asian oil policies: not only have Sudan's war and government been deeply influenced by the politics and finance of oil, but the battles over Sudan's oil production have had a remarkable influence on the global petroleum business. Luke Patey's remarkable book - an indispensable and comprehensive account of the encounter between big oil and Sudan - includes important new material on China's strategy of internationalizing oil production and India's seminal but under-recognized entry into the global oil business.' - * Alex de Waal, Executive Director, The World Peace Foundation at the Fletcher School, Tufts University *'Luke Patey has written a thoroughly engaging book on the impact of Africa's longest-running civil wars in Sudan on the global ambitions of Chinese and Indian national oil companies. He lucidly explores how this now divided country shaped and constrained the aspirations of these oil giants, and explains excellently the influence and limitations of Asia's two powerful countries, particularly China, on their national oil companies.' - Comfort Ero, Africa Program Director, International Crisis Group 'To grasp the new world of oil, you must plumb China's role in Africa. Only, no one has penetrated it - until Luke Patey in his very welcome new book.' * Steve LeVine, author, The Oil and the Glory *'The New Kings of Crude is a clear-eyed account of the machinations of the newest players in the global oil business... Patey sketches deft portraits of the principal personalities and institutions that shaped the development of the petroleum sector in Sudan, China and India.' * Business Standard *
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Design Thinking for New Business Contexts: A
Book SynopsisThis textbook identifies and critically explores the new business landscape through the lens of design thinking and contemporary industry practice, bridging the divide between the design and business domains. The book outlines the evolution of design thinking and the relationship between business and design, as well as provides in-depth studies of design thinking in turbulent business contexts, that includes the themes of sustainability, branding and organisational innovation. At its core, it articulates that design thinking is vital to establishing dynamic interdisciplinary thinking models that lead to organizational innovation. Featuring case studies and learning tasks, the book presents design thinking for readers as an organisational philosophy as opposed to a simple problem-solving tool. Table of Contents1 Introduction.1.1 Introduction.1.2 Background to Design Thinking for new Business Contexts.1.3 Structure of Content.1.4 Using the Book: A Reader’s Guide.2 Evolution of the Relationship Between Design and Business Activities.2.1 Introduction.2.2 Design Thinking and Design[ing].2.3 Design Thinking and Business Planning Activities.2.4 Design Thinking and Business Strategy.2.5 Design Thinking in SMES.References.3 Crossing Boundaries: Design into Business and Management.3.1 Introduction.3.2 Design for Business: The Critical Imperative.3.3 Teaching Design in Design Schools.3.4 Teaching Business Management in Business Schools.3.5 Academia and Industry: Design Alliances.References.4 Organisational Complexity and Change by Design.4.1 Introduction.4.2 Managing Complexity and the Organisation.4.3 Managing Uncertainty in Unpredictable Times.4.4 Organisational Change Management.4.5 A Designerly Approach to Organisational Change.References.5 Business Thinking Through Design.5.1 Introduction.5.2 Economic Systems that Shape Business Environments.5.3 New Economic Systems Reshaping the Business Environment.5.4 Types of Organisations.5.5 Business Structures.5.6 Business Composition.5.7 Design Thinking: Tensions and Challenges.References.6 Design Thinking for Sustainable Futures.6.1 Introduction.6.2 Mission Impossible?.6.3 Sustainable Futures.6.4 Corporate Social Responsibility.6.5 Social Enterprises—A Hybrid Business Model.References.7 Design Thinking for Branding.7.1 Introduction.7.2 Brand Audit, Consumer Ethnography, and Design Thinking.7.3 Identifying Branding Problems and/or Opportunities.7.4 Design Thinking and the Development of Branding Strategies.References.8 Design Thinking: Practice and Applications.8.1 Introduction.8.2 Design Processes, Methods and Tools.8.3 Case Example 1: Hitachi ABB Power Grids.8.4 Case Example 2: Maas Global.8.5 Understanding the Student Learning Experience Through a Design Methods Approach.References.9 Design Directions and Future Trajectories.9.1 Introduction.9.2 Design Influences and Contested Territories.9.3 Democratic Design.9.4 Data and Design.9.5 Design Directions in an Era of Uncertainty.References.10 Summary.10.1 The Design Nexus: Reflections and Reorganisation.10.2 Design Values.10.3 Design Commonwealth.10.4 Design Perspectives.10.5 Design Transformations.10.6 Design Futures.10.7 Final Reflections.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Improving Supply Chains in the Oil and Gas
Book SynopsisThis book analyses and proposes solutions to one of the core challenges faced in the Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) supply chains in the oil and gas industry, a field that is currently impacted by low oil prices, emerging technologies and a societal transition to cleaner energies. It describes the end-to-end nature of the oil and gas supply chain, and challenges paradigms and accepted ways of working within the industry – such as wastes driven by broken interfaces, naivete regarding supply chains, and the practice that considers re-organisation to be the answer to these challenges – and identifies opportunities to shift this paradigm towards reliability and value. Moreover, the book shares the authors’ front-line experience and encourages readers to consider deploying the solutions presented in their own contexts. The insights from the book’s 12 modules are based on personal experiences and are industry-generic, allowing them to be transferred to other MRO supply chains. Readers are encouraged to use this book as a reference for their own supply chain transformations. The book is primarily intended for practitioners, including chief operating officers, chief financial officers, chief supply chain officers, engineers and heads of procurement, purchasing, operations, and materials management.Table of Contents1. Lower Forever.- 2. The OPEX Challenge.- 3. Supply Chain Development in Oil & Gas Industry.- 4. The Missing Pieces.- 5. 12 Modules for Supply Chain Transformation.- 6. When Culture Meets Transformation.- 7. Getting Started.
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Mdpi AG Public Health Palliative Care and Public
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Springer International Publishing AG Brilliant Business Models in Healthcare: Get
Book SynopsisThis exciting resource examines pioneering, successful business models in healthcare services, emphasizing bold and innovative entrepreneurship in creating care delivery that is accessible, affordable, and effective. Expert contributors supply fascinating case studies of visionary principles at work in hospitals, specialist care, eHealth providers, and insurers along with practical guidance on building and sustaining a vision, a brand, an organization, and a loyal base of clients, employees, and investors. Featured companies demonstrate how moving beyond conventional patient/provider, service/cost, and other relationships can translate into improvements that benefit clients’ health and stakeholders’ bottom line as well as the larger community and potentially the world. Coverage analyzes key attributes of these successful entities, detailing key challenges, funding issues, and especially breakthrough goals, including: Strengthening mutual caring and sharing. Letting prevention and self-management work. Patient-centered organization of information and everyday care. Deploying services and instruments to help customers take control. Implementing differentiation in specialized healthcare. The result is crucial takeaways for creating transformational business models in health fields. Approachably written and brimming with infographics, Brilliant Business Models in Healthcare provides inspiring role models for entrepreneurs, managers, consultants, and professionals in the healthcare sector, including providers, insurers, technology suppliers, and pharmacists. Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why, what? Guide for your reading enjoyment Part 1: The framework for brilliant business models in healthcare Chapter 1 What are the cornerstones of a brilliant business model? 1.1 Vision 1.2 Brand positioning Chapter 2 What is a business model? 2.1 Market segments 2.2 Customer value 2.3 Delivery 2.4 Operation Chapter 3 Value creation and overall framework 3.1 Value creation for all stakeholders 3.2 Conceptual framework and phasing 3.3 Permanent brilliance? Chapter 4 Challenges for brilliant business models in healthcare 4.1 Good, affordable and widely accessible healthcare is unique 4.2 Cost increases put accessibility, quality and healthcare systems at risk 4.3 Desired breakthroughs in healthcare Part 2: Brilliant cases involving brilliant business models in healthcare Chapter 5 Breakthrough: Strengthening mutual caring and sharing 5.1 General Healthcare fund Amsterdam – Wim Niesing & Jeroen Kemperman 5.2 DHAN – Tom Buijtendorp & Jeroen Kemperman 5.3 Courtyard houses – Jeroen Kemperman, Ida Kemperman & Wilke Schouten 5.4 Stiftung Liebenau – Rick Kasper, Tim Widdershoven, Sanne Boevé & Jeroen Geelhoed Chapter 6 Breakthrough: Letting prevention and self-management work 6.1 Discovery – Thomas Bachet, Raheel Raisi & Jeroen Kemperman 6.2 Healthways – Jeroen Kemperman, Sytze de With & Mirthe van de Belt 6.3 Kaiser Permanente – Koen Harms & Jennifer op ’t Hoog 6.4 PatientsLikeMe – Annemijn Kuenen, Heleen Borleffs, Tim Widdershoven & Jeroen Geelhoed Chapter 7 Breakthrough: Patient-centered organization of information and everyday care 7.1 UCLA’s Value Quotient – Heleen Borleffs, Daniel Hommes & Jeroen Kemperman 7.2 ParkinsonNet – Rosanne Preyde, Kerwin Hartman & Jennifer op ’t Hoog 7.3 Laastari Lähiklinikka – Monique Heeren & Jennifer op ’t Hoog 7.4 Patrick Lund Dental Happiness – Tim Widdershoven, Rick Kasper & Jeroen Geelhoed Chapter 8 Breakthrough: Deploying services and instruments to help customers take control 8.1 Ryhov – Bonny van Rest & Jennifer op ’t Hoog 8.2 BerylHealth – Jeroen Geelhoed & Tim Widdershoven 8.3 M-PESA – Wouter Houtman & Jennifer op ’t Hoog <8.4 Jaipur Foot – Kristin Fransz, Ilse Hoogervorst & Jeroen Kemperman Chapter 9Breakthrough: Implementing differentiation in specialized healthcare Introduction: Case in Phase 4 “The brilliant business model of Shouldice” 9.1 Narayana Hrudayalaya – Raymond Fafié & Jeroen Kemperman 9.2 ThedaCare – Karen Willemsen, Maarten Akkerman & Jennifer op ’t Hoog 9.3 Princess Margaret Cancer Centre – Denise Altena, Esmée Grobbee & Jennifer op ’t Hoog 9.4 Mayo Clinic – Bas Schepman, Jennifer op ’t Hoog & Jeroen Kemperman Chapter 10 Lessons for creating brilliant business models in healthcare 10.1 Phase 1: Start from a vision and bring the brand positioning in line with it 10.2 Phase 2: Persevere consistently in the conversion of the vision into the business model 10.3 Phase 3: Use pioneering value creation for all stakeholders to realize the business model 10.4 Phase 4: Retain the core and stimulate progress in the business model Key terms and definitions Notes Sources The editorial team Case authors Acknowledgement
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Springer Multisensory in Stationary Retail: Principles and Practice of Customer-Centered Store Design
Book SynopsisThis book describes how an optimal store design can contribute to the well-being of the customer and to differentiation from online retail. From an academic and practical perspective, with contributions from renowned academics and companies, it shows how a coherent store design can be created in harmony with the retail brand.The central challenge here is the conscious orchestration of the diverse sensory stimuli. How can the many sources of stimuli be controlled? Which shelf shape goes with which light, colour and sound? Dealing with the variety of stimuli in a store environment can quickly become complex and incongruence can have a decisive negative impact on the well-being of customers. A customer-centric store environment therefore focuses on the well-being of people. Renowned scientists and traders show the state of the science on these issues and give valuable suggestions for the trade. With best practice examples and valuable suggestions for practical implementation Table of ContentsIntroduction: Why multisensory technology?.- Perception of the environment.- Organisational anchoring.- Customer-centred implementation.- Best practices from the retail sector.
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Springer Online Fundraisers: Targeted Planning and Successful Implementation
Book SynopsisThis book is intended as a practical guide for (online) fundraisers who would like to implement online fundraising in their organization or are already working with it and would like to expand their knowledge. Numerous best practice examples and empirical findings from an underlying study explain the various management and marketing aspects of the fundraising product. Which distribution and communication channels are suitable? How can the different target groups be addressed precisely? How can initiators and campaign donors be bound for further campaigns? These and other questions are answered comprehensively.A "need to read" for all fundraisers, fundraising organizations, and NPOs looking to conduct online fundraisers!Table of ContentsWhat are online fundraisers - A definition.- Online fundraisers - An empirical overview.- The right marketing mix for online fundraisers.- Support and retention through tailored targeting.- Management of online fundraisers.- What is the potential of online fundraisers?
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Vero Verlag Die deutsche Textilindustrie: Entwicklung.
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