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Book SynopsisThe unique leadership challenges organizations face throughout the world call for a renewed focus on what constitutes authentic, inclusive, servant, transformational, principled, values-based, and mindful leadership. Traditional approaches rarely provide a permeating or systematic framework to garner a sense of higher purpose or nurture deeper moral and spiritual dimensions of leaders. Learning to be an effective leader requires a deep personal transformation, which is not easy. This text provides guidelines in a variety of settings and contexts while presenting best practices in successfully leading the twenty-first century workforce and offering strategies and tools to lead change effectively in the present-day boundary-less work environment.Given the ever-growing, widespread importance of leadership and its role in initiating change, this will be a key reference work in the field of leadership and change management in business. The uniqueness of this book lies in its anchorage in the moral and spiritual dimension of leadership, an approach most relevant for contemporary times and organizations. It represents an important milestone in the perennial quest for discovering the best leadership models and change practices to suit the contemporary organizations.Designed to be a resource for scholars, practitioners, teachers and students seeking guidance in the art and science of leadership and change management, this will be an invaluable reference for libraries with collections in business, management, sports, history, politics, law, and psychology. It will present essential strategies for leading and transforming corporations, small businesses, schools, hospitals, and various nonprofit organizations. It brings the research on leadership and change management up to date, while mapping its terrain and extending the scope and boundaries of this field in an inclusive and egalitarian manner.

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Book SynopsisBetween Brexit, efforts to âMake America great againâ, and ongoing appeals for patriotic consumption to boost economies, the intersection between national identity, marketing campaigns, and consumer choices has been brought to the fore. This book maps out this terrain and provides a framework for how research on âMade inâ campaigns and programmes in individual countries can be placed into a broader historical context. The book argues that the history of âMade inâ can be used to shed light on society at large: the actors that have promoted it, the institutions that have regulated it, and the cultural environments that have attributed it meaning. At times âMade inâ has been a basic, descriptive trade mark, while, in other periods, it has been a key component of carefully developed commercial brands, and in yet other instances it has been used in attempts to forge and redefine national identities. The book opens with an introduction to the three key factors which have featured prominently in âMade inâ campaigns â commercial logic, national economic policy, and its use as an instrument in political discourse, and it provides an overview of the evolution of âMade inâ from a marketing perspective. This is followed by country-specific discussions of âMade inâ with case studies including countries in Western Europe, the US, Japan, and the antipodes.This book will be of significant interest to students and scholars of economic history, business history, and marketing.Chapter 7 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together contributions from the world's most renowned scholars in accounting and celebrates the academic achievements of Bob Parker. Reflecting his multi-faceated contribution to the history of accountancy, the volume studies the development of accounting in an international context.Trade Review'This volume reflects the outstanding degree to which Bob Parker has increased our knowledge and understanding of accounting history, set in its context, in Britain and Australia.' Judith Wale, University of ReadingTable of ContentsBasil Yamey, London School of Economics, Tom Lee, University of Alabama, Dick Edwards, Cardiff Business School, Lee Parker, Flinders University, Richard Morris, University of New South Wales, Philip Bell and Ken Peasnell, both at Lancaster University, Sir David Tweedie, Chairman of the UK's Accounting Standards Board, Geoffrey Whittington, University of Cambridge, Stephen Zeff, Rice University, Sid Gray, University of Warwick, Clare Roberts, University of Exeter, Segun Wallace, University of Middlesex,

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Book SynopsisThe success of every construction project begins with reading and understanding the contract. Contract Administrators and Project Managers for all parties in the construction process must realize the major impact their actions have on cost, schedule, and quality in relation to the contract terms and conditions.Written in a clear and accessible way from a Constructor's perspective, Successful Contract Administration guides the student through the critical issues of understanding contract law and obligations for effective project execution. Through examples, exercises, and case studies, this textbook will: Improve knowledge and comprehension of key contract elements Help the student apply knowledge to real case scenarios Improve the student's ability to analyze and create different scenarios for success Evaluate critical issues of responsibility and ethics in relation to contract administration. <Trade Review "This is an excellent book on construction contract administration, covering all the essentials in a thorough manner… It is written in a style suitable for undergraduate students, yet it can also be used on (post) graduate courses, and even professionals will find it useful and worthwhile." Irtishad Ahmad, Professor and Director, OHL School of Construction, Florida international University "This is a well written text, offering real world examples of contract administration, and pointing out the "tricks" that allow the successful contract administrator to navigate the uniqueness of this dynamic industry we call "construction"." Mark Steinle, Head of the Department of Construction Technology, Casper College "This textbook provides a very comprehensive coverage of contract administration principles in the construction industry. It includes a lot of thoughtful exercises and real-life stories, both of which are essential in promoting student thinking in such an applied field." Mehmet Egemen Ozbek, Associate Professor, Colorado State University "This is an excellent book on construction contract administration, covering all the essentials in a thorough manner… It is written in a style suitable for undergraduate students, yet it can also be used on graduate courses, and even professionals will find it useful and worthwhile." Irtishad Ahmad, Professor and Director, OHL School of Construction, Florida international University "This is a well written text, offering real world examples of contract administration, and pointing out the "tricks" that allow the successful contract administrator to navigate the uniqueness of this dynamic industry we call "construction"." Mark Steinle, Head of the Department of Construction Technology, Casper College "This textbook provides a very comprehensive coverage of contract administration principles in the construction industry. It includes a lot of thoughtful exercises and real-life stories, both of which are essential in promoting student thinking in such an applied field." Mehmet Egemen Ozbek, Associate Professor, Colorado State University Table of Contents1. Getting started 2. An introduction to contracts, torts, statutes and regulations 3. Owners, Designers, and Constructors 4. The basics of construction contracts 5. Different construction contract delivery methods 6. Interpreting the contract 7. Killer clauses 8. Insurance 9. Bonds 10. Warranties 11. Change orders 12. Differing site conditions 13. Schedule 14. Liens 15. Tort law 16. Statutes and regulations 17. Project closeout 18. Dispute resolution 19. Ethics

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Book SynopsisOffers strategies to improve leadership skills, improve results, and gain greater satisfaction. This book is about that intersection in the lives of human leaders, and presents stories that illuminate some of the best ideas about real human leadership.

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Book SynopsisSensational books like Freakonomics have shown how human behaviour follows predictable patterns. But how do you take these radical ideas and apply them to your business? How do you make money from them?Secrets of the Moneylab sets out what business can learn from the findings of the new economics and social psychology. It shows how you can shape desires, use incentives and reduce risks to consistently improve the bottom line.In his experimental lab at Hewlett-Packard, chief economist Kay-Yut Chen is running groundbreaking research into human behaviour. He packs Secrets of the Moneylab with insights into the invisible forces controlling the world of business.These findings, which defy conventional wisdom and traditional economic theory, will help you engineer your business for success.Trade ReviewWhat can playing games in a lab tell us about risk management or compensation plans? A lot, as it turns out * Daniel Pink, author of DRIVE and A WHOLE NEW MIND *Economics at its best * George A Akerlof, Nobel Prize-winning economist *A brilliant book...a must-read * Teck-Hua Ho, Haas School of Business, Berkeley *Any smart business needs a 'moneylab' of its own * Ori Brafman, author of Sway and Click *Of the many books on behavioral economics, none are as effective as Secrets of the Moneylab in applying science to the practical world of business. Read it and be prepared to change your approach * Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic and columnist for Scientific American *An inexpensive tool for avoiding costly mistakes * Charles R. Plott, California Institute of Technology *

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Book Synopsis''It seemed to me that the bees were working on the very same kinds of problems we are trying to solve. How can large, diverse groups work together harmoniously and productively? Perhaps we could take what the bees do so well and apply it to our institutions.''When Michael O''Malley first took up beekeeping he thought it would be a nice hobby to share with his son. But he noticed that bees not only work together to achieve a common goal but, in the process, create a remarkably productive organization, like a miniature but incredibly successful business.O''Malley also realized that bees can teach managers a lot, identifying 25 powerful insights such as: * Distribute authority: the queen bee delegates relentlessly and worker bees make daily decisions * Keep it simple: bees exchange only relevant information* Protect the future: when a lucrative vein of nectar is discovered, the entire colony doesn''t rush off to mine itBlending practical advice Trade ReviewMind-opening, insightful, and compelling * John Pepper, former CEO and chairman, Procter & Gamble *Read this remarkable book * W. Warner Burke, chair, Department of Organization and Leadership, Columbia University *An excellent operating guide for good management. * Phil Johnson, CEO, PJA Advertising + Marketing *After you read this book, I assure you that you will never think about your organization in quite the same way. * Roxanne Quimby, co-founder of Burt's Bees *

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Book SynopsisThe pharmaceutical industry has changed beyond all recognition in the past 100 years. The modern industry is constantly in the news as new breakthroughs in medical treatment are announced, often provoking ethical and social debates about the implications of new technologies. This volume facilitates the study of the industry by providing information on the present location of pharmaceutical archives. The core of the book consists of a business-by-business guide to the industry''s records. Each entry includes a brief history of the company, a summary of its surviving archives and a bibliography of related publications. Similar entries exist for trade associations and schools of pharmacy associated with the industry and there are two appendices listing small collections of records held and relevant public records. The historical compendium is supplemented by three introductory essays, written by leading academics in the field, outlining the history of the industry and describing theTrade Review'This is a most welcome guide to the archives of an industry which, as is pointed out in the foreword, 'has proved itself one of the critically important engines of British industrial growth since the Second World War'.' Economic History Review 'Historians of business and pharmacy will find this work of value. Major archival collections and large pharmaceutical companies interested in the origins of the industry may also find it of use. Additionally [...] local and family historians will find points of interest. This is a very commendable book...' Reference Reviews '... this is a book - with its four comprehensive indexes - to be welcomed by all who are interested in the development of the pharmaceutical industry.' Business History 'As a reference volume, The Pharmaceutical Industry: A Guide to Historical Records should long endure - encouraging preservation/ making many half-forgotten sources readily accessible, and stimulating recruits to the history of the health field to work on the multifaceted history of the supply system for medicines.' Pharmacy in History '... this guide is excellent value and will assist as well as generate ideas for research in this area. Congratulations to the surveyors and editors whose efforts have provided such an invaluable work.' Medical History 'The development of the modern pharmaceutical industry in all its ramifications is a major research area... and for Britain at least historians now have an excellent guide to the original sources on which their work depends.' Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences 'A good guide to the records of the pharmaceutical industry, this volume will be of considerable value to historians of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.' British Journal for the History of Science ' The Pharmaceutical Industry is a useful guide to an industry which, as stressed in the foreword, 'has proved itself one of the critically important engines of British industrial growth since the SecTable of ContentsContents: Foreword, Peter Haggett; The early years of the pharmaceutical industry; The British pharmaceutical industry since 1851; Archives of the pharmaceutical industry: their scope and use; Select chronology of pharmaceutical legislation; Select bibliography; User's guide; Select glossary of pharmaceutical terms; Pharmaceutical businesses: lists of records; Trade organisations and pharmacy schools: lists of records; Appendices; Indexes.

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Book SynopsisCreating civic will by engaging citizens on the toughest publicproblems helps break legislative and bureaucratic gridlock andrestores trust in public institutions. This book shows you how todo it. --The Honorable Federico Pena, U.S. Secretary ofTransportation The leaders who are most effective in addressing public issues arethose who have the credibility to bring together the right peopleto create visions and solve problems. Drawing on their extensiveresearch, as well as on the advice and guidance of the leadingscholars and practitioners in the field, David Chrislip and CarlLarson show how elected officials and other civic leaders cangenerate the civic will to break through legislative andbureaucratic gridlock, deal with complex issues, and engagefrustrated and angry citizens. They also describe how to design,initiate, and sustain a constructive, collaborative process. Thisgroundbreaking book provides insight and answers to the majorchallenges facing communities today.Trade Review"Collaborative Leadership is an extremely useful book.Collaboration is a hot topic of the day, but very few peopleunderstand the kind of leadership that will bring it about." --JohnW. Gardner, Miriam and Peter Haas Centennial Professor of PublicService, Stanford University "Successfully addressing today's complex public issues requires anew partnership between citizens and governments." --The HonorableFederico Pena, U.S. Secretary of TransportationTable of ContentsForeword. THE CASE FOR COLLABORATION. The Promise of Collaboration. The Challenge to Traditional Leadership. LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION. Discovering the Keys to Successful Collaboration: Lessons from theField. Setting the Stage for Success. Creating a Constituency for Change. Building and Sustaining Momentum. Producing Results That Matter. NEW VISIONS OF LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC ACTION. Skills for a New Kind of Leadership. A New Vision of Civic Action. Appendix A: The Research. Appendix B: Assessing Collaboration.

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Book SynopsisGeneral Practice is undergoing the most major series of changes since the introduction of the National Health Service in 1948.Table of Contents1. Cinical Goals and Challenges.- 2. Practice Organisation and Management.- 3. Practice Oragnanisation and Financial Management.- 4. Practice Development.- 5. General Practice Fund Holding.- 6. Reorganisation of National Health Service.- Appendices.

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Book SynopsisFind your purpose. Make a change. If you re not happy, not fulfilled, feel empty and lack motivation, make a change. Don t exist. Live. Turn things around and live a happy, successful, fulfilling life. Go on, you deserve to.Trade ReviewNot only does Bonetti show a deep understanding of the topic, he also delivers it in an accessible way has you champing at the bit to start on that journey to self-discovery. (Eastern Daily Press, December 2013)Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Step One – Selecting the Material 7 The Importance of Identity 12 Values, Beliefs, and Honesty 18 Accepting Risk and Failure 25 Step Two – Rounding the Edges 41 A Different Approach 43 Educating Your Past 49 Forgiving and Letting Go 52 Realigning Your Dreams 65 Step Three – Setting the Stone 81 Success Preparation 88 Visualizing a Completed You 96 Installing a Learning Mind-Set 100 Moving Forward and Accepting Change 107 How to Change Your Life Step Four – Leaving a Legacy 119 Building Your Temple 123 Living with a Smile 136 Passing On 146 Pick Up Your Tools 157 About Benjamin Bonetti 163 Index 167

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Book SynopsisFrom West Indian sugar and bottles of Southeast Asian arrack to French red wines, English felt cloth, and Mediterranean lemons, many global wares ended up in the Scandinavian borderlands during the late eighteenth century. This book explores how and why these goods came to be there and analyses what smuggling can reveal about the emergence of global trade, the formation of the nation state, and the development of consumer society in Europe's northernmost outskirts. This book shows that the global underground was ubiquitous in the Nordic countries and fundamentally altered them, politically, economically, socially, and culturally. Through re-evaluating the role of smuggling the book complements and challenges established historical accounts about state building, market dynamics, consumer culture, and ideas and identity. It also offers a roadmap for how to think about illegal global trade and how to approach this notoriously difficult research field. By integrating illegality, Trade Review'This innovative book reconceives smuggling not just as a national phenomenon but as both global and globalizing. At the same time, it shows how smugglers and smuggled commodities – such as coffee – profoundly influenced Nordic culture, politics, cultural mores, and even foreign policy.'Margaret R. Hunt, Professor of History, Uppsala UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Trade in Conflict 3. Porous Borders 4. Racketeering Retailers 5. Consuming Contraband: Worsteds & Coffee 6. Smuggling and the Perpetual War 7. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisMost organizations today operate in volatile economic and social environments and qualitative research plays an essential role in investigating leadership and management problems. This unique volume offers novice and experienced researchers a brief, student-centric research methods text specifically devoted to the multiple case study design.The multiple case study design is a valuable qualitative research tool in studying the links between the personal, social, behavioral, psychological, organizational, cultural, and environmental factors that guide organizational and leadership development. Case study research is essential for the in-depth study of participants'' perspectives on the phenomenon within its natural context. Rigorously designed management and leadership case studies in the extant literature have a central focus on individual managers'' and leaders'' stories and their perceptions of the broader forces operating within and outside their organizations. This Table of Contents1. A Refresher on the Philosophical Foundations of Academic Research 2. Research Methodologies: The Basics 3. The Role of Theory in Qualitative Research 4. How does the Novice Researcher Design a Multiple Case Study? 5. The Advantage of the Multiple Case Study Design for Management Researchers 6. Applying Data Collection Methods in Multiple Case Study Research 7. The Data Analysis Process for Multiple Case Study Research 8. Extending Theory with Multiple Case Study Design 9. Incorporating Multiple Case Design and Methodologies into Teaching and Professional Practice 10. Writing and Publishing Multiple Case Study Research 11. Concluding Thoughts

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This book is about co-leadership: A leadership practice and structure often found in arts organizations that consist of two or three executives who bridge the art and business divide at the top.Many practitioners recognize this phenomenon but the research on this topic is limited and dispersed. This book assembles a coherent overview and presents new insights of the field. While co-leadership is well institutionalized in the West, it is also criticized for management's constraint of artistic autonomy and for its pluralism that dilutes leadership clarity. However, co-leadership also personifies the strategic objectives of art, audiences, organization, and community, by addressing plural logics navigating the demands of artistic vision and organizational stability. It is an integrating solution. The authors investigate its specifics in the arts, including global practice and its interdisciplinary nature. The theoretical frame of plural leadership supports their empirical explo

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Book SynopsisTrain your mind to achieve new levels of success! Professionals and entrepreneurs do a great job of keeping up appearances. But if they're honest with themselves, they're short on living the life they really want.Table of ContentsForeword Eric Plantenberg vii Introduction How to Break Records ix Section 1 Your Learning Foundations 1 Learning Foundation #1 Your Instant Recall Memory 3 1 Discovering Your Memory Power 5 2 Learn to Speak the Language of Your Memory! 17 3 Using Your New Mental Files with This Book and Beyond 31 Learning Foundation #2 Your Smart Reading Capacity 47 4 Why You Read Like a Sixth-Grader and What to Do about It 49 5 Your Smart Reading Tools for Improved Focus and Speed 59 6 Your Smart Reading Tools for Enhanced Comprehension and Retention 71 Section 2 The Components of Your Record-Breaking Life 79 Component #1 Having Energizing Goals 81 7 Five Characteristics of an Energizing Goal 83 8 Heighten Your Focus with Your Keystone Goal 93 9 Overcoming Barriers 105 Component #2 Being Fully Present: Using Time as It’s Meant to Be Used 117 10 Common Myths of Time Management and How to Use Time as It’s Meant to Be Used 119 11 The Two-Hour Solution: How to Create a Record-Breaking Schedule 129 12 Top Tips for Supercharging Your Productivity 143 Component #3 Be Brilliant with the Basics 157 13 The Basics of You Part 1: Your Personal Core Values 159 14 The Basics of You Part 2: Purpose and Vision 173 Record-Breaking Component #4 Aggressive Mental Care 187 15 The Most Basic Piece: Energy 189 16 Your Energy Management Tools 201 17 The Power Hour: Your Daily Energy Management Practice 217 Conclusion What to Do with What You’ve Learned 229 About the Author 231 Index 233

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Book SynopsisThe economic crisis was not just caused by a failure of regulation or economic policy; it was a story of the failure of management in a fundamental sensea deeply flawed approach to management that encouraged bankers to pursue opportunities without regard for their long-term consequences, and to put their own interests ahead of those of their employers and their shareholders. The revised edition of this best-selling book shows convincingly that many of today's major economic problems in the west can be traced to a failure of management. In this updated edition the author draws our attention to new examples of failed management, from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, and the disaster at BP, to the ongoing problems in financial services companies such as UBS and RBS. Throughout the book the references and statistics have been updated, to make this a current, highly relevant analysis of the problems besetting modern business and how managers need to tackle them.Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgements xiii About the Author xvii Chapter 1 Why Management Failed 1 Chapter 2 What’s Your Management Model? 27 Chapter 3 Coordinating Activities: From Bureaucracy to Emergence 53 Chapter 4 Making and Communicating Decisions: From Hierarchy to Collective Wisdom 85 Chapter 5 Setting Objectives: From Alignment to Obliquity 119 Chapter 6 Motivating Employees: From Extrinsic to Intrinsic Motivation 145 Chapter 7 Four Models of Management 173 Chapter 8 The Change Agent’s Agenda 205 Chapter 9 The Leader’s Agenda 225 Epilogue Broadening the Debate on Reinventing Management 251 Notes 263 Index 283

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Book SynopsisUnderstand the dynamics of all different types of teams Beyond Team Building: How to Build High Performing Teams and the Culture to Support Them represents the latest in thinking about creating effective teams. The authors present a new Five C framework that focuses on the core aspects of team building. The book helps the reader assess how his/her team is performing on each of the 5Cscontext, composition, competencies, change, and collaborative leadership, and discusses options concerning how to improve team performance along each of these dimensions. The book includes: A wealth of examples of effective (and ineffective) teams from such companies as Cisco Systems, Bain & Company, and Amazon New material concerning how to develop effective entrepreneurial and family teams How to manage cross-cultural, virtual, and alliance teams How to create a team building organization This book provides the next generation of team leaders, Table of ContentsAcknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Chapter 1: The 5Cs of Team Performance Chapter 2: Context: The Foundation of Team Effectiveness Chapter 3: Composition: Putting the Right People on the Team Chapter 4: Competencies: Team Skills that are Needed for High Performance Chapter 5: Change Management: How Effective Teams Improve Their Performance Chapter 6: Collaborative Leadership: The Role of the Team Leader Chapter 7: Designing Effective Team Building Programs Chapter 8: Specific Team Building Interventions to Manage Address Team Problems Chapter 9: Team Building in Temporary, Cross-Cultural and Virtual Teams Chapter 10: Team Building in Alliance, Entrepreneurial and Family Teams Chapter 11: Creating a Team Building Organization Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Great Work Unpack: Understanding and Fixing Broken Work Chapter 2: The Anxiety Monster and the Boss Baby Customer: Slaying Work’s Monsters Chapter 3: Breaking the Copy Machine: Switching off the Past, Switching on the Future Chapter 4: Decisions About People, for People: How to Make Human-Centric Decisions Chapter 5: Tech Dreams, Tech Nightmares: Couples Counseling for Humans and Technology Chapter 6: The Intentional Workforce: Combatting the Great Resignation by Managing Working Populations More Thoughtfully Chapter 7: Hippos Under the Lagoon: The Powerful Effects of Immigration, Migration, and Incarceration on Your Workforce Chapter 8: Defeating Greedy Work and Animal Farm Syndrome: Two Critical Levers for an Awesome Working Culture Chapter 9: A Good Day at Work, Every Day: Towards a Realistic, Human Future of Work 

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Book Synopsis1. Introduction 2. The Investible Agricultural Space 3. Climate Change and Agriculture 4. Agricultural Risk Management & Insurance 5. Biofuels and Agriculture 5b. Biofuels and the Sustainability Conundrum 6. Financing the Agricultural Firm 7. Farmland as an Investible Asset Class 7b. Farmland 7c. Land Expectation Value and Timberland Valuation 8. Advanced Technologies and Agriculture 9. Challenges in Agricultural Production and Natural Resources Management 10. Sustainability of Agricultural Productivity Growth 11. Commodity Derivative Markets 11b. Trading Agricultural Commodities 11c. Speculation on (Agricultural) Commodity Markets & Financialization of Commodity Price Formation 12. The Global Water Challenge 13. Future Agricultural DynamicsTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Investible Agricultural Space 3. Climate Change and Agriculture 4. Agricultural Risk Management & Insurance 5. Biofuels and Agriculture 5b. Biofuels and the Sustainability Conundrum 6. Financing the Agricultural Firm 7. Farmland as an Investible Asset Class 7b. Farmland 7c. Land Expectation Value and Timberland Valuation 8. Advanced Technologies and Agriculture 9. Challenges in Agricultural Production and Natural Resources Management 10. Sustainability of Agricultural Productivity Growth 11. Commodity Derivative Markets 11b. Trading Agricultural Commodities 11c. Speculation on (Agricultural) Commodity Markets & Financialization of Commodity Price Formation 12. The Global Water Challenge 13. Future Agricultural Dynamics

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Book SynopsisThe discussion in this book provides an introduction to the concept of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial business management. The author covers many elements of the entrepreneurial management discipline including choosing a business, organizing, financing, marketing, developing an offering that the market will value, and growing a business.Table of ContentsPART I: LAYING FOUNDATION OF ENTERPRISE 1. Globalization and Emerging Firms 2. Entrepreneurial Mind-set 3. Organizations and Innovations PART II: ARCHITECTING ENTERPRISE: INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY EFFECTS 4. Innovation Management 5. Process Innovation and Value Chain Management 6. Technology Diffusion and Adoption 7. Innovations, Technology, and Economies of Scale 8. Disruptive Innovations and Technologies PART III: REVEALING VALUES 9. The Human Factors 10. Consumer Marketplace 11. Global Effects of Innovation and Technology

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Book SynopsisThis two volume book presents an in-depth analysis of many of the most important issues facing today's shipping and port sectors. Volume 1 of Dynamic Shipping and Port Development in the Globalized Economy focuses on the application of theory to practice in Maritime Logistics.Table of Contents1. Introduction; Paul Tae-Woo Lee and Kevin Cullinane 2. Strategy of a Transshipment Hub: The Case of Singapore Port; Jasmine Siu Lee Lam 3. China's Growing Engagement in Emerging Maritime Logistics Market in Africa; Paul Tae-Woo Lee 4. Green Shipping and Port; Young-Tae Chang 5. Applying Game Theoretic Models to Port Policies; Koichiro Tezuka and Masahiro Ishii 6. Towards Robust Management of Maritime Risk and Security; Zaili Yang, Jin Wang and Adolf K.Y. Ng 7. Choice of Financing and Governance Structures in Transport Industry: Theory and Practice; Stephen X.H. Gong, Michael Firth and Kevin Cullinane 8. Private Finance in Port Investment: The South Pacific Islands; Francesca R. Medda and Simone Caschili 9. Proposing New Concepts of Economies of Flow, Connexion, and Fusion Technology in Maritime Logistics; Paul Tae-Woo Lee and Tsung-Chen Lee

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Book SynopsisOrganization Design looks at how to (re)design an organizational system in order to increase productivity, performance and value, and provides the knowledge and methodology to design an adaptive, agile organization capable of handling the kind of continuous organizational change that all businesses face. The book clarifies why and how organizations need to be in a state of readiness to design or redesign, and emphasizes that people as well as business processes must be part of design considerations.With an enhanced international focus, this third edition includes new material on: organization design theories designing ethical, diverse and inclusive organizations the role of leaders in organization design work organization design in public sector organizations and evaluating the success of an organization design project This book is a must-read for students or practitioners involved in organizational design, develTrade Review"To stay competitive in today’s dynamic and ever-changing world, organizations need to be designed for agility and high performance. Dr. Stanford masterminds the blueprint for success in her book which serves as a must-read practical guide for executives and professionals looking to take their organization’s to new heights." Rani Salman, Managing Partner, Caliber Consulting, United Arab Emirates"The expanded and revised third edition provides a step-by-step detailed guide on how to achieve effectively and efficiently a business strategy or purpose through organization design. It is a must-read not only for human resources and organization design professionals, but also for business leaders."Mark Jin, CEO, Human Resource Excellence Centre, China"Dr. Stanford helped me realize that organizational design is an ongoing process. Her insights and frameworks are invaluable for HR and OD practitioners who want to be part of their organization’s evolution." Nicholas Sanchez, Chief People Officer, Namely"Naomi Stanford’s thoughtful guide has been a go-to for practitioners for many years. Now she has completely refreshed it to reflect the complexity of organisational life in a straightforward manner and has added even more practical tools."Sharon Varney, Director, Henley Forum, Henley Business School, UKTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1 What is organization design?Chapter 2 Organization design, development and change Chapter 3 Practitioner attributes, skills and rolesChapter 4 StartingChapter 5 DesigningChapter 6 Planning to transitionChapter 7 TransitioningChapter 8 Optimizing Chapter 9 Leading, communicating and engaging

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Book SynopsisThe financial crisis of 2008 brought new urgency to the question how best to organise national economies. This volume gives a business history perspective on the Varieties of Capitalism debate and considers the respective merits of the liberal and coordinated market economies. It looks at individual firms and business people as well as institutions and takes a long-term perspective by covering the whole 20th century. The authors examine both continuity and change with a particular focus on the Netherlands, a nation with an open economy, situated between two countries that oppose each other in the way they organize their economies: Germany and Great Britain. The Netherlands also provides an important case study with Dutch business maintaining strong links to the United States, widely considered to be the typical' liberal market economy. Contributors address the main topics of the capitalism debate, including labour relations, corporate governance, the firm anTable of Contents1. Introduction Keetie Sluyterman 2. The Evolving Role of Shareholders in Dutch Corporate Governance Abe de Jong, Ailsa Röell, and Gerarda Westerhuis 3. An Entrepreneurial Perspective on Varieties of Capitalism Jacques van Gerwen and Ferry de Goey 4. Multinationals as Agents of Change Keetie Sluyterman and Ben Wubs 5. Between Competition and Concentration: Business Interest Associations, Cartels, Mergers and Acquisitions Bram Bouwens and Joost Dankers 6. The Dutch ‘Polder Model’: The Prosperity of a Consultative Economy in an Era of Neoliberalism – A Paradox? Erik Nijhof and Annette van den Berg 7. Knowledge, Innovation Processes and Institutional Complementarities Mila David 8. Business Systems and Economic Performance in the Dutch Case Jan Luiten van Zanden

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Book Synopsis Rise to the top of your industry through engaging, authentic communicationâin person and online  Great communication is what separates leaders who make it to the top of their organizations. . What are the secrets to owning the room in every situation? You need to know how to engage your audience, tell great stories, ace media interviews, field questions with confidence, and build your brand with a strong social media presence. You can do all this and moreâand Speak Like a CEO will get you there. One of todayâs most respected experts in leadership communication, Suzanne Bates provides the tools, insights, and practice you need to build your influence by communicating the right way at the right timeâevery time.  Bates walks you through the steps of creating a compelling message, overcoming the pressure to perform, and impressing everyone with a relaxed, comfortable, yet professionalTable of ContentsPreface to the Paperback Edition Preface to the Hardcover Edition Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: The Secrets: What CEOs and Leaders Know 1. What It Means to Speak like a CEO (the Ones You Really Admire) 2. Eight Secrets of Successful CEOs and Leaders Who Speak Well 3. You're as Good as You Decide to Be 4. What You Can Learn from Ten Thousand Leaders and Working on TV for Twenty Years 5. the Eight Most Frequent Mistakes People Make in Front of Crowds and Cameras 6. The Authenticity Gap: Why the Real You Must Shine Through 7. Taking Stock: How Do Your Skills Add Up? 8. Creating a Plan: Leaders Know It's the Way to Get Farther, Faster Part 2: The Situations: A Survival Guide for the Events Where You Must Speak and Be Great 9. Speeches 10. Presentations 11. Q&A Sessions: Thinking on Your Feet 12. Media Interviews 13. Leading Meetings 14. Conversations Part 3: The Strategies: Become a Great Speaker by Making a Plan and Working It 15. Ten Things You Can Do to Guarantee Success 16. Five Coaching Plans Appendix A: Checklists Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions Appendix C: Resources and Recommended Reading Appendix D: Communication and Leadership Appendix E: The Gettysburg Address: Abraham Lincoln Index

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Book SynopsisKate Atkin is an inspirational speaker, facilitator and author on Presentation Skills. Recognised as the Most Outstanding Trainer in JCI UK, Kate is also a World Debating Champion, number one Speech Evaluator in the UK and Ireland (2007) with Toastmasters International and European runner up in the JCI public speaking competition.    Kate holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology degree and is a regular speaker on the mindset needed to generate flourishing and confidence. She works with companies and individuals who wish to bring about positive change. Table of ContentsAbout the author Author's acknowledgements Publisher's acknowledgements Introduction Self-assessment questionnaire PART 1 10 steps to present with style Step 1 What is the purpose of your presentation? Step 2 Understand your audience and connect with them Step 3 Structure your presentation and craft your words Step 4 Get the opening right Step 5 Get your audience involved Step 6 Use of visual aids, body language and dress codes Step 7 Improve the clarity of your presentation Step 8 How to handle questions Step 9 How to deliver your presentation with confidence Step 10 Close powerfully and review your presentation Part 2 10 presenting skills in action Skill 1 Presenting to sell a product Skill 2 Presenting a concept or idea Skill 3 Presenting to motivate and inspire Skill 4 Presenting change Skill 5 Presenting a team brief Skill 6 Presenting a new project Skill 7 Presenting at a meeting Skill 8 Presenting on a conference call or webinar Skill 9 Presenting data Skill 10 Presenting in 5 minutes Part 3 10 common presenting challenges Challenge 1 How do I prepare with no time to prepare? Challenge 2 How do I fit it all in, with little time available? Challenge 3 How do I get people to listen and engage? Challenge 4 How do I get people to take action? Challenge 5 How do I manage interruptions? Challenge 6 How do I manage difficult people? Challenge 7 How do I deal with questions? Challenge 8 How do I handle nerves? Challenge 9 How do I remember what I want to say? Challenge 10 How do I make a boring subject interesting? Putting it into action: the mentor toolkit How to work with a manager, mentor or colleague to put your new skills into action Self-assessment questionnaire Bibliography and further reading Index

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Supply and Demand 3. Empirical Methods for Demand Analysis 4. Consumer Choice 5. Production 6. Costs 7. Firm Organization and Market Structure 8. Competitive Firms and Markets 9. Monopoly 10. Pricing with Market Power 11. Oligopoly and Monopolistic Competition 12. Game Theory and Business Strategy 13. Strategies over Time 14. Managerial Decision Making Under Uncertainty 15. Asymmetric Information 16. Government and Business 17. Global Business Answers to Selected Questions Definitions References Sources for Managerial Problems, Mini-Cases, and Managerial Implications Index Credits

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents PART I: INTRODUCTION TO MODERN MANAGEMENT 1. Introducing Modern Management: Concepts and Skills 2. Management and Entrepreneurship: Handling Start-Ups and New Ventures PART II: MODERN MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES  3. Society, Ethics and Sustainability 4. Management and Diversity 5. Managing in the Global Arena 6. Creativity and Innovation PART III: PLANNING 7. Plans and Planning Tools 8. Making Decisions 9. Strategic Planning: Strategies, Tactics, and Competitive Dynamics PART IV: ORGANIZING 10. Fundamentals of Organizing 11. Responsibility, Authority, and Delegation 12. Human Resource Management 13. Changing Organizations: Stress, Conflict, and Virtuality PART V: INFLUENCING 14. Influencing and Communication 15. Leadership  16. Motivation 17. Groups and Teams 18. Building Organization Culture PART VI: CONTROLLING 19. Controlling, Information, and Technology 20. Production and Control Appendix: Managing: History and Current Thinking

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Book SynopsisMike Brent specialises in leadership, team-building, influencing, coaching, cross cultural management, leading change and personal development. His interests include how to foster self-awareness and creativity, and how to challenge effectively. Mike is widely published in the areas of influencing, coaching and leadership and the co-author of The Leader's Guide to Coaching & Mentoring, The Leader's Guide to Influence and The Leader's Guide to Managing People (FT Publishing). Nigel Melville is a former England national rugby union team scrum half and captain and currently serves as Director of Professional Rugby for Rugby Football Union. On retirement, Melville entered coaching and as Director of Rugby at London Wasps, Melville coached the team to their first professional Premiership title in 1996, followed by three National Cup Final appearances, winning two. In March 2002 he moved to Gloucester Rugby, winning the Zurich ChampionshiTable of Contents Introduction Leading the Team Understanding Self and Others Building Psychological Safety Enabling Diversity and Inclusion Working in Virtual Teams Influencing in a Team Environment Engaging the Team Building Trusting Relationships Dealing with Conflict Effectively Creating a Sense of Purpose and Meaning The Importance of Feedback and Accountability Coaching the Individual and Teams Understanding Change Using Facilitation Skills to Increase Performance Thoughts on the Future of Teams

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Book SynopsisDr Guy Lubitsh is a Chartered Organizational Psychologist with a sizeable track record working in the areas of organizational change, management and leadership development. He is a Client Director at Ashridge Executive Education/Hult International Business School and has extensive experience working at the highest levels of international companies in Europe and the Middle East.Dr Tami Lubitsh-White is a licensed psychologist in Anchorage, Alaska. She specialises in treating trauma and recently developed a model of integrated behavioral health in primary care. Her background in theatre enhances her work as clinician and a consultant with a touch of humor and playfulness. She works with people from all walks of life and is devoted to helping create healthy and supportive work environments and communities.

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Book SynopsisRather than having to choose between the family and the business, the authors argue that if family-owned businesses can consciously manage and over time, perhaps, synthesize these contradictions, the Family Enterprise will have a long-term strategic and competitive advantage and the family will remain committed to continuity.Trade Review'Paradoxes are part of life and are especially evident in the family business. Family Business as Paradox is an excellent manual for how to manage paradox in the family business. The Polarity mapping model is well explained and can be a very helpful process in working through the many issues that family businesses encounter. This book will be helpful and empowering to any family business who wants to go from 'either/or' to 'both/and' in managing paradox.' - Mary Andringa, President & CEO, Vermeer Corporation (USA) 'The 43 years that I spent in our family business made me realize that managing paradoxes is crucial to family business success. One of Murugappa family's core values is to maintain a style of operations befitting our size, yet reflecting moderation and humility. The authors consider precisely such paradoxes in this book. More importantly, they provide a practical problem-solving framework to manage such family business paradoxes and the conflicts that arise as a result. This book is a must-read for all multi-generational families in business.' - M.V. Subbiah, past CEO, The Murugappa Group (India) 'This book comes at just the right moment for us. As we go through the process of transition to a fourth generation business, I found a fresh perspective on the issues we all know about. There are some really creative ideas as to how to build on the positives which we will use as we move forward.' - Thomas G. Bata, Chairman. Bata Group (Canada) 'Schuman, Stutz and Ward shed light and bring clarity to some of the murkier and more complex aspects of family business through their astute analysis of the inherent tensions and strengths of the many paradoxes that are family business.' - Robert Pasin, President & CEO, Radio Flyer Inc.(USA) 'Family business paradoxes are real and mutual acceptance of these paradoxes requires profound analysis. As an example, business transfer to the next generation always brings to the forefront many issues as the transfer is also an emotional process. I greatly appreciate the authors' long-term approach and focus on family businesses. I warmly recommend this book as essential reading for all family entrepreneurs.' - MaaritToivanen-Koivisto, President & CEO, Onninen Oy (Finland) 'The opportunity to honor tradition while remaining dynamic and relevant to current and future guests is both challenging to our management team and energizing. Until I read this book, I had not considered the many paradoxes that are inherent in family business and I certainly didn't realize that it was possible to have it all, to achieve both sides of the paradox, to have both tradition and change, to have growth and liquidity, to know that putting the family first may be in the best interest of the family business. I so appreciate the wealth of information presented in this book. Thanks to Amy Schuman, Stacy Stutz and John Ward for sharing all of this with us!' - Dini Pickering, Vice Chairman of the Board, The Biltmore Company (USA) 'The authors examine the reality of living and working with the ambiguities present in all family businesses and provide new tools for their analysis and objective understanding. This book will allow and encourage family business stakeholders to recognize problems as paradoxes and progress from instinctive to deliberate, explicit management. New skills thereby attained will be energizing and invigorating, providing leverage to capitalize upon effective family business dynamics.' - Alex Scott, Executive Chairman, Sand Aire Limited (UK) 'Paradox is normal in our family business. We allocate a lot of quality time in our family meetings to look for dual solutions. A common family mission mindset with real team spirit is essential to achieve long lasting commitment.' - David Lee, Chairman, Lee Kum Kee Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)Table of ContentsPreface Introduction - Appreciating Both Paradox Capacity And Capability Problems Are Not All The Same Prospering In The Face Of Ambiguity Capture The Inherent Tension What Lies Ahead Part 1-Acknowledging Both - Where Is Your Family Business's Current Focus - Family Or Business? 1 - Which To Choose: Family Or Business? To Choose Or Not To Choose Choose Both Family And Business Intersection Paradox Of Individual And Collective Individual And Collective In Action Celebrating Paradox At Beretta Assessment Summary 2 - Tradition And Change In Family Firms The Godrej Group: Model Of Tradition And Change Distinctive Time Orientation Complex Successor Dilemmas Internally Driven Strategy Enduring Values Tradition And Change At Beretta Part II-Identifying Both 3 - Predictable Paradoxes Across The Generations Generational Oscillation Predictable Paradoxes: Founder Stage Predictable Paradoxes: Sibling Partnership Stage Predictable Paradoxes: Cousin Collaboration Stage The Enterprising Family Generational Paradoxes: Final Analysis 4 - Predictable Conflicts In The Intersections From Two Systems To Three Problem – Conflict – Contradiction – Paradox Understanding The Intersections Family – Management Conflicts Management – Ownership Conflicts Ownership – Family Conflicts Governance Structures Intersections: Final Analysis Part III – Managing Both 5 - A Continuum For Addressing Paradoxes Either/Or - Both/And The Paradox Management Continuum Family Employment On The Continuum The Art Of Paradox Management Cycle Of Renewal And Benefit 6 - One Key Tool: The Polarity Map™ Anna's Family Business And Polarity Mapping The Continuum And The Map Another Polarity Map™: Family Councils Step-By-Step Through The Polarity Map™ Final Reflections Part IV –Achieving Both 7 - Experience The Power Of Paradox Sources Of Continuity Culture Unlocks The Power Of Paradox From Implicit To Explicit A Look Toward Fusion Appendices Appendix A: Historical Perspective On Paradox Appendix B: Paradoxes In Business Literature Appendix C: Family First – Business First Assessment Appendix D: More On Polarity Maps™ Notes Index

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