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Book SynopsisThe LGBT+ community has experienced a stunning development in a short period of time: yesterday marginalized, stigmatized, and criminalized, now champions of creativity, diversity and innovation in a highly competitive world. In addition, corporate social responsibility and ethical demands for inclusivity have become economic directives that every organization would like to attain. The struggle of recognition is not over yet, but in workplaces and markets, gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual and queer individuals have become symbols of diversity and economic power – true GaYme Changers developing the global economy faster and for the better. Illustrated by fascinating stories around individuals, companies, nonprofits and a fast-growing cohort of organizations, Jens Schadendorf has traced the LGBT+ community and an increasing number of their allies from across the globe to discover the start of a revolution. Supported by up-to-date research, he shows that investment in LGBT+ inclusion delivers a powerful return. Always – even in times of hostility, resistance and crisis – it is economically and ethically beneficial for companies and societies and every human being, to let LGBT+ members develop into dynamic forces, rooted in new forms of cooperation and learning for ga(y)me changing results.

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Book SynopsisThe definitive book on the Scrum methodology from its co-creator and the CEO of Scrum, Inc., Jeff Sutherland.Scrum is the revolutionary approach to project management and team building that has helped to transform everything from software companies to the US military to healthcare in major hospitals. In this bestselling productivity bible, its originator, Jeff Sutherland, explains precisely and step-by-step how it operates - and how it can be made to work for anyone, whether you're working from the office or from home.He explains how to define precisely what it is that you are seeking to achieve, how to set up the team to achieve it, and how to monitor progress until the project is successfully completed. Filled with practical examples drawn from all types and organisation, Scrum will make you rethink the fundamentals of successful management - and show you how to get things done.Every organisation, whatever its size, constantly has to come to grips with delivering a product or service on time and on budget. Scrum shows you how.__________________________'Full of engaging stories and real-world examples. The project management method known as Scrum may be the most widely deployed productivity tool among high-tech companies. On a mission to put this tool into the hands of the broader business world for the first time, Jeff Sutherland succeeds brilliantly.' - ERIC RIES, New York Times bestselling author of THE LEAN STARTUP'Engaging, persuasive and extremely practical . . . Scrum provides a simple framework for solving what seem like intractable and complicated work problems. Amazingly, this book will not only make your life at work and home easier, but also, better and happier.' - SHAWN ACHOR, New York Times bestselling author of BEFORE HAPPINESS and THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE'Scrum is mandatory reading for any leader, whether they're leading troops on the battlefield or in the marketplace. The challenges of today's world don't permit the luxury of slow, inefficient work. Success requires tremendous speed, enormous productivity, and an unwavering commitment to achieving results. In other words, success requires Scrum.' - U.S. General BARRY McCAFFREY'Jeff Sutherland is the master of creating high-performing teams. The subtitle of this book understates Scrum's impact. If you don't get three times the results in one-third the time, you aren't doing it right!' - SCOTT MAXWELL, Founder & Senior Managing Director, OpenView Venture Partners'This deceptively simple system is the most powerful way I've seen to improve the effectiveness of any team. I started using it with my business and family halfway through reading the book. - LEO BABAUTA, creator of ZEN HABITS'[Scrum] dramatically increases productivity while reducing employees' frustrations with the typical corporate nonsense. This book is the best description I've seen of how this process can work across many industries. Senior leaders should not just read the book - they should do what Sutherland recommends.' - PROFESSOR JEFFREY PFEFFER, Stanford Business School; co-author of THE KNOWING-DOING GAPTrade ReviewFull of engaging stories and real-world examples. The project management method known as Scrum may be the most widely deployed productivity tool among high-tech companies. On a mission to put this tool into the hands of the broader business world for the first time, Jeff Sutherland succeeds brilliantly. * Eric Ries, New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Startup *Required reading. * The Times (Book of the Week) *Engaging, persuasive and extremely practical...Scrum provides a simple framework for solving what seem like intractable and complicated work problems. It’s hard to make forward progress when you can’t see your impediments clearly. Sutherland offers a lens to remedy that. Amazingly, this book will not only make your life at work and home easier, but also, better and happier. * Shawn Achor, New York Times bestselling author of Before Happiness and The Happiness Advantage *This book contains immense practical value that could be transformative for your company. If you have a project that requires people to accomplish, your first act should be to read and be guided by Scrum. * Stephen Lundin, New York Times bestselling author of Fish: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Performance *Scrum is mandatory reading for any leader, whether they’re leading troops on the battlefield or in the marketplace. The challenges of today’s world don’t permit the luxury of slow, inefficient work. Success requires tremendous speed, enormous productivity, and an unwavering commitment to achieving results. In other words success requires Scrum. * General Barry McCaffrey *

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Book SynopsisA FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A call to action for the creative class and labour movement to rally against the power of Big Tech and Big Media. Corporate concentration has breached the stratosphere, as have corporate profits. An ever-expanding constellation of industries are now monopolies (where sellers have excessive power over buyers) or monopsonies (where buyers hold the whip hand over sellers) — or both. Scholar Rebecca Giblin and writer and activist Cory Doctorow argue we’re in a new era of ‘chokepoint capitalism’, with exploitative businesses creating insurmountable barriers to competition that enable them to capture value that should rightfully go to others. All workers are weakened by this, but the problem is especially well illustrated by the plight of creative workers. From Amazon’s use of digital rights management and bundling to radically change the economics of book publishing, to Google and Facebook’s siphoning away of ad revenues from news media, and the Big Three record labels’ use of inordinately long contracts to up their own margins at the cost of artists, chokepoints are everywhere. By analysing book publishing and news, live music and music streaming, screenwriting, radio, and more, Giblin and Doctorow deftly show how powerful corporations construct ‘anti-competitive flywheels’ designed to lock in users and suppliers, make their markets hostile to new entrants, and then force workers and suppliers to accept unfairly low prices. Chokepoint Capitalism is a call to workers of all sectors to unite to help smash these chokepoints and take back the power and profit that’s being heisted away — before it’s too late.Trade Review‘Provocative … What makes this book so refreshing is that it never lets its reader off the hook … I see it as a kind of manual that will arm you with the technical knowhow (and the confidence) to demand more.’ -- Kitty Drake * The Guardian *‘Nerdy, sharp, radical, and readable.’ -- Tim Harford * Financial Times *‘Chokepoint Capitalism tells us how the vampires crashed the party, and provides protective garlic.’ -- Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale‘A welcome intervention.’ -- Oscar Williams * New Statesman *‘We all know something is wrong about every click, stream, and purchase we make — unfairly depriving value creators of their worth, while enriching the wealthiest and most extractive entities in human history. Instead of just complaining about the corporate stranglehold over production and exchange, Giblin and Doctorow show us why this happened, how it works, and what we can do about it. An infuriating yet inspiring call to collective action.’ -- Douglas Rushkoff, author of Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus and Survival of the Richest‘An urgent, profound, and approachable take on what it's going to take to save our culture. If you care about books, movies, or music, read this book right now. And share a copy with a friend.’ -- Seth Godin, author of The Practice‘Chokepoint Capitalism is not just a fascinating tour of the hidden mechanics of the platform era, from Spotify playlists to Prince's name change, but a compelling agenda to break Big Tech's hold. It presents a clear new way to think about corporate power — and a path to taking that power back for cultural creators and all of us.’ -- Eli Pariser, author of The Filter Bubble and cofounder of Avaaz‘The great myth of the American economy is that it rewards creators and producers. But Chokepoint Capitalism dares to tell the real story of how it actually rewards the all-powerful middlemen fleecing both workers and consumers. This book is an absolute must-read for anyone who senses that the predominant economic mythology is a lie, who wants to know what's really happening in this economy — and who is ready to finally start fixing the problem.’ -- David Sirota, writer of Don't Look Up and founder of The Lever‘[A] lucid and damning exposé of how big business captured the culture markets … Interwoven with maddening tales of exploitation are detailed discussions of statutory licensing reform, copyright infringement detection systems, and other technical matters … The book’s broad scope, expert policy recommendations, and flashes of wit make it a must-read for anyone involved in these industries.’ -- Publishers Weekly, starred reviewGiblin and Doctorow persuasively argue that copyright can’t unrig a rigged market — for that you need worker power, antitrust, and solidarity.’ -- Jimmy Wales, cofounder of Wikipedia‘I loved this book … It helps us all see the locks and chains, and the ways to chisel through them.’ -- Zephyr Teachout, law professor and author of Corruption in America and Break ‘Em Up‘Creators are being ground up by the modern culture industries, with little choice but to participate in markets … Giblin and Doctorow show why, and offer a range of powerful strategies for fighting back.’ -- Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School‘Capitalism doesn’t work without competition. Giblin and Doctorow impressively show the extent to which that’s been lost throughout the creative industries, and how this pattern threatens every other worker.’ -- Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist‘A tome for the times … The revolution will not be spotified!’ -- Christopher Coe, artist and cofounder of Awesome Soundwave‘Chokepoint Capitalism couples its legal-economic critique with provocative, sometimes utopian, prescriptions for fairly remunerating authors and performers.’ -- Jane C. Ginsburg, Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law at Columbia University School of Law‘Searing, essential, and incredibly readable.’ -- Adam Conover, comedian and host of The G-Word‘If you have ever wondered why the web feels increasingly stale, Chokepoint Capitalism outlines in great detail how it is being denied fresh air.’ -- Mat Dryhurst, artist and researcher at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music‘Chokepoint Capitalism is more than a clarion call for a new, necessary form of trustbusting. It’s a grand unified theory of a decades-long, corporate-led hollowing out of creative culture.’ -- Andy Greenberg, writer for WIRED and author of Sandworm and Tracers in the Dark‘Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow lay out their case in plain and powerful prose, offering a grand tour of the blighted cultural landscape and how our arts and artists have been chickenised, choked, and cheated.’ -- Kaiser Kuo, host and cofounder of The Sinica Podcast‘A masterwork … It’s a necessary read for any artist in the entertainment industry.’ -- David A. Goodman, writer, executive producer of The Orville, and former president of the WGA West‘Every creator will find inspiration here.’ -- Anil Dash, CEO of Glitch’[T]his is an important and powerful book not least because it crushes the myth of artists as out-of-touch elitists. Rather than painting creatives as different, Giblin and Doctorow emphasise the similarities between the problems they face and those endured by the great bulk of the population at a time when 40 per cent of Americans say they could not find $400 to cover an unexpected expense … If we want change, Giblin and Doctorow say we need to act collectively. That’s true for artists; it’s also true for non-artists … It’s only together that we’ll shake it off.’ -- Jeff Sparrow * The Saturday Paper *‘A searing and comprehensive take on the oligopolies that control creative markets, from publishing to music distribution to film distribution.’ * Alta *‘[Chokepoint Capitalism] is a dark portrait of a cultural system captured by billionaires … [and] helps us start the daunting task of taking back control.’ -- Justin O'Connor * The Conversation *‘Chokepoint Capitalism is the book we need now. Comprehensive and accessible, stirring and enlightening, it is a roadmap for taking immediate action against the corporate chokepoints that are crushing our creative workers and, increasingly, the rest of the middle class as well.’ * The Progressive *‘Totally readable.’ * The Spinoff *‘Giblin and Doctorow explain how companies such as Amazon, Google and Facebook — and the big publishers — use their anti-competitive market powers to exploit creators, consumers and employees. The authors argue for collective action and minimum wages for creatives as some possible solutions to unblock the “chokepoints”.’ -- Justine Hyde, The Saturday Paper Best of 2022‘Chokepoint Capitalism offers an admirable antidote to the fiction that our economic systems operate the way they do because that’s how they are, rather than because a few companies managed to take early advantage of new technologies to manipulate those systems for their own benefit. You might not expect to find much hope in a book about the exploitation of people trying to earn a living doing what they love. But Giblin and Doctorow make a convincing case that taking on Big Tech and Big Content — seemingly a lonely and demoralising endeavour — is, in fact, an opportunity for community. Indeed, the fight demands community.’ -- Adam M. Lowenstein * The Atlantic *Praise for Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: ‘Doctorow breaks down the complex issues and tangled arguments surrounding technology, commerce, copyright, intellectual property, crowd funding, privacy and value — not to mention the tricky situation of becoming “Internet Famous.” … Doctorow has spoken and written on these issues many times before but never quite so persuasively. Required reading for creators making their ways through the new world.’ -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review‘Chokepoint Capitalism is a call to unite and it also highlights other key actions that need to take place to build a future where creative workers get a fair share of the wealth generated by their work.’ -- Celina Lei * ArtsHub *Praise for Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom: ‘Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom is black-comedic sci-fi prophecy on the dangers of surrendering our consensual hallucination to the regime. Fun to read, but difficult to sleep afterwards.’ -- Douglas Rushkoff, author of Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus and Survival of the RichestPraise for Code Wars: ‘With a combination of acute observation, close analysis and clear-headed honesty, Rebecca Giblin leads the reader to share her conclusion that there is no legislative, judicial, commercial or technical panacea for copyright infringement which P2P software facilitates, but that even now it is not too late to improve the manner in which the rights-owning and distribution sectors address the challenges that P2P poses.’ -- Jeremy Phillips, Olswang, and Intellectual Property Institute

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Book SynopsisWe live and work in a world of change. Helping individuals and teams prepare for, respond to, and learn from change are critical for thriving. Managers and leaders at all levels play a vital role in developing talent, increasing performance, and supporting transitions and transformations. This book is about effectively coaching others in your role as a manager-coach. A manager-coach is a person who uses coaching-related knowledge, approaches, and skills to coach team members in the organization who report to them or who have sought their coaching. In 16 chapters, leaders at all levels, human resource professionals, and graduate students will find research-based, practical approaches to developing talent, improving performance, and supporting transformation. Topics include the change coaching process, theoretical foundations of coaching, use of self in managerial coaching, six coaching skills, how to coach across differences, specialty coaching (peer, team, and executive), ethical con

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Book SynopsisThe German poet Theodor Fontane once wrote: “A good aphorism contains the wisdom of an entire book in one sentence.” The Art of a Successful Life goes a step further, collating a myriad of quotes all of which offer insights to inspire you to think about yourself, your life and your goals, and to give you the confidence and strength to cope with difficult situations. In this book, you will find quotes from a range of thinkers: from the physicist Stephen Hawking to the artist Michelangelo, and from entrepreneurs such as Henry Ford, Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett to Confucius, Cicero, Schopenhauer and Goethe. In bringing them together, the author provides an original and practical guide to everyday life. This, alongside the 20-week success programme featured in the book, will provide you with the inspiration and strength to successfully navigate a variety of situations in all areas of your life.Trade ReviewThe Power of Capitalism "This wide-ranging tome, which covers economic systems across China, Africa, Germany, the US and the UK exploring the power of capitalism, may not persuade staunch anti-capitalists of the author's alternative viewpoint. However, it certainly offers a robust challenge to anti-capitalist views and provides a series of well-defined and researched arguments in favour of a capitalist society." CITY A.M. The Wealth Elite "Rainer Zitelmann's study of the psychology of the super-rich is an ambitious project. Few could be better qualified for it than Dr Zitelmann - an historian, sociologist, journalist, businessman and investor. There has been no comparable study and it is a compelling read for all who need to understand the characteristics and motivations of rich entrepreneurs." Michael Maslinski, The Financial Times

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Book SynopsisAn essential guide to equip the next generation of founders with the mindset and tools they need to take the leap to become globally successful entrepreneurs.Featuring a foreword by Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, this fascinating handbook inspires potential founders and provides essential guidance and advice for people who want to create their own start-up and build a successful company. This book answers the question how do I get started? It takes the reader from making the decision to plunge into entrepreneurship, through the process of choosing and developing an idea and team, all the way to raising capital and working with VCs and angel investors.Alice Bentinck and Matt Clifford are the co-founders of Entrepreneur First (EF). Over the last decade, they have worked with thousands of ambitious individuals across the world, supporting them to become founders. Those individuals have now built companies worth billions of dollars that are taking on some of tTable of ContentsForeword Introduction PART 1: The Founder Mindset 1: What makes a great founder 2: The myths that stop founders 3: What causes failure and how to avoid it 4: Cultivating the mindset of a founder PART 2: The Founding Process 5: Three and a half rules for ambitious founders 6: Understand your edge 7: How to use your edge 8: Choosing your co-founder 9: Working with your co-founder and testing the team 10: Getting to founder/idea fit 11: Customer Development – finding out your customer’s secrets PART 3: Growing and Scaling 12: An introduction to startup financing 13: How to raise money 14: Preparing for the road ahead 15: Building culture 16: What happens next? Bibliography Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisThe ultimate guide to naming your product or business has been updated throughout with twice as many resources as before, new stories (of both hits and flops), and an entirely new chapter on the power of names in the workplace. Too many new companies and products have names that look like the results of a drunken Scrabble game (Xobni, Svbtle, Doostang). In this entertaining and engaging book, ace-naming consultant Alexandra Watkins explains how anyone—even noncreative types—can create memorable and effective brand names. No degree in linguistics required. The heart of the book is Watkins''s proven SMILE and SCRATCH Test. A great name makes you SMILE because it is Suggestive—evokes something about your brand; is Memorable—makes an association with the familiar; uses Imagery—aids memory through evocative visuals; has Legs—lends itself to a theme for extended mileage; and is Emotional—moves people.  A bad name, on the other hand, makes you SCRATCH your head because it is Spelling challenged—looks like a typo; is a Copycat—similar to competitors’ names; is Restrictive—limits future growth; is Annoying—seems forced and frustrates customers; is Tame—feels flat, merely descriptive, and uninspired; suffers from the Curse of Knowledge—speaks only to insiders; and is Hard to pronounce—confuses and distances customers. This 50 percent–new second edition has double the number of brainstorming tools and techniques, even more secrets and strategies to nab an available domain name, a brand-new chapter on how companies are using creative names around the office to add personality to everything from cafeterias to conference rooms, and much more.

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Book Synopsis Cross-industry innovation introduces a dilemma for the innovation process. On one hand, there is a broad consensus in research that diversity in knowledge leads to increased levels of novelty in innovation. On the other hand, the crossing of industries boundaries is known to cause knowledge boundaries between actors. This book contributes to this end, by the development of new understanding of important aspects in cross-industry innovation. The empirical bases for this research are case data from the Pumps & Pipes association in US and Norway (conferences and 7 Norwegian cross-industry collaborations), and cross-industry cases from the Norway Health Tech cluster.

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Book SynopsisThe shareholder letters of corporate leaders are a rich source of business and investing wisdom. There is no more authoritative resource on subjects ranging from leadership and management to capital allocation and company culture.But with thousands of shareholder letters written every year, how can investors and students of the corporate world sift this vast swathe to unearth the best insights?Dear Shareholder is the solution!In this masterly new collection, Lawrence A. Cunningham, business expert and acclaimed editor of The Essays of Warren Buffett, presents the finest writers in the genre of the shareholder letter, and the most significant excerpts from their total output. Skillfully curated, edited and arranged, these letters showcase the ultimate in business and investment knowledge from an all-star team.Dear Shareholder holds letters by more than 20 different leaders from 16 companies. These leaders include Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway), Tom Gayner (Markel), Kay Graham and Don Graham (The Washington Post and Graham Holdings), Roberto Goizueta (Coca-Cola), Ginni Rometty (IBM), and Prem Watsa (Fairfax).Topics covered in these letters include the long-term focus, corporate culture and commitment to values, capital allocation, buybacks, dividends, acquisitions, management, business strategy, and executive compensation.As we survey the corporate landscape in search of outstanding companies run by first-rate managers, shareholder letters are a valuable resource. The letters also contain a wealth of knowledge on the core topics of effective business management. Let Dear Shareholder be your guide.

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Book SynopsisA practical action plan for businesses seeking to adapt and grow in today’s digital market.Trade ReviewSeldom have the effects of digital change on legacy businesses and innovators alike been so succinctly explained. David L. Rogers uses frameworks and case histories to illustrate how and why the times they are a changin'. And more importantly, exactly how to adapt. -- Bob Garfield, cohost of NPR's On the Media In this indispensable (and highly readable) guide, Rogers shares what we can learn from today's greatest digital innovators. Packed with illuminating case studies and practical tools, The Digital Transformation Playbook maps out clear strategies for thriving in the digital age. Don't start a business without it. -- Neil Blumenthal, cofounder and co-CEO, Warby Parker Everyone talks about digital transformation, but here's your chance to truly do it well. David Rogers provides a roadmap that every executive should read. If you're not part of the transformation of your business, it will just happen without you. Read this book and get started! -- Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Office, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Every so often, a book comes along that takes a subject that is mysterious and complex and drills down to its essential essence. Think of David Rogers's The Digital Transformation Playbook as your secret weapon for getting ahead of the extremely disruptive innovations transforming business at a breathtaking speed. You can't afford not to know this stuff! -- Rita McGrath, author of The End of Competitive Advantage Rogers expertly captures the moment we're in-the swiftly changing business landscape brought on by the digital revolution-and gives practical guidance for the decisions every business must make if they want to stay relevant. -- Russell Dubner, president and CEO, Edelman U.S. Rogers explains the changes at the heart of the digital revolution. More importantly, he shows us that change is possible and how any business, no matter its age or industry, can adapt to grow for the future. -- Bernd Schmitt, author of The Changing Face of the Asian Consumer Millions of business executives at all levels are puzzled by how to adapt to the digital world. This book makes the 'solution' to the puzzle quite accessible. -- Bill Duggan, author, Strategic Intuition: The Creative Spark in Human Achievement This well-written work presents applications and techniques that would serve well company managers and students of business. Library Journal (starred review) With practical frameworks and nine step-by-step planning tools, he distils the lessons of today's greatest digital innovators and makes them usable for businesses at any stage. Accountancy IrelandTable of ContentsPreface 1. The Five Domains of Digital Transformation: Customers, Competition, Data, Innovation, Value 2. Harness Customer Networks 3. Build Platforms, Not Just Products 4. Turn Data Into Assets 5. Innovate by Rapid Experimentation 6. Adapt Your Value Proposition 7. Mastering Disruptive Business Models Conclusion Self-Assessment: Are You Ready for Digital Transformation? More Tools for Strategic Planning Notes Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisIn The Seven-Day Weekend, Semler explains how he transformed a small family business into a highly profitable manufacturing, services and high-tech powerhouse - 40 times larger - while watching his favorite movies or relaxing with his son in the middle of the business day. Praise for The Seven-Day Weekend''Are there real-life lessons to be learned? The answer is yes-Pragmatic, inspirational and intriguing advice'' The Times''Ricardo Semler is our kind of capitalist.'' Guardian''In this book, Ricardo Semler tells how Semco, Latin America''s fastest growing company, uses a revolutionary way of working to run a profit making company with a work force who love their jobs.'' The Sunday Times''The Seven-Day Weekend challenges conventional approaches to work. It sparks ideas that can be applied to one''s own business [and] will certainly encourage managers to look very carefully at their management practices.'' Rocco Forte, Management TodayPraise for Ricardo Semler''s Maverick!''Semco takes workplace democracy to previously unimagined frontiers'' The Times''His egalitarian approach works like a dream'' TodayTrade ReviewRicardo Semler tells how Semco uses a revolutionary way of working to run a profit making company with a work force who love their jobs * The Sunday Times *The Seven-Day Weekend will certainly encourage managers to look very carefully at their management practices -- Rocco Forte * Management Today *Ricardo Semler is our kind of capitalist * The Guardian *

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Book SynopsisTo be a top performer in the digital economy—to become truly future ready—you need a playbook. Now you have one.It seems like almost every company you can think of—including your own—has embarked on a "digital transformation" journey. The problem is, many companies start down the road without a good sense of where they are going or a clear idea of how they will create and capture digital value. Not surprisingly, this leads to problems: failure to realize the value from digital in their bottom lines, wasted resources and effort, added complexity and dysfunction.This compact, no-nonsense book provides a solution. In their years of working with senior executives around the world, MIT research scientists Stephanie Woerner, Peter Weill, and Ina Sebastian noticed that these leaders knew they had to transform their businesses, but lacked a coherent framework and a common language—a playbook—to guide and motivate their employees and keep everyone focused on a common goal.Future Ready is that playbook. Based on years of rigorous research with data from more than a thousand companies—BBVA, CEMEX, DBS, Fidelity, Maersk, and many others—the book provides a powerful, field-tested "four pathways" framework that offers insights into the important dimensions at which a firm must excel in order to be competitive, as well as the organizational disruptions that every firm must manage as part of the transformation journey.The book includes instructive examples, sharp analyses, assessments to help companies benchmark themselves against top performers, and many illuminating visuals to help crystallize the data and ideas.Woerner, Weill, and Sebastian show that the goal isn't digital transformation but rather a profound business transformation. Future Ready is your essential guide for becoming a top performer in the digital economy.Trade ReviewAdvance Praise for Future Ready:"This book is essential for any company on its exciting digital journey, whether just starting out or well along the path. A solid playbook that helps keep everything and everyone focused on this transformative challenge." — Fernando Gonzalez, CEO, CEMEX"The digital economy reaches ever more deeply into all aspects of our lives. To adapt and thrive in this new context, companies need to be future ready. This book provides practical guidance for business leaders to assess where they stand today, as well as concrete advice on how they can transition their companies for the future." — Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman and CEO, Schneider Electric"The digital future can be full of profound risks and uncertainties, as well as opportunities. Future Ready provides remarkable insights, proven blueprints, and clear pathways for positioning companies to take full advantage of what the future brings." — Shamim Mohammad, Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Technology Officer, CarMax; independent member of board of directors, UNFI"Future Ready is the definitive handbook to achieving superior competitiveness in the digital age. It provides a clear road map to overcoming the inevitable difficulties faced along the transformation journey and an inventory of the attitudes, tools, and skills required." — Sim Tshabalala, Chief Executive, Standard Bank Group"Finally, a playbook with tools, metrics, and examples to chart and measure your digital journey! It vividly shows how building digital capabilities, co-creating new experiences, and learning how to create digital value have become strategic imperatives for growth. A must read for leaders who are driving business and technology transformations." — Gail Evans, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products

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Book SynopsisInclusive Business Models talks about organizations that employ principles of business to address the needs of the poor. It takes an analytical approach to derive insights about business models by comparison with other inclusive models seen within the same sector and through comparisons with models from a different sector. This cross sector comparison, especially with a number of case studies, would enable readers to cumulate their learning, and act as a guide to management students, practicing managers and entrepreneurs for understanding and analyzing any business model that intends or claims to be inclusive. This book is beneficial for students of entrepreneurship, social enterprises and human resource management. Sections of this book would be relevant for courses on social enterprises, developmental economics and inclusive business models taught globally, given that India today has emerged as a hotbed of experiments and innovations to deal with the problems of poverty and inequality.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Vaatsalya Hospitals: Affordable healthcare in proximity; 3. Gyanshala: Providing inclusive education; 4. Rang De: Creating a platform for social investment; 5. LaborNet: Empowering informal sector labourers; 6. SELCO: Inclusive model for energy access; 7. Hasiru Dala innovations: Improving lives of waste pickers; 8. Reliance Retail: Creating inclusive supply chain; 9. IDE Nepal: Developing smallholder ecosystem; 10. RuralShores: Delivering inclusive service; 11. GNFC's Neem initiative: A social business; 12. Bringing it all together; References.

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces an innovative new digital approach to speed up cultural change in organisations and reduce failure rates through use of the Culture Acceleration Tool and Methodology (CATM). This tool combines the methodology of the Organizational Cultural Assessment Instrument (OCAI), Action Design Thinking and Group Decision Support Systems. In order to transform employee mindsets and align workforces to the strategic goals of their organisation in Industry 4.0, culture change and organisational transformation is necessary. However, culture change is a complex process which takes years to complete, often with low success rates. In Accelerating Organisation Culture Change, Jaclyn Lee presents resolutions to these issues through the CATM toolkit that combines capabilities of diagnosing culture, refining the change process, and using a digital platform to brainstorm and set clear goals for change management. Including real life case studies on the application of CATM in organisations, the book demonstrates the possibility of a higher success rate with organisational culture change management, and provides researchers, organisations and practitioners with a clear roadmap on how to develop the CATM toolkit for their own culture transformation journey.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Change in the Digital Age Chapter 2. Organisational Culture and Change Management Chapter 3. Accelerate Culture Change through Digital Tools Chapter 4. A Digital Toolkit for Culture Acceleration: CATM Chapter 5. Developing a Culture of Innovation: The Singapore University of Technology and Design Story Chapter 6. Managing Culture Change in a Technology Set-Up using CATM Chapter 7. Future of Digital Tools in Change Management

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Book SynopsisEvery VC wants to find the next billion dollar company to invest in, and every startup wants to become one. Ali Tamaseb set out to find patterns in the backgrounds, methods, and trajectories of these companies, gathering and analyzing 40,000 data points about the 200+ billion dollar companies and the people who founded them. And you'll be surprised by what he discovered:* Half of unicorn founders are over 35;* Most founders don't have any directly relevant work experience in the industry they're disrupting;* There's no disadvantage to being a solo founder;* Sixty percent of billion dollar companies are started by repeat entrepreneurs, many of whom already have at least one $50M+ exit under their belt; and* Over half of these companies were competing with multiple incumbents at the time of their founding.Super Founders gives readers an unprecedented look at what the data tells us about the world's most successful startups and the people who create them. A blend of data, analysis, stories based on exclusive interviews, this book is a paradigm-shifting guide for entrepreneurs and the investment community. You may look more like a Super Founder than you think!

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Book SynopsisSince the 2008 financial crisis, existing methods of executive leadership have experienced in-depth scrutiny beyond their control. In reference to Patrick Lencioni, to understand teams is to comprehend an "inattention to results, an avoidance of accountability, and a lack of commitment." Executive leaders have been operating through silent, lucrative and confidential team dynamics that are difficult to access, and subsequently difficult to challenge and understand. Dr Katsarou-Makin explores the team-to-trust and trust-to-team relations between executives and their associates - pertaining to the familial relations between these members and their unconventional codes of conduct. Under this umbrella of governance, directors, leaders and corporate gatekeepers operate in teams that are selected and trusted through unorthodox relations which must now come to light. Upon entry, Maria seeks to explore how these teams operate through a collective consensus of trust, the values this trust demands, the actions it produces and the failures it can cause.

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Book SynopsisA unique history of Britain's most influential invention - from the East India Company to Enron

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Book SynopsisTurn your love of herbs into a profitable business. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience running an herb and spice shop, Bertha Reppert helps you successfully develop and market your own herbal products. Showing you how to determine a start-up budget, find niche markets, create unique packaging, track inventory, and organize business-boosting special events, Reppert also includes a series of inspiring profiles of professional herbalists. Transform your passion into a profession and get ready to open up shop!

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsChapter One The Next Financial Revolution 1 Chapter Two The Origins of Embedded Finance 9 Chapter Three Big Tech and Beyond 45 Chapter Four Embedded Finance in the Offline World 69 Chapter Five The Right Ingredients Are Now in Place 117 Chapter Six A More Sustainable and Equal World 161 Chapter Seven 2030: How Embedded Finance Takes Over the World 197 Acknowledgments 223 About the Authors 225 Index 227

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Book SynopsisIntroduction Creating the Future Leading Through Innovation 1. The Family Difference Capitalizing on Family Innovation 2. Structured Chaos Creating a Culture of Innovation 3. Core Offerings Driving Value with Product and Service Innovations 4. Family Continuity Applying Innovative Thinking to Succession 5. Family Continuity Applying Innovative Thinking to Governance 6. Money and Metrics Funding and Measuring Innovation 7. The Next Generation Re-Innovating the Family Business 8. Moving Innovation Forward Concluding ThoughtsTrade Review"Joe Schmieder's new book on innovation in family owned businesses is grounded in sound research but brought to life by real world experience and examples. Joe takes a thoughtful look at innovation in the FOB context but also shares a variety of insights and best practices applicable to family businesses more generally. This is a helpful and easy read for anyone working in or around a family owned business." - Bruce C. Young, Partner, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, Board Member, The Family Business Alliance, and a third generation participant in a family business "In today's fast paced world, innovation is not a luxury but a necessity. Schmieder has written an important and practical book that addresses how innovation can be created within the context and constraints of a family business. It's a must read for today's family business leaders." - Joseph Horak, Ph.D. Director, Family Business Institute, Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan "In this book, Schmieder has provided multiple best practices for topics ranging from governance to management team strategy to product development all from the perspective of generational succession." - William J. Boer, President & Founder, Grey Dunes "Is innovation in family business an oxymoron? Having coined the term interpreneurship or intergenerational entrepreneurship in 1989, my answer is a resounding no. Joe Schmieder proves the point. And his cases show you the way. Read this book!" - Ernesto J. Poza, Clinical Professor, Global Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Family business consultant, and author of Family Business "Innovation in the Family Business outlines how a family can embrace Innovation to become a core value in how they define their meaning and context to remain relevant and embrace innovation as an active process to be successful in the various phases of a multi-generational business." - Nelson Jacobson Chairman, President, and CEO, JSJ Corporation 'Too often, family businesses seem to exist primarily as a sort of shrine to the founding generation. Joe paints a positive picture using dozens of vibrant examples of how successor generations can avoid that trap by innovating and growing in ways that would surely make any founder proud. A must-read for all YPO family business leaders or any executive leading a family enterprise.' - Chris Herschend, Vice Chair, Herschend Family Entertainment and Chair, YPO WPO Global Family Business NetworkTable of ContentsIntroduction – Creating the Future – Leading Through Innovation 1. The Family Difference – Capitalizing on Family Innovation 2. Structured Chaos – Creating a Culture of Innovation 3. Core Offerings – Driving Value with Product and Service Innovations 4. Family Continuity – Applying Innovative Thinking to Succession 5. Family Continuity – Applying Innovative Thinking to Governance 6. Money and Metrics – Funding and Measuring Innovation 7. The Next Generation – Re-Innovating the Family Business 8. Moving Innovation Forward – Concluding Thoughts

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Book SynopsisWall Street Journal BestsellerDevelop and expand your innate leadership abilities through daily exercises and challenges designed to help you grow into the leader you want to be and prepare you for the job you were made to have.A recent Harvard Business Review article outlining a study of over 17,000 leaders found that although, on average, people begin to supervise others at age 30, most do not start to receive formal leadership training until their forties.In addition to serving as a U.S. Army airborne, infantry, and ranger-qualified officer, Patrick Leddin has founded successful businesses and trained thousands of leaders. In The Five-Week Leadership Challenge, Leddin shows you how to quickly build standout leadership skills so that when the next opportunity comes along, you''re the only person for the job.In this book, you will find:35 daily challe

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Book SynopsisWe're often told that we're living amidst a startup boom. Typically, we think of apps built by college kids and funded by venture capital firms, which remake fortunes and economies overnight. But in reality, most new businesses are things like restaurants or hair salons. Entrepreneurs aren't all millennials -- more often, it's their parents. And those small companies are the fabric of our economy.The Soul of an Entrepreneur is a business book of a different kind, exploring our work but also our passions and hopes. David Sax reports on the deeply personal questions of entrepreneurship: why an immigrant family risks everything to build a bakery; how a small farmer fights to manage his debt; and what it feels like to rise and fall with a business you built for yourself.This book is the real story of entrepreneurship. It confronts both success and failure, and shows how they can change a human life. It captures the inherent freedom that entrepreneurship brings, and why it matters.

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Book SynopsisThis practical handbook, now in a throughly revised and updated 5th edition with a new chapter on completing your application, will help you understand the mechanics of running a limited company. Whether you have already started your business or are just embarking on it, you will find vital advice on the benefits and obligations of forming a limited compnay, and how to set one up and run it. There are deatailed explanations of the procedures involved, together with essential advice on dealing with statutory information, banking, PAYE, auditing and accounting. - INCLUDES UPDATED SAMPLE FORMS AND CHECKLISTS - COVERS BEST PRACTICE AND STATUTORY REGULATIONSContents: List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. Deciding what you want to do; 2. Setting up and forming your company; 3. Dealing with the formalities; 4. Completing your application; 5. Being a shareholder; 6. Being a director; 7. Preparing for business; 8. Producing accounts; 9. Raising money; 10. Troubleshooting; 11.Closing down; Glossary; Useful reading; Index.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations; Preface; 1. Deciding what you want to do; 2. Setting up and forming your company; 3. Dealing with the formalities; 4. Completing your application; 5. Being a shareholder; 6. Being a director; 7. Preparing for business; 8. Producing accounts; 9. Raising money; 10. Troubleshooting; 11.Closing down; Glossary; Useful reading; Index.

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Book Synopsis40 or 50 families control the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Their interests range from banking to property, from shipping to sugar, from vice to gambling. 13 of the 50 richest families in the world are in South East Asia yet they are largely unknown outside confined business circles. Often this is because they control the press and television as well as everything else. How do they do it? What are their secrets? And is it good news or bad for the places where they operate? Joe Studwell explosively lifts the lid on a world of staggering secrecy and shows that the little most people know is almost entirely wrong.Trade ReviewA first-class study ... the product of an original, inquiring mind. * Sunday Times *The romp around the region's pleasure domes is a blast. * Asian Wall Street Journal *You badly need to read this book. Joe Studwell...should be named chief myth-buster for Asian business...his tone is ironic without being cruel...his mythbusting is as merciless as it is enlightening...Studwell skewers myths with equal passion and panache. * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisEntrepreneurs as well as seasoned business leaders are struggling to innovate and stay ahead of change in the age of decentralization. What separates the companies that get disrupted from the ones that thrive when faced with decentralization? What tactics can be deployed to decentralize large monolithic organizations? Drawing on their experience as researchers and tech entrepreneurs, Professors Calcaterra and Kaal show how to Learn to embrace the change that comes with decentralization Evolve technology, communication, and culture as the business encounters decentralization Use best practices to maintain profitability in the emerging environments of decentralization across industries Combine responsibility with velocity to leverage the advantages of decentralization for the common good The book examines the core infrastructure elements that are needed before the first genuinely decentralized transaction can happen including a legal environment, underwriting, a truly decentralized blockchain that can overcome the blockchain trilemma (decentralization, scaling, security), and efficient governance of blockchains. Decentralization is essential reading for businesses seeking to win in an increasingly decentralized world where adaptation speed is the competitive advantage that matters most. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: What is Decentralization? Decentralization is Eating (and Saving) the World Types of Decentralization Three Basics of Decentralization Five Stages of Decentralization Three Key Techniques of Decentralization Part II: The Brave New World of Decentralization Commerce Disruptions Societal Innovations Leapfrogging Decentralization beyond High Tech Decentralization of Large Organizations When Should I Start Decentralizing? Can I Choose not to Decentralize? Decentralization is Iterative Decentralization Regions to Watch Part III: Decentralization Neutralizers Tribe Characteristics S-Curve of Centralization Degrees of Decentralization Grassroots Democratic Legitimacy of Code Governance Infrastructure Requirements Defending Against Decentralization Part IV: Unleashing the Power of Decentralization How to Increase the Degree of Decentralization Eight Key Transitions Decentralized Infrastructure Innovation Decentralized Smart Contract Business Decentralized Underwriting – Insurance Decentralized Governance Decentralized Legal Environment - Distributed Jurisdiction Part V: How to Make Money in Decentralization Historical Evidence: Decentralization Removes Profit Margins Five Factors that Explain Profit Margin Removal Upon Decentralization How to Reverse the Trend Nine Counterintuitive Rules for Making Money in Decentralized Systems Five Factors of Decentralization that Change Commerce Part VI: Responsible Decentralization Responsible Decentralization in Society and Commerce Framework for Responsible Decentralization The Response Spectrum Balancing Responsibility and Velocity as Decentralization Grows Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix A: Disclosures Appendix B: The Decentralizers Index

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Book SynopsisManagers often isolate their innovation teams, but wouldn’t it be better to engage all the workers in innovation? This book describes a framework that makes innovation a daily consideration for all. It involves allowing a knowledge network to develop naturally which complements the existing organizational structure making it more organic. It fosters more extensive collaboration amongst workers to produce more imaginative solutions that maximize value. The workers are encouraged to consult one another spontaneously across their organization and beyond its traditional boundaries. Insightful and constructive exchanges stimulate their thinking making them creative partners. Unsuspected capabilities, ideas and value are revealed. Philippe Davidson describes creative deliberation techniques designed to maximize stakeholder value. The framework also makes organizations nimbler and more resilient to market changes. They become more sustainable in ever-changing conditions because learning and change become the norm. Innovation champions will find powerful arguments for introducing democratized innovation in their organizations. A wealth of practical techniques and handy tips for participative work-based training will help organizational trainers and facilitators to democratize innovation. Management consultants will find invaluable insights to advise their clients on innovation. Your workers are your organization’s best agents of change - unleash their natural creativity!

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Book SynopsisOver the past decade, businesses have faced relentless change on multiple dimensions, and the list of the world’s largest companies has changed enormously. The keys to success are likely to be just as different for the new decade. Winning the ’20s analyzes the new competitive environment that businesses face and outlines what will it take to win in the 2020s. To stay ahead of the trends that are reshaping business, leaders need to rethink existing assumptions and retool their companies. Both traditional incumbents and younger digital giants will face very different but equally critical challenges in the 2020s—and would do well to learn from each other’s strengths. This book discusses the new dimensions of competition that will affect corporate strategy in the next decade and how leaders can reinvent their organizations to be better suited for the new environment. The companies that succeed in the 2020s will look very different than they do today—they will have evolved their businesses to harness new technologies and reshaped their external relationships, organizations, and approaches accordingly. Winning the ’20s will help business professionals as well as academics and students with an interest in strategy and leadership answer this critical question for the start of this decade: How should you prepare your company to avoid being left behind and emerge as a winner in a rapidly evolving business landscape?

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Book Synopsis“Sundberg and Begg have produced an essential guide to help leaders tap their organization’s full potential by creating the conditions for critical thinking, clear communication, and nimble execution.” Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret, Drive, and To Sell is Human Enduringly successful companies don’t rely on a genius CEO. They build collective intelligence, systematically empowering everyone, from the boardroom to the shop floor, to use their brains and apply them to the problems and opportunities that matter most. The iPhone wasn’t the brainchild of Steve Jobs, Warren Buffet didn’t want to bet on Apple, and Amazon Prime wasn’t Jeff Bezos’ idea. Each of these breakthroughs was sparked by an employee who’d been given the tools, skills, and confidence to ask the right questions. Every company has a vast reservoir of brainpower and it’s a leader’s role to tap into it. In Collective Intelligence, co-CEOs Jennifer Sundberg and Pippa Begg lean on their work with the world’s most demanding leaders over the past 15 years to show you how. They’ll demonstrate how badly run businesses make smart people act dumb and reveal how enduringly successful businesses create the conditions for everyone to think hard and act fast.

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Book SynopsisThe world that we live in today favors the person who organizes and operates a business, and takes on greater than normal financial risks to do so. That person is the entrepreneur.The average worker holds ten different jobs before age forty, and this number is projected to grow. If you?re in your twenties and thirties, you may forge a second or third career as an entrepreneur; and if you?re in your forties, fifties, or beyond, you will decidedly favor the idea of starting and owning your own business. In fact, fifty-two percent of all small businesses are home-based, and many of those are started and run by people in their mid-career.So whether you are early in your career or are in mid-career, whether you have ambitions to run a larger business or a very small business, and whether you start a business because it?s your desire or you?re forced to by automation and layoffs, entrepreneurship is more likely than ever to be a part of your future.Let Brian Tracy, one of the world?s foremost authorities on the subject, introduce you to 6 Essentials To Start & Succeed in Your Own Business, and expose you to the most innovative, current?and most importantly?proven ideas on how to become successful.Use your knowledge of The 6 Essentials to race ahead of the competition and take advantage of all of the modern options readily available to you . . . and create a business that is successful and sustainable for the long term.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"As noted in this splendid book, the "devil is in the detail" in order to achieve successful PPPs. Well, this book has that detail. Excellent, practical guidance for all those interested in designing and implementing PPPs, from two authors who’ve worked closely with policymakers, investors, financiers, operators and civil society." --Laurence Carter, Senior Director for Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships, and Guarantees, World Bank "A generation of PPP experts have been bought up on this important book, the rework by Yescombe and Farquharson will ensure that it is fit for the next generation as well. Highly recommended." --Christopher Heathcote, CEO, Global Infrastructure Hub (gihub.org) "Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly being utilised as a global method of procurement – yet their successful implementation relies on sufficient knowledge and delivery capacity in both the public and the private sector. Yescombe and Farquharson’s new, expanded and fully comprehensive volume covering all aspects of the PPP process from initial procurement, valuation and financing will be a crucial tool providing not only education to those newly engaged in PPPs but also as a ‘go-to’ reference source to current practitioners in respect both of policy and finance issues. This clear and well written guide incorporates both the authors’ full understanding of the basic concepts as well as exhibiting their practical knowledge of delivery issues. Certainly a book I will be recommending to others as well as dipping into myself from time to time. Well done on making a key contribution to long term investment in infrastructure, delivering value for money, whole of life costed and quality controlled assets!" --Julia Prescot, Commissioner, UK National Infrastructure Commission; Chief Strategy Officer, Meridiam Infrastructure "Yescombe’s book has been the essential text book for my students and the go-to user manual for my practitioner advisees for the past decade. This new edition expands the scope even further by including both the private and public perspectives, while maintaining its rich breadth of financial structures and analyses." --Akash Deep, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University "Public-Private Partnerships are now an indispensable tool in the modern public finance practitioner's toolkit. Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure is the definitive treatment of the financial, legal, and governance details of this essential subject." --Justin Marlowe, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington "Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure by Yescombe and his co-author Farquharson is a sophisticated and comprehensive treatment of public-private partnerships and their financing. Yescombe’s Principles of Project Finance has long been the best available text on project finance, and this new volume will occupy a similar position in the literature on public-private partnerships." --Robert Sheppard, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina "The new book provides a rich and deep explanation of PPP issues. It covers the important topics of PPP policy, legal and institutional frameworks, project preparation, procurement, risk allocation and financing, and contains various special features which distinguish it from other publications on the subject….With this book, readers will feel like they have a veteran PPP expert close at hand." --Global Infrastructure HubTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction1. Overview2. What Are Public-Private Partnerships?3. Cash Flow and Investment AnalysisPart II: The Public-Sector Perspective4. Policy, Legal and Institutional Frameworks5. The Project Cycle6. Public-Sector Project Management7. Assessing Needs, Project Definition and Selection8. The PPP Decision—Value for Money9. The PPP Decision—Affordability, Budgeting and Reporting10. PPP Procurement Part III: PPP Risk Analysis and Allocation11. Risk Analysis—Theory and Methodologies12. Risk Allocation—Construction Phase13. Risk Allocation—Operation Phase14. The Rôle of Insurance Part IV: The PPP Contract15. Service-Fee Payment Mechanism16. Changes in Circumstances17. Termination18. Public-Sector Support for PPP Contracts19. Public-Sector Contract Management Part V: The Private-Sector Perspective20. Sponsors and Other Investors21. Project Finance and PPPs22. Project-Finance Debt—Sources and Procedures23. Financial Structuring24. Macroeconomic Risks and Hedging25. Lenders’ Cash-Flow Controls, Security and Enforcement26. Debt Refinancing and Equity Sale Part VI: Alternative Models – Summing Up27. Alternative Models28. PPPs—For and Against

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides a factual basis for discussing for-profit versus not-for-profit ownership of hospitals and gives a look at evidence about issues in the hospital industry.

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Book SynopsisWritten in non-technical terms, this book explains how the dynamics of big business have influenced national and international economies. A path-breaking study, it provides the first systematic treatment of big business in advanced, emerging, and centrally-planned economies from the late nineteenth century, when big businesses first appeared in American and West European manufacturing, to the present. Large industrial enterprises play a vital role in developing new technologies and commercializing new products in all of the major countries. How such firms emerged and evolved in different economic, political, and social settings constitutes a significant part of twentieth-century world history. This historical review of big business is particularly valuable today, when the viability of large enterprises is being challenged by small firms, networks, and alliances. These essays, written by internationally-known historians and economists, help one understand the essential role and functionTrade Review'… offers and intriguing perspective on the development and impact of big business on the modern world'. Law Society Journal'This is an extremely important book that … can be highly recommended as an admirable text for students in courses on business history, and as a guide to the state of play in a number of important debates for the scholar.' Australian Economic History Review'Big Business and the Wealth of Nations is an important book that should be prescribed reading in economic geography courses.' Progress in Human GeographyTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. Overview: 1. Historical and comparative contours of big business Alfred D. Chandler, Jr; 2. The large industrial enterprise and the dynamics of modern economic growth Franco Amatori; Part II. National Experiences of Big Business; Group 1. Prime Drivers in North America and Western Europe: 3. The United States: engines of economic growth in the capital-intensive and knowledge-intensive industries Takashi Hikino; 4. Great Britain: big business, management, and competitiveness in the twentieth century Geoffrey Jones; 5. Germany: competition abroad, cooperation at home, 1870–1990 Ulrich Wegenroth; 6. Small European nations: cooperative capitalism in the twentieth century Harm G. Schröter; Group 2. Followers in Western Europe: 7. France: the relatively slow development of big business in the twentieth century Patrick Fridenson; 8. Italy: the tormented rise of organizational capabilities between government and families Albert Carreras; 9. Spain: big manufacturing firms between state and market, 1917–90 Xavier Tafunell; Group 3. Late Industrializers in East Asia and South America: 10. Japan: increasing organizational capabilities of large industrial enterprises, 1880s–1980s Hidemasa Morikawa; 11. South Korea: enterprising groups and entrepreneurial government Alice H. Amsden; 12. Argentina: industrial growth and enterprise organization, 1880s–1980s María Inés Barbero; Group 4. Centrally-Planned Economies in Eastern Europe: 13. USSR: large enterprises - the functional disorder Andrei Yu Yudanov; 14. Czechoslovakia: the halting pace to scope and scale Alice Teichova; Part III. Economic and Institutional Environment of Big Business: 15. Organizational competences, size, and the wealth of nations: some comments from a comparative perspective Giovanni Dosi and Takashi Hikino; 16. Big business and skill formation in the wealthiest nations: the organizational revolution in the twentieth century William Lazonick and Mary O'Sullivan; 17. Government, big business, and the wealth of nations Thomas K. McCraw; 18. Constructing big business: the cultural concept of the firm Jeffrey R. Fear.

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Book SynopsisRethink your way to a better life In business, and in life, everything is changing fast, apart from how we behave. Our ways of thinking and making decisions have changed little since we lived in agricultural and industrial societies, but the problems we now need to solve are entirely different. It requires a revolution in thinking and behavior to meet the challenges that now face us and avoid disaster we need to totally rethink the model. Part business biography, part business blueprint, Total Rethink explains how this can be done. Successful telecoms entrepreneur David McCourt lays out the reality of the dangerous situation we find ourselves in and suggests solutions which will empower everyone, including business people, politicians, diplomats, and teachers, to repair the damage we have already done, and prepare for the dramatic changes to come. Change the way you think and behave to be a true entrepreneur Understand why incremental change no longer works Move at the speed oTable of ContentsForeword xi Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1 Visualize the Future 1 Chapter 2 Start a Bottom-Up Revolution 7 Chapter 3 When the Revolutionaries Become the Establishment and Stop Blowing Up the Model 21 Chapter 4 Entrepreneurial Thinkers Can Be Found in Every Walk of Life 33 Chapter 5 Can You Teach Entrepreneurship or are Creative Entrepreneurs Born that Way? 39 Chapter 6 Work on Your Strengths, Forget Your Weaknesses 53 Chapter 7 Being Interested in Everything 65 Chapter 8 Getting Taken Seriously 71 Chapter 9 Achieving the Impossible 77 Chapter 10 Tell Your Story to the World 81 Chapter 11 Radical Ways of Getting Paid 85 Chapter 12 Taking Risks and Grasping Opportunities 91 Chapter 13 Connecting Computers to One Another 105 Chapter 14 Finding a Mentor 113 Chapter 15 Trying to Do Everything at the Same Time 123 Chapter 16 If You Are Persistent, Your Plan B May Be Better Than Your Plan A 137 Chapter 17 Crowdsourcing Is the Future 145 Chapter 18 The Death of the Middlemen 157 Chapter 19 Ten-Year-Olds Have Great Ideas, Too 163 Chapter 20 Never Be Afraid to Think Big – or to Think Young 167 Chapter 21 Future Generations 181 Chapter 22 The Power Shift 189 Chapter 23 The Power of Immigration 201 Chapter 24 The Sheer Joy of Being a Creative Revolutionary 207 Epilogue 213 About the Author 217 Notes 219

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Book SynopsisOutsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Services is concentrated on the key players of the outsourcing paradigm; the organizations that provide logistics services, the Third Party Logistics (3PL's), as well as their clients, presenting and promoting the lessons learned by their cooperation. Specifically, this publication presents studies which are relevant to practitioners, researchers, students, and clients of the application of the Outsourcing practice on the Logistics and Supply Chain Management services giving emphasis to 3PL's.

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Book SynopsisManaging Tourism Enterprises: Start-up, Growth and Resilience brings a new contribution to the literature on tourism management. It presents a comprehensive, educational text on the initiation, management, growth, performance and resilience of tourism enterprises in the age of digital disruption and global uncertainty. The book addresses the unique characteristics of tourism enterprises, how they are created, how they are managed, the factors that drive business performance, and how they must be innovative, resilient and adaptable in order to succeed. The content draws on empirical research, grey literature, government data and case studies to present theoretical and practical knowledge on the successful management of tourism enterprises and their role in tourism destinations. This book describes and includes essential business planning and teaching tools, such as: · The feasibility analysis, marketing plan, and strategic planning tools. · Lecture slides for each chapter. · Case studies with discussion questions. This is an essential book for undergraduate students completing 2nd and 3rd year courses on tourism management, with a focus on managing tourism enterprises; and postgraduate students undertaking courses specific to strategy and performance of tourism firms.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Conceptual Foundations of Tourism Enterprises Chapter 2: Entrepreneurship and New Ventures Chapter 3: Creativity and Innovation Chapter 4: Marketing, Service Quality and Distribution Chapter 5: Business Strategy and Growth Chapter 6: Human Capital and Human Resources- Chapter 7: Leadership for Tourism Enterprises Chapter 8: Sources of Financial Capital Chapter 9: Managing Financial Performance Chapter 10: Social Capital and Business Networks Chapter 11: Crisis Management and Entrepreneurial Resilience Chapter 12: Digital Disruption and New Business Models Chapter 13: Template 1 - Marketing Planning & Strategy Chapter 14: Template 2 - – Feasibility Analysis

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Book SynopsisThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set an ambitious agenda for global problem-solving and create a framework to achieve it through the power of partnerships. Goal 17 points to the central importance of partnerships, networks, and multi-stakeholder collaborations for bringing together a broad range of actors to accomplish the first 16 goals. Only through such partnerships can the distributed knowledge, resources and capacity of government agencies, private enterprises, political activists, local communities, and international NGOs be effectively combined to produce the major breakthroughs in sustainability that the SDGs envision. Co-Creation for Sustainability sets out a strategy of partnership, with an emphasis on how global goals can be translated into local action. Co-creation brings multiple parties together—including citizens—to collaboratively engage in innovative problem-solving. The book explains this strategy and describes how to foster the conditions necessary for its success. It details how leaders can spur co-creation and manage and overcome its practical challenges. Written to inspire public and private changemakers to find fundamental solutions to the pressing challenges that confront our social and natural environment, Co-creation for Sustainability: The UN SDGs and the Power of Partnerships provides intellectual resources and practical advice relevant for those who aspire to harness the talents, energy and perspectives of different sectors to build the momentum we need to realize a sustainable future.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Co-creating the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Chapter 2. The Key Role of Local Governance in Achieving the SDGs Chapter 3. Co-creation is the Answer Chapter 4. Translating Global Goals to Local Contexts Chapter 5. Building Co-creation Platforms Chapter 6. Convening, Empowering and Integrating Relevant and Affected Actors Chapter 7. Initiating, Designing and Diffusing Co-created Innovation Chapter 8. Co-creating SDGs through Experimentation and Prototyping Chapter 9. Funding and Financing Local Co-creation Projects Chapter 10. Implementing Solutions Based on Collaborative Adaptation Chapter 11. Evaluating Processes, Outputs and Outcomes to Learn and Improve Chapter 12. Ensuring Accountable Co-creation of the SDGs Chapter 13. Leading Local Co-creation of SDG Solutions Chapter 14. Challenges to the Co-creation of the SDGs and the Way Forward

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