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This book examines the crisis at the famous insurance market, Lloyd's of London, during the late twentieth century, which nearly destroyed the…
300-year-old institution. While rapid structural change resulting from system collapse is less common in insurance than in the history of other financial services, one exception was the Lloyd’s crisis. Hitherto, explanations of the crisis have focused on the effects of catastrophic losses and poor governance. By drawing on contemporary accounts of the crisis, the author constructs the first comprehensive scholarly analysis of the public and political response. The book applies theoretical concepts from behavioural economics and economic psychology to argue that multiple delusions of competence were at work both within and outside the Lloyd’s market. Arrogance, elitism and defence of vested interests comprised endogenous elements of the crisis. Entrenched ideas about the virtues of self-regulation and faith in insider experts also played a role. The result was a misdiagnosis by both insiders and politicians of what ailed Lloyd’s and a series of reforms that failed to address the underlying causes of its disease. This book offers a salutary lesson from recent history about the importance of the transparency, accountability and effective monitoring of financial institutions. It is of interest to academics and students of economic and financial history, business, insurance, political economy and history.Modern Monetary Theory: Eine Einführung (essentials)
By Dirk Ehnts. 2022
Dieses essential erläutert, wie Zentralbanken, Banken und Regierungen Geld schöpfen. Bei modernem Geld handelt es sich letztlich um eine Steuergutschrift, die der…
Staat über seine Zentralbank als Monopolist ausgibt. Daher gibt es kein „Steuerzahler-Geld“ (Thatcher 1983) und „Staatsschulden“ sind lediglich Geld im Besitz der Bürger*innen, welches für spätere Steuerzahlungen verwendet werden kann. Preisstabilität, Vollbeschäftigung und nachhaltige Ressourcennutzung ergeben sich nicht von allein. Der Einsatz von Wirtschaftspolitik zur Erreichung dieser Ziele wird beschrieben.La isla de los 5 faros (edición ampliada y actualizada): Cómo mejorar nuestra comunicación y hacerla más memorable
By Ferran Ramón-Cortes. 2021
Edición ampliada y revisada del libro de referencia de la comunicación personal que ya ha conquistado a más de 100.000…
lectores. «Vete a Menorca y, cada noche, dedícate a observar lo que sé que tanto te gusta: los faros. Ellos pueden enseñarte mejor que yo. Obsérvalos, sin prisas, con los ojos bien abiertos.» Esta es la sorprendente sugerencia que, tras una mediocre presentación en público, Ferran recibe de Max, su viejo amigo y profesor. Y, sin dudarlo dos veces, decide seguir el consejo al pie de la letra e inicia un recorrido por los cinco faros principales de la isla de Menorca, que le descubrirán cómo mejorar su comunicación y hacerla más memorable. Observándolos con detenimiento, Ferran encuentra en cada faro una clave que le ayudará a que sus mensajes lleguen con claridad y efectividad a sus destinatarios Esta pequeña historia será de utilidad a todos aquellos que en algún momento de nuestra vida tenemos que hacer llegar claro nuestro mensaje a los demás, tanto a nivel personal como profesional, con nuestros hijos, nuestros clientes, nuestros compañeros de trabajo o nuestros alumnos. «Este es un libro para comunicar. Para comunicarse. Delante de mil personas o de dos. En el trabajo o en nuestra vida personal. Los secretos son los mismos.»Ferran Ramon-Cortés Reseñas:«La isla de los 5 faros es una invitación magistral a convertirnos en grandes comunicadores. Ferran nos lleva, a través de una historia inspiradora, cálida y cercana, a encontrar las claves de la comunicación altamente efectiva.»Rosa Moreno, Directora de Recursos Humanos & Comunicación Corporativa de Grünenthal Pharma «Cinco faros, cinco claves, cinco historias. Una isla, un escritor y un libro. Un libro claro y sencillo de obligada lectura para todos.»Guayente Sanmartín, Vicepresidenta Global y Directora General 3D Multi Jet Fusion de HP «Pocas cosas hay tan humanas y centrales como comunicarnos. La isla de los 5 faros nos orienta en este arte.»Sergi Aulinas, Director General de Laboratorios Gebro Pharma «En las organizaciones, el talento sin habilidades de comunicación es como la potencia sin tracción.»Narcís Roura, Director General de PepsiCo SWEL'illa dels 5 fars (edició ampliada i actualitzada): Com millorar la nostra comunicació i fer-la més memorable
By Ferran Ramón-Cortes. 2021
Edició ampliada i revisada del llibre de referència de la comunicació personal que ja ha conquistat més de 100.000 lectors.…
«Ves a Menorca i, cada nit, dedica't a observar el que sé que tant t'agrada: els fars. Ells et podran ensenyar millor que jo. Observa'ls, sense presses, amb els ulls ben oberts.» Aquest és el sorprenent suggeriment que, després d'una mediocre presentació en públic, el Ferran rep del Max, el seu vell amic i professor. I, sense dubtar-ho dues vegades, decideix seguir el consell al peu de la lletra i inicia un recorregut pels cinc fars principals de l'illa de Menorca, que li descobriran com millorar la seva comunicació i fer-la més memorable. Observant-los amb deteniment, el Ferran troba en cada far una clau que l'ajudarà a fer que els seus missatges arribin amb claredat i efectivitat als seus destinataris. Aquesta petita història és molt útil per a tots aquells que en algun moment de lanostra vida hem de fer arribar de manera clara el nostre missatge als altres, tant en el terreny personal com professional, als nostres fills, als nostres clients, als nostres companys de feina o als nostres alumnes. «Aquest és un llibre per comunicar. Per comunicar-se. Davant de mil persones o de dues. A la feina o a la nostra vida personal. Els secrets són els mateixos.» Ferran Ramon-Cortés Ressenyes: «L'illa dels 5 fars és una invitació magistral a convertir-nos en grans comunicadors. Ferran Ramon-Cortés ens porta, a través d'una història inspiradora, càlida i pròxima, a trobar les claus d'una comunicació altament efectiva.»Rosa Moreno, directora de Recursos Humans & Comunicació Corporativa de Grünenthal Pharma «Cinc fars, cinc claus, cinc històries. Una illa, un escriptor i un llibre. Un llibre clar i senzill d'obligada lectura per a tothom.»Guayente Sanmartín, vicepresidenta global i directora general 3D Multi Jet Fusion en HP «Poques coses hi ha tan humanes i centrals com comunicar-nos. L'illa dels 5 fars ens orienta en aquest art.»Sergi Aulinas, director general de Laboratorios Gebro Pharma «En les organitzacions el talent sense habilitats de comunicació és com la potència sense tracció.»Narcís Roura, director general PepsiCo SWEFundraising for Social Change
By Kim Klein, Stan Yogi. 2022
A popular fundraising blueprint for small- to mid-sized nonprofit organizations In the newly revised Eighth Edition of Fundraising for Social…
Change, two nonprofit leadership veterans deliver a hands-on, how-to guide to establishing and expanding a diverse base of donors. The authors maintain a focus on groups working toward racial, economic, and climate justice, providing trustworthy and relevant information that can be easily understood. The book includes a free Instructor's Manual, as well as access to supplementary online content with additional resources. Readers will also find: "Spotlight" sections highlighting the reflections and wisdom of a varied group of fundraisers Insightful explorations about managing fundraising, including establishing a fundraising infrastructure, hiring a development director, and using consultants and coaches Discussions of budgeting and planning, as well as how to handle significant financial trouble An indispensable resource for nonprofit board members, managers, founders, and employees, Fundraising for Social Change is a must-read roadmap to raising money. It belongs on the bookshelves of leaders, activists and organizers seeking to advance racial, economic, environmental or social justice.Take a Lesson: Black Achievers on How They Made It and What They Learned Along the Way
By Caroline V. Clarke. 2022
A fascinating set of Black perspectives on what it takes to succeed today In Take a Lesson: Today's Black Achievers on How They Made It…
and What They Learned Along the Way, Updated and Revised, award-winning journalist and author Caroline Clarke once again compels a dynamic list of Black business heroes and role models to openly share their own goals, hits, and misses, exploring what they overcame and what they’re still working to overcome, not just for themselves, but for their peers and would be peers, who the equity odds are still against. In this book, you’ll find: Updated interviews with Black corporate titans containing critically important lessons about business success Deeply personal accounts of the journeys of Black superachievers from a diverse set of backgrounds and industries who are still rising in their industries Insights into the ways the world has changed—and the ways it hasn’t—since the release of the first edition in 2001 Perfect for Black students and early-career professionals looking for proven ways to navigate the unique challenges they’ll face, Take a Lesson is also a great resource for allies seeking to gain perspective on a critically important set of experiences. While these stories are specifically of Black success, their ability to inform, inspire, and reaffirm the value of ambition and perseverance, no matter the odds or era, transcends race.Computational Thinking: A Beginner's Guide to Problem-Solving and Programming
By Karl Beecher. 2017
Computational thinking is a timeless, transferable skill that enables you to think more clearly and logically, as well as a…
way to solve specific problems. Beginning with the core ideas of computational thinking, with this book you'll build up an understanding of the practical problem-solving approach and explore how computational thinking aids good practice in programming, complete with a full guided example.The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn
By Ronald D. Davis, Eldon M. Braun. 2010
The New Middle East
By Fawaz A. Gerges. 2014
The New Middle East is one of the first comprehensive books written by prominent scholars of the region and of…
comparative politics to critically examine the Arab popular uprisings of 2011 2012 While these uprisings prompted a number of cursory publications this volume contains meticulous and thoughtful reflections on the causes drivers and effects of these seminal events on the internal regional and international politics of the Middle East and North Africa Although specific conditions in individual countries that have experienced large-scale popular mobilizations are investigated they are neither treated in isolation nor separated from broader developments in the region Instead the authors highlight connections between individual case studies and systemic conditions throughout the Arab arena These include the crisis of political authority the failure of economic development and new genres of mobilization and activism especially communication technology and youth movements The careful analysis and reflection on the prospects for democratic change in the region ensures the book will have both an immediate and enduring appealIn The Sustainable Manifesto, Kersten Reich describes in a concise and memorable way the necessary actions that humans need to…
take to live sustainably and combat climate change. Are we sufficiently capable of changing our behaviour towards sustainability? What do we have to do in a more sustainable way, and how? The Sustainable Manifesto considers questions around behaviour-change and action for sustainability and connects this thinking to current research in both the natural and human sciences. Reich begins by addressing the most important risks to sustainability and looks in particular at climate change, biodiversity, land use and global phosphorus and nitrogen cycles. He goes on to identify the main causes that have led to the current crisis: specifically the human desire for expansion, growth in all areas, progress and competitive advantages that have forced consideration of the common good into the background. In this vein, the author highlights how economics and politics are two driving forces for which sustainability is difficult to comprehend, going against their basic principles of a liberal and now neo-liberal expansion of all markets. Finally, Reich demonstrates how sustainability could be possible if we reprioritize our life goals and face the reality of an ecological crisis and the necessary transformation of society in order to save our planet. Innovative and accessible, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of sustainability, theories of learning, human behaviour, as well as those who are looking for answers on how to fight for a sustainable future.Small Business Start-Up Kit, The: A Step-by-Step Legal Guide
By Peri Pakroo. 2022
The Small Business Start-Up Kit gives clear, step-by-step instructions for aspiring entrepreneurs who want to launch a small business quickly,…
easily, and with confidence. User-friendly and loaded with practical tips and essential information, the book explains how to choose the best business structure and name for your business, write an effective business plan, get the proper licenses and permits, file the right forms in the right places, understand the deal with taxes, learn good bookkeeping and money-management skills, market your business effectively, and more. The newest edition includes new laws and trends affecting how small businesses are regulated, as well as guidance on updating your business’s digital strategy in a post-pandemic world.Vergeben in Beratung und Therapie: Eine praxisnahe Einführung (essentials)
By Agostino Mazziotta, Jonas Reinhardt. 2021
In zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen ist es nahezu unausweichlich, dass Menschen sich gegenseitig verletzen. In manchen Fällen gelingt es den Betroffenen jedoch…
nicht, diese Verletzungen zu verarbeiten, Rachefantasien und negative Gefühle auf den Verursacher ruhen zu lassen. Vergebung ist eine Möglichkeit, eigene Verletzungen zu bewältigen. Ärger, Hass oder Verbitterung werden dabei losgelassen, um eine freundlichere und mitfühlendere Haltung gegenüber einer verletzenden Person zu entwickeln. Diese veränderte Haltung kommt der vergebenden Person zugute, da sie etwa das Wohlbefinden und die Gesundheit verbessern kann. Im Rahmen einer Beratung oder Therapie können Menschen, die vergeben wollen, auf ihrem Weg unterstützt werden. Dieses Essential bietet eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Einführung in interpersonelle Vergebung und eine praxisnahe Anleitung für die beraterisch-therapeutische Begleitung von Vergebungsprozessen.Urban Informal Settlements: Chengzhongcun and Chinese Urbanism
By Yannan Ding. 2022
This book offers a concise and yet diverse study on the Chengzhongcun. It has a broader scope, both geographical and…
temporal, than existing works on this topic. The typical Chinese urban informal settlement is related to morphologically similar communities to be found elsewhere in the world. The chapters’ themes were inspired by the methods in historical geography, citizenship studies, and new cultural geography. What is truly unique to this book is that ten years after the basis material of this book was defended, it is enriched with practical experience and first-hand observations of the rapidly changing Chinese city. As urbanization in China slows, this book will interest sociologists, urbanists and scholars of China.Cross-Cultural Performance Management: Transcending Theory to a Practical Framework
By Nuttawuth Muenjohn, Adela McMurray, Mahmoud Moussa, Thomas Doumani, Ling Deng. 2022
The book’s foundations informing its content are anchored to evidence-based primary data, which was collected in the Thailand context utilising…
interview and case study techniques. The data has been internationally scrutinized by our peers to validate its truthfulness and integrity. In this way, our book sheds reliable and valid new understandings on the complex relationship between performance management and the effects of culture. The book transcends beyond conceptual discussions as it is anchored to evidence-based data to inform the direct or obvious cultural value differences exploring the very concept of efficacy and how culture impacts on the way in which we perceive what constitutes the pursuit of efficacious outcomes in managing employees. Therefore, this novel research design offers integrated insights from practitioners, and academics, in the field of management within organisations from various Thai industry contexts.Fostering Innovation: How to Build an Amazing IT Team
By Andrew Laudato. 2022
Proven and practical strategies for leading IT teams and departments In Fostering Innovation: How to Build an Amazing IT Team,…
accomplished technology strategist, executive, and leader Andrew Laudato delivers an eye-opening exploration of how to design, build, staff, and run a high-performing IT department. The book is filled with universally applicable strategies and techniques that can transform any IT team into an all-star cast perfectly aligned with your organization’s objectives. Incorporating proven and practical processes throughout the narrative, the book offers useful continuous improvement concepts the reader can apply to their team, company, and professional development. Readers will also find: Foolproof ways to put people before technology Detailed discussions of perennially important topics, like the importance of uptime, how to deploy redundancy, and creating the perfect organization chart Strategies for managing and motivating the wonderfully unique individuals we refer to as "technologists." The perfect resource for newly minted Chief Information Officers and Chief Technology Officers, Fostering Innovation will also earn a place in the libraries of non-technical professionals who work closely with IT, and business leaders seeking a better understanding of how to lead an IT team.The Lost Tradition of Economic Equality in America, 1600–1870
By Daniel R. Mandell. 2021
An important examination of the foundational American ideal of economic equality—and how we lost it.Winner of the Missouri Conference on…
History Book Award for 2021The United States has some of the highest levels of both wealth and income inequality in the world. Although modern-day Americans are increasingly concerned about this growing inequality, many nonetheless believe that the country was founded on a person's right to acquire and control property. But in The Lost Tradition of Economic Equality in America, 1600–1870, Daniel R. Mandell argues that, in fact, the United States was originally deeply influenced by the belief that maintaining a "rough" or relative equality of wealth is essential to the cultivation of a successful republican government.Mandell explores the origins and evolution of this ideal. He shows how, during the Revolutionary War, concerns about economic equality helped drive wage and price controls, while after its end Americans sought ways to maintain their beloved "rough" equality against the danger of individuals amassing excessive wealth. He also examines how, after 1800, this tradition was increasingly marginalized by the growth of the liberal ideal of individual property ownership without limits. This politically evenhanded book takes a sweeping, detailed view of economic, social, and cultural developments up to the time of Reconstruction, when Congress refused to redistribute plantation lands to the former slaves who had worked it, insisting instead that they required only civil and political rights. Informing current discussions about the growing gap between rich and poor in the United States, The Lost Tradition of Economic Equality in America is surprising and enlightening.Higher Education and Silicon Valley: Connected but Conflicted
By W. Richard Scott, Michael W. Kirst. 2017
A data-rich study of the difficult partnerships between the colleges, universities, and businesses of Silicon Valley.Universities and colleges often operate…
between two worlds: higher education and economic systems. With a mission rooted in research, teaching, and public service, institutions of higher learning are also economic drivers in their regions, under increasing pressure to provide skilled workers to local companies. It is impossible to understand how current developments are affecting colleges without attending to the changes in both the higher education system and in the economic communities in which they exist.W. Richard Scott, Michael W. Kirst, and colleagues focus on the changing relations between colleges and companies in one vibrant economic region: the San Francisco Bay Area. Colleges and tech companies, they argue, have a common interest in knowledge generation and human capital, but they operate in social worlds that substantially differ, making them uneasy partners. Colleges are a part of a long tradition that stresses the importance of precedent, academic values, and liberal education. High-tech companies, by contrast, value innovation and know-how, and they operate under conditions that reward rapid response to changing opportunities. The economy is changing faster than the postsecondary education system.Drawing on quantitative and historical data from 1970 to 2012 as well as 14 case studies of colleges, this book describes a rich and often tense relationship between higher education and the tech industry. It focuses on the ways in which various types of colleges have endeavored—and often failed—to meet the demands of a vibrant economy and concludes with a discussion of current policy recommendations, suggestions for improvements and reforms at the state level, and a proposal to develop a regional body to better align educational and economic development.Advertising Progress: American Business and the Rise of Consumer Marketing (Studies in Industry and Society #14)
By Pamela Walker Laird. 1998
Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleOriginally published in 1998. Drawing on both documentary and pictorial evidence, Pamela…
Walker Laird explores the modernization of American advertising to 1920. She links its rise and transformation to changes that affected American society and business alike, including the rise of professional specialization and the communications revolution that new technologies made possible. Laird finds a fundamental shift in the kinds of people who created advertisements and their relationships to the firms that advertised. Advertising evolved from the work of informing customers (telling people what manufacturers had to sell) to creating consumers (persuading people that they needed to buy). Through this story, Laird shows how and why—in the intense competitions for both markets and cultural authority—the creators of advertisements laid claim to "progress" and used it to legitimate their places in American business and culture.Eisenhower: Becoming the Leader of the Free World (The papers Of Dwight David Eisenhower Ser.)
By Louis Galambos. 2018
"Highly accessible and sprightly written."—Library JournalWinner of the Kansas State Library's Kansas Notable Book AwardIn this engaging, fast-paced biography, Louis…
Galambos follows the career of Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower, offering new insight into this singular man who guided America toward consensus at home and a peaceful victory in the Cold War.The longtime editor of the Eisenhower papers, Galambos may know more about this president than anyone alive. In this compelling book, he explores the shifts in Eisenhower's identity and reputation over his lifetime and explains how he developed his distinctive leadership skills. As a career military officer, Eisenhower's progress was uneven. Galambos shows how Ike, with the help of Brigadier General Fox Conner, his mentor and patron, learned how to profit from his mistakes, pivot quickly, and grow as a military and civilian leader. On D-Day, Eisenhower guided the largest amphibious force in history to a successful invasion of France and a decisive victory. After the defeat of Nazi Germany, he turned to politics and was elected president in 1952.While today's fiercely partisan political climate makes it difficult to imagine a president forging consensus in Washington, that's exactly what Eisenhower did. As America's leader in an era of profound postwar changes at home and abroad, President Eisenhower sought a middle way with compromise and coalition building. He provided his country with firm-handed leadership, bringing prosperity and peace to the American people in the dangerous years of the Cold War—an accomplishment that made him one of the most influential men of the twentieth century. Destined to be the best short biography of the thirty-fourth president of the United States, Eisenhower conclusively demonstrates how and why this master of the middle way became the successful leader of the free world.University Technology Transfer: What It Is and How to Do It
By Tom Hockaday. 2021
Demystifying technology transfer—an increasingly important but little-understood aspect of research universities' mission.How do we transfer the brilliance of university research…
results into new products, services, and medicines to benefit society? University research is creating the technologies of tomorrow in the fields of medicine, engineering, information technology, robotics, and artificial intelligence. These early-stage technologies need investment from existing and new businesses to benefit society. But how do we connect university research outputs with business and investors?This process, Tom Hockaday explains, is what university technology transfer is all about: identifying, protecting, and marketing university research outputs in order to shift opportunities from the university into business. In this detailed introductory book—a comprehensive overview of and guide to the subject—Hockaday, an internationally recognized technology transfer expert, offers up his insider observations, opinions, and suggestions about university technology transfer. He also explains how to develop, strategically operate, and fund university technology transfer offices while behaving in accordance with the central mission of the university.Aimed at people who work in or with university technology transfer offices, as well as anyone who wants to learn the basics of what is involved, University Technology Transfer speaks to a global audience. Tackling a complex topic in clear language, the book reveals the impressive scale of patenting, licensing, and spin-out company creation while also demonstrating that university technology transfer is a commercial activity with benefits that go well beyond the opportunity to make money.