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By Robert U. Ayres. 2020
Capitalism is under attack. Defenders say that capitalism has raised billions of people from poverty. But a central activity of…
capitalism today, Wall Street style, is speculation (gambling), using other people’s money, and privatizing the profits while socializing the debts. Skeptics argue that capitalism has redistributed the wealth of the planet in favor of a very few, meanwhile leaving the planet in bad shape and leaving billions of people out in the cold. Wealth is now extremely mal-distributed, opportunity is far from equal, and upward social mobility has declined significantly in recent decades. This book reviews the evidence and arguments pro and con in considerable detail.The evidence is mixed. The main virtue of capitalism is its emphasis on competition as a driver of innovation and, thus, of economic growth. It is true that economic growth has accelerated in recent centuries, and it is true that billions of people have been lifted from poverty. But it is not necessarily true that intense “winner take all” competition in the marketplace is the explanation for growth. Neoclassical economic theory posits that self-interest is the primary motive for all economic decisions, leaving little room for cooperation and even less for altruism. The theory applies to an unrealistic “model” of human behavior, known as Homo economicus or “economic man”, whose characteristic activity is buying or selling.The reason for using the adjective word “social” – as in socialism” or “social service” or “social democracy” -- is, essentially, to deny those postulates of standard economic theory. Real humans are not rational utility maximizers (whatever that is) and very often do things that are not in their own personal best interests. This can happen because other interests, such as family loyalty, professional, religious, or patriotic duty, may take precedence. Real people rarely behave like Homo economicus, who has rivals but no friends. He (or she) does not trust anyone, hence cannot cooperate with others, and can never create, or live in, a viable social system (or marriage). Yet social systems, ranging from families and tribes to firms, cities, and nations do (and must) exist or civilization cannot exist. A viable social system must not allow “winner takes all”. It must reallocate some of the societal wealth being created by competitive activities to support the young, the old and the weak, because all of those people have equal rights, if not the same luck or the same skills.Both competition and cooperation have important roles to play. A hybrid capitalism involving both is the only viable solution. The book ends with a specific suggestion, namely Universal Basic Income, or UBI.By Michael True. 2013
By Kobena T. Hanson, Korbla P. Puplampu, Peter Arthur. 2020
This book examines how disruptive technologies and innovation underpin the attainment of a broader development agenda in Africa. Contributors show…
how distinctive forms of technological innovation can impact critical development processes. For example, disruptive technologies can deepen the ongoing democratic and governance waves in Africa, specifically in the area of contested elections. Similarly, innovations in agriculture, the environment and energy promote changes in value chain agriculture, and the use of sensors to manage e-waste and sustainable energy conservation are also transforming established practices. Furthermore, the role of disruptive technologies and innovation in education, health, financial services and the nature of paid work cannot be ignored. Individually and collectively, the authors discuss and highlight the mechanisms and initiatives that can contribute to the realization of the development goals of African countries, especially in a period where disruptive technologies are rapidly changing how things are done. As a result, this book, which represents one of the most recent systematic efforts to bring together dialogue on disruptive technologies in Africa, will be of particular use and benefit to a wide and an eclectic audience.By Gabriela Prostean, Juan José Lavios Villahoz, Laura Brancu, Gyula Bakacsi. 2020
This book analyses state-of-the-art techniques in business process management as drivers of advanced entrepreneurship, financial management, supply chain management, and…
sustainability management. The role of management in a rapidly-changing environment and the use of innovative methods and techniques to address and solve key management problems are also explored.By Alexander Cherdron. 2020
Dieses Sachbuch widmet sich der Vater-Sohn-Beziehung – und zwar mit Blick auf jedermann; ebenso wie es Söhnen und Vätern (und…
Müttern) anregende und aufschlussreiche Lektüre sein soll, können Psychotherapeuten und Berater mit Gewinn mitlesen. Es werden zunächst Aspekte beleuchtet, die Vater-Werden, Mann-Sein und Sohn-Sein heute beinhalten. Anschließend wird der Wandel der Vater-Rolle und des Vater-Bildes, insbesondere in der jüngeren Zeit, dargestellt. Untermauert durch aktuelle Ergebnisse der Väter-Forschung wird die besondere Rolle des Vaters für die Entwicklung der Söhne erläutert. Hierbei werden phasenspezifische Entwicklungsschritte und das lebenslange Wechselspiel der Gefühlswelten zwischen beiden Beteiligten „einfühlbar“. Aus tiefenpsychologischer Betrachtung werden klassische Spannungsfelder zwischen Vätern und Söhnen aufgezeigt und an Hand von Fallbeispielen verdeutlicht. Gut lesbar wird hierbei das ganze Spektrum betrachtet: von der „normalen“ Entwicklung, auch in gesamtgesellschaftlichen Kontexten, bis hin zu den oftmals tragischen Folgen unglücklich verlaufender Vater-Sohn-Beziehungen. Aus dem Inhalt: Teil I Die Vater-Sohn-Beziehung in Geschichte und Gegenwart, soziologisch und psychoanalytisch betrachtet – Teil II Kommentierte Fallgeschichten. Der Autor: Dr. med. Alexander Cherdron ist Facharzt für Allgemeinmedizin, Psychotherapeut und Psychoanalytiker in eigener Praxis in Wiesbaden.By Rudolf G. Adam, Gill Mertens. 2020
Der Brexit hat Großbritannien an den Rand einer Revolution geführt. Das Machtgefüge zwischen Krone, Regierung, Parlament und Volk ist aus…
dem Gleichgewicht geraten. Ein unabhängiges Schottland und ein vereinigtes Irland sind realistische Optionen. Die Gesellschaft Englands ist tief gespalten und das traditionelle Zwei-Parteien-System im Wanken. Nicht nur die äußere Abkehr des Vereinigten Königreichs von den Werten und Zielen der EU, sondern vor allem die Hinwendung nach innen, auf nationale Identität, macht den Brexit zu einem schleichenden Prozess, der noch nachwirken wird, wenn der Austritt Großbritanniens aus der EU längst vollzogen ist. Das Buch stellt den Folgeband zu „BREXIT – Eine Bilanz“ dar. Unter Berücksichtigung aktuellster Entwicklungen werden mögliche Folgen des EU-Austrittes rekapituliert und neu bewertet. Ausführliche Exkurse zu Themen wie Irland, dem Backstop, Boris Johnson oder der britischen Verfassung liefern dabei essenzielle Hintergrundinformationen aus Bereichen, die den Brexit maßgeblich mitbestimmen. Zusammen mit dem ersten Band bietet dieses Buch die gegenwärtig umfassendste Analyse des Brexit-Prozesses.Die wichtigsten Begriffe zu Internet, Cyber-Risiken, IT-Sicherheit und Datenschutz. Kurz, aktuell, prägnant und einfach zu verstehen. Finden Sie hier schnell…
und ohne lange Texte lesen zu müssen die Bedeutung von aktuellen und in Zukunft wichtig werdenden Begriffen wie Blockchain, GDPR, Quantencomputer, WannaCry, Hacking, Ransomware oder Künstlicher Intelligenz. Dieses Standardwerk ist schnell zur Hand und darf heutzutage auf keinem Schreibtisch fehlen.This book mainly introduces the latest development of generalized intuitionistic multiplicative fuzzy calculus and its application. The book pursues three…
major objectives: (1) to introduce the calculus models with concrete mathematical expressions for generalized intuitionistic multiplicative fuzzy information; (2) to introduce new information fusion methods based on the definite integral models; and (3) to clarify the involved approaches bymilitary case. The book is especially valuable for readers to understand how the theoretical framework of generalized intuitionistic multiplicative fuzzy calculus is constructed, not only discrete or continuous but also correlative (generalized) intuitionistic (multiplicative) fuzzy information is aggregated based on the definite integral models and the theory with a military practice is integrated, which would deepen the understanding and give researchers more inspiration in practical decision analysis under uncertainties.By Hitachi-UTokyo Laboratory. 2020
This open access book introduces readers to the vision on future cities and urban lives in connection with “Society 5.0”,…
which was proposed in the 5th Basic Science and Technology Plan by Japan’s national government for a technology-based, human-centered society, emerging from the fourth industrial revolution. The respective chapters summarize the findings and suggestions of joint research projects conducted by H-UTokyo Lab. Through the research collaboration and discussion, this book explores the future urban lives under the concept of “Society 5.0”, characterized by the key phrases of data-driven society, knowledge-intensive society, and non-monetary society, and suggests the directionality to which the concept should aim as Japan’s technology-led national vision. Written by Hitachi’s researchers as well as academics from a wide range of fields, including engineering, economics, psychology and philosophy at The University of Tokyo, the book is a must read for members of the general public interested in urban planning, students, professionals and researchers in engineering and economics.By Peter Hennerfeind, Barbara Hennerfeind, Regina Swoboda. 2020
Dieses Buch beschreibt die vielfältigen Facetten der sozialen Kompetenz, welche für erfolgreiche Mitarbeiterführung wesentlich wichtiger und entscheidender ist als die…
bloße Anwendung von Managementwerkzeugen. Es ist übersichtlich eingeteilt und beginnt als erstem Schritt mit der Selbstführung. Denn nur wer sich selbst ausreichend kennt und versteht, kann mit innerer Sicherheit führen. Darauf aufbauend befassen sich die Autoren mit der Fremdführung – also der Führung von Mitarbeitern – und abschließend mit horizontalen Beziehungen, bei denen ganz besonders der Kunde im Vordergrund steht. Anerkannte Theorien beispielsweise von Peter Drucker oder Fredmund Malik werden einer Analyse unterzogen, um deren meist sehr sachliche Zugänge zum Thema Management und Führung mit den wichtigen sozialen Herangehensweisen zu konfrontieren. Angehende, aber auch bereits erfahrene Führungskräfte finden in diesem Buch ein breites Spektrum an praktischen Informationen und zukunftsfähigen Handlungsanleitungen, um ihre Aufgaben in einer sich ständig ändernden Umgebung effektiv und kompetent zu erfüllen.By Jason M. Colby. 2011
The link between private corporations and U.S. world power has a much longer history than most people realize. Transnational firms…
such as the United Fruit Company represent an earlier stage of the economic and cultural globalization now taking place throughout the world. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources in the United States, Great Britain, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, Colby combines "top-down" and "bottom-up" approaches to provide new insight into the role of transnational capital, labor migration, and racial nationalism in shaping U.S. expansion into Central America and the greater Caribbean. The Business of Empire places corporate power and local context at the heart of U.S. imperial history. In the early twentieth century, U.S. influence in Central America came primarily in the form of private enterprise, above all United Fruit. Founded amid the U.S. leap into overseas empire, the company initially depended upon British West Indian laborers. When its black workforce resisted white American authority, the firm adopted a strategy of labor division by recruiting Hispanic migrants. This labor system drew the company into increased conflict with its host nations, as Central American nationalists denounced not only U.S. military interventions in the region but also American employment of black immigrants. By the 1930s, just as Washington renounced military intervention in Latin America, United Fruit pursued its own Good Neighbor Policy, which brought a reduction in its corporate colonial power and a ban on the hiring of black immigrants. The end of the company's system of labor division in turn pointed the way to the transformation of United Fruit as well as the broader U.S. empire.By Shell International B.V., The Development Research Center (DRC) of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China. 2020
This open access book is an encyclopaedic analysis of the current and future energy system of the world’s most populous…
country and second biggest economy. What happens in China impacts the planet. In the past 40 years China has achieved one of the most remarkable economic growth rates in history. Its GDP has risen by a factor of 65, enabling 850,000 people to rise out of poverty. Growth on this scale comes with consequences. China is the world’s biggest consumer of primary energy and the world’s biggest emitter of CO2 emissions. Creating a prosperous and harmonious society that delivers economic growth and a high quality of life for all will require radical change in the energy sector, and a rewiring of the economy more widely. In China’s Energy Revolution in the Context of the Global Energy Transition, a team of researchers from the Development Research Center of the State Council of China and Shell International examine how China can revolutionise its supply and use of energy. They examine the entire energy system: coal, oil, gas, nuclear, renewables and new energies in production, conversion, distribution and consumption. They compare China with case studies and lessons learned in other countries. They ask which technology, policy and market mechanisms are required to support the change and they explore how international cooperation can smooth the way to an energy revolution in China and across the world. And, they create and compare scenarios on possible pathways to a future energy system that is low-carbon, affordable, secure and reliable.By Lorenzo Riccardi, Giorgio Riccardi. 2020
This book clearly chronicles the evolution of Chinese VAT regulations, with a particular focus on the reforms of recent years.…
Covering all the provisions of the laws related to VAT, it also provides examples and implementation instructions. Practically structured and easy to consult, it allows readers to quickly find answers to questions that may arise in the course of their work. As such, the book is a valuable tool for accountants, advisors, lawyers, public officials and anyone working in the sector.This book deals with stochastic combinatorial optimization problems in supply chain disruption management, with a particular focus on management of…
disrupted flows in customer-driven supply chains. The problems are modeled using a scenario based stochastic mixed integer programming to address riskneutral, risk-averse and mean-risk decision-making in the presence of supply chain disruption risks. The book focuses on integrated disruption mitigation and recovery decision-making and innovative, computationally efficient multi-portfolio approach to supply chain disruption management, e.g., selection of primary and recovery supply portfolios, demand portfolios, capacity portfolios, etc. Numerous computational examples throughout the book, modeled in part on realworld supply chain disruption management problems, illustrate the material presented and provide managerial insights. Many propositions formulated in the book lead to a deep understanding of the properties of developed stochastic mixed integer programs and optimal solutions. In the computational examples, the proposed mathematical programming models are solved using an advanced algebraic modeling language such as AMPL and CPLEX, GUROBI and XPRESS solvers. The knowledge and tools provided in the book allow the reader to model and solve supply chain disruption management problems using commercially available software for mixed integer programming. Using the end-of chapter problems and exercises, the monograph can also be used as a textbook for an advanced course in supply chain risk management. After an introductory chapter, the book is then divided into six main parts. Part I addresses selection of a supply portfolio; Part II considers integrated selection of supply portfolio and scheduling; Part III looks at integrated, equitably efficient selection of supply portfolio and scheduling; Part IV examines integrated selection of primary and recovery supply and demand portfolios and production and inventory scheduling, Part V deals with selection of resilient supply portfolio in multitier supply chain networks; and Part VI addresses selection of cybersecurity safequards portfolio for disruption management of information flows in supply chains.By Robert B. Huizinga, Debra J. Dean. 2020
This edited volume expands on Morgan's organizational metaphors through the lens of faith to illuminate organizational function. Part I uses metaphor…
to illustrate dysfunctional organizations, including the impact of dysfunction upon organizational trust, performance, and longevity. Part II examines the progression from a dysfunctional organization to one that exhibits functionality. Finally, the last section discusses healthy organizations. Metaphors used in this book include Pygmalion organizations, organizational zombies, and organizations as vineyards. This book offers new metaphors that can be applied in organizational theory.By Martin Fiedler. 2020
Dieses essential richtet sich an jede Führungskraft, denn es vermittelt handlungsorientiert, wie Mitarbeiterführung effektiv funktioniert. Wie gut eine Führungskraft ist, hängt von…
ihrer Fähigkeit ab, Leistung und Effektivität ihrer Mitarbeiter und Teams zu fördern bzw. das Verhalten ihrer Mitarbeiter so zu beeinflussen, dass diese ihre Ziele bestmöglich erreichen und noch übertreffen. Mitarbeiterführung kann demnach definiert werden als „zielorientierte Verhaltensbeeinflussung“. Dieses essential zeigt konkret, wie sich entsprechende Maßnahmen in der Praxis umsetzen lassen. Das Erfolgskonzept, das Martin Fiedler selbst im filialisierten Einzelhandel zur effektiven Führung von Führungskräften und Mitarbeitern anwendet, wird durch empirische Auswertungen bestätigt. Diese Führungsprinzipien sind universell übertragbar und für jede Führungskraft, die erfolgreich führen möchte, von Bedeutung.By Deepak K. Mishra, Pradeep Nayak. 2020
The book discusses important developments emerging around the land questions in India in the context of India’s neoliberal economic development…
and its changing political economy. It covers many issues that have been impinging the political economy in land and livelihoods in India since the 1990s, examining the land question from diverse methodological standpoints. Most of the chapters rely on evidence generated through primary surveys in different parts of the country. The book, via its diversity of approaches and methodologies, brings out new and hitherto unexplored and/or less researched issues on the emerging land question in India. The range of issues addressed in the volume encompasses the contemporary developments in the political economy of land, land dispossession, SEZs, agrarian changes, urbanisation and the drive for the commodification of land across India. The authors also examine role of the state in promoting the capitalist transformation in India and continuities and changes emerging in the context of land liberalisation and market-friendly economic reforms.By Corinna Pommerening. 2020
Dieses Buch wird Fach- und Führungskräften des Finanzsektors neue Einblicke in die Situation ihrer Branche geben. Denn traditionelle Strukturen und…
bisherige Wertschöpfungsketten müssen in der aktuellen Umbruchphase zukunftsfähig verändert werden. Niedrigzins, erodierende Profitabilität, PSD2 und zunehmender Wettbewerb verstärken den Handlungsdruck auf Banken. Wie kann der institutionelle Wandel gelingen? Welche strategischen Weichenstellungen sind erforderlich, um neue Technologien erfolgreich zu implementieren und organisationale Voraussetzungen für die Transformation zu schaffen? In einem praxisorientierten Analyseteil stellt die Autorin das „alte Silodenken“ dar und zeigt Wege aus den einzelnen Silos heraus und hinein in den Wandel. Die Botschaft des Buches ist: Nicht nur Führungskräfte sollten in diesen Zeiten des Umbruchs zum Leader werden, sondern jeder mutige Mitarbeiter ist gefordert, Verantwortung zu übernehmen und die Zukunft der Bank mitzugestalten.By Calvin Atewamba, Dorothé Yong Ngondjeb. 2020
Fostering inclusive green growth in Africa means addressing existing and emerging development challenges, while efficiently managing Africa’s natural capital and…
building resilience to environmental, social and economic risks. Although this new paradigm for development has the potential to create tremendous business opportunities, there are also challenges. This book provides empirical evidence on the conditions for the emergence of green businesses in Africa. It includes 13 case studies, which identify the determinants of small and medium-size enterprises’ engagement in inclusive and sustainable growth in rural Africa, and the factors that hinder eco-innovation in business and entrepreneurial activities. Furthermore it discusses appropriate regulations and policies to stimulate the development of green business in Africa. Offering insights into the relationship between eco-innovation, labor productivity and business competitiveness in rural Africa, this book appeals to scholars, policy makers and practitioners interested in a green economy for Africa.This book investigates the effects of utilitarian and hedonic shopping behavior, drawing on original empirical research. Consumers have been shown…
to shop in one of two ways: they are either mainly driven by fun, escapism, and variety, or by need and efficiency. While previous literature has focused on the drivers of hedonic or utilitarian shopping, this book explores the consequences of these styles of shopping and addresses their impact on perceived value, money spent, and willingness to return to the store in future. The author synthesizes theories from previous studies, applying them to two key retailing contexts – intensive distribution and selective distribution. Ultimately, this book highlights the need for retailers to adopt a more consumer-based perspective to improve shopping experiences. It will prove useful for academics who want to gain a better understanding of hedonic and utilitarian behavior, and also offers practitioners with useful insights on how to target different customer segments.