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Recordkeeping in International Organizations offers an important treatment of international organizations from a recordkeeping perspective, while also illustrating how recordkeeping…
can play a vital role in our efforts to improve global social conditions.Demonstrating that organizations have both a responsibility and an incentive to effectively manage their records in order to make informed decisions, remain accountable to stakeholders, and preserve institutional history, the book offers practical insights and critical reflections on the effective management, protection, and archiving of records. Through policy advice, surveys, mind mapping, case studies, and strategic reflections, the book provides guidance in the areas of archives, records, and information management for the future. Among the topics addressed are educational requirements for recordkeeping professionals, communication policies, data protection and privacy, cloud computing, classification and declassification policies, artificial intelligence, risk management, enterprise architecture, and the concepts of extraterritoriality and inviolability of archives. The book also offers perspectives on how digital recordkeeping can support the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the accompanying Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Recordkeeping in International Organizations will be essential reading for records and archives professionals, information technology, legal, security, management, and leadership staff, including chief information officers. The book should also be of interest to students and scholars engaged in the study of records, archives, and information management, information technology, information security, and law.Chapters 7 and 9 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC-BY-NC-SA) 4.0 licenseLand Rights, Ethno-nationality and Sovereignty in History (Routledge Explorations in Economic History)
By Stanley L. Engerman, Jacob Metzer. 2004
Das Buch behandelt Fragen internationaler Währungs- und Finanzbeziehungen, wobei auch die Rolle der Entwicklungsländer im internationalen Kapitalverkehr in verschiedenen Kapiteln…
eingehend thematisiert wird. Es zeigt, dass sich internationale Kapital- und Finanzmärkte dynamisch entwickeln, auf weltpolitische Ereignisse reagieren und diese zugleich mitprägen. Auf modelltheoretische Erklärungen wird zugunsten einer eher exemplarischen Darstellungsweise verzichtet. Auf diese Weise ergänzt und erweitert das Buch den theoretischen Lehrstoff einschlägiger Standardlehrbücher zur Geld- und Währungstheorie durch praxisbezogene Überlegungen und Beispiele. Damit eignet es sich nicht nur als erste Orientierung und Einführung in das komplexe Themengebiet, sondern auch als Handbuch und Nachschlagewerk.Digitale Plattformen im industriellen Mittelstand: Strategien, Methoden, Umsetzungsbeispiele (Intelligente Technische Systeme – Lösungen aus dem Spitzencluster it’s OWL)
By Daniel Beverungen, Roman Dumitrescu, Arno Kühn, Christoph Plass. 2024
Dieses Buch stellt neue Strategien, Methoden und Umsetzungsbeispiele vor, mit denen digitale Plattformen zur Realisierung erfolgreicher Geschäftsstrategien im industriellen Mittelstand…
eingesetzt werden. Digitale Plattformen sind Erfolgsgaranten für viele Weltmarktführer im Konsumgüterbereich. Aber auch der industrielle Mittelstand kann mit ihrer Hilfe neue Geschäftsfelder erschließen und Wettbewerbsvorteile realisieren. In diesem Band zeigen wir auf, warum sich produzierende Unternehmen schon heute in diesem Wettbewerbsumfeld positionieren müssen und welche strategischen Handlungsoptionen existieren. Ein strukturierter Transformationspfad zeigt, wie der industrielle Mittelstand über die Etablierung digitaler Dienstleistungen den Sprung in die Plattformökonomie schaffen kann. Innovative Methoden und Werkzeuge bieten konkrete Hilfestellung, um diesen Transformationsprozess strategisch zu planen und umzusetzen. Zwei ausgewählte Praxisbeispiele zeigen schließlich auf, wie der Einstieg in die Plattformökonomie erfolgreich gelingt.The Fall of the House of Forbes: The Inside Story of the Collapse of a Media Empire
By Stewart Pinkerton. 2011
Forbes: the legendary name in finance journalism. Synonymous with wealth, grand excess, glamour, and fun as well as style, insight,…
gossip, and hard-nosed reporting, the media empire and the family behind it form a remarkable story that has never been told. Now, in The Fall of the House of Forbes, veteran journalist Stewart Pinkerton reveals the hidden machinations, disastrous decisions, and personal foibles of a century-old dynasty that rose to glittering heights and crashed just as spectacularly.Writing from an insider's perspective and first-hand sources developed over his twenty years as a writer and editor at Forbes, Pinkerton takes us to the ritualized formal lunches inside the mansion-like headquarters at 60 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan; the lavish advertiser parties on board the family yacht, The Highlander; the sybaritic private life of Malcolm Forbes and the family's increasing discomfort with its patriarch; and the glory days of the magazine, with its news-making stories, high-rolling expense accounts, and bar-setting standards for anyone who aspired to wealth and its trappings. But as the media business changed, Forbes was slow to react, and found itself burdened by Malcolm's immense personal expenses, Steve Forbes's bumbling, self-financed presidential campaigns, and the family's hubris and hesitation in the face of reality. A series of devastating business decisions and an internecine struggle for power forced the sale of the Faberge eggs, the vintage toy collection, the homes, the private island, the yacht, and finally the sale of 40% of the company itself to outside investors…a collapse of shocking speed after decades of unsurpassed success.A compelling narrative account of a powerful family's dysfunction, The Fall of the House of Forbes is a parable of capitalism at its best and worst, and a metaphor for the current state of digital turmoil in media.Dead Companies Walking: How a Hedge Fund Manager Finds Opportunity in Unexpected Places
By Scott Fearon, Jesse Powell. 2015
Unlike most investors, who live in fear of failure, Scott Fearon actively seeks it out. He has earned millions of…
dollars for his hedge fund over the last thirty years shorting the stocks of businesses he believed were on their way to bankruptcy. In Dead Companies Walking, Fearon describes his methods for spotting these doomed businesses, and how they can be extremely profitable investments. In his experience, corporate managers routinely commit six common mistakes that can derail even the most promising companies: they learn from only the recent past; they rely too heavily on a formula for success; they misunderstand their target customers; they fall victim to the magical storytelling of a mania; they fail to adapt to tectonic shifts in their industry; and they are physically or emotionally removed from their companies' operations. Fearon has interviewed thousands of executives across America, many of whom, unknowingly, were headed toward bankruptcy – from the Texas oil barons of the 80s to the tech wunderkinds of the late 90s to the flush real estate developers of the mid-2000s. Here, he explores recent examples like JC Penney, Herbalife and Blockbuster Entertainment to help investors better predict the next booms and busts—and come out on top.An urgent plan to confront climate change, transform the American economy, and create a green post-fossil fuel culture.A new vision…
for America’s future is quickly gaining momentum. Facing a global emergency, a younger generation is spearheading a national conversation around a Green New Deal and setting the agenda for a bold political movement with the potential to revolutionize society. Millennials, the largest voting bloc in the country, are now leading on the issue of climate change.While the Green New Deal has become a lightning rod in the political sphere, there is a parallel movement emerging within the business community that will shake the very foundation of the global economy in coming years. Key sectors of the economy are fast-decoupling from fossil fuels in favor of ever cheaper solar and wind energies and the new business opportunities and employment that accompany them. New studies are sounding the alarm that trillions of dollars in stranded fossil fuel assets could create a carbon bubble likely to burst by 2028, causing the collapse of the fossil fuel civilization. The marketplace is speaking, and governments will need to adapt if they are to survive and prosper.In The Green New Deal, New York Times bestselling author and renowned economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin delivers the political narrative and economic plan for the Green New Deal that we need at this critical moment in history. The concurrence of a stranded fossil fuel assets bubble and a green political vision opens up the possibility of a massive shift to a post-carbon ecological era, in time to prevent a temperature rise that will tip us over the edge into runaway climate change. With twenty-five years of experience implementing Green New Deal–style transitions for both the European Union and the People’s Republic of China, Rifkin offers his vision for how to transform the global economy and save life on Earth.Lighting the World: Transforming Our Energy Future by Bringing Electricity to Everyone
By Jim Rogers, Stephen P. Williams. 2015
1.2 billion people on Earth still don't have electricity. Even where cell phones are now common, like sub-Saharan Africa and…
parts of India, villagers still walk miles to charge them. But new large-scale, sustainable solutions will not only usher in a new era of light, but be an important first step in lifting people from poverty and putting them on a road of sustainable economic development. Also, a unique, transforming opportunity for Western thinkers and practitioners will be created. These areas have largely skipped the analog stage of power development, and have moved straight from the middle ages to the digital age. They are not encumbered by existing infrastructure, dependence on fossil fuels, or too many outdated laws and regulations. An ideal innovation incubator, the developing world might just be the best way to make progress on our own energy issues at home.Jim Rogers is leading a grand collaborative effort to bring sustainable, clean electrical power to everyone who lacks it. This reverse engineering, he contends, could solve the energy crises of America and Europe, while also making the world a cleaner, smarter place. But it won't be easy. In Lighting the World, Rogers details the bold thinking, international cooperation, and political will required to illuminate the future for everyone.Remembering Woolworth's: A Nostalgic History of the World's Most Famous Five-and-Dime
By Karen Plunkett-Powell. 1999
Remembering Woolworth's brings back to life all the nostalgia and magic of the famous five-and-dime that captured the hearts of…
Americans for over a centuryMillions of Americans have fond memories of shopping at Woolworth's, wandering the aisles in search of a humble spool of Woolco thread, festive Christmas decorations, a goldfish or parakeet, or a blue bottle of Evening in Paris perfume. And who could forget the special treat of a grilled-cheese sandwich or ice-cream sundae at the famous lunch counter?These and countless other memories are celebrated in Karen Plunkett-Powell's Remembering Woolworth's. Packed with photos, first-hand remembrances, vivid anecdotes, and a lively, well-researched narrative, the book tells the story of how a poor potato farmer named Frank Woolworth created a merchandising empire that touched the lives of Americans in small towns, big cities, and everywhere in between. Chapters cover the store's humble beginnings, surviving the Great Depression, the civil rights sit-ins, Woolworth's around the globe, the popularity of Woolworth's collectibles, and much more.Short-Term Trading in the New Stock Market
By Toni Turner. 2005
Short-Term Trading in the New Stock Market by Toni Turner is an essential guide for every money-minded trader. In an…
uncertain market, can traders and investors find profits in short-term stock movements?Bestselling author and trader Toni Turner teaches readers the techniques and strategies needed to trade in today's up-and-down stock market. The book begins with "Seven Steps to Trading Success," which outlines the logistics needed to establish a trading career. In an upbeat, clear, and lively style, Short-Term Trading in the New Stock Market covers: *The Seven Steps to Trading Success*What the new stock market looks like*How to lower risks and increase gains*How to formulate your own trading business plan*How to analyze market cycles and find profit opportunities*Key Charting fundamentals that reveal buy and sell signals using Trends and Trendlines, Candlesticks, Volume, Momentum Indicators, and other tools for success*Swing Trading, Position Trading, and Selling Short*Introduction to E-mini trading and Forex markets* "Center Points" to find balance and calm in a fast-moving marketThirsty Dragon: China's Lust for Bordeaux and the Threat to the World's Best Wines
By Suzanne Mustacich. 2015
An inside view of China's quest to become a global wine power and Bordeaux's attempt to master the thirsty dragon…
it helped createThe wine merchants of Bordeaux and the rising entrepreneurs of China would seem to have little in common—old world versus new, tradition versus disruption, loyalty versus efficiency. And yet these two communities have found their destinies intertwined in the conquest of new markets, as Suzanne Mustacich shows in this provocative account of how China is reshaping the French wine business and how Bordeaux is making its mark on China.Thirsty Dragon lays bare the untold story of how an influx of Chinese money rescued France's most venerable wine region from economic collapse, and how the result was a series of misunderstandings and crises that threatened the delicate infrastructure of Bordeaux's insular wine trade. The Bordelais and the Chinese do business according to different and often incompatible sets of rules, and Mustacich uncovers the competing agendas and little-known actors who are transforming the economics and culture of Bordeaux, even as its wines are finding new markets—and ever higher prices—in Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong, with Hong Kong and London traders playing a pivotal role.At once a tale of business skullduggery and fierce cultural clashes, adventure, and ambition, Thirsty Dragon offers a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges facing the world's most famous and prestigious wines.Hotbox: Inside Catering, the Food World's Riskiest Business
By Matt Lee, Ted Lee. 2019
Matt Lee and Ted Lee take on the competitive, wild world of high-end catering, exposing the secrets of a food…
business few home cooks or restaurant chefs ever experience.Hotbox reveals the real-life drama behind cavernous event spaces and soaring white tents, where cooking conditions have more in common with a mobile army hospital than a restaurant. Known for their modern take on Southern cooking, the Lee brothers steeped themselves in the catering business for four years, learning the culture from the inside-out. It’s a realm where you find eccentric characters, working in extreme conditions, who must produce magical events and instantly adapt when, for instance, the host’s toast runs a half-hour too long, a hail storm erupts, or a rolling rack of hundreds of ice cream desserts goes wheels-up.Whether they’re dashing through black-tie fundraisers, celebrity-spotting at a Hamptons cookout, or following a silverware crew at 3:00 a.m. in a warehouse in New Jersey, the Lee brothers guide you on a romp from the inner circle—the elite team of chefs using little more than their wits and Sterno to turn out lamb shanks for eight hundred—to the outer reaches of the industries that facilitate the most dazzling galas. You’ll never attend a party—or entertain on your own—in the same way after reading this book.Ratings als Steuerungsinstrument von Unternehmen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
By Christian Strangalies. 2024
In diesem Open-Access-Buch wird mit Hilfe einer systemtheoretischen Perspektive untersucht, wie Nachhaltigkeitsratings zu einer sinnvollen Gesellschaft beitragen. In einer grundlegenden…
Einführung in die Systemtheorie wird erklärt, wie die Selbsterhaltung von sozialen Systemen durch neuen Sinn ermöglicht wird, der auf weiteren Sinn verweist. Daraufhin wird die Notwendigkeit einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung der Gesellschaft systemtheoretisch dargestellt, indem ein pathologisches Wirtschaftssystem beschrieben wird, das die eigene Umwelt zerstört und dadurch immer weniger sinnvolle Anschlussoperationen findet, die weiteren Sinn ermöglichen. Zudem wird erläutert, wie aus systemtheoretischer Sicht ein nachhaltiges Wirtschaftssystem operiert. Es wird ausgeführt, wie durch eine begrenzte Reflexion neuer Sinn für das Wirtschaftssystem erzeugt wird, der im Einklang steht mit den gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten und somit die wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Selbsterhaltung langfristig sicherstellt. Anhand von Nachhaltigkeitsratings wird dann ein konkretes Beispiel angeführt, wie Entscheidungen mit einer begrenzten Reflexion in Unternehmen zu einer solchen sinnvollen Ökonomie beitragen.Dieses Buch erklärt, was die ESG-Kriterien Umwelt, Soziales und Governance für die Immobilienbranche bedeuten und wie Unternehmen nachhaltiges Wirtschaften in…
der Praxis umsetzen können. Der Autor erläutert anschaulich die Auswirkungen in verschiedenen Bereichen, etwa in der Projektentwicklung, der Investitionsplanung, bei Maklern oder im Gebäudemanagement. Darüber hinaus wirft er einen fokussierten Blick auf digitale Lösungen bei der Umsetzung von ESG-Anforderungen und erläutert warum das Thema in Zukunft ganz oben auf die Agenda von Immobilienunternehmen rücken mussEverything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder
By David Weinberger. 2007
Business visionary and bestselling author David Weinberger shows how the digital revolution is radically changing the way we make sense…
of our livesHuman beings are information omnivores: we are constantly collecting, labeling, and organizing data. But today, the shift from the physical to the digital is mixing, burning, and ripping our lives apart. In the past, everything had its one place—the physical world demanded it—but now everything has its places: multiple categories, multiple shelves. Simply put, everything is suddenly miscellaneous.In Everything Is Miscellaneous, David Weinberger charts the new principles of digital order that are remaking business, education, politics, science, and culture. In his rollicking tour of the rise of the miscellaneous, he examines why the Dewey decimal system is stretched to the breaking point, how Rand McNally decides what information not to include in a physical map (and why Google Earth is winning that battle), how Staples stores emulate online shopping to increase sales, why your children's teachers will stop having them memorize facts, and how the shift to digital music stands as the model for the future in virtually every industry. Finally, he shows how by "going miscellaneous," anyone can reap rewards from the deluge of information in modern work and life.From A to Z, Everything Is Miscellaneous will completely reshape the way you think—and what you know—about the world.Underwater: How Our American Dream of Homeownership Became a Nightmare
By Ryan Dezember. 2020
Winner of the Bruss Real Estate Book AwardHis assignment was to write about a real-estate frenzy lighting up the Redneck…
Riviera. So Ryan Dezember settled in and bought a home nearby himself. Then the market crashed, and he became one of the millions of Americans who suddenly owed more on their homes than they were worth. A flood of foreclosures made it impossible to sell. It didn't help that his quaint neighborhood fell into disrepair and drug-induced despair. He had no choice but to become a reluctant and wildly unprofitable landlord to move on. Meanwhile, his reporting showed how the speculative mania that caused the crash opened the U.S. housing market to a much larger breed of investors. In this deeply personal story, Dezember shows how decisions on Wall Street and in Washington played out on his street in a corner of the Sunbelt that was convulsed by the foreclosure crisis. Readers will witness the housing market collapse from Dezember’s perch as a newspaper reporter. First he’s in the boom-to-bust South where a hot-air balloonist named Bob Shallow becomes one of the world’s top selling real-estate agents arranging condo flips, developers flop in spectacular fashion and the law catches up with a beach-town mayor on the take. Later he’s in New York, among financiers like Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman who are building rental empires out of foreclosures, staking claim to the bastion of middle-class wealth: the single-family home. Through it all, Dezember is an underwater homeowner caught up in the mess.A cautionary tale of Wall Street's push to turn homes into assets, Underwater is a powerful, incisive story that chronicles the crash and its aftermath from a fresh perspective—the forgotten, middle-class homeowner.Future Focused Innovation: Mit zukunftsfähigen Innovationen die Welt von morgen mitgestalten
By Daniela Freudenthaler-Mayrhofer. 2024
„Ist unser Unternehmen optimal für zukünftige Entwicklungen aufgestellt?“, „Gelingt es uns, die wesentlichen Transformationen im Umfeld zu erkennen und mitzuprägen?“,…
„Sind wir fähig, Innovationen für eine noch unbekannte Welt zu entwickeln?“ – diese und ähnliche Fragen beschäftigen Führungskräfte, da sie für die Zukunftsfähigkeit einer Organisation von hoher Relevanz sind.Der Blick in die Zukunft ist ungewiss, herausfordernd und für jedes Unternehmen höchst individuell. Umso offener, positiver und konstruktiver Menschen und Organisationen auf das Morgen blicken, desto größer unsere Handlungsspielräume. Jedes Unternehmen, das den Anspruch stellt, die Zukunft aktiv mitgestalten zu wollen, braucht einen weitblickenden Prozess, der nutzerorientierte Innovationsmodelle um die Entwicklung von Zukunftsbildern erweitert.Das vorliegende Buch bietet einen neuen, zukunftsorientierten Innovationsansatz, der das klassische nutzerorientierte Innovationsmodell fortentwickelt und um die Zukunftsperspektive erweitert. Die Autorin erläutert anschaulich, wie die Auseinandersetzung mit wünschenswerten Zukünften die Innovationsarbeit in Unternehmen wesentlich bereichern kann und stellt ein Modell vor, das bekannte Innovationsprozesse um das Explorieren von Trends, das Formulieren von Visionen und das proaktive Entwickeln von Strategien ergänzt.Ausgewählte Fallbeispiele von Unternehmen zeigen, wie individuell und vielschichtig die Gestaltung der Unternehmenszukunft in der Praxis aussehen kann. Sie dienen damit als Inspiration für den eigenen Umgang in der Innovationsarbeit. Mit Beiträgen von:Barbara BoucekThomas FrauscherMarkus KretschmerChristopher LindingerSandra MagerMartina MaraAndrea MassimianiElisabeth SpitzenbergerPatricia Wiendl-StarkTrading Economics: New Theory for Trading System Evolution (Contributions to Economics)
By Zhenying Wang. 2024
This book reconstructs the theoretical framework of economics by examining the concept of trading, the trading network, and the evolution…
of a trading system, tied together by the notion of “bounded rationality.” Trading economics uproots the theoretical paradigm of mainstream economics and enables timeworn economic thinking to deal with the various complex phenomena of the modern economy. Mainstream economic theories see growth as the combined result of family and enterprise activities. Based on this understanding, established economic policies all focus on how to effectively influence the behavior of trading agents. Trading economics, by contrast, believes economic growth is the product of the activities of a self-organizing network of families and enterprises, rather than a simple superposition of the behaviors of trading agents. In policy design, trading economics looks to maintain the structural integrity of the trading network and the stability of the trading cycle.Management von Dienstleistungsprozessen: Service Co-Creation – Service Experience – Service Value
By Sabine Fließ, Stefan Dyck, Maarten Volkers. 2024
Dieses Buch behandelt die Grundlagen des Managements von Dienstleistungsprozessen. Da der Kunde immer am Dienstleistungsprozess mitwirkt, bringt er seine eigene…
Perspektive in den Prozess ein. Für Anbieter, die Dienstleistungsprozesse gestalten und steuern, ist es daher unabdingbar, die Sicht des Kunden zu verstehen (Co-Creation). Dies beinhaltet nicht nur die Sicht auf den Dienstleistungsprozess, sondern auch ein Verständnis dafür, wie der Kunde Dienstleistungsprozesse in sein Leben integriert. Dabei sind für den Kunden der Wert der Dienstleistung (Service Value) und seine Erfahrungen und Erlebnisse während des Dienstleistungsprozesses (Service Experience) zentral. Wie Dienstleistungsprozesse im Hinblick auf Service Value und Service Experience (Kundenperspektive) sowie Wettbewerbsvorteile, Effektivität und Effizienz (Anbieterperspektive) gestaltet und gesteuert werden können, ist Gegenstand dieses Werkes. Um die Kunden- und Anbieterperspektive gemeinsam zu verfolgen,haben die Autoren das Analyse-, Gestaltungs- und Steuerungsinstrument des ServiceBlueprint adaptiert, das auch gleichzeitig die Struktur des Buches bildet. In zeitlicher Hinsicht wird dabei der Dienstleistungsprozess in die Pre-Service-, die Service- und die Post-Service-Phase unterteilt. Auf der horizontalen Ebene werden die Kundensphäre, die gemeinsame Sphäre von Anbieter und Kunden sowie die Anbietersphäre differenziert. In den einzelnen Kapiteln werden die Sphären mit der zeitlichen Perspektive verknüpft, aus Kunden- und Anbietersicht beleuchtet und aufgezeigt, wie der Anbieter im Sinne eines erfolgreichen Managements den Dienstleistungsprozess gestalten und steuern kann. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei Konsumenten, aber viele Erkenntnisse lassen sich auch auf Unternehmen als Kunden übertragen.Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Production Research – Americas: ICPR Americas 2022
By Fernando Deschamps, Edson Pinheiro de Lima, Sérgio E. Gouvêa da Costa, Marcelo G. Trentin. 2023
This book presents the proceedings of the conference and provides valuable insights into the issues facing Small and Medium Enterprises…
(SMEs), particularly in the areas of sustainable operations and digitalization. It comprises a series of papers presented at the conference, covering topics such as: challenges faced by SMEs in a post-pandemic era; digitalization and its impact on SMEs; sustainable operations in SMEs; international market performance improvement in SMEs; SMEs infrastructure and integration with research, development, and innovation institutions; and SMEs participation in business networks. The papers offer a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing SMEs and provides practical solutions for those looking to help their organizations thrive in a rapidly changing business environment.