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Cash Is King: Maintain Liquidity, Build Capital, and Prepare Your Business for Every Opportunity
by Peter W. KingmaAn illuminating exploration of the importance of your company's cash position and the steps you can take to ensure organizational liquidity In Cash is King, working capital and cash strategist Peter W. Kingma delivers an insightful and practical discussion of why your company's cash position should be on an equal footing with sales, cost, and service, and how to make that happen. You'll learn why cash is the fuel in your corporate engine and discover the attributes of an organizational cash culture and how to adopt them within your own firm. While explaining some of the most important—and most misunderstood—corporate finance concepts, this book is not a finance textbook. Instead, it uses case study examples to offer concrete suggestions for improvements in your company that increase the availability of cash when you most need it. You'll also find: Discussions of the importance of sufficient liquidity for operational concerns, research and development, and capital improvements Explorations of the consequences of insufficient cash positions Examinations of the ripple effects of seemingly small decisions that affect cash supply An essential resource for managers, executives, and business leaders everywhere, Cash is King is an effective and hands-on exploration of cash as the lifeblood of any modern commercial entity and an incisive guide to ensuring that your company will have enough of it when its required.
Cash Is King: Maintain Liquidity, Build Capital, and Prepare Your Business for Every Opportunity
by Peter W. KingmaAn illuminating exploration of the importance of your company's cash position and the steps you can take to ensure organizational liquidity In Cash is King, working capital and cash strategist Peter W. Kingma delivers an insightful and practical discussion of why your company's cash position should be on an equal footing with sales, cost, and service, and how to make that happen. You'll learn why cash is the fuel in your corporate engine and discover the attributes of an organizational cash culture and how to adopt them within your own firm. While explaining some of the most important—and most misunderstood—corporate finance concepts, this book is not a finance textbook. Instead, it uses case study examples to offer concrete suggestions for improvements in your company that increase the availability of cash when you most need it. You'll also find: Discussions of the importance of sufficient liquidity for operational concerns, research and development, and capital improvements Explorations of the consequences of insufficient cash positions Examinations of the ripple effects of seemingly small decisions that affect cash supply An essential resource for managers, executives, and business leaders everywhere, Cash is King is an effective and hands-on exploration of cash as the lifeblood of any modern commercial entity and an incisive guide to ensuring that your company will have enough of it when its required.
The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations: 2024 Cumulative Supplement
by Bruce R. Hopkins Shane T. HamiltonUnderstand the newest developments in the law and regulation of tax-exempt organizations In the 2024 Cumulative Supplement to The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations, 12th Edition, a team of experienced and renowned attorneys delivers the latest developments in the ever-evolving tangle of laws and regulations impacting on the operation of tax-exempt entities in the United States. You’ll find discussions of the most recent Treasury Department regulations, Internal Revenue Service revenue rulings and revenue procedures, and federal court opinions (and the occasional state court opinion of particular importance) from 2023 and 2024. The authors explore new private letter rulings from the IRS, updating the public on their position on a wide array of issues with day-to-day applicability to tax exempt organizations. You’ll also find: Incisive and authoritative analysis of recent federal court decisions impacting the managers, officers, and directors of tax-exempt organizations The authors’ valuable insights into the efficacy and correctness of the various rulings, procedures, and opinions from government agencies issued since 2023 Careful consideration of the effect of the growing number of laws, regulations, and procedures impacting the management of tax-exempt entitiesPerfect for the managers, directors, and officers of tax-exempt organizations, the 2024 Cumulative Supplement to the 12th edition of The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations will also prove invaluable to the lawyers, accountants, and other professionals who serve them.
The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations: 2024 Cumulative Supplement
by Bruce R. Hopkins Shane T. HamiltonUnderstand the newest developments in the law and regulation of tax-exempt organizations In the 2024 Cumulative Supplement to The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations, 12th Edition, a team of experienced and renowned attorneys delivers the latest developments in the ever-evolving tangle of laws and regulations impacting on the operation of tax-exempt entities in the United States. You’ll find discussions of the most recent Treasury Department regulations, Internal Revenue Service revenue rulings and revenue procedures, and federal court opinions (and the occasional state court opinion of particular importance) from 2023 and 2024. The authors explore new private letter rulings from the IRS, updating the public on their position on a wide array of issues with day-to-day applicability to tax exempt organizations. You’ll also find: Incisive and authoritative analysis of recent federal court decisions impacting the managers, officers, and directors of tax-exempt organizations The authors’ valuable insights into the efficacy and correctness of the various rulings, procedures, and opinions from government agencies issued since 2023 Careful consideration of the effect of the growing number of laws, regulations, and procedures impacting the management of tax-exempt entitiesPerfect for the managers, directors, and officers of tax-exempt organizations, the 2024 Cumulative Supplement to the 12th edition of The Law of Tax-Exempt Organizations will also prove invaluable to the lawyers, accountants, and other professionals who serve them.
The Law of International Financial Institutions (Elements of International Law)
by Prof Daniel D. BradlowIn this new volume in the Elements series, Daniel D. Bradlow traces the history and development of international law and international financial institutions from 1918 to today, providing a detailed overview of the legal frameworks within which such institutions were established and operate, and which structure their relationships with their member states and their citizens. The book opens with the inter-war years, the Bretton Woods Conference, and background on the treaties establishing the IMF and the World Bank. It then discusses the Articles of Agreement of the IMF and the IBRD, providing information on their governance arrangements, mandates, and operating principles. The international legal status of these two international financial institutions, their international legal rights, responsibilities and obligations, and their privileges and immunities are also examined. In later chapters, the book explores how the structure, functions, and operations of the World Bank and IMF have evolved since their establishment and examines the regional development banks and the regional financial arrangements that were created after them. The book concludes by exploring the challenges that international financial institutions are currently facing, and the contributions that international law can make to help them successfully meet these challenges.
Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Andreia de Bem Machado Maria José Sousa Francesca Dal Mas Silvana Secinaro Davide CalandraThis book analyzes digital technologies being used in the teaching-learning process. The authors show how the use of AI in higher education can provide personalized education through the automation of administrative teaching tasks, software programs that favor the detection of topics that need reinforcement in the classroom, the guidance and support of students outside the classroom, and the use of data intelligently to teach and support students. In addition, the authors show how to further personalize education with the use of augmented reality, adaptive platforms, intelligent tutor systems, Chatbots, adaptive learning, computer aided instruction, MOOCs, and robotics. The authors answer questions such as: What sustainable educational technologies can be used in the teaching-learning process; How can Blockchain technology and AI be applied in higher education; How can the metaverse be applied in virtual learning environments? The book is relevant to researchers, professionals, andstudents interested in technology and education.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) GoldenGate: Real-world Examples
by Y V Ravi Kumar Raghavendra S Ankur GoelThis book focuses on the utilization of GoldenGate Services (GGS) in conjunction with a microservices architecture on the Oracle cloud (OCI), primarily for data migration and integration across various data sources and targets.The book begins with a practical example of utilizing GGS on a Marketplace VM, progressively advancing to in-depth discussions on implementing GoldenGate as a Service on OCI. The book offers illustrative guides for data replication between RDBMSs (such as Oracle, Postgres, and big data targets such as Kafka). Additionally, it explores monitoring techniques using Enterprise Manager and Grafana dashboards. A comparative analysis is presented between traditional VM-based GoldenGate installations and the OCI service model. Special attention is given to Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) and leveraging GGS for database migration from on-premises to OCI. Some chapters address multi-cloud replication using OCI GGS and include real-life case studies.By the end of this book you will have gained comprehensive insights into the architectural design of GoldenGate Services and will be adept at replicating data using GGS, enabling you to replicate setups in your own environments.What You Will LearnSet up GoldenGate Services for high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), migration of data to cloud, and moving data into the data lake or lakehousePerform logical migration of data to the cloud using the ZDM tool (ZDM uses GoldenGate internally).Replicate data to big data targetsMonitor GGS using Enterprise Manager and GrafanaReplicate data in a multi-cloud environment Who This Book Is ForOracle database administrators who want to replicate data or use Oracle GoldenGate Services for migration and setup of high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR); and data engineers who want tobuild the data warehouse, data lake, data lakehouse to push data in near real-time
Bringing the Soul Back to Marketing: Proceedings of the 2023 AMS World Marketing Congress, Canterbury, UK, July 11–14, 2023 (Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science)
by Vincent Jeseo Juliann AllenThe “soul” centers our activities and inspirations. The body of marketing changes shape rapidly; however, we should not lose sight of its “soul”. This volume focuses on preserving the “soul” of marketing in a data-driven world where technology has proliferated amidst a myriad of global challenges. Featuring papers presented at the 2023 Academy of Marketing Science World Marketing Congress held in Canterbury, UK, this book explores ideas, theories and practices to tackle global and economic challenges in marketing and emphasize marketing's contribution to business and society at large, further strengthening the academic community.Founded in 1971, the Academy of Marketing Science is an international organization dedicated to promoting timely explorations of phenomena related to the science of marketing in theory, research, and practice. Among its services to members and the community at large, the Academy offers conferences, congresses, and symposia that attract delegates from around the world. Presentations from these events are published in this Proceedings series, which offers a comprehensive archive of volumes reflecting the evolution of the field. Volumes deliver cutting-edge research and insights, complementing the Academy’s flagship journals, the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (JAMS) and AMS Review.
Qualitative Research Methods for Business Students: A Global Approach
by Kingsley Obi Omeihe Christian HarrisonQualitative Research Methods for Business Students: A Global Approach provides a practical and accessible overview of qualitative research methods and their philosophical underpinnings. The textbook will empower you with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the dynamic landscape of qualitative research. Key features include: Case Studies which showcase how qualitative research has been instrumental in shaping business decisions and strategies. Exercises and Activities that give you the opportunity to apply your learning. Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in using qualitative methods in their research project or dissertation. Dr Kingsley O. Omeihe is an Associate Professor for Marketing and Small Business at the University of the West of Scotland Prof Christian Harrison is a Professor of Leadership and Enterprise at the University of Bolton.
Advertising in the Digital Age: Theories and Practices
by Sevil Yesiloglu Joyce CostelloAdvertising is everywhere. Whether you realise it or not, it′s there when you watch your favourite Netflix show, when you scroll through Instagram, and when you search on Google. What′s more, advertisers are becoming more savvy than ever, using new technologies to target adverts to you specifically. So what are we to make of all this? This book will equip you with a thorough understanding of today′s media environment and how ′online′ advertising differs from traditional ′offline′ models. In an age of influencers, big data, AI and social media, the world of advertising looks very different from how it did a generation ago. You will learn not only about various types of advertising, but also about its impact on viewers, from our buying habits to possible harm. Tying theory and concepts to practice, this volume is the ideal complement to courses in advertising, digital media and communication, and will enable you to form a clear picture of the reality of working across promotional media industries.
Advertising in the Digital Age: Theories and Practices
by Sevil Yesiloglu Joyce CostelloAdvertising is everywhere. Whether you realise it or not, it′s there when you watch your favourite Netflix show, when you scroll through Instagram, and when you search on Google. What′s more, advertisers are becoming more savvy than ever, using new technologies to target adverts to you specifically. So what are we to make of all this? This book will equip you with a thorough understanding of today′s media environment and how ′online′ advertising differs from traditional ′offline′ models. In an age of influencers, big data, AI and social media, the world of advertising looks very different from how it did a generation ago. You will learn not only about various types of advertising, but also about its impact on viewers, from our buying habits to possible harm. Tying theory and concepts to practice, this volume is the ideal complement to courses in advertising, digital media and communication, and will enable you to form a clear picture of the reality of working across promotional media industries.
Advertising in the Digital Age: Theories and Practices
by Sevil Yesiloglu Joyce CostelloAdvertising is everywhere. Whether you realise it or not, it′s there when you watch your favourite Netflix show, when you scroll through Instagram, and when you search on Google. What′s more, advertisers are becoming more savvy than ever, using new technologies to target adverts to you specifically. So what are we to make of all this? This book will equip you with a thorough understanding of today′s media environment and how ′online′ advertising differs from traditional ′offline′ models. In an age of influencers, big data, AI and social media, the world of advertising looks very different from how it did a generation ago. You will learn not only about various types of advertising, but also about its impact on viewers, from our buying habits to possible harm. Tying theory and concepts to practice, this volume is the ideal complement to courses in advertising, digital media and communication, and will enable you to form a clear picture of the reality of working across promotional media industries.
Public Sector Management
by Norman Flynn Alberto AsquerIn an era marked by unprecedented challenges, from the climate crisis to the rise of populism, the ways to manage public sector organisations have dramatically changed. In the eighth edition of this bestselling textbook, Flynn and Asquer offer the definitive introduction to public administration. Now substantially revised and updated throughout, this text reflects the latest approaches, tools and techniques that help governments respond to the multifaceted problems facing societies today and pre-empt those of tomorrow. Recognising the importance of context, Public Sector Managementunderscores that one-size-fits-all management practices are inadequate. Learn how public sector management adapts to changing political climates and societal pressures and be guided through the intricacies of making evidence-based policies while acknowledging the political dynamics that shape them. Updates to the eighth edition include: · A Global Perspective: Explore variations in public sector management shaped by cultural, historical, and institutional contexts, and gain a deep understanding of how governments address challenges in unique ways. · Balancing Theory and Practice: the new edition offers amore detailed and holistic perspective on public sector management by bringing in the latest theoretical insights and real-world public sector management practices. · Adapting to Change and tacking today’s issues: Confront the challenges faced in the age of technology, from artificial intelligence to Big Data; the climate crisis and clean energy transitions; and resulting from the latest geopolitical shifts including workforce migration to the erosion of trust in democracies. · A Call for Contextual Understanding: Learn how factors such as heterogeneity, population, income inequality, and technological access influence public sector management practices. Public Sector Management is essential reading for upper undergraduate and postgraduate students studying public sector management or public administration and is perfect for those studying on a Master of Public Administration programme. Norman Flynn was Director of the Centre for Financial and Management Studies, SOAS, University of London and Programme Director of the MSc in Public Policy and Management. Alberto Asquer is Head of the School of Finance and Management, Programme Director, MSc Public Policy and Management, and Senior Lecturer of Public Policy and Management at SOAS University of London
Public Sector Management
by Norman Flynn Alberto AsquerIn an era marked by unprecedented challenges, from the climate crisis to the rise of populism, the ways to manage public sector organisations have dramatically changed. In the eighth edition of this bestselling textbook, Flynn and Asquer offer the definitive introduction to public administration. Now substantially revised and updated throughout, this text reflects the latest approaches, tools and techniques that help governments respond to the multifaceted problems facing societies today and pre-empt those of tomorrow. Recognising the importance of context, Public Sector Managementunderscores that one-size-fits-all management practices are inadequate. Learn how public sector management adapts to changing political climates and societal pressures and be guided through the intricacies of making evidence-based policies while acknowledging the political dynamics that shape them. Updates to the eighth edition include: · A Global Perspective: Explore variations in public sector management shaped by cultural, historical, and institutional contexts, and gain a deep understanding of how governments address challenges in unique ways. · Balancing Theory and Practice: the new edition offers amore detailed and holistic perspective on public sector management by bringing in the latest theoretical insights and real-world public sector management practices. · Adapting to Change and tacking today’s issues: Confront the challenges faced in the age of technology, from artificial intelligence to Big Data; the climate crisis and clean energy transitions; and resulting from the latest geopolitical shifts including workforce migration to the erosion of trust in democracies. · A Call for Contextual Understanding: Learn how factors such as heterogeneity, population, income inequality, and technological access influence public sector management practices. Public Sector Management is essential reading for upper undergraduate and postgraduate students studying public sector management or public administration and is perfect for those studying on a Master of Public Administration programme. Norman Flynn was Director of the Centre for Financial and Management Studies, SOAS, University of London and Programme Director of the MSc in Public Policy and Management. Alberto Asquer is Head of the School of Finance and Management, Programme Director, MSc Public Policy and Management, and Senior Lecturer of Public Policy and Management at SOAS University of London
Public Sector Management
by Norman Flynn Alberto AsquerIn an era marked by unprecedented challenges, from the climate crisis to the rise of populism, the ways to manage public sector organisations have dramatically changed. In the eighth edition of this bestselling textbook, Flynn and Asquer offer the definitive introduction to public administration. Now substantially revised and updated throughout, this text reflects the latest approaches, tools and techniques that help governments respond to the multifaceted problems facing societies today and pre-empt those of tomorrow. Recognising the importance of context, Public Sector Managementunderscores that one-size-fits-all management practices are inadequate. Learn how public sector management adapts to changing political climates and societal pressures and be guided through the intricacies of making evidence-based policies while acknowledging the political dynamics that shape them. Updates to the eighth edition include: · A Global Perspective: Explore variations in public sector management shaped by cultural, historical, and institutional contexts, and gain a deep understanding of how governments address challenges in unique ways. · Balancing Theory and Practice: the new edition offers amore detailed and holistic perspective on public sector management by bringing in the latest theoretical insights and real-world public sector management practices. · Adapting to Change and tacking today’s issues: Confront the challenges faced in the age of technology, from artificial intelligence to Big Data; the climate crisis and clean energy transitions; and resulting from the latest geopolitical shifts including workforce migration to the erosion of trust in democracies. · A Call for Contextual Understanding: Learn how factors such as heterogeneity, population, income inequality, and technological access influence public sector management practices. Public Sector Management is essential reading for upper undergraduate and postgraduate students studying public sector management or public administration and is perfect for those studying on a Master of Public Administration programme. Norman Flynn was Director of the Centre for Financial and Management Studies, SOAS, University of London and Programme Director of the MSc in Public Policy and Management. Alberto Asquer is Head of the School of Finance and Management, Programme Director, MSc Public Policy and Management, and Senior Lecturer of Public Policy and Management at SOAS University of London
How to Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Every Time: The Art and Science of Communication at Work
by Colin James Erica BagshawWe communicate all the time. But do we have impact? Do we influence? When you speak, do people lean in? When they hear you, do others feel impressed, challenged, motivated or inspired? Through tested frameworks and instantly applicable techniques, How to Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Every Time shows you how to use your words and your body language to engage and persuade. With this handbook, you'll learn crucial communication skills for delivering with impact in any professional setting — be it in the boardroom, your next sales meeting or interpersonal interactions. Master how to deliver your message with conviction, confidence and clarity. Globally renowned speaking coaches Colin James and Erica Bagshaw share their proven methodology for wielding influence in any and every context. In How to Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Every Time, they show you how to systematically get and hold people’s attention — and use your influence to achieve positive results in your organisation or business. Whether you’re working face-to-face, you need to create presence online, or you’re crafting a written message, you’ll discover the tips you need. Communicate more effectively with a tried-and-trusted process for success, using the 3 Ds: Diagnose: Who is your audience, what is the context and what is your desired outcome? Design: Get the magic 12 steps that make it easy to tailor your next communication to better engage and influence your audience. Deliver: Don't know what to do with your hands? Learn how to master body language, your voice, visual aids and even your energy for a delivery that will captivate, inspire and persuade even the toughest audience. How to Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Every Time is a must-have resource for anyone who needs to present their ideas, gain trust and bring about real change.
How to Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Every Time: The Art and Science of Communication at Work
by Colin James Erica BagshawWe communicate all the time. But do we have impact? Do we influence? When you speak, do people lean in? When they hear you, do others feel impressed, challenged, motivated or inspired? Through tested frameworks and instantly applicable techniques, How to Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Every Time shows you how to use your words and your body language to engage and persuade. With this handbook, you'll learn crucial communication skills for delivering with impact in any professional setting — be it in the boardroom, your next sales meeting or interpersonal interactions. Master how to deliver your message with conviction, confidence and clarity. Globally renowned speaking coaches Colin James and Erica Bagshaw share their proven methodology for wielding influence in any and every context. In How to Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Every Time, they show you how to systematically get and hold people’s attention — and use your influence to achieve positive results in your organisation or business. Whether you’re working face-to-face, you need to create presence online, or you’re crafting a written message, you’ll discover the tips you need. Communicate more effectively with a tried-and-trusted process for success, using the 3 Ds: Diagnose: Who is your audience, what is the context and what is your desired outcome? Design: Get the magic 12 steps that make it easy to tailor your next communication to better engage and influence your audience. Deliver: Don't know what to do with your hands? Learn how to master body language, your voice, visual aids and even your energy for a delivery that will captivate, inspire and persuade even the toughest audience. How to Influence Anyone, Anywhere, Every Time is a must-have resource for anyone who needs to present their ideas, gain trust and bring about real change.
Top Stocks Special Edition - Ethical, Sustainable, Responsible: A Sharebuyer's Guide to ESG for Leading Australian Companies
by Erica HallA handbook for investing with impact and building a share portfolio that reflects your values When it comes to share investing, how you choose to invest your money can create real global impact. Your investments can make a difference for urgent issues like climate change and human rights. But how do you know which companies are living up to their promises for a greener, brighter future? In Top Stocks Special Edition – Ethical, Sustainable, Responsible, you’ll discover essential information for growing a profitable portfolio that aligns your investments with your values. This book reveals the ethical and sustainable impact of top Australian companies. Inside, sustainable investing expert Erica Hall provides clear explanations for key metrics on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria and on carbon emissions. With this book, you’ll learn how to evaluate risk and momentum for more than 60 best-in-class companies across the major industry sectors of the ASX. And you’ll discover which companies have strong accountability, a clear pathway to decarbonisation, and robust, transparent ESG reporting. Learn how to identify what companies are best-in-class for responsible and ethical investing Understand the different challenges faced by each sector in achieving goals for impact Explore current issues in ESG and sustainability, from business ethics to public policy, the supply chain, environmental operations, and more An invaluable resource for novices and professionals alike, Top Stocks Special Edition – Ethical, Sustainable, Responsible provides clear, accessible tables for easy reference to essential ESG ratings and data points. With this handbook, you’ll learn how and where your investments can make a positive difference in the world — so you can make wiser, well-informed decisions for building your wealth.
Top Stocks Special Edition - Ethical, Sustainable, Responsible: A Sharebuyer's Guide to ESG for Leading Australian Companies
by Erica HallA handbook for investing with impact and building a share portfolio that reflects your values When it comes to share investing, how you choose to invest your money can create real global impact. Your investments can make a difference for urgent issues like climate change and human rights. But how do you know which companies are living up to their promises for a greener, brighter future? In Top Stocks Special Edition – Ethical, Sustainable, Responsible, you’ll discover essential information for growing a profitable portfolio that aligns your investments with your values. This book reveals the ethical and sustainable impact of top Australian companies. Inside, sustainable investing expert Erica Hall provides clear explanations for key metrics on environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria and on carbon emissions. With this book, you’ll learn how to evaluate risk and momentum for more than 60 best-in-class companies across the major industry sectors of the ASX. And you’ll discover which companies have strong accountability, a clear pathway to decarbonisation, and robust, transparent ESG reporting. Learn how to identify what companies are best-in-class for responsible and ethical investing Understand the different challenges faced by each sector in achieving goals for impact Explore current issues in ESG and sustainability, from business ethics to public policy, the supply chain, environmental operations, and more An invaluable resource for novices and professionals alike, Top Stocks Special Edition – Ethical, Sustainable, Responsible provides clear, accessible tables for easy reference to essential ESG ratings and data points. With this handbook, you’ll learn how and where your investments can make a positive difference in the world — so you can make wiser, well-informed decisions for building your wealth.
Mining, Mobility, and Social Change in the Global South: Regional Perspectives (Routledge Studies of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development)
by Gerardo Castillo Guzmán Matthew Himley David BreretonThis volume focuses on how, why, under what conditions, and with what effects people move across space in relation to mining, asking how a focus on spatial mobility can aid scholars and policymakers in understanding the complex relation between mining and social change. This collection centers the concept of mobility to address the diversity of mining-related population movements as well as the agency of people engaged in these movements. This volume opens by introducing both the historical context and conceptual tools for analyzing the mining-mobility nexus, followed by case study chapters focusing on three regions with significant histories of mineral extraction and where mining currently plays an important role in socio-economic life: the Andes, Central and West Africa, and Melanesia. Written by authors with expertise in diverse fields, including anthropology, development studies, geography, and history, case study chapters address areas of both large- and smallscale mining. They explore the historical-geographical factors shaping mining-related mobilities, the meanings people attach to these movements, and the relations between people’s mobility practices and the flows of other things put in motion by mining, including capital, ideas, technologies, and toxic contamination. The result is an important volume that provides fresh insights into the social geographies and spatial politics of extraction. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of mining and the extractive industries, spatial politics and geography, mobility and migration, development, and the social and environmental dimensions of natural resources more generally.
Reliability and Risk Analysis: A Practical Guide, Third Edition (ISSN)
by Mohammad Modarres Katrina GrothCompletely updated for a new edition, this book introduces reliability and risks analysis, for both practicing engineers and engineering students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Since reliability analysis is a multidisciplinary subject, this book draws together a wide range of topics and presents them in a way that applies to most engineering disciplines.What Every Engineer Should Know About Reliability and Risk Analysis, Second Edition, emphasizes an introduction and explanation of the practical methods used in reliability and risk studies, with a discussion of their uses and limitations. It offers basic and advanced methods in reliability analysis that are commonly used in daily practice and provides methods that address unique topics such as dependent failure analysis, importance analysis, and analysis of repairable systems. The book goes on to present a comprehensive overview of modern probabilistic life assessment methods such as Bayesian estimation, system reliability analysis, and human reliability. End-of-chapter problems and a solutions manual are available to support any course adoptions.This book is refined, simple, and focuses on fundamentals. The audience is the beginner with no background in reliability engineering and rudimentary knowledge of probability and statistics. It can be used by new practitioners, undergraduates, and first-year graduate students.
Leading on the Edge: Extraordinary Stories and Leadership Insights from The World's Most Extreme Workplace
by Rachael RobertsonLessons on authentic leadership from the 58th annual Antarctic expedition In Leading on the Edge, successful business speaker and consultant Rachael Robertson shares the lessons she learned as leader of a year-long expedition to the wilds of Antarctica. Leading eighteen strangers around the clock for a full year—through months of darkness and with no escape from the frigid cold, howling winds, and each other—Robertson learned powerful lessons about what real, authentic leadership is. Here, she offers a deeply honest and humorous account of what it takes to survive and lead in the harshest environment on Earth. What emerges from her graphic account is a series of powerful and practical lessons for business leaders and managers everywhere. Features practical leadership lessons that are particularly helpful for any leader who must get the best out of the team they've got Features solutions to many challenges common to all workplaces Includes real excerpts from Robertson's personal journals through twelve months of leading in the most challenging environment in the world Written by a popular speaker and business leader who has appeared at more than 350 national and international conferences and events for a wide range of industries Leading on the Edge explains what it's like to take charge when you've no place to hide and how truly harsh environments can serve as a leadership laboratory that results in truly effective, authentic leadership.
Digitalization and Competition Policy in Japan
by Shuya Hayashi Koki AraiThis book organizes the intent and purpose of the Japanese competition law (Antimonopoly Act) to address the digitalized socio-economy and provides a detailed explanation of its basic content as well as advanced issues. It includes an overview of Japanese law and its international position, a basic understanding of the big data and AI issues in today's competition law, and perspectives on high-tech regulation. In addition, it includes a variety of important topics, ranging from exploring principles to tackle digital regulatory realities, to understanding and analyzing the competitive realities of multisided markets. It also examines the relationship between information and competition law and that between consumer and competition law.Digitalization is a key concept in our economy and society today. Carbon neutrality initiatives, the need to improve productivity, globalization, and new ways of working are all seeking breakthroughs by way of digitalization. What’s more, digitalizationrequires free and fair competition in order to encourage technological innovation. The search for transparent and clear competition laws is essential to promote efficient and effective research and development and to promote public awareness through competition.
Spatial Interaction Models with Land Use: A Tool for Interdisciplinary Analysis and Integrated Territorial Policy (Contributions to Regional Science)
by Paulo Silveira Tomaz Ponce DentinhoThis book develops spatial interaction models for the analysis of human interaction within space, in terms of both accessibility and land use. Presenting case studies on the Azores and Morocco, it covers applications in various regions of Europe and Africa. The respective models simulate land use, employment, households, commuting and shopping movements and land values, employment distribution for basic activities, changes in accessibility, and changes in land suitability due to climate change.This book will appeal to scholars and students of regional and spatial science, ecological economics, and agricultural economics, as well as to spatial planners and practitioners dealing with issues of spatial planning to address such problems as unsustainable land use, adaptation to climate change, desertification of rural areas heavily dependent on land use, and the impacts of external shocks on land and property values.
The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
by Scott Galloway‘You need this book.' Steven Bartlett, author of The Diary of a CEOThe world is changing. It's time for a new financial playbook.In this must-have guide to optimizing your life for wealth, success and happiness, you'll learn:• how to find and follow your talent• what small steps you can take now that pay big returns later• how to develop better financial habitsBursting with practical, game-changing advice from one of the world's most popular business school professors, The Algebra of Wealth is the practical guidebook you need to win today's wealth game.Today's workers have more opportunities and mobility than any previous generation. They also face unprecedented challenges, including inflation, labour and housing shortages, and climate volatility.Even the notion of 'retirement' is undergoing a profound rethink, as our lifespans extend and our relationship with work evolves. In this environment, the tried-and-true financial advice our parents followed no longer applies.In The Algebra of Wealth, Galloway lays bare the rules of financial success in today's economy. In characteristic unvarnished, no-BS style, he explains you what you need to know in order to improve your chances of achieving economic security no matter what.