Corporate Social Responsibility and Shareholder Value. A Perfect Fit?
Essay from the year 2021 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,3, University of Applied Sciences Essen, language: English, abstract: In 1986, Rappaport published the book "Creating Shareholder Value", in which he described the shareholder value (SV) approach as a new standard for business performance. A quantitative, corporate ethical philosophy is addressed with the term "shareholder value", which has always been a matter of course for business investment theorists. Basically, shareholder value describes the mathematical maximization of the net present value of investments. This entrepreneurial approach was not viewed with skepticism on a global scale until the banking and financial crisis. An alternative approach was examined to overcome the banking and economic crisis. The corporate social responsibility (CSR) approach emerged, which was seen as a sustainable and pluralistic alternative. However, the CSR approach is viewed critically from a business perspective. It is questioned to what extent CSR actually influences on the economic success of a company. This will also be the subject of this essay. The aim is to show whether linking CSR and the SV approach creates a corporate strategy that generates monetary gains and represents a perfect fit.
Airport Facility Management. In-House Service or Outsourcing?
Academic Paper from the year 2019 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,0, International University of Applied Sciences, language: English, abstract: Many airports are privatized and thus have to act according to the desires of stakeholders, the management has the obligation to make the core business run smoothly and efficiently in order to reach satisfying results. This paper deals with airport facility management and its possible alternatives including crucial factors. At first, the problem and background concerning the issues of outsourcing or keeping in-house AFM is presented. Additionally, the scope of AFM is displayed. In the second stage, alternatives and solutions are presented and analysed. It is figured out what has to be considered most importantly in order to shape a convenient solution. The conclusion will highlight the most important findings of the paper.
Ethics of Algorithms. Ethical Challenges and Outcomes of Algorithmic Decision-Making
Seminar paper from the year 2019 in the subject Business economics - Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics, grade: 1,3, University of Hamburg, language: English, abstract: This study tries to answer these questions and investigates the ethical challenges of ADM (Algorithm Decision Making) arisen in the context of ethical decision-making and their ethical outcomes. Algorithms and algorithmic decision-making simplify and improve people's lives and create new values for our society. ADM is used by banks to establish creditworthiness or by the police to calculate the likelihood of future crimes. It is used in agriculture, aviation, the insurance industry, and many other business areas. ADM is becoming increasingly essential and plays a crucial role in our daily life. However, the use of algorithms is not just about opportunities and benefits. ADM hides significant risks and creates further ethical challenges. The ethics of algorithms is a provocative topic that causes a lot of controversies. As well as the application of ADM in the ethical context. Is it ethical to use algorithmic decision-making? Is the decision-maker "moral aware" of applying ADM?. Does moral awareness about the ethical implications of ADM always lead to ethical decisions?
The Church and Employment Law
This book examines the current law on the employment status of ministers of religion and suggests reforms for ministers to be given a degree of employment protection. It considers the constant theme in Christian history that the clergy should not be subject to the ordinary courts and asks if this is justified with the growth of employment law.
Leadership and Virtues
Good leadership is something every leader and organization should strive towards. This book serves as a pivotal resource in encouraging the understanding and practice of leadership and highlights how good leadership is anchored in the rich philosophy and science of virtue. Through a diverse range of perspectives, the book highlights the importance of leading with virtue, unpacks what it means to be a virtuous leader, and outlines practical strategies for developing and practicing good leadership. Taking a virtues perspective, this cohesive collection of chapters by scholars from around the globe offers an inclusive tone and speaks to practicing and aspiring leaders worldwide. Readers are provided with a nuanced account of the nature of virtues and leadership and how the two interact on multiple levels and in multiple ways to inform the practice of good leadership. Focusing on the tradition of virtue gives this collection a robust scholarly foundation, while simultaneously providing scope for diverse views on how and why virtues inform good leadership. The book offers a balance of scholarly and practice-oriented chapters, instilling readers with a deep understanding of virtues and leadership, and practical strategies to develop their practice of good and virtuous leadership. Each chapter offers a different moral and sociological insight, serving altogether to show readers the most effective ways to use virtues to promote shared well-being and collective success. Scholars, students of leadership and management, and leadership practitioners will benefit from the accessible and practical lessons this book has to offer. This volume will also be of interest to team leaders and managers who are keen to develop their leadership skills in both practice and theory.
Navigating Conflict
Navigating Conflict: Tools for Difficult Conversations is perfect for readers who want positive outcomes from personal, professional, and workplace challenges.From reading this powerful guidebook, you'll gain: A step-by-step roadmap for handling conflict and tough and touchy situationsStrategies for effectively handling yourself under fireTools for dealing with toxic individuals, personality conflicts, office politics, and problematic family situationsField-tested skills, strategies, tools. and tactics for every type of conflictAssessment inventories and action steps they can use to assess and perfect their skillsReaders will find engrossing real-life stories; skills, strategies, and tactics they can immediately use, and will walk away knowing exactly how to achieve the results they want regardless of the other person's skills or behavior.
Confidential Informants
Confidential Informants is a book unto which is based on a privately owned Federal Corporation and its Subsidiaries employing Confidential Informants in a relationship to have access to a new customer base for profit.
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2022
This publication provides updated statistics on a comprehensive set of economic, financial, social, and environmental measures as well as select indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report covers the 49 regional members of ADB. It discusses trends in development progress and the challenges to achieving inclusive and sustainable economic growth across Asia and the Pacific. This 53rd edition looks at how most economies in the region have bounced back to varying degrees from the COVID-19 pandemic. A gradual recovery of cyclical industries, the release of pent-up consumer demand, and increased confidence levels have contributed to developing Asia's economy. To put into practice the "leave no one behind" principle of the Sustainable Development Goals, detailed and informative data is crucial. The 2022 report features a special supplement, Mapping the Public Voice for Development--Natural Language Processing of Social Media Text Data, which explores how natural language processing techniques can be applied to social media text data to map public sentiment and inform development research and policy making.
The Pragmatic Programmer for Machine Learning
Machine learning has redefined the way we work with data and is increasingly becoming an indispensable part of everyday life. The Pragmatic Programmer for Machine Learning: Engineering Analytics and Data Science Solutions discusses how modern software engineering practices are part of this revolution both conceptually and in practical applictions.Comprising a broad overview of how to design machine learning pipelines as well as the state-of-the-art tools we use to make them, this book provides a multi-disciplinary view of how traditional software engineering can be adapted to and integrated with the workflows of domain experts and probabilistic models.From choosing the right hardware to designing effective pipelines architectures and adopting software development best practices, this guide will appeal to machine learning and data science specialists, whilst also laying out key high-level principlesin a way that is approachable for students of computer science and aspiring programmers.
Creative Hustle
A vibrant, illustrated guide to blazing a unique and fulfilling creative path, from the Stanford d.school. Humans have always been creative hustlers--problem solvers who seek to live beyond the limits suggested by society. Yet we live in a world where the place you were born, the amount of money you have, and the level of melanin in your skin indicate the precise path you are expected to follow. Too many of us silence our creativity and let our hustle calcify as we settle for the roles assigned to us. Now Olatunde Sobomehin and sam seidel, co-teachers of the Creative Hustle course at Stanford University, help you identify and navigate your own creative path that leads from your gifts--your unique combination of skills--to your goals, where you make a living doing things that matter. You'll learn about other creative hustlers, like Bryant Terry, who merged his passions for social justice and African American cuisine to become an award-winning eco-chef and cookbook author; Sian Heder, who used her desire to deeply understand herself and others to make award-winning films that add to the cultural conversation; and author/TV host Ayesha Curry, who aligns her professional and personal decisions with her core values. Taking inspiration and lessons from these creative problem-solvers and using activities from the Creative Hustle course, you will begin to see and shape your own path--and follow it to the fulfillment of your goals.
Dream Big
A little book of wisdom from Napoleon Hill Napoleon Hill has changed the lives of millions of readers, helping them seize their own potential to create lives of abundance and fulfillment. Dream Big is a pocket-sized collection of some of Hill's most timeless advice in the form of excerpts, articles, and transcripts of his speeches. These snippets of wisdom are brief, but powerful--quickly digestible chapters that will motivate, inspire, and transform. They include: Let Ambition Be Your MasterWhat I Learned from Analyzing over 10,000 PeopleAdversity Is a Blessing in DisguiseSelf-ControlA Definite Aim of LifeAnd more... For both long-time readers of Hill and those who are just being introduced to his life-shifting worldview, Dream Big is a challenge to envision your most ambitious aspirations and then make them reality.
The Ultimate Guide to Sustainable Scale
At the start of 2021, there were 5.5 million micro/small businesses registered in the UK, making up 99.2% of the total registered UK businesses. Of these, 5.3 million are micro businesses (solopreneur - up to a maximum of 5 members of staff), accounting for 95% of all businesses. These businesses account for 21% of employment and 14% of UK PLC turnover. So why is it, that 20% of start up's fail within the first 12 months, and almost 60% fail within the first three years?Finally, why is it that only 0.67% of SME businesses, ever make it to recognised ScaleUp (defined as those which have grown their turnover or employment by more than 20% annually over a three-year period, has increased by more than one-third over the past five years) status? Following on from the Number 2 Bestseller - #ADDAZERO The Ultimate Guide to Sustainable Scale: Establishing BaseCamp, Scale to Summit introduces another set of requirements and considerations across all 8 elements of every holistic business to hit the accelerator competently and confidently to ScaleUp your business. From the mindset and motivation of scaleup business owners to establishing the right structure, systems and processes. From building on the values and culture to managing your marketing. From finance, planning and profits to benchmarking and retention. All whilst recruiting, retraining and rewarding a growing team of super hero's. 4 years of research, 3 years of testing, tweaking, amending and re-testing. 18 months to write, in order to bring you the Ultimate Guide to Sustainable Scale. A practical educational, informative, step by step guide on how to build, manage and enjoy a rapid growth business. WARNING: Reading this book will not suddenly make you a millionaire. But applying the lessons within will transform both you, what, where and how you do business! Have you got what it takes to #ADDAZERO?
Intentional Unicorn
CREATE AND DRIVE YOUR OWN JOURNEY BY PUTTING A SPOTLIGHT ON YOUR UNIQUE SUPERPOWERS... BE PROUD OF BEING A UNICORN... AN INTENTIONAL UNICORN!The confidence that emerges from the realization of your super-powers fuels and accelerates an exciting growing journey. For many years, author Jennie Lopez felt like she stood out like a unicorn but not always for the right reasons. It was not until she realized that the key was to embrace all sides of her. The energy that we spend trying to fit in must be re-channeled to be the best version of ourselves. Once we uncover and own our uniqueness we can unleash the inner power to grow to levels we never thought were possible. In this book Jennie shares with humor, passion and transparency her journey from living in Puerto Rico, attending grad school in the USA, growing as a Associate Vice President inthe corporate world, and starting her own business in parallel to her dancing and fitness career that includes NFL cheerleading and being a Zumba international presenter.In this book, Jennie shares tools and best intentional practices to: Understand what are your superpowersProtect and nurture your mindsetUnderstand what is success and how to drive itTell that nagging impostor syndrome "Not today!"Inspire you to take action on your life NOW!"I have no doubt that this book will be widely influential as both a guide for individuals in their personal quest to reach their potential." - Dr. Robert Rodriguez
Curious Habits
A curious habit is helpful... until it's not. Attention to detail is great - perfectionism is a curious habit. Chocolate is awesome - using it to treat anxiety is a curious habit. Honest self-awareness is admirable - constantly beating yourself up is a curious habit. We have habits for a reason, we repeat things that feel good and move away from the stuff we don't like. Our habits solve a problem and make life easier. Unfortunately, our habits can turn on us. This book teaches us how to use curiosity as a superpower. It takes the blame and shame out of habit change so that we make the change not because we HAVE to, but because we WANT to. Drawing from the collective wisdom of evolutionary biology, neuroscience, Stoic philosophy and even Instagram, leading mindset coach Luke Mathers helps us embrace the power of curiosity to recognise when habits start to impact negatively our health and happiness. Curious Habits offers an entertaining, thought-provoking and non-judgmental exploration into why we do the things we do, and how to reset for a healthier, happier and more fulfilling life.
Effective Telecommuting
Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about telecommuting with this practical guide. An increasing number of employees are choosing to ask to work from home whenever possible, due to longer commuting times or family demands. From analysing your personality to developing a suitable time management system, this guide will explain each step to ensure that you are ready to begin telecommuting and that you will achieve the best results possible. In 50 minutes you will be able to: - Understand exactly what telecommuting consists of and how it can benefit both an employee and an employer - Decide whether telecommuting would you and your job by looking at your personality and the tasks required of you - Identify potential pitfalls, such as stress and burn out, and how to avoid them ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM COACHING The Coaching series from the 50Minutes collection is aimed at all those who, at any stage in their careers, are looking to acquire personal or professional skills, adapt to new situations or simply re-evaluate their work-life balance. The concise and effective style of our guides enables you to gain an in-depth understanding of a broad range of concepts, combining theory, constructive examples and practical exercises to enhance your learning.
Conflict Management in Digital Business
Providing readers with a unique guide of how businesses can achieve resilience to digital conflict, Conflict Management in Digital Business helps prepare for unexpected situations such as pandemics, to maintain competitive advantage, and illuminating pathways to turn conflicts caused by extraordinary situations into opportunities.
Teams, Leaders, and Change
You will enjoy this informative workbook and be inspired to a place where you'll think higher, better, and broader as a leader. In this time of change, challenge, and new connections in our environment, Dr. Amanda H. Goodson, Dr. Yvette Rice, and Odetta Scott are leaders who have worked, or are still working, in significant roles in government, industry, nonprofit, and academia settings, and have traveled globally as women in technology leadership. Together, they founded WeTECH Rocks, a Women in Technology consortium, and they have written TLC: Teams, Leaders, and Change with the mission of accelerating value delivery, skills development, and strategy execution for leaders and entrepreneurs all fields. Join Amanda, Yvette, and Odetta as they deliver seven principles that embrace who you are as women in leadership, propel you in excellence, and accelerate you to greatness!
Authorize It!
Success in the transitioning world of work-where all companies and all business conversations are dramatically changing-demands original thinking, fresh approaches, and storytelling muscle. Enter Authorize It!-an insightful new method that will have you thinking like a writer and winning.The good news is that you don't need to be a writer-you just need to think like one. Media executive and author Deborah Burns shares her five breakthrough storytelling lessons and their key takeaways, prompts, and real-world Q & A-along with her proprietary story-shaping tool that pulls it all together so you can authorize the stories you need to tell for success.Transform into a more effective storyteller today and take the reins of the career you'd like to live. Whether you're an in-office or remote corporate employee, a manager or manager of a side-gig, a solopreneur, freelancer, or contract worker, these storytelling principles will help you to clarify your actions and reactions, remain centered on your goals, better understand yourself and others, improve your creative problem-solving, stay open to the new and to the possible-and most importantly, to live up to your true potential.Editorial Reviews"If you want to live up to your full potential, plot your best career, and positively impact every scene in your work story, read this book right now."-Romy Newman, President & Co-founder, Fairygodboss"Practical advice that takes the abstract and makes it actionable for better communication and better careers." -Jane Hanson, Emmy Award-winning Journalist, Communications Guru, and Host of See Jane"These profound lessons reveal how a writer's mindset will help you to plot your career moves and evolve into the best version of yourself."-Fran Hauser, Startup investor and author, The Myth of the Nice Girl"The author is such a strong innovator and a bold writer. Her advice is sure to set you up for Big success!"-Ann Shoket, Founder, New Power Media, and author, The Big Life "Whether you're reimagining the job you have or imagining the career you want, this book transports you directly to the work that fits your life!"-Kathryn Sollmann, author, Ambition Redefined "A revelatory path that offers everyone the opportunity to lead their careers rather than the other way around."-Philippe Guelton, President of Crackle Plus & Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment VOD Networks "Authorize It! decodes storytelling structure to make it accessible for non-writers so everyone can craft and tell their stories."-Samantha Skey, CEO, SHE Media "In an era where strategic storytelling is misunderstood, Authorize It! is an accessible playbook for all."-Natalie Nixon, author, The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work"Authorize It! unleashes what is deeply rooted in all of us so we can create and share our own stories, and best tell the stories we need to at work."-Robyn Moreno, Storyteller, coach, and founder, Get Rooted
Statistical Analytics for Health Data Science with SAS and R
This book aims to compile typical fundamental-to-advanced statistical methods to be used for health data sciences. Although the book promotes applications to health and health-related data, the models in the book can be used to analyze any kind of data. The data are analyzed with the commonly used statistical software of R/SAS (with online supplementary on SPSS/Stata). The data and computing programs will be available to facilitate readers' learning experience. There has been considerable attention to making statistical methods and analytics available to health data science researchers and students. This book brings it all together to provide a concise point-of-reference for the most commonly used statistical methods from the fundamental level to the advanced level. We envisage this book will contribute to the rapid development in health data science. We provide straightforward explanations of the collected statistical theory and models, compilations of a variety of publicly available data, and illustrations of data analytics using commonly used statistical software of SAS/R. We will have the data and computer programs available for readers to replicate and implement the new methods. The primary readers would be applied data scientists and practitioners in any field of data science, applied statistical analysts and scientists in public health, academic researchers, and graduate students in statistics and biostatistics. The secondary readers would be R&D professionals/practitioners in industry and governmental agencies. This book can be used for both teaching and applied research.
We The People
Just because we can do something, does that mean we should do it? While embracing the promise of technological advances and data-driven decision-making, a democratic society also must acknowledge and address potential harms to individuals, populations, and society as a whole. In this data ethics "playbook," data governance practitioner and educator Kathy Rondon lays out potential problems in our collection, sharing, use, and retention of data; how those problems can negatively impact more than just an individual person's privacy; and the questions we should be asking of ourselves and our data practices in order to "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity."Applicable to both public sector and private sector entities operating in a democratic society, the playbook is both aspirational and actionable, offering a conceptual framework rather than an "ethics compliance checklist." Using the goals of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution to frame the conversation, the reader will come to understand how leveraging big data can promote democratic values...and how it can undermine them when ethical considerations take a back seat to unfettered data collection and use.Employing a case study model to delve into where missteps, usually unintentional, have occurred in data ethics practices, the author guides readers through the questions they should ask when undertaking a data-focused project. She also points out avenues for advocacy that readers can consider to promote better data-related laws, more effective organizational data policies, and well-articulated ethical frameworks. The result is a current and actionable approach to data ethics.
Validation Is For Parking
Confidence noun con-fi-dence: when you know who you are, own who you're not, and choose to embrace all of it If you had more confidence, what decisions would you make? What risks would you take? What dreams would you chase? For women, confidence is often associated with doing it all-and doing it perfectly. When I earn that promotion, lose ten pounds, or meet the person of my dreams...then I'll feel confident. We've been bombarded with messaging telling us to be confident, but no one has told us how. Speaker, leadership strategist, and coach Nicole Kalil is changing that. In Validation Is for Parking, Nicole provides a comprehensive guide for building internal trust and reclaiming confidence, a skill built from the inside out. You'll learn how to create boundaries, give yourself grace, and overcome the five most common derailers that impede progress and contribute to unhealthy patterns. This is a journey in which there are no shortcuts, but Nicole provides the guidance and support you need to break free from limiting narratives. A book for all women, Validation Is for Parking is an uplifting exploration of the untruths we believe and the internal antidotes that teach us to trust ourselves and become who we're meant to be.
Organising Responses to Climate Change
Climate change is the most important issue now facing humanity. As global temperatures increase, floods, fires and storms are becoming both more intense and frequent. People are suffering. And yet, emissions continue to rise. This book unpacks the activities of the key actors which have organised past and present climate responses - specifically, corporations, governments, and civil society organisations. Analysing three elements of climate change - mitigation, adaptation and suffering - the authors show how exponential growth of the capitalist system has allowed the fossil fuel industry to maintain its dominance. However, this hegemonic position is now coming under threat as new and innovative social movements have emerged, including the fossil fuel divestment movement, Fridays for Future, Extinction Rebellion and others. In exposing the inadequacies of current climate policies and pointing to the possibilities of new social and economic systems, this book highlights how the worst impacts of climate change can be avoided.
Look Closer
FOREWORD INTRODUCTION PERSONAL THE IMPOSTER: TAKE OFF YOUR MASK HOW PERCEPTIVE ARE YOU REALLY? SUCCESS IS NOT YOUR FRIEND THREE SINS OF LEADERSHIP UNBRIDLED CURIOSITY ARE YOU UNLEARNING? WHAT'S YOUR PROCESS? OVERCONFIDENCE CAN LEAD TO A FALL COULD YOU BE WRONG? SELF DECEPTION THE BEGINNER'S MIND ARE YOU PRESENT? HAVE YOU LOST YOUR EDGE? ARE YOU AN ORIGINAL? THE MYTH OF CREATIVITY WHAT'S YOUR STORY? FEARLESS RADICAL CONCENTRATION SELF CONTROL IS A SCARCE RESOURCE REFLECTION TIMERELATIONAL YOUR TEAM'S EMOTIONAL HEALTH RUTHLESS TRUST ARE OTHERS ALLERGIC TO YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE? THE HABITS OF EXCEPTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS EMPATHY IS YOUR THIRD EYE ARE YOU A MICROMANAGER? WHO STEALS YOUR ENERGY? HOLISTIC NEGOTIATIONS FIERCE CONVERSATIONS THE SEVEN LAPSES IN JUDGEMENT THE ART OF DISAGREEING LISTEN UNTIL IT HURTS A PERFECT QUESTION SIMPLIFY EVERYTHING A PUBLIC SPEAKING SECRET MASTER IMPROVISATION THE FIRST SIXTY SECONDS IT'S TIME TO GO DEEP REFLECTION TIMEORGANIZATIONAL EMBRACING AN UNPREDICTABLE WORLD WHAT IS YOUR WHY? THE ART OF FACILITATION DRUCKER IS STILL RIGHT-HOW TO BE DISTINCT! ARE YOU A COURAGEOUS COACH? "WHOLE BRAIN" LEADERSHIP THE DNA OF ELITE TEAMS 80/20 EVERYTHING THREE OF FOUR MEETINGS FAIL HUMAN EXPERIENCES CREATE LOYALTY HOW AGILE ARE YOU REALLY? THE SECRETS OF COCREATION THE SOUL OF A CULTURE A LIKEABLE COMPANY DARK HORSES DISRUPT THE POWER OF YOUR BRAIN TRUST LESSONS FROM "THE DEAD" A PURPOSEFUL GROWTH MINDSET REFLECTION TIME ACTION MATTERS WHAT'S NEXT? WORKSHEET ABOUT THE AUTHOR ENDNOTES
Business Ethics - A Philosophical and Behavioral Approach
In this textbook we examine the extent to which moral values play a role as productive forces for companies and the economy as a whole, and explores the effect of ethical and unethical behavior at both levels. We show how ethics improves productivity, and provide specific ethics tools for practical application for both students and managers. Stemming from an overall interdisciplinary approach, this textbook fills a gap in the literature on ethics in business. Following a textbook structure, we first derive knowledge from scientific studies that are relevant for students, and then summarize the results. We explain ethical assessment approaches, and then provide an ethical assessment of economic behavior using case studies. Roleplaying and games are used to explain the behavior of people in relation to ethics.The 2nd edition has been completely revised and expanded to include new findings from the behavioral sciences (psychology, social psychology, sociology and behavioral economics). In particular, the research on emotions, motivation and group behavior have given rise to many new impulses in business ethics. In addition, new case studies and new chapters were included, like Politics and Morality, Theories of Justice, Global Ethics, and Institutions as Solutions to Specific Game Situations (game theory). This book is important for students and researchers as well as policymakers and business executives due to its focus on applications.
Modern Survey Analysis
This book develops survey data analysis tools in Python, to create and analyze cross-tab tables and data visuals, weight data, perform hypothesis tests, and handle special survey questions such as Check-all-that-Apply. In addition, the basics of Bayesian data analysis and its Python implementation are presented. Since surveys are widely used as the primary method to collect data, and ultimately information, on attitudes, interests, and opinions of customers and constituents, these tools are vital for private or public sector policy decisions.As a compact volume, this book uses case studies to illustrate methods of analysis essential for those who work with survey data in either sector. It focuses on two overarching objectives: Demonstrate how to extract actionable, insightful, and useful information from survey data; andIntroduce Python and Pandas for analyzing survey data.
Design Thinking for New Business Contexts
This textbook identifies and critically explores the new business landscape through the lens of design thinking and contemporary industry practice, bridging the divide between the design and business domains. The book outlines the evolution of design thinking and the relationship between business and design, as well as provides in-depth studies of design thinking in turbulent business contexts, that includes the themes of sustainability, branding and organisational innovation. At its core, it articulates that design thinking is vital to establishing dynamic interdisciplinary thinking models that lead to organizational innovation. Featuring case studies and learning tasks, the book presents design thinking for readers as an organisational philosophy as opposed to a simple problem-solving tool.
How to Build a Modern Tontine
This open access book introduces the modern tontine and its applications in retirement and decumulation. Personal financial management in the later stages of life presents unique challenges, and renowned retirement planning expert Dr. Milevsky proposes the modern tontine as a solution. With the goal of guiding professionals and retirees in more efficient decumulation, the book demonstrates how to build a modern tontine. It is technically oriented, employing a cookbook format, featuring R code, and examining retirement planning through a statistical lens. This how-to guide, which is a sequel to his 2020 book "Retirement Income Recipes in R", will be invaluable for retirement planning professionals and advisors, as well as for PhD scholars in retirement planning, quantitative finance, and related fields.This book is open access.
Corporate Underground: Bootleg Innovation and Constructive Deviance
In the corporate underground, creative intrapreneurs produce ideas autonomously and without the consent of management. Such informal activity frequently 'corrects' and compensates for the weaknesses of formal organizational systems. The corporate underground is an adjusting element for a number of organizational paradoxes. This imposes a certain legitimacy on covert activities such as bootlegging and constructive deviance. It reflects a basic axiom of the evolutionary perspective: change and creativity are reliant upon elements of redundancy, waste and inefficiency.With contributions from 16 leading experts in this field, the book offers a comprehensive picture of the nature of covert creativity for theory, research and practice. The chapters cover a wide range of facets of underground activity, including basic information, the sensitive transition from underground to formal disclosure at an organization, and psychological factors. This book is a valuable compendium for academics and practitioners interested in R&D and innovation. Management seeking to better manage their innovative capabilities in their companies will also benefit from this book.
Corporate Control of White-Collar Crime
Traditionally, corporate control is all about top-down approaches to management of employees. Executives attempt to influence employees toward achieving business goals, and they attempt to prevent and detect wrongdoing, misconduct, and crime among employees. However, top-down approaches to corporate control do not work when executives and other privileged individuals in the business themselves commit and conceal their wrongdoing, misconduct, and crime in organizational settings. Then there is a need for a bottom-up approach in corporate control as outlined in this book. Bottom-up control refers to the manner in which organizational members can use different types of control mechanisms - such as whistleblowing, transparency, resource access, or culture - to monitor, measure, and evaluate executives' avoidance of deviant behaviors and influence them toward achieving the organization's goals in efficient and effective ways. The newly emerging perspective of a social license to operate forms part of the bottom-up strategy where criminalization becomes social property independent of the criminal justice system. The social license is predominantly centered on social permission for business activity where the media, social movements, and citizen watchdogs exert pressure, demand change, and bring top management to account. This book presents a novel approach to corporate control of white-collar crime based on the theory of convenience. White-collar crime is financial crime committed by privileged individuals who have legitimate access to resources based on the power and trust inherent through their professional positions. Convenience theory proposes that motive, opportunity, and willingness are the three dimensions that underlie white-collar crime in an organizational context. This book contributes to the study of white-collar criminality through a blend of theoretical discussions and practical materials that illuminate and support the use of convenience theory. The book discusses how bottom-up approaches can overcome the difficulty of detecting white-collar crime and overcome the barriers of preventing executive deviance.
The 6 Types of Working Genius
New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni unveils a truly groundbreaking new model that will change the way we think about work and teams forever. The 6 Types of Working Genius is the fastest way to help people identify the type of work that brings them joy and energy, and avoid work that leads to frustration and burnout. Beyond the personal discovery and instant relief that Working Genius provides, the model also gives teams a remarkably simple and practical framework for tapping into one another's natural gifts, which increases productivity and reduces unnecessary judgment. In classic Lencioni fashion, Pat brings his model to life in a page-turning fable that is as relatable as it is compelling. He tells the story of Bull Brooks, an entrepreneur, husband, and father who sets out to solve his own frustration at work and stumbles into a new way of thinking that changes the way he sees his work, his team, and even his marriage. What sets this book--and the model behind it--apart from other tools and assessments is the speed at which it can be understood and applied, and the relevance it has to every kind of work in life, from running a company to launching a product to managing a family. In addition to this book, Lencioni and the Table Group have created a 10-minute assessment that helps individuals quickly identify their gifts and apply this model to themselves and their teams. Join the hundreds of thousands of people who have already discovered their Working Genius, and experience the transformation in your work, your team, and your life. Learn more about the Working Genius at WorkingGenius.com.
Getting that EXPAT Job in International Development and Advancing
This book is for all aspiring, current and past Expatriates (Expats) wishing to work, advance or reflect on their career in international development assistance at organisations such as the United Nations (UN), European Union (EU) institutions, other intergovernmental organisations, NGOs, national institutions or also the private sector. The book provides hands-on, practical advice, based on experience, reflection, review - less scientific, but real and usable advice, for immediate possible application. It speaks to all the diligent, dedicated people committed to international development, seeking to collaborate in collegial spirit to improve peoples' lives all around the world in the realization of (sustainable) development goals.
The Age Structure of the Corporate System
This work aims to serve two primary purposes: first, to present findings regarding the age and related characteristics of corporations within the private enterprise system. The research seeks to provide insights into corporate behavior and potential implications for both private and public policy, acknowledging that some conclusions may be open to debate and may inspire differing interpretations from future researchers. To support such re-evaluation, the book offers a detailed explanation of the analytical methods employed, hoping to aid further investigation and refinement by others in the field. The second purpose is to stimulate greater interest in the study of corporate "vital statistics," illustrating how various significant inferences can be drawn from a specific set of data. The author hopes this work will encourage the collection of more comprehensive and detailed corporate statistics, which could remove certain analytical limitations encountered here. This study is positioned as an initial exploration, not a final statement; with better data and refined methods from subsequent research, the findings may soon be surpassed, thereby achieving the goal of inspiring more advanced inquiries. The author acknowledges valuable support from collaborators who contributed significantly to data handling and preparation, including Mrs. Harriet Ross and the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of California, Berkeley. Their assistance lightened the burden of this extensive project; however, any errors or misinterpretations are the author's responsibility alone. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1953.,
The Age Structure of the Corporate System
This work aims to serve two primary purposes: first, to present findings regarding the age and related characteristics of corporations within the private enterprise system. The research seeks to provide insights into corporate behavior and potential implications for both private and public policy, acknowledging that some conclusions may be open to debate and may inspire differing interpretations from future researchers. To support such re-evaluation, the book offers a detailed explanation of the analytical methods employed, hoping to aid further investigation and refinement by others in the field. The second purpose is to stimulate greater interest in the study of corporate "vital statistics," illustrating how various significant inferences can be drawn from a specific set of data. The author hopes this work will encourage the collection of more comprehensive and detailed corporate statistics, which could remove certain analytical limitations encountered here. This study is positioned as an initial exploration, not a final statement; with better data and refined methods from subsequent research, the findings may soon be surpassed, thereby achieving the goal of inspiring more advanced inquiries. The author acknowledges valuable support from collaborators who contributed significantly to data handling and preparation, including Mrs. Harriet Ross and the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of California, Berkeley. Their assistance lightened the burden of this extensive project; however, any errors or misinterpretations are the author's responsibility alone. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1953.,
The Science of Getting Rich for Women
FIND YOUR SECRET PATH TO MAKING MILLIONSSo far, women have lost $800 billion in the pandemic. For decades, if not centuries, women have earned 75 cents to the dollar of their male counterparts, with an even bigger gap for women of color. The Science of Getting Rich for Women aims to be an antidote to this global financial gap and a catalyst for women's financial freedom and empowerment.Author Sara Connell shares the exact journey she took to go from struggling to make $20,000 a year as a writer and coach to making over $1,000,000 in one year as an author, speaker, and coach. She shares the step-by-step process she has used with 1000s of mothers, writers, coaches, leaders, and entrepreneurs to create impact and income through work that they love, using their mission, their stories, and their talents. You'll also read the stories of 25 women who started without investors, capital-or in many cases, anyone believing in them-and became millionaires. By the end of this book, you will have a toolkit to create millions, while changing lives and having a positive impact on our planet.
Management Ideas
This book offers a short history of business administration in four parts. Part 1 takes the reader from 8000 BCE with the development of simple control techniques to the middle of the nineteenth century. At this time, normative, empirical, and theoretical approaches to business problems in the industrial area were developed. Furthermore, more powerful methodologies came into use. In Part 2, the criteria for science are discussed and related to the development of business administration as a science at the beginning of the twentieth century. Part 3 demonstrates, using Germany as an example, the development of business administration as strongly influenced by its societal environment. The cases of National Socialist Germany, the socialist environment of the German Democratic Republic, and the reconstruction of an academic-inspired business administration in Western Germany are provided as illustrative examples. Part 3 also presents a typology of major specializations in business administration, examples of their development, and a proposal for a curricular approach to the discipline. The fourth and final part presents the benefits of studying the history of management ideas. This book is useful for academics in business administration, advanced students, and anyone who seeks to understand recent developments in business administration.
Flexability
A comprehensive, coach-yourself guide for busy, burnt-out leaders to take back control of flexible working arrangements and find balance in an overworked world. Despite the promise of a post-pandemic 'reset' that would make flexible work practices mainstream, it seems that overwork is here to stay. According to leading executive coach and psychologist, Dr Karen Morley, overwork is driven by ambitious, competitive and over-confident bosses who chase continuous growth and are prepared to sacrifice their own health and wellbeing, and that of their workforce, to achieve increasingly unrealistic targets. Remote work or not, this hasn't changed. High achieving, conscientious and agreeable leaders, the lifeblood of organizational success, get caught in the slipstream. In a world where overwork remains an expectation, flexible work has not been the solution we had all been hoping for. Rather, it has just blurred the boundaries between personal and professional life. It's time for leaders to take better control of where and when they work - a concept the author refers to as 'flexAbility'. Flexibility is how the system operates, flexAbility is how to operate in this demanding system.
Introduction to Environmental Data Science
Introduction to Environmental Data Science focuses on data science methods in the R language applied to environmental research, with sections on exploratory data analysis in R including data abstraction, transformation, and visualization; spatial data analysis in vector and raster models; statistics and modelling ranging from exploratory to modelling, considering confirmatory statistics and extending to machine learning models; time series analysis, focusing especially on carbon and micrometeorological flux; and communication. Introduction to Environmental Data Science is an ideal textbook to teach undergraduate to graduate level students in environmental science, environmental studies, geography, earth science, and biology, but can also serve as a reference for environmental professionals working in consulting, NGOs, and government agencies at the local, state, federal, and international levels. 　 Features - Gives thorough consideration of the needs for environmental research in both spatial and temporal domains. - Features examples of applications involving field-collected data ranging from individual observations to data logging. - Includes examples also of applications involving government and NGO sources, ranging from satellite imagery to environmental data collected by regulators such as EPA. - Contains class-tested exercises in all chapters other than case studies. Solutions manual available for instructors. - All examples and exercises make use of a GitHub package for functions and especially data.
Corporate Social Responsibility
This book attempts to clarify the social responsibility of business along global supply chains beyond mere profit maximisation as famously argued by Milton Friedman. In this context, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is understood as the responsibility of business to align corporate policies and procedures with commonly accepted ethical standards and to respect stakeholders' rights in day-to-day business. As such, CSR is by no means voluntary but constitutes a fundamental prerequisite for companies to keep their license to operate for sustainaable growth and survival in an ever more competitive global market. Inspired by Germany' recent efforts to regulate global supply chains, Germany's Due Diligence Act is analysed in terms of its potential and limitations to promote responsible business practices and complemented by alternative approaches for more co-responsibility of business globally.
A Girl’s Guide to Military Service
A Girl's Guide to Military Service: Selecting Your Specialty, Preparing for Success, Thriving in Military Life is for any young woman considering a job or career in the military. With information, tips, and perspective gathered from a variety of women who serve, this introductory guide covers: Discerning if military service is the right choice for youEvaluating enlisting or commissioning as an officerSelecting a service branch and career fieldPreparing for training, mentally and physicallyIntegrating personal life, relationships, and motherhood with military serviceManaging stress and increasing mental toughnessNavigating unique challenges as a woman in the militaryThriving in your military career!Applicable for enlisted and officer careers in any US Armed Forces service branch.
Machine Learning
The book reviews core concepts of machine learning (ML) while focusing on modern applications. It is aimed at those who want to advance their understanding of ML by providing technical and practical insights. It does not use complicated mathematics to explain how to benefit from ML algorithms. Unlike the existing literature, this work provides the core concepts with emphasis on fresh ideas and real application scenarios. It starts with the basic concepts of ML and extends the concepts to the different deep learning algorithms. The book provides an introduction and main elements of evaluation tools with Python and walks you through the recent applications of ML in self-driving cars, cognitive decision making, communication networks, security, and signal processing. The concept of generative networks is also presented and focuses on GANs as a tool to improve the performance of existing algorithms. In summary, this book provides a comprehensive technological path from fundamental theories to the categorization of existing algorithms, covers state-of-the-art, practical evaluation tools and methods to empower you to use synthetic data to improve the performance of applications.
Data Science, AI, and Machine Learning in Drug Development
The confluence of big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) has led to a paradigm shift in how innovative medicines are developed and healthcare delivered. To fully capitalize on these technological advances, it is essential to systematically harness data from diverse sources and leverage digital technologies and advanced analytics to enable data-driven decisions. Data science stands at a unique moment of opportunity to lead such a transformative change. Intended to be a single source of information, Data Science, AI, and Machine Learning in Drug Research and Development covers a wide range of topics on the changing landscape of drug R & D, emerging applications of big data, AI and ML in drug development, and the build of robust data science organizations to drive biopharmaceutical digital transformations. Features Provides a comprehensive review of challenges and opportunities as related to the applications of big data, AI, and ML in the entire spectrum of drug R & D Discusses regulatory developments in leveraging big data and advanced analytics in drug review and approval Offers a balanced approach to data science organization build Presents real-world examples of AI-powered solutions to a host of issues in the lifecycle of drug development Affords sufficient context for each problem and provides a detailed description of solutions suitable for practitioners with limited data science expertise
