60 Years Gone
60 years gone is a self-help book that looks at how you can become successful in your life. With stories and tips on how to change your financial circumstances. With reference to successful wealthy men, some now passed. Men like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Andrew Carnegie. 60 years gone will show you how to open your mind and apply simple rules that will change your life.
Compassionate Prosperity
Have you ever felt like giving up?Even though your business has gone from success to success, you can feel that something is missing. Have you discovered that success is not enough?That something is compassion. It is so simple that you will ask, "Why did no one tell me this?"Compassionate Prosperity is your guidebook to discovering the highest purpose of your business so that you can become an authentic influence with a legacy worth living.Compassionate Prosperity won 1st prize in the Firebird Book Awards 2022 in the category of Philanthropy.In this award-winning book, Compassionate Prosperity, Andrea Putting uncovers how compassion projects in business turn success into fulfilment and satisfaction for you and your business. As compassion grows, prosperity follows, in your team, community and business. Success takes on a new meaning and a higher purpose as you develop a legacy as an authentic influence.Stories from Andrea's podcast Social Mission Revolution will inspire you and show you how easily your business can join the revolution of compassion in business.A quick read for a long-lasting legacyMoney makes the world go around.....or does it? Business leaders and entrepreneurs are often driven by money however it's those that are driven by something greater than themselves, doing or giving something that can assist others, that's when success takes on a different meaning.Andrea lives and breathes a selfless devotion to helping others in all walks of life from around the world. Her insight into human behaviour and her giving of time to those who seek her compassion and guidance has helped many people on their journey of discovery and prosperity.Knowledge gained serves only one, knowledge shared serves thousands. Andrea continues her search for knowledge through her podcast whilst sharing with many others who tune in.Compassionate prosperity can be achieved by everyone, especially with the guidance from this book and listening to Andrea's podcast.Warren Tate - Professional Speaker, Best-selling Author, Executive Communication and Presentation Coach."Philanthro-Capitalism: taking the best of philanthropy (love), jettisoning the worst (charity), and combining it with the best of capitalism (free enterprise) and getting rid of the worst (greed). This is exactly what you'll find in Andrea Putting's new book Compassionate Prosperity. This book will allow you to dovetail your professional highest calling with your spiritual highest calling."- Frank McKinney 7x Bestselling Author, including Aspire! How to Create Your Own Reality and Alter Your DNA. TheAspireBook.comCompassionate Prosperity is for Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs ready for a new purpose beyond success. Get your copy now and grow a legacy of compassion.
Excuse Me
Discover a wealth of business etiquette in this invaluable resource book that helps prevent bad behavior in the workplace.What are the rules for business etiquette today? Is it acceptable to text your boss at home? What is the polite way to ask a colleague to take a distracting conversation behind closed doors? What about the use of smartphones in meetings?In today's workplace, manners matter more than ever. With an increasing amount of open-plan workplaces and constant connectivity, the chances of unintentionally annoying or offending others is growing. Merging classic rules of behavior with new realities of modern business, Excuse Me spotlights dozens of puzzling situations, with suggestions for bridging divides.This book untangles the nuances of: meeting etiquette, interview expectations, proper office attire, electronic manners, privacy in tight spaces, nonverbal cues, small talk, social media use, and more.In even the most diverse workplaces, good manners will create an atmosphere of respect, smoothing the way for everyone to succeed. Excuse Me explains how to begin.
Creative Modes Creative Ways
How many second chances have you had in your life?Were they given to you, did they just happen by sheer luck, or did you consciously make your own?CREATIVE MODES CREATIVE WAYS is all about generating your own chances, opportunities, and personal growth, using the natural abilities you were born with, so you can employ them as your situations and circumstances change throughout life. Too many authority figures in our lives have judged and discouraged creative people, processes, products, and environments. We have learned to become our own worst critics, stifling our own ideas and initiatives. Take heart! Creativity is a natural, learnable human cognitive process.Creative Modes are the sentient sources and raw material of our creative perceptions, and we are born with them. Our senses are specialized and occupy different areas of our brains. Creative Ways are the cognitive means and processes for expressing our creativity. The essential link between our personal Creative Modes and our Creative Ways is a simple and accessible three step process of Hunting, Gathering, and then Harvesting.This unique book will help you to recognize your creative ability so that you can expand on it and enjoy it to your fullest potential. You will find basic approaches, techniques, and ideas to help you find new accessible ways of seeing opportunities and doing things.DOMINIC HAY wrote this book to help you create more chances in your life. Using several learning methods, he shows you many ways to open up your inherent creativity. There is the compelling story of our ancestor Toba adapting to a hostile environment. There are examples using the HUGH Process(c) (HUnting, Gathering, Harvesting), because creativity is indeed a natural process, not a destination nor a final result. There are dozens of helpful suggestions and tips to help you develop your skills.He also divided the Creative Modes Creative Ways text into three learning methods andcognitive approaches: a fictional narrative based on the origins of creativity; a holistic approach2. a theoretical framework employing sentient Modes for how our minds generate creativity quite naturally via our given senses; an explanatory reductionist approach3. a set of examples he calls Ways to illustrate how creativity might be applied to different areas of interest; an instructional approach
Talking Taboo
When politics, sex, race, religion, and other polarizing subjects come up in conversation among co-workers, what happens next? SHRM Chief Knowledge Officer Alexander Alonso, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP, explains why some topics are taboo while others are not then brings them to life with real-world conversations on taboo topics, such as politics, race, religion, sex and gender. Based on the extensive findings of the "2020 SHRM Survey of Politics and Polarizing Discussions in the Workplace", Alonso looks into the future of Talking Taboo, delivers proven assessment and guidance tools, and wraps up by showing how to make taboo topics work in your workplace.
Love Money, Money Loves You
I've been singing Sarah's praises everywhere, as she is brilliant, insightful and wise. Her book, Love Money, Money Loves You, is a gamechanger. If you want transformation around abundance, embrace Sarah's work, and you'll see results.Marci Shimoff, #1 NY Times bestselling author, Happy for No Reason and Chicken Soup for the Woman's SoulMany people believe that making money is hard work and you must sacrifice your values in order to be financially successful. This simply isn't true.This unique book shows you how to explore a relationship with money that aligns with your true values. By discovering what money really is and how it really works, you can relax about money and experience a relationship with it that feels good. By learning how to ask for what you really want and receive it generously, you can create a relationship with money that produces tangible results. This is particularly important if you are someone who wants to create positive change in the world.After two decades of working with energy, and just a few weeks after the failure of her business in London, Sarah was asked "What does money want to say to you?" She started writing a response and found words coming out of her pen that weren't her own. They started with, "I would like to tell you to love me."Sarah was intrigued to discover more about the source of this message and continued writing like this for 3 months. The result is this collection of surprising, funny and inspiring advice from the energy of money itself. It takes you into the heart of the world of money and gives you insight into how the energy of money operates behind our physical world.The clear, simple language of Love Money, Money Loves You cuts through scarcity and fear-based thinking about money. Whether you are wealthy, poor or anywhere in between, it shows you how to move towards natural abundance and generosity.This book is an invitation to understand what money really is, and it will surprise you. It offers you a path to develop a friendship with money and to let go of the fear, worry and stress that block the flow of this very powerful energy.This edition includes bonus resources to help you create success on your terms.The best money book I've ever read! I've read oodles of them over the years....from Secret Door to Success, to Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Suzie Ormond, Think and Grow Rich...etc. This one ROCKS MY WORLD. Recommended without hesitation. I am seeing results already and I've not even finished it! Linda ( Amazon Review)
On the Private and Public Virtues of an Honorable Entrepreneur
This book develops a Credo for honorable entrepreneurs dedicated to freedom and general human flourishing, based on work by Aristotle and the giants of moral, political, and economic thinking. It explores how entrepreneurs can prevent a separation of the honorable and the useful, a moral challenge faced by leaders in all parts of society.
Toward a Theology of the Corporation (Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy)
This book tackles a basic moral question: "Can a Christian work for a corporation?" Michael Novak's answer? "Yes!"
Magic
Magic: A Treatise on Natural Occultism (1929) is a short work by author, mystic, and lecturer Manly P. Hall. By exploring the differences between black and white magic, this book seeks to guide fellow occultists away from those practices which damage the spirit and lead to the loss of the soul. Born in Canada, Manly P. Hall (b. 1901, d. 1990) was drawn into the world of mysticism when he moved to Los Angeles at age 18. He quickly began to preach and lecture at the Church of the People. Soon, he was leading the evangelical congregation as its minister. This began a long career that spanned thousands of lectures, often well-attended affairs that received local coverage in the Los Angeles Times. His growing notoriety caught the attention of a wealthy woman named Carolyn Lloyd, who became Hall's patron. Through her support, he was able to travel the world, seeking education and wisdom from diverse cultures and acquiring rare books of philosophy and mysticism. As the author of over 150 books, pamphlets, essays, and countless articles, Hall shared what he had learned in his readings and extensive travels. Through his lectures and writings-particularly 1928's The Secret Teaching of All Ages, Hall became a well-known philosopher and expert on mysticism and occultism. He channeled some of this fame and wealth into the creation of the Philosophical Research Society, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit learning center and book collection centered on metaphysics, religion, and the occult. Founded in 1934, the PRS is still in operation today. Magic: A Treatise on Natural Occultism explores the differences between black magic and white magic-how they are practiced, the justifications behind both, and the inevitable results of each. "Motive is the key to the problem of Magic," he explains. "Even the greatest of White Magicians can become a degenerate in an instant if his motive becomes unworthy. The White Magician serves humanity; the Black Magician seeks to serve himself." This ulterior motive leads the Black Magician into selfish and destructive behaviors, rather than the wise and learned actions of the White Magician who seeks only to do good.Through his description of black and white magic, Hall explores the very nature of good and evil. He argues against the personification of "natural principles." In his view, the Devil is not a person at all, but a natural occurrence, comprised of all manner of sins. He is "...the spirit of perversion or negation, the created principle of misuse." As an abuser of magic, the Black Magician can indeed be said to serve "the two great demons of creation"-Satan (Saturn) and Lucifer (Mars). But the White Magician, free of selfish desire, "consecrates his life to study, meditation, and service....He molds himself into the Plan, becoming part of the divine rhythm by sacrificing himself and his wishes to the will of the Infinite, asking only to know wherein his duty lies and how he may be of the greatest service to the greatest number."In Part Three of the work, titled The Mechanics of Magic, Hall explains the creation of the universe from the occult perspective. He breaks down the concepts of reincarnation, human consciousness, and the laws of nature, drawing on theology and philosophy from Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, ancient Tibet, Greece, Rome, Egypt, and more. Through the writings of Manly P. Hall, students of mysticism and the occult find both a guide to the natural world and instruction in how to navigate it.
Work Jerks
Louise Carnachan has helped thousands of people thrive at work by improving relationships with their colleagues; here, she provides concrete, actionable steps to deal with an array of problematic coworkers.
Facing the Seduction of Success
Lead In Business While Living Your LifeBusiness leaders are constantly faced with the dilemma of how to embrace the work they love while keeping it from eclipsing the other parts of their lives. It is easy to get sucked into feeding work's end-less hunger. Work is infinite. Work is unforgiving. It is also exciting and joyful. And that's what makes it so seductive. The challenge is to give ourselves fully to our work, which is necessary for success, without getting drained by work's immense neediness.In Facing the Seduction of Success, you will learn poignant insights from conversations on how beauty industry leaders strike that balance. Or valiantly try. If you are serious about the balance of success and its pursuit - and enjoy a spot of humor and authentic emotion along the way - then this is the book for you!
Magic
Magic: A Treatise on Natural Occultism (1929) is a short work by author, mystic, and lecturer Manly P. Hall. By exploring the differences between black and white magic, this book seeks to guide fellow occultists away from those practices which damage the spirit and lead to the loss of the soul. Born in Canada, Manly P. Hall (b. 1901, d. 1990) was drawn into the world of mysticism when he moved to Los Angeles at age 18. He quickly began to preach and lecture at the Church of the People. Soon, he was leading the evangelical congregation as its minister. This began a long career that spanned thousands of lectures, often well-attended affairs that received local coverage in the Los Angeles Times. His growing notoriety caught the attention of a wealthy woman named Carolyn Lloyd, who became Hall's patron. Through her support, he was able to travel the world, seeking education and wisdom from diverse cultures and acquiring rare books of philosophy and mysticism. As the author of over 150 books, pamphlets, essays, and countless articles, Hall shared what he had learned in his readings and extensive travels. Through his lectures and writings-particularly 1928's The Secret Teaching of All Ages, Hall became a well-known philosopher and expert on mysticism and occultism. He channeled some of this fame and wealth into the creation of the Philosophical Research Society, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit learning center and book collection centered on metaphysics, religion, and the occult. Founded in 1934, the PRS is still in operation today. Magic: A Treatise on Natural Occultism explores the differences between black magic and white magic-how they are practiced, the justifications behind both, and the inevitable results of each. "Motive is the key to the problem of Magic," he explains. "Even the greatest of White Magicians can become a degenerate in an instant if his motive becomes unworthy. The White Magician serves humanity; the Black Magician seeks to serve himself." This ulterior motive leads the Black Magician into selfish and destructive behaviors, rather than the wise and learned actions of the White Magician who seeks only to do good.Through his description of black and white magic, Hall explores the very nature of good and evil. He argues against the personification of "natural principles." In his view, the Devil is not a person at all, but a natural occurrence, comprised of all manner of sins. He is "...the spirit of perversion or negation, the created principle of misuse." As an abuser of magic, the Black Magician can indeed be said to serve "the two great demons of creation"-Satan (Saturn) and Lucifer (Mars). But the White Magician, free of selfish desire, "consecrates his life to study, meditation, and service....He molds himself into the Plan, becoming part of the divine rhythm by sacrificing himself and his wishes to the will of the Infinite, asking only to know wherein his duty lies and how he may be of the greatest service to the greatest number."In Part Three of the work, titled The Mechanics of Magic, Hall explains the creation of the universe from the occult perspective. He breaks down the concepts of reincarnation, human consciousness, and the laws of nature, drawing on theology and philosophy from Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, ancient Tibet, Greece, Rome, Egypt, and more. Through the writings of Manly P. Hall, students of mysticism and the occult find both a guide to the natural world and instruction in how to navigate it.
Women on Boards in China and India
This book provides an in-depth comparative exploration of gender diversity in corporate leadership roles in China and India.Set in the context of changing corporate governance norms, it utilises both quantitative and qualitative research methods to understand the key determinants of gender disparity. It identifies global-, national-, and enterprise-level factors shaping gender diversity in the corporate boardroom and measures their economic, political, and socio-cultural impacts on two of the world's largest economies. The book draws upon narratives of women leaders to bridge the gap between theory and data, examining possible solutions to achieve gender parity in organisational hierarchies.Topical and detailed, this book will be an essential read for scholars, practitioners, and researchers of gender studies, corporate governance, business studies, human resource management, public policy, social anthropology, and Asian studies.
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.
Mastering the Power of You
The world of the 2020s is complex and demanding. We are faced with a myriad of difficult decisions about our present and future, driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic downturn, rising unemployment and inequalities, digital disruption, uncertain political environments, and climate change. In this book, leaders from around the world share their experiences in adapting to the changing world and the lessons they have learnt. They offer advice on mastering a diverse range of leadership concepts, skills, and behaviours to prepare for the challenges of the 21st century. The easy-to-follow format is grouped around the core concepts of Leadership, entrepreneurship, and volunteering; Purpose and values; Authenticity, trust and presence; Strategising, thinking, and decision-making; Mentoring and development; Mental resilience; Diversity and inclusion; Negotiating and collaborating; and Social and environmental impact. Each of the 32 chapters takes you on a voyage of discovery to a wide range of "powers" and inspires you to use them to open new opportunities in your life and workplace. If you are a recent graduate aspiring to gain meaningful employment in a rapidly transforming workplace, or a mid-career professional whose job may soon change or disappear with increasing automation, this book is for you. If you are a consultant, coach, mentor, or trainer, looking for new approaches, this book will provide valuable guidelines. If you are a seasoned professional navigating the new norms, this book will give you many inspiring insights.
The Happy Hermit
You NEVER have to change who you are to grow your business Introverts always get the message (implicitly or explicitly) they should try to be more extroverted. We're told to not be so shy, to speak up more, to make ourselves more visible. We're constantly told how we should change, especially when it comes to growing our businesses. But the truth is ... ... you NEVER have to change yourself to live your dreams and build a successful business. In fact, the more you are true to yourself and your introverted ways, the easier it is to create a business you adore. In this book, I show you how I turned myself from a crappy hermit, who never had enough alone time, to a happy hermit, who has all the freedom and space she wants. More importantly, you'll discover how you, too, can build a business that allows you the freedom you desire without changing who you are or doing things you hate! BIO Brigitte van Tuijl is a writer and master coach for women entrepreneurs. In the past two decades she's helped thousands of women get clear on their true dream and make it real. Her clients have launched businesses globally, published their first books, doubled their incomes, and realized their most important goals and desires. The Happy Hermit is Brigitte's seventh book. She lives in The Netherlands with her man Arjen. She hates hobbies and loves people-in moderation.: -) You can find Brigitte online at yourwayornoway.com
The X-Culture Handbook of Collaboration and Problem Solving in Global Virtual Teams
According to a 2018 survey, 89 percent of "white-collar" workers at least occasionally work as members of global virtual teams. The percentage has likely increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as bans on international travel and the shifts to telework prompted more online collaboration. Collaboration among people from different countries, cultures, organizations, and institutional environments presents numerous advantages; the diversity of perspectives and knowledge pools greatly enhances the team's creativity and decision-making. However, such workgroups often have to deal with time-zone differences, limited in-person contact substituted by communication online, and the differences stemming from cultural and institutional diversity, which presents challenges not experienced by traditional collocated teams.Based on a wealth of research and personal experiences, contributors to The X-Culture Handbook of Collaboration and Problem Solving in Global Virtual Teams review known challenges and recommend evidence-based best practices for working in global virtual teams. The book provides practical advice not only to members of global virtual teams, but also for team managers, coaches, counselors, and educators.This book is available in an open access digital format.
America's Higher Education Goes Global
"Dr. Christine Schiwietz' groundbreaking book on what I believe to be the most important development in American higher education in the twenty-first century could not have come at a more opportune time."-Patrick Theros, U.S. Ambassador American universities are the most prestigious and sought-after bastions of higher learning in the world. Now, even students outside the United States can reap the benefits of an education from big-name universities like Georgetown University-and the global branch campus is making it possible. In America's Higher Education Goes Global, Dr. Christine Schiwietz provides an inside look at the Georgetown University branch campus in Education City, Qatar. You'll learn about internationalization in academia, how Georgetown University started their global branch campus, advantages for international and American students, and first-hand insight on global experiential learning and the multiversity experience. With fascinating facts, student testimonials, and valuable resources, this is a unique look at the movement bringing the world together through higher education.
America's Higher Education Goes Global
"Dr. Christine Schiwietz' groundbreaking book on what I believe to be the most important development in American higher education in the twenty-first century could not have come at a more opportune time."-Patrick Theros, U.S. Ambassador American universities are the most prestigious and sought-after bastions of higher learning in the world. Now, even students outside the United States can reap the benefits of an education from big-name universities like Georgetown University-and the global branch campus is making it possible. In America's Higher Education Goes Global, Dr. Christine Schiwietz provides an inside look at the Georgetown University branch campus in Education City, Qatar. You'll learn about internationalization in academia, how Georgetown University started their global branch campus, advantages for international and American students, and first-hand insight on global experiential learning and the multiversity experience. With fascinating facts, student testimonials, and valuable resources, this is a unique look at the movement bringing the world together through higher education.
The Business of Liberty
What makes political freedom valuable to us? Two well-known arguments are that freedom contributes to our desire satisfaction and to our personal responsibility. Here, Boudewijn de Bruin argues that freedom is valuable when it is accompanied by knowledge. He offers an original and systematic account of the relationship between freedom and knowledge and defends two original normative ideals of known freedom and acknowledged freedom. By combining psychological perspectives on choice and philosophical views on the value of knowledge, he shows how known freedom is crucial to satisfy our desires and assume responsibility. Known freedom is compromised when salespeople deploy consumer-obfuscation, or when news outlets use contextual framing techniques to steer the way their audiences process information. Conversely, carefully developed consumer protection and information disclosure regulation can foster known freedom. Acknowledged freedom, from ethical and economic perspectives, offers protection and makes our freedoms more stable. It embodies an ideal of mutual recognition that underlies informed consent and the ethics of communication, and can also contribute to a flourishing corporate culture. This book integrates and extends cutting-edge research from philosophy, economics, psychology, and law to reorient debates on privacy, neuromarketing, sustainable finance, corporate culture, consumer protection, media violence, and freedom of speech.
Write Your OWN Story
It's time to eradicate the factory model of work that has spread to our schools and our homes, leaving us addicted to busyness, control, and achievement. More than 2 million women left the workforce in 2021, putting women's labor force at 57 percent, the lowest since 1988. The global pandemic came on the heels of the 2019 World Health Organization report on burnout as an occupational phenomenon characterized by exhaustion, cynicism, and no more "suck it up" left to give. Women will return on their own terms, leading thriving lives and careers dedicated to people and prosperity. Business is human. Badass women will change commerce forever as they steward the Age of Humanity.
The Routledge Companion to Mindfulness at Work
Given the ever-growing interest in the benefits of mindfulness to organizations and the individuals who work in them, this Companion is a comprehensive primary reference work for mindfulness (including creativity and flow) in the workplace, including business, healthcare, and educational settings. Research shows that mindfulness boosts creativity through greater insight, receptivity, and balance, and increases energy and a sense of wellbeing. This Companion traces the genesis and growth of this burgeoning field, tracks its application to the workplace, and suggests trends and future directions. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners in business, leadership, psychology, healthcare, education, and other related fields, The Routledge Companion to Mindfulness at Work is an extensive reference work which will be a vital resource to the fields of management and organizational studies, human resource management, psychology, spirituality, cultural anthropology, and sociology. Each chapter will present a listing of key topics, a case or situation that illustrates the application of the themes, workplace lessons, and reflection questions.
Business and Sustainable Development in Africa
The book offers new critical insights into the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development in Africa. The extent to which CSR initiatives can contribute to sustainable development in Africa remains debatable. This book examines in a very clear structure how, when, and whether CSR initiatives are able to contribute to the realization of the sustainable development goals, peace, and environmental sustainability at the micro-levels of society. It also explores some macro-level issues such as the relationship between taxation and CSR, CSR and human rights, and CSR and public governance and, in so doing, challenges existing CSR dogmas. With themes aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this book provides useful practical guidance for policymakers and business leaders seeking to better understand the strength and limitations of CSR as a vehicle for advancing sustainable development in Africa. It will also appeal to scholars, researchers, and students of African studies, development studies, international business, strategic management, and business and society.
Hybrid Governance, Organisations and Society
The era of hybrid governance is here. More and more organizations occupy a position between public and private ownership. And value is created not through business or public interests alone, but through distinct forms of hybrid governance. National governments are looking to transform their administrative systems to become more business driven. Likewise, private enterprises are seeing value gains in promoting public interest in their corporate social responsibility programs. But how can we conceptualize, evaluate and measure the value and performance of hybrid governance and organizations? This book offers a comprehensive overview of how hybrids produce value. It explores the drivers, obstacles and complications for value creation in different hybrid contexts: state-owned enterprises, urban policy-making, universities and non-profits from around the world. The authors address several types of value contents, for instance financial, social and public value. Furthermore, the book provides a novel way of understanding multiple forms of doing value in hybrid settings. The book explains mixing, compromising and legitimising as important mechanisms of value creation.Aimed at researchers and students of public management, public administration, business management, corporate social responsibility and governance, this book provides a theoretical, conceptual and empirical understanding of value creation in hybrid organizations. It is also an invaluable overview of performance evaluation and measurement systems and practices in hybrid organizations and governance.
The Future of Management Education
To remain relevant, management education must reflect the realities that influence its subject matter, management, while at the same time addressing societal needs and expectations. Faced by powerful drivers of change, many of which are amplified by the immense turbulence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, an assessment of where management education stands and where it is going is timely. This book brings together management education scholars, practitioners, and stakeholders to identify trends and to critically analyse key challenges from their respective perspectives. They consider the requirements for providing relevant management education in the future and explore changes and opportunities around themes such as responsibility, sustainability, innovation, competitive strategy, and technological change. The different perspectives of the authors contribute distinct insights and form a fascinating kaleidoscope of reflections on the present and predictions and prescriptions for the future of management education. The result is a comprehensive volume that will be essential reading for scholars and administrators committed to the growth and development of management education. It also will be of keen interest to management educators as well as management learners who will shape and be shaped by the management education of the future.
Practical Wisdom, Leadership and Culture
Despite the growing attention towards the importance of practical wisdom in business today, little research has been done about the concept of practical wisdom in the Indigenous, Asian and Middle-Eastern traditions. Contemporary studies of wisdom are dominated by the philosophical traditions of Western thought, which is based on the ancient Greek concepts of wisdom. Much less is known about how practical wisdom, as illuminated by these other traditions, can be implemented in today's organizational settings. This book thus fills an important gap in understanding wisdom and how it is applied in a poly-cultural world. Wisdom is culturally bound. Wisdom is poly-cultural and interweaves individuality and communality. Practical wisdom is inextricably connected to many needs of contemporary personal and professional life. Moreover, the increasingly growing poly-culturality around the world requires a better understanding of how practical wisdom is understood in different cultures and traditions. Accordingly, there is a need for a) poly-cultural understanding of the concept of wisdom and b) the role of practical wisdom in a world crying out for wisdom. This book underlines the importance of developing a poly-cultural and interdisciplinary understanding of the concept of practical wisdom in today's complex environment. The book offers significant insight into the implications of the non-Western traditions of wisdom and how such an understanding of the non-Western traditions can help us better and more critically understand and appropriately address new multi-faceted complex emerging phenomena. While the Western traditions offer valuable insight into the implication of wisdom in modern life, an integrated view that brings together the Western and non-Western traditions can provide a more critical and practical insight into how to apply practical wisdom in a contemporary poly-cultural environment.
Research in Crisis
This book explores the weak explanatory and predictive power of theories across disciplines, explains reasons for limited expertise after centuries of scientific effort, and sets forth strategies to accelerate knowledge and manage a future we can only dimly comprehend.Gaps in knowledge arose because common, natural and artificial phenomena are fundamentally hard to understand, and in expertise persists because research is unproductive. This book argues that weak research comes with huge opportunity cost because it stymies optimum decision making by government, corporations and individuals. Research needs restructuring which must come from governments' top down requirement that funding bodies foster applied research with real-world impact, and that universities influence scientific publishers to improve their publications' integrity.This book seeks to catalyse extinction events for theories in most disciplines, which would clear a path for solving multiple crises in research. The author cautions that this process would be disruptive, unpopular and painful.
Awqaf-led Islamic Social Finance
This book provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of Waqf (endowment), addressing specific issues, models, solutions, structures and practices. As Islamic finance has gained in significance, so too has the institution of Waqf, working towards creating an enterprising and an entrepreneurial community across the globe, in order to meet the underlying objectives of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by targeting the low-income group in particular. The book analyses the historical context of Waqf as well as its revival in the digital era. It addresses the laws and policies affecting the management of Waqf, such as Maqasid al-Shari'ah, law and policies, law and fiscal reform, regulations applied within Muslim countries, judicial procedures and dispute resolutions and covers the core issues concerning the formalities of Waqf, its management and corporate governance questions. The book includes a series of specialised chapters focusing on the products and services of Waqf, covering product innovation, product development, and then assesses the risk factors in Waqf and Waqf Takaful. Finally, it focuses on the challenges of Waqf and offers recommendations for the way forward. A timely and practical guide, comprising a literature review and future research directions, as well as a number of international case studies, this will be a key reference for academics, students, researchers, practitioners and policy makers.
Business Adaptation to Climate Change
This book seeks to advance the understanding of how businesses may adapt to climate change trends. Specifically, it focuses on two general research questions: Firstly, how do businesses adapt to chronic slow-onset nature adversity conditions linked to climate change? Secondly, how do firms adapt to weather-related natural disasters exacerbated by climate change? In the first part of the book, the authors develop a conceptual framework in response to these questions. In the second part, they test this framework using multiple empirical studies involving large data analyses of: (a) the U.S. western ski industry adaptation to warmer temperatures, and (b) the effect of natural disasters on the foreign investment of multinational corporations around the world. This book will interest management and public policy students and scholars researching successful business climate change adaptation strategies, as well as business and non-profit organization leaders and policy makers involved in developing and promoting such effective strategies.
Understanding Regression Analysis
Understanding Regression Analysis unifies diverse regression applications including the classical model, ANOVA models, generalized models including Poisson, Negative binomial, logistic, and survival, neural networks, and decision trees under a common umbrella -- namely, the conditional distribution model. It explains why the conditional distribution model is the correct model, and it also explains (proves) why the assumptions of the classical regression model are wrong. Unlike other regression books, this one from the outset takes a realistic approach that all models are just approximations. Hence, the emphasis is to model Nature's processes realistically, rather than to assume (incorrectly) that Nature works in particular, constrained ways.Key features of the book include: Numerous worked examples using the R software Key points and self-study questions displayed "just-in-time" within chapters Simple mathematical explanations ("baby proofs") of key concepts Clear explanations and applications of statistical significance (p-values), incorporating the American Statistical Association guidelines Use of "data-generating process" terminology rather than "population" Random-X framework is assumed throughout (the fixed-X case is presented as a special case of the random-X case) Clear explanations of probabilistic modelling, including likelihood-based methods Use of simulations throughout to explain concepts and to perform data analyses This book has a strong orientation towards science in general, as well as chapter-review and self-study questions, so it can be used as a textbook for research-oriented students in the social, biological and medical, and physical and engineering sciences. As well, its mathematical emphasis makes it ideal for a text in mathematics and statistics courses. With its numerous worked examples, it is also ideally suited to be a reference book for all scientists.
GPS for Success
Next to food and clothing, achieving personal and professional success is rated at the very top of the hierarchical order of human needs. Everybody wants to be somebody! In this ultimate success book that includes timeless information for generations to come, the author has meticulously chronicled proven skills, strategies and secrets that, if regularly followed, will empower the reader to live the life that they imagine. Just like your car's or phone's GPS, these life navigation skills can get you from where you are to where you want to go in your career. In addition, critically important knowledge and abilities, including job interviewing, must-know people skills, writing, and public speaking, are covered. In this book, the author has scoured the world's literature on these topics and interviewed highly successful people to provide one-stop shopping regarding the most proven and practical recommendations for future career success. He has also peppered the text with personal experiences and motivational/inspirational success stories, as well as testimonials/sage advice/quotes from the world's most successful people --past and present. The key objectives of this book are to: Highlight the foundational factors underlying future career success: love what you do; realize that your behaviors largely determine your luck in life; emphasize that highly successful people take 100% responsibility for their actions and destiny; and that the secret to success involves the selfless serving of others. The rewards return-through a boomerang effect. Provide specific examples and inspirational stories highlighting 10 critical behavioral skills for success. These include: look for the good in people and situations; how to activate the law of attraction; establish goals in writing ("if it's not on paper, it's vapor"); take action (#1 success characteristic); know that persistence pays; ask for things you want; enhance your speaking, writing, and interviewing skills; why it's important to work with and learn from people you want to emulate; the essence of superb people skills (e.g., integrity, making others feel important); and to regularly apply the law of sow and reap. Detail complementary approaches, tactics, and perspectives that can help you achieve your breakthrough (major) life goals. These include: time management skills and the 80/20 rule; looking for greener pastures; showcasing your talents (visibility → opportunities); committing to never-ending improvements in performance, service (or products); embracing discipline/focus/sacrifice; routinely exceeding people's expectations; striving for greater rewards; and seeing an ocean of opportunities before you. In aggregate, these yield BIG rewards in life. Provide a potpourri of related topics, including unlooked-for opportunities; leadership and bringing out the best in those around you; avoiding overcautiousness; volunteering (raising your hand); reframing future commitments; the power (and magic) of an unexpected thank you note; and the disproportionate dividends and good karma that result from giving back and mentoring others.
Business Adaptation to Climate Change
This book seeks to advance the understanding of how businesses may adapt to climate change trends. Specifically, it focuses on two general research questions: Firstly, how do businesses adapt to chronic slow-onset nature adversity conditions linked to climate change? Secondly, how do firms adapt to weather-related natural disasters exacerbated by climate change? In the first part of the book, the authors develop a conceptual framework in response to these questions. In the second part, they test this framework using multiple empirical studies involving large data analyses of: (a) the U.S. western ski industry adaptation to warmer temperatures, and (b) the effect of natural disasters on the foreign investment of multinational corporations around the world. This book will interest management and public policy students and scholars researching successful business climate change adaptation strategies, as well as business and non-profit organization leaders and policy makers involved in developing and promoting such effective strategies.
The Complete Online Course Design Workbook
The fear is gone! Turn your passion into a money-making machine the easy way!This online course creation workbook is perfect for beginners or experienced content creators.We don't just TELL you, we SHOW you from a blank page to the finished article. The only thing left is for you to film what you have created.It will be like looking over our shoulder at what we do. We give you examples along the way so you can see it in practice and can be sure there is no boring repetitive info. Just unique gold nuggets that will straight to the point - no fluff!Once you have had a peek inside your new Online Course Design Workbook, you'll be itching to get started straight away!The vast amount of knowledge contained within this workbook far outweighs the purchase price! Creating and selling courses on the internet will be EASY!What we will cover in this workbook: ✓ What to expect - Clear guidance as to why you should plan your course the way we show you. Our tips and hints are easy to read and put into practice, and will take your business to the next level!✓ Let's create! - How to come up with the content for your course without the headache! Create a course from clear and easy lesson plans that only contain the essential information to ensure your courses are transformational.✓ What do I do now? - How to organise your content into a logical order and ensure your student achieves their goal. We'll introduce you to easy tools that we use every day that you may not have heard of to make these tasks super-quick and effective!✓ Copywriting - Discover the secrets to selling your course and making money while you watch tv or visit friends and family! We give you the power words to pack a punch!✓ Resources - Have everything you need for success at your fingertips! No more banging your head against a wall searching for the information you think you need! Relax, we got you!If you want to create profitable courses (and have fun while you're doing it) click the buy button now!
The Two Sandals
Living is like looking at life through a kaleidoscope, with an unknown hand continuously turning the hand piece and changing what there is to see. This book asks questions and offers answers that allow the reader to come up with a road map to understand and respond more appropriately to this kaleidoscope. The author of this book and his writing cannot be separated from each other. His life is evidence for the book. He has actively researched the themes in this book since 1984. He has presented these ideas in 26 countries, in some instances through translators. This is one piece of evidence of the trustworthiness and relevance of the information in this book. - Armand Kruger, psychologist, specialist NLP and NeuroSemantics trainer and business consultant. We come into the world as scintillating points of awareness. Over time, we develop certain convictions about who we are, and each one of them describes a limitation. This book gives you tools to free yourself from that web of limitations, by applying the metaphorical two sandals of Intention and Attention in order to rediscover that ecstatic, magical being who you were before you became defined, before you were made a person among people. The author takes you on a journey through the maturation process of the human being seen through the lens of intent in the different epochs of our lives, from being an emptiness that seeks to be filled to eventually arriving at a place of unconditional giving - a fullness that seeks to be emptied. The book also contains practical exercises and techniques to help you clarify your intent and attention so that you may, once again, become that magical being that is beyond limitation and recapture the original ecstatic connectedness with all things that was experienced in infancy.
OMG! Your Best Mind Ever
Do you want more happiness, meaning, and success in your life? This book teaches you the ability to permanently change your way of thinking. If you are tired of struggling and wondering what is to become of you, this book will show you why now is the time to take action. You will learn how to turn your mind, your thoughts, and the quality of your life around. What if you can learn how to "think" for yourself, rather than "think about" yourself?You will never be at a loss as to how to respond in any situation. You will know that you are the creator of your own destiny. You will be able to take control of your life and make it better than you ever thought possible.This book will teach you, step by step, how to make up your mind, change the way that you think, and put into practice what you have read so far. The information and tips provided by this book are invaluable to anyone who wants to make positive changes in their life.You will start right now with a system designed specifically to help you achieve your goals. You will be able to use this system regardless of the success or lack of success that you had in the past. This will allow you to take control of your own life and make it better than you ever thought possible.You are about to learn how to change your mind so that your life can begin transforming before your very eyes."Change is the law of life, and those who look only at the past or present are certain to miss the future."All you have to do is take action today. You will learn how to think for yourself and not "think about" what you need or want.Completing this book is a small task in comparison to what you will be able to achieve with the knowledge that we provide within these pages. Practice makes perfect, so let's get started on your transformation.I know that changing your mind can be a daunting task at times, but it will provide you with an incredible sense of freedom and fulfillment. You will finally be able to live the life that you deserve to have.Scroll up and click the "Buy Now" button to get your copy! 
Hbr's 10 Must Reads on High Performance (with Bonus Article the Right Way to Form New Habits" an Interview with James Clear)
Set yourself on the path to greatness.If you read nothing else on performing at your highest level, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you learn what successful people do differently, find inspiration in your work, and achieve your full potential.This book will inspire you to: Identify the patterns that are holding you backTurn weaknesses into strengths and strengths into successForm the right habits to reach your goalsFocus on the work that matters mostAvoid the pitfalls of being a star performerSet the stage for others to excelThis collection of articles includes "The Making of an Expert," by K. Anders Ericsson, Michael J. Prietula, and Edward T. Cokely; "Managing Oneself," by Peter F. Drucker; "Are You a High Potential?," by Douglas A. Ready, Jay A. Conger, and Linda A. Hill, "Making Yourself Indispensable," by John H. Zenger, Joseph R. Folkman, and Scott K. Edinger; "How to Play to Your Strengths," by Laura Morgan Roberts, Gretchen Spreitzer, Jane Dutton, Robert Quinn, Emily Heaphy, and Brianna Barker Caza; "The Power of Small Wins," by Teresa M. Amabile and Steven J. Kramer; "Nine Things Successful People Do Differently," by Heidi Grant; "Make Time for the Work That Matters," by Julian Birkinshaw and Jordan Cohen; "Don't Be Blinded by Your Own Expertise," by Sydney Finkelstein; "Mindfulness in the Age of Complexity," by Ellen Langer and Alison Beard; "Primal Leadership," by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee; and "The Right Way to Form New Habits," by James Clear and Alison Beard.HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.
History in Management and Organization Studies
There has, in recent times, been an increasing interest in history, broadly defined, among management scholars. But what specifically a historical approach or perspective can contribute to research on organizational fields, organizations, strategy etc. and how exactly such historical research should be carried out remain questions that have been answered only partially, if at all. Building on the authors' prior and ongoing work, History in Management and Organization Studies: From Margins to Mainstream is unique in presenting a comprehensive and integrated view of how history has informed management research with a focus on organization theory and strategy. More specifically, the volume provides an overview of how the relationship been history and management scholarship has evolved from the 19th century until today, focusing mainly on the post-World War II period; and systematically surveys the kind of research programs within organization theory and strategy that have used historical data and/or history as a theoretical construct, while also identifying the remaining "blind spots". As a whole, it offers a kind of roadmap for management scholars and historians to situate their research and, hopefully, find new roads for others to travel. The book is intended for anybody conducting or planning to conduct historical research within management and organization studies, and aims, in particular, at becoming a standard feature of research methods courses in business schools and departments of management.
Work It!
Work It! A modern-day sales planner is the sales planner you always wish you had. At its core, it's simply a daily planner and notebook designed with the sales professional in mind. When used to its capacity, however, it is an absolute game changer. It is a quarterly sales process and workflow tool that is meant to energize, inspire, and guide you, the user, through your daily sales discipline required to crush your quota. And it works! When you take the time to be deliberate and disciplined you can crush your number every single time. And when you cut corners it's so much harder.This planner is essential for anyone in sales looking for the daily motivation, discipline, and energy needed to manage your sales quota-and your sales career-from one quarter to the next!
Leading with Values
As societies become more polarized, there is increasing pressure for business leaders to have a sense of purpose and to make moral decisions. Being a good leader requires both a keen understanding of the realities of human decision making as well as an analysis of what is right and wrong. This book integrates lessons from three intellectual traditions - psychology, philosophy, and political economy - to guide readers on a journey to rigorously explore their values and decision making. The authors begin by examining people's intuitions about right and wrong. They then clarify principles that embody these intuitions and help readers engage with others whose intuitions or principles differ from their own. Ultimately, this book teaches readers how to be strategic as they lead with their values: as individuals, as designers of organizations, and as businesspeople interacting with societal institutions.
The Super Hungry
When I think of someone who is super-hungry, I think of an individual who is so motivated internally that they can achieve anything on this planet that they set out to achieve. My purpose is to inspire and support the super hungry to take hold of infinite resources in order to create an abundant lifestyle.
Work It!
Work It! A modern-day sales planner is the sales planner you always wish you had. At its core, it's simply a daily planner and notebook designed with the sales professional in mind. When used to its capacity, however, it is an absolute game changer. It is a quarterly sales process and workflow tool that is meant to energize, inspire, and guide you, the user, through your daily sales discipline required to crush your quota. And it works! When you take the time to be deliberate and disciplined you can crush your number every single time. And when you cut corners it's so much harder.This planner is essential for anyone in sales looking for the daily motivation, discipline, and energy needed to manage your sales quota-and your sales career-from one quarter to the next!
Managing Multilingual Workplaces
This book sets new trajectories for language-sensitive business and management research and pedagogy. The existence of language plurality characterises these. Empirical studies have been established as important and relevant for contemporary research. It has shifted language-sensitive research from the periphery to the centre of international management research. However, this field is rapidly changing, and new thematic approaches have begun to emerge. By addressing this, the book offers genuine and more nuanced insights into existing themes and comes with applications of emergent conceptual developments in different settings. The second part of the book covers methodologies and gives examples and cutting-edge insights into the role of translation in the execution of empirical research and theorising arising from it. Finally, the book draws together innovative ways of how to address the challenges of a multilingual teaching classroom and how to innovate in order to incorporate such diversity through pedagogic practice. This book provides a source that unites insights from multilingual empirical research, methodological considerations and pedagogic practice in order to advance knowledge and debate. It will be a 'handy source' of information that offers direct access to the latest guidance on language-sensitive management challenges. It will, therefore, appeal to an internationally-minded and mobile audience, including scholars, students and decision-makers.
Organizing for Sustainable Development
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognize the increasingly complex, interdependent nature of societal and environmental issues for governments and business. Tackling such "grand challenges" requires the concerted action of a multitude of organizations and multiple stakeholders at different levels in the public, private, and non-profit sector. Organizing for Sustainable Development provides an integrated and comparative overview of the successes and failures of organizational efforts to tackle global societal issues and achieve sustainable development. Summarizing years of study by an interdisciplinary board of authors and contributors, this book provides readers with an in-depth understanding of how existing businesses and new hybrid organizations can achieve sustainable development to bring about an improved society, marking a key contribution to the literature in this field. Combining theoretical views with empirical approaches, the chapters in this book are highly relevant to graduate and undergraduate (multidisciplinary) programs in sustainable development, organization studies, development economics, development studies, international management, and social entrepreneurship.
The Elea Way
Social entrepreneurship and impact investing contribute to a more inclusive capitalism and bring innovative solutions to global challenges, such as fighting poverty and protecting planet earth. This book offers practical advice on how to best integrate entrepreneurship and capital for impact and innovation by using elea's philanthropic investing approach to fight absolute poverty with entrepreneurial means as an example. Written by two leading experts, the book summarizes insights from elea's 15-year pioneering journey, from creating an investment organization, choosing purposeful themes, and sourcing opportunities, to partnering with entrepreneurs for impact creation. This includes suggestions on how to lead impact enterprises in such areas as developing strategies, plans, and models; building effective teams and organizations; managing resources; and handling crises. Using real-life examples, this is valuable reading for entrepreneurs, investors, executives, philanthropists, policymakers, and anyone curious about entrepreneurship and inclusive capitalism.
