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Comparative Elite Sport Development

There is a paucity of academic work in the area of elite sport development despite there being ample evidence that achieving international sporting success is of increasing importance to the public (exemplified by consistent media interest in elite success or the lack of it) and to governments in most developed countries who have, almost without exception, increased the level of public funding for elite squad development often to the detriment of other sports policy objectives such as increasing general levels of participation.Comparative Elite Sport Development: systems, structures and public policy focuses on the identification and development of elite sporting talent especially in Olympic sports. Written by a team of international contributors it applies a reflective and analytical approach, and both informs, and is informed by, established bodies of theory in policy analysis. Uniquely, it adopts a comparative approach of policy rivals, leading 'sports powers' and policy innovators, which provides broad and thorough analytical coverage.

La mondialisation sur la sellette : Plaidoyer pour une économie saine

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Maniant avec dextérité les tensions entre mondialisation, souveraineté nationale et démocratie, cet ouvrage incarne un commentaire indispensable sur l'économie mondiale contemporaine et ses dilemmes, et offre un cadre visionnaire au moment crucial où nous en avons le plus besoin.Il n'y a pas si longtemps, l'État-nation semblait être à l'agonie, voué par les forces de la mondialisation et de la technologie à ne plus avoir de raison d'être. Il fait à présent un retour en force, mû par une lame de fond populiste qui déferle sur le monde. Dani Rodrik, critique véhément de la mondialisation économique portée à l'excès, dépasse la réaction violente du populisme et propose une explication plus réfléchie des raisons pour lesquelles l'obsession hyper-mondialiste des élites et des technocrates a entravé les nations dans la réalisation d'objectifs économiques et sociaux légitimes à l'intérieur de leurs frontières : prospérité économique, stabilité financière et équité.Rodrik prend à partie les grands prêtres de la mondialisation, non pour avoir privilégié la science économique au détriment d'autres valeurs, mais pour s'être livrés à de la mauvaise science économique et avoir ignoré les nuances propres à la discipline qui auraient dû inspirer la prudence. Il plaide pour une économie mondiale pluraliste où les États-nations conservent suffisamment d'autonomie pour élaborer leur propre contrat social et développer des stratégies économiques à la mesure de leurs besoins. Au lieu de réclamer des frontières fermées et de défendre le protectionnisme, il montre comment nous pouvons restaurer un équilibre raisonnable entre gouvernance nationale et gouvernance mondiale et trace une voie d'avenir en proposant des moyens novateurs pour réconcilier les actuelles tendances inégalitaires de l'économie et des technologies avec la démocratie et l'inclusion sociale.

Situated Practices of Strategic Planning

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All over the world societies are facing a number of major problems. New developments, challenges and opportunities cause these issues and yet cases tell us that traditional spatial planning responses and tools are often insufficient to tackle these problems and challenges.Situated Practices of Strategic Planning draws together examples from across the globe – from France to Australia; from Nigeria to the United States, as it observes international comparisons of the strategic planning process. Many approaches and policies used today fail to capture the dynamics of urban/regional transformation and are more concerned with maintaining an existing social order than challenging and transforming it. Stewarded by a team of highly regarded and experienced researchers, this book gives a synthetic view of the process of change and frames future directions of development. It is unique for its combination of analysis of international case studies and reflection on critical nodes and features in strategic planning. This volume will be of interest to students who study regional planning, academics, professional planners, and policy makers.

Strategy Builder

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A visual and interactive guide to building and communicating strategies that actually work YOUR STRATEGY HAS SEVEN SECONDS TO CAPTIVATE ITS AUDIENCE… So how are you going to present it? A big wordy document? A lengthy address? Slides full of bullet points?The best way to engage and involve people is through pictures. Strategy Builder shows you how to creatively combine the best strategy frameworks to orient and animate strategy discussion and development in your team. This visual, interactive guide, with illustrations by Visory, uses real world examples and practical tips to help you: Discover the five key foundations that every strategy should be built upon Draw compelling and unique pictures that capture your organization’s distinct strategies Develop your skills as a leader of strategy discussions Understand how to use interactive drawing to engage others and achieve ‘buy in’ Additional online resources available including Strategy Drawing Templates, plus Builder Slides and case studies materials for instructors. Locate the 'Companion Website' link towards the bottom of this page to access these materials. Test your strategic vision or develop a new strategic plan based on the best elements of key strategic frameworks by trying the FREE interactive Strategy Builder app, developed in association with StrategyBlocks, at www.strategicplan.comPraise for Strategy Builder:Cummings & Angwin are pioneers in introducing novel approaches in teaching and applying the principles of strategy --Robert M. Grant, Bocconi University, author of Contemporary Strategy AnalysisIn a complex, fast changing world, where we are bombarded by words, numbers and reports, the visual-first approach to strategy provided by Strategy Builder is immensely helpful for inspiring and communicating a clearer vision of how to move forward. -- Rachna Bhasin, VP Strategy, SiriusXMAt last someone has grasped this idea and come up with a way to help us demonstrate strategic plans and ambitions in a creative new way. --Vikki Heywood CBE, Chair of The Royal Society for the ArtsThis wonderful book is the first to solve a near-universal problem: communicating strategic ideas is just as hard and just as important as coming up with them in the first place, and both are visual activities. The question is not “Do you understand?” but “Do you see?” --William Duggan, Professor, Columbia University, author Strategic IntuitionThis book shows how to draw an organization's strategy so you see what's been considered, what's not been considered, and how things are related,. Strategy building is presented as a fun and involving learning process.The approach is revolutionary in that it enables not only the development but also the easy sharing of strategic understanding. --Roger L.M. Dunbar, Emeritus Professor, Stern School of Business, New York UniversityWhat a great idea! They layout is also really thoughtful; it makes you immediately want to get out a pencil and start doodling. --Adam Martin, Customer Solutions Director, The Brakes GroupAs a time pressed executive it was a delight to find a book that I can dip into to find the best strategic frameworks - those that have proved the test of time and academic scrutiny as being truly useful in the workplace. Even better for an inveterate scribbler: endorsement that a picture and ‘permission to play’ with ideas visually really does say a thousand words and more! --Sarah Mitson, Global Business Director, TNSGlobalThis is an invaluable resource for any executive wanting to improve engagement in strategy development and communication. The accessible layout means that the book itself can play an active and inspiring role in strategy discussions. --Matt Thomas, Director, Braxton Associates, Strategy ConsultantsAt last a book that grasps the implications of recent psychology: people think visually as well as verbally. The authors provide powerful visual devices that will both help managers conceive better strategies and enable their people to execute them more effectively. --Richard Whittington, Professor at Saïd Business School, Oxford UniversityA powerful approach to make strategy more engaging again! Strategy Builder is landmark book is destined to make an important impact to the field of strategy, strategizing and strategic management. Executives across the board (and students of strategy) will find the core message of this book counterintuitive and compelling. The idea of "drawing" strategy may seem like child's play, yet all great strategists and philosophers know that it is through such "serious play" that allows us to see things differently so that we can see different things. --Robert Wright, Professor of Strategy, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Peut-on faire confiance aux économistes ?

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"Ce que signifie être économiste" - George Akerlof, prix Nobel d'économie.Au lendemain de la crise financière et de la « Grande Récession », la science économique semble n'avoir de science que le nom. Dans cet ouvrage piquant et composé de main de maître, Dani Rodrik examine, en éminent critique du dedans, la science économique dans ses moments de performance comme d'impuissance. Il soutient que la science économique peut se révéler un outil efficace pour améliorer le monde - mais seulement si les économistes abandonnent les théories universelles et s'attachent à bien comprendre le contexte.Le propos du livre est de démontrer que les modèles mathématiques tant vilipendés de la discipline constituent sa véritable force, les outils qui en font une science. Trop souvent, cependant, les économistes prennent un modèle pour la panacée. Or des situations différentes exigent des modèles différents. Qu'il s'agisse de la croissance des inégalités au niveau mondial, des conséquences du libre-échange ou du déficit budgétaire, Rodrik explique comment l'utilisation des modèles adéquats peut procurer de nouvelles et précieuses perspectives sur la réalité sociale et la politique officielle.À la fois critique vigoureuse de la discipline et plaidoyer en sa faveur, ce livre montre la voie d'une science plus humble, mais plus efficace.

'Making Sense' of Human Resource Management in China

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This edited work attempts to ‘make sense’ of recent developments in the field of Human Resource Management in the People’s Republic of China. It attempts to see how the paradoxes and contradictions engendered by contemporary Chinese society are being resolved in the enterprises and workplaces of the Middle Kingdom. The book starts with an overview of the literature, then follows with a selection of micro-oriented, concerned with topics like recruitment and retention, then macro-oriented empirical studies, a number of the latter dealing with strategic as well as performance issues, with last, those comparing sets of societal cultural values. It attempts a synthesis of what has emerged from recent research on the ‘harmonious society’.These contributions from authors based in universities in eight countries, in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, United Kingdom and USA, cover a wide range of research on HRM, from the micro- to the macro-. Six of them teach and/or research at campuses on the Mainland. Their empirical, field-based research covers the last half-decade and presents a robust picture of both what practitioners have adopted and how researchers have tried to ‘make sense’ of what they have investigated.This book was based on a special issue of Intl Journal of Human Resource Management.

Macro Talent Management in Emerging and Emergent Markets

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Macro Talent Management in Emerging and Emergent Markets is the first book to focus specificially on country-level activities that are aimed at attracting, developing, mobilizing, and retaining top talent for economic success in emerging or emergent markets. The book serves as a guide that orients the reader toward activities that increase their country’s global competitiveness, attractiveness, and economic development through strategic talent management.This book brings together leading experts from around the world to address such issues as cross-border flows of talent, diaspora mobility, knowledge flows, global labour markets, and policies. The book is structured in three parts: Part I covers emerging markets, Part II emergent markets, and Part III pan-national themes such as migration and clusters. Bringing together research from the fields of human resource management, international business, economic geography, comparative international development, and political economy, this is a definitive, comprehensive treatment of the topic aimed at advanced students and practitioners.

New England Feed Supply

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Jeff Smith, formulation analyst for New England Feed Supply Inc., was evaluating the following week's requirements for three animal feed mixes produced by the Burlington plant. A shortage of one ingredient, meat meal, meant that the company would find it difficult to meet the orders on hand. Smith needed to determine which, if any, of the mixture formulae should be altered, and in what way; alternately, he could elect to buy additional meat meal on the spot market, at a significantly higher price. (A Microsoft Excel model is available for use with this case, product 7A98E034.)

O novo Gerente-Minuto

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Edição atualizada, com nova tradução, do best-seller O gerente-minuto®Lançado originalmente em 1981, O Gerente-Minuto® revolucionou o conceito de liderança, que passou a ser associado à agilidade. O símbolo do Gerente-Minuto, a indicação de um minuto no mostrador de um relógio digital, é defendido por Ken Blanchard e Spencer Johnson para nos lembrar que devemos reservar um minuto de nosso dia para olhar as feições das pessoas que gerenciamos e nos conscientizar de que elas são nossos bens mais importantes. São elas que podem trazer melhor desempenho e produtividade para a empresa, em especial em momentos de adversidade. O mundo mudou muito nas últimas três décadas. Hoje as organizações precisam atuar com maior rapidez e menos recursos para acompanhar as constantes mutações na tecnologia e globalização. Outro destaque é que a hierarquia vertical foi substituída pelo relacionamento lado a lado. Esta nova edição do clássico atende a um novo mundo. Os segredos práticos já consagrados – Objetivos-Minuto e Elogios-Minuto – ganharam um terceiro talento atualizado: Redirecionamentos-Minuto. Um guia de valor incalculável para o executivo moderno.

Pros and Cons of Currency Board Arrangements in the Lead-Up to EU Accession and Participation in the Euro Zone

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Historically, countries with currency board arrangements (CBAs) have experienced lower inflation and higher growth than those with other regimes. The experiences of three candidates for EU membership with CBAs (Estonia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria) have also been generally favorable. Can CBAs serve these transition countries well all the way up to the adoption of the euro? After considering the pros and cons, this paper provides an affirmative answer, but notes that to preserve the viability of their CBAs throughout the process, these countries need to maintain strict policy discipline and be prepared to deal with large capital inflows and asymmetric shocks.

Relationship Marketing in Franchising and Retailing

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This book offers an accessible and comprehensive introduction to relationship marketing in franchising and retailing, especially in areas such as business and marketing management as well as strategic marketing.The topics this book covers include (but is not limited to): (1) relationships in the context of e-commerce within the franchising sector; (2) franchisees with multiple stakeholder roles: perceptions and conflict in franchise networks; (3) why franchisors recruit franchisees from the ranks of their employees; (4) franchisee advisory councils and justice; and (5) determinants of overall franchisee satisfaction.This book is ideal for students, practitioners and professionals interested in Relationship Marketing, Customer Services, and Marketing Communications. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Journal of Strategic Marketing.

Colonialisme, néo-colonialisme et transition au capitalisme

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Cet ouvrage, qui, au départ, est le produit d’un travail pratique sur le « terrain », débouche sur une critique extrêmement poussée et originale de la pensée économique bourgeoise, même sous ses formes les plus récentes. Pour l’auteur, cette démarche est une nécessité pour tous. L’idéologie bourgeoise domine tout notre paysage intellectuel. Ceux qui croient y échapper, sans s’être donné pour première tâche de la critiquer et de lutter contre elle, ne font que la reproduire et la renforcer à leur insu. L’ouvrage, en étudiant le système lignager, propose une analyse minutieuse du procès d’articulation entre système lignager et système capitaliste, considérés comme modes d’exploitation. La problématique employée prend le contre-pied de la problématique de l’économie vulgaire et de la transposition de cette problématique par Sartre.

Make Yourself Unforgettable

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Become the most effective and desirable colleague and friend possible with the help of one of the most trusted, bestselling brands in business training.What does it really mean to have class? How do you distinguish yourself from the crowd and become a successful leader? When should intuition guide your business decisions? The answers to these and other important questions can be found in this dynamic and inspiring guidebook for anyone looking to lead a life of greater meaning and influence.In Make Yourself Unforgettable you can learn the secrets to making a positive, lasting impression, including:· The six steps to managing communication problems· The four unexpected stumbling blocks to ethical behavior and how to avoid them· A new way to understand and exude confidence· Techniques for building resiliency and preventing fear· The five key social skills that identify someone as a class actOnce you discover how you can naturally and effortlessly distinguish yourself, you’ll quickly find people in all areas of life responding to you more positively and generously than ever before.

The Responsible Company

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The Responsible Company, by Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, and Vincent Stanley, co-editor of its Footprint Chronicles, draw on the their 40 years' experience at Patagonia – and knowledge of current efforts by other companies – to articulate the elements of responsible business for our time.Patagonia, named by Fortune in 2007 as the coolest company on the planet, has earned a reputation as much for its ground-breaking environmental and social practices as for the quality of its clothes. In this exceptionally frank account, Chouinard and Stanley recount how the company and its culture gained the confidence, by step and misstep, to make its work progressively more responsible, and to ultimately share its discoveries with companies as large as Wal-Mart or as small as the corner bakery.In plain, compelling prose, the authors describe the current impact of manufacturing and commerce on the planet’s natural systems and human communities, and how that impact now forces business to change its ways. The Responsible Company shows companies how to reduce the harm they cause, improve the quality of their business, and provide the kind of meaningful work everyone seeks. It concludes with specific, practical steps every business can undertake, as well as advice on what to do, in what order.This is the first book to show companies how to thread their way through economic sea change and slow the drift toward ecological bankruptcy. Its advice is simple but powerful: reduce your environmental footprint (and its skyrocketing cost), make legitimate products that last, reclaim deep knowledge of your business and its supply chain to make the most of opportunities in the years to come, and earn the trust you’ll need by treating your workers, customers and communities with respect.

Copy Editing

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Copy Editing - 3 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Write Sales Copy, How to Edit Writing and How to Write Non-Fiction1)HOW TO WRITE SALES COPY:7 Easy Steps to Master Copywriting, Marketing Content, Business Writing & Freelance Writing.YOU'LL LEARN:How to determine your sale copy audienceDefining your product purposeHow to develop your sales pagePersuading reader actionHow to tell a storyPlaying on basic human needsHow to develop your rebuttalHow to excite your audiencePresenting a sense of urgencyHow to define a call to actionHow to set your sales copy apartAnd so much more! 2)HOW TO EDIT WRITING:7 Easy Steps to Master Writing Editing, Proofreading, Copy Editing, Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation.YOU'LL LEARN:The stages of editing: structural, line editing, and copy editing Necessary conversations to have between writers and editorsThe benefits of reading aloud to yourself and othersHow to separate the smaller elements into manageable chunksHow to maintain consistencyHow to keep readers engagedHow to isolate text in order to determine its purposeHow to engage more deeply with the text in front of youHow to critically evaluate dialogue and general flowHow to monitor pacing and organizationHow to edit in reverseAnd so much more! 3)HOW TO WRITE NON-FICTION:7 Easy Steps to Master Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir Writing, Travel Writing & Essay Writing.YOU'LL LEARN:How to define your genre by understanding the scope of your contentHow to understand the subgenre in your content and how to reflect that in your titleHow to write effective books by using seven simple, but powerful secretsHow to ensure that you captivate your audiences through compelling writingHow to use sources effectively when producing non-fiction contentHow to avoid needless criticism by using effective and credible sourcesHow to ensure that your content is consistent with the narrative you want to portrayHow to produce high-quality content on a consistent basis while keeping things freshHow to ensure you have the right approach in your book while making sure you're addressing your audience properlyHow to make the most of the time and space you have to develop contentAnd so much more! Master Copyediting, Copywriting, Writing Editing, Non-Fiction Writing & Edit Copy Today!

Religion and Consumer Behaviour

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Religion is an important part of individual lives, playing a major role in our decision making and puchasing. Understanding the influence of religion on consumer behaviour is therefore an essential practice for business. The COVID-19 pandemic has especially enhanced the influence of consumers’ religiosity on their consumption decisions. This book concentrates on understanding the relationship of religiosity with various aspects of consumption and consumer behaviour to improve policy and build on an under represented topic.In this edited collection, expert contributors, academicians and researchers discuss the influence of religion on consumer behaviour in depth including the “dark side” of religion on consumers’ consumption behaviour and religious cults. The chapters also explore the ethical issues surrounding consumption and the role of religion on branding and sustainable practices. With a broad perspective, the book draws on examples of practices from Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism.This book will be a particularly valuable resource for scholars and upper level students of marketing, consumer behaviour and consumer psychology. The interdisciplinary perspectives will also appeal to those studying sociology and globalization.

Surrounded by Psychopaths

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Part of the bestselling Surrounded by Idiots series! #1 internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson shows readers how to identify and avoid the psychopaths around them.Charming, charismatic, and delightful or manipulative, self-serving, and cunning? Psychopaths are both and that’s exactly what makes them dangerous. Bestselling author of the international phenomenon Surrounded by Idiots, Thomas Erikson reveals how to identify the psychopaths in your life and combat their efforts to control and manipulate. Using the same simple four-color system of behavior classification that made Surrounded by Idiots so popular, Surrounded by Psychopaths teaches readers how to deal with psychopaths in their lives by becoming aware of their own behavior and their weaknesses. Vivid example stories illustrate ways that psychopaths can take advantage of various behavior types, helping readers identify their own weaknesses and be proactive about protecting themselves. Erikson outlines some of the most common forms of manipulation used by psychopaths—and others—to influence those around them. Since manipulation can often be a feature of ordinary, non-psychopathic relationships, the book also includes practical methods and techniques to help readers confront controlling people and rehabilitate negative relationships into mutually respectful ones. By understanding your behavior as well as the tendencies and strategies of psychopaths, Surrounded by Psychopaths will teach you to protect yourself from manipulative influence in your workplace, social life, and family.

Trust

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The updated edition of the bestselling title, Trust is the first serious response to the era of post-financial and political meltdown, Dr. Anthony Seldon lays out a blueprint for regaining trust within the national life. In part a wide-ranging meditation on notions of trust and responsibility in civic society, Trust is a powerful and important analysis of ten essential areas where trust in national life has broken down. Using examples from throughout the world and from history, it offers ten solutions for a better, more positive future.

Canadian Tire Corporation, Bicycle Category: The Schwinn Assortment Decision

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The category manager and category development analyst for bicycles and bike accessories at Canadian Tire Corporation were faced with making both strategic branding and tactical assortment decisions in an effort to grow the sales and profitability of the bicycle business for Canadian Tire Retail. Sales have been flat due to increased competition, lack of product innovation and a market that was not growing. The category team must evaluate opportunities to add a premium, national brand to the retail chain's brand portfolio.

Swipe

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This book is the key to escaping the cycle of failure, disengagement, and regret. Why is it so hard to finish what we start? Every day we wake up determined to engage with life—to finish that novel, overcome work challenges, repair a strained relationship, or reach fitness goals. Despite our best intentions, we fall short. Are we doomed to a lifetime of regret? Reaching goals after repeated frustration starts with understanding the impulse known as the Swipe, a side effect of our high-tech culture. Drawing on disciplines from neurobiology to business and based on a massive database, Tracy Maylett and Tim Vandehey reveal a powerful psychological process that makes us disengage from what (or who) we care about most—often when we’re heartbreakingly close to real breakthroughs. In Swipe, readers will learn how this mechanism works and recognize when they’re caught on the “Hamster Wheel.” They’ll discover how to short-circuit the Swipe, reengage, and finally finish what they start.

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