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RESUMEN - The Biology Of Belief / La biología de la creencia: Liberando el poder de la conciencia, los milagros de la materia por Bruce H. Lipton

Al leer este resumen, descubrirá que su entorno y su forma de pensar pueden actuar sobre su código genético y modificar su metabolismo. También descubrirá : que la vida no es el resultado de una lucha sino de una colaboración entre células; que cada célula de un organismo vivo es un ser en sí mismo que el entorno influye en la reacción de una célula más que su ADN; que la forma de percibir el mundo afecta a su salud que la fuerza energética de su mente y sus creencias tiene el poder de corregir su código genético. El descubrimiento del ADN ha llevado a los científicos a considerar que un individuo está permanentemente programado por su código genético. Por el contrario, la epigenética, una rama de la biología que estudia los mecanismos que modifican la actividad de los genes, demuestra que un ser humano es capaz de intervenir sobre su propia biología. Su entorno, más que sus genes, influye en su metabolismo. Así, las experiencias de la primera infancia, los traumas, pero también los mecanismos mentales que le han enseñado actúan sobre su salud. Así pues, usted tiene el poder de liberarse de su codificación genética. ¿Está preparado para descubrir cómo sus creencias pueden cambiar su metabolismo?

The Role of Banks in Monitoring Firms

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This book addresses issues in the current literature on corporate finance using historical evidence. In particular it looks at the role of universal banks in relaxing the credit constraints of firms, supervising managers and stabilizing share prices. The key issues is whether the Anglo-American asset based financing is more efective than the main-b

Master Business English Vocabulary: Very Practical English for the Business World

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Set yourself apart in the business world with these useful phrases, expressions and idioms.Have more confidence when speaking English at a meeting with clients, during a presentation or business lunch, or when making small talk with co-workers. And that's just to name a few of the situations that this business English book covers! Master Business English Vocabulary will help you improve your English quickly and easily.Jackie Bolen has fifteen years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. She has written these dialogues filled with helpful sentences, expressions, and phrases in American English for business people. Pick up Master Business English Vocabulary if you want to . . .Have more confidence in conducting business in English.Have hundreds of English phrases, expressions, and idioms for business at your fingertips.Learn the definition of each one of them.Improve your American English.Put into practice the phrases and expressions with the practice opportunities.See how the language is used in real-life dialogues and situations.Improve your TOEFL, TOEIC, or IELTS score.Sounds more like a native speaker.These are the business English sentences that you'll hear over and over again in real life. Speak more fluently and gain some confidence with this book. Besides the common business English phrases and expressions, there are dialogues so that you can see how the language is used. Plus, some opportunities to put into practice and review the sentences and phrases you've learned. This book is for intermediate English learners.Master Business English Vocabulary by Jackie Bolen will help you stay motivated while consistently improving your business English skills.

Le système économique de Toyota.

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Le premier tome de cette série de trois ouvrages sur le système économique de Toyota abordait l’élément philosophique, permettant d’aligner le profit et une prospérité durable. Il mettait en évidence les bénéfices du Toyota Production System pour les entreprises, les travailleurs et l’environnement. Le TPS constitue un véritable système économique, une alternative au système taylorien en place depuis plus d’un siècle.Ce tome 2 dévoile la mise en pratique du TPS : comment organiser machines, flux, méthodes et équipes pour transformer l’atelier en un système cohérent et performant. Une approche technique, guidée par les principes philosophiques qui fondent la force du modèle Toyota.Un ouvrage clair, pratique et inspirant, destiné à tous ceux qui veulent passer de la théorie à l’action et faire du TPS un véritable moteur de compétitivité durable.

Side Hustle

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The author of the New York Times Bestseller THE $100 STARTUP, shows how to launch a profitable side hustle in just 27 days. To some, the idea of quitting their day job to start a business is exhilarating. For others, it’s terrifying. After all, a job that produces a steady paycheck can be difficult to give up. But in a time when businesses have so little loyalty to employees that the very notion of “job security” has become a punchline, wouldn’t it be great to have an additional source of income to fall back on? And wouldn’t it be great to make that happen without leaving your day job? Enter the Side Hustle. Based on detailed information from hundreds of case studies, Chris Guillebeau provides a step-by-step guide that anyone can use to create and launch a profitable project in less than a month. Designed for the busy and impatient, this plan will have you generating income immediately, without the risk of throwing yourself head first into the world of entrepreneurship. Whether you just want to make some extra money, or start something that may end up replacing your day job entirely, the side hustle is the new job security. When you generate income from multiple sources, it gives you options, and in today’s world, options aren't just nice to have: they're essential. You don’t need entrepreneurial experience to launch a profitable side hustle. You don’t need a business degree, know how to code, or be an expert marketer. And you certainly don’t need employees or investors. With this book as your guide, anyone can learn to build a fast track to freedom.

From Economics Imperialism to Freakonomics

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Is or has economics ever been the imperial social science? Could or should it ever be so? These are the central concerns of this book. It involves a critical reflection on the process of how economics became the way it is, in terms of a narrow and intolerant orthodoxy, that has, nonetheless, increasingly directed its attention to appropriating the subject matter of other social sciences through the process termed "economics imperialism". In other words, the book addresses the shifting boundaries between economics and the other social sciences as seen from the confines of the dismal science, with some reflection on the responses to the economic imperialists by other disciplines.Significantly, an old economics imperialism is identified of the "as if market" style most closely associated with Gary Becker, the public choice theory of Buchanan and Tullock and cliometrics. But this has given way to a more "revolutionary" form of economics imperialism associated with the information-theoretic economics of Akerlof and Stiglitz, and the new institutional economics of Coase, Wiliamson and North. Embracing one "new" field after another, economics imperialism reaches its most extreme version in the form of "freakonomics", the economic theory of everything on the basis of the most shallow principles.By way of contrast and as a guiding critical thread, a thorough review is offered of the appropriate principles underpinning political economy and its relationship to social science, and how these have been and continue to be deployed. The case is made for political economy with an interdisciplinary character, able to bridge the gap between economics and other social sciences, and draw upon and interrogate the nature of contemporary capitalism.

The Routledge Handbook of Global Cultural Policy

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Cultural policy intersects with political, economic, and socio-cultural dynamics at all levels of society, placing high and often contradictory expectations on the capabilities and capacities of the media, the fine, performing, and folk arts, and cultural heritage. These expectations are articulated, mobilised and contested at – and across – a global scale. As a result, the study of cultural policy has firmly established itself as a field that cuts across a range of academic disciplines, including sociology, cultural and media studies, economics, anthropology, area studies, languages, geography, and law. This Routledge Handbook of Global Cultural Policy sets out to broaden the field’s consideration to recognise the necessity for international and global perspectives.The book explores how cultural policy has become a global phenomenon. It brings together a diverse range of researchers whose work reveals how cultural policy expresses and realises common global concerns, dominant narratives, and geopolitical economic and social inequalities. The sections of the book address cultural policy’s relation to core academic disciplines and core questions, of regulations, rights, development, practice, and global issues. With a cross-section of country-by-country case studies, this comprehensive volume is a map for academics and students seeking to become more globally orientated cultural policy scholars.

Should Italy Sell Its Nonfinancial Assets to Reduce the Debt?

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This paper assesses the proposal, publicly debated in recent years in Italy, to reduce public debt by selling public assets, especially nonfinancial tangible assets. The main findings indicate that, although selling public assets has some merit if done to make more productive use of them, practical complications abound. Moreover, such sales might weaken underlying fiscal discipline. Other heavily indebted countries have reduced their debt much more than Italy without heavy recourse to extraordinary sales. In this context, the case of Belgium is of particular interest. Weighing the trade-offs, if properly and transparently done, the sale of public assets can complement, to a limited extent, fiscal consolidation, but should not be considered as an alternative to it.

Introduction à l'économie générale

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Ce mémento est destiné au non-spécialiste qui souhaite acquérir des connaissances claires et rigoureuses dans les principaux domaines de la science économique : monnaie, microéconomie, macroéconomie, relations internationales, etc. Il permet d’en maîtriser le vocabulaire et les concepts fondamentaux, de comprendre les principaux mécanismes économiques et les théories essentielles. Sa conception en chapitres indépendants permet une lecture thématique. Une bibliographie par chapitre ainsi qu’un index détaillé en font un instrument de travail simple et efficace pour l’étudiant de premier cycle universitaire. Cet ouvrage s’adresse : – aux étudiants préparant un BTS ou un DUT tertiaire ; – aux étudiants préparant un DEUG de sciences économiques, de droit, d’AES, de LEA ou de sociologie ; – aux étudiants des classes préparatoires HEC ; – aux candidats au CAPES de sciences économiques et sociales.

Jak vybudovat úspěšný tým

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Proč některé skupiny lidí překonají samy sebe a dokáží toho mnohem víc, než byste od jejich členů čekali?- ODKUD POCHÁZÍ SKVĚLÁ KULTURA?- JAK JI VE SVÉ SKUPINĚ BUDOVAT A UDRŽOVAT?- JAK ZMĚNIT KULTURU V TÝMECH, KTERÉ POTŘEBUJÍ OPRAVIT?Nahlédněte do nitra nejúspěšnějších organizací světa – včetně amerických námořních jednotek Navy SEALs, společnosti Google či basketbalového týmu San Antonio Spurs – a odhalte, co stojí za jejich úspěchem.Daniel Coyle demystifikuje proces budování kultury tím, že identifikuje tři klíčové dovednosti vytvářející soudržnost a spolupráci, a vysvětluje, jak se různorodé skupiny učí fungovat jednotně. Na příkladech internetového prodejce Zappos, komediální skupiny Upright Citizens Brigade či odvážného gangu zlodějů šperků autor nabízí konkrétní strategie, které spouštějí proces učení, podněcují spolupráci, budují důvěru a podporují pozitivní změny.Coyle prezentuje a analyzuje užitečné příběhy o selhání, na nichž demonstruje, co nedělat, řeší běžné nástrahy a sdílí rady, jak reformovat toxickou kulturu.KULTURA NENÍ NĚCO, CO JSTE – JE TO NĚCO, CO DĚLÁTE.„Na každé stránce najdeme hluboké myšlenky, příběhy, které změní způsob vaší práce, způsob vašeho vedení a váš dopad na svět. Vřele doporučuji, naléhavé čtení.“ – Seth Godin, autor knihy Proces„Čekal jsem roky, až někdo napíše tuto knihu – v hlavě jsem si ji vysnil jako něco mimořádného. Ale je lepší, než jsem si představoval. Daniel Coyle vytvořil fascinující čtení, demystifikující kouzlo vynikajících týmů. Předčí všechny jiné knihy o kultuře. Rychle si ji přečtěte.“– Adam Grant, autor knih Originály a Ještě to promysli„Skvělá knížka, která na konkrétních příkladech nejen ze světa byznysu jasně ukazuje, co může každý z nás udělat pro svůj tým, aby byl výkonnější a lidé v něm zároveň šťastnější.“ – Michal Šrajer, podnikatel a první český Chief Happiness Officer, spoluzakladatel mezinárodní konference Happiness@Work Live!„Kniha plná inspirativních příběhů, která změní váš způsob vedení lidí. Ať už jste CEO v korporátu, máte restauraci, nebo učíte studenty – vždy vedete tým. Daniel Coyle vám nabídne ty správné a nadčasové ingredience pro jeho správné fungování.“ – Dušan Murčo, Chief Growth Officer v Behavera, ex- Martinus a Slido, tvůrce RemoteLeader.Me„Příběhy silné, neobvyklé i obyčejné. Daniel Coyle v nich nachází klíče k vytváření psychologického bezpečí a kultury, která umožní využít lidský potenciál a přetvořit ho v něco krásného, inovativního, užitečného, úspěšného. Čtete jedn&ia[...]

Harvard Business Review Leadership Library: The Executive Collection (12 Books)

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The Harvard Business Review Leadership Library offers the most important leadership ideas from authors such as Michael D. Watkins, Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Porter, and John P. Kotter, to name just a few. This must-have digital collection includes The First 90 Days (Updated and Expanded), Blue Ocean Strategy (Expanded Edition), The Innovator’s Dilemma, Leading Change (With a New Preface by the Author), On Competition, Playing to Win, Remember Who You Are, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leadership, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing People, and HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence.

Etrip

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In February 2008, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Fly Open Sky Ltd. was finalizing a business plan for Etrip, a proposed online travel startup in the European travel market. He wanted to use the plan to convince investors to commit €100,000, which would provide the first round of financing in a lead up to a further investment of €500,000. The CEO had a vision of developing Etrip as a superior online travel reservation system and desired to implement higher value propositions over other companies’ products in this crowded and competitive market. Prior to launching a bid for capital the CEO had to make concrete decisions about an appropriate marketing plan, devising an accurate revenue model, and satisfying intellectual property rights with regards to Etrip’s domain name.

Profit First

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Siamo abituati a pensare al profitto come il risultato delle vendite meno le spese. Per quanto logica, questa formula ha un punto debole: il profitto, che dovrebbe essere il primo obiettivo di un'azienda, si trova alla fine dell'equazione e passa per assurdo in secondo piano. Può sembrare un dettaglio da poco, ma in realtà per un imprenditore accontentarsi di vedere il profitto in questo modo non è sempre la cosa migliore. Mike Michalowicz inverte due fattori e calcola le spese sottraendo il profitto dalle vendite. In questo modo il profitto viene considerato prima e le spese, grande ago della bilancia per qualsiasi impresa, sono viste con più attenzione. Si impara così a semplificare la contabilità, abbattere i debiti e mettere le spese sotto controllo, evitando che divorino inutilmente profitto e trasformando un'azienda in perdita in un'attività sana e produttiva. Ricco di casi di studio, esempi pratici e consigli da seguire passo passo, questo libro va controcorrente per aiutare le piccole e medie imprese a ottenere profitti senza rinunciare alla crescita.

Good Work

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What if work could be the solution to wellbeing rather than the problem? We’re facing an epidemic of burnout, loneliness and quiet despair at work — not because people are weak, but because our systems are stretched and outdated. Despite more wellness apps and flexibility policies than ever, we’ve never felt more disconnected from meaning, purpose and each other. Good Work argues that real change won’t come from quick fixes, motivational quotes or coping strategies. It comes from reimagining the way we work — together. Drawing on decades of psychological research and stories from frontline teams to global organisations, organisational psychologist Dr Kat Page reveals a bold new blueprint for creating work that protects, fuels and connects people. Learn how to: Strengthen your personal wellbeing while contributing to a healthier shared culture Build connected, high performing teams where people speak honestly, think boldly and thrive as highly connected communities Create momentum for change, even when you don’t hold the power Navigate workplace stress while maintaining performance, connection and career momentum Whether you're leading others, shaping culture or redesigning your own relationship with work, Good Work is a call to action — an invitation to influence systems, practices and norms to make good work the rule, not the exception. Not just for yourself, but for all of us.

Up the Republic!

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In this important book, historians, lawyers, economists and writers come together to put a coherent case: that although the Irish economic collapse has resulted in national humiliation, renewed emigration and a decline in living standards for the majority of the population, there is still hope that the country can be reformed and renewed. Irish politicians offered the now notorious blanket guarantee to all the banks which had got in over their heads during the great property bubble - including one that had become little more than a criminal enterprise. A different set of politicians grimly enforces the consequences of that guarantee, locking an entire generation of Irish men and women into paying for the mistakes of greedy bankers and their corrupt friends in government. The energy of hope has to come from elsewhere. These essays demonstrate how simple measures and different economic and social policies could release that energy and fulfil the promise of an educated, literate and culturally vibrant people.

Management Frameworks

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Today’s business organizations, especially large ones, are complex places; difficult to manage and to control. Much of this complexity is self-induced and too much of the management of these organizations is done on an ad hoc basis. Different reporting, control and management systems are used in different parts of the company and often these are incompatible, making it difficult, sometimes impossible for top management to know what is going on. Consequently it is an arduous task for managers to make strategic plans for the business or react quickly to changes in the environment.This book shows how much of this complexity can be smoothed away through the introduction of overarching management frameworks that are complete, consistent and comprehensive; bringing all the various parts of the organization together as a single system. It provides a whole-firm view of management and suggests that reputational and ethical issues are equally important to marketing, operations and finance and need to be considered within the framework. Management Frameworks is a practical and insightful book; offering students the tools and knowledge required for viewing strategy and management holistically. It will be required reading for executive education classes in strategic management and will find a ready audience with thinking managers everywhere.

The Palgrave Companion to LSE Economics

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The London School of Economics (LSE) has been and continues to be one of the most important global centres for economics. With six chapters on themes in LSE economics and 29 chapters on the lives and work of LSE economists, this volume shows how economics became established at the School, how it produced some of the world’s best-known economists, including Lionel Robbins and Bill Phillips, plus Nobel Prize winners, such as Friedrich Hayek, John Hicks and Christopher Pissarides, and how it remains a global force for the very best in teaching and research in economics. With original contributions from a stellar cast, this volume provides economists – especially those interested in macroeconomics and the history of economic thought – with the first in-depth analysis of LSE economics.

Facilitating Breakthrough

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Making progress on complex, problematic situations requires a new approach to working together: transformative facilitation, a structured and creative process for removing the obstacles to fluid forward movement. It is becoming less straightforward for people to move forward together. They face increasing complexity and decreasing control. They need to work with more people from across more divides. In such situations, the most common ways of advancing—some people telling others what to do, or everyone just doing what they think they need to—aren't adequate.One better way is through facilitating. But the most common approaches to facilitating—bossy vertical directing from above or collegial horizontal accompanying from alongside—aren't adequate. They often leave the participants frustrated and yearning for breakthrough.This book describes a new approach: transformative facilitation. It doesn't choose either the bossy vertical or the collegial horizontal approach: it cycles back and forth between them. Rather than forcing or cajoling, the facilitator removes the obstacles that stand in the way of people contributing and connecting equitably. It enables people to bring their whole selves to the process. This book is for anyone who helps people work together to transform their situation, be it a professional facilitator, manager, consultant, coach, chairperson, organizer, mediator, stakeholder, or friend. It offers a broad and bold vision of the contribution that facilitation can make to helping people collaborate to make progress.

Estratégia Oceano Verde

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Um livro sobre gestão ecológica. Como as empresa podem transformar a ameaça das alterações climáticas em oportunidades para o negócio, para as pessoas e para o planeta É o ambiente uma fonte de ameaças ou de oportunidades para as empresas? Será o capitalismo incompatível com um planeta saudável? As empresas são parte do problema ambiental ou, antes, parte da solução?

Generation X: The Art of Midlife Mastery with Machiavelli’s The Prince

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In an era where transformation is the only constant, Generation X stands at the forefront of a unique midlife transition. Born into a world on the cusp of technological revolutions, we've navigated the shift from rotary phones to smartphones, from libraries to the limitless expanse of the internet.But "Generation X: The Art of Midlife Mastery with Machiavelli's The Prince" is not just another tome in the self-help genre. It's a deep dive into the essence of navigating midlife with a guide who has transcended centuries—Niccolò Machiavelli.This book speaks to the Gen Xer who feels the weight of change yet recognizes the cyclical nature of history. It's for those of us who've laughed, loved, and lived through decades of transformation, only to find that the core of human experience remains unchanged.J. Thorn bridges the gap between the wisdom of the past and the challenges of the present, offering a fresh perspective on Machiavelli's timeless principles. This isn't just a book—it's a conversation. A journey through the trials and triumphs of midlife, guided by the astute observations of one of history's most influential thinkers."Generation X: The Art of Midlife Mastery with Machiavelli's The Prince" is a rallying cry for Gen X.It's time to embrace the shifts, to understand that mastery over midlife isn't found in resisting change but in adapting the enduring wisdom of the past to meet the challenges of today.Fellow Gen Xers, this is your guide.This is your moment.Your mastery of midlife awaits. Grab it now!

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