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L'économie du réel face aux modèles trompeurs

Cet ouvrage remet l'économie au coeur des sciences sociales et questionne certains « automatismes de pensée » que les économistes affectionnent. Les recommandations qu'ils en tirent ont tendance à justifier des politiques dont les effets sociaux ne sont pas neutres, privilégiant des intérêts minoritaires au lieu de construire une société économique où la richesse créée par la majorité profite au plus grand nombre.L'économie ne parle plus du réel.Malgré ses prétentions scientifiques, elle s'est perdue dans l'élaboration de modèles abstraits bien souvent incapables de présenter une vision adéquate du monde économique et de ses problèmes.Est-on certain que les prix s'ajustent à l'offre et à la demande ? La concurrence se traduit-elle toujours par une efficacité accrue ? Les dysfonctionnements du marché du travail permettent-ils d'expliquer le chômage ?Les réponses proposées par l'économie dominante se vérifient rarement dans les faits. Une vision économique étroite, centrée sur une représentation idéalisée des marchés, n'appréhende pas la complexité du monde telle qu'elle est vécue et induit des politiques aux résultats parfois désastreux. Il en va ainsi des politiques agricoles qui ont généré une catastrophe économique, sociale et environnementale, ou de la création du marché européen du carbone qui, malgré la complexité de sa mise en oeuvre, n'est pas parvenu à limiter les émissions de gaz à effet de serre des industriels.Il est plus que temps de revoir en profondeur la manière dont se construit la pensée économique. Nous avons besoin d'une véritable science économique qui comprenne le réel, c'est-à-dire la société humaine dans toutes ses dimensions.

Anita Norris Model Management

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In March 2010, the owner of Anita Norris Model Management (ANMM) was trying to discern a strategic direction to best serve the growth of her company. Its quick growth in the past two years was due to the owners’ efforts to pursue any revenue stream opportunity that presented itself. The owner was concerned that this pace was unsustainable in the long run and would in fact stretch the business too thinly. Currently, the business’s revenue stemmed from four main areas: modeling workshops, signing and booking models, model development and speaking fees. The owner wanted to develop a future business strategy that would allow her to focus the business and spend the majority of her time on developing and managing her models. To do this she had to carefully analyze the strengths and weaknesses of her company within the context of her competitors and the industry as a whole.

Responsible Research for Better Business

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This book gathers original, empirical and conceptual papers that address the complex challenges of conducting responsible research in the business and management professions. It includes contributions related to, and reflecting on, the vision of the Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) network, which proposes that business can help provide a better world if it is informed by responsible research. The responsible research agenda requires new methods of scholarly assessment that include criteria for measuring impact, systemic solutions and practitioner relevance. Theories greatly influence business and management practices, and as the late Sumantra Ghoshal warned, bad management theories are destroying good management practices. The authors of this book believe that good management theories can help to create new and better business practices.László Zsolnai is a Professor and Director of the Business Ethics Center at theCorvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. He is the Chairman of the Business Ethics Faculty Group of the CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management Education – and serves as President of the European SPES Institute in Leuven, Belgium.Mike Thompson is the Leader of People Services at Anthesis, the global sustainability services group. He was formerly a Professor of Management Practice at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and is now a Visiting Professor at the Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou, China. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria, BC. Mike is the Co-editor of The Macau Ricci Institute Journal.

Strategic Sustainability Communication

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This book discusses the evolution of the sustainability story in corporate, political, and environmental discourses as well as paradigms and theoretical approaches to better understand communication about, of, and for sustainability. The book aims to be a preferred resource for academics, scholars, students as well as practitioners in environmental management, communication management, journalism as well as sustainability studies. The authors elaborate on various conceptual perspectives on strategic sustainability communication and offer practical examples and exercises for making sustainability and related issues accessible and comprehensible, for co-creating social change and taking authorship in new emerging professions like Sustainability Manager and Officer.Furthermore, the volume explores methodological as well as pedagogical innovations, complemented by case studies and interviews around existing strategies and tactics to create sustainable solutions (communication planning, campaigning, messaging, etc.). Thus, it offers students and instructors as well as (future) communication strategists and campaigners foundations, strategies, tools, and methodologies of communication for transformation and co-creation of alternative narratives. Professionals, advocates, and academics are attracted who are passionate about taking proactive roles in restoratively addressing the pressing interrelated sociocultural and ecological issues of our times and seek to be reflexive leaders and advocates.

India at the Crossroads - Sustaining Growth and Reducing Poverty

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The authors examine the numerous structural and policy changes Indian authorities have adopted since the 1991 balance of payments crisis; how these changes helped India weather the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98; the risks to fiscal sustainability and their implications for growth; the challenges facing monetary policy in the face of financial market liberalization; and the benefits of structural reform and fiscal policy for growth, poverty, and the reduction of regional disparities.

Authentic Leadership (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

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What does it mean to be yourself at work? As a leader, how do you strike the right balance between vulnerability and authority?This book explains the role of authenticity in emotionally intelligent leadership. You'll learn how to discover your authentic self, when emotional responses are appropriate, how conforming to specific standards can hurt you, and when you need to feel like a fake.This volume includes the work of:Bill GeorgeHerminia IbarraRob GoffeeGareth JonesThis collection of articles includes: "Discovering Your Authentic Leadership" by Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew N. McLean, and Diana Mayer; "The Authenticity Paradox" by Herminia Ibarra; "What Bosses Gain by Being Vulnerable" by Emma Seppala; "Practice Tough Empathy" by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones; "Cracking the Code That Stalls People of Color" by Sylvia Ann Hewitt; "For a Corporate Apology to Work, the CEO Should Look Sad" by Sarah Green Carmichael; and "Are Leaders Getting Too Emotional?" an interview with Gautam Mukunda and Gianpiero Petriglieri by Adi Ignatius and Sarah Green Carmichael.How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

Fuzzy Sets and Systems III

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In a world shaped by interconnected systems and global challenges, this third and final volume of the trilogy explores how digital technologies can foster ethical engagement at the societal level. Grounded in design science and fuzzy logic, it investigates how scalable, sustainable frameworks can support democratic participation, environmental responsibility, and public trust. The book offers a vision for how information systems can mediate complex societal interactions while preserving human values.Volume III addresses the societal dimension of the honorable merchant, applying ethical principles to broader systems involving politics, the public, and the environment. Drawing from interdisciplinary applications in business informatics, computer science, and engineering, it explores fuzzy approaches to conversational agents, smart logistics, participatory governance, voting advice systems, privacy calculus, and spatial modeling. A concluding framework for responsible action emphasizes ethical engagement in technologically mediated societal interactions.This textbook trilogy is primarily intended for students of computer science, business information systems, and innovation management who aspire to make a meaningful impact. It will also appeal to managers who value balanced perspectives and data-driven analysis.

Globalisation Fractures

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In his previous books, The Bill from the China Shop and China and America: A Time of Reckoning, Charles Dumas was the first to identify the existence and potential impact of the Eurasian Savings Glut - most importantly how it would push US mortgage borrowing to excess, precipitating the global credit crisis. As we now strive to rescue the international financial system, he points to uncomfortable truths about the conflicts ahead.The US has reverted to debt-driven growth (this time, government debt), and its economic benefit is waning while the risk increases. China is veering back to export-led growth and large surpluses, increasingly at others' expense. Europe is squeezed between them, and the fixed-rate euro system is creating a subsidiary set of extreme imbalances: the Mediterranean cannot expand demand, while north-central Europe will not expand it. Globally, the choice may soon be between serially degrading US federal credit or putting up trade barriers. The first would undermine the world financial system, but the second would damage world trade, at huge expense to real incomes everywhere.Globalisation Fractures confronts the inherent conflicts as issues to be urgently addressed. This is the battleground upon which the future of the global economy will be determined.

Histoire économique de la IVe République

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La puissance de la France est intimement liée à sa croissance économique. Poussée à la défaite à la fin des années 1930, engluée dans l’Occupation, meurtrie par sa dépendance vis-à-vis de l’aide anglo-saxonne ou par ses guerres de décolonisation, la France n’est-elle pas devenue un « nain politique » parce que son économie s’est affaissée dans les années 1930-1940, puis a peiné à redémarrer et à s’assainir dans les années 1950 ? Cet ouvrage lucide décrit les soubresauts de la Crise et les archaïsmes qui paralysent les décideurs entre 1930 et 1952, ou en 1957-1958. La IVe République a-t-elle échoué à imaginer la renaissance économique comme elle a sombré dans l’impuissance coloniale ou politique ? Malgré les apparences, l’économie française ne s’englue pas dans les malthusianismes. Dès les années 1930, et surtout au tournant des années 1940-1950, un combat s’engage entre les forces de la modernité et les monstres du passéisme. Au sein de l’appareil d’État, parmi les patrons, à la base dans les ateliers et les laboratoires, surgit une insurrection de la croissance qui transforme la Reconstruction en « sortie de crise », puis en expansion : il faut réhabiliter les années de la IVe République. Cet ouvrage est le récit de l’aventure des commandos qui brisent les lignes Maginot derrière lesquels s’abritent les héritiers de Méline. La IVe République est bien la forge du Moderne. Les graines de la croissance sont semées, dont la Ve République moissonne ensuite les pousses.

Saving Behavior and the Asset Price "Bubble" in Japan: Analytical Studies

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This volume brings together various analytical studies the IMF staff has undertaken on the Japanese economy, focusing on two areas of particular interest for both longer-term economic performance and recent cyclical developments. The first is Japan's saving behavior, the second is the remarkable swing in asset prices that occurred in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Enduring Success

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Enduring Success addresses a key question in business today: How can companies succeed over time? To learn the source of enduring greatness, author Christian Stadler directed a team of eight researchers in a six-year study of some of Europe's oldest and most stellar companies, targeting nine that have survived for more than 100 years and have significantly outperformed the market over the past fifty years. Readers may wonder, "Why European companies?" Yet, Europe is the ideal place to seek the key to long-term success; half of the Fortune Global 500 companies that are 100 years old or older can be found in Europe, as can 72 of the 100 oldest family businesses in the world.Fifteen years after Collins and Porras' Built to Last, this new book incorporates fresh insights from management science and provides the first non-US perspective on long-range success. Through Stadler's study, a counterintuitive story emerges: the greatest companies adapt to a constantly changing environment by being intelligently conservative. Enduring Success provides a coherent framework, grounded in five principles and practical concepts, for business leaders who are prepared to learn from the history of some of the world's greatest institutions. Please visit the author's YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/StadlerChristian for more discussion of the book.

Parole magiche

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Padroneggiare alcune parole può cambiarci la vita. Quasi tutto ciò che facciamo è infatti legato alle parole: le usiamo per convincere gli altri, per comunicare idee e per entrare in contatto con le persone care. È così che i leader guidano, i venditori vendono e i genitori fanno i genitori; è così che gli insegnanti insegnano, i politici governano e i medici spiegano. Anche i nostri pensieri più intimi si basano sul linguaggio. Ma alcune parole hanno un impatto maggiore di altre: sono più efficaci nel cambiare le menti, nel coinvolgere gli ascoltatori e nell’indurre all’azione. Quali sono queste parole magiche e come possiamo sfruttarne il potere? Berger ci introduce alla scienza del linguaggio e al modo in cui possiamo utilizzarlo per motivare, coinvolgere e persuadere. I progressi tecnologici nel machine learning, nella linguistica computazionale e nell’elaborazione del linguaggio naturale, sommati alla digitalizzazione di qualsiasi cosa, dalle lettere di presentazione alle conversazioni, hanno prodotto intuizioni senza precedenti. Imparerete come fanno i venditori a convincere i clienti e gli avvocati le giurie, in che modo i cantastorie catturano l’attenzione degli ascoltatori e gli insegnanti convincono i bambini a dare una mano; com’è possibile per chi eroga servizi aumentare la soddisfazione dei clienti; come fanno i fondatori delle startup a ottenere finanziamenti, i musicisti a comporre brani di successo e gli psicologi a scovare un manoscritto shakespeariano senza aver mai neanche letto l’opera. Questo libro è pensato per chiunque desideri avere un maggiore impatto. Offre un potente kit di strumenti e tecniche in grado di portare a risultati straordinari. Se state cercando di convincere un cliente, motivare un gruppo di lavoro, persuadere un’intera organizzazione a vedere le cose in modo diverso, questo libro vi mostrerà come sfruttare il potere delle parole magiche.

Populism and Economics

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Populism and Economics, Charles Dumas' latest book, examines the reasons for the rise in populism - Brexit and the election of Trump among other events - and how this discontent with the status quo has affected economics, both perceptions and reality. The book argues that while globalization and the influence of new technology have pulled the world economy out of recession and while the benefits of world trade are now spread more widely, there is a perception of injustice because of inequality within individual nations. In a detailed region-by-region analysis of the current state of the world economy and using exclusive research carried out by TS Lombard, Dumas shows how the perception of inequality now threatens to destabilize not only politics but also the economic order itself.

The Flexible Enterprise

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The need for enterprise flexibility in an era of rapidly advancing technology, increasing competition, and globalization, is apparent. Flexibility can be thought of as an ability of the enterprise to quickly and efficiently respond to market changes and to bring new products and services quickly to the market place. Beyond this definition, a truly flexible enterprise should proactively change the market through its ability to create new and innovative products and services. The proposed book is intended to provide a conceptual framework of ‘Flexible Enterprise’ supported by researches/case applications in different types of flexibilities exhibited by a flexible enterprise. The selected papers covering a variety of issues concerning the planning and operation of a flexible enterprise are organized into following four parts:I Enterprise and Strategic FlexibilityII Organizational FlexibilityIII Business Process and Information Systems FlexibilityIV Operations Flexibility

Sell or Be Sold

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Whether it’s selling your company’s product in the boardroom or selling yourself on eating healthy, everything in life can—and should—be treated as a sale. And as sales expert Grant Cardone explains, knowing the principles of selling is a prerequisite for success of any kind. In Sell or Be Sold, Cardone breaks down the techniques and approaches necessary to master the art of selling in any avenue. You will learn how to handle rejection, turn around negative situations, shorten sales cycles, and guarantee yourself greatness. Cardone will also teach you the success essentials of • Selling in a bad economy • Overcoming call reluctance • Filling your pipeline with new business • Staying positive, despite rejection With the experience of a seasoned sales vet at the helm, Sell or Be Sold will change the way you perceive the sale—and life.

Building a Human-Centred Infrastructure for Sustainable Industry 5.0 in Asia

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This edited volume addresses the opportunities and compelling challenges of human-centered infrastructure for sustainable Industry 5.0 in Asia since it is a region well-positioned to lead the way in the development and adoption of Industry 5.0 owing to its strong industrial base and growing investment initiatives in research and development. While elaborating on the opportunities and challenges, the edited volume aims to provide solution-oriented recommendations regarding the ways to achieve the goal of human-centered infrastructure for sustainable Industry 5.0 in Asia. The book is an essential resource for anyone interested in the future of Asia's economy and society.Dr. Priyanka Agarwal has over 20 years of experience in research, industry, and academia. Dr. Agarwal has published 40+ papers in reputed journals/conferences. With four edited books, her research focuses on multi-generational workplaces, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and HR analytics and actively contributes as guest editors to reputed journals.Dr. Nitendra Kumar, PhD in Mathematics, is an Assistant Professor at Amity Business School with over 10 years of experience. He has published more than 65 articles in reputed journals/conferences. He is Series Editor of two international book series on mathematics and sustainability by Scrivener-Wiley and Peter Lang.Dr. Sanjeev Bansal, with 36+ years in academia, is a leading expert in Decision Sciences. He has over 250 publications, including 60 indexed by Scopus/ABDC/ WOS, and has authored 58 books. He has guided 41 PhD scholars and serves on advisory panels of several academic and professional bodies, contributing significantly to teaching, research, and consultancy.Dr. Yeliz Karaca, Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics and a Senior Researcher Professor UMass, USA, received her Ph.D. degree in Mathematics in 2012. She is the founder of the Systems Sciences, Complex Systems and Nonlinear Intelligence Dynamics Institute Academy at UMass and Editor-in-Chief of book series Systems Science & Nonlinear Intelligence Dynamics by WS. Her research interests span across applied mathematics, AI, complex systems, complexity, chaos, quantum, mathematical neuroscience and medicine along with other related theoretical, computational and applied domains.

IT Sustainability for Business Advantage

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IT Sustainability for Business Advantage speaks to modern managers in all functions as well as to IT professionals. Implementing an effective IT sustainability strategy is essential for organizations pursuing sustainability as a means of business advantage and this book shows how to do it. The critical first step is getting clear about the ends of the IT sustainability program--the mission must be to further the company's sustainability objectives and strategic intents should include: 1) Making IT operations as sustainable as possible; 2) Partnering with other functions to leverage IT in making their business processes more sustainable and to grow the business; and 3) Building a culture of sustainability within the IT organization. The next step is to implement strategies to achieve these ends and the book explores the ways and means of doing this. These include industry best practices on how to apply the processes, techniques, and technologies related to Green IT and IT for Sustainability (ITfS). They also include techniques for change management and building social capital.

Richesse et population

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Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Stop Acting Like a Seller and Start Thinking Like a Buyer

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Praise for stop acting like a seller and Start Thinking Like a Buyer "Stop Acting Like a Seller and Start Thinking Like a Buyer is a book that teaches you emphatically that 'words matter.' If you want to set yourself apart from others, whether you're selling a product or a concept, this is a book to read. Not only will you learn how to prepare for sales success, you will learn how to be far more effective by thinking like a buyer." —Theresa Martinez, Brand Director, Roche Laboratories"This book shares a great commonsense approach to developing a new sales attitude and mindset that will work no matter what you're selling. Jerry has successfully articulated a powerful and unique formula for sales greatness." —Duggar Baucom, head basketball coach, Virginia Military Institute"This is a book for people who truly want to have incredible success in sales. Thinking like a buyer is the most powerful way to help customers and prospects think differently about you and your product. This book shows you exactly how to make that happen in a step-by-step way. If you want to learn how to guarantee your success in selling or influencing, this is a book you must read." —Dan C. Weilbaker, PhD, McKesson Professor of Sales, Northern Illinois University"A mind shift takes place when you read Acuff's book and realize 'it's all about them.' The book helps you understand human psychology and behavior and gives you the practical tips, encouragement, and examples to help you stand out and be valued by your customers regardless of what you're selling." —Charlene Prounis, Managing Partner, Flashpoint Medica

The Great Stagnation

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Tyler Cowen’s controversial New York Times bestseller—the book heard round the world that ignited a firestorm of debate and redefined the nature of America’s economic malaise. America has been through the biggest financial crisis since the great Depression, unemployment numbers are frightening, media wages have been flat since the 1970s, and it is common to expect that things will get worse before they get better. Certainly, the multidecade stagnation is not yet over. How will we get out of this mess? One political party tries to increase government spending even when we have no good plan for paying for ballooning programs like Medicare and Social Security. The other party seems to think tax cuts will raise revenue and has a record of creating bigger fiscal disasters that the first. Where does this madness come from? As Cowen argues, our economy has enjoyed low-hanging fruit since the seventeenth century: free land, immigrant labor, and powerful new technologies. But during the last forty years, the low-hanging fruit started disappearing, and we started pretending it was still there. We have failed to recognize that we are at a technological plateau. The fruit trees are barer than we want to believe. That's it. That is what has gone wrong and that is why our politics is crazy. In The Great Stagnation, Cowen reveals the underlying causes of our past prosperity and how we will generate it again. This is a passionate call for a new respect of scientific innovations that benefit not only the powerful elites, but humanity as a whole.

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