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Startup Lessons Learned: Season One

Written by Eric Ries, one of BusinessWeek's Best Young Entrepreneurs of 2007, Startup Lessons Learned is a collection of 128 essays from 2008-2009. Each essay, or blog post, is unmodified and presented chronologically, rather then thematically, so that the reader can see ideas develop over time. Eric Ries provides actionable insight and advice on how to build successful products by listening to and learning from your customers. Startup Lessons Learned is a must-read for anyone trying to build a company in this new economy.

The Hidden History of Big Brother in America

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The radio host and New York Times–bestselling author reveals how government and corporations misuse our personal data and how we can reclaim our privacy. Many Americans worry about how companies like Facebook invade their privacy and harvest their data, but few fully understand the details of how their information is used—and misused. In this thought-provoking book, Thom Hartmann reveals exactly how the government and corporations are tracking our every online move and using our data for purposes ranging from buying elections to monetizing our lives. Hartmann uses extensive, vivid examples to highlight the consequences of Big Data on all aspects of our lives, and traces the history of surveillance. As he explains, the goal of those who violate privacy and use surveillance is almost always social control and behavior modification. Along with covering the history, Hartmann shows how we got to where we are today, how China—with its new Social Credit System—serves as a warning, and how we can and must avoid a similarly dystopian future. By delving into the Constitutional right to privacy, Hartmann reminds us of our civil right and shows how we can restore it. “Expertly chronicles how Big Data coercively shapes our lives to profit off us . . . Hartmann’s urgent warning about the rise of the corporate-police state couldn’t be timelier.” —Maya Schenwar, coauthor of Prison by Any Other Name Praise for Thom Hartmann “Solid research.” —Publishers Weekly “Brilliant ideas and eloquent writing.”—John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Adjustment in Euro Area Deficit Countries : Progress, Challenges, and Policies

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Imbalances within the euro area have been a defining feature of the crisis. This paper provides a critical analysis of the ongoing rebalancing of euro area “deficit economies” (Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain) that accumulated large current account deficits and external liability positions in the run-up to the crisis. It shows that relative price adjustments have been proceeding gradually. Real effective exchange rates have depreciated by 10-25 percent, driven largely by reductions in unit labor costs due to labor shedding. While exports have typically rebounded, subdued demand accounts for much of the reduction in current account deficits. Hence, the current account balance of the euro area as a whole has shifted into surplus. Internal rebalancing has come with subdued activity—notably very high unemployment in the deficit economies—and made continued adjustment more difficult. To advance rebalancing further, the paper emphasizes the need for: (1) macroeconomic policies that support demand and bring inflation in line with the ECB’s medium-term price stability objective; (2) continued EMU reforms (banking union) to ensure proper financial intermediation; and (3) structural reforms in product and labor markets to improve productivity and support the reallocation of resources to tradable sectors.

Management

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In this classic text, Peter Drucker studies how modern-day managers, whether in business or public service, can perform effectively. He takes an international view, exploring management problems in Great Britain, Western Europe, Japan, and LatinAmerica, and suggests how these problems can be tackled. The interactions between manager, the institution and the social and cultural environment are penetratingly examined, and the book is enhanced by telling examples from a wide spectrum of experience.The essence of management is performance. And it is the management and managers of our institutions - business and government, educational and multinational - that will determine our future. The purpose of this landmark study is to prepare today's and tomorrow's managers for their tasks and responsibilities and to enable them to meet the formidable challenge ahead.

Organizational Dynamics in India

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This book delves into the transformation of organizational design and management in India. It emphasizes on the need for robustness, sustainability, profitability, and agility. It critically examines why many organizations in developing countries struggle to adapt to turbulent environments, often driven by neo-liberal values and systemic contradictions. It highlights issues, such as corporate fraud, declining public sector units, and India’s slipping ranks in human development and environmental performance. Through a blend of research studies, case studies, and organizational theories, this book explores what works, what doesn’t, and what needs to change. Contributions from researchers and industry professionals address organizational dynamics, design challenges, and new pathways for future viability. Offering valuable insights for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers, this comprehensive exploration is essential for understanding the complexities of modern organizational challenges and devising effective strategies for the future.

O Método Lean Startup

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Eric Ries entende uma startup como uma organização dedicada a criar algo novo em condições de incerteza. Esta definição é verdadeira tanto para qualquer negócio iniciado numa garagem como para um grupo de gestores experientes reunidos na sala de uma empresa da lista Fortune 500. Há sempre um nevoeiro de incerteza no caminho para um negócio sustentável.A abordagem O Método Lean Startup, que sustenta este livro, inspira-se nos conceitos de uma produção sem desperdícios, assente em validações científicas comprovadas e em práticas, tantas vezes contraintuitivas, que encurtam ciclos de desenvolvimento de produtos, medem o progresso real e aprendem o que os clientes realmente querem. Um método que permite a qualquer empresa mudar de direção com agilidade, alterando os planos centímetro a centímetro, minuto a minuto.O Método Lean Startup oferece aos empresários — em empresas de todas as dimensões — uma forma de testar continuamente a sua visão e de se adaptar, sempre, à realidade, antes que seja demasiado tarde...

Non-Governmental Organizations, Management and Development

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Non-Governmental Development Organizations have seen turbulent times over the decades; however, recent years have seen them grow to occupy high-profile positions in the fight against poverty. They are now seen as an important element of ‘civil society’, a concept that has been given increasing importance by global policy makers. This book has evolved during the course of that period to be a prime resource for those working (or wishing to work) with and for NGOs.The third edition of Non-Governmental Organizations, Management and Development is fully updated and thoroughly reorganized, covering key issues including, but not limited to, debates on the changing global context of international development and the changing concepts and practices used by NGOs. The interdisciplinary approach employed by David Lewis results in an impressive text that draws upon current research in non-proﬁt management, development management, public management and management theory, exploring the activities, relationships and internal structure of the NGO. This book remains the first and only comprehensive and academically grounded guide to the issues facing international development NGOs as they operate in increasingly complex and challenging conditions around the world. It is the perfect resource for students undertaking studies of NGOs and the non-profit sector, in addition to being an excellent resource for development studies students more generally.

Nicht offensichtliche MEGATRENDS

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In den letzten zehn Jahren hat Rohit Bhargavas jährlicher Non-Obvious Trend Report dazu beigetragen, dass über eine Million Leser mehr als 100 Trends entdeckt haben, die unsere Kultur derzeit prägen. Was wäre, wenn auch Sie die Trends vorhersagen könnten, die Ihr Geschäft verändern können? Diese Sonderausgabe (zum 10-jährigen Jubiläum) bietet einen beispiellosen Blick hinter die Kulissen der Heuhaufen-Methode des Autors, um Trends zu identifizieren und zu lernen, wie Sie Trends selbst kuratieren und vorhersagen können. Sie müssen kein Futurist oder Innovator sein, um zu lernen, wie man wie einer denkt.Der Schlüssel zum Wachstum Ihres Unternehmens oder zur Förderung Ihrer Karriere in den nächsten zehn Jahren liegt im besseren Verständnis der Gegenwart. Die Zukunft gehört den nicht offensichtlichen Denkern und dieses Buch ist Ihr Leitfaden, um einer zu werden. Der Autor beschreibt in seinem Buch nicht nur die Trends, sondern auch die gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen sowie die Herausforderungen, die an die Unternehmen und die Mitarbeiter gestellt werden. Und er gibt einen Leitfaden an die Hand, wie Sie auf darauf reagieren und selbst neue Trends entdecken können, bevor andere es tun. Diese Jubiläumsausgabe hat es in sich: • Der Autor gewährt einen Einblick in die Methodik, die auch für Laien sehr gut nachvollziehbar ist. • Es warten 10 MEGA-Trends auf den Leser, die kaum spannender sein könnten. • Ein Rückblick führt alle Trends der letzten 10 Jahre auf und gibt eine Bewertung, wie gut sich die Trendvorhersagen über die Jahre bewährt haben. • Ein Vorwort über Covid-19 rundet das Bild ab. Denn diese Zeit hat einige der Trends beschleunigt. Die englische Originalausgabe war Finalist bei den "Internation Book Awards" und den "National Indie Excellence Awards 2019" und schaffte es auf die Bestseller-Liste der "Washington Post". Rohit Bhargava ist ein Innovations- und Marketingexperte und der Gründer der Non-Obvious Company. Er verbrachte 15 Jahre als Marketingstratege für Ogilvy und Leo Burnett, ist der Bestsellerautor des Wall Street Journal für sechs Geschäftsbücher und unterrichtet Marketing und Innovation an der Georgetown University.

Three Fish Solutions (A) - Fishing for Funds

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The founding partners of Three Fish Solutions, a Hong Kong-based Internet start-up company, developed what they thought was a powerful business plan in preparation for a meeting with a deep-pocketed, potential equity partner. The meeting was critical because the partners were short of cash and because it would provide them with their first opportunity to discuss their business plan with a highly respected investor. Students have the opportunity to analyze a business plan of an e-commerce-based start-up company; identify critical success factors that are generic to start-up companies and areas of risk that need to be mitigated; and better understand the motivations of venture capital firms and the considerations they make when evaluating business plans. The Three Fish Solutions (B) case, product 9B01M013, discusses the meeting with the investor and the options facing the company.

Battle in the Air (A): Intrinsic and China's Wireless Industry

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Intrinsic Technology Ltd. is a Shanghai-based wireless Internet software provider. China has a large number of mobile phone users and the market is growing. Various domestic and overseas companies are competing to capture a part of this market. Intrinsic recognized the opportunity to tap into the mobile phone market and was one of the first to offer these users wireless Internet technology. The founder of the company must decide what the next step should be, in this emerging market based in a developing country, and in light of increasing competition.

The Routledge Companion to Wellbeing at Work

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Over recent years, many companies have developed an awareness of the importance of an active, rather than passive, approach to wellbeing at work. Whilst the value of this approach is widely accepted, turning theory into effective practice is still a challenge for many companies.The Routledge Companion to Wellbeing at Work is a comprehensive reference volume addressing every aspect of the topic. Split into five parts, it explores different models of wellbeing; personal qualities contributing to wellbeing; job insecurity and organizational wellbeing; workplace supports for wellbeing; and initiatives to enhance wellbeing. The international team of contributors provide a solid foundation to research and practice, including contemporary topics such as architecture, coaching, and fitness in the workplace.Edited by two of the world’s leading scholars on the subject, this text is a valuable tool for researchers, students, and practitioners in HRM and organizational psychology.

The New Email Revolution

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Practices, strategies, and templates for optimizing your email use. The average business employee spends more than thirteen hours a week reading and responding to email. That’s 675 or more hours—over 28 days a year—spent on email. Wouldn’t it be nice to get some of that time back? In The New Email Revolution, Robert W. Bly Bly draws from decades of experience sending millions of emails to help you take that time back. With this book in hand, you will be able to quickly and easily: •Find templates you can use to create emails for dozens of different situations. •Know the right wording and optimal word length for email communication. •Get recipients to read and respond to your email messages. •Understand when it is legal and not legal to send email to a person you do not know. •Incorporate photos, graphics, sound, and video into your email messages. •Measure the deliverability, bounce rate, open rate, and response rate to every email you send. •Write clearer, more engaging, more persuasive email copy for every occasion. Get better results in less time with The New Email Revolution.

Get Rich in HVAC

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Get Rich in HVAC - The Insider Secrets takes the reader through three different areas for building wealth in HVAC. The first one is how to grow the business to get more sales and a higher profit. The second is how to run an HVAC business with the goal of selling the business at some point. The third area is how to sell the HVAC business and when to sell the HVAC business. As a bonus, Christopher also explains how to quickly and significantly increase the value of your HVAC business by using a little-known technique that just a few of the wealthy HVAC insiders already know. This book will take you from an HVAC technician who just passed the HVAC license exam to the knowledge of an experienced wealth-building HVAC insider. The contents of this book will have an impact on the wealth of your future generations. A quick read full of experience and know-how from one of the leading HVAC consultants and business brokers in the industry.

Oui, la communication est efficace

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L’efficacité est le maître mot de la communication commerciale, mais qu’est-ce qui fait une campagne de communication efficace ? Quels sont les points communs des campagnes qui ont le mieux réussi ? Comment s’y sont-elles pris ? Vingt ans de prix Effie ont forcément quelque chose à nous apprendre. Chaque année, le prix Effie récompense les campagnes capables de prouver qu’elles ont été les plus efficaces. C’est LA référence incontestée en matière d’efficacité. Il concerne toutes les marques et tous les métiers de la communication. Cet ouvrage étudie vingt ans de dossiers primés, tous des cas d’école. Il met en évidence les constantes et explicite les stratégies et les ressorts de ces campagnes, parmi les plus marquantes des vingt dernières années. Il ouvre des pistes pour donner à votre communication plus de chances d’atteindre une efficacité qui sort de l’ordinaire. Et à vous, plus de chances de gagner un prix Effie. Que vous soyez étudiant ou professionnel de la communication, que vous travailliez chez un annonceur ou dans une agence, que vous vous occupiez d’une grande marque ou juste de votre personal branding, que vous ayez le projet de gagner un prix Effie ou que vous ayez simplement envie de découvrir l’envers du décor et la manière dont s’y prennent celles et ceux qui conçoivent les campagnes de communication qui nous entourent, cet ouvrage est fait pour vous. Après avoir été socio-linguiste et ethnologue urbain, écrit sur le verlan et les débuts du rap, Luc Basier (@lucbasier) est devenu planner stratégique il y a plus de vingt ans. Il a efficacement travaillé en France et à l’international, des études à la communication digitale, dans des agences de publicité parmi les plus créatives et les plus efficaces. Il a contribué à faire gagner de nombreux annonceurs et leurs marques, de A comme Adidas, jusqu’à (presque) Z comme Volkswagen, en passant par Clarins, la Fnac, Ikéa, ING Direct ou les marques de Mars Petcare, par exemple. Il pratique aujourd’hui le planning stratégique en indépendant. Il est également l’auteur avec Christian Bachmann de l’ouvrage « Mise en images d’une banlieue ordinaire, stigmatisations urbaines et stratégies de communication », paru en 1989 dans la collection Alternatives Sociales, Syros, Paris. Un livre des Editions Kawa en collaboration exclusive avec AACC - UDA - EFFIE

Bring Your Whole Self To Work

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In today’s work environment, the lines between our professional and personal lives are blurred more than ever before. Whatever is happening to us outside of our workplace—whether stressful, painful, or joyful—follows us into work as well.We may think we have to keep these realities under wraps and act as if we “have it all together.” But as Mike Robbins explains, we can work better, lead better, and be more engaged and fulfilled if—instead of trying to hide who we are—we show up fully and authentically.Mike, a sought-after motivational speaker and business consultant, has spent more than 15 years researching, writing, and speaking about essential human experiences and high performance in the workplace. His clients have ranged from Google to Citibank, from the U.S. Department of Labor to the San Francisco Giants. From small start-ups in Silicon Valley to family-owned businesses in the Midwest. From what he’s seen and studied over the years, Mike believes that for us to thrive professionally, we must be willing to bring our whole selves to the work that we do.Bringing our whole selves to work means acknowledging that we’re all vulnerable, imperfect human beings doing the best we can. It means having the courage to take risks, speak up, have compassion, ask for help, connect with others in a genuine way, and allow ourselves to be truly seen. In this book, Mike outlines five principles we can use to approach our own work in this spirit of openness and humanity, and to help the people we work with feel safe enough to do the same, so that the teams and organizations we’re a part of can truly succeed.“This book will offer you insights, ideas, and tools to inspire you to bring all of who you are to the work that you do—regardless of where you work, what kind of work you do, and with whom you do it. And, if you’re an owner, leader, or just someone who wants to have influence on those around you—this book will also give you specific techniques for how to build or enhance your team’s culture in such a way that encourages others to bring all of who they are to work.”

Food Aid and the Developing World

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Food aid is a controversial form of development assistance and this book, first published in 1979, seeks to counter allegations from critics by taking account of both direct and indirect affects. Based on field research in Tunisia, Botswana, Upper Volta and Lesotho, it considers aid from the UK, EEC, USAID, the World Food Programme, Canada and France, and draws a number of policy-orientated conclusions about the impact of food aid on nutrition, consumer prices and agricultural production. In the light of the evidence from field studies it is shown that many of the claims advanced by food aid supporters and by critics cannot be sustained, and that the real impact of food aid is rather different from that assumed by the conventional wisdom on the subject.

The Role of Smart Technology and Industry 4.0 in Shaping Smart Cities

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In an era characterized by rapid technological breakthroughs and urbanization, the integration of smart technology into urban development and industrial operations has become essential. This new book presents specialized knowledge and examines how smart technologies profoundly impact the restructuring of urban areas and industrial sectors. It explores the use of a number of advanced technologies, such as IoT, AI, big data analytics, machine learning, robots, and cloud computing to develop more efficient, sustainable, and livable urban environments. The book not only goes into the technical dimensions of smart cities and Industry 4.0 but also examines the associated social, ethical, and policy ramifications.

Universidades corporativas

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En una sociedad en constate cambio y en un mercado en permanente transformación, las empresas necesitan mejorar cada día y, con ellas, sus empleados. La formación personalizada para lograr la mejora permanente de los empleados es esencial, y las universidades corporativas surgen como el mejor instrumento para lograrlo. Tras una profunda investigación, el equipo de I+D+i de Overlap explica todos los pasos necesarios para idear, crear, gestionar, evaluar y difundir las universidades corporativas, utilizando ejemplos exitosos de las empresas que más pueden aportar en este campo de la gestión empresarial.

Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises

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This Toolkit provides an overall framework with practical tools and information to help policymakers design and implement corporate governance reforms for state-owned enterprises. It covers the key elements of corporate governance, including legal and regulatory framework, state ownership arrangements, performance management systems, financial and fiscal discipline, boards of directors, transparency and disclosure, and protection of shareholders in mixed ownership companies. Experience shows that no one approach is universally applicable and the choice of measures depends on country and enterprise circumstances. The Toolkit thus provides a range of frameworks, concepts, case examples, checklists, and model documents that together aim to help government officials make the appropriate choices for their circumstances. The Toolkit concludes with guidance on managing the reform process, in particular how to prioritize and sequence reforms, build capacity, and engage with stakeholders.

Rules-Based Fiscal Policy in France, Germany, Italy and Spain

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Fiscal rules can help to counteract the deficits and spending biases that too often originate in the political process. Rules that constrain spending--rather than the balance--allow fiscal policy to be countercyclical. Yet the design of effective spending rules is by no means straightforward. Should a rule be real or nominal? How comprehensive should the definition of spending be? What safeguards ensure the credibility of a rule? How do rules work in decentralized systems where regions and states are partially autonomous? France, Germany, Italy, and Spain--countries that could benefit from more emphasis on fiscal rules to constrain spending--are explored here as case studies.

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