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A Contracorriente

Wall Street Journal BestsellerEn la vida, a menudo nos quedamos atascados en un ciclo de respuesta. Apagamos los fuegos. Tratamos las emergencias. Nos quedamos atrapados en la corriente, intentando solventar un problema tras otro, pero nunca intentamos ir a contracorriente para arreglar los sistemas que causan esos problemas. El autor de bestsellers del New York Times, Dan Heath explica cómo anticipar los problemas antes de que ocurran, y lo hace basándose en los conocimientos adquiridos en cientos de entrevistas a personas que resuelven los problemas de una forma poco convencional.A CONTRACORRIENTE ofrece soluciones prácticas para prevenir los problemas en lugar de reaccionar a ellos. ¿Cuántos problemas en nuestras vidas y en nuestra sociedad estamos tolerando por el mero hecho de olvidar que podemos anticiparnos y evitar que se originen?

The Future Internet

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A sneak peek at the future of the internet, from one of the web’s most prescient voices In The Future Internet: How the Metaverse, Web3, and NFTs Will Transform Business & Society, acclaimed futurist, author, and digital strategist Bernard Marr delivers a compelling and engaging discussion of the technologies driving the impending—and ongoing—transformation of the internet, including blockchain, augmented reality (AR), and more. In the book, you’ll explore the risks and opportunities presented by these game-changing techs and how they might impact you, your organisation, and community. The author explains how various sectors will be revolutionised by the future internet, as industries like sports, retail, energy, healthcare, education, and others feel the effects of paradigm-shifting developments in society and technology. He also discusses: Strategies for individuals seeking to leverage the coming changes in technology, employment, and culture The potential impact of the unprecedented combination of blockchain and AR technologies Techniques for getting in on the ground floor of a new internet that places a heavy premium on participation and immersive experiencesAn essential and incisive exploration of what our tomorrows might bring, The Future Internet is perfect for executives, managers, and other business leaders doing their best to get a head start on tomorrow’s digital economy.

Transformational Entrepreneurship

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To achieve progress in society and business practices, more entrepreneurship is needed to encourage action and enhance social capital in society, and transformational entrepreneurship may be the key. Transformational entrepreneurship offers a way of integrating sustainability practices whilst focusing on sustainable future trends.This book discusses how transformational entrepreneurship uses novel business practices to reduce inequality in the marketplace and how it transforms society through creative solutions that enable change. The book provides useful insight into better understanding this emerging concept.

Kickback

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An investigation into corporate bribery around the world and how it undermines democracy and the free market systemThe World Bank estimates that rich multinational corporations pay hundreds of billions of dollars in bribes every year to officials overseas. The perpetrators are not a handful of rogue companies, but many members of the Fortune 500. Kickback is a sweeping, global investigation into corporate bribery around the world and how backdoor financial transactions undermine democracy and the free market system by lining the pockets of some of the world's worst dictators and criminals. Ultimately, this system affects billions of people by creating conditions that lead to poverty, violence, environmental disaster, and political instability in countries like Nigeria, Bahrain, Costa Rica, and Iraq.Kickback traces the origins of corporate bribery from the reign of the British East India Company to the methods by which it is carried out today. Traveling across four continents and interviewing police and intelligence officials, convicted criminals, business executives, and corruption experts, David Montero takes an inside look at bribery's pernicious effects. He examines its ramifications at both the individual and national levels--from the murder of a young activist in Bangladesh to a Texas billionaire's dealings with Saddam Hussein, from pharmaceutical firms' payoffs in China to how the entrenched culture of bribery helped destroy the Greek economy. Montero also examines the countermeasures that have been introduced to combat these practices, such as the Justice Department's efforts to halt them and attempts to identify and provide restitution to victims.Given the new era of profound uncertainty we are entering--the strength of the European Union founders, the power of China rises, the global economy continues on a path of perilous flux, and allegations mount that President Donald Trump and his associates are possibly tainted by bribery themselves--the stakes for eradicating corporate bribery have never been higher.

Painless Mental Math

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Stop fearing math - tips and tricks to ditch the calculator and never make embarrassing errors again.Mental math is not as hard as you think it is. Well, the way you’ve been doing it is probably pretty difficult, but there’s a better, simpler way. Easily calculate: tax, tips, discounts, weights, conversions, and meaurements.Painless Mental Math is a shortcut to understanding how math really works - far differently from your childhood textbooks. It will give you techniques to use math in the real world, even for those of us traumatized from algebra/geometry/calculus class. There’s no fluff in this book, you simply learn the most common ways to quickly calculate. You will also learn about the two most famous mental math frameworks: Vedic math and the Trachtenberg Method. Once you get in the habit, it will be second nature.Never lose money to miscalculating again!Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience.Complex calculations and equations made simple - your friends will be amazed and confused.•The cause of math anxiety and hatred.•The mindset you need to excel in mental math.•The most common everyday math scenarios and how to handle them effortlessly.•Vedic math, the Trachtenberg Method, and other frameworks to solve complex equations easily.You’ll wish you knew these tips when you were still in school!For many of us, math is a subject of extreme lack of confidence. Maybe you didn’t go into a career because it is math-heavy. No more.Transform your thinking by learning a few simple tricks. Face math anywhere and anytime. Feel a sense of freedom and empowerment. Stop being intimidated and start taking charge!

Managing Social Responsibility

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This book explores how business organizations incorporate socially responsible approaches into their diverse functional strategies, decisions, and practices. It analyzes the nature and dynamics of each function as well as their specific characteristics in the formulation of sustainable strategies and decisions. As such, the book comprehensively aligns recent approaches on social responsibility and sustainability with real-world practices. By viewing corporate social responsibility (CSR) as the catalyzer of United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the organizational level, this book introduces readers to the latest thinking and best practices towards the accomplishment of those overarching goals of humanity. Cases and examples from production, marketing, finance, accounting, human resources, and all parts of the enterprise make this book a valuable resource for scholars, students, up-and-coming managers and practitioners alike.

Fish!

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Prefazione di Ken Blanchard coautore di Il nuovo One Minute Manager ® È un giorno di pioggia a Seattle e al terzo piano di una grande società la gente ha smesso di credere di poter fare la differenza. Per la nuova manager Mary Jane la sfida di riportare la vita nel suo team demotivato e apatico sembra impossibile fino a quando non scopre un posto di lavoro di incredibile successo in fondo alla strada, dove i dipendenti sono così intraprendenti e appassionati che le persone si fermano solo per vederli lavorare! FISH! è la straordinaria storia di ciò che accade quando Mary Jane cerca l'aiuto di questi «esperti» e apprende il loro segreto: quattro semplici pratiche che, se applicate quotidianamente, aiutano a essere più energici, efficaci e realizzati. Ricco di ispirazione e saggezza senza tempo che parlerà a chiunque in qualsiasi campo o livello di carriera, FISH! è una delle parabole business più popolari e amate. Le persone nelle organizzazioni di tutto il mondo usano le sue lezioni per costruire fiducia e lavoro di squadra, per migliorare il servizio clienti, rafforzare la leadership e aumentare la soddisfazione dei dipendenti. Ma le usano anche per rinsaldare le relazioni personali e per raggiungere felicità e soddisfazione nella vita privata. Un libro che ti aiuterà a scoprire l'incredibile potere che è già dentro di te per fare la differenza, ovunque tu sia nella vita.

Power Failure

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe New Yorker Best Books of 2022 • Financial Times Best Books of 2022 • The Economist Best Books of 2022The dramatic rise—and unimaginable fall—of America's most iconic corporation by New York Times bestselling author and pre-eminent financial journalist William D. CohanNo company embodied American ingenuity, innovation, and industrial power more spectacularly and more consistently than the General Electric Company. GE once developed and manufactured many of the inventions we take for granted today, nearly everything from the lightbulb to the jet engine. GE also built a cult of financial and leadership success envied across the globe and became the world’s most valuable and most admired company. But even at the height of its prestige and influence, cracks were forming in its formidable foundation.In a masterful re-appraisal of a company that once claimed to “bring good things to life,” pre-eminent financial journalist William D. Cohan argues that the incredible story of GE’s rise and fall is not only a paragon, but also a prism through which we can better understand American capitalism. Beginning with its founding, innovations, and exponential growth through acquisitions and mergers, Cohan plumbs the depths of GE's storied management culture, its pioneering doctrine of shareholder value, and its seemingly hidden blind spots, to reveal that GE wasn't immune from the hubris and avoidable mistakes suffered by many other corporations. In Power Failure, Cohan punctures the myth of GE, exploring in a rich narrative how a once-great company wound up broken and in tatters—a cautionary tale for the ages.

Jugaad Innovation

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L’innovazione è diventata una direttrice sempre più importante per lo sviluppo delle aziende e un percorso obbligato in tempi di crisi. Tuttavia, il modello di innovazione tradizionale dell’Occidente è stato recentemente messo a dura prova dalla competizione dei mercati emergenti, che producono soluzioni efficienti a costi minori. Soprattutto in tempi di crisi, i consumatori sono sempre più spinti a preferire prodotti semplici e funzionali a prodotti con caratteristiche tecnologiche troppo avanzate e costose per le loro necessità. Jugaad è una parola che in Hindi descrive un processo di innovazione che proviene dal basso ed è in grado di creare soluzioni efficienti a costi contenuti. Jugaad non è solo un fattore che influenza il management, bensì una vera e propria “rivoluzione culturale”, che sfida i modelli di produzione propri dell’Occidente. Una sfida a colpi di creatività e ingegno. Come si racconta nel libro, molti CEO di grandi aziende spingono i dipendenti ad ogni livello a liberare la loro creatività e inventare modi frugali e sostenibili per dare un valore aggiunto significativo agli stakeholders usando molte meno risorse naturali e risparmiando nel contempo un significativo ammontare di capitale per la compagnia. Questo è lo spirito Jugaad che l’Occidente deve accogliere e inglobare. Jugaad Innovation è più che un semplice libro. Grazie ai numerosi case studies che riporta, costituisce un vero e proprio “manuale di sopravvivenza” ai tempi che cambiano per le aziende occidentali, che non devono temere l’avanzata dei mercati emergenti, bensì imparare da essi a recuperare la capacità di ascoltare i propri clienti. Jugaad Innovation è un viaggio nei meandri dei mercati emergenti. Un viaggio nella storia, anche personale, di chi ha costantemente bisogno dell’innovazione come strumento per sopravvivere alle avversità circostanti.

Winning with People

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The most important characteristic that is needed to be successful in any leadership position – whether it’s in business, church, or your community - is the ability to work with people.Relationships are at the heart of every positive human experience. John C.Maxwell, a master communicator and relational expert, makes learning about relationships accessible to everyone in Winning With People. Within this book, Maxwell has translated decades of experience into 25 People Principles that anyone can learn.In Winning With People, Maxwell divides these principles into sections based off different questions we must ask ourselves such as:Readiness: Are we prepared for relationships?Connection: Are we willing to focus on others?Trust: Can we build mutual trust?Investment: Are we willing to invest in others?Synergy: Can we create a win-win relationship?Each section contains guiding People Principles. Some are intuitive, such as The Lens Principle: Who We Are Determines How We See Others. Others may go against your instincts, such as The Confrontation Principle: Caring for People Should Precede Confronting People.The most sophisticated leaders and salespeople will pick up on skills that will make them even better, and relational novices will learn skills that can transform them into relational dynamos.

Managing and Delivering Performance

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Performance management is at the top of agendas in most government and public organizations, as well as many not-for-profit organizations. In this follow up to his successful book, Strategic Performance Management, the author focuses on the unique challenges public sector organizations face when tackling the issues of strategic performance management. Drawing on his extensive experience of working with numerous government, public sector, and not-for-profit organizations over the author covers:* The context of decision making in the public sector* The significance of the use of budgeting for performance management, and the impact of performance measurements on budgets* A huge range of underpinning cases and examples from the public sector, including cases on the Home Office and the NHS in the UK, and the US Air ForceFor senior executives in the public sector and government, and for faculty and students in the field this is the authoritative strategic level treatment of this fast-growing area.

Comece por você

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Vivemos em uma economia competitiva, interconectada, que muda rapidamente; As mudanças constantes e as incertezas tornam qualquer estratégia tradicional de carreira inútil; O “pacto” empregador-empregado está se dissolvendo e a concorrência pela oportunidade é acirrada; Este livro não fala de cartas de apresentação ou currículos; Aqui você vai aprender as melhores táticas das startups do Vale do Silício e como aplicar essas estratégias de empreendedorismo à sua carreira;Reid Hoffman e Ben Casnocha evidenciam como acelerar o ritmo de sua carreira no MUNDO competitivo de hoje; As estratégias fornecidas ajudarão o leitor a sobreviver, a prosperar e a conseguir realizar suas mais ousadas ambições profissionais; Além disso, os autores também demonstram como correr riscos de forma proativa para se tornarem mais resiliente aos tsunamis do setor e como acessar sua rede para obter inteligência e informações que o auxiliem a tomar decisões sábias; Com uma leitura indispensável, trata-se de uma obra destinada a quem trabalha para uma corporação multinacional gigantesca ou para uma pequena empresa local, ou até mesmo para quem esta abrindo seu próprio negócio.

E-Myth, le mythe de l'entrepreneur revisité

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Pourquoi la plupart des petites entreprises échouent et que faire pour réussir !Le best-seller vendu à plus de 2 millions d'exemplaires dans le monde enfin traduit en français !Mythe de l'entrepreneur, n. :1. Mythe selon lequel la plupart des personnes qui créent une petite entreprise sont des entrepreneurs.2. Présupposé néfaste selon lequel une personne maîtrisant bien le travail technique d'une entreprise est capable de diriger une entreprise réalisant ce travail technique.Qu'est-ce qui fait le succès d'une entreprise, qu'est-ce qui la voue à l'échec ? Classique parmi les classiques, cet ouvrage au succès international phénoménal déboulonne les mythes qui entourent la création d'entreprise et vous donne des solutions concrètes pour assurer le succès de la vôtre.Vous apprendrez notamment à :- déjouer la fatalité de l'échec grâce à une répartition rigoureuse des fonctions clés ;- tirer parti des principes de la franchise pour pérenniser et faire grandir votre entreprise ;- travailler sur votre entreprise et non pas dans votre entreprise pour retrouver une vie épanouissante et continuer à réaliser vos rêves.Un ouvrage mythique qui a fait la renommée mondiale de son auteur, une bible pour tous les entrepreneurs et pour tous ceux qui rêvent de le devenir !« Michael Gerber aime exhorter les gens à développer de puissantes visions concernant leur entreprise. » - Fortune« Les idées brillantes de Michael Gerber ont permis à des milliers d'entrepreneurs de reprendre le contrôle de leur entreprise » - Success Magazine

The Principles of Green Energy & Technology

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The Principles of Green Energy and Technology: Basic Concepts to Applications explores fundamental and advanced concepts in sustainable energy. Edited by Dr. Surajbhan Sevda, the book covers diverse topics, including biomass characteristics, bioenergy production, artificial photosynthesis, and bioremediation. It provides insights into the science, engineering, and applications of green energy technologies. With contributions from experts, this volume serves as a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals in renewable energy and environmental sustainability.

Developing an International Growth Strategy at New York Fries

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New York Fries’ president and founder, along with its executive vice-president are preparing for the next biannual meeting of domestic and international franchisees. They plan to provide an update on all aspect of corporate strategy and planning for the year ahead, but they only have a few days to formulate a new international growth strategy. The president and executive vice-president are hesitant to expand into new territories partly due to poor experiences in Australia and South Korea; but international franchisees have encouraged them to investigate promising areas of expansion into China and India. Complicating matters was the future development of the company’s chain of premium hamburger restaurants. While a well-received brand in Canada, it was not yet decided if and how to internationalize the brand. How can the president and executive vice-president pursue new opportunities while maintaining their premium brands of French fries and hamburgers?

World Championship Wrestling - A Crisis of Leadership (A)

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In January 2000, World Championship Wrestling (WCW)’s executive VP is faced with a challenging decision. He had been appointed the executive VP just three months ago, and was tasked with restoring the company to a profitable position. However, WCW’s onscreen product was suffering; ratings for the flagship WCW Monday Nitro (Nitro) program had fallen to their lowest levels in nearly three-and-a-half years. WCW was losing its market leadership position, its viewing audience and even some of its on-screen talent to its major competitor, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The executive VP faced problems on a number of fronts: a talent roster low on motivation and morale, turnover among both the writing staff and company leadership, and a rapidly shrinking audience. Furthermore, the current instability in leadership meant that another major change would seriously impact the already-low morale among WCW’s on-screen talent and support staff.

Não é assim que a gente trabalha aqui!

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O que você pode aprender com um clã de suricatos no deserto do Kalahari sobre sucesso, em longo prazo, para a sua empresa? Em Não é assim que a gente trabalha aqui!, John Kotter e Holger Rathgeber ajudam líderes e suas equipes a superarem adversidades e alcançarem um alto desempenho em seus respectivos ambientes de trabalho. A partir de uma parábola simples e didática, os autores explicam como grandes e pequenas organizações podem colocar em prática os conceitos de liderança, trabalho em equipe e inovação.

L'offre de monnaie

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En même temps que la théorie économique générale, sous sa forme néo-classique, s’appauvrit, des études très spécialisées et « techniques » souvent liées aux avatars de la politique économique, se développent et prolifèrent. Ainsi, dans les pays capitalistes monnaie et financement sont-ils souvent étudiés en eux-mêmes, sans qu’une conception générale de l’économie soit explicitée. Plus limités encore sont les nombreux modèles de l’« offre de monnaie » qui visent à expliquer comment la monnaie nait et se multiplie sans mettre en discussion la nature de celle-ci. Cependant une telle fragmentation n’est possible que parce qu’il existe un accord implicite. La conception dominante est celle de la théorie quantitative de la monnaie, parvenue à surmonter l’usure des siècles et les bouleversements de doctrines et de systèmes. Elle cherche à faire de la création de monnaie un processus purement économique, mais se trouve renvoyée à une régulation purement politique. Peut-être la prise en considération des structures de financement permet-elle une analyse mieux appropriée ? Il n’en est rien, si la notion de monnaie n’a pas été définie au préalable de façon que l’on puisse établir une relation dialectique entre monnaie et financement. Grâce à un examen critique on doit pouvoir s’orienter dans le dédale des analyses spécialisées et des discussions de politique économique (offre de monnaie « contre » dépenses publiques). Il faut démonter de l’intérieur, et situer dans un cadre théorique général, diverses notions d’« offre de monnaie ». Des analyses historiques et politiques, permettant de mieux comprendre le rapport entre structures de la monnaie et du financement, n’en seront pas moins nécessaires.

Lorganisation et la valorisation de la recherche

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Le système de recherche et d’innovation constitue un élément central de notre société moderne fondée sur la connaissance. Or, avec la numérisation de l’économie et la globalisation de la recherche comme des échanges, son contexte est en train de changer radicalement. Au vu des grands enjeux sociétaux tels que le changement climatique, les crises sanitaires ou les défis démocratiques, la science doit être requestionnée pour nous aider à construire un monde plus résilient et plus juste. La problématique est celle de l’organisation de la recherche.En se référant aux fondements de l’économie et en prenant un recul historique, ce livre décrit les liens entre recherche, innovation et transformations sociétales de grande ampleur. Il considère de manière systémique le triptyque État-Université-Entreprise et suggère de reconfigurer tant les politiques publiques que les stratégies de recherche et d’innovation en entreprise, pour accorder davantage de place à la concertation stratégique entre acteurs, à tous les niveaux (Europe, États-membres, territoires). Une des questions centrales du livre a trait à la valorisation de la recherche, en évaluant ses impacts économique, mais aussi sociétal, environnemental, culturel et éthique. De nombreux exemples, empruntés aux cas allemand et français, illustrent le propos en montrant l’évolution de leur système de recherche dans un contexte historique et culturel différent. Si les deux pays partagent beaucoup d’enjeux propres à notre époque, leur manière de répondre aux défis n’est pas exactement la même. La comparaison peut être fertile.

The Future of Saving

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This SDN explores how demographic changes have affected and will affect public and private sector savings, highlighting the interaction between pension systems, labor markets, and demographic variables.

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