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Building and Facilities Maintenance Management

Building and Facilities Maintenance Management: An Innovative Operational Approach is a new introductory textbook aimed at students who are studying building maintenance and asset management for the first time as part of their undergraduate or foundation course. The book plugs a gap in the current curriculum and literature which must now seek to educate emerging professionals about the significance of the operational phase of a built asset’s lifecycle, if the challenges of the day are to be met head on.Each chapter is supported by seminar questions and formative assessment tasks to allow the learner to assess their own progress through the text and covers:The nature and importance of building maintenance for the successful strategic operation of an estate contracting and procurement of maintenance works risk assessment in maintenance management surveying for common maintenance issues and defects the relationship between maintenance management and environmental sustainability and maintenance and conservation of historic buildings The book will help readers enhance their awareness, understanding and breadth of knowledge of the issues around improving organisational maintenance management. A handy guide for emerging professionals, this practical book is also ideal reading for anyone studying facilities management, building surveying, construction management, real estate and property management.

Management 102: The Manager is Listening

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Management 102: The Manager is Listening is the second book in a series that contains the "best of" articles written by noted management expert, consultant, and professor David C. Wyld. In it, you will learn valuable, actionable management insights that will help you advance your career and become a better manager and leader. This book should be a must-read for every manager and for those aspiring to be in management.

Microéconomie

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Par une approche fondée sur l'exemple et l'illustration empirique, Paul Krugman renouvelle profondément la présentation des fondements de la microéconomie à des débutants. + Compléments pour les enseignants.Les qualités de pédagogue de Paul Krugman sont mondialement reconnues. Elles sont ici au service d'une rénovation profonde de l'enseignement de la microéconomie à des étudiants débutant dans la discipline. Le parti pris pédagogique du manuel est d'aller du particulier vers le général, du concret vers l'abstrait. Chaque chapitre est donc conçu à partir d'illustrations empiriques et d'études de cas, comme une histoire racontée au lecteur. Le tout rédigé dans un style convivial qui a fait la réputation de l'auteur. L'étudiant touche du doigt les concepts les plus ardus de l'analyse microéconomique, l'enseignant se prend parfois à redécouvrir sa discipline, saisie dans ce qu'elle propose d'essentiel.Les premières éditions de ce manuel sont rapidement devenues des best-sellers aux États-Unis. C'est la 5e édition qui est présentée ici en traduction française, avec des mises à jour qui font de ce manuel un outil de travail en phase avec son temps. L'ouvrage est, en effet, enrichi de nombreux encadrés consacrés à des analyses comparatives internationales ou à des applications des concepts abordés à des problématiques concrètes d'actualité.Chaque chapitre est organisé en paragraphes conçus de manière à consolider progressivement les connaissances du lecteur. Chaque paragraphe se termine par une récapitulation des concepts et une série de questions permettant de tester le niveau de compréhension. En fin de chapitre sont proposés de nombreux exercices particulièrement novateurs : à partir d'exemples toujours très concrets, ils permettent aux étudiants de tester efficacement leur compréhension intuitive du contenu du manuel. Cet ouvrage est un instrument de travail radicalement nouveau et enthousiasmant, qui s'adresse aux étudiants de niveau Licence ou de classe préparatoire, et à tout autre lecteur soucieux de mieux comprendre le monde qui l'entoure.

L'économie à l'épreuve de l'éthique

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Un panorama très complet et très actuel qui questionne le sens de la démarche économique et place l'économie face à l'éthique.Le livre s'articule autour de trois axes : le bonheur, la justice et le marché.Son originalité est de partir de l'analyse économique pour chacun de ces thèmes et de la confronter à des perspectives éthiques.L'auteur interroge ces grands axes de l'économie qui reposent souvent sur des présupposés, mais dont les bases ne résistent pas à nos jugements éthiques. Il s'agit de les mettre en évidence en vue de réorienter les pratiques de l'économie :- Comment le bonheur est-il pensé et mis en oeuvre dans nos sociétés ?- Quel degré d'équité ou d'iniquité acceptons-nous ?- Quelle place joue le marché dans l'organisation de nos sociétés ?Il interroge également le point de vue des économistes - et notamment des économistes libéraux les plus standards - à l'aune de considérations éthiques et nous livre un plaidoyer pour une économie moins aveugle, afin de rendre notre monde plus vivable.

Economia all'idrogeno

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Nonostante molti siano convinti che esista petrolio a sufficienza per il fabbisogno dei prossimi quarant'anni, alcuni dei più celebri geologi ipotizzano che la produzione petrolifera globale possa raggiungere il picco, e cominciare un rapido declino, già alla fine di questo decennio. Messi con le spalle al muro, gli Stati Uniti e gli altri paesi industriali potrebbero far ricorso a materiali più "sporchi" con la disastrosa conseguenza di accentuare il surriscaldamento del pianeta e infliggere un colpo mortale al già vacillante ecosistema terrestre.Proprio nel momento in cui l'era dei combustibili fossili sta inesorabilmente giungendo al suo fosco epilogo, Jeremy Rifkin indica la via d'uscita a questo drammatico scenario: un nuovo regime energetico fondato sull'idrogeno, che, se adeguatamente sfruttato, potrebbe diventare il "carburante eterno", inesauribile e del tutto esente da emissioni inquinanti.Notevoli, secondo Rifkin, saranno le ricadute sociali di questa imminente rivoluzione energetica. Quando milioni di utenti finali connetteranno le loro celle a combustibile alimentate a idrogeno in reti energetiche locali, regionali e nazionali, utilizzando le stesse tecnologie intelligenti e gli stessi principi di progettazione che hanno reso possibile Internet, si affermerà un nuovo uso dell'energia, paritario e decentralizzato.

The Management of Human Resources in the Asia Pacific Region

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These papers focus upon the need to update knowledge and understanding of Asian human resource management. A model is included that can be used to make a comparative analysis of HRM in the region and to establish the various levels of change that need to be assessed.

Summary of Marcia Reynolds's Coach the Person Not the Problem

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Excerpt From Summary of Marcia Reynolds's Coach the Person Not the Problem #1 The key difference between coaching and therapy is that in coaching, the emphasis is on the client’s growth and development, whereas in therapy, the emphasis is on the therapist’s growth and development. #2 Coaching is more closely aligned with John Dewey’s learning theory than with a traditional therapeutic or commercial approach.

Bagels, Barry Bonds, and Rotten Politicians

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Burton Blumert was an entrepreneur who knew all there is to know, not only about precious metals, but also about politics and economics. He offers his wide-ranging insights in this funny, charming, and also learned collection of essays from many years of writing. David Gordon finds that this book is full of insight: "Burt’s writings on politics are by no means confined to praise or condemnation of particular people. He grasps the essence of issues that most others fail to see at all." Blumert was among the closest friends of Murray and JoAnn Rothbard, having helped him during in his professional life many times. You will find here fascinating stories of their life together. There are also movie reviews, fiction and non-fiction reviews, commentary on media talking heads, observations on various mass insanities, and a contrarian take on virtually all conventional wisdom. This is an enjoyable book that helps you see the world through the eyes of an observer thoroughly steeped in the Rothbardian world view. "As a writer, as you will see from this book, he is a talented satirist who can teach the truths of liberty and life while making you laugh out loud. Most of all, he has shown how the Mises-Rothbard dream of drawing together commerce and ideas can be achieved." — Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

Informationswirtschaft

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Dieses Buch behandelt erstmals sowohl die betriebswirtschaftlichen als auch die methodischen Grundlagen des Produktionsfaktors Information. Information wird im betrieblichen Kontext überwiegend durch die Ressource "Daten" bestimmt. Das Lehrbuch vermittelt auf anschauliche Weise, wie Daten entstehen (Prozesse), wie sie systematisiert und aufgebaut sind (Strukturen) und welche betriebswirtschaftliche Bedeutung (Inhalte) sie haben. Die verschiedenen betrieblichen Beispiele werden durch eine alle Lerninhalte integrierende Fallstudie zusammengefasst. Die entsprechende grafische Darstellung betrieblicher Daten und Prozesse erfolgt mit Hilfe der Unified Modelling Language (UML). Darüber hinaus wird das Konzept der Extensible Markup Language (XML) vorgestellt. Zu allen Kapiteln bietet das Buch Übungsaufgaben. Die umfangreichen Beispiele basieren überwiegend auf realen betrieblichen Fällen.

Les Nouveaux Piliers de la finance

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Insensiblement, le pouvoir est en train de changer de mains en France : émergence d'un nouveau capitalisme, familial, restructuration profonde du secteur public, et surtout affirmation d'un troisième pouvoir, celui des banques et des compagnies d'assurances, publiques ou privées. C'est d'abord l'histoire immédiate de cette mutation profonde que retrace cet essai brillant, nourri d'une connaissance intime de la finance française. Olivier Pastré y montre comment le pouvoir économique des investisseurs institutionnels (les zinzins) a décuplé depuis dix ans, grâce au développement de la protection sociale et à l'explosion des marchés financiers : les zinzins sont au cœur des batailles boursières et des restructurations industrielles et, souvent, ils ont le pouvoir de faire basculer une majorité. Mais, surtout, l'auteur montre que l'émergence d'une économie médiane autour des zinzins, peut permettre de construire une véritable stratégie de sortie de crise, en offrant de nouvelles perspectives pour l'emploi, l'industrie nationale et la politique des revenus. En réconciliant enfin l'économique et le social, ces nouveaux piliers de la finance constituent le levier essentiel pour résoudre certains des problèmes économiques et sociaux les plus aigus de l'heure.

Green Zone Selling

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Why do some salespeople out-sell, out-earn and outlast everyone else? It is because they think, work and approach selling differently than everyone else! A must read" for every sales professional serious about making more money, Green Zone Selling is a collection of more than 50 best practices and winning approaches used by top salespeople in business today. Unlike other books on selling that are either far too elementary or full of manipulative sales tactics, Green Zone Selling takes you beyond the basics and presents intelligent, ethical, authentic and to-the-point advice anyone can easily understand and immediately apply. Imagine having an experienced and proven sales coach working alongside you, putting you on the fast-track to finding more leads, more clients and more sales...now! Written in a fast-paced and factual style, the book wastes no time getting right to the pointand pointing you toward how to get where you want to go. Green Zone Selling explores the four critical zones for how you can achieve greater success: The Mind Zone ? How your belief system dictates what you do (and dont do) every day ? Why 20 percent of all salespeople make 80 percent of the money ? Moving your mindset to a more positive way of thinkingtoday! The Time Zone ? Time is money; what that really means to commissioned salespeople ? How to identify and concentrate on high yield sales activities ? Five easy steps for managing your day and taking control of your time The Contact Zone ? Discovering and practicing the art of sales speak ? How to overcome sales call reluctance and a fear of prospecting ? The five most critical selling skills every salesperson needs to master The Future Zone ? Success is pivotal, not progressive; where do you go from here? ? Moving from simply making money to building real wealth ? How to run your businessand your careerfrom a plan

Should We Cancel Student Debt 2022 ???

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Should we cancel student debt ??? If not, then what? What should a good Congress and a good President do about it? The majority wants the debt canceled. It would immediately grow US Economy & make life better for young adults. Experts say-—only real solution to the $1.75 Trillion in debt accumulation But, is it fair? When he held the office, President Trump had his own simplified explanation for the student debt crisis from both a student and parent perspective: "They go, and they work, and they take loans, and they're borrowed up, and they can't breathe, and they get through college and the worst thing is, they go through that whole process and they don't have any job."That is just about a perfect explanation for why millennials are millennials. But it is worse than that-- when the US system hurts them, our best and brightest lose hope and that hurts us all. There must be a better way But it must be fair.Many have excoriated the Obama Administration and government officials and coffee-breath professors in academe for making it far worse for college graduates. They all make money on the student loan program. Here is a quote from the past president: "You know the one program that the U.S. makes a whole lot of money with is student loans, and that's maybe the one program they shouldn't be making money with… "So, we're going to have to start a program," he said. "We're going to do something very big with loans because you have to get these people going. They really feel down and out." The recommendations in this book is the way!Every president has spoken about solving America's problem with rip-off loan sharks and a government that makes big money off the backs of student borrowers. But none have followed through with a real solution. Ironically, the one who said he would help is hated by the very young Americans that he speaks about helping. By helping young Americans, the former president would be the first to admit his action would grow the US Economy big time. l.College graduates and those former students not fortunate enough to complete their degrees need all the help they can get to claw their way out of huge college debt. Your author as a professor and as a father with children understands student debt. He feels the pain of America's indebted young adults. His children also feel the pain. Kelly has analyzed the plight and the torment felt by today's millennials. Besides recommending a great solution and a do-again, this book also examines other ways to solve the problem including refinancing, extending, and providing better payment plans as well as getting universities to put more skin in the game.This book addresses the massive $1.75 (2022) Trillion student debt on the books and it presents a boldly unique plan to assure that students with loans have a chance for success—a job in their field of study. Isn't it about time? This book tells you how it can be done. You won't be able to put this book down before you know what you can do to help those with student debt be able to afford homes and start families and live the life of real Americans and not indentured servants. Any other president would make this a political football. A good President will solve it!

Collected Works of Thomas Robert Malthus. Illustated

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Thomas Robert Malthus was influential economist in the fields of political economy and demography.In his 1798 book An Essay on the Principle of Population, Malthus observed that an increase in a nation's food production improved the well-being of the population, but the improvement was temporary because it led to population growth, which in turn restored the original per capita production level.Malthus developed the theory of demand-supply mismatches that he called gluts. Discounted at the time, this theory foreshadowed later work by an admirer, John Maynard Keynes.Malthus laid the theoretical foundation of the conventional wisdom that has dominated the debate, both scientifically and ideologically, on global hunger and famines for almost two centuries. He remains a much-debated writer.Contents:1. Definitions in Political Economy2. An Inquiry into the Nature and Progress of Rent, and the Principles by Which It is Regulated3. The Measure of Value Stated and Illustrated4. An Essay on the Principle of Population5. Observations on the Effects of the Corn Laws, and of a Rise or Fall in the Price of Corn on the Agriculture and General Wealth of the Country6. The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie7. The Acquisitive Society by R. H. Tawney8. Political Ideals by Bertrand Russell

Ethical Leadership

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This original contribution to business ethics brings together chapters by leading European and Indian scholars and practitioners. Addressing issues of human values, ethics, spirituality and leadership in business the authors aim to create a dialogue and interchange between Indian and European cultural traditions. Topics include spiritual orientations to business in Hindu, Buddhist and Christian traditions; the effect of spirituality upon contemporary leadership theories; sustainable business models in India and Europe and a comparison between Indian and European philosophies of leadership. In exploring what India and Europe can offer to one another in the development of ethical business leadership, Ethical Leadership aims to demonstrate ways to achieve sustainability, peace and well-being.

The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

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Featuring 15 explosive new chapters, this new edition of the New York Times bestseller brings the story of Economic Hit Men up-to-date and, chillingly, home to the U.S.―but it also gives us hope and the tools to fight back. Former economic hit man John Perkins shares new details about the ways he and others cheated countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Then he reveals how the deadly EHM cancer he helped create has spread far more widely and deeply than ever in the US and everywhere else—to become the dominant system of business, government, and society today. Finally, he gives an insider view of what we each can do to change it. Economic hit men are the shock troops of what Perkins calls the corporatocracy, a vast network of corporations, banks, colluding governments, and the rich and powerful people tied to them. If the EHMs can't maintain the corrupt status quo through nonviolent coercion, the jackal assassins swoop in. The heart of this book is a completely new section, over 100 pages long, that exposes the fact that all the EHM and jackal tools—false economics, false promises, threats, bribes, extortion, debt, deception, coups, assassinations, unbridled military power—are used around the world today exponentially more than during the era Perkins exposed over a decade ago. As dark as the story gets, this reformed EHM also provides hope. Perkins offers specific actions each of us can take to transform what he calls a failing Death Economy into a Life Economy that provides sustainable abundance for all.

Non mi freghi!

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Nei venticinque anni in cui ha lavorato per l’FBI come esperto di comunicazione non verbale, Joe Navarro ha interrogato sospetti, smascherato spie e sgominato complotti. Il suo segreto? Osservare attentamente l’interlocutore. Un movimento appena accennato delle sopracciglia, la posizione delle gambe, una smorfia rapida del viso: saper interpretare questi gesti permette di decodificare le intenzioni nascoste di chi abbiamo di fronte. In questo libro, Joe Navarro ci guida nell’affascinante mondo del linguaggio del corpo, accompagnandoci alla scoperta dei segreti che espressioni e posture involontariamente svelano.

How to Teach Anything

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Science-based methods for the most comprehension and retention. Teach more in less time.There is a reason that education, teaching, and pedagogy are all areas of intense research and study. They are complicated! But just because you don’t have the fanciest PhDs or certifications, doesn’t mean that you can’t teach just as effectively. Learn how in this book.For teachers, parents, professors, tutors, and even just friends. How to Teach Anything takes what academics know about education and pedagogy, and translates it all into real-world skills and techniques. The learning brain works is very predictable ways, and we can use this to our advantage. Whether you are a student, tutor, professor, teacher, or even TA, understand how information takes hold and becomes useful.Learn how to teach, and you also learn how to learn.How to instill a mindset of curiosity, critical thinking, and discovery.Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He is one of the foremost authors on self-education and learning. 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.Ensure academic success and keep students motivated and coming back for more. •What the science of education has taught us about teaching•How a simple progression of thinking activities will cement learning.•How Greek philosophers thought and why it matters in teaching•Keeping motivation and engagement, even through the tough times•How to deliver feedback effectively and gently•How to create an environment of safety and taking risks Teaching is the ability to affect lives. Increase your teaching skills, and you will increase your personal impact.Teaching is a skill used in all walks of life. It’s actually the ability to clearly communicate and disseminate information. And if you want to help anyone, that is what you will be doing: family members, spouses, co-workers, bosses, children, and more.

Maple Leaf Simply Fresh (B)

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A new line of chilled ready meals has been developed after significant technological breakthroughs in food processing by Maple Leaf Consumer Foods. In this supplement to Maple Leaf Simply Fresh (A), the launch team is preparing for questions senior management is expected to ask (before giving the final go ahead) about how the team plans to mitigate risks during the launch.

Fiscal Risks: Sources, Disclosure, and Management

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This paper analyzes the main sources of fiscal risks, including from unexpected changes in macroeconomic variables and banking crises, which can have major consequences for countries' fiscal and public debt sustainability. It builds on an overview of existing practices in a wide range of countries to provide practical suggestions on how to promote disclosure of such risks and on risk mitigation and management. The paper was written in response to requests from IMF member countries for advice on this subject. The paper also includes an example of a possible statement of fiscal risks.

Stress aigu en situation de crise

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Cet ouvrage a pour finalité d'offrir au lecteur une approche pragmatique et opérationnelle de la gestion de crise fondée non seulement sur les principes théoriques mais aussi sur les enseignements issus des « retours d'expériences » et intégrant la dimension incontournable du « vécu » de la prise de décision sous stress.Comment expliquer que, lors de la bataille de Wagram, des voltigeurs italiens affolés aient tiré sans ordre sur des grenadiers saxons, leurs alliés ? Que, lors de l'incendie du stade de Bradfort, un homme se laisse brûler telle une torche humaine ? Que des pilotes chevronnés provoquent la chute et le crash de l'AF 447 Rio-Paris ? Les réponses se trouvent dans les manifestations comportementales des effets du stress aigu qui peuvent conduire les individus à mettre en place des décisions et/ou des actions contreproductives ou absurdes.Cet ouvrage apporte un éclairage nouveau sur la thématique. En mettant au centre des problématiques de gestion de crise le déterminant « stress aigu », il ambitionne à la fois de décrire les effets positifs et négatifs de ce dernier, mais également de mettre à jour les logiques et solutions qui permettent de fiabiliser nos capacités de décision et d'action en situation de crise. Il offre au lecteur une approche fondée sur des principes théoriques, mais aussi sur les enseignements issus des retours d'expériences et intégrant la dimension incontournable du vécu de la prise de décision sous stress.

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