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Energy Management: Conservation and Audit discusses the energy scenario, including energy conservation, management, and audit, along with the methodology supported by industrial examples. Energy economics of systems has been elaborated with concepts of life cycle assessment and costing, and rate of return. Topics such as energy storage, co-generation, and waste heat recovery to energy efficiency have discussed. The challenges faced in conserving energy sources (steam and electricity) have elaborated along with the improvements in the lighting sector. Further, it covers optimization procedures for the development in the industry related to energy conservation. The researchers, senior undergraduate, and graduate students focused on Energy Management, Sustainable Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Audits, and Energy Conservation. This book covers current information related to energy management and includes energy audit and review all the leading equipment (boilers, CHP, pumps, heat exchangers) as well as procedural frameworks (energy audits, action planning, monitoring). It includes energy production and management from an industrial perspective, along with highlighting the various processes involved in energy conservation and auditing in various sectors and associated methods. It also explores future energy options and directions for energy security and sustainability.

Working With Emotional Intelligence

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Do you have what it takes to succeed in your career?The secret of success is not what they taught you in school. What matters most is not IQ, not a business school degree, not even technical know-how or years of expertise. The single most important factor in job performance and advancement is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is actually a set of skills that anyone can acquire, and in this practical guide, Daniel Goleman identifies them, explains their importance, and shows how they can be fostered.For leaders, emotional intelligence is almost 90 percent of what sets stars apart from the mediocre. As Goleman documents, it's the essential ingredient for reaching and staying at the top in any field, even in high-tech careers. And organizations that learn to operate in emotionally intelligent ways are the companies that will remain vital and dynamic in the competitive marketplace of today—and the future.

Persuasion in Your Life

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This accessible introductory textbook in persuasive communication speaks directly to the student by focusing on real-life experiences in personal, social, and professional contexts. Through its use of rhetoric, criticism, and social scientific research, this book helps readers understand, analyze, and use persuasion in their lives and careers. It explores techniques of verbal and visual persuasion for use in business and professional communication, health communication, and everyday life, as well as expanded coverage of persuasion in social movements and social advocacy. It also pays attention throughout to ethical considerations and to the significance of new media. This textbook is a student-friendly introduction suitable for use in undergraduate courses in persuasion, health communication, and business communication. The companion website includes an instructor’s manual with test questions, sample assignments, web links, and other resources, as well as PowerPoint slides. Visit www.routledge.com/wahl

How to Write a Good Ad: A Short Course in Copywriting - Second Edition

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A Proven Marketing Course in 10 Simple Lessons"Most advertising copywriters know their fundamentals. Many of us practice them. Some of us should get back to them. "Whether one is now studying to go into the field of copywriting, whether he is new in the craft, or whether he has been a practitioner in it for years, his knowledge—and practice—of these fundamentals will determine the extent of his success. "As Daniel Defoe said, 'An old and experienced pilot loses a ship by his assurance and over-confidence of his knowledge as effectively as the young pilot does by his ignorance and want of experience.' "So this book will strip down to fundamentals, try to forget the 'furbelows'. For, as time goes on, every line of creative work gets cluttered up with impressive jargon and off-the-beam technicalities, with professional palaver that strays far away from the main objective." - Victor 0. SchwabAnother classic copywriting book - actually a proven course of marketing basics inside a single volume. Schwab was a copywriter before the term was coined. And his work for certain products become the control for testing later ads. Again, his book is one of a short handful that all the great copywriters have studied. Add this to your bookshelf for regular reference.- - - -Victor O. Schwab, shorthand secretary for Ruthrauff & Ryan's Maxwell Sackheim in 1917, so improved Sackheim's copy that he was promoted to copywriter and went on to be hailed as "the greatest mail-order copywriter of all time." A copy research pioneer, Schwab would use his coded coupon ads to test headlines, copy appeals, length, layouts, action closings and split runs of ads. He created Sunday comics ads for Dale Carnegie, body-builder Charles Atlas and Sherwin Cody's English Classics Course. In 1926, Schwab and Robert Beatty bought out Sackheim & Scherman and went on to build the giant Book-of-the-Month Club. (source: Advertising Age)Get Your Copy Now

Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling

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This book contains the proceedings of two well established scienti?c events held in connection with the CAiSE conferences relating to the areas of enterprise, business-processes, and information systems modeling: – The 11th International Workshop on Business Process Modeling, Devel- ment and Support (BPMDS 2010); – The 15th International Conference on Exploring Modeling Methods for S- tems Analysis and Design (EMMSAD 2010). The two events are introduced brie?y below. BPMDS 2010 BPMDS 2010wasthe 11th in a seriesof workshopsthat havesuccessfully served as a forum for raising and discussing new ideas in the area of business process development and support. The BPMDS series has produced 10 workshops from 1998 to 2009. Eight of these workshops, including the last seven (BPMDS 2003–BPMDS 2009) were held in conjunction with CAiSE conferences. The BPMDS workshops focus on topics relating to IT support for business processes, which addresses key issues that are relevant to the continuous development of information systems theory. The continued interest in these topics within the industrial and academic IS communities is re?ected by the success of the last BPMDS workshops and the emergence of new conferences devoted to this theme. Previous BPMDS workshops focused on the di?erent phases in the business processlife-cycleaswellasthedriversthatmotivateandinitiatebusinessprocess design and evolution.

Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th IFIP WG 8.9 Working Conference on Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems, CONFENIS 2018, held as part of the World Computer Congress, WCC 2018, in Poznan, Poland, in September 2018. The 12 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: EIS management and case studies; data management and applications for EIS; collaborative and social interaction; and data access, security, and privacy.

Aimer c'est essentiel - 50 méditations pour oser s'aimer, aimer ses proches et s'ouvrir au monde

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Fabrice Midal, auteur de best-sellers, dévoile dans cet ouvrage des pratiques pour apprendre à aimer. Car si l'amour est essentiel dans nos vies, personne ne nous dit qu'aimer s'apprend. Et l'amour a non seulement le pouvoir de guérir les blessures les plus profondes mais surtout de rendre heureux !A travers des témoignages, des rencontres, des questionnements, l'écrivain et philosophe nous livre toutes ses astuces pour changer de vie. L'amour est l'expérience la plus extraordinaire qui soit. Avec la méditation, il existe des clés toutes simples pour mieux aimer. Fabrice Midal.

The Richest Man in Babylon

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From the importance of savings to the essentials on how to become wealthy, this collection of famous Babylonian parables imparts timeless financial wisdom. It offers insights on how to become wealthy and how to attract good luck and discusses the Five Laws of Gold. Acclaimed as a modern-day classic, this celebrated bestseller offers an understanding of—and a solution to—your personal financial problems that will guide you through a lifetime. It's entertaining and easy to read.

The 6 Types of Working Genius

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New York Times best-selling author Patrick Lencioni unveils a truly groundbreaking new model that will change the way we think about work and teams forever. The 6 Types of Working Genius is the fastest way to help people identify the type of work that brings them joy and energy, and avoid work that leads to frustration and burnout.Beyond the personal discovery and instant relief that Working Genius provides, the model also gives teams a remarkably simple and practical framework for tapping into one another’s natural gifts, which increases productivity and reduces unnecessary judgment. In classic Lencioni fashion, Pat brings his model to life in a page-turning fable that is as relatable as it is compelling. He tells the story of Bull Brooks, an entrepreneur, husband, and father who sets out to solve his own frustration at work and stumbles into a new way of thinking that changes the way he sees his work, his team, and even his marriage. What sets this book—and the model behind it—apart from other tools and assessments is the speed at which it can be understood and applied, and the relevance it has to every kind of work in life, from running a company to launching a product to managing a family. In addition to this book, Lencioni and the Table Group have created a 10-minute assessment that helps individuals quickly identify their gifts and apply this model to themselves and their teams. Join the hundreds of thousands of people who have already discovered their Working Genius, and experience the transformation in your work, your team, and your life. Learn more about the Working Genius at WorkingGenius.com.

The Practice of Enterprise Modeling

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This book constitutes the proceedings papers of the 13th IFIP Working Conference on the Practice of Enterprise Modeling, held in Riga, Latvia, in November 2020.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference took place virtually.The 19 full papers presented together with 7 short and 2 invited papers in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 58 submissions to the main conference. The special focus of PoEM 2020 is on the role of enterprise modelling in the digital age. The selected papers are grouped by the following topics: Enterprise Modeling and Enterprise Architecture, Formal Aspects of Enterprise Modelling, Foundations and Applications of Enterprise Modeling, Enterprise Ontologies, Business Process Modeling, Risk and Security Modeling, Requirements Modeling, and Process Mining.

Success Principles Of Narayan Murthy

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NR Narayana Murthy was born on 20th August 1946, in Shidlaghatta, Kingdom of Mysore, British India. This, in today’s India is known as Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka. He belonged to a lower-middle-class family. He joined IIM Ahmedabad and served as a Research Associate. He worked in the field of computer science and was a chief system programmer here. He wanted to learn deeply about computer science, before commencing his professional life. Mr. Murthy started his own company with the name, ‘Softronics’. He created this company as a part of his experiment to learn deeply about the computing business but It failed. In July 1981, Mr. Murthy along with 5 other software professionals, co-founded ‘Infosys’, with an initial capital of Rs. 10,000. In the initial years, it was able to secure collaboration with an American company and performed well. However, the collaboration collapsed in 1989 and Infosys too was on the verge of collapse. There was absolutely no source of funding. In 1991, the Government of India introduced economic reforms of liberalization, privatization to move towards globalization. The company got its way clear off many hurdles by this nudge resulting in leveraging of its business and it quickly became a success story. In the current time, the Infosys family has more than a lakh of members/employees. The company has registered massive business, revenue and profit growth. It maintained respectful relations with every stakeholder of its business throughout its journey. He has been awarded “Padma Shri” by the Government of India, for his immense contribution to the Indian IT sector in 2000. Later in 2008, he was awarded “Padma Vibhushan” and is regarded as the Father of Indian IT industry. Mr Murthy was the CEO of the company from 1981 to 2002. He has also been the chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Mentor after giving over the chief executive office to Mr. Nilekani. In August 2011, he received the title of 'Chairman Emeritus', as he retired from the company. Mr. Murthy has also served as a Director on the corporate board of HSBC, DNS Bank, Unilever, ICICI and NDTV. Mr. Murthy’s life has been an inspirational journey. Selected Stories of Honoré de Balzac by Honoré de Balzac: In this collection, Honoré de Balzac presents a selection of his acclaimed short stories, showcasing his incredible talent for vivid storytelling and character development. With its rich language and engaging narratives, this book is a must-read for fans of classical literature. Key Aspects of the Book "Selected Stories of Honoré de Balzac": Collection of Short Stories: The book features a collection of acclaimed short stories by Honoré de Balzac. Vivid Storytelling and Character Development: The stories showcase Balzac's incredible talent for vivid storytelling and character development. Useful for Literature Enthusiasts: The book is useful for fans of classical literature and those interested in the works of Balzac. Honoré de Balzac was a French novelist and playwright who is regarded as one of the greatest writers of Western literature. His book, Selected Stories of Honoré de Balzac, is highly regarded for its captivating storytelling and rich language.

Search Inside Yourself

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With Search Inside Yourself, Chade-Meng Tan, one of Google’s earliest engineers and personal growth pioneer, offers a proven method for enhancing mindfulness and emotional intelligence in life and work.Meng’s job is to teach Google’s best and brightest how to apply mindfulness techniques in the office and beyond; now, readers everywhere can get insider access to one of the most sought after classes in the country, a course in health, happiness and creativity that is improving the livelihood and productivity of those responsible for one of the most successful businesses in the world.With forewords by Daniel Goleman, author of the international bestseller Emotional Intelligence, and Jon Kabat-Zinn, renowned mindfulness expert and author of Coming To Our Senses, Meng’s Search Inside Yourself is an invaluable guide to achieving your own best potential.

Dług. Pierwsze pięć tysięcy lat

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Wszystko, co chcielibyście wiedzieć o długu, a co nie było napisane nawet małym druczkiem w Waszej umowie z bankiem.Wszystkie podręczniki ekonomii mówią to samo. Pieniądz wynaleziono po to, by zastąpić uciążliwy i skomplikowany barter – aby starożytni nie musieli już nosić swoich towarów na rynek. Co jest nie tak w tej wersji historii? Otóż nie ma cienia dowodu na jej prawdziwość.Antropolog David Graeber w porywający sposób pokazuje, że to nie pieniądz, ale dług był i jest podstawą naszej ekonomii, a często także moralności.Już w okresie narodzin rolniczych imperiów ludzie korzystali z rozbudowanych systemów kredytowych. Dług stał się wygodnym narzędziem władzy i podporządkowania sobie dłużników. System jednak nie mógł funkcjonować bez nasilającej się przemocy. Dłużnicy niemogący spłacić swoich wierzycieli stawali się niewolnikami. Aby uniknąć rozruchów i rewolucji, władcy regularnie umarzali długi swoich poddanych.Dług. Pierwsze pięć tysięcy lat to fascynująca kronika tej słabo znanej części historii. Pokazuje wpływ historii długu na przebieg ludzkich losów i jej związek z dzisiejszymi kryzysami finansowymi. Pyta również o to, co w istocie jesteśmy sobie nawzajem winni i co to właściwie znaczy, a także podważa powszechne przekonanie, że dług zawsze musi zostać spłacony.Co to jest dług? Schaeuble powie, że dług to grzech. Balcerowicz będzie straszyłprostą drogą do ekonomicznego kataklizmu. Ale tylko Graeber pozwoli Ci coś w temacie długu zrozumieć. Naprawdę zrozumieć.Rafał Woś, („Polityka”, autor To nie jest kraj dla pracownika)Świeża… Fascynująca… Książka Graebera nie tylko skłania do myślenia, ale też jest wyjątkowo aktualna. Jego pełna rozmachu narracja zasadniczo pokazuje, że nasze myślenie na temat pieniędzy i kredytu jest ograniczone, jeśli nie błędne. „Financial Times”

21 Golden Rules for Making Money

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Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only to set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard to any other object which they wish to accomplish, and the thing is easily done. However easy it may be found to make money, I have no doubt many of my hearers will agree it is the most difficult thing in the world to keep it. The road to wealth is, as Dr. Franklin truly says, "as plain as the road to the mill." It consists simply in expending less than we earn; that seems to be a very simple problem…but is it? 21 Rules to make money gives straight-forward advice on how to keep your feet on the ground and increase your income.

Relationship Grit

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Great relationships don't happen by accident—they take commitment, hard work, and gritBestselling author Jon Gordon is back with another life-affirming book. This time, he teams up with Kathryn Gordon, his wife of 23 years, for a look at what it takes to build strong relationships. In Relationship Grit, the Gordons reveal what brought them together, what kept them together through difficult times, and what continues to sustain their love and passion for one another to this day. They candidly share their mistakes, decisions that almost destroyed their marriage, and successes so you can learn from their experiences and make your relationship stronger.If you're a fan of Jon Gordon's work, you will enjoy learning about the man behind the message, as he and Kathryn share the intimate details of their life together. The direct, transparent, and personal style will draw you in and help you see that, if you are dealing with a challenge in your life and relationship, you are not alone. Working, writing, and raising children hasn't always been easy for the Gordons, but by committing to one another and embracing the principles of G. R. I. T., they emerged from their darkest moments and built a deep and lasting love. In Relationship Grit, they speak candidly about what they have learned and how you can develop the grit to build beautiful relationships. Discover—in their own words—what Jon and Kathryn have learned about staying together during their 23-year marriage Learn the four principles of G. R. I. T. that you can embrace today to build the high quality relationships you want and deserve Find the strength you need to confront your past, overcome your flaws, and change for the better to improve you and your relationship Embrace the Gordons' practical advice including 22 quick tips for a great relationship—11 from Kathryn and 11 from Jon—and start making your relationship the best it can be Relationships—particularly marriages—are about imperfect people coming together to work on their individual flaws and emerge stronger together. Relationship Grit will inspire and motivate you to engage in this remarkable and rewarding process.

Privacy and Identity Management for Life

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At the end of the PrimeLife EU project, a book will contain the main research results. It will address primarily researchers. In addition to fundamental research it will contain description of best practice solutions.

The Sentient Enterprise

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Mohan and Oliver have been very fortunate to have intimate views into the data challenges that face the largest organizations and institutions across every possible industry—and what they have been hearing about for some time is how the business needs to use data and analytics to their advantage. They continually hear the same issues, such as: We're spending valuable meeting time wondering why everyone's data doesn't match up. We can't leverage our economies of scale while remaining agile with data. We need self-serve apps that let the enterprise experiment with data and accelerate the development process. We need to get on a more predictive curve to ensure long-term success. To really address the data concerns of today's enterprise, they wanted to find a way to help enterprises achieve the success they seek. Not as a prescriptive process—but a methodology to become agile and leverage data and analytics to drive a competitive advantage.You know, it's amazing what can happen when two people with very different perspectives get together to solve a big problem. This evolutionary guide resulted from the a-ha moment between these two influencers at the top of their fields—one, an academic researcher and consultant, and the other, a longtime analytics practitioner and chief product officer at Teradata. Together, they created a powerful framework every type of business can use to connect analytic power, business practices, and human dynamics in ways that can transform what is currently possible.

Obwarzanek po polsku

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Pogodzenie dobrobytu społecznego z poszanowaniem granic możliwości ekologicznych planety od dawna już wydaje się kwadraturą koła. Sprawa komplikuje się, gdy niecałe społeczeństwo żyje w bezpiecznym komforcie, a kraj jest na dorobku. A kiedy u granic toczy się wojna, urządzanie świata, a nawet wyobrażenie go sobie według reguł „ekonomii obwarzanka” jawi się jako fanaberia. A jednak próbujemy.Diagnozy i recepty, jakie proponuje autorka światowego bestsellera "Ekonomia obwarzanka" ekonomistka Kate Raworth przenosimy z oksfordzkich seminariów i amsterdamskich gabinetów do Polski trzeciej dekady XXI wieku. I przepisujemy na tutejsze problemy, wyzwania i dylematy.Czy nasza gospodarka może i musi rosnąć? Skąd czerpać zasoby troski i solidarności w społeczeństwie postfeudalnym?Czy projektowanie na nowo miast będzie rozwiązaniem w spolaryzowanym politycznie kraju? Jak myśleć o ekologicznym dobrobycie w czasach, gdy na naszych sąsiadów spadają bomby i rakiety?Pomysły na odpowiedź – w środku. W środku polskiego, uzbrojonego obwarzanka, między progiem potrzeb społecznych i pułapem granic wytrzymałości środowiska.

Traditionelle Einzelhandelsstrukturen in Indien

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Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit den traditionellen Einzelhandelsstrukturen in Indien. Über allgemeine Trends im globalen Einzelhandel und einer Darstellung des Einzelhandelmarktes in den 1960er Jahren gelangt die Arbeit schließlich zum aktuellen Stand des indischen Einzelhandels. Dabei werden vor allem die Vor- und Nachteile der ausländischen Direktinvestitionen Auswirkungen diskutiert. Note wurde nur für gesamtes Seminar gegeben, müsste aber zwischen 1 und 2 liegen.

Poza schematem

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Co decyduje o karierze najlepszych piłkarzy świata?Dlaczego tylko 20% spośród najzdolniejszych uczniów odnosi sukces?Czy warto wstawać przed świtem przez 365 dni w roku?Malcolm Gladwell bierze pod lupę ludzi sukcesu i szuka odpowiedzi na pytanie, czym różnią się od innych. Dlaczego The Beatles są najsłynniejszym zespołem w dziejach, a Bill Gates jest multimilionerem? Aby poznać ich sekret, przygląda się temu, skąd się wzięli – rodzinom, kulturze, miejscu pochodzenia, dzieciństwu i młodości… Tam udało mu się odnaleźć odpowiedź na pytanie o źródło ich sukcesów – i ujawnić mechanizmy, dzięki którym ty też możesz podbić świat.Poza schematem to przełomowa książka, która zdradza, co jest niezbędne, aby odnieść prawdziwy sukces.Malcolm Gladwell – autor pięciu bestsellerów z listy „New York Timesa”, które sprzedały się w wielomilionowym nakładzie na całym świecie. „Time” umieścił go na liście 100 najbardziej wpływowych osób, „Foreign Policy” zaliczył do grona 100 najważniejszych intelektualistów świata. Znalazł się na liście Thinkers50 – najważniejszych myślicieli zajmujących się tematyką zarządzania. Tropiciel prawd o świecie i społeczeństwie, które odkrywa pośród zaskakujących danych. Jego błyskotliwe i porywające książki odsłaniają ukryte mechanizmy funkcjonowania świata i nas samych.Znak Literanova poleca nowe wydanie trzech przełomowych książek Malcolma Gladwella: Punkt przełomowy, Błysk! i Poza schematem.

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