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Dilemmas of Leadership
by Tudor RickardsLeadership, as a way of focusing and motivating a group or organization to achieve its aims, is a much discussed but often misunderstood concept. This comprehensive textbook introduces the subject for Masters level students. Building on the success of the first edition, this text utilises an easy to follow, map-based approach to take the reader on a journey through the various fundamental dilemmas apparent within leadership studies, dilemmas such as: Is a leader born or made? How are tensions between ethical dilemmas and economic self-interest resolved? How does a leader's desire for control balance with the need to empower members of the organization? Student-friendly features new to this edition include a wealth of leadership cases, videos and web-based content regularly updated, so that the book can be studied in the context of the most pressing contemporary leadership issues.
Dilemmas of Weak States: Africa and Transnational Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century (Contemporary Perspectives On Developing Societies Ser.)
by Tatah MentanGiven the dramatic changes that have taken place in global politics in recent years (especially following September 11, 2001), it is time to examine a series of critical issues confronting the global political economy. One of the most important of these issues is terrorism and its relationship with weak states. This book examines the weak state-terrorism nexus with particular emphasis on Africa. Specifically, it provides an in-depth analysis of state weakness, poverty, and the opportunities offered by the latter for the breeding of terrorism and terrorists. It also looks at the part played by radical Islam in transnational terrorism in Africa. Emerging from this study is recognition of a need for the international system to analyze a wide range of issues that contribute to the weakening of African states.
Dilemmas of the Dollar: Economics and Politics of United States International Monetary Policy
by C. Fred BergstenAn examination of the role of the dollar in the global financial system which presents a long-term historical perspective on the international monetary system in this century. The main focus is on the evaluation of the global financial system in the post-war period.
Dilemmas, Challenges, and Ethics of Humanitarian Action
by Caroline Abu-SadaWhat are the ethical issues involved in providing humanitarian aid? What is the real impact of humanitarian groups? Médecins Sans Frontières sought to answer these questions in the Perception Project, a study that spanned four years and more than ten countries. MSF interviewed close to 7,000 people in order to understand the ways that patients, populations, authorities, and communities perceive the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization's principles and medical practices. While the quality of its medical action is renowned and praised, MSF struggles with the ability to respond to crises, the safety of its teams, and the development of effective interactions with diverse populations and authorities. Dilemmas, Challenges, and Ethics of Humanitarian Action is a series of reflections on the Perception Project that presents the insights and analyses of authors from a diverse array of fields including communications, ethics, medicine, humanitarian studies, and political science. At a time when humanitarian aid is under increasing scrutiny, this book provides insiders' perspectives on how one of largest and most influential non-governmental medical organizations can better serve those in need. Contributors include Caroline Abu-Sada (MSF Switzerland), Naomi Adelson (York University) Donald C. Cole (University of Toronto), François Cooren (Université de Montréal), Sonya De Laat (McMaster University), Laurie Elit (McMaster University), Larissa Fast (University of Notre-Dame), Matthew Hunt ( McGill University), Kirsten Johnson (McGill University), Khurshida Mambetova (Former MSF Canada), Frédéric Matte (Université de Montréal), John D. Pringle (University of Toronto), Lynda Redwood-Campbell (McMaster University), Lisa Schwartz (University of McMaster), Chris Sinding (McMaster), Jennifer Ranford (University of Waterloo), Peter Walker (Feinstein International Center, Tufts University).
Dilemmas, Challenges, and Ethics of Humanitarian Action: Reflections on Médecins Sans Frontières' Perception Project
by Caroline Abu-SadaWhat are the ethical issues involved in providing humanitarian aid? What is the real impact of humanitarian groups? Médecins Sans Frontières sought to answer these questions in the Perception Project, a study that spanned four years and more than ten countries. MSF interviewed close to 7,000 people in order to understand the ways that patients, populations, authorities, and communities perceive the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization's principles and medical practices. While the quality of its medical action is renowned and praised, MSF struggles with the ability to respond to crises, the safety of its teams, and the development of effective interactions with diverse populations and authorities. Dilemmas, Challenges, and Ethics of Humanitarian Action is a series of reflections on the Perception Project that presents the insights and analyses of authors from a diverse array of fields including communications, ethics, medicine, humanitarian studies, and political science. At a time when humanitarian aid is under increasing scrutiny, this book provides insiders' perspectives on how one of largest and most influential non-governmental medical organizations can better serve those in need. Contributors include Caroline Abu-Sada (MSF Switzerland), Naomi Adelson (York University) Donald C. Cole (University of Toronto), François Cooren (Université de Montréal), Sonya De Laat (McMaster University), Laurie Elit (McMaster University), Larissa Fast (University of Notre-Dame), Matthew Hunt ( McGill University), Kirsten Johnson (McGill University), Khurshida Mambetova (Former MSF Canada), Frédéric Matte (Université de Montréal), John D. Pringle (University of Toronto), Lynda Redwood-Campbell (McMaster University), Lisa Schwartz (University of McMaster), Chris Sinding (McMaster), Jennifer Ranford (University of Waterloo), Peter Walker (Feinstein International Center, Tufts University).
Dilemmas: Coping with Environmental Problems (Routledge Library Editions: Environmental Policy #3)
by Graham BennettFirst published in 1992. Why are environmental problems, problems? Usually, says Graham Bennett. because the interests of the polluter are incompatible with the preservation of the environment. A hunter of whales, no matter how concerned about their decline, will always need to kill again, and a government, no matter how worried about the effects of its polluting industry, will still fight to keep it going. In this fascinating book the author takes six examples as far apart as the Rhine and the Arctic, as Tennessee and the Gulf of Genoa, to illustrate his point. In doing so he shows up the dilemmas facing those who are fighting to improve matters. He demonstrates the degree of duplicity exercised by those in power in order to preserve their interests, but he also shows how often environmental problems emerge simply because of muddle. These riveting stories describe not just the well-known effects of pollution or environmental destruction, but the ways in which the problems arise and the circumstances and complexity of the questions to be resolved. Whatever the concern - the preservation of the Bowhead Whale, or dumping salt in the Rhine - this book is a must for every environmentalist.
Dilemmes dans le monde des affaires
by Dr Rosie KuhnLa réalité est que chacun de nous est unique et extraordinaire. Nous avons tous en nous la capacité de dépasser nos façons de penser habituelles en nous confrontant aux défis quotidiens. Ces défis cachent un potentiel immense, une richesse intérieure qui sommeille, prête à être explorée et pleinement mise en lumière. Vous possédez ce potentiel. Il n’attend que vous pour se révéler. Si vous êtes prêt à entreprendre une telle aventure, ce livre est fait pour vous. "Dilemmes dans le monde des affaires" raconte l’histoire de personnes exceptionnelles qui font face à des problèmes apparemment banals et se retrouvent, comme chacun de nous, parfois déconcertées ou bloquées. Ce qui les distingue, c’est leur volonté de dépasser ces moments de doute en explorant les limites de leurs croyances et en remettant en question leur manière de voir le monde. À chaque difficulté, elles affrontent leurs peurs et ouvrent leur esprit à de nouvelles perspectives. Leur objectif : réaliser pleinement leurs intentions. Ce n’est pas qu’elles soient dénuées de peur ou dotées d’un courage sans limite, mais leur engagement envers elles-mêmes et leur vision de la vie l’emportent sur leurs craintes. Ces personnes extraordinaires éprouvent une curiosité profonde pour ce qui se trouve au-delà des barrières mentales qu’elles se sont imposées – ces barrières marquées par des avertissements comme : « DANGER : NE PAS FRANCHIR ! » Elles osent élargir leur champ d’action et explorer de nouvelles voies lorsqu’elles se heurtent à des IMPASSES ou s’aventurent dans des TERRITOIRES INCONNUS. Elles savent qu’une sagesse plus grande que leur propre expertise peut les guider vers un leadership plus ouvert et efficace. Elles ressentent la peur, comme nous tous, mais elles choisissent d’agir malgré tout. La vérité est que chacun de nous est extraordinaire. Nous avons tous la capacité d’aller au-delà de nos limit
Dim Sum Bonds
by Hung-Gay Fung Glenn Chi-Wo Ko Jot YauA comprehensive guide to understanding and assimilating into dim sum bond marketsThe expansive growth of the dim sum bond market in the last five years has peaked investor interest and inspired companies to seek out investing opportunities that negate China's capital controls. In a four-pronged approach, Dim Sum Bonds examines the development of the dim sum bond market and its role in China's RMB internationalization policy, characteristics of dim sum bonds and its market, investors' investment objectives and the investment performance of dim sum bonds, motivations of issuers, and underwriters' roles in the dim sum bond market. You will familiarize yourself with every aspect of the dim sum bond market from an issuer, an investor, and an underwriter's perspective. Academics, financial advisors, investment bankers, underwriters, investors, and policy makers should not be without this informative and detailed guide to the offshore market central to China's internationalization of RMB.Written by Hung-Gay Fung, Glenn Chi-Wo Ko, and Jot Yau, all of whom are experts on the dim sum bond marketExplains the rapidly expanding dim sum bond market and puts readers ahead of the curveLandmark issues, Chinese banks (China Development Bank), Infrastructure, red-chip companies (Sinotruk), and multinational corporations doing business in China (McDonald's) are discussed in detail.Covering landmark issues from a variety of Chinese and multinational corporations, Dim Sum Bonds provides must-read manual to understanding the vast opportunities of this up-and-coming market.
Dimensional Corporate Governance
by Nicholas Capaldi Samuel O. Idowu René SchmidpeterThis book explores different dimensions of the field of corporate governance and social responsibility. It discusses how business and society perceive and relate to CSR; how the field has continued to reshape modern corporate boardrooms in both the advanced and emerging economies; how CSR has transformed the manner in which modern corporate entities disclose the non-financial information aspect of their operations to the world at large; and the way in which sustainable development has continued to contribute to improving the quintuple bottom line - people, planet, prosperity, partnership and peace - of 21st century corporate entities. Further, the book also provides evidence of how these aspects of corporate social responsibility are depicted in different forms in eleven nations around the globe.
Dimensional Fund Advisors, 2002
by Randolph B. CohenDimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) is an investment management firm that prides itself on basing its investment strategies on sound academic research. Many of the best-known finance research papers of the past two decades (especially those by Eugene Fama and Kenneth French, who work closely with DFA) have led to DFA investment strategies. DFA began as a small-stock fund, attempting to take advantage of the "size affect" (excess performance of small stocks) that had been discovered by a number of academic researchers. Later, DFA added "value" strategies to its mix of offerings. After academic research documented superior performance by value stocks in a multitude of countries, DFA began to create a variety of international value-stock and small-stock investment funds. The company was highly successful, despite missing out on the great 1990s growth-stock boom. DFA's assets under management grew from $8 billion to $40 billion between 1991 and 2002. With value stocks having performed well in the first two years of the new decade, DFA is experiencing continued growth of its investor base and is now seeking new areas in which it can add value for investors while continuing to claim to have no special "stock-picking" ability.
Dimensional Fund Advisors--1993
by Jay O. LightA small California-based money manager is now offering specialty products for institutional investors based upon recent financial research findings.
Dimensions of Advertising Theory and Practice in Africa
by Ganiyu Olalekan Akashoro Sibongile Sindane Gilbert Motsaathebe Sydney Friendly Kankuzi Rotimi Williams Olatunji Shaibu Husseini Mariska Bertram Jacinta Mwende Maweu Sunday Adekunle Akinjogbin Nelson Okorie Chinenye Nwabueze Julius Abioye Adeyemo Beatrice Adeyinka Laninhun Nnamdi Tobechukwu Ekeanyanwu Assay Benjamin Enahoro Olujimi Kayode Seyi Soremekun Olayinka Egbokhare Angelique Van Niekerk Noeem Taiwo Thannyhis book brings together cutting-edge research by leading African communication and media theorists to provide a broad but detailed survey of the history and present state of the art of advertising in Africa. The book is a thought-provoking reminder of the variety of approaches to the study of marketing communication on a continent where advertising is often taken for granted. From indigenous African forms of advertising - by street criers, wall paintings, and even olfactory appeals - to the latest experiments in integrated marketing communication via the Internet, home videos, smartphones, and social media, Dimensions of Advertising Theory and Practice in Africa is a comprehensive survey both of Africa's contributions to the globalized advertising industry and of the industry's profound affect on African economies and cultures. The first collection of its kind, the book marks an important moment in the study of marketing communication in Africa. It will be an essential text for years to come.
Dimensions of Brand Equity for Nestle Crunch Bar, A Research Case
by Gerald ZaltmanAn in-depth study of consumer thoughts and feelings about a branded candy bar.
Dimensions of Change: Examining the Different Types and Approaches
by Harvard Business Review PressUnderstanding the types of change programs and approaches that organizations use is critical to managing a change initiative effectively. This chapter provides an overview of the different approaches and their effects on business performance.
Dimensions of Dignity at Work
by Sharon C. BoltonWhat is dignity in and at work? How is it experienced differently by different groups of working people?Are there enduring divisions of dignity: unequal access to what is accepted to be a fundamental human right?How can we ensure that continued opportunities are available for the creation, maintenance and restoration of dignity at work?This edited collection of papers investigates the concept of dignity and what it means to people in their working lives: how we are perceived and valued as people in the workplace.Contributors to over a century of social and organizational analysis have talked about dignity at work, but the discussion has tended to take place under headings such as citizenship, satisfaction, mutuality, pride in work, responsible autonomy and ontological security, or to focus on mismanagement, over-long hours, a poor working environment, workplace bullying and harassment as the central facilitator of indignity at work.Dignity in and at work is a far more complex phenomenon than these representations would suggest. Neither is it enough to suggest that equal opportunity, work life balance and anti-bullying policies restore dignity to work, valuable interventions though they are in themselves. The papers featured in this edited collection suggest that we see dignity reordered and experienced in different ways depending on our own circumstances and viewpoints.
Dimensions of Poverty: Measurement, Epistemic Injustices, Activism (Philosophy and Poverty #2)
by Valentin Beck Henning Hahn Robert LepeniesThis anthology constitutes an important contribution to the interdisciplinary debate on poverty measurement and alleviation. Absolute and relative poverty—both within and across state boundaries—are standardly measured and evaluated in monetary terms. However, poverty researchers have highlighted the shortfalls of one-dimensional monetary metrics. A new consensus is emerging that effectively addressing poverty requires a nuanced understanding of poverty as a relational phenomenon involving deprivations in multiple dimensions, including health, standard of living, education and political participation. This volume advances the debate on poverty by providing a forum for philosophers and empirical researchers. It combines philosophically sound analysis and genuinely global research on poverty's social embeddedness. Next to an introduction to this interdisciplinary field—which links Practical Philosophy, Development Economics, Political Science, and Sociology—it contains articles by leading international experts and early career scholars. The contributors analyse the concept of poverty, detail its multiple dimensions, reveal epistemic injustices in poverty research, and reflect on the challenges of poverty-related social activism. The unifying theme connecting this volume's contributions is that poverty must be understood as a multidimensional and socially relational phenomenon, and that this insight can enhance our efforts to measure and alleviate poverty.
Dimensions of Teaching Business Ethics in Asia
by Parissa Haghirian Stephan RothlinA growing number of higher education institutions in Asia are now integrating ethics courses in their curricula. But the challenge remains to develop courses that can effectively reach their objectives, and to create and use teaching materials appropriate to the particular profile of the students and executives in different regions and cultures. In this context, enhancing awareness for ethical dilemmas, proposing frameworks and models to help managers handle difficult choices and demanding decisions - while not being moralistic and imposing values - , and presenting alternative approaches through recent and relevant cases are the main objectives of this book. It examines teaching methods, learning tools and pedagogical methods effective in the teaching of ethics within the particular context of the rich diversity of Asian cultures, and discusses ethics courses curricula, aiming at developing the capacity to deal with a number of issues such as corruption, intellectual property protection, whistle blowing and consumer rights. The relevance and limits of Asian philosophical and spiritual traditions and how their underlying values can be a meaningful aspect in the teaching of ethics to managers and business leaders are explored, as are the benefits and limits of corporate codes of conduct and ways to enhance their effectiveness. A similar approach is taken to the introduction of "oaths" and "ethics pledges" among business students, which has been promoted in some business schools.
Dimensions of the Sustainable City
by Mike Jenks Colin JonesThe CityForm consortium's latest book, Dimensions of the Sustainable City, is the first book to report on an empirical multi-disciplinary study specifically designed to address urban sustainability. Drawing together the various dimensions of sustainability - economic, social, transport, energy and ecological - the book examines their relationships both to each other and to urban form. The book investigates the sustainability dimensions of cities through a series of projects based on a common list of elements of urban form, and which draw on the consortium's latest research to review the sustainability issues of each dimension. The elements of urban form include density, land use, location, accessibility, transport infrastructure and characteristics of the built environment. The book also addresses issues such as adapting cities, psychological and ecological benefits of green space and sustainable lifestyles, each presenting a critical review of the relevant literature followed by an empirical analysis presenting the key results. Based on studies across five UK cities, the book draws out findings of relevance to sustainable cities worldwide. As well as an invaluable reference to researchers in sustainable planning and urban design, the book will provide a useful text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses and for policy makers dealing with these issues. The CityForm consortium is a multi-disciplinary group of researchers from five universities funded by the UK Engineering and Physical Science Research Council from 2003-07.
Dinamiche Di Gruppo E Team Building: Un Manuale
by Hiriyappa BTi sei mai domandato come si deve fare per diventare un professionista di successo? Questo libro ti prende per mano e ti guida verso il successo. Rafforza l'idea che un team è sempre più furbo del singolo. La metodologia euristica seguita in questo libro facile da seguire ti permette di consultare il libro in ogni momento. Le idee vengono fornite in una lista per facilitarne la lettura. Buona carriera.
Dinerograma. El eneagrama del dinero: Nueve pasos hacia la verdadera riqueza
by Nacho MühlenbergUna guía para conocerte mejor, transformar tu relación con el dinero y alcanzar así la verdadera riqueza a través del eneagrama. «Combina la profunda sabiduría psicológica del eneagrama con lúcidas reflexiones para la conquista de la prosperidad».Álex Rovira «Escrito con extraordinaria claridad y fluidez, Dinerograma de Nacho Mühlenberg va a ayudar a mucha gente».Francesc Miralles «Una guía fantástica para vivir una vida de verdadera abundancia».Verónica Blume ¿Por qué algunas personas ahorran cada céntimo y otras derrochan sin mesura? ¿Por qué algunas generan dinero con mucha facilidad y otras sobreviven día a día? ¿Por qué algunas planifican sus finanzas al detalle y otras se limitan a improvisar? Nacho Mühlenberg, experto en eneagrama y educación financiera, explica en este libro cómo nos relacionamos con el dinero según nuestra personalidad o eneatipo y nos ayuda a transformar nuestros miedos, creencias, conductas, y deseos en relación con él para conseguir riqueza de forma práctica y vivir el estilo de vida que cada uno quiera. En nueve pasos sencillos y accesibles, Dinerograma proporciona una hoja de ruta para pasar de ser un ignorante en las finanzas a tener el control económico de nuestra vida. «Este es un libro muy original a la vez que práctico. Combina la profunda sabiduría psicológica del eneagrama con lúcidas reflexiones para la buena gestión y la conquista de la prosperidad. Leerlo te permitirá conocerte mejor para así gestionar de manera óptima tu realización económica. Te lo recomiendo vivamente».ÁLEX ROVIRA, autor best seller de La buena suerte «Escrito con extraordinaria claridad y fluidez, Dinerograma, de Nacho Mühlenberg, va a ayudar a mucha gente. Si lo hubiera tenido en mis manos durante mis épocas oscuras, me habría ahorrado mucho sufrimiento económico y terrenal».FRANCESC MIRALLES, autor best seller de Ikigai «Este libro es una guía fantástica para vivir una vida de verdadera abundancia y reconocer nuestros patrones con el dinero. ¡Lectura más que necesaria en los tiempos que vivimos!».VERÓNICA BLUME, exmodelo, profesora de yoga y empresaria
Dinesh Moorjani and Hatch Labs
by Shikhar Ghosh Allison M. Ciechanover Jeff Huizinga Christopher StantonThis case is about Tinder. It discusses different business models and ways of structuring the initial team. With a $6 million investment from IAC/Interactive in 2010, Dinesh Moorjani founded Hatch Labs to build mobile apps. His mission was to attract entrepreneurial talent to work on Lab projects which, after gaining traction, could be acquired by IAC or spun out as independent companies. To pitch talent to work at Hatch, Moorjani laid out a framework to compare the expected returns to founding an independent company versus joining an incubator. While Hatch provided lower levels of equity ownership in a single company, Moorjani argued that the complementary inputs provided by the Lab and the diversification from holding equity in the portfolio of Lab projects made the incubator structure attractive. After growing several projects from different teams, at the end of the case, Moorjani faces two critical choices: Should he support a B2B merchant services business or a dating app, Glow (a disguised name for Tinder). Second, should he go forward with a second Hatch Labs? Was the success of the first Hatch experiment replicable? The case can be supplemented with a startup valuation Exercise (#818-705), and a technical/background note on "Valuing Employee Equity at Early Stage Ventures" (#819-167).
Dinosaur Derivatives and Other Trades
by Jeremy JosseVenture deep into the heart of finance's weird and wonderful paradoxesDinosaur Derivatives and Other Trades is an entertaining and compelling tour de force highlighting the paradoxes inherent to the modern financial system. Presented as a series of striking case studies, this book explores certain enigmatic or philosophical puzzles in the finance industry; some of these puzzles may seem slightly absurd at first glance, but all are very relevant to the way finance is conducted in the real world. Each story highlights specific hypocrisies or moral dilemmas that lie at the heart of the system, guiding readers through the challenges of finance by way of innovative and memorable paradigms. Written in clear, accessible language, this book doesn't claim to offer original financial theory or philosophy as such, but instead deepens the reader's understanding of the system and stimulates independent consideration of the current state of affairs.The financial world, so often viewed as a rather dull place, is secretly alive with possibilities of strange and sometimes wonderful conundrums. There is the possibility, for instance, of a Manhattan auction house selling derivatives to buy swift-swimming predators known as Megalodons (thought to be extinct for millions of years). This book explores this and other curious propositions to point out the paradoxes of finance.Explore the meaning of "value" in different contextsLearn what the Old Testament can teach us about risk and uncertaintyExamine an alternative take on the 2007/2008 credit crisisConsider how the "financial innovation" trend impacts the industryTo truly understand something, it is necessary to crawl deep into the metaphorical underbelly and have a look around. Dinosaur Derivatives and Other Trades provides the itinerary, and the insightful discussion that stimulates curiosity.
Dinosaurier AG: So überleben Sie und Ihr Unternehmen die Digitalisierung
by Martin FritschVor dem Jahr 1990 geborene Leser riskieren das professionelle Aussterben. Sie mögen es noch nicht registriert haben, aber Ihre Tage sind gezählt. Sie haben das Internet nicht mit der Muttermilch aufgesogen, erinnern sich an ein Leben ohne Smartphones und kommunizieren ungelenk auf sozialen Netzwerken. Die Ankunft der Millennials zwingt Sie, sich selbst neu zu erfinden, falls Sie Ihren Platz an der Spitze der professionellen Nahrungskette behalten wollen. Selbst das wird Sie nicht retten, falls Sie für eine Dinosaurier AG arbeiten. Eine Bruchlandung Ihrer Firma führt zumeist auch zu einem Absturz Ihrer persönlichen Karriere. Dieses Buch erlaubt es Ihnen, festzustellen, ob Sie für einen kurz vor dem Aussterben stehenden Dinosaurier tätig sind und wie Sie Ihr Unternehmen aus der Kreidezeit in das dritte Jahrtausend katapultieren können. Arbeitgeber bevorzugen native Nutzer digitaler Technologien und eliminieren steinzeitliche Schlachtrösser wie Sie und mich lieber gestern als heute. Ihre persönlichen beruflichen Überlebenschancen hängen von Ihrem Dinosaurier-Quotienten ab; paradoxerweise je höher, desto besser. Der einfach durchführbare Dinosaurier-Quotienten-Test in diesem Buch ermöglicht Ihnen eine Analyse Ihrer Berufschancen und gibt Ihnen leicht umsetzbare Empfehlungen, diese zu verbessern. Ein weiterer Test misst den Millenniums-Quotienten Ihres Unternehmens, der Ihnen sagt, wie zukunftssicher Ihr Arbeitgeber ist.
Dinosaurs or Dynamos: The United Nations and the World Bank at the Turn of the Century
by Helge Ole Bergesen Leiv LundeExplores how much and what the World Bank and the United Nations can really be expected to achieve. The text begins with a detailed account of the evolution of the two organizations as multilateral development institutions and then focuses on the functions that the World Bank and the UN carry out, and the governing structures that underlie their activities. The authors then go on to question what need there is for these two multilateral institutions in the next century and which tasks they can undertake in promoting world development. Both the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank have repeatedly proclaimed their solemn ambitions to improve the lot of humankind. Dinosaurs or Dynamos? explores how much, and what, they can really be expected to do. Both have extended their functions far beyond their original mandates, while their decision-making structures have remained basically unaltered despite recent adaptations on the part of the World Bank. Such expansions have created serious strains on both organizations. The UN has ambitions to perform tasks, such as the search for 'good governance' and 'sustainable development', for which it is ill equipped. The World Bank has taken on normative functions - 'the premier development institution' - that are incompatible with its traditional structures. The authors ask, what need is there for these two multilateral development institutions in the next century? Which tasks in promoting world development can they undertake that others cannot? To whom are these institutions politically accountable, who sets their agendas and are they credible given financial constraints? Dinosaurs or Dynamos? is an essential guide for those working within the international community, non-governmental organizations, governments and students of development, economics, politics and international relations.
Dinr: My First Start-Up (A)
by Shikhar Ghosh Kristina MaslauskaiteIn May 2012, a young employee at Google's London office, Markus Berger, was thinking whether he should quit his job and go after his dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Berger's idea was to create Dinr, a company that would offer an upscale food ingredient delivery service in London. A customer would choose a recipe on Dinr's website and would receive all premeasured ingredients the same evening at their doorstep. Contrary to many existing similar companies, Dinr would not require a weekly subscription, but would operate one-off orders like other traditional food delivery services. Berger had already carried out an Alpha-test of the service and completed an in-depth survey of potential customers to explore the market. Most of the feedback was positive, which confirmed Berger's intuition about this market opportunity. Berger had found a more experienced co-founder with technical expertise, who was willing to join Dinr part-time and gathered 40,000 of initial capital. Yet, making the decision to leave his corporate job and become an entrepreneur was not easy: was Dinr a good business opportunity? Would it be attractive to outside investors? What were the risks involved?