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From Artisan to Worker: Guilds, the French State, and the Organization of Labor, 1776-1821
by Michael P. FitzsimmonsFrom Artisan to Worker examines the largely overlooked debate over the potential reestablishment of guilds that occurred from 1776 to 1821. The abolition of guilds in 1791 overturned an organization of labor that had been in place for centuries. The disorder that ensued - from concerns about the safety of the food supply to a general decline in the quality of goods - raised strong doubts about their abolition and sparked a debate both inside and outside of government that went on for decades. The issue of the reestablishment of guilds, however, subsequently became intertwined with the growing mechanization of production. Under the Napoleonic regime, the government considered several projects to restore guilds in a large-scale fashion, but the counterargument that guilds could impede mechanization prevailed. After Bonaparte's fall, the restored Bourbon dynasty was expected to reorganize guilds, but its sponsorship of an industrial exhibition in 1819 signaled its endorsement of mechanization, and after 1821 there were no further efforts to restore guilds during the Restoration.
From Asian to Global Financial Crisis
by Andrew ShengThis is a unique insider account of the new world of unfettered finance. The author, an Asian regulator, examines how old mindsets, market fundamentalism, loose monetary policy, carry trade, lax supervision, greed, cronyism, and financial engineering caused both the Asian crisis of the late 1990s and the current global crisis of 2008-2009. This book shows how the Japanese zero interest rate policy to fight deflation helped create the carry trade that generated bubbles in Asia whose effects brought Asian economies down. The study's main purpose is to demonstrate that global finance is so interlinked and interactive that our current tools and institutional structure to deal with critical episodes are completely outdated. The book explains how current financial policies and regulation failed to deal with a global bubble and makes recommendations on what must change.
From B. A. to Payday: Launching Your Career After College
by Michael Wilder D. A. Hayden<p>As college graduates soon find out, the real world is tough. Sure, it was hard getting into the right school. But landing a good job is a lot harder. The number of new college grads now outnumbers available entry-level jobs by at least 25 percent. But that figure—sobering as it is—is deceptive, given that only a fraction of those jobs are career-worthy. <p>So how do you succeed in a marketplace that’s stacked against you? According to professional career counselors D. A. Hayden and Michael Wilder, you’ve got to approach the hunt for employment as if it were a marketing campaign. In other words, you’ve got to make yourself a brand—by creating a clear “story” for yourself, understanding your target audience, and developing an effective communications plan to deliver your message. <p>You’ve also got to avoid the pitfalls. Hayden and Wilder identify four personality traits that can doom first-time job seekers to failure. Then, through a trademark method they call Candidate Illumination, the authors prescribe cures for those “pathologies” and present savvy strategies for every step of the job-search process—from finding your focus, to composing a winning resume, to acing the interview.</p>
From Babysitter to Business Owner
by Patricia DischlerFamily childcare homes provide care for hundreds of thousands of children every day. From Babysitter to Business Owner offers tried-and-true strategies for implementing established professional business practices in the home daycare environment, including: Developing a thorough parent handbook Selecting new clients Setting business goals Selecting an appropriate curriculum Creating "work" spaces in your homePractical and easy to read, From Babysitter to Business Owner has everything home daycare providers need to make their business succeed.Patricia Dischler has operated Patty Cake Preschool in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, for over 15 years. Business & Economics / Childcare October A Paperback Original 7 x 9, 224 pp TP $17.95 10-digit ISBN: 1-929610-68-8 USA 13-digit ISBN: 9781929610686 Author Hometown: Prairie du Sac, WI Weaving the Literacy Web Creating Curriculum Based on Books Children Love Hope VestergaardFrom Goodnight Moon to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, books capture the attention and imagination of young children the way few other things can. Weaving the Literacy Web provides a framework for developing engaging, developmentally appropriate curriculum in the preschool classroom through the use of books children love. Six chapters offer an introduction to book-based webbing and ideas for activity planning, as well as helpful tips for observing children's interests and evaluating books for the classroom library.
From Battlefield to Boardroom: Making The Difference Through Values Based Leadership
by Andrew Kakabadse Ivan Yardley Derrick NealThe global economy is becoming an increasingly turbulent world; this changing context is placing new demands on organisational thinking. This book examines how similar demands have been met by the British military and how these solutions could be utilised by a wider community of practitioners.
From Bear Stearns to Anglo Irish: How Eurozone Sovereign Spreads Related to Financial Sector Vulnerability
by Ashoka ModyA report from the International Monetary Fund.
From Beauty to Business: The Guaranteed Strategy to Building, Running, and Growing a Successful Beauty Business
by Kiyah WrightYou know you have the talent to make it in the beauty industry, but figuring out where to begin can feel like a mystery—and cosmetology schools often don&’t prepare students for the business end of these jobs . . . which can make or break your career. Consider this book your crash course on how current and aspiring beauty professionals can profit from their passions to create wealth beyond their wildest dreams. Entrepreneur and celebrity hairstylist Kiyah Wright knows exactly what it takes to amass wealth in the hair and beauty industry. From the time she was just 14 years old and doing hair in her grandmother's basement for $20 a pop, Kiyah had found her calling. By 17, she had 200 clients and netted over $60K a year. Now, 25 years later, she's at the top of her game with A-List Hollywood clientele, two Emmy Awards, two Hollywood Beauty Awards, a thriving business, and a million-dollar brand. In From Beauty to Business, Wright breaks down her seven proven success principles that helped her achieve her goals: Developing a success mindset Understanding the business of the beauty business Finding your niche Diversifying with multiple streams of income Growing your platform to grow your profits Preparing for the unexpected Planning for your future She also lays out crucial success strategies not taught in hair or beauty schools about entrepreneurship, finance, branding, marketing, product distribution, how to harness the power of social media, and how to build wealth. Whether you&’re working from your house or a salon, From Beauty to Business will set you up for success with practical tools for thriving in the beauty business on your own terms. This first-of-its-kind sourcebook features Kiyah&’s favorite success affirmations, industry-themed business templates, worksheets, and the foolproof strategies Kiyah used to attract and retain superstar clients like Tyra Banks, Jennifer Hudson, Ciara, Iman, Taraji P. Henson, and Gabrielle Union. Whether you&’re looking for tips in your career as a hairstylist, makeup artist, esthetician, or other beauty professional, From Beauty to Business is the ultimate resource guide that will set you on a straight path to success.
From Beijing Jeep to ASC Fine Wines: The Story of an American Family Business in China
by William C. Kirby Erica M ZendellIn 1985, Don St. Pierre Sr. became President of Beijing Jeep, the troubled joint venture between American Motor Corporation and the Chinese government to build Jeep Cherokees in China. Just over a decade later in 1996, leveraging contacts from his time in the automotive industry, he founded ASC Fine Wines with his son, Don Jr. Despite many challenges, from building a distribution network from the ground up to Chinese Customs throwing Don Jr. in prison, the St. Pierres prevailed, and ASC was standing tall as China's number-one fine wine importer by volume and value in 2013. ASC had developed a reputation for quality of product and service, beating out the competition of private wine importers and state-owned enterprises. What lessons had this father-son team learned in their 20 years of doing business in China? Would ASC make the transition from being a family-run business to a part of Suntory Holdings and still thrive? Could ASC under its leadership continue to adapt to the changing market for fine wine in China?
From Belief to Knowledge: Achieving and Sustaining an Adaptive Culture in Organizations
by Neil Douglas Terry WykowskiBelief is not knowledge, but we tend to hold our beliefs as if they represent knowledge, selecting whatever evidence is required to justify them. And because humans tend to cling to their beliefs as truths, organizations often ignore the need for change, no matter how urgent that need.From Belief to Knowledge: Achieving and Sustaining an Adaptive C
From Bench to Boardroom
by Clifford L. Spiro William BanholzerThis must-read guide offers a practical and engaging introduction to the ins and outs of R&D leadership. Innovation is a two-trillion-dollar industry, and, on top of the baseline complexity faced by any manager, the R&D or Innovation leader confronts an additional set of challenges.Armed with years of experience in roles ranging from scientist to Vice President of R&D to founder of his own company to innovation career coach, Dr. Clifford L. Spiro shares his insights on a carefully curated selection of topics. This indispensable playbook covers:Building, managing, and motivating a teamSetting schedules and goalsAssessing and rewarding project successWorking with other departmentsLegal and intellectual property considerationsDr. Spiro’s distinctive blend of big-picture strategic thinking and day-to-day, nitty-gritty tips (e.g., Five Great Questions For R&D Managers to Ask Every Time) is essential reading for current and aspiring R&D leaders through seasoned managers as well as anyone at an organization that has an R&D, innovation, or technology transfer component. Providing a prescriptive, in-the-trenches assessment of how to lead innovation more effectively, this book ably equips the reader to anticipate potential problems and to succeed both within the R&D department and across his or her company.
From Bicycle to Bentley: A Bookmaker's Story
by Stephen LittleStephen takes the reader from his earliest school days when it became clear he was academically bright, especially in math, attending prep school, winning a scholarship to major public school Uppingham where he won math prizes and, aged 16, passed 3 S (scholarship) levels. By then he had decided to be a bookie. He attended an interview for Cambridge University only because it was on his bicycle route to Newmarket races! Unable to work in any gambling job until 18, he set about visiting racecourses by bicycle, staying in youth hotels (17½p per night), eventually cycling to all racecourses in the UK, including several now-defunct courses. At 18 he found employment with Beresford & Smith in London; aged 24 he got his first bookie’s license in 1971 and by the age of 40 in 1986 was betting big on the rails at major meetings such as the Grand National, Cheltenham, Derby, Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood, often laying bets to lose £100,000 or more - when money was worth nearly twice today’s value - one of the few bookies who happily stood "toe to toe and traded blow for blow" with big hitters like JP McManus, Barney Curley, Michael Tabor and Harry Findlay. In 1998 changes in pitch administration prompted early retirement, and he sold his pitches, worked for a few unsatisfactory years for Corals and then departed the big time - with a Bentley as well as a bicycle, a house in Georgian Bath and a satisfactory bank balance.
From Bioeconomics to Degrowth: Georgescu-Roegen's 'New Economics' in Eight Essays (Routledge Studies In Ecological Economics Ser. #11)
by Nicolas Georgescu-RoegenNicolae Georgescu-Roegen (1906-1994) is considered today as perhaps the chief founder of the transdisciplinary field today known as Ecological Economics, but that he defined himself as Bioeconomics. In his later years Georgescu-Roegen intended to write a book of this title that would systematize what he considered to be the most significant results of his work. This project intends to resume this project, publishing a collection of the most relevant Georgescu-Roegen essays on Bioeconomics, including previously unpublished papers.
From Blockchain to Web3 & Metaverse
by Zibin Zheng Jiajing Wu Huawei HuangThe Metaverse seamlessly integrates the real world with the virtual world and allows avatars to engage in a broad range of activities including entertainment, social networking, and trading. In this book, we dive into the Metaverse by discussing how blockchains connect various Metaverse components, digital currencies, and blockchain-empowered applications in the virtual world. On the other hand, Web3 has also attracted considerable attention due to its uniquely decentralized characteristics. The digital economy, currently undergoing a rapid development, is a critical driver to highly efficient societies. It is imperative that we investigate how to use Web3 technologies to address the critical concerns encountered during the development of the digital economy by fully exploring Web3. In this book, we also share insights into the Web3-based ecosystem in the Metaverse; topics of interest include decentralized finance, digital assets, the asset-trading market, etc. Unlike most works on the subject, this book mainly concentrates on insights and discussions regarding blockchain, the Metaverse and Web3. In other words, it focuses on using blockchain technologies to enable an ecosystem for both the Metaverse and Web3. Topics addressed include blockchain fundamentals, smart contracts, value circulation in the Metaverse, the connection between the Metaverse and Web3, the establishment of the Metaverse on the basis of blockchain technologies, decentralized autonomous organization, decentralized storage, digital economy, Web3-based economic systems for the Metaverse, etc. This book will be a valuable resource for students, researchers, engineers, and policymakers working in various areas related to blockchain, the Metaverse and Web3. We hope that it will also inspire readers from academia and industry alike, and ultimately help them create a truly open, fair, and rational ecosystem for the Metaverse and Web3.
From Bolted-on to Built-in: Diversity Management and Intergroup Leadership in U.S. Corporations
by Candi Castleberry-SingletonCultivating and managing a diverse workforce are imperatives for corporations both in the U.S., and all over the world. At the global level, business leaders clearly see that their companies need globally diverse staff to compete, and they are changing the way they do business to become more diverse. Yet progress on diversity within U.S. companies has stagnated. Why are U.S. diversity efforts stalled and what can companies do to create new momentum for domestic diversity efforts? Are there lessons to be learned from global experience with corporate diversity that can help diversity management within the U.S.? And what do these troubling findings about problems in domestic programs and success abroad teach us about the challenges of intergroup leadership? This chapter examines these questions, which are critical to companies' future success. This chapter was previously published as chapter 14 of "Crossing the Divide: Intergroup Leadership in a World of Difference."
From Boom to Bubble: How Finance Built the New Chicago
by Rachel WeberDuring the Great Recession, the housing bubble took much of the blame for bringing the American economy to its knees, but commercial real estate also experienced its own boom-and-bust in the same time period. In Chicago, for example, law firms and corporate headquarters abandoned their historic downtown office buildings for the millions of brand-new square feet that were built elsewhere in the central business district. What causes construction booms like this, and why do they so often leave a glut of vacant space and economic distress in their wake? In From Boom to Bubble, Rachel Weber debunks the idea that booms occur only when cities are growing and innovating. Instead, she argues, even in cities experiencing employment and population decline, developers rush to erect new office towers and apartment buildings when they have financial incentives to do so. Focusing on the main causes of overbuilding during the early 2000s, Weber documents the case of Chicago's "Millennial Boom," showing that the Loop's expansion was a response to global and local pressures to produce new assets. An influx of cheap cash, made available through the use of complex financial instruments, helped transform what started as a boom grounded in modest occupant demand into a speculative bubble, where pricing and supply had only tenuous connections to the market. Innovative and compelling, From Boom to Bubble is an unprecedented historical, sociological, and geographic look at how property markets change and fail--and how that affects cities.
From Bouncing Bombs to Concorde: The Authorised Biography of Aviation Pioneer Sir George Edwards OM
by John Major Robert GardnerGeorge Edwards' name is synonymous with the Vickers Viscount, the world's first turboprop airliner; the controversial TSR2 project and the legendary Anglo-French Concorde. During the Second World War, it was Edwards who made the Dam Busters' bouncing bombs bounce.
From Boycott to Economic Cooperation: The Political Economy of the Arab Boycott of Israel
by Gil FeilerA study of the Arab economic boycott of Israel. This title includes the evolution and development of the boycott, and examines aspects such as theory, practice and legality of the longest-lasting example of economic sanctions in the 20th century.
From Brand Acquisitions to Brand Rationalization
by Nirmalya KumarOf all the tangible assets that a company owns, brands are perhaps the most prized. The first step to leveraging these assets fully is to assess the brand portfolio. This chapter provides methods of removing marketing support for marginal brands, trimming the supply chain, purging unprofitable products, and reducing organizational complexity and redundancy. Only then will disproportionate investments of resources, talent, and innovation in the surviving brands deliver top-line growth.
From Brand Vision to Brand Evaluation: The Strategic Process Of Growing And Strengthening Brands
by Leslie de ChernatonySeeing the world's biggest brands gain ground over the world's markets, you can't deny that the 25,000 students in the UK studying marketing will never understand their subject without knowing how branding works. This is THE key scholarly text in this crucial topic, an already hugely respected title and big seller in the field. It follows on from the introductory textbook Creating Powerful Brands, and comes highly illustrated with real examples of influential marketing campaigns. This is the book that will take students to the next level with the skills to develop and implement their own branding strategy.
From Branded Bulldozers to Global Distribution Partners
by Nirmalya KumarThis chapter describes how global retailers often account for more than half of a supplier's business, giving these retailers tremendous negotiating clout over suppliers and prices. As more and more distribution channels consolidate worldwide, manufacturers must develop global retailing and distribution channels, allowing suppliers to get the best stock worldwide at the best prices and better serving their customers and themselves.
From Brighton Beach to Madison Avenue
by David C. WienerUnlike any accountant most people ever meet, David C. Wiener rose from humble beginnings in a Jewish neighborhood of Brighton Beach, to the heights of accounting success by carving out a niche in the advertising industry in midtown Manhattan. He moved from accounting to financial assessment to negotiating deals with an ever widening array of companies. His uncanny ability to size up in an instant a situation on all levels—not only financial and economic, but all aspects related to it—his disarming sense of humor, and his no-nonsense approach make him the perfect deal maker. This book lifts the curtain on the stage of advertising agencies from the 1970s to the present and shares life lessons on how to succeed in business and in life.
From Broke To Brexit: Britain’s Lost Decade
by Michael BurtonPerhaps the most extraordinary period in modern British history, the years between the Great Recession and Brexit have often been dubbed ‘the lost decade’ because of the economic and political turmoil caused by those two great events. Michael Burton outlines how the first led to the second, assisted by a rare confluence of other, often unrelated, social and political factors that delivered the shock Leave verdict in the EU referendum of 2016. These included the longstanding grievances of voters in former industrial areas feeling left behind by globalism, stagnant incomes after the recession, austerity, the rise of social media, the refugee and Eurozone crisis in Europe, the deep split in the Conservative and Labour parties over the EU and rising wealth inequalities. The author also charts the chaotic political landscape that ended in the final Brexit deal. This book is ideal for the general reader as well as for students of politics, history and economics needing a concise and well-explained account of this turbulent period in British history.
From Broke to Breadwinner: The Single Mom's Guide to Financial Independence and More
by Janaki ChakravarthyFrom Broke to Breadwinner: A Single Mom&’s Guide to Financial Independence and More provides 6 key ingredients that guide single moms to financial independence and beyond. Certified Life Coach and former IT consultant Janaki Chakravarthy shows single moms how to take charge of their life and their finances, while being the best parent for their children. With unique concepts such as &‘Guardian-mom&’ and &‘Intentional Learning&’, From Broke to Breadwinner is practical without being preachy and motivates single moms to overcome the hurdles in their lives.
From Bud to Boss
by Kevin Eikenberry Guy HarrisPractical advice for making the shift to your first leadership position The number of people who will become first-time supervisors will likely grow in the next 10 years, as Baby Boomers retire. Perhaps the most challenging leadership experience anyone will face isn't one at the top, but their first promotion to leadership. They must deal with the change and uncertainty that comes with a new job, requiring new skills, and they've been promoted from peer to leader. While the book addresses the needs of any manager, supervisor, or leader, it pulls from the best leadership and management thinking, and puts the focus on the difficulties that new leaders experience. Includes practical information for new managers who must supervise friends and former peers Authors are expert consultants who work with leaders at all levels Shows how to adopt the mindset of a leader, including: communicating change, giving feedback, coaching employees, leading productive teams, and achieving goals This much-needed book can help new leaders get beyond the stress and fear to focus on becoming the most effective leader they can be-starting right now.
From Bureaucratic Followers to Interactive Collaborators: Understanding Two Types of Relationships Between Leaders and Followers
by Michael MaccobyThere are two types of followers: bureaucratic and interactive. A key element of the bureaucratic social character is the hardworking obsessive personality that has internalized a dominant father figure from early childhood. For people with an interactive social character, the significant person from the past they project onto a leader is often not a parent but a sibling or close friend. To create collaboration, as a leader you'll have to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each type of follower in order to bring out the best in both.