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The Halo Effect
by Phil RosenzweigToo many of the most prominent management gurus today make steel-clad guarantees, based on claims of irrefutable research, promising to reveal the secrets of why one company fails and another succeeds, and how you can become the latter. Combining equal measures of solemn-faced hype and a whole body of delusions, statistical and otherwise, these self-styled experts cloud our ability to think critically about the nature of success in business. Like a virus, these fundamental errors of thinking infect much of what we read, whether in leading business magazines, scholarly journals,or management bestsellers. Central among these delusions is the Halo Effect, the tendency on the part of the experts to point to the high financial performance of a successful company and then spread its golden glow to all its attributes--clear strategy, strong values, brilliant leadership, and outstanding execution. But should the same company's sales head south, the very same attributes are turned on their heads and derided for poor decision making across the board--suddenly the strategy was wrong, the culture was complacent, and the leader became arrogant. The Halo Effect not only points out these delusions that keep us from understanding business performance, but also suggests a more accurate way to think about leading a company. This approach--focusing on strategic choice and execution, while recognizing the inherent riskiness of both--clarifies the priorities that managers face. Irreverent and witty, Rosenzweig is uncanny in his ability to puncture the pretentious balloons of some of our mostsacred management cows.
Halophyte Plant Diversity and Public Health
by Münir Öztürk Volkan Altay Moona Nazish Mushtaq Ahmad Muhammad ZafarSalinity is one of the acute problems causing enormous yield loss in many regions of the world. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced in arid and semiarid regions. Halophytes can remove salt from various types of problematic soils due to their unique morphological, physiological and anatomical adaptations to these environments. Halophytes are also used for the treatment of certain diseases but scientific documentation in terms of current phytotherapic applications is deficient in this unique group of plants. Different ethnic groups around the world use medicinal halophytes according to their own beliefs and ancestor’s experiences. However, their knowledge about the use of salt tolerant medicinal plants is usually confined to their own community. There is thus a knowledge gap on halophytes which should be bridged and preserved. This book provides a comprehensive account on the distribution of halophytes, their ethnobotanical and medicinal aspects, economic importance, and chemical constituents along with scientific description. The book therefore serves as a valuable resource for professionals and researchers working in the fields of plant stress biology and ethnobotanical aspects.
Haltung: Warum die Wirtschaft mehr davon braucht – und die Architektur sie schon hat
by Alexander GutzmerSie ist zu einer Art Fetisch unserer Wirtschaftsdebatten geworden – die „Haltung“. Kaum ein großes CEO-Interview, in dem nicht irgendwann die Frage nach seiner oder Ihrer Haltung beziehungsweise der seines oder ihres Unternehmens zu diesem oder jenem großen gesellschaftlichen Thema auftaucht. In der Regel haben die Chefs auch ein einigermaßen brauchbares Arsenal an PR-tauglichen Floskeln parat. Aber das reicht nicht. Den enttäuschten Interviewern nicht. Und uns als Bürgern erst recht nicht. Und dennoch – wir wollen, dass unsere Vorstandschefs Haltung zeigen. Wir wollen, dass unsere Unternehmen erkennbar Position beziehen – und zwar gerade auch dann, wenn es weh tut. Genau das aber tun sie nicht. Wie auch? Keiner hat ihnen ja gesagt, wie Haltung beziehen geht. Oder woran man sich orientiert, wenn man eine Haltung explizit machen und mit konkreten Handlungsmustern verknüpfen will. Dieses Buch leistet dies. Es sucht nach einem gesellschaftlichen Teilbereich, der in der Entwicklung und Einforderung von Haltung Erfahrung hat. Und findet ihn – in der Architektur. Architekten sind es gewohnt, Haltungen zu entwickeln. Im Studium fordern Professoren diese ein, später die Bevölkerung. Was leisten Eure Gebäude, warum wollt Ihr, dass unsere Städte so aussehen, wie Ihr sie Euch vorstellt? Architekten sind, wenn sie ihrem Handwerk auf überzeugende Weise nachkommen, Haltungsmeister. Von ihnen kann man lernen, wie „Haltung“ geht. Um diese Lernprozesse - dargestellt am Beispiel der Architektur/ prägender Architekten - zu initiieren, schreibt Alexander Gutzmer, Chefredakteur der Architekturzeitschrift Baumeister und Professor für Medien und Kommunikation an der Berliner Quadriga-Hochschule, dieses Buch.
Hamburger America: Completely Revised and Updated Edition
by George MotzAmerica's hamburger expert George Motz returns with a completely updated edition of Hamburger America, now with 150 establishments where readers can find the best burgers in the country. George Motz has made it his personal mission to preserve America's hamburger heritage, and his travelogue spotlights the nation's best roadside stands, nostalgic diners, mom-n-pop shops, and college town favorites--all with George's photographs and commentary throughout. Whether you're an armchair traveler, a serious connoisseur, or curious adventurer, Hamburger America is an essential resource for reclaiming this precious slice of Americana.
Hamburgers in Paradise: The Stories Behind the Food We Eat
by Louise O. FrescoA fascinating exploration of our past, present, and future relationship with foodFor the first time in human history, there is food in abundance throughout the world. More people than ever before are now freed of the struggle for daily survival, yet few of us are aware of how food lands on our plates. Behind every meal you eat, there is a story. Hamburgers in Paradise explains how.In this wise and passionate book, Louise Fresco takes readers on an enticing cultural journey to show how science has enabled us to overcome past scarcities—and why we have every reason to be optimistic about the future. Using hamburgers in the Garden of Eden as a metaphor for the confusion surrounding food today, she looks at everything from the dominance of supermarkets and the decrease of biodiversity to organic foods and GMOs. She casts doubt on many popular claims about sustainability, and takes issue with naïve rejections of globalization and the idealization of "true and honest" food. Fresco explores topics such as agriculture in human history, poverty and development, and surplus and obesity. She provides insightful discussions of basic foods such as bread, fish, and meat, and intertwines them with social topics like slow food and other gastronomy movements, the fear of technology and risk, food and climate change, the agricultural landscape, urban food systems, and food in art.The culmination of decades of research, Hamburgers in Paradise provides valuable insights into how our food is produced, how it is consumed, and how we can use the lessons of the past to design food systems to feed all humankind in the future.
Hamilton Real Estate: Confidential Role Information for the Executive VP of Pearl Investments (SELLER)
by Deepak MalhotraPresents a two-party negotiation between the executive VP of Pearl Investments and the CEO of Estate One for the sale of real estate in the town of Hamilton.
Hamilton Real Estate: Confidential Role Information for the CEO of Estate One (BUYER)
by Deepak MalhotraPresents a two-party negotiation between the executive VP of Pearl Investments and the CEO of Estate One for the sale of real estate in the town of Hamilton.
The Hamilton Scheme: An Epic Tale of Money and Power in the American Founding
by William Hogeland"William Hogeland is the best guide I have found to understanding how we today are, for good and evil, children of Alexander.” —J. Bradford DeLong, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of Slouching Towards UtopiaHow Alexander Hamilton embraced American oligarchy to jumpstart American prosperity. “Forgotten founder” no more, Alexander Hamilton has become a global celebrity. Millions know his name. Millions imagine knowing the man. But what did he really want for the country? What risks did he run in pursuing those vaulting ambitions? Who tried to stop him? How did they fight? It’s ironic that the Hamilton revival has obscured the man’s most dramatic battles and hardest-won achievements—as well as downplaying unsettling aspects of his legacy. Thrilling to the romance of becoming the one-man inventor of a modern nation, our first Treasury secretary fostered growth by engineering an ingenious dynamo—banking, public debt, manufacturing—for concentrating national wealth in the hands of a government-connected elite. Seeking American prosperity, he built American oligarchy. Hence his animus and mutual sense of betrayal with Jefferson and Madison—and his career-long fight to suppress a rowdy egalitarian movement little remembered today: the eighteenth-century white working class. Marshaling an idiosyncratic cast of insiders and outsiders, vividly dramatizing backroom intrigues and literal street fights—and sharply dissenting from recent biographies—William Hogeland’s The Hamilton Scheme brings to life Hamilton’s vision and the hard-knock struggles over democracy, wealth, and the meaning of America that drove the nation’s creation and hold enduring significance today.
Hamilton's Curse: How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution and What It Means for Americans Today
by Thomas J. DilorenzoTwo of the most influential figures in American history. Two opposing political philosophies. Two radically different visions for America. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were without question two of the most important Founding Fathers. They were also the fiercest of rivals. Of these two political titans, it is Jefferson---the revered author of the Declaration of Independence and our third president---who is better remembered today. But in fact it is Hamilton's political legacy that has triumphed---a legacy that has subverted the Constitution and transformed the federal government into the very leviathan state that our forefathers fought against in the American Revolution. How did we go from the Jeffersonian ideal of limited government to the bloated imperialist system of Hamilton's design? Acclaimed economic historian Thomas J. DiLorenzo provides the troubling answer in Hamilton's Curse. DiLorenzo reveals how Hamilton, first as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and later as the nation's first and most influential treasury secretary, masterfully promoted an agenda of nationalist glory and interventionist economics---core beliefs that did not die with Hamilton in his fatal duel with Aaron Burr. Carried on through his political heirs, the Hamiltonian legacy: * Wrested control into the hands of the federal government by inventing the myth of the Constitution's "implied powers" * Established the imperial presidency (Hamilton himself proposed a permanent president---in other words, a king) * Devised a national banking system that imposes boom-and-bust cycles on the American economy * Saddled Americans with a massive national debt and oppressive taxation * Inflated the role of the federal courts in order to eviscerate individual liberties and state sovereignty * Pushed economic policies that lined the pockets of the wealthy and created a government system built on graft, spoils, and patronage * Transformed state governments from Jeffersonian bulwarks of liberty to beggars for federal crumbs By debunking the Hamiltonian myths perpetuated in recent admiring biographies, DiLorenzo exposes an uncomfortable truth: The American people are no longer the masters of their government but its servants. Only by restoring a system based on Jeffersonian ideals can Hamilton's curse be lifted, at last.
Hamilton's Industrial Heritage
by Richard N. PilandHamilton has been an important activity center in Butler County since its founding in 1791, as its proximity to the Great Miami River made it an ideal county seat and agricultural hub. Beginning in 1845, the Hamilton Hydraulic Company diverted the river's flow through town and developed a system that supplied cheap waterpower to area mills. By 1900, Hamilton was "the greatest manufacturing city of its size in the world," and by the 1940s it was home to several of the world's largest industries. Champion Paper milled coated paper, Niles Tool Works manufactured machine tools, Hooven-Owens-Rentschler built Corliss engines, Estate Stove made stoves, and Mosler and Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Companies earned Hamilton its reputation as the "Safe Capital of the World." More than 150 factories and shops developed diverse product lists in the early 1900s, but only three of these businesses still operate in Hamilton today.
The Hamlet Fire: A Tragic Story of Cheap Food, Cheap Government, and Cheap Lives
by Bryant SimonFor decades, the small, quiet town of Hamlet, North Carolina, thrived thanks to the railroad. But by the 1970s, it had become a postindustrial backwater, a magnet for businesses in search of cheap labor and almost no oversight. Imperial Food Products was one of those businesses. The company set up shop in Hamlet in the 1980s. Workers who complained about low pay and hazardous working conditions at the plant were silenced or fired. But jobs were scarce in town, so workers kept coming back, and the company continued to operate with impunity. Then, on the morning of September 3, 1991, the never-inspected chicken-processing plant a stone's throw from Hamlet's city hall burst into flames. Twenty-five people perished that day behind the plant's locked and bolted doors. It remains one of the deadliest accidents ever in the history of the modern American food industry.Eighty years after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, industrial disasters were supposed to have been a thing of the past in the United States. However, as award-winning historian Bryant Simon shows, the pursuit of cheap food merged with economic decline in small towns across the South and the nation to devalue laborers and create perilous working conditions. The Hamlet fire and its aftermath reveal the social costs of antiunionism, lax regulations, and ongoing racial discrimination. Using oral histories, contemporary news coverage, and state records, Simon has constructed a vivid, potent, and disturbing social autopsy of this town, this factory, and this time that exposes how cheap labor, cheap government, and cheap food came together in a way that was destined to result in tragedy.
Hammer and Silicon: The Soviet Diaspora in the U.S. Innovation Economy — Immigration, Innovation, Institutions, Imprinting, and Identity
by Sheila M. Puffer Daniel J. McCarthy Daniel M. SatinskyThis deeply personal book tells the untold story of the significant contributions of technical professionals from the former Soviet Union to the US innovation economy, particularly in the sectors of software, social media, biotechnology, and medicine. Drawing upon in-depth interviews, it channels the voices and stories of more than 150 professionals who emigrated from 11 of the 15 former Soviet republics between the 1970s and 2015, and who currently work in the innovation hubs of Silicon Valley and Boston/Cambridge. Using the social science theories of institutions, imprinting, and identity, the authors analyze the political, social, economic, and educational forces that have characterized Soviet immigration over the past 40 years, showing how the particularities of the Soviet context may have benefited or challenged interviewees' work and social lives. The resulting mosaic of perspectives provides valuable insight into the impact of immigration on US economic development, specifically in high technology and innovation.
Hammond's Candies: History Handmade in Denver (American Palate Ser.)
by Mary "Corky" ThompsopnA history of the Denver-based candy company. In 1920, Carl T. Hammond founded his company with a commitment to quality. He single-handedly developed recipes, sold candy and handled everything else required to run the small operation. Nearly a century after that humble beginning, Hammond&’s Candies still clings to that original vision, creating prized confections by hand. The Mitchell Sweet, first introduced in the 1930s, is still a top seller, and visitors touring the factory can view the original machinery being used in production. Author Corky Thompson traces the history and growth of this family-owned company from 1920 until its sale at the end of the twentieth century and follows its transition under new ownership to the present time.
Hampton Machine Tool Co.
by David W. Mullins Jr.A bank lending officer must decide whether to extend and increase a loan to a small machine tool company. Case provides sufficient data for preparation of cash budgets and pro forma financial statements in order to analyze the lending officer's problem. Other issues that can be addressed include the impact of stock repurchase, dividends, advanced payments by customers, as well as general sensitivity analysis.
Hamptonshire Express
by Ananth Raman V. G. NarayananPresents a series of problems that face a newspaper publisher, including inventory level, effort level, subsidy for unsold inventory, and commission for sales. Students must make various operational decisions.
The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
by Mike Song Tim Burress Vicki HalseyOffers an easy-to-implement solution to a problem--e-mail and information overload--that plagues millions of people • Draws on the authors' extensive experience working with major corporate clients • Includes a real-world case study of how the principles in the book were implemented at Capital One Do you spend so much time dealing with e-mails--reading them, writing them, responding to them, responding to responses--that you feel like you're just going round and round and getting nowhere? Meet Harold, an HR director so overwhelmed by email he feels like a hamster on a wheel. Just in time, Harold meets a coach--a leading expert on email efficiency and etiquette with a simple system that helps Harold eliminate needless emails, write better messages, and file and find information in a flash. He gets immediate results--and reclaims his life. This delightful and much-needed fable is based on the authors' extensive experience helping employees at companies like Clear Channel, Procter and Gamble, and Pfizer manage e-mail more efficiently. The book includes a remarkable case study of the authors' work with Capital One, where employees estimated they saved thirteen days a year by applying Hamster Revolution techniques. This book is perfect for time-starved professionals eager to restore balance and order to their busy lives.
The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before it Manages You
by Mike Song Vicki Halsey Tim Burress Ken BlanchardThe Hamster Revolution is a timely solution to both the widespread problem of email overload as well as most people's inefficient (or nonexistent) systems for categorizing and storing email messages.
The Hamster Revolution for Meetings
by Tim Burress Mike Song Vicki HalseyAre meetings taking over your life? You're not alone. Meet Iris, a sales director so overwhelmed by meetings that she feels like a hamster on a wheel--in fact, she's turned into one. Just in time, she meets a coach--a leading meeting efficiency expert--with a simple system that helps her regain her sanity and humanity. The coach's secret is a laser-like focus on the five biggest meeting pain points: 1. Meeting overload: Professionals waste twenty-four days a year in useless meetings. 2. Missing success ingredients: ninety percent of all professionals attend meetings that lack a clearly stated objective and agenda. 3. Virtual-meeting chaos: Disinterested participants + endless technical glitches huge amounts of wasted time. 4. Agenda adrift: Goals are missed when meetings veer off course. 5. Action distraction: Incomplete action items result in delayed projects and missed deadlines. The coach demonstrates that these five challenges are damaging Iris's career and costing the world over a trillion dollars each year. He provides practical new solutions that rapidly transform Iris from victim to victor. These solutions are tailored to the technology-driven world in which Iris lives--she discovers how to use e-calendars, PDAs, and virtual meetings to make her life easier, not more complicated. She applies the solutions, gets immediate results, and reclaims her life. The Hamster Revolution for Meetings focuses on a small number of high-impact best practices that really work. Included is a landmark case study that shows how 3,000 Capital One associates reclaimed ten days per year while improving meeting effectiveness by over 35 percent.
The Hand Behind the Invisible Hand: Dogmatic and Pragmatic Views on Free Markets and the State of Economic Theory
by Karl MittermaierAvailable Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND Made famous by the Enlightenment thinker Adam Smith, the concept of an ‘invisible hand’ might be taken to imply that a government that governs least governs the best, from the viewpoint of society. Here an invisible hand appears to represent unfettered market forces. Drawing from this much-contested notion, Mittermaier indicates why such a view represents only one side of the story and distinguishes between what he calls pragmatic and dogmatic free marketeers. Published posthumously, with new contributions by Daniel Klein, Rod O’Donnell and Christopher Torr, this book outlines Mittermaier’s main thesis and his relevance for ongoing debates within economics, politics, sociology and philosophy.
Handboek arbeid & gezondheid
by André Bieleman Marcel Balm Josephine Engels Harald Miedema Yvonne HeerkensDit boek helpt professionals om de meest optimale ondersteuning te bieden aan mensen die (weer) aan het werk gaan, of aan het werk willen blijven. Het is met name bedoeld voor zorg-, arbo-, en HR-professionals.In Handboek arbeid & gezondheid staat de relatie tussen arbeid en gezondheid centraal. Daarbij wordt gezondheid breed opgevat – vanuit een holistische visie. Het boek beschrijft arbeidsparticipatie vanuit verschillende perspectieven, en legt uit hoe daarmee om te gaan. Bijvoorbeeld in relatie tot de steeds ouder wordende doelgroep van werkenden, op mensen met chronische aandoeningen, en de speciale situatie van ZZP’ers. Thema’s als wet- en regelgeving, duurzame inzetbaarheid en multidisciplinaire samenwerking komen daarbij ook aan de orde. Daarnaast beschrijft Handboek arbeid & gezondheid wat er nodig is om de organisatie waar het werk plaatsvindt ‘gezond’ te houden. Het beschrijft bijvoorbeeld gedrags- en cultuurveranderingen en aandacht voor een gezonde en veilige werkomgeving. Deze vierde editie van het Handboek arbeid & gezondheid is geheel geactualiseerd. Het sluit naadloos aan bij de recente ontwikkelingen in werk en gezondheid, zoals de gevolgen van de COVID-19-pandemie.
Handboek arbeid & gezondheid: Een Handboek Voor Paramedici En Arboprofessionals
by Yvonne Heerkens André Bieleman Harald Miedema Josephine Engels Marcel BalmDit boek geeft antwoord op de vraag hoe je integratie, inclusieve arbeid, duurzame inzetbaarheid en re-integratie bevordert. Werk is belangrijk voor mensen; werk draagt bij aan zelfstandigheid, zelfrespect en ontplooiing. En met de toenemende vergrijzing en flexibilisering van de arbeidsmarkt is het bevorderen van duurzame arbeidsparticipatie een steeds grotere uitdaging. Hoe pak je dat aan? Deze derde editie van het Handboek Arbeid & Gezondheid is geheel geactualiseerd. Daarnaast is de focus van het boek aangepast. Er is meer aandacht voor de verschillende perspectieven van waaruit je naar arbeidsparticipatie kunt kijken, de grote variëteit aan professionals die in de verschillende contexten van arbeid werkzaam zijn en de wijze waarop zij samenwerken. In het traject van het aan het werk krijgen (inclusie / integratie), aan het werk houden en het weer terugbrengen naar het werk (re-integratie) spelen – naast de werkende zelf - veel professionals een rol, waaronder paramedici, arbeidsdeskundigen, arboverpleegkundigen en toegepast psychologen. Zij vormen samen de doelgroep van dit handboek. Ook andere (arbo)professionals zijn betrokken, zoals bedrijfs- en verzekeringsartsen, HRM-managers en preventiemedewerkers. Het Handboek Arbeid & Gezondheid is onmisbaar voor iedereen in opleiding tot beroepen gericht op het bevorderen van duurzame arbeidsparticipatie. Ook voor alle professionals die al werken in het mooie maar complexe veld arbeid en gezondheid is dit boek een nuttige bron van informatie.
Handboek Onderhandelen voor insiders: Hoe onderhandel je op het randje en kom je ermee weg
by Passos Dias AguiarJe krijgt niet wat je verdient… je krijgt wat je onderhandelt! Als je je onderhandelingsvaardigheden wilt verbeteren, is dit boek iets voor jou. Onderhandelingsvaardigheden bepalen sterk het professionele en persoonlijke leven van elk individu. Deze vaardigheden kunnen je toekomstige succes voor een groot deel voorspellen. Mensen met betere onderhandelingsvaardigheden zijn anderen routinematig de baas door superieur intellect, meer kennis en ervaring, en zelfs meer lef. Veel mensen waren ten onrechte van mening dat onderhandelingsvaardigheden slechts van belang zijn voor die paar mensen die op speciale plekken bijeenkomen om deals te sluiten die de meesten van ons niet aangaan. Niets is minder waar: de baas onderhandelt met de medewerker, de man onderhandelt met de vrouw, de leerling onderhandelt met de leraar, de verkoper onderhandelt met de koper en de zoon onderhandelt met zijn moeder. Mensen die denken dat ze niet aan onderhandelingen deelnemen, doen het eigenlijk dagelijks, en ze winnen en verliezen bij elk van die interacties. Helaas hebben maar heel weinig mensen het voordeel gehad dat ze een onderhandelingstraining hebben gedaan. Dit boek neemt die handicap weg: het onthult de geheimen, tactieken en strategieën die worden gebruikt door gehaaide professionele internationale onderhandelaars. Hier is alles te vinden wat je nodig hebt om betere resultaten te behalen bij je persoonlijke en professionele onderhandelingen. Het leest makkelijk weg, dit is een boek dat je er vaak even bij zult pakken. Onderwerpen zijn onder meer: • De drie cruciale onderdelen van elke onderhandeling. • Bronnen van macht bij een onderhandeling. • Onderhandelingsstijl. • Openingstactieken. • Middenspeltactieken • Eindspeltactieken. • Omgaan met agressieve confrontaties. • Telefonisch onderhandelen. • Wat d
Handboek organisatie van de huisartsenpraktijk (Basiswerk AG)
by B. van AbshovenDit handboek geeft (aanstaande) doktersassistenten handvatten voor het uitvoeren van administratieve en organisatorische werkzaamheden in de huisartsenpraktijk. Zo leer je hoe je een kwaliteitssysteem kunt opzetten en aanpassen en welke vormen van declareren er zijn. Dit is de tweede geheel herziene druk van Handboek organisatie van de huisartsenpraktijk.In deze versie staat meer informatie over ICPC-codering en episodegericht registreren. Bovendien worden er nieuwe onderwerpen besproken, zoals de AVG (Algemene Verordening Gegevensbescherming) en de klachtenwet Wkkgz (Wet kwaliteit, klachten en geschillen zorg). Ook is er veel aandacht voor ketenzorg. Handboek organisatie van de huisartsenpraktijk bestaat uit hoofdstukken die oplopen in complexiteit. Het begint met het beschrijven van alledaagse taken die je als doktersassistent uitoefent. En eindigt met het uitleggen van de achterliggende visies over kwaliteit en veiligheid. Je leest wat procesmatig werken is en wat het inhoudt om protocollair te werken. Het onderwerp ketenzorg vind je in verschillende hoofdstukken, vanuit verschillende invalshoeken terug. Dit handboek levert een belangrijke bijdrage aan deeltaken B1-K1, B1-K3, B1-K4 van het kwalificatiedossier Doktersassistent (01-08-2015).Het boek is toegankelijk dankzij ondersteunende foto’s en dankzij tekeningen van Rosali Dewi Bosma die je laten nadenken over de praktijkorganisatie.Barbara van Abshoven doceerde assistenten in de gezondheidszorg op het ROC Midden Nederland. Momenteel werkt zij als praktijkmanager bij Praktijk Catharijnesingel in Utrecht. Zij is medeauteur van de boeken Voetstappen in de samenleving en Assistent en maatschappij, burgerschap voor AG.
Handbook Factory Planning and Design
by Hans-Peter Wiendahl Jürgen Reichardt Peter NyhuisThis handbook introduces a methodical approach and pragmatic concept for the planning and design of changeable factories that act in strategic alliances to supply the ever-changing needs of the global market. In the first part, the change drivers of manufacturing enterprises and the resulting new challenges are considered in detail with focus on an appropriate change potential. The second part concerns the design of the production facilities and systems on the factory levels work place, section, building and site under functional, organisational, architectural and strategic aspects keeping in mind the environmental, health and safety aspects including corporate social responsibility. The third part is dedicated to the planning and design method that is based on a synergetic interaction of process and space. The accompanying project management of the planning and construction phase and the facility management for the effective utilization of the built premises close the book. The Authors Prof. em. Dr. -Ing. Dr. mult. h. c. Hans-Peter Wiendahl has been director for 23 years of the Institute of Factory planning and Logistics at the Leibniz University of Hannover in Germany. Prof. Dipl. -Ing. Architekt BDA Jürgen Reichardt is Professor at the Muenster school of architecture and partner of RMA Reichardt - Maas - Associate Architects in Essen Germany. Prof. Dr. -Ing. habil. Peter Nyhuis is Managing Director of the Institute of Factory Planning and Logistics at the Leibniz University of Hannover in Germany.
Handbook for a Sustainable Economy
by Roberto BermejoSince the 1992 World Scientists' Warning to Humanity, the looming prospect of Earth's changing climate has inspired a broad movement dedicated to a sustainable future. In this Handbook, the author explains the elements of a sustainable economy, the development of which must be undertaken if we are to retain our civilization. The first section offers a critical analysis of orthodox economical thinking, and the tools used by the conventional economy to solve the "environmental problem. " The author examines the theory and tools of Environmental Economics addressing the commodification of nature, and offers analysis of the theoretical and practical contradictions which arise from attempts to combine environmental protection and free trade. Part II discusses the principles and tools needed to build a sustainable economy, including the concept of biomimicry as a guiding principle of sustainability, a brief description of the adaptive cycle of ecosystems and explains the concept of transformability and the factors that determine it. Discussion includes a broad evaluation of the capacity for transformation of National Sustainable Development Strategies and an analysis of the essential requirements of ecology-based tax reform. Also included is a critical vision of the dominant paradigm of science and technology. The third section explores sustainable production and consumption, discussing energy, transport, the circular economy of materials and sustainable consumption. Included are a detailed analysis of factors that determine the limits of fossil fuels, a description of the peak oil structural effect and its sectoral impacts, an overview of a sustainable electric system and a review of biofuels, electricity and hydrogen. The author concludes that only hydrogen associated to fuel offers a sustainable alternative to oil. Discussion includes a view of the structural causes of the current high-level consumption model through the lens of motivation, provision and access systems and a detailed description of policies that must be adopted as part of a sustainable consumption strategy. The final chapter undertakes the task of analyzing the capability of our societies to transform themselves to reach sustainability. The author broadly evaluates each factor, as a prior step to carrying out an overall evaluation and demonstrates that in order to accomplish a comprehensive analysis, a multidisciplinary group is necessary.