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Plantation Kingdom: The American South and Its Global Commodities (The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series)
by Richard Follett Sven Beckert Peter Coclanis Barbara M. HahnHow global competition brought the plantation kingdom to its knees.In 1850, America’s plantation economy reigned supreme. U.S. cotton dominated world markets, and American rice, sugarcane, and tobacco grew throughout a vast farming empire that stretched from Maryland to Texas. Four million enslaved African Americans toiled the fields, producing global commodities that enriched the most powerful class of slaveholders the world had ever known. But fifty years later—after emancipation demolished the plantation-labor system, Asian competition flooded world markets with cheap raw materials, and free trade eliminated protected markets—America’s plantations lay in ruins.Plantation Kingdom traces the rise and fall of America’s plantation economy. Written by four renowned historians, the book demonstrates how an international capitalist system rose out of slave labor, indentured servitude, and the mass production of agricultural commodities for world markets. Vast estates continued to exist after emancipation, but tenancy and sharecropping replaced slavery’s work gangs across most of the plantation world. Poverty and forced labor haunted the region well into the twentieth century.The book explores the importance of slavery to the Old South, the astounding profitability of plantation agriculture, and the legacy of emancipation. It also examines the place of American producers in world markets and considers the impact of globalization and international competition 150 years ago. Written for scholars and students alike, Plantation Kingdom is an accessible and fascinating study.
Planters Nuts
by Robert J. Dolan Donald NgweIn 2012 Planters had about $1 billion in U.S. annual revenues, but had experienced declining unit sales and household penetration over the past six years. The snack nuts category was growing overall, but household spending was shifting away from peanuts, cashews, and mixed nuts-Planters' core business-to almonds and pistachios. A new brand management team for Planters had to develop a plan to reinvigorate the still largest brand in the category, and specifically to decide whether to focus on rebuilding its traditional product categories or on attempting to capitalize on the newer nut categories. Central to this process were questions of segmentation, targeting, and positioning.
Planters Nuts (B): The Power of the Peanut
by Robert J. Dolan Donald NgweThis case picks up from the events in Planters Nuts and describes how the new management team for Planters turned the brand around in 2013 by implementing a new brand positioning accompanied by a multimillion dollar marketing campaign.
Planting a Capitalist South: Masters, Merchants, and Manufacturers in the Southern Interior, 1790--1860
by Tom Downey"This is a pathbreaking book, well grounded in the appropriate documentary record. Downey makes especially good use of the reports of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company and of other corporations, which are so tedious to read, to offer an exciting and fresh perspective on an old problem of vital importance, the relationship between businessmen and planters in the Old South" -- American Historical Review"Downey's book has many merits. First of all, it successfully presents a comprehensive and harmonious picture of the development of the region. Second, it helps to better define the contours of the long misunderstood southern political economy and its transformations during the latter part of the antebellum era. It is indeed a well-written and well-thought piece of historiography showing in microcosm how a new synthesis of antebellum southern history should be conceived." -- Enterprise and SocietyIn Planting a Capitalist South, Tom Downey effectively challenges the idea that commercial and industrial interests did little to alter the planter-dominated political economy of the Old South. By analyzing the interplay of planters, merchants, and manufacturers, Downey characterizes the South as a sphere of contending types of capitalists: agrarians with land and slaves versus commercial and industrial owners of banks, railroads, stores, and factories. His book focuses on the central Savannah River Valley of western South Carolina, an influential political and economic region and the home of some of the South's leading states' rights and proslavery ideologues; which also spawned a number of inland commercial towns, one of the nation's first railroads, and a robust wage-labor community. As such, western South Carolina provides a unique opportunity for looking at contrasting economic forces but solely within the boundaries of the South -- slavery vs. free labor, industrial vs. agricultural, urban vs. rural. A revisionary study, Planting a Capitalist South offers clear evidence of a burgeoning transition to capitalist society in the Old South. "Downey's book is a welcome new addition to the growing corpus of studies seeking to understand the lives of white merchants and manufacturers. Well written and researched, Downey's excellent work will add greater nuance to our picture of the social and economic life of the Old South, particularly our picture of the emerging southern middle class." -- Georgia Historical Quarterly"Planting a Capitalist South makes several important contributions. The idea that commerce and industry challenged tenets of republican ideology may be a familiar one, but Downey pursues it in directions seldom explored by previous historians of the Old South, examining conflicts over issue like railroad routes, water rights, and the power of town governments. Moreover, he links those subjects to historians' debates about the capitalist character of the region, and he stakes out an innovative position with his argument that the late antebellum South was in the midst of a transition to capitalism." -- Business History Review
Planting for a Global Harvest
by Kenichi OhmaeGrowing a global organization is like growing a garden: there must be a proper fit between organization and environment. Achieving that fit means starting by decomposing the corporate center. Global companies need several regional headquarters. They must also make sure their far-flung managers have a shared identity, which comes from instilling a shared set of values. Global competitors invest in markets for the long haul. The shortsightedness of governments or the short-term setbacks of a downturn shouldn't prevent a company from considering the whole world a garden, ready for cultivation.
Planting Nature: Trees and the Manipulation of Environmental Stewardship in America
by Shaul Ephraim CohenShaul E. Cohen exposes how big business, the government, and tree planting groups often work together to manipulate trees - and the people who plant them. He reveals how positive associations and symbols invested in trees are exploited by an interlocking network of government agencies, private timber companies, and nongovernmental organizations to subvert the power of people who think that they are building a better world. Cohen traces the roots of the story in the history of tree planting in the United States, the rise of popular sentiment around trees, the development of the Arbor Day holiday, and the growth of tree-planting groups such as the National Arbor Day Foundation and American Forests. Drawing from internal papers, government publications, advertisements, and archival documents, Cohen illustrates how organizations promote tree planting to deflect attention from the causes of environmental problems, masking business-as-usual agendas. Ultimately, Planting Nature challenges the relationships between a "green" public, the organizations that champion environmental causes, and the powers that be, providing a cautionary tale of cooperation and deception that cuts across the political spectrum.
Planung und Reporting im BI-gestützten Controlling: Grundlagen, Business Intelligence, Mobile BI und Big-Data-Analytics
by Dietmar SchönPlanungs- und Reportinglösungen leiden in vielen Unternehmen immer noch unter mangelnder Datenqualität, sind unzureichend integriert und häufig zeit- und kostenintensiv.Dieses praxisorientierte Buch zeigt Schritt für Schritt, wie es anders geht. Es wird systematisch gezeigt, wie moderne Planungs- und Reportingsysteme im BI-gestützten Controlling mit dem Einsatz von Data-Warehouse- und Big-Data-Technologie aufgebaut werden.Für die 3. Auflage wurde das Buch umfassend aktualisiert. Hierbei wurde ein umfangreiches Beispiel mit Cockpitvorschlägen für die Bereiche Unternehmensleitung, Vertrieb, Einkauf und Projektsteuerung ergänzt. Zudem werden die neusten Entwicklungen im BI-gestützten Controlling mit Unterstützung der traditionellen und explorativen BI aufgezeigt, u. a. Data Mining, Predictive Analytics, Data Discovery, Data Visualization, App-Technologie, Self Service BI sowie Cloud Computing. Weitere Neuerungen betreffen die Themen Datenqualität und Datenmodellierung. Den Abschluss bildet weiterhin das wichtige Kapitel „Mobile BI“, bei dem es um den Ausbau von leistungsfähigen mobilen Analyse- und Planungslösungen mithilfe von Tablets, Handys und anderen mobilen Endgeräten geht.
Planung und Reporting im BI-gestützten Controlling: Grundlagen, Business Intelligence, Mobile BI, Big-Data-Analytics und KI
by Dietmar SchönPlanungs- und Reportinglösungen leiden in vielen Unternehmen immer noch unter mangelnder Datenqualität, sind unzureichend integriert und häufig zeit- und kostenintensiv. Dieses praxisorientierte Buch zeigt Schritt für Schritt, wie es anders geht. Es wird systematisch gezeigt, wie moderne Planungs- und Reportingsysteme im BI-gestützten Controlling mit dem Einsatz von Data-Warehouse- und Big-Data-Technologie aufgebaut und sinnvoll um KI-gestützte Features ergänzt werden können. Für die 4. Auflage wurde das Buch umfassend aktualisiert. Hierbei wurde das umfangreiche Controlling-Cockpit-Beispiel erweitert. Es enthält nun Vorschläge für die Bereiche Unternehmensleitung (operatives und strategisches Controlling), Vertrieb, Produktion, Einkauf und Projektsteuerung. Zudem werden die neusten Entwicklungen im BI-gestützten Controlling mit Unterstützung der traditionellen und explorativen BI aufgezeigt, u.a. Data Mining, Predictive Analytics, Künstliche Intelligenz, RPA, Chatbots, Data Discovery, Data Visualization, App-Technologie, Self Service BI sowie Cloud Computing. Weitere Neuerungen betreffen die Themen Datenqualität und Datenmodellierung. Den Abschluss bildet weiterhin das Kapitel „Mobile BI“, bei dem es um den Ausbau von leistungsfähigen mobilen Analyse- und Planungslösungen mit Hilfe von Tablets, Handys und anderen mobilen Endgeräten geht.
Planung und Reporting im Mittelstand
by Dietmar SchönIn mittelständischen Unternehmen klafft eine große Lücke zwischen Planung und Kontrolle. Planungs- und Reportinglösungen im Controlling sind meist in einfachen Tabellenkalkulationsprogrammen und Reportgeneratoren innerhalb der vorhandenen Anwendungsprogramme abgebildet. Dies ist zeit- und kostenaufwendig und liefert nicht die erforderliche Transparenz für das Management. Wichtige Informationen aus anderen Bereichen werden nicht oder nur unzureichend mit einbezogen. Dieses lösungsorientierte Buch zeigt, dass es auch anders geht: Schritt für Schritt wird dargestellt, wie sich Business Intelligence mit dem Einsatz von Data Warehouse-Technologie zur Umsetzung leistungsstarker Planungs- und Reportingsysteme anbietet und im Unternehmen eingeführt wird.
Planung und Umsetzung sicherer Events: Handeln und Lernen aus Erfahrungen bei Veranstaltungen (essentials)
by Stefan Luppold Marcus MoroffMarcus Moroff und Stefan Luppold beschreiben in diesem essential die wesentlichen Elemente, die im Ablauf eines Events - Planung, Realisierung und Nachbetrachtung - aus der Perspektive bewusster Sicherheit unverzichtbar sind. Die Autoren stellen einen ganzheitlichen Ansatz vor, bei dem Sicherheit als selbstverst#65533;ndliches Ergebnis entsteht. Sicherheit bei Events erfordert eine konsequente Herangehensweise, die den Leserinnen und Lesern in kompakter Form zug#65533;nglich gemacht wird.
Planung von innerbetrieblichen Transportsystemen: Fahrzeugsysteme (Intralogistik)
by Johannes Fottner Stefan Galka Sebastian Habenicht Eva Klenk Ingolf Meinhardt Thorsten SchmidtDieses Buch beschreibt bewährte, praxistaugliche Methoden zur Planung innerbetrieblicher Transportsysteme. Der Fokus liegt auf den wesentlichen Systemen und Förderfahrzeugen, die derzeit in der Industrie eingesetzt werden: Gabelstapler, fahrerlose Transportfahrzeuge, Routenzüge und Elektrohängebahnen. Neben einer Beschreibung relevanter Systemelemente und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten liefert das Buch Empfehlungen zur Auswahl eines geeigneten Systems entsprechend der individuellen Anforderungen. Planungsschritte von der Erhebung von Plandaten bis zur Umsetzung werden vorgestellt. Methoden, die bei Planungsentscheidungen wie der Bestimmung der Anzahl benötigter Fahrzeuge helfen, sind detailliert beschrieben; ihre Anwendung wird anhand von Fallbeispielen demonstriert. Do's and Dont’s, basierend auf Erfahrungen von Praktikern und Wissenschaftlern, tragen dazu bei, Planungsfehler zu vermeiden.Das Buch wendet sich an Planer und Betreiber derartiger Systeme, Studierende einschlägiger Studienfächer bekommen einen vertieften Einblick in die Umsetzung der Methoden.
Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the End of Financial Control
by Sean H. VanattaHow bankers created the modern consumer credit economy and destroyed financial stability in the process American households are awash in expensive credit card debt. But where did all this debt come from? In this history of the rise of postwar American finance, Sean H. Vanatta shows how bankers created our credit card economy and, with it, the indebted nation we know today. America&’s consumer debt machine was not inevitable. In the years after World War II, state and federal regulations ensured that many Americans enjoyed safe banks and inexpensive credit. Bankers, though, grew restless amid restrictive rules that made profits scarce. They experimented with new services and new technologies. They settled on credit cards, and in the 1960s mailed out reams of high-interest plastic to build a debt industry from scratch. In the 1960s and &’70s consumers fought back, using federal and state policy to make credit cards safer and more affordable. But bankers found ways to work around local rules. Beginning in 1980, Citibank and its peers relocated their card plans to South Dakota and Delaware, states with the weakest consumer regulations, creating &“on-shore&” financial havens and drawing consumers into an exploitative credit economy over which they had little control. We live in the world these bankers made.
Plastic Donuts: Giving That Delights the Heart of the Father
by Jeff AndersonOnce you see your gifts from God's perspective, your giving will never be the same. When she was a toddler, Jeff Anderson's daughter opened his eyes to how delighted God is with our gifts. She brought him a plastic donut from her play kitchen, and he was surprised by the intensity of his reaction. His delight in receiving this simple gift--and his daughter's joy in giving it--led him to dig deeper. Anderson would not rest until he found the scriptural connection between our gifts and God's heart. Plastic Donuts removes the awkwardness and uncertainty that often accompany discussions about giving. Now you can think differently-and biblically-about what and how you give. Your gifts can capture God's attention and connect you more intimately with His heart. Plastic Donuts brings everyone--leaders and followers, teachers and learners--onto the same page. From the Hardcover edition.
Plastic Free: The Inspiring Story of a Global Environmental Movement and Why It Matters
by Rebecca Prince-Ruiz Joanna Atherfold FinnIn July 2011, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz challenged herself to go plastic free for the whole month. Starting with a small group of people in the city of Perth, the Plastic Free July movement has grown into a 250-million strong community across 177 countries, empowering people to reduce single-use plastic consumption and create a cleaner future.This book explores how one of the world’s leading environmental campaigns took off and shares lessons from its success. From narrating marine-debris research expeditions to tracking what actually happens to our waste to sharing insights from behavioral research, it speaks to the massive scale of the plastic waste problem and how we can tackle it together. Interweaving interviews from participants, activists, and experts, Plastic Free tells the inspiring story of how ordinary people have created change in their homes, communities, workplaces, schools, businesses, and beyond.It is easy to feel overwhelmed in the face of global environmental problems and wonder what difference our own actions could possibly make. Plastic Free offers hope for the future through the stories of those who have taken on what looked like an insurmountable challenge and succeeded in innovative and practical ways, one step—and one piece of plastic—at a time.
Plastic Money: Constructing Markets for Credit Cards in Eight Postcommunist Countries
by Alya Guseva Akos Rona-TasIn the United States, we now take our ability to pay with plastic for granted. In other parts of the world, however, the establishment of a "credit-card economy" has not been easy. In countries without a history of economic stability, how can banks decide who should be given a credit card? How do markets convince people to use cards, make their transactions visible to authorities, assume the potential risk of fraud, and pay to use their own money? Why should merchants agree to pay extra if customers use cards instead of cash? In Plastic Money, Akos Rona-Tas and Alya Guseva tell the story of how banks overcame these and other quandaries as they constructed markets for credit cards in eight postcommunist countries. We know how markets work once they are built, but this book develops a unique framework for understanding how markets are engineered from the ground up#151;by selecting key players, ensuring cooperation, and providing conditions for the valuation of a product. Drawing on extensive interviews and fieldwork, the authors chronicle how banks overcame these hurdles and generated a desire for their new product in the midst of a transition from communism to capitalism.
Plastic Water
by Emily Potter Kane Race Gay HawkinsHow did branded bottles of water insinuate themselves into our daily lives? Why did water become an economic good -- no longer a common resource but a commercial product, in industry parlance a "fast moving consumer good," or FMCG? Plastic Water examines the processes behind this transformation. It goes beyond the usual political and environmental critiques of bottled water to investigate its multiplicity, examining a bottle of water's simultaneous existence as, among other things, a product, personal health resource, object of boycotts, and part of accumulating waste matter. Throughout, the book focuses on the ontological dimensions of drinking bottled water -- the ways in which this habit enacts new relations and meanings that may interfere with other drinking water practices.The book considers the assemblage and emergence of a mass market for water, from the invention of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle in 1973 to the development of "hydration science" that accompanied the rise of jogging in the United States. It looks at what bottles do in the world, tracing drinking and disposal practices in three Asian cities with unreliable access to safe water: Bangkok, Chennai, and Hanoi. And it considers the possibility of ethical drinking, examining campaigns to "say no" to the bottle and promote the consumption of tap water in Canada, the United States, and Australia.
Plastic Water: The Social and Material Life of Bottled Water (The\mit Press Ser.)
by Kane Race Emily Potter Gay HawkinsHow and why branded bottles of water have insinuated themselves into our daily lives, and what the implications are for safe urban water supplies.How did branded bottles of water insinuate themselves into our daily lives? Why did water become an economic good—no longer a common resource but a commercial product, in industry parlance a “fast moving consumer good,” or FMCG? Plastic Water examines the processes behind this transformation. It goes beyond the usual political and environmental critiques of bottled water to investigate its multiplicity, examining a bottle of water's simultaneous existence as, among other things, a product, personal health resource, object of boycotts, and part of accumulating waste matter. Throughout, the book focuses on the ontological dimensions of drinking bottled water—the ways in which this habit enacts new relations and meanings that may interfere with other drinking water practices.The book considers the assemblage and emergence of a mass market for water, from the invention of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle in 1973 to the development of “hydration science” that accompanied the rise of jogging in the United States. It looks at what bottles do in the world, tracing drinking and disposal practices in three Asian cities with unreliable access to safe water: Bangkok, Chennai, and Hanoi. And it considers the possibility of ethical drinking, examining campaigns to “say no” to the bottle and promote the consumption of tap water in Canada, the United States, and Australia.
Plastics: America's Packaging Dilemma
by Ellen Feldman Nancy WolfPlastics explains what plastics are, how they are made, how they are used, and the problems and opportunities they bring.
Plastiq
by Jeffrey J. Bussgang Gaurav Jain Liroy Haddad Luke Langford Matt Noble"As Eliot Buchanan and his co-founder, Daniel Choi, entered the elevator to leave the Flybridge Capital office in Boston’s Back Bay, Buchanan could not help but smile. When the doors closed, he felt like cheering out loud. They had just signed a term sheet to raise a $2 million seed round of funding for their company, Plastiq, with Flybridge and another Boston-based firm, Atlas Ventures. The two VCs had been impressed with the team’s plan to enable consumers to use credit cards for large-ticket purchases, like college tuition and automobiles, something rarely possible today. But as the elevator descended toward the ground floor, Buchanan’s smile began to disappear. The VCs had committed to invest several million dollars in his plan, but the next time he met with them, they would be focused on execution and customer adoption. He had a lot of work to do. In particular, he had to figure out his entire go-to-market strategy—how to sell the innovative offering he had envisioned and hire the team to do so."
Plataforma: Hazte oír en un mundo ruidoso
by Michael HyattMichael Hyatt, uno de los blogueros más importantes del mundo en el área de negocios, nos ofrece una guía práctica para crear y desarrollar una poderosa plataforma.Para tener éxito en el mercado actual, usted debe tener dos bienes estratégicos: un producto atractivo y una importante plataforma. En esta guía paso a paso, Michael Hyatt, ex gerente general y actual presidente de la editorial Thomas Nelson, lleva a los lectores, entre bastidores, al nuevo mundo del éxito en las redes sociales. Hyatt muestra lo que están haciendo ahora los autores de mayor ventas, oradores, emprendedores, músicos y otras personas creativas para conseguir clientes en el abarrotado mercado actual. Hyatt habla desde su propia experiencia, pues es el escritor de uno de los 800 blogs más importantes del mundo y tiene más de 100.000 seguidores en Twitter. Su amplia y creciente plataforma es la base de su exitosa práctica como escritor, orador y consultor.En Plataforma, Hyatt enseñará a los lectores no solo a ampliar su influencia, sino también a convertirla en dinero y construir una carrera profesional sostenible. ¿La clave? Establecer una plataforma. Nunca ha sido más fácil, económico y viable que ahora... El libro incluye:estrategias comprobadasfórmulas que se pueden reaplicar fácilmenteconsejos útiles
The Plateau Effect: Getting from Stuck to Success
by Bob Sullivan Hugh ThompsonThe Plateau Effect is a powerful law of nature that affects everyone. Learn to identify plateaus and break through any stagnancy in your life-- from diet and exercise, to work, to relationships. <P><P> The Plateau Effect shows how athletes, scientists, therapists, companies, and musicians around the world are learning to break through their plateaus--to turn off the forces that cause people to "get used to" things--and turn on human potential and happiness in ways that seemed impossible. The book identifies three key flattening forces that generate plateaus, two principles to guide readers in engineering a plateau's destruction, and three actions to take to achieve peak behavior. It helps us to stop wasting time on things that are no longer of value and to focus on the things that leverage our time and energy in spectacular ways. <P> Anything you want to do better--play guitar, make friends, communicate with your children, run a business--you can accomplish faster by understanding the plateau effect.
Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World
by Michael HyattMichael Hyatt, one of the top business bloggers in the world, provides down-to-earth guidance for building and expanding a powerful platform. To be successful in the market today, you must possess two strategic assets: a compelling product and a meaningful platform. In this step-by-step guide, Michael Hyatt, former CEO and current Chairman of Thomas Nelson Publishers, takes readers behind the scenes, into the new world of social media success. He shows you what best-selling authors, public speakers, entrepreneurs, musicians, and other creatives are doing differently to win customers in todayÆs crowded marketplace. Hyatt speaks from experience. He writes one of the top 800 blogs in the world and has more than 100,000 followers on Twitter. His large and growing platform serves as the foundation for his successful writing, speaking, and consulting practice. In Platform, Hyatt will teach readers not only how to extend their influence, but also how to monetize it and build a sustainable career. The key? By building a platform. It has never been easier, less expensive, or more possible than right now. . . The book includes: proven strategies easy-to-replicate formulas practical tips Social media technologies have changed everything. Now, for the first time in history, non-celebrities can get noticedùand win big!ùin an increasingly noisy world.
Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World
by Michael HyattIt's not about being picked by a gatekeeper, investing thousands of dollars in consultants, or understanding complex technology. That may have been the ticket five years ago, but not today. Social media technologies have changed everything. Now, for the first time in history, non-celebrities people like you can get noticed and win big in an increasingly noisy world.
Platform: The Art and Science of Personal Branding
by Cynthia JohnsonThe indispensable guide to developing a personal brand, finding an audience, and nurturing followers, by digital marketing thought-leader Cynthia Johnson. In the modern world, influence is everything and personal branding equals influence. Platform is the why-to, how-to handbook by top expert Cynthia Johnson for everyone who wants to develop and manage a personal brand. In Platform, Johnson explains the process of going from unknown to influencer by achieving personal proof, social proof, recognition, and association. Johnson herself went from an on-staff social media manager to social media influencer, entrepreneur, and marketing thought-leader in just three years using her process of accelerated brand development, continuous brand management, and strategic growth. Fans of #GirlBoss and #AskGaryVee, who wonder how their favorite influencers found their voices and built their audiences, will find the answers here and discover that the process is technical, creative, tactical, and much easier than they might have expected.
Platform Ambitions of Brands: A Scale Development and Empirical Investigation for Manufacturer Brands (Innovatives Markenmanagement)
by Ole GardewinThe platform economy is gaining increasing importance. Digital platforms can be found in more and more areas of consumers' daily lives. One area particularly affected by this is online shopping, which is becoming increasingly popular. Large online retailers have achieved monopolistic positions, and the majority of online shopping takes place on their marketplaces. This presents significant challenges for manufacturer brands. Recently, some of them have started operating their own platforms to counteract the risks within the platform economy, the so-called Brand Flagship Platforms. This book not only presents the development of the first empirical measurement scale for assessing the benefit dimensions of these Brand Flagship Platforms but also takes it a step further by analyzing the behavioral impact of these platforms on consumers’ attachment to the respective brands and, ultimately, on their purchasing behavior. This serves both researchers and practitioners in assessing the impact of digital platforms on their own brand.