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Surviving the Home Front: The People and the Media in the Second World War
by Stuart HyltonTerrifying raids, thousands of bombs and countless petrified inhabitants of Britain’s busiest cities. These are the prevailing images of the Blitz and the Home Front in the Second World War. However, for the people who experienced it, it was so much more and affected every aspect of their existence.Surviving the Home Front explores through contemporary newspaper reports and advertisements the effect the Blitz had on issues as varied as fashion, food, transport and more. It explores how facets of humanity showed themselves through individual tales of heroism, eccentricity and humour, but above all Stuart Hylton shows how the irrepressible spirit of the British people overcame a period of harsh austerity combined with the fresh terrors that appeared in their skies almost every night.
Surviving the International War Zone: Security Lessons Learned and Stories from Police and Military Peacekeeping Forces
by Robert R. RailFew people are better able to describe how to survive in a war zone than those who have seen, experienced, and lived it firsthand. Presenting accounts written by military and police officers, this book offers an inside look at the lives of the officers and the local people living in the war zone environment. Covering many facets of daily life, the book examines topics such as surviving extreme temperatures and staying healthy, interacting with the indigenous population and cultural awareness, adjusting to the challenges of limited technology and resources, and protecting oneself from the imminent threat of violence that is present in all war-torn regions.
Surviving the Shift: 7 Proven Millionaire Moves for Embracing Change and Building Wealth
by William F. Pickard, PhDA positive attitude, the ability to adapt to change, and the willingness to learn from failure . . . these are all good markers of a successful person. But what does it take to become a successful entrepreneur—someone who can create something out of nothing? Someone who can start from the bottom and work their way to the top? In Dr. William Pickard&’s new book Surviving the Shift, this is exactly what he provides. As one of the country&’s most successful Black entrepreneurs, Dr. Pickard knows a thing or two about overcoming failure and mistakes to become an extraordinary entrepreneur. In this book, he details the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial evolution and offers seven proven principles for embracing change and building wealth. Surviving the Shift will teach you how to: · Develop positive vision and attitude. · Prepare for opportunities. · Understand that financing is not that difficult. · Build good relationships. · Choose a team with the right talent and skill set. · Learn from failure. · Cultivate strong faith. Successful entrepreneurship requires a shift in thinking, planning, and doing. It requires avoiding the many pitfalls people often face in business. Whether you are a new college graduate ready to make your mark on the world, someone who is trying to figure out the next step for their career, an aspiring entrepreneur, or you want to explore new ways to grow your business, you have the power to become the person you were meant to be. This book is your road map, and Dr. Pickard has equipped you with everything you need for your journey.
Survivor-Centred Justice: Global Perspectives and Issues (Europa Perspectives in Transitional Justice)
by Ingrid Roestenburg-MorganThis volume interrogates global perspectives and issues that constitute and characterize survivor-centred justice, exploring both conceptual and theoretical issues surrounding the definition of a ‘survivor’, practical considerations of what constitutes a survivor-centred approach to justice and available avenues of justice for survivors of mass atrocities.In the first part of the book, survivor-centred justice is explored at the level of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The second part evaluates developments taking place at the local and domestic levels where traditional, customary or local justice mechanisms find affinity with survivors in their quest for justice. The third part focuses on advocacy-based approaches being utilized specifically by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), multilateral and regional institutions such as the United Nations and African Union, in support of survivors. In the final part of the book future prospects for survivors in the promotion of peacebuilding and atrocity prevention are discussed.The discussions in this volume will be of particular value and importance to international and transitional justice scholars, including legal and development practitioners interested in survivor-centred approaches to mass atrocity crimes Most importantly it aims to be of value to survivors, survivor communities and survivor-centred networks.
Sus Vacaciones en Disney World: Una Guía de Viaje de Referencia Rápida
by Nikita MillerElimine el estrés y la sobrecarga de información de la planificación de sus vacaciones en Disney World con esta guía fácil de leer que pone una visión general rápida pero completa al alcance de su mano. - Conozca las ventajas y desventajas de alojarse en propiedades propiedad de Disney frente a alojamientos ubicados fuera del parque y compare precios. - Descubra cómo ahorrar dinero en alimentos y bebidas mientras dedica más tiempo a disfrutar del parque. -Descubra cómo acortar sus tiempos de espera en los recorridos más populares. -Decida si desea conducir hasta los parques temáticos o usar otras opciones de transporte público. Ofrece capítulos sobre alojamiento, comidas, el Reino Mágico, Epcot, Reino Animal, Estudios Disney, y los parques acuáticos de Disney. Los cuatro capítulos de los parques temáticos enumeran todas las atracciones principales y secundarias y si son adecuadas para los niños pequeños. Además, obtenga consejos divertidos sobre pequeños entretenidos detalles de Disney como el camello que escupe, los Mickeys y PUSH el cubo de basura que habla.
Susan Cassidy at Bertram Gilman International
by Michael Norris Jeffrey T. PolzerIn 2016, Susan Cassidy, VP of Sales and Marketing for the packaged foods division at CPG firm Bertram Gilman International has to make a promotion decision. Should she choose the person she has been grooming for the position, or another candidate recommended by central HR based on the firm's promotions algorithm?
Susan Griffin: Formulation of a Long-Term Investment Strategy
by Dwight B. Crane Julia D. StevensSusan Griffin, owner and cofounder of a small manufacturing company, is formulating a long-term investment strategy. Griffin plans to sell her $10 million company and invest the revenue. She must decide how to allocate her investment so that she can rely entirely on investment income for her financial needs, while still maintaining a comfortable standard of living. In addition, Griffin wants to be able to offer financial help to her two children and her elderly mother.
Susie Mulder at NIC+ZOE
by Joshua D. Margolis Kerry Herman David G. FubiniSusie Mulder must decide how to lead NIC+ZOE-the women's apparel brand she had recently joined as CEO-from its start-up phase into a disciplined growth phase. With growing revenues, a successful product line, and savvy private equity investors, NIC+ZOE seems perfectly positioned for growth, but the company is struggling to execute efficiently, and senior managers are torn about a key decision: whether to go into e-commerce or not.
Suspense: Twenty Years of Thrills and Chills
by Martin GramsThe entire history of one of the greatest horror/mystery programs ever broadcast on radio and television.
Suspicions of Markets
by Donald RutherfordIn this work, Rutherford reviews why Adam Smith, Hayek, Mises and others praised economic markets, with a view to understanding, in contrast, historical attacks on markets dating as far back as Aristotle. The market has long been criticized as an inappropriate method of allocation, encouraging market participants to misbehave for the sake of personal gain, and creating an impersonal new market culture. This book traces how such attacks have become more vociferous in recent centuries, especially with the rise of socialism. Most recently the critique has broadened to include toxic markets and the excessive marketization of activities hitherto external to the market. Analysing these major criticisms, as well as the value of regulation, utopias and virtue ethics as a means of avoiding future suspicions of markets, the author lays the groundwork for the reader's own assessment of the arguments, and concludes by posing suggestions of how best we might cope with flawed markets in the future.
Suspicious Gifts: Bribery, Morality, and Professional Ethics
by Malin AkerstromGifts have been given and received in all eras and societies; gifts are part of a universal human exchange. The importance of creating and sustaining social bonds with the help of gifts is widely acknowledged by social scientists, not only from anthropological but also from economic, sociological, and political science perspectives. Contemporary anti-corruption campaigns, however, have led gifts to be viewed with ever-increasing suspicion, because it is feared that the social bonds created by gift giving may contaminate professional decision-making. Suspicious Gifts investigates the sensitive issue of gift exchanges and how they become an object of contention. Malin akerstro;m considers the moral dilemmas presented by bribes and gift giving as experienced by Swedish aid workers and professionals working in the public sector, business, and adoption agencies. She also deals with professionals' interaction with foreign officials or contractors. Often a gift is just that, although sometimes the gift giving may be seen by others as a bribe. akerstro;m highlights the tensions between strict regulations designed to prevent corruption with the human affection for the institution of gift giving. She argues that bribes and gifts are important social phenomena because they are windows into classic sociological and anthropological research issues concerning interaction, social control, exchange, and rituals. This unique analysis will be of keen interest to all sociologists, public officials, and professionals.
Sustain Your Game: High Performance Keys to Manage Stress, Avoid Stagnation, and Beat Burnout
by Jon Sternfeld Alan SteinThe Sports Librarian&’s Best of 2022 – Sports BooksSustain Your Game is built upon a simple premise: each of us will always be under construction, a work in progress, and constantly evolving. The goal is to be moving toward our highest potential, toward making a meaningful contribution, and toward becoming the best version of ourselves. Based on his years as a successful basketball performance coach—having worked with and alongside superstars like Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Kobe Bryant—and a keynote speaker to major companies like Pepsi and Amex, Alan Stein Jr. brings you the keys to lasting, unimaginable success. The secret? Sustain Your Game teaches a timeline of short term to medium term to long term because we are always battling all three: stress in the now, stagnation in the present, and burnout in the long term.Part I—PERFORM is about managing stress in the day-to-day (short term)Part II—PIVOT is about avoiding stagnation in your current situation (medium term)Part III—PREVAIL is about beating burnout and making a lasting impact (long term) This book is for high performers who want to learn practical strategies and action steps on how to sustain their game across all three timelines. It assembles invaluable advice and lessons from successful athletes, entrepreneurs, social scientists, journalists, CEOs, motivational speakers, business coaches, and consultants, as well as Alan&’s own personal stories.
Sustain Your New Competitive Advantage: Don't Celebrate the Success of Your Negotiation Too Soon
by Lawrence Susskind Hallam MoviusOnce a solid foundation of negotiation capability has been established, it is easy for an organization to count its successes and then release the pressure on developing and maintaining negotiation skills. According to the authors, however, no change or learning initiative should be considered a complete success unless it can be shown to impact metrics that matter to the organization. Once new ways of doing things have been established, champions must take charge of measuring outcomes more systematically and deeply. This chapter describes the steps organizations should take to monitor progress, detect new and emerging problems, deal with persistent barriers, and build value for the long term. This chapter was originally published as chapter 5 of "Built to Win: Creating a World-Class Negotiating Organization."
Sustain Your Success: Foster Employee and Customer Ownership to Lock in Success
by James L. Heskett Joe Wheeler W. Earl Sasser Jr.Google, the company "Fortune" magazine recently identified as the best place to work in the U.S., offers an inspiring example of management practices that engage employee and customer owners to help create the value that both groups desire. But Google, like so many other companies, faces the challenge of how to lock in this success. According to the authors, the key to overcoming this challenge is a relentless focus on innovating and improving the processes that sustain employee and customer ownership.
SustainAbility: Bausteine für eine wirkungsvolle und nachhaltige Transformation
by Ronald BogaschewskyNachhaltigkeit darf sich nicht nur an kurzfristigen Erfolgen oder ausschließlich an finanziellen Ergebnissen orientieren, sondern muss zwangsläufig langfristige Ziele wie Stabilität, Resilienz und Flexibilität verfolgen. Dies gilt auch für die Berücksichtigung ökologischer und sozialer Aspekte und die Umsetzung entsprechender Maßnahmen. Dieses Buch will mit sachlichen und wissenschaftlich fundierten Argumenten sowie unter Berücksichtigung historischer und aktueller Entwicklungen in Wirtschaft und Politik einen Beitrag zur Diskussion um die wichtigen und drängenden Fragen der Nachhaltigkeit leisten. Aus der Analyse werden 17 Bausteine abgeleitet, die essentielle Elemente einer nachhaltigen Transformation darstellen, die auch in der heutigen Realität umsetzbar erscheinen.
Sustainability
by Stephen MorseMorse (International Development Centre, U. of Reading, UK) and three colleagues (from Diocesan Development Services, Nigeria) study the ability to measure agricultural sustainability in one small Nigerian village after the onset of structural adjustment programs. Their definition of sustainability is system-wide rather than divided into good versus bad practices. Looking at production and consumption patterns, livelihood, and finance, they find that, while sustainability can be contemplated, permanence is impossible to count on, thereby making the measurement of sustainability near impossible. Annotation c. Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
Sustainability & Scarcity: A Handbook for Green Design and Construction in Developing Countries
by Peter OzolinsSustainability & Scarcity addresses a gap in the literature on green building recognized by many in the fields of international development, architecture, construction, housing and sustainability. Rather than being based on the experiences of more economically-developed countries, this book describes the nature of green building in the developing world, elaborating the main issues that define sustainability in those particular contexts. Through more than 30 years of development work in design and construction in Africa and the Middle East, the author has seen well-intentioned development projects, both in theory and in practice, that ultimately do not contribute to sustainable development. Starting from the basis of green building rating tools used in the more economically-developed countries, the author draws from his own experiences to make available to other practitioners green building strategies relevant to the developing country context that promise effective solutions to their need for sustainable green design. The book looks in detail at examples of buildings in Tanzania, Madagascar, Nepal, Haiti, and Vietnam, illustrating the application of the green building strategies described. Fully illustrated with drawings and full colour photos, the book is a practical guide for practitioners and policy-makers working in the poorest regions of the world. Sustainability & Scarcity is quite simply an essential handbook for anyone concerned with sustainable design and building in the developing world.
Sustainability (The Library of Corporate Responsibilities)
by David MollicaSustainability is one of the key concepts underlying our thinking about corporate responsibilities, particularly with respect to the environment and inter-generational justice, but also in relation to corporate governance and the long-term economic viability. The advantages of the discourse of Sustainability are that it brings together contemporary economic and moral imperatives in the context of scientific knowledge. Its disadvantages relate to its open-ended content, its systematic ambiguity, and the internal tensions between economic growth, human survival and global justice. The essays in this volume reflect these strengths and weaknesses from a variety of viewpoints - economic, scientific, social and philosophical. They illustrate and illuminate the varied and contested content and utility of this currently popular concept and point to its multiple implications for the development of corporate responsibilities.
Sustainability Accounting and Accountability
by Jan Bebbington Jeffrey Unerman Brendan O'DwyerThe management and balancing of social, environmental and economic sustainability is one of the most complex and urgent challenges facing both private and public sector organizations today; with these challenges of sustainability posing many risks to, and many opportunities for, advancing the aims and performance of organizations. Accounting and accountability processes and practices provide key tools to help organizations to more effectively identify and manage the risks and opportunities of sustainability. Popular features from the first edition are retained, whilst recent developments in theory and practice are accounted for. New substantive chapters on water resource accounting, carbon accounting, and decision making have been introduced and the book continues to benefit from a host of expert contributors from around the world, including Jesse Dillard, Rob Gray, Craig Deegan. This comprehensive and authoritative textbook will continue to be a key resource for students of accounting and sustainability, as well as being a vital tool for researchers.
Sustainability Accounting and Accountability
by Jeffrey Unerman Helen Tregidga Matias LaineSustainability accounting and accountability is fundamental in the pursuit of low-carbon and less unsustainable societies. Highlighting that accounting, organisations and economic systems are intertwined with sustainability, the book discusses how sustainability accounting and accountability broaden the spectrum of information used in organisational decision-making and in evaluating organisational success. The authors show how sustainability accounting can prove to be transformative, but only if critical questions are sufficiently addressed. This new and completely rewritten edition provides a comprehensive overview of sustainability accounting and accountability. Relevant global context and key concepts are outlined providing the reader with the conceptual resources to engage with the topic. Drawing on the most recent research and topical practical insights, the book discusses a wide variety of sustainability accounting and accountability topics, including management accounting and organisational decision-making, sustainability reporting frameworks and practices, as well as ESG-investments, financial markets and risk management. The book also highlights the role accounting has with key sustainability issues through dedicated chapters on climate, water, biodiversity, human rights and economic inequality. Each chapter is supplemented with practical examples and academic reading lists to allow in-depth engagement with the key questions. Sustainability Accounting and Accountability walks the reader through a spectrum of themes which are essential for all accountants and organisations. It helps the reader to understand why our traditional accounting techniques and systems are not sufficient for navigating the contemporary sustainability challenges our societies are facing. This key book will be an essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate instructors and students, as an entry point to sustainability accounting and accountability, as well as being a vital book for researchers.
Sustainability Accounting and Integrated Reporting (Finance, Governance and Sustainability)
by Charl De Villiers Warren MarounSustainability Accounting and Integrated Reporting deals with organizations’ assessment, articulation and disclosure of their social and environmental impact on various groups in society. There is increasingly an understanding that financial information does not sufficiently discharge organizational accountability to members of society who are demanding an account of the social and environmental impacts of companies’ and other organizations’ activities. As a result, organizations report ever more social and environmental information, and there are simultaneous movements towards providing the information in an integrated fashion, showing how social and environmental activities influence each other, members of society and the financial aims of the organization. The book Sustainability Accounting and Integrated Reporting provides a broad and comprehensive review of the field, focusing on the interconnection between different elements of these topics, often dealt with in isolation. The book examines the accounting involved in the collection and analysis of data, control processes over the data, how information is reported to external parties, and the assurance of the information being reported. The book thereby provides an overview useful to practitioners (including sustainability managers, consultants, members of the accounting profession, and other assurance providers), academics, and students.
Sustainability Accounting and Reporting: Theory and Practice
by Rashedul HasanSustainability Accounting and Reporting: Theory and Practice provides a comprehensive guide to understanding and applying the latest global framework for disclosing sustainability-related risks and opportunities by public-sector business entities, irrespective of whether the entity follows IFRS or GAAP. It serves as a practical resource on sustainability disclosure and provides real-life case studies and illustrative examples for students and practitioners to grasp the latest developments in sustainability.This book provides guidance and examples on how to prepare and present high-quality sustainability reports that meet the needs and expectations of various stakeholders, such as investors, regulators, customers and employees. It also offers a clear distinction between the scope and application of IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (Shareholder-Focused) and GRI Standards (Stakeholder-Focused), allowing students to gain the skills required to undertake sustainability reporting. Each chapter features case studies, boxed examples, objectives and summaries, key terminology lists, discussion and review questions and suggestions for further reading. Students and instructors are also supported by a broad range of accompanying digital resources.This textbook enables students, academics and practitioners to gain better insights into the changes in the sustainability reporting framework. It will be an essential resource for anyone who wants to stay ahead of the curve and contribute to a more sustainable future.
Sustainability Accounting, Management Control and Reporting: A European Perspective (Business for Society)
by Pierre BaretSustainability Accounting, Management Control and Reporting: A European Perspective traces a picture of innovative performance measurement tools and approaches to drive organizations to implement their shared value and sustainability strategy, considering different perspectives around accounting, managerial control and reporting. In recent years, organizations managing their responsible approach with relevance and pressure from stakeholders and regulations has proven to be a major challenge. During the first two decades of the 21st century, many companies have reached a real maturity in this area and have deployed coherent responsible approaches that are integrated into their overall strategy. It is now a matter of steering these responsible approaches from an accounting and managerial standpoint, but also of reporting on them. It requires the simultaneous use of comprehensive accounting, controlling and reporting tools. This book provides an innovative perspective on sustainable management control, comprehensive accounting and integrated reporting, presenting the most recent proposals and the main critical issues. Aimed at researchers, academics, managers, business leaders and advanced students, the book will be especially valuable to those in the fields of corporate social responsibility, strategic management, and accounting.
Sustainability Accounting, Management Control and Reporting: A European Perspective (Business for Society)
by Pierre BaretSustainability Accounting, Management Control and Reporting: A European Perspective traces a picture of innovative performance measurement tools and approaches to drive organizations to implement their shared value and sustainability strategy, considering different perspectives around accounting, managerial control and reporting. In recent years, organizations managing their responsible approach with relevance and pressure from stakeholders and regulations has proven to be a major challenge. During the first two decades of the 21st century, many companies have reached a real maturity in this area and have deployed coherent responsible approaches that are integrated into their overall strategy. It is now a matter of steering these responsible approaches from an accounting and managerial standpoint, but also of reporting on them. It requires the simultaneous use of comprehensive accounting, controlling and reporting tools. This book provides an innovative perspective on sustainable management control, comprehensive accounting and integrated reporting, presenting the most recent proposals and the main critical issues. Aimed at researchers, academics, managers, business leaders and advanced students, the book will be especially valuable to those in the fields of corporate social responsibility, strategic management, and accounting.
Sustainability Analysis
by Stanislav Shmelev Irina ShmelevaSustainability Analysis provides a detailed exploration of current environmental thinking from a variety of perspectives, including institutional and psychological angles. Primarily focusing on macroeconomic policies and green national accounting, this book provides a strong basis for further study in sustainable development.