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Rules For The World
by Michael Barnett Martha FinnemoreRules for the World provides an innovative perspective on the behavior of international organizations and their effects on global politics. Arguing against the conventional wisdom that these bodies are little more than instruments of states, Michael Barnett and Martha Finnemore begin with the fundamental insight that international organizations are bureaucracies that have authority to make rules and so exercise power. At the same time, Barnett and Finnemore maintain, such bureaucracies can become obsessed with their own rules, producing unresponsive, inefficient, and self-defeating outcomes. Authority thus gives international organizations autonomy and allows them to evolve and expand in ways unintended by their creators. Barnett and Finnemore reinterpret three areas of activity that have prompted extensive policy debate: the use of expertise by the IMF to expand its intrusion into national economies; the redefinition of the category "refugees" and decision to repatriate by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; and the UN Secretariat's failure to recommend an intervention during the first weeks of the Rwandan genocide. By providing theoretical foundations for treating these organizations as autonomous actors in their own right, Rules for the World contributes greatly to our understanding of global politics and global governance.
Rules, Norms and NGO Advocacy Strategies: Hydropower Development on the Mekong River (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)
by Yumiko YasudaThere is much controversy over the development of new dams for hydropower, where concerns for environmental protection and the livelihoods of local people may conflict with the goals of economic development. This book analyses the opportunities and barriers that NGOs and civil society actors face when conducting advocacy campaigns against such developments. Through a comparison of two NGO coalitions in Cambodia and Vietnam advocating against the Xayaburi hydropower dam on the Mekong River, the book explores the intricate interactions of formal and informal rules and norms and how they influence advocacy strategies. A framework for analysis is proposed which serves as a tool for analysis by civil society actors. The author generates fresh insights into the way in which opportunities and barriers are created for NGOs to influence state-centric decision-making processes. The book also discusses Mekong riparian states’ negotiation process over the Xayaburi hydropower dam in detail, providing an analysis of the Mekong River’s governance under the 1995 Mekong Agreement. The book concludes by suggesting ways to improve the engagement of civil society actors in the governance of transboundary rivers and development projects.
The Rules of Attraction: Fourteen Practical Rules to Help Get the Right Clients, Talent and Resources to Come to You!
by Mark DeoTraditional marketing pushes people away! Learn the art of attraction. Entrepreneurs, business owners and marketing managers across all industries are learning the hard way that the platitudes they've read or heard about attraction-based marketing just don't easily translate into their business. In the Rules of Attraction, the author has assembled 14 precepts which allow marketers to put into practice a new philosophy toward attracting clients, winning team cooperation and building a network business affiliates. The Rules of Attraction is a practical, hands-on manual that will assist readers in correctly devising, executing and monitoring attraction-based marketing strategies. It will both shake the foundations of the most experienced marketer as well as serve as a planning guide for the novice. After reading this book, they will be able to clearly define emerging market needs and systemize the creation and implementation of an attraction-based marketing campaign.
Rules of Belonging: Change your organisational culture, delight your people and turbo charge your results
by Fiona RobertsonOrganisational culture is very poorly understood and has been way over-complicated. It's not easy, but it is simple. Once you know what to look for, you can identify the current culture of any group by the current rules of belonging in that group; you can articulate the desired culture as the new rules of belonging that will help speed up the execution of your strategy; and move from the current to desired state in a series of clear, deliberately managed steps.The subject of organisational culture is a hot topic globally with regulators of financial services and other industries increasingly seeking to enforce culture measurement and management and to sanction leaders who do not properly do both - up to and including criminal prosecution.Practically every senior leader is now looking at how to measure and manage culture and is struggling to know how to address it. The somewhat tragic fact is that most of them don't know what it is, let alone how to manage it. They consistently confuse culture with employee engagement (they are not the same thing!) and are running around trying to solve the wrong problem. We are seeing lots of frantic activity, most of which won't achieve anything other than making it look like someone is doing something, but almost none of which will result in actual culture change.Meanwhile leaders at all levels in large and small organisations are stuck with dysfunctional teams and need a way to take action immediately that will actually make a difference. Improving the culture of their team will speed up their ability to implement and radically reduce the time they would otherwise spend on managing conflict and dysfunction. This book will show them how.
The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread--And Why They Stop
by Adam KucharskiFrom ideas and infections to financial crises and fake news, an "utterly timely" look at why the science of outbreaks is the science of modern lifeThese days, whenever anything spreads, whether it's a YouTube fad or a political rumor, we say it went viral. But how does virality actually work? In The Rules of Contagion, epidemiologist Adam Kucharski explores topics including gun violence, online manipulation, and, of course, outbreaks of disease to show how much we get wrong about contagion, and how astonishing the real science is. Why did the president retweet a Mussolini quote as his own? Why do financial bubbles take off so quickly? Why are disinformation campaigns so effective? And what makes the emergence of new illnesses -- such as MERS, SARS, or the coronavirus disease COVID-19 -- so challenging? By uncovering the crucial factors driving outbreaks, we can see how things really spread -- and what we can do about it.Whether you are an author seeking an audience, a defender of truth, or simply someone interested in human social behavior, The Rules of Contagion is an essential guide to modern life.
The Rules of Double-Entry Bookkeeping: Particularis de Computis et Scripturis
by Luca PacioliLuca Pacioli's (1494) historic treatise on double-entry bookkeeping entitled "Particularis de computis et scripturis" (About accounts and other writings) is the first published book on present-day double-entry bookkeeping, a historic document that was a bestseller at its time printed on the newly invented Gutenberg press, providing a detailed description of Venetian bookkeeping.
Rules of Exchange
by Alessandro StanzianiThe control of competition is designed, at best, to reconcile socioeconomic stability with innovation, and at worst, to keep competitors out of the market. In this respect, the nineteenth century was no more liberal than the eighteenth century. Even during the presumed liberal nineteenth century, legal regulation played a major role in the economy, and the industrial revolution was based on market institutions and organisations formed during the second half of the seventeenth century. If indeed there is a break in the history of capitalism, it should be situated at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with the irruption of mass production, consumption and the welfare state, which introduced new forms of regulation. This book provides a new intellectual, economic and legal history of capitalism from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. It analyzes the interaction between economic practices and legal constructions in France and compares the French case with other Western countries during this period, such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and Italy.
The Rules of Influence: Winning When You're in the Minority
by William CranoNo one doubts the power of the majority. It makes all of the rules, and most of us are willing to go along, but what happens when you're not? What about those issues that are so important to you that you're willing to take on the naysayers? It doesn't matter if you're trying to market and sell a product or service, persuade colleagues to try out a new business plan, or simply convince your family where to go for dinner - in all of these cases you're going up against the majority. And while minorities fail in countless ways, these scientifically proven strategies will lead you to success. * Working from the inside: Outsiders are easy to dismiss. It's pivotal to work with the majority's interests in mind. * Focusing on the problem: Through persistence and consistency, you have much more power on a single issue even when you're outnumbered. * Cracking the majority: There's no majority without consensus. A single dissenting voice starts hundreds of fractures. By applying the science of persuasion to those moments in your life when you're overmatched, Dr. William Crano--an expert in the field of influence--gives you the tools to overcome overwhelming odds and take back control.
The Rules of Influence: Winning When You're in the Minority
by William D. Crano"Look out, Goliath—David has a training manual! . . . One of the best books on social psychology ever written."---Daniel Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Stumbling on HappinessNo one doubts the power of the majority. It makes the rules and enforces them, and most of us are willing to go along with it, most of the time. But what happens when you're not? What about when the issue is so important to you that you're willing to take on the naysayers? It doesn't matter if you're trying to sell a new product or service, persuade colleagues to try out a new business plan, start a revolution, or simply convince your family where to go for dinner. In all of these cases you're going up against the majority, and more often than not your efforts are going to come up short.Or at least that was the case before Dr. William Crano—an expert in the field of influence—applied the science of persuasion to those moments when you find yourself outnumbered and overmatched. By doing so, he has discovered proven strategies, such as working from the inside and changing the game from subjective preferences to objective decisions, and distilled these strategies and more into an extraordinary collection of rules that radically affect the likelihood of success.The Rules of Influence—the most powerful guide to being persuasive even under the most inhospitable conditions—gives you the tools to overcome overwhelming odds and take back control in every situation.
The Rules of Measurement: Understanding the Fundamentals of the Net Promoter Score (NPS)--And How It Can Help Your Company Thrive in a Customer-Driven World
by Rob Markey Fred ReichheldTo stay competitive in today's interconnected, customer-driven world, your company must measure and manage customer feedback as rigorously as it currently measures and manages profits. It isn't easy! The Net Promoter system may be simple in concept, but building a reliable scoring process for evaluating the opinions of your customers is hard work. In this chapter, world-renowned expert on loyalty economics Fred Reichheld and his Bain colleague Rob Markey introduce a set of eight fundamental principles that will enable you to calculate your customers' loyalty status in a way that is accurate, timely, granular, and credible--and allow you to establish accountability for good customer relationships. These principles include asking The Ultimate Question ("How likely is it that you would recommend us to a friend or colleague?"), choosing a measurement scale that works, aiming for high response rates from the right customers, and making sure that your scores link directly to customer behaviors. Because a robust scoring process that produces reliable, bias-free metrics is the foundation for the Net Promoter system, this chapter is a must-read for anyone considering this powerful tool as a means of quantifying customer loyalty--and building a truly customer-centric enterprise.
The Rules of Measurement: Principles for Building an Effective Customer Feedback System
by Fred ReichheldThis chapter sets out a number of key principles for calculating your customers' satisfaction in a fashion that is accurate, granular, timely, and credible. By following these principles, you can use Net Promoter Scores (NPS) to assess what your customers really feel and to focus attention on the customer throughout your organization. This chapter was originally published as Chapter 6 of "The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth."
The Rules of Project Risk Management: Implementation Guidelines for Major Projects
by Robert ChapmanThe Rules of Project Risk Management, 2nd Edition, provides practical experienced-based guidance to support the delivery of effective project risk management. While the discipline is recognised as a major contributor to the successful outcome of projects, its implementation is far from straightforward. Successful delivery requires an in depth understanding of the "ingredients" of effective risk management practices which impact project performance. The book’s value is derived from the description of these ingredients in a manner which will support their practical implementation. The author describes a series of guidelines (labelled "rules") to support the practical application of project risk management to positively influence project outcomes. The rules are supported by mini case studies of both successful and unsuccessful projects to bring to life the ramifications of effective and poor risk management respectively, and are assembled under seven headings of environment, external stakeholders, organisation and culture, leadership and governance, internal stakeholders, risk resources and system. This second edition contains a new glossary of terms and an overview of the risk management process to enable those new to the subject to understand the core risk management activities. It also contains six more individual guidelines and ten more case studies to support practitioners, researchers and academics alike to gain an even greater appreciation of the drivers of successful project risk management. Enabling the reader to "get inside" risk management to gain an appreciation of the individual components and "how the engine works", this book is essential reading for project and risk management professionals. While the guidelines are described individually so specific subjects can be examined in detail, they must be considered together, for like a car, specialist carburettors, fuel injection or high-octane fuel on their own do not support improved performance. The guidelines can be considered as the elements that should be considered when compiling a risk maturity model to drive incremental improvement in risk management practices.
The Rules of Project Risk Management: Implementation Guidelines for Major Projects
by Robert James ChapmanThe evidence continues to grow that the effective management of risk is the very kernel of successful project management. Its absence frequently leaves project sponsors lamenting missed objectives and shareholders coming to terms with an organisation’s poor bottom line performance. Dr Robert Chapman's The Rules of Project Risk Management stands out from other risk management texts because it provides very practical guidance, supported by numerous mini case studies, many of which have attracted considerable publicity. The book brings to life both the benefits of project risk management when effectively applied and the ramifications when it is misunderstood or receives scant attention. The structure of the book is based on International Standard ISO 31000 seen through the lens of general systems theory - where projects are undertaken by organisations which have an external context and internal sub-systems. A project system is seen to be composed of seven key subject areas. Practical short ’rules’ or implementation guidelines, written in an engaging style, are offered to support each of these subject areas and aid quick assimilation of key risk management messages. Each rule focuses on a specific aspect of effective risk management which warrants attention in its own right. Taken together the rules will provide those implementing projects with the building blocks to secure a project’s objectives. They have been drawn from a wealth of experience gained from applying risk management practices across multiple industries from Europe to Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
The Rules of Success: How Managers Can Overcome Setbacks and Grow
by Karsten DrathThis book is about the rules of long-term professional success. The international study on which this book is based suggests that success is, above all, one thing: the quest for a combination of happiness and satisfaction, coupled with economic independence. However, the data also suggest that the definition of success varies significantly from person to person. And furthermore, it seems like success is not an objective quality, but at least partly it results from a process of comparison with a peer group - which means in turn that the selection of your peer group is crucial for your perceived level of success in life. The author argues that, in fact, certain success factors do exist and that they are fewer in number than one might think. But above all, if we look thoroughly at the lives of truly successful people, it soon becomes apparent that success primarily has to do with overcoming setbacks, failure and crisis. This ability to effectively process adversity is also known as resilience. Because of its criticality for success this concept is discussed in greater depth using the FiRE model (Factors improving Resilience Effectiveness) as a structure. This concept has been developed by the author through many years of research. It differs from existing models due to its holistic approach including analysing different disciplines of science such as biology, medicine, brain research, epigenetics, sociology, psycho-neuro-immunology etc.
Rules of the Company Road
by Garrett SuttonWhen driving a car you need to know the rules of the road. You've learned, and now know as second nature, that you can get home safely by following these rules. The same applies when running a business or investment. You most likely know you'll be better protected when using a corporation, limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP), all of which offer asset protection. But by using each entity (a corporation, LLC or LP legally chartered by a U.S. state) there are certain rules you must follow to stay protected and operate in the clear.A large body of these rules are called the corporate formalities. These are the obligations to keep your entity active with the state, to hold meetings once a year and to file tax returns, among other requirements. Failure to follow the formalities can lead to a piercing of the corporate veil and a loss of limited liability protection. By piercing the corporate veil a creditor can reach through the entity and get at an owner's personal assets. Suffice it to say, you do not want your veil pierced.This ebook primer discusses these formalities in detail to help you maintain your corporate veil.
Rules of the Game: How to Succeed in Life's Most Important Investment and Endeavor, Marriage
by Lawrence Otarola"Rules of the Game is truly a blue print for devising a game plan to succeed in life's most precious investment - Your marriage. When your home life with your wife is not in proper order, then your business life can be in constant disarray. Lawrence and Xinia Otarola unveil an authentic road-map for creating a game-winning strategy in your marriage that will bleed into other important areas of life. This book will deposit nuggets of virtues that'll turn war room situations opportunities to display resolve and showcase your life as trophies of grace. Tracie and I believe in the originality of the ideas and concepts and strongly recommend their approach for helping leaders WIN in both LIFE and their MARRIAGE." - Manny Ohonme, Co-Founder, President & CEO- Tracie Ohonme, Co-Founder & Executive Vice President. Don't settle for a good marriage, build a better one!According to Brian Tracy, “at least 90 percent of new businesses succeed if their founders are experienced entrepreneurs—the ones who have figured out the rules and make decisions based on those rules.” Using an entrepreneurial, business lens to explore timeless marriage wisdom, equip yourself- even those who have experienced the pain, failure, and loss of a separation- with the tools to get up and rebuild a strong and vibrant marriage partnership. By learning the Rules of the Game, the risks involved and how to “play fair,” you will understand what it takes to be successful in this wonderful encounter between two people who love each other and dare to risk everything in order to undertake life’s most important investment and endeavor: marriage. The results just might surprise you!
Rules of the Lending Game: How to master the game of lending to invest in property
by Stuart WemyssInvesting in property is the largest single financial transaction anyone will make. Property buyers usually concentrate their research on online search engines, looking at glossy photos of beautifully staged homes. Instead, they would be better off working out how much they will need to borrow, how they should structure their loan and who would be the best lender. Author and personal finance expert, Stuart Wemyss, admits that finding the right loan is a bit like a game of snakes and ladders. You run up the ladder when you think you've found the lowest interest rate, only to slide down the snake when you realise the fees are high and conditions are stringent. "Interest is the single largest lifetime expense for investors" says Stuart. "The amount of borrowings investors carry affects their net worth and their cash flow and can make or break their retirement goals. Getting their borrowing right and structuring their investments correctly can save a considerable amount of money - often thousands of dollars per year."To make sure you get your borrowing right, Stuart explains the Rules of the Lending Game in this fascinating book. It contains invaluable information on: Choosing the right loan products Calculating how much to borrow and how to reduce the overall cost Structuring loans to manage cash flow and create wealth Making the most of your equity.
Rules of the Rich: 28 Proven Strategies for Creating a Healthy, Wealthy and Happy Life and Escaping the Rat Race Once and For All
by Tom Corson-KnowlesFinancial success is possible if you&’re willing to learn the Rules of the Rich—learn how to kick fear in the butt and achieve your goal now. You don&’t have to wait to get rich until you&’re too old to enjoy spending your money. It takes only three to five years using the wealth-creating strategies in this book to create a small fortune and early retirement if that&’s what you want. Certainly, some industries require heavy capital investments upfront, like oil and gas exploration or industrial manufacturing—but almost any other business can be started with $1,000 or less. Great entrepreneurs understand that you can pre-sell almost any product and collect the money upfront. Then, once you have the cash you can build the product and deliver it to your customers. This is how massive companies can be started with little or no cash—just look at the histories of Fortune 500 companies like Apple, Microsoft, or Whole Foods. Thanks to our new networked economy, technology, and opportunities, anyone from anywhere in the world can start a business for less than $1,000—and turn it into a successful wealth-producing company in just a few short years. What&’s holding them back from starting one now? It&’s fear—the kind of fear that makes you keep your mouth closed when you wish you could speak up and ask for what you really want. It&’s the fear that stops you from moving forward in life—and achieving the wealth and success you deserve. And there&’s only one thing that will conquer your fear: commitment to your own success. Discover why the old rules of financial security and retirement are broken—and learn the new rules that will save you from the financial ruin so many Americans face. In this life-changing book, entrepreneur Tom Corson-Knowles shares his secrets to lasting business and financial success passed down by hundreds of entrepreneurs and millionaire mentors.
Rules of Thumb: 52 Principles for Winning at Business without Losing Your Self
by Alan M. WebberA Fast Company founder and former editorial director of Harvard Business Review provides “guidance and hope in a world gone upside down” (Jim Collins, New York Times–bestselling author of Good to Great).Take your work seriously, Yourself, not so much.Loyalty is a two-way street.Don’t implement solutions. Prevent problems.This dramatic, unpredictable era has wiped out time-honored businesses and long-standing institutions while ushering in unprecedented opportunities for creative individuals and entrepreneurial organizations. The job is no longer figuring out how to win at the game of work and life—it’s figuring out the new rules of the game.Rules of Thumb provides fifty-two rules for individuals in every walk of life who want to make sense out of these confusing, challenging, and compelling times. If you're looking for practical advice on how to win at work without losing your self, if you want to change your life to meet the challenge of change, or if you want to learn from some of the world’s most interesting and creative people, let entrepreneur, Santa Fe mayor, and acclaimed business author Alan M. Webber take you on a remarkable journey toward greater personal understanding and, ultimately, greater personal success.“Fifty-two practical lessons gleaned from more than forty years of working with extraordinary leaders in a variety of endeavors . . . valuable, thought-provoking ideas.” —Booklist
The Rules of Work: A Practical Engineering Guide to Ergonomics, Second Edition
by Dan MacLeodThe experience of the past decade since the publication of the first edition of The Rules of Work: A Practical Engineering Guide to Ergonomics proves just how central ergonomics is for effective production. Revised and updated to reflect new insights from workplace developments, the second edition continues the tradition of providing essential tool
Rules to Break and Laws to Follow
by Martha Rogers Don PeppersPraise for Rules to Break & Laws to Follow: How Your Business Can Beat the Crisis of Short-Termism"A fascinating, highly readable synthesis of business principles, technology, sociology and common sense, Rules to Break and Laws to Follow persuasively shows the connection between customer trust and business profits, and then explains how to make it happen. As a bonus, you'll learn how to make your company more innovative, how to ensure your employees actually enjoy what they're doing, and how to deal with the kinds of service and quality breakdowns that occasionally plague any company, even a well-managed one. This book should be on your required reading list."--Stephen M. R. Covey, bestselling author of The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything"Over the years, Peppers and Rogers have given me valuable advice about navigating the changing business landscape. This book is a must-read for managers who want to empower their employees and customers to?make change their ally."--Jim McCann, founder and CEO of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM"Highly readable and entertaining. Make sure everybody in your firm reads this book by last Friday."--Dror Pockard, CEO of eglue"In a time when most companies are built to flip, Peppers and Rogers have planted a stake in the ground to help you survive past the next round of financing or consumer fad. Knowing what rules to break is arguably even more important than what laws to follow, and this book imparts knowledge for both."--Guy Kawasaki, cofounder of Truemors and author of The Art of the Start"Peppers and Rogers have created the unthinkable: an enjoyable wake-up call! Their book serves up one compelling and provocative idea after another, and the authors enjoy debunking some of our most deeply ingrained business beliefs. Read this book and your customers will thank you."--Dan Heath, coauthor of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Rules & Tools for Leaders
by Perry M. SmithRules & Tools for Leaders has guided hundreds of thousands of leaders, showing them the ways to create and maintain growth and profitability. From hiring, firing and promoting to responding to major corporate crises, from day-to-day encounters to long-range strategic planning, Perry covers virtually every aspect of leadership and provides the means to get the job done—and done well. Along with a thorough understanding of group dynamics, business models, and ethical practices, Rules & Tools for Leaders also features invaluable checklists and guidelines—providing everyday tools to put the tried-and-true rules into effect. .
Rules & Tools for Leaders
by Perry M. Smith General Jeffrey W. FoleyRules and Tools for Leaders offers insightful and useful advice that avoids the flavor-of-the-month management theories that are long on speculation and short on practical application. This is a fully revised, updated, and reorganized edition of a classic management handbook. It never loses sight of the big picture of how any company should operate. It provides useful and time-tested advice that can be implemented immediately to the benefit of the entire organization. From defining the qualities of outstanding leaders to putting good leadership skills into practice, from managing yourself and others to handling the difficult tests that leadership brings, this book includes valuable checklists and reviews. In addition, it highlights some of the best leadership programs and presents a host of compelling and instructive anecdotes that illustrate the ideas throughout.
Ruling Capital: Emerging Markets and the Reregulation of Cross-Border Finance
by Kevin P. GallagherIn Ruling Capital, Kevin P. Gallagher demonstrates how several emerging market and developing countries (EMDs) managed to reregulate cross-border financial flows in the wake of the global financial crisis, despite the political and economic difficulty of doing so at the national level. Gallagher also shows that some EMDs, particularly the BRICS coalition, were able to maintain or expand their sovereignty to regulate cross-border finance under global economic governance institutions. Gallagher combines econometric analysis with in-depth interviews with officials and interest groups in select emerging markets and policymakers at the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, and the G-20 to explain key characteristics of the global economy. Gallagher develops a theory of countervailing monetary power that shows how emerging markets can counter domestic and international opposition to the regulation of cross-border finance. Although many countries were able to exert countervailing monetary power in the wake of the crisis, such power was not sufficient to stem the magnitude of unstable financial flows that continue to plague the world economy. Drawing on this theory, Gallagher outlines the significant opportunities and obstacles to regulating cross-border finance in the twenty-first century.