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Dana Thomas
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Penguin
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Deluxe : How Luxury Lost Its Luster
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“With How Luxury Lost Its Luster , [Dana] Thomas—who has been the cultural and fashion writer for Newsweek in Paris for 12 years—has written a crisp, witty social history that’s as entertaining as it is informative.” — New York TimesFrom the author of The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes Once luxury was available only to the rarefied and aristocratic world of old money and royalty. It offered a history of tradition, superior quality, and a pampered buying experience. Today, however, luxury is simply a product packaged and sold by multibillion-dollar global corporations focused on growth, visibility, brand awareness, advertising, and, above all, profits. Award-winning journalist Dana Thomas digs deep into the dark side of the luxury industry to uncover all the secrets that Prada, Gucci, and Burberry don't want us to know. Deluxe is an uncompromising look behind the glossy façade that will enthrall anyone interested in fashion, finance, or culture.
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Neil Fiske, Michael J. Silverstein, John Butman |
Portfolio
Trading Up : Why Consumers Want New Luxury Goods - and How Companies Create Them
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Trading Up explains the trend of how people nowadays opt for premium goods over traditional luxury items. This book could be a good read for those who want to understand the psychology behind consumer behavior and how companies capitalize on it. The book highlights the growing trend of new luxury brands, which sell at higher prices and in much larger volumes than traditional luxury goods. The author, Michael J. Silverstein provides a comprehensive overview of this trend, which could be helpful for marketers and business professionals looking to understand the market demand for premium products.
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Suvit Maesincee, Somkid Jatusripitak, Philip Kotler |
Free
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The Marketing of Nations : Strategic Approach to Building National Wealth
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Recommended because the book provides tangible case studies on how political leaders can identify economic opportunities in their countries and use strategic marketing to help their economies compete in the global marketplace. The book's unique feature is showcasing successful examples from various regions such as Japan, China, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
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James Manyika, Jonathan Woetzel, Richard Dobbs |
Publicaffairs
No Ordinary Disruption : The Four Global Forces Breaking All the Trends
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Our intuition on how the world works could well be wrong. We are surprised when new competitors burst on the scene, or businesses protected by large and deep moats find their defenses easily breached, or vast new markets are conjured from nothing. Trend lines resemble saw-tooth mountain ridges.The world not only feels different. The data tell us it is different. Based on years of research by the directors of the McKinsey Global Institute, No Ordinary The Four Forces Breaking all the Trends is a timely and important analysis of how we need to reset our intuition as a result of four forces colliding and transforming the global the rise of emerging markets, the accelerating impact of technology on the natural forces of market competition, an aging world population, and accelerating flows of trade, capital and people.Our intuitions formed during a uniquely benign period for the world economy—often termed the Great Moderation. Asset prices were rising, cost of capital was falling, labour and resources were abundant, and generation after generation was growing up more prosperous than their parents.But the Great Moderation has gone. The cost of capital may rise. The price of everything from grain to steel may become more volatile. The world's labor force could shrink. Individuals, particularly those with low job skills, are at risk of growing up poorer than their parents.What sets No Ordinary Disruption apart is depth of analysis combined with lively writing informed by surprising, memorable insights that enable us to quickly grasp the disruptive forces at work. For evidence of the shift to emerging markets, consider the startling fact that, by 2025, a single regional city in China—Tianjin—will have a GDP equal to that of the Sweden, of that, in the decades ahead, half of the world's economic growth will comefrom 440 cities including Kumasi in Ghana or Santa Carina in Brazil that most executives today would be hard-pressed to locate on a map.What we are now seeing is no ordinary disruption but the new facts of business life— facts that require executives and leaders at all levels to reset their operating assumptions and management intuition.
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Anthony Giddens
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Cambridge
University
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Capitalism and Modern Social Theory : An Analysis of the Writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max Weber
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Giddens's analysis of the writings of Marx, Durkheim and Weber has become the classic text for any student seeking to understand the three thinkers who established the basic framework of contemporary sociology. The first three sections of the book, based on close textual examination of the original sources, contain separate treatments of each writer. The author demonstrates the internal coherence of their respective contributions to social theory. The concluding section discusses the principal ways in which Marx can be compared with the other two authors, and discusses misconceptions of some conventional views on the subject.
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David E. Duffee, Edward R. Maguire |
Routledge
Criminal Justice Theory - Explaining The Nature And Behavior Of Criminal Justice
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This book provides a unique approach to criminal financial investigation by detailing forensic accounting techniques used by investigators to solve crimes committed for profit. It would be a good read for those interested in forensic accounting or criminal justice investigation and its use of financial analysis. The book's most distinctive feature is its focus on forensic accounting, which sets it apart from other books on criminal justice.
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Christopher J. Hill, Michael Smith |
Oxford
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International Relations And The European Union
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This book is an insightful guide to the European Union's role in global affairs, focusing on its power, processes, and place in the international community. The authors skillfully examine the EU's impact on the global stage, making it an essential read for students and practitioners of international relations.
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Mcgraw
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The Six Sigma Way
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The Six Sigma Way provides a detailed roadmap for implementing effective quality management, as demonstrated by major industry players such as GE and Motorola. The book is highly informative and offers practical approaches for achieving productivity improvements, cost reduction, and more - making it an ideal read for anyone looking to achieve similar results in their own organization.
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Paco Underhill
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Simon
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Call of the Mall
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The author of the international bestseller Why We Buy —praised by The New York Times as “a book that gives this underrated skill the respect it deserves”—now takes us to the mall, a place every American has experienced and has an opinion about.Paco Underhill, the Margaret Mead of shopping and author of the huge international bestseller Why We Buy , now takes us to the mall, a place every American has experienced and has an opinion about. The result is a bright, ironic, funny, and shrewd portrait of the mall—America’s gift to personal consumption, its most powerful icon of global commercial muscle, the once new and now aging national town square, the place where we convene in our leisure time.It’s about the shopping mall as an exemplar of our commercial and social culture, the place where our young people have their first taste of social freedom and where the rest of us compare notes. Call of the Mall examines how we use the mall, what it means, why it works when it does, and why it sometimes doesn’t.
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Barry Levine, Tony Wagner |
Basic
Books
The Global Achievement Gap : Why Even Our Best Schools Don't Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need - And What We Can Do About it
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The Global Achievement Gap is an insightful analysis of the shortcomings of our current education system and what we can do to improve it. The author's firsthand experiences and interviews with students and educators provide valuable perspectives on the skills and motivations needed for success in the global economy. Recommended for educators, parents, and policymakers seeking to prepare young people for the future.
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Saskia Sassen
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Princeton
University
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The Global City : New York, London, Tokyo
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The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the ways in which New York, London, and Tokyo transformed into global cities. It highlights the interdependence and transnational networks that link these cities in the new millennium, making it a valuable resource for those interested in urbanization and globalization. Additionally, the revised edition's updated data and analysis of global trends make it an up-to-date reference.
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Gerard Lemos
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Yale
University
Press
The End Of The Chinese Dream - Why Chinese People Fear The Future
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This book is a must-read for those who want to gain a deep understanding of China's complicated social and political landscape. The author's investigative approach reveals the lived experiences of ordinary Chinese individuals, providing valuable insights into the threats and anxieties they face in their daily lives. The book also highlights the systemic problems within China's leadership, and how these issues contribute to the country's social challenges. This book will leave readers with a deeper appreciation for the real China that lies beyond glossy images of prosperity.
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Henry A. Davis
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Euromoney
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Infrastructure Finance: Trends and Techniques
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Infrastructure Finance gives a broad view of trends and techniques in global infrastructure financing today. The many specialist contributors to the book discuss the infrastructure needs in their specific regions including Latin America, the Carribean, Africa, Middle East, South Asia - and considers a wide range of projects including transport, water systems, healthcare, power and toll road privatisation. Themes include the rising need for infrastructure investment, the quality of country infrastructure, different types of financing (including Shariah-compliant financing), government budget limitations, credit ratings, accounting, and benefits and risks of investment. Includes case studies of past projects. The following topics are discussed in detail, infrastructure needs worldwide, Public Private Partnerships, government accounting issues, infrastructure financing techniques, sources of infrastructure financing, financing health care facilities, airport financing, credit rating of infrastructure projects. Edited by Henry A. Davis with contributions from 57 specialist contributors, which bankers, lawyers, consultants, economists, academics, project developers, insurance underwriters, investment analysts, credit rating analysts, government officials, and multilateral agency officials.
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Jean Tirole
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The
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The Theory of Industrial Organization
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"The Theory of Industrial Organization" is the first primary text to treat the new industrial organization at the advanced-undergraduate and graduate level. Rigorously analytical and filled with exercises coded to indicate level of difficulty, it provides a unified and modern treatment of the field with accessible models that are simplified to highlight robust economic ideas while working at an intuitive level. To aid students at different levels, each chapter is divided into a main text and supplementary section containing more advanced material. Each chapter opens with elementary models and builds on this base to incorporate current research in a coherent synthesis.Tirole begins with a background discussion of the theory of the firm. In part I he develops the modern theory of monopoly, addressing single-product and multi-product pricing, static and intertemporal price discrimination, quality choice, reputation, and vertical restraints.In part II, Tirole takes up strategic interaction between firms, starting with a novel treatment of the Bertrand-Cournot interdependent-pricing problem. He studies how capacity constraints, repeated interaction, product positioning, advertising, and asymmetric information affect competition or tacit collusion. He then develops topics having to do with long-term competition, including barriers to entry, contestability, exit, and research and development. He concludes with a "game theory user's manual" and a section of review exercises.
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Joseph M. Juran
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Free
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Juran on Quality by Design : The New Steps for Planning Quality into Goods and Services
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Juran on Quality by Design offers a comprehensive approach to planning quality that is applicable to the three major sectors of the economy. This book provides a practical plan for companies to achieve their strategic, market-driven goals by following a structural approach to planning quality. J.M. Juran emphasizes the importance of setting quality goals, planning in "multifunctional" processes, establishing data bases for quality planning, motivating managers and the work force, and introducing quality planning into organizations. It is an essential read for any business seeking to improve their quality planning and achieve success.
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Derek Da Cunha
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Iseas
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Singapore in the New Millennium : Challenges Facing the City State
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If you are interested in understanding the challenges and issues faced by Singapore in the 21st century despite its success story, this book would be an excellent read. Written by a senior fellow at ISEAS, the book provides unique insights on Singapore's economic, social and political landscape, with a focus on identifying potential challenges in the future.
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Stephen Glain
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St.
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Mullahs, Merchants, and Militants : The Economic Collapse of the Arab World
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A thousand years ago, a vast Arab empire stretched from the Asian steppe across the Mediterranean to Spain, pioneering new technologies, sciences, art and culture. Arab traders and Arab currencies dominated the global economy in ways Western multinationals and the dollar do today.A thousand years later, Arab states are in decay. Official corruption and ineptitude have eroded state authority and created a vacuum that militant Islam has rushed to fill. Glain takes us on a journey through the heart of what were once the great Islamic caliphates, the countries now known as Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel/Palestine, Iraq and Egypt, to illustrate how a once prosperous and enlightened civilization finds itself at a crossroads between a Dark Age and a New Dawn.As late as a century ago, what we call the Levant was a prosperous trading bloc. By carving the region into proxy states and emirates after the First World War, the Western powers Balkanized and undermined the Levantine economy. That in turn prepared the ground for a regional autocracy that rejected economic openness and religious tolerance, qualities that had made the old Islamic caliphates great. Today the Arab world has opted out of the global economy, with tragic consequences. It is up to the new generation of leaders -- and the Western governments that created the modern Middle East -- to reverse the sclerosis and revive the region.
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David Chan
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World
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Unintended Consequences In Singapore
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When policymakers, communities or advocates make decisions and take actions, they do so with the purpose of achieving some desired goal. But sometimes, unintended consequences occur. These are outcomes that are not the ones intended by the purposeful decision or action.Unintended consequences can be positive or negative, although the discussions often focus on the unexpected adverse impact that may result from well-intentioned policies or public actions.It is tempting to say that unintended consequences happen because we live in an uncertain and unpredictable world, and that there is not much we can do to prevent their occurrence or prepare for them. In fact, many unintended consequences are neither predetermined nor random. It is true that whether or not unintended consequences happen will be affected by many economic and social factors that Singapore is confronted with, but much will also depend on how we approach these factors and the potential consequences.This book, based on the proceedings at the Behavioural Sciences Institute Conference 2017, explores various issues about unintended consequences in Singapore. The book is organised into four parts. Part 1 provides an overview of issues involved in thinking about unintended consequences. Part 2 examines unintended consequences in the context of Singapore's goal to become a smart nation and compares the perspectives between public and private sector organisations on dealing with uncertainty. Part 3 analyses the relationships linking unintended consequences to healthcare outcomes and the management of race relations in Singapore. Part 4 addresses specific questions on unintended consequences in Singapore in terms of the nation's history, immigration, education, meritocracy, civil service culture and mindsets, and relationships between people and government.This book will provide the reader new perspectives and possibilities related to achieving intended societal goals and building a strong Singapore society.
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Microeconomic Theory - Basic Principles And Extensions
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Microeconomic Theory would be a good read for individuals looking to understand the principles of microeconomics in depth. With its focus on insights into economic modeling for real-world applications, the book aims to deliver a comprehensive understanding of microeconomic theory, along with its practical implications. The authors' use of visual aids is also helpful in conveying complex concepts in a more comprehensive and digestible format.
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William Strauss, Neil Howe |
Crown
The Fourth Turning : What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER. Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval—with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play. First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of spiritual exploration and rebellion. Then comes an Unraveling, in which individualism triumphs over crumbling institutions. Last comes a Crisis—the Fourth Turning—when society passes through a great and perilous gate in history. William Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world—and your place in it. With blazing originality, The Fourth Turning illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future. Most remarkably, it offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about how America's past will predict what comes next. Strauss and Howe base this vision on a provocative theory of American history. The authors look back five hundred years and uncover a distinct Modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a long human life, each composed of four twenty-year eras—or "turnings"—that comprise history's seasonal rhythm of growth, maturation, entropy, and rebirth. Illustrating this cycle through a brilliant analysis of the post–World War II period, The Fourth Turning offers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for this rendezvous with destiny.
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Richard Florida
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Harper
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Flight of the Creative Class : The New Global Competition Talent
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Research–driven and clearly written, bestselling economist Richard Florida addresses the growing alarm about the exodus of high–value jobs from the USA. Today's most valued workers are what economist Richard Florida calls the Creative Class. In his bestselling The Rise of the Creative Class, Florida identified these variously skilled individuals as the source of economic revitalisation in US cities. In that book, he shows that investment in technology and a civic culture of tolerance (most often marked by the presence of a large gay community) are the key ingredients to attracting and maintaining a local creative class. In The Flight of the Creative Class, Florida expands his research to cover the global competition to attract the Creative Class. The USA once led the world in terms of creative capital. Since 2002, factors like the Bush administration's emphasis on smokestack industries, heightened security concerns after 9/11 and the growing cultural divide between conservatives and liberals have put the US at a large disadvantage. With numerous small countries, such as Ireland, New Zealand and Finland, now tapping into the enormous economic value of this class – and doing all in their power to attract these workers and build a robust economy driven by creative capital – how much further behind will USA fall?
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Michael A. Hitt, Robert E. Hoskisson, R. Duane Ireland |
Cengage
Learning
Strategic Management: Concepts : Competitiveness and Globalization
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This book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of strategic management through the integration of classic organizational models and modern trends. It draws inspiration from over 500 leading companies worldwide and aids the reader in implementing practical strategies that can help them create and maintain a competitive edge. With MindTap, readers can hone their leadership skills and attain success in their respective fields.
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Eric Royal Lybeck
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Macat
The Black Swan - The Impact Of The Highly Improbable
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"The Black Swan is a must-read for those interested in challenging their assumptions about the future. Taleb's creative approach to predicting Black Swan events can help users learn how to think outside of the box and prepare for the unexpected. With his expertise and engaging writing style, Taleb offers readers a unique perspective on how to anticipate rare events that can have a significant impact on our lives."
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Randall Johnson, Pierre Bourdieu |
Stanford
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Practical Reason : On the Theory of Action
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Do social classes really exist? Is disinterested action really possible? What do the family, the church, and the intellectual world have in common? Can morality be founded on hypocrisy? What is the "subject" of action? In this new volume, one of France's foremost social thinkers of our time responds to these major questions and to others, thus tracing the outlines of a work that could be called "Pierre Bourdieu by himself." In these texts, the author tries to go to the essential, that is, the most elementary and fundamental, questions. He thereby explains the philosophical principles that have led to his social science research and the idea of the human that guides his choices there. With the lucidity allowed by retrospect, Bourdieu brings out the fundamental theories of his greatest books, notably Outline of a Theory of Practice and The Logic of Practice (Stanford, 1990), and, with an eye to the future, presents the first results of his most recent work on the state, the anthropological moorings of the economy, and male domination. Bourdieu's theory is both a philosophy of science dedicated to revealing the objective relations that shape and underpin social life, and a philosophy of action that takes account of agents' dispositions as well as the structured situations in which they act. This philosophy of action is condensed in a small number of key concepts―habitus, field, capital―and it is defined by the two-way relationship between the objective structures of social fields and the incorporated structures of the habitus. All in all, this book should be an indispensable introduction to Bourdieu's work, not only to students and scholars in sociology, anthropology, political science, and philosophy, but throughout the social sciences and humanities generally.
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Richard A. D'Aveni
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Hypercompetition
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Hypercompetition by Richard D'Aveni offers a comprehensive analysis of the challenging and ever-changing business environment of today, where traditional competitive advantages are no longer sustainable. Through hundreds of industry examples, D'Aveni explains how companies can gain a temporary advantage and succeed in dynamic markets by disrupting the status quo and employing a set of strategies referred to as the "New 7-S's". This book is a must-read for managers, planners, consultants, academics, and students of hypercompetitive industries.
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Ryan Bishop, Lillian S. Robinson |
Routledge
Night Market : Sexual Cultures and the Thai Economic Miracle
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In Thailand, a $4 billion per year tourist industry is the linchpin of the modernization process called the "Thai Economic Miracle". And what is Thailand's main attraction? Sex for hire. Year after year young women are lured to Bangkok to staff the teeming brothels, massage parlors, and sex bars that cater to male tourists from the United States, Western Europe, Japan, Australia, the Gulf States, Malaysia, and Singapore.Developed from Lillian S. Robinson's article in The Nation , Night Market traces the historical, cultural, material, and textual traditions that have combined in unique ways to establish sex tourism as an integral part of the developing Thai economy. It explores international sex tourism from the perspectives of economic-development planning, forced labor market choices, international sexual alienation, and textual traditions that have constructed sexual "Other" cultures in Western imagination.
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Charles F. Sabel
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Cambridge
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Work and Politics : The Division of Labour in Industry
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Work and Politics develops a historical and comparative sociology of workplace relations in industrial capitalist societies. Professor Sabel argues that the system of mass production using specialized machines and mostly unskilled workers was the result of the distribution of power and wealth in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Great Britain and the United States, not of an inexorable logic of technological advance. Once in place, this system created the need for workers with systematically different ideas about the acquisition of skill and the desirability of long-term employment. Professor Sabel shows how capitalists have played on naturally existing division in the workforce in order to match workers with diverse ambitions to jobs in different parts of the labor market. But he also demonstrates the limits, different from work group to work group, of these forms of collaboration.
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Dan Gardner
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Virgin
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Future Babble : Why Expert Predictions Fail and Why We Believe them Anyway
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In 2008, as the price of oil surged above $140 a barrel, experts said it would soon hit $200; a few months later it plunged to $30. In 1967, they said the USSR would be the world's fastest-growing economy by 2000, the USSR no longer existed. In 1908, it was pronounced that there would be no more wars in Europe; we all know how that turned out. Face it, experts are about as accurate as dart-throwing monkeys. And yet every day we ask them to predict the future--everything from the weather to the likelihood of a terrorist attack. Future Babble is the first book to examine this phenomenon, showing why our brains yearn for certainty about the future, why we are attracted to those who predict it confidently, and why it's so easy for us to ignore the trail of outrageously wrong forecasts. In this fast-paced, example-packed, sometimes darkly hilarious book, Dan Gardner shows how seminal research by professor Philip Tetlock proved that the more famous a pundit is, the more likely they are to be right about as often as a stopped watch. Gardner also draws on current research in cognitive psychology, political science, and behavioral economics to discover something quite The future is always uncertain, but the end is not always near.
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Milind M. Lele
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Wiley
Creating Strategic Leverage : Matching Company Strengths with Market Opportunities
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This book could be a good read for business owners who are looking to gain a competitive edge in their industry. With its focus on analyzing industry structure and determining a company's position within it, this book offers clear solutions for developing and communicating a successful strategy. The case studies from industry giants such as AT&T and Federal Express provide practical examples of how to apply these concepts in real-world settings.
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Mark Buchanan
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W.
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Norton
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Nexus: Small Worlds And The Groundbreaking Theory Of Networks
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Recommended because it provides a fascinating insight into small world theory and how it governs the way people and things are connected. The book is well-researched and well-written, presenting complex concepts in an accessible way. It is ideal for those interested in understanding how networks work and their applications in diverse fields.
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Frederick G. Hilmer
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Free
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Management Redeemed : Debunking the Fads That Undermine Our Corporate Performance
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"Management Redeemed" would be a great read for individuals seeking to learn about prevalent but misconceived management practices. The author, Lex Donaldson, takes a comprehensive look at several global companies and debunks the myths they have adopted. The book focuses on the notion that a strong management system can improve an organization's performance contrary to popular beliefs that the opposite is true. Donaldson's expertise in organizational design comes through in his writing style, making the book an enjoyable and informative read for anyone interested in debunking corporate myths.
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Robert Costanza, Ida Kubiszewski |
Wspc
Creating A Sustainable And Desirable Future: Insights From 45 Global Thought Leaders
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The major challenge for the current generation of mankind is to develop a shared vision of a future that is both desirable to the vast majority of humanity and ecologically sustainable. Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future offers a broad, critical discussion on what such a future should or can be, with global perspectives written by some of the world's leading thinkers, Wendell Berry, Van Jones, Frances Moore Lappe, Peggy Liu, Hunter Lovins, Gus Speth, Bill McKibben, and many more.
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William Corlett
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Cornell
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Class Action : Reading Labor, Theory and Value
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This book offers a unique perspective on labor theory by incorporating the works of Jacques Lacan, Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari, and Jacques Derrida. It challenges traditional Marxist ideas, advocates for direct action, and proposes strategies for organizing workers who are often overlooked by mainstream labor movements. Class Action is ideal for readers interested in anti-capitalist struggle, labor organizing, and social justice issues.
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Arundhati Roy
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Penguin
Algebra of Infinite Justice
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First published in 2001, this book brings together all of Arundhati Roy's political writings so far. This revised paperback edition includes two new essays, written in early 2002: 'Democracy: Who's She When She's Not at Home', which examines the horrific communal violence in Gujarat, and 'War Talk: Summer Games with Nuclear Bombs', about the threat of nuclear war in the Subcontinent.
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Rose George
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Metropolitan
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The Big Necessity the Unmentionable World of Human Waste
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Recommendation: "The Big Necessity" offers a witty exploration of a taboo topic by examining the global issue of sanitation, accessibility to toilets, and waste management. It provides readers with an eye-opening look at the potential solution to this public health crisis. It could be a great read for anyone interested in environmental health, sustainability, and sociocultural issues.
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Jefferson R. Cowie
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Stayin' Alive : The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class
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This book provides an in-depth understanding of the 1970s cultural and political history, highlighting how it shaped modern times. It explores the working class experience and how it affected political and economic upheavals. The book is a great read for history buffs as well as those interested in social justice issues. The author's ability to connect politics to culture through music, film, and TV lore makes the book engaging and edgy. Overall, a thought-provoking and insightful read.
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Peter J.H. Baily, Barry Crocker, David Jessop |
Pearson
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Previously entitled 'Purchasing Principles and Management' this book has been essential reading and the standard text for practitioners and students of the subject of purchasing or procurement for nearly 40 years. This new tenth edition continues to cover the continuous change and development in the field of Purchasing and care is taken to balance new emerging philosophies with the proven and established thinking and practice in the profession. This book will provide the reader with a reflection of sound mainstream practice combined with comment and insight into developing ideas and approaches. This edition includes: New chapters on outsourcing, corporate social responsibility and e-procurement systems, Well-integrated new material on time compression, global sourcing and contract performance measurement, New case studies plus mini-cases dotted throughout chapters to reflect themes from the text in actual supply management practice around the world, New Research boxes within chapters to link academic research and procurement industry practice, New PowerPoint Slides and an Instructor's Manual for Lecturers teaching the subject.
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Danny Miller
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Harperbusiness
The Icarus Paradox : How Exceptional Companies Bring About Their Own Downfall
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Just as the fabled Icarus of Greek mythology was able to fly so high, so close to the sun, that his wax wings melted and he plunged into the sea, this same paradox can apply to outstanding companies - their very success seduces them into the excesses that cause their downfall. "The Icarus Paradox" is a breathtaking account of what creates stellar business success, and at the same time, sows the seeds of corporate failure. After researching over 200 companies, Miller discovered that success imperils an organization through the momentum it creates and he has coined a new language to describe the rise and fall of major corporations. Craftsmen such as Ford and Texas Instruments have become concerned only with the products they have created, totally oblivious to the markets they have lost. Pioneers such as Wang and Apple have become escapists, so caught up in searching for breakthroughs that they create often brilliant yet commercially useless products.
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John Ralston Saul
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Penguin
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The Unconscious Civilization
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In this intellectual tour de force, Saul argues that the West now toils unconsciously in the grip of a stifling "corporatist" structure that serves the needs of business managers and technocrats as it promotes the segmentation of society into competing interest groups and ethnic blocks.
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Michael Backman
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Wiley
Asian Eclipse : Exposing the Dark Side of Business in Asia
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Asian Eclipse Exposing the Dark Side of Business in Asia Asia was a shining star in the world economy for most of the 1980s and 1990s. The secrets of its success were often a subject of intense debate. Plaudits cited Japanese economic power, Confucian work ethics, the freeing of China's markets, Eastern ingenuity and the powerful overseas Chinese guanxi networks. Critics were dismissed as ignorant of Asian values. But behind the facade lay a darker, more sinister truth. In this remarkable account, leading analyst Michael Backman tears away the myths of Asian business and reveals the dark side of the Asian success story. From endemic corruption to rampant cronyism, Asian Eclipse is a tale of capitalism gone sour, it names the perpetrators and offers timely advice on what is really needed for Asia to clean up its act. It will remain an indispensable guide to the complexities of corporate Asia for years to come. Highlights * China - rising star or black hole?* Japan - high-level corruption, organized crime and poor corporate governance* Indonesia - the ultimate victim of Soeharto's rampant cronyism* Donorgate - President Clinton's campaign funds and the Asian connections* Corporate Asia - What really happens to shareholders' money"Mr Backman's great achievement is to answer the really important questions about why the Asian crisis erupted. This book uncovers a great deal which Asian companies and governments would like to remain under wraps." Steve Vines The Independent's correspondent in Hong Kong Author of Hong China's New Colony "A gold mine of facts.it should be required reading for every foreign banker and fund manager arriving in Southeast Asia." Philip Bowring Columnist, International Herald Tribune
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Mark Haynes Daniell
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Wiley
World of Risk : Next Generation Strategy for a Volatile Era
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World of Risk by Mark Daniell is a must-read for global leaders, politicians, business people and anyone concerned with the future of our world. Daniell presents an architecture of practical solutions to deal with the complex, interconnected risks of our modern world. He offers a new state-of-the-art model of global strategy and leadership, emphasizing the importance of individual commitment and collective global responsibility in combating the risks posed by economic crises, disease, crime, and environmental challenges. Highly recommended for those looking to stay ahead of future trends.
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Eamonn Kelly, Peter Leyden, Members of Global Business Network |
Basic
Books
What's Next : Exploring the New Terrain for Business
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Who better to help us foresee how emerging trends will help shape the agenda for business in the first decade of the twenty-first century than Global Business Network, the renowned futurist think tank and strategic consulting firm, where some of the greatest minds from these fields converge and converse? In What's Next?, GBN's President, Eamonn Kelly, and its "knowledge developer," Peter Leyden, weave together fresh, new insights from expansive interviews with many of the Network's key thinkers, including: Stewart Brand on civilization, Mary Catherine Bateson on cultural change, Paul Hawken on the anti-globalization movement, Esther Dyson on Russia, Kevin Kelly on thinking globally, and Francis Fukuyama on biotechnology. The result is a thought-provoking, and inspiring guide to the ideas, concepts, and forces that will influence business in an era of increasing uncertainty-and opportunity.Visit the GBN website at www.gbn.org.
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Manuel Castells
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Wiley-blackwell
The Information Age: Power of Identity v.2 : Economy, Society and Culture
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This book would be a valuable read for anyone interested in understanding the effects of globalization and identity on the world. Manuel Castells delves into the impact of technology and capitalism on society and culture, while also examining collective movements and their aims. He explores the challenges faced by fundamental categories of existence, and the impact of media in promoting individual and collective ambitions. This is a book that offers a global perspective on social processes and their interrelatedness, and sheds light on the transformation of the world in the Information Age.
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Peter J McGoldrick, Helen Goworek |
Pearson
Education
Retail Marketing Management : Principles and Practice
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‘ Retail Marketing Management covers all the essential theories needed to understand the complicated business of from understanding the consumer and purchasing of the product through to store layout and communications. The writing style is easy to follow, and the text is supported by diagrams and case studies which enhance understanding and learning. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about the retail business.’ Nicole Dunlop, Course Director, London College of Fashion, UK Retail Marketing offers a contemporary approach that combines retail marketing theory, current retail management practice and international examples. It begins by looking at the nature of retailing as an activity and then introduces retail marketing, followed by a discussion of consumer behaviour, the retail marketing mix, and other important issues such as location strategies, branding and ethics. The authors and expert contributors take an integrated approach to explaining the process of internationalisation, and the inclusion of international examples reinforces this approach. The book is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in retailing, as well as those studying for marketing and business degrees where retail marketing is a core module. The blend of retail theory, practice and live examples will also be of interest to practitioners in retailing and related industries. Key features About the authors Helen Goworek lectures in the School of Management at the University of Leicester, where she teaches postgraduate modules in marketing, including ‘B2B Marketing and Supply Chain Management’. She is the author of two previous books about the fashion business, in addition to journal articles focusing on fashion buying and sustainability. Dr Peter McGoldrick has held four professorial posts in retailing, and is currently at the University of Manchester, UK. He has published several books and over 150 research papers and articles, which have appeared in the Journal of Retailing and Harvard Business Review, among others. Best Paper awards include those at the World Marketing Congress and the 2014 Academy of Marketing Science.
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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray
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Iseas-yusof
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Looking East To Look West - Lee Kuan Yew's Mission India
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Looking East To Look West is a must-read for those interested in the history and politics of Asia, particularly in relation to India and Singapore. The book details the significant role Lee Kuan Yew played in the relationship between the two nations, and the impact he had on India's emergence as a player in the Concert of Asia. The book combines historical facts, personal details, and anecdotes, making it an engaging and educational read for anyone interested in the subject matter.
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Michael Backman
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Wiley
Asian Eclipse : Exposing the Dark Side of Business in Asia
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"Asian Eclipse" provides a comprehensive and eye-opening analysis of the corporate and business practices in Asia. It exposes the dark side of the Asian business world, revealing well-researched insights on the business interests, machinations, and relationships in the region. With its engaging anecdotes and accessible language, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the intricacies of the Asian corporate world.
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The Corrosion of Character : The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism
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"The Corrosion of Character explores the personal costs of modern workplaces by drawing on real-life interviews and rich cultural and historical experiences. This insightful read raises some profound questions about the contemporary scene by exposing the long-term consequences of our current economic system."
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Cambridge
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American and British Technology in the Nineteenth Century : The Search for Labour Saving Inventions
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This essay is a foray into the debatable borderland between history, technology and economics. On the history of technical processes there exist several works, pre-eminent among them the great five-volumed History of Technology. But few historians of technology have shown interest in the models of the economists; and the theorists have concentrated on analysis or on problems of contemporary technology. The present work is an attempt to re-examine some of the more familiar nineteenth-century developments in technology. It originated in lectures given at Columbia University in the autumn of 1958.
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Rodolfo C. Severino
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Iseas
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Whither the Philippines in the 21st Century?
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Philippine observers are often baffled by the economic and political turmoil that dominates headlines about the country. Yet, at the same time, the Philippines continues to hold the potential for successfully combining political freedoms with sustained economic growth and, thus, improving the lives of its people. In this book, a team of distinguished scholars examines these seemingly contradictory trends in order to gain a sense of the country's prospects.
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The Good Society
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This book presents a clear vision for a society that is both compassionate and economically sustainable, focusing on the needs of the less fortunate. Galbraith provides practical steps for achieving these goals, making this book an essential read for anyone interested in creating a better world.
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