“…Academic institutions are value-driven; hence virtually every decision made by an academic administrator has an ethical component with implications for students, faculty, the institution, and the broader community. Despite this, they receive little systematic preparation for this aspect of their professional lives when they take up administrative posts, especially when compared to, say, medical or legal training. …”

“…It moved in 1970 from a highly centralized bureaucracy to a more community-based decentralized system, both of which were independent of the mayor. …”

“…With this initiative, we hope to render a significant service to the scientific community and to be up to the mark of our institution."…”

“…Bringing together an authorial team of eight respected social researchers, alongside the voices of community organisations, policy makers, migrants and citizens, and with an afterword by journalist Kiri Kankhwende, this is an important intervention in one of the most heated social issues of our time…”

“…The impact of acquired disfigurement —for the individual, and for her or his family and community—is barely registered, and only recently has there been any attempt to explore the question of how damaged tissue and bone might be treated medically or surgically. …”

“…Is the "networked egoist" putting an end to the collective responsibility and to the sense of community? Or does networking provide the opportunities for the future development of civil societies, democracy, tolerance and peace? …”

“…The virtues of the agrarian community plus the Catholic faith of his family, shaped his Old West character. …”

“…Framed by the thought of Cornelius Castoriadis, and engaging with Marxist, Black Radical, and Feminist approaches to liberation, as well as movements such as Occupy, Black Lives Matter, Me Too, Letters on the Autonomy Project understands autonomy to be the capacity of a society, a community or an individual to modify its form. As Castoriadis argues, the struggle for self-determination requires unlimited questioning of the way things are, but also that we do or make something new in light of this interrogation. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The Birth of the Profit Maximization Expectation -- The Purpose of the Corporation -- The Distinction between Success and Endurance -- Your Five Constituencies -- Investors -- Customers -- Suppliers -- Employees -- Community at Large -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Enterprise Capabilities -- Operational and Organizational Health -- Business Operating System (BOS) -- People -- Design -- Enterprise Capabilities -- Chapter 4 Relationships Were Easier in High School -- Constituents, Relationships, and Strategy -- Constituent Selection, Evaluation, and Development -- Transactions Benefit from Relationships Too -- Business Operating System and Constituent Relationships -- Chapter 5 The Road to the Future -- The Role of Strategy -- Strategy Development and Finalization -- Technology and Strategy -- Notes -- Chapter 6 The Fallacy of Trickle-Down Strategy -- Business Operating System and Strategy Deployment -- Communicating Strategy -- Verifying Strategy Implementation Decisions -- The Power of Why, What, and How Together -- Chapter 7 Transitioning Operations from Tactical to Strategic Thinking -- Escape the Cost-Center Mentality -- Demand Responsibility and Accountability for Customer Satisfaction and Retention -- Close the Chasm between Strategic and Tactical Thinking -- Design Structural Aspects to Facilitate Speed, Agility, Flexibility, and Robustness -- Identify the Capabilities That Matter Tomorrow -- Chapter 8 Overcoming Obstacles…”

“…Based on the research findings of the latest round of Ulrich’s legendary HR Competency Survey, this groundbreaking book is sure to spark debate, shatter myths, and inspire real change throughout the HR community. Filled with fact-based insights and field-tested strategies, it proves that your organization’s success lies, not in the talent you have, but what you do with the talent once you have it. …”

“…Despite the massive potential for steep fines and regulatory penalties, there is a distressing lack of awareness of the GDPR within the business community. A recent survey conducted in the UK suggests that only 40% of firms are even aware of the new law and their responsibilities to maintain compliance. …”

“… We live in a behavior economy, an environment in which people no longer engage with companies just by purchasing things, but they seek engagement with services that allow them to behave, to leave a mark, and to participate in the community of others. The economic model promoted by the behavior economy is a model where behavior is the only goal of our actions, and where intrinsic motivation is the key to participation, engagement, and the satisfaction of multiple dimensions of value. …”

“…Advanced Nanomaterials for Aerospace Applications has been developed for a community interested in space science and nanotechnology. …”

“…It assesses the extent of the gap between the social policy objectives set through regulatory competences in multi-level governance and the structure of incentives it breeds in practice, with a broad range of implications for the capacity of the government to control for an equitable distribution of services at the community level. The chapters emphasize the educational selectivity involved in national policy decisions concerning ESF implementation in the five countries, the role of informal mechanisms in fine-tuning implementation, the negative effects of formalization and failures in accommodating the complexity of goals which characterizes the ESF, as well as the overall fairness of ESF implementation towards the most disadvantaged groups in society. …”

“…The ECMT decided to organise a Round Table which would consider the transport sector differently, by looking at the benefits of different modes of transport for the general community. Round Table 93 considered different modes of transport and their respective contributions to economic growth, regional development, social relations and needs for mobility. …”

“…As such, it should be of value to applicants for commercial uses of transgenic organisms (crops, trees, microorganisms), to regulators and risk assessors in national authorities, as well as the wider scientific community. More information on the OECD's work related to the biosafety of transgenic organisms is found at BioTrack Online (http://www.oecd.org/biotrack)…”

“…The publication takes the view that a wholesale shift in behaviour is required by parts of the development assistance community - moving outside conventional comfort zones and changing reflexes towards new approaches to risk taking, analysis and programming around systems of accountability and ‘do no harm’ efforts in political engagement. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) -- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) -- International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) -- International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) -- Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Conventions) -- Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) -- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) -- Organization of American States (OAS) -- World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) -- Glossary -- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) -- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) -- World Trade Organization (WTO/OMC) -- Classifications of IOs -- Asian Harmonization Working Party (AHWP) -- World Meteorological Organization (WMO) -- ASTM International -- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) -- Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) -- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) -- UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) -- Preface -- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) -- Foreword and acknowledgements -- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -- International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) -- European Commission (EC) -- Acronyms of participating international organisations -- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) -- Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) -- Common Market for East/Southern Africa (COMESA) -- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) -- International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) -- Executive summary -- International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) -- The survey exercise, structure and respondents -- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) -- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) -- International Competition Network (ICN) -- The contours of international regulatory co-operation within international organisations -- International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) -- The governance and operational modalitiesof international organisations -- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) -- International Air Transport Association (IATA) -- Secretariat for the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol – Ozone Layer (OZONE) -- International Accreditation Forum (IAF) -- Implementation and impacts of the instruments of international organisations -- Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) -- Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S)…”

“…The exercise is meant to encourage positive change, support mutual learning and raise the overall effectiveness of aid throughout the donor community…”

“…The exercise is meant to encourage positive change, support mutual learning and raise the overall effectiveness of aid throughout the donor community…”