“…Craig's unique and in-depth look at each plan--and plan for the plans--will provide much needed accountability in the family, ownership, and business systems that make up the complex world that is the landscape for business owning families"--…”

“…The result is the first truly comprehensive critical look at the making of human rights norms and standards and, as such, will be an invaluable resource for students, scholars, activists, and policymakers interested in this important topic…”

“…Governments from OECD member and non-member economies look to LEED and work through it to generate innovative guidance on policies to support employment creation and economic development through locally based initiatives. …”

“…This conference proceedings takes a detailed look at the outlook for the dairy industry in the Baltics. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Enhancing foreign competition by fostering the trade integration -- Stronger integration would boost competition, productivity and lower consumer prices -- Policy options for strengthening integration -- The structure of financial intermediation is improving -- Simplifying taxes and reducing compliance costs -- Addressing infrastructure bottlenecks -- Improving judicial efficiency -- Reducing trial length and judicial uncertainty are key to boost business activity -- Improving the organisation of courts -- Reducing the demand for litigation to mitigate court congestion -- Litigation demand strongly varies across different law areas -- The legal industry has strongly expanded in recent years and is highly protected -- Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms -- References -- 3 Improving skills to harness the benefits of a more open economy -- Policies can help to make trade work for all -- Gauging the effects of stronger integration into the global economy -- A look at local labour markets -- The reallocation of workers within sectors -- The reallocation of workers across sectors -- Targeted training can make a real difference -- Improving professional training policies -- Aligning training supply with labour market demands is key -- Current plans draw lessons from past weaknesses, but should go further -- Improving education policies -- Access to education has increased, but education quality is still weak -- Improving the quality of basic education -- Preparing low-skilled adults for the challenges of the future -- Improving access to vocational education and apprenticeships -- Improving access and quality in tertiary education -- References…”

“…Potential customers will look for suppliers with ISO/IEC 20000 certification, seeking the reassurance it provides. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Overlifting Wafers -- Overlifting Pins -- Summary -- 6 Skeleton Keys -- Introduction -- Warded Locks -- Let's look inside -- Where's the security? -- Simple Skeleton Keys -- A more universal skeleton key -- More Complicated Skeleton Keys -- Warded Picks -- Types of Warded Locks -- Summary -- 7 SmartKey Attacks -- Introduction -- The Kwikset SmartKey system -- Decoding SmartKey locks -- Summary -- 8 Don't Let Your Keys Talk to Strangers -- Introduction -- Key Decoding -- Depth keys -- Key Photographing -- Making Keys Resistant to Decoding -- One More Trick Up Your Sleeve -- Summary -- Index…”

“…The next generation must awaken to the problem of treating financial wealth as more important than it is and therefore not developing a sense of self separate from the wealth.The book will: Explain the challenge that wealth poses to rising generations--the challenge of silence Discuss the "rising generations" and what their future might look like Share strategies that help members of the rising generation find their voices The Voice of the Rising Generation will discuss the successors of family wealth and what they can do to keep focused on human capital rather than putting too much emphasis to the role of financial wealth"-- "This book explains the challenges that family wealth poses to the "rising generation" and shares strategies that help members of that generation find their voices"--…”

“…This innovative title looks at the history of the Web from its early roots in the research projects of the US government to the interactive online world we know and use today. …”

“…MATLAB Symbolic Algebra and Calculus Tools introduces you to the MATLAB language with practical hands-on instructions and results, allowing you to quickly achieve your goals. Starting with a look at symbolic variables and functions, you will learn how to solve equations in MATLAB, both symbolically and numerically, and how to simplify the results. …”

“…With an introspective look at the system and an examination of the misconceptions and deficiencies in theory vs. practice, readers will learn why Islamic finance has not been as influential as it should be on the larger global system. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…. -- Beating the bell curve -- Chapter 21 Living a Life You Love -- A practical example -- Appreciation -- Gratitude -- Ease off on trying to figure it out -- Understanding is a rational goal -- Pause when agitated -- Look to the source -- You don't need to be vigilant -- Be kind to yourself -- Lighten up -- Allow wisdom to guide you -- The power of principles revisited -- Chapter 22 Capitalising on Chaos, Complexity and Uncertainty -- The current wave shift -- Early signs of the fourth wave -- Understanding the nature of Thought -- The experience economy -- The critical fourth-wave factor -- Chapter 23 The Art of Sustainable Change -- Separate realities -- The network effect -- Chapter 24 Inspired Action -- What the Research Says: -- Chapter 25 Troubleshooting Enlightenment -- Fear of public speaking -- Goals, objectives and results -- Social anxiety -- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -- Career change -- Stress/stress-related illness -- Burnout -- Relationships -- Depression -- Purpose, direction and navigating by wisdom -- Acknowledgements -- Discover Your Clarity Quotient -- The Clarity Self-Coaching Programme -- Clarity for Coaches, Therapists, Trainers and Facilitators -- Clarity for Businesses and Other Organisations -- Subtractive Psychology -- About Jamie Smart -- Index -- EULA…”

“…Most people think of mentoring as hierarchical. Mentees look for a mentor, a few rungs up the ladder, to open doors, guide, and provide opportunities for them. …”

“…Ensuring the security of these complex and yet resource-constraineds- temshasemergedasoneofthemostpressingchallengesforresearchers.Although there are a number of information security conferences that look at particular aspects of the challenge, we decided to create the Workshop in Information - curity Theory and Practices (WISTP) to consider the problem as a whole. …”

“…Master trainer Jem Schofield delivers a crash course on how Motion thinks (groups, layers, objects, and behavior-based animation), and meticulously guides you through the essential techniques and tools for animation, motion graphics, visual effects, and 3D design in a concise look-up format. The guide also provides a great summary of what’s new in Motion including enhanced 3D shadows, reflections, and depth of field; the ability to “fly” a camera from one object to another; ripple text characters on and off the screen with ease; animate date and time sequences automatically; Motion’s remarkable new linking behavior, and more…”

“…And if the latter, what does this order look like? This collected volume explores these key questions while providing new perspectives on the role of law in times of digitality. …”

“…The centennial was also a good opportunity to look forward to the next century, as reflected in the title of this volume. …”

“…Despite their ambivalence about the role of law and its contradictions, women and Others felt that they had no alternative but to look to it as a means of liberation. This skewed patriarchal heritage, the subtext of this collection of essays, has continued to impede the quest for equality by women and Others. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Transportation Project Management -- Contents -- 1 Project Management 101 -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Triple Constraint -- 1.3 The Project Management Plan -- 1.4 Organizational Basics -- 1.5 A Look Ahead -- 2 Project Development Process -- 2.1 Safety First -- 2.2 Overview -- 2.3 Scoping Phase -- 2.4 Preliminary Design Phase -- 2.5 Detailed Design Phase -- 2.6 Final Design and Right-of-Way Acquisition Phase -- 2.7 Advertise Plans -- 3 Budgets and Estimates -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 The Basics -- 3.3 Types of Estimates -- 3.4 Managing the Budget -- 3.5 Performance Metrics -- 4 Scope -- 4.1 Scoping Process -- 4.2 Schedule and Budget Baselines -- 4.3 Roles and Responsibilities -- 4.4 Scope Management -- 5 Schedule -- 5.1 Critical Path Method (CPM) -- 5.2 Schedule Management Plan -- 5.3 Scheduling Issues -- 6 Managing Risk -- 6.1 Why Risk Management Matters -- 6.2 Risk Management Plan -- 6.3 Risk Identification -- 6.4 Risk Analysis -- 6.5 Risk Responses -- 6.6 Monitoring Risks -- 7 Managing Resources -- 7.1 Developing and Managing a Team -- 7.2 Personality Assessments -- 7.3 Resource Planning -- 7.4 Managing Consultants -- 8 Managing Quality -- 8.1 Defining Quality -- 8.2 Monitoring and Controlling Quality -- 8.3 Measuring Quality -- 8.4 The Costs of Quality -- 9 Communications -- 9.1 Project Communications -- 9.2 Stakeholder Involvement and the Stakeholder Engagement Plan -- 9.3 Media Relations -- 10 Controlling the Project -- 10.1 Managing Expectations -- 10.2 Monitor/Control the Project -- 10.3 Change Management -- 10.4 Balancing Innovation - Performance-Based Design -- 10.5 Goals and OKRs -- 10.6 Project Management Methodologies -- 10.7 Performance Metrics -- 11 PM Soft Skills -- 11.1 The Importance of Soft Skills -- 11.2 Characteristics of a Successful PM -- 11.3 Meetings -- 11.4 Time Management -- 11.5 Influence Management…”

“…The most up-to-date guide on making the right capital restructuring moves The Art of Capital Restructuring provides a fresh look at the current state of mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring around the world. …”