“…The subject of this book is an analysis of the business models developed or adopted by Chinese small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), specifically those that are successfully listed on China’s capital market; in other words, it is a dissection of those Chinese business models that have “worked.” …”

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“…However, while Brazil has tremendous strengths and the ability to take immense strides forward in the medium term, there are formidable challenges which need to be faced. …”

“…The EPPAs consist of a series of reports covering all countries of South East Europe They assess the quality of government policy for the Small and Medium Enterprise sector, and regularly monitor its implementation. …”

“…It finds that Poland's economic performance in 2009 was strong, given the global downturn and the the risks of a boom in the medium-term are growing. It recommends that fiscal discipline be restored, the the ground for euro adoption be prepared, and that broad structural reforms are need to benefit more extensively from globalisation…”

“…This first OECD Economic Survey for the Ukraine reviews recent economic developments and points out key economic challenges that Ukraine faces in the medium-term, including reducing barriers to economic growth though institutional and regulatory reform and raising competitiveness. …”

“…Provides an in-depth empirical analysis of an industrial survey undertaken in seven OECD countries (Japan, France, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Canada and the United States), spanning 4000 facilities in all manufacturing sectors, including small and medium-sized enterprises. The authors use their findings to illustrate the links between public (government) environmental policies and private (firm and facility) environmental management, investments, innovation and performance. …”

“…Discover how top facilitators always put learners first, even when faced with exceptions to the rule—the unwilling learner, the uninformed supervisor, the inappropriate delivery medium, or the unmanageable performance challenge. …”

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“…The unification of Germany in 1990 set in train a number of dramatic changes in Germany's political, social and cultural landscape which gave rise to a series of hotly debated memory contests centred on the newly unified nation's approach to its common Nazi past. As an important medium of cultural memory, literature played a significant part in the controversy and novels dealing with the Nazi past enjoyed widespread popularity and influence in the 20 years following 1990. …”

“…Dieses künstlerische Spannungsfeld aus der Fusion unterschiedlicher Talente und der Experimentierfreudigkeit mit Materialität und Medium wird in der vorliegenden Studie fruchtbar gemacht, um Fragen zum Buch als Artefakt, zur Reflexion von Literatur als Kunstform, betreffend kreativer Strategien und künstlerischem Selbstverständnis zu erörtern. …”

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“…Protestant denominations and individuals believed that they could preach and teach more effectively through the mass medium of film. Although suspicion toward the film industry marked many conservatives during the early 1930s, many Christian leaders came to believe in the power of technology to convert or to morally instruct people. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- How to Use This Book -- Managing the Design Process -- The Design Process -- Chapter 1: Applied Creativity -- Creativity in a Business Environment -- Defining Design's Power Role -- How Designers Work -- Choosing a Designer -- Five ways to Determine a Good Designer-Client Match -- Chapter 2: Big Goals -- Design in an Ever-Changing World -- Design Thinking -- Design Supports Internal Communications -- Socially Responsible Design -- Measuring Design -- Making the Most of Design Investment -- Chapter 3: Design-Centric Research -- The Importance of Research for Design -- Research Aligns and Focuses Design -- Design Research is About Better Design Thinking -- Three Useful Research Tactics -- Defining the Audience: Demographics and Ethnography -- Defining the Audience: Psychographics -- Defining the Medium -- Chapter 4: Strategic Thinking -- Design and Strategy -- What is Design Strategy? …”

“…Archival Film Curatorship offers film and preservation scholars a unique take on the shifting definitions, histories, and uses of the medium of film by those tasked with preserving and presenting it to new digital-age audiences…”

“…First demonstrated in 1928, color television remained little more than a novelty for decades as the industry struggled with the considerable technical, regulatory, commercial, and cultural complications posed by the medium. Only fully adopted by all three networks in the 1960s, color television was imagined as a new way of seeing that was distinct from both monochrome television and other forms of color media. …”

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“…Extensively classroom-tested, the text is ideal for students in customer and business analytics or applied data mining as well as professionals in small- to medium-sized organizations…”