Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Handling Uncertainty -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 2 The Making Of Cruel Choices -- 3 The Politics Of Benefit-Cost Analysis -- ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS -- Thinking Like Lawyers -- Ravenous Bureaucrats -- Media Hype -- Public Opinion And Political Culture -- CONGRESS: KEYSTONE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ESTABLISHMENT -- Omb: The Eye of The Storm -- The Health-Only Canard -- THE FEDERAL COURTS -- Rule-Making Procedures -- Reading Statutes -- REGULATORY AGENCIES -- ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 4 Benefit-Cost Analysis As A Source Of Information About Welfare -- SCOPE AND COMPREHENSIVENESS -- MEASURING COSTS AND BENEFITS AT PARTICULAR POINTS IN TIME -- Diminishing Marginal Utility In The Intrapersonal Case -- Diminishing Marginal Utility In The Interpersonal Case -- Preferences Involving Poor Information Or Other Cognitive Defects -- Preferences Not Related To Welfare -- The Absence Of Appropriate Markets -- MEASURING COSTS AND BENEFITS OVER TIME -- When Saving Is Optimal -- When Saving Is Not Optimal -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 5 Comparing Values In Environmental Policies: Moral Issues And Moral Arguments -- METHODS OF REASONING ABOUT MORALITY -- Empirical Approaches To Moral Issues -- Arguing From Theory or Basic Doctrines -- VALUING AND DISCOUNTING LIVES IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES -- THE SOCIAL DISCOUNT RATE -- SHOULD LIVES BE DISCOUNTED? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “….; Levisticum officinale Koch; Lippia alba (Miller) N.E.Brown; Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) Raven; Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem.; Lycium chilense Miers ex Bertero; Maranta arundinacea L.; Medicago sativa L.; Melothria cucumis Vell.; Mentha pulegium L.; Mimulus glabratus Kunth; Mirabilis jalapa L.; Nymphoides indica (L.) …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover; Usability in Government Systems User Experience Design for Citizens and Public Servants; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Reference; Preface; Editors' Biographies; Elizabeth Buie; Dianne Murray; Contributors' Biographies; Rahel Anne Bailie; Nigel Bevan; George Buchanan; Raven Chai; Torkil Clemmensen; Angus Doulton; Laura L. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Proceeding of The 13th International Conference on Malaysia-Indonesia Relations (PAHMI) -- Frontmatter -- Preface -- TABLE OF CONTENT -- HUMANITIES -- Archeological Study About Burial Tradition of Toraja Ethnic, South Sulawesi, Indonesia -- The Problem of Slogan "Think Globally, Act Locally" -- Oral Literature Iko-Iko: The Remains of the Oral Tradition of Bajo Ethnic in South Sulawesi -- From Inward Looking to Outward Looking: Dynamics of Indonesian Economic Policy during the New Order Era -- 'I am insulted with what you say': Illocutionary Forces behind the Verbal Violence toward Women -- Astro-Linguistics' Tanuang Language: The Formulation of The New Study of Macro Linguistics -- Aizuchi: Politeness Strategy in Japanese Conversation -- Lexicons Classic of Hunting in Minangkabau -- The use of Minangkabau Language between Politeness and Efficiency in Kamang Magek District, Agam Regency -- 'Being Polite when Being Violated': The Analysis of Perlocutionary Act of The Victims of Domestic Violence -- The Use of Slangs in Instagram Among Malaysian Youths -- The Error Analysis on the Usage of Jisei in Sakubun: Case Study of Japanese Language Students of Andalas University -- The Application of Bourdieu's Social Space in Analyzing Literary Works -- Current ICT in Japanese Language Education in Indonesia and its Future Direction -- Politeness in Fuman Hyoumei Speech Act of Japanese in Informal Situation -- Revitalization of Kadang XII Cemetery Decoration Into Achehnese Batik -- The Strategy of Agent of Change in the Diffusion of Storytelling Innovation among Indonesian Youths -- The Learning Strategy for Male and Female Student Based on the Function of Brain Hemisphere -- Endangered Language In Padangpariaman - West Sumatera -- The Discourse Tactics of the Service Companies to Local Outsourcing Workers in West Sumatra Indonesia -- The Event of Arab Islamic American Summit and Trump's Political Discourse -- The Coming of Islam to Minangkabau before the Eyes of the Minangkabause: A Historiographic Study -- Challenges in Handling Stunting for Sustainable Development -- Japanese Gestures and Languages Used in Japan Restaurant Services in West Sumatera -- Beyond The Shady Oil Palm Plantations: Study on the Impacts of Expansion of Oil Palm Plantation on the Culture of Talang Mamak Ethnic Community in Indragiri Hulu Riau -- Adaptation Novel to Film: Contribution Malay Literary -- Inyiak and Marvin Harris Keepers of Tradition Oral And Ecology: Challenges in the Era of Oil Palm Plantation Expansion in West Sumatra -- Self-Concept of Women In Novel Entitled Hanaoka Seishu no Tsuma: A Study of Symbolic Interactionism -- An Ecological Analysis of Indonesian and American Novels: The Representation of Anarchism and Moral Violence -- Children's Revenge on the Bullying Adults in Roald Dahl's Children's Literature -- Indonesian Women's Voices as Seen in Women Author's Novels in 2000s -- Migration and Problem of Identity in Diasporic Novels: And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini and Trail of Broken Wings by Sejal Badani -- The Unique Chat of the Multilingual Indonesian Community on Facebook -- Cultural Identity of Ainu In Shizukana Daichi Written By Ikezawa Natsuki -- Fandom Culture in White Raven Community -- Ninik Mamak Role In Reducing Land Conflict Between P.T. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Test de matrices progresivas, escala especial (Raven)6.2 Pruebas de psicomotricidad ; 6.2.1. Escala de evaluación del desarrollo psicomotor (EEDP); 6.2.2.Test de desarrollo psicomotor T.E.P.S.I.; 6.2.3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A Tale of Two Urns -- 6.10. Ravens -- 6.11. Diagnosis and Related Matters -- 6.12. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Byers -- Can honey bees create cognitive maps? / James L. Gould -- Raven consciousness / Bernd Heinrich -- Animal minds, human minds / Eric Saidel -- Comparative developmental evolutionary psychology and cognitive ethology: contrasting but compatible research programs / Sue Taylor Parker -- Cognitive ethology at the end of neuroscience / Dale Jamieson -- Learning and memory without a brain / James W. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction How to get the most out of this book Section 1 How to manage people Introduction T1 Fayol's 14 principles of management part 1: structure and control T2 Fayol's 14 principles of management part 2: working relationships T3 Taylor and scientific management T4 Mayo and the Hawthorn experiments T5 Urwick's ten principles of management T6 Drucker on the functions of management T7 McGregor's X and Y theory T8 Peters and Waterman's theory of management T9 Covey's 7 habits of highly effective people T10 Management by walking about (MBWA) A final word on management Section 2 How to lead people Introduction T11 Trait theory T12 The Michigan and Ohio basic style theory T13 Blake and Mouton's leadership grid T14 Adair's action centred leadership T15 Fiedler's contingency theory T16 Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership T17 Burn's transactional leadership theory T18 Dansereau, Graen and Haga leader member exchange (LMX) theory T19 House and charismatic leadership theory T20 Burns and transformational leadership T21 Bass and transformational leadership T22 Bennis and Nanus and transformational leadership A final word on leadership Section 3 How to motivate staff Introduction T23 Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory T24 Alderfer's existence, relatedness and growth (ERG) theory T25 McClellands achievement and acquired needs theory T26 Herzberg's motivation and hygiene theory T27 Adam's equity theory T28 Vroom's expectancy theory T29 The Hackman and Oldham job characteristic model T30 Ernst's OK Corral model T31 Berne's theory of transactional analysis A final word on motivation Section 4 How to build and manage teams Introduction T32 Belbin's team roles T33 Maccoby's Gamesman theory T34 Likert's theory of team management styles T35 Drexler/ Sibbet Team Performance Model T36 Homan's theory of group formation T37 Tuckman's group development sequence model T38 Wheelan's integrated model of group development T39 Locke's goal setting theory A final word on teams Section 5 How to analyse organisational culture Introduction T40 Handy's model of organisational culture T41 Deal and Kennedy's risk and feedback model T42 Morgan's organisational metaphors T43 Graves's cultural leadership theory T44 Schein's three levels of organisational culture T45 Johnson and Scholes' cultural web T46 Hofstede's six cross-organisational dimensions T47 Hargreaves and Balkanised cultures A final word on organisational culture Section 6 How to lead change Introduction T48 The Kubler-Ross coping with change cycle model T49 Shewhart's plan-do-check-act (PDCA) model T50 Lewin's freeze/unfreeze model T51 Lewin's force field analysis T52 Kotter's eight step approach to change T53 Moss-Kanter and change masters T54 Burke-Letwin's drivers for change T55 Egan's shadow side theory A final word on leading change Section 7 Strategic management Introduction T56 Johnson and Scholes the seven stages of strategic planning T57Ansoff Top down approaches to strategic management (the modernist approach) T58 Peters and Waterman strategic planning as chaos (the post-modernist approach tostrategic management) T59 Quinn, Hamdi and Prahaland middle of the road strategic management (the new modernist approach) T60 The Boston Consulting Group matrix theory T61 The McKinsey 7S framework model T62 Johnson, Scholes and Wittingham's stakeholder mapping theory T63 Porter's value chain theory T64 Porter's five forces theory T65 SWOT analysis T66 PEST/PESTLE analysis T67 Scenario planning A final word on strategic management Section 8 How to manage quality Introduction T68 Deming's seven deadly diseases of quality T69Juran's quality trilogy T70 Crosby's maturity grid model T71 Peters and Waterman's excellence model T72 Ishikawa cause and effect (fishbone) model T73 Imai's Kaizan 5S housekeeping theory T74 The Benchmarking matrix T75 The Excellence Model A final word on quality management Section 9 How to exercise authority, power and influence Introduction T76 Weber's tripartite theory of authority T77 French and Ravens the five sources of power T78 Sources of influence T79 Machiavelli's guide to survival T80 Ronson's Psychopath's test A final word on authority, influence power and ethics Section 10 - The best of the rest. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A in Japan's Financial Sector -- 5.3 Methodology -- 5.3.1 Obtaining Excess Returns -- 5.3.2 Shareholder Value Creation Analysis -- 5.3.3 Performance Ratio Analysis -- 5.4 Data Description -- 5.5 Results -- 5.5.1 Shareholder Value Creation -- Cumulative abnormal returns-acquirer vs. target -- Cumulative abnormal returns-mega-mergers -- Cumulative abnormal returns-regression analysis -- 5.5.2 Performance Ratios -- Performance ratios-pre-merger acquirer vs. all banks -- Performance ratios-regression analysis -- 5.6 Conclusions -- Appendix -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6 A Regime-Switching Analysis of Asian Bank Stocks -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 RavenPack News Database -- 6.3 Data and Sample -- 6.3.1 Return Series -- 6.3.2 News Variables -- 6.4 Markov Regime-Switching (MRS) Model -- 6.5 Empirical Results -- 6.5.1 Descriptive Statistics of the Dataset -- 6.5.2 MRS-t Model Without News Variables -- 6.5.3 Effects of News Sentiment Sign -- 6.5.4 Effects of News Sentiment Dummy -- 6.5.5 Effects of News Sentiment -- 6.6 Conclusion -- 6.7 Appendix A: Selected 20 Asian Banks List -- 6.8 Appendix B: RavenPack Algorithms -- 6.8.1 Market Response Methodology -- 6.8.2 Expert Consensus Tagging Methodology -- 6.8.3 Factors in the Event Sentiment Score -- References -- 7 Embedded Predictor Selection for Default Risk Calculation: A Southeast Asian Industry Study -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Data and Default Predictors -- 7.3 Embedded Predictor Selection -- 7.3.1 Lasso and Elastic-Net Penalties -- 7.3.2 Regularization on Logit Model -- 7.4 Empirical Result -- 7.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 8 Demand for International Reserve and Monetary Disequilibrium: Evidence from Emerging Asia -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Literature Review -- 8.3 Stylized Facts and Adequacy of Reserves -- 8.3.1 Stylized Facts -- 8.3.2 Adequacy of Reserves…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The origins of school strike 4 climate NZ / Sophie Handford and Raven Maeder -- 26. 350.org 231 / William "Bill" McKibben -- 27. …”

“…A collection of stories from China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and other Asian lands, including "Why Seawater is Salty" "The Legend of the Pinapple" "Tumbling Rice Balls" and "Hung Bu and the Raven"…”