Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- How to Improve Your Business Processes -- Phase I: Planning for Improvement -- Phase II: Analyzing the Process -- Phase III: Streamlining the Process -- Phase IV: Implementing the New Process -- Phase V: Continuous Improvement -- Summary -- 3 Phase I: Planning for Improvement -- Introduction -- Planning Phase -- Activity 1: Define Critical Business Processes -- Activity 2: Select Process Owners -- Activity 3: Define Preliminary Boundaries -- Activity 4: Form and Train the PIT -- Activity 5: Box in the Process -- Activity 6: Establish Measurements and Goals -- Activity 7: Develop Project and Change Management Plans -- Activity 8: Conduct Phase I Tollgate -- Summary -- 4 Phase II: Analyzing the Process -- Introduction -- Analyze Phase -- Activity 1: Flowchart the Process -- Activity 2: Conduct a Benchmark Study -- Activity 3: Conduct a Process Walk-Through -- Activity 4: Perform a Process Cost, Cycle Time, and Output Analysis -- Activity 5: Prepare the Simulation Model -- Activity 6: Implement Quick Fixes -- Activity 7: Develop a Current Culture Model -- Activity 8: Conduct Phase II Tollgate -- Summary -- 5 Phase III: Streamlining the Process -- Introduction -- Streamlining Phase -- Activity 1: Apply Streamlining Approaches -- Activity 2: Conduct a Benchmarking Study -- Activity 3: Prepare an Improvement, Cost, and Risk Analysis -- Activity 4: Select a Preferred Process…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Cloud Controversy and Risks; Formalizing an Informal Relationship; Data Breaches…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; ""Is Telework for You?""; ""The Risks of Working at Home""; ""Your Workday Has No Limits""; ""Your Rise to the Top Might Be Thwarted""; ""You Miss the Friendships and Social Networking""; ""Your Retirement Savings Take a Hit""; ""Youâ€?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Field Note: Czech Republic; Chapter Seven: The Reality of Risk: And Why Not to Fear It; The Big Picture; Hedging Your Bets; Sit Tight, Don't Worry, Be Happy; Chapter Eight: Timing Market Factors: Currencies: Why a Crisis Can Be the Best Time to Buy; Understanding Foreign Exchange; The Upside of Political Uncertainty…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 6: Industry Best Practices for Implementation, Rollout, and Maintenance of SAP TMPreparatory Phase; Obtain executive commitment (directly proportional to success); Build a business case for positive return on investment; Set goals, manage by objectives; Build the scenario-engage people in your dream; Create a task force -your ambassadors of change; Train the selection committee; Ensure resource commitment -nothing in life comes for free; Manage change management; Do not expect everything will change-set expectations; Manage risk early on…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; Chapter 5: Lost at Sea: A Cryptographic Adventure; Chapter 6: Why Bitcoin Is a Big Deal; A Brief History of Digital Currencies; The Dawn of Bitcoin; Bitcoin's First Four Years; Bitcoin's Early Impact; The Future Potential of Bitcoin; What Are the Existential Risks to Bitcoin?; What Role Might Bitcoin Play in the Future?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Credit Analysis ; Balance Sheet Ratios ; Income Statement Ratios ; Statement of Cash Flows Ratios ; Combination Ratios ; Relating Ratios to Credit Risk ; Conclusion. Chapter 14. Equity Analysis ; The Dividend Discount Model ; The Price‐Earnings Ratio ; The Du Pont Formula ; Valuation through Restructuring Potential ; Advanced Equity Analysis ; Conclusion…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Thorpy -- Insomnia : a risk for future psychiatric illness / Matthew R. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Foreword -- Basic statistics of Viet Nam, 2021 -- Executive summary -- Challenges remain despite the well-managed COVID crisis -- The policy priority is to tame inflation, while being supportive of the recovery -- Enhancing social protection is urgent to prepare for population ageing -- The business climate needs to be further improved -- The digital transformation needs to be accelerated on all fronts -- Achieving net zero emissions calls for bolder policy action -- Main findings and key recommendations -- 1 Key policy insights -- Viet Nam should aim at not only high but also sustained post-pandemic growth -- Macroeconomic policy should be gradually normalised -- The economy showed resilience during the pandemic, but new challenges have arisen -- Substantial policy space could be used if downside risks eventuate -- Monetary policy needs to keep inflation expectations well anchored -- Financial markets need to be strengthened for smooth resource reallocation -- Banks are resilient, but need to closely monitor the rise of non-performing loans -- The financial markets can be further developed through liberalisation -- Making fiscal policy more transparent would strengthen its effectiveness -- Past prudence has provided fiscal space, but more challenges are emerging -- Further reforms are required to improve the functioning of the fiscal framework -- Enhancing revenues is urgently needed to meet the increasing spending demands -- Viet Nam's anti-corruption efforts have gained strong momentum recently -- Tackling informality should be more centred in economic policy -- The dynamic labour market creates many new jobs, but some are precarious -- The role of household businesses in the economy should be strengthened -- Viet Nam's social safety net should be more comprehensive…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- 1 Croatia has a fast ageing and vulnerable population -- Setting the scene: An ageing population and vulnerable population -- The demand for long-term care: A substantial share of older people has needs -- Low access to home health care for older people does not help preventing or delaying LTC needs -- 2 The supply of formal long-term care is low and uneven in Croatia -- Public support for long-term care is fragmented and based on disability benefits -- The coverage of social benefits is low -- The low coverage is driven by eligibility criteria that limit coverage to those with low means -- The system is underfunded: Estimated long-term care expenditure is among the lowest of EU countries -- Public social protection has limited impact on poverty risks associated with needing and paying for professional home assistance -- 3 Family carers need additional support -- Family carers are mostly older women who are poor and feel fulfilled to provide a lot of (unpaid) care, but it takes a toll on them -- Most carers are from lower-income households, but nearly half own their dwelling -- Most carers do not work -- Findings on paid informal carers are limited, but migration within and out of Croatia plays a role -- About three-quarters of carers provide personal care and help with household chores -- Even if 90% of carers report fulfilled from care tasks, caring takes a toll -- Preferred perceived options for improving care for the older people -- Focus group participants highlighted training needs and financial support for family carers -- Nursing homes are perceived as a last resort option -- Other types of care could be further developed -- 4 Strengthening long-term care in Croatia -- A comprehensive range of options to improve home and community care…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Other NGO Partnerships -- Risks to Consider in Nonprofit Partnerships -- An Example of a Great NGO Partnership: Warby Parker and VisionSpring -- Innovative Collaborations -- Brand‐to‐Brand Collaboration -- Game‐Changing Technologies -- The Business Case for Innovation -- Notes -- 7 Rays of Sunshine: Stories of Brand Success -- Patagonia -- How Patagonia Makes It Work -- Some Challenges with the Patagonia Model -- Unilever -- Polman's Vision: The Unilever Sustainable Living Plan -- The Ingredients of Unilever's Success -- Targeting Emerging Economies for Growth -- Not All Sunshine and Rainbows -- Next Steps -- Patagonia and Unilever Are Not Alone -- Notes -- 8 Let Me Tell You a Story: The Responsible Marketing of Responsible Sourcing -- The Basics of Product Marketing and Brand Value Messaging -- Impact Natives versus Impact Immigrants -- Marketing Impact: Key Considerations -- The Nine Deadly Sins of Greenwashing -- How Greenwashing Happens, and How to Avoid It -- The Next Frontier: Woke Washing -- Aligning Values with Action -- Notes -- 9 Convincing the Money Folks: Business Finance for Sustainability and Impact -- The Basics of Supply Chain Finance -- Innovations in Supply Chain Finance -- Other Finance Innovations -- Convincing Skeptics through Metrics -- Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together -- Notes -- 10 On Your Own Path -- Where We Are Going -- From the Corporation to the Individual: Power, Politics, and How to Make Change -- Now, It Is Up to You -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Index -- End User License Agreement…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…5 Training the Business Data Stewards -- Introduction -- The Curricula for Training Business Data Stewards -- The Basic Principles -- Metadata for Key Business Data Elements -- Uses of Data -- Information Producers and Consumers -- Using SIPOC to Understand Data Use -- Introduction to Data Stewardship Processes -- Tools of the Trade -- Training for Data Quality Improvement -- Summary -- 6 Practical Data Stewardship -- Introduction -- The Basics -- Choosing Key Business Data Elements -- Financial Reporting Data -- Risk and Regulatory Reporting Data Elements…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Linking Research and Public Health Practice -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE -- A VISION FOR THE PREVENTION CENTERS RESEARCH PROGRAM -- THE RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS CONDUCTED BY THE PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTERS -- Innovation -- Setting Priorities in the PRCs -- Dissemination and Implementation Activities -- MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF THE PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTERS PROGRAM -- Vision and Goals -- Thematic Focus -- CDC's Role in Networking, Communication, and Dissemination -- Criteria for Evaluating Prevention Research Centers -- Funding for the PRC Program -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 1 Introduction -- HISTORY OF THE PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTERS PROGRAM -- GROWTH OF THE PRC PROGRAM -- CDC'S REQUEST FOR A REVIEW OF THE PRC PROGRAM -- Organization of the Study -- Methodology for Reviewing the PRC Program -- OVERALL IMPRESSIONS -- ADDITIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE PRC PROGRAM -- 2 A Vision for the Prevention Research Centers Program -- THE CHALLENGE AHEAD -- Purpose of the PRC Program -- A Vision for the Future -- A Focus on Risk Conditions and Social Determinants of Health -- An Orientation Toward the Community -- Interdisciplinarity -- A Means for Dissemination Research in Public Health -- An Interactive Process for Establishing Research Priorities -- A Role in Setting National Research Priorities -- 3 The Research and Demonstration Projects Conducted by the Prevention Research Centers -- INNOVATIONS -- SETTING PRIORITIES IN THE PRCS -- Criteria for Project Selection -- Quality Control -- Peer Review -- Public Health Impact -- Balance in Research Portfolios -- DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES -- Prevention Networks -- Dissemination Research -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 4 Management and Oversight of the Prevention Research Centers Program -- VISION AND GOALS…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 5.2 Towards faster data transfer -- 5.3 The access network -- Chapter summary -- 6 B-ISDN tools: ATM -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) -- 6.3 The B-ISDN user-network interface -- 6.4 ATM services, another view, the ATM Forum -- 6.5 ATM operation and maintenance provisions -- Chapter summary -- 7 Broadband ISDN tools: synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) -- 7.1 SDH in principle -- 7.2 SDH structure -- Chapter summary -- 8 Progress towards ISDN and B-ISDN -- 8.1 ISDN and B-ISDN deployment -- 8.2 Network organization and the ISDN -- 8.3 Setting the standards -- Chapter summary -- 9 The technical risks of the ISDN and B-ISDN -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The U interface -- 9.3 Error control -- 9.4 Performance estimation and measurement…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Integrating FM With Business Strategy -- The Impact on Space Use of Changing Trends in the Nature of Work -- Managing the Human Aspect -- Current Trends and the Human Aspect -- 3 Using Occupancy Feedback: A Strategy for Managing Workplace Improvements -- Health Risks in the Office -- The Productivity Debate -- Feedback from Building Occupants -- Total Quality and Customer Satisfaction -- Functional Comfort as a Strategic Planning Concept -- Managing Feedback from Building Occupants -- 4 Building-In-Use Assessment: An Occupancy Feedback System -- How Building-In-Use Assessment Works -- An Introduction to Building-In-Use Assessment -- Carrying Out Building-In-Use Assessment -- Applying BIU Results to Problem Solving -- Communication with Occupants -- Builidng-In-Use Assessment in Practice -- Using Feedback for Continuous Improvement -- 5 Building-In-Use Assessment of Building Systems: Air Quality, Thermal Comfort, and Building Noise Control -- Building Systems' Dimensions of Functional Comfort -- The Air Quality Dilemma -- The Thermal Comfort Paradox -- The Quandary of Building Noise Control -- How Building Systems Can Increase Functional Comfort -- 6 Building-In-Use Assessment of Planning and Design of Interior Space: Spatial Comfort, Privacy, and Office Noise Control -- Factors Influencing the Design of Space for Work -- The Spatial Comfort Crisis -- Building-In-Use Assessment of Spatial Comfort -- The Privacy Conundrum -- The Challenge of Office Noise Control -- The Future of the Individual Workplace -- 7 Building-In-Use Assessment of Lighting Comfort -- The Lighting Comfort Opportunity -- Building-In-Use Assessment of Lighting Comfort -- Human Factors in Lighting -- Lighting and Morale -- Windows and Daylighting -- Improving Lighting Comfort -- 8 Building Convenience and Building Amenities -- What Is Building Convenience? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Tomporowski -- Neither genes nor deliberate practice : an embodied and multidimensional approach to talent / Mirko Farina and Alberto Cei -- Emerging technologies for sport performance enhancement : embodied cognition and manipulation of brain rhythms / Miriam Reiner -- Action understanding, motor resonance, and simulation in team sports : a neuroscientific and embodied approach / Ana Maria Abreu, Pedro Tiago Esteves and Salvatore Maria Aglioti -- Action-driven and prediction-driven contagions in human actions / Tsuyoshi Ikegami, Hiroki Nakamoto, Gowrishankar Ganesh -- Planning together and playing together / Lincoln J Colling -- Excellence without mental representation : high performance in risk sports and japanese swordsmanship / Jesus Ilunduin-Agurruza, Kevin Krein and Karl Erickson -- Stereotype threat and the female athlete : swimming, surfing, and sport martial arts / Michele Merritt, Audrey Yap, Cassie Comely and Caren Diehl -- Ethnomethodological re-specifications of cognition in sport / Raul Sanchez-Garcia, Giolo Fele and Kenneth Liberman -- The irreducible embeddedness of action choice in sport / Duarte Araujo, Keith Davids and Patrick McGivern -- Selecting among affordances : a basis for channeling expertise in sport / Duarte Araujo, Matt Dicks and Keith Davids -- Affordances and the ecological approach to throwing for long distances and accuracy / Andrew D. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Direct-to-consumer services 71. Privacy risks and protective measures 72. Ethical considerations in nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics 73. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 4: Regional House Price Differences: Drivers and Risks -- 1 Why Might Regionally Concentrated House Price Booms Raise Concerns? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Executive summary -- There are persistent gender gaps in entrepreneurship -- Women are less likely to be entrepreneurs than men… -- …and tend to operate smaller and less dynamic businesses -- These gender gaps are caused by many inter-related factors… -- …and the COVID-19 pandemic risks undoing progress made in closing the gender gap -- Governments are using a wide range of instruments to encourage and support women's entrepreneurship but work remains -- Overarching policy frameworks for women's entrepreneurship need to be introduced -- Women's entrepreneurship policy interventions must reflect context -- More evaluation evidence is needed as a foundation for scaling policy initiatives -- Part I State of women's entrepreneurship -- 1 Key findings and recommendations -- The gender gap in entrepreneurship has reduced over the past 20 years -- COVID-19 risks reversing gains in women's entrepreneurship -- Traditional gender roles exert negative influences on women's entrepreneurship -- Women's entrepreneurship policies are well-established in many countries -- Women's entrepreneurship policy frameworks are needed to underpin individual policy actions -- Women's entrepreneurship interventions must be contextualised -- More effective implementation of policies is needed to achieve policy objectives -- Greater efforts are needed to address gender gaps in entrepreneurship skills -- Greater use of dedicated measures is needed to address gender gaps in access to financing -- References -- 2 The state of women's entrepreneurship -- The gender gap has been closing among solo entrepreneurs… -- …but the gender gap was growing among self-employed with employees…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Treaty use: ISDS claims under Georgia's investment treaties -- Georgia's investment treaty policy -- Provisions referring generally to "fair and equitable treatment" may generate serious risks and costs, and should be addressed where possible -- Most-favoured nation (MFN) treatment provisions in Georgia's investment treaties may have a range of unintended consequences -- Unqualified provisions referring to protection for indirect expropriation should be clarified where possible -- Georgia's investment treaties contain relatively few specifications or clarifications in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions -- Clearer specification of investment protection provisions would help to reflect government intent and ensure policy space for government regulation -- Investment treaties can be used as tools to liberalise domestic investment regimes -- Addressing the unique approach to claims for reflective loss in ISDS -- Opportunities for investment treaties to address investor responsibilities -- Evaluating overlaps between investment treaties -- Evaluating overlaps between investment treaties and domestic law -- Developing approaches to prevention of ISDS claims and ISDS case management -- Procedural considerations: exit and renegotiation -- References -- Annex 3.A. …”