“…Gel'man considers bad governance as a primarily agency-driven rather than structure-induced phenomenon. …”

“…Within this 'zeitgeist' of converging interests, a range of agencies agreed that a different, collaborative approach to linking higher education to development was necessary. …”

“…He has consulted with senior executives at dozens of the world's leading corporations in virtually every leading business sector; with key global and national public agencies, and with major philanthropic foundations. …”

“…With its conceptual foundation of the concept of transformation literacy it enhances the knowledge and capacity of decision-makers, change agents and institutional actors to steward transformations effectively across institutions, societal sectors and nations. …”

“…It discusses how sexual consent is negotiated in practice, from "No means no" to "Yes means yes," and describes what factors might limit individual agency in such negotiations. It examines how popular culture, including pornography, romance fiction, and sex advice manuals, shapes our ideas of consent; explores the communities at the forefront of consent activism; and considers what meaningful social change in this area might look like. …”

“…, renowned executive talent agent Denise Brosseau shows readers how to develop and use that gift as she maps the path from successful executive, professional, or civic leader to respected thought leader.With the author's proven seven-step process--and starting from wherever they are in their careers--readers can set a course for maximum impact in their field. …”

“…The authors, who run a successful marketing agency, show in this book how you can place YouTube in your company's marketing mix and implement a solid moving image strategy. …”

“…You’ll also learn the importance of focusing your energy on creating stock content that resonates with your passion for photography. …”

“…Grant writing 101 — get an easy-to-understand introduction to the ins and outs of grants, including who funds them and how to receive them Know what funders want — discover the many grant-making organizations throughout the world and how to tailor your message to what your prospects expect Tug on reviewers' heartstrings — find out how to tell your story so peer reviewers award your application the maximum number of points The write stuff — explore writing techniques to create powerful, successful applications and proposals that convey your need for grant funding Go online and find templates for request letters, executive summaries, logic models, budget summary tables, and more Open the book and find: How to connect with grant-making agencies What goes into a grant submission How to build a great funding plan An overview of the peer review process A helpful checklist to make sure all the pieces are in place How to navigate federal grant websites Compelling words to use in applications Advice on requesting matching funds and other items…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The way things are supposed to be : reputational theory and its demise -- Thriving the new way : with little or no reputation : the Goldman Sachs story -- The way things used to be : when reputation was critical to survival -- Individual reputation unhinged from the firm : hardly anybody goes down with the ship -- Proof in the pudding : Michael Milken, Junk Bonds, and the decline of Drexel and -- Nobody else -- The new, post-reputation Wall Street : accounting firms -- The new, post-reputation Wall Street : law firms -- The new, post-reputation Wall Street : credit rating agencies -- The new, post-reputation Wall Street : stock exchanges -- The SEC and reputation -- The SEC : captured and quite happy about it -- Where we are and where we are headed : a conclusion of sorts -- Index…”

“…Au sommaire Préface de Jean-Marc Tassetto Bienvenue dans l'ère digitale La nouvelle donne Le sens et la synchronisation Plus de pertinence Moins de fréquence Conséquences pour l'écosystème publicitaire du futur Le nouveau couple agence-annonceur Construire à l'épreuve du futur…”

“…The book assumes a working knowledge of calculus, statistics, and Excel, but it teaches techniques from statistical analysis, probability, and stochastic processes sufficient to enable the reader to calibrate probability distributions and create the simulations that are used on Wall Street to valuate various financial instruments correctly, model the risk dimensions of trading strategies, and perform the numerically intensive analysis of risk measures required by various regulatory agencies…”

“…This report is intended to be useful to federal and state agencies that have an interest in occupational safety and health, but may also be of interest broadly to employers, labor unions and other worker advocacy organizations, the workers' compensation insurance industry, as well as state epidemiologists, academic researchers, and the broader public health community. …”

“…The workshop, summarized in this volume, drew people from a wide variety of disciplines and perspectives, including federal agencies, academia, and nongovernmental organizations."…”

“…This report also identifies specific, long-lasting medical conditions for adults in the categories of mental health disorders, cancers, and musculoskeletal disorders. …”

“…The recommendations presented in A nationwide framework for surveillance of cardiovascular and chronic lung diseases focus on data collection, resource allocation, monitoring activities, and implementation. The report also recommends that systems evolve along with new knowledge about emerging risk factors, advancing technologies, and new understanding of the basis for disease. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Self-Continuity Across Developmental Change in and of Repeated Life Narratives -- Emerging Identities: Narrative and Self from Early Childhood to Early Adolescence -- Patterns of Family Narrative Co-construction in Relation to Adolescent Identity and Well-Being -- Autonomy, Identity, and Narrative Construction with Parents and Friends -- What He Said to Me Stuck: Adolescents’ Narratives of Grandparents and Their Identity Development in Emerging Adulthood -- Life Stories of Troubled Youth: Meanings for a Mentor and a Scholarly Stranger -- Re-storying the Lives of At-Risk Youth: A Case Study Approach -- Constructing Resilience: Adolescent Motherhood and the Process of Self-Transformation -- Negotiating the Meanings of Adolescent Motherhood Through the Medium of Identity Collages -- How Violent Youth Offenders and Typically Developing Adolescents Construct Moral Agency in Narratives About Doing Harm -- Critical Narrating by Adolescents Growing Up in War: Case Study Across the Former Yugoslavia…”

“…Adopting “zero tolerance” as a policy of eradication, WHO and other UN agencies have opposed any type of FGM/C, and many African countries have criminalized the practice. …”

“…Biometric identification technology is developing rapidly and being implemented more widely, along with other forms of information technology. …”

“…Le Roman comique se trouve ainsi éclairé d’un jour nouveau, où la physique d’Aristote et de Descartes, la circulation du théâtre au roman, l’agencement de la matière espagnole, le traitement distancié de l’héritage pétrarquiste et baroque, le passage à l’image par l’illustration, prennent sens non seulement comme moment de l’histoire littéraire française, mais comme creuset théorique de la fiction…”