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The first of four volumes comprising a biographical dictionary
of state house speakers from 1911 to 1994, this book covers
speakers from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Entries provide basic biographical and career information on more
than 400 speakers. The book opens with an insightful analytical
introduction and includes valuable statistical appendixes based on
an exhaustive database.
Complementing Charles R. Ritter and Jon L. Wakelyn's book
IAmerican Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910R (1989), this book covers
those who have served as state speakers in the West since 1910.
Forthcoming volumes will cover state house speakers in the South,
the Midwest, and the Northeast.
If you thought a book about thesis writing would make for wearisome
reading, think again! In seven entertaining and enlightening
chapters, Mikael Sundstrom sheds light on the trials and
tribulations of academic writing, offering guidance on how to
become a doyen of academic disaster - and, more importantly, how to
avoid that fate.Prepare to consider your academic writing in a
whole new way. Guiding readers through the many stages of thesis
writing, this dynamic book provides a comprehensive and rigorous
methodology that encompasses the crucial aspects of the dreaded
dissertation. It follows the writing process, from drafting the
research question and composing the first line, to constructing an
impressive argument and finishing a thesis with finesse. Featuring
concrete tips on academic penmanship and regular 'How Not to Fail'
boxes, Sundstrom identifies the potential pitfalls that lead to
dissertation disaster - and expertly lays out a path to success.
This useful guide will be crucial reading for postgraduate students
preparing to write theses and dissertations, as well as
undergraduate students undertaking longer academic papers for the
first time. It will also be a convenient reference guide for course
leaders in need of a bank of ideas to assist their students.
This impressive Handbook provides a dynamic perspective on the
international entrepreneurial strategies of SMEs, including the
role and experience of their founders, as well as the collaboration
of these SMEs in networks with larger firms. The expert
contributors from all over the world and the editors explore the
origin and evolution of internationalizing SMEs, the changing
history and the future outlook of this sector. They study the
effects of different cultures on the origin and growth of
entrepreneurship and SMEs. The Handbook also outlines the various
types of Born Globals that emerge from different parts of the
world. This book will prove essential reading for researchers and
students of international business, entrepreneurship and SMEs.
Founders of internationalizing SMEs will also learn about novel
management practices, while educational institutions and
governments will find invaluable insights on how to foster and
support SMEs in their internationalization efforts. Contributors:
P. Belyo, F. Celikel Esser, N.F. Crespo, K. Efrat, M. Fontes, S.
Freeman, M. Gabrielsson, P. Gabrielsson, V.V. Geldres, G. Gripsrud,
B. Hagen, A. Hunneman, S.H. Jang, M.V. Jones, S. Julkunen, J.S.
Kim, S. Kimiagari, O. Kuivalainen, M. Lazaris, L.C. Leonidou, N.
Li, I. Mandl, I. Martins, I. Molnar, B. Montreuil, N.E.M. Ngasri,
A.Z. Nowak, J. Ohn, K. Puumalainen, M. Raatikainen, A.
Rialp-Criado, S. Saarenketo, S. Samiee, R. Shneor, V.C. Simoes,
C.A. Solberg, M.C. Stoian, L. Torkkeli, Y. Vaillant, A. Zucchella
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