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Rose and Holly (Hardcover)
Carolyn Lancour; Illustrated by Baillie B King
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The essays collected here, prepared by a think tank of the Elijah
Interfaith Academy, explore the challenges associated with sharing
wisdom-learning, teachings, messages for good living-between
members of different faith traditions. In a globalized age, when
food, music, and dress are shared freely, how should religions go
about sharing their wisdom? The essays, representing six faith
traditions (Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist),
explore what wisdom means in each of these traditions, why it
should be shared-internally and externally-and how it should be
shared. A primary concern is the form of appropriate sharing, so
that the wisdom of the specific tradition maintains its integrity
in the process of sharing. Authors reflect on specific wisdoms
their tradition has or should share, as well as what it has to
receive from other faiths. Special emphasis is placed on the themes
of love and forgiveness and how these illustrate the principles of
common sharing. Love and humility emerge as strong motivators for
sharing wisdom and for doing so in a way that respects the
tradition from which the wisdom comes as well as the recipient.
This book offers a theory that can enrich ongoing encounters
between members of faith traditions by suggesting a tradition-based
practice of sharing the wisdom of traditions, while preserving the
integrity of the teaching and respecting the identity of the one
with whom wisdom is shared.
Engaged Buddhist leaders make some of the most important
contributions in the Buddhist world to thinking about issues in
political theory, human rights, nonviolence, and social justice.
Being Benevolence provides for the first time a rich overview of
the main ideas and arguments of prominent Engaged Buddhist thinkers
and activists on a variety of questions: What kind of political
system should modern Asian states have? What are the pros and cons
of Western liberalism? Can Buddhism support the idea of human
rights? Can there ever be a nonviolent nationstate? The book
identifies the roots of Engaged Buddhist social ethics in such
traditional Buddhist concepts and practices as interdependence,
compassion, and meditation, and shows how these are applied to
particular social and political issues. It illuminates the
movement's metaphysical views on th individual and society and goes
on to examine how Engaged Buddhists respond to fundamental
questions in political theory concerning the proper balance between
the individual and society. The second half of the volume focuses
on applied social-political issues: human rights, nonviolence, and
social justice.
This book explores, from a sociological perspective, the
relationship between acting as symbolic work and the
commercialization of popular culture. Particular attention is paid
to the social conditions that gave rise to stardom in the theatre
and cinema, and how shifts in the marketing of stars have impacted
upon contemporary celebrity culture.
The Commonwealth Novel since 1960 is the first survey of the new
English literatures for over a decade. There are essays, by an
international body of writers and critics. There are also
comparative essays on indigenous novelists, post modernism,
feminist novelists, the novel as national epic and regionalism in
the post modern era. Bruce King's introduction discusses changes in
the Commonwealth novel and its contexts over recent decades and the
causes for the new popularity of post-colonial literature among
readers and critics.
This book highlights what Buddhism has to offer for "living well"
here and now-for individuals, society as a whole, all sentient
beings and the planet itself. From the perspectives of a variety of
Buddhist thinkers, the book evaluates what a good life is like,
what is desirable for human society, and ways in which we should
live in and with the natural world. By examining this-worldly
Buddhist philosophy and movements in India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the
Tibetan diaspora, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and the United States, the
book assesses what Buddhists offer for the building of a good
society. It explores the proposals and programs made by progressive
and widely influential lay and monastic thinkers and activists, as
well as the works of movement leaders such as Thich Nhat Hanh and
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, for the social, economic, political and
environmental systems in their various countries. Demonstrating
that Buddhism is not solely a path for the realization of nirvana
but also a way of living well here and now, this book will be of
interest to researchers working on contemporary and modern
Buddhism, Buddhism and society, Asian religion and Engaged
Buddhism.
Emotions are at the core of the educational enterprise but their
role is mostly left unexamined. This book explores the role of
emotions across students, teachers and school leaders. It showcases
current theoretical and empirical research on emotions in
educational settings conducted in the Asian context. The book
consists of three parts, namely, emotions in learning, emotions in
teaching and emotions in leadership. These chapters cover different
levels from students (e.g., school, university), to teachers (e.g.,
pre-service, in-service) and to school leaders (e.g., middle-level
teachers, principals). Samples are recruited from a wide range of
Asian contexts (e.g., Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Mainland China,
Singapore and the Philippines). Collectively, the authors use a
variety of methods ranging from quantitative to qualitative
approaches and demonstrate innovative theoretical work that pushes
the boundaries of emotions research forward.
Winner of best book by a foreign author (2019) at the Business Book
of the Year Award organised by PwC Russia The future of banking is
already here -- are you ready? Bank 4.0 explores the radical
transformation already taking place in banking, and follows it to
its logical conclusion. What will banking look like in 30 years? 50
years? The world's best banks have been forced to adapt to changing
consumer behaviors; regulators are rethinking friction, licensing
and regulation; Fintech start-ups and tech giants are redefining
how banking fits in the daily life of consumers. To survive, banks
are having to develop new capabilities, new jobs and new skills.
The future of banking is not just about new thinking around value
stores, payment and credit utility -- it's embedded in voice-based
smart assistants like Alexa and Siri and soon smart glasses which
will guide you on daily spending and money decisions. The coming
Bank 4.0 era is one where either your bank is embedded in your
world via tech, or it no longer exists. In this final volume in
Brett King's BANK series, we explore the future of banks amidst the
evolution of technology and discover a revolution already at work.
From re-engineered banking systems, to selfie-pay and self-driving
cars, Bank 4.0 proves that we're not on Wall Street anymore. Bank
4.0 will help you: Understand the historical precedents that flag a
fundamental rethinking in banking Discover low-friction, technology
experiences that undermine the products we sell today Think through
the evolution of identity, value and assets as cash and cards
become obsolete Learn how Fintech and tech "disruptors" are using
behaviour, psychology and technology to reshape the economics of
banking Examine the ways in which blockchain, A.I., augmented
reality and other leading-edge tech are the real building blocks of
the future of banking systems If you look at individual
technologies or startups disrupting the space, you might miss the
biggest signposts to the future and you might also miss that most
of we've learned about banking the last 700 years just isn't
useful. When the biggest bank in the world isn't any of the names
you'd expect, when branch networks are a burden not an asset, and
when advice is the domain of Artificial Intelligence, we may very
well have to start from scratch. Bank 4.0 takes you to a world
where banking will be instant, smart and ubiquitous, and where
you'll have to adapt faster than ever before just to survive.
Welcome to the future.
Since the term "workforce diversity" was first coined in the 1990s,
the topic has received consistent and increasing attention by
researchers. Over the last 30 years, a body of theory and research
has amassed which recognizes diversity as an important work unit
characteristic and explored its influence on organizational
functioning and performance. Despite these advancements, the field
is at a critical juncture where new ideas, emphases, theories,
predictions and approaches are needed to propel our understanding
of the meaning, import and functioning of diversity in
organizations. Accordingly, this volume looks to the future of
diversity work, both with regard to the content of the chapters and
to the contributors. We endeavored to give a voice to emerging
scholars who are the future of our field and can help to set a
future research agenda to push our understanding of diversity in
organizations. The scholars raise new and provocative questions
about race in organizations that deliberate on the state of our
science, our understanding of complex experiences of race, and a
more nuanced view of race in terms of intersectionalities. Overall,
each of these chapters provokes the status quo and, in so doing,
offers a fresh perspective on the study of diversity in general and
race and racism more specifically. We believe the end result is a
more comprehensive exploration of the phenomenon and the
development of an exciting future research agenda.
This book highlights what Buddhism has to offer for "living well"
here and now-for individuals, society as a whole, all sentient
beings and the planet itself. From the perspectives of a variety of
Buddhist thinkers, the book evaluates what a good life is like,
what is desirable for human society, and ways in which we should
live in and with the natural world. By examining this-worldly
Buddhist philosophy and movements in India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the
Tibetan diaspora, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and the United States, the
book assesses what Buddhists offer for the building of a good
society. It explores the proposals and programs made by progressive
and widely influential lay and monastic thinkers and activists, as
well as the works of movement leaders such as Thich Nhat Hanh and
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, for the social, economic, political and
environmental systems in their various countries. Demonstrating
that Buddhism is not solely a path for the realization of nirvana
but also a way of living well here and now, this book will be of
interest to researchers working on contemporary and modern
Buddhism, Buddhism and society, Asian religion and Engaged
Buddhism.
The current volume, the fourth in the series, provides a broad look
at the meaning and understanding of diversity and inclusion in
organizations. The contributors to this book look toward the future
of D&I in organizations and the scholarship of these phenomena.
This future focus references not only the content of the chapters--
which we hoped would offer new ideas, emphases, theories, and
predictions-- but also to the contributors, emerging scholars who
are the future of the field. Indeed, the chapters in this volume
offer new perspectives on diversity in organizations, problematize
existing perceptions and practices, and offer potential directions
for change. Together, the questions and ideas offered these
chapters generate a path forward for a thoughtful and nuanced view
of D&I in future organizational science. In spite and because
of their critiques of the status quo, the scholars and scholarship
highlighted here provide hope for positive change.
Organizations are under pressure to build and sustain competitive
advantage with and through people. For that reason, managers
continue to demand results from workers and look for as many ways
as possible to increase productivity and decrease the costs of
doing business. Human performance improvement (HPI) is a systematic
approach to securing better performance from people. This book
provides a thorough overview of the theory and practice of HPI,
looking at the long-term action plan and specific interventions
that can improve productivity and address performance problems.
This new edition provides up-to-date references and sources,
examines the manager's role in HPI in more detail than previous
editions, and explores how to build on human performance
improvement strengths and opportunities. Written by a group of
highly respected authors in the field, this book will show you how
to discover and analyze performance gaps, plan for future
improvements in human performance, and design and develop
cost-effective interventions to close performance gaps. HPI is not
a tool reserved exclusively for training and development
practitioners, human resource specialists, or external consultants.
Almost anyone can use it, including managers, supervisors, and even
employees, making this book vital reading for anyone looking to
improve human performance.
Offers essays and dialogues by well-known Buddhist and Christian
scholars on topics that were of primary interest to Frederick J.
Streng, in whose honour the volume was created. Topics include
interreligious dialogue, ultimate reality, nature and ecology,
social and political issues of liberation, and ultimate
transformation or liberation.
The amount of data in our world has been exploding, and analyzing
large data sets-so called big data-will become a key basis of
competition in business. Statisticians and researchers will be
updating their analytic approaches, methods and research to meet
the demands created by the availability of big data. The goal of
this book is to show how advances in data science have the ability
to fundamentally influence and improve organizational science and
practice. This book is primarily designed for researchers and
advanced undergraduate and graduate students in psychology,
management and statistics.
The amount of data in our world has been exploding, and analyzing
large data sets-so called big data-will become a key basis of
competition in business. Statisticians and researchers will be
updating their analytic approaches, methods and research to meet
the demands created by the availability of big data. The goal of
this book is to show how advances in data science have the ability
to fundamentally influence and improve organizational science and
practice. This book is primarily designed for researchers and
advanced undergraduate and graduate students in psychology,
management and statistics.
Offers essays and dialogues by well-known Buddhist and Christian scholars on topics that were of primary interest to Frederick J. Streng, in whose honour the volume was created. Topics include interreligious dialogue, ultimate reality, nature and ecology, social and political issues of liberation, and ultimate transformation or liberation.
Increasing workplace diversity has given rise to growing intergroup
challenges that persistently manifest in discrimination. An
emerging science in psychology, sociology, and management has
yielded useful evidence to be brought to bear on the important
problem of discrimination, but current literature is either focused
on social (rather than work) settings, on legal (rather than
interpersonal) issues, or on the general phenomenon of diversity
instead of the social problem of discrimination in action. Edited
by Adrienne J. Colella and Eden B. King, The Oxford Handbook of
Workplace Discrimination provides readers with a broad and
interdisciplinary review of state-of-the-art research on
discrimination in the workplace. In this volume, Colella, King, and
their contributing authors tackle the unique experiences of people
from diverse perspectives and communities (including religious
minorities, gay and lesbian workers, and people with disabilities);
the myriad of ways in which discrimination can manifest and its
overall consequences; explanations for discrimination; and
strategies for reduction. This Handbook will propel future
scholarship by clearly outlining the substantive questions,
methods, and issues for the future ahead.
Condensing and interpreting an enormous body of social science
research, this book helps young women survive and thrive in their
careers. In a recent survey, working women in the millennial
generation (aged from 22 to 35) reported persistent concerns of
gender bias in the form of inequitable pay scales, corporate
cultures that favor men, stereotypes, few women among the top
echelons of the organization, and barriers to balancing work and
family. Clearly, women continue to face significant obstacles to
success in the workplace despite the progress that has occurred in
recent decades. How Women Can Make It Work: The Science of Success
will help Gen-X, Y, and Z women who are recent high school or
college grads, in their first or second job, or new moms weighing
decisions about working achieve success and satisfaction in their
careers. The information in this book is also invaluable for
managers and counselors who work with young women and want to
understand the issues they may be facing. Covers invaluable topics
for female employees including choosing a career, getting the job,
interpersonal relationships at work, communication, advancing in
the job, and addressing work-family issues Mixes empirical research
findings with personal stories and pop culture references to make
the material engaging and meaningful
This book celebrates the scholarly achievements of Prof. David A.
Watkins, who has pioneered research on the psychology of Asian
learners, and helps readers grasp the cognitive, motivational,
developmental, and socio-cultural aspects of Asian learners
learning experiences. A wide range of empirical and review papers,
which examine the characteristics of these experiences as they are
shaped by both the particularities of diverse educational
systems/cultural milieus and universal principles of human learning
and development, are showcased. The individual chapters, which
explore learners from fourteen Asian countries, autonomous regions,
and/or economies, build on research themes and approaches from
Prof. Watkins' research work, and are proof of the broad importance
and enduring relevance of his seminal psychological research on
learners and the learning process.
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