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used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
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original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
In response to the world's rapidly growing social, economic and
environmental challenges, a growing wave of "social intrapreneurs"
are harnessing the power of large companies to create new business
solutions to address societal problems. Social Intrapreneurism and
All That Jazz reveals how these highly creative social innovators
are improvizing alliances across, as well as beyond, their
companies to create micro-insurance products for low-income people;
offer delivery services to millions of small businesses in slums
around the world; develop alternative-energy solutions inside a
major gas and oil corporation; partner with a Brazilian community
to produce new natural care products; establish a green advertising
network within a major media company; apply engineering expertise
to help alleviate poverty and much more - all while generating
commercial value for their companies. Distilling insights from
interviews with social intrapreneurs, their colleagues and experts
around the world, the authors bring to life how business can be
about more than just maximizing profit. They identify the
mind-sets, behaviours and skills that have helped successful social
intrapreneurs journey from initial idea to roll-out by their
company - and some of the pitfalls. Although their journeys may be
lonely at times and require considerable hard work while working
"against the grain" of large conventional businesses, successful
social intrapreneurs are, above all, great communicators who
inspire others to join them in achieving a higher purpose beyond
the realms of conventional business. Drawing on the metaphors of
ensemble jazz music-making, the authors describe how
"woodshedding", "jamming", "paying your dues", being a "sideman",
joining and building a "band" but, above all, "listening" to what
is happening in business and the wider world - are all part of the
life of a successful social intrapreneurism project. Whether you're
an aspiring social intrapreneur who wants to change the world while
keeping your day job, or want to renew the entrepreneurial spirit
of your own company, this book is for you.
In response to the world's rapidly growing social, economic and
environmental challenges, a growing wave of "social intrapreneurs"
are harnessing the power of large companies to create new business
solutions to address societal problems. Social Intrapreneurism and
All That Jazz reveals how these highly creative social innovators
are improvizing alliances across, as well as beyond, their
companies to create micro-insurance products for low-income people;
offer delivery services to millions of small businesses in slums
around the world; develop alternative-energy solutions inside a
major gas and oil corporation; partner with a Brazilian community
to produce new natural care products; establish a green advertising
network within a major media company; apply engineering expertise
to help alleviate poverty and much more - all while generating
commercial value for their companies.Distilling insights from
interviews with social intrapreneurs, their colleagues and experts
around the world, the authors bring to life how business can be
about more than just maximizing profit. They identify the
mind-sets, behaviours and skills that have helped successful social
intrapreneurs journey from initial idea to roll-out by their
company - and some of the pitfalls.Although their journeys may be
lonely at times and require considerable hard work while working
"against the grain" of large conventional businesses, successful
social intrapreneurs are, above all, great communicators who
inspire others to join them in achieving a higher purpose beyond
the realms of conventional business.Drawing on the metaphors of
ensemble jazz music-making, the authors describe how
"woodshedding", "jamming", "paying your dues", being a "sideman",
joining and building a "band" but, above all, "listening" to what
is happening in business and the wider world - are all part of the
life of a successful social intrapreneurism project.Whether you're
an aspiring social intrapreneur who wants to change the world while
keeping your day job, or want to renew the entrepreneurial spirit
of your own company, this book is for you.
Don't be misled by the word social in the title. This is a book
about how to improve corporate performance and gain competitive
advantage. In Corporate Social Opportunity! Grayson and Hodges
challenge perceived wisdom that adherence by business to corporate
social responsibility (CSR) is a zero-sum game where the impact on
companies is added costs and extra regulatory burden. From their
unique vantage point working with leaders of global businesses and
of local communities, the authors explain how powerful drivers
forcing companies to adopt stringent social, ethical and
environmental standards simultaneously create largely untapped
opportunities for product innovation, market development and
non-traditional business models. The key to exploiting these
opportunities lies in building CSR into business strategy, not
adding it on to business operations. With examples from 200
companies to illustrate their case, they outline both in theory and
practice a seven-step process managers can apply to assess the
implications of CSR on their business strategy and identify their
own corporate social opportunities. Business is operating in a
whirlwind of interacting global forces: revolutionary developments
in communications and technology, significant changes in markets,
shifts in demographics, and a transformation of personal values.
The fallout from these forces is the underlying reason that
corporate social responsibility has come of age. These global
forces have led to a number of issues-such as ecology and
environment, human rights and diversity, health and well-being, and
communities-becoming potential liabilities for companies. Once
regarded as 'soft' management issues, they are now increasingly
recognised as hard to predict and hard for the business to deal
with when they go wrong. Corporate Social Opportunity!, by the
authors of the best-selling Everybody's Business moves the argument
from the "why" of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to the
"how" and beyond - to a future where CSR is perceived as an
opportunity for business both in terms of reaping the benefits of
retaining brand or organisational value and by developing new
products and services, serving new markets and adopting new
business models. This is not always a story of black and white, of
what is right or what is wrong. Often it embraces apparently
conflicting demands which require the application of judgement,
guided by a clear sense of overall direction and corporate purpose.
This book is designed to act as a compass for aiding navigation
through such dilemmas and complex decisions. Using examples of
current good practice, detailed interviews with leading CEOs and
newly created diagnostic planning tools, all framed within a
seven-step model for making CSR happen, the book aims to provide a
practical guide to help business leaders and their managers
understand how to assess the impact of corporate social
responsibility factors on their core business strategy and
operations and help them identify and prioritise between subsequent
options and resulting business opportunities. The book is
structured into two parts. Both parts describe the same seven-step
model which, if followed, will help managers think through desired
changes to business strategies, and necessary corresponding changes
to operational practices. In Part 1, the seven steps-triggers;
scoping; making the business case; committing to action; resources
and integrating operations; engaging stakeholders; and measuring
and reporting-are described and illustrative evidence and
corresponding data provided. In Part 2, the authors have created a
worked example of the diagnostic processes that form the backbone
of the seven steps, based on the health and well-being issue of
fast food and the growing problem of obesity, particularly among
children, along with notes on how a manager might work through the
processes with colleagues. The authors are pro-business although
not business-as-usual. The book is written first and foremost with
the purpose of helping to improve business performance, because
business is after all the principal motor for growth and
development in the world today. The authors argue that companies
adhering to best practice in CSR and taking advantage of
possibilities inherent in Corporate Social Opportunity! are good
for shareholders as well as customers and employees.
The significance of business-led corporate responsibility
coalitions is indisputable. The WBCSD has 200 member companies with
combined annual revenues of US$7 _trillion_; the UN Global Compact
has almost 8,000 corporate members, over two-thirds of them from
developing countries. It is estimated that there are more than 110
national and international generalist business-led CR coalitions.
But there is now urgent need for informed and balanced analysis of
their achievements, their progress and their potential. Why did
these coalitions start and grow? What have been their impacts?
Where are they heading now? Where should they be going? What is the
future? In a period of austerity, the business and public sector
must decide whether funding these coalitions is a priority. To meet
current crises, there will have to be a great deal more business
involvement; but efforts of individual corporations will not be
sufficient. There is also a need for far more collective action
among companies and more collaborative action between different
sectors of society. Business-led CR coalitions with their decades
of convening experience could play an important role in this
process - if they are fit for purpose going forward. Authors David
Grayson and Jane Nelson have been actively involved in such
coalitions for decades. In Corporate Responsibility Coalitions they
first explore the past, present and future of these coalitions: the
emergence of new models of collective corporate action over the
past four decades; the current state of play, and the increasing
number, diversity and complexity in terms of how they not only
network with each other but also engage in a much broader universe
of institutions that are promoting responsible business practices.
In addition, the book provides in-depth profiles of the most
strategic, effective and long-standing coalitions, including:
Business for Social Responsibility; Business in the Community; CSR
Europe; Instituto Ethos; International Business Leaders Forum; the
UN Global Compact; and the WBCSD. This book will be required
reading for key supporters and potential partners of such
coalitions in companies, governments, international development
agencies, foundations, non-governmental organizations, academic
institutions and think-tanks. It also aims to inspire a future
generation of leaders to be more aware of the role of business as a
partner in driving more inclusive, green and responsible growth,
and to help them develop new types of leadership skills so that
they can be effective in finding multi-stakeholder solutions to
complex and systemic challenges.
This guide to Mozart's two most popular piano concertos--the D minor, K. 466, and the C major, K. 467 (the so-called "Elvira Madigan")--presents the historical background of the works, placing them within the context of Mozart's compositional and performance activities at a time when his reputation as both composer and pianist was at its peak. The special nature of the concerto, as both a form and genre, is explored through a selective survey of some of the approaches that various critics have taken in discussing Mozart's concertos. The concluding chapter discusses a wide range of issues of interest to modern performers.
SHORTLISTED: Project Syndicate 2023 - Sustainability Book Award
WINNER: Business Book Awards 2023 - Change & Sustainability
Category The case for business sustainability has already been
made; organizations can no longer ignore the issue when climate
change affects supply chains and customer expectations require them
to take action. It has also been proven that businesses operating
sustainably drive innovation, build brand value and are more
profitable. It is therefore time to shift the conversation from the
'why' of business sustainability to the 'how'. The Sustainable
Business Handbook is a practical 'how-to' guide which aims to
demystify jargon and provide practical tools and tips for busy
managers. Rather than preaching the importance of sustainability,
it cuts straight to how businesses can become more resilient and
successful in the long term by becoming more sustainable. This
indispensable book is based around twenty top tips for transforming
your business and is interspersed with a range of individual
profiles and case studies of organizations successfully embracing
sustainability. With guidance on defining your organizational
purpose, engaging stakeholders and creating the right culture, The
Sustainable Business Handbook outlines how to shift Corporate
Responsibility from being a bolt-on to business operations to being
a source of innovation and new business, as well as societal good.
The case for business sustainability has already been made;
organizations can no longer ignore the issue when climate change
affects supply chains and customer expectations require them to
take action. It has also been proven that businesses operating
sustainably drive innovation, build brand value and are more
profitable. It is therefore time to shift the conversation from the
'why' of business sustainability to the 'how'. The Sustainable
Business Handbook is a practical 'how-to' guide which aims to
demystify jargon and provide practical tools and tips for busy
managers. Rather than preaching the importance of sustainability,
it cuts straight to how businesses can become more resilient and
successful in the long term by becoming more sustainable. This
indispensable book is based around twenty top tips for transforming
your business and is interspersed with a range of individual
profiles and case studies of organizations successfully embracing
sustainability. With guidance on defining your organizational
purpose, engaging stakeholders and creating the right culture, The
Sustainable Business Handbook outlines how to shift Corporate
Responsibility from being a bolt-on to business operations to being
a source of innovation and new business, as well as societal good.
* Identifies the mind-sets and skills that have helped social
intrapreneurs to be successful* Reveals how creative social
innovators are improvising alliances* The first book to focus on
how intrapreneurs are changing business for the good from the
inside of large organizations* Based on years of research from the
Cranfield School of ManagementIn response to the world s
rapidly-growing social, economic and environmental challenges, a
growing wave of social intrapreneurs are harnessing the power of
large companies to create new business solutions to address
societal problems."Social Intrapreneurism and All That Jazz"
reveals how these highly creative social innovators are improvising
alliances across, as well as beyond, their companies to create
micro-insurance products for low-income people; offer delivery
services to millions of small businesses in slums around the world;
develop alternative-energy solutions inside a major gas and oil
corporation; partner with a Brazilian community to produce new
natural care products; establish a green advertising network within
a major media company; apply engineering expertise to help
alleviate poverty and much more all while generating commercial
value for their companies.Distilling insights from interviews with
social intrapreneurs, their colleagues and experts around the
world, the authors bring to life how business can be about more
than just maximizing profit. They identify the mind-sets, behaviors
and skills that have helped successful social intrapreneurs journey
from initial idea to roll-out by their company and some of the
pitfalls. They also tell the stories of the intrapreneurs managers
and other colleagues who helped them get there, by providing
support to help bring projects to fruition.Perhaps the most
important lesson from this book is that, in contrast with the
prevailing Western business archetype of the solitary
entrepreneurial hero, successful social intrapreneurs do not act
alone to achieve success. Although their journeys may be lonely at
times and require considerable hard work while working against the
grain of large conventional businesses, successful social
intrapreneurs are, above all, great communicators who inspire
others to join them in achieving a higher purpose beyond the realms
of conventional business.Drawing on the metaphors of ensemble jazz
music-making, the authors describe how woodshedding, jamming,
paying your dues, being a sideman, joining and building a band but,
above all, listening to what is happening in business and the wider
world are all part of the life of a successful social
intrapreneurism project.Whether you re an aspiring social
intrapreneur who wants to change the world while keeping your day
job, or want to renew the entrepreneurial spirit of your own
company, this book is for you."
Business schools have a special contribution to make in developing
globally responsible, critical and independent-thinking future
leaders and managers. In fact, the Cranfield School of Management
acknowledges this as one of its important responsibilities. Its
core ideology is to transform the practice of learning and create
leaders who action their knowledge and become stewards of the
common good. Such thinking forms the basis of this book and its
theme of developing responsible and ethical leaders for
next-generation enterprises. These leaders will be passionate,
purposeful and responsible; their primary aim will be to make a
difference in the lives of people and create sustainable value
premised on sound ethical values. This book aims to provide a
roadmap both for business students - the leaders of tomorrow - and
for existing and engaged leaders who need support, coaching and
counselling to address the challenges of the sustainability agenda.
With contributions from more than thirty Cranfield faculty and
associates across multiple management disciplines, the book
emphasizes the need for cross-disciplinarity when confronting
sustainability dilemmas. Many corporate responsibility
practitioners find themselves isolated from core business issues.
Conversely, many managers in traditional departments have little or
no knowledge of what sustainability and corporate responsibility
means to their day-to-day role. Today, there is an urgent need for
learning, for conversation and for sustainability to become
embedded throughout an organization's DNA. Cranfield strives to
prepare its students for a work milieu that is increasingly
complex, diverse, technologically interconnected, socially
networked and where economic and political power shifts see
emerging-market economies assuming significant global prominence.
This makes for exciting challenges but also requires new mind-sets
for the next generation of business men and women. Corporate
responsibility, and the tough ethical and governance choices
managers have to grapple with, where there are no easy answers,
means that business education must embrace the stakeholder model.
Leaders need to be able to negotiate their way with confidence
around multiple perspectives and conflicting and common interests
of stakeholders such as employees and managers, shareholders, trade
unions, suppliers and civil society organisations. Business schools
need to generate understanding of and sensitivity to this new and
changing world of work. Today, the challenge for business schools
and business itself is to establish a new maxim: "the business of
business is sustainable business". Cranfield on Corporate
Sustainability is designed to stimulate debate about what
sustainable development means for business and, therefore, on what
business schools across the globe should research, teach and
advise. This unique book is a manifesto for a new holistic,
embedded approach to corporate sustainability management education.
There could be as many as 300 million caregivers in the global
workforce providing care for loved ones - elderly parents, a
life-partner with a health condition, or a disabled child/sibling
or close friend who needs support. As populations age around the
world and welfare support declines, the number of people
voluntarily caring for another will grow. However, despite the
demands and pressures that caregivers are under, many organisations
offer little practical support to employees - support that, if
provided correctly, will benefit both employee and employer. Take
Care is a practical guide that enables employers to better
understand and support employees with caring responsibilities. It
presents this as part of good management practice that strengthens
organizational resilience and sustainability, and also argues that
this is now an integral element of being a responsible employer and
organisation. The book includes practical examples from more than
fifty employers around the world, from small businesses to global
enterprises, as well as public sector and NGO examples. It also
features the personal stories of individuals in the workplace who
have successfully championed change.
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Debussy's Resonance (Hardcover)
Francois de Medicis, Steven Huebner; Contributions by August Sheehy, Barbara L. Kelly, Boyd Pomeroy, …
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Some of Debussy's most beloved pieces, as well as lesser-known ones
from his early years, set in a rich cultural context by leading
experts from the English- and French-speaking worlds. The music of
Claude Debussy has always been widely beloved by listeners and
performers alike, more perhaps than that of any of the other
pioneers of musical modernism. However rich in itself, his creative
output also participated,and continues to participate, in a network
of cultural connections, the scope and meaning of which can only be
gleaned through multiple interpretive frameworks. Debussy's
Resonance offers twenty new studies by some of themost active and
respected English- and French-language scholars of French music.
The book treats a large swath of the composer's music, from
previously unexplored melodies of his early years to late pieces
such as the ballet Jeux and the Douze Etudes, and takes into
consideration the numerous contexts that helped shape the works and
the different ways that musicologists and critics have explained
them. CONTRIBUTORS: Katherine Bergeron, Matthew Brown, David J.
Code, Mark DeVoto, Michel Duchesneau, David Grayson, Denis Herlin,
Jocelyn Ho, Roy Howat, Steven Huebner, Julian Johnson, Barbara L.
Kelly, Richard Langham Smith, Mark McFarland, Francois de Medicis,
Robert Orledge, Boyd Pomeroy. Caroline Rae, Marie Rolf, August
Sheehy FRANCOIS DE MEDICIS is Professor of Music at the Universite
de Montreal. STEVEN HUEBNER is Professor of Music at McGill
University.
Written by three leading thinkers in the field of sustainability,
'All In' defines the essential attributes of high-impact corporate
sustainability leadership and describes how companies can combine
and apply those characteristics for future success. All In draws on
research involving thousands of experts globally as collected via
the GlobeScan-SustainAbility Leaders Survey over two decades. The
book also reveals insights from dozens of interviews with Chairs,
CEOs and Chief Sustainability Officers of pioneering companies,
including 3M, BASF, BP, DuPont, Google, GE, Huawei, IKEA,
Interface, Marks Spencer, Natura, Nestle acute;, Nike, Novo
Nordisk, Patagonia, Shell, Tata, Toyota, Unilever and Walmart,
explaining how they have gained recognition, created value and
boosted resiliency based on their sustainability leadership. All In
also outlines what the private sector must do to lift
sustainability performance, protect business's license to operate
and help deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This
unique book, rich with quantitative and qualitative insights,
offers current and aspiring business leaders a succinct overview of
the most important developments and trends in corporate
sustainability and responsible leadership. 'All In' will also
appeal to others interested in why sustainability has become a
critical mainstream business issue. With a foreword by Dan Hendrix,
Chairman, Interface, and afterword by Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever.
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