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Classroom as Organization (CAO) is a powerful teaching methodology,
particularly well-suited for teaching business topics, that can
enliven students' learning experience while giving them the
opportunity to practice and develop workplace-related skills. This
book provides a comprehensive background to the CAO teaching
methodology, including its origins, evolution, and various
applications. From this basis, the considerations of how to teach
and design a CAO are explored. The book distills lessons learned
from the literature and the authors' practice into a comprehensive
design that can be easily implemented by educators new to this
methodology. Detailed templates from the authors' own practice
enable educators to turn their classroom into an organization,
empower the students to run that organization, and watch the
learning experience come alive. If you are not familiar with CAO,
this book provides a comprehensive resource. If you are familiar
with CAO, but have been afraid to try it, this book provides the
support to take the next step in your practice of experiential
teaching and learning. This book was written for experiential
educators as well as business or organizational behavior and
management professors looking for a creative way to engage students
while creating a deep and meaningful learning experience.
Classroom as Organization (CAO) is a powerful teaching methodology,
particularly well-suited for teaching business topics, that can
enliven students' learning experience while giving them the
opportunity to practice and develop workplace-related skills. This
book provides a comprehensive background to the CAO teaching
methodology, including its origins, evolution, and various
applications. From this basis, the considerations of how to teach
and design a CAO are explored. The book distills lessons learned
from the literature and the authors' practice into a comprehensive
design that can be easily implemented by educators new to this
methodology. Detailed templates from the authors' own practice
enable educators to turn their classroom into an organization,
empower the students to run that organization, and watch the
learning experience come alive. If you are not familiar with CAO,
this book provides a comprehensive resource. If you are familiar
with CAO, but have been afraid to try it, this book provides the
support to take the next step in your practice of experiential
teaching and learning. This book was written for experiential
educators as well as business or organizational behavior and
management professors looking for a creative way to engage students
while creating a deep and meaningful learning experience.
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The Ordeal of Life (Hardcover)
John C Grinnell; Created by Thomas R. (Thomas Robinson) Hazard
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The author approaches the subject of wine from the standpoint of
its Medical, Scientific, Historical, Sensory, Cultural, and Health
viewpoints. He tells you the "Why," as well as the "What." The book
is a well-organized collage of essays written on the numerous
subjects in the world of wine, food, and health. The book starts
from the basics, through the components and what influences them,
Wine defects, how and why you taste and why you like what you like,
the various wines, various wine tools, and then moves to pairing
with food, wine service, and finally the health benefits and risks
of wine consumption. One chapter is guest-written by Tim Hanni, MW,
a Master of Wine from California.
Fast cars, law men, moonshine, romance in the cotton fields, and
wild cat whiskey It was Garden City, Alabama the spring of 1946.
Boys were coming home. World War II was over. Many mothers were
learning that their sons would not be coming home. Garden City was
beginning to settle back in to a nice easy routine. Mr. Sam the
local merchant was getting in his sugar orders for the season. The
farmers were looking for good crops, and the moonshiners, were
looking forward to make good on their orders. A certain revenuer
from DC was poking around town. He was trying his best to find out
about this "special shine" that everyone was talking about. Cracker
Black, the brains behind the operation has a 50 gallon pot making
moonshine for a local man named Hollis. Now Hollis is a nefarious
character ran several juke joints out on 78 hwy on the strip. When
word got round to Cracker his shine was wanted in Memphis and St
Louis he had to ramp up the production. He hires two black fellers
Big George and Little Willie right out the cotton patch. They are
able to work at night in the woods and not be seen by the law
because of them being black. When the sleepy little town's folk
turn off their lights for the night, the moonshiners go to work
making that good old Alabama Shine. Life was good, again.....
This book aims to provide insight into the fields of business and
leadership by examining the role of ethics in these areas. The
papers in this book derive from the 2014 Annual Griffiths School of
Management International Conference, organized by Emanuel
University of Oradea, Romania, where academics and practitioners
interacted and discussed current insights and research in the
different dimensions of business ethics and leadership. This
resulting book offers empirical and theological research on ethics,
business and leadership from a transdisciplinary and knowledge-
based context. Since the financial crisis in 2008, the debate on
business ethics and leadership has dominated the public sphere at
all levels of interest, from grassroots to the elites in
educational institutions, governments, businesses and NGOs.
Naturally, constructive and transdisciplinary discussions need to
take place, with due consideration for the specific context of each
situation, so that propositions upon which to build the future can
be formulated. These discussions unfold in an ever more intricate
world of business, powered by ever more pervasive and intelligent
technology and scientific development, all brought together by
globalization. In this world, organizations are faced with new and
more complex ethical issues in their pursuit to serve clients, gain
profits, motivate employees, collaborate with partners and act
responsibly towards society and the environment. A wise approach to
changing the future is to understand the mistakes of the past,
because one must always learn how to overcome past mistakes in
order to develop a better future. But a necessary approach to
building a better future is looking at the world through a
transdisciplinary mindset. This allows us to see the world as a
complex whole; it fosters creative interaction between fields of
knowledge; it opens doors for knowledge and innovation flows across
disciplines; and it allows the tackling of complex problems and
situations. Given the current context of our world, this is an
approach that we ought to pursue. Featuring contributions from
academics, researchers, scholars and practitioners from across the
globe, this book will be of great interest for students and
practitioners in the fields of business, leadership and ethics.
This book explores the increased necessity of organizations to
encourage human talent in the globalized economy, with particular
emphasis on the impact in Eastern Europe. Featuring contributions
presented at the 7th Annual Griffiths School of Management
International Conference on Business and Ethics (GSMAC) organized
by Emanuel University of Oradea, this book presents in-depth
analysis of the economic, social and religious implications of the
transition from low cost of labor to increased human talent in
Eastern Europe and offers multiple theoretical and practical
solutions. In 2004, Klaus Schwab, president and founder of the
World Economic Forum, stated that the old era of capitalism and
socialism is being replaced by a new era of "talentalism". The true
competitive advantage of organizations and nations is increasingly
becoming human talent, defined as the ability to "have new ideas
that have value". Nations and organizations are exploring ways to
reform their education systems and organizational structures in
order to train, foster and encourage human talent. In Eastern
Europe since the fall of communism in 1989, the competitive
advantage of the region has been low cost of labor. However, since
the integration within the European Union, millions of Eastern
Europeans have left their home countries rendering the "low-wage
competitive advantage" almost obsolete. In addition, the migration
of able-working individuals has left behind mainly children and
pensioners, placing a disproportionately heavy burden upon public
and government services. It is within this context that the
contents of this book explore the impact of the increased need of
high human talent on Eastern European countries. Featuring
contributions around topics such as poverty, healthcare management,
cross-border cooperation, education systems, and religious
influence on economic development, this book will be of interest of
scholars, researchers, students and policy-makers interested in the
business development and economic growth of Eastern Europe.
Mature believers typically desire to accomplish the will of God for
their lives and want to do the works of Jesus. However, they see
limited opportunities and little fruit born of their efforts. This
insightful book gives a fresh perspective to those wanting to yield
themselves and do the works of Jesus. Its direct application of the
Bible to daily living is bold. Get ready to be challenged: You have
been fully enabled to do the works of Jesus Now what? Your motives
and intentions are good. Why is there no fruit to show for your
works? How does God lead me? Are you reacting to situations or are
you responding in a disciplined, Godly way? Living in God's Kingdom
on Earth will bring to light several critical concepts for
believers and explain the Biblical basis for the principles behind
them. Charles R. Thomas, known simply as "Bob," is passionate about
bringing believers to a higher level of relationship with God. He
recognizes God's hand on his life as a Bible teacher, wanting to
share with others his knowledge and experience in lay ministry. Bob
has been active in church ministry and personal lay ministry for
over thirty years, holding a wide variety of lay ministry
positions. His personal ministry has helped to change lives in
dramatic ways. Bob is active in home Bible study groups and is the
Program Director at his local Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship
International chapter. Bob has a deep conviction about believers
doing the works of Jesus, Whose life is our example. Bob is a
graduate of Rhema Bible Training Center. He holds a B.S. in Science
& Medical Technology from the University of Tennessee. Bob and
his wife Lee reside in Cumming, Georgia.
This volume presents new theoretical insights, practical
strategies, and policy initiatives in the rapidly evolving field of
global supply chain security. As businesses, governments, and
society at large have become increasingly dependent on a global
network to provide goods and services, protecting global supply
chains has become an issue of vital importance for industries,
nations, and regions. The "supply chain" encompasses all the links
connecting a manufacturer to end users of its products. Links may
take the form of plants, supplier warehouses, vendor facilities,
ports or hubs, retail warehouses or facilities, and outbound
shipping centers. Links also involve all the ways goods are
moved-by truck, ship, airplane, or rail car. A great deal can go
wrong in the supply chain due to company or systemic mismanagement
and inefficiency, criminal activity, employee or technology errors,
or terrorism, to name just a few of the threats. Then there are
government regulation, industry or association oversight, and
security agencies (both public and private) keeping track.
Globalization, stricter security regimes, and increasingly
sophisticated criminal activity have made cross-border cargo
movements more complex, putting the integrity of end-to-end supply
chains at much greater risk. This is why the security of the supply
chain has become such an important issue for business people: there
is too much at stake to let problems proliferate or stagnate. It
has been estimated, for example, that thieves now steal $50 billion
in goods each year from various points along the supply chain.
Synthesizing the most current research, practical application, and
policy, Global Supply Chain Security covers a range of emerging
topics-from risk assessment to technology deployment to continuity
planning-and will serve as a useful resource for anyone concerned
with supply chain security issues, including scholars, students,
business executives and policymakers.
This book explores challenges and approaches to the development,
financial management and growth of Eastern European organizations,
both public and private. Including papers derived from the 2015
Griffiths School of Management Annual Conference on Business,
Entrepreneurship and Ethics (GSMAC), organized by Emanuel
University of Oradea, the authors provide a variety of strategies
for growth and development in areas such as IT, medical management,
marketing, entrepreneurship and family business. Collectively,
these contributions provide a problem-solving framework that
tackles such questions as: How are the growth and financial models
of organizations changing? How should leadership in organizations
adapt in order to ensure sustainable growth? How should educational
concepts and methods be improved to help the next generation in the
new global business environment? The rapid evolution of technology
and innovation has changed the face of the business environment.
With new actors in the global marketplace and new means of
production, marketing and finance, businesses-particularly those in
emerging regions, such as Eastern Europe-are faced with the
pressure to rethink their structures and models from within. In
this new economic climate, common issues such as corruption, risk,
and customer satisfaction need to be examined from a globalized
perspective. The goal of the 2015 GSMAC conference and the
resulting papers is to help organizations and institutions in
Eastern Europe and other developing regions formulate strategies
and policies to thrive in this environment and promote sustainable
management practices.
Romania stands at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and the Middle
East. Since 1990, when the country experienced the bloodiest
revolution of all of the Warsaw Pact members, Romania has gone
through withering change. While the formal transition from a
totalitarian, communist state was completed in 2007 with Romania's
accession into the European Union, the adaptation of the nation's
people and business climate to a market-based economy is a daily
occurrence. In the 2000's, in the lead up to EU accession, Romania
was one of the largest recipients of Foreign Direct Investment in
the world. While multinational corporations poured in hundreds of
billions of dollars, there was also a restructuring of the way
business was conducted. Western systems of management and
organization-foreign to most Romanian academics and business
people-almost overnight transformed the way the marketplace was
perceived. Romania's entrepreneurs were quick to adapt to the new
ways, leveraging new opportunities in the environment. Fortunes
were made. Multinationals also burgeoned in Romania. Companies like
Microsoft, General Electric, Timken, Kraft, P&G, Renault and
dozens of others successfully took advantage of the possibilities
created by a relatively well-educated population that was moving
into the middle class. For the most part, however, researchers and
scholars were caught off guard by the quickening pace of business
change in Romania. Only until very recently has the academic
community at large been able to wade through the murkiness and
begin to see what the new landscape looks like. It is the purpose
of this edited volume, which includes the work of some of Romania's
finest business scholars, to provide even greater clarity to the
current and future scene. Moreover, the experience in Romania helps
shed light on the dynamics of economic and business transition
throughout Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and other emerging
regions, with implications for practice, policymaking, and
research.
On the night of October 18, 1925, fire raged through the downtown
area of the tiny Catskill Mountain Village of Gilboa, New York.
Firefighters came from miles around to fight the inferno while
tourists sat on the hilltops to watch the show. In the end, 18
buildings lay in smoldering ruins. Yet, this fire was not the end
of Gilboa, merely a climax of events that were razing the community
more slowly. Gilboa was in the way of the Schoharie Reservoir, one
of the numerous artificial lakes collecting water for thirsty New
Yorkers. In order for New York City to growing, the people of
Gilboa would be forced to move, and the town would need to be
burned to the ground. In Gilboa, Alexander Thomas traces the
evolving dynamics between New York and its hinterland. Starting
with the role of native inhabitants, their Dutch colonizers, and
the role of British manor law, this historical investigation then
explores the construction of the original reservoir, battles
against a second reservoir in the 1970s, and battles over
environmental regulations in the 1990s. Gilboa is a must read for
those interested in urban and rural issues, social conflict and
social movements, and anyone who enjoys New York-state and
city-history.
In what may be the first explicitly comparative study of the
effects of globalization on metropolitan and rural communities, In
Gotham's Shadow examines how three central New York communities
struggled over the last half century to survive in a global economy
that seems to have forgotten them. Utica, formerly a city of one
hundred thousand, experienced the same trends of suburbanization,
deindustrialization, and urban renewal as nearly every American
city, with the same mixed results. In Cooperstown and Hartwick, two
small villages forty miles south of Utica, the same trends were at
work, though with different outcomes. Hartwick may be seen as an
example of how small towns have lost their core, while Cooperstown
may be seen as an example of how a small town can survive by
transforming itself into a tourist destination. Thomas provides
extensive historical background mixed with newspaper excerpts and
lively interviews that add a human dimension to the transformations
these communities have experienced.
This book provides an important picture of India's nuclear intentions and capabilities at the beginning of the 21st century. Academic and governmental experts from both the United States and India explore the strategic, technological, military and economic dimensions of India's nuclear world. The contributors bring their expertise together in an unusual mix of viewpoints from three continents on the several dimensions of a nuclear India at the turn of the century. It is an important resource in the United States to help policymakers respond to the regional and global proliferation problems that have resulted from India and Pakistan's nuclear tests of 1998. It is an important aid to India in exploring and evaluating its nuclear strategy and the political, economic and military consequences of its nuclear decisions.
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