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Each issue of New Daylight provides four months of daily Bible
readings and comment, with a regular team of contributors drawn
from a range of church backgrounds. New Daylight covers a varied
selection of Old and New Testament passages, biblical themes,
characters and seasonal readings.
This is a terrific book. With English now established as the lingua
franca of business, some might be tempted to assume that language
isn't a big deal any more in the world of business. But the authors
show how mistaken this assumption is. With a mix of careful of
research and detailed examples, they show how language use in
international firms influences the meaning of written documents,
power relationships between people, and how individuals make sense
of their corporate environment. Language becomes, in effect, a
window on the entire set of challenges faced by an international
firm, and this has profound implications for executives and
researchers alike.' - Julian Birkinshaw, London Business School,
UK'A comprehensive treatment of a key international business
variable that we all too often take for granted. Language is and
will remain a critical component of business performance in a
global environment.' - Oded Shenkar, Ford Motor Company Chair in
Global Business Management, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio
State University, US 'The authors' analysis of the multilingual
reality of global business expansion is consistent with my
experience as chairman of a global company. Although the book has
been written by academics, the writing style is clear and direct,
making it an accessible and enjoyable read for anyone in the
business community who is interested in the way language impacts
business performance. I am happy to recommend it.' - Antti Herlin,
Board Chairman, KONE Corporation, Finland Language permeates every
facet of international business in the 21st century. However, being
aware of this multilingual reality is not enough. This book
presents a case for recognizing and appreciating the importance of
language, its multifaceted role and the range of effects it may
have on internationalizing firms. Responding to the growing
interest in the role of language in international business, this
book presents language as a critical management challenge for the
internationalizing firm. Several perspectives are explored,
including the individual, the firm and the broader society in which
language use is embedded. Empirical examples of language roles are
identified through examining human resource management,
international marketing and foreign operation modes and networks in
business. Language in International Business reveals a fresh
understanding of the complexity of the multilingual reality that
internationalizing firms face. Students from undergraduate to PhD
level studying international business and management,
sociolinguistics or international business communication will
benefit from the rich source of new research questions ascertained
in this book. Business practitioners will find the book insightful,
managerially-oriented, and easily accessible. Contents: 1. Language
and Global Business Expansion 2. Translation 3. Confronting
Language: The Individual in the Organisational Context 4. Language
and International Management 5. Language and Networks 6. Language
and Human Resource Management 7. Language and International
Marketing 8. Language and Foreign Operation Modes 9. Language
Strategy and Management 10. Conclusion Index
In Winning, their 2005 international bestseller, Jack and Suzy
Welch created a rare document, both a philosophical treatise on
fundamental business practices and a gritty how-to manual, all of
it delivered with Jack's trademark candor and can-do optimism. It
seemed as if "no other management book," in the words of legendary
investor Warren E. Buffett, would "ever be needed."
Instead, Winning uncovered an insatiable thirst to talk about
work. Since the book's publication, the Welches have received
literally thousands of questions from college students and seasoned
professionals alike, on subjects ranging from leadership and global
competition to tough bosses and building teamwork. Indeed,
questions about virtually every business and career challenge have
poured in--some familiar, others surprising, many urgent and
probing, and all of them powerfully real.
Winning: The Answers takes on the most relevant of these
questions, and in doing so, its candid, hard-hitting responses
expand and extend the conversation Jack and Suzy Welch began with
Winning. It is a dialogue that is sure to be both compelling and
immensely useful to anyone and everyone engaged in the vital work
of helping an organization grow and thrive.
The citadel of Torra Alta, won a millennium before from the
indigenous dragons, is under attack. The Vaalakan army from the
north, led by warrior-priest Morbak, draws near. The Runes of War,
hidden for many centuries must be unearthed to protect the
civilized lands of the south. Torra Alta is under attack.
Threatened by a new ice age, the barbaric tribes of the vast
Northern Trunda join forces under the bloody rule of warrior chief
Morbak to form the Vaalakan army. As they set out to achieve
dominion of the world, only the frontier castle of Torra Alta
stands in their way. For a thousand years Torra Alta has stood
triumphant and unconquerable, perched on a pillar of rock where
dragons once had their lair. As Baron Branwolf prepares his
defences, ominous sounds emerge from the labyrinth of dragon-built
tunnels beneath the castle. Against the baron's orders, his son,
Caspar, accompanies the party despatched to seal off the tunnels.
When Caspar discovers an ancient dragon’s hoard of treasure, the
magical light of a moonstone proves too tempting and Caspar takes
it. But alas, it is no ordinary moonstone – it is the Druid’s
Eye, and if it falls into the wrong hands, Morbak will be
invincible. Only the long -abandoned Runes of War can save Torra
Alta, and only Caspar with his newfound power, can find them …
This unique Research Handbook offers an overview of contemporary
electronic government and digital public administration and
management, encouraging innovative inquiry and exploring new
avenues for research in the field. Bringing together international
scholars and researchers, the book illustrates the broad and
changeable technological context of public organizations, public
services and governance from a range of theoretical and
methodological perspectives. Chapters investigate key developments
in information technology, including social media, big data,
cyberinfrastructure and blockchain technologies, and investigate
their implications for the traditional goals and values of public
administration and management. Examining timely subjects of
discussion, including data sharing, public service transactions and
trust, citizen engagement and tribal governances, chapters
illustrate the global dimensions of technological governance in a
variety of settings, including Brazil, Nepal, South Africa, the US,
and Small Island Developing States. Representing global scholarship
in the field, this Research Handbook is critical reading for
scholars and researchers exploring the latest developments in
e-governments, as well as graduate students in public management
and administration. Public sector managers and policymakers will
also benefit from its practical insights into utilizing information
tech.
Denton Welch, one of the most gifted creative artists of his
generation, died in 1948 at the age of thirty-one, leaving this,
perhaps his finest work, almost but not quite completed. Under the
thin disguise of fiction Denton Welch recreates the world of
hospitals and nursing homes in which he spent so many months after
the accident which was eventually to prove fatal to him. The
details of daily routine, the fellow patients, the nurses and
doctors, the comedies and tragedies which loom so large in the
confined existence of the sick, all are described so vividly, with
so much humour and pathos, with so accurate a listening ear, so
watchful and penetrating an eye, that it is almost impossible to
believe that the experience on which it is based was one of long
exhausting pain to the author himself, and that book was conceived
in pain and carried through with failing physical powers.
The second volume in the magial Runespell trilogy. Caspar travels
South into Belbidida with his companions Hal and Brid, straight
into the heart of the New Faith, the enemy of Brid’s Goddess. The
trio trail Vaalakan spies, seeking out the Druids Eye – the Egg-
in all its glory. The Eggs power alone can keep the fortress of
Torra Alta safe. But in the land of the Inquisition, all trace of
ancient lore has been stamped out, including a sect of mute
priestesses known as the Keepers. As the fate of Torra Alta hangs
in the balance, Caspar must race to find the Lost Runes the Keepers
guarded, or the Eye may never be found …
Today, Sussex is best-known to railway aficionados as the home of
the Bluebell Line, Great Britain's first preserved standard gauge
passenger-carrying railway, but at one time the sound of steam
could be heard across the county. Many main line routes had been
electrified in the 1930s but only the passenger services were
affected and, well into the BR era, steam traction continued
unchallenged on a variety of tasks, ranging from Bulleid Pacifics
on long distance inter-regional expresses to diminutive LBSCR
'Terriers' pottering around on menial shunting duties. Some
distinctive designs, such as the elegant Billinton K Class
'Moguls', were closely associated with Sussex and gave the county a
special identity. Using some of the most evocative images available
this album vividly recalls the closing years of steam in this
much-loved county.
Propaganda is thousands of years old. But it came of age in the
20th century, when the development of mass media (and later
multimedia communications) offered a fertile ground for its
dissemination, and the century's global conflicts provided the
impetus needed for its growth. Put simply, propaganda is the
dissemination of ideas intended to convince people to think and act
in a particular way and for a particular persuasive purpose. But it
takes many forms, is fluid and indeed is constantly developing,
most fervently in our own digital era. Terms such as 'fake news',
'post-truth', 'gate-keepers' and 'asymmetrical warfare' were
unknown a decade ago yet today are now commonplace, and often
cynically derided, in daily media communications. In this timely
and fully international book, David Welch has selected fifty images
to highlight the continuities and dis-continuities of
mass-communication throughout history, be they via images, events,
films or by 'propaganda by deed'. Such an approach demonstrates how
changing technological innovations (such as television and the
internet) have continued to shape the propaganda narrative but also
demonstrate how tried and trusted forms of propaganda - such as the
humble leaflet - can still prove highly effective. The fifty images
included are not all necessarily the most striking - rather they
have been chosen because they illustrate recurring themes and
devices (such as humour) and different mediums employed by
propagandists - from early Egyptian coins eulogizing Alexander the
Great to the psychological warfare used in the war against
terrorism following the destruction of the Twin Towers in New York,
and the use of social media employed so widely in the current Covid
pandemic.
The ultimate business how-to book by the icon of American business
and one of the world's most revered and respected leaders, Jack
Welch, former CEO of General Electric. Winning explores the changes
of recent times and the new economic realities, and more than that,
it identifies the central, immutable principals of doing business
right and doing it well. "Winning is a book for the people in
business who sweat, get their nails dirty, hire, fire, make hard
decisions, and pay the price when those decisions are wrong," said
Welch. "I see this book as a handbook for people in the trenches,
turning their companies and the economy around, not just today, but
for years to come. I think it will be useful for people just
starting their careers or their own businesses to seasoned managers
running multi-billion dollar enterprises. I've learned an enormous
amount about what works and what doesn't work throughout my career
and I'm very excited about sharing it in Winning." Welch will teach
people how to win in business by distilling his experience in three
critical areas: working within an organization, dealing with
competitors, and handling matters of life and career. Critical to
Welch's writing such an accessible, useful guide is his unique
collaboration with his wife, Suzy, the former editor of the Harvard
Business Review, who brings expertise in management, writing talent
and a woman's sensibility to articulating the components of Welch's
success.
Tired? Overworked? Stressed? Out of balance? Welcome to the
twenty-first century, where women's stress levels have reached
unprecedented heights. Between myriad responsibilities, women burn
through even the energy gained from sufficient sleep and a healthy
diet. The result? Hormonal havoc.
In clear, accessible language, internationally renowned doctor
Claudia Welch explains hormones from A to Z, specifically how they
relate to each other, how and why they become imbalanced, and how
women can restore that balance. Welch includes simple diet tips,
stress-management techniques, and natural sleep secrets. Using the
principles of Ayurveda (popularized in the West by Deepak Chopra)
and the holistic sensibility of Dr. Christiane Northrup, "Balance
Your Hormones, Balance Your Life" gives women the essential tools
to achieve the perfect balance between their yin (sex hormones) and
yang (stress hormones), and between the body and the mind.
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average sophomore at Plainsboro High School in New Jersey. As well
as suffering the daily indignities of a typical teenager, Hal is
further socially debilitated by his terrible stutter. However, when
he falls in love with the star of the debating society, Ginny
Ryerson (Anna Kendrick), he soon finds himself immersed in her
ultra-competitive world of high school debating, with its players,
its politics and its own set of rules.
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