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The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada
Par John Ibbitson. 2023
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLEROne of Canada’s foremost authors and journalists, offers a gripping account of the contest between John Diefenbaker and…
Lester Pearson, two prime ministers who fought each other relentlessly, but who between them created today’s Canada. John Diefenbaker has been unfairly treated by history. Although he wrestled with personal demons, his governments launched major reforms in public health care, law reform and immigration. On his watch, First Nations on reserve obtained the right to vote and the federal government began to open up the North. He established Canada as a leader in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and took the first steps in making Canada a leader in the fight against nuclear proliferation. And Diefenbaker’s Bill of Rights laid the groundwork for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He set in motion many of the achievements credited to his successor, Lester B. Pearson.Pearson, in turn, gave coherence to Diefenbaker’s piecemeal reforms. He also pushed Parliament to adopt a new, and now much-loved, Canadian flag against Diefenbaker’s fierce opposition. Pearson understood that if Canada were to be taken seriously as a nation, it must develop a stronger sense of self. Pearson was superbly prepared for the role of prime minister: decades of experience at External Affairs, respected by leaders from Washington to Delhi to Beijing, the only Canadian to win the Nobel Prize for Peace. Diefenbaker was the better politician, though. If Pearson walked with ease in the halls of power, Diefenbaker connected with the farmers and small-town merchants and others left outside the inner circles. Diefenbaker was one of the great orators of Canadian political life; Pearson spoke with a slight lisp. Diefenbaker was the first to get his name in the papers, as a crusading attorney: Diefenbaker for the Defence, champion of the little man. But he struggled as a politician, losing five elections before making it into the House of Commons, and becoming as estranged from the party elites as he was from the Liberals, until his ascension to the Progressive Conservative leadership in 1956 through a freakish political accident. As a young university professor, Pearson caught the attention of the powerful men who were shaping Canada’s first true department of foreign affairs, rising to prominence as the helpful fixer, the man both sides trusted, the embodiment of a new country that had earned its place through war in the counsels of the great powers: ambassador, undersecretary, minister, peacemaker. Everyone knew he was destined to be prime minister. But in 1957, destiny took a detour.Then they faced each other, Diefenbaker v Pearson, across the House of Commons, leaders of their parties, each determined to wrest and hold power, in a decade-long contest that would shake and shape the country. Here is a tale of two men, children of Victoria, who led Canada into the atomic age: each the product of his past, each more like the other than either would ever admit, fighting each other relentlessly while together forging the Canada we live in today. To understand our times, we must first understand theirs.TraceTogether
Par Mitchell B. Weiss, Sarah Mehta. 2020
By April 7, 2020, over 1.4 million people worldwide had contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Governments raced to curb the…
spread of COVID-19 by scaling up testing, quarantining those infected, and tracing their possible contacts. It had taken Singapore's Government Technology Agency (GovTech) and Ministry of Health (MOH) all of eight weeks to develop the world's first nationwide deployment of a Bluetooth-based contact tracing system, TraceTogether, and deploy it in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. From late January to mid-March 2020, GovTech's Jason Bay and his team raced to create a technology that would supplement the work of Singapore's human contact tracers. Days after its launch, Singapore's foreign minister announced plans to open source the technology. Now, in early April, TraceTogether was a beta for the world. Whether the system would really help in Singapore, and whether other countries should adopt it was still a wide-open question.Hank and Nancy: The Subprime Crisis, the Run on Lehman and the Shadow Banks, and the Decision to Bailout Wall Street
Par Alberto F. Cavallo, Aldo Sesia, Rafael Di Tella. 2017
Fynd
Par Kairavi Dey, Rachna Tahilyani, Ranjay Gulati. 2021
Fynd is a fast-growing venture that in 7 years since its founding has become India's largest omnichannel retail company with…
real-time access to over 9,000 stores' offline inventory. It started as a B2B business supporting retailers who didn't have an online business, but pivoted to a B2C platform that allowed customers to shop directly from nearby retail stores through its website and app. Over time, Fynd continued with its B2C platform, scaled up its organization, and added new B2B platforms. But funding this was difficult, with investors raising questions about the business model and growth. In its next phase of growth it sought and failed to receive funding from venture capitalists. In 2018, the founders took a strategic investment from Google. But the subsequent departure of their sponsor from Google they needed to look at other avenues for funding. As they were poised for their next phase of growth, the founders were faced with a series of decisions about the pace of scaling, the business model, and how to fund the expansion. In 2019, Reliance Retail, a subsidiary of one of India's largest private conglomerates, and one of their key customers offered to invest $42 million for an 87% stake in the company, and is willing to negotiate terms of the deal. Should the founders accept the offer? What should the terms of the agreement be? How will this impact their business model, their growth trajectory, and also the future of the founders at the firm?Governance and Sustainability at Nike (A)
Par Lara Adamsons, Lynn S. Paine, Nien-He Hsieh. 2013
Two members of Nike's executive team must decide what sustainability targets to propose to Nike's CEO and to the corporate…
responsibility committee of Nike's board of directors. Set in 2012, the case traces the evolution of Nike's approach to environmental and social concerns from its origins in student protests against labor conditions in the supply chain in the 1990s through the development of a board-level corporate responsibility (CR) committee in 2001 to the creation of the Sustainable Business & Innovation (SB&I) strategy in 2009. In this context, Hannah Jones, Nike's VP of SB&I, and Eric Sprunk, VP of Merchandising & Product, are working to finalize the company's next round of sustainability targets for presentation to the CR committee. When Nike signs on to the Roadmap to Zero, a Greenpeace-inspired initiative to eliminate the discharge of toxic chemicals into the water supply by 2020, the company's target-setting process becomes more complex. Jones and Sprunk must decide whether to recommend that Nike dial back other sustainability goals to meet the zero toxics challenge, modify its commitment to zero toxics, or find another solution.A Strait of Uncertainty: Taiwan's Development in the Shadow of China
Par J. Megan Greene, Tracy Yuen Manty, William C. Kirby, Yuanzhuo Wang. 2009
Relations between the People's Republic of China (PRC), on the Chinese Mainland, and the Republic of China (ROC), on Taiwan,…
had improved significantly since 2008. Taiwan investment in China had played a major role in China's economic boom in recent decades. Investments, partnerships, study, travel, and marriages across the Strait pointed to a future of ever-greater interaction between two parties that brought Asia to the brink of war three times in the last half-century (1954, 1958, 1996). But what does the future hold? Will Taiwan thrive and yet maintain its autonomy as a part of the broader economy of "Greater China"? Will economic integration lead, inexorably, to Taiwan's incorporation into the People's Republic of China? Or will the 2016 electoral backlash in Taiwan against integration with the Mainland embolden the new Taiwan leadership to seek a future for Taiwan separate from China?Health Stop Retail Medical Centers (A): Strategy
Par Joyce Lallman, Nancy M. Kane, Regina E. Herzlinger. 1985
Will Health Stop's strategy and business model enable it to succeed against the many other retail medical center innovations described…
in the case and why? Health Stop, staffed by doctors and located in the malls of wealthy suburbs, is competing against retail medical centers with very different business models. These include: CVS Minute Clinic (CVS' walk-in clinic), One Medical (a concierge service for primary care), Iora Health (a primary care model charging its members a monthly fixed amount as opposed to the traditional fee-for-service model), and ChenMed (a clinic focused on elderly patients with multiple chronic diseases.) Accompanying this case are the following instructional materials: An analytic framework for discussing the questions in the case. It is Chapter 1, Innovating in Healthcare: Creating Breakthrough Services, Products, and Business Models, Regina E. Herzlinger, Wiley 2022Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy
Par Matthew R. Simmons. 2005
Twilight in the Desert reveals a Saudi oil and production industry that could soon approach a serious, irreversible decline. In…
this exhaustively researched book, veteran oil industry analyst Matthew Simmons draws on his three-plus decades of insider experience and more than 200 independently produced reports about Saudi petroleum resources and production operations. He uncovers a story about Saudi Arabias troubled oil industry, not to mention its political and societal instability, which differs sharply from the globally accepted Saudi version. Its a story that is provocative and disturbing, based on undeniable facts, but until now never told in its entirety. Twilight in the Desert answers all readers questions about Saudi oil and production industries with keen examination instead of unsubstantiated posturing, and takes its place as one of the most important books of this still-young century.The book illustrates how managers and knowledge workers can effectively harness collective and artificial intelligence to counteract the effects of…
exponential change and successfully implement digitization within their organizations. The author applies the proven management principles of Peter F. Drucker to the new challenges of the digital age, enhancing them with the concepts of collective and artificial intelligence. This approach also takes into account the insights of Daniel Kahneman regarding "Thinking, Fast and Slow" and the associated cognitive biases and deficits in human thinking. By leveraging innovative tools – collective and artificial intelligence – these deficits can be mitigated, aiding in decision-making. The use of these tools in innovation management and work organization is also discussed. Readers are provided with practical tips and strategies for implementation. Embark on an exciting journey through digital management practices and successfully navigate the challenges of the digital world.Hochschulen im Wandel: Entwicklungsprozesse im Netzwerk gestalten
Par Roland Brünken, Joachim Härtling, Stefan Löhrke, Markus Reihlen. 2023
Dieser Sammelband befasst sich mit Herausforderungen des Qualitätsmanagements im Bereich von Studium und Hochschullehre. Sie reichen von der Leitbildentwicklung, der…
Steuerung entlang von Zielen, der Errichtung effektiver Strukturen bis hin zur Errichtung eines sinnvollen Monitorings- und Evaluationswesens. Die Autorinnen und Autoren legen dar, wie ihre Universitäten die Herausforderungen im Kontext des Netzwerks Quality Audit bearbeitet haben. Anhand von konkreten Praxisbeispielen und theoretischen Untersuchungsansätzen in Anlehnung an die Praxisforschung werden die Lösungsansätze mit Bezug auf bestehende Theorien kritisch reflektiert und analysiert. Gleichzeitig wird aufgezeigt, wie Netzwerkarbeit im Hochschulkontext gelingen kann.Psychologische Sicherheit in Unternehmen: Wie Hochleistungsteams wirklich funktionieren (essentials)
Par Ina Goller, Tanja Laufer. 2023
Ina Goller und Tanja Laufer erklären in diesem essential, wie Führungskräfte den wichtigsten Erfolgsfaktor für Teamperformance – das Konzept „Psychologische…
Sicherheit“ – in ihrem Unternehmen etablieren. Die Autorinnen geben einen kompakten Überblick, erläutern den wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund und zeigen die positiven Effekte auf die Teamleistung auf. Sie geben wertvolle Umsetzungshilfen für alle Führungskräfte wie Team- und Projektleiter*innen sowie Personalentwickler*innen, um die Fehlerkultur und Innovationsfähigkeit im Team und damit im Unternehmen zu stärken.This open access book constitutes papers from the research workshops presented at XP 2022 and XP 2023, respectively the 23rd…
and 24th International Conferences on Agile Software Development, held on June 13-17, 2022 at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark and June 13-16, 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. XP is the premier agile software development conference combining research and practice. It is a unique forum where agile researchers, practitioners, thought leaders, coaches, and trainers get together to present and discuss their most recent innovations, research results, experiences, concerns, challenges, and trends. XP conferences provide an informal environment to learn and trigger discussions and welcome both people new to agile and seasoned agile practitioners. In 2022, the following workshops took place: ● 3rd International Workshop on Agility with Microservices Programming● 2nd International Workshop on Agile Sustainability● Agile and EducationIn 2023, six workshops were held: ● Workshop on Organisational Debt and Large-Scale Agile● Workshop on Software-Intensive Business● Workshop on Global and Hybrid Work● Workshop on Fear-Based Agile Transformation● Workshop on AI-assisted Agile● Workshop on Agile-Quantum Software EngineeringIn 2022, 6 workshop papers were accepted for publication in these post-proceedings, out of 11 submissions, and in 2023, 15 papers were accepted for publication out of 38 submissions.Toward Sustainable Regions: Essays in Honor of Kiyoko Hagihara (New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives #73)
Par Chisato Asahi, Noriko Horie. 2023
This book deals with regional sustainability, which is one of the biggest issues in Japan today, and presents suggested methods…
and cases to show how regional management should be carried out. Today, regions in Japan are facing long-term global challenges such as changes in climate and in international relations, as well as regional financial difficulties due to depopulation and aging. Additional causes are the decline of traditional culture and community sustainability, the crisis of public services, inner- and inter-regional disparities, disaster response, and other local and region-specific issues that are intricately related. To meet the challenge of those issues, local actors must deal with the regional issues themselves and solve them in cooperation with various other stakeholders. From this perspective, the book exhibits regional management frameworks, focusing especially on evaluation, decision making, and aid in multi-dimensional approaches, and examines case studies for making regions sustainable by allowing diverse actors to realize diverse values and standards in cooperation. The chapters cover a wide range of disciplines, including urban science, economics, geography, landscape, real estate, and public finance, which makes it possible to shed light on a particular region. This book comprises a collection of essays celebrating the life and work of Kiyoko Hagihara, honorary professor of the Graduate School of Urban Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan. Essay contributors include her former students as well as regional scientists with similar interests.Das Buch zeigt, wie Manager und Wissensarbeiter mithilfe von kollektiver und künstlicher Intelligenz effektiver arbeiten können, um den Effekten des…
exponentiellen Wandels entgegenzuwirken und die Digitalisierung erfolgreich im Unternehmen umzusetzen. Der Autor überträgt die bewährten Managementprinzipien von Peter F. Drucker auf die neuen Herausforderungen des digitalen Zeitalters und ergänzt diese um die Konzepte kollektiver und künstlicher Intelligenz. Dabei werden auch die Erkenntnisse von Daniel Kahneman zum „Schnellen Denken, langsamen Denken“ und die damit verbundenen kognitiven Verzerrungen und Defizite des menschlichen Denkens berücksichtigt. Mithilfe der innovativen Instrumente – kollektive und künstliche Intelligenz – können diese Defizite jedoch ausgeglichen und die Entscheidungsfindung unterstützt werden. Thematisiert wird auch der Einsatz der Instrumente im Innovationsmanagement und in der Organisation der Arbeit. Die Leser erhalten Tipps und Strategien für die konkrete Umsetzung an die Hand. Begeben Sie sich auf eine spannende Reise durch die digitale Managementpraxis und meistern Sie erfolgreich die Herausforderungen der digitalen Welt.Platformed! How Streaming, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence are Shaping Music Cultures (Pop Music, Culture and Identity)
Par Tiziano Bonini, Paolo Magaudda. 2024
Grounded in more than a decade of field research, this book uses empirical examples, quantitative data, and qualitative interviews with…
young music consumers as well as music industry professionals to understand how the platforms behind music production, distribution and listening work in our digital society. Bringing together the perspectives from science and technology studies, media studies, and the political economy of digital platforms, the book outlines the process of mutual construction between music digital platforms and the cultural value of music in today’s society, and also reflects on the complicated relationship between the power of platforms and the agency of listeners.Nur im Museum ist es möglich, in wenigen Schritten Milliarden Jahre Evolution, Menschheits- oder Technikgeschichte hinter sich zu bringen. Auf…
dem Weg durch fast 14 Milliarden Jahre stellt dieses Buch auf kurzweilige Art Museen und das in ihnen präsentierte Wissen vor. In zwanzig Stationen geht es vom Urknall über die Entstehung der Erde und des Lebens, zur Gründung erster Königreiche, zu Kleopatra, Luther und den Menschenrechten, zu Napoleon, Computern und dem Klimawandel. Man erfährt, warum Kuh und Wal so nahe Verwandte sind, warum die Preußen schon lange vor dem Berliner Hauptstadt-Flughafen ruinöse Bauprojekte realisierten und ob wir Menschen die Chance haben, jemals eine Supernova mit bloßen Augen zu sehen. Auf dieser unterhaltsamen Reise durch Raum und Zeit geht es aber auch um die Museen selbst, ihre Entstehungsgeschichten und ihre oft exzentrischen Gründer – unter denen einer die Wildtiere kurzerhand selbst erschoss, die er ausstellen wollte, während ein anderer kistenweise Landkarten und Bücher aus Japan stahl, bevor Stürme ihn zurück an die Küste warfen, oder jener dritte, der sich inmitten seiner Ausstellungsfläche begraben ließ und dort noch immer liegt. In diesem Buch vergehen (fast) 14 Milliarden Jahre wie im Flug.Governance in Higher Education: Global Reform and Trends in the MENA Region
Par Nehme Azoury, Georges Yahchouchi. 2023
Over the years, the education sector has witnessed substantial transformations and developments, driven primarily by the rapid growth of technology…
and inventive pedagogical approaches. In the MENA region, these changes have been particularly noteworthy, as educational institutions are striving to keep pace with global advancements while addressing unique regional challenges. Set against this context, this book delves into two pivotal dimensions that have surfaced as vital for thriving in today's educational sphere, with a strong emphasis on the MENA region's distinct characteristics and opportunities. The first dimension explores the evolution and challenges in governance, encompassing the organizational frameworks, decision-making mechanisms, and policies that empower educational institutions in the MENA region to adapt to the shifting environment. The second dimension zeroes in on the metamorphosis of education itself, emphasizing the innovative tools, assignments, and methodologies that are accessible to educators in the region, and discussing the balance between these elements and effective university governance. By offering an exhaustive and up-to-date examination of these two dimensions, this book imparts invaluable insights and pragmatic guidance to educational professionals, policymakers, and students alike, all with a focus on the MENA region. It aims to equip readers with the knowledge and abilities required to successfully navigate the new educational landscape and excel in the world of academia while highlighting the unique potential and prospects of the region's educational institutions.Dieses Fachbuch stellt wichtige Elemente des Personal Performance Managements, der persönlichen Leistungssteuerung, vor – Willenskraft und die Macht der Gewohnheiten.…
Um in den verschiedensten Situationen handlungsfähig zu bleiben, ist es wichtig, nicht ausschließlich auf Motivation angewiesen zu sein. Willenskraft ist die Fähigkeit, innere (und äußere) Hindernisse zu überwinden, durchzuhalten und Ziele zu erreichen. Durch Selbststeuerung und exekutive Funktionen wird das eigene Denken, Fühlen und Handeln gezielt reguliert und kontrolliert. Die Möglichkeiten der Selbststeuerung werden vertiefend am Beispiel der Konzentration und Emotionsregulation diskutiert. Hierbei wird auch speziell auf die Bedeutung der Konzentration für das Multitasking eingegangen. Neben der bewussten und willentlichen Steuerung nutzen wir täglich viele Male deutlich unbewusstere Verhaltensweisen: Gewohnheiten. Sie sind eine denklogische Fortsetzung von Selbstkontrolle und Selbstregulation. Die Herausbildung nützlicher Routinen und die Kontrolle von ungewollten, dysfunktionalen Gewohnheiten sind wichtige Bestandteile des Personal Performance Managements.Das Buch richtet sich an alle, die Interesse an Selbstentwicklung und der persönlichen Leistungssteuerung haben, insbesondere an Fach- und Führungskräfte. Die vermittelten Inhalte geben praktische Hinweise für die persönliche Leistungssteuerung. Reflexionsfragen zu Beginn jedes Themenschwerpunktes unterstützen bei der eigenen Standortbestimmung. Der InhaltGrundlagen des Personal Performance ManagementsDas Verhältnis von Motivation und VolitionSelbstkontrolle, Selbstregulation, exekutive FunktionenSelbststeuerung am Beispiel der Konzentration und EmotionsregulationGewohnheiten, Routinen und EntscheidungenA Comprehensive Guide for Web3 Security: From Technology, Economic and Legal Aspects (Future of Business and Finance)
Par Ken Huang, Dyma Budorin, Lisa Jy Tan, Winston Ma, Zhijun William Zhang. 2023
With the recent debacle of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the crypto trading company Alameda Research, the importance of comprehending the…
security and regulations of Web3, cryptocurrency, and blockchain projects has been magnified. To avoid similar economic and security failures in future Web3 projects, the book provides an essential guide that offers a comprehensive and systematic approach to addressing security concerns. Written by experts in tech and finance, it provides an objective, professional, and in-depth analysis of security and privacy issues associated with Web3 and blockchain projects.This book highlights the security related to foundational Web3 building blocks such as blockchain, crypto wallets, smart contracts, and token economics, and describes recommended security processes and procedures for Web3 application development such as DevSecOps, data analytics, and data authenticity via the oracle. Moreover, the book discusses the legal and regulatory aspects of Web3 and the reasons behind the failures of well-known Web3 projects. It also contains detailed case studies of web3 projects, analyses of the reasons for their failures, and some pending legal cases.This book is an excellent resource for a diverse range of readers, with particular appeal to web3 developers, architects, project owners, and cybersecurity professionals seeking to deepen their knowledge of Web3 security.Data Governance: From the Fundamentals to Real Cases
Par Ismael Caballero, Mario Piattini. 2023
This book presents a set of models, methods, and techniques that allow the successful implementation of data governance (DG) in…
an organization and reports real experiences of data governance in different public and private sectors. To this end, this book is composed of two parts. Part I on “Data Governance Fundamentals” begins with an introduction to the concept of data governance that stresses that DG is not primarily focused on databases, clouds, or other technologies, but that the DG framework must be understood by business users, systems personnel, and the systems themselves alike. Next, chapter 2 addresses crucial topics for DG, such as the evolution of data management in organizations, data strategy and policies, and defensive and offensive approaches to data strategy. Chapter 3 then details the central role that human resources play in DG, analysing the key responsibilities of the different DG-related roles and boards, while chapter 4 discusses the most common barriers to DG in practice. Chapter 5 summarizes the paradigm shifts in DG from control to value creation. Subsequently chapter 6 explores the needs, characteristics and key functionalities of DG tools, before this part ends with a chapter on maturity models for data governance. Part II on “Data Governance Applied” consists of five chapters which review the situation of DG in different sectors and industries. Details about DG in the banking sector, public administration, insurance companies, healthcare and telecommunications each are presented in one chapter. The book is aimed at academics, researchers and practitioners (especially CIOs, Data Governors, or Data Stewards) involved in DG. It can also serve as a reference for courses on data governance in information systems.