The Entrepreneurial Society

The Entrepreneurial Society
Author: David B. Audretsch
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2007-07-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0198040482

Previous generations enjoyed the security of lifelong employment with a sole employer. Public policy and social institutions reinforced that security by producing a labor force content with mechanized repetition in manufacturing plants, and creating loyalty to one employer for life. This is no longer the case. Globalization and new technologies have triggered a shift away from capital and towards knowledge. In today's global economy, where jobs and factories can be moved quickly to low-cost locations, the competitive advantage has shifted to ideas, insights, and innovation. But it is not enough just to have new ideas. It takes entrepreneurs to actualize them by championing them to society. Entrepreneurship has emerged as the proactive response to globalization. In this book, award-winning economist David B. Audretsch identifies the positive, proactive response to globalization--the entrepreneurial society, where change is the cutting edge and routine work is inevitably outsourced. Under the managed economy of the cold war era, government policies around the world supported big business, while small business was deemed irrelevant and largely ignored. The author documents the fundamental policy revolution underway, shifting the focus to technology and knowledge-based entrepreneurship, where start-ups and small business have emerged as the driving force of innovation, jobs, competitiveness and growth. The role of the university has accordingly shifted from tangential to a highly valued seedbed for coveted new ideas with the potential to create not just breathtaking new ventures but also entire new industries. By understanding the shift from the managed economy and the emergence of the entrepreneurial society, individuals, businesses, and communities can learn how to proactively harness the opportunities afforded by globalization in this new entrepreneurial society.

Terra 2008

Terra 2008
Author: Leslie Rainer
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2011-06-14
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1606060430

Earthen architecture constitutes one of the most diverse forms of cultural heritage and one of the most challenging to preserve. It dates from all periods and is found on all continents but is particularly prevalent in Africa, where it has been a building tradition for centuries. Sites range from ancestral cities in Mali to the palaces of Abomey in Benin, from monuments and mosques in Iran and Buddhist temples on the Silk Road to Spanish missions in California. This volume's sixty-four papers address such themes as earthen architecture in Mali, the conservation of living sites, local knowledge systems and intangible aspects, seismic and other natural forces, the conservation and management of archaeological sites, research advances, and training.

Handbook for Integrating Risk Analysis in the Economic Analysis of Projects

Handbook for Integrating Risk Analysis in the Economic Analysis of Projects
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher:
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Aiming to support the development of a framework for the analysis of risk in project design and economic analysis, this handbook outlines technical approaches to modeling risk. Also summarized is the nature and practice of sensitivity analysis in dealing with uncertain outcomes as well as the principles to consider in typical risk analysis situations sector by sector. Case studies are included to demonstrate the application of quantitative risk analysis using actual Asian Development Bank projects to help improve project design and quality. Handbook users will learn to identify factors that are the key determinants of project outcomes, determine the likelihood of an individual project's returns being unacceptable, and design measures to mitigate the risks arising from the identified key factors.

Free and Fair Elections

Free and Fair Elections
Author: Guy S. Goodwin-Gill
Publisher: Inter-Parliamentary Union
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2006
Genre: Election law
ISBN: 9291422770

Management of Banking

Management of Banking
Author: Steven Scott MacDonald
Publisher:
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2006
Genre: Bank management
ISBN: 9780324405880

A bank's asset and liability management committee or risk management committee is responsible for the overall financial planning and management of the bank's profitability and risk profile. This book emphasizes how managers can develop strategies to maximize stockholders wealth by balancing the trade-off between banking risks and returns.

2nd Pan-African Symposium on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Africa

2nd Pan-African Symposium on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Africa
Author: Bihini won wa Musiti
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2003
Genre: Conservation of natural resources
ISBN: 2831706904

This bilingual publication results from a four-day symposium aimed at capturing the general directions and analytical issues that characterize approaches to sustainable use in Africa. The papers included in this work are organized under four major headings: modes of use, devolution, scale issues and external issues. Authors explore these themes through the use of case studies and the description of specific regional experiences. External issues are further explored in a series of commissioned policy papers which have also been included.

Agroecological Crop Protection

Agroecological Crop Protection
Author: Jean-Philippe Deguine
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2017-12-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9402411852

This book is devoted to Agroecological Crop Protection, which is the declension of the principles of agroecology to crop protection. It presents the concepts of this innovative approach, case studies and lessons and generic keys for agroecological transition. The book is intended for a wide audience, including scientists, experimenters, teachers, farmers, students. It represents a new tool, proposing concrete keys of action on the basis of feedbacks validated scientifically. Beyond the examples presented, it is therefore of general scope and proposes recommendations for all temperate and tropical cropping systems. It contributes to the training and teaching modules in this field and it is an updated information support for professionals and a teaching aid for students (agronomy, crop protection, biodiversity management, agroecology).

Risk Management in Environment, Production and Economy

Risk Management in Environment, Production and Economy
Author: Matteo Savino
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2011-09-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9533073136

The term "risk" is very often associated with negative meanings. However, in most cases, many opportunities can present themselves to deal with the events and to develop new solutions which can convert a possible danger to an unforeseen, positive event. This book is a structured collection of papers dealing with the subject and stressing the importance of a relevant issue such as risk management. The aim is to present the problem in various fields of application of risk management theories, highlighting the approaches which can be found in literature.