Handbook of Sustainability Assessment

Handbook of Sustainability Assessment
Author: Angus Morrison-Saunders
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2015-09-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1783471379

The Handbook of Sustainability Assessment introduces the theory and practice of sustainability assessment and showcases the state-of-the-art research. The aim is to provide inspiration and guidance to students, academics and practitioners alike and to contribute to the enhancement of sustainability assessment practice worldwide. It emphasises how traditional impact assessment practices can be enhanced to contribute to sustainable outcomes. Featuring original contributions from leading sustainability assessment researchers and practitioners, it forms part of the Research Handbooks on Impact Assessment series.

Rail 2020

Rail 2020
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2013-01-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780215052308

Incorporating HC 537 i & ii. Additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/transcom

Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management
Author: Robert N. Lussier
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Total Pages: 697
Release: 2020-11-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1544396899

Written for both HRM majors and non-majors, Human Resource Management: Functions, Applications, and Skill Development equips students with the skills they need to recruit, select, train, and develop employees. Best-selling authors Robert N. Lussier and John R. Hendon explore the important strategic functions that HRM plays in today′s organizations. A wide variety of applications and exercises keep readers engaged and help them practice skills they can use in their personal and professional lives. The Fourth Edition brings all chapters up to date according to the SHRM 2018 Curriculum Guidebook; expands coverage on topics such as diversity and inclusion, AI, employee engagement, and pay equity; and features 17 new case studies on a range of organizations, including Starbucks and its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Digital Option / Courseware SAGE Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available with SAGE Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Assignable Self-Assessments Assignable self-assessments (available with SAGE Vantage) allow students to engage with the material in a more meaningful way that supports learning. LMS Cartridge Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site.

Public Sector Strategy Design

Public Sector Strategy Design
Author: David E. McNabb
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2020-09-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000193861

Within the public sector, strategies are not designed to influence markets, but instead to guide operations within a complex environment of multilateral power, influence, bargaining, and voting. In this book, authors David McNabb and Chung-Shingh Lee examine five frameworks public sector organization managers have followed when designing public sector strategies. Its purpose is to serve as a guide for managers and administrators of large and small public organizations and agencies. This book is the product of a combined more than sixty years of researching, teaching and leading organizational seminars on the theory and practice of management applications in industrial, commercial, nonprofit and public sector organizations. The book consists of four parts: Strategic Management and Strategy Fundamentals; Frameworks for Designing Strategies; Examples of Public Sector Strategies; and Implementing Strategic Management. Throughout, the focus is on the widespread value of strategic management and adopting the strategy appropriate for the organization. Including chapters on game theory, competitive forces, resources-based view, dynamic capabilities, and network governance, the authors demonstrate ways that real managers of public sector and civil society organizations have put strategic management to work in their organizations. This book will be of interest to both practicing and aspiring public servants.

HC 257 - Investing In The Railway

HC 257 - Investing In The Railway
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2015
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0215081153

The Transport Committee welcomes record investment committed to the 'classic' rail network but calls for greater regional balance in spending. Network Rail must also regain the confidence of passengers following recent disruption. The Committee calls for the Government to take responsibility for rolling stock, to address general shortages and ensure there will be sufficient trains to run on newly-electrified lines. The Committee also concluded: (i) Record levels of funding show a welcome commitment to ’classic' rail but this should be set in a longer-term strategic plan for the rail network, which ties into a wider transport strategy; (ii) The overrunning Christmas engineering works were unacceptable; (iii) Network Rail must have adequate contingency plans. They must also work with Passenger Focus and train operating companies to improve communication with passengers when engineering works fail; (iv) In the light of the change of status of Network Rail the ORR must reconsider whether fining a public sector body remains an effective means for the regulator to exert control; (v) Greater transparency is essential around rail spending. Criteria used to allocate spending should be published.

The to Z of Arts Management

The to Z of Arts Management
Author: Ann Tonks
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 993
Release: 2020-02-25
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1000032639

The A to Z of Arts Management, Second Edition covers 97 topics about the management of arts and cultural organisations. Each section offers a theoretical and conceptual introduction to the topic, as well as storytelling and reflections about the meaning and application of such theories in the real world. Drawing on the author’s past as a manager running media and performing arts companies and her present as a consultant helping Boards and managers, this book covers a wide range of topics, from leadership, motivation and cultural policy to passion, coffee and laughter. This second edition includes even more coverage and stories about the challenges of arts management, and new topics such as harassment, philanthropy and venues. Written for arts managers, students and Board members anywhere in the world, The A to Z of Arts Management provides information about research and academic best practice in arts management alongside stories about the reality of working in the arts and cultural industries.

Unified Theory of Business Strategy

Unified Theory of Business Strategy
Author: Rod Samimi
Publisher: Sentinel9 Pty Ltd
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2020-12-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0648973417

Unified Theory of Business Strategy (UTBS) Successful businesses require strategic thinking, well-formulated goals and a clear approach to implementation. These are widely accepted as essential to business success. But describing these factors is not the same as making them happen. What corporate executives and business owners increasingly need is a practical, workable approach to business strategy that is supported by theory (but not drowned in it). That is where this book comes in. In Unified Theory of Business Strategy, Dr Rod Samimi combines theory and practice to give readers a solid understanding of how to formulate and implement a pragmatic business strategy. It includes a theoretical framework and applied interpretations, plus a detailed guide for compiling business plans. Using the Sentinel 9 multidisciplinary approach, the book configures an innovative way to look at business strategy.

Management

Management
Author: Christopher P. Neck
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 849
Release: 2020-12-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1544351232

Management, Third Edition introduces students to the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions of management with an emphasis on how managers can cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset. The text includes 34 cases profiling a wide range of companies including Lululemon, Nintendo, Netflix, Trader Joe’s, and the NBA. Authors Christopher P. Neck, Jeffrey D. Houghton, and Emma L. Murray use a variety of examples, applications, and insights from real-world managers to help students develop the knowledge, mindset, and skills they need to succeed in today’s fast-paced, dynamic workplace. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

Overseas Bases and US Strategy

Overseas Bases and US Strategy
Author: Jonathan Stevenson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000812286

Overseas military bases have been the bedrock of the United States’ ability to project military power, exert political influence and deter potential adversaries since the Second World War. But fatigue with America’s ‘forever wars’, as well as more nuanced financial and strategic reasons, has inclined the public and policy community to favour reducing US global military activities and overseas presence. In this Adelphi book, Jonathan Stevenson argues that this desire does not necessarily translate into sound strategy. Overseas bases are a key element of the reassurance required to resurrect and bolster America’s reputation among its allies and adversaries. Meanwhile, strategic imperatives and geopolitical realities impose restraints in every theatre. The fluidity prevailing in the Middle East and Indo-Pacific counsels maintaining forward-deployed forces there at roughly the current level. Russia’s confrontational posture towards NATO and invasion of Ukraine, as well as NATO’s short- and medium-term reliance on US capabilities, require the American presence in Europe to increase and expand eastward. The US should not commit itself to a foreign policy that is heavy on forward-deployed military power and light on diplomacy. But paradoxically, reducing forward military presence may not be consistent with a policy that is less focused on military power as a means of achieving stability and security.