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Errors in Social Judgment: Implications for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Part 1
by Robert J. RobinsonFor the past quarter-century, the field of social cognition has documented a number of ways in which individuals and groups are prone to make characteristic errors when judging others. This note examines the ways in which these tendencies pose difficulties for negotiation and conflict resolution, by exaggerating differences between people, and by exacerbating the conflict escalation cycle. This note emphasizes the process of biased assimilation of information. In addition to reviewing basic research in these areas, including a discussion of "naive realism," a number of organizational examples are used to illustrate the various phenomena. Finally, prescriptions on how to avoid these problems are offered.
Errors in Social Judgment: Implications for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Part 2
by Robert J. RobinsonFor the past quarter-century, the field of social cognition has documented a number of ways in which individuals and groups are prone to make characteristic errors when judging others. This note examines the ways in which these tendencies pose difficulties for negotiation and conflict resolution, by exaggerating differences between people, and by exacerbating the conflict escalation cycle. This part emphasizes the problem of partisan perceptions. In addition to reviewing basic research in these areas, including a discussion of "naive realism," a number of organizational examples are used to illustrate the various phenomena. Finally, prescriptions on how to avoid these problems are offered.
Erschöpft durch die Pandemie: Was bleibt von der Globalisierung?
by Michael Hüther Matthias Diermeier Henry GoeckeDie Erschöpfung der Globalisierung hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren immer weiter verstärkt. Der Covid-19-Schock erreichte die Welt auf dem bisherigen Höhepunkt des Systemkonflikts zwischen chinesischem Staatskapitalismus und dem zunehmend gespaltenen transatlantischen Westen. Die Europäische Union wirkt in ihrer Reaktion darauf überwiegend träge. Handlungsfähig zeigen sich in Europa hingegen die nationalstaatlichen Hierarchien.Dieses Buch verbindet den zeitlichen Kontext mit der Wirkungsperspektive. Damit drängt sich die Frage auf: Was bleibt von der Globalisierung, nachdem sie erschöpft durch die Pandemie ging? Die Antwort liegt nicht in einer isolierten ökonomischen Analyse der Pandemie, sondern in der Einordnung von Strukturen und Bedingungen der Globalisierung. Damit werden neue Optionen erkundet, Probleme und Defizite benannt sowie Möglichkeiten künftiger Kooperationen skizziert. Die Globalisierung hat damit die Chance, sich in der Resilienz einer offenen, freiheitlichen Welt mit ihren Ordnungsschwächen und Orientierungsverlusten neu zu begründen.
Erste Schritte im Online-Marketing: Suchmaschinen – Content – Soziale Medien (essentials)
by Philipp EngDieses essential zeigt, welche ersten Schritte f#65533;r den Aufbau und die Pflege von Online-Pr#65533;senzen notwendig sind, denn das Internet ist heute die erste Anlaufstelle f#65533;r Informationen zu Unternehmen, ihren Dienstleistungen und Produkten. Philipp Eng erl#65533;utert die Grundlagen des Suchmaschinen- (SEO und SEA) und Content-Marketings. Dabei geht er au#65533;erdem auf die Wichtigkeit einer zugrundeliegenden Content-Strategie ein und erkl#65533;rt den wichtigen Schritt in die sozialen Medien. Viele Unternehmen m#65533;chten den Sprung ins Netz wagen und grundlegendes Wissen zu Online-Marketing ist extrem wertvoll, um in der gro#65533;en Informationsflut des Internets f#65533;r Endkunden weiterhin sichtbar zu bleiben. Die Umsetzung der Theorie in die Praxis wird f#65533;r sie durch den Einstieg eines fiktiven Traditionsunternehmens in die Online-Welt nachvollziehbar veranschaulicht.
Erstellen eines AHO-konformen Projekthandbuchs: Eine wissenschaftliche Herleitung einer möglichen Gliederung (Entwicklung neuer Ansätze zum nachhaltigen Planen und Bauen)
by René BrzezinskiDas Regelwerk des Ausschuss der Verbände und Kammern der Ingenieure und Architekten für die Honorarordnung e.V. (AHO) fordert im Leistungsbild der Projektsteuerung in der Bau- und Immobilienwirtschaft (Schriftenreihe Nr. 9) ein Projekthandbuch von der beauftragten Projektsteuerung. Welche Inhalte gehören jedoch in ein solches Projekthandbuch, um es als AHO-konform bezeichnen zu können? Welche Grundlagen bieten hierfür die allgemeinen Erkenntnisse aus der Projektsteuerung und den dazugehörigen Regelwerken (HOAI/DIN/AHO)? Gibt es auch außerhalb der Bau- und Immobilienbranche mögliche Inhalte? Wie kann eine unternehmensspezifische Umssetzung des Projekthandbuchs aussehen? All diese Fragen werden durch diese Arbeit in ihren Grundlagen ausgearbeitet. Somit birgt diese das Potenzial darauf aufbauuende Forschungen im Untersuchungsbereich des Projekthandbuchs sowie im gesamten Projektmanagement zu unterstützen.
Ertragsteuern
by Andreas DinkelbachDieses Lehrbuch ermöglicht es, sich in kurzer Zeit einen fundierten Einblick in die Besteuerung des Einkommens von natürlichen Personen, Personengesellschaften und Kapitalgesellschaften zu verschaffen. Die wesentlichen Prinzipien der Besteuerung werden anschaulich erläutert und mit zahlreichen Abbildungen illustriert. Das Buch befindet sich mit der 4. Auflage auf dem Rechtsstand 2010 und berücksichtigt Rechtsänderungen bis zum EU-Vorgaben-Umsetzungsgesetz.
Ertragsteuern: Einkommensteuer, Körperschaftsteuer, Gewerbesteuer
by Andreas DinkelbachDieses Grundlagen- und Vertiefungswerk für Ausbildung, Studium und Praxis im Steuerrecht bietet einen kompakten systematischen Einstieg in alle wesentlichen Bereiche der Ertragsteuern und bereitet den Stoff bis zur Vorbereitung auf das StB-Examen auf. Von A wie Abgeltungsteuer über O wie Organschaft bis Z wie Zinsschranke werden alle relevanten Aspekte der Ertragsteuern für natürliche und juristische Personen systematisch verständlich erläutert. Einen besonderen Schwerpunkt bildet die Besteuerung von Einzelunternehmen, Personen- und Kapitalgesellschaften.Über die Darstellung der Besteuerungsprinzipien und Einzelregelungen hinaus, die durch mehr als 150 Abbildungen und zahlreiche Beispiele sehr anschaulich illustriert werden, beantwortet das Lehrbuch stets auch die Frage nach dem „Warum?“ steuerlicher Regelungen. Ein fundiertes Verständnis der steuerlichen Regelungen und Zusammenhänge ist damit garantiert. Die umfassende Aktualisierung auf den Rechtsstand 2019 berücksichtigt alle bis Februar 2019 verabschiedeten Änderungsgesetze sowie die aktuelle Rechtsprechung und Verwaltungsmeinung.
Eruptions of Popular Anger: The Economics of the Arab Spring and Its Aftermath
by Elena LanchovichinaEruptions of Popular Anger: The Economics of the Arab Spring and Its Aftermath sets out to answer three puzzles—the “Arab inequality†? puzzle of civil uprisings in countries with low-to-moderate and stagnant economic inequality, the “unhappy development†? paradox of increasing dissatisfaction at a time of moderate-to-rapid development, and the paradox of political violence in middle-income countries. The book’s empirical investigation rules out high and rising inequality as a reason for the Arab Spring uprisings. It shows that the real problem was the erosion in middle-class incomes and the growing dissatisfaction with the quality of life, the shortage of formal sector jobs, and corruption. Frustration was particularly high among the young, educated, middle-class residents in urban areas. The old social contract, which had delivered development results in the past and under which Arab governments provided public-sector jobs and subsidized services in return for subdued voice, was unsustainable and malfunctioning. The public sector could no longer be the employer of choice, but the private sector did not generate enough formal sector jobs, because of distortions that constrained its growth and policies that offered advantages to a few firms with political connections, limiting competition and private investment. The breakdown in the social contract increased the premium on freedom and created impetus for political change. This report shows that the Arab Spring revolutions and the subsequent spread of violence and civil wars in the post†“Arab Spring Middle East and North Africa region can be traced to the broken social contract, institutional weaknesses, and regional divisions in societies polarized along ethnic and sectarian lines. The Arab Spring and its aftermath indicate the need for a new social contract under which governments promote private-sector job creation, design public services in a way that holds providers accountable to beneficiaries, and promote inclusion and good governance.
Erwartungen von Mitarbeitenden an die Kommunikation von Führungskräften in Krisenzeiten: Eine Analyse während der COVID-19 Krisenzeit (BestMasters)
by Wolfgang HebertshuberPlötzlich auftretende Katastrophen bzw. Pandemien nehmen wesentlichen Einfluss auf Mitarbeitende in ihrem emotionalen Zustand und ihr Handeln. Führungskräfte sind ob solcher Krisensituationen enorm gefordert. Ziel dieses Buches ist es, im Kontext der COVID-19 Pandemie neue Erkenntnisse hinsichtlich förderlich bzw. hinderlich wirkender Kommunikation von Führungskräften in Krisenzeiten gegenüber Mitarbeitenden zu gewinnen. Daraus abgeleitet werden Handlungsempfehlungen für Vorgesetzte erarbeitet. Die Analyse erfolgt auf Basis einer qualitativen Untersuchung mittels halbstrukturierter Interviews. Die Ergebnisse heben den Stellenwert der Kommunikation durch Führungskräfte, insbesondere persönlicher Gespräche, in Krisenzeiten deutlich hervor. Mitarbeitende wünschen sich offene, ehrliche Kommunikation und die Sicherheit, mit Ängste und Sorgen zur Führungskraft gehen zu können.
Erwerbsarbeit von Müttern und frühkindliche Fremdbetreuung: Eine integrative Betrachtung von Wohlfahrtseffekten (BestMasters)
by Sonja Maria SchraderDies ist ein Open-Access-Buch. Der Band bietet eine wirtschaftswissenschaftlich und psychologisch fundierte Herleitung von Wohlfahrtseffekten, die durch den zunehmenden Erwerbsumfang von Müttern und der daraus resultierenden frühkindlichen institutionellen Fremdbetreuung entstehen. Das Buch liefert eine multiperspektivische Analyse anhand des entwickelten Caregiving-In-Modells sowie auch verhaltensökonomischer Aspekte und leistet – auf Basis der gewonnenen Erkenntnisse – einen diskursiven Beitrag zur Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie für Entscheidungsträger in Wirtschaft und Politik.
Erwerbsminderungsrente bei psychischen Krankheiten: Ein Praxishelfer für Betroffene und Nachschlagewerk für Rechtsanwälte, Fachberater und Sachverständige
by Petra ScheweJede zweite Erwerbsminderungsrente wird auf der Grundlage von psychischen Erkrankungen gewährt. Petra Schewes neuer Ratgeber trägt dem extrem hohen Beratungsbedarf in diesem Bereich Rechnung. Er basiert auf ihrem ersten Buch "Ratgeber Erwerbsminderungsrente" (2017) und fokussiert auf die aktuellen Verfahren der Rentengewährung allgemein sowie deren Spezifika bei psychischen Krankheitsbildern. Der strukturierte Wegweiser unterstützt Versicherte der Deutschen Rentenversicherung, sich im Labyrinth der Voraussetzungen und häufig nicht zu verstehenden Unterlagen der Deutschen Rentenversicherung und medizinischen Gutachten zurechtzufinden und berechtigte Leistungsansprüche durchzusetzen. Zahlreiche Schaubilder und eine verständliche Beschreibung der Abläufe stellen die einzelnen Wege für den Laien klar und übersichtlich dar. In der Sozialberatung dient das Buch als Nachschlagewerk und Arbeitshilfe. Mit Praxisteil, Anlaufstellen und Hilfsangeboten.
Erwerbsverlauf und sozialer Schutz in Europa: Employment Biographies and Social Protection in Europe . Les parcours professionnels et la protection sociale en Europe
by Sylvie Hennion Otto Kaufmann Eva Maria HohnerleinMit dem Anstieg der Lebenserwartung in Europa geht ein Wandel der Erwerbs- und Lebensverläufe einher, die durch Brüche und Wechsel der beruflichen Tätigkeiten geprägt sind. Ein zentrales Anliegen ist daher, jedem die Teilhabe am Erwerbsleben über den gesamten Lebensverlauf zu ermöglichen und zugleich soziale Rechte durch angemessenen sozialen Schutz zu gewährleisten. Mit juristischen, sozialpolitischen und empirischen Analysen widmet sich dieses Buch dem Zusammenspiel verschiedener Sozialschutzmechanismen und ihren Schwierigkeiten, sich den neuen Entwicklungen anzupassen. Es präsentiert die Impulse europäischer Instanzen und die Antworten verschiedener europäischer Staaten auf die Herausforderung, Flexibilisierung der Beschäftigung und Modernisierung der Sozialschutzsysteme in Einklang zu bringen.Increasing life expectancy in Europe entails a remodelling of career development and life course, marked by discontinuities and changing professional activities. One of the concerns is ensuring that everybody may participate in gainful activities during his or her life course while also guaranteeing social rights through adequate social protection. By means of legal, socio-political and empirical analyses this book embarks on the interrelationship of different social protection mechanisms and the resulting difficulties of adapting to these new employment patterns. It presents European impulses and the reactions of several European states to the challenge of reconciling flexibility of employment and modernisation of social protection.L’augmentation de l’espérance de vie en Europe suscite un changement des modes de parcours professionnels et de vie constitués de ruptures et de conversions d’activité. L’une des préoccupations est de permettre à chacun de poursuivre une activité professionnelle tout au long de sa vie tout en pouvant bénéficier d’une protection sociale adaptée. A travers des analyses juridiques, socio-politiques et empiriques, cet ouvrage aborde les interférences et les difficultés d’adaptation des mécanismes de protection sociale aux nouvelles évolutions. Il présente les impulsions européennes et les choix effectués au niveau national pour concilier flexibilité de l’emploi et modernisation des systèmes de protection sociale.
Erzähl mir alles!: Mit den Vernehmungsmethoden der Profis effektiver kommunizieren und verhandeln
by Michael SallerDieses Buch bietet Einblicke in die speziellen Techniken, mit denen Profis bei Vernehmungen und Befragungen die gewünschten Informationen erhalten, und erklärt, wie sie für die tägliche Kommunikation genutzt werden können. Der erste Teil erläutert die Unterschiede zwischen Vernehmung und Befragung, stellt Methoden zur Bewertung von Aussagen vor und diskutiert zwei prominente Fälle aus dem Strafrecht (Kachelmann, Mollath). Der zweite Teil konzentriert sich auf bewusste Lügen von Befragten und beschreibt, wie die Glaubwürdigkeit von Personen und die Glaubhaftigkeit von Aussagen methodisch analysiert werden. Der dritte Teil behandelt den Umgang mit Erinnerungen und Irrtümern bei Zeugenaussagen. Der vierte Teil zeigt ein sechsphasiges Modell der effizienten Informationsgewinnung mit praktischen Beispielen und bietet 30 Expertentipps für informativere Gespräche.
Es hora de emprender el vuelo
by Kim KiyosakiEs hora de emprender el vuelo es una útil guía, enfocada a mujeres, para lograr la independencia financiera. De Kim Kiyosaki, autora de Mujer millonaria, uno de los 50 libros de finanzas personales mejor vendidos de todos los tiempos. Un llamado a las mujeres que quieren la recompensa de su libertad financiera y alcanzar sus sueños. Emprender el vuelo significa volverse poderoso, crecer, levantarse, moverse con la cara en alto. Por eso ¡Emprende el vuelo! representa para sus lectoras un compromiso a no renunciar, a seguir adelante a pesar de los obstáculos y las dudas. Es un trato con ellas mismas para hacer lo que sea necesario y alcanzar sus sueños financieros. Kim Kiyosaki plantea la pregunta ¿Qué se necesita realmente para lograr tus sueños? Se necesita de todos tus esfuerzos físicos, mentales, emocionales y espirituales. La intención de ¡Emprende el vuelo! es darte las herramientas, la inspiración y la motivación que necesitas para superar cualquier obstáculo y seguir tu camino hacia la independencia financiera, sin importar qué pase.
Escalando la escalera del éxito: Principios que te harán sobresalir
by Daphney MashamaiteEl objetivo de este libro es promover la sustentabilidad de las pequeñas empresas en varios sectores. Se incluyen consejos sobre el éxito de mentores internacionales seleccionados que han transitado el camino y la autora comparte también sus propios estudios y experiencias. Este libro destaca las características de una persona exitosa y brinda dirección sobre cómo lidiar con los obstáculos a los que nos enfrentamos dirigiendo un negocio en el siglo 21. Abre la puerta hacia un negocio exitoso y una vida exitosa. «Dicen que la dinamita viene en pequeños empaques. Este libro es una inspiración». Dudu Matamela «¡Poderoso! De gran ayuda para aquellos que quieren superarse». Fatima Dos Ramos «Este libro transformacional debe ser leído, especialmente por aquellos en el mundo de los negocios y del liderazgo». Irene Simonda
Escalation in Decision-Making: Behavioural Economics in Business
by Helga Drummond Julia HodgsonWhen a venture seems to be faltering, do you persist and hope that things will get better or do you cut your losses? This may be one of the most important decisions business or project owners may ever have to make. Persistence involves the risk of throwing good money (or resources) after bad, but owners may feel they have too much invested to quit now. Escalation in Decision-Making reveals why social scientists believe that owners may not respond rationally to such predicaments. Instead of exiting when the odds are clearly stacked against them, they re-invest and end up compounding their losses - a phenomenon known as escalation of commitment. The authors, Helga Drummond and Julia Hodgson, also introduce the concept of entrapment, a variation whereby decision-makers passively drift towards insolvency as the cost of changing direction becomes too high. So: · what drives escalation? · why do some owners quit whilst others persist until the bailiffs arrive? · what can we learn from owners' mistakes? · what makes newcomers believe they can succeed where others are conspicuously failing? These questions of behavioural economics are answered using a narrative that analyses decisions made by market traders facing economic extinction. Many highly successful entrepreneurs started their careers in markets - it was once an almost guaranteed route to prosperity - now market traders are struggling to survive. Although the market traders featured are small entrepreneurs, the ubiquitous phenomenon of escalation at the heart of these stories is widely relevant to practitioners such as project managers in large organizations and to those responsible for managing risk in many situations. Rich in case studies involving real business decisions and dilemmas, Escalation in Decision-Making provides an accessible introduction to the application of theory against a background of growing interest in behavioural economics, now being researched and taught in univ
Escalation of Commitment in Internationalization Processes
by Björn RöberThis unique book on international business presents a critical review of the role of bounded rationality in internationalization process (IP) research. Corporate internationalization processes have been a subject of scientific debate for several decades. However, it is questionable whether behavioral research insights are sufficiently acknowledged in this academic discipline. Against this backdrop, the author critically assesses the behavioral assumptions of the Uppsala Model, which is commonly considered to be the pivotal approach in internationalization process research.
Escape From Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
by Blaine HardenThe heart-wrenching New York Times bestseller about the only known person born inside a North Korean prison camp to have escaped North Korea's political prison camps have existed twice as long as Stalin's Soviet gulags and twelve times as long as the Nazi concentration camps. No one born and raised in these camps is known to have escaped. No one, that is, except Shin Dong-hyuk. In Escape From Camp 14, Blaine Harden unlocks the secrets of the world's most repressive totalitarian state through the story of Shin's shocking imprisonment and his astounding getaway. Shin knew nothing of civilized existence--he saw his mother as a competitor for food, guards raised him to be a snitch, and he witnessed the execution of his mother and brother. The late "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il was recognized throughout the world, but his country remains sealed as his third son and chosen heir, Kim Jong Eun, consolidates power. Few foreigners are allowed in, and few North Koreans are able to leave. North Korea is hungry, bankrupt, and armed with nuclear weapons. It is also a human rights catastrophe. Between 150,000 and 200,000 people work as slaves in its political prison camps. These camps are clearly visible in satellite photographs, yet North Korea's government denies they exist. Harden's harrowing narrative exposes this hidden dystopia, focusing on an extraordinary young man who came of age inside the highest security prison in the highest security state. Escape from Camp 14 offers an unequalled inside account of one of the world's darkest nations. It is a tale of endurance and courage, survival and hope.
Escape From Cubicle Nation
by Pamela SlimPamela Slim, a former corporate training manager, left her office job twelve years ago to go solo and has enjoyed every bit of it. In her groundbreaking book, based on her popular blog Escape from Cubicle Nation, Slim explores both the emotional issues of leaving the corporate world and the nuts and bolts of launching a business. Drawing on her own career, as well as stories from her coaching clients and blog readers, Slim will help readers weigh their options, and make a successful escape if they decide to go for it.
Escape From Cubicle Nation
by Pamela SlimPamela Slim, a former corporate training manager, left her office job twelve years ago to go solo and has enjoyed every bit of it. In her groundbreaking book, based on her popular blog Escape from Cubicle Nation, Slim explores both the emotional issues of leaving the corporate world and the nuts and bolts of launching a business. Drawing on her own career, as well as stories from her coaching clients and blog readers, Slim will help readers weigh their options, and make a successful escape if they decide to go for it.
Escape From Debt
by Tim WilliamsonThese days, having some level of personal debt is the norm: everyone you know has a credit card, a mortgage, a personal loan. And no matter your income level, the habits and behaviours associated with accumulating debt are universal; once you're in it, you become trapped in a never-ending cycle of working, paying bills, working some more, paying more bills. You feel like you are working for the bank (paying THEM interest on your debt), when really the bank should be working for you (paying YOU interest on your savings). And because everyone's in this situation, we consider it normal!What people don't talk about is that not only can debt have a negative impact on your finances, it can also compromise your personal wellbeing. This book shows you how to alter your mindset so you can live a happier, healthier and less stressful life. By becoming aware of where your money is going you'll manage to cure yourself of the debt affliction and remain free of its grasp.Life coach Tim Williamson, a former bank employee and debt collector, shares his insider knowledge on how the finance industries prey on people's behaviours in order to reap the most money from personal loans and credit card debts. In just three hours you will learn the simplest way to shrug off the shackles of debt, and how to transform your attitudes and behaviours towards credit so that you never get caught out again.
Escape Velocity: Free Your Company's Future from the Pull of the Past
by Geoffrey A. MooreFrom the world's leading high-tech strategist comes the definitive road map to help established companies create next-generation growth. Geoffrey Moore's now-classic Crossing the Chasm became a must-read book by presenting an innovative framework to address the make-or-break obstacle facing all high-tech companies: how to gain market share from early adopters and from mainstream consumers. Based on twenty years' experience advising the top leaders of many of the world's most successful enterprises, Moore's Escape Velocity offers a pragmatic plan to engage the most critical challenge that established enterprises face in the twenty-first-century economy: how to move beyond past success and drive next-generation growth from new lines of business. As he worked with senior management teams, Moore repeatedly found that executives were trapped by short-term performance-based compensation schemes. The result was critical decision-makers overweighting their legacy commitments, an embarrassingly low success rate in new-product launches, and a widespread failure to sustain any kind of next-generation business at scale. In Escape Velocity, Moore presents a cogent strategy for generating future growth within an established enterprise. Organized around a hierarchy of powers-category power, company power, market power, offer power, and execution power-this insightful work shows how each level of power can be orchestrated to achieve overall success. Moore explains how to use mergers and acquisitions as well as organic innovation to systematically migrate an enterprise's portfolio out of lower-growth and into higher-growth categories; how to reallocate resources across an enterprise in deliberately asymmetrical ways to create a powerful and sustainable foundation for a long-term competitive advantage; how to leverage target-market initiatives as accelerants to growth and as stepping-stones to broad overall category success; how to create unmatchable offerings by being swift to neutralize competitors' innovations and laser-focused on driving in-house innovations to make a business impervious to competitors; how to fundamentally change the execution cadence of an organization, pushing change from innovation to broad deployment, creating an irreversible tipping point along the way. Drawing from thousands of hours spent face-to-face with CEOs and their teams, Moore presents case examples and best practices. While his experience is deeply rooted in the high-tech sector, his models and techniques apply well beyond this arena, including to the public sector. At a time when the world is looking to established enterprises for growth and stability, Moore's analysis is penetrating and his prescriptions are right on the mark. Escape Velocity gives executives and their teams a practical way forward to take advantage of the opportunities amid industry and economic disruptions.
Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams
by Pamela SkillingsDoes your corporate career leave you stressed out, burned out, or just plain bummed out? You&’re not alone. The good news is that there&’s a way out–and you&’re holding it. Written by career expert and corporate escapee Pamela Skillings, Escape from Corporate America inspires the cubicle-bound and the corner-office-cornered to break free and create the career of their dreams–without going broke. With no-nonsense advice and unflagging humor, Skillings shows you how to• assess your job&’s &“suck&” factor–from terminal boredom to boss from hell• identify your true calling–brainstorm fantasy careers and test-drive your dream jobs • develop your Escape Plan–set goals, figure out your timing, and evaluate your finances and health insurance options• find jobs that don&’t bite–entrepreneurial corporate environments, energetic start-ups, the nonprofit sector, and flexible work options• be your own boss–explore entrepreneurship and freelancing, assemble an advisory team, and start a business while you collect a paycheck• follow your creative dreams–learn how to make time for your artistic passion and develop a plan to quit your day job• overcome any obstacle–deal with fear, doubt, negative people, and other bumps along the roadPlus, Skillings shares success stories from dozens of corporate escape artists, including celebrity TV chef Andrea Beaman, Cranium CEO Richard Tait, and many others.Full of practical strategies and fun-to-follow exercises, Escape from Corporate America will help disgruntled office workers everywhere find more meaningful, fulfilling careers.
Escape from Democracy
by David M. Levy Peart Sandra J.The orthodox view of economic policy holds that public deliberation sets the goals or ends, and then experts select the means to implement these goals. This assumes that experts are no more than trustworthy servants of the public interest. David M. Levy and Sandra J. Peart examine the historical record to consider cases in which experts were trusted with disastrous results, such as eugenics, the regulatory use of security ratings, and central economic planning. This history suggests that experts have not only the public interest but also their own interests to consider. The authors then recover and extend an alternative view of economic policy that subjects experts' proposals to further discussion, resulting in transparency and ensuring that the public obtains the best insights of experts in economics while avoiding pitfalls such as expert bias.
Escape from Empire: The Developing World's Journey through Heaven and Hell
by Alice H. AmsdenA provocative view of economic growth in the Third World argues that the countries that have achieved steady economic growth—including future economic superpowers India and China—have done so because they have resisted the American ideology of free markets. The American government has been both miracle worker and villain in the developing world. From the end of World War II until the 1980s poor countries, including many in Africa and the Middle East, enjoyed a modicum of economic growth. New industries mushroomed and skilled jobs multiplied, thanks in part to flexible American policies that showed an awareness of the diversity of Third World countries and an appreciation for their long-standing knowledge about how their own economies worked. Then during the Reagan era, American policy changed. The definition of laissez-faire shifted from "Do it your way," to an imperial "Do it our way." Growth in the developing world slowed, income inequalities skyrocketed, and financial crises raged. Only East Asian economies resisted the strict prescriptions of Washington and continued to boom. Why? In Escape from Empire, Alice Amsden argues provocatively that the more freedom a developing country has to determine its own policies, the faster its economy will grow. America's recent inflexibility—as it has single-mindedly imposed the same rules, laws, and institutions on all developing economies under its influence—has been the backdrop to the rise of two new giants, China and India, who have built economic power in their own way. Amsden describes the two eras in America's relationship with the developing world as "Heaven" and "Hell"—a beneficent and politically savvy empire followed by a dictatorial, ideology-driven one. What will the next American empire learn from the failure of the last? Amsden argues convincingly that the world—and the United States—will be infinitely better off if new centers of power are met with sensible policies rather than hard-knuckled ideologies. But, she asks, can it be done?