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Megalith, Inc. -- Hay Associates (B)
by D. Quinn MillsDescribes Hay Associates Climate Survey Questionnaire and the eight dimensions of organizational climate. Rewritten by G.W. Baird, company partner.
Megalith, Inc. -- Hay Associates (C)
by D. Quinn MillsProvides a glossary of executive compensation terms. Rewritten by G.W. Baird, company partner.
Megamedia: How Giant Corporations Dominate Mass Media, Distort Competition, and Endanger Democracy
by Dean AlgerHow giant corporations dominate mass media, distort competition, and endanger democracy.
Meganets: How Digital Forces Beyond Our Control Commandeer Our Daily Lives and Inner Realities
by David B. AuerbachHow the autonomous digital forces jolting our lives – as uncontrollable as the weather and plate tectonics – are transforming life, society, culture, and politics.David Auerbach&’s exploration of the phenomenon he has identified as the meganet begins with a simple, startling revelation: There is no hand on the tiller of some of the largest global digital forces that influence our daily lives: from corporate sites such as Facebook, Amazon, Google, YouTube, Instagram, and Reddit to the burgeoning metaverse encompassing cryptocurrencies and online gaming to government systems such as China&’s Social Credit System and India&’s Aadhaar.As we increasingly integrate our society, culture and politics within a hyper-networked fabric, Auerbach explains how the interactions of billions of people with unfathomably large online networks have produced a new sort of beast: ever-changing systems that operate beyond the control of the individuals, companies, and governments that created them.Meganets, Auerbach explains, have a life of their own, actively resisting attempts to control them as they accumulate data and produce spontaneous, unexpected social groups and uprisings that could not have even existed twenty years ago. And they constantly modify themselves in response to user behavior, resulting in collectively authored algorithms none of us intend or control. These enormous invisible organisms exerting great force on our lives are the new minds of the world, increasingly commandeering our daily lives and inner realities.Auerbach&’s analysis of these gargantuan opaque digital forces yield important insights such as:The conventional wisdom that the Googles and Facebook of this world are tightly run algorithmic entities is a myth. No one is really in control.The efforts at reform - to get lies and misinformation off meganets - run into a brick wall because the companies and executives who run them are trapped by the persistent, evolving, and opaque systems they have created.Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are uncontrollable and their embrace by elite financial institutions threatens the entire economyWe are asking the wrong questions in assuming that if only the Facebooks of this world could be better regulated or broken up that they would be better, more ethical citizens.Why questions such as making algorithms fair and bias-free and whether AI can be a tool for good or evil are wrong and misinformedAuerbach then comes full circle, showing that while we cannot ultimately control meganets we can tame them through the counterintuitive measures he describes in detail.
Megaproject Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Embrace Complexity and Sustainability (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Franca Cantoni Edoardo FavariThe book investigates the various aspects characterizing Megaprojects from numerous perspectives and by integrating different disciplines: engineering, economics, business organization, human resource management, law, etc. It represents the first output of MeRIT (the Megaproject Research Interdisciplinary Team), and focuses on the intrinsic and unavoidable complexity of Megaprojects. The chapters have intentionally not been standardized, and humanistic topics are not separated from technical ones: this way of reading and interpreting Megaprojects through the cross-pollination of various disciplines reflects the MeRIT approach. Addressing the complexity involved in Megaprojects requires the use of a hermeneutic circle of sorts: understanding the project as a whole is achieved by referring to the specific parts, while each part can only be understood in relation to the whole. This circular approach appears to be the only one applicable to Megaprojects: no final destination, no final synthesis can be achieved. This volume consists of eight chapters written by researchers in law, economics, sociology, business organization, engineering, architecture and landscaping. The topics covered will be relevant to researchers, practitioners involved in the development of Megaprojects, and policymakers at the EU level.
Megaproject: Case Study of China's Three Gorges Project (Studies In Chinese Environment And Development)
by Shiu-hung Luk Joseph WhitneyThis volume translates crucial Chinese documents on a debate currently raging in China on a proposed project that has enormous implications for its environmental, economic, and social impact - the Three Gorges (Sanxia) Project on the Yangtze River. The most massive water resource project ever planned in China and one of the largest in the world, the Three Gorges Project would cost $1.1 billion to build, would necessitate the relocation of 1.1 million people, would flood a 375-mile-long area and thus destroy some of China's - indeed the world's - most beautiful scenery, and would threaten the extinction of a rare river porpoise. The editors seek to place the arguments in a clear and scholarly perspective that helps to make this book a valuable source of information.
Megaprojects
by Virginia A. GreimanProject management lessons learned on the Big Dig, America's biggest megaproject, by a core member responsible for its daily operations In Megaproject Management, a central member of the Big Dig team reveals the numerous risks, challenges, and accomplishments of the most complex urban infrastructure project in the history of the United States. Drawing on personal experience and interviews with project engineers, executive oversight commission officials, and core managers, the author, a former deputy counsel and risk manager for the Big Dig, develops new insights as she describes the realities of day-to-day management of the project from a project manager's perspective. The book incorporates both theory and practice and is therefore highly recommended to policymakers, academics, and project management practitioners. Focusing on lessons learned, this insightful coursebook presents the Big Dig as a massive case study in the management of risk, cost, and schedule, particularly the interrelation of technical, legal, political, and social factors. It provides an analysis of the difficulties in managing megaprojects during each phase and over the life span of the project, while delivering useful lessons on why projects go wrong and what can be done to prevent project failure. It also offers new ideas to enhance project management performance and innovation in our global society. This unique guide: Defines megaproject characteristics and frameworks Reviews the Big Dig's history, stakeholders, and governance Examines the project's management scope, scheduling, and cost management-including project delays and cost overruns Analyzes the Big Dig's risk management and quality management Reveals how to build a sustainable project through integration and change introduction
Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition
by Bent Flyvbjerg Werner Rothengatter Nils BruzeliusPromoters of multi-billion dollar land-use development megaprojects systematically misinform parliaments, the public and the media in order to get them approved and built. This book not only explores these issues, but suggests practical solutions drawing on theory and scientific evidence from the several hundred projects in twenty nations and five continents. It is of interest to students, scholars, planners, economists, auditors, politicians and concerned citizens.
Megaregional China (Routledge Research in Sustainable Planning and Development in Asia)
by Richard HuThis book unravels China’s new megaregional structure, new megaregional planning and development, new megaregional governance, and new regional planning system. It draws upon a diversity of megaregional cases: city clusters of the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region, Yangtze River delta region, and Greater Bay Area; and metropolitan circles of Chengdu, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Zhengzhou.Megaregions are the new form of Chinese-style urbanisation. China’s new discourse of ‘high-quality development’ and ‘new-type urbanisation’ is reshaping its megaregional strategy. Imbalance and fragmentation characterise the diversity of megaregions - developed or developing, coastal or inland. The central goal of megaregional planning and governance is to achieve integrated, balanced development of them. Hu challenges the official notion of ‘top-level design’ that dominates the planning, governance, and development of China’s megaregions. Instead, he argues for the importance of engaging nongovernmental stakeholders, rebalancing the government-market relationality, encouraging bottom-up initiatives, and enabling grassroots ingenuity.The volume offers the first and most comprehensive study of megaregional China in the new contexts of both national development and urban development. It will be of interest to anyone looking into urban and regional development, and Chinese studies.
Megatech: Technology in 2050
by Daniel FranklinWhat will the world of technology look like in 2050? And how will it affect the way we live? These are the big questions explored in MEGATECH: TECHNOLOGY IN 2050, a collection of thought-provoking insights imagining how big developments in technology might shape the future.The book invites us on a journey to the future, contemplating where and how far technology might take us. The industry's biggest leaders, academics, writers, and journalists—including Dr. Frank Wilzcek, Alastair Reynolds, and Melinda Gates—examine what the impact of technology might be in 2050 and consider the policies we might need, both to make the most of future opportunities and to tackle the environmental, economic, and social challenges ahead.MEGATECH is a book of big, bold ideas from a stellar line-up of prominent players in the tech world. It is required reading for anyone engaged with the interrelationships between technology, innovation, business, politics, and society.
Megathreats: Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future, And How To Survive Them
by Nouriel Roubini"Read and pay attention" (Martin Wolf, the Financial Times): the bestselling author of Crisis Economics argues we are heading toward the worst economic catastrophe of our lifetimes, unless we can defend against ten terrifying threats. Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini was nicknamed &“Dr. Doom,&” until his prediction of the 2008 housing crisis and Great Recession came true--when it was too late. Now he is back with a much scarier prediction, one that we ignore at our peril. There are no fewer than ten overlapping, interconnected threats that are so serious, he calls them Megathreats. From the worst debt crisis the world has ever seen, to governments pumping out too much money, to borders that are blocked to workers and to many shipments of goods, to the rise of a new superpower competition between China and the U.S., to climate change that strikes directly at our most populated cities, we are facing not one, not two, but ten causes of disaster. There is a slight chance we can avoid them, if we come to our senses—but we must act now. In the 1970s, the U.S. faced stagflation: high rates of inflation combined with stagnant employment and growth. Today, we are heading toward a Great Stagflation that will make the 1970s look like a walk in the park.
Megathreats: The Ten Trends that Imperil Our Future, and How to Survive Them
by Nouriel Roubini'Roubini has surpassed even his high standards: the ten Megathreats he details are as scary as they are plausible. Forewarned is forearmed. Read and pay attention' Martin Wolf'Roubini cuts to the real problems like a hot knife through butter with a clarity of mind that is rare among economists. I have never seen a more lucid and nuanced account of our financial condition. Not only will the reader be better off after reading this book, but the world will be a better place - Nassim Nicholas Taleb'We are heading towards the worst economic catastrophe of our lifetimes - unless we can defend against ten terrifying threats.World renowned economist Nouriel Roubini was nicknamed Dr. Doom until his warnings of the 2008 housing crisis and Great Financial Crisis came true - when it was too late. Now he's back with much scarier predictions, ones that we ignore at our peril. There are no fewer than ten overlapping, interconnected threats that are so serious Roubini describes them as megathreats - with each one potentially amplifying the others. From the worst debt crisis the world has ever seen, to governments pumping out too much money and causing inflation, to borders that are blocked to workers and many shipments of goods, to the rise of a new superpower competition between China and the US, to pandemics and climate change that strike directly at our most populated cities, to the threat to jobs coming from AI, we are facing not one, not two, but ten causes of disaster. Today, we are heading towards a Great Stagflation that will make the 1970s look moderate. There is a slight chance we can avoid it, if we come to our senses - but we must act now.
Megathreats: The Ten Trends that Imperil Our Future, and How to Survive Them
by Nouriel RoubiniThe bestselling author of Crisis Economics argues that we are heading toward the worst economic catastrophe of our lifetimes, unless we can defend against ten terrifying threats.Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini was nicknamed "Dr. Doom," until his prediction of the 2008 housing crisis and Great Recession came true - when it was too late. Now he is back with a much scarier prediction, one that we ignore at our peril. There are no fewer than ten overlapping, interconnected threats that are so serious, he calls them Megathreats. From the worst debt crisis the world has ever seen, to governments pumping out too much money, to borders that are blocked to workers and to many shipments of goods, to the rise of a new superpower competition between China and the U.S., to climate change that strikes directly at our most populated cities, we are facing not one, not two, but ten causes of disaster. There is a slight chance we can avoid them, if we come to our senses - but we must act now.In the 1970s, the U.S. faced stagflation: high rates of inflation combined with stagnant employment and growth. Today, we are heading toward a Great Stagflation that will make the 1970s look like a walk in the park.'Roubini has surpassed even his high standards: the ten Megathreats he details are as scary as they are plausible. Forewarned is forearmed. Read and pay attention' Martin Wolf(P) 2022 Hachette Audio
Megatrend Gesundheit: 10 Trends und 30 Learnings für die Zukunft (Megatrends und Transformations-Management)
by Eike WenzelGesundheitserleben und medizinische Forschung stehen vor einem fundamentalen Wandel. Die Rollen für Ärzt*innen, Apotheker*innen, Forscher*innen und vor allem den Patient*innen werden neu definiert. Krankenkassen, Pharmaindustrie, Medizintechnik und nahezu alle Akteur*innen der Gesundheitsversorgung stehen vor großen Herausforderungen - und Chancen. Diese Trendstudie erläutert wie Digitalisierung und Individualisierung unsere Gesundheitsversorgung revolutionieren und analysiert die zehn wichtigsten Veränderungstreiber, die das Feld der Gesundheit in den kommenden Jahren signifikant transformieren werden.
Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism
by Patricia AburdeneAburdene's projected megatrend looks at ethics, values and spirituality in business as well as socially-responsible investing.
Megatrends Defining the Future of Tourism: A Journey Within the Journey in 12 Universal Truths (Anticipation Science #6)
by Valentina Boschetto DoorlyThis book identifies and describes five megatrends that will define the landscape of the Travel, Tourism & Hospitality industry, with a particular focus on the European context. Humans began travelling on the same day that Homo Sapiens first realized he could walk upright. No boundaries, mountains or cliffs have managed to stop or diminish our insatiable desire to find out what lies beyond the visible horizon. Tourism has enjoyed virtually uninterrupted growth for the past several decades, and the sector has now become the third-largest source of export revenue, after chemicals and fuel, and ahead of the automotive and food sectors. And yet, in its current globalised format, it is exposed to sudden shocks that can swiftly shake up the status quo accelerating the deployment of some megatrends here described. We have all witnessed the Covid-19 pandemic and its devastating consequences for the industry. While the number of international tourism arrivals to Europe has soared to over 700 million a year, at the same time we are experiencing a period of deep transformation. Bauman couldn’t have been more accurate or insightful when he coined the word ‘liquid’ in this regard. As an exquisite expression of a civilized, rich and discerning first-world society, travel and tourism are now changing shape and meaning, requiring our business models to adapt. What are the megatrends that will dictate the future shape of our industry’s landscape? Who is the new tourist, if there is one, and what is she looking for? Is the new post-technological era transforming the depth and the very essence of travelling? This book offers a number of visionary insights, as well as operational takeaways.
Megatrends aus Sicht der Volkswirtschaftslehre: Demografischer Wandel – Globalisierung & Umwelt – Digitalisierung (FOM-Edition)
by Luca Rebeggiani Christina Benita Wilke Monika WohlmannDieses Buch greift aktuelle Fragestellungen rund um die wichtigsten Themen der Gegenwart, wie bspw. den demografischen Wandel, die Globalisierung & Umwelt sowie die Digitalisierung, auf und diskutiert und erklärt sie volkswirtschaftlich fundiert. Führt der demografische Wandel zu weniger Wirtschaftswachstum? Befinden wir uns nach wie vor im Zeitalter der Globalisierung oder ist bereits eine Deglobalisierung zu beobachten – und falls ja, was bedeutet das? Werden Kryptowährungen unser heutiges Geldsystem ablösen? Die Beitragsautorinnen und -autoren geben somit einen Einblick in ganz unterschiedliche Herausforderungen unserer Zeit. Dabei wird in jedem Beitrag anhand kurzer, prägnanter Hintergrundinformationen auch auf die zugrunde liegenden relevanten volkswirtschaftlichen Begrifflichkeiten, Modelle und Theorien verwiesen.Das Buch richtet sich an Akteure aus Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik, die sich einen besseren Einblick in die Welt der ökonomischen Argumentation sowie bekannter volkswirtschaftlicher Theorien wünschen. Gleichermaßen adressiert es Studierende wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Studiengänge, die die Inhalte ihres Studiums in einem aktuellen Kontext anwenden und reflektieren möchten.
Megatrends in Agriculture, Food Industry and Food Markets: An Empirical and Holistic Approach (Palgrave Advances in Bioeconomy: Economics and Policies)
by Henning Otte HansenThis book offers a research-based, holistic overview of the entire value chain of the global food industry. It captures and defines over 80 contemporary ‘megatrends’ in agriculture and the food market that can be empirically documented and have a major impact on business, economies, industries, societies, and individuals. Today the world is characterized by more uncertainty and unpredictability than in previous periods. In the midst of these changing times, the book demonstrates how a number of more stable trends still exist within global agriculture, which can be important indicators in both the short and long term. The book highlights how developments in agriculture, the food industry and food markets have a central position in policy debates around climate change, sustainability, food crises, hunger, and food supply, and shows how by identifying various megatrends and their underlying economic drivers, as well as potential disruptive forces, we can reduce both risk and vulnerability in the future. Megatrends within consumption, food loss, food crises, international trade, retail industry and ownership of farms are discussed and their relevance illuminated for a wide range of stakeholders, including policy-makers and agri-businesses, as well as farmers and consumers. This book will be a useful resource for researchers in agricultural and environmental economics, as well as policy-makers and professionals in agri-food organisations and public food institutions. This is an open access book.
Megatrends in International Business: Examining the Influence of Trends on Doing Business Internationally (The Academy of International Business)
by Rudolf R. Sinkovics Olli Kuivalainen Spiros BatasThe Academy of International Business (UK and Ireland Chapter) Published in association with the UK and Ireland Chapter of the Academy of International Business. This book presents the main trends in International Business, with special emphasis on how these trends can shape and help propel the field forward. Covering a variety of timely topics, from AI to the belt and road initiative, the book enhances our understanding of how and why technology, funding, policies, managerial decisions, cultural differences, and changes in subsidiaries can affect businesses that operate in foreign markets. A valuable resource for scholars and students in international business, this book provides fresh perspectives into the changing global business environment.
Mehr Bewerber!: So begegnen Personaldienstleister erfolgreich dem Fachkräftemangel
by Nicole Truchseß Markus BrandlNicole Truchseß und Markus Brandl trainieren und coachen seit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt Personaldienstleister und waren selbst jahrelang im Management namhafter Zeitarbeitsfirmen tätig. Sie wissen: Es braucht einen Wandel in den Köpfen, um dem Wandel auf dem Arbeitsmarkt erfolgreich zu begegnen. Dabei gibt es unzählige Stellschrauben, an denen Personaldienstleister drehen können, um Bewerber magisch anzuziehen. Und das Beste: Die meisten dieser Veränderungen kosten keinen Cent - nur die Bereitschaft, die Dinge etwas anders anzugehen. "Rekrutierung ist das neue Verkaufen!", lautet die Kernthese des Autorenduos, die den zeitgemäßen Einstellungswandel in der Personaldienstleistung auf den Punkt bringt. Für Personaldienstleister, die es verstehen, Bewerbern interessiert, wertschätzend und im besten Sinne "werbend" zu begegnen, wird der viel beklagte Bewerbermangel bald der Vergangenheit angehören. In ihrem neuen Buch öffnen die erfahrenen Personalexperten die Schatzkiste ihrer Profi-Tipps, von neuen Strategien der Bewerberansprache und -auswahl über Vorgehen und Wording im Interview bis zur geschickten Bindung vielversprechender Kandidaten und neuen Wegen im Empfehlungsmarketing.
Mehr Burokratie, weniger Freiheit (AT): Wie Ki Menschen Und Wirtschaft Steuert Und Für Mehr Bürokratie Sorgt
by Mathias BinswangerWenn Sie die Zukunft der wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Entwicklung angesichts der Digitalisierung verstehen wollen, ist dieses Buch genau die richtige Lektüre für Sie! Mathias Binswanger diskutiert in seinem neuen Buch die Digitalisierung in Zusammenhang mit der Funktionsweise der kapitalistischen Wirtschaft. Es eröffnet so einen anderen Zugang zur Thematik der Digitalisierung, der erstmals aufzeigt, warum diese die Wirtschaft zunehmend vom Menschen abkoppelt, die Produktivität in der Produktion weiter steigert, gleichzeitig aber zu immer mehr Bürokratie führt und dadurch weiterhin Vollbeschäftigung garantiert. Damit verbunden ist immer mehr Bequemlichkeit, aber auch immer mehr Überwachung und Kontrolle der Menschen und ein erhöhter Zwang zu konformem Verhalten. Der Autor befasst sich mit grundlegenden Fragen, wie: Wollen wir eine solche Entwicklung tatsächlich? Ist es klug, sich von bestimmten digitalen Lösungen, Systemen oder Prozessen abhängig zu machen, die wir gar nicht mehr durchschauen? Und wie können wir gegensteuern? Die Antwort lautet: Wir müssen analoge Systeme und Prozesse erhalten, damit Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft resilient bleiben. Es muss weiterhin möglich sein, mit Bargeld zu bezahlen, in selbstgesteuerten Fahrzeugen ohne Überwachungselektronik zu fahren, in nicht smarten Häusern zu leben, oder auf die Verwendung von Gesundheitsapps zu verzichten. Die Aufrechterhaltung solcher analogen Lösungen ist aber gegen die Logik des Systems. Denn jeder nicht systemkonforme Akt stört die digitalen Optimierungsprozesse. Das wird in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft für erhebliche Konflikte sorgen.
Mehr Diversity im demografischen Wandel: Impulse für ein innovatives Personalmanagement (essentials)
by Ariane Bentner Sevim DylongIn diesem Essential finden Personalverantwortliche und Führungskräfte ausgewählte Hintergrundinformationen zum Thema demografischer Wandel sowie Impulse für ein innovatives und zukunftsfähiges Personalmanagement, das die damit zusammenhängenden Entwicklungen berücksichtigt. Sie erhalten konkrete Hinweise, wie sie ihr HR-Management optimal aufstellen können, um dem demografischen Wandel gewachsen zu sein. Darüber hinaus vermitteln die Autorinnen leicht umsetzbare Strategien für die HR-Praxis und geben Empfehlungen auf der Basis des aktuellen Wissensstandes.
Mehr Erfolg im Technischen Vertrieb: 15 Schritte, die Sie voranbringen
by Dirk Preußners"Verbessern Sie Ihren Vertrieb!" - oft leichter gesagt als getan. Besonders wenn es darum geht, erklärungsbedürftige und oft auch kapitalintensive technische Produkte an den Mann zu bringen. Häufig muss für eine Vertriebsoptimierung gar nicht die gesamte Vertriebsstrategie grundlegend hinterfragt werden. Der erste und wichtigste Schritt ist es, Strukturen punktuell zu analysieren und zu optimieren. Dirk Preußners, Diplom-Ingenieur und Experte für Technischen Vertrieb mit langjähriger internationaler Erfahrung, unterstützt Sie bei dieser Aufgabe und beschreibt 15 konkrete Schritte, wie Sie ausgewählte Bereiche in der Vertriebskette gezielt effizienter gestalten, dabei Kosten senken und Ihre Gewinne steigern. Sie erfahren, wie Sie Ihre Vertriebsziele richtig stecken, systematisch neue Kunden akquirieren oder bestehende Kunden binden. Zudem lernen Sie, wie Sie Ihre Angebote verbessern, Entscheider überzeugen und souverän hohe Preise durchsetzen. Anhand von Checklisten können Sie prüfen, welche Verbesserungen schon umgesetzt sind und wo noch Handlungsbedarf besteht. Extra: Ausführliche Interviews mit erfolgreichen Führungskräften renommierter Unternehmen liefern wertvolle Praxistipps, wie Sie im Technischen Vertrieb eine nachhaltige Strategie entwickeln und diese gewinnbringend umsetzen.
Mehr Erfolg mit besseren Verträgen: Verträge gestalten und optimieren ohne Anwalt (Fit for Future)
by Carsten LexaDieses Buch ist für alle, die auf einfache Weise mehr Erfolg mit Verträgen erreichen wollen, ohne einen Anwalt zu bemühen. Die Folgen sind mehr Rechtssicherheit, weniger Streit und bessere Beziehungen der Vertragsparteien. Anhand von Beispielen als dem Alltag wird gezeigt, welche Fehler im Umgang mit Verträgen gemacht werden, welche Folgen sich daraus ergeben und wie Fehler vermieden werden können. Formulierungsvorschläge aus der Praxis helfen, ein besseres Verständnis von den Problemen und den Lösungsmöglichkeiten zu erhalten. Mit wertvollen Tipps aus der Praxis zur Gestaltung besserer Verträge!