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Mentoring New Parents at Work: A Guide for Businesses and Organisations
by David Clutterbuck Nicki SeignotInvesting in your returning talent Becoming a parent is life-changing. Our experience as employers, practitioners, researchers and working parents tells us this is a critical time for offering support to new parents as they navigate the transition, plan for their return and re-engage with work and career. At an organisational level, there are huge costs associated with losing experienced and talented employees when they start a family and, in the interest of building a more diverse and balanced workforce, organisations need their people to return engaged and motivated to progress their career. Written in partnership by two established coaching and mentoring professionals, Mentoring New Parents at Work makes the case for dedicated mentoring programmes in the workplace as a sustainable way of supporting new parents and improving talent retention for employers. The authors offer timely, practical guidance for each stage of the mentoring journey, from building the business case through to ideas for mentoring workshops. The book is grounded in theory and practice, and provides tools, techniques and real life case studies from a range of countries and organisations to illustrate good practice. Mentoring New Parents at Work will be invaluable to all HR practitioners and line managers who want to retain and support new parents, helping to pave the way for gender diversity at all levels of their organisations. Its themes and insights will also be of interest to students and researchers of HRM, diversity management, and coaching and mentoring.
Mentoring Scientists and Engineers: The Essential Skills, Principles and Processes
by John ArthursMentoring is very much more than simple one-to-one informal instruction, or what used to be called ‘coaching’. Modern mentoring techniques are modelled on those of executive coaching as well as expert academic tutoring. Mentoring is simple but not necessarily easy. An estimated 40% of all mentoring schemes fail through lack of mentor training and understanding. No great effort is required to study the literature but, for mentoring to be effective, adherence to basic principles and exercising specific skills is absolutely necessary. The book provides an introduction to what we mean by mentoring and its basic skills – skilful questioning, active listening, building trust, self-management and giving advice and feedback. It further covers mentoring principles, how to conduct mentoring sessions and a wide range of practical applications. The final chapter gives the outlines and principles for creating a basic mentoring scheme within an organisational context. This book is written for those practitioners in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the STEM fields, who have been pitched into the role of mentor without any prior training. Its objective is to alleviate anxiety, frustration and stress caused by not knowing exactly what is expected. In offering an introduction to mentoring it gives practical guidance as a quick and easy read.
Mentoring and Diversity: An International Perspective
by David Clutterbuck Belle Rose Ragins Lisa MatthewmanOrganizations with a diverse workforce will have a leading edge in the New World economy. 'Mentoring and Diversity' illustrates the importance of mentoring as a proactive tool in diversity initiatives, and demonstrates how mentoring can be used to recruit, develop and retain a diverse and innovative workforce. This book brings together new and innovative perspectives on diversity and mentoring relationships within a variety of international settings. 'Mentoring and Diversity' provides a unique blend of research and practice, and is an indispensable guide for any company that seeks to develop a more diverse workforce. It will serve as a fundamental text for practitioners interested in developing effective mentoring programmes and for researchers seeking to understand these critical and complex relationships. Interviews, cases and qualitative data from a variety of international settings are used to support the models and theries developed in the text. These cases illustrate "diversity in action" in mentoring relationships, and provide guidance for developing effective mentoring programmes and diverse mentoring relationships in organizations.The book is composed of four sections that reflect theory, research and practice:* An overview of the theory and research on diversified mentoring relationships, followed by an applied model of diversity in mentoring relationships.* Some empirically based and pragmatic observations of "best practices" that are used by diversified mentoring programmes in various international contexts.* A collection of international case studies of diversity in both mentoring programmes and individual mentoring relationships. These cases illustrate the challenges and benefits associated with diversity in mentoring relationships. Organizational cases are drawn from such companies as Procter & Gamble, Volvo and World Bank. These cases provide practical guidance on how to develop effective mentoring programmes.* An integrative analysis of some of the recurring themes in the case studies that are supported by existing research but also chart new ground for emerging reseach and theory.
Mentoring and Management: Developing Human Assets
by Richard LueckeDifferentiating between mentoring and coaching is important when trying to understand the function of each. This chapter seeks to define mentoring and to outline its benefits and challenges, as well as show how it differs from coaching. It is important to understand the role of mentoring in the development of human assets.
Mentoring and Sponsoring: Keys to Success
by Maria Angela Capello Eve SpruntThis book is a compilation of very personal approaches to mentoring and sponsoring, breaking the stereotypes of seniority, age or experience. The authors have provided a platform to understand that mentoring and especially sponsoring are in fact a win-win relation, in which both sides, mentors and mentees; and sponsors and sponsored individuals learn from each other, enhancing their career paths. How they managed to create a growth space for themselves and their teams through mentoring and sponsoring, is a story of professional leadership. They shared a privileged outlook to understand the root causes of barriers, as well as to envision plausible solutions for difficult career crossroads, in which mentorship or sponsoring was key to steer step changes.The authors propose not only their vision, but a remarkable collection of unfiltered interviews with young and renown professionals in many sectors, from photography to music, research, sports, energy, and more, completing a vision of what is key for both sides of the equation pertinent to mentoring and sponsoring: the givers and the receivers. They explain what is needed to gain the most out of the mentoring and sponsoring loops, with their own career stories.Success is supported by many factors, in which the most important are the technical competency and performance aligned with resilience. However, in the long path of a career, mentors and particularly sponsors play a foundational and frequently a changing-life role, improving our perspective or triggering reflections and actions that benefitted our journeys at work and in life.This book provides insights on what works for an effective mentoring and sponsoring process. It is useful for all professionals, especially those starting their career journeys.
Mentoring for Success: Bullet Guides
by Amanda Vickers Steve BavisterWhat's in this book?Open this book and you will... - Improve communication - Foster development - Establish goals - Encourage successLearn how to be a mentor:- Understanding mentoring- The mentoring process- Successful mentoring relationships- Skills for successful mentors and mentees- Common pitfalls- The benefits of mentoring- Advice about giving advice- Bringing it to a successful closeSample page spread: What are Bullet Guides?The answers you need - now.Clear and concise guides in a portable format. Information is displayed in an easy-to-read layout with helpful images and tables. Bullet Guides include all you need to know about a subject in a nutshell. Get right to the point without wading through loads of unnecessary information.
Mentoring for Success: Bullet Guides
by Amanda Vickers Steve BavisterWhat's in this book?Open this book and you will... - Improve communication - Foster development - Establish goals - Encourage successLearn how to be a mentor:- Understanding mentoring- The mentoring process- Successful mentoring relationships- Skills for successful mentors and mentees- Common pitfalls- The benefits of mentoring- Advice about giving advice- Bringing it to a successful closeSample page spread:What are Bullet Guides?The answers you need - now.Clear and concise guides in a portable format. Information is displayed in an easy-to-read layout with helpful images and tables. Bullet Guides include all you need to know about a subject in a nutshell. Get right to the point without wading through loads of unnecessary information.
Mentorship Unlocked: The Science and Art of Setting Yourself Up for Success
by Janice OmadekeUnlock the power of mentorship in your journey to success in this practical and inspiring guideWhat is a mentor? Why is having a mentor crucial to success? Or how do you make sure that you're a good mentor? In Mentorship Unlocked: The Science and Art of Setting Yourself Up for Success, veteran entrepreneur and innovator Janice Omadeke delivers an insightful discussion of mentorship, including what it is, how to find a qualified mentor, and how to make mentorship work for you. In the book, she explores the mentorship advice that helped her start a groundbreaking company after studying entrepreneurship and strategic management at MIT and Harvard.You’ll find practical steps you can take to build your own plan for finding the right mentor for you, or for becoming someone else’s trusted advisor. You’ll also discover: Compelling personal anecdotes and quotes from the author’s own mentors that shed light on key issues arising from that unique relationship Contemporary research and data about mentorship Strategies and techniques you can apply immediately to find a mentor or get more value from an existing mentor relationship Perfect for both established and early-career professionals, Mentorship Unlocked is also an essential read for managers, executives, and other business leaders who aim to better understand one of the most powerful types of relationships crucial to success.
Mentorship, Leadership, and Research: Their Place Within The Social Science Curriculum (International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice)
by Jamie P. Halsall Michael SnowdenThis insightful volume details the implementation and challenges of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), developed in the UK to ensure equal access to higher education for all social classes. It posits that a modern higher education institution requires a robust set of mechanisms - specifically mentorship, leadership, and research - to create high-quality teaching and learning. Noted contributors pose and answer key questions about the TEF in such areas as solution-focused teaching, mentoring for the job market, and social science curriculum development, using best practice examples in the field. These ideas and strategies carry great potential to improve the caliber of teaching and learning in universities, and with it, students’ social mobility.Among the topics covered: · Why have mentoring in universities? Reflections and justifications. · Working with students as partners: developing peer mentoring to enhance the undergraduate student experience. · The employers’ reach: mentoring undergraduate students to enhance employability. · Learn it and pass it on: strategies for educational succession. · Mentoring mentees to mentor. · Interdisciplinarity in higher education: the challenges of adaptability. Mentorship, Leadership, and Research will play a pivotal role in UK higher education since currently there is scant academic literature on practical tools to help universities to succeed at the TEF. A resource with international implications, it should interest sociologists of education and professionals in business strategy and leadership, social work, and community development. Michael Snowden is a Senior Lecturer in Mentoring Studies at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Jamie P. Halsall is a Reader in Social Sciences at the University of Huddersfield, UK. "Given the recent introduction of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) in the United Kingdom, this timely book outlines effective practices to help earn the “Gold” standard. While considering TEF within the current climate of academic competition and critical evaluation, a diverse group of experts lay out why mentoring is one highly effective answer to the TEF standards and without compromising productivity in other service and research agendas. This book is a must read for academics and higher learning administrators alike."Leda Nath, Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin
Mentoría al minuto: Cómo encontrar y trabajar con un mentor
by Ken Blanchard Claire Diaz-OrtizEl coautor best seller del legendario El mánager al minuto y una exejecutiva de Twitter unen fuerzas para crear una guía esencial para crear poderosas relaciones de enseñanza.Mientras que la mayoría de personas concuerda que tener un mentor es algo bueno, no saben cómo encontrar o aprovechar uno. Y a pesar de la amplia aceptación de la idea de ser un mentor, la mayoría de la gente piensa que no tiene el tiempo o la capacidad para hacerlo. Las relaciones de enseñanza positivas pueden cambiar la forma en la cual lideramos y nos pueden ayudar a triunfar.En este libro, el legendario gurú Ken Blanchard y Claire Diaz-Ortiz, una exejecutiva de Twitter, combinan sus conocimientos para proporcionar un enfoque sistemático para el asesoramiento intergeneracional, brindando a los lectores una perspectiva sobre el poder y la influencia de la tutoría y les anima a fomentar sus propias relaciones como mentor.Con su clásico formato de parábola, Blanchard explica por qué el desarrollo de la comunicación efectiva y las relaciones entre generaciones pueden ser una gran oportunidad para empresas e individuos. Esta es la fuente ideal para aprender por qué mentoring es el ingrediente secreto para el éxito profesional y personal.
Mercadeo Afiliado: La Guía Del Prinicpiante Para Hacer Dinero En Internet
by Kevin GreenLibro de marketing de afiliados.
Mercadeo De Afiliados: Mercadeo de afiliados para personas simples
by Allan BaumannLas oportunidades de negocios en línea están llamando a tu puerta Si tomas o no ventaja de estas oportunidades para ayudarte a escapar la trampa de nueve a cinco depende totalmente de ti. El mercadeo de afiliados se ha convertido en una de las oportunidades de negocios más atractiva para personas que están buscando comenzar con un modelo de negocio en linea. Esta oportunidad se presenta a sí misma como una de las más sencillas y asequibles para iniciar. Todo lo que necesitas es acceso a internet y un dispositivo para trabajar - si bien una pequeña inversión inicial puede ayudar a darle un impulso a las cosas, puedes comenzar cno el mercadeo de afiliados sin ningún costo de antemano. Ganar dinero mientras duermes es algo que todos amarían poder hacer. La idea de que ganas por hacer nada le parece atractiva a la mayoría de nosotros, pero frecuentemente comenzar es el problema. Ahora bien, con Mercadeo de Afiliados para Principiantes, puedes comenzar tu propio negocio y ganar ese ingreso pasivo que siempre has deseado. Así que, ¿qué estás esperando?
Mercadeo Por Email Guia De Emprendedores Para Crear Un Prospero Negocio De Mercadeo Por Email
by Adidas WilsonDESCRIPCIÓN El mercado en línea cambia constantemente. Una táctica de mercadeo puede ser efectiva hoy y obsoleta mañana. El correo electrónico, sin embargo, sigue superando a todos los demás canales de comercialización. ¿Por qué los emails son tan poderosos? ¿Qué los hace mantenerse en el poder? Es fácil pasar por alto los emails como canales de comercialización. Talvez no los encuentre tan modernos y atractivos como el Facebook. Pero tienen ventajas claves comparados con otros canales. Dele un vistazo a la demografía de las plataformas de las redes sociales más comunes. Las mujeres usan Pinterest, mientras que la generación joven prefiere Snapchat. Pero, sin embargo, prácticamente todo el mundo tiene una dirección de email. La gente entrega voluntariamente sus direcciones de email y por supuesto esperan luego recibir sus emails. Naturalmente, la disponibilidad de sus suscriptores aumenta sus tasas de conversión. Mientras que si Facebook se cae, usted pierde todos sus seguidores. El mercadeo por email le permite tener sus propios suscriptores. Utilice las redes sociales para impulsar su lista de emails. La tecnología del mercadeo automatizado sigue mejorando contantemente y es por esto que los emails son tan efectivos. Poder personalizar la experiencia de un cliente y enviar así contenido dirigido a los consumidores permite a las empresas obtener más conversiones y más ventas. La personalización del correo electrónico ha contribuido en gran medida a un aumento en las tasas de apertura y de clics. La tecnificación del mercadeo ha convertido en algo muy simple la antes tediosa tarea de personalizar los emails.
Mercado Financiero para principiantes
by Evan J. Houpt John Border AlejandroAPRENDE: Inversiones en la bolsa para principiantes y las bases del mercado de valores Esta edición mejorada y actualizada está dirigida al inversionista individual que quiere entender el mercado de valores de hoy y tomar decisiones informadas de inversión con el conocimiento y la comprensión general de los mercados financieros. Está escrito en términos fácilmente comprensibles y proporciona una explicación clara de cómo las piezas encajan en el mercado. Los lectores tendrán un conocimiento práctico y detallado del mercado de valores, a un costo mínimo de tiempo y frustración. Los autores animan a los lectores a desarrollar su propia estrategia y estilo de inversión personal a través de la observación y el aprendizaje. El énfasis está en mantener el control sobre su dinero de inversión, ya sea que opte por compras de acciones individuales o un fondo mutuo, o alguna combinación de ambos. Secciones especiales para analizar nuevos e innovadores vehículos de inversión como SPDRs, con un amplio análisis de los cambios en el mercado tras la crisis financiera de 2008. CONTENIDO: Mercado de valores para principiantes Dentro de este libro descubrirá: Varias opciones de inversión Establecer y alcanzar sus metas de inversión Por qué una empresa emite acciones Todo sobre las IPO's Cómo se negocian las acciones Todo sobre las bolsas de valores y los principales índices Cómo leer una gráfica de acciones Análisis Fundamental vs. Análisis Técnico Inversión en Dividendos y DRIPS Cómo elegir un bróker Estrategias de largo plazo y de corto plazo Oportuno, detallado y fácil de leer, Mercado Financiero para Principiantes pertenece a la estantería de cualquier persona que comienza a invertir o quiere una comprensión más amplia del mercado.
Mercado de Ações Alemão para Iniciantes
by Robert Schmidt Gustavo B.Esse livro de mercado de ações para iniciantes é para o investidor alemão para provê-lo com um conhecimento útil do mercado de ações alemão e como negociar na Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Escrito de maneira clara e sem linguagem técnica, define todos os maiores termos utilizados por investidores e agrupa-os em uma estrutura facilmente compreensível. O livro é destinado para investidores apenas começando e para quem se sente perdido em meio a todo o jargão técnico jogado neles. O livro contém os seguintes tópicos em detalhes: The book is intended for investors just starting out and who feel lost in all the technical jargon thrown at them. The book contains the following topics in detail : * Como achar e selecionar um corretor * Taxas de corretagem e como administrá-las * Investimento em dividendo vs. investimento em crescimento * Qual a diferença entre fundos mútuos, fundos de índices e * Aprenda como fazer sua primeira negociação.
Mercado de Ações para Iniciantes: Guia do Reino Unido (UK)
by Robert Ward Rosana Vargas DiasMercado de ações é o local onde se pode ganhar ou perder rios de dinheiro. Certamente, você já deve ter ouvido relatos de pessoas que fizeram fortunas e, por isso deve estar pensando em apostar nesse tipo de investimento. Sou investidor com base fora de Londres. Investi e lucrei muito no mercado de ações. Não posso dizer que nunca tenha perdido algumas ações, contudo fiz uma boa grana na Bolsa de Valores de Londres. Porém, inicialmente, como não havia alguém para me ensinar, as tentativas e os erros foram meus melhores aliados. Este livro reúne os princípios do mercado de ações para que os investidores, em início de carreira, nesse tipo de investimento, possam ter o conhecimento necessário para entender seu funcionamento e suas regras. Os capítulos abordados são: (1) Poupança e Investimento; (2) Introdução ao mercado de ações para iniciantes; (3) Entendendo o mercado de ações e a bolsa de valores; (4) Índices do Mercado de Ações; (5) Como comprar ações; (6) Tipos de ações; (7) Estratégias de longo ou curto prazo; (8) ETF.
Mercado de ações para iniciantes: fundamentos explicados para investidores iniciantes
by Mauricio Chinemann Evan J. Houpt John BorderAPRENDA os fundamentos do mercado de ações e CONHEÇA o investimento em ações para iniciantes Esta edição melhorada e atualizada é destinada ao investidor individual que quer entender o mercado de ações atual e escolher investimentos inteligentes com base em conhecimento e na compreensão do panorama geral. O livro foi escrito com termos fáceis de entender e dá uma explicação clara sobre como as peças se encaixam no mercado. Os leitores sairão dessa experiência com um conhecimento detalhado e prático do mercado de ações, com um custo mínimo de tempo e frustração. O autor estimula os leitores a desenvolver as próprias estratégias e estilo de investimento por meio da observação e do aprendizado. A ênfase é manter o controle do dinheiro investido, seja em compras de ações individuais, de cotas em fundos mútuos ou até de uma combinação dos dois. As seções especiais de destaque abordam veículos de investimento novos e inovadores, como os SPDRs, e fornecem uma análise ampla das mudanças no mercado após a crise financeira de 2008. POR DENTRO do Mercado de ações para iniciantes Dentro do livro, você descobrirá: *Diversas opções de investimento; *Como definir e atingir seus objetivos de investimento; *Por que uma empresa emite ações; *Tudo sobre IPOs (ofertas públicas iniciais); *Como as ações são negociadas; *Tudo sobre Bolsas de Valores e os maiores índices; *Como ler o gráfico de uma ação; *Análise fundamentalista vs. análise técnica; *Investimento em dividendos e DRIPs; *Como escolher uma corretora; *Estratégias de longo prazo vs. curto prazo. Oportuno, detalhado e de fácil leitura, o Mercado de ações para iniciantes deve esta
Mercado financiero alemán para principiantes
by Robert Schmidt Alejandro Robles Vargas: Inversiones en la bolsa para principiantes y las bases del mercado de valores Esta edición mejorada y actualizada está dirigida al inversionista individual que quiere entender el mercado de valores de hoy y tomar decisiones informadas de inversión con el conocimiento y la comprensión general de los mercados financieros. Está escrito en términos fácilmente comprensibles y proporciona una explicación clara de cómo las piezas encajan en el mercado. Los lectores tendrán un conocimiento práctico y detallado del mercado de valores, a un costo mínimo de tiempo y frustración. Los autores animan a los lectores a desarrollar su propia estrategia y estilo de inversión personal a través de la observación y el aprendizaje. El énfasis está en mantener el control sobre su dinero de inversión, ya sea que opte por compras de acciones individuales o un fondo mutuo, o alguna combinación de ambos. Secciones especiales para analizar nuevos e innovadores vehículos de inversión como SPDRs, con un amplio análisis de los cambios en el mercado tras la crisis financiera de 2008.
Mercadona
by Zeynep Ton Simon HarrowThis case presents the predicament of a company trying to do right by its customers and its employees as the economic crisis of 2008 hits home. Fifteen years earlier, this Spanish supermarket chain had adopted its own version of total quality management, called the Total Quality Model, switching from the industry's traditional high-low pricing to "always low prices" and continuous improvement. These changes called for a well-trained, empowered, and enthusiastically engaged workforce dedicated to providing the best products and service to their customers, who were always and seriously referred to as "the Bosses." The Total Quality Model had been a success in terms of company growth and profitability, sustained by the success of Mercadona's unusually high investment in employee training and satisfaction. Nevertheless, when sales growth slowed down in 2008, CEO Juan Roig concluded that Mercadona had let its customers down by not keeping prices low enough for such hard times. Mercadona set about lowering its prices, reducing product variety, and lowering its financial targets for 2009. Of the 9,200 SKUs in an average store, the company decided to eliminate 1,000. But Roig still had to decide what to do about employee bonuses. Since Mercadona did not meet its 2008 targets, the company policy was that no one-not even top management-would get a bonus. But Roig knew that his employees worked hard and well in 2008 and could not be held totally responsible for the downturn or for management's failure to react quickly enough.
Mercadona
by Zeynep Ton Simon HarrowThis case presents the predicament of a company trying to do right by its customers and its employees as the economic crisis of 2008 hits home. Fifteen years earlier, this Spanish supermarket chain had adopted its own version of total quality management, called the Total Quality Model, switching from the industry's traditional high-low pricing to "always low prices" and continuous improvement. These changes called for a well-trained, empowered, and enthusiastically engaged workforce dedicated to providing the best products and service to their customers, who were always and seriously referred to as "the Bosses." The Total Quality Model had been a success in terms of company growth and profitability, sustained by the success of Mercadona's unusually high investment in employee training and satisfaction. Nevertheless, when sales growth slowed down in 2008, CEO Juan Roig concluded that Mercadona had let its customers down by not keeping prices low enough for such hard times. Mercadona set about lowering its prices, reducing product variety, and lowering its financial targets for 2009. Of the 9,200 SKUs in an average store, the company decided to eliminate 1,000. But Roig still had to decide what to do about employee bonuses. Since Mercadona did not meet its 2008 targets, the company policy was that no one-not even top management-would get a bonus. But Roig knew that his employees worked hard and well in 2008 and could not be held totally responsible for the downturn or for management's failure to react quickly enough.
Mercadotecnia
by Brian TracyMercadotecnia El éxito o el fracaso de tu negocio depende del suceso o del fracaso de tus esfuerzos de mercadotecnia. Si puedes identificar lo que tus clientes quieren, necesitan, y pueden costear--y se los das--entonces obtendrás resultados asombrosos. Lleno de la sabiduría característica de Brian Tracy, esta guía indispensable contiene 21 ideas poderosas que puedes usar inmediatamente para mejorar tus resultados estratégicos de mercadotecnia. Lleno de estrategias de mercadotecnia comprobadas, este libro práctico y portable muestra cómo superar a la competencia, incrementar las ventas y la rentabilidad, y dominar el mercado nicho. Descubrirás como: * Construir la base de clientes * Diferenciarte de la competencia * Responder a tres preguntas cruciales acerca de los nuevos productos o servicios * Usar estudios de mercado y grupos focales para impulsar mejores decisiones. * Llenar una necesidad emocional básica para los compradores * Determinar el mejor rango de precios * Enfocar tus esfuerzos completamente en el cliente * Aprovechar mejor tus canales de distribución * Dominar los conceptos de especialización, diferenciación, segmentación, and concentración; * Proporcionar a los clientes una razón para dejar de ser clientes de tus competidores y ser clientes tuyos * Y más.
Mercantile Bombay: A Journey of Trade, Finance and Enterprise (The Gateway House Guide to India in the 2020s)
by Sifra LentinThis volume reclaims Mumbai’s legacy as a global financial centre of the 19th to the first half of the 20th century. It shows how Mumbai, or erstwhile Bombay, once served as a central node in global networks of trade, finance, commercial institutions, and most importantly trading communities. In doing so it highlights that this city more than any other Indian city still possesses all these virtuous elements making it an appropriate location for a financial Special Economic Zone - an idea shelved temporarily. The book explores how the city flourished in its heyday as a trading, financial, commercial, and manufacturing hub in a globalised colonial world. While the city’s importance as a nodal financial hub in the global economy ebbed post India’s Independence and the Second World War, the multi-cultural city found renewed importance following the forex crisis of 1991. Institutions (the RBI, SEBI, State Bank of India headquarters), capacities, experiences, communities, and talent centred in Mumbai revived its position, while managing the transition to a more open economy. Though Mumbai is not yet an international financial centre (Financial SEZ) like London, New York, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, this volume explores why it has all the essential elements to become one today, and looks at the city as a trading city, a global financial centre, and a city of enterprise. An introspective read on India’s financial capital, this volume will be essential for scholars and researcher of economics, business studies and commerce. It will be of great interest to policy makers, city-headquartered business houses, financial institutions, and its people.
Mercantilism, Account Keeping and the Periphery-Core Relationship (Perspectives in Economic and Social History)
by Cheryl Susan McWattersMercantilism and accounting remain two dynamic and debated concepts in terms of definition and scope. This volume brings together the research of international scholars from a wide variety of disciplines – accounting, anthropology, native studies, economic geography, economic history and management – to reflect on alternative approaches to the study of these concepts. This book focuses particularly on how individuals across space and time negotiated and navigated systems of exchange and trade, especially when confronted with world views and cultural systems that conflicted with and disrupted perceptions of their own. Through this, the volume offers a helpful reinforcement to the view that the analysis of mercantilism must be more highly contextualised to time and place, along with deeper focus on the local actors involved. It is these local actors who negotiated, exchanged and navigated differing world views and who enable us to tease out the longer-run global economic and social processes and the impacts of these encounters. Complementing the growing interest in mercantilism, Indigenous studies and the relationships between colonists, traders and their counterparts in colonies and trading ports, this work provides a cross disciplinary examination of the subject area. Furthermore, it encourages a renewed interest in the use of archival documents and documentary sources in novel and innovative ways.