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Mold and Your Rental Property
by Ron LeshnowerLearn how to get a handle on mold problems and limit costly repairs and tenant lawsuits. From identifying mold to cleaning it up, this ebook provides essential information landlords and managers need to know about managing mold in residential rental properties. The ebook explains: where you're likely to find mold and how it may spread from a small problem to a major issue why and how rental property owners may be liable for mold damage to tenant belongings and health actions that you and your staff (and even your tenants) can take when it comes to mold prevention, such as regular inspections for leaky pipes and weatherstripping how to avoid tenant rent withholding and lawsuits do-it-yourself options for responding to a mold problem, as well as advice on hiring a professional mold remediation company what to do when the previous property owner or someone else (such as a tenant) is responsible for a mold problem This ebook includes sample forms, including a mold inspection checklist and model lease clauses, in the Appendix. Included Forms Mold Inspection Checklist Model Lease Clause Regarding Mold Tenant Maintenance/Repair Request Form Model Lease Clause on Landlord's Right to Access Sample Informal Letter Requesting Entry Model Lease Clause Limiting Landlord Liability for Tenant-Caused Mold Damage Repair Request and Service Log Security Deposit Itemization
Molding the Impossible: The NYPRO/Vistakon Disposable Contact Lens Project
by Clayton M. ChristensenNYPRO, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers of plastic injection-molded products, is asked by the Vistakon Division of Johnson & Johnson to manufacture molds that Vistakon will use to produce disposable contact lenses. The required dimensional tolerances for NYPRO's molds are 10 times tighter than it has ever achieved before. The case describes how engineering teams in these two companies attempt to work together to develop a capable process for making molds and lenses.
Molecular Markers and Crop Improvement: Principle and Application (Sustainable Landscape Planning and Natural Resources Management)
by Nand K. SharmaThis book covers the fundamentals of plant molecular marker techniques, from marker location to gene cloning. Molecular marker technology has brought about significant changes in plant breeding and agriculture. Numerous molecular marker types have been employed in recent decades for a variety of tasks, including genetic resource characterization, marker-assisted selection, mapping, etc. Though the limited number of markers that could be tested at once has resulted in time-consuming and expensive results, these have produced effective genotyping. Recent advancements in molecular marker techniques have opened up new possibilities for crop improvement. These include the development of high-throughput genotyping platforms, genotyping by sequencing, and the release of genome sequences of significant crop plants. In addition, functional molecular markers, association mapping methodologies, and genotype-by-sequencing have unlocked up new possibilities for the identification of new genetic resources (lines) that can accelerate crop breeding programs for higher productivity, higher nutritional quality, and tolerance to a range of biotic and abiotic stresses. Technical methods for genome analysis, such as array techniques, positional cloning, and marker system comparison, are described in the text. This book discusses the use of molecular technologies in crop improvement going forward, reviewing recent developments as well as past accomplishments. All the significant and pertinent research in the field is collected in one volume. A comprehensive explanation of crop molecular markers is given, along with conclusions regarding the method's worth, potential, drawbacks, and challenges for future use in different crops. In addition, a critical analysis and discussion of the existing literature are conducted, crop by crop. This is a very thorough manual for academics, researchers, students, and anybody else interested in using molecular markers as a crop tool.
Moleskine (A)
by Ryan Raffaelli Raffaella Sadun Kathy QuDescribes the founding and growth challenges facing Moleskine, an Italian-based consumer products company known for its oilcloth-covered notebooks once used by Ernest Hemingway and Vincent van Gogh. CEO Arrigo Berni and co-founder Maria Sebregondi aim to transform the company from a founder-led company to a professionally managed firm by expanding into new geographies, product categories, and distribution channels. They have also recently developed several strategic partnerships with Silicon Valley firms to expand into an array of digital products. However, after going public, stock prices continue to fluctuate below analysts' expectations, raising concerns about whether the company has grown too quickly. The leaders must now decide how to expand the firm's capabilities while continuing to preserve its organizational identity and creative culture.
Moleskine (A)
by Raffaella Sadun Kathy Qu Ryan L. RaffaelliDescribes the founding and growth challenges facing Moleskine, an Italian-based consumer products company known for its oilcloth-covered notebooks once used by Ernest Hemingway and Vincent van Gogh. CEO Arrigo Berni and co-founder Maria Sebregondi aim to transform the company from a founder-led company to a professionally managed firm by expanding into new geographies, product categories, and distribution channels. They have also recently developed several strategic partnerships with Silicon Valley firms to expand into an array of digital products. However, after going public, stock prices continue to fluctuate below analysts' expectations, raising concerns about whether the company has grown too quickly. The leaders must now decide how to expand the firm's capabilities while continuing to preserve its organizational identity and creative culture.
Moleskine (B)
by Raffaella Sadun Kathy Qu Ryan L. RaffaelliThis case discusses the decisions and outcomes of CEO Arrigo Berni and founder Maria Sebregondi that the Moleskine (A) case laid out.
Moleskine (B): A Cultural Icon
by Ryan Raffaelli Raffaella Sadun Kathy QuThis case discusses the decisions and outcomes of CEO Arrigo Berni and founder Maria Sebregondi that the Moleskine A case laid out.
Moleskine: Daniela Riccardi Turns the Page
by Sarah Gulick Ryan L. RaffaelliAfter Daniela Riccardi took over as CEO of Moleskine, she determined that the company needed to refocus on its core brand and central organization. With her first formal meeting with D'Ieteren, the company that owned Moleskine, approaching, she needed to decide what her action plan for Moleskine should be.
Mollie’s Job: A Story of Life and Work on the Global Assembly Line
by William M. AdlerFollowing the flight of one woman's factory job from the United States to Mexico, this compelling work offers a provocative and fresh perspective on the global economy -- at a time when downsizing is unraveling the American Dream for many working families. Mollie's Job is an absorbing and affecting narrative history that traces the postwar migration of one factory job as it passes from the cradle of American industry, Paterson, New Jersey, to rural Mississippi during the turmoil of the civil rights movement to the burgeoning border city of Matamoros, Mexico. This fascinating account follows the intersecting lives and fates of three women -- Mollie James in Paterson, Dorothy Carter in Mississippi, and Balbina Duque in Matamoros, all of whom work the same job as it winds its way south. Mollie's Job is the story of North American labor and capital during the latter half of the twentieth century and the dawn of the twenty-first. The story of these women, their company, and their communities provides an ideal prism through which William Adler explores the larger issues at the heart of the book: the decline of unions and the middle class, the growing gap between rich and poor, public policy that rewards companies for transferring U. S. jobs abroad, the ways in which "free trade" undermines stable businesses and communities, and how the global economy exploits workers on both sides of the border. At once a social and industrial history; a moving, personal narrative; and a powerful indictment of free trade at any cost, Mollie's Job puts a human face on the political and market forces shaping the world at the dawn of the new millennium and skillfully frames the current debate raging over future trade agreements. By combining a deft historian's touch with first-rate reporting, Mollie's Job is an unprecedented and revealing look at the flesh-and-blood consequences of globalization.
Molycorp: Financing the Production of Rare Earth Minerals (A)
by Benjamin C. Esty E. Scott MayfieldMolycorp, the western hemisphere's only producer of rare earth minerals, was in the middle of a $1 billion capital expenditure project in its effort to become a vertically integrated supplier of rare earth minerals, oxides, and metals. Yet it had just reported lower than expected revenues and earnings for the second quarter of 2012. In response to the announcement, its stock price fell 29% (its stock price had fallen from $77 to $11 in the past 18 months). The weakening financial performance was due in large part to falling prices for rare earth minerals. With less internally-generated cash flow available to fund the project, management had to decide: how much capital to raise, what kind to raise, and when to raise it. These decisions would determine its capital structure, at least in the short term, as well as its ability to implement its business strategy.
Molycorp: Issuing the ''Happy Meal'' Securities (B)
by Benjamin C. Esty E. Scott MayfieldMolycorp, the Western hemisphere's only producer of rare earth minerals, was in the middle of a $1 billion capital expansion in its effort to become a vertically integrated supplier of rare earth minerals, oxides, and metals. After reporting lower than expected revenues and earnings for the second quarter of 2012, management needed to design a new funding strategy for the firm. In August 2012, Molycorp announced it would issue $120 million of equity and $360 million of convertible debt. To facilitate the issuance of convertible debt, the firm entered a ''share lending agreement'' with Morgan Stanley whereby Morgan Stanley would borrow shares from Molycorp in a transaction referred to as a ''Happy Meal''. The goal was to help convertible debt investors ''hedge their respective investments through short sales.'' The challenge of the case is to understand why Molycorp used this financing strategy and what impact it would likely have on the firm, its prospects, and its stock price.
Molycorp: Morgan Brothers' Reverse Convertible Notes (C)
by Benjamin C. Esty E. Scott MayfieldIn August 2011, Morgan Brothers Bank was issuing a $2.5 million reverse convertible note with payoffs linked to the price of Molycorp's common stock. These financially engineered securities were just one of many kinds of structured notes available in the retail market. Investors must decide whether the notes were fairly priced and whether they offered a favorable risk-return trade-off.
Mom Boss: Balancing Entrepreneurship, Kids & Success
by Nicole Feliciano“Nicole Feliciano is all things #Boss. Most importantly, she is an inspiration to all moms looking to reinvent their careers.” —Sarah Michelle Gellar, actress, CCO and momLearn how to be a super mom and a great business woman in a step-by-step guide to developing, incubating, and marketing your business without taking the joy out of family life with kids—being an active parent while succeeding as a woman business entrepreneur.Where Sophia Amoruso’s #GirlBoss left off for young millennials breaking into the business world, Mom Boss picks up and continues the mission for all the entrepreneurial moms out there. Mom Boss proves that being successful isn’t about degrees or sacrifices, it’s about balance and power. It’s where instinct meets intelligence. Every mom has it in her to be a badass business woman. Nicole Feliciano—the founder and CEO of Momtrends Media, which provides busy women with a daily dose of style—charts the course for building a successful career without sacrificing being a great mom.Mom Boss includes:Tips on how to develop, incubate, and market your business without taking the joy out of family lifeValuable self-assessment exercisesStep-by-step advice, inspiration, and tried and true business and personal tipsInsights into how to be a successful and happy businesswoman and mom“If you have that feeling that maybe there is a Mom Boss in you but you’re just not sure where to start, then this is a must read . . . this is a great first step to turn your dreams into reality.” —Rosie Pope, CEO, designer, mom
Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations with Your Parents About Their Finances
by Cameron HuddlestonLearn to start open, productive talks about money with your parents as they age As your parents age, you may find that you want or need to broach the often-difficult subject of finances. In Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations with Your Parents About Their Finances, you’ll learn the best ways to approach this issue, along with a wealth of financial and legal information that will help you help your parents into and through their golden years. Sometimes parents are reluctant to address money matters with their adult children, and topics such as long-term care, retirement savings (or lack thereof), and end-of-life planning can be particularly touchy. In this book, you’ll hear from others in your position who have successfully had “the talk” with their parents, and you’ll read about a variety of conversation strategies that can make talking finances more comfortable and more productive. Learn conversation starters and strategies to open the lines of communication about your parents’ finances Discover the essential financial and legal information you should gather from your parents to be prepared for the future Gain insight from others’ stories of successfully talking money with aging parents Gather the courage, hope, and motivation you need to broach difficult subjects such as care facilities and end-of-life plans For children of Baby Boomers and others looking to assist aging parents with their finances, Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk is a welcome and comforting read. Although talking money with your parents can be hard, you aren’t alone, and this book will guide you through the process of having fruitful financial conversations that lead to meaningful action.
Mom's Got Money: A Millennial Mom's Guide to Managing Money Like a Boss
by Catherine AlfordMom's Got Money is a mother’s guide—an instruction manual to help them use the skills they already possess to become extraordinarily confident managers of their money. Alford won't pretend mothers don't have a lot on their plate. She already knows they're pressed for time. The weight of their daily decisions takes a toll. Sometimes, it feels like they manage everything, whether they have a supportive spouse or not. She knows this because it's that way in her house too. However, we all have a choice on how to handle that responsibility, and Alford thinks we can flip the script. Instead of being frustrated or feeling resentful, Alford teaches moms how to recognize their own strengths and develop true financial confidence. Once readers master Alford's money lessons, they'll start to truly enjoy money. Vacations are more fun when they're already planned and paid for. Christmas shopping is a breeze when you have a fully funded holiday spending account. Never worry about the worst that can happen because you have a fully funded emergency fund and life insurance. Feel in control of your bills, caught up, and with room to spare. In this book, you'll learn how to: Become an exceptional leader of your family with a growth mindset Calculate your net worth Effectively budget and manage your household cash flow Work with your spouse or partner on financial goals Understand what impacts your credit score Ensure you pay all your bills on time, every time Make sure you plan for emergencies Protect your family by buying term life insurance Do the math on childcare costs vs. career costs when having a family Plan and save for holiday spending, birthdays, and special events Learn the art and joy of giving Ideal for moms everywhere, but especially new and millennial moms, Mom's Got Money is an indispensable guide to taking financial control of your life.
Mom, Inc.: The Essential Guide to Running a Successful Business from Home
by Meg Mateo Ilasco Cat SetoTwo entrepreneurial moms share the secrets to having a happy home life while running a successful business.So many women dream of having it all: being kickass mothers and running their own successful businesses. This book helps them take the leap with confidence. Authors Meg Mateo Ilasco and Cat Seto—both serial entrepreneurs and devoted moms—draw on their own successes and missteps to reveal exactly how to choose the right business, find clients, write a business plan, launch a blog and Web site, and more . . . all while staying focused at home. Insightful Q&As with enterprising mothers like fashion designer Cynthia Rowley and Style Me Pretty blogger Abby Larson demystify the many nuances of balancing work life with family time. It’s not easy. But this practical and inspiring guide helps make it possible.
Momenta Corp. (A)
by Amar V. BhideMomenta is a one-month-old high-tech company founded by Kamran Elahian who has already helped found two other successful firms. Having faced problems of teamwork and communication before, Kamran is determined to establish the right corporate culture early on. Teaching Objective: To discuss when and how corporate cultures might be established in a rapidly growing industry. May be used with Momenta Corp. (B).
Momenta Corp. (B)
by Amar V. BhideMomenta is a one-year-old corporation that has sought to build a distinct culture and identity through a structured process and organized rituals. The company is seeking to be a major player in the highly competitive pen-based computer market and has attracted significant funding and top-quality talent. The case describes the emergence of the corporate culture from the point of view of several key managers. Teaching Objective: To discuss the process and content of corporate culture in a start-up in a rapidly growing and competitive market. Also to discuss the CEO's role in managing highly qualified and talented subordinates. May be used with Momenta Corp. (A).
Momente der Führung - heute und morgen: Ein Praxis-Guide für Führungskräfte und Coaches
by Hanspeter ZürcherEs gibt sie, diese Momente in der Führung, die Chancen eröffnen: Chancen für bessere Teamarbeit, Chancen zur Orientierung, Chancen für methodische Professionalität, für persönliches Wachstum und die Reflexion. Lassen Sie diese Momente nicht ohne Impuls und Idee verstreichen. Dieses Buch beschreibt rund 50 dieser besonderen Momente ganz pragmatisch und aus der Praxis heraus. Hanspeter Zürcher spricht Führungskräfte, Coaches und alle am Thema Leadership interessierten Leser und Leserinnen an und teilt mit ihnen erfolgreich umgesetzte Strategien. Das Buch schafft Bewusstsein für kluge Strategien, für gute Kooperation und für gewinnbringende Lösungskompetenz. Es unterstützt Sie dabei, effektiver, entschlossener, klarer und damit erfolgreicher zu führen.
Momentos clave: Experiencias de una vida comprometida
by Liz MohnLiz Mohn, miembro del Consejo de administración de Bertelsmann AG y esposa del fallecido Reinhard Mohn, rememora los momentos más importantes que han marcado su vida. Liz Mohn, esposa del fallecido fundador del grupo de empresas de comunicación Bertelsmann, Reinhard Mohn, rememora los momentos más importantes de su vida. En Momentos clave Liz Mohn ofrece al lector una visión fascinante de la motivación de su acción y de su convicción de que cada uno de nosotros está llamado a contribuir con su trabajo a un futuro mejor. Está totalmente convencida de que hay que apostar por lo imposible para lograr lo posible. Explica que siempre ha perseverado ante los desafíos y ha aprendido de los errores, y de esta forma ha conseguido combinar ideas novedosas con la tradición propia de la empresa Bertelsmann. También insiste en la gran responsabilidad de la empresa y de las fundaciones que tiene a su cargo y en que cada individuo comparte esta responsabilidad en su trabajo individual.
Momentous Decisions: 7 Steps to Better Health, More Wealth, and a Richer Life
by Brian D. MullerAchieve success in every area of your life After losing his wife to pancreatic cancer in 2017, author Brian Muller forced himself to reevaluate his entire life. He came to realize that there was but one question that every person should be asking themselves every day: “What are you going to do right now to make the time you have left count?” In Momentous Decisions: 7 Steps to Better Health, More Wealth and a Richer Life, Certified Health and Life Coach and veteran financial planner Brian Muller delivers a deeply insightful and practical exploration of how to use your present circumstances to become stronger and better. You'll learn how to lead a richer and more fulfilling life through the author's seven essential steps that help you make better wealth management and healthcare decisions. Through the M.A.D.E. Life framework, you'll discover how to create more meaning, accomplish your most important goals without sacrificing your relationships, make a difference in the lives of others, and create more joyful and memorable experiences. From smart investing decisions to disciplined lifestyle choices, Momentous Decisions is a book about how to make those few big decisions that really matter for you and your family. Inside the book: Learn the ten most crucial wealth decisions to help you achieve financial independence and freedom Find out how to build a holistic Life, Wealth, and Health plan that guides you every 90 days to develop your version of a richer life. Revamp your lifestyle and adopt a healthy living mindset Identify the things getting in your way of achieving permanent change in your health and wealth habits Find out how to create a Compelling Vision of your future that creates a pull and strong internal motivation to help you create permanent change in your life Learn how focusing on ONE MOMENTOUS THING in each area of your life every 90 days will help create new standards that contribute to the new vision you have for your life Perfect for anyone interested in changing the way they approach the truly critical parts of their life, Momentous Decisions is an inspirational and transformative new take on what it means to pursue a life of meaning, purpose, and abundance.
Moments of Excess: Movements, Protest and Everyday Life
by The Free AssociationExamining the complicated and sometimes controversial history, goals, and tactics of anticapitalist movements, this compilation focuses on the meaning of the movement as a whole and examines the protests that surrounded global trade and political conferences such as the 1999 World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle and the ongoing G8 summits around the world. The collection offers a broad vision of anticapitalist activism as well as strategies for instigating change, not only for the individual, but also for the collective. Featuring popular culture references, humor, poetry, and essays, this analysis of the counter-summit movement is ideal for those wanting to explore new possibilities for mobilization in the midst of crisis.
Moments of Impact
by Lisa Kay Solomon Chris ErtelMoments of Impact is a book on a mission: to eradicate time-sucking, energy-depleting workshops and meetings. In our fast-changing world, organizations have important challenges and opportunities to address--and no time to waste. Moments of Impact delivers the single most useful resource for managers and leaders who need better strategic conversation--now--to shape the future of their organizations.Moments of Impact is an essential guide for ambitious leaders who get assigned the hardest and most vexing strategic issues in their organizations, for entrepreneurs trying to manage board expectations, for social change agents pioneering new business models for community impact, for hopeful educators and healthcare practitioners trying to transform slow-to-change industries, and for enterprising students committed to tackling global challenges.Drawing on decades of combined experience as innovation strategists, Ertel and Solomon articulate the purpose, principles, and practices of well-designed strategic conversations. They weave together a lively and compelling mix of social science theories and research, interviews with more than 100 thought leaders, organization leaders, and practitioners, as well as dozens of anecdotes and practical cases from diverse organizations. The book also includes a sixty-page Starter Kit with diagnostic questions, best practices, tips and suggestions, and recommended readings to enable you to put the ideas to work immediately.
Moments of Leadership: How to become a Professional Leader, Manager and Coach (Management for Professionals)
by Hanspeter ZürcherThere are moments in leadership when opportunities open up: Opportunities for better teamwork, opportunities for orientation, for professional conversations, and for personal development and reflection. This book describes over 60 such opportunities, pragmatic, solution-oriented, and tested for many years. Based on concrete examples, it thus provides impulses for effective strategies and new ways of solving problems in all areas of cooperation and leadership. The book is intended to serve as a guide from which not only leaders but also managers and coaches can benefit.
Moments of Truth: The Politics of Financial Crises in Comparative Perspective (Conceptualising Comparative Politics)
by George Philip Francisco PanizzaThe current financial and sovereign debt crisis of the European Union and the United States can be regarded as the most recent of a wave of financial and sovereign debt crises that have affected different regions of the world over the past quarter century. While there is a large and growing body of literature on the economic aspects of financial crises, its political elements remain surprisingly under-studied. Moments of Truth: The Politics of Financial Crises in Comparative Perspective fills this gap in the literature by looking at the political repercussions and policy implications of financial crises in comparative perspective, using case studies in Latin America, Korea, and Russia, as well as the contemporary crises in the US and in key European countries. Contributors to this volume look at the crises as critical junctures that generate high levels of uncertainty while calling for decisive action. The chapters emphasize structural or agency based explanations and give relevance to the role of ideas, interests, and institutions in explaining different outcomes. The questions addressed by the case studies include: how the crises were defined by key actors, the range of political and policy options available to deal with their impact, the role of ideas in policy shifts, how political and economic actors redefine their interests in contexts of uncertainty, how political institutions mediate reactions to the crises, what explains the choice of a certain option over other alternatives, and whether the crisis has (so far) resulted in significant political and policy changes or in incremental adjustments to the status quo. The first book to comparatively analyze the political dimensions of financial crises across different global regions, Moments of Truth will be highly significant for any scholars interested in the contemporary debate on financial crises.