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Aura Light: from a Light Bulb Manufacturer to an Energy Savings Solutions Provider
by Krishna G. Palepu Elena CorsiA Swedish light bulb manufacturer reviews its strategy to better compete against large global multinationals.
Aurora Capital Group - Douglas Dynamics
by Nabil N. El-Hage Birche Fishback Blake Gottesman Michael MarinoAurora Capital, a US Private Equity firm, contemplates whether to acquire Douglas Dynamics, the leading US maker of snow plows. Does a business that is highly dependent on the weather, and is seasonal, make a good LBO candidate? This case provides a good introduction to the LBO business. What are the characteristics of a successful LBO? And how do successful PE firms create value by acquiring such companies?
Aus-, Ein- und Umstiegsprozesse in der sozial-ökologischen Transformation im 21. Jahrhundert (Energiepolitik und Klimaschutz. Energy Policy and Climate Protection)
by Fabian PrägerDiese Open-Access-Publikation analysiert die Aus-, Ein- und Umstiegsprozesse in der sozial-ökologischen Transformation des 21. Jahrhunderts. Basierend auf den Erkenntnissen der Forschungsarbeiten werden Maßnahmen zur Weiterentwicklung der Energieinfrastrukturentwicklung für eine 100%-Erneuerbare-Energien-Ökonomie erarbeitet. Das Promotionsprojekt beruht auf der Entwicklung und Anwendung eines Forschungsansatzes, der hier als „angewandte Transformationsforschung“ beschrieben wird und sowohl interdisziplinäre als auch transdisziplinäre Wissensproduktion integriert. Der Band untersucht die Notwendigkeit der sozial-ökologischen Transformation, um grundlegende Maßnahmen zu formulieren und ein fundiertes Verständnis für die Entwicklung eines 100%-Erneuerbare-Energiesystems zu schaffen, das den existenziellen Herausforderungen der Klimakrise effektiv begegnet. Zukunftsfähige Maßnahmen und Konzepte für die Energieinfrastrukturplanung werden entwickelt, indem die Theorien der Vordenker*innen der Energiewende analytisch aufgearbeitet sowie aktuelle fossile narrative Barrieren und Verhinderungsstrategien der Energiewende beschrieben und dekonstruiert werden. Die Erkenntnisse werden in tiefgreifende, überwiegend qualitative sozio-technische Sektoranalysen eingebettet.
Ausbruch aus der Komplexitätsfalle: Leitfaden zum selbstorganisierten Zusammenarbeitsmodell für Manager und Macher
by Uwe RotermundDie klassischen Methoden der hierarchischen Führung sind in der unternehmerischen Praxis der Gegenwart nicht mehr geeignet, die dramatischen Herausforderungen zu bewältigen, vor denen Unternehmen heute stehen. Selbstorganisation und Agilität haben das überkommene „Top-Down-Prinzip“ abgelöst und entfalten eine inspirierende Dynamik in Organisation und Betrieb.Dieses Buch richtet sich an Unternehmer und Organisationsentwickler, die diese dynamischen Kräfte für ihre Organisation entfalten wollen. Es vermittelt ein grundsätzliches Verständnis der aktuellen Herausforderungen für ein zukunftsfähiges Management. Eine Vielzahl praktischer Beispiele aus dem Erfahrungsschatz des Autors mit dem eigenen sowie weiteren Unternehmen helfen Firmen und Managern auf dem Weg zu Selbstbestimmung und Agilität.Der Inhalt- erfolgreich angewandte Organisationssysteme in der heutigen komplexen Welt - Konzepte für Selbstorganisation - Interviews und Best-Practice-Beispiele- Leitfaden für den Transformationsprozess
Auseinandersetzungsverfahren bei Ausscheiden eines Gesellschafters aus einer Bau-Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Eine Betrachtung hinsichtlich theoretischer und praxisrelevanter Gesichtspunkte (Baubetriebswirtschaftslehre und Infrastrukturmanagement)
by Martina WaltherDie Folgen des Ausscheidens eines Gesellschafters können für die verbleibenden Mitglieder einer Bau-Arbeitsgemeinschaft (Bau-ARGE) aufgrund der gesamtschuldnerischen Haftung gravierend sein. Mit Blick auf die damit einhergehenden Risiken sind die verbleibenden Gesellschafter bestrebt, den Projekterfolg sicherzustellen und das eigene Unternehmen wirtschaftlich zu schützen. Mittels einer zweiperspektivischen Analyse des Ausscheidens eines Gesellschafters aus einer Bau-ARGE – zum einen die theoretische Perspektive, deren Grundlage eine gemischte Strategie der Literaturrecherche bildete, und zum anderen die Praxisperspektive, die mittels Expertenbefragung abgebildet wurde – wird eine umfassende Untersuchung des Ausscheidens eines Gesellschafters aus einer Bau-ARGE durchgeführt. Hieraus werden proaktive und reaktive Handlungsempfehlungen für die Praxis entwickelt, mit deren Hilfe sich die mit dieser Thematik verbundenen Herausforderungen und Risiken mindern lassen. Dabei werden für jede Phase des idealtypischen Ablaufs Empfehlungen aufgezeigt, die von den Gesellschaftern einer ARGE angewandt werden können.
Ausgeschlafen: Ihre persönliche Schlaf-Formel zu mehr Glück und Erfolg im Job
by Dirk GüntherDer Schlaf ist mehr, als lediglich die Nacht zu überbrücken. Vor allem Berufstätige, insbesondere Unternehmer und Führungskräfte, fühlen sich energielos und abgekämpft, weshalb die Leistungsfähigkeit erst recht darunter leidet. In seinem Buch erläutert Dirk Günther nicht nur die Bedeutung des Schlafes für den Erfolg im Job. Der Schlafexperte gibt hier sein Wissen weiter und stellt dabei auch gleich seine ENS-Methode (Einfach Natürlich Schlafen) vor; ein System, mit dessen Hilfe jeder zu seinem perfekten Schlaf findet, aber auch mit der richtigen Ernährung, Entspannungs- und Mentaltechniken sowie Bewegung mehr Energie erhält. Der Leser lernt in diesem Buch, mit dem Schlaf richtig umzugehen und den Nutzen aus dem Schlaf direkt für sein komplettes Leben zu gewinnen. Egal, ob ihn Probleme mit Schlafstörungen oder Übergewicht quälen oder ob er ein starker Raucher ist und vielleicht sogar in einem Schichtbetrieb arbeitet. Konkret erhält der Leser viele Techniken, um zukünftig ausgeruht und energiegeladen seine beruflichen Herausforderungen zu meistern. Dazu zählen neben den Ernährungstipps auch Entspannungstechniken, wie sich Sport und Schlaf verträgt, aber auch welchen Einfluss sämtliche Tätigkeiten (wie Fernsehen oder Lesen) vor dem Schlafen auf uns haben. Günthers Buch zeigt nicht nur die Bedeutung des Schlafes für unser Leistungsvermögen auf, sondern gibt eine Menge Empfehlungen und Tipps, um mehr Energie für den Alltag zu erhalten.
Ausgewählte Aspekte des Digital Branding: Handlungskonzepte für die digitale Markenführung (essentials)
by Ralf T. Kreutzer Wolfgang MerkleRalf T. Kreutzer und Wolfgang Merkle stellenStrategien zur Verankerung der digitalen Markenführung im Unternehmen vor. Die steigende Notwendigkeit derdigitalen Markenführung wird durch zahlreiche Studien deutlich - jedoch auchdie in deutschen Unternehmen (noch) vorherrschende mangelnde organisatorische Verankerung des Social-Media-Marketings sowie die unzureichende Förderung zur Bildung von Kompetenzen der internen Stakeholder. Es wird gezeigt, warum die Verantwortung der Markenführung bei den internen Stakeholdern bleibensollte, wobei Anregungen, Wünsche und Ideen seitens der aktiven Community durchaus Beachtung finden können und sollen.
Ausgewählte Stressmanagement-Methoden für die VUCA-Welt: Impulse und Anregungen für die Praxis (essentials)
by Karin MeyerDie derzeitige Arbeitswelt lässt sich als VUCA (komplex, mehrdeutig, unsicher und volatil) beschreiben. In diesem Umfeld stellen Selbstführung und Stressbewältigungs-Kompetenzen wesentliche Grundlagen für Karriere und unternehmerischen Erfolg dar – auch um unerwarteten Zusatzbelastungen wie beispielsweise einer Corona-Pandemie souverän gegenübertreten zu können. Dieser Essential gibt daher Einblicke in ausgewählte Stressmanagement-Methoden (instrumentell, kognitiv, palliativ-regenerativ). Es werden Ansätze zur Selbstbeobachtung und damit zur Verhaltensoptimierung dargestellt mit dem Ziel, Impulse und Anregungen für Praxis und Selbstreflexion zu bieten.Der InhaltAusgewählte Methoden der multimodalen StressbewältigungAnsätze zur Selbstbeobachtung als Fundament der SelbstführungDie ZielgruppenFach- und Führungskräfte, Unternehmer*innen, StudierendePraktiker*innen aus Bildung, Lehre und CoachingDie AutorinKarin Meyer ist Professorin und staatlich anerkannte Lehrkraft (Sek. II) für Betriebswirtschaftslehre sowie selbstständige Beraterin/Trainerin und Dozentin.
Ausgewählte Themen der Sportmotorik für das weiterführende Studium (Band #2)
by Kerstin WitteNachdem im Bachelorstudium schon viele Bereiche der Sportmotorik besprochen wurden (siehe Band 1 dieser Lehrbuchreihe), möchten Sie als Sportwissenschaftler*in, Trainer*in, Sportingenieur*in, Gesundheitswissenschaftler*in oder Physiotherapeut*in noch mehr über aktuelle Forschungsgebiete dieser Disziplin erfahren. Dieses Buch macht Lust, sich tiefer mit dem Phänomen der sportlichen Bewegung zu beschäftigen. Neben dem Studium der Fachliteratur zur Aneignung des entsprechenden Fachwissens gibt es Ihnen Anregungen und Anleitungen für eigene kleinere Untersuchungen. Es bietet eine solide Grundlage für die selbstständige Bearbeitung von Problemstellungen und die praktische Auseinandersetzung mit den vielfältigen Problemen der Sportmotorik. So begleitet Sie dieses Lehrbuch auch durch das Masterstudium und gibt dabei vielfältige Hilfestellungen. Auf folgende Themenschwerpunkte wird besonders eingegangen: Gleichgewichtsfähigkeit, Motorik des Gehens, Anwendung nichtlinearer Systemtheorien, Veränderungen der Motorik im Alter, Nutzung der virtuellen Realität im Sport, Antizipation und Kognitive Robotik.
Austerity
by Florian SchuiAusterity is at the center of political debates today. Its defenders praise it as a panacea that will prepare the ground for future growth and stability. Critics insist it will precipitate a vicious cycle of economic decline, possibly leading to political collapse. But the notion that abstinence from consumption brings benefits to states, societies, or individuals is hardly new. This book puts the debates of our own day in perspective by exploring the long history of austerity-a popular idea that lives on despite a track record of dismal failure. Florian Schui shows that arguments in favor of austerity were-and are today-mainly based on moral and political considerations, rather than on economic analysis. Unexpectedly, it is the critics of austerity who have framed their arguments in the language of economics. Schui finds that austerity has failed intellectually and in economic terms every time it has been attempted. He examines thinkers who have influenced our ideas about abstinence from Aristotle through such modern economic thinkers as Smith, Marx, Veblen, Weber, Hayek, and Keynes, as well as the motives behind specific twentieth-century austerity efforts. The persistence of the concept cannot be explained from an economic perspective, Schui concludes, but only from the persuasive appeal of the moral and political ideas linked to it.
Austerity
by Kerry-Anne MendozaA scathing critique of Austerity, the transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich, and the long-term project to deliver our hospitals and schools into the hands of corporate power.
Austerity
by Kerry-Anne MendozaFor the last five years, Britain has been under the hammer of 'Austerity'. In its name, wages have been frozen, benefits have been slashed and public spending squeezed. The pain of a financial crisis caused by bankers and speculators has been borne by ordinary people all over the country - and by the poor and disabled most of all.
Austerity (Key Ideas)
by Bruno De OliveiraAusterity is a concise, accessible overview of austerity policies, their impact on society, and possible alternatives for more just and equitable economic policies. Drawing on a range of global case studies, it encourages critical analysis of the core principles and theories of austerity.Bruno De Oliveira goes beyond budget cuts and dismantling of public services to consider austerity as a profound ideological shift that has reconfigured modern economies and societies. Austerity offers an analysis of austerity’s theoretical foundations, policy implications, and social consequences. Examination of critical thinkers such as Marx, Hayek, Friedman, Maynard Keynes, Foucault, and Bourdieu helps contextualise debates around austerity and provide a lens through which to analyse its impacts. It illuminates the human cost of fiscal austerity, examining its impact on the welfare system, social unrest, crime, and justice and on public health outcomes. Illustrated by global case studies, it considers how austerity, catalysed by the 2008 global financial crisis, has stalled economic recovery with significant implications for global social justice. Vitally, it considers the political and media discourses that often accompany austerity policies, examining how they demonise certain social groups, legitimise social inequalities, and divert attention from the structural causes of inequality. Finally, it explores alternatives to austerity, presenting policy solutions that prioritise social investment and economic justice and showcasing examples of resistance, advocacy, and activism.Austerity is an essential guide for students, scholars, and activists interested in social and economic policies and their impact. It will equip them with the tools and insight necessary to understand and challenge the impacts of austerity.
Austerity Business
by Alex Pratt"These tips are worth their weight in gold to businesses of all sizes. " -Peter Jones, CBE, Entrepreneur and star of TV's Dragon's Den For any business, less really can be more. We all face new, austere times. Whether starting up, surviving or seeking to dominate its niche, every business needs to adjust. Based on years of real business experience, this book shows you how. From reinvigorating staff with Dunkirk spirit, to building revenues on a shoestring, this book tells you where to cut and where to keep spending. Packed with witty anecdotes, inspirational quotes and common sense advice, Austerity Business is a reinvigorating read for any business leader sworn down by daily bad news - the age of austerity really can be about thriving, not just surviving.
Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry
by Karen Van DyckA remarkable collection of poetic voices from contemporary Greece, Austerity Measures is a one-of-a-kind window into the creative energy that has arisen from the country's decade of crisis and a glimpse into what it is like to be Greek today.The 2008 debt crisis shook Greece to the core and went on to shake the world. More recently, Greece has become one of the main channels into Europe for refugees from poverty and war. Greece stands at the center of today’s most intractable conflicts, and this situation has led to a truly extraordinary efflorescence of innovative and powerfully moving Greek poetry. Karen Van Dyck’s wide-ranging bilingual anthology—which covers the whole contemporary Greek poetry scene, from literary poets to poets of the spoken word to poets online, and more—offers an unequaled sampling of some of the richest and most exciting poetry of our time.
Austerity Politics and UK Economic Policy (Building a Sustainable Political Economy: SPERI Research & Policy)
by Craig BerryCraig Berry assesses UK economic policy in the wake of the financialcrisis through the lens of the austerity agenda, focusing on monetary policy,economic rebalancing, industrial and regional policy, the labour market,welfare reform and budgetary management. He argues that austerity is gearedtowards a resurrection of financialisation and the UK's pre-crisis economic model,through the transformation of individual behaviour and demonisation of thestate. Cutting public spending and debt in the short term is, at most, asecondary concern for the UK policy elite. However, the underlying purpose ofausterity is frequently misunderstood due to its conflation with a narrowdeficit reduction agenda, not least by its Keynesian critics. Berry alsodemonstrates how austerity has effectively dismantled the prospect of acentre-left alternative to neoliberalism.
Austerity and the Labor Movement (SUNY Press Open Access)
by Michael SchiavoneAusterity policies have become the new norm throughout both the developed and developing world. Indeed, austerity has become the new buzz word in the lexicon of politicians from across the political spectrum. At the same time austerity measures have been met with mass protest, the most famous example of which is the Occupy Movement. In the not-too-distant past it would have been the labor movement at the forefront resisting policies that arguably disproportionally target working people and their families. Throughout the twentieth century it was the labor movement that fought for all working people. However, there is an increasing assumption that the labor movement is unable to adequately defend workers from the onslaught of austerity measures. Austerity and the Labor Movement analyzes whether this assumption is indeed true. Examining the labor movements in the US, UK, Greece, Ireland, and Spain, Michael Schiavone provides a systematic explanation of the appeal of austerity policies in certain circles and why the labor movement in each of these countries has been largely unsuccessful in overturning such policies. He argues that the labor movement needs to make major changes and embrace social movement unionism if it has any hope to stop its decline and have any chance to successfully fight against austerity and neoliberalism more generally.This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to Knowledge Unlatched—an initiative that provides libraries and institutions with a centralized platform to support OA collections and from leading publishing houses and OA initiatives. Learn more at the Knowledge Unlatched website at: https://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/, and access the book online at the SUNY Open Access Repository at http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/1706.
Austerity vs Stimulus: The Political Future of Economic Recovery
by Robert Skidelsky Nicolò FraccaroliThis timely book debates the economic and political logic of the austerity policies that have been implemented in the UK and in the Eurozone since 2010 and asks whether there is any alternative for these countries in the years ahead. The work reconsiders the austerity versus stimulus debate through the voices of those who proposed the successful idea of expansionary austerity and those who opposed it. The editors have brought together a collection of articles written by some of the most notable figures in the discipline, including the likes of Alberto Alesina, Ken Rogoff, Tim Besley, David Graeber, Vince Cable, and Paul Krugman. The book also features the debate between Niall Ferguson and Robert Skidelsky. These leading thinkers unveil a world where economists are far from agreeing on economic policy, and where politics often dominates the discussion. The question of whether the British government should have opted for austerity runs through the book, as well as how sustained economic recovery should be encouraged in the future. Scholars, students and members of the general public with an interest in the financial crisis and its lingering aftermath will find this work invaluable.
Austerity: The Lived Experience
by Stephen Mcbride Bryan EvansBryan M. Evans, Stephen McBride, and their contributors delve further into the more practical, ground-level side of the austerity equation in Austerity: The Lived Experience. Economically, austerity policies cannot be seen to work in the way elite interests claim that they do. Rather than soften the blow of the economic and financial crisis of 2008 for ordinary citizens, policies of austerity slow growth and lead to increased inequality. While political consent for such policies may have been achieved, it was reached amidst significant levels of disaffection and strong opposition to the extremes of austerity. The authors build their analysis in three sections, looking alternatively at theoretical and ideological dimensions of the lived experience of austerity; how austerity plays out in various public sector occupations and policy domains; and the class dimensions of austerity. The result is a ground-breaking contribution to the study of austerity politics and policies.
Austerität als gesellschaftliches Projekt
by Roland Sturm Tim Griebel Thorsten WinkelmannDas Buch spürt die komplexen Ursachen und Wirkungen von Austerität nach. Denn kaum ein Begriff löst derzeit solch heftige und unterschiedliche gesellschaftliche Reaktionen aus wie Austerität. Aufgrund der weitreichenden Wirkungen von Austerität wird auch von manchen Beobachtern bereits von einem „age of austerity“ gesprochen. Schwerpunkte des Bandes bilden u.a. die diskursive Konstruktion und die sozio-ökonomischen und politischen Folgen von Austerität.
Australasia and Pacific Ombudsman Institutions: Mandates, Competences and Good Practice
by International Ombudsman InstituteCommissioned by the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI), the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights (BIM) in Vienna conducted a comparative analytical study on Ombudsman Institutions in the Australasia and Pacific region between January 2011 and April 2012. In Part 1, this book provides an analytical comparison of the public sector Ombudsman Institutions in Australia (the Commonwealth Ombudsman and the state/territory Ombudsmen of all Australian states as well as of the Northern Territory and the ACT), the Cook Islands, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Taiwan, Tonga and Vanuatu. In addition to a comparative analysis showing the partial heterogeneity of the Institutions, a comprehensive overview of common features, and explorations of the specifics and peculiarities of the Institutions, Part 2 presents separate reports on the 16 different jurisdictions featuring their main functions as follows: - Legal basis, legal status and organisation, - Mandate, object of control and standard of control, - Powers, including legal quality and impact of the outcomes of investigative procedures, - Relationship to the administration, the judiciary and the legislator, and - Special characteristics. Part 2 is based on information provided by the Institutions themselves in questionnaires sent out at the outset of the study, an analysis of the respective establishing acts and other relevant laws, and on relevant scientific publications and the Institutions' Annual Reports. The reports also refer to relevant legal provisions and include websites addresses for ease of reference.
Australasian Perspectives on Corporate Citizenship: A special theme issue of The Journal of Corporate Citizenship (Issue 4)
by Birch DavidThis special issue, devoted to Australasian perspectives, is timely in a debate in the region that is gaining momentum every day. Contributors to this issue are leading scholars in the field in Australia, New Zealand and India .
Australia - Culture Smart!
by Barry PenneyAustralia -Culture Smart! appears on Oprah's Austalian Adventure!Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include* customs, values, and traditions* historical, religious, and political background* life at home* leisure, social, and cultural life* eating and drinking* dos, don'ts, and taboos* business practices* communication, spoken and unspoken"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times
Australia and Africa: A New Friend from the South? (Africa's Global Engagement: Perspectives from Emerging Countries)
by Nikola PijovićThis book offers analysis of Australia’s engagement with Africa, as well as the country’s rather unique status as a ‘new’ actor and emerging country in Africa. With its empirical originality and comparative contribution, the book fills a gap in both the study of Africa’s global engagement with emerging countries, and in connection with Australia’s largely unknown engagement with African states. Australia has presented itself as Africa’s ‘friend from the south,’ without any colonial baggage, and is interested in a long-term partnership for trade and development. In this context, Australia is only one of many ‘new’ players seeking more intensive engagement with Africa since the end of the Cold War. At its core, the book argues that because of its largely unacknowledged ‘flawed’ historical engagement with Africa, as well as the political partisanship driving its fickle and volatile contemporary engagement with the continent, Australia suffers from an inability to assess its strategic and long-term interests – i.e., it doesn’t know what it wants in or from Africa. This makes Australia a rather unique emerging player in Africa: while other 'new' actors' engagement with Africa is generally strategic, and driven to a large extent by a desire to secure resources and counter the influence of geopolitical rivals, Australia’s efforts with regard to Africa are more episodic and not about acquiring resources or countering its rivals. Hence, while immigration, globalization, trade, terrorism, and climate change continue to bring Africa and Australia closer together, Australia’s failure to understand its own interests continues to hamper its engagement with Africa.
Australia in the Expanding Global Crisis: The Geopolitics of Racism
by Erik PaulThis book is a study of the key components and contradictions of the escalating global crisis and their impact on modern Australia. It elaborates the damage being done to democracy, human rights, and the fabric of society. Racism is structured in the universality of the nation-state and capitalism in the 21st century. Racism is a process that discriminates and segregates the human species, creating major conflicts and antagonisms. It generates a global struggle for equality and social justice. The global crisis is energised by the contradiction between a global capitalism that is in effect totalitarian and the imperatives of economic growth driving every nation-state of the world. Racism is embodied in the emergence of a new imperialism to maintain Western global hegemony, a growing source of instability and violence in the world system, endangering the survival of humanity. The book advocates the promotion of full democratic participation in the struggle for social, political, and economic equality.