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Share Power: How ordinary people can change the way that capitalism works – and make money too
by Merryn Somerset WebbShould companies care about climate change? Should they be vanquishing the gender pay gap? Should they be advancing human rights in their supply chains? And if we think they should - can we, as ordinary people, bring about these sorts of changes?The answer is, technically, yes. In the UK, the majority of us now own shares in listed companies - whether that be through a stocks and shares ISA, a self-invested portfolio or a workplace pension scheme. What few people know is that every share comes with a vote in company decisions, over everything from executive pay to corporate strategy. The technology exists to allow us to vote - all we need to do is learn how to use it.In Share Power, Merryn Somerset Webb, Editor-in-Chief of MoneyWeek, takes us deep into the world of corporate capitalism - from the privatisation of state-owned companies in the 1980s to the financial crash of 2008 and the growth of the modern multinational - to show us how capitalism went wrong and how, with six simple recommendations, every one of us now has the power to make it work for us.
Share Power: How ordinary people can change the way that capitalism works – and make money too
by Merryn Somerset WebbShould companies care about climate change? Should they be vanquishing the gender pay gap? Should they be advancing human rights in their supply chains? And if we think they should - can we, as ordinary people, bring about these sorts of changes?The answer is, technically, yes. In the UK, the majority of us now own shares in listed companies - whether that be through a stocks and shares ISA, a self-invested portfolio or a workplace pension scheme. What few people know is that every share comes with a vote in company decisions, over everything from executive pay to corporate strategy. The technology exists to allow us to vote - all we need to do is learn how to use it.In Share Power, Merryn Somerset Webb, Editor-in-Chief of MoneyWeek, takes us deep into the world of corporate capitalism - from the privatisation of state-owned companies in the 1980s to the financial crash of 2008 and the growth of the modern multinational - to show us how capitalism went wrong and how, with six simple recommendations, every one of us now has the power to make it work for us.
Share Power: How ordinary people can change the way that capitalism works – and make money too
by Merryn Somerset WebbShould companies care about climate change? Should they be vanquishing the gender pay gap? Should they be advancing human rights in their supply chains? And if we think they should - can we, as ordinary people, bring about these sorts of changes?The answer is, technically, yes. In the UK, the majority of us now own shares in listed companies - whether that be through a stocks and shares ISA, a self-invested portfolio or a workplace pension scheme. What few people know is that every share comes with a vote in company decisions, over everything from executive pay to corporate strategy. The technology exists to allow us to vote - all we need to do is learn how to use it.In Share Power, Merryn Somerset Webb, Editor-in-Chief of MoneyWeek, takes us deep into the world of corporate capitalism - from the privatisation of state-owned companies in the 1980s to the financial crash of 2008 and the growth of the modern multinational - to show us how capitalism went wrong and how, with six simple recommendations, every one of us now has the power to make it work for us.
Share Responsibilities: Managing Human Behavior to Advance Organizational Strategy
by Robert L. SimonsTwo critical tasks of senior managers are determining how individuals should act within their organization and then creating the necessary conditions for them to act in the desired way. This chapter focuses on the last of the four Cs of organization design: analyzing the level of commitment to others that is needed to support organizational strategy.
Share, Retweet, Repeat
by John HlinkoA guide to creating buzz in the digital age-and getting people to spread your message for you. In Share, Retweet, Repeat, John Hlinko shows readers how to take their ideas, causes, and products, and craft marketing campaigns around them that create buzz. In the world of constant communication, the average consumer of information has transformed into a publisher of information as well.With easy to follow steps, Hlinko teaches readers how to create spreadable messages to optimize return on investment on any communications budget. This book is for anyone who wants to learn how to stand out, be noticed, and get others talking about them.
Share the Innovation Load: Manage the Costs and Risks of Innovation through Partnerships
by Scott D. AnthonyThe benefits of sharing the innovation burden aren't unique to tough economic times. It's always a good thing to partner with people who are more capable of or specialized in solving particular problems. However, lowering innovation expenses and risks becomes particularly important in lean times. One way to achieve this is to share the innovation burden with other parties, spreading investment and risk to customers, suppliers, and even competitors that are best positioned to bear it. This chapter was originally published as chapter 6 of "The Silver Lining: An Innovation Playbook for Uncertain Times."
Share the Wealth: How to End Rentier Capitalism
by Philippe AskenazyA new perspective on the neoliberal world through the prism of rents and rentiersHow can we reduce inequalities? How can we make work get better recognition and better pay?Philippe Askenazy in this new book shows that the current share of wealth is far from natural; it results from rising rents and their capture by the actors best endowed in the economic game. In this race for rents, the world of work is the big loser: while many workers feed capital rents by increased productivity and worsened working conditions, they are stigmatized as unproductive and their earnings stagnate. By proposing a new description of the capital-work relationship, calling for a remobilization of the world of work, and particularly poorly paid employees, Askenazy shows that there is a more radical alternative to neoliberalism beyond simply redistribution.
Share This
by CIPRShare This is a practical handbook to the biggest changes taking place in the media and its professions by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Social Media Panel. The book was conceived and written by more than 20 public relations practitioners representing a cross-section of public, private and voluntary sector expertise using many of the social tools and techniques that it addresses.The book is split into 26 chapters over eight topic areas covering the media and public relations industry, planning, social networks, online media relations, monitoring and measurement, skills, industry change and the future of the industry. It's a pragmatic guide for anyone that works in public relations and wants to continue working in the industry.Share This was edited by Stephen Waddington with contributions from: Katy Howell, Simon Sanders, Andrew Smith, Helen Nowicka, Gemma Griffiths, Becky McMichael, Robin Wilson, Alex Lacey, Matt Appleby, Dan Tyte, Stephen Waddington, Stuart Bruce, Rob Brown, Russell Goldsmith, Adam Parker, Julio Romo, Philip Sheldrake, Richard Bagnall, Daljit Bhurji, Richard Bailey, Rachel Miller, Mark Pack, and Simon Collister.
Share This Too
by Brian Solis CIPRThe follow up to Share This: The Social Media Handbook for PR Professionals.Share This is a practical handbook to the changes taking place in the media and was conceived and written by 24 public relations practitioners using many of the social tools and techniques that it addresses. The book covered the media and public relations industry, planning, social networks, online media relations, monitoring and measurement, skills, industry change and the future of the industry.Share This Too is also a pragmatic guide for anyone that wants to continue working in public relations. It is a larger book with more than 30 contributors, including all of those from the highly successful first book and many of whom are successful authors in their own right.It probes more deeply into the subject and is divided into seven sections:The future of public relationsAudiences and online habitsConversationsNew channels, new connectionsProfessional practiceBusiness change and opportunities for the public relations industryFuture proofing the public relations industryThe content entirely complements the first book rather than merely updates it. It delves deeply into what is current in the theory, delivery and evaluation of 21st century public relations and organisational communication.
Share Trading, Fraud and the Crash of 1929: A Biography of Clarence Hatry (Financial History #30)
by Chris SwinsonThis is the first comprehensive biography of Clarence Charles Hatry, 1888-1965, an enigmatic and charismatic public figure. Hatry was the son of Jewish immigrant parents who became a company promoter and whose companies collapsed in 1929, leading to a crash on the London stock exchange. He was brought down by a desperate fraud. At his trial three months later, the judge said that he could not imagine a worse crime. Analysing transactions in detail, the book reveals Hatry’s brilliance as a manipulator and a world-class networker and persuader. It also demonstrates his vain belief in his ability to overcome any risks and his insecurity which led him to surround himself with sycophants who would not challenge his ideas. It shows how others used Hatry to make money, and, as he destroyed himself, as a scapegoat who distracted from the City’s failings. Despite his deepest ambitions, he remained an outsider. Until now there has been no full biography of Clarence Hatry, which may be attributable to the lack of records, as his business papers are believed all to have been destroyed. This comprehensive biography is based on examination of the memoirs of Hatry’s contemporaries, the archives and records which they and their companies preserved, and press reports of Hatry’s activities. Marking the 90th anniversary of Hatry’s collapse, this book will be important reading for academics and researchers looking to gain a greater understanding of the context of the 1929 crash, or of financial crises generally.
ShareCity: Sharing-Ansätze, Sharing-Verhalten, Sharing-Strategien, Sharing-Cases in Städten
by Dominik Georgi Susanne Bründler-Ulrich Dorothea Schaffner Esther Federspiel Patricia Wolf Richard Abplanalp Bettina Minder Jonas FrölicherLernen Sie mit dem Buch „ShareCity“ die Grundlagen des Konzepts der Sharing Economy kennen und erfahren Sie, wie Städte diesen Ansatz in die Tat umsetzen. Die Autoren sehen in Sharing (zu Deutsch „teilen“) eine Entwicklung, die aufgrund von Trends wie u.a. Car- oder Bike-Sharing zukünftig eine immer größere Rolle spielen wird – und die das Stadtleben der Zukunft mit Blick auf immer knappere Ressourcen prägen könnte.Im einführenden Kapitel dieses Buchs steht zunächst das Konzept der Sharing Economy im Fokus. Die Autoren erläutern, was sich dahinter verbirgt und inwiefern speziell die Digitalisierung zum rasanten Wachstum von Sharing-Angeboten beigetragen hat. Zudem evaluieren die Verfasser, welche Relevanz dieses Konzept für Städte hat. Anschließend werden verschiedene Formen von Sharing-Ansätzen genauer beleuchtet. Dabei typologisieren die Autoren diverse Angebote unter folgenden Gesichtspunkten: • Sharing-Gegenstand• Sharing-Teilnehmende• Sharing-Plattform• Sharing-NutzungAufbauend auf dieser Orientierungshilfe befassen sich die Autoren außerdem mit dem Nachhaltigkeitsgedanken und zeigen Ihnen, welche Wirkungen von Sharing mit Blick auf ökologische, ökonomische sowie soziale Aspekte einhergehen. Unter Berücksichtigung externer Einflussfaktoren stellen die Verfasser in ihrem Buch zum Thema Sharing Economy aufschlussreiche Bezüge zur Praxis her. Anhand einer Studie liefern sie Ihnen empirische Erkenntnisse zur Bewertung von Sharing-Angeboten und Einflussfaktoren zu deren Nutzung. Die daraus abgeleiteten Ergebnisse bilden schließlich die Basis für ein Konzept zur Entwicklung einer Sharing-Strategie, welches von den Verfassern im Anschluss anhand einiger Cases im deutschsprachigen sowie internationalen Raum genauer erforscht wird. Dabei versuchen die Autoren, speziell Antworten auf diese Fragen zu finden:a) Wie gehen Städte mit dem Thema Sharing um?b) Werden bestimmte Sharing-Strategien verfolgt?Im Fokus dieser Untersuchungen stehen unter anderem folgende Metropolregionen: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Kopenhagen, San Francisco, Seoul, St. Gallen.Zu guter Letzt geben die Autoren noch eine Einschätzung über die zukünftigen Entwicklungen der Share Economy ab. Insgesamt eignet sich das Buch „ShareCity“ sowohl für Themenneulinge als auch erfahrene Branchenkenner, die diesen Themenkomplex auch von einer urbanen Perspektive aus kennenlernen möchten.
Shared Capitalism at Work: Employee Ownership, Profit and Gain Sharing, and Broad-based Stock Options
by Douglas L. Kruse Richard B. Freeman Joseph R. BlasiThe historical relationship between capital and labor has evolved in the past few decades. One particularly noteworthy development is the rise of shared capitalism, a system in which workers have become partial owners of their firms and thus, in effect, both employees and stockholders. Profit sharing arrangements and gain-sharing bonuses, which tie compensation directly to a firm's performance, also reflect this new attitude toward labor. Shared Capitalism at Work analyzes the effects of this trend on workers and firms. The contributors focus on four main areas: the fraction of firms that participate in shared capitalism programs in the United States and abroad, the factors that enable these firms to overcome classic free rider and risk problems, the effect of shared capitalism on firm performance, and the impact of shared capitalism on worker well-being. This volume provides essential studies for understanding the increasingly important role of shared capitalism in the modern workplace.
Shared Cognition in Organizations: The Management of Knowledge (Organization and Management Series)
by David M. Messick Leigh L. Thompson John M. LevineWritten for those interested in the topic of "shared knowledge" in organizations, this edited volume brings together a variety of themes and perspectives that emerge when multidisciplinary scholars examine this important subject. The papers were presented at a conference designed to bring together behavioral scientists who were interested in the creation, conversation, distribution, and protection of knowledge in organizations. The editors bring together a distinguished group of social psychologists who have made important contributions to social cognition and group processes. They cast a wide net in terms of the topics covered and challenged the authors to think about how their research applies to the management or mismanagement of knowledge in organizations. The volume is divided into three sections: knowledge systems, emotional-motivational systems, and communication and behavioral systems. A final conclusion chapter discusses and integrates the various contributions.
Shared Cognition in Organizations: The Management of Knowledge (Organization and Management Series)
by David M. Messick Leigh L. Thompson John M. LevineWritten for those interested in the topic of "shared knowledge" in organizations, this edited volume brings together a variety of themes and perspectives that emerge when multidisciplinary scholars examine this important subject. The papers were presented at a conference designed to bring together behavioral scientists who were interested in the creation, conversation, distribution, and protection of knowledge in organizations. The editors bring together a distinguished group of social psychologists who have made important contributions to social cognition and group processes. They cast a wide net in terms of the topics covered and challenged the authors to think about how their research applies to the management or mismanagement of knowledge in organizations. The volume is divided into three sections: knowledge systems, emotional-motivational systems, and communication and behavioral systems. A final conclusion chapter discusses and integrates the various contributions.
Shared Entrepreneurship
by Stephen B. Adams Marvin O. Brown Thomas J. Calo Wayne H. Decker Richard C. Hoffman Charles C. Manz Karen P. Manz Olivier P. Roche Frank Shipper Marc D. Street Vera L. Street Christy H. WeerToday's views of leadership and management have significantly expanded to incorporate a variety of elements such as rewards, visions, and worker participation. However, most perspectives still view leadership as something that is assigned to a designated person who then exercises influence downward toward subordinate followers. In many ways the persistent top-down command and control theme that supports established leadership thought and practice prevents organizations from fully tapping into their human resources, in turn limiting their flexibility to meet the challenges of increasingly dynamic, complex, and competitive environments. Shared Entrepreneurship replaces the top-down approaches of the past with a new framework that draws strengths and innovation from collaboration and sharing. This book is divided into two main sections. The first section consists of six chapters which provide an in-depth overview and discussion of shared entrepreneurship. The second section consists of eight original case studies commissioned by the authors, featuring such companies as Herman Miller, Inc. , SRC Holdings, and W. L. Gore & Associates.
Shared Infrastructure: An Atomic E-Business Model
by Peter Weill Michael R. VitaleWhen conditions are right, the benefits of an electronic alliance-cooperation among competitors by sharing infrastructure-can be significant enough to overcome competitive barriers. This chapter profiles several companies that have implemented a shared infrastructure e-business model.
Shared Leadership: Reframing the Hows and Whys of Leadership
by Dr Craig L. Pearce Jay A. CongerShared Leadership: Reframing the Hows and Whys of Leadership brings together the foremost thinkers on the subject and is the first book of its kind to address the conceptual, methodological, and practical issues for shared leadership. Its aim is to advance understanding along many dimensions of the shared leadership phenomenon: its dynamics, moderators, appropriate settings, facilitating factors, contingencies, measurement, practice implications, and directions for the future. The volume provides a realistic and practical discussion of the benefits, as well as the risks and problems, associated with shared leadership. It will serve as an indispensable guide for researchers and practicing managers in identifying where and when shared leadership may be appropriate for organizations and teams.
Shared Leadership 2.0: Taking Stock and Looking Forward (Elements in Leadership)
by Christina L. Wassenaar Craig L. Pearce Natalia LorinkovaShared leadership entails a dynamic, interactive influence process among groups and teams. Whereas traditional models of leadership emphasize the importance of vertical leadership as a role occupied by an individual in a designated position, shared leadership emphasizes the importance of leadership as an unfolding social process, shifting the influence to the person with the most relevant knowledge, skills and abilities, juxtaposed against the emerging task related requirements. Research shows that shared leadership is a robust predictor of group, team and organizational outcomes across a variety of organizations, industries and cultural contexts. In fact, shared leadership is a better predictor of outcomes than vertical leadership. This Element provides a comprehensive review of the research on shared leadership, and points to promising directions for the future, in terms of both research and the practical application of shared leadership in action. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Shared Measures: Collective Performance Data Use in Collaborations (Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration)
by Alexander KrollTraditionally, performance metrics and data have been used to hold organizations accountable. But public service provision is not merely hierarchical anymore. Increasingly, we see partnerships among government agencies, private or nonprofit organizations, and civil society groups. Such collaborations may also use goals, measures, and data to manage group efforts, however, the application of performance practices here will likely follow a different logic. This Element introduces the concepts of “shared measures” and “collective data use” to add collaborative, relational elements to existing performance management theory. It draws on a case study of collaboratives in North Carolina that were established to develop community responses to the opioid epidemic. To explain the use of shared performance measures and data within these collaboratives, this Element studies the role of factors such as group composition, participatory structures, social relationships, distributed leadership, group culture, and value congruence.
Shared Mobility Revolution: Pioneering Autonomous Horizons (Lecture Notes in Mobility)
by Henriette Cornet Maria GkemouThis open access book gathers contributions to the EU-funded Horizon 2020 project Shared automation Operating models for Worldwide adoption (SHOW). It reports on technologies and business models focusing on supporting the deployment of shared, connected, and electrified automation in urban transport. Chapters discuss practical issues concerning mobility data management, strategies to improve user acceptance and engagement, and reports on assessment and simulation techniques to test shared automated shuttles in various contexts. Overall, this book offers a timely survey on connected and automated mobility, with extensive and practical information for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, involved in developing user-centred, automated, and sustainable future mobility.
Shared Prosperity: Paving the Way in Europe and Central Asia
by Maurizio Bussolo Luis F. Lopez-CalvaThe World Bank has recently defined two strategic goals: ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Shared prosperity is measured as income growth among the bottom 40 percent of the income distribution in the population. The two goals should be achieved in a way that is sustainable from economic, social, and environmental perspectives. Shared Prosperity: Paving the Way in Europe and Central Asia focuses on the second goal and proposes a framework that integrates both macroeconomic and microeconomic elements. The macro variables, particularly changes in relative prices, affect income growth differentially along the income distribution; at the same time, the microeconomic distribution of assets at the bottom of the distribution determines the capacity of the bottom 40 to take advantage of the macroeconomic environment and contribute to overall growth. Growth and the incidence of growth are thus understood as jointly determined processes. Besides this integration, the main input of the framework is the finding that the trade-off between growth and equity may be an issue only in the short run. Over the long run, redistribution policies that increase the productive capacity of the bottom 40 percent enhance the overall growth potential of the economy. This report considers shared prosperity in Europe and Central Asia and concludes that the performance in sharing prosperity during the period 2000-10 was good, on average, but heterogeneous across countries and that sustainability is unclear. It also describes examples of the application of the framework to selected countries in the region. Finally, the report provides a tool to structure the policy discussion around the goal of shared prosperity and explains that specific policy links associated with the goal can be established only after a thorough analysis of the country-specific context.
Shared Prosperity and Poverty Eradication in Latin America and the Caribbean
by Marãa Genoni Carlos Rodrãguez-Castelã¡n Louise CordOver the last decade Latin America and the Caribbean region has achieved important progress towards the World Bank Group's goals of eradicating extreme poverty and boosting income growth of the bottom 40 percent, propelled by remarkable economic growth and falling income inequality. Despite this impressive performance, social progress has not been uniform over this period, and certain countries, subregions and even socioeconomic groups participated less in the growth process. As of today, more than 75 million people still live in extreme poverty in the region (using $2.50/day/capita), half of them in Brazil and Mexico, and extreme poverty rates top 40 percent in Guatemala and reach nearly 60 percent in Haiti. This means that extreme poverty is still an important issue in both low- and middle-income countries in the region. As growth wanes and progress in reducing the still high levels of inequality in the region slows, it will be more important than ever for governments to focus policies on inclusive growth. The book includes an overview that highlights progress towards the goals of poverty eradication and shared prosperity between 2003 and 2012, unpacks recent gains at the household level using an income-based asset model, and examines some of the policy levers used to affect social outcomes in the region. It draws on 13 country studies, eight of which are featured in this volume: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. The other case studies include: Bolivia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Honduras, which will be included in the web version of the book.
Shared Responsibility
by Carsten Staur Steven HarrisGlobal power structures are changing. The United States and Europe are losing ground, as countries such as China and India increase their global reach. At the same time that new global players emerge, multinational corporations, global civil society organizations, and international media carve out their own spaces in international affairs. How will these changes impact the legitimacy of the United Nations? In Shared Responsibility, Carsten Staur examines the ability of the UN to combine its normative functions - defining global objectives, rules, and standards - with practical assistance for its 193 member states. Staur focuses on transformative global challenges, where the UN has the potential to play a critical role in assisting vulnerable countries in the aftermath of conflict, in further developing the concept of "responsibility to protect," in creating a more forceful system of accountability for mass atrocity crimes, and in re-launching sustainable development as the future's principal global development approach and as the basis for dealing effectively with both climate change and the responsible management of global resources. An insider's look at the UN, Shared Responsibility details the problems faced by the United Nations and presents solutions for the organization to remain relevant, legitimate, and action-oriented in the twenty-first century.
Shared Services
by Melchior Daniel C.Praise for Shared Services A Manager's Journey "In Shared Services: A Manager's Journey, Dan presents the real business cultural challenges along with human factors when taking on such a change in a company's processes. A must-read for any executive, manager, or team member who is considering, decided to, or is already in the process of converting a company from a decentralized organization to a shared services environment. " -Katherine M. Ericsson Vice President of Membership, Project Management Institute of South Florida and director of a project management office, in a shared services environment within the distribution industry "A how-to/survival guide for those thinking about entering shared services or beginning the journey. . . for the rest of us, an entertaining look back at our journey both professionally and personally. A great read!" -Steve K. Stone Senior Vice President and CFO, Newspapers and Shared Services Morris Communications Company "Over the past fifteen years, I've had the pleasure of working directly with hundreds of companies who are implementing shared services. What is striking is how very different 'real experiences' are from the stories spun by consultants or keynote speakers at conferences. Getting to the 'real truth' of how to put the pieces together will help you keep consulting fees low and the probability of success high. This book is a practical guide created by someone who has been there. It is the truth!" -Mike Hostetler Managing Director, Shared Services Roundtable Corporate Executive Board
Shared Services in Finance and Accounting
by Tom Olavi BangemannMost large companies worldwide today have some kind of shared services concept in place. Over half of the medium and large companies are currently engaged in some kind of shared service project activity. The investment in shared services is always calculated in millions. In other words, the costs of getting it right (or getting it wrong) can be huge. Tom Bangemann's book is a concise blueprint for identifying, assessing, designing, implementing and improving the process for shared services in the finance and accounting function. The author focuses on critical success factors, the people issues involved, and learning from other people's big mistakes. The book includes a variety of real life examples and real benchmarking data, performance metrics and best practices. The section on implementation is based on a proven five-phase methodology and explains the steps and activities involved as well as showing examples of the deliverables and the results you can expect. Any CEO, MD, CFO, Finance Director and senior finance people will find this book a 'must-have' guide to the process before they start and an excellent benchmark against which to measure the performance of any existing shared service operation.