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How Finance Works: The HBR Guide to Thinking Smart about the Numbers, 3. The Financial Ecosystem
by Mihir DesaiHow Finance Works: The HBR Guide to Thinking Smart about the Numbers, 2. The Finance Perspective
by Mihir DesaiHow Finance Works: The HBR Guide to Thinking Smart about the Numbers, 1. Financial Analysis
by Mihir Desai
Practical Sustainability Strategies: How to Excel in ESG and Gain a Competitive Advantage
by Nikos Avlonas George P. NassosA comprehensive guide for developing and implementing ESG strategies that propel sustainable growth and enhance corporate responsibility Practical Sustainability Strategies: How to Excel in ESG and Gain a Competitive Advantage provides the essential tools needed to implement ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) frameworks. With a strong focus on actionable strategies and practical applications, this real-world guide offers expert insights into how sustainability can drive corporate success while benefiting the environment and society. In-depth yet accessible chapters bridge the gap between theory and practice, arming readers with proven frameworks to align organizational goals with global sustainability standards. The book covers the latest ESG trends and includes real-world case studies to help readers navigate the evolving landscape. The updated and expanded third edition builds on previous insights by incorporating the latest trends, tools, and guidelines, including an entirely new chapter on ESG and circular economy, to ensure that businesses stay ahead of the curve. Laying out a clear path to building sustainable, competitive businesses, this book: Provides the tools and knowledge required to communicate, measure, and report ESG metricsEmpowers organizations to lead with transparency and accountability, positively impacting both their bottom line and the wider worldIncludes PowerPoint slides for instructors and trainers to facilitate effective teaching and learningAddresses both advanced and specialist levels, suitable for professionals and students at various stages in their careersContains numerous case studies and practical templates based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards Ideal for graduate-level students studying sustainability, corporate social responsibility, business strategy, and corporate governance, Practical Sustainability Strategies: How to Excel in ESG and Gain a Competitive Advantage, Third Edition is also a valuable resource for C-Suite executives and sustainability managers, including Chief Sustainability Officers looking to deepen their knowledge and improve their organization’s ESG performance; as well as for government organizations and NGOs.
Smart Factories for Industry 5.0 Transformation (Industry 5.0 Transformation Applications)
by Manish Kumar S. Balamurugan R. Nidhya S. Karthik Rishabh AnandThis book serves as a comprehensive guide, exploring the technologies, design principles, and operational strategies behind smart factories. In an era where industrial expertise meets digital innovation, the “smart factory” symbolizes a new wave of efficiency and advancement. Industry 5.0 represents a paradigm shift, integrating technologies like robotics, AI, IoT, and big data to enhance human-machine collaboration while improving sustainability, quality, and efficiency. It offers businesses valuable insights and real-world examples to navigate the opportunities and challenges of Industry 5.0. This book goes beyond technical explanations to examine the broader impact of the Industry 5.0 revolution on global supply chains and socioeconomic change, encouraging readers to view technology as a force for good. It appeals to all levels of expertise, providing valuable insights for experienced professionals while serving as an introduction for newcomers. Above all, it invites readers to embrace the collaborative spirit and creativity of Industry 5.0, joining in the effort to build the smart factories that will drive the future of innovation. Audience Researchers, industry engineers, and technologists working in artificial intelligence and Industry 5.0 application areas such as healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, and more.
Creating a Business Plan For Dummies
by Veechi CurtisLearn how to create a sound, profitable business plan that will take your business to the next level Whether you're starting a new business or you’re looking to revitalise your strategy, Creating a Business Plan For Dummies covers everything you need to know. This step-by-step guide shows you how to figure out whether your business idea will work. With Dummies, your business plan can be a simple process that you tackle in stages. You’ll identify your strategic advantage, discover how to gain an edge over your competitors and transform your ideas to reality using the latest tools (including AI!). No matter what type of business you have — products or services, online or bricks-and-mortar — you’ll learn how to create a start-up budget and make realistic projections. How will you predict and manage your expenses? When will your business break even? Dummies will help you assemble a financial forecast that leaves you confident in your calculations! Learn how to review potential risk, experiment with different scenarios to see if you’re on the right track and hone your mindset for a better work-life balance. Establish a smart business model that really works Identify your edge, get ahead of competitors and win the game Create an elevator pitch and a one-page business plan to woo investors Demystify financial projections, build a budget and create cashflow Work smarter by taking advantage of the latest AI and online business tools Having a good plan is the first step to success for any business. Getting it right can mean the difference between big trouble and big profits. Creating a Business Plan For Dummies gives you the detailed advice you need to guide your business all the way from concept to reality.
Socialism for Today: Escaping the Cruelties of Capitalism
by David M. KotzCapitalism is failing us. Instead of bringing a decent life for the majority, it generates an outrageous gap between the rich and the rest, unaffordable housing, a profit-driven healthcare system, skyrocketing educational debt, racial and gender inequality, and the threat of climate disaster. Economist David Kotz argues that it’s time we built a new socialism for the unique challenges of the twenty-first century.The problems of capitalism are too profound for reform, Kotz writes. Reform can help, but only temporarily, and not for all. Nor can we turn back to the socialist experiments of the twentieth century. But we can learn from those experiments, both their successes and failures, to build a democratic and participatory economic and political system. The result would be a sustainable future of economic justice, equality, material comfort, human development, and meaningful freedom. The journey towards a new socialism may be difficult. But Kotz combines a clear and rigorous account of how socialism can be made to work with a realistic strategy for how to get there. This is the book we need to help us escape the cruelties of our capitalist present.
For Whom the Belle Tolls
by Jaysea LynnThey told her to go to Hell. She went, but on her own terms. Lily isn&’t exactly thrilled with her arrival in the Afterlife, but what awaits her there is more fantastical than she ever could have imagined: Deities wait in line at the coffee shop. Fae flit between realms. Souls find ways to make death a beginning. As she explores the many corners of the Afterlife, Lily finds herself surprisingly drawn to a place most people would avoid at all costs: Hell. Armed with years of customer service experience and pent-up sarcasm, Lily carves a job out for herself amongst Hell&’s demons, sending souls to their rightful circles with more than a hint of sass. Lily&’s expectations are subverted every day in Hell—especially by Bel, a demon general with a distractingly sexy voice. The two meet by chance and form an immediate, deeply healing friendship, but the undeniable heat between them threatens to combust. Meanwhile, something stirs beyond the boundaries of their world, threatening to destroy everything they&’ve known and everything that could be…unless they fight like Hell to stop it. This debut novel from BookTok sensation Jaysea Lynn invites you to lose yourself in a world where love ignites in the unlikeliest of places, magic defies the rules, and the Afterlife proves more thrilling than anyone could imagine.
The Systematic Identification of Organic Compounds
by Ralph L. Shriner Christine K. Hermann Terence C. Morrill Reynold C. FusonThe Systematic Identification of Organic Compounds A comprehensive introduction to the identification of unknown organic compounds Identifying unknown compounds is one of the most important parts of the study of chemistry. From basic characteristics such as melting and/or boiling point to more complex data generated through cutting-edge techniques, the range of possible methods for identifying unknown organic compounds is substantial. The utility of a research reference which compiles known techniques and characteristics of possible compounds is clear. The Systematic Identification of Organic Compounds provides such a reference, designed to teach a hands-on approach in the chemistry lab. It takes readers step-by-step through the process of identifying an unknown compound and elucidating its structure from infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectra in addition to solubility characteristics, melting point, boiling point, and classification tests. The result is an essential overview for advanced chemistry students looking to understand this exciting area of laboratory work. Readers of the ninth edition of The Systematic Identification of Organic Compounds will also find: A detailed chapter on safety, personal protection equipment, chemical storage, safety data sheets, and other safety concerns New NMR, IR, and mass spectra with detailed explanations on interpretation Questions at the end of each chapter designed to facilitate and reinforce progression, keyed to a companion website for instructors Tables of known compounds including data relevant for identification Companion website with structural problems from experimental data for students to practice how to reason and solve The Systematic Identification of Organic Compounds is a useful reference for advanced undergraduates and graduate students studying organic chemistry, organic spectroscopy, and related subjects.
Man Made Monsters
by Andrea RogersWALTER DEAN MYERS AWARD WINNER AMERICAN INDIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION YOUTH LITERATURE HONOR INTERNATIONAL LITERACY ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARD WINNER WHIPPOORWHILL AWARD WINNER READING THE WEST BOOK AWARDS SHORTLIST NEA READ ACROSS AMERICA RECOMMENDED TITLE BEST OF THE YEAR Washington Post · Booklist Editors’ Choice · Publishers Weekly · Horn Book · New York Public Library Tsalagi should never have to live on human blood, but sometimes things just happen to sixteen-year-old girls. Making her YA debut, Cherokee writer Andrea L. Rogers takes her place as one of the most striking voices of the horror renaissance that has swept the last decade. Horror fans will get their thrills in this collection – from werewolves to vampires to zombies – all the time-worn horror baddies are there. But so are predators of a distinctly American variety – the horrors of empire, of intimate partner violence, of dispossession. And so too the monsters of Rogers’ imagination, that draw upon long-told Cherokee stories – of Deer Woman, fantastical sea creatures, and more. Following one extended Cherokee family across the centuries, from the tribe’s homelands in Georgia in the 1830s to World War I, the Vietnam War, our own present, and well into the future, each story delivers a slice of a particular time period that will leave readers longing for more. Alongside each story, Cherokee artist and language technologist Jeff Edwards delivers haunting illustrations that incorporate Cherokee syllabary. But don’t just take it from us – award-winning writer of The Only Good Indians and Mongrels Stephen Graham Jones says that "Andrea Rogers writes like the house is on fire and her words are the only thing that can put it out." Man-Made Monsters is a masterful, heartfelt, haunting collection ripe for crossover appeal – just don’t blame us if you start hearing things that go bump in the night. P R A I S E ★ “Many of these stories sound as if they were passed down as family histories. It may read like speculative fiction, but it feels like truth.” —Horn Book (starred) ★ “Stunning collection of short stories follows a Cherokee family through two centuries, beginning with something akin to a vampire attack and ending with zombies.” —BCCB (starred) ★ “Spine-tingling...A simultaneously frightening and enthralling read.” —Publishers Weekly (starred) ★ “Chilling… Exquisite… A creepy and artful exploration of a haunting heritage.” —Kirkus (starred) ★ “Startling…Will leave readers—adults as well as teens—unsettled, feeling like they have caught a glimpse into a larger world.” —Booklist (starred)
Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire
by Paula YooA Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of the Year The Horn Book Fanfare Best Books of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist Award-winning author Paula Yoo delivers "a comprehensive, kaleidoscopic account of what happened before, during, and after the 1992 Los Angeles uprising." (Horn Book Magazine, starred review) In the spring of 1992, after a jury returned not guilty verdicts in the trial of four police officers charged in the brutal beating of a Black man, Rodney King, Los Angeles was torn apart. Thousands of fires were set, causing more than a billion dollars in damage. In neighborhoods abandoned by the police, protestors and storeowners exchanged gunfire. More than 12,000 people were arrested and 2,400 injured. Sixty-three died. In Rising from the Ashes, award-winning author Paula Yoo draws on the experience of the city’s Korean American community to narrate and illuminate this uprising, from the racism that created economically disadvantaged neighborhoods torn by drugs and gang-related violence, to the tensions between the city’s minority communities. At its heart are the stories of three lives and three families: those of Rodney King; of Latasha Harlins, a Black teenager shot and killed by a Korean American storeowner; and Edward Jae Song Lee, a Korean American man killed in the unrest. Woven throughout, and set against a minute-by-minute account of the uprising, are the voices of dozens others: police officers, firefighters, journalists, business owners, and activists whose recollections give texture and perspective to the events of those five days in 1992 and their impact over the years that followed.
Pocket Addiction Medicine (Pocket Notebook Series)
by Joshua D. Lee Sarah E. Wakeman Anika A.H. AlvanzoA new volume in the bestselling Pocket Notebook series, Pocket Addiction Medicine delivers highly relevant coverage of this widespread and increasing health care problem in an easily portable source. Edited by physician leaders in Addiction Medicine, Drs. Sarah E. Wakeman, Joshua D. Lee, and Anika Alvanzo and co-published with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), this handbook provides must-know information on everything from screening for and diagnosis of substance use disorder to managing intoxication and withdrawal, to ongoing treatment of substance use disorder, including caring for special populations—all designed for quick reference at the point of care. Using the popular, easy-access Pocket Notebook format, it puts key clinical information about a broad range of issues in addiction medicine at your fingertips in seconds.
From Phonics to Reading, Level C
by Wiley BlevinsThis comprehensive foundational skills program supports students on the path to early reading and writing with: • A systematic instructional scope and sequence that uses Wiley Blevins' research-based Seven Key Characteristics of Strong Phonics Instruction. • A focus on application and transfer to real reading and writing, rather than isolated skill work. • Active, thought-provoking phonics instruction that engages students in their learning every day. • Built-in differentiated instruction that supports all students through an embedded review and repetition cycle.
Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life (Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics)
by Giorgio AgambenThe work of Giorgio Agamben, one of Italy's most important and original philosophers, has been based on an uncommon erudition in classical traditions of philosophy and rhetoric, the grammarians of late antiquity, Christian theology, and modern philosophy. Recently, Agamben has begun to direct his thinking to the constitution of the social and to some concrete, ethico-political conclusions concerning the state of society today, and the place of the individual within it. In Homo Sacer, Agamben aims to connect the problem of pure possibility, potentiality, and power with the problem of political and social ethics in a context where the latter has lost its previous religious, metaphysical, and cultural grounding. Taking his cue from Foucault's fragmentary analysis of biopolitics, Agamben probes with great breadth, intensity, and acuteness the covert or implicit presence of an idea of biopolitics in the history of traditional political theory. He argues that from the earliest treatises of political theory, notably in Aristotle's notion of man as a political animal, and throughout the history of Western thinking about sovereignty (whether of the king or the state), a notion of sovereignty as power over "life" is implicit. The reason it remains merely implicit has to do, according to Agamben, with the way the sacred, or the idea of sacrality, becomes indissociable from the idea of sovereignty. Drawing upon Carl Schmitt's idea of the sovereign's status as the exception to the rules he safeguards, and on anthropological research that reveals the close interlinking of the sacred and the taboo, Agamben defines the sacred person as one who can be killed and yet not sacrificed—a paradox he sees as operative in the status of the modern individual living in a system that exerts control over the collective "naked life" of all individuals.
Lone Star Politics: Tradition and Transformation in Texas
by Ken Collier Steven E. Galatas Julie D. Harrelson-Stephens Matthew NewtonIn Texas, myth often clashes with the reality of everyday government. Explore the state′s rich political tradition and modern transformation with Lone Star Politics. Often considered the gold standard, Lone Star Politics provides students with a comprehensive overview of the material while breathing life back into the study of Texas politics. Utilizing a comparative approach, the authors set Texas in context with other states′ constitutions, policymaking, electoral practices, and institutions as they delve into the evolution of its politics. This gives students a strong sense of why Texas Government is the way it is, how it works, and just how unique Texas is among its fellow states. The highly anticipated Ninth Edition includes a brand-new chapter on Texas Media, along with the "tried and true" updates in every chapter that highlight the push-pull relationship between the state, federal, and local governments.
Introduction to Early Childhood Education
by Melissa M. Burnham Eva L. EssaInspire your students to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young children and their families with Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Ninth Edition. This text provides current and future educators with a highly readable, comprehensive overview of the field so students understand the many components of high-quality early childhood programs. At its core, the book emphasizes the vital role of professional early childhood educators in connecting with young children and creating programs that foster their learning and development. Authors Melissa M. Burnham and Eva L. Essa offer valuable insight by strategically dividing the book into six sections that answer the "What, Who, Why, Where, and How" of early childhood education. Aligned with the latest NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) position statements, including the Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators, this supportive text provides students with the skills, theories, and practices needed to succeed and thrive as early childhood educators.
Introduction to Early Childhood Education
by Melissa M. Burnham Eva L. EssaInspire your students to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young children and their families with Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Ninth Edition. This text provides current and future educators with a highly readable, comprehensive overview of the field so students understand the many components of high-quality early childhood programs. At its core, the book emphasizes the vital role of professional early childhood educators in connecting with young children and creating programs that foster their learning and development. Authors Melissa M. Burnham and Eva L. Essa offer valuable insight by strategically dividing the book into six sections that answer the "What, Who, Why, Where, and How" of early childhood education. Aligned with the latest NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) position statements, including the Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators, this supportive text provides students with the skills, theories, and practices needed to succeed and thrive as early childhood educators.
Communication in Action
by Jonathan Michael BowmanThrough a narrative, practical approach enriched with inclusive examples, Communication in Action inspires students to think critically about the role of effective communication in driving meaningful change within their own lives and communities. Author Jonathan Bowman empowers students to apply fundamental communication principles in daily life, fostering self-awareness and an understanding of diverse perspectives. Each chapter includes activities that motivate students to engage with their online and in-person social networks, practicing effective communication for personal and professional growth. Bowman also challenges students to confront issues of power, privilege, and social justice by encouraging them to take impactful actions—whether through direct interaction or civic involvement and engagement. With engaging discussions of core concepts and contemporary examples, this text not only encourages students to explore how effective communication can drive change in their lives but also inspires a new wave of communicators committed to fostering community well-being.
Global Strategy: A Market Creation Approach
by Sali Li Noman Ahmed ShaheerGlobal Strategy: A Market Creation Approach is a groundbreaking textbook that redefines the field of global strategy, shifting the focus from scaling established businesses to creating innovative businesses responding to international market needs. Authors Sali Li and Noman Shaheer equip future multinational leaders with the tools and insights needed to succeed in the rapidly evolving world of global business.
Psychology Research Methods: How to Think About and Write About Research
by Wendy HeathThe second edition of Psychology Research Methods: How to Think About and Write About Research by Wendy Heath engages students with compelling studies relevant to students’ lives, but in a research methods context. By looking underneath the conclusions of these studies to determine which methods they use, students discover the relevance and importance of research methods. Heath also focuses on writing about research methods by presenting examples from across psychology literature as well as writing exercises at the end of each chapter. These features help students complete their research papers with confidence while gaining a greater understanding of research methods through writing. Coverage of descriptive, experimental, quasi-experimental, small-N design, and qualitative methods in psychology give students a broad overview of all methods in this clear text.
Communication in Action
by Jonathan Michael BowmanThrough a narrative, practical approach enriched with inclusive examples, Communication in Action inspires students to think critically about the role of effective communication in driving meaningful change within their own lives and communities. Author Jonathan Bowman empowers students to apply fundamental communication principles in daily life, fostering self-awareness and an understanding of diverse perspectives. Each chapter includes activities that motivate students to engage with their online and in-person social networks, practicing effective communication for personal and professional growth. Bowman also challenges students to confront issues of power, privilege, and social justice by encouraging them to take impactful actions—whether through direct interaction or civic involvement and engagement. With engaging discussions of core concepts and contemporary examples, this text not only encourages students to explore how effective communication can drive change in their lives but also inspires a new wave of communicators committed to fostering community well-being.
Global Strategy: A Market Creation Approach
by Sali Li Noman Ahmed ShaheerGlobal Strategy: A Market Creation Approach is a groundbreaking textbook that redefines the field of global strategy, shifting the focus from scaling established businesses to creating innovative businesses responding to international market needs. Authors Sali Li and Noman Shaheer equip future multinational leaders with the tools and insights needed to succeed in the rapidly evolving world of global business.