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Innovation and Scaling for Impact - Christian Seelos, Johanna Mair

Innovation and Scaling for Impact forces us to reassess how social sector organizations create value. Drawing on a decade of research, Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair transcend widely held misconceptions, getting to the core of what a sound impact strategy entails in the nonprofit world. They reveal an overlooked nexus between investments that might not pan out (innovation) and expansion based on existing strengths (scaling). In the process, it becomes clear that managing this tension is a difficult balancing act that fundamentally defines an organization and its impact. The authors examine innovation pathologies that can derail organizations by thwarting their efforts to juggle these imperatives. Then, through four rich case studies, they detail innovation archetypes that effectively sidestep these pathologies and blend innovation with scaling. Readers will come away with conceptual models to drive progress in the social sector and tools for defining the future of their organizations.

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Technological Innovation and AI for Sustainable Development in Events and Festivals

Explore AI's transformative role in events industries and sustainable event management, VR and mobile app impacts on tourist behaviour and AI's potential in achieving the UN SDGs. Insights into data-driven decision-making and experience enhancement - a broad resource for researchers and students interested in technology's role in events and tourism

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C++20 for Programmers - Harvey Deitel, Paul Deitel

The professional programmer''s Deitel® guide to C++20 Written for programmers with a background in another high-level language, in this book, you''ll learn Modern C++ development hands on using C++20 and its "Big Four" features--Ranges, Concepts, Modules and Coroutines. (For more details, see the Preface, and the table of contents diagram inside the front cover.) In the context of 200+, hands-on, real-world code examples, you''ll quickly master Modern C++ coding idioms using popular compilers--Visual C++®, GNU® g++, Apple® Xcode® and LLVM®/Clang. After the C++ fundamentals quick start, you''ll move on to C++ standard library containers array and vector; functional-style programming with C++20 Ranges and Views; strings, files and regular expressions; object-oriented programming with classes, inheritance, runtime polymorphism and static polymorphism; operator overloading, copy/move semantics, RAII and smart pointers; exceptions and a look forward to C++23 Contracts; standard library containers, iterators and algorithms; templates, C++20 Concepts and metaprogramming; C++20 Modules and large-scale development; and concurrency, parallelism, the C++17 and C++20 parallel standard library algorithms and C++20 Coroutines. Features Rich coverage of C++20''s "Big Four": Ranges, Concepts, Modules and Coroutines Objects-Natural Approach: Use standard libraries and open-source libraries to build significant applications with minimal code Hundreds of real-world, live-code examples Modern C++: C++20, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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North and South - Elizabeth Gaskellová

Having grown up in London and rural southern England, Margaret Hale moves with her father to the northern industrial city of Milton. She is shocked by the poverty she encounters and dismayed by the unsympathetic attitude of the textile-mill owner John Thornton, whose factory workers are engaged in an acrimonious strike. Against this backdrop of social unrest, the relationship between the two is tumultuous, and it takes further upheaval and tragedy for them to see each other in a different light.First serialized in Dickens's magazine Household Words in the same period as Hard Times, North and South shares its famous counterpart's concern with the inequality and hardship generated by the Industrial Revolution in northern England, while at the same time creating one of the nineteenth century's most memorable and engaging female protagonists in Margaret Hale.

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Under the Wings of God – Twenty Biblical Reflections for a Deeper Faith - Cornelius Plantinga

Longing. Hope. Love. Fear.These are just some of the experiences embodied in the infinitely rich Christian life. In Under the Wings of God, seasoned author Cornelius Plantinga explores these facets and more, reflecting on the joys and challenges of a life following God.Rooted in Scripture, this book offers wisdom about topics including the problem of suffering, the nature of Christian virtue, love of God and our neighbor, longing for redemption and reconciliation, humility, and hospitality. Plantinga delves into hard questions with a calm and pastoral authority that offers the perfect antidote for the unrest in the world and the church right now. Each reflection is presented with a Bible text and a brief prayer, useful for personal devotions or small group discussions. Readers will emerge with a deeper understanding of and appreciation for the Christian life, equipped with timeless insights into the ups and downs of a life lived in the presence of God.

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Strategies for Responsible Innovation

How can responsible business work in the highly competitive areas of innovation? Focusing on business opportunities and illustrating how Responsible Innovation can be successfully implemented in practice, this book captures experiences and insights from key decision-makers in business, politics, and academia, to answer this question. In addition to interviews with leading thinkers in the field, Strategies for Responsible Innovation describes the experiences of eight EU projects and provides tools for Responsible Innovation in the business sector.The examples in this book illustrate how to move from a vague societal aspiration to a business case for Responsible Innovation, and provide a compelling argument for collaboration at the important intersection between government, business, and academia. In this way, Responsible Innovation transcends a singular market-based approach to deliver value at many levels, co-creating in a truly inclusive manner. The book sheds light on the strategic benefits of applying the concept of Responsible Innovation in practice and offers concrete tools for its implementation.Aimed primarily at managers of innovation processes in organizations, and consultants and facilitators working on Responsible Innovation and sustainability management, the book also provides insight into the logic and principles of Responsible Innovation management for academics, policy-makers, and civil society organizations, helping them ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Design Thinking and Innovation Metrics - Michael Lewrick

Create, manage, and measure innovation In Design Thinking and Innovation Metrics: Powerful Tools to Manage Creativity, OKRs, Product, and Business Success, bestselling author Michael Lewrick delivers a simple and straightforward playbook to manage and measure innovation. In the book, you’ll learn how to utilize the design thinking paradigm for innovation success and how successful leaders manage Explore and Exploit portfolios to create impact. The author explains how to: Strategically employ data analytics, artificial intelligence, and neurodesign to drive innovation and business resultsDeploy Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for innovation teams to realize true alignment between the business and team performanceUse the provided hands-on tools to measure your firm’s success at creating meaningfully new and interesting products, services, and experiencesPart of the Design Thinking Series, Design Thinking and Innovation Metrics will earn a place in the libraries of managers, executives, product owners, innovation teams, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders.

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Scaling People - Claire Hughes Johnson

From a Stripe and Google executive, a practical guide to company building and scaling the most important resource it has: its people.Selected for "Best Books of 2023" by Bloomberg and The Economist!“Whether you are a new manager or a CEO, there are going to be moments when you feel alone and need help. Odds are, the advice you need is in Scaling People. You are going to pull this book off your shelf over and over!" —Kim Scott, New York Times bestselling author of Radical Candor and Just WorkA leader at both Google and Stripe from their early days, Claire Hughes Johnson has worked with founders and company builders to try to replicate their success. The most common questions she’s asked are not about business strategy—they’re about how to scale the operating structures and people systems of a rapidly growing startup. Scaling People is a practical and empathetic guide to being an effective leader and manager in a high-growth environment. The tactical information it puts forward—including guidance on crafting foundational documents, strategic and financial planning, hiring and team development, and feedback and performance mechanisms—can be applied to companies of any size, in any industry. Scaling People includes dozens of pages ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Joe Tidd, John R. Bessant

Teaches students to apply the key principles of innovation and entrepreneurship in a variety of business contexts Now in its fourth edition, Innovation and Entrepreneurship provides an overview and synthesis of the most recent research on innovation and entrepreneurship, offering clear and accessible coverage of essential research principles that are applicable in a broad range of business models and industry sectors in a variety of business, public and social contexts. Using a proven process model that connects topics as sequential stages, this student-friendly textbook applies, reviews, and synthesizes key theories and research within contexts of corporate and public services, emerging technologies and economies, sustainability and development, and creating and capturing value from innovation and entrepreneurship. Accessible and engaging, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Fourth Edition, is the perfect textbook for undergraduate students in business and management courses, as well as students working towards engineering and science degrees with management components.

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Innovation for the Masses - Neil Lee

An engaging, solutions-oriented look at how cities and nations can better foster innovation and equality. Â From San Francisco to Shanghai, many of the world's most innovative places are highly unequal, with the benefits going to a small few. Rather than simply asking how we can create more high-tech cities and nations, Innovation for the Masses focuses on what we can learn from places that foster innovation while also delivering the benefits more widely and equally. In this book, economist Neil Lee draws on case studies of Taiwan, Sweden, Austria, and Switzerland to set out how innovation can be successfully balanced toward equity. Â As high-tech economies around the world suffer from polarized labor markets and political realities that lock in these problems, this book looks beyond the United States to other models of distributing a leading-edge economy. Lee emphasizes the active role of the state in creating frameworks to ensure that benefits are broadly shared, revealing that strong policies for innovation and mutual prosperity reinforce each other. Ultimately, Innovation for the Masses provides a vital window into alternative models that prioritize equity, the roadblocks these models present, and what other countries can learn from them going forward.

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Innovation Management and New Product Development - Paul Trott

Explore key concepts of managing innovation and engage with latest developments in the field Innovation Management and New Product Development, 7th Edition, by Trott is an established textbook on innovation management, management of technology, new product development and entrepreneurship. It provides an evidence-based approach to managing innovation in a wide range of contexts, including manufacturing, services, small to large organisations and the private and public sectors. The book keeps you abreast of the recent developments in the field of innovation and how the subject is being discussed in the wider business world through up-to-date examples, case studies, illustrations and images in every chapter. Clear and informed coverage of the management processes of new product development, coupled with a practical orientation of taking you through real-life challenges and dilemmas, makes it an essential textbook for MBA, MSc and advanced undergraduate courses. Pearson, the world''s learning company.

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AI and Innovation - Michael Lewrick, Omar Hatamleh

Transform your organization’s approach to AI with tested frameworks from global leaders AI and Innovation: How to Transform Your Business and Outpace the Competition with Generative AI is an expert blueprint on shaping and scaling the AI ecosystem of the future, revealing frameworks already tested and implemented at leading companies including Siemens, GE, and Microsoft. This book contains insight, use cases, tools, and templates to help readers build a brighter future for their organizations based on a fusion of disciplines, new concepts, and foresight thinking. Written by two transformational business leaders, this AI and Innovation shows readers how to create the future of the innovation engine by connecting the dots between technology, change, and business success. The authors discuss topics including: Understanding the core concepts behind AI, including why it matters and what it actually is Generating a roadmap of change, then applying concrete tools and methods to kick-start and anticipate transformational change Transforming the ways of working, collaborating, and realizing new market opportunities Preparing for the future as AI and related technologies continue to progress at a breathtaking pace AI and Innovation is a timely, essential read for business leaders, innovation and strategy managers, and executives seeking state-of-the-art guidance ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Forward Thinking Drives Innovation and Growth - Graham G Poulter

In the UK we are living through a period of seismic political, social, environmental and economic change. There are cautious reasons for optimism while, at the same time, the challenges we face are becoming ever more acute. That's why it felt like the right time to bring together the very best of British business and harness the collective action of the SME community to ignite positive impact at scale. In Forward Thinking Drives Innovation and Growth, we reveal details of how with the right drive, ambition and knowledge it is possible to create an organisation from zero to 143 million turnover, based on adopting the rapidly evolving innovation trends. There are examples of successful projects including creating the world's first ‘Internet' multimedia platform (Listed on UK Stock Exchange), identified 3.51 billion of invoice errors in the NHS, Launching Microsoft in the UK, and several other leading developments. It also evaluates 32 current software and innovation developments which are analysed from a general management perspective. This working knowledge is crucial to stay ahead of competitors and market developments. These vital topics are also updated by regular news reports. We are now working to implement the Government's Business Growth Service to support ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Policy Strategy and Innovation Primer - Charles Chao Rong Phua

Phua focuses on applying the best of corporate strategy and innovation tools and praxis into the policy process with the aim of devising a coherent policy strategy–innovation framework and process.Government and business strategies differ in their operating assumptions and variables, but the strategy process is more similar than is often perceived. Phua debunks the government versus business dichotomy and demonstrates the potential for cross-learning between both domains. Readers will benefit the most by reading this book in tandem with Phua’s other works on strategy also featured in this series.This book is an essential primer for academics, practitioners and learners of public policy, strategy, innovation and applied problem-solving.

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Scaling Responsible AI - Noelle Russell

Implement AI in your organization with confidence while mitigating risk with responsible, ethical guardrails Much like a baby tiger in the wild, artificial intelligence is almost irresistibly alluring. But, just as those tiger cubs inevitably grow up into formidable and fierce adults, the dangers and risks of AI make it a force unto itself. Useful and profitable, yes, but also inherently powerful and risky. In Scaling Responsible AI: From Enthusiasm to Execution, celebrated speaker, AI strategist, and tech visionary Noelle Russell delivers an exciting and fascinating new discussion of how to implement artificial intelligence responsibly, ethically, and profitably at your organization. Responsible AI promises immense opportunity, but unguided enthusiasm can unleash serious risks. Learn how to implement AI ethically and profitably at your company with Scaling Responsible AI. In this groundbreaking book, Noelle Russell reveals an executable framework to: Harness AI's full potential while safeguarding your firm's reputationMitigate bias, accuracy, privacy, and cybersecurity risks from the startMake informed choices by seeing through the hype and identifying true AI valueDevelop an ethical AI culture across teams and leadership Scaling Responsible AI equips executives, managers, and board members with the knowledge and responsibility to make smart AI decisions. Avoid compliance disasters, brand ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Safety Risk Management for Medical Devices - Bijan, International System Safety Society (ISSS), European Institute of Innovation and Technology

Safety Risk Management for Medical Devices, Second Edition teaches the essential safety risk management methodologies for medical devices compliant with the requirements of ISO 14971:2019. Focusing exclusively on safety risk assessment practices required in the MedTech sector, the book outlines sensible, easily comprehensible, state-of the-art methodologies that are rooted in current industry best practices, addressing safety risk management of medical devices, thus making it useful for those in the MedTech sector who are responsible for safety risk management or need to understand risk management, including design engineers, product engineers, development engineers, software engineers, Quality assurance and regulatory affairs. Graduate-level engineering students with an interest in medical devices will also benefit from this book. The new edition has been fully updated to reflect the state-of-the-art in this fast changing field. It offers guidance on developing and commercializing medical devices in line with the most current international standards and regulations.

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Managing Innovation - Joe Tidd, John R. Bessant

The new edition of the bestselling textbook on Innovation Management, provides a strong knowledge base and a creative and entrepreneurial management mindset Acclaimed for its practical, evidence-based tools and resources, Managing Innovation provides the knowledge base required to manage innovation, technology, and new product development. With an integrated process approach, this classic textbook helps students understand and develop the unique skill set required to manage innovation and innovation processes, in the commercial, public and social sectors. Fully updated with new data, new methods, and new approaches, the eighth edition of Managing Innovation emphasizes real-world application over abstract theory. Numerous practical and experience-tested processes, models, and tools help students develop a productive innovation management mindset, accompanied by a wealth of case studies and examples illustrating that successful innovation management is much more than managing a single aspect, such as creativity, entrepreneurship, or product development. Offering a strong empirical approach that is supportive of tailored experimentation, Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change, Eighth Edition, is the perfect textbook for MBA, MSc, and final-year undergraduate management and engineering courses on innovation, and a must-have resource for professional training courses, seminars, and workshops. New to this Edition: Updated chapters on digital innovation, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Family and Feuding at the Court of James I - Dr Johanna Luthman

In early 1618, Anne Cecil (nee Lake), Lady Roos, accused Frances Cecil, countess of Exeter, of having committed adultery and incest with her husband, the countess''s step grandson, William Cecil, Lord Roos. The countess had attempted to poison her twice, first with a poisoned enema, and later with a poisoned syrup of roses. With the help of the countess, Lord Roos secretively fled England for Catholic Italy, leaving his wife and family behind. Now, the murderous countess was again planning to poison Lady Roos, and perhaps also her father, Sir Thomas Lake, the king''s Secretary of State. The countess vehemently denied these sensational charges, fell on her knees before the king, and asked for justice and restoration of her damaged honour. The accusations and the countess''s defence quickly became a public scandal. The king and council investigated and ordered the matter be solved in the Court of Star Chamber. The Lake and Cecil families promptly sued and counter-sued each other for slander. The trials attracted much attention, not least because Lake''s position as Secretary hung in the balance, and because King James decided to emulate the Biblical King Solomon and sit as a judge himself. While the feud and entangled ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Freedom, Redemption and Communion: Studies in Christian Doctrine - Professor Oliver Crisp

Oliver D. Crisp studies the topics of human freedom, redemption and communion with one another and God, which are central themes in Christian theology.The chapters of this volume are arranged according to how they would appear in a traditional dogmatics: dealing with issues concerning human free will and sin, studies on the person of Christ in recent theology, and human redemption. The book ends with pieces examining two important issues in Christian practice, namely, the Eucharist and prayer. Deeply engaged with the Christian tradition, and exemplifying a generous orthodoxy, this work makes a constructive theological case for the vitality and importance of Reformed theology today.

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Impact Investing for a Sustainable Planet - Michele A. Pena, Tammy E. Newmark

Impact Investing for a Sustainable Planet guides investors in supporting entrepreneurs to scale business models which maximize positive impact outcomes, including climate- and nature-based solutions. EcoEnterprises Fund is a long-standing leader in the impact investing industry, which helps advance sustainable entrepreneurial ventures and promote environmental stewardship in Latin America. Following on from their previous book, Portfolio for the Planet, Tammy E. Newmark and Michele A. Pena take stock of EcoEnterprises Fund’s processes and partnerships over two decades and three impact funds. They detail the unique strategies employed by the Fund to invest in expanding sectors such as regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, bio-innovation, and climate tech. Close analysis of the investment processes and company engagements offers practical takeaways, ranging from tips on structuring transactions to guidance on enhancing companies’ environmental and social management systems and community partnerships. These case studies highlight how specific themes – including biodiversity investing, supply chain management, gender-smart investing, climate solutions, and successful exits – form the basis for sustainable growth and enduring powerful outcomes.This inspiring volume offers practical advice for veterans and newcomers in the field of impact investing. It will also be a valuable resource for students and scholars of sustainable investing and finance, social entrepreneurship, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Inquiry-Driven Innovation - Andrea Rose Sachdeva, Liz Dawes-Duraisingh

Promote positive change and elevate teacher practice with this actionable framework for school-based innovation Inquiry-Driven Innovation: A Practical Guide to Supporting School-Based Change addresses a pressing need for intentional and sustained innovation in education. It is both a practical guide for supporting school-based change and a handbook for effective professional development that empowers and re-energizes practitioners. Throughout this book, educators will find a wealth of examples from different school contexts and a rich array of research-based pedagogical tools and resources. In recent years, educational innovation and school redesign have been the focus for many school boards and departments of education. However, current school-based innovation methods typically lack flexibility and intentionality. Inquiry-Driven Innovation offers an approach to innovation that recognizes local contexts, promotes listening across stakeholder groups, and suggests structures for ongoing and purpose-driven work. Discover an actionable framework for school-based innovation Learn from real-world case studies of educators developing innovation strategies in a variety of school contextsExplore an Innovation Toolkit filled with research-based pedagogical tools and resources for educators In this book, you'll learn the five essential qualities of Inquiry-Driven Innovation: an ongoing process that empowers individuals and communities to pursue positive change that is both relevant and responsive to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Trading for Good - Christian Felber

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, but few would consider it a social good. Instead, our views on trade have polarized between two extremes: ‘free trade’ ideologues who regard trade as an end in itself, and ‘protectionists’ who view it as a destructive force to be contained. But there is another way to trade – one with the interests of people, not profit, at its heart.In this visionary work Christian Felber, founder of the Economy for the Common Good movement, offers a dazzling new paradigm for the global trading order. Confronting the ‘free trade religion’ which has reigned since Adam Smith, Felber champions an alternative approach in which trade serves the wider interests of society, incorporating the key issues of our time: human rights, climate change, and the growing divide richer and poorer countries. He proposes the groundbreaking idea of an ‘Ethical Trade Zone’, founded on a principled approach to tariffs and trade policies, and built with international cooperation on trade, taxation and labour.Penetrating and passionate, Christian Felber shows how this brave new economic world can be built democratically from the grassroots up, and how trading for good can be made a reality.

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Counseling and Psychotherapy - A Christian Perspective - Siang-yang Tan

This substantially revised and updated edition of a widely used textbook covers the major approaches to counseling and psychotherapy from a Christian perspective, with hypothetical transcripts of interventions for each major approach and the latest empirical or research findings on their effectiveness. The second edition covers therapies and techniques that are increasing in use and includes a discussion of lay counseling. The book presents a Christian approach to counseling and psychotherapy that is Christ-centered, biblically based, and Spirit-filled.

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Strategic Management and Business Policy: Globalization, Innovation and Sustainability, Global Edition - Alan Hoffman, Thomas Wheelen, J. Hunger, Char

For strategic management and business policy courses. Using a strategic management model to learn and apply key concepts Picking up where popular previous editions left off, Strategic Management and Business Policy further sharpens and modernizes this text''s approach. It teaches strategy with an emphasis on globalization, innovation and sustainability. And educates students about strategic concepts they need to know as they face the issues that all organizations must build upon to push their businesses forward. With new cases, vignettes, examples and statistics in the 16th Edition, students get an extraordinarily well-researched and practically crafted lesson.

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Designing the Future: How Ford, Toyota, and other World-Class Organizations Use Lean Product Development to Drive Innovation and Transform Their Busin

How companies are using lean development to revolutionize their product and service offerings—vital lessons any business leader can use as an engine of innovationHow did Ford Motors use Lean Development to pull off one of the most impressive corporate turnarounds in history? Largely by avoiding the mistakes that so many companies make when in a death spiral. They looked beyond manufacturing efficiency to change the very fundamentals of how they developed vehicles.In Designing the Future, Lean product development expert James Morgan and world-renowned Lean guru Jeffrey K. Liker reveal why so many companies have achieved only moderate success with Lean in operations, with a limited impact on their overall business. They take you through the process of bringing the best of Lean management to your enterprise—in order to link your business strategy to superior value designed for customers. The authors provide an actionable approach to building a better future for your business fueled by an iterative, integrated process that relies on simultaneous engineering, linking strategy and vision.They illustrate how to empower skilled and talented people to make collaboration and innovation a habit—hour to hour and day to day. It’s the secret of full implementation of Lean—and this groundbreaking guide takes ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainable Growth - Emerson A. Maccari, Nader H. Asgary

Entrepreneurship and innovation play a vital role in fostering sustainable development. Advances in technology and communications have both transformed the process of business as well as strengthened the role of entrepreneurship in developed and developing countries. This important book is the first to provide the fundamental concepts and applications for faculty and students in this field, and also serves as a professional reference for practicing entrepreneurs and policymakers.Each chapter provides a clear guide to the conceptual and practical elements that characterize entrepreneurship and the process of new venture formation, including functional strategies in key areas such as marketing, information technology, human resources management, and accounting and finance. Questions and exercises are presented throughout in order to encourage discussion and problem-solving. A quick summary of the important concepts and definitions are also provided. Keeping practicality as the book’s core aim, all chapters include a long case study to set the scene and then draw upon shorter cases from both developing and developed countries to reinforce key learning objectives and the real-world application of the book’s core concepts.

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Engaging Globalization – The Poor, Christian Mission, and Our Hyperconnected World - Amos Yong, Scott Sunquist, Bryant L. Myers

Christianity Today Book Award WinnerOutreach Resource of the Year (Multicultural)ASM (American Society of Missiology) Book of the Year AwardGlobalization is speeding up our world, extending our relationships globally and bringing us closer together in positive and not-so-positive ways. The church and many Christians, however, remain largely unaware of its seductive power, resulting in a failure of vision for mission in today''s world. This up-to-date resource by a veteran leader in global development work with World Vision orients readers to the history of globalization and to a Christian theological perspective on it, explores concrete realities by focusing on global poverty, and helps readers reimagine Christian mission in ways that announce the truly good news of Christ and God''s kingdom. Diagrams and sidebars that incorporate the voices of global partners are included. This is the second book in a new series that reframes missiological themes and studies for students using/featuring the common theme of mission as partnership with Christians.

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Magic and Heresy in Ancient Christian Literature - Shaily Shashikant Patel

This Element is a genealogical study of how magic and heresy intersect in early Christian literature across four centuries. It explores when and how magic was seen as heresy and critiques the conceptual conflations constructed by ancient authors and modern scholarship, examining their role in Christian empire.

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The Imposter - Johanna van Zanten

Johanna is one of the daughters of a migrant cobbler from the eastern backwoods of Pomerania, born in the German Empire of the 1880s. Aching for a life of accomplishment and respect, she resolves to escape her dad''s fate of early death, the stigma of his mixed Slavic-German heritage, and the poverty that followed him. A headstrong girl, she refuses to be exploited as a housemaid for a wealthy family—the only choice for girls like her. She loses her job when the master of the house tries to rape her. With nothing to lose, she accepts a job as the concession shop operator with the railroad. Her assignment is to travel with the construction crew across northern Germany. On the first day of work, she sets up shop (and home) in an empty passenger railcar and meets Hendrik, a Dutchman, and the construction superintendent. Head over heels, they marry when Johanna becomes pregnant. It doesn''t take long before the first babies arrive and continue arriving: within three years, Johanna delivers five children, and the caboose becomes crowded. A railroad inspector drops in unexpectedly and bans the children from the construction site, so Johanna moves into the nearest town with the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Social Innovation for Real-World Transformation - Anahi Morales Hudon, Simon Tremblay-Pepin, Philippe Nemeh-Nombre, Philippe Dufort, Krys Maki, J

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. In an era where ‘social innovation’ is often used as a buzzword, this book challenges readers to rethink its true potential for addressing the systemic roots of our most pressing social and environmental crises. The authors present a practical and visionary approach to social innovation and provide a comprehensive set of tools and strategies for transformative change, rooted in a critical and emancipatory perspective. By balancing rigorous theoretical insights with actionable strategies, the book empowers and inspires readers in their efforts to confront social and environmental injustices and build the skills needed to drive meaningful and effective social change. This is a call to action for anyone seeking to challenge the status quo and push the boundaries of what is possible in creating a just and sustainable world.

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Managing Innovation - Joe Tidd, John R. Bessant

Now in its seventh edition, Managing Innovation: Integrating Technological, Market and Organizational Change enables graduate and undergraduate students to develop the unique skill set and the foundational knowledge required to successfully manage innovation, technology, and new product development. This bestselling text has been fully updated with new data, new methods, and new concepts while still retaining its holistic approach the subject. The text provides an integrated, evidence-based methodology to innovation management that is supported by the latest academic research and the authors’ extensive experience in real-world management practice. Students are provided with an impressive range of learning tools—including numerous case studies, illustrative examples, discussions questions, and key information boxes—to help them explore the innovation process and its relation to the markets, technology, and the organization. “Research Notes" examine the latest evidence and topics in the field, while "Views from the Front Line" offer insights from practicing innovation managers and connect the covered material to actual experiences and challenges. Throughout the text, students are encouraged to apply their knowledge and critical thinking skills to business model innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, service innovation, and many more current and emerging approaches and practices.

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Come and See - Shannon T. L. Kearns

'God is doing something different. God isn't just concerned with the popular and the powerful, the rich and the important, God cares about the weird and odd people, the smelly ones, and the ones no one else trusts. Not only that: God has a really special mission for them.' Right from the start of his time on Earth - Jesus chose to hang out with and work with the most unlikely people. As word spread about his amazing choices and teaching, the invitation was offered: Come and See. So forget what you think you already know and take up the invitation for yourself - to come and see this Jesus. Grounded in scholarly understandings of Scripture, and opened up in a way that makes sense today, Come and See tackles questions of fairness, justice, inclusion, friendship, doing the right thing, and care for community. Journey with Shannon T. L. Kearns in 40 different encounters in the Bible. There are reflections, journaling and action prompts that root the Bible teaching into real life - so 'Come and See' how Jesus' message is just as revolutionary, exciting and relevant today.

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How Innovation Works - Matt Ridley

‘Ridley is spot-on when it comes to the vital ingredients for success’ Sir James DysonBuilding on his bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley chronicles the history of innovation, and how we need to change our thinking on the subject. Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements in our living standards and unsettling changes in our society. It is innovation that will shape the twenty-first century. Yet innovation remains a mysterious process, poorly understood by policy makers and businessmen alike.Matt Ridley argues that we need to see innovation as an incremental, bottom-up, fortuitous process that happens as a direct result of the human habit of exchange, rather than an orderly, top-down process developing according to a plan. Innovation is crucially different from invention, because it is the turning of inventions into things of practical and affordable use to people. It speeds up in some sectors and slows down in others. It is always a collective, collaborative phenomenon, involving trial and error, not a matter of lonely genius. It still cannot be modelled properly by economists, but it can easily be discouraged by politicians. Far from there being too much innovation, we may ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Are There Laws Of Innovation? - Lawrence Juen-yee Lau, Yanyan Xiong

Beyond real GDP, innovative capacity is an important indicator of the economic strength of a nation. By studying innovative capacity and other indicators of success in innovation across the Group-of-Seven (G7) Countries, the East Asian Newly Industrialised Economies (EANIEs) and Mainland China, this book will systematically establish a positive relationship between innovation outputs and inputs of different economies. In doing so, it seeks to answer the question — are there laws of innovation? It seeks to identify the determinants of innovation at the economy-wide level, ascertain whether these determinants are similar across different economies, and find suitable metrics for comparing relative success in innovation across different economies. It concludes that innovation, rather than being a stroke of good fortune, comes from research and development activities conducted over a long period of time, and sheds light on future trends and areas for further research.

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Chinese Innovation And Branding Leaps

China is the largest emerging market economy and the second largest economy in the world. This fact makes better understanding of the experiences of Chinese firms globally and firms in China crucial factors for enhanced success. In essence, this book focuses on providing conceptual as well as in-depth case and other empirical studies on the challenges faced and lessons learned regarding the ''management of innovation, knowledge management, and branding'' by Chinese firms in the global arena as well as foreign firms in China.

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Business Model Innovation Strategy - Christoph Zott, Raphael Amit

The most comprehensive, global guide to business model design and innovation for academic and business audiences. Business Model Innovation Strategy: Transformational Concepts and Tools for Entrepreneurial Leaders is centered on a timely, mission-critical strategic issue that both founders of new firms and senior managers of incumbent firms globally need to address as they reimagine their firms in the post COVID-19 world. The book, which draws on over 20 years of the authors collaborative theoretical and rigorous empirical research, has a pragmatic orientation and is filled with examples and illustrations from around the world. This action-oriented book provides leaders with a rigorous and detailed guide to the design and implementation of innovative, and scalable business models for their companies. Faculty and students can use Business Model Innovation Strategy as a textbook in undergraduate, MBA, and EMBA degree courses as well as in executive courses of various designs and lengths. The content of the book has been tested in both degree and non-degree courses at some of the world's leading business schools and has helped students and firm leaders to develop ground-breaking business model innovations. This book will help you: Learn the basics of business model innovation¯including the latest developments in the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Circular Innovation and Sustainable Entrepreneurship - Bart Bossink, Sandra Hasanefendic, Marjolein Hoogstraaten

Creating and building sustainable organizations that participate in circular innovation processes helps to foster a virtuous circle that benefits people and planet, without neglecting profit. This practical textbook introduces and analyses this phenomenon.

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Ranching, Mining, and the Human Impact of Natural Resource Development - Raymond L. Gold

In Ranching, Mining, and the Human Impact of Natural Resource Development, Raymond L. Gold observes and reports on people whose lives have been significantly affected by the industrialization of rural communities in the American West. Such community change research is rarely done, so this classic study is invaluable for its real world groundings applicable to a variety of social science theories. The study evolved out of ethnographic research on Western communities done over a full decade.This was the first work of its kind to examine and account for the rise of local citizens'' groups on the sense of being a community. Its account of this process covers both ordinarily slow and extraordinarily rapid areas of change in the American West. In this regard it is a contribution to basic social theory, showing clearly the interrelation between small-community and large-society elements of the structure and functioning of community life. No other book brings together the story of social effects of natural resource development projects in the American West.This book shows how to implement a social policy concerning resource development and public agencies. It is intended for people interested in the environment, American society, rural and urban affairs, social impact assessment, and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Nordic Bronze Age Economies - Christian Horn, Magnus Artursson, Knut Ivar Austvoll, Johan Ling

Provides a multi-scalar synthesis of Nordic Bronze Age economies (1800/1700–500 BCE) that is organized around six sections: an introduction to the Nordic Bronze Age, macro-economic perspectives, defining local communities, economic interaction, conflict and alliances, political formations, and encountering Europe. Despite a unifying material culture, the Bronze Age of Scandinavia was complex and multi- layered with constantly shifting and changing networks of competitors and partners. The social structure in this highly mobile and dynamic macroregional setting was affected by subsistence economies based on agropastoralism, maritime sectors, the production of elaborate metal wealth, trade in a wide range of goods, as well as raiding and warfare. For this reason, the focus of this book is on the integration and interaction of subsistence and political economies in a comparative analyses between different local constellations within the macro-economic setting of prehistoric Europe. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core

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Social Innovation Design Cases - Vijay K. Vaishnavi

Social innovation is an innovation whose main aim is to benefit society. There is a worldwide need for and interest in conducting innovations and social innovations. Social Innovation Design Cases: A Chronicle of Global Journeys provides an in-depth description of the design journeys of twenty social innovation cases from twelve countries around the globe on five continents. The design cases span areas ranging from promoting rural economic development to addressing climate change. The book describes in depth, citing relevant references, the design journeys of the twenty social innovations and corresponding social enterprises, following an innovation design process model. Additionally, it describes the knowledge models and metamodels contributed by these cases. Each design case presents the overall business model of the social innovation and the corresponding social enterprise.The book is for social entrepreneurs, innovators and aspiring innovators, especially those actively planning and designing social innovations in for-profit, government and not-for-profit organizations. In addition to managers, executives and mid-level staff, the book is for students and trainees who would like to understand different kinds of social innovations as well as their design and implementation. Providing details on the design and implementation of a variety of successful social innovations, the cases presented can ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Christian Apologetics - Alister E. McGrath

Provides an accessible overview of the theory and practice of Christian apologetics, written by one of the leading experts in the field Christian Apologetics is a compact yet comprehensive introduction to the theological discipline devoted to the intellectual defense of the truth of the Christian religion. Assuming no previous knowledge of Christian apologetics, this student-friendly textbook clearly explains the major theoretical and practical aspects of the tradition while exploring its core themes, historical development, and current debates. Using a non-denominational approach, world-renowned Christian scholar Alister E. McGrath engages the ideas of a wide range of representative apologists and explores the ways they have been applied throughout history, and can still be used today. Concise, easy-to-digest chapters gradually build students' knowledge and confidence, moving from basic definitions and concepts to more advanced theory and practical application. Throughout the text, the author engages a variety of cultural concerns about religious belief, illustrates the real-life connection of apologetic studies and ministries in the Church, and offers clear explanations and vigorous defenses of the faith that students can adopt in their own writing and speaking. Introduces the art and science of explaining and commending the Christian faithPresents approaches to apologetics that emphasize the positive ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Darwin's Rival: Alfred Russel Wallace and the Search for Evolution - Christiane Dorion

Follow Victorian naturalist and explorer Alfred Russel Wallace on his intrepid journeys across the globe and find out how he developed his own theory of evolution in this beautiful illustrated gift hardback. In 1858, Alfred Russel Wallace’s travels in the Amazon Basin and Malay Archipelago led him to discover natural selection independently of Charles Darwin. Darwin''s Rival traces Wallace’s life from his childhood in the Welsh countryside to his rise to prominence among the scientific community, via dense tropical jungles and perilous journeys – and shines a light on one of the most important contributors to the theory of evolution. With evocative illustrations by Harry Tennant, this stunning gift book will appeal to children and adults alike, and is the perfect introduction to the man so often eclipsed by his contemporary and friend Charles Darwin.

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Once Upon a Time There Was and Will Be So Much More - Johanna Schaible

Take a journey from the distant past into a future to be imagined with this gorgeous debut picture book whose gradated pages reflect the passage of time.Hundreds of millions of years ago, land took shape. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs lived on Earth. Thousands of years ago, people built towering pyramids. Ten years ago, the landscape looked different. A month ago, it was still summer. A minute ago, the light was turned off. Now! Make a wish! What will you be doing in a week? How will you celebrate your birthday next year? What will you discover when you are older? What will hold you in awe forever? Moving inexorably from an age primeval into a future filled with questions, Johanna Schaible brings her beautiful collage artwork to an exploration of time that melds a conceptual vision with a physical one. With each page turn, the pages gradually become smaller – showing more and more borders from the past – until they reach the present moment, then grow larger again as time expands into a future full of possibilities.

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Digital Infrastructures for Business Innovation - Magda David Hercheui, Tony Cornford

Digital infrastructures are the commonly used technologies, systems, products, and platforms which businesses use to conduct commerce, partnerships, and transactions. Chief among these infrastructures is the Internet – an infrastructure which is remarkable for its all-pervasive presence in our daily lives – while others include cloud computing, social media, mobile technology, blockchain technologies, and cryptocurrencies.This book introduces the key concepts and models to help you understand digital infrastructures, their technologies, their dynamic evolution, and the ways that businesses can exploit them. The primary focus is on processes of innovation and change that are embodied in new digital infrastructures. The book takes a balanced approach, presenting easy-to-understand technical information and pragmatic business analysis. The book’s concise chapters develop the topics carefully, with clear language and many real-world examples.The intended audience includes management students on advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as business professionals and entrepreneurs. Readers at all levels will value the book’s explanation of the technical elements of digital infrastructures and will find insights they can use in developing their own business ideas, in start-ups or existing enterprises.

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Foster the Family – Encouragement, Hope, and Practical Help for the Christian Foster Parent - Jamie C. Finn

There are great rewards that come along with being a foster parent, yet there are also great challenges that can leave you feeling depleted, alone, and discouraged. The many burdens of a foster parent''s day--hurting children, struggling biological parents, and a broken system--are only compounded by the many burdens of a foster parent''s heart--confusion, anxiety, heartache, anger, and fear.With the compassion and insight of a fellow foster parent, Jamie C. Finn helps you see your struggles through the lens of the gospel, bringing biblical truths to bear on your unique everyday realities. In these short, easy-to-read chapters, you''ll find honest, personal stories and practical lessons that provide encouragement and direction from God''s Word as you walk the journey of foster parenting.

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Johanna's Christmas: A Festive Treasure Hunt & Colouring Book (0753557568)

Kniha - 80 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná 40 collectable, perforated pull-out art prints, ideal for framing or giving as festive greetings. The perfect Christmas present for colouring fans from Johanna Basford. Delicate tangles of holly and ivy, bauble-laden Christmas trees and mountains of exquisitely wrapped gifts are all waiting to be brought to life in this new collection of pull-out prints. From flurries of delicate snowflakes to deliciously decorated gingerbread houses and reindeer-led sleighs, Johanna's Christmas is a celebration of this wonderful holiday season that invites you to pick up your pens and pencils to colour, complete or embellish each of the festive artworks. Hidden in this book are a flock of elusive little robins - can you spot them all? For this fun and festive colouring book Johanna has picked a crisp ivory paper that accentuates and compliments your chosen colour palette. The smooth, untextured pages allows for beautiful...

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Differentiating Phonics Instruction for Maximum Impact - Wiley Blevins

Teacher be nimble, teacher be quick—the routines in this book make phonics learning stick.Author Wiley Blevins is renowned for changing the way educators think about teaching children to read, helping thousands of teachers implement effective phonics instruction. Now, Blevins gets us to think in powerful new ways about differentiating whole-class phonics lessons, so students at every skill level can engage. With Blevins’ trademark clarity, Differentiating Phonics Instruction for Maximum Impact provides: High-impact routines that focus on the skills known to develop students’ literacy best. Differentiated application of these routines—with fun multi-modal games and variations—for students working on- below-, and above grade-level expectations, and for multilingual learners Guidelines for creating skills-based small groups for more intensive work "Look-fors" for teachers and supervisors, to know when instruction is working or needs to be adjusted Several reproducible phonics and spelling assessments for placement, progress monitoring, and formative assessments to keep every learner growing as readers and writers.Differentiation needs to be in the DNA of every instructional plan—so all students′ skills progress every day. That’s a tall order, but with this resource, teachers discover that over time, doing the routines gives them a nimble, global sense of their learners and makes teaching more impactful ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Global Entrepreneurship & Innovation - Jay Mitra, Sarika Pruthi

In a globalised world, entrepreneurial ventures and innovation projects today tend to function internationally across a range of different countries and regions in order to be successful. It is vital therefore for entrepreneurs, innovators and indeed all business professionals to be thinking and acting with a global mindset. This comprehensive textbook helps you to develop such a mindset by drawing on theory, research, examples and case studies. There is a strong focus on developing countries and emerging economies throughout the text given the centrality of these markets to successful business today. Dedicated chapters shine a unique spotlight on timely topics such as migration, immigration, ethnicity and digitalisation in relation to entrepreneurship. Case studies and examples are included from around the world and include small start-ups, SMEs and well-known international brands such as Amazon, Dyson and Uber. Written in an accessible style for readers, there are additionally a wide range of learning features in each chapter including learning outcomes, summaries and discussion questions, alongside visual aids. This text is essential reading for university and college courses related to international entrepreneurship and global innovation. Sarika Pruthi is Associate Professor in the School of Global Innovation and Leadership at Lucas College and Graduate ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Reading Christian Apocrypha - Janet E. Spittler, Tobias Nicklas

Christian apocrypha has suffered neglect. Living just outside the Christian canon, apocryphal Christian works have been judged deficient, secret, and even heretical. In Reading Christian Apocrypha, Tobias Nicklas and Janet Spittler lavish attention upon these extracanonical texts to demonstrate that, far from being superfluous or fringe, Christian apocrypha plays a crucial role in the history of Christianity.Apocryphal works function as important witnesses for the reception of Jesus, Paul, and other apostolic figures. Beyond the reception of canonical figures, however, they provide foundational stories that fill in the Christian landscape of memories, supplying local and regional Christian communities with narratives that tie their own environment, traditions, and practices to the activities of the apostles and apostolic figures. Reading Christian Apocrypha also explores how apocryphal works adopt and adapt Jewish and Greco-Roman views on the origin of the world, its history, and the world to come, creating new "spaces of interpretation" around biblical texts and traditions.The apocryphal writings reveal that Christianity, from the very beginning, developed a wide variety of theological perspectives within diverse linguistic traditions and geographical areas. Ultimately, Reading Christian Apocrypha demonstrates that the distinction between "canonical" and "apocryphal" tradition is far blurrier than often assumed.

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The Myth of Good Christian Parenting - Kelsey Kramer McGinnis, Marissa Franks Burt

Christian parents want to raise their kids in a godly way. But what if families have been sold promises that "biblical parenting" can never deliver?Christian parents want to raise godly children, but what happens when popular biblical parenting methods cause more harm than good? The Myth of Good Christian Parenting exposes how the Christian parenting industry has sold families false promises for five decades, leaving a trail of religious trauma, damaged relationships, and lost faith in its wake. This groundbreaking analysis offers· historical analysis - traces the development of the Christian parenting industry and its influential figures who built parenting empires;· research-based insights - features survey data from adult children and parents affected by authoritarian parenting methods;· theological examination - analyzes how popular teachings on authority, compliance, corporal punishment, and control diverge from Jesus''s teachings; and· encouragement for a better future - equips readers to pursue a new path of freedom and mutual respect within their families.Marissa Franks Burt and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis combine rigorous research with compelling storytelling to reveal how evangelical parenting culture has shaped--and often strained--families from the 1970s to today. Drawing on history, sociology, theology, and extensive survey responses from adult children and parents, they trace ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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