Download or read book Difference Works Improving Retention Productivity and Profitability through Inclusion written by Caroline Turner and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evidence is clear: Inclusive cultures and businesses with gender diversity in leadership get better results. Yet women still aren't proportionally represented within the upper ranks of business. This problem has a big price tag, and solving it has a big payoff. Difference Works offers a unique solution by giving leaders and managers the ability to understand and appreciate different approaches to work-and so increase engagement and performance. Combining her own experience as a C-level executive with extensive research and insights on workplace behavior, Caroline Turner provides powerful and practical tools to change any business environment for the better. Readers will gain the profound understanding that difference works.

Download or read book Maximum Leadership written by Charles M. Farkas and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business fads come and go, but the importance of corporate leadership as a determining factor for success has never been doubted. But exactly what is corporate leadership? Is it a CEO with a strong personality, one with strong management skills, one who has a combination of these traits--or something else entirely? What factors, in other words, make a powerfully effective corporate leader? In this era of increasingly fierce global competition few questions spark as much controversy and debate. Thus, in the summer of 1994, the authors of this book began traveling across North America, Europe, and Asia to interview the heads of more than 160 major multinational corporations, in industries as diverse as entertainment, banking, diamond mining, and semiconductors. Their goal was the explore the role of the CEO--to discover how the men and women at the pinnacle of some of the world's most prominent companies fulfill their role as leaders. They came away not with abstract theories about management but with real stories about how CEOs actually spend their days, whom they see, where they go, which decisions they make, which they don't, and why. In the process, the authors uncovered new and provocative evidence that there exist five distinct styles of leadership. In Maximum Leadership they illustrate those styles--or "approaches," as they call them--with vivid examples and the candid voices of CEOs at companies such as Coca-Cola, Gillette, Nintendo, Hewlett-Packard, Goldman Sachs, and Nestle. These executives and dozens of others tell fascinating, revealing, often funny and sometimes poignant stories about the challenges they face and how they have met them. Some are "human assets" leaders, running their companies by scrupulously managing hundreds of individuals and the relationships between them. Others are "box" leaders, who define their role as building the fortress of rules, regulations, and corporate culture that will guarantee their companies success. There are also strategic leaders, expertise champions, and change agents, each with their own unique qualities, priorities, and styles of managing, both day-to-day and over the long term. With these five approaches and the authors' cogent analyses of them, Maximum Leadership introduces a new vocabulary for understanding how companies are run to achieve their greatest potential and offers important insights for those inside the corporate office--and everyone whose career is impacted by what happens there.

Download or read book Maximum PC written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maximum PC is the magazine that every computer fanatic, PC gamer or content creator must read. Each and every issue is packed with punishing product reviews, insightful and innovative how-to stories and the illuminating technical articles that enthusiasts crave.

Download or read book David s Summer written by Lee Gabel and published by Frankenscript Press. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A family in crisis. An impossible choice. A race against time. An unplanned pregnancy turns the lives of Deanna, her husband Max, and her teenage son upside down. But there’s something else wrong... After baby David receives a cancer diagnosis, Deanna drops everything to focus on finding a cure. Max has other ideas. Based on his own troubled past, Max challenges Deanna to consider quality of life versus quantity. Their opposing opinions throw their marriage into chaos and Deanna seeks treatment options alone. Caught in the middle, Alex must navigate this family crisis on his own. An unexpected friendship with a cancer survivor may offer the perspective he needs. With the clock ticking, Deanna stops at nothing to save baby David’s life... but her relationship with her family may not survive the process. David’s Summer is an emotionally rich and compelling family drama about love, sacrifice, forgiveness, and a frantic race for a cure. Praise for David's Summer: "This book...It had me from the very beginning til the very end. I loved it! I felt like I was a part of this family. I have to warn you...It is a tear-jerker but I think you'll love it, too." "This book left me in tears. I could not put it down. The question of how far would you go to save your child is epic. A story of cancer and support when your world is turned upside down." "This story is an emotional one. How could a story not be when a baby is diagnosed with cancer? I was actually most taken with Alex and I wish there would have been more regarding his feelings about his brother." "I would definitely read more from this author." "As I read this book, I cried through the honesty of the family and what they were going through. The value of a human being is priceless, especially a child. This book is an emotionally charged read and will stay with you for a long time. Excellent!" "This is a riveting story of crisis within a family and the toll taken when one is extremely ill and the family is floundering in the midst of pain and suffering. It is an important story and one felt by countless families every day. I was deeply affected by the teenage son's experience, as he lost his support team." "Totally heartbreaking. Deanna and Max and their two boys, Alex and David, and how lives can change suddenly. Nobody knows when changes occur and the effect it has on everyone. A captivating story which will keep you reading to the end." "This was a good story. It wasn't as sad as I thought it was going to be. There was a lot of growth and communication happening for this family throughout this tragedy they experienced." "What an excellent and well written story. Gabel took a very difficult subject and was able to intertwine a story around it in such a way that I just had to keep reading. Can't wait to see what he writes next!" "David's Summer was very well set from the beginning. Some parts made me smile, while others made me cry. I rate a book by my heart. This book pulled at my heart strings. This book was full of raw emotions. Anyone who has dealt with cancer knows its fury. A MUST read."

Download or read book Significant Food written by Jeff Birkenstein and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2024-07 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Significant Food is a collaborative work of textual analysis and criticism that chews on the role and prominence of food in American literature. The volume offers close readings of many well-known, and some less well-known, examples of American writing, as studied through the food culture sensibilities of a well-stocked cupboard of contributors who offer their analyses for public consumption. Editors Jeff Birkenstein and Robert C. Hauhart find that literary criticism has focused on the role food plays in literary production to a greater extent than recognized at first glance and that its role has become increasingly common only in the last two decades. Still, while there is critical commentary regarding authors’ use of food across the expanse of American literature, there has been a lack of a unifying critical theory to guide these analyses. Birkenstein and Hauhart offer the theory of “significant food”—a method that asks literary critics to evaluate and assess the extent, nature, and role that food plays in literary production. When food and “food moments” are used intensively and “significantly” within the drama, memoir, poem, novel, short story, or other writing, then one can say that it has achieved a status that makes it indispensable to the work at hand.

Download or read book The Muse in Bronzeville written by Robert Bone and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dynamic reappraisal of a neglected period in African American cultural history from the early 1930s to the cold war, and the first comprehensive critical study of the creative awakenting that occurred on Chicago's South Side -- from cover.

Download or read book Introduction to Phenomenology written by Cheryl Tatano Beck and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Phenomenology: Focus on Methodology breaks down the history, methodology, and application so students can more easily write proposals and conduct phenomenological research. This book provides a clear picture of phenomenology’s applications to social, behavioral, and health sciences, covering both interpretive and descriptive phenomenology from research design through analysis.

Download or read book Echoes of the Holocaust on the American Musical Stage written by Jessica Hillman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With chapters on The Sound of Music, Milk and Honey, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, The Rothschilds, Rags, Ragtime and The Producers, this book examines both direct and indirect references to, or resonances of, the Holocaust, tracing changing American attitudes through the chronological progression of these musical productions and their subsequent revivals. Despite the abundance of writing on both musical theatre history and on the difficulties of Holocaust representation, history and theatre scholars alike have thus far ignored the intersections of these areas. The academy thereby risks excluding precisely those works that shed the most light on our culture's evolving response to the Shoah, an event that still helps to define American identity. This book redresses this lapse by focusing on the theatrical form seen by the greatest amount of people--musicals--which either trigger or reflect changing American mores.

Download or read book The Tanning of America written by Steve Stoute and published by Avery. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces how the "tanning" phenomenon raised a generation of black, Hispanic, white, and Asian consumers who have the same "mental complexion" based on shared experiences and values. This consumer is a mindset-not a race or age-that responds to shared values and experiences, rather than the increasingly irrelevant demographic boxes that have been used to a fault by corporate America."--

Download or read book Mastering the Java Virtual Machine written by Otavio Santana and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delve into the inner workings of JVM and explore internals, memory management, and performance optimization Key Features Uncover the intricacies of JVM, from class loading to garbage collection, and more Master JVM memory management for efficient resource use and reduced overhead Apply JVM knowledge through case studies, reinforcing your understanding of internals Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionMastering the Java Virtual Machine is a comprehensive guide that will take you into the heart of the Java programming language, guiding you through the intricate workings of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and equipping you with essential skills to become a proficient Java developer. You’ll start by understanding the JVM, exploring its architecture and how it executes Java code. Through detailed explanations and real-world examples, you’ll gain a deep understanding of JVM internals, enabling you to write efficient and optimized Java applications. As you progress, you’ll delve into memory management and execution, unraveling the complexities of heap and stack management, garbage collection, and memory profiling. You'll learn how memory is allocated and reclaimed in the JVM, as well as how to optimize memory usage and identify performance bottlenecks in your applications. With this knowledge, you’ll be able to create Java programs that are not only robust but also highly performant. By the end of this Java book, you’ll have the skills needed to excel in Java programming, writing efficient and maintainable code.What you will learn Understand JVM architecture and bytecode execution Explore memory management and optimize memory usage Compare and evaluate alternative JVMs like GraalVM Master reflection for dynamic behavior in Java applications Use Java annotation processors for code generation Get to grips with reactive programming principles for scalable applications Who this book is for This book is for Java developers looking to deepen their expertise in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and optimize Java applications for peak performance. It is ideal for both intermediate-level and seasoned professionals, who want to explore specific aspects such as JVM internals, memory management, threading, security, and performance tuning.

Download or read book Semantic Web Technologies and Applications in Artificial Intelligence of Things written by Ortiz-Rodriguez, Fernando and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-05-16 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The confluence of Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) and Semantic Web technologies is nothing short of revolutionary. The profound impact of this synergy extends far beyond the realms of industry, research, and society; it shapes the very fabric of our future. Semantic Web Technologies and Applications in Artificial Intelligence of Things is a meticulously crafted reference that not only acknowledges this significance but also serves as a guide for those navigating the complexities of Industry 4.0 and AIoT. This curated compendium of cutting-edge technologies acts as a veritable knowledge base for future developments. As academics, scholars, and industry professionals, the ideal audience of this book, will find meticulously curated content that caters to their diverse interests and expertise, covering topics ranging from smart agriculture, manufacturing, industry, health sciences, and government. Seasoned academics, students, and visionary industry leaders, will find this book to be an indispensable guide that paves the way for innovation and progress.

Download or read book A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir written by John Grant and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-09-21 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring rumpled PIs, shyster lawyers, corrupt politicians, double-crossers, femmes fatales, and, of course, losers who find themselves down on their luck yet again, film noir is a perennially popular cinematic genre. This extensive encyclopedia describes movies from noir's earliest days – and even before, looking at some of noir's ancestors in US and European cinema – as well as noir's more recent offshoots, from neonoirs to erotic thrillers. Entries are arranged alphabetically, covering movies from all over the world – from every continent save Antarctica – with briefer details provided for several hundred additional movies within those entries. A copious appendix contains filmographies of prominent directors, actors, and writers. With coverage of blockbusters and program fillers from Going Straight (US 1916) to Broken City (US 2013) via Nora Inu (Japan 1949), O Anthropos tou Trainou (Greece 1958), El Less Wal Kilab (Egypt 1962), Reportaje a la Muerte (Peru 1993), Zift (Bulgaria 2008), and thousands more, A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir is an engrossing and essential reference work that should be on the shelves of every cinephile.

Download or read book The Journey Never Ends written by David Garets and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If your health care organization is typical, you were successful in getting your electronic medical record (EMR) system installed on time and within budget. You declared victory and collected some money from meaningful use. But very quickly, you realized you were not getting the expected return on your investment. So you started the "optimization"

Download or read book Unlocking Infinity The Extraordinary Saga of the Blind Mathematician written by N.B. Singh and published by N.B. Singh. This book was released on with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Unlocking Infinity: The Extraordinary Saga of the Blind Mathematician" is a captivating and unique novel that seamlessly blends comedy and scientific exploration. In this remarkable tale, readers are introduced to the brilliant yet eccentric world of a blind mathematician who defies all odds to revolutionize the field of mathematics and propel quantum computing technology into the future. The story follows the life of our protagonist, a genius mathematician who loses their sight at a young age. Undeterred by this setback, they embark on a journey filled with wit, determination, and a dash of hilarity. Through their unorthodox methods and sheer genius, they stumble upon a groundbreaking discovery—the elusive Infinity Equation. As the blind mathematician delves deeper into the world of infinity, they find themselves at the forefront of the emerging field of quantum computing. With an unwavering sense of humor, they navigate the complexities of the quantum realm, often leading to comical mishaps and unexpected results. The lab becomes a stage for both scientific breakthroughs and uproarious situations, where laughter becomes an essential ingredient in their quest for knowledge. The novel explores the blind mathematician's unique perspective, showcasing their ability to perceive patterns and uncover hidden truths beyond the limitations of sight. Their journey is not without challenges, as they encounter rivalries, form unlikely alliances, and face both admiration and criticism from the scientific community. Through the blind mathematician's innovative applications of their discoveries, the novel highlights the vast potential of quantum computing in reshaping the technological landscape. Alongside the scientific advancements, the narrative intertwines comedic elements that arise from the blind mathematician's unconventional approaches and the humorous consequences of their creations. "Unlocking Infinity" offers a delightful blend of intellectual stimulation and laughter, captivating readers with its compelling characters, engaging plot, and clever humor. It invites audiences to ponder the boundless possibilities of science while appreciating the comedy that can be found amidst even the most complex and groundbreaking discoveries.

Download or read book Exemplarity and Mediocrity written by Paul Fleming and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2008-12-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following Hegel's analysis of art's increasing difficulty to both engage and extricate itself from prosaic reality, Paul Fleming investigates the strategies employed by German literature from 1750 to 1850 for increasingly attuning itself to quotidian life—common heroes, everyday life, non-extraordinary events—while also avoiding all notions of mediocrity. He focuses on three sites of this tension: the average audience (Lessing), the average artist (Goethe and Schiller), and the everyday, or average life (Grillparzer and Stifter). The book's title, Exemplarity and Mediocrity, describes both a disjunctive and a conjunctive relation. Read disjunctively, modern art must display the "exemplary originality" (Kant) that only genius can provide and is thus fundamentally opposed to mediocrity as that which does not stand out or lacks distinctiveness; in the conjunctive sense, modern art turns to non-exceptional life in order to transform it—without forsaking its commonness—thereby producing exemplary forms of mediocrity that both represent the non-exceptional and, insofar as they stand outside the group they represent, are something other than mediocre.

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Criminal Law written by Markus D Dubber and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 1233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Criminal Law reflects the continued transformation of criminal law into a global discipline, providing scholars with a comprehensive international resource, a common point of entry into cutting edge contemporary research and a snapshot of the state and scope of the field. To this end, the Handbook takes a broad approach to its subject matter, disciplinarily, geographically, and systematically. Its contributors include current and future research leaders representing a variety of legal systems, methodologies, areas of expertise, and research agendas. The Handbook is divided into four parts: Approaches & Methods (I), Systems & Methods (II), Aspects & Issues (III), and Contexts & Comparisons (IV). Part I includes essays exploring various methodological approaches to criminal law (such as criminology, feminist studies, and history). Part II provides an overview of systems or models of criminal law, laying the foundation for further inquiry into specific conceptions of criminal law as well as for comparative analysis (such as Islamic, Marxist, and military law). Part III covers the three aspects of the penal process: the definition of norms and principles of liability (substantive criminal law), along with a less detailed treatment of the imposition of norms (criminal procedure) and the infliction of sanctions (prison law). Contributors consider the basic topics traditionally addressed in scholarship on the general and special parts of the substantive criminal law (such as jurisdiction, mens rea, justifications, and excuses). Part IV places criminal law in context, both domestically and transnationally, by exploring the contrasts between criminal law and other species of law and state power and by investigating criminal law's place in the projects of comparative law, transnational, and international law.

Download or read book Foundations of Mathematical Economics written by Michael Carter and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2001-10-26 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the mathematical foundations of economics, from basic set theory to fixed point theorems and constrained optimization. Rather than simply offer a collection of problem-solving techniques, the book emphasizes the unifying mathematical principles that underlie economics. Features include an extended presentation of separation theorems and their applications, an account of constraint qualification in constrained optimization, and an introduction to monotone comparative statics. These topics are developed by way of more than 800 exercises. The book is designed to be used as a graduate text, a resource for self-study, and a reference for the professional economist.