Экономика
Различные книги в жанре ЭкономикаThe Greenhouse Approach
Leaves conventional thinking in the dust, instead teaching how to drive innovation within an existing company Shows managers and business leaders how to invigorate their teams and organizations, transform corporate culture, and identify and empower agents of change within their teams Without repeating tired business-book advice, shows how to motivate creative thinking and make it safe to take risks and disrupt entrenched patterns that lock businesses in cycles of stagnant competition Author is a marketing executive with over 20 years' experience in the tech sector, and has been head of communications at Microsoft Canada, Director of Marketing at TELUS, and Director of Operations at Open Text
Un-Canadian
Un-Canadian: Prejudice and Discrimination Against Muslims in Canada is a provocative warning to Canadians that the values they cherish are being eroded through a pattern of political, legal and social prejudice directed towards Muslims in Canada since September 11, 2001. Featuring never-before-published interviews with key politicians and journalists, influential Muslim leaders and ordinary Canadians who have suddenly found themselves thrust into what might become a full-fledged culture war, this book sounds the alarm about our politicians, our commitment to the rule of law and the changing value of our citizenship. Spanning settings from dark prison cells in Guantanamo Bay and Syria to the gilded corridors of power on Parliament Hill, this book centres on fundamental notions of social cohesion and the value of Canadian citizenship—issues which continue to make headlines. Canadians who are worried about the direction our country is headed will consider this a must-read.
Lean Refining: How to Improve Performance in the Oil Industry
Lean Refining: How to Improve Performance in the Oil Industry addresses the tremendous opportunities this quality improvement system can exploit to achieve huge financial gains, while simultaneously improving morale, timeliness, quality, safety, reliability, and environmental performance.  The book offers numerous examples of how lean methodologies can be applied, the gains that can be achieved, and takes readers through a prescriptive process of implementation.The book is divided into 3 parts.  Part I is specific to the topic of lean manufacturing, and explains exactly what lean is… as well as what it isn’t.  Part II addresses lean manufacturing in the oil industry in general, and refining in particular.  It explains why lean is not the prevalent improvement strategy in refining, and why it’s more likely to appear among the smaller companies first.  It also explains the differences that petroleum refining brings to the lean model.  Part III covers topics needed to understand how to implement, organize, and roll out a lean transformation from the top down.An affiliated website boasts tons of valuable information, including: Forms and evaluations for such topics as The 10 Lean Killers, The 6 Roll Out Errors, The 5 Precursors to a Lean Transformation, and more; Samples of working documents such as A3s, Leader Standard Work, and 5 supervisory tools, in both template form and completed; A comprehensive reading and reference list of nearly 500 resources, broken into topical material; Links to 3rd-party websites where readers can download e-forms and other related information.
Down the Drain
An incisive critique of Canada’s drinking water gatekeepers.Canada is celebrated for its abundance of fresh water, and few Canadians question the safety of the water that comes from our taps. But is this trust justified? One study estimates that contamination of drinking water causes 90,000 cases of illness and ninety deaths every year.In this authoritative review of decades of legislation, research, and independent regulatory critiques, accompanied by riveting stories of the many failures of our water supply, award-winning journalist Chris Wood and Canadian water policy expert Ralph Pentland expose how governments at every level have failed to protect our drinking water.The authors review the history of water management in Canada and approaches to the problem in Europe and the United States, then analyze our own approach in recent times, and finally propose a strategy to protect our water—including a new charter that will hold our government to account.
The Invisible Revolution
Without question, this book is for you if you’re a mum who wants to build a successful business around the family life you love. Written especially for mums by Nicola Huelin, a mum and award-winning business coach and mentor, The Invisible Revolution is an inspirational and practical handbook bringing you precious insights, inspiration and real-world advice on how to start, grow and sustain a successful business – without compromising your quality of family life, health or sanity.Discover the 14 Pillars of Empowered Success every mum in business needs. Join Nicola and a whole host of incredibly successful Mumpreneurs to discover how the women of the Invisible Revolution are carving out a new blueprint for business, achieving a new definition of success and creating a world-changing legacy for their children. Learn what it really takes to turn your dream business into reality.“Nicola has written the essential handbook that every Mumpreneur should read. Inspiring, insightful and packed full of strategies to help us all achieve our dreams.” Jo Davison, founder of Blue Cow Global“These real-life stories straight from the heart inspire mums everywhere.” Dame Mary Perkins, Co-founder of Specsavers,“I believe reading this book will give you the courage to begin… and the courage to succeed.” Lucy Piper, Presenter “ The Invisible Revolution is a truly inspiring read – full of practical tools, resources, insight and examples to help you on your Mumpreneur journey.” Lucy Griffin-Stiff, founder of Starting Conversations About the Author Nicola Huelin is a multi-award winning business coach and mentor, founder of Mpower for mums in business, inspirational speaker and author with over 20 years’ experience in combining business success with family life.www.mpower.global
Congress Reconsidered
For almost four decades, the editors of <strong>Congress Reconsidered</strong>, Lawrence C. Dodd and Bruce I. Oppenheimer have delivered the best contemporary work from leading congressional scholars in a form that is both analytical and accessible. The tradition continues in this <strong>Eleventh Edition</strong> as contributing authors focus on the many ways Congress has changed over time and examine the conditions that foster these developments.<br /> <br /> Some of the most noted names in congressional studies address topics from broad dynamics affecting the institution, elections and constituencies, parties and internal organization, inter-branch relations, and policymaking. This new edition also ends with a capstone chapter on the milestone 2016 elections. Simply put, this bestselling volume remains on the cutting edge of scholarship, identifying patterns of change in Congress and placing those patterns in context.
One Hundred Pennies
The title of this groundbreaking book is drawn from an interesting statistic. According to the Department of Commerce, for every one hundred pennies that make up the Gross Domestic Product of the United States, almost sixty cents come from small business. So why are small businesses seemingly treated as an afterthought, especially during difficult economic times? During our recent downturn, while billions of dollars were generously handed over to large corporations as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bailouts, small businesses were left to navigate the turbulent waters of our economy with neither a paddle nor a GPS. In One Hundred Pennies, Michael Robinson simplifies the complex ideas underlying these facts by shedding light on the value of small businesses to a healthy U.S. Economy. Drawing upon his own twenty-plus years of entrepreneurial experience, during which time he built several corporations and hired thousands of employees, Robinson strives to put things into perspective by outlining the main economic problems that stagnate our economy and providing basic solutions for getting our nation back on track. As an innovative CEO who has dealt with the challenges of navigating his own companies through difficulty economic times – including the tragedy of 9/11 – and emerging more successful than ever, Robinson is an apt advocate for the small businesses that power this country. His provocative book is sure to change the national conversation and exert influence on both government and business leaders across the nation.
Family Entrepreneur
A course in family-business entrepreneurship, taught through a narrative about four frustrated people taking a seminar that changes their lives. Limited time offer. In the second book in the Entrepreneurial Edge series, frustrated individuals, immersed in family businesses, enroll in a two-week course on entrepreneurship that will change their lives. For ten years Mary has been an office manager at her brother’s business only to see her younger brother join the company and receive shares while she gets none. Plagued by doubts about her ability to change the culture in the family business or succeed outside it, Mary signs up for a seminar series on family entrepreneurship. A crusty mentor named Sam conducts the seminars in a class that includes three others: a son considering taking over a family business, the owner of a successful company involving her two daughters, and a man with a stormy working relationship with his sister. The narrative brings us right into the class as Sam cleverly leads all of us to decisions about our future. Anyone interested in entrepreneurship, starting a business, or just managing their career will benefit from the shared experiences of this compelling story. Watch for Ageless Entrepreneur , arriving May 2015.