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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Think of the global economy as a jigsaw puzzle.At the heart of solving the puzzle and addressing global disturbance and uncertainty lies three identifiable issues that need need to fit: First, income and other inequality within societies has been on the rise, while productivity and wage growth slowed, and countries are burdened by debt. Second, the market power of the world's largest companies reached unprecedented levels, raising questions on the spread of innovation and productivity gains. And third, the exploitation of natural resources is leading to a deteriorating environment, affecting the lives of many for the worse.The debate over what caused this situation is still open: whether laissez-faire governments, a poorly managed globalization, or the rise of technology that favors the few, the possible culprits are legion. In any case, Schwab argues our current system has failed to properly register and address many of the issues we are now faced with.What are the real causes of our system's shortcomings, and what are false positives Do solutions lie in small adjustments to our current system, or a complete overhaul of it And what best practices exist around the world, including Asia, that would allow for better outcomes There are no easy answers, and no single stakeholder can provide them. But it is certain that individual actors do have agency, and that policies matter, when it comes to dealing with external forces. Moreover, as success stories from the Switzerland to Singapore, and from Costa Rica to China show, it is only when government, businesses and individuals all play their respective roles, and agree on a social contract with shared responsibility that societal outcomes will be optimal.Stakeholder Capitalism addresss these problems, and provides achievable answers to solve them. Piece by piece, this new book by Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Chairman of the World Economic Forum, shares answers for all stakholders in the global economy, rich and poor, vested and disenfranchised, engaged or searching. The goal: to address problems and provide solutions, piece by piece, stakeholder by stakeholder, country by country, world citizen by world citizen.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Get on track to lower your blood pressure in just two weeks! Almost half of all adults in the United States have high blood pressure-but many of us are not aware of it. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, has serious health implications. It is classified as a leading cause of premature death by the World Health Organization, contributing to strokes, heart attacks, heart failure, kidney failure, and even dementia. While medications are often necessary to keep blood pressure in the safe zone, a judicious dietary and lifestyle overhaul will greatly help manage your blood pressure and your overall heart health. Written in an easy-to-follow, friendly style by three heart and nutrition experts, DASH Diet For Dummies shows you how increasing fiber, vitamins, and minerals, along with reducing your sodium intake when needed, can lower your blood pressure in just two weeks! Ranked the #1 Best Diet for Healthy Eating as well as #2 Best Diets Overall by U.S. News & World Report, the DASH Diet is specifically aimed at relieving hypertension and is endorsed by the American Heart Association, The National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute, and the Mayo Clinic-and is also proven to be effective against conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, PCOS, and more. Improve heart health with lower blood pressure Reduce cholesterol Lose weight Follow simple, tasty recipes So, don't let hypertension scare you. Along with good medical care, the DASH diet makes lowering your blood pressure achievable - and tasty! By following the straightforward meal plans and trying out our favorite recipes in DASH Diet for Dummies, you'll set yourself on the fast, proven journey to better blood pressure - and be on your way to a healthy and heart-smart future.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What new directions in China's digital economy mean for us allChina is the largest homogenous digital market on Earth: unified by language, culture, and mobile payments. Not only a consumer market of unrivaled size, it's also a vast and hyperactive innovation ecosystem for new technologies. And as China's digital economy moves from a consumer-focused phase to an enterprise-oriented one, Chinese companies are rushing to capitalize on ways the newer wave of tech--the Internet of Things, AI, blockchain, cloud computing, and data analytics (iABCD)--can unlock value for their businesses from non-traditional angles.In China's Data Economy, Winston Ma--investment professional, capital markets attorney, adjunct professor of digital economy, and bestselling author--details the profound global implications of this new direction, including how Chinese apps for services such as food delivery expand so quickly they surpass their U.S. models within a couple of years, and how the sheer scale and pace of Chinese innovation might lead to an AI arms race in which China and the U.S. vie aggressively for leadership.\* How China's younger netizens participate in their evolving digital economy as consumers, creators, and entrepreneurs\* Why Online/Office (OMO, Online-merge-with-Offline) integration is viewed as the natural next step on from the O2O (Online-to-Offline) model used in the rest of the world\* The ways in which traditional Chinese industries such as retail, banking, and insurance are innovating to stay in the game\* What emerging markets can learn from China as they leapfrog past the personal computer age altogether, diving straight into the mobile-first economyAnyone interested in what's next for Chinese digital powerhouses--investors, governments, entrepreneurs, international business players--will find this an essential guide to what lies ahead as China's flexes new digital muscles to create new forms of value and challenge established tech giants across the world.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Click your way to stunning digital images with this thorough resource!With the six mini-guides in Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies, you've got the six ingredients you need to cook up some fantastic photos. This book will help you make friends with your dSLR whether it's the latest model or an older hand-me-down. Together, you'll find the perfect angles, exposure, and lighting to capture magical images.It wouldn't be digital photography without a bit of tech--SD cards, file transfers, resolution, and a few other things you might have never encountered before you picked up a dSLR. With this book, you can become a camera-wrangler extraordinaire, getting your shots and using digital editing tools to help them look their best. Now you have the tools you need to start building your portfolio--including some friendly advice on which images to include! Get out there and get shooting!\* Explore your camera's features and settings, then pick the perfect lenses for your photography style\* Learn how to make beautiful images by controlling the key components of exposure -- aperture, shutter speed, and ISO settings\* Light your shots perfectly with or without a flash or other lighting equipment\* Use digital tools to make your photos shine and create an outstanding portfolioUpgrading to a digital SLR is a sign that you're serious about becoming a better photographer. Let this chummy Dummies guide, well, guide you as you become an image maker.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - FULLY ILLUSTRATED, UPDATED GUIDE TO THE STRATEGIC DESIGN OF GREEN BUILDINGSIn the tradition of Building Construction Illustrated, Francis D.K. Ching and Ian M. Shapiro offer a fully illustrated guide to the theory and practice of sustainable design. This guide provides architects, designers, and builders in the green design professional community a framework and detailed strategies for designing substantively green buildings. With a focus on sustainable sites, approaching and reaching net-zero energy, low and zero-water usage, minimum-impact materials and superior indoor environmental quality, this guide explains why we need to build green, as well as green building theory and advancements in the industry. This Second Edition includes:\* All-new case studies featuring geographically diverse buildings with proven zero energy performance\* Expanded coverage of zero energy building design, as well as zero water and zero waste buildings\* Practical guidance for the schematic design of high-performance buildings, heating and hot water system selection, building envelope details, and integrating renewable energy\* Advanced strategies, such as the concept of shape efficiency, and the optimal location for stairwells in buildings\* Additional strategies for affordability in green design and construction\* Updated references to the latest codes and standardsThis Second Edition of Green Building Illustrated is an excellent resource for professionals, students and those interested in the design and construction of sustainable buildings.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Discover new insights on how to setup, manage, and advise wealthy families and their family officesThe Complete Family Office: A Guide for Affluent Families and the Advisors Who Serve Them, 2nd Edition represents the newest update to an essential series. This book prepares the members of wealthy families to collectively manage, sustain, and grow their wealth across multiple generations. It also assists professionals who advise families to better serve their needs.This book teaches those who advise family offices and wealthy families on:\* How to setup, structure, and advise a family office\* Current compliance, fiduciary and risk management practices for a family office\* Forward-thinking investment management, estate planning, and private trust company considerations\* Fresh insights on philanthropy, legacy, and impact investing\* Best practices to managing family wealth education and preparing next generation owners\* New insights on family governance, strategic planning, and succession\* Methods to create a family constitution, mission, and vision for families and their family offices.The Complete Family Office Handbook provides the most comprehensive, current research, practical guidance, and approaches from leading family offices from around the globe and illustrates, by way of practical case studies and examples, how families can effectively manage their wealth for the long term.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The fully revised and updated version of the leading textbook on real estate investment, emphasising real estate cycles and the availability and flow of global capitalReal Estate Investment remains the most influential textbook on the subject, used in top-tier colleges and universities worldwide. Its unique, practical perspective on international real estate investment focusses on real-world techniques which measure, benchmark, forecast and manage property investments as an asset class. The text examines global property markets and real estate cycles, outlines market fundamentals and explains asset pricing and portfolio theory in the context of real estate.In the years since the text's first publication, conditions in global real estate markets have changed considerably following the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Real estate asset prices have increased past pre-crisis levels, signalling a general market recovery. Previously scarce debt and equity capital is now abundant, while many institutions once averse to acquiring property are re-entering the markets. The latest edition - extensively revised and updated to address current market trends and practices as well as reflect feedback from instructors and students - features new content on real estate development, improved practical examples, expanded case studies and more. This seminal textbook:\* Emphasises practical solutions to real investing problems rather than complex theory\* Offers substantial new and revised content throughout the text\* Covers topics such as valuation, leasing, mortgages, real estate funds, underwriting and private and public equity real estate\* Features up-to-date sections on performance measurement, real estate debt markets and building and managing real estate portfolios\* Includes access to a re-designed companion website containing numerous problems and solutions, presentation slides and additional instructor and student resourcesWritten by internationally-recognised experts in capital management and institutional property investing strategies, Real Estate Investment, Second Edition: Strategies, Structures, Decisions is an indispensable textbook for instructors and students of real estate fund management, investment management and investment banking, as well as a valuable reference text for analysts, researchers, investment managers, investment bankers and asset managers.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Discover comprehensive coverage of leading research and theory in career psychology with the newest edition of a canonical workThe newly revised and thoroughly updated third edition of Career Development and Counseling retains many features of the celebrated second edition, including in-depth coverage of major theories of career development, interventions and assessment systems across the life span, and the roles of diversity, individual differences, and social factors in career development.This new edition also covers essential new material on emerging topics like:\* The future of work and preparing people for work in the new economy\* The psychology of working theory\* Working with older adults and retirees\* Working with the unemployed and underemployed\* Calling, work meaning, career adaptability, and volitionThis book illuminates scientifically informed career practices from an interdisciplinary perspective, engaging readers with concrete strategies and practical tips for working with clients of all kinds. Drawing on vocational, industrial, organizational, and personality psychology, Career Development and Counseling is ideal for graduate students at the masters and doctoral levels in counseling, counseling psychology, counselor education, and educational psychology.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Portfolio Management in Practice, Volume 1: Investment Management delivers a comprehensive overview of investment management for students and industry professionals.As the first volume in the CFA Institute's new Portfolio Management in Practice series, Investment Management offers professionals looking to enhance their skillsets and students building foundational knowledge an essential understanding of key investment management concepts. Designed to be an accessible resource for a wide range of learners, this volume explores the full portfolio management process.Inside, readers will find detailed coverage of:\* Forming capital market expectations\* Principles of the asset allocation process\* Determining investment strategies within each asset class\* Integrating considerations specific to high net worth individuals or institutions into chosen strategies\* And moreTo apply the concepts outlined in the Investment Management volume, explore the accompanying Portfolio Management in Practice, Volume 1: Investment Management Workbook. The perfect companion resource, this workbook aligns chapter-by-chapter with Investment Management for easy referencing so readers can draw connections between theoretical content and challenging practice problems.Featuring contributions from the CFA Institute's subject matter experts, Portfolio Management in Practice, Volume 1: Investment Management distills the knowledge forward-thinking professionals will need to succeed in today's fast-paced financial world.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Provides a comprehensive understanding of a wide range of systems and topics in electrochemistryThis book offers complete coverage of electrochemical theories as they pertain to the understanding of electrochemical systems. It describes the foundations of thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and transport phenomena--including the electrical potential and charged species. It also shows how to apply electrochemical principles to systems analysis and mathematical modeling. Using these tools, the reader will be able to model mathematically any system of interest and realize quantitative descriptions of the processes involved.This brand new edition of Electrochemical Systems updates all chapters while adding content on lithium battery electrolyte characterization and polymer electrolytes. It also includes a new chapter on impedance spectroscopy. Presented in 4 sections, the book covers: Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells, Electrode Kinetics and Other Interfacial Phenomena, Transport Processes in Electrolytic Solutions, and Current Distribution and Mass Transfer in Electrochemical Systems. It also features three appendixes containing information on: Partial Molar Volumes, Vectors and Tensors, and Numerical Solution of Coupled, Ordinary Differential Equations.\* Details fundamental knowledge with a thorough methodology\* Thoroughly updated throughout with new material on topics including lithium battery electrolyte characterization, impedance analysis, and polymer electrolytes\* Includes a discussion of equilibration of a charged polymer material and an electrolytic solution (the Donnan equilibrium)\* A peerless classic on electrochemical engineeringElectrochemical Systems, Fourth Edition is an excellent resource for students, scientists, and researchers involved in electrochemical engineering.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Handbook and reference for industrial statisticians and system reliability engineersSystem Reliability Theory: Models, Statistical Methods, and Applications, Third Edition presents an updated and revised look at system reliability theory, modeling, and analytical methods. The new edition is based on feedback to the second edition from numerous students, professors, researchers, and industries around the world. New sections and chapters are added together with new real-world industry examples, and standards and problems are revised and updated.System Reliability Theory covers a broad and deep array of system reliability topics, including:\* In depth discussion of failures and failure modes\* The main system reliability assessment methods\* Common-cause failure modeling\* Deterioration modeling\* Maintenance modeling and assessment using Python code\* Bayesian probability and methods\* Life data analysis using RPerfect for undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in reliability engineering, this book also serves as a reference and resource for practicing statisticians and engineers.Throughout, the book has a practical focus, incorporating industry feedback and real-world industry problems and examples.…