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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- 1 Introduction -- Rise of the Individual Self -- Increased Possibilities for Narrating the Self in the Globalized World -- Organizations, Interests and the Shaping of Identities -- Diversity: Telling Alternative Stories -- Defining Identity -- Concluding Thoughts -- Discussion Questions -- 2 Exploring Communicative Approaches to Identity and Organizations -- Meta-Theoretical Lenses for Understanding Identity and Organizations -- A Discursive Approach to Understanding Organizations and Identity -- Concluding Thoughts -- Discussion Questions -- 3 Forming and Managing Identities -- Forming Identities -- Organizational Identification -- Identity Work -- Identity Regulation -- Concluding Thoughts -- Discussion Questions -- 4 Fragmenting and Intersecting Identities -- Identity in a Socio-Historical Context -- Discursive Approaches to Identity and Fragmentation/Insecurity/Instability -- Concluding Thoughts -- Discussion Questions -- 5 Regulating and Resisting Identities -- Control and Identity -- Producing Identity Regulation -- Resistance -- Concluding Thoughts -- Discussion Questions -- 6 Informing Key Organizational Processes through Discursive Approaches to Identity -- Technology and Identity -- Leadership and Identity -- Identity and Organizations: Connections with other Research -- Concluding Thoughts -- Discussion Questions -- 7 Researching and Practicing Identity -- Methodological Commitments in the Discursive Study of Identity -- Researching the Discursive Construction of Identity -- Practicing a Discursive Approach to Organizations and Identity -- Concluding Thoughts -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Indexing -- End User License Agreement

TITLE PAGE -- DEDICATION -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE: CHILDHOOD -- CHAPTER TWO: FATHER LEAVES -- CHAPTER THREE: WAR BREAKS OUT -- CHAPTER FOUR: MASSACRE -- CHAPTER FIVE: FLIGHT TO ENGLAND -- CHAPTER SIX: LONDON -- CHAPTER SEVEN: RACISM -- CHAPTER EIGHT: BACK TO OLDHAM -- CHAPTER NINE: MARRIAGE -- CHAPTER TEN: MRS SALMA AHMED'S STORY -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: BACK TO IQBAL -- CHAPTER TWELVE: STARTING BUSINESS -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: GETTING DISCRIMINATION OFF MY CHEST -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: BACK TO THE BEGINNING -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: FAMILY -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: PRAWNS -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: USA SETBACK -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: BANK STORY -- CHAPTER NINETEEN: BUYING A WAREHOUSE -- CHAPTER TWENTY: SUCCESS -- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: ALEC DODGEON -- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: CHARITY -- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: IQBAL U AHMED SAYS -- CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: EDUCATION AND GIVING BACK -- CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: PUBLIC WORK AND CHARITY -- CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: PRINCE CHARLES -- CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: MY BANK -- CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: SUCCESS AGAIN -- CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: WHO I AM NOW -- CHAPTER THIRTY: SAD LOSSES -- CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: MY TEAM -- CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: CHILDREN -- CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: THE LANDSEER -- CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: MY THOUGHTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- PLATES -- COPYRIGHT

The seminal book "Blue Ocean Strategy" has sold over 3.5 million copies globally and is in print in forty-three different languages. But much of W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne's work on creating new market spaces was originally published in the pages of Harvard Business Review. This book brings the best of those articles together all in one place. Piece by piece, these articles explain the process of focusing on noncustomers and creating "blue oceans": uncontested market spaces, untainted by competition. They also introduce tools for exploring and exploiting these markets, such as the Strategy Canvas, the Six Paths Framework, the Four Actions Framework, the Pioneer-Migrator-Settler Map, the Buyer Utility Map, the Price Corridor of the Mass, and the Business Model Guide--the tools that have come to make up the Blue Ocean Strategy framework. This collection also features Kim and Mauborgne's latest Harvard Business Review article, "Red Ocean Traps." Whether or not you're familiar with Blue Ocean Strategy, this book will give you another perspective onto this widely accepted framework--and help you implement it in your organization.--

From the fluttering fabric of a tent, to the blurred motion of the potters wheel, to the rhythm of a horse puppets wooden hoovesthese scenes make up a set of mid-1980s art exhibitions as part of the U.S. Festival of India. The festival was conceived at a meeting between Indira Gandhi and Ronald Reagan to strengthen relations between the two countries at a time of late Cold War tensions and global economic change, when Americas image of India was as a place of desperate poverty and spectacular fantasy. "Displaying Time" unpacks the intimate, small-scale durations of time at work in the gallery from the transformation of clay into ceramic to the one-on-one, personal encounters between museum visitors and artists. Using extensive archival research and interviews with artists, curators, diplomats, and visitors, Rebecca Brown analyzes a selection of museum shows that were part of the Festival of India to unfurl new exhibitionary modes: the time of transformation, of interruption, of potential and the future, as well as the contemporary and the now

"A collection of striking and intimate photographs of Michelle Obama - many never before seen - coupled with personal reflections and behind-the-scenes stories from Official White House Photographer Amanda Lucidon, presented in a deluxe format. Michelle Obama is one of the most admired First Ladies in history, known for her grace, spirit, and beauty, as well as for the amazing work she did during her tenure to promote girls' education, combat childhood obesity, and support military families. In Chasing Light, former White House photographer Amanda Lucidon, who spent four years covering the First Lady, shares a rare insider's perspective, from documenting life at the White House to covering domestic and overseas travel. This collection of 150 candid photos - many previously unreleased - and Amanda's narrative reflections reveal just what makes Mrs. Obama so special. From an affectionate moment with her daughters atop the strikingly empty Great Wall of China to exuberant moments with schoolchildren and quiet moments between the First Lady and President Obama, the photos are a vibrant, candid, and beautiful celebration of the First Lady, capturing the qualities and strengths that have made Mrs. Obama so beloved"--

Building the next bioethics commission / Alexander M. Capron -- Individual capacity-building initiatives for national bioethics committees / Eugenijus Gefenas and Vilma Lukaseviciene -- What's the use : disparate purposes of U.S. federal bioethics commissions / Jenny Dyck Brian and Robert Cook-Deegan -- A broader bioethics : topic selection and the impact of national bioethics commissions / Jason L. Schwartz -- Reflections on the National Bioethics Advisory Commission and models of public bioethics / James F. Childress -- The virtues of national ethics committees / Jonathan Montgomery -- National bioethics commissions as educators / Lisa M. Lee -- The past, present, and future of Mexico's National Bioethics Commission / Manuel Ruiz de Chavez, Aidee Orozco, and Gustavo Olaiz -- Reflections on democratic deliberation in bioethics / Amy Gutmann and James W. Wagner -- Challenges working with presidential bioethics commissions / Ruth Macklin -- Making the choices necessary to make a difference : the responsibility of national bioethics commissions / Christine Grady -- Inclusion, access, and civility in public bioethics / Rebecca Dresser -- Ethical principles, process, and the work of bioethics commissions / Daniel P. Sulmasy -- Ripples : what to expect when you serve on a bioethics commission / Thomas H. Murray

"Are you looking for an alternative to a career path at a big firm? Does founding your own start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: You can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards--as well as personal and professional fulfillment. Leading a firm means you can be your own boss, put your executive skills to work, fashion a company environment that meets your own needs, and profit directly from your success. But finding the right business to buy and closing the deal isn't always easy. In the 'HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business,' Harvard Business School professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff help you: Determine if this path is right for you; Raise capital for your acquisition; Find and evaluate the right prospects; Avoid the pitfalls that could derail your search; Understand why a 'dull' business might be the best investment; Negotiate a potential deal with the seller; Avoid deals that fall through at the last minute" -- Provided by publisher

Environmental harms exert a significant toll and pose substantial economic costs on societies around the world. Although such harms have been studied from both legal and social science perspectives, these disciplinary-specific approaches are not, on their own, fully able to address the complexity of these environmental challenges. Many legal approaches, for example, are limited by their inattention to the motivations behind environmental offences, whereas many social science approaches are hindered by an insufficient grounding in current legislative frameworks. This edited collection constitutes a pioneering attempt to overcome these limitations by uniting legal and social science perspectives. Together, the books contributors forge an innovative socio-legal approach to more effectively respond to, and to prevent, environmental harms around the world. Integrating theoretical and empirical work, the book presents carefully selected illustrations of how legal and social science scholarship can be brought together to improve policies. The various chapters examine how a socio-legal approach can ultimately lead to a more comprehensive understanding of environmental harms, as well as to innovative and effective responses to such environmental offences. --

This case study outlines some of the data collection challenges our research team faced when conducting research with ethnic minority groups. A pilot exploratory study was conducted to investigate the medication management experiences of caregivers from ethnic minority groups as they care for a family member living with dementia. Three focus groups and seven semi-structured individual interviews were carried out over a 4-month period in 2012 in the Illawarra region, a multicultural, urban area south of Sydney, Australia. This case study outlines the way in which the research plan evolved as unforeseen practical challenges were encountered in the field. The lessons learned are written from the perspective of a novice student researcher. They would be useful for others who have little research experience and who are considering conducting qualitative research with ethnic minority groups, including participants who do not speak English. Despite the extra challenges presented by language, the outcome of this project demonstrates that it is possible to work around these, on a small budget, and gather rich data from people who do not often have the opportunity to have their voices heard.

"Reproduction is the most emotionally complicated human activity. It transforms lives but it also creates fears and anxieties about women whose childbearing doesn't conform to the norm. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West explores the ways that women's childbearing became understood as a social problem in early twentieth-century Alberta. Kaler utilizes censuses, newspaper reports, social work case files, and personal letters to illuminate the ordeals that women, men, and babies were subjected as Albertans debated childbearing. Through the lens of reproduction, Amy Kaler offers a vivid and engaging analysis of how colonialism, racism, nationalism, medicalization, and evolving gender politics contributed to Alberta's imaginative economy of reproduction. Kaler investigates five different episodes of "baby trouble" including: the emergence of obstetrics as a political issue, the drive for eugenic sterilization, unmarried childbearing and "rescue homes" for unmarried mothers, state-sponsored allowances for single mothers, and high infant mortality. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West will transport the reader to the turmoil of Alberta's early years while examining the complexity of settler society-building and gender struggles."--

People are the problem. They're always the problem. If a business person goes home frustrated, if they talk with their significant other about it, if they lay awake at night stewing about it, inevitably the problem is some person at work--a colleague, subordinate, or boss.Handling people issues is every leader's major headache. It's what takes up the majority of their time and--more important--the bulk of their head space. Every leader can and must develop this most important of all management skills.The Power of People Skills will teach you that there's one primary difference between a great culture and a poor one: a great culture insists on having star players in every key seat, and a poor culture tolerates under performers. In this powerful book, you will learn how to:Make the people decisions that can double your results, relieve your stress, and cause team morale to soar.Attract and retain the very best talent.Deal with difficult people problems in an objective and kind way.Overcome the reluctance we all share to confront under performers.Permanently solve the problems causing most of your stress. -- Provided by publisher

Managing Millennials For Dummies provides managers (large and small companies) of all ages with hands-on advice and tools for engaging this burgeoning demographic. Chock full of hands-on information, advice, and personal anecdotes, this essential guide shows managers how to get the most from the somewhat challenging, often misunderstood employees. The book will cover: How to motivate, collaborate with, and ultimately manage the millennial generation How to better understand the generational shift occurring in the workplace from flex schedules, career progression, the new meaning of loyalty How to fight Millennial fatigue Deal with differing attitudes toward managing one's own time, texting, social media, organizational structure, clothing preferences, and of course, the all-important, getting on the phone Recruit, motivate, engage, and retain the newest new young workforce (youngest and oldest of the generation and the importance between young millennials and older millennials who are about 35) Discover best practices through proven strategies, case studies (i.e. best in class examples and what others have done/published, i.e. Google, Netflix, LinkedIn/Top 50 places to work list trends, etc.)

Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Introduction To the Transaction Edition -- Notes -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1. Hunting the Man Farthest Down -- Chapter 2. The Man at the Bottom in London -- Chapter 3. From Petticoat Lane to Skibo Castle -- Chapter 4. First Impression of Life and Labour on the Continent -- Chapter 5. Politics and Races -- Chapter 6. Strikes and Farm Labour in Italy and Hungary -- Chapter 7. Naples and the Land of the Emigrant -- Chapter 8. The Labourer and the Land in Sicily -- Chapter 9. Women and the Wine Harvest in Sicily -- Chapter 10. The Church, the People and the Mafia -- Chapter 11. Child Labour and the Sulphur Mines -- Chapter 12. Fiume, Budapest and the Immigrant -- Chapter 13. Cracow and the Polish Jew -- Chapter 14. A Polish Village in the Mountains -- Chapter 15. A Russian Border Village -- Chapter 16. The Women Who Work in Europe -- Chapter 17. The Organization of Country Life in Denmark -- Chapter 18. Reconstructing the Life of the Labourer in London -- Chapter 19. John Burns and the Man Farthest Down in London -- Chapter 20. The Future of the Man Farthest Down

Air hostesses took to the skies in the 1930s, proud and excited to have the most glamorous job in the world. This was a job like no other-filled with adventure, shiny new technology, and work that was thrilling, demanding and exhausting. Young women flocked in droves to be measured, weighed, and squeezed into snappy uniforms. Smile, Particularly in Bad Weather tells the story of the development of this pioneering profession. It describes the shift from the 1930s, when the girl-next-door took to the air with a great degree of bravado, through to the 1960s and the 'coffee, tea or me?' stereotype, where airlines sexualised the air hostess as a point of marketing difference. The book then covers the crucial period where air hostesses fought back, no longer wanting to be stereotyped nor discriminated against in terms of fair working conditions. The job of air stewardess shaped working women to become something more, it tested their independence, it encouraged self-enhancement and sophistication, and it took them to places they hadn't dreamt about.--back cover

"Silent Letter is a remarkable literary work for many reasons. The narrative unveils the survival story of Rosie, recounted by her eldest son Erwin (who is in fact the author, Yitzchak Mayer). It begins in January 1943 when Moritz, Rosie's hus- band and a member of the French Resistance is arrested by the Gestapo in Marseilles. She never sees him again. He will die in Auschwitz. She is now alone, pregnant with two sons - Erwin, age 8 and Jacky, age 6. She decides to escape to Switzerland. She carries false French documents and diamonds embedded in a bar of laundry soap. She does not speak any French as she is Hungarian. She pretends that she is mute and her son, Erwin speaks for her. They reach Switzerland but Rosie is taken to an internment camp and is separated from her children. Through the eyes of the remarkable narrator, Erwin is able to find Rosie's true voice, recognize her acute perceptions, explicate her inner turmoil and recount the entire saga. Silent Letter was originally published in Israel and Switzerland."--