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Short-Term America

Author : Jacobs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780071033107
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (331 download)

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Download or read book Short-Term America written by Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans have a growing conviction that we are losing economic ground to rivals in Europe & Asia. From store shelves to parking lots, the evidence of this competitive decline is abundantly visible. Less apparent are the causes & cures. While pundits point to everything from inadequate public schools to drug abuse as sources of our economic malaise, savvy business practitioners & thoughtful scholars concur that short-term thinking & short-sighted behavior by both corporate managers & investors are at the heart of the problem. In this important book, Michael Jacobs takes a hard look at corporate America & discovers why so few American businesses are managed for the long-term & why so many shareholders have abandoned the virtue of patient capital. He describes attitudes & practices that pit owners & managers of America's corporations against each other, often at the expense of their long-term mutual prosperity, & offers practical measures for curing the problem.

Short-term America

Author : Michael T. Jacobs
Publisher : Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Short-term America written by Michael T. Jacobs and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans have a growing conviction that we are losing economic ground to rivals in Europe and Asia. Jacobs takes a hard look at corporate America, pinpoints the causes of business myopia, calls for an end to the practices and policies that perpetuate it, and offers provocative but thoughtful proposals for corporate reform.

Short-Term America

Author : Michael T. Jacobs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780875844091
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Short-Term America written by Michael T. Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Michael Jacobs takes a hard look at why so few American businesses are managed for the long term and why so many shareholders and lenders have abandoned the virtue of patient capital. He describes practices and regulations that pit owners and managers of America's corporations against each other, often at the expense of their mutual long-term prosperity. Jacobs offers provocative proposals to reform investment practices, corporate governance mechanisms, executive compensation plans, and banking regulations that have brought about the short-termism eroding US competitiveness and creating distant, if not adversarial relationships between capital providers and corporations.

Temp

Author : Louis Hyman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735224080
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Temp written by Louis Hyman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the William G. Bowen Prize Named a "Triumph" of 2018 by New York Times Book Critics Shortlisted for the 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award The untold history of the surprising origins of the "gig economy"--how deliberate decisions made by consultants and CEOs in the 50s and 60s upended the stability of the workplace and the lives of millions of working men and women in postwar America. Over the last fifty years, job security has cratered as the institutions that insulated us from volatility have been swept aside by a fervent belief in the market. Now every working person in America today asks the same question: how secure is my job? In Temp, Louis Hyman explains how we got to this precarious position and traces the real origins of the gig economy: it was created not by accident, but by choice through a series of deliberate decisions by consultants and CEOs--long before the digital revolution. Uber is not the cause of insecurity and inequality in our country, and neither is the rest of the gig economy. The answer to our growing problems goes deeper than apps, further back than outsourcing and downsizing, and contests the most essential assumptions we have about how our businesses should work. As we make choices about the future, we need to understand our past.

The Shareholder Value Myth

Author : Lynn Stout
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1605098167
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Shareholder Value Myth written by Lynn Stout and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2012-05-07 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the trouble with shareholder value thinking and at better options for models of corporate purpose. Executives, investors, and the business press routinely chant the mantra that corporations are required to “maximize shareholder value.” In this pathbreaking book, renowned corporate expert Lynn Stout debunks the myth that corporate law mandates shareholder primacy. Stout shows how shareholder value thinking endangers not only investors but the rest of us as well, leading managers to focus myopically on short-term earnings; discouraging investment and innovation; harming employees, customers, and communities; and causing companies to indulge in reckless, sociopathic, and irresponsible behaviors. And she looks at new models of corporate purpose that better serve the needs of investors, corporations, and society. “A must-read for managers, directors, and policymakers interested in getting America back in the business of creating real value for the long term.” —Constance E. Bagley, professor, Yale School of Management; president, Academy of Legal Studies in Business; and author of Managers and the Legal Environment and Winning Legally “A compelling call for radically changing the way business is done... The Shareholder Value Myth powerfully demonstrates both the dangers of the shareholder value rule and the falseness of its alleged legal necessity.” —Joel Bakan, professor, The University of British Columbia, and author of the book and film The Corporation “Lynn Stout has a keen mind, a sharp pen, and an unbending sense of fearlessness. Her book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the root causes of the current financial calamity.” —Jack Willoughby, senior editor, Barron’s “Lynn Stout offers a new vision of good corporate governance that serves investors, firms, and the American economy.” —Judy Samuelson, executive director, Business and Society Program, The Aspen Institute

New Solutions for House Museums

Author : Donna Ann Harris
Publisher : AltaMira Press
ISBN 13 : 0759113823
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book New Solutions for House Museums written by Donna Ann Harris and published by AltaMira Press. This book was released on 2007-04-16 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A generational shift is occurring at historic house museums as board members and volunteers retire while few young people step forward to take their place. These landmarks are also plagued by serious deferred maintenance, and many have no endowment funds. What will happen to these sites in the next ten years, and what can be done to assure their continued preservation for generations to come? In New Solutions for House Museums Harris examines possible options and provides a decision-making methodology as well as a dozen case studies of house museums that have made a successful transition to a new owner or user.

America Now

Author : Robert Atwan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780312196622
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (966 download)

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Download or read book America Now written by Robert Atwan and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

The Decline of America

Author : David D. Schein
Publisher : Post Hill Press
ISBN 13 : 1682615049
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book The Decline of America written by David D. Schein and published by Post Hill Press. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Decline of America offers a carefully documented analysis of the last seventeen U.S. presidents. These men, eight Democrats and nine Republicans, have shaped the last 100 years, not only for America, but for the world. Each president is profiled with unsparing scrutiny so we can see where it’s all gone wrong. David Schein follows these critiques by proposing ways to improve America’s outlook for the next 100 years—before it’s too late.

American Cultural History: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Eric Avila
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190200596
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book American Cultural History: A Very Short Introduction written by Eric Avila and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the "fireside chats" of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: these are the words, images, and sounds that populate American cultural history. From the Boston Tea Party to the Dodgers, from the blues to Andy Warhol, dime novels to Disneyland, the history of American culture tells us how previous generations of Americans have imagined themselves, their nation, and their relationship to the world and its peoples. This Very Short Introduction recounts the history of American culture and its creation by diverse social and ethnic groups. In doing so, it emphasizes the historic role of culture in relation to broader social, political, and economic developments. Across the lines of race, class, gender, and sexuality, as well as language, region, and religion, diverse Americans have forged a national culture with a global reach, inventing stories that have shaped a national identity and an American way of life. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

America's Agenda

Author : Mario M. Cuomo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315486032
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book America's Agenda written by Mario M. Cuomo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cuomo's Commission on Competitiveness argues that America must reform its economic and social policies and institutions to reverse the weakening of its industrial leadership, the erosion of living standards and escalating social problems. Topics include public investment, urban poverty, health care, the environment, fiscal policy and international strategies.

The Newberry Library

Author : Newberry Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Newberry Library written by Newberry Library and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Winning Now, Winning Later

Author : David M. Cote
Publisher : HarperCollins Leadership
ISBN 13 : 1599510227
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Winning Now, Winning Later written by David M. Cote and published by HarperCollins Leadership. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From local coffee shops to the largest Fortune 500 companies, everyone is struggling to make the impossible choice between chasing short-term objectives and creating a secure future for their company. David Cote understood this dilemma and rejected it. In these pages, he shows you how taking the same revolutionary approach might be the smartest business decision you’ll ever make. This book reveals the bold the operational reforms and counterintuitive leadership practices you can put into practice that will allow you to do two conflicting things at the same time—pursue strong short- and long-term results. This tested and proven approach can strengthen your business like never before, and even rescue it from the brink of disaster no matter how dire the current circumstances may seem. In Winning Now, Winning Later, Cote shares 10 essential principles for winning today and tomorrow such as: Spot practices that seem attractive in the short term but will cost the company in the future Determine where and how to invest in growth for maximum impact Sustain both short-term performance and long-term investments even in challenging times, such as during recessions and leadership transitions Feel inspired to stand up to investors and other managers who are solely focused on either short- or long-term objectives Step back, think independently, and foster independent thinking among others around you Presenting a comprehensive solution to a perennial problem, Winning Now, Winning Later is a go-to guide for you and leaders everywhere to finally transcend short-termism’s daily grind and leave an enduring legacy of success.

Transformative Ethnic Studies in Schools

Author : Christine E. Sleeter
Publisher : Multicultural Education
ISBN 13 : 0807763454
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Transformative Ethnic Studies in Schools written by Christine E. Sleeter and published by Multicultural Education. This book was released on 2020 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing on Christine Sleeter's review of research on the academic and social impact of ethnic studies commissioned by the National Education Association, this book will examine the value and forms of teaching and researching ethnic studies. The book employs a diverse conceptual framework, including critical pedagogy, anti-racism, Afrocentrism, Indigeneity, youth participatory action research, and critical multicultural education. The book provides cases of classroom teachers to 'illustrate what such conceptual framework look like when enacted in the classroom, as well as tensions that spring from them within school bureaucracies driven by neoliberalism.' Sleeter and Zavala will also outline ways to conduct research for 'investigating both learning and broader impacts of ethnic research used for liberatory ends'"--

Fracking America

Author : Walter M. Brasch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780942991307
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (913 download)

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Download or read book Fracking America written by Walter M. Brasch and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his most provocative and in-depth investigation to date, award-winning journalist Walter M. Brasch digs deep into the issue of fracking, and extracts the truth about the process and effects. FRACKING AMERICA is the most extensive and comprehensive look at fracking of any of the books about fracking, with a focus upon how fracking impacts the individual, both those who live near gas wells and those who can be affected but live far from major shale fields. Among the 25 chapters are those that look at health; environment; air and water pollution; economics; the politics and lobbying; agriculture; transportation of gas and its problems; media (how the media report fracking, how the industry and the anti-fracking protestors use the media); the large anti-fracking movement; theological base and climate change; renewable energy.

The Book of Unknown Americans

Author : Cristina Henríquez
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0385350856
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Unknown Americans written by Cristina Henríquez and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American and "illuminates the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration" (The New York Times Book Review). When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America.

Short-term Economic Reports

Author : Organization of American States. Executive Secretariat for Economic and Social Affairs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (781 download)

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Download or read book Short-term Economic Reports written by Organization of American States. Executive Secretariat for Economic and Social Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: