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Out of a Gray Fog
“As to Europe—keep it in a gray, ominous, evil fog.”—Ayn Rand (1905–1982) thus commented on the role of Europe in her key novel, Atlas Shrugged (1957). The same could be said of the way Europe features in her own biography and in the general perception of her persona. Even though Rand was born in pre-revolutionary Russia, she is nowadays considered anAmerican phenomenon, whose reach ends at the Atlantic shore. This book lifts the "gray fog" cast over her relationship with Europe, retracing the changing perception of the continent in both her fiction and thought. Her apparent lack of success with European readers is often explained by allegedly different reading tastes. However, a look at her publication history and reception shows that many factors played a role why her work found fewer European than US readers. Finally, an archipelago of European readers and admirers emerges which is testament to Rand's impact on European art and politics.
Return on Strategy
Why is it that many companies meticulously following recipes on management and strategy fail? Did Google, Skype, Ryanair, Huawei and a number of other successful companies buy into a well thought out strategy and adhered to that over time? How do companies deliberately opting out of the recipe game and opting into the out-of-the-box-thinking fare? In short, why is it that some companies achieve a higher Return on Strategy than others? Whereas Return on Investment (RoI) has attracted increased attention over the last couple of decades, little, if any, attention is being paid to whether companies do at all achieve Return on Strategy (RoS) and how. This book provides an overview of contemporary...
Innovating Organization and Management
Explains and illustrates through case studies the four key sources of competitive advantage and financial success.
Supertrends
Take a look into the future and discover the trends that are shaping our world Futurists are in the business of predicting the future. What do the most efficient futurists know? You’ll find the answer inside Supertrends: 50 Things You Need to Know About the Future. Discover how we can expect the world to evolve in terms of demographics, economics, technology, environment and beyond. Whatever it is that you do, you will be able to better prepare for the future if you can just get a clear view of it. These are turbulent times, and we all need to be ready for what’s coming if we hope to thrive. This book addresses what we can expect in the coming decades, and how companies and government sh...
British Think Tanks After the 2008 Global Financial Crisis
This book examines the intellectual and institutional transformations of four British think tanks in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. In the context of a crisis of expert authority, González Hernando demonstrates how these organisations modified their mode of public engagement to be seen as authoritative as possible by an ever more mistrustful public. British Think Tanks After the 2008 Global Financial Crisis connects sociological thinking on knowledge with research on policy change and the economic debate, through careful analysis of interviews, public accounts, and the ‘products’ of think tanks themselves. González Hernando argues that demands for knowledge and advice that arose after the crisis energised the work of all four think tanks while also exposing internal tensions, affecting their sources of funding, transforming their institutional structure, and shaping how they engage with their audiences. It will appeal to students and scholars of sociology of knowledge, political sociology, policy studies, economic history, communication, political economy, organisational sociology, and British politics
Bjarne Riis
Der dänische Radsportler Bjarne Riis trat 1996 ins Rampenlicht, als er im Trikot des Teams Telekom die Tour de France gewann. Im Folgejahr sollte dies seinem jungen Mannschaftskollegen Jan Ullrich gelingen, der damit einen nie da gewesenen Radsportboom in Deutschland auslöste. Doch über Riis' Erfolgsgeschichte liegt ein Schatten: 2007 gibt er zu, die Tour de France mithilfe des Dopingmittels EPO gewonnen zu haben. Inzwischen ist Bjarne Riis erfolgreicher Teamchef beim Team Saxo-Bank und tritt aktiv für Maßnahmen gegen das Doping ein. Dennoch bleibt er eine umstrittene Figur. Die vorliegende Autobiografie gibt Antworten. Es ist die Geschichte eines Mannes, der bereit ist, aus Schicksalsschlägen und eigenen Fehlern zu lernen. Wie nah Licht und Schatten im Leben eines Spitzensportlers beieinanderliegen können, zeigt dieses spannungsreiche Buch, das nicht nur Radsportfans interessieren dürfte.
Appetiti
“Luca Iaccarino si è immerso nel mondo del cibo in tutte le declinazioni immaginabili, svelandoci le storie più belle, ma anche gli aspetti più discutibili. Ha raccontato ogni cosa con rigore, indagandone tutte le sfumature, inseguendo innovazioni e tendenze e rispondendo a ogni domanda che vi può passare per la testa, da quelle etiche a quelle pratiche.” (Dalla prefazione di Mario Calabresi).Ha fatto il cameriere nel più famoso ristorante del mondo (l’Osteria Francescana di Massimo Bottura) e traversato il Mediterraneo a bordo di una nave di cuochi; ha provato il “social eating” e raggiunto Virgilio Martinez nel suo ristorante a Moray in Perù, a 3600 metri, nella valle degli...
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Milliardærklubben
De vil skabe noget stort Milliardærklubben er den medrivende fortælling om fire kulørte guldflipperes venskab med it-milliardæren Erik Damgaard, deres hæsblæsende aktieeventyr og fælles drøm om at skabe noget stort. Gruppens sprudlende iderigdom gjorde dem i stand til at udnytte det brølende økonomiske opsving, bankernes grænseløse grådighed og investorernes uendelige risikovilje. Deres smarte forretningsmetoder er ofte blevet fordømt af det noble erhvervsliv, men alligevel har de formået at få flere rigmænd til at kaste enorme millionbeløb efter deres ideer. Peter, Erik, Ole, Aldo og Mark Bogen går tæt på Peter Forchhammer, Erik Damgaard, Ole Abildgaard, Aldo Petersen o...
