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Strategy in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
This book examines why strategy matters in public and nonprofit organizations, as well as in private firms with the potential to create (or destroy) public value. Combining a solid conceptual basis in strategy, it focuses on understanding the drivers of superior performance and public value creation and appropriation by a myriad of stakeholders. Readers will gain insights into the conditions under which conditions core strategic can make sense in the public and nonprofit sectors, and in cross-sector collaborations. This book will contribute to existing conversations on the importance of strategic thinking in policy debates and broader social issues.
Collaborative Strategy
This book provides approachable and insightful chapters that summarize state-of-the-art thinking and research on alliances and networks. Contributions by leading scholars cover foundations or fundamentals as well as frontier areas through a diverse range of perspectives.
The Right Privatization
Privatization requires the presence of capable governments setting clear goals, addressing potential hazards of private engagement, and exploring multiple paths of improvement.
My Name is Loa
My Name is Loa is the story of a fifteen-year-old Hawaiian boy who always thought he would grow up to become a doctor and live in a fine house. That was before he was diagnosed as having leprosy and banished to Kalaupapa on the island of Moloka’i. It is 1898, the year the Hawaiian islands were annexed to the United States. Life in Kalaupapa is not unlike life in any plantation town in Hawai’i, except for the fact that it is a leprosy settlement. Every patient sent there knows there is no return. When Loa arrives at the settlement he is frightened by the hundreds of diseased patients. But soon his life falls into a routine. He befriends Paka, a troublesome boy from Maui; he works as an editor for Brother Dutton. And he is cherished like a son by Sam, who had saved him from drowning on the voyage to Kalaupapa. Loa falls in love with Kamalani, a patient who works at the clinic. And eight-year-old Hiapo, who shares moments with him in a treehouse, eating peanuts and bombarding mynahs with their shells, teaches him to face death. My Name is Loa is a story you will never forget.
The Excluded Third
In view of the new forays from biology into the Humanities, this book aims not only to demonstrate the inconsistencies of the theory of evolution in addressing cultural dynamics, but also to offer an alternative that begins from a resumption of the dialogue between anthropology and historical materialism in which dialectics reintroduces itself to anthropology from different premises and the role of symbolic language within materialism is reevaluated.
Project Management Essentials
How important are soft skills in managing a project? How many times have you sat through a dull and ineffective meeting? Have your projects fallen short because of a lack of focus or scope? Do you struggle to lead teams that are quarrelsome or unproductive? Don't let yourself be plagued by these problems anymore. Project management is a delicate combination of art and science, and any manager who hopes to become successful must be aware of this fact. This balance is examined in this quintessential guide to making your projects run smoothly and successfully. Deepak Pandey explains the subtle but critical aspects of project management. He covers such details as how to build a team, manage relationships with stakeholders, and close communication gaps. Deepak shows readers how to think through the essentials by breaking down the project into easily organized and tightly-focused sections. By following the key points of his guide, you'll be able to create an effective, thriving team and achieve your project's goals.
Handbook on the Business of Sustainability
This ground-breaking Handbook uniquely focuses on the business of sustainability, offering a fresh insight and practical solutions to the challenges that businesses face in making human activity sustainable. It is organized into four distinctive themes that cut across levels of analysis and illustrate a rich set of solution contexts that will guide future research.
A Research Agenda for Social Finance
This insightful Research Agenda explores social finance and impact investing, surveying the latest research in this area. It considers a range of actors from across the social finance ecosystem, from investors and social banks, to the entrepreneurs who propose sustainable solutions and seek finance.
Automated Organizations
This book attempts to characterize a new organizational form that is now visible in many companies as a substitute of previous forms related to mechanized or mechanistic standards. The book is based on the approach of organizational structure and on Henry Mintzberg’s work on organizational configurations. As a matter of fact, it attempts to supplement and update Mintzberg's organizational taxonomy, taking into account changes in the structure and work organization of business firms. The book is written for all people whose work is related to organizations and who are interested in the subjects it deals with.
