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UNINA9910451686903321 |
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Bogdan Henrik |
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Western esotericism and rituals of initiation [[electronic resource] /] / Henrik Bogdan |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007 |
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0-7914-8010-0 |
1-4294-7155-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions |
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Freemasonry |
Initiation rites |
Occultism |
Wicca |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Western esotericism -- Rituals of initiation, secret societies -- Historical background -- The craft degrees of Freemasonry -- High or additional degrees of Freemasonry -- The Hermetic order of the Golden Dawn -- Modern pagan witchcraft or wicca. |
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UNINA9910136581703321 |
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Autore |
Salaman Graeme |
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Titolo |
A better way of doing business? : lessons from the John Lewis Partnership / / Graeme Salaman and John Storey |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
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0-19-182599-9 |
0-19-108560-X |
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[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (250 p.) |
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Profit-sharing - Great Britain |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Cover; A Better Way of Doing Business?: Lessons from the John Lewis Partnership; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; A Note on Research Methods; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: The Big Picture; Shareholder Value; The Fetish of the Market; Leadership: the God that Failed; How Managers Stole their Businesses; Summarizing the Problems and the Solutions; The John Lewis Partnership: A Better Way?; 2: An Introductory Profile of the John Lewis Partnership; An Outline View; A Brief History; The Customer Proposition |
The Partner Proposition: Ownership, Democracy and BenefitsBenefits; Ownership, Governance, and Democracy; The 'Critical Side'; The Registrars; Sharing Knowledge; Voice and Power; Conclusions; 3: Lessons from Employee-owned Businesses; The Policy Context; The Variety of Concepts and their Associated Meanings; Partnership; Employee Ownership and Worker Cooperatives; Worker Cooperatives; Mutuals; Other Terms; Employee Ownership: History and Practical Experience; UK Worker Cooperatives of the Early 1970s; Challenges and Controversies |
Managing to Counter 'Degeneration' in Employee-owned OrganizationsConclusions; 4: The Way the Business was Managed: 1990-2009; 1990-1999: 'Stagnation' to Awakening; 2000-2005: The Introduction of Business Planning; 2003-2004: The 'Compete to Win' Programme and the Launch of the Partner Survey; 2005-2009: Revitalizing the Partnership Spirit; 2008-2012: Coping with the |
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Financial Crisis; Conclusions; 5: The Way the Business was Managed: 2010-2015; New Ambitions, 2010-2014; Further Expansion, 2015-2020; The Growth Imperative?; Lessons from the Pensions Fund Story; Overall Assessment |
The Challenges of Growth: Reputational IssuesThe Challenges of Growth: Organization, Systems, and Leadership; Growth and Impact on the Partnership; Growth and Who is a Member; Conclusions; 6: Reflections on Managers and Managing in the Partnership; The Strategic Objectives of the JLP; Building Capacity; Managing Meaning; Conclusions; 7: Governance, Democracy, and Accountability; Previous Assessments of JLP Democracy and Accountability; The Three Governing Authorities; Other Democratic Bodies; The History of Reform; Amendments up to 2004; The 2004 Democracy Project |
The 2008 Commission on Democratic CharacterThe John Lewis Democracy in the Wider Context; Accountability; Conclusions; 8: Conclusions; The Crucial Elements of the Model, Leadership, and How Managers Are Held to Account; The Performance of the JLP Businesses; Managers' Views of the Nature and Importance of Partner Engagement and Democracy; The Replicability of the JLP Model and the Wider Lessons; Final Considerations and Lessons; References; Name Index; Subject Index |
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This book offers a thoroughly researched and accessible account of the John Lewis Partnership. It describes what the JLP is, how it works, and what other businesses can learn from it. |
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UNINA9910782274503321 |
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Autore |
Rajan Ramkishen S |
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Titolo |
Asia in the global economy [[electronic resource] ] : finance, trade and investment / / Ramkishen S. Rajan, Sunil Rongala |
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Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific Pub., c2008 |
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1-281-93396-1 |
9786611933968 |
981-279-149-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 260 p. ) : ill |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Finance - Asia |
International economic relations |
Asia Foreign economic relations |
Asia Commerce |
Asia Economic conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Monetary and Exchange Rates Issues: Will the Greenback Remain Asia's and the World's Reserve Currency?; Inflation Targeting Frameworks in Asia; Issues on Financial Liberalization and Financing of Development: Capital Flows, Financial Crisis and the Tobin Tax; Capital Controls in China and India; Trade and Investment Issues and the Rise of China and India: Production Sharing and Trade in Asia; The Rise of India's Manufacturing; Selected Issues on Asian Regionalism: Redefining Asia: The Importance of India; Monetary Regionalism in Asia; Financial Regionalism in Asia; and other chapters. |
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Deals with policy issues in Asian economies. This book also covers contemporary international economic issues that are accessible to non-economists. |
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