1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451686903321

Autore

Bogdan Henrik

Titolo

Western esotericism and rituals of initiation [[electronic resource] /] / Henrik Bogdan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007

ISBN

0-7914-8010-0

1-4294-7155-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions

Disciplina

130

Soggetti

Freemasonry

Initiation rites

Occultism

Wicca

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910136581703321

Autore

Salaman Graeme

Titolo

A better way of doing business? : lessons from the John Lewis Partnership / / Graeme Salaman and John Storey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016

ISBN

0-19-182599-9

0-19-108560-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Disciplina

381.1

Soggetti

Profit-sharing - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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



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

Sommario/riassunto

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.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782274503321

Autore

Rajan Ramkishen S

Titolo

Asia in the global economy [[electronic resource] ] : finance, trade and investment / / Ramkishen S. Rajan, Sunil Rongala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific Pub., c2008

ISBN

1-281-93396-1

9786611933968

981-279-149-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 260 p. ) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

RongalaSunil

Disciplina

337.5

Soggetti

Finance - Asia

International economic relations

Asia Foreign economic relations

Asia Commerce

Asia Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Deals with policy issues in Asian economies. This book also covers contemporary international economic issues that are accessible to non-economists.