1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459552403321

Autore

Ren Hai <1965-, >

Titolo

Neoliberalism and culture in China and Hong Kong : the countdown of timbslqwe / / Hai Ren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-92364-0

1-136-92365-9

1-282-91293-3

9786612912931

0-203-84493-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Routledge Contemporary China Series

Disciplina

951.2505

Soggetti

Culture and globalization - China

Globalization - China

Neoliberalism - China

Electronic books.

China Economic conditions 2000-

Hong Kong (China) History Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997 Economic aspects

Hong Kong (China) History Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997 Social aspects

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 index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The role of reunification with Hong Kong in the neoliberalization of the Chinese state; 1 The Hong Kong question: From sovereignty to government; 2 The affective economy of the Hong Kong countdown: Media convergence, public feelings, and neoliberal subjectivity; 3 History as a governmental discourse; 4 Morality and pleasure in the synchronization with the world; 5 The super-firm in spatial representations of socialism and capitalism; 6 Memories of the future in Hong Kong

Conclusion: Is China truly neoliberal, or a state with neoliberal characteristics?Notes; Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the period leading up to the Hong Kong handover in 1997 - the 'countdown of time', and by using iconic cultural symbols such as the countdown clock, the Hong Kong Museum exhibitions and cultural heritage sites, argues that China has undergone a transition to neoliberal state, in part through its reunification with Hong Kong.The problem of synchronization with the world, a Chinese phrase that epitomizes China's engagement with modern capitalism since the first Opium War, was characterized throughout the 20th century as a 'humiliation', 'weakness', 'tragedy' and 'dis

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910823125503321

Autore

Paczosa Scott

Titolo

Selling professional and financial services handbook / / Scott Paczosa, Chuck Peruchini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-118-72844-0

1-118-72820-3

1-118-72809-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Wiley finance

Classificazione

BUS027000

Altri autori (Persone)

PeruchiniChuck

Disciplina

332.1068/8

Soggetti

Financial services industry

Strategic planning

Selling

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Selling Professional and Financial Services Handbook; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; A New Way to Sell; Chapter 1 Changing Times, a New Dimension: The Rock-Ripple Strategy; IT'S ALL ABOUT RECOGNIZING CHANGE; WHAT THE MAN ON THE DOORSTEP DID; SENSE THE WAVE, TRACE THE RIPPLES; THE ROCK-RIPPLE EFFECT; Chapter 2 Fields of Vision, New Relationships: On Being a Guru; WHAT DOESN'T WORK;  WHAT DOES; BUILDING GURU STATUS; CREATIVE SOLUTIONS;



WHAT'S NEXT?; Chapter 3 Four-Stage Process: Why and How It Works; WHY THE FIRST MOVER WINS; GETTING STARTED, FROM WHEREVER YOU MAY CURRENTLY BE

HOW THE STAGES WORK Stage 1: Identify; Stage 2: Evaluate; Stage 3: Innovate; Stage 4: Deploy; Stage 1: IDENTIFY; Chapter 4 The Identify Stage: What to Look For; THE INDUSTRIAL MINDSET; DEFINING AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT TO LOOK FOR; EXPERIMENTS IN MIND STRETCHING; DRAWING PARALLELS; Chapter 5 The Identify Stage: How to Look Systematically; THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET; PUTTING YOURSELF IN THE PATH; TAPPING THE INTERNET; TAPPING HUMAN INTELLIGENCE; NARROWING DOWN AND HOMING IN: HOW THE IDENTIFY PROCESS COMES TOGETHER; MOVING ON . . .; Stage 2: EVALUATE

Chapter 6 Intro to Evaluation: Basics and the First Step THE PROCESS: FIRST THINGS FIRST; LOST IN SPACE; OTHER POSSIBLE OUTCOMES; NUMBERS VERSUS JUDGMENT; MOVING ON; Chapter 7 Deeper Evaluation; EVALUATION POINTS; GETTING TO "NO"; A NOTE ON STRATEGY VERSUS SALES SKILLS; "YES," PLUS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT; EVERY STEP COUNTS; "YES," PLUS ONE FOR THE PORTFOLIO; Stage 3: INNOVATE; Chapter 8 Innovation and Preparation; WHERE YOU STAND IN THE PROCESS; INNOVATING THE SOLUTION; THE MULTILAYERED BENEFITS OF INNOVATION; INNOVATING THE CAMPAIGN; BUILDING THE PACKAGE FOR THE SALES FORCE

BACKGROUND MATERIALSTARGETING; THE MESSAGE AND THE TALK TRACK; THE PROFESSIONAL TEAM AND QUALIFICATIONS; Chapter 9 Top-of-Mind Awareness Tools and Launch; PARALLEL MARKETING EFFORTS FOR PERSISTENT ISSUES; TARGETS, TRACKING, REPORTING; THE LAUNCH CALL; Stage 4: DEPLOY; Chapter 10 Transforming How You Sell: What's New, What Isn't; A GAME PLAN, NOT BASIC COACHING; WHAT YOU ARE SETTING OUT TO DO IN THE DEPLOY STAGE; TRANSFORMATION, NOT A BLITZ; Chapter 11 Steps to Full Deployment; TRACKING, REFINING, AND EXTENDING THE INITIATIVE; WHAT'S NEXT, WHAT'S NEXT?

INITIATIVES MAY END, BUT THE PROCESS DOESN'T; BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH CONTENT TOOLS AND EVENTS; SELLING TO BOTH SIDES OF THE CLIENT; ROUNDTABLES AND OTHER "SCALE" OUTREACH EVENTS; KEEP IT SIMPLE; EXTENDING RELATIONSHIPS INTO OTHER INITIATIVES; THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT AND THE SMALL-WORLD EFFECT; INDIRECT SALES: THE ULTIMATE PAYOFF; Chapter 12 Hunting or Farming? It's Both: An Approach for New and Existing Clients; THE DOWNSIDES OF ACCOUNT-CENTRIC FARMING (AND WHY ROCK-RIPPLE IS SUPERIOR); EFFICIENCIES ON THE HUNTING SIDE; WHERE THE DIFFERENCES COME IN; INDIRECT SALES: THE BIG DIFFERENCE

Chapter 13 Where to Go from Here

Sommario/riassunto

"Times are tough for people who sell financial services and this book offers a new solution proven in practice. The book describes methods the authors have used and taught since the 1990's, most recently at a major consulting firm, where they led a national sales team to revenue gains of 500% over four years -- in a period that included the recession of 2008-2010. Their book shows how the same approach can grow sales for public financial service firms struggling to sell to corporate and institutional clients in today's tight economy. The solution is not any new twist on face-to-face selling techniques or the art of persuasion. It's a strategic approach built around a simple fact: the markets are tight but far from static. Even with lean budgets, client companies must respond to urgent changes and emerging threats in their industries. Thus they will buy services from the sellers who can help them detect, understand, and cope with what's coming their way.



The book outlines a systematic way of becoming such a valued resource. Readers learn to scan the horizon for early signs of "rock-ripple events." Major changes in the business world often spring from new developments that are little noted or heeded, at first, by the client companies soon to be affected by them. But like a rock dropped in a pond, these events set off ripples that sweep through entire industry sectors, creating must-have service needs"--