Journal of advances in modeling earth systems

• Record Nr.: UNISA996213269403316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Calverton, MD, : Institute of Global Environment and Society, 2009-; Washington, DC, : American Geophysical Union; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 551.5
• Soggetti: Geological modeling; Climatology; Geochemical modeling; Earth & Atmospheric Sciences; Simulation Methods & Models; Periodicals.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Periodico
• Note generali: Refereed/Peer-reviewed
• Sommario/riassunto: "JAMES publishes research related to a wide range of problems in climate science, including atmospheric and oceanic circulations on multiple scales, radiation, cloud physics, boundary layer and land surface processes, the biosphere and cryosphere, biogeochemical cycles, and the development of numerical methods, model parameterizations, and data assimilation methods for Earth systems modeling. JAMES promotes interdisciplinary research, disseminates information to the global community, and informs the general public and decision makers of the science behind climate and Earth systems modeling."

The challenges of ethics and entrepreneurship in the global environment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sherry Hoskinson, Donald F. Kuratko

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797573103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley : , : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, , 2015
• ISBN: 1-78441-949-4
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Collana: Advances in the study of entrepreneurship, innovation & economic growth, , 1048-4736 ; ; v. 25
• Altri autori (Persone): HoskinsonSherry; KuratkoDonald F
• Disciplina: 658.049
• Soggetti: Business & Economics - Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship; Business ethics
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: Entrepreneurship and existentialism : establishing authenticity in a crowded global marketplace / Michael G. Goldsby, Robert Mathews -- The entrepreneur's dilemma of ethics versus professional acceptability with online reputation management systems / Donald F. Kuratko, Travis J. Brown, Marcus Wadell -- The ethical pitfalls and opportunities of initial public offerings / Abbey Stemler, Timothy L. Fort -- The ethics of guerilla behavior in early stage firms / Yongseok Jang, Michael H. Morris -- Questioning the ethics of university entrepreneurship curriculum / Allan O'Connor -- Curricular and programmatic innovation at the intersection of business ethics and entrepreneurship / Chris Fawson, Randy Simmons, Ryan Yonk.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the 25th volume in the Advances in the study of entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth, which has led the field with insightful and forward looking perspectives on topics for 25 years. Papers in this volume focus on topics, perspectives, challenges, and visions of scholars in the area of entrepreneurship as well as in ethics in light of dramatic changes across the global environment of entrepreneurship and innovation. This volume builds a body of scholarship specific to ethics and entrepreneurship by providing the ; latest perspectives on how ethics is impacted by or impacting the entrepreneurship field. Scholars examine the most current topics, perspectives, challenges, and visions in the area of ethics and entrepreneurship and reflect the sense of urgency and commitment to creating a generation of ethical entrepreneurial leaders. The contributors have created a framework for the ethical challenges involved with entrepreneurship and innovation within today's global environment.

Piercing the bamboo curtain [[electronic resource] ] : tentative bridge-building to China during the Johnson years / / Michael Lumbers

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791737603321
• Autore: Lumbers Michael
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Manchester, U.K. ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, c2008
• ISBN: 1-84779-720-2; 1-78170-080-X; 1-84779-149-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.7305109046
• Soggetti: HISTORY / Asia / China; United States Foreign relations China; China Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations 1961-1963; United States Foreign relations 1963-1969; China Foreign relations 1949-1976; United States Politics and government 1961-1963; United States Politics and government 1963-1969
• 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 (p. 260-273) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Staying firm : John F. Kennedy's China policy, 1961-63 -- Holes in the dam : French recognition and the Chinese nuclear test, 1963-64 -- In Vietnam's shadow : the reaffirmation of US China policy, 1964-65 -- The irony of Vietnam : the emergence of a two-pronged China policy, ; 1965-66 - Bridge-building in limbo : the impact of the Cultural Revolution, 1966-67 -- Testing the waters : an aborted policy review and closing moves, 1968-69.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first comprehensive study of U.S. policy toward China during the presidency of Lyndon Johnson, a critical phase of the Cold War immediately preceding the dramatic Sino-American rapprochement of the early 1970's. Based on a wide array of recently declassified government documents, this study challenges the popular view that Johnson's approach to China was marked by stagnation and sterility, exploring the administration's relationship to both the Vietnam War and the Cultural Revolution. By documenting Johnson's contributions to the decision-making process Lumbers offers a new perspective...