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Sustainable Entrepreneurship : Discovering, Creating and Seizing Opportunities for Blended Value Generation /

Table of Contents: “…List of Figures, List of Tables , About the Editors , About the Contributors , Foreword and Acknowledgment , 1: Understanding intentions and motivations behind sustainable entrepreneurship, 1.1: The Role of Perceived University Support in the Formation of Students Entrepreneurial Intention, By Saadat Saeed, Shumaila Y. …”
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Economics for an Information Age : Money-Bargaining, Support-Bargaining and the Information Interface / by Spread, Patrick

Table of Contents: “…Introduction Guide to the Chapters Summary Content of Previous Books on Support-Bargaining and Money-Bargaining Chapter 1: Information and Interests Neoclassical Economic Theory and InformationEconomics of Information Money-Bargaining, Information and the Model Knowledge and Institutions Individual Knowledge and Social Construction Issues of Interests Chapter 2: Support-Bargaining and the Information Interface Natural Science and Support-Bargaining Intellectual Support-Bargaining--Right and Left in Intellectual Support-Bargaining Support-Bargaining and Social ConstructionCollective Intentionality and Support-Bargaining Social Construction of the Information Interface Chapter 3: Creation and Manipulation of the Information Interface Words and Figures of Speech Imputation of Motivation Motivation and TruthMotivations of Left and Right Psychology, Support-Bargaining and the Information Interface Psychology and Motivation The Psychology of Situation Unconscious Expression in the Information Interface Imputation of Psychological Drives Chapter 4: Economics and the Information Interface Neoclassical Economic Theory as a Frame of Reference Advance of the Neoclassical Model Akerlof and Asymmetric Information Stiglitz and the Neoclassical Frame of Reference Money-Bargaining and the Information Interface Microeconomics and Macroeconomics Consumers and the Information Interface Companies and the Information Interface Company Formats for the Provision of Information Communal Interest and Government Chapter 5: Economics and Behavioural Economics Behavioural Psychology and the Psychology of Support-Bargaining Fusion of Instinct and Analysis Prospect Theory and Situation Reference Self-Preservation and Confidence Behavioural Theory in the Developing World Chapter 6: The Information Interface and Reality Groups and their Reality Truth and the Assembly of Support Large Truths and Small Truths Some Facts of Geography The Pursuit of Truth and the Pursuit of Agreement Collective Intentionality and the Ontological Approach Ontology and Information Natural Science and the Information Interface Maps as Information Interface Maps and Causes Maps, Manipulation and Theory-Making The Symmetry Connection Chapter 7: Media Theory and the Information Interface Media Theorists and the Significance of Media Technology Harold Innis: Media of Space and Time Monopoly in Media Characteristics of Media: Codification and Transmission Poes Follow-up to Innis Marshall McLuhan: Medium and Messages Message and Information The Distinctive Impact of Electric Media Visual Impact and the Medium of Stone Control of the Media Media, Money and Technology The Guru Approach Consequences of the Toronto School Chapter 8: Media, Governance and the Information Interface Intellectual Support-Bargaining and Government Money-Bargaining and the Information Interface Government and Media Truth and Free Speech Government, Media and Money-Bargaining Conclusion Economics for an Information Age.…”
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Fundamentals of Linear Algebra / by Chahal, J.S

Table of Contents: “…-- Rudimentary Set Theory -- Cartesian Products -- Relations -- Concept of a Function -- Composite Functions -- Fields of Scalars -- Techniques for Proving Theorems -- 2 Matrix Algebra -- Matrix Operations -- Geometric Meaning of a Matrix Equation -- Systems of Linear Equation -- Inverse of a Matrix -- The Equation Ax=b -- Basic Applications -- 3 Vector Spaces -- The Concept of a Vector Space -- Subspaces -- The Dimension of a Vector Space -- Linear Independence -- Application of Knowing dim (V) -- Coordinates -- Rank of a Matrix -- 4 LinearMaps -- Linear Maps -- Properties of Linear Maps -- Matrix of a Linear Map -- Matrix Algebra and Algebra of Linear Maps -- Linear Functionals and Duality -- Equivalence and Similarity -- Application to Higher Order Differential Equations -- 5 Determinants -- Motivation -- Properties of Determinants -- Existence and Uniqueness of Determinant -- Computational Definition of Determinant -- Evaluation of Determinants -- Adjoint and Cramer's Rule -- 6 Diagonalization -- Motivation -- Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors -- Cayley-Hamilton Theorem -- 7 Inner Product Spaces -- Inner Product -- Fourier Series -- Orthogonal and Orthonormal Sets -- Gram-Schmidt Process -- Orthogonal Projections on Subspaces -- 8 Linear Algebra over Complex Numbers -- Algebra of Complex Numbers -- Diagonalization of Matrices with Complex Eigenvalues -- Matrices over Complex Numbers -- 9 Orthonormal Diagonalization -- Motivational Introduction -- Matrix Representation of a Quadratic Form -- Spectral Decompostion -- Constrained Optimization-Extrema of Spectrum -- Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) -- 10Selected Applications of Linear Algebra -- System of First Order Linear Differential Equations -- Multivariable Calculus -- Special Theory of Relativity -- Cryptography -- Solving Famous Problems from Greek Geometry -- Answers to Selected Numberical Problems -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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The Human Change Management Body of Knowledge (HCMBOK) / by Goncalves, Vicente, Campos, Carla

Table of Contents: “…Manage the EnvironmentConflicts, Motivation, Stress, and Behaviors--14. Encourage Creativity and Innovation--15. …”
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Managing People in the Hospitality Industry / by Riley, Michael

Table of Contents: “…People at work -- Chapter 3 The importance of a good start -- Chapter 4 Motivation -- Chapter 5 Negative behaviour -- Chapter 6 Groups and teams -- Chapter 7 Communication, job satisfaction and empowerment -- Chapter 8 Understanding attitudes -- Chapter 9 Identity and diversity -- Chapter 10 organisations and authority -- Part 3. …”
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Forestry in the Midst of Global Changes /

Table of Contents: “…TERTIARIZATION OF THE ECONOMY -- Main Findings and Trends of Tertiarization -- Maria JOSE MURCIA, Meike SIEGNER and Jennifer DEBOER -- Increasing Role of Services: Trends, Drivers and Search for New Perspectives -- Pavi PELLI, Annuka NYH and Lauri HETEMAKI -- Human Health, a Tertiary Product of Forests -- Naomie HERPIN-SAUNIER, Ingrid JARVIS and Matilda van den BOSCH -- Framing Investments in Forest Services -- Patrice HAROU -- Motivation of Service Producers -- Philippe POLOME -- Section IV. …”
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Culture and the Judiciary : The Anthropologist Judge / by Ruggiu, Ilenia

Table of Contents: “…The shifting from "culturally motivated crimes" to "gender crimes" in the law -- 14. …”
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Common Sense as a Paradigm of Thought : An Analysis of Social Interaction / by Delaney, Tim

Table of Contents: “…Wright Mills, Situated Actions and Vocabularies of Motives and Common Sense -- Symbolic Interactionism, Social Action and Common Sense -- William James, Pragmatism, Habits, and Consciousness -- Charles Horton Cooley, Symbols, Language, and Social Interaction -- George Herbert Mead, Pragmatism, the Social Act, Gestures, and Language -- Herbert Blumer, Meanings, Language, Gestures, and Social Action -- Erving Goffman, The Presentation of Self and Common Sense -- Phenomenology and Common Sense -- Edmund Husserl, The Rudiments of Common Sense -- Alfred Schutz, The Life-World, Stocks of Knowledge and Common Sense -- Peter Berger, The Social Construction of Reality and Common Sense -- Ethnomethodology and the Commonsense World -- Harold Garfinkel, Taken-for-Granted World, Accounts and the Commonsense World -- Popular Culture Box 3: "The Heresy of Heresies was Common Sense"George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Explaining Common Sense: From the Early Twentieth Century to the Postmodern Era -- Introduction -- Contemporary Scholarship in the Study of Common Sense -- Hermeneutic Phenomenology and Common Sense -- Martin Heidegger -- Hans-Georg Gadamer -- Paul Ricoeur -- Cornelius Castoriadis -- Antonio Gramsci and Common Sense -- Jurgen Habermas and Common Sense -- Immanuel Wallerstein and Common Sense -- Anthony Giddens, Structuration Theory and Common Sense -- Randall Collins, Interaction Ritual Chains and Common Sense -- McDonnell, Bail and Tavory, Resonance Theory and Common Sense -- Feminism and Post-feminism and Common Sense -- Postmodernism and Common Sense -- Posthumanism and Transhumanism -- Postcolonialism -- Popular Culture Box 4: Posthumanism and the Rise of Machines -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Learning About and Adhering to Common Sense -- Introductory Story -- Common Sense Is Learned Behavior -- The Socialization Process: A Critical Aspect of Learning About Common Sense -- Primary Groups -- Agents of Socialization -- Cyber Socialization and Social Media -- Observation and Personal Experience -- The Development of Enlightened Rational Thought and Reason -- Social Theoretical Explanations on How We Learn and Common Sense -- Social Learning Theory -- Symbolic Interactionism -- Subcultural Theory -- Anomie/Strain Theory -- Differential Association Theory -- Labeling Theory -- Control/Social Bond Theory -- Adhering to Common Sense -- Common Sense -- Common, Common Sense -- Popular Culture Box 5: "Robots Lack Common Sense, But They Will Shape Future Employment" -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Violating Common Sense: Uncommon Sense -- Introductory Story -- Impediments to Common Sense: -- Failure to Learn -- The Lack of a Formal Higher Education -- Overly Emotional and Irrational Fear -- Believing in Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstitions and Other Oddities -- Ignorance and Stupidity -- People Doing Dumb and Stupid Things: The Award Goes To -- Darwin Awards -- Stella Awards -- Dumb Criminals -- Not Adhering to Common Sense -- Uncommon Sense: It's Bad for Our Health -- Common, Uncommon Sense -- Popular Culture Box 6: "If Seemingly Every Decision You Make in Life Turns Out to Be a Matter of Uncommon Sense, Do the Opposite!" …”
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Ethnic Marketing : Theory, Practice and Entrepreneurship / by Pires, Guilherme D., Stanton, John

Table of Contents: “…--Marketing reasons for aggregating ethnic groups -- Homophily and ethnic group formation --Homophily and the choice of suppliers to the ethnic community --An EMIC approach to creating panethnic segments -- When ethnic groups can be aggregated -- A Framework for Assessing Panethnic Segments -- The framework -- Summary--References -- CHAPTER 5: PERSPECTIVES ON ETHNIC LOYALTY --Interactions between ethnic consumers, groups and businesses -- Dealing with intra-group heterogeneity -- Loyalty drivers -- Developing loyalty -- Cultural affinity / shared ethnicity and switching costs--Switch motivations--Summary--References -- CHAPTER 6: articulatinG ethnic marketing with ethnic entrepreneurship --From immigrant to ethnic minority consumer--From ethnic minority consumer to ethnic entrepreneur--Socialisation and entrepreneurship --Recognition of ethnic minority business by ethnic communities--From ethnic marketing to marketing by ethnic minority businesses--References -- CHAPTER 7: UNDERSTANDinG ethnic entrepreneurship --Conceptualising ethnic entrepreneurship --Drivers and impediments in the creation of ethnic minority business -- The ethnic enclave theory--The middleman minority model--The disadvantage theory--The cultural theory -- Ethnic minority business creation and consolidation --Business opportunity structures--Group characteristics--Ethnic strategies and the typical ethnic minority businesses--Ethnic groups as natural incubators for ethnic businesses --References -- CHAPTER 8: ethnic minority business growth, demise and failure --Interactive model--Social embeddedness theory--One model doesnt fit all--Mixed embeddedness theory--Mixed embeddedness: the norm and a potential barrier to growth--Considering growth capabilities and the role of the co-ethnic minority group--Ethnic minority business and the acculturation process--Growth and demise--Summary--References -- CHAPTER 9: ethnic NETWORKS AND THE ADOPTION OF RELATIONAL STRATEGIES --Preferred suppliers, ethnic networks and minority ethnic markets--Ethnic networks as relational drivers--Networks imply relational imperatives--Decision to adopt a relational marketing approach--Relationship between consumers and preferred suppliers -- Loyalty to preferred suppliers--Switching preferred suppliers -- Relationships, networks and competitive advantage--Implications for consumer groups not bound by ethnicity--Conclusion--References -- CHAPTER 10:ETHNIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE MARKETING MIX --Theory, practice, strategy and the segmentation dilemma--A view of the gap between theory and practice--Business opportunities and ethnic minority business--Objectives, strategies, and tactics--Ethnic minority business objectives, strategies and tactics--Outgrowth threshold--Ethnic minority business customer portfolio--Why adopting an ethnic sensitive relational marketing strategy?…”
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Neurocriminology : Forensic and Legal Applications, Public Policy Implications / by Concannon, Diana

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Structured for success : what leaders need to know to build and sustain effective organizations / by White, J. Chris

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Design of Experiments for Generalized Linear Models / by Russell, Kenneth G.

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Complex cases in sport psychology / by Coumbe-Lilley, John E.

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Contemporary film and economics : lights! camera! econ! / by Staley, Samuel Reisz, 1961-

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The economics of the good, the bad and the ugly : secrets, desires, and second-mover advantages / by Holler, Manfred Joseph, 1946-

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Hearing the voice of the shingo principles : creating sustainable cultures of enterprise excellence / by Derald Miller, Robert

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Alternative Food Politics : From the Margins to the Mainstream /

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