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The world of corporate responsibility standards can seem large and confusing. With so many different standards, it is often bewildering. Sustainability standards feed into a broad spectrum of other standards and finding the appropriate standard for your organization's needs is vital. This short...

The biggest, most important issue in business today--becoming digital--touches not only traditional enterprises but the most avant-garde of Internet companies as well. Old-economy companies must take steps to avoid becoming victims of capitalism's creative destruction, the unofficial system...

This publication will teach you the basics of starting a Residential Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing business. With step by step guides and instructions, you will not only have a better understanding, but gain valuable knowledge of how to start a

Leadership successes and failures are in the media every day. We are in a global political and financial crisis which is changing how we think about our lives and our futures. The authors present a leadership model for the future which creates the right conditions for people to thrive, individually and collectively, and achieve significant goals.

In today's competitive job market, can employers afford to spend large sums on recruitment, and then simply let talented people go? High Potential provides a practical framework for managers to create a strong, strategic vision for a high-performing, high-potential workforce. Updated...

Andre Gorz is one of the most important contemporary socialist thinkers. He has acquired a reputation as an iconoclastic theorist who poses radical questions about the future of the Left. This is the first full length assessment of his work which critically evaluates all of his writings from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Inside Lawyers' Ethics is a lively and practical values-based analysis of the moral dilemmas that lawyers face. It gives lawyers the confidence to understand and actively improve their ethical priorities and behaviour when confronted with major ethical challenges. It identifies the applicable law...

The formal launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sets the global development agenda through 2030, placing significant emphasis on promoting social and environmental sustainability alongside economic growth and poverty reduction. Meeting the SDGs will require actions across a wide range of...

In the corporate jungle inhabited by Enrons and WorldComs, a lack of transparency is the root of all scandal. Yet delivering transparency seems immensely difficult, with the oftencompeting interests of shareholders, corporate boards, government regulators and other stakeholders to be taken into account....

The rise of digital media has been widely regarded as transforming the nature of our social experience in the twenty-first century. The speed with which new forms of connectivity and communication are being incorporated into our everyday lives often gives us little time to stop and consider the social...

In recent years, the supply chain has become a key element to the survival and prosperity of organisations in different industry sectors. Organisations dealing in dynamic business environments demand supply chains that support the satisfaction of customer needs. The principles of lean thinking that...

The structure of corporate governance has made significant progress in OECD countries but it remains imperfectly linked to the activities of many businesses. Its advance on the global stage will be hesitant and slow until its practice in OECD countries is more consistent and convincing. Weaknesses...

Learn to Draw - Faces and Portraits - For the Absolute BeginnerTABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction: Drawing ToolsBasic Head LayoutFacial FeaturesEyesNoseMouthMeasuring Via Eye SizeFront viewQuarter viewSide view/ProfileBasic head layoutThere are few characteristics of a head that is relative...

Pencil Drawing For the Beginner - Volume 1Table of ContentsINTRODUCTIONGETTING STARTEDDRAWING TOOLSDrawing MaterialsHow to grip a pencil properlyWarming upRenderingSphereConeCubeCylinderSKETCHINGStarting with sticks and shapesDETAILINGDesignTextureSHADINGCasting shadowsHatchingCross-hatchingScumblingStipplingSmudging...