Winner, 2020 Outstanding Book Award, given by the International Communication AssociationHonorable Mention, 2020 Nancy Baym Book Award, given by the Association of Internet ResearchersHow the transformation of social media platforms and user-experience have redefined the entertainment industryIn a little over a decade, competing social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, have given rise to a new creative industry: social media entertainment. Operati...

Written primarily for serving and trainee deck officers, those studying for certificates of competency in merchant shipping and fishermen, Reeds Maritime Meteorology analyses the elements and forces which contribute to maritime meteorology and the principles which govern them. Updated to include the latest developments in the use of satellite technology in forecasting, Navtext and the ramifications of GMDSS, the book examines: * cloud formation and development * precipitation and thunderstorm...

The updated ninth edition of Challenges of the Developing World examines political, social, and economic development in the diverse countries of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. In doing so, it explores the political economy of policymaking, investigates the uncertain dynamics of democratization, highlights the impact of ethnic and religious tensions on developing countries, and looks at revolution and military intervention in politics. Key issues such as the environment, sus...

When a company can get its best ideas to market faster, its leaders can be confident that their most important strategic decisions will be executed faithfully, and their visions for the company’s future will be realized. They are also able to be agile in response to market changes, pursue new opportunities, and achieve ambitious plans for growth.

High Velocity Innovation will show how companies accelerate growth with:

The strategic elements that pull innovation from their best people

A fram...

Finding your bearings as a manager can feel overwhelming-but you don't have to fake it to make it, and you don't have to go it alone. Lara Hogan shares her recipe for supporting and leading a tech team-from developing your mentoring and coaching skills, to getting comfortable with having difficult conversations, to boosting trust among teammates-while staying grounded along the way.

dll 4 behandelt die Funktion von Aufgaben und übungen bei der Interaktion im Klassenzimmer, die Steuerung von sozialen Prozessen und Routinen im Unterricht und die Ergänzung von Aufgaben und übungen in Lehrwerken.

Het theorieboek Boekhouden in een horecabedrijf behoort tot de PlanBoek methode. Het is een naslagwerk en doe-boek voor managers/ondernemers horeca (niveau 4) en biedt, naast een theoretische basis, ook vele praktische oefeningen over het onderwerp boekhouden in de horeca.

In dit boek komen alle onderdelen van boekhouden aan bod: van het opstellen van een liquiditeitsbalans tot het verwerken van financiële veranderingen en van het opstellen van grootboekrekeningen tot het maken van diverse p...

Das bewährte Lehrwerk auf der Niveaustufe C2 in neuer durchgesehener Auflage, das sich detailliert, didaktisch aufbereitet und ausführlich mit dem Prüfungsteil Freies Schreiben befasst. Für Kandidaten, die sich auf das neue Goethe-Diplom C2, freier schriftlicher Ausdruck gezielt vorbereiten wollen. Lernziel: Das Lehrwerk führt die Lerner Schritt für Schritt darauf hin, sich angemessen schriftlich zu einem vorgegebenen Thema zu äußern. Methodisches Vorgehen: Durch zahlreiche spezielle ...

A trio of experts on high-tech business strategy and innovation reveal the principles that have made platform businesses the most valuable firms in the world and the first trillion-dollar companies. Managers and entrepreneurs in the digital era must learn to live in two worlds-the conventional economy and the platform economy. Platforms that operate for business purposes usually exist at the level of an industry or ecosystem, bringing together individuals and organizations so they can innovat...

From Google's chief economist, Varian's best-selling intermediate microeconomics texts are revered as some of the best in the field. And now students can work problems online with Smartwork5, Norton's online homework system, packaged at no additional charge with the Media Update Editions. In addition to online homework, the texts now include four-colour graphs and new interactive animations.