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Embedding Risk Appetite Within the Strategy Process

by Andrew Smart, James Creelman ...

Risk appetite is the amount and type of risk that an organisation is willing to accept, and must take, to achieve its strategic objectives and therefore create value for shareholders and other stakeholders. Core to this definition is that risk is not just about managing potential threats but about exploiting opportunities.Risk appetite impacts all stages of an organisation’s strategy process and ... Read more

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Risk appetite is the amount and type of risk that an organisation is willing to accept, and must take, to achieve its strategic objectives and therefore create value for shareholders and other stakeholders. Core to this definition is that risk is not just about managing potential threats but about exploiting opportunities.Risk appetite impacts all stages of an organisation’s strategy process and
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Competitiveness of South Asia's Container Ports

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by Matías Herrera Dappe, Ancor Suárez-Alemán ...

Series series Directions in Development - Infrastructure
South Asia's trade almost doubled in the past decade, but the share of trade in GDP is still smaller (47 percent) than in East Asia (55 percent), and South Asia's economic competitiveness continues to lag that of other regions. Part of the problem is the region's container ports. As a result of inefficiencies, the average cost of exporting or importing a container in the region is more than twice ... Read more

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South Asia's trade almost doubled in the past decade, but the share of trade in GDP is still smaller (47 percent) than in East Asia (55 percent), and South Asia's economic competitiveness continues to lag that of other regions. Part of the problem is the region's container ports. As a result of inefficiencies, the average cost of exporting or importing a container in the region is more than twice
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Digital Progress and Trends Report 2023

by The World Bank ...

Digitalization is the transformational opportunity of our time. The digital sector has become a powerhouse of innovation, economic growth, and job creation. Value added in the IT services sector grew at 8 percent annually during 2000†“22, nearly twice as fast as the global economy. Employment growth in IT services reached 7 percent annually, six times higher than total employment growth. The ... Read more

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Digitalization is the transformational opportunity of our time. The digital sector has become a powerhouse of innovation, economic growth, and job creation. Value added in the IT services sector grew at 8 percent annually during 2000†“22, nearly twice as fast as the global economy. Employment growth in IT services reached 7 percent annually, six times higher than total employment growth. The
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The Greening of the City

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by Carole A. O'Reilly ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Cultural History
Urban parks are a much-loved feature of the city environment. However, our knowledge of the true scale of their impact remains uneven. Much work has been done on their origins and design features, but this book aims to extend this beyond the nineteenth century, examining the fuller flowering of these valuable spaces in the early decades of the twentieth century. Encompassing themes such as social ... Read more

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Olimpiadi dietro le quinte

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Series series Economia e società
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The Security Risk Handbook

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by Charles Swanson ...

The Security Risk Handbook assists businesses that need to be able to carry out effective security risk assessments, security surveys, and security audits. It provides guidelines and standardised detailed processes and procedures for carrying out all three stages of the security journey: assess, survey, and audit.Packed with tools and templates, the book is extremely practical. At the end of each ... Read more

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The Security Risk Handbook assists businesses that need to be able to carry out effective security risk assessments, security surveys, and security audits. It provides guidelines and standardised detailed processes and procedures for carrying out all three stages of the security journey: assess, survey, and audit.Packed with tools and templates, the book is extremely practical. At the end of each
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Ending The Depression Through Planned Obsolescence

by Bernard London ...

Ending the Depression Through Planned Obsolescence, a thought-provoking work by Bernard London, presents a unique and controversial solution to economic challenges faced during the Great Depression. Written during a time of economic turmoil, London’s proposal advocates for the implementation of planned obsolescence as a means to stimulate economic growth and alleviate the financial crisis.In this ... Read more

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Ending the Depression Through Planned Obsolescence, a thought-provoking work by Bernard London, presents a unique and controversial solution to economic challenges faced during the Great Depression. Written during a time of economic turmoil, London’s proposal advocates for the implementation of planned obsolescence as a means to stimulate economic growth and alleviate the financial crisis.In this
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Blockchain , Kryptowährungen und NFTs : Eine praktische Einführung

by MAX EDITORIAL ...

Series series KRYPTOWÄHRUNGEN, BITCOINS und BLOCKCHAIN
Blockchain , Kryptowährungen und NFTs sind aufstrebende Technologien, die die digitale Welt revolutionieren . Diese Technologien haben das Potenzial, die Art und Weise zu verändern, wie wir Geschäfte machen, miteinander interagieren und sogar wie wir unser Leben leben. Dieses Lehrbuch ist eine praktische Einführung in diese Technologien. Es soll Schülern dabei helfen, auf unterhaltsame und ... Read more

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Musings of an Experienced Project Manager

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A Guide to Insurable Infrastructure in the Pacific

by Asian Development Bank ...

This guide outlines issues facing Pacific countries as they struggle to build resilient infrastructure and shows how proactive steps to mitigate risk including early engagement with insurers could drive the investment they need. Designed as a roadmap to help contractors and other stakeholders navigate the insurance landscape, it outlines why vulnerable Pacific countries have limited insurance ... Read more

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This guide outlines issues facing Pacific countries as they struggle to build resilient infrastructure and shows how proactive steps to mitigate risk including early engagement with insurers could drive the investment they need. Designed as a roadmap to help contractors and other stakeholders navigate the insurance landscape, it outlines why vulnerable Pacific countries have limited insurance
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Forza e speranza nei Balcani occidentali

by Matteo Rivellini ...

Series Book 13 - Big Ideas
Per secoli i Balcani occidentali hanno rappresentato un crocevia tra Europa centrale e Oriente.I paesi dei Balcani occidentali, devastati da tragici conflitti, nazionalismi e mancati investimenti, lottano per trovare un nuovo equilibrio. Cittadini e istituzioni balcaniche hanno più volte affermato la propria ambizione di entrare a far parte dell'Unione europea e hanno compiuto notevoli sforzi per ... Read more

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Per secoli i Balcani occidentali hanno rappresentato un crocevia tra Europa centrale e Oriente.I paesi dei Balcani occidentali, devastati da tragici conflitti, nazionalismi e mancati investimenti, lottano per trovare un nuovo equilibrio. Cittadini e istituzioni balcaniche hanno più volte affermato la propria ambizione di entrare a far parte dell'Unione europea e hanno compiuto notevoli sforzi per
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Series series CRIPTOMONEDAS, BITCOINS y BLOCKCHAIN
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Road Funds and Road User Charges in the CAREC Region

by Asian Development Bank ...

This publication explores how roads are financed in five Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program countries and outlines lessons and best practices to help build a robust road network throughout the region. The publication details how road funds are managed in Azerbaijan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan, and explains how earmarked road user charges help ... Read more

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This publication explores how roads are financed in five Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program countries and outlines lessons and best practices to help build a robust road network throughout the region. The publication details how road funds are managed in Azerbaijan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan, and explains how earmarked road user charges help
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Beyond The E-Myth: The Evolution of an Enterprise: From a Company of One to a Company of 1,000!

by Michael E. Gerber ...

Beyond The E-Myth embraces the fundamental premise of that first book — that a small business only succeeds to the degree its owner goes to work ON the business rather than just IN it, creating the systemic Operating System that makes that business unique in the marketplace.Beyond The E-Myth expands that conversation with the entrepreneurial small business owner, in a clear, precise, and ... Read more

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Beyond The E-Myth embraces the fundamental premise of that first book — that a small business only succeeds to the degree its owner goes to work ON the business rather than just IN it, creating the systemic Operating System that makes that business unique in the marketplace.Beyond The E-Myth expands that conversation with the entrepreneurial small business owner, in a clear, precise, and
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Full IFRS and IFRS for SMEs Adoption by Private Firms

Empirical Evidence on Country Level

by Maximilian Saucke ...

Series Book 12 - Muensteraner Schriften zur Internationalen Unternehmensrechnung
The issuance of the International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs) in July 2009 has mixed up the bipolar financial reporting landscape between Local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAPs) and Full IFRS by adding a third dimension to international GAAP choice. The study examines the characteristics and determinants of Full IFRS and IFRS for ... Read more

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The issuance of the International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs) in July 2009 has mixed up the bipolar financial reporting landscape between Local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAPs) and Full IFRS by adding a third dimension to international GAAP choice. The study examines the characteristics and determinants of Full IFRS and IFRS for
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Dynamism

The Values That Drive Innovation, Job Satisfaction, and Economic Growth

by Raicho Bojilov, Hian Teck Hoon, Gylfi Zoega, Edmund Phelps ...

Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps and an international group of economists argue that economic health depends on the widespread presence of certain values, in particular individualism and self-expression.Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps has long argued that the high level of innovation in the lead nations of the West was never a result of scientific discoveries plus entrepreneurship, as Schumpeter thought. ... Read more

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Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps and an international group of economists argue that economic health depends on the widespread presence of certain values, in particular individualism and self-expression.Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps has long argued that the high level of innovation in the lead nations of the West was never a result of scientific discoveries plus entrepreneurship, as Schumpeter thought.
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Sustainability and Digital Engineering Management

African case studies in sustainable digital transformation

Edited by Arnesh Telukdarie ...

Sustainability and Digital Engineering Management showcases real-world case studies that demonstrate how digital technologies can help engineering managers achieve sustainable outcomes. The book spans a variety of innovative projects across multiple sectors, emphasising the substantial benefits of integrating sustainability within digital transformation initiatives.Offering practical insights into ... Read more

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Sustainability and Digital Engineering Management showcases real-world case studies that demonstrate how digital technologies can help engineering managers achieve sustainable outcomes. The book spans a variety of innovative projects across multiple sectors, emphasising the substantial benefits of integrating sustainability within digital transformation initiatives.Offering practical insights into
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Das Metaverse

Und wie es ALLES revolutionieren wird

by Matthew Ball ...

Apple Bücher: Eines der meist erwarteten Bücher des Sommers 2022Amazon: Editors' Choice im SachbuchFast Company: Ausgewählt unter den 11 besten Technologiebüchern des Sommers 2022„Matthew Balls Essays haben das Metaverse seit Jahren definiert, analysiert und inspiriert. Sein Buch ist ein verständlicher und unverzichtbarer Leitfaden zu den strategischen, technischen und philosophischen Grundlagen ... Read more

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The Cure for Catastrophe

How We Can Stop Manufacturing Natural Disasters

by Robert Muir-Wood ...

We can't stop natural disasters but we can stop them being disastrous. One of the world's foremost risk experts tells us how.Year after year, floods wreck people's homes and livelihoods, earthquakes tear communities apart, and tornadoes uproot whole towns. Natural disasters cause destruction and despair. But does it have to be this way?In The Cure for Catastrophe, global risk expert Robert Muir ... Read more

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We can't stop natural disasters but we can stop them being disastrous. One of the world's foremost risk experts tells us how.Year after year, floods wreck people's homes and livelihoods, earthquakes tear communities apart, and tornadoes uproot whole towns. Natural disasters cause destruction and despair. But does it have to be this way?In The Cure for Catastrophe, global risk expert Robert Muir
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Ten Survival Skills for a World in Flux

by Tom Fletcher ...

‘Original and thought provoking’ Gordon Brown ‘Challenging and hopeful: a groundbreaking guide to the future’ Valerie AmosTo thrive in the twenty-first century, we all need to understand the challenges coming our way. And start adapting, now.We all know there are major, overlapping, global crises ahead of humanity: climate change, mass migration, new warfare, big tech, further pandemics, ... Read more

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‘Original and thought provoking’ Gordon Brown ‘Challenging and hopeful: a groundbreaking guide to the future’ Valerie AmosTo thrive in the twenty-first century, we all need to understand the challenges coming our way. And start adapting, now.We all know there are major, overlapping, global crises ahead of humanity: climate change, mass migration, new warfare, big tech, further pandemics,
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Criptomoedas: A Moeda do Futuro para os Pobres

by MAX EDITORIAL ...

Series series CRIPTOMOEDAS, BITCOINS & BLOCKCHAIN
As criptomoedas são uma nova tecnologia que está revolucionando o mundo do dinheiro. Elas são moedas digitais, descentralizadas e seguras, que não são emitidas por nenhum governo ou banco central. As criptomoedas têm o potencial de mudar a vida das pessoas pobres de muitas maneiras. Eles podem fornecer um meio de pagamento mais barato e eficiente, uma forma de armazenar valor com segurança e uma ... Read more

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As criptomoedas são uma nova tecnologia que está revolucionando o mundo do dinheiro. Elas são moedas digitais, descentralizadas e seguras, que não são emitidas por nenhum governo ou banco central. As criptomoedas têm o potencial de mudar a vida das pessoas pobres de muitas maneiras. Eles podem fornecer um meio de pagamento mais barato e eficiente, uma forma de armazenar valor com segurança e uma
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Blockchain : Eine vollständige Geschichte

by MAX EDITORIAL ...

Series series KRYPTOWÄHRUNGEN, BITCOINS und BLOCKCHAIN
Blockchain ist eine innovative Technologie, die das Potenzial hat, die Art und Weise, wie wir mit der digitalen Welt interagieren, zu revolutionieren. Es handelt sich um eine dezentrale, sichere und transparente Technologie, mit der Daten sicher und zuverlässig erfasst und weitergegeben werden können. Dieses Buch erzählt die Geschichte der Blockchain von ihren Anfängen bis heute. Es behandelt die ... Read more

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Blockchain ist eine innovative Technologie, die das Potenzial hat, die Art und Weise, wie wir mit der digitalen Welt interagieren, zu revolutionieren. Es handelt sich um eine dezentrale, sichere und transparente Technologie, mit der Daten sicher und zuverlässig erfasst und weitergegeben werden können. Dieses Buch erzählt die Geschichte der Blockchain von ihren Anfängen bis heute. Es behandelt die
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Public Investment Management In The New Eu Member States: A Pilot Study Of Transport Infrastructure Management

by Laursen Thomas; Myers Bernard ...

This paper describes the characteristics of public investment management (PIM) in seven EU countries as it applies to a single sector transport infrastructure. The report highlights some of the common challenges that four relatively new EU member states Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Latvia face as they plan and execute their transport infrastructure projects. It recognizes theimportance that EU ... Read more

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This paper describes the characteristics of public investment management (PIM) in seven EU countries as it applies to a single sector transport infrastructure. The report highlights some of the common challenges that four relatively new EU member states Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Latvia face as they plan and execute their transport infrastructure projects. It recognizes theimportance that EU
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Embedding Risk Appetite Within the Strategy Process

Competitiveness of South Asia's Container Ports

Digital Progress and Trends Report 2023

The Greening of the City

Olimpiadi dietro le quinte

The Security Risk Handbook

Ending The Depression Through Planned Obsolescence

Blockchain , Kryptowährungen und NFTs : Eine praktische Einführung

Musings of an Experienced Project Manager

A Guide to Insurable Infrastructure in the Pacific

Forza e speranza nei Balcani occidentali

Cómo comprar criptomonedas en la práctica

Business Continuity Management Systems

Road Funds and Road User Charges in the CAREC Region

Beyond The E-Myth: The Evolution of an Enterprise: From a Company of One to a Company of 1,000!

Full IFRS and IFRS for SMEs Adoption by Private Firms

Dynamism

Sustainability and Digital Engineering Management

Das Metaverse

The Cure for Catastrophe

Ten Survival Skills for a World in Flux

Criptomoedas: A Moeda do Futuro para os Pobres

Blockchain : Eine vollständige Geschichte

Public Investment Management In The New Eu Member States: A Pilot Study Of Transport Infrastructure Management