Risikomanagement, das ist doch was für die Banken- oder Versicherungsbranche? Nein, diese Zeiten sind vorbei. Risikomanagement wird immer mehr Bestandteil unternehmerischer Entscheidungen. Vor allem im Controlling, zu dessen Aufgaben die wirtschaftliche Steuerung des Unternehmens gehört, hat Risikomanagement schon längst Einzug gehalten. Bei jedem Erfolg versprechenden Geschäft müssen zugleich die zu übernehmenden Risiken betrachtet werden.Die klassischen Modelle des Controllings mü...

Die Weimarer Republik Ein Wikipedia Hörbuch aus der Serie Geschichte. Als Weimarer Republik wird das Deutsche Reich im Zeitraum von 1918/19 bis 1933 bezeichnet, als es eine demokratisch verfasste, parlamentarische Republik war. Die Epoche beginnt mit der Novemberrevolution und der Ausrufung der Republik am 9. November 1918 sowie mit der Unterzeichnung der Weimarer Verfassung am 11. August 1919. Sie endet nach der Ernennung Hitlers zum Reichskanzler am 30. Januar 1933 mit der darauf folgend...

Was ist das Wesentliche in der Aufstellungsarbeit und was sind ihre Grundlagen? Unter dem Titel »Essenzen« sucht dieses Buch nach den Hintergründen der Methode, wie sie sich auf dem heutigen Entwicklungsstand der Diskussion formulieren lassen. Rund um die Begriffe Bewusstsein, Wahrnehmung, Phänomenologie, Praxis und Forschung Tragen die Autorinnen und Autoren theoretische und praktische Kernthemen zusammen und beleuchten, was in Aufstellungen vorausgesetzt ist und ihren praktischen Einsatz...

The Relentless Pursuit of Tone: Timbre in Popular Music assembles a broad spectrum of contemporary perspectives on how "sound" functions in an equally wide array of popular music. Ranging from the twang of country banjoes and the sheen of hip-hop strings to the crunch of amplified guitars and the thump of subwoofers on the dance floor, this volume bridges the gap between timbre, our name for the purely acoustic characteristics of sound waves, and tone, an emergen...

Combining breadth of coverage with detail, this logical and cohesive introduction to insect ecology couples concepts with a broad range of examples and practical applications. It explores cutting-edge topics in the field, drawing on and highlighting the links between theory and the latest empirical studies. The sections are structured around a series of key topics, including behavioral ecology; species interactions; population ecology; food webs, communities and ecosystems; and broad patte...

This is the first English edition of a major work by the Danish philosopher and theologian K. E. Løgstrup (1905-81). It is the culmination of his critical engagement with Kierkegaardianism, which had begun almost 20 years earlier. In this text, Løgstrup focuses on four main themes in Kierkegaard: his understanding of Christ and thus of Christianity; his understanding of suffering in human existence; Christian vs. secular ethics; and Platonistic influences on Kierkegaard's position, which...

Of the thirty volumes in the authoritative Academy edition of Chekhov's collected works, fully twelve are devoted to the writer's letters. This is the first book in English or Russian addressing this substantial—though until now neglected—epistolary corpus. The majority of the essays gathered here represent new contributions by the world's major Chekhov scholars, written especially for this volume, or classics of Russian criticism appearing in English for the first time. The introduction a...

This seminal text, now in its thirteenth edition, provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the operations underlying video production.It provides thorough coverage of the theory and techniques readers need to know, balancing complexity with practical how-to information about detailed subjects in a concise, conversational style. The book has been updated to incorporate recent changes in the video production pipeline–emphasizing digital video, non-linear video production, ...

All Americans, liberal or conservative, religious or not, can agree that religious freedom, anchored in conscience rights, is foundational to the U.S. democratic experiment. But what freedom of conscience means, what its scope and limits are, according to the Constitution—these are matters for heated debate. At a moment when such questions loom ever larger in the nation’s contentious politics and fraught policy-making process, this timely book offers invaluable historical, empirical, philo...

This is first English edition of Ethical Concepts and Problems (1971) by Danish philosopher and theologian K. E. Løgstrup (1905-81). Originally published as a contribution to a textbook of ethics for students of theology, it propounds a philosophical ethics in continuity with Martin Luther's conception of the natural law. We find here the core idea from The Ethical Demand, that in our dealings with others we are faced with the demand that we take care of them, now conceptualized a...

Is there real help for the hurting people in our world? We think of the children in war, refugees adrift, patients without medicine, and those dying in droughts and floods. Lest we despair, Jesus announces that the Kingdom of God is near. This book defines the Kingdom anew and shows how it brings us hope even in the worst of circumstances. The Kingdom of God is bigger than we thought. When God was King there was liberation and enough to survive and thrive. Promises of the Kingdom's blessin...

Singular and star-studded writings on America’s neon-lit playgroundAt once a Technicolor wonderland and the embodiment of American mythology, Las Vegas exists at the Ground Zero of a reverence for risk-taking and the transformative power of a winning hand. Jake Johnson edits a collection of short essays and flash ideas that probes how music-making and soundscapes shape the City of Second Chances. Treating topics ranging from Cher to Cirque de Soleil, the contributo...