This practical guide provides legal practitioners, participants, witnesses and all those with an interest in public inquiries, with stage-by-stage 'hands on' guidance on the process of public inquiries into matters of public concern.With its user-friendly format of summaries, checklists, 'top tips' and flow charts, this book looks at the setting up of a public inquiry through to its close. It includes information on:- the appointment of the chair and inquiry team;- t...

World shapers of tomorrow: Startups building our future shows the impact of the TOP 100 Swiss Startups over the last 10 years. On 100 pages, the publication features the facts and figures about the startup ecosystem in Switzerland, shows the sectors and geographic distribution, and lists the investors behind Swiss deeptech startups. The book also highlights disruptive companies that changed their industry: Beekeeper, Bestmile, Climeworks, Covagen, DeinDeal, Doodle, GetYourGuide, MindMaze, ...

While migration and population settlement have always been an important feature of political life throughout the world, the dramatic changes in the pace, direction, and complexity of contemporary migration flows are undoubtedly unique. Despite the economic benefits often associated with global, regional, and internal migration, the arrival of large numbers of migrants can exacerbate tensions and give rise to violent clashes between local populations and recent arrivals. This volume takes s...

When author and operational excellence consultant Menno R. van Dijk joined ING Domestic Bank in the Netherlands, the company had already been using the Lean system a few years. But van Dijk felt something was missingthe fun factor: experiments, improvements, a supportive management style, and teamwork. He wasnt seeing the sense of invigoration and renewal that comes when employees on the shop floor experience the improvement brought on by a Lean implementation.He went to work and c...

Network marketing is not the same old routine it was in the Baby Boomers’ generation.Today, network marketing has gone online in a very large way.This game is just as competitive as it ever was. And that’s the reason you need to employ improved strategies if you have to run ahead in the race. People have become wise to all the new tricks and it is time we brought something new into our methods.Prospects have become warier than they ever...

Hopes for a new peaceful international order after the end of the Cold War have been dashed by sobering realities: Great powers are once again competing for honor and influence. The world remains “unipolar,” but international competition among the United States, Russia, China, Europe, Japan, India, and Iran raise new threats of regional conflict, and a new contest between western liberalism and the great eastern autocracies of Russia and China has reinjected ideology into geopolitics.For t...

A Product Manager's Cookbook, is the excellent guide for strategic and technical product managers who aspire to be highly effective. The key themes address pragmatic solutions to challenges and issues in becoming an effective product manager. The book shows methods to defining the right product requirements, implementing process efficiency in order to save cost, and optimize resources, and achieving high level of collaboration within the team as well as with internal and external partners....

An Introduction to International Relations is a comprehensive introduction to the history, theories, developments and debates that shape the dynamic discipline of international relations and contemporary world politics. Bringing together an expert author team comprising leading academics from Australia and around the world, it allows readers to explore the discipline from both Australian and global perspectives. Known for its clear, easy-to-read style and relevant, real-world examples, the...

International Security is a cutting-edge analysis of the key security challenges and developments in the post-Cold War world. Drawing on a wide range of contemporary examples, from the Iraq war to the rise of China, it is an essential guide for students and policy makers seeking to understand the theoretical and empirical debates over the fast-changing nature of international security today.The book is organized into four main parts. Part 1 provides an analytical framework...

Design your own success with a gratifying career!Get started in a position that has a future and is financially rewarding. Opportunities in Interior Design and Decorating Careers provides you with a complete overview of the job possibilities, salary figures, and experience required to enter the field of interior design.This career-boosting book will help you:Determine the specialty that's right for you, from stage design to historic p...

Law firms of all sizes should calculate and track indicators of their performance and health. The most successful firms use these indicators to assist in making important business-like decisions, in motivating and aligning behavior, and in adjusting to the new realities. Indicators should meet the following three criteria to qualify as a KPI for your firm: 1. It must reflect the firm's strategy and goals; 2. It must be key to the firm's success; and 3. It must be quantifiable Your firm's s...

Studies show that about 90% of all small businesses fold in five years. All too often, business owners focus too heavily on products, facilities, and everything but the sales and marketing process. Yet, your ability to advertise, generate leads and close a high ratio of those leads is the engine that drives growth.Ten thousand companies rely on Tom Hopkins to teach them how to avoid sales and marketing mistakes and how to explode profits and create exponential growth. Now you can g...