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At the beginning of the third millennium, with the passing of the industrial age, the fourth wave of human life, which Peter Drucker uses the term "knowledge society" for this wave, has been formed, and the schools of advanced countries in this era have achieved characteristics that traditional form of schools is understood to be distinct. Also, education has always played a very important role in human life and has changed and transformed along with the change of human life and the development of technology. In this way, it can be claimed that the development of the educational system in the age of information and communication technology is one of the main challenges of policy makers. In many countries of the world, the expansion of information technology has been considered in education and both developed and developing countries have designed comprehensive programs to equip schools with various facilities.

Solving Problems in 2 Hours: How to Brainstorm and Create Solutions with Two Hour Design Sprints is an award-winning New Release and Best Seller in Business Technology Innovation for entrepreneurs, product managers, researchers, designers, startup founders and business professionals who want to accelerate business strategy and innovation with critical problem solving in two hours.Teresa Cain not only provides a detailed approach for how you can solve critical business problems with two hour design sprints using Figma FigJam, she also shares her own insights with 15+ years experience in product and UX on popular concepts including Don Norman's The Design of Everyday Things, Tom Wujec's problem solving sketch concept Draw How to Make Toast in Three Minutes, Nielsen Norman Group's prediction on UX growth through the year 2050 - to the wide variance of UX budgets at tech organizations, impact of remote work, shift to new a generation of users - from Boomers, Gen X to Millenials, Gen Z, and the impact of ChatGPT to UX and user personas.Many organizations have based their own design thinking process from Stanford's design thinking model or using Google Ventures and Jake Knapp's five day process from the book Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. However, five day design sprints have had its challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic including the ability to conduct a remote design sprint using the same process effectively, loss of productive time and the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders in one room.The adaptation to two hour design sprints helps organizations increase the frequency and speed of solving small and medium problems whether virtual or in-person, while still using the five day design sprint method to solve larger problems. Teresa Cain spent over three years teaching, testing and implementing this concept at organizations and conferences around the world, including launching the highest rated and best selling Udemy on-demand training course on design sprints, 2 Hour Design Sprint: Learn how to solve problems and design products in just 2 hours vs. 5 days using Figma FigJam and received a prestigious Emerging Scholar Award in 2023 from the International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, presenting on my research Putting into Practice Evolving Design Thinking Methods at Technology Firms: The Evolution to 2 Hour Design Sprints.Two hour design sprints can help teams deliver value driven features to clients faster by simplifying traditional methods. Save your organization thousands of dollars and get ahead of competitors by learning how to brainstorm and create solutions faster for your business.

The effects of climate change on the one hand, and government promises to achieve sustainable development on the other, are only two examples of the factors driving businesses to incorporate sustainability into their business strategies. International organizations and researchers alike contend that incorporating sustainability into business is only feasible when governance also considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Therefore, corporate governance is attracting more and more attention from investors and various stakeholders. On 23 February 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. The aim of this Directive is to foster sustainable and responsible corporate behaviour and to anchor human rights and environmental considerations in companies¿ operations and corporate governance. Drawing on the theoretical framework of corporate governance and an analysis of the latest and most important literature on corporate governance and sustainability, this book offers essential insights, particularly in light of the Sustainable Corporate Governance Directive and Due Diligence Directive.

Unlock your potential with this ultimate guide to Google Cloud - packed with expert tips, coding techniques, legacy migration, and application extension strategiesPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey Features:Maximize your code potential using Google Cloud servicesMigrate legacy code to the cloud seamlessly and create code that runs anywhereUse hands-on examples to learn and showcase your experience with Google CloudBook Description:As more organizations embrace cloud computing, developers new to the cloud often feel overwhelmed by cloud migration and code running directly on the cloud. Google Cloud for Developers comes packed with practical tips and expert advice to accelerate your application development journey and help you unlock the full potential of cloud computing.You'll begin by understanding and comparing all the available options to run your code. You'll write, deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot your code without leaving the Google Cloud IDE while selecting the best option - serverless or GKE containers - for each use case. After that, you'll get to grips with the basic Google Cloud infrastructure services and connect your code with public APIs. This will help you add features to your application, such as language translation and object detection in images or videos. Furthermore, you'll explore a comprehensive list of tips and best practices to make your migration smooth. You'll also gain the necessary knowledge to write code from scratch, by employing the basics of hybrid cloud applications and build services that can run virtually anywhere.By the end of this book, you'll be well equipped to carry out the application development process and successfully move your code to Google Cloud.What You Will Learn:Understand how to write, run, and troubleshoot code on Google CloudChoose between serverless or GKE containers for running your codeConnect your code to Google Cloud services using public APIsMigrate your code to Google Cloud flawlesslyBuild hybrid cloud solutions that can run virtually anywhereGet to grips with Cloud Functions, App Engine, GKE, and AnthosWho this book is for:Google Cloud for Developers is for cloud architects, engineers, or developers willing to migrate their applications and services to Google Cloud or build them from scratch. Entrepreneurs in early-stage start-ups and IT professionals who want to know more about Google Cloud from a developer perspective will also benefit from this book. A basic understanding of Cloud concepts and basic experience in writing Python and Shell scripts is a must.

Innovating in an uncertain and unpredictable environment is becoming the norm for most companies. This book explores how uncertainty can shape product innovation, process innovation, and the new product development process. It does this by covering several areas of research, from the analysis of the entrepreneur as the pinnacle of innovation to the drawbacks associated with the development of new products in conditions of high uncertainty. Literature analysis, case studies, and quantitative analysis are presented to drive the reader through the latest concepts and discoveries available on the scientific literature.

Dieses Fachbuch ist ein mitreißender Appell und Leitfaden für mehr Wissenschaftlichkeit in der Gesellschaft und mehr gesellschaftliche Verantwortung in der Wissenschaft. Es zeigt auf, warum und wie die Gesellschaft wissenschaftsorientierter und die Forschung nachhaltiger werden müssen. Dabei geht es um Vertrauen und Transparenz, Verstehen und Verständlichkeit, Nachhaltigkeit und Zukunftsfähigkeit.Ulrich Holzbaur hat in fünfzig Jahren wissenschaftsbasiertes Arbeiten in unterschiedlichen Facetten kennengelernt ¿ als Betreuer von Projekt- und Abschlussarbeiten, in der Software-Systementwicklung, in Forschungsprojekten und in seiner Beratungstätigkeit im Steinbeis-Transferzentrum, um nur einige Stationen zu nennen. All diese Erfahrungen haben in ihm die Auffassung wachsen lassen, dass Wissen ein ganz entscheidender Faktor für die Gestaltung unserer Zukunft und das Überleben der Menschheit ist. Sehr praxisnah und mit vielen Beispielen fordert Ulrich Holzbaur den Leser auf, sich selbst einzubringen ¿ sei es als Wissenschaftler oder als Rezipient und Nutzer von wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen.

Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, warum wir für viele der Herausforderungen unserer Zeit so schwer Lösungen finden. Um Armut, Rassismus oder den Klimawandel zu stoppen oder Frieden, persönliches Glück und Wohlstand zu erreichen, brauchen wir die Fähigkeit, strategisch wirksam zu handeln. Heutige Strategiekonzepte sind vom militärischen Paradigma der Überlegenheit durch Stärke im Kampf durchdrungen. Die Komplexität ökologischer, ökonomischer und gesellschafts-politischer Probleme macht es aber unmöglich, sie direkt zu bekämpfen. Nicht Überlegenheit durch Stärke, sondern Anpassung durch Veränderung kann uns den Lösungen näherbringen.Dieses Buch setzt sich mit den aktuell verwendeten Strategiemodellen kritisch auseinander, insbesondere mit dem weitverbreiteten Hauptinstrument, der SWOT. Auf Basis dieser grundlegenden Kritik wird ein neues Konzept der Veränderung des Veränderbaren konzipiert. Es eignet sich nicht nur für Strategieverantwortliche, Manager und Politiker, sondern beinhaltet auch wertvolle Ratschläge für alle, die wichtige Entscheidungen treffen oder verstehen müssen. Abschließend wird das neue Konzept an drei Beispielen theoretisch getestet; u.a. wird ein neuer strategischer Ansatz für die Begrenzung des Klimawandels vorgestellt.

This book aims to explore the aspects of strategic leadership in a digital context together with the cyber-physical relationships whilst performing business activities.  Furthermore, this book looks to investigate the interactions from both the organization strategy including the cross-functional actors/stakeholders whom are operating within the organization and the various characteristics of operating in a cyber secure ecosystem.The book provides a valuable reference for IT directors, strategic leaders, cybersecurity experts, network security professionals. It is also aimed at researchers seeking to obtain a more profound knowledge of machine learning and deep learning in the context of cybersecurity. Furthermore, the book is an exceptional advanced text for Ph.D. and master's degree programs in cybersecurity, network security and computer science. Each chapter is written by an internationally renowned expert who has extensive experience in law enforcement, industry or academia. Furthermore, this book blends advanced research findings with practice-based methods to provide the reader with advanced understanding and relevant skills.

The purpose of this book is to equip learners with knowledge and skills of assessment and evaluation. The book explores the importance and use of evaluation to all education stakeholders. Most importantly, evaluation helps to determine to what extent the broad objectives of a programme have been achieved. In addition, the book focuses on the scales of measurement, various ways a teacher can use to estimate reliability of measurement instrument using test-retest, measure of equivalence and measure of internal consistency. Guidelines of test construction are also discussed which include test blue print construction. Further, the book highlights the statistical ways of analyzing learners test results such as measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion. Finally, this book provides a discussion of statistical item evaluation such as item difficulty level and the discrimination index.

Cross-Impact Balances (CIB) is a method frequently used for research, in companies and in administrations for the systematic construction of qualitative scenarios. This book introduces the fundamentals of the method and uses a clear step-by-step example to explain how scenarios can be constructed with CIB. It describes possible problems in applying the method and offers help for various use cases. It includes a detailed discussion of the design decisions that shape a CIB application and the methods that can be used to collect the necessary data. The application examples presented provide a first impression of the possibilities of the method. A discussion of the strengths and limitations of the method offers guidance on the use cases in which CIB can be profitably applied. The book is valuable for researchers and practitioners in the field of scenario analysis.

The book takes a multi-level perspective, focusing on circular business models by manufacturing industries in European small open economies. The book conceptualises circular business models and combines theoretical foundations with best practices when such models appeared in the textile, furniture, and plastics industries. It also explores barriers, drivers, challenges, and opportunities for leading manufacturing companies to implement circular activities across the value chain. This book offers a qualitative and transformative approach, spread across three different manufacturing industries, towards a circular transition. The findings will be of interest to practitioners and managers, policymakers, and general readers who are interested in the circular economy and environmental sustainability.

This book examines how leaders can use strategic thinking to transform their followers, organizations, and industries in the wake of societal shocks like COVID-19 that require re-balancing both leadership and business models. It is organized around a new triumvirate of strategic thinking concepts for the better normal, explained in a 3S Model: Style, Situation, and Strategic Orientation. The environment (situation) creates or deters opportunities that are pursued by leaders with the propensity (style) and the potential (strategy) to develop them.In the face of ongoing crises such as COVID-19, natural disasters, political upheaval, and climate change, the author proposes that the field of strategic management needs to rethink and update traditional frameworks in order to offer business models more applicable in a rapidly changing environment.Addressing topics such as sustainability and diversity, this pivotal text fills a gap in strategic thinking and presents illustrative examples and case studies about organizations grappling with making decisions in a dynamically different ¿new normal.¿

This casebook demonstrates how companies can design and execute corporate sustainability strategies into their overall business strategy to achieve sustainable transformation. It offers a set of case studies from different industrial sectors such as aerospace and defence, beauty, energy, engineering and construction, fashion retail, financial services, food and hospitality, life sciences, motorsports, pharmaceutical, software, toy production. Each story presents practical and concrete actions taken by companies to develop their sustainability strategies, as well as challenges and issues faced during the process. Concluding with best practices emerging from the cross-case analysis, this book is beneficial for sustainability and management professionals, students and scholars.

Most existing companies struggle currently because they lack the tools and strategies to move product departments into independent platforms that can be retrofitted to form dynamic new products based on consumer demands. This book provides managers and professionals with the necessary approaches for designing software and hardware architectures to support data platform organizations. Specifically, it demonstrates how to automate the decomposition of existing platforms into smaller parts that can be reused to form new variations. This task requires significant analysis and design methodologies and procedures to create an infrastructure based on data as opposed to products. These new knowledge bases allow data-centric professionals to pursue actions that can better predict and respond to the unexpected. Featuring case examples from companies such as Lego, FedEx, General Electric (GE), Pfizer, P&G and more, this book is appropriate for C-level executives engagedin the digital transformation of their firms; entrepreneurs of digital platform companies; and senior software engineers that need to design Internet of Things (IoT) devices and integrate them with block chain and multi-cloud architectures. In addition, this book is also useful for graduate-level coursework in data science.

Turn anxiety into calmness, confidence, and courage; turning depression into joy; turning failing relationships into great relationships; turning a dead-end job into a job you love; turning active income into passive income; turning a miserable life into a life worth living.

This book begins by analysing the various corporate governance mechanisms explored in the extant literature and determining their effectiveness in enhancing the firm value using multivariate analysis. The findings are of global relevance as the corporate governance regulations of most countries focus on independent directors as the mainstay of good governance. The empirical evidence from the first objective of this study corroborates the claim that independent directors do not strengthen the firms¿ governance quality. The book is one of the few works to have analysed the possible reasons behind the ineffectiveness of the independent directors. Also, in view of the famous concept of the bundle of governance mechanisms, it might be possible that the independent directors strengthen the firms¿ governance quality indirectly by strengthening other governance mechanisms. This aspect too has little precedence. This study adopts a novel moderation and mediation approach to analyse the monitoring behaviour of independent directors in relation to other governance mechanisms. The work is a must read for corporate players as well as researchers and scholars studying this discipline.

This book gives readers a look inside the boardrooms and directors' minds-a desirable but highly challenging task for researchers due to the lack of access to top teams in organizations. This book breaks through that barrier with a mixed-methods investigation of boardrooms in the emerging country of Vietnam particularly on the topic of financial derivatives. Directors are the leading players within the corporate governance framework. The general effectiveness of the board depends on their roles, processes and competencies. Given the scandals marring the history of the financial industry, this book aims to tackle the question of whether board directors have the financial acumen required to handle the tricky instruments of financial derivatives through interviews with board directors and analysis of their organizations.  Providing a managerial perspective of financial derivatives, this distinguishes itself from more popular financial engineering books and would be a useful read for government officials, board directors, training organizations and scholars, particularly in Vietnam. 

What every business coach needs to know for the South African marketplace today At last, a comprehensive and authoritative guide to business coaching designed specifically for local coaches. - How should coaches tackle diversity and transformation?- Are you aware of the latest theoretical coaching models?- What are you doing to build that coaching relationship? In Business Coaching Wisdom and Practice, Dr Stout Rostron unlocks the secrets of this dynamic, developing profession in an easy-to-read, highly practical format. The book provides a revealing overview of the entire coaching process, examining the latest theoretical trends and cutting-edge theories and providing practical advice: from how to pursue your own professional development to drawing up a contract with clients. There is a handy, wide-ranging assessment of the bewildering array of coaching models, helpful clarifications about core competences, existential and experiential learning factors, and detailed advice on question frameworks. Here, too, is guidance on the need for supervision, and an examination of ethical dilemmas which face all coaches and mentors. Of particular interest to South Africa is the in-depth study by Marti Janse van Rensburg on diversity, personality and cultural complexity. Dr Stout Rostron also explores your clients' existential issues and discusses the crucial impact of the "coaching relationship". Here, in one book, is an easy-to-access guide to the full range of skills and resources that all business coaches need to be at the cutting edge of this exciting, emerging profession. Dr Stout Rostron is one of the leading practitioners in this field; the Founding President of Coaches and Mentors of South Africa (COMENSA), and the author of several books, including the internationally successful Accelerating Performance: Powerful Techniques to Develop People."I want every coach and soon-to-be coach to read this book." - Nancy Kline, author of Time To Think: Listening To Ignite The Human Mind. "You simply must read this book if you are serious about being a top-notch business coach.." - Carol Kauffman, Director of the Coaching and Positive Psychology Initiative at Harvard Medical School. "This is a must-read, essential for anyone wishing to help others in any corporate, educational or group setting." - Mark R. Rittenberg, Guest Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. "A magnificent book ... it will become the quintessential guide to anyone who wants to know anything quickly about coaching ... simply put, it professionalises the field" - Shani Naidoo, HR Director, Foschini Group.

Budget Optimization and Allocation: An Evolutionary Computing Based Model is a guide for computer programmers for writing algorithms for efficient and effective budgeting. It provides a balance of theory and practice. Chapters explain evolutionary computational techniques (genetic algorithms) and compare these techniques with traditional approaches to budget allocation.A case study on the complex and broad problem of union budgeting of India is presented. The macro and micro economic issues specific to the case discussed, with the growth rate being the final aim of the budget exercise. The authors also present a comparison of the budget allocation practices of different countries, consistent with other factors such as their local economy, culture, population, etc. The use of evolutionary computation to tackle incremental budgeting is also presented. Readers will be able to understand the synergies of modern computational techniques with tried and tested budgeting models.Budget Optimization and Allocation: An Evolutionary Computing Based Model is a useful reference for graduate students, business enterprise programmers, and evolutionary computing/AI researchers who seek to understand new methods of budgeting.

Dieses Werk dient als praktische Hilfe für den Alltag von HR-Managern und Personalverantwortlichen. Es zeigt, wie Arbeitgeber eine korrekte Abmahnung verfassen und enthält wertvolle arbeitspsychologische Kommentare/Hinweise.Der unprofessionelle Umgang mit Abmahnungen als Vorstufe der Kündigung führt häufig zu unschönen Überraschungen im Kündigungsschutzprozess: Oft ist es nicht der Kündigungssachverhalt an sich, der die Kündigung zu Fall bringt, sondern die vorangegangene mangelhafte Abmahnung.Das Werk zeigt, was für eine ordnungsgemäße, formal und inhaltlich wirksame Abmahnung zu beachten ist und verzichtet dabei bewusst auf Anwaltsdeutsch. Eine Checkliste, über 30 Beispiel-Abmahnungen zu verschiedenen Anlässen sowie zahlreiche rechtliche Hinweise runden den Nutzwert des Buches ab. Die 5. Auflage wurde rechtlich auf den aktuellen Stand gebracht.

The aim of the training manual is to develop knowledge, skills and competencies necessary to organise the human resources management system, apply methods and create technologies for the use of human resources; to consolidate and deepen the theoretical knowledge gained during lectures and to develop students' skills and abilities to solve practical tasks in human resources management in organizations. The content of the manual includes a summary of the main theoretical points, topics for discussion, assignments and control questions. The manual will assist students in choosing and carrying out various types of independent study and research work. The textbook is an educational-methodical complex, which presents the theoretical course and provides materials for practical work, designed to develop professional competencies of bachelors, masters, doctoral and postgraduate students and civil servant trainees in the field of human resources management.

This book offers a comprehensive approach to organizational excellence based on the author¿s vast experience in managing excellence at highly innovative and dynamic organizations. It integrates various approaches into a consistent view of achieving excellence in the context of dynamic technological and societal developments. Starting from purpose and mission, it describes stakeholder mapping and analysis, and process and quality management. In turn, it sheds light on how to deal with business dynamics of various types and demonstrates how quantum-mechanical models can help to understand and manage dynamic organizational processes. The book then introduces readers to result measuring and performance management, followed by organizational learning and rewards and recognition. Moreover, it discusses (innovation) ecosystem leverage and organizational culture management as further important capabilities of excellent organizations. Best practices in corporate social responsibility and environmental, social and governance aspects are fully integrated throughout the book, which concludes by explaining how the UN Sustainable Development Goals can be applied to optimize business initiatives. The book is intended as a source of inspiration for managers working under highly dynamic organizational conditions, helping them take their businesses to higher levels. It also provides valuable industrial insights for scholars with an interest in organizational excellence.

The services provided by biodiversity are today subject to strong pressures. To remedy this situation, the ECCAS States have opted for a regionalization of efforts to ensure the sustainable management of the ecosystems of this forest massif. This involves a sectoral approach characterized by the establishment of normative, organic, technical and strategic frameworks that govern the action of institutions dedicated to the harmonization of forestry policies.

Is your Quality organization holding your business back? Is regulatory compliance seen as more important than product or service quality? Do you feel the needs of your customers are lost in a sea of regulations?Transforming Quality Organizations: A Practical Guide questions whether the current approach to managing quality is fit for purpose and, using the latest organizational thinking provides fresh, practical ways to balance a quality system to: Manage risk for better patient, customer, regulator, and stockholder outcomes.Achieve balance between ensuring compliance and supporting innovation.Transform your Quality organization through a roadmap of change.Applicable to all businesses where quality is paramount, the content is based on practical experience of executing transformational change in the healthcare sector resulting in: Product recall rates cut by 50%.Product development cycle-times cut by 50%.Significant cost savings in quality system execution.This book is invaluable for business leaders who want to transform their Quality organization and increase the value it delivers for their business.

Gain exclusive access to the secrets to building an enterprise AI start-up. AI innovation helps with every aspect of the business, from the supply chain, marketing, and advertising, customer service, risk management, operations to security. Industries from different verticals have been adopting AI and get real business values out of it. This book guides you through each step, from defining the business need and business model, all the way to registering IP and calculating your AI start-up valuation. You see how to perform market and technology validation, perform lean AI R&D, design AI architecture, AI product development and operationalization. The book also cover building and managing an AI team, along with attracting and keeping business and developer users,Building an Enterprise AI start-up is hard because Enterprise AI is an effort to build applications to mimic human intelligence to solve business problems. Hence it has a different challenge from building traditional non-AI applications, such as scouting, recruiting and managing AI talents; designing the most cost-efficient and scalable Enterprise AI; or establishing the best practice to operationalize AI in productionAs we are in the dawn of the AI-first product wave, AI-powered products for enterprises will be created for many years to come and AI Startup Strategy is the one-stop guide for it.What You'll LearnMatch customer¿s expectation VS technical feasibilityJustify business values and ROI for customersReview the best business models for high valuation enterprise AI start-upsDesign an AI product that gives a satisfactory experience for the userRegister and value AI IP Who This Book is For Startup Founders, Product Managers, Software Architects/Lead Engineers, Executives