Introduction : why any one of us can make a difference -- Reasons for hope : building on the thoughts of Al Gore -- A personal story : the author's journey to now -- Designing purposeful organisations : a synopsis of the necessary conditions for change -- Several fractal leaps of scale : from...

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; 1. The workforce and the labour market; Introduction; A historical perspective; The seafaring labour market; Demand and supply; Recruitment and retention; Market...

Perspectives on transnationalisation of care and the nurse labour market -- Framing transnational human resource management of nurse labour -- Representatives and social worlds in transnational human resource management of nurse labour -- Mapping social worlds through discourse, text, and...

Introduction / Cary Krosinsky and Todd Cort -- What is innovation? / Arthur Matuszewski -- Searching for sustainability in human capital / Alex Kappes -- The potential of multi-stakeholder engagement : Latin America's sugarcane industry as a case study / Nora Moraga-Lewy -- Up in smoke : a study...

What are co-operatives? -- The origins of the idea and the rochdale pioneers: before 1844 -- The early years and the rise of co-operative wholesaling: 1844-1864 -- Diversification, internationalization and the formation of the international co-operative alliance: 1864-1914 -- The challenges of...

Time for Solutions!- Front Cover; Time for Solutions!; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Figures; Tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I: Breaking the shackles of gender-related expectations: assessing and acknowledging reality; Chapter 1:...

The 'shadow banking system' refers to a system of credit-provision occurring outside of the official regulatory perimeter of commercial banks. Facilitated by securitization vehicles, mutual funds, hedge funds, investment banks and mortgage companies, the function and regulation of these shadow...