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Practical Wisdom in Management Business Across Spiritual Traditions

Practical Wisdom in Management Business Across Spiritual Traditions

Practical Wisdom in Management is the first in-depth case-study book to explore how practical wisdom from spiritual and philosophical traditions inspires corporate culture and leadership. The outcome of the Practical Wisdom Initiative between The Academy of Business in Society (ABIS) and Yale University Center for Faith and Culture it seeks to construct a bridge between the worlds of management and the spiritual and philosophical traditions. Covering ten major worldwide religions Theodore Malloch provides an overview of the practical wisdom of the major faith traditions for management. It includes case studies of over twenty multinational corporations focusing on their values spiritual inspiration and business strategy. It features case studies on corporations including:Ascension Health; Michelin; DANONE Group Walmart; TOMS; Marriott; HSBC; Four Seasons; Guangzhou Eversunny Trading and Toyota. It is essential reading for business leaders researchers and students of business ethics and spirituality courses and includes full teaching guidance. | Practical Wisdom in Management Business Across Spiritual Traditions

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Game AI Pro 2 Collected Wisdom of Game AI Professionals

Game AI Pro 2 Collected Wisdom of Game AI Professionals

Game AI Pro2: Collected Wisdom of Game AI Professionals presents cutting-edge tips tricks and techniques for artificial intelligence (AI) in games drawn from developers of shipped commercial games as well as some of the best-known academics in the field. It contains knowledge advice hard-earned wisdom and insights gathered from across the community of developers and researchers who have devoted themselves to game AI. In this book 47 expert developers and researchers have come together to bring you their newest advances in game AI along with twists on proven techniques that have shipped in some of the most successful commercial games of the last few years. The book provides a toolbox of proven techniques that can be applied to many common and not-so-common situations. It is written to be accessible to a broad range of readers. Beginners will find good general coverage of game AI techniques and a number of comprehensive overviews while intermediate to expert professional game developers will find focused deeply technical chapters on specific topics of interest to them. Covers a wide range of AI in games with topics applicable to almost any gameTouches on most if not all of the topics necessary to get started in game AIProvides real-life case studies of game AI in published commercial gamesGives in-depth technical solutions from some of the industry’s best-known gamesIncludes downloadable demos and/or source code available at http://www. gameaipro. com | Game AI Pro 2 Collected Wisdom of Game AI Professionals

GBP 68.99
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The Wisdom of Dreams Science Synchronicity and the Language of the Soul

The Wisdom of Dreams Science Synchronicity and the Language of the Soul

This fascinating and accessible book offers a comprehensive overview of dream interpretation theory and modern dream science presenting an argument for dreamwork as a means to better understand emotional challenges and achieve personal growth. Bridging the gap between cognitive-behavioral therapies psychoanalysis and depth psychology the book explores topics like lucid dreams end-of-life dreams cross-cultural dream analysis and Freudian and Jungian models of dream interpretation. The authors offer a new model for better understanding dreams based on symbol formation narrative structure and current neurophysiology with the aim of reinvigorating the way we value dreams and their importance to individuals and society. The Wisdom of Dreams can be of great interest to analysts and therapists including psychiatrists psychologists sleep researchers social workers and counselors as well as anyone interested in working with their dreams for greater personal clarity and self-understanding. | The Wisdom of Dreams Science Synchronicity and the Language of the Soul

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ELT in Asia in the Digital Era: Global Citizenship and Identity Proceedings of the 15th Asia TEFL and 64th TEFLIN International Conference o

ELT in Asia in the Digital Era: Global Citizenship and Identity Proceedings of the 15th Asia TEFL and 64th TEFLIN International Conference o

This proceedings book captures a wide range of timely themes for readers to be able to foresee the digital era's impact on English teaching in non-English speaking countries. English used in the global environment the frequent mobile communication and the use of AI-based translators are bringing about dramatic changes in our English language learning and teaching. Who can provide us the wisdom to know what to do? Those scholars going through these complex environmental changes! A collection of puzzle pieces may bring us a better contour for the future than a perfectly edited book. It's indeed a pleasure reading these insightful pieces to gain wisdom for the future of ELT practices in global contexts. | ELT in Asia in the Digital Era: Global Citizenship and Identity Proceedings of the 15th Asia TEFL and 64th TEFLIN International Conference o

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The International Library of Essays on Capital Punishment Volume 1 Justice and Legal Issues

The International Library of Essays on Capital Punishment Volume 1 Justice and Legal Issues

This volume provides up-to-date and nuanced analysis across a wide spectrum of capital punishment issues. The essays move beyond the conventional legal approach and propose fresh perspectives including a unique critique of the abolition sector. Written by a range of leading experts with diverse geographical methodological and conceptual approaches the essays in this volume challenge received wisdom and embrace a holistic understanding of capital punishment based on practical experience and empirical data. This collection is indispensable reading for anyone seeking a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the complexity of the death penalty discourse. | The International Library of Essays on Capital Punishment Volume 1 Justice and Legal Issues

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Man and Natural Resources An Agricultural Perspective

Man and Natural Resources An Agricultural Perspective

Originally published in 1975 yet prophetic in its wisdom this book deals with major aspects of man’s ecological destruction in an industrial framework. As well as discussing the destruction of forests by early civilizations the book examines the rate and extension of environmental deterioration in more recent times and the importance of the integrated ‘feed-back’ controls which maintain stability in the ecosphere of which humankind forms a part. Examining the role of entropy energy quanta and indeterminacy in overthrowing both science and economic theory the book provides examples from the 20th Century of the uncontrolled demands for energy and material resources as well as of increasing toxic hazard in the biosphere. | Man and Natural Resources An Agricultural Perspective

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Configuration Management Implementation Principles and Applications for Manufacturing Industries

Configuration Management Implementation Principles and Applications for Manufacturing Industries

Best Practices in Configuration Management to Ensure QualityMany organizations are invoking a new kind of management technique – Configuration Management – meant to ensure a product maintains its originally intended design materials composition and processing throughout its entire lifecycle. This method moves away from current supply chain thinking in which products often undergo countless changes throughout the process. Configuration Management: Implementation Principles and Applications for Manufacturing Industries decreases the risk of safety breaches and timely and expensive changes while preserving the quality of the end product. This volume provides businesses with the management objectives necessary for survival in today’s corporate structure. Examines the Lost Tribal Wisdom of Project ManagementThis valuable guide emphasizes that configuration management is driven by designers not by the often unpredictable whims of end-users. It also addresses ways to overcome missing tribal wisdom – the tendency to fall into the new-newer-newest syndrome always looking for the next great technology software etc. The book contains more than 60 reader-friendly tables figures and checklists to help bolster understanding of these and other discussed management concepts. The author emphasizes these foundational principles:Configuration management is designed to turn perception into realityIf changes are made to configuration items the safety of the product could be breachedConfiguration item selections must be made by a team not by one person or departmentIn addition to providing an unprecedented overview of this groundbreaking management style this text presents case studies in which an understanding of config | Configuration Management Implementation Principles and Applications for Manufacturing Industries

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Teaching Character and Virtue in Schools

Teaching Character and Virtue in Schools

Teaching Character and Virtue in Schools addresses the contemporary issues of quantification and measurement in educational settings. The authors draw on the research of the Jubilee Centre at the University of Birmingham in order to investigate the concern that the conventional wisdom sound judgement and professional discretion of teachers is being diminished and control mistakenly given over to administrators policymakers and inspectors which in turn is negatively effecting pupils’ character development. The books calls for subject competence to be complemented by practical wisdom and good character in teaching staff. It posits that the constituent virtues of good character can be learned and taught that education is an intrinsically moral enterprise and that character education should be intentional organised and reflective. The book draws on the Jubilee Centre’s expertise in support of its claims and successfully integrates the fields of educational studies psychology sociology philosophy and theology in its examination of contemporary educational practices and their wider effect on society as a whole. It offers sample lessons as well as a framework for character education in schools. The book encourages the view that character education is about helping students grasp what is ethically important and how to act for the right reasons so that they can become more autonomous and reflective individuals within the framework of a democratic society. Particularly interested readers will be educational leaders teachers those undertaking research in the field of education as well as policy analysts with a keen interest in developing the character and good sense of learners today.

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Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Real Estate

Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Real Estate

With the built environment contributing almost half of global greenhouse emissions there is a pressing need for the property and real estate discipline to thoroughly investigate sustainability concerns. The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Real Estate brings together the latest research of leading academics globally demonstrating the nature and extent of the impact as well as suggesting means of mitigating humankind's impact and building resilience. Four sections examine the different aspects of sustainable real estate:governance and policy valuation investment and financemanagement redevelopment and adaptation. Covering all land uses from residential to commercial retail and industrial the Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Real Estate is an exciting mixture of received wisdom and emerging ideas and approaches from both the developed and developing world. Academics upper-level students and researchers will find this book an essential guide to the very best of sustainable real estate research.

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Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors

Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors

This absorbing collection of metaphors includes a variety of expressions with figurative meanings like similes proverbs slang and catchphrases. It is the result of a lifetime of work on dialect and metaphor and gives an overview of the folk wisdom expressed in figurative expressions. The author draws on his extensive contact with the rural cultures of Dorset Cornwall Yorkshire and Lancashire but has also included a range of sayings from North America Australia Scotland and other English speaking countries. With revised contents and an improved index to make individual entries easier to find the Concise can be used to check the meaning and the origin of an expression or to avoid mixed metaphors anachronisms and incongruities. It is a joy to browse long after your original query has been answered. | Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors

GBP 56.99
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Critical Readings on Latinos and Education

Critical Readings on Latinos and Education

This critical anthology showcases an interdisciplinary forum of scholars sharing a common interest in the analysis discussion critique and dissemination of educational issues impacting Latinos. Drawing on the best of the past 20 years of the Journal of Latinos and Education the collection highlights work that has been seminal in addressing complex educational issues affecting and influencing the growing Latina and Latino population. Chapters discuss the production and application of wisdom and knowledge to real-world problems while engaging and collaborating with the interests of key stakeholders in other sectors outside the traditional academy. Organized thematically around issues related to policy research practice and creative and literary works the collection is sure to extend and encourage novel ways of thinking about the ongoing and emerging questions around the unifying thread of Latinos and education. | Critical Readings on Latinos and Education

GBP 48.99
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Thoracic Surgery: 50 Challenging cases

Thoracic Surgery: 50 Challenging cases

In Thoracic Surgery: 50 Challenging Cases editor Wickii T. Vigneswaran has selected 50 challenging cases presented by leading thoracic surgeons. Each case highlights a unique situation from which other surgeons can learn. The selection of Cases includes patients with diagnostic challenges unconventional and innovative solutions unexpected findings and new techniques to treat old problems. The discussions after each case provide a useful starting point for further inquiry. Amply illustrated this book reflects the wisdom and experience of world leaders in thoracic surgery and teaches junior surgeons how to approach the key thoracic surgical procedures and how to manage in unexpected and difficult situations. This is a Masterclass in thoracic surgery. Editor Bio Wickii T. Vigneswaran is the Professor and Chief of Thoracic Surgery for the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Loyola University Health System.

GBP 82.99
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Rules of the Game Lessons from the Field of Community Change

Rules of the Game Lessons from the Field of Community Change

Concise empowering and inspirational this introduction to promoting change offers practical knowledge and features more than 150 guidelines brought to life with down-to-earth often humorous language. Replete with the wisdom of more than four decades of experience in the field Mark S. Homan demystifies the community change process by providing nuts-and-bolts rules for success including eight essential steps for building an organized change effort. Homan’s outline for community change is invaluable in any setting from grassroots organizations to governments or community agencies. Writing in a conversational informal style Homan leads readers through the basic things they need to know about themselves about others and about the change process itself. As they put these ideas into action they will identify skills attitudes and choices important to their success as a change agent in the community. | Rules of the Game Lessons from the Field of Community Change

GBP 52.99
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Wise Leadership A Toolbox for Sustainable Success

Wise Leadership A Toolbox for Sustainable Success

Wise Leadership provides current and emerging leaders with a grounded intuitive framework to help them understand and master multiple leadership identities allowing them to adapt seamlessly to different leadership settings and challenges. Anchored in a wisdom-based approach Kessler digs into leadership’s philosophical core to uncover the six fundamental challenges leaders face and presents the corresponding set of six synergistic competencies or tools that readers can develop to solve them. Bridging scholarship with practice each part of this leadership toolbox is outlined in a clear and consistent way so that readers can learn exactly when why and how to use it. The user-friendly format also eases comparison and customization of the different approaches along with a consideration of their strengths and dangers. Incorporating colorful examples and practical guidelines this book will equip both students and professionals with a dynamic repertoire of flexible leadership skills that will help them succeed in any situation. | Wise Leadership A Toolbox for Sustainable Success

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Traditional Herbal Remedies of Sri Lanka

Traditional Herbal Remedies of Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan medicinal system predominantly utilizes herbs and spices for the treatment of various ailments. This is mostly because Sri Lanka is a tropical country a biodiverse hot-spot blessed with a plethora of flora and fauna. Traditional Herbal Remedies of Sri Lanka looks at the traditional medicinal practices of the country that utilize plant material from a cultural philosophical and scientific perspective. When it comes to the scientific aspects several Sri Lankan herbs have been in the spotlight for possessing bioactive constituents with promising therapeutic effects. It is hoped that these will be considered as strong candidates to combat currently prevailing global disease conditions. Key Features:Reveals the science behind the traditional wisdom passed down in Sri Lanka’s long history of using herbal medicinesEmphasizes the increasing global interest in botanical drugsReviews the hot topic of Sri Lankan herbs which possess bioactive constituents and have promising therapeutic effectsAids the international natural product communities to better understand the herbal resources in Sri Lanka

GBP 44.99
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Insect Physiology and Biochemistry

Insect Physiology and Biochemistry

Employing the clear student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular Insect Physiology and Biochemistry Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide to the latest findings in the dynamic field of insect physiology. The book supplies a comprehensive picture of the current state of the function development and reproduction of insects. Expanded and updated now in full colour this fourth edition adds three new chapters on the role of the nervous system in behavior; the ‘Genomics Revolution’ in entomology; and global climate changes which have a major effect on insects including warming and weather. It continues to challenge conventional entomological wisdom with the latest research and analytical interpretations. The text will appeal to upper undergraduate and graduate students and to practicing biologists who need to possess a firm knowledge of the broad principles of insect physiology. With detailed full colour illustrations to help explain physiological concepts and important anatomical details it remains the most easily accessible guide to key concepts in the field.

GBP 82.99
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Student Engagement in Higher Education Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations

Student Engagement in Higher Education Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations

In the updated edition of this important volume the editors and chapter contributors explore how diverse populations of students experience college differently and encounter group-specific barriers to success. Informed by relevant theories each chapter focuses on engaging a different student population including low-income students Students of Color international students students with disabilities religious minority students student-athletes part-time students adult learners military-connected students graduate students and others. New in this third edition is the inclusion of chapters on Indigenous students student activists transracial Asian American adoptee students justice-involved students student-parents first-generation students and undocumented students. The forward-thinking practical anti-deficit-oriented strategies offered throughout the book are based on research and the collected professional wisdom of experienced educators and scholars at a range of postsecondary institutions. Current and future faculty members higher education administrators and student affairs educators will undoubtedly find this book complete with fresh ideas to reverse troubling engagement trends among various college student populations. | Student Engagement in Higher Education Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations

GBP 54.99
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The Sociology of Zygmunt Bauman Challenges and Critique

The Sociology of Zygmunt Bauman Challenges and Critique

Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most inspirational and controversial thinkers on the scene of contemporary sociology. For several decades he has provided compelling analyses and diagnoses of a vast variety of aspects of modern and liquid modern living. This book considers the theoretical significance of his contribution to sociology but also discusses and adopts a critical stance towards his work. The Sociology of Zygmunt Bauman introduces and critically appraises some of the most significant as well as some of the lesser known of Bauman's contributions to contemporary sociology. An international team of scholars delineates and discusses how Bauman's treatment of these themes challenges conventional wisdom in sociology thereby revising and revitalizing sociological theory. As a special feature the book concludes with Bauman's intriguing reflections and contemplations on his own life and intellectual trajectory published here for the first time in English. In this postscript aptly entitled 'Pro Domo Sua' ('About Myself') he describes the pushes and pulls that throughout the years have shaped his thinking. | The Sociology of Zygmunt Bauman Challenges and Critique

GBP 46.99
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Leadership Ethics and Project Execution An Evidence-Based Project Success Model

Leadership Ethics and Project Execution An Evidence-Based Project Success Model

Leadership Ethics and Project Execution provides a masterclass in the project and people management skills that set apart the most accomplished design and construction professionals. This textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students distils the insights gleaned over the authors’ decades of experience in academia and industry into actionable principles for success in a notoriously demanding field. Combining real life case studies with original research Leadership Ethics and Project Execution points the way from the classroom to the jobsite. Interactive exercises allow readers to take the role of junior project managers and other emerging professionals and reason through the ethical dilemmas surrounding building projects from the initial bid to completion. Chapters on stakeholder alignment productivity and project success ensure that aspiring leaders’ business decisions are as economically sound as they are ethically correct. From its accessible conversational tone to the lifetime’s worth of construction wisdom it shares Leadership Ethics and Project Execution offers an extended mentoring session with three giants of the building industry. | Leadership Ethics and Project Execution An Evidence-Based Project Success Model

GBP 59.99
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Advanced ENT training A guide to passing the FRCS (ORL-HNS) examination

Advanced ENT training A guide to passing the FRCS (ORL-HNS) examination

The syllabus for the FRCS (ORL-HNS) is vast and sound preparation for the exams has traditionally involved assimilating knowledge from a wide range of sources. This book provides a focused guide for exam candidates. More than a question and answer book this book is a coaching manual. Each section features a combination of model answers pearls of wisdom checklists and pointers for further reading. Detailed advice is provided for both Part 1 and Part 2 of the examination. Viva topics that have featured in the exam in recent years have been included. and are supplemented by invaluable editorial contributions from leaders in each of the subspecialties. Trainees frequently comment that exam preparation is an enlightening process and the knowledge gained would have served them well during their time as an ENT registrar or Otorhinolaryngology resident. This book will also serve as a valuable learning tool for trainees as early as ST3 and will facilitate the development of effective and safe clinical practice. | Advanced ENT training A guide to passing the FRCS (ORL-HNS) examination

GBP 52.99
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The Electroconvulsive Therapy Workbook Clinical Applications

The Electroconvulsive Therapy Workbook Clinical Applications

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) remains one of the most effective forms of neurostimulation for severe mental illness. Sound scientific research underpins contemporary practice challenging the complex history and stigma that surround this treatment. The Electroconvulsive Therapy Workbook integrates the history of ECT with major advances in practice including ultrabrief ECT in a hands-on workbook format. Novel forms of neurostimulation are reviewed highlighting the future directions of practice in this exciting area. The book is also richly illustrated with historical and technical images and includes ‘clinical wisdom’ sections that provide the reader with clinical insights into ECT practice. Online eResources are also available featuring a wide range of questions and answers related to each chapter to help test and consolidate readers’ understanding of ECT as well as regionally specific legislation governing ECT practice in Australia and New Zealand. This comprehensive introduction to ECT is a must-read for doctors in training psychiatrists who require credentialing in this procedure anaesthetists nursing staff who work in ECT and other professionals who have an interest in ECT as well as consumer and carer networks. | The Electroconvulsive Therapy Workbook Clinical Applications

GBP 48.99
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Game Audio Programming 2 Principles and Practices

Game Audio Programming 2 Principles and Practices

Welcome to the second volume of Game Audio Programming: Principles and Practices – the first series of its kind dedicated to the art of game audio programming! This volume features more than 20 chapters containing advanced techniques from some of the top game audio programmers and sound designers in the industry. This book continues the tradition of collecting more knowledge and wisdom about game audio programming than any other volume in history. Both audio programming beginners and seasoned veterans will find content in this book that is valuable with topics ranging from extreme low-level mixing to high-level game integration. Each chapter contains techniques that were used in games that have shipped and there is a plethora of code samples and diagrams. There are chapters on threading DSP implementation advanced middleware techniques in FMOD Studio and Audiokinetic Wwise ambiences mixing music and more. This book has something for everyone who is programming audio for a game: programmers new to the art of audio programming experienced audio programmers and those souls who just got assigned the audio code. This book is for you! | Game Audio Programming 2 Principles and Practices

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US Foreign Policy and China Bush’s First Term

US Foreign Policy and China Bush’s First Term

This work is an exploration of how U. S. China relations were managed by President George W. Bush. Roberts argues that contrary to conventional wisdom President Bush conducted a calculated pragmatic and highly successful strategy toward Beijing which avoided conflict resolved crisis and significantly increased economic and diplomatic ties. Roberts identifies key players and polices of the Bush White House and the specific themes of engagement (successful and unsuccessful) that unfolded during Bush’s first term. Research is based on analysis of primary and secondary documentation as well as interviews with key White House actors (including Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage) and two former Australian Prime Ministers. Topics of discussion include China’s changing attitude toward international engagement China’s rising economic power and the tensions this triggered in the American establishment the nature of U. S. China relations contemporary and ideological understanding of the Bush Presidency as well as the strengths and weaknesses of different sources of information. US Foreign Policy and China will be of great interest to students and scholars of US foreign policy and China Studies. | US Foreign Policy and China Bush’s First Term

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Social Media Analytics and Practical Applications The Change to the Competition Landscape

Social Media Analytics and Practical Applications The Change to the Competition Landscape

Social Media Analytics and Practical Applications: The Change to the Competition Landscape provides a framework that allows you to understand and analyze the impact of social media in various industries. It illustrates how social media analytics can help firms build transformational strategies and cope with the challenges of social media technology. By focusing on the relationship between social media and other technology models such as wisdom of crowds healthcare fintech and blockchain machine learning methods and 5G this book is able to provide applications used to understand and analyze the impact of social media. Various industries are called out and illustrate how social media analytics can help firms build transformational strategies and at the same time cope with the challenges that are part of the landscape. The book discusses how social media is a driving force in shaping consumer behavior and spurring innovations by embracing and directly engaging with consumers on social media platforms. By closely reflecting on emerging practices the book shows how to take advantage of recent advancements and how business operations are being revolutionized. Social Media Analytics and Practical Applications is written for academicians and professionals involved in social media and social media analytics. | Social Media Analytics and Practical Applications The Change to the Competition Landscape

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