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Architects of Fate, or, Steps to Success and Power is a book of inspiration to character-building, self-culture, to a full and rich manhood and womanhood, by most invigo-rating examples of noble achievement. The Author’s aim has been largely through concrete illustrations which have pith, point and purpose, to be more suggestive than dogmatic, in a style more practical than elegant, more helpful than ornate, more pertinent than novel.
This book began by focusing on the causes of war and the potential for peace, the complexities of world politics and the emergence of globalizing forces throughout the 20th century expanded the scope of International Relations to include the study of human rights, migration, environmental cooperation, economic development, ethnic conflict, nationalism, terrorism, and international crime. Today, International Relations scholars have developed sophisticated ...
Srikantha is the most celebrated of all the Saiva Vedantists and his Brahma-Sutra-Bhasya is taken to be the most authoritative Vedanta-Bhasya of the Saivas. He has very ably explained the Vedanta philosophy from the standpoint of Saivaism. Srikantha propounds his central philosophy that Brahman is Siva. Siva is taken to be the sole Creator Sustainer and Destroyer of the Universe as well as the sole Cause of Salvation. In his Commentary he identifies Brahman with ...
Sociology is the study of social behaviour or society, including its origins, development, organisation, networks, and institutions. Social institutions are major structures made up of groups or ideas that influence people's daily lives, views of the world, or integration into society.
Present book is a compilation of 36 papers in 4 parts: rural development and social institutions, sustainable development and social livelihood, cultural change and discrimination, ...
The soul-consuming and friction-wearing tendency of this hurrying, grasping, competing age is the excuse for this little book. Cheerfulness has a wonderful lubricating power. This book will show you how to be happier in your life, and more importantly, how to use that happiness to be more successful. First comes the happiness and then the success, not the other way around as we so often think. It leads the reader to look on the sunny side of things, and to take a ...
A bestseller immediately after its publication in 1859, "Self-Help" propelled its author to fame and rapidly became one of Victorian Britain's most important statements on the allied virtues of hard work, thrift, and perseverance. Smiles' most celebrated book sold 20,000 copies in its first year of publication and later became known as the 'Bible of Mid-Victorian Liberalism'. "Self-Help" is often viewed as the precursor of today's motivational ...
Business Psychology comparatively a new title, is embodiment of the concepts and issues relating to individual team work and leadership interpersonal relations structure and functions of small or large national or multinational companies /organisations and integration of all these with the objective to create opportunities beyond boundaries.
Present book consists of 21 chapters classified over three parts namely (i) Business Psychology: Emerging Issues (ii) ...
This edition is redesigned for academicians and media professionals and researchers in eight chapters. It provides comprehensive information of the major areas of responsibility that fall to the managers of media organizations, including leadership, motivation, planning, budgeting and decision-making, technological innovation marketing research and analysis, strategic management, and public relations. It also provides media-based cases that promote the ...
The book 21st Century India: View and Vision provides updated information of the world's second most populous and fastest-growing nation. In this volume, authors have tried to present comprehensive vision of development in 21st century India in thirteen chapters. First chapter deals with introductory outline of the book. Geography and Demographic features have been described in second chapter, however third chapter describes Economic Structure, Planning and ...
Main purpose of writing this book is to provide some insight of Bhutanese Economy. Traditionally Bhutan is not materialistic but its Philosophy of economy is Gross National Happiness (GNH). In this book I have thrown light on some financial institutions of Bhutan like Royal Insurance Corporation of Bhutan, Bank of Bhutan and Bhutan National Bank. I have also analyzed the benefits and challenges of Bhutan joining WTO, explored the FDI climate in Bhutan and ...
India has made rapid development since 1990. Its GDP growth rate is second to China only and is poised to be a super power in the coming decades. However, there is deterioration in our ethical standards. Consequently, we not happier as compared to our forefathers in spite of their low level of income. There are some major ethical problems that India faces and which pose a great threat to our social and economic life, and hampers our further development. These ...
The present edition examines a balanced review of the ecological arguments that the urban arena produces unique experiential and urban-based cultural effects while exploring the broader sociological contexts in new millennium that produce and modify the urban society. From a first chapter that begins with a discussion of some of the more micrological features of the urban experience, this edition focuses on the significance of the more macrological, cultural, and ...
This book draws on a survey by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that sets out to identify innovation and good practice in school management. The issues are explored with regard to the underlying question- to what extent can school leaders fulfill today's requirements as a semi-autonomous manager, instructional leader, and developer of human resources.
The rapid development of various institutes offering different management courses gives the impression that management is the “latest trend” in the field of education; however, it is also true that this two year post graduate management degree does not ensure uniformity in terms of its quality. Many such institutes and universities conferring “management” degrees are questioned about their authenticity and reputation.
This book highlights ...
This book provides an instructional resource that helps executive administrators and public administration instructors to develop potential leaders while also showing those candidates methods that they must employ to be effective. It looks at research summaries containing both quantitative and qualitative evidence in support of collaborative leadership. It also proposes human resource strategies for identifying, developing, and rewarding collaborative leaders.
The present book explores theoretical interpretation and its practical application of domestic violence in day to day life. The coverage of this book is broad and diverse, encompassing theory, effects, and intervention of domestic violence in families. This book is unique in that it includes many under-studied theory of domestic violence, such as professional perceptions, exchange theory, feminist theory, identity theory, social learning theory, popular culture ...
The present book “Business and Society” examines interrelation among business, society and government and their responsibility to serve humanity. Over the past several decades, one of the great discussions within capitalism has centered on defining exactly what a business is and what its obligations are to society at large and to the many stakeholders participating in business systems, including customers, shareholders, employees, suppliers, and ...