This book summarises and presents key themes, advances, and trends in all aspects of digital information today, exploring the impact of developing technologies on the information world. It emphasises important contemporary topics and future developments from a global perspective. Dynamic contents by leaders in the field respond to what is happening in the field of digital information literacy, and anticipate future developments.

The hosting of major sporting events can be a key tool in the development of cities and countries around the world. If carried out effectively these events can not only bring prestige to an area but can leave the local population with a legacy of improved infrastructure and facilities. Managing Major Sports Events: Theory and Practice is a complete introduction to the principles and practical skills that underpin the running and hosting of major sports...

This book explores innovations in public management, including establishing a corporate vision, strategizing an organization and change management. Chapters provide a valuable frame of reference for the 21st-century manager of public services by assessing the renewal of existing practices such as strategic costing, performance management, digitization and procurement and innovations in management practices, including branding, Lean Management, resilience...

Local Government is an area where management skills are tested to the extreme. With political considerations evident both locally and nationally, managing resources can be complex and subject to change. This book introduces new concepts and new ways of doing business that can greatly enhance the value of the services a local government provides to its citizens, without putting a greater financial burden on taxpayers. Padovani and Young present out-of-the-box...

This realistic cross-section of the project management discipline in the federal arena will help anyone leading, working on, or affecting the direction of a project team. It covers the entire scope of project management from organization to methodology, technology to leadership. This volume focuses on the three project management organizational dimensions of culture, systems, and structure. Federal practices and successes in the areas of communication,...

La marca es el activo intangible más importante y sostenible de una organización y el principio sobre el que se debería asentar cada acción corporativa que se pusiera en marcha, ya que una compañía que quiera añadir valor a sus procesos debe pensar en sí misma como en una marca. Desde el punto de vista de la inversión, constituye un indicador muy fiable y estable de la salud futura de un negocio. Desde la segunda mitad del siglo...

THIS BOOK IS ALL ABOUT GETTING DISABILITY BENEFITS, SPARING IN DEPTH DETALES WRITTEN BY A RETIRED SOCIAL WORKER. IT INCLUDES ALL THE STEP BY STEP , HOW TO MAIN TOPIC, THE WAY THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN IS FUNNY AND ENTERTAINING. ITS A SHORTER BOOK, BUT ITS SOME MILK, AND ALL MEAT, TO USE A CHRISTIAN TERM. THERE IS NO BOOK FLUFF OR FILLER HERE. IT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN AUDIO BOOK AS WELL.

"Neither a "Starting Linux" book nor a dry reference manual, this book has a lot to offer to those coming to Fedora from other operating systems or distros."--Behdad Esfahbod, Fedora developerThis book will get you up to speed quickly on Fedora Linux, a securely-designed Linux distribution that includes a massive selection of free software packages. Fedora is hardened out-of-the-box, it's easy to install, and extensively customizable - and this book...

"The Price of Justice by Ronald Goldfarb with Foreword by Senator Bernie Sanders is a fascinating and edgy look at the shortcomings of our legal justice system and how many of them are rooted in the flawed construction of the ethical rules governing lawyers"--