A Profile of the Oil and Gas Industry: Resources, Market Forces, Geopolitics, and Technology, Second Edition

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We drilled in the right place—we were simply 30 million years too late. —Richard Bray, President of Sohio, on drilling the Mukluk Prospect, Beaufort Sea, 1983.
We know that the people of Mesopotamia were using crude oil as a tar for building ships and houses as early as 3000 BC, so it is not by any means a new industry—but it is a volatile one. Oil and gas are important to every aspect of our economy yet this industry is distinguished by its combination of increasing demands and decreasing discovery volumes—and it is an industry shrouded in an environment of extremely volatile pricing.
This book is a vital introduction to the oil and gas industry that focuses on history, operations, major companies, outside market forces, regulation, and the current challenges the industry faces. Such factors as finite natural resources, the environment, economics, geopolitics, and technology are also analyzed in detail. The focus on oil and gas is likely to continue to grow until efficient, environmentally safe alternate fuels become available. And because it’s woven with complex relationships that are ever changing, this book is the best tool to have for a better understanding of this industry.

Risk and Win! A Simple Guide to Managing Risks in Small and Medium-Sized Organizations

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If you think risk management is a bit of meaningless management-speak, this is the book for you. The world is full of risks and they all need managing. In fact, we all manage risks all the time whether well or badly. Every decision we make involves making some assessment of the risks involved. Risk management is simply an attempt at doing it more explicitly, scientifically and, hopefully, effectively.
In this book, readers will learn more about the whys and hows of risk management, and examples of how not to do it. I have tried to explain it in everyday language and show how it can be applied in a small business to your advantage.

Everything Old is New Again: How Entrepreneurs Use Discourse Themes to Reclaim Abandoned Urban Spaces

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Recent scholarship on institutional entrepreneurship highlights the kinship between for-profit entrepreneurship and the equally transformative innovation and initiative of entrepreneurs in the non-pro?t, community, and policy-activist fields. This expanded exploration of entrepreneurial potential has become important in the creative destruction—or, more accurately, “creative reclamation”—of abandoned or under-used industrial relics and urban space. This book explores case studies in New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, where community groups have deployed or are attempting to deploy symbolism and narrative to re-purpose abandoned urban infrastructure into urban public spaces.
The author combines interviews, document analysis, site visits, and census tract data to determine how Friends of the Park organizations successfully navigate institutional settings to create public spaces and manage the discourse around these proposed spaces. In-depth descriptions are an essential component of the process. If a certain kind of unsuccessful discourse theme (or successful one) exhibits itself in a large portion of the potential population, it will likely show in this small sample; if the discourse exhibits itself in a very small portion, it is very unlikely that it will show. Small samples, in other words, are a wide-mesh net, convenient for catching the big themes.

Creating the Accountability Culture: The Science of Life Changing Leadership

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Creating the Accountability Culture: The Science of Life Changing Leadership takes a close look at the challenges facing business today which demand higher productivity, improved ef?ciency, and increased employee engagement. The author proposes an entirely new way of building corporate culture to address these issues. Tools and techniques designed to shift our present culture to one of full accountability and responsibility are at the heart of this work.
Utilization of new sciences help to inform and provide a platform for the unique tools and techniques that, when practiced, consistently create an accountability culture that is life-changing for leaders, their teams and their organizations as a whole. This work introduces, for the ?rst time, the Accountability Model, which outlines a simple yet highly effective roadmap for culture shift, which, in turn transforms lives and facilitates achievement of corporate goals.
Creating capacity, improved productivity and pro?ts in our organizations are grounded in a full understanding of what it is to be human and our ability to access all of the gifts and talents that this encompasses. This approach is not for the faint of heart and requires courage and commitment however the results are astounding when the tools are consistently practiced.

Profit: Plan for It, Get It—The Entrepreneurs Handbook

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If you want to take your business to the next level, then this book could lead you there. You most likely have a love for whatever area you have chosen as a focus for your business. This is a great start. However, many small business owners do not have the business and management background to make that business as profitable as it could be. In consulting with many of these small businesses, I found that a few simple business practices could be very beneficial to their growth. In this book, I will try to share some of these practices with you.
This book is designed to help an entrepreneur increase his profit by introducing how he can use a simplified profit-and-loss statement of four to ten items as a tool to analyze his business from a financial perspective. He will be shown how he can use these items in a formula to help him plan and make decisions for future growth and profit. We will discuss skills and practices that have been used to improve sales, management, leadership, and planning skills. This book is designed to help you improve your profitability.

Corporate Governance in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, Volume II: Functions and Sustainability

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Corporate governance has evolved as a central issue for public companies in the aftermath of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis. Corporate governance is a process (journey) of managing corporate affairs to create shareholder value and protect interests of other stakeholders. This book presents a road map for various functions and measures of corporate governance.
The participants in the corporate governance process are the board of directors, executives, stakeholders, internal and external auditors, financial analysts, legal counsel, and regulators. This book is organized into four separate volumes; each volume can be utilized separately or in an integrated form. The first volume consists of five chapters that address the relevance and importance of corporate governance as well as the framework and structure of corporate governance. The second volume consists of four chapters that present the three prevailing corporate governance functions of oversight, management, and monitoring. The third volume consists of four chapters that address corporate governance functions performed by corporate gate- keepers, including policy makers, regulators, standard-setters, internal auditors, external auditors, legal counsel, and financial advisors. The fourth volume consists of five chapters that address the emerging issues in corporate governance, including governance for private companies and nonprofit organizations and convergence in global corporate governance.

Conducting Survey Research: A Practical Guide

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Creating a powerful and impactful survey is no easy feat; even experienced survey researchers struggle to eliminate bias and create robust questionnaire designs. Through case studies, real-life examples, and multiple data visualization graphics, Conducting Survey Research offers a unique how to guide on creating a survey.
Throughout its seven chapters, the text enables readers to build relevant, unbiased, and purposeful survey questions. The text highlights common mistakes in survey research (e.g., using the appropriate sample size and survey administration mode), and demonstrates how to interpret survey data and report findings. While numerous online survey platforms exist, the text reviews features of some of the most popular ones to help readers decide which best meet their needs.
The world of survey research is extensive. While this text offers a great introduction to the survey research world, it only covers the tip of the iceberg. For those interested in delving deeper into the topic, JAF Associates offers onsite, on-demand, instructor-led, and self-paced learning modules covering the content of this text, and more.

How to Get Inside Someone’s Mind and Stay There: The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Content Marketing and Effective Message Creation

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Exploring and demystifying content marketing and providing proven and practical strategies for promotion and pro t, How to Get Inside Someone’s Mind and Stay There is for business owners, managers, and anyone with a need to market a product, a service, or even themselves!
In this book, you will learn:
‧ How to identify your ideal customer
‧ How to identify and create your key marketing messages
‧ The right way to be remembered
‧ How to write for impact, engagement, and action.
The book supplies you with all the tools you need to build and benefit your business in person, in print, and online and helps you become your sector’s go-to brand of choice.
What readers are saying:
“An absolute gem for business owners.”—Andi Lonnen
“It completely changes your way of thinking . . .”—The Book Bag
“Quite excellent, and sets the standard in this marketing genre.”—Ross H
“It’s the most helpful book about copywriting, digital marketing, and basically everything!!”—Good Reads

Corporate Governance in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, Volume I: Relevance and Reforms

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Corporate governance has evolved as a central issue for public companies in the aftermath of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis. Corporate governance is a process (journey) of managing corporate affairs to create shareholder value and protect inter- ests of other stakeholders. This book presents a road map for various functions and measures of corporate governance.
The participants in the corporate governance process are the board of directors, executives, stakeholders, internal and external auditors, financial analysts, legal counsel, and regulators. This book is organized into four separate volumes; each volume can be utilized separately or in an integrated form. The first volume consists of five chapters that address the relevance and importance of corporate governance as well as the framework and structure of corporate governance. The second volume consists of four chapters that present the three prevailing corporate governance functions of oversight, management, and monitoring. The third volume consists of four chapters that address corporate governance functions performed by corporate gate- keepers, including policy makers, regulators, standard-setters, internal auditors, external auditors, legal counsel, and financial advisors. The fourth volume consists of five chapters that address the emerging issues in corporate governance, including governance for private companies and nonprofit organizations and convergence in global corporate governance.

Corporate Governance in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, Volume IV: Emerging Issues in Corporate Governance

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Corporate governance has evolved as a central issue for public companies in the aftermath of the 2007–2009 global financial crisis. Corporate governance is a process (journey) of managing corporate affairs to create shareholder value and protect interests of other stakeholders. This book presents a road map for various functions and measures of corporate governance.
The participants in the corporate governance process are the board of directors, executives, stakeholders, internal and external auditors, financial analysts, legal counsel, and regulators. This book is organized into four separate volumes; each volume can be utilized separately or in an integrated form. The first volume consists of five chapters that address the relevance and importance of corporate governance as well as the framework and structure of corporate governance. The second volume consists of four chapters that present the three prevailing corporate governance functions of oversight, management, and monitoring. The third volume consists of four chapters that address corporate governance functions performed by corporate gate- keepers, including policy makers, regulators, standard-setters, internal auditors, external auditors, legal counsel, and financial advisors. The fourth volume consists of five chapters that address the emerging issues in corporate governance, including governance for private companies and nonprofit organizations and convergence in global corporate governance.