ADVANTAGES OF THE BOOKWritten to help entrepreneurs write a detailed and winning business plan, this publication serves as a guide that can help you:- Realize why a business plan is vital on how to run your business smoothly;- Decide the best business plan for your business;- Take step-to-step actions on creating each section of the plan;- Maximize your time by following detailed, practical instructions;- Write the business plan yourself without ha...

With the volatile nature of today’s workplaces, analysis tools are more valuable than ever: this book provides those tools to capture human expertise before it leaves the organization.The concepts of analysis may be timeless, but recent years have seen massive changes in terms of organizational structures, work systems, and worker requirements, such as remote working and increased employee turnover. This book covers the theory and concepts behind performance improvement, and then t...

A Comprehensive Method, Tools, and Techniques for Building Sound Theory Richard Swanson and Thomas Chermack present a complete five-step approach for developing sound theory in applied disciplines, from conceptualizing a theory to creating relevant assessment criteria, establishing a research agenda to test the theory’s validity, applying the theoretical concepts in the real world, and using that experience to further refine and improve the theory. The method is not restricted to any singl...

Rick Swanson presents nine true life stories of personal and professional challenges, and how he overcame them to turn failure into a triumph. Whether you are a small business owner, an educator, a musician, or project manager, you'll find nine relatable stories that will motivate you to power your way through challenges in your own life. In addition, readers will receive access to tools you can use tell your own triumph stories, or to give your organization a boost.

The third edition of this classic is a must-have text for the human resource development (HRD) profession. It has with brand-new material on the impact of technology, globalization, and emerging business trends on HRD practice.Human Resource Development is a large field of practice but a relatively young academic discipline. For the last two decades, Foundations of Human Resource Development has fulfilled the field's need for a complete and thoughtful foun...

While large corporations and nonprofit organizations have long had positive relationships with each other, the donor-recipient model they embody often is unsustainable and untenable for small businesses and local nonprofits. What new relationship model will serve small businesses and local nonprofits in the future?The SPARC program offers a new model for small businesses and local nonprofits to follow that benefits both, and increases the philanthropic climate in your community. Ri...

This is an elaborate treatise on how to brew beer. That art is as noble today as it was in 1761, when this book was first published, and Mr. Combrune was a master of his art. After reading his work on this topic, a glass of beer can be enjoyed on quite a different level.

Embodied Performance presents a methodology by which performer-interpreters can bring their intuitive interpretations to the scholarly conversations about biblical compositions. It may not be comfortable, for scholarship is out of practice in listening to emotion and intuition. It may not be the only way to bring the fullness of human meaning making into scholarly discussions. It is a beginning, as Sarah Agnew, storyteller and scholar, places herself as the subject and object under examina...

Whether your Sundays are for going hiking, going to church, or doing chores, have you ever had the stray thought: What does a pastor do, anyway, outside of those Sunday services? From comical and silly to poignant and profound, from sweet and generous to outrageous and all-too-human – the many stories in Pastor Is a Verb: Life Beyond Sunday draw you in, giving an entertaining and illuminating account of one Lutheran pastor’s experiences as he shares his stories from more than fifty years o...

The present volume undertakes socio-demographic analyses of four major topics surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic: Data Issues; Statistical Modeling; Analyses; and Policy Concerns. Regarding Data Issues, three chapters cover topics about obtaining reliable information; the production of summary statistics and using the geometric mean; and the importance of using a Demographic framework in better understanding the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistical modeling is a second topic, and is covered by th...

The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history -- the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry troops on a wild, twelve-day chase from the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia.At the very center of this story is John Wilkes Booth, Americas notorious villain. A confederate sympathizer and member of a celebrated acting family, Booth ...

In Bloody Crimes, James L. Swanson—the Edgar® Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt*—brings to life two epic events of the Civil War era:* the thrilling chase to apprehend Confederate president Jefferson Davis in the wake of the Lincoln assassination and the momentous 20 -day funeral that took Abraham Lincoln’s body home to Springfield. A true tale full of fascinating twists and turns, and lavishly illustrated with dozens of rare historical ...