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“george blumenthal”

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  • Career Journeys of Diverse Leaders in Higher Education

    Climbing the Rough Side of the Mountain

    Edited by George Blumenthal, Josefina Castillo Baltodano, Ding-Jo H. Currie ...
    This book provides a study of diverse leadership development through the extraordinary journeys of ten retired presidents and chancellors who have left an indelible impact on higher education.Representing a rich multicultural background, each chapter tells a personal story of transformation and triumph, highlighting the various, non-traditional paths to senior leadership. Hailing from both private ... Read more

    $73.99 CAD

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    Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)

    by Dean Spade ...
    Mutual aid is the radical act of caring for each other while working to change the world.Around the globe, people are faced with a spiralling succession of crises, from the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change-induced fires, floods, and storms to the ongoing horrors of mass incarceration, racist policing, brutal immigration enforcement, endemic gender violence, and severe wealth inequality. As ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

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  • The New Geography of Jobs

    by Enrico Moretti ...
    "A timely and smart discussion of how different cities and regions have made a changing economy work for them—and how policymakers can learn from that." —Barack ObamaWe're used to thinking of the United States in opposing terms: red versus blue, haves versus have-nots. But today there are three Americas. At one extreme are the brain hubs—cities like San Francisco, Boston, and Durham—with workers ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Getting Beyond Better

    How Social Entrepreneurship Works

    by Roger L. Martin, Sally Osberg ...
    Who drives transformation in society? How do they do it?In this compelling book, strategy guru Roger L. Martin and Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally R. Osberg describe how social entrepreneurs target systems that exist in a stable but unjust equilibrium and transform them into entirely new, superior, and sustainable equilibria. All of these leaders--call them disrupters, visionaries, or ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Systems Work of Social Change

    How to Harness Connection, Context, and Power to Cultivate Deep and Enduring Change

    by Cynthia Rayner, François Bonnici ...
    The issues of poverty, inequality, racial justice, and climate change have never been more pressing or paralyzing. Current approaches to social change, which rely on industrial models of production and power to "solve" social problems, are not helping. In fact, they are designed to entrench the status quo. In The Systems Work of Social Change, Cynthia Rayner and François Bonnici draw on two ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

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  • The Power of Social Innovation

    How Civic Entrepreneurs Ignite Community Networks for Good

    by Stephen Goldsmith ...
    THE POWER of SOCIAL INNOVATIONCivic leaders across the U.S. and throughout the world are discovering creative ways to overcome the obstacles that seal the doors of opportunity for too many.These inspiring individuals believe that within our communities lie the entrepreneurial spirit, compassion, and resources to make progress in such critical areas as education, housing, and economic self-reliance ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • The Age of Responsibility

    CSR 2.0 and the New DNA of Business

    by Wayne Visser ...
    This landmark book shows how the old model of corporate sustainability and responsibility is being replaced by a second generation movement that goes beyond the outmoded approach of CSR as philanthropy or public relations concern to a more authentic, stakeholder-driven model. The author describes the new concept and mission of the new movement and explains its agenda in a succinct guide that will ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Dream Factories

    Why Universities Won't Solve the Youth Jobs Crisis

    by Bill Morrison, Ken S. Coates ...
    Two professors look at the mystique around universities and the consequences of “credentialism.”For decades, we have promoted the idea that a university degree is a passport to future career success. Ken Coates and Bill Morrison argue that the over-promotion of higher education and university degrees is actually undermining the lives of young people, saddling them with enormous debts, and costing ... Read more

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  • Equal but Different

    by Dr Judy Dlamini ...
    “My interest in this area of study is based on my strong belief that people are born equal but different. It is a belief that equity across gender, race, social class and sexual orientation will be attained in my lifetime”.Equal but different is based on my doctoral thesis which investigated the intersection of race, gender and social class in women leaders’ career progression. The women leaders ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD

  • Total Quality Management in Higher Education

    Symbolism or Substance? a Close Look at the Nigerian University System

    by Frank Chika Okechukwu ...
    If you want to improve quality, save money and provide better services to your customers, this book is for you. ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Fair Trade

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Jacqueline DeCarlo ...
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    What’s wrong with buying regular coffee? Does Fair Trade necessarily mean ethical trade? What impact can consumers have on global economics? Fair Trade: A Beginner’s Guide reveals why Fair Trade means more than just bananas, coffee, and chocolate. Author and activist Jacqueline DeCarlo explains the principles behind Fair Trade and its development into a powerful economic tool. Packed with ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Small Change

    Why Business Won't Save the World

    by Michael Edwards ...
    A former Ford Foundation director takes a critical look at the role of for-profit companies in philanthropy—and exposes the troubling risks and downsides.A new movement is afoot that promises to save the world by bringing the magic of the market to philanthropy. Nonprofits should be run like businesses, its adherents say, and businesses can find new sources of revenue by marketing goods and ... Read more

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