In times of rising expectations and decreasing resources for the public sector, performance management is high on the agenda. Increasingly, the value of the performance management systems themselves is under scrutiny, with more attention being paid to the effectiveness of performance management in practice. This new edition has been revised and updated to examine:performance in the context of current public management debates, including emerging discussions on the New Public Governance and neo-Weberianism;the many definitions of performance and how it has become one of the most contested agendas of public management;the so-called perverse effects of using performance indicators;the technicalities of performance measurement in a five step process: prioritising measurement, indicator development, data collection, analysis and reporting; andthe future challenges and directions of performance management Performance Management in the Public Sector 2nd edition offers an approachable insight into a complex theme for practitioners and public management students alike.

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Proven strategies for staying top of mind with your audience-from Inc.com's #1 content marketing company What do all successful businesses have in common? They're the first name that comes to mind when people think about their particular market. How do companies achieve this? By developing habits and strategies that focus on building meaningful relationships and delivering value consistently, day in and day out.In Top of Mind, the cofounder of a leading content marketing company shows you how to create business opportunities by occupying the space at the top of your audience's minds-and keeping it there. This groundbreaking book explains how consumer needs and expectations have changed and what this shift means for readers interested in building a brand-whether you're a leader in marketing engaging potential customers, a VP of sales bringing in new business, or a director of HR who's recruiting the best talent in the industry. It provides effective ways to establish trust and foster connections; maintain transparency and consistency; identify and clearly communicate the "why" behind the message; and create processes to make that message part of a brand's DNA. Maintaining a prominent spot in your audience's minds will increase the likelihood that the moment they need to make a choice, you'll be the first one they call.

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John Hall has travelled to traditional horse fairs, steam rallies, religious ceremonies, fleadhs and festivals around Ireland over the last few years and has captured these wonderful, candid, black-and-white photographs of people engaged in traditional activities and pastimes in a manner little changed since the 1950s,1960s and 1970s. He shows that the traditional ways have not yet vanished.It is a valuable photographic record of a uniquely Irish way of life that is rapidly being swallowed up by the trappings of modern living, and will soon be lost to future generations. This book awakens nostalgia, records what it means to be uniquely Irish and captures our cultures and traditions.

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Based on the bestselling Linux For Dummies, 2nd Edition, this friendly guide shows you step . by . step how to set up SuSE ( pronounced .soo -shu.) Linux on your personal computer . and declare independence from Windows. From dealing with shells and scripts to customizing your desktop, it delivers just what you need to go Open Source.

Based on the bestselling Linux For Dummies, 2nd Edition, this friendly guide shows you step . by . step how to set up Caldera OpenLinux on your personal computer . and declare independence from Windows. From dealing with shells and scripts to customizing your desktop, Caldera OpenLinux For Dummies delivers just what you need to go Open Source.

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Encouraged to share his memories of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), John Hall Gladstone (1827-1902) published in 1872 this short work about his late friend's life and career. Faraday's successor as Fullerian Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Institution, Gladstone discusses how Faraday approached science, and the value of his discoveries. Offering informed insights into Faraday's character, Gladstone includes a number of extracts from personal letters. The work also includes a translation of part of the eulogy given by Jean-Baptiste Dumas at the Academie des Sciences, as well as an anonymous poem honouring Faraday and published in Punch shortly after his death. An appendix lists the numerous learned societies to which Faraday belonged. Also reissued in this series are The Life and Letters of Faraday (1870), compiled by Henry Bence Jones, and John Tyndall's Faraday as a Discoverer (1868).

The vital issue facing urban America during the 1960's--the downward spiral of poverty, deterioration, and exploitation in poor neighborhoods--was attacked by The Woodlawn Organization (TWO) in Chicago. John Hall Fish, an active participant in TWO, tells the story of one of the most exciting, controversial, and significant experiments in community

Why are small and culturally homogeneous nation-states in the advanced capitalist world so prosperous? Examining how Denmark, Ireland, and Switzerland managed the 2008 financial crisis, The Paradox of Vulnerability shows that this is not an accident. John Campbell and John Hall argue that a prolonged sense of vulnerability within both the state and the nation encourages the development of institutions that enable decision makers to act together quickly in order to survive, especially during a crisis. Blending insights from studies of comparative political economy and nationalism and drawing on both extensive interviews and secondary data, Campbell and Hall support their claim by focusing on the three states historically and, more important, in their different responses to the 2008 crisis. The authors also devote attention to the difficulties faced by Greece and Iceland. The implications of their argument are profound. First, they show that there is a positive side to nationalism: social solidarity can enhance national prosperity. Second, because globalization now requires all states to become more adaptable, there are lessons here for other states, large and small.Lastly, the formula for prosperity presented here is under threat: highly homogeneous societies face challenges in dealing with immigration, with some responding in ways that threaten their success. The Paradox of Vulnerability demonstrates how the size and culture of a nation contribute in significant ways to its ability to handle political and economic pressures and challenges.

Flush with $400,000 dollars from selling his great great grandfather's correspondence with Victorian authors, Larry Dickerson, retired bank clerk, amateur editor, and literary neophyte, needs a creative outlet for his newly acquired funds and quickly escalating love of all things bookish.His journey begins with collecting rare editions of Victorian novelists but soon spirals rapidly into the abyss of New Yorker authors, his determination to acquire growing with each new purchase. James Thurber, E.B. White, Vladimir Nabokov, J.D. Salinger, and Dorothy Parker all find their way onto Larry's shortlist, standing along previously acquired greats Trollope, Dickens, Thackeray, and Hardy. Being sensible, he approaches the biggest names in the rare book field with childish glee, and with refreshing brashness, finds himself handling copies of authors' most coveted titles, touring the New Yorker offices, and then involved in one of the biggest scandals book collecting has ever seen. Will the thrill of the chase overwhelm Larry's ability to see reason? Will his appetite outpace his resources? Join him on this journey as he discovers just how far he's willing to take his obsession.

First published in 1868, soon after the death of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), this short work assesses the discoveries made by a humble bookbinder who became one of the foremost scientific investigators of the nineteenth century. Eminently qualified, John Tyndall (1820-93), who received Faraday's support in taking up the professorship of natural philosophy at the Royal Institution in 1853, gives an informed appraisal of a remarkable scientific career. The protege of Sir Humphry Davy, Faraday went on to carry out pioneering work in the fields of electromagnetism, diamagnetism and electrolysis. Tyndall focuses here on Faraday's research, describing his influences and how he approached his investigations, although insights into his character are also incorporated: 'Underneath his sweetness and gentleness was the heat of a volcano.' Also reissued in this series are The Life and Letters of Faraday (1870), compiled by Henry Bence Jones, and John Hall Gladstone's Michael Faraday (1872).

Min son behöver inte arbeta, min son kan aldrig bli fattig, sade grosshandlaren John Hall, en av Sveriges rikaste män vid slutet av 1700-talet.Sin enorma förmögenhet hade han byggt upp genom en omfattande järn- och trävaruexport.Familjen bodde i ett ståtligt palats vid Östra Hamngatan i Göteborg och som sommarresidens lät han bygga det vackra Gunnebo slott.Sonen John Hall d y föddes 1771 och blev faderns ögonsten. Han gavs en fri uppfostran och blev mycket bortskämd. Hans stora intressen var konst och naturvetenskap som han helhjärtat fick ägna sig åt.John Hall d ä dog 1802 och den 31-årige sonen fick överta firman. Krig och försämrade konjunkturer, men framför allt hans totala brist på affärssinne samt falska personers intriger, ledde till att firman redan 1807 begärdes i konkurs.Hans äktenskap med den vackra Constance Koskull upplöstes efter tre år och resten av sitt liv, över 20 år, drev han processer för att söka återfå sin förmögenhet och vinna rättvisa.Sina sista år levde han i Stockholm som ett gatans original och dog utblottad på en bakugn där han sökt skydd mot vinternattens kyla.Hans öde kommenterades livligt av samtiden, och sägner om honom lever än i dag. Författarinnan Sophie Elkan ger honom en sen upprättelse. Med stor medkänsla skildrar hon denna djupt olyckliga men i många stycken högt begåvade människa.

Offers brief and personal glimpses of some of John L Hall's achievements, the research he inspired, and the great friendships he has built. This book talks about John's contribution to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique.

When 11-year-old John Hallworth is awakened by a strange noise and finds an old pair of spectacles at the end of his garden, he cannot possibly imagine the adventure that he is about to have. Casper the cat turns into Fearless the goblin and the two head off on a mystery journey. When initial friendship turns to deceit, John begins to realise that Fearless is using him for his own greed to find him gold at the rainbow. Unable to remove the magic spectacles which gives Fearless power over him, John must do as he is instructed. Befriended by Quando, a rainbow worker, will the two be able to work out a plan to defeat Fearless and his powers, ensure John a safe return home and allow good to overcome evil?

Goose Island opened as a family-owned Chicago brewpub in the late 1980s, and it soon became one of the most inventive breweries in the world. In the golden age of light, bland and cheap beers, John Hall and his son Greg brought European flavors to America. With distribution in two dozen states, two brewpubs and status as one of the 20 biggest breweries in the United States, Goose Island became an American success story and was a champion of craft beer. Then, on March 28, 2011, the Halls sold the brewery to Anheuser-Busch InBev, maker of Budweiser, the least craft-like beer imaginable. The sale forced the industry to reckon with craft beer's mainstream appeal and a popularity few envisioned. Josh Noel broke the news of the sale in the