This book examines the evolving strategies and structure of large European firms in comparative and historical context. Although European corporations still differ in terms of ownership and management, they are adopting increasingly similar organizational structures and diversification strategies. The authors explain recent corporate developments by extending Alfred Chandler's original model of strategy and structure to include conglomerate diversification and the more integrated 'networked multidivisional' structure.

The European Corporation: Strategy, Structure, and Social Science

Business & Money

WHITTINGTON, Richard

Mayer, Michael

Economics

Oxford University Press

This volume in the Problems in American Civilization series features an introduction by the editor, authoritative and provocative essays on key topics, headnotes for each essay, a chronology, and an annotated bibliography.

Eisenhower Presidency and the 1950s

History

Americas

D.C. Heath & Co.

Thanks to authors like Robert Bly, Joseph Campbell, and Michael Meade there is a newly kindled interest in how mythology and ancient traditions apply to our modern relationships. Trials of the Heart mines the rich ore of truth in these ancient and heroic tales and connects their timeless wisdom with the struggles so many of us experience with one another and within ourselves. It sheds a ray of light into the dark and twisting labyrinth that intimate relationships so often become. Psychotherapist and couple's therapist, Dr. Michael Mayer, invites each of us to embark on our own mythic journeys and experience, with deeper understanding, the trials of love. bodymindhealing.com

Trials of the Heart : Healing the Wounds of Intimacy

Self-Help

Relationships

Celestial Arts

Psychology meets astrology in this exploration of that ancient question: "Who am I and what does life mean?" The author leads readers on a journey beginning with his own forty night vision quest in the woods alone, to Native American and other ancient and modern traditions of personality theory. A major focus of the book is "re-visioning" astrology into an astro-poetic language to meet the current need to find an alternative to the medical model of labeling personality. A new theoretical basis for astrology palatable even to skeptics. Unlike those who proclaim a scientific relationship between cosmos and personality, her we find an emphasis on how astrological metaphor can be used to transform the meaning of one's life, to awaken wonder and to heal. An in-depth case study presents therapeutic methods useful to the astrologer, and gives the psychotherapist a sense of how astrological symbols can be used to help a person explore their unique life's meaning. This work is a major contribution to the continuing synthesis of astrological and psychological ideas. While still in the form of a Ph.D. dissertation, this material won the 1979 astrology prize from the Astrological Association of Great Britain as the most valuable contribution to astrology that year. --- from book's back cover

Mystery of Personal Identity

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Acs Pubns

This tape is a valuable self -help tool that can help alleviate the suffering of those who are suffering from the effects of cancer. It contains breathing techniques, guided visualizations and self-touch methods with soothing music. It helps people activate their own healing resources and feel more energized and in control of their lives.

Find Your Hidden Reservoir of Healing Energy: A Guided Meditation for Cancer

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Bodymind Healing Center

Are you a Reluctant Metaphysician? A career change, an upsetting external event, a serious illness, a painful breakup, or an unravelling culture can all be invitations to enter a deeper world behind the world. You may not have chosen to go there, but you evolve thereby. This book weaves together stories and reflections to introduce teachings and practices from ancient wisdom traditions that illuminate our unique life path. The Path of a Reluctant Metaphysician speaks to the importance of having a holistic spiritual philosophy in our current times of the “great unraveling” of our personal, political, economic, cultural, and ecological world. Here you will find an integral approach to finding your life stance in troubled times. The metaphysical path is an “all vector approach” that incorporates both “spiritual” and “soulful” pathways, traditions of postural initiation such as Tai Chi, mythology, depth psychology, bodymind healing methods, a non-deterministic approach to astrology, and a multi-dimensional approach to the political sphere. • The Metaphysics of Myths: A metaphysician specializing in the art of symbolic process extracts primordial wisdom from mythic tales to help you navigate distressing times. • Age-old Energetic Metaphysical Traditions: A Tai Chi/Qigong teacher initiates you into age-old practices for keeping your sense of equanimity so that these upheavals don’t uproot you. • The Metaphysics of Bodymind Healing and Psychotherapy: A leading-edge psychologist shares with you self-healing methods to deal with times of crisis and to find your life stance. • Astrological Metaphysics: Are you wondering about the profound changes that are going on in the world? Does it ever seem like some unseen hand has turned a gear in a mysterious cosmic clock? Here you’ll hear a prize-winning astrologer (who doesn’t believe in predictive astrology) tell you about planetary configurations that are synchronistic with these changes. • Political Metaphysics: You’ll discover how connecting to the world behind the world can help us cope with, and develop political actions for, the troubled times in which we live. Dr. Mayer transmits stories, teachings, and practices from his multifaceted career that are so captivating, they may lead you to reluctantly take time out of your busy everyday life. Be forewarned… if you read this book you too may become a Reluctant Metaphysician! What are Others saying about the book… Reluctant Metaphysician: Dr. Michael Mayer has helped numerous people through his knowledge of psychotherapeutic principles, internal martial arts practices, and life style enhancement. Readers of this book will find Dr. Mayer's personal story an engrossing one, and may be motivated to recast their own beliefs and behaviors, even reluctantly, into a metaphysical mode. Stanley Krippner, Ph.D. Alan Watts Professor of Psychology, Saybrook University Co-author, Personal Mythology In the 1970s Dr. Michael Mayer began his study of Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong with me. With continuous diligence, devotion, and skill he grows and ages with me as faithful student and friend. It delights my eyes and warms my heart to witness the masterful way Dr. Mayer creates a joining of hands between Eastern and Western spiritual traditions in this book. Fong Ha, internationally recognized grandmaster of Tai Chi Chuan and Yi Chuan Qigong Behind the veil of our everyday experiences there is another reality that beckons our attention. Michael Mayer’s revelations in this domain are a guide for anyone who desires a richer and more fulfilling experience of life. If you think life must contain more juice than you have known so far, this book is for you. ~ Larry Dossey, MD Author: Healing Words

The Path of a Reluctant Metaphysician

Religion & Spirituality

Bodymind Healing Center,The

Psychology meets astrology in this exploration of that ancient question, “Who am I and what does my life mean?” The author leads readers on a journey beginning with his own forty-night vision quest in the woods alone, to Native American and other ancient and modern traditions of identity formation. The first edition of this book was written between 1973 and 1977 as a doctoral dissertation called, A Holistic Perspective on Meaning and Identity: Astrology as a Language of Personality in Psychotherapy. It won the astrology prize from the Astrological Association of Great Britain for being the most valuable contribution to astrology in 1979. The book was then turned into this popular book, called The Mystery of Personal Identity, now in this updated 2nd edition. The reasons that the book won the world prize are: (1) The book put forth a new theoretical basis for astrology that makes astrology palatable even to sceptics. Instead of proclaiming a scientific relationship between cosmos and personality, it emphasizes astrological metaphor’s ability to transform the meaning of our lives, to awaken wonder and to heal. (2) The book was the first to show how astrological metaphor can function as a tool in depth psychotherapy. (3) The book shows psychotherapists how to use astrological symbols to help a client explore his or her life’s meaning, and shows astrologers how to use psychological methods to deepen astrological counseling. (4) It sets forth an alternative language for psychologists to counter the tendency for the field of psychology to label people with pejorative language; less emphasis has been placed on offering a viable alternative. This book shows that modern psychotherapy’s lost lineage was from an ancient tradition of “name givers,” and how reconnecting with this tradition can revitalize our relationship with the wider whole of which we are a part. This view contributes to the tradition of transpersonal and Jungian psychology regarding the depathologizing of personality descriptions. (5) It re-visions astrology into an astro-poetic language so that the essence of astrology can be used without speaking a word of astrological language. In this new second addition, the author gives the reader more information on his personal background, and how as a sceptic he reluctantly came to be moved by the power of astrological symbols. He shows why over three decades he has continued to believe “the meaning reorganization orientation point of view” for astrology can make astrology palatable even to sceptics. Dr. Mayer then applies that viewpoint to the current circumstances of our political world.

The Mystery of Personal Identity

Psychology & Counseling

Createspace Independent Pub

This book addresses the multiple technical aspects of the distribution of synchronization in new generation telecommunication networks, focusing in particular on synchronous Ethernet and IEEE1588 technologies. Many packet network engineers struggle with understanding the challenges that precise synchronization distribution can impose on networks. The usual “why”, “when” and particularly “how” can cause problems for many engineers. In parallel to this, some other markets have identical synchronization requirements, but with their own design requirements, generating further questions. This book attempts to respond to the different questions by providing background technical information. Invaluable information on state of-the-art packet network synchronization and timing architectures is provided, as well as an unbiased view on the synchronization technologies that have been internationally standardized over recent years, with the aim of providing the average reader (who is not skilled in the art) with a better understanding of this topic. The book focuses specifically on synchronous Ethernet and IEEE 1588 PTP-based technologies, both key developments in the world of synchronization over the last 10 years. The authors address the needs of engineers and technical managers who are struggling with the subject of synchronization and provide an engineering reference for those that need to consider synchronization in NGN. The market applications that are driving the development of packet network synchronization and timing architectures are also discussed. This book provides a wide audience with everything they need to know when researching, implementing, buying and deploying packet synchronization architectures in telecommunication networks. Contents 1. Network Evolutions, Applications and Their Synchronization Requirements. 2. Synchronization Technologies. 3. Synchronization Network Architectures in Packet Networks. 4. Synchronization Design and Deployments. 5. Management and Monitoring of Synchronization Networks. 6. Security Aspects Impacting Synchronization. 7. Test and Measurement Aspects of Packet Synchronization Networks. Appendix 1.Standards in Telecom Packet Networks Using Synchronous Ethernet and/or IEEE 1588. Appendix 2. Jitter Estimation by Statistical Study (JESS) Metric Definition. About the Authors Jean-Loup Ferrant worked for Alcatel and Alcatel-Lucent until he retired in 2009, then he continued being Rapporteur of ITU-T SG15Q13 sponsored by Calnex Solutions. Mike Gilson is a Technical Specialist for BT on timing and synchronization based at Adastral Park, Martlesham Heath, UK. He represents BT on several standards bodies. Sébastien Jobert is an R&amp;D expert on synchronization, QoS and performance of telecom networks at France Télécom Orange Labs, Lannion, France. Michael Mayer is an active contributor to ITU-T standards and a consultant in timing and synchronization. Laurent Montini is a Technical Leader, based in France, and working in the Corporate Consulting Team within the Research and Advanced Development organization at Cisco. Michel Ouellette is V.P. of Engineering at Iometrix in San Francisco, California, USA, specializing in conformance testing of packet network technologies such as Carrier Ethernet 2.0, MPLS, IEEE1588, SyncE. Silvana Rodrigues is Director of System Engineering at IDT in Ottawa, Canada. She represents IDT on several synchronization standards committees. Stefano Ruffini is the synchronization expert representing Ericsson on various standardization bodies. He works in Pisa, Italy in the Research &amp; Innovation Team within the IP &amp; Broadband Development Unit at Ericsson.

Synchronous Ethernet and IEEE 1588 in Telecoms: Next Generation Synchronization Networks

Computers & Technology

Ouellette,Michel

Ferrant, Jean-Loup

Gilson, Mike

Montini, Laurent

Rodrigues, Silvana

Ruffini, Stefano

Jobert, Sébastien

Computer Science

Wiley-ISTE

Intended for wire-bonding and flip-chip packaging professionals and for scientists and engineers working in the field of mechanical microsensors, this practical monograph introduces novel measurement technologies that allow for in situ and real-time examination of physical processes during the packaging process or during subsequent reliability tests. The measurement system presented here makes possible measurements at formerly inaccessible packaging interconnects. For the first time it becomes possible to describe the wire-bonding process window in terms of the physical forces at the contact zone instead of the applied machine settings. This is significant for a deeper understanding and future development of these packaging processes. Applications of the sensor in the field of wire bonding and flip-chip characterization are also illustrated. The reader will gain much insight into the important field of interconnection technology in semiconductor packaging.

Force Sensors for Microelectronic Packaging Applications (Microtechnology and MEMS)

Science & Math

Schwizer, Jürg

Brand, Oliver

Physics

Springer

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