Brand Singapore by
How can Brand Singapore renew itself once again, amidst a global pandemic? Reputation is precious, more than ever, in the face of deep global displacements exacerbated by Covid-19. Top talent and hot money typically gravitate only to the most attractive, respected nations. For a nation as small and as young as Singapore, its brand is its most valuable asset, as seen in its stunning ascent from Third World to First World in just 30 years since 1965, spearheaded by targeted country branding that builds on unique, longstanding brand attributes. This fully revised and updated edition of Brand Singapore analyses the challenges and opportunities of its latest repositioning for a post-Covid-19 world. The book also examines major events of the last four years since the Second Edition, including the "Passion Made Possible" country brand concept, the 2020 General Election, the reserved Presidency and the Singapore Bicentennial's revised perspectives on 700 years of ancient history. "A must-read for all policy-makers and business leaders. The secret of Singapore's success is precisely uncovered by Koh Buck Song." - Yasu Ota, Nikkei Asian Review, Japan
Leadership in Disruptive Times by
This book provides insights into an understanding of disruptive leadership. It explores the key success factors for digital transformation of organizations in the highly disruptive, increasingly VUCA-driven era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.Disruption is happening everywhere and in every aspect of our lives. It is happening at a scale and speed that is unprecedented in modern history, impacting diverse industries, from financial services to retail, media, logistics and supply chain, manufacturing, education, professional services, and life sciences. Leaders are finding it challenging to navigate the near-insurmountable challenges resulting from the impact of these disruptive events on their organizations. The right leadership is critical for organizations to thrive in a disruptive business environment. How should we define leadership in such an environment? Are the current leadership practices and competencies still relevant in the face of such disruption? What are the attributes of a "disruptive digital leader"? How can leaders set themselves up not only to survive but also to thrive in navigating the challenges of disruptive events and crises? This book provides insights into an understanding of disruptive leadership. It explores the key success factors for digital transformation of organizations in the highly disruptive, increasingly VUCA-driven era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (also known as Industry 4.0). The book also examines the fundamental qualities of disruptive leadership that would distinguish successful leaders as they guide their organizations through the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the digital transformation at the workplace.
Managing Organisations During the Covid-19 Vortex : Comprehensive Guidelines for Leading Your Organisaiton Through the Vortex by
Managing Organisations During the Covid-19 Vortex is a comprehensive book to help leaders navigate their organisation through the Coronavirus crisis. From managing day-to-day practicalities, to scenario planning and sense-making, this book offers guidelines from over 20 leading experts to help executives deal their most pressing challenges:* How to manage uncertainty and complexity * Leadership excellence in the Covid-19 crisis* Promoting mental wellness in the workplace* Sense-making for better decision-making in a crisis* Effective crisis communication* Economic and social scenarios* Business contingency planning during Covid-19* Retaining resilience in chaotic conditions* How to navigate lockdowns with certainty* Best practices for managing virtual workers* The legal implications of Covid-19 for employers* And more!This book is essential reading for any executive who is grappling with how to deal with the complexity, uncertainty and unpredictability of this vortex. Trusted, bold and courageous leadership is required to navigate the complexity, uncertainty and unpredictability of this vortex. Managing Organisations During the Covid-19 Vortex will give leaders the context, tools, guidelines and perseverance needed to face this crisis head-on and lead their organisations in to a future beyond Coronavirus.Contributors include:* Professor Shirley Zinn, ex-HR Director of Woolworths and Standard Bank, CEO of Shirley Zinn Consulting and non-executive Director of five JSE-listed companies: Sanlam Ltd, MTN-SA, Afrocentric, AdvTech and Spur Corporation* Tim Cohen, Editor and Journalist, Daily Maverick* James Hebbard, Chief People Officer, Tencent* Arthur Kamp, Chief Economist, Sanlam Investments * Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO, Business Leadership South Africa* Morné Mostert, Director of the Institute for Future Research and Member of the Club of Rome* Charles du Toit, ex-HR Director of Eveready and Leadership Consultant* Sonja Blignaut, the founder of More Beyond* Sherisa Rajah, Employment Lawyer and Partner, Fasken. * Toby Shapshak, Editor-in-Chief and publisher of Stuff magazine* Michael Davies, CEO of ContinuitySA* Dr Jope de Beer, Managing Director, JvR Psychometrics (Pty) Ltd* Ingra du Buisson-Narsai, Co-Founder and Director of NeuroCapital Consulting and author of Fight, Flight and Flourish: How neuroscience can unlock human potential* Janine Hills, Founder of Vuma Reputation Management and CEO of Janine Hills Authentic Leadership* Professor Theo Veldsman, Work Psychologist, Strategic People Effectiveness Advisor and former Professor and HOD at the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management in the College of Economics and Business, UJ* Graham Williams, Neuro-Linguistic Practitioner and certified member of the Institute of Management Consultants and Coaches of South Africa* Stéve Bánhegyi, Management Consultants
The Human Capital Index 2020 Update : Human Capital in the Time of COVID-19 by
This report presents an update to the Human Capital Index (HCI), using the most recent health and education data available as of 2020. It documents new evidence on trends over time in the HCI, examples of success, and new analytical work on utilization of human capital, as well as a primer on the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and its potential impact on human capital. COVID-19 is taking a tremendous toll on lives and economies. Disruptions in supply chains and the lockdowns that have been enacted to stave off contagion are putting hardship on families' incomes. Coupled with disruptions in basic health services and school closures, these repercussions of COVID shocks are likely to have a significant impact on the human capital accumulation process in the short and in the long run. HCI 2020 data have been collected before the onset of COVID-19 and can act as a baseline to track the effects of COVID-19 on health and education outcomes, as policymakers consider how best to protect human capital from the shock of the pandemic.
Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2019/2020 by
The Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2019-2020 provides novel analytical insights, empirical evidence, and actionable recommendations for governments seeking to enhance investor confidence in times of uncertainty. The report's findings and policy recommendations are organized around "3 ICs" - they provide guidance to governments on how to increase investments' contributions to their country's development, enhance investor confidence, and foster their economies' investment competitiveness. The report presents results of a new survey of more than 2,400 business executives representing FDI in 10 large developing countries: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam. The results show that over half of surveyed foreign businesses have already been adversely affected by policy uncertainty, experiencing a decrease in employment, firm productivity, or investment. Foreign investors report that supporting political environments, stable macroeconomic conditions, and conducive regulatory regimes are their top three investment decision factors. Moreover, the report's new global database of regulatory risk shows that predictability and transparency increase investor confidence and FDI flows. The report also assesses the impact of FDI on poverty, inequality, employment, and firm performance using evidence from various countries. It shows that FDI in developing countries yields benefits to their firms and citizens-including more and better-paid jobs-but governments need to be vigilant about possible adverse consequences on income distribution.The report is organized into 5 chapters: Chapter 1 presents the results of the foreign investor survey. Chapter 2 explores the differential performance and development impact of greenfield FDI, local firms acquired by multinational corporations (i.e. brownfield FDI), and domestically-owned firms using evidence from six countries. Chapter 3 assesses the impact of FDI on poverty, inequality, employment and wages, using case study evidence from Ethiopia, Turkey and Vietnam. Chapter 4 presents a new framework to measure FDI regulatory risk that is linked to specific legal and regulatory measures. Chapter 5 focuses on factors for increasing the effectiveness of investment promotion agencies.
COVID-19: Overview, Economic Implications and Federal Response by
On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was informed of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. Illnesses have since been linked to a disease caused by a previously unidentified strain of coronavirus, designated Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19. The disease has spread to other countries, including the United States. On 11 March, the WHO announced that the outbreak was officially a pandemic, the highest level of health emergency and has led to tens of thousands of cases and thousands of deaths worldwide. This book discusses a wide variety of topics related to the outbreak including: selected actions taken by the U.S. federal government to quell the introduction and spread of COVID-19 in the United States, economic implications and government assistance.
Hope Stories by
"While we navigate our way through this crisis, sometimes, hope is all we have. And yet, in its ability to inspire change and offer opportunity where once there was only uncertainty, there's no doubt of hope's immense and unfailing power." 2020... the year that was supposed to be 20plenty. For many people 2020, was going to be the year. 2020 - Perfect vision, perfect time.. it was a time to shine. January was filled with strategy meetings, vision workshops, 5-year plans and most businesses and entrepreneurs were ready. February came and the rumours were mounting.... there was a virus, a new and dangerous virus... a Corona virus - they called it Covid-19. Overnight, restaurants turned into soup kitchens, businesses turned to making protective products, if you had a sewing machine you made masks, alcohol you made hand sanitizers, hotels turned into hospitals, businesses had to transform - it was time to adapt or die. Hope Stories is a collection of short stories about ordinary people who did extraordinary things in these uncertain times. Their stories will inspire you to innovate and prosper, think forward and find a way to triumph over adversity.
Evidence-Based and Pragmatic Online Teaching and Learning Approaches : A Response to Emergency Transitions to Remote Online Education in K-12, Higher Education, and Librarianship Part 1 by
This ebook is dedicated to themes surrounding 'Evidence-based and Pragmatic Online Teaching and Learning Approaches: A Response to Emergency Transitions to Remote Online Education in K-12, Higher Education, and Librarianship'
Evidence-Based and Pragmatic Online Teaching and Learning Approaches : A Response to Emergency Transitions to Remote Online Education in K-12, Higher Education, and Librarianship Part 2 by
This ebook is dedicated to themes surrounding 'Evidence-based and Pragmatic Online Teaching and Learning Approaches: A Response to Emergency Transitions to Remote Online Education in K-12, Higher Education, and Librarianship'
Care after Covid: What the Pandemic Revealed Is Broken in Healthcare and How to Reinvent It by
A physician-entrepreneur who works with Fortune 500 companies presents how healthcare needs to change and work for everyone in a post-pandemic world. If the healthcare system were an emperor, Covid-19 tragically revealed that it had no clothes. Healthcare had to adapt, and quickly--hundreds of thousands of lives were being lost to the ravaging pandemic. Driven by necessity, we witnessed a dramatic acceleration of virtual care, drive-thru testing, and home-based services. In the process, old rules were rewritten and, perhaps surprisingly, largely in a good way. To come out ahead, all healthcare stakeholders--patients, caregivers, health systems, employers, investors, and policymakers--need to understand this new landscape and change their behaviors and strategies accordingly. In Care After Covid, practicing physician, technologist, and business leader Dr. Shantanu Nundy, Chief Medical Officer at Accolade, which provides healthcare services to Fortune 500 companies--including Facebook, United Airlines, American Airlines, Lowe's, Comcast, and Fidelity--shows how to transform healthcare along three dimensions: Distributed: healthcare will happen where health happens. It will shift from where doctors are to where patients are--at home, in the community, and increasingly on their phones. Digitally enabled: healthcare and the relationships that are central to care will be strengthened by data and technology. It will shift from being siloed to connected, from being episodic to continuous, from one-size-fits-all to more personalized. Decentralized: healthcare decisions and resources will be in the hands of those closest to care. The power to determine who gets care and how they get it will shift away from governments and insurance companies to communities, employers, doctors, and patients. What this pandemic has necessitated and set in motion is nothing short of a reinvention of how healthcare is delivered. Care After Covid shows all stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem exactly what needs to change and, more importantly, how to do it. We can't afford not to.
100 Questions and Answers about Coronaviruses by
The COVID-19 pandemic has staked its claim as the deadliest worldwide respiratory disease outbreak in over 100 years. But what exactly is this new, highly contagious virus? Where did it come from, and how has it spread so quickly?100 Questions & Answers About Coronaviruses answers these questions and more in an easy-to-read format. This timely book organizes and distills cutting-edge information and data on COVID-19 in a single, convenient resource. Featuring a foreword by Dr. Aaron Glatt, Professor of Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine in New York City, and Chairman and Chief of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiologist at Mount Sinai South Nassau on Long Island, 100 Questions & Answers About Coronaviruses begins with a historical overview and examines myths about coronaviruses. It progresses to answer questions about how COVID-19 affects children and adults, current vaccine research, quarantine, social distancing, preventing future pandemics, and other frequently asked questions.100 Questions & Answers About Coronaviruses is a must-read for anyone interested in learning about the coronavirus that has reshaped our daily lives.
A Planet of Viruses by
In 2020, an invisible germ--a virus--wholly upended our lives. We're most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or Covid-19. But viruses also cause a vast range of other diseases, including one disorder that makes people sprout branch-like growths as if they were trees. Viruses have been a part of our lives for so long that we are actually part virus: the human genome contains more DNA from viruses than our own genes. Meanwhile, scientists are discovering viruses everywhere they look: in the soil, in the ocean, even in deep caves miles underground. Fully revised and updated, with new illustrations and a new chapter about coronaviruses and the spread of Covid-19, this third edition of Carl Zimmer's A Planet of Viruses pulls back the veil on this hidden world. It presents the latest research on how viruses hold sway over our lives and our biosphere, how viruses helped give rise to the first life-forms, how viruses are producing new diseases, how we can harness viruses for our own ends, and how viruses will continue to control our fate as long as life endures.
The Importance of Health Informatics in Public Health During a Pandemic by
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the focus on health informatics and healthcare technology for policy makers and healthcare professionals worldwide. This book contains the 110 papers (from 160 submissions) accepted for the 18th annual International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare (ICIMTH 2020), held virtually in Athens, Greece, from 3 - 5 July 2020. The conference attracts scientists working in the field of Biomedical and Health Informatics from all continents, and this year it was held as a Virtual Conference, by means of teleconferencing, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdown in many countries around the world. The call for papers for the conference started in December 2019, when signs of the new virus infection were not yet evident, so early submissions were on the usual topics as announced. But papers submitted after mid-March were mostly focused on the first results of the pandemic analysis with respect to informatics in different countries and with different perspectives of the spread of the virus and its influence on public health across the world. This book therefore includes papers on the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to informatics reporting from hospitals and institutions from around the world, including South Korea, Europe, and the USA. The book encompasses the field of biomedical and health informatics in a very broad framework, and the timely inclusion of papers on the current pandemic will make it of particular interest to all those involved in the provision of healthcare everywhere.
The Coronavirus Recovery Handbook by
From Dr. Liu Xiaodan and Dr. Shan Chunlei and their colleagues at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center and Lei Shenshan Hospital in Wuhan, comes a must-have guide for recovering and rehabbing after contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the US and the World Health Organization have declared the coronavirus a worldwide health emergency. With the virus in 210 countries around the world, much focus is on the growing number of new cases. But how should those who have already contracted the virus start the recovery process? According to the clinical needs of mild and severe COVID-19 patients, The Coronavirus Recovery Handbook puts forward a series of lung rehabilitation training methods of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine, which have been used in the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (affiliated to Fudan University) and Lei Shenshan Hospital in Wuhan. The pulmonary-based Qigong rehabilitation protocol (PQRP) featured in the handbook was created by Dr. Liu Xiaodan to aide in the recuperation of COVID-19 patients. Qigong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. This is the first authoritative, comprehensive guide to recovering and rehabbing from COVID-19 with 19 easy-to-follow traditional Chinese exercises. Written in plain language, here is information that will help readers and professionals recuperate from this devastating virus. As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world--China, South Korea, Iran, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States--and cases continue to rise in number, the ability to regain one's strength, especially in the lungs, is imperative. Led by Dr. Liu Xiaodan and Dr. Shan Chunlei, The Coronavirus Recovery Handbook was created by the rehabilitation medicine team of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, based on their previous clinical and scientific research work, combined with relevant national diagnosis and treatment guidance and the clinical experience of many experts involved in the fight against this epidemic. With 19 exercises for individuals to utilize in their recovery from COVID-19, the information in this handbook could be lifesaving. If the worst should happen, the information in this book will help you recover your strength after fighting COVID-19.
The COVID-19 Handbook by
This valuable COVID-19 resource contains clinically relevant articles that present state-of-the-art techniques to help readers recognize and manage COVID-19 patients, address healthcare provider mental health needs, improve patient outcomes, and navigate the future of healthcare.Severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the first major pandemic our healthcare system has faced in more than 100 years. The pandemic has resulted in an explosion of knowledge, which has been evolving rapidly over many dimensions, such as symptomology, transmissibility, clinical manifestations, treatment, and prevention. In addition, contradictory information, often influenced by political overtones, has been circulating within the scientific and public health communities about the disease, its treatments, and safety precautions.The COVID-19 Handbook provides a fact-based approach to help practitioners address multiple aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, from prevention to diagnosis to treatment. Topics include understanding SARS-CoV-2, clinical presentation in special populations, potential therapeutics, the effect on healthcare workers, mental health concerns in healthcare providers, regulatory and compliance issues, and the future of healthcare in a post-COVID world.
Coronavirus and U. S. Public Health Preparedness by
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China. Chapters 1-16 contain information about the science behind the virus, economic implications, global response and public safety. Chapters 17 and 18 access the readiness of the United States Public Health System in response to emerging infectious diseases, pandemics and biological attacks.
Covid Law by
The Trump Pandemic ravaged the United States. Civil unrest caused both by his dictatorial rule and a deadly virus brought the country to the edge of disaster. In the high desert of Kern County, Juan Mohamed Highorse, public defender, survived COVID-19 and practiced law. A year later, he was still doing what he did best, practicing law and defending the rights of his clients, while battling his own demons, but for how long? Mojave High is a journal of lawyers practicing law in the midst of the pandemic and a brutal critique of president Trump's lack of leadership during the pandemic and its disastrous effects on the economy, the constitution, race relations, and democracy.
The End of Certainty by
What has the coronavirus pandemic revealed about Scott Morrison, and where is he taking Australia? Epidemics are mirrors. What has COVID-19 revealed about Australia, and about Scott Morrison and his government? In this gripping essay, Katharine Murphy goes behind the scenes to tell the story of the response to the crisis. Drawing on interviews with Morrison, Brendan Murphy, Josh Frydenberg, Sally McManus and other players, she traces how the key health and economic decisions were taken. Her account is twinned with a portrait of the prime minister. She explores his blend of pragmatism and faith, and shows how a leader characterised by secrecy and fierce certainty learnt to compromise and reach out - with notable exceptions. Now, as the nation turns inwards and unemployment rises, our faith in government is about to be tested anew. What does "We're all in this together" truly mean? Will Morrison snap back to Liberal hardman, or will he redefine centre-right politics in this country? "Morrison's a partisan, blue team to the core, but his political philosophy is hard to pin down, because it is predominantly trouble-shooting. By instinct, Morrison is a power player and a populist, not a philosopher; a repairer of walls, not a writer of manifestos ... [his] conservatism is extreme pragmatism in defence of what he regards as the core of the nation." --Katharine Murphy, The End of Certainty
Covid-19 and the Transformation of American Society by
In Covid-19 and the Transformation of American Society, the first book-length consideration of the Covid-19 pandemic's implications, noted sociologist Jose Martinez lays bare the immense social changes that we should expect from the nouvel coronavirus, which has upended American life since March 2020. A vital theme of his critique is how inequality already entrenched in American society may worsen due to large-scale economic disruption that resonates strongly in the socioeconomic circumstances of minorities and the poor. On the other hand, society may also experience constructive social changes resulting from a widespread reconsideration of consumerism driven by frank reassessments of our wants and needs. This book addresses how the coronavirus has contributed to long-lasting reconsiderations of social relationships, from dating to leisure to education, in both negative and positive ways, and how national and cultural politics will never be the same. Martinez opens a new field in foretelling an unanticipated future for American society and, indeed, the entire world. It concludes with a consideration of possible solutions to address social changes that we are unlikely to avoid.
Pandemic Solidarity by
In times of crisis, when institutions of power are laid bare, people turn to one another. Pandemic Solidarity collects firsthand experiences from around the world of people creating their own narratives of solidarity and mutual aid in the time of the global crisis of COVID-19. The world's media was quick to weave a narrative of selfish individualism, full of empty supermarket shelves and con-men. However, if you scratch the surface, you find a different story of community and self-sacrifice. Looking at thirteen countries and regions, including India, Rojava, China and the US, the personal accounts in the book weave together to create a larger picture, revealing a universality of experience - a housewife in Istanbul supports her neighbor in the same way as a punk in Portland, and a grandmother in Italy does. Moving beyond the present, these stories reveal what an alternative society could look like, and reflect the skills and relationships we already have to create that society, challenging institutions of power that have already shown their fragility.
The Hologram by
In an era when capitalism leaves so many to suffer and to die, with neoliberal 'self-care' offering little more than a bandaid, how can we take health and care back into our hands? In The Hologram, Cassie Thornton puts forward a bold vision for revolutionary care: a viral, peer-to-peer feminist health network. The premise is simple: three people - a 'triangle' - meet on a regular basis, digitally or in person, to focus on the physical, mental and social health of a fourth - the 'hologram'. The hologram, in turn, teaches their caregivers how to give and also receive care; each member of their triangle becomes a hologram for another, different triangle, and so the system expands. Drawing on radical models developed in the Greek solidarity clinics during a decade of crisis, and directly engaging with discussions around mutual aid and the coronavirus pandemic, The Hologram develops the skills and relationships we desperately need for the anti-capitalist struggles of the present, and the post-capitalist society of the future. One part art, one part activism, one part science fiction, this book offers the reader a guide to establishing a Hologram network as well as reflections on this cooperative work in progress.
Biotechnology in the Time of Covid-19 by
A global, timely calling card for the biotechnology industry, and their efforts going forward during the COVID-19 pandemic. A collection of diverse viewpoints from over 40 thought leaders in the biotech industry.
AI for Immunology by
The bioscience of immunology has given us a better understanding of human health and disease. Artificial intelligence (AI) has elevated that understanding and its applications in immunology to new levels. Together, AI for immunology is an advancing horizon in health care, disease diagnosis, and prevention. From the simple cold to the most advanced autoimmune disorders and now pandemics, AI for immunology is unlocking the causes and cures. Key features: A highly accessible and wide-ranging short introduction to AI for immunology Includes a chapter on COVID-19 and pandemics Includes scientific and clinical considerations, as well as immune and autoimmune diseases
Nanotechnology-COVID-19 Interface by
This book highlights the role of nanotechnology concepts in the management of COVID-19 pandemic. The book covers different aspects of the causative agent SARS CoV2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2) and the COVID-19 pandemic with a special emphasis on nanotechnology. It discusses the origin and history of SARS CoV2 and the outbreak of COVID-19 and highlights the geographical mutations in the SARS CoV2 virus genome, providing information about the structural features, antigenicity and the life cycle of SARS CoV2. The book provides an insight into nanotechnology-virology interface and explains how nanomaterials link the gap between the vital phases of SARS CoV2 life cycle and the four modalities of COVID-19 management viz sensing/diagnosis, therapy, prevention and self-protection. Further, the existing and promising diagnostic tools for detection of COVID-19 are discussed with an emphasis on nano PCR, nanoimmunosensors, biobarcode assay and point of care approach and also describe the nanoparticles involved in the CT imaging of lungs and SFHI (Spatial Frequency Hetrodyne Imaging) for diagnosis of SARS COV2 infection. The book concludes with details about translational medicine and explains the types of SARS CoV2 vaccines, stages of COVID-19 vaccine development and possible nanovaccines for COVID-19, followed by the description on biopharmaceutical companies involved in the production of SARS CoV2 vaccines.