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British foreign policy and the national interest : identity, strategy and security
\"For over a decade, British foreign policy has been criticised for lacking strategic thinking. Academics describe a 'strategy gap' and note that old ideas about Britain's role in the world continue to be recycled even today. This collection aims to address this issue by re-examining the ideas of Britain's national interest and their impact on strategy, to challenge current thinking and practice in the making of foreign policy. Applying interdisciplinary approaches to British foreign policy, this volume analyses a range of issues asking: Whose interests does British foreign policy serve? Is the national interest a useful explanatory tool for foreign policy analysts? How can policymakers reconnect with this idea to devise better strategies to cope with the complex policy environment of the twenty-first century? Drawing on links between academics, policymakers and other stakeholders, it provides a practical discussion of theories on global change, globalization, ethics, and security to enliven debate about how to forge a foreign policy that advances the interests of the UK whilst also holding policy-makers and officials to account for their actions\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Hong Kong in Transition
Hong Kong in Transition offers a perspective on the exceptional constitutional and administrative experiment that has been taking place in Hong Kong, based on a substantial period under Chinese rule. There have been both successes and failures, and a perceptible process of change which is important to document.The particular appeal of this volume lies in the fact that it combines a broad overview with detailed study of individual topics. It is multidisciplinary, and its chapters may be read as 'stand-alone' studies or taken as complementary parts of a whole snapshot of Hong Kong in this critical early period. The chapters are pitched at a level to make them accessible both to undergraduates and to the specialist. Contributors have been drawn from Hong Kong, Macau, the UK, the US, Australia and Germany, reflecting the international interest in the fate of Hong Kong.
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Meaning and Calling in Employee Sustainment of Organizational Change: A Quantitative Study
Organizations in the 21st century are impacted by ongoing change because of internal and external environmental events. A response in organizations to internal and external environmental events includes change management strategies. A challenge in the implementation of these organizational change management strategies involves employee response which affects employee sustainment of change. Evidence in existing studies suggested alignment of organizational change with employee need for meaning and calling in the work environment. This dissertation extended existing studies with an examination of the relationship between the role of meaning and calling on employee sustainment of organizational change. The objective of the research questions involved examinations of the relationship between meaning and calling on employee sustainment of organizational change. A correlational design was used to examine the relationship between meaning and calling on employee sustainment of organizational change. The statistical method was multiple regression. This study included the use of surveys which measured employee perception of meaning, employee perception of work as calling, and employee sustainment (including (readiness or resistance) to organizational change. The target population consisted of employees in organizations located in the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV). Implications for practitioners and leaders included employee participation and support in the sustainment of change management strategies.
Dissertation
British foreign policy and the national interest
British foreign policy is often criticized for lacking strategic thinking. Academics describe a 'strategy gap', noting that outdated ideas about Britain's role in the world continue to be recycled to confront the new challenges of the twenty-first century. This is despite regular efforts by government to articulate strategies for dealing with international problems. Prime ministers and foreign secretaries will periodically offer panoramic surveys of the foreign policy environment, and how the UK should interact with it. Departmental Reports, National Security Strategies and policy papers across government aspire to inject some sense of control and direction into foreign policy-making. Yet uncertainty remains over the rationale for policy, how it connects to the interests and values of the British people, and what choices need to be made. As policy and academic commentators have observed, what seems to be lacking is a sense of the overarching public interest in the UK's foreign policy actions -- in other words, a coherent idea of the national interest. Adapted from the source document.
Journal Article
A Performance Guide for Thomas Pasatieri's Bel Canto Songs for Voice and Piano
This document is a performance guide to Thomas Pasatieri’s Bel Canto Songs for Voice and Piano. Thomas Pasatieri is a well-known American art song and opera composer, who has also worked extensively as a film score orchestrator for major movie titles. The poet for the text in Bel Canto Songs is English poet, engraver, and artist William Blake, who lived from the mid-Eighteenth century into the Nineteenth century. Chapter One discussed the life and compositional style of Pasatieri. Chapter Two details Blake’s life, writing style, and major themes of his work. Chapter Three provides background information on Bel Canto Songs, including its compositional style, dedications, and details regarding the work’s premiere. Chapter Three also includes analysis of the poetry and music for Bel Canto Songs and musical examples to illustrate significant motives, text-painting, and other important compositional elements. Information provided by the composer for each song is contained herein, and the author’s performance recommendations are given. A Conclusion, Bibliography, and Appendices are included. The Appendices include the poetry of Bel Canto Songs and original illuminations by William Blake. A transcription of an interview with Thomas Pasatieri is provided, as well as a list of his solo vocal works and all of Blake’s written works, engravings, and other artwork. Letters of permission are also included.
Dissertation
