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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Staying Alive From: The Shopify Story View ECW Press	This chapter discusses the new faces at Shopify and how the company adapted to compensation and corporate governance issues.	Larry MacDonald	10	2024	$1.00 Add
From Steel City Meltdown From: Boom, Bust and Crisis View Fernwood Publishing		John Peters	18	2012	$2.70 Add
From Step 1: Selecting Behaviors From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	Whether you are developing a program to promote water efficiency, waste reduction, watershed protection, energy efficiency, modal transportation shifts, or virtually any other area related to …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	11	2011	$0.11 Add
From Step 3: Developing Strategies – Norms & Sustainable Behaviour Social Norms: Building Community Support From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	To date too little attention has been given to the significant impact that norms can have upon the adoption of sustainable behavior. If we are to make the transition to a sustainable future, it …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	13	2011	$0.13 Add
From Step 3: Developing Strategies – Social Diffusion Social Diffusion: Speeding the Adoption of New Behaviors From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	Both the mundane and important decisions of our lives are strongly affected by a process known as social diffusion or diffusion of innovations. In contrast with what nonpersonal sources of …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	11	2011	$0.11 Add
From Step 3: Developing Strategies – Forgetting Prompts: Rembering to Act From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	Numerous actions that promote sustainability are susceptible to the most human of traits: forgetting. Fortunately, “prompts” are effective in reminding people to engage in sustainable …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	12	2011	$0.12 Add
From Step 3: Developing Strategies – Incentives Incentives: Enhancing Motivation to Act From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	Financial incentives can provide the motivation for individuals to perform an activity that they already engage in more effectively, such as recycling, or to begin an activity that they otherwise …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	12	2011	$0.12 Add
From Step 3: Developing Strategies – Barriers Convenience: Making it Easy to Act From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	If the behavior is unpleasant or time-consuming, for example, no matter how well you address internal barriers your community-based social marketing strategy will be unsuccessful. The first step …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	9	2011	$0.90 Add
From Step 4: Piloting From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	Think of a pilot as a “test run,” an opportunity to work out the bugs before committing to carrying out a strategy broadly. As noted in the chapters on developing strategies, the …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	7	2011	$0.70 Add
From Step 5: Broad-scale Implementation and Evaluation From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	When a pilot project has demonstrated that a behavioral change can be brought about cost-effectively, it is time to broadly implement the strategy. Prior to broad-scale implementation, collect …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	3	2011	$0.30 Add
NEW! Still Hopeful Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism ECW Press	“Canada’s best-known voice of dissent.” — CBC In this timely book, Barlow counters the prevailing atmosphere of pessimism that surrounds us and offers lessons of hope that …	Maude Barlow	240	2022	View
From Stopping Monsanto: Coalition Building Against rBGH and GM Wheat From: Frontline Farmers View Fernwood Publishing	The third chapter examines the NFU’s work in building a coalition against Monsanto and genetically modified crops and bovine growth hormone. Interviews are with Peter Dowling, Lucy …	Carla Fehr	26	2019	$2.60 Add
From Storytelling From: In The Business of Change View New Society Publishers	We’ve heard it many times. Stories are powerful. They carry tremendous influence as tools of engagement, influence and incentivization. Effectively telling one’s story is imperative …	Elisa Birnbaum	16	2018	$1.60 Add
From Strategic Communications From: Five Good Ideas View Coach House Books	This chapter by Jennifer Lynn focuses on developing a communications plan and fitting your audience with your messaging.	Jennifer Lynn	4	2011	$0.40 Add
From Strategic Planning From: Five Good Ideas View Coach House Books	This chapter by James Appleyard focuses on which steps to take to achieve strategic planning for your organization.	James Appleyard	6	2011	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Strategies: Networking, Institutionalizing, Commodifying, and Brokering From: The Consulting Trap View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter Four, the authors identify four strategies that TPSFs (transnational professional service firms) have used to gain influence and entrench themselves in public policymaking and service …	Chris Hurl; Leah B. Werner	34	2024	$3.40 Add