Every family businesses owner faces a succession as their biggest challenge. If you are one of them, you most likely have to deal with a bitter fact: third-generation curse, which is well-known worldwide. The writer, who is passionate about family businesses perpetuation, was intrigued by why several companies made it through generations and why other companies failed. As part of his doctorate study, he made research on Indonesian large family businesses to study the phenomenon. Classic ...

Books, pillows, shoes, pens, watches, toys, money, toothbrushes.... These are things we encounter in our daily life. They are so ordinary that we take them for granted, as if they’ve always been part of our lives. As a matter of fact, the ability to create objects is probably how we humans define our species and make us different from other living creatures. Just look around us and see the amount of stuff we surround ourselves with and accumulate throughout our lives. A human being might ...

“The author of this book, Sudhamek, is not only a successful businessman, he also possesses a high humanitarian social concern. This book is a fine weave between business theory and noble aspirations that form its main message.” –Ahmad Syafii Maarif “Before reading this book, I have truly believed that business and spirituality are two things that cannot be united. Like oil and water. Between the worldly and the heavenly. However, the mindfulness-based business that Sudhamek presents ...

In 1941, amidst the Pearl Harbor attack, a noteworthy revelation regarding the lifesaving capabilities of albumin came to light. Research on the benefits of albumin for human health continues to this day. It was discovered that albumin can be found in an unexpected source: the snakehead fish, also known as Channa striata. The development of Channa striata as a source of albumin has opened the door to utilizing natural resources for albumin production. Onoiwa® (Channa striata extract) has ...

Here’s to all the seconds spent waiting for a text that never comes, to all the years searching for the one that gets away, finding the right person and doing all the wrong things, to the love you lost in the winds of time and comes back lifetimes later, to the strings of chances and fates that tie us together. **** Chances, Spelled in Poetry adalah kumpulan puisi yang ditulis oleh Helena Natasha, seorang penulis dan penyair Indonesia. Buku ini diterbitkan pada tahun 2023 ...

CASUARINAS SCATTER casuarinas scatter till far in the distance the day feels like it’s turning into night several branches are rotting by the window there the wind thrust and lodged I am now one who is able to withstand a child no longer for sometime but true there once was a matter, then figures not to reckon this time life merely defers defeat further and farther remote from school age infatuation to learn certain things remain unmentioned ere ultimately, we succumbed. DERAI-DERAI CEMARA ...

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Moby-Dick is considered to be one of the Great American Novels and a treasure of world literature, one of the great epics in all of literature. The story tells the adventures of wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab has one purpose on this voyage: to seek out Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg, which now drives Ahab ...

Based on a true story, Greyfriars Bobby is written for adults, but is no less popular with children. Its warmth and charm make it one of the most beloved animal tales. Greyfriars Bobby is a small shaggy dog which cannot be separated from Auld Jock, his owner, a kind and simple shepherd. When Auld Jock died after many winters together, Bobby was devastated. Dogs are not allowed on the church grounds as well as the cemetery. But the brave and clever Bobby is determined to win over Mr. ...

White Fang is a classic literary work written by Jack London. This book tells the story of the life journey of a wild wolf named White Fang, who lived in the wilderness of Alaska in the late 19th century. This novel offers a unique point of view, depicting the change in the lifeline of White Fang from a cruel wild wolf to a creature that is more gentle and controlled. The story begins with the birth of White Fang in the middle of a harsh and dangerous wilderness. He grew up in harsh ...

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity. The plot is based on an Italian tale written by Matteo Bandello and ...

Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power. Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I, Macbeth most clearly reflects his relationship with King James, patron of Shakespeare's acting company. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book, and is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy. A ...

Othello is a Moorish military commander who was serving as a general of the Venetian army in defense of Cyprus against invasion by Ottoman Turks. He has recently married Desdemona, a beautiful and wealthy Venetian lady much younger than himself, against the wishes of her father. Iago is Othello's malevolent ensign, who maliciously stokes his master's jealousy until the usually stoic Moor kills his beloved wife in a fit of blind rage. Due to its enduring themes of passion, jealousy, and race, ...

Hamlet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother. Hamlet is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and ...

I hope she finally decides it is enough to restrain herself and start to write the novella about an overly realistic woman Every time she is in contact with her natural range, she screams After that, she will be ashamed of her action, shuts her mouth, jumps rope She is definitely the cooler version rather than the people-pleaser version of me My parents never speak of love, fun, passion, and always ask for a payback She does not have parents, one day she popped under a banyan tree and picked ...

The current trends of the global economy coupled with high uncertainty brought by the global pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and other unpredictable factors have ne-cessitated the need to have new empirical insight that better reflects the current reality. This has been the main reason why the Ministry of Finance was duty-bound to sponsor research that will guide policy and decision makers from various business climbs through a project titled "Road to Indonesia G20 Presidency 2022". In an ...

Zach thought he had a pretty ordinary life. That was until his hidden power was suddenly awakened one day when he was playing a video game with his sister and cousins. Apparently, their parents weren't ordinary human beings. They were in fact the kings and queens from another dimension called the Hero World. Now that their powers were awakened, Zach, his sister, and their three cousins were taken into the Hero World to have their new abilities honed. Before their skills were perfected, they ...

The foundation of Hollywood formula is the meet-cute. ,It's when the female protagonist and the male protagonist meet by accident, a so-called chance encounter. Anya didn't believe in meet-cute. lt never happened in real life, she said. That is until-she met Ale on a flight)from Jakarta to Sydney-, as they were seated next to each other, and one silly incident led to seven hours of conversation between them. Seven hours of laughter and smiles, seven hours that soon changed them from strangers ...

"She had a perpetual sense, as she watched the taxicabs, of being out, out, far out to sea and alone; she always had the feeling that it was very, very dangerous to live even one day.” ...

If there is one thing that the Covid 19 •Pandemic has taught us, it is how to deal with being alone. Quarantine and Social Distancing, while keeping us away from each other,has forced us to confront that person we normally have the least time for. Which is our own Self. The Self that we have neglected and ignored during our busy lives interacting with the outside world, but which many of us could no longer avoid as we spend more time at home and shy away from public places. We can however, ...