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The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a Florida-based farmworkers’ cooperative that has received international acclaim for sponsoring anti-slavery investigations. In 2011, they worked with commercial tomato growers to found the Fair Food Program, a...

This book explores the dynamic intersection of quantum computing and management strategy, offering an exploration of this cutting-edge technology's potential impact. From its inception to its current state, the book traces the evolution of quantum...

Deutschland strebt bis 2045 eine Treibhausgasneutralität an und unternimmt in allen Wirtschaftssektoren Maßnahmen in diese Richtung. Da insbesondere Gebäude zu über 30 % der CO2-Emissionen beitragen, spielt das Bauwesen eine entscheidende Rolle bei der...

German industry had survived Allied bombing largely unscathed. Currency reform was necessary to provide incentives for capital owners and labor to produce. The abundance of old Reichsmarks had to be curtailed to a scarce supply of Deutschmarks that users...

Interpreting Christmas at Museums and Historic Sites is a comprehensive guide to the interpretation of Christmas for manager, curators, and educators at house museums and historic sites in the United States. It shows how Christmas celebrations evolved to...

One feature of this book is the clarification of the development mechanism of Asia as a regional economy for over half a century, based on an "Asian Economy Within the Global Economy" approach that goes beyond the single-country analytical framework. The...

The most practical text available: packed with case studies to highlight contemporary issues and taking a step-by-step approach through the process of an audit, this book will give students the confidence to take a critical approach to auditing in their...

Drawing on a wide range of Hegel’s writings, this book analyses the Hegelian position on ethical action. This position is systematically compared with that of Immanuel Kant, the comparison emphasizing Hegel’s insistence on a morality grounded in an...

Bringing together informed analyses on the challenges of critical skill shortages (CSS) in the Asia Pacific Region, this book provides 14 country reports to discuss the critical jobs and skills to achieve long-term policies and approaches towards...

This book is a fresh reflection on the study of museum innovation, with special attention paid to the enabling role of collaboration within the process. It sets out to capture the innovation dynamics of museums and explore to what extent and how...

This book presents discussions with corporate practitioners on several topics around sustainability. Between May 2019 and November 2022, the author engaged in dialogues with Senior Executives representing major multinational corporations, overseeing...

Dieses Buch erklärt, wie Vertriebsteams mit dem Trusted-Associate-Konzept ihre Performance im Verkauf nachhaltig verbessern können. Matthias Schlageter führt systematisch und strukturiert durch die entscheidenden Schritte dieses Konzepts. Aufbauend auf...

The Enigma of Soviet Petroleum (1980) provides an analysis of the relevance of the Soviet planning system to oil production levels: why it is that planning has been the source of so many petroleum industry problems, and the nature of the measures that...

First published in 1993, The Corporate Paradox is the first major, in-depth study of the franchise relationship and how it functions. While past debates have focused on the question: ‘What do bosses do?’, we are now being asked: ‘Who really is the boss?’...

Bridging the gap between theoretical asset pricing and industry practices in factors and factor investing, Zhang et al. provides a comprehensive treatment of factors, along with industry insights on practical factor development.Chapters cover a wide...

The COVID-19 outbreak aggravated recurrent economic issues and problems of developing a resilient economy and technological development inequality between entities, countries, production structure, unemployment and social disorders that have resulted in...

Strategy is essentially about achieving organisational success. Growth, Adaptation, Resilience, and Competition (GARC) is a general framework that helps organisations think creatively about attaining success and acknowledges the reality that there is no...

Over the past two decades, several sudden, unforeseen, and significant changes have occurred in the world's political and economic landscape. This book explores their impact on the processes of contemporary disruptive innovations during the Fourth...

Der Begriff Entrepreneurship steht für unternehmerische Initiative, Kreativität, Innovation und das Eingehen ökonomischer Wagnisse. Er bezeichnet diejenigen Formen von Unternehmertum, die eine zentrale Triebkraft für wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche...

In this long-awaited second edition of his groundbreaking work, Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, renowned healthcare economist John Goodman (“father” of Health Savings Accounts) analyzes America’s ongoing healthcare fiasco—including, for this...

Dieses Buch ist ein Praxishandbuch zur Unterstützung der erfolgreichen Entwicklung und Nutzung von Patientenpfaden in einem Netzwerk intersektoraler und interdisziplinärer Leistungserbringer im Gesundheitswesen. Patientenpfade werden als praktisches...

Recruiting and Managing Volunteers in Museums is back with a highly anticipated second edition! A decade after the first edition's release, this updated handbook offers fresh insights into the world of museum volunteers and their vital contributions to...

Illicit business is big business. It covers a diverse range of activities from money laundering, drug trafficking and human trafficking through to the manufacture of counterfeit goods and the multiple activities in informal and shadow economies. This...

'A complete overhaul of the Western museum tradition' - Publishers Weekly The Western museum is a battleground - a terrain of ideological, political and economic contestation. Almost everyone today wants to rethink the museum, but how many have the...

In the digital age, where every post, tweet, and campaign can have far-reaching legal implications, The Rules of Public Relations provides an accessible and practical guide for students and professionals in the public relations world. This book takes a...

This book provides a detailed account of the global hotel industry with a focus on managerial work and people management. A comprehensive understanding of the managers' work from a people management perspective is essential to the success of hotel...

At last, an instruction manual for changing an organization’s culture.Most attempts at culture change in organizations fail. Leaders often resort to activities that, at best, tackle the peripheries of culture, or what they’ve seen done elsewhere, but...

Originally published in 1961, this book became widely used as a textbook, as an important source of primary data on British government expenditure statistics and as the point of departure for further empirical and analytical studies of the behaviour of...

The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare economic weaknesses throughout the Caribbean region, and humane standards of living are at risk. This book highlights the retooling that must be done to promote economic stability in this important area of the world. It...

As the main overview book of the FY 2025 Budget, this volume contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President’s priorities and budget overviews by agency, and summary tables.From large corporations and small business companies...

Fitness Facility Management provides an in-depth look at the challenges and rewards of managing contemporary health and fitness facilities. Using real-world expertise garnered from many types of fitness facilities, the authors and their contributors...

You are working hard. You are sustaining your job. You are doing well in your field. Life seems fine. But there is something that’s holding you back from making it to the top in your field of work. That something could be an annoying habit, a behaviour,...

Writing good copy is no longer just about advertising or selling or direct mail. You need to develop a deep understanding of your customers and use your imagination to create and curate content that resonates with them. As marketing becomes more...

Pricing power is a simple concept, yet so many successful people overlook it, leaving money on the table. It's not about charging more; it's about discovering the only type of value your customers will pay more for.Not all value is equal. Want to 2X your...

Kompakt und anschaulich führt Peter Carstensen in alle wichtigen Themen der Investitionsrechnung ein. Nach den finanzmathematischen Grundlagen werden die Methoden der dynamischen Investitionsrechnung mit Schwerpunkt auf der Kapitalwertmethode dargestellt...

Dieses Buch analysiert, wie sich gegenwärtige Geschehnisse – die Covid-19-Pandemie, der Ukraine-Konflikt, die Inflation und die Leitzinsanpassungen – auf inhärente Risiken und Bilanzposten von Unternehmen auswirken. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf einer...

It is widely presumed that digitalisation, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) shape the future of work. Yet gender is rarely considered in those debates. This path-breaking book, written by a leading thinker on gender, inclusion and...

This book looks at different perspectives on finance and the adoption of digital tools in business.The book discusses key issues of business organisation as well as its management focusing on practical and actionable guidance and innovative tools that...

This open access textbook offers a guide to corporate finance for modern companies that want to create long-term value. Drawing on recent literature on sustainable companies, it starts by analysing the Sustainable Development Goals as a strategy for the...

Reduce financial exclusion, improve social impact, meet regulatory compliance and tap into market opportunities with Inclusive Finance. Financial institutions are under growing pressure from their customers, regulators and employees to play more active...