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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...

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...

Unternehmen und Organisationen, ganz gleich welcher Größe, müssen sich den veränderten Rahmenbedingungen wie der Digitalisierung anpassen und sich verändern, um wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben. Für solche tiefgreifenden Umstrukturierungsprozesse braucht es...

Technologien tragen erheblich zur Verbesserung der Patientenversorgung im Gesundheitswesen bei. Um das in ihnen liegende Potenzial zu heben und sicherzustellen, dass die richtigen Technologien zum Einsatz kommen, ist eine umfassende Herangehensweise...

Die Kompetenzen der Mitarbeitenden sind gerade in wissensintensivenUnternehmen der wichtigste Wettbewerbsfaktor. Viele Unternehmen stehen aktuellvor der Aufgabe, im Zuge der Digitalisierung Kompetenzen erfassen und entwickeln zu müssen.Diese Kompetenzen...

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...

Revolutionize your go-to-market strategies and drive growth by transforming your revenue-generating teams into a high-performing, well-oiled machine with this practical how-to guide.

Misinformation affects us daily, from social media to politics and even personal relationships. Policing social media alone cannot solve the complex problem shaped by partisan politics and subjective interpretations of truth.In Misbelief social scientist...

This book explores how social enterprises and impact investors use inter-organizational partnerships to pursue contemporary socio-economic interests in emerging countries. It looks at the ways in which enterprises and investors collaborate to create...

This textbook connects three vibrant areas at the interface between economics and computer science: algorithmic game theory, computational social choice, and fair division. It thus offers an interdisciplinary treatment of collective decision making from...

Financial communication and investor relations are strategic corporate functions, tasked with fostering relationships with financial audiences. These financial audiences are of critical importance to the establishment, growth and sustainable success of...

Exploring the fusion of Smart Cities and Circular Economy principles, addressing resource depletion and environmental concerns for sustainable urban living, this timely volume unveils the transformative potential and challenges of integrating these ideas...

With emerging technology transforming customer expectations, it's important to keep a laser focus on the experience companies provide their customers. Tomorrow's customers need to be targeted today!Customer experience futurist Blake Morgan outlines ten...

Dieses Buch richtet sich an alle, die sich frühzeitig mit dem Ruhestand und seinen Herausforderungen und Chancen beschäftigen und sich auf diese vorbereiten möchten. Die „neuen Alten“, die heute und in den nächsten Jahren in den Ruhestand gehen, leben...

Two seminal crises of the early 21st century – the 9/11 terrorist attacks and COVID-19 pandemic – have led emerging generations of workers to prioritize the meaning and purpose of work. At the same time, other social and environmental crises are...

Focusing on high-end cuisine, this book examines the flows of culinary knowledge from culturally peripheral locations to two cities at the global center, London and New York.Through the voices of chefs and other professionals in the industry, this book...

Dieses Buch führt in die Grundlagen der Umweltökonomik ein, stellt aber auch aktuelle Forschungsfragen vor. Umweltökonomik bedeutet, nach Mitteln zur möglichst effizienten Bereitstellung von Umweltgütern wie etwa sauberes Wasser und Klimaschutz zu suchen...