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Bernard Maris was killed in Paris on January 7, 2015, during the terrorist attack against the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. He remains one of the most original intellectuals of contemporary France but despite being a uniquely original heterodox...

Learn a new model for understanding how organizations really operate and implement changes that get real results.With so many forces of change buffeting the business world today, a scary state of flux has replaced any sense of certainty, stability, and...

The Work of Management demonstrates how the concepts, models, and tools of Systems Leadership can be applied, enabling you to become a more effective manager by improving your own work to create a more positive and effective organisation.Positive...

This textbook provides students with an in-depth view of photovoltaic (PV) technology and fills the gap that exists in system focused PV literature. It does this by focusing on the physical and operational features of PV at the cell, module, and system...

This cultural history critically examines product design and its development from pre-industrial times to the present day, considering major milestones in the mass production of goods and services, aiming to incorporate a more inclusive worldview than...

Investment and focus on brand building skills has diminished across the marketing industry in recent years. But without the knowledge and understanding of how to build strong brands, marketers end up jumping between short-term tactics and aren't able to...

In economic theory and in management studies, innovation is widely regarded as the motor of economic activities and as being the primary source of renewal in the economic system. This view emphasizes how innovation work is organized in specialized teams...

Through theoretical studies, this book explains the foundational concepts of ecocentrism, knowledge management, and sustainability and advances the understanding of how eco-centric paradigms can be leverage for the process of knowledge management and...

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global tourism industry were unprecedented. International travel fell by 72% in 2020, the worst year on record for tourism. Tourism operations, from family businesses to national tourism organizations all faced...

This book is a solutions manual and study guide to the 3rd edition of Economic Growth and Development. It includes solutions to all end-of-chapter questions and model-based problems within the text. In addition, each chapter contains a reader’s guide for...

It is now widely recognised that rising inequality of income and wealth on the one hand and a slowdown in the rate of economic growth on the other are two of the most important challenges faced today by the global economy as well as by most of the...

Neoliberal restructuring has left individuals and families scrambling for survival and increasingly reliant on the under-funded and over-regulated non-profit sector to patch over the steadily growing fissures in our society. The book examines the...

Despite rapid economic growth, the Indian economy is facing numerous social and developmental challenges which are a major hindrance to sustainability. This volume of the Entrepreneurship and Global Economic Growth series sheds light on economic and...

People in highly developed countries are getting older and older. They want to be mobile in old age, but often have problems in road traffic. Even though they often pay a premium for age-appropriate products that increase safety, the demand for driver...

Dieses in zweiter deutlich erweiterter Auflage erschienene Fachbuch ist ein Nachschlagewerk zu sämtlichen Themen der Bewirtschaftung, des Betriebs und der Verwaltung von Gebäuden, die dem Facility Manager bei seiner täglichen Arbeit begegnen. Der...

Construction Company Management will give readers a detailed understanding of the critical aspects of managing a successful construction company in a dynamic and complex construction business environment characterised by intense competition, supply chain...

This book presents a new model, the competency framework, for students, innovators, entrepreneurs, managers, and anyone who wants to better understand the dynamic world of innovation and entrepreneurship.Focused on both the individual and strategic...

The book examines how the outgrowth of the financial industry has contributed to the recent tendencies towards inequality and stagnation. It proposes a monetary interpretation of these events using a Classical–Keynesian theoretical approach derived from...

The gender pay gap is economically irrational and yet stubbornly persistent. In 2022, it stands at 14.9% in the UK. While it is shrinking, the rate of closure is slow, varied and by no means consistent. Focusing on the finance industry known for its...

Essential Mathematics for Economics covers mathematical topics that are essential for economic analysis in a concise but rigorous fashion. The book covers selected topics such as linear algebra, real analysis, convex analysis, constrained optimization,...

As the business world pivots from profit to purpose, leaders need to access a new set of behaviours, tools and approaches to stay motivated, authentic and successful. Force for Good will help leaders examine whether their current behaviours, ways of...

Dieses Buch, jetzt in der 2. Auflage, unterstützt das HR-Management in Unternehmen bei der Etablierung effektiver und effizienter Prozesse, bei der digitalen Transformation und bei der Positionierung als Business Partner. Welche HR-Prozesse sind in...

Dieses Buch bietet ein umfassendes Verständnis von Pricing. Preismanagement wird dabei als Prozess verstanden, der in den vier Phasen Strategie, Analyse, Entscheidung und Umsetzung abläuft. In separaten Kapiteln wird auf branchenspezifische...

Die Kostenrechnung stellt ein bedeutendes Instrument der Unternehmensführung und daher ein unverzichtbares Element eines wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Studiums dar. In diesem Buch werden die Grundlagen der Kostenrechnung sowie deren unterschiedliche...

Building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization is not only the right thing to do for society, it's the right thing to do for the business. Productivity, engagement and profitability all improve with a more inclusive workplace. Written for all...

Dieses Buch beschreibt übersichtlich den Order-to-Cash-Prozess und deckt die wichtigsten Schritte von der Bestellung bis hin zur Zahlung aus Sicht der Finanzen ab. In der heutigen Wirtschaft ist ein reibungsloser Ablauf vom Auftrags- bis zum...

Das Lehrbuch behandelt einerseits die präskriptiv-normative Entscheidungstheorie, wie sie zur grundlegenden Ausbildung in verschiedenen Bachelorstudiengängen gehört. Andererseits wird auch in etwa gleichem Umfang auf die Erkenntnisse der...

This book focused specifically on the newly emerging issues related to the development of green science/technology, and green economy toward Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It covers three parts, namely (1) socioeconomic science, (2) environmental...

A climate catastrophe can be avoided, but only with a rapid and sustained investment in companies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To the surprise of many, this has already begun. Investors are abandoning fossil-fuel companies and other...

Essential Mathematics for Economics covers mathematical topics that are essential for economic analysis in a concise but rigorous fashion. The book covers selected topics such as linear algebra, real analysis, convex analysis, constrained optimization,...

Climate change, species extinction, energy and raw material shortages are global challenges that are directly linked to our way of doing business. They affect our very existence and jeopardize our ability to lead a good life today and in the future, both...

Bedtime reading for leaders who can’t sleep…A unique and rich mix of imaginative story-telling and practical advice from an author with six decades of management and leadership experience, Good Leaders in Turbulent Times is for those nightmare times when...

The Kardashians are not only a massive global pop culture phenomenon, they are also effective business leaders and entrepreneurs having established many brands and companies. In addition to their celebrity, they successfully market their businesses and...

The bulk of Management and Organization Studies deals with time as organization. Time is performed, organized, enacted, and as such is a locus of power. In this edited book, we stress the importance of organization as time. Time is an organizing force...

Managing People in Changing Organizations addresses the contemporary problems faced by managers in dealing with people, organizations, and change in a theoretically informed and practical way. It does so by drawing on classic studies in management,...

The business, commercial and public-sector world has changed dramatically since John Oakland wrote the first edition of Statistical Process Control in the mid-1980s. Then, people were rediscovering statistical methods of 'quality control' and the book...

Joseph A. Schumpeter made multiple contributions to economic science and beyond. Drawing on this wide range of writings, this book argues that Schumpeter provided a theoretical account of capitalism as a total phenomenon. It methodically reconstructs the...

This book analyzes regional business cycles in Latin America. The authors explain the nature of regional business cycles and discuss different sources of regional economic fluctuations such as technology changes, natural disasters, or supply and demand...

This groundbreaking textbook redefines auditing education by seamlessly incorporating International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and other IAASB assurance standards at its core, establishing a new paradigm in how auditing principles are taught...

This book clarifies the mechanism of widening income inequality and declining labor share in macroeconomics, growth, technology, and the labor market, and provides policy implications. The volume covers three research themes: the influence of structural...