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Mining and Development in Sierra Leone examines how different actors in Sierra Leone use the effects of large-scale mining to navigate and transform the challenging conditions of life.The book offers an in-depth analysis of the processes of development...

Innovation has always been a core driver of growth at most organizations and collaboration is key to driving it. Collaboration facilitates the exchange of ideas and thoughts among team members who then weigh in on them with collective expertise.This book...

Economics affects our daily lives in crucial ways. We constantly hear about recessions and unemployment, inflation and cost of living crises, economic growth and inequality, climate change and carbon taxes, interest rates and house prices, and tariffs...

The manufacturing industry is facing massive changes driven by digitalization and sustainability. It is being redefined to meet UN SDGs with the creation of new materials, processes and machinery. The drive for digitalization in order to use resources...

Blockchain, metaverse, and digital payment technologies, collectively called digital ecosystem, have received much attention from academia, regulators, and industry alike. However, their usage across various sub-sectors of the economy and industry is...

A strategic framework for businesses leaders who are grappling with the backlash against the post-pandemic "return to office" demonstrates the strong case for holistic flexibility Forced to allow remote and hybrid work arrangements during the onset of...

Small business owners do not have the time or resources to consult with so-called ‘business experts’ every time a particular issue comes up. It just takes too long for an ‘outsider’ to understand their particular business niche. Clearly legal and...

Recruiting talent from among the disabled population poses unique challenges, which often are not adequately addressed by potential employers. Although the job market now mostly favors employers, this situation will change due to demographic changes. In...

Building and Facilities Maintenance Management: An Innovative Operational Approach is a new introductory textbook aimed at students who are studying building maintenance and asset management for the first time as part of their undergraduate or foundation...

The emergence of start-up companies and new forms of entrepreneurship has become a significant challenge for entrepreneurs and decision-makers who shape the businesses and economies of the future. This book presents the results of international research,...

Mindfulness and Business Education – Developing self-aware future leaders, is a practical guide for educators and academics with teaching responsibilities in business schools or colleges. Business schools have a responsibility to equip future leaders...

Social media use is a confounding aspect of organisations, aiding interconnection, communication and productivity. Its use has undoubtedly impacted on human resource management and the establishment of harmonious contemporary employment relationships...

Building and Facilities Maintenance Management: An Innovative Operational Approach is a new introductory textbook aimed at students who are studying building maintenance and asset management for the first time as part of their undergraduate or foundation...

The emergence of new digital technologies, awareness of corporate social responsibility, and the greater need for innovation and problem-solving skills are becoming a de-facto part of the everyday management agenda. A key question to be answered in these...

Use of the NEC4 suite of contracts continues to grow and the new edition of Understanding the NEC4 Term Service Contract includes significant additional materials and changes since its original publication immediately after the initial release of the...

Small business owners do not have the time or resources to consult with so-called ‘business experts’ every time a particular issue comes up. It just takes too long for an ‘outsider’ to understand their particular business niche. Clearly legal and...

Understanding Social Entrepreneurship is the leading textbook that provides students with a comprehensive overview of the field. It brings the mindset, principles, strategies, tools, and techniques of entrepreneurship into the social sector to present...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780349429175Author David KeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Piatkus BooksPublisher Little, Brown Book GroupWeight(grams) 41g

Addressing the rise of a new breed of activists who present a real threat not only to reputations but to business operations, this book explores what businesses need to understand about these communities, why they should be taken seriously, and how...

Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) are often criticized due to insufficient regulatory provision, thus lowering clients’ confidence in them. Additionally, few countries have well-established legislation relating to the Islamic finance industry, while...

Build-to-rent (BTR) is a new kind of rental community. These are communities designed for people who prefer to rent housing but want a place that feels more like home. They take the best aspects of single-family rentals and upgrade the experience by...

A unified framework for understanding monetary policy, including recent unprecedented interventions by central banksOver the past two decades, monetary policy has been deployed in unprecedented ways, as central banks attempted to mitigate the adverse...

In diesem Buch erklären die Entdecker des Fan-Prinzips, wie Sie Mitarbeiter zu wirklichen Fans machen und Ihr Unternehmen dadurch nachhaltig stärken – denn Fan-Mitarbeiter sind produktiver, loyaler und die besten Botschafter. Der Schlüssel dafür: Sie...

Influencer Marketing zählt zu den wichtigsten Zukunftsthemen im Marketing. Mittlerweile haben sich vier zentrale Influencer-Typen herauskristallisiert: Klassische prominente Influencer, Social-Media-Stars, die sich in Nano-, Micro-, Macro-, Mega- und...

'Pay attention' - Jason Fried, founder and CEO of Basecamp, bestselling author of ReWork A revolutionary roadmap for building startups that go the distance Cracks are forming in the myth of the VC-funded, IPO-driven billion-dollar company. They're...

Across the last fifty years, there has been increasing studies on Organisational Ambidexterity (OA). However, there has been a disproportionate focus on the theory underpinning OA with less recourse to the implementation of OA. The primary purpose of...

Nachhaltigkeit darf sich nicht nur an kurzfristigen Erfolgen oder ausschließlich an finanziellen Ergebnissen orientieren, sondern muss zwangsläufig langfristige Ziele wie Stabilität, Resilienz und Flexibilität verfolgen. Dies gilt auch für die...

Monetary economics is concerned with the role of money in economic activities. The development of monetary theory and policy plays a significant role in the growth and development of various economies. This has far-reaching implications for various...

A small group of experienced business leaders and academics have teamed up to create an innovative and potentially disruptive approach to developing leadership in the 21st Century. The result is a unique, people-centric, and scientifically researched,...

How does the art market choose its winners, thereby also deciding what millions of visitors to galleries and museums will view, year after year? Whereas art historical writing and contemporary commentary tend to highlight the efforts of specific artists,...

Originally published in 1988, this study focusses on international economic integration in relation to the passenger car industry and market in the West-European car-making countries, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the UK in the second half of the...

This book reviews the strategies for the development of sustainable health promotion practices, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with case examples from the COVID-19 pandemic.Beginning with a historical survey of the global agenda of...

This book explicates how the frontiers and path of development of casino tourism in various destinations in East and Southeast Asia are shaped by a set of social, cultural, political and economic forces and their interplays in a dynamic environment, and...

This book examines how collective bargaining disputes are resolved among police and essential service employees.In Australia, as in other common law countries, police and other highly essential employees such as fire-fighters and ambulance officers have...

The need for restructuring and transforming business practices for the benefit of humanity and the environment is a major theme of this book. Interactivity and connectedness of people and things/data is transforming everything. Many organizations, even...

Economics affects our daily lives in crucial ways. We constantly hear about recessions and unemployment, inflation and cost of living crises, economic growth and inequality, climate change and carbon taxes, interest rates and house prices, and tariffs...

Subversion, Power and Hierarchy in Organisations and Society: Carnivalesque Leadership explores a leadership strategy that dates back centuries but has become so normalised that it has become invisible as a strategy. Extrapolating Mikhail Bakhtin’s ideas...

Understanding Social Entrepreneurship is the leading textbook that provides students with a comprehensive overview of the field. It brings the mindset, principles, strategies, tools, and techniques of entrepreneurship into the social sector to present...

This book presents the necessary resources and practical options for companies to find, bind, and develop international professionals in the DACH region. Through a study conducted by the authors, the interrelationship between Human Resources and...

Become your own best publicist with these 10 top industry secrets from a PR professional. Packed with insider advice on how to get your business featured in the media, with zero fluff, it’s your essential toolkit for standing out from the crowd.Lucy...