Pre Order

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 decisive decade demands more inspired and informed practitioners who can use positive futures to rebalance the present. This book is a thought-provoking approach to imagine, create, and lead the journey to a more sustainable world – where a spectrum...

This practical text covers the essential aspects of managing employees, providing relevant and interesting case studies to enable students to develop the management skills and approaches needed at all levels. The book includes a wealth of case studies...

Business ethics are the set of practices and policies that companies use to guide them through decisions about finances, negotiations and deals, corporate social responsibility, and more. Without a strong set of ethics, a business can run afoul of the...

This four-volume book examines, through multiple and cross-discipline perspectives, the science and practice of not-for-profit organisations. These organisations have drawn considerable attention and witnessed extensive growth as they engage in...

This book presents the creative industries as a suite of practices intimately connected to political, economic, and cultural power. Seeking to illuminate the creative industries through critical cultural analysis, the book shows the extent to which...

Anders als in Frankreich und China, die seit Jahren weltweit führenden Produzenten von Nutzhanf sind, werden in Deutschland die Chancen des Nutzhanfs vernachlässigt. Was sind die Gründe hierfür und wo lässt sich ansetzen, um an der Nischenposition des...

The world has witnessed the proliferation of Mega-Regional Trade Agreements (MRTAs), and this book critically examines a range of issues with MRTAs starting from their genesis to their economic clout over the world, the likely implications for member...

The conventional interpretation of safety, known as Safety-I, denotes a condition where as little as possible goes wrong, and the focus of practical efforts in management or analysis is on the occurrence of unacceptable outcomes and on how to reduce...

Advanced Human Resource Management provides comprehensive, practical guidance on understanding and implementing key strategic practices across the HR function. This essential textbook for postgraduate and final year undergraduate students of HRM covers...

Focusing on research that examines both individual and organizational behavior relative to accounting, Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research provides an in-depth analysis and exchange of peer-reviewed knowledge across all areas of accounting...

This book explores the genesis of the concept of global commons against the backdrop of the global environmental problems of climate change, biodiversity conservation, desertification, and the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes. It highlights...

Dieses Open Access essential enthält eine Sammlung praxisnaher Fallstudien, die auf realen Beispielen von Innovatorinnen basieren und einen Einblick in die vielfältigen Rollen von Frauen in Innovationsprozessen geben. Ein besonderes Augenmerk liegt auf...

A Wall Street Journal Bestseller!In The Unicorn Project, we follow Maxine, a senior lead developer and architect, as she is exiled to the Phoenix Project, to the horror of her friends and colleagues, as punishment for contributing to a payroll outage...

From bestselling personal finance author Ramit Sethi, here is a definitive book about a defining challenge for tens of millions of people: navigating the tricky waters of money in a romantic relationship. Drawing on Sethi's experience working with...

The unspoken rules and unquestioned assumptions that make up corporate culture are so well hidden that, once we become insiders, we stop noticing them. But our shared language – ‘the way we talk around here’ – contains the patterns of thought and...

Research shows that companies that employ data-driven decision-making are more productive, have a higher market value and deliver higher returns for their shareholders. In this book, the reader will discover the history, theory and practice of...

In an era when growth marketing has become a buzzword for quick fixes, this book provides a clear roadmap for how marketers can move on from short-term hacks and utilize their full marketing funnel to gain and retain customers across any size business in...

Ein Blick auf den Hotel- und Gastronomiemarkt zeigt, dass Nachhaltigkeit keine Modeerscheinung ist. Die Autoren erläutern, was Nachhaltigkeit im Gastgewerbe bedeutet, welche erfolgversprechenden Strategien existieren und welche Werkzeuge eingesetzt...

This book offers a novel multi-portfolio approach and stochastic programming formulations for modeling and solving contemporary supply chain risk management problems. The focus of the book is on supply chain resilience under propagated disruptions,...

Dieses kompakte Werk zeigt praxisnah und fundiert die besondere Struktur von Verhandlungen auf. Gute Verhandlungen verlaufen spielerisch wie ein Theaterstück in drei Akten: die Begrüßung, der Austausch von Argumenten und im dritten Akt die Einigung...

Since the original publication of Building A Storybrand, over one million business leaders have discovered Donald Miller’s powerful Storybrand Framework and they are making millions. Now, the classic resource for connecting with customers has been fully...

From the workings of financial markets to our response to the ecological crisis, economic theory shapes the world. But where do these ideas come from? Ricardo’s Dream tells the fascinating story of David Ricardo, Adam Smith’s only real rival as the...

In today’s technology-driven environment there is an ever-increasing demand for information delivery. A compromise has to be struck between security and availability. This book is a pragmatic guide to information assurance for both business professionals...

The forming, funding, approval, and planning of a project are key factors in its future success or failure. This book explains the use of strategic project analysis, and advocates for a closer relationship between economic analysis and project evaluation...

Morality is the individual or social conventions about moral norms and rules while morality management signifies the process and functions of planning, organising, motivating, and controlling morality. This book presents the philosophical assumptions of...

Today is a Great Day! New Attitudes for Attaining Project Success is a beacon of positivity and inspiration to project managers who, in their day-to-day work, are beset with challenges and uncertainty. Through a blend of personal anecdotes, insightful...

This book is a complete guide to learning the critical selling and negotiation skills to gain a competitive edge in a challenging business environment.The volume covers various negotiation approaches, strategies, tactics and styles that are adaptable and...

Leadership literature is dominated by Western paradigms, but what about the lessons of leadership from a cross-cultural perspective? In this highly readable volume, Sy Islam and Gordon B. Schmidt utilise examples from Avatar: The Last Airbender to bring...