Corporate Governance

Compelling and robust, this book provides an analysis of challenges in public service outsourcing and considers how to avoid failure in the future. Crucially, it proposes a governance mechanism where outsourcing public services nurtures less extractive...

Design thinking is widely recognized as an alternative approach to innovation, but it can be challenging to implement, often conflicting with organizational structures, cultures, and processes. The practice of design thinking calls for a new mindset that...

The new M&A bible.Few actions can change the value of a company-and its competitive future-as quickly and dramatically as an acquisition. Yet most companies fail to create shareholder value from these deals, and in many cases they destroy it. It doesn't...

The Strategic Manager provides a comprehensive, logical, and applied insight in strategic management. Unlike some more theory-heavy texts, this book focuses on how strategy works in everyday practice, taking readers' expectations and understanding beyond...

Keep shareholders happy and manage for the long term.Earning a board seat is a rite of passage. But directors must juggle many responsibilities, from steering company strategy, managing risk, and appointing leaders to setting the right incentives,...

Written by leading subject expert Christine Mallin, Corporate Governance combines clear, accessible discussion of theory with a wealth of contemporary, global examples to introduce students to both the essential principles of the subject and how they...

Warren Buffett is perhaps the most accomplished investor of all time. The CEO and chair of Berkshire Hathaway has earned admiration for not only his financial feats but also the philosophy behind them. Todd A. Finkle provides striking new insights into...

This book tells the story of how the convergence between corporate sustainability and sustainable investing is now becoming a major force driving systemic market changes. The idea and practice of corporate sustainability is no longer a niche movement...

Cybersecurity threats are on the rise. As a leader, you need to be prepared to keep your organization safe.Companies are investing an unprecedented amount of money to keep their data and assets safe, yet cyberattacks are on the rise--and the problem is...

Every week brings news of an organisation that has distributed data that shouldn't have been shared, or has lost out to a competitor who is using data to drive business in an innovative way. Data is fundamentally changing the nature of businesses and...

The purpose of this book is to awaken leaders to the unique opportunities now present in the areas typically delegated to Health and Safety. It is a strategy to utilize existing resources to fully develop and engage human potential to catapult business...

This book is a leadership guide to the effective implementation of the ISO 45001:2018 standard. It takes the high-level leadership and top management principles put forward in ISO 45001 and develops them into a comprehensive discourse on how, at the very...

Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Meetings and Events Industry is a comprehensive roadmap that prepares event professionals for the economic, environmental, and social challenges ahead, and transforms the industry for the long run. This...

Understanding governance as it applies to portfolios, programs, and projects is growing in importance to organizations, because appropriate governance is a factor in the success or failure of strategic initiatives and portfolios, as well as an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789401802833Author Van Haren PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 542Imprint Van Haren Publishing BVPublisher Van Haren Publishing BV

The most up-to-date version of the gold standard in board governance In the newly revised second edition of High Performance Boards: A Practical Guide to Improving & Energizing your Governance, author Didier Cossin delivers an incisive and practical...

Written by three leading thinkers in the field of sustainability, 'All In' defines the essential attributes of high-impact corporate sustainability leadership and describes how companies can combine and apply those characteristics for future success. All...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789401809559Author Van Haren PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 207Imprint Van Haren PublishingPublisher Van Haren PublishingWeight(grams)...

A practical guide, from the basic techniques, through to advanced applications, showing you what risk management is, and how you can develop a successful strategy for your company.About the Author Tony Blunden is an Executive Director of Chase Cooper...

'A penetrating portrait of one of the most significant companies in the world' Ronan Farrow, author of Catch and Kill'With the skill of an award-winning journalist, Horwitz details the inner workings of the tech giant and their outcomes...A must-read.'...

This book is a practical guide for executive and non-executive directors and aspiring directors to lead, govern, and steer UK-based organisations to long-term sustainable success. In today's turbulent environment, corporate governance is increasingly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950508679Author Clarissa LucasFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint IT Revolution PressPublisher IT Revolution PressWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm)...

This is the inside story of private equity dealmaking.Over the last 40 years, LBO fund managers have demonstrated that they are good at making money for themselves and their investors. But when one looks beneath the surface of the transactions they...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634626538Author Laura MadsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Technics Publications LLCPublisher Technics Publications LLCWeight(grams) 300g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743267090Author James B. StewartFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster

"In equal parts a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of some of our best-loved institutions and a guide on how governing boards should work" - HRDirector Throughout the world, thousands of people give their time, skill and energy to serving on a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780948537141Author Richard WinfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Brefi PressPublisher Brefi PressWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

The well-ordered, fully aligned view of organization and management practice, with its unfailingly positive results, bears little relationship to the world that managers and others experience every day. This straight-line, 'do this and you'll get that'...

Governance is among the most used of new ideas in the social sciences, most notably in the fields of political science, public administration, sociology, social and political theory. As ever, debates within disciplines rarely transcend disciplinary...

A fully updated edition of the definitive guide to financial regulation In recent years, not only has the compliance field become firmly established, but it has seen staggering growth, thanks to never-ending changes in the regulatory environment. As...

A different way of discovering and developing the best business ideas Jack Welch once said, "Someone, somewhere has a better idea." In this myth-busting book, the authors reveal that great business ideas do not spring from innate creativity, or...

In January 2010, author, academic and social entrepreneur Dr Wayne Visser set off on a nine-month, 20-country "quest" to talk to entrepreneurs, business leaders and innovators and learn about how companies in all parts of the world can and are helping to...

Strategy and Leadership as Service isn't just a nice idea; it is a practical, alternative vision of the future of work for senior executives that is starting to gain significant interest and is being adopted by businesses globally. Disrupting and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789401800501Author Martin CarcaryFormat PaperbackPage Count 654Imprint Van Haren Publishing BVPublisher Van Haren Publishing BV

The term corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often used in the boardroom, classroom, and political platform, but what does it really mean? Do corporations have ethical or philanthropic duties beyond their obligations to comply with the law? How does...

Your business reputation can take years to build-and mere minutes to destroy The range of business threats is evolving rapidly but your organization can thrive and gain a competitive advantage with your business vision for enterprise risk management...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634624787Author Harkish SenFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Technics Publications LLCPublisher Technics Publications LLCWeight(grams) 340g

Leaders - whether in business, government or the nonprofit sector - take risks but often without fully understanding risk at a strategic level. Expanding upon the well-known "ESG" risks, this book explains the key nonfinancial (environmental, social,...

A fascinating guide to surviving and thriving in the corporate C-Suite The Suite Spot is not a single-idea book but rather a compendium of wisdom that has been sourced from hundreds of leading executives over a period of 20 years and has been collated...

Security architects are responsible for maintaining the security of an organisation's computer systems as well as designing, developing and reviewing security architectures that fit business requirements, mitigate risk and conform to security policies...