Management

The aim of EUROPEAN RETAIL RESEARCH is to publish interesting manuscripts of high quality and innovativeness with a focus on retail researchers, retail lecturers, retail students and retail executives. As it has always been, retail executives are part of...

This dissertation fundamentally investigates the ability and explanatory power of the parenting advantage concept to effectively manage business portfolios. It contributes to a largely ignored field of corporate strategy research: namely, the parenting...

What kind of corporate- and intercultural problems do German companies encounter on the path towards globally operating enterprises? To what extent should they hold on to, adjust or abandon their long-established values and practices in a new business...

Julia Maurer offers the first comprehensive conceptual and empirical approach to the relationships between foreign subsidiaries. She develops a novel framework for the analysis of intersubsidiary relationships and applies it to the large-scale plant...

The 'long tail' of holiday offerings implies dramatic shifts in the sector's concentration levels and its competitive dynamics. In order to examine the applicability and validity of this scenario, a number of key holiday niches are examined in terms of...

Felix Schulze-Borges entwickelt ein fundiertes Performanceverstandnis fur Professional Service Firms und bettet dieses thematisch in das strategische Management ein. Um die Performance fur das Management handhabbar zu machen, identifiziert er deren...

Markus Sattler reviews the predictors of successful innovation management on firm level with a meta-analytic approach. His findings suggest in that the role of knowledge management and an environment of learning are important success factors on which...

This study addresses the marketing-mix standardization issue in the Central and Eastern European context. Special consideration is given to the construct of product cultural specificity, for which a new measure is proposed.Book InformationISBN...

Empirical studies show that the reputation of transaction partners affects the economic outcomes of online auction markets. In four studies, Christopher Schlagel investigates the country-specific effects of reputation and the underlying reasons for these...

Patricia Klarner adopts a new approach to analyze strategic changes and introduces the rhythm of change as a concept that measures the timing of repeated changes. She provides a state-of-the-art view of the optimal timing of strategic changes in...

Jens Hutzschenreuter determines the effect of management control forms on the performance of innovative small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). His findings suggest that in fact indirect control forms have a stronger performance impact than...

Ute Hillmer investigates technology acceptance behavior in the mechatronics industry in Germany and develops a multi-disciplinary understanding, which includes psychology, sociology and business science. It is shown that individuals accept new...

The aim of EUROPEAN RETAIL RESEARCH is to publish interesting manuscripts of high quality and innovativeness with a focus on retail researchers, retail lecturers, retail students and retail executives. As it has always been, retail executives are part of...

Philipp Herzog develops a theoretical framework arguing that Open Innovation and Closed Innovation cultures need to be distinguished. The findings help firms cope with the challenges experienced in implementing the Open Innovation concept.Book...

Achim Schmitt examines the role of efficiency and growth through innovation within corporate restructuring efforts. He develops a restructuring model that is empirically tested in the German-speaking consulting market for corporate restructurings. He,...

There has been a long tradition of research on the relation between diversification and performance of public corporations in the strategy and finance fields. As for private equity portfolios, research on this matter is rather scarce. From a theoretical...

A number of eminent authors take a look at aspects of application management from a range of practical and theoretical perspectives and present possible solutions for current challenges, demonstrating the close links between service creation and service...

Patrick Schulze investigates the performance effects and organizational antecedents of innovation strategies and, in particular, ambidexterity.Book InformationISBN 9783834920256Author Patrick SchulzeFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint GWV Fachverlage...

The automotive industry is a major pillar of the modern global economy and Europe is one of the key players. It has a unique role to play in Europe in - ployment, manufacturing, R&D, transportation and investment, and there are crucial challenges and...

This book provides a road-map to successful implementation of strategic outsourcing programmes, providing down-to-earth approaches to outsourcing decision making and programme management, based on a grass-roots understanding. A practitioner-focused book...

What does really matter for daily leadership? How would a good and effective manager be characterized? Daniel F. Pinnow describes in a very illustrative way the essentials of collaborating with people in the business environment. This standard reference...

Companies' decision-making and planning systems find themselves in a constant tug of war between strategic and financial considerations. The authors analyze these two opposing currents in business thinking, dissecting their differences and identifying...

Consultants from Pleon, Europe's leading communications agency, as well as managers and academics, share their experience with change communication. They offer valuable insights on what engagement, if tackled correctly, can do for organizations, adding...

This insightful book presents new and innovative business models that are increasingly becoming a key to business success in a rapidly changing world. It details new and appropriate analytics, frameworks, insights, and forecasts for strategy and...

It is evident that many organisations are in need of renovation, innovation and reinvigoration. Longstanding business paradigms and underpinning practices require critical reflection in the light of fundamental societal and business developments. Some...

Total Quality Management (TQM) is a journey towards improvement, guiding you through a continuous reassessment of yourself, your work and your organization. The author demonstrates how to improve your daily workload in order to create a quality product,...

The concepts and theories of knowledge management and networks are well documented. Yet there are few, if any, guidelines on how to implement knowledge management within an organization, especially focusing on how to manage knowledge in a network...

An evolving agenda of Information Technology Auditing is subject of this book. The author presents various current and future issues in the domain of IT Auditing in both scholarly as well as highly practice-driven manner so as to make those issues clear...

The term 'stakeholder management' describes the policy towards all interest groups that have a stake in a company. Here, companies using a Stakeholder Management tool give their first-hand account of how this tool enables them to successfully measure,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639301199Author Rai RohanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 381g

This book investigates the functioning and effects of moral rules and values as endogenous elements of governance structures when applied to economic and social transactions. The point of departure and framework of this book is Josef Wieland's theory of...

Obtaining and developing useful accounting information is required of any manufacturer to disclose information for both internal and external purposes. However, today's accounting systems are inadequate to provide the informational support required to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932159318Author Donald SheldonFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint J Ross PublishingPublisher J Ross PublishingWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

This guide is for those who know that the ostrich attitude leaves talent untapped and that to be on the wrong side of the law is expensive in time, money, relationships and reputation. The book includes: the essentials of unlawful age discrimination as...

A guide to risk management for those positions of responsibility. The reader will be all too aware of what could go wrong in your own organisation, but may not have learned the tools to assess and manage those problems. The book focuses on project risk...

There are things that will motivate most people in many situations but they do not produce results every time and with every individual. This book demonstrates that motivational skills can be learned and that ultimately to be a good motivator a manager...

The manager who fails to delegate is not a real manager but it is not as easy as it sounds. Nearly everyone is in favour of it as an abstract concept but delegation in real life requires effort and perseverance in the face of discouragement and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903500002Author Michael R. QuayleFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Liverpool Business PublishingPublisher Cambridge Media GroupWeight(grams) 489g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903091388Author Nigel NicholsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Format Publishing LtdPublisher Format Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 225g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903091326Author Nigel NicholsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Format Publishing LtdPublisher Format Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 225gDimensions(mm)...