Management of specific areas Books

This book, first published in 1988, considers the problems that developing countries face when importing technology from abroad. The major issues - technical, economic, political - are analysed in the case of one particular country: Korea. The book...

As London sought to use the Olympics to achieve an ambitious programme of urban renewal in the relatively socially deprived East London it attracted global attention and sparked debate. This book provides an in-depth study of the transformation of East...

Using state of the art mathematical techniques this book provides a complete characterization of the Uzawa-Lucas growth model. In his path-breaking contribution on the 'Mechanics of Economic Growth' Lucas suggested that human capital is the key variable...

How has the recession affected the conduct of human resource management? How have HR departments and managers fared? Have leading firms taken measures to sustain and revive their businesses through innovative HR measures? How have union representation...

Master the art of selling and discover the seasoned techniques you'll need to close any deal.Do you want to get into sales, and you're looking for the must-know tools & tricks of the trade? Do you want to discover the strategies you need to build...

Discover the secret to taking control of your finances and achieving financial freedom with Budgeting Mastery. This book provides you with the essential tools and strategies to create a budget that aligns with your lifestyle and financial goals.Gone are...

As our world evolves into a more technically inclined environment, it has become more imperative to understand technology and how it works.This book was developed to encourage and provide the confidence of someone who is interested in transitioning their...

In Building an Innovation Powerhouse you will learn how to maximise the potential of people to grow your business. Authors Andy Wynn and Jim Hick dive deep into the most complex aspect of innovation and skilfully deconstruct the multi-dimensional...

The Employability Market Orientation (EMO) model, which is more extensive than traditional approaches in the field of personal marketing, along with a questionnaire for its measurement, makes the employee "anti-fragile" behaving as a micro-entrepreneur...

International Trade, Labor Relations, and Bargaining Power: International Strawberry Commodity Networks examines power in the commercial food system through the history of always available strawberries.

Human Centered Management and Crisis: Disruptions, Resilience, Wellbeing and Sustainability is the new edited book of the Human Centered Management (HCM) Series developed to respond to surmounting concerns of global audiences and human centered scholars,...

This book is an exploration of intentional listening as an essential skill for coaches. It introduces the Head, Heart, and Hands Listening model as a vital tool to amplify effective listening in coaching practice. Accessible and applicable, the book...

This book bridges the gap between theory and practice, incorporating real-world case studies to show how organisations and leaders can adapt after the global unrest and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and more recent challenges. Drawing from...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The man who single-handedly initiated the service management phenomenon in America poses a new challenge for businesses--how to incorporate a new commitment to the customer into their own business.

The handbook is structured to guide organizations new to ISO 9001 through the process necessary to connect their current practices to the requirements of ISO 9001:2015. For organizations already certified to ISO 9001, it advises how to use your upgrade...

Over the past twenty-five years, a series of actions, omissions, and failures by Canada's lawmakers and the purported gatekeepers of investors' rights have left Canadians' investments, pensions, and retirement savings at greater risk. Bodies such as...

During the past two decades, corporate management has come to take an active role in health promotion programming for employees, offering health education, screenings, therapy, and even leisure initiatives. However, little attention has been given to how...

The Chinese characters for "danger" and "opportunity" form the word "crisis". Ancient Chinese wisdom sees an opportunity in danger. While cultural diversity brings challenges to the workplace, how do we turn these challenges into opportunities? Drawing...

This book presents an in-depth study of how the drive to optimize organizational performance can be significantly improved by investigating the causal relationships between profitability, productivity, and sustainability (PPS). This is...

This book will be crucial reading for students across a variety of disciplines. A broadly socio-legal text, using a mixed-methods design combining grounded theory with an in-depth case study, this research explores a rarely-seen facet of the legal...

The Russian budget process has received little detailed attention in academic literature. Here various key aspects of the formation of the federal budget, largely since Vladimir Putin began his third presidential term in 2012, are examined. It is...

Digitalization is changing the world of work. Technology is shifting the relationship between workers and machines and how work is organized; new skills are becoming increasingly relevant in the workplace where workers no longer work for a single...

Human Resource Management (HRM) is fundamentally shaped by institutional and cultural factors, such as the different political environments and social philosophies of particular countries and regions. By examining the various organizational aspects of...

In many businesses, supply chain people are trapped in reactive roles where they source, contract, purchase, receive, warehouse, and ship as a service. However, in some businesses suppliers contribute to improvement programs, technology, funding,...

This book provides a timely evaluation of the EU's ability to act internationally and coordinate policy in a time when it also seeks to meet shifting demands of international cooperation. These include global sustainable development, the challenge of...

A guide to creating a fair compensation plan for family businesses

Career development is often neglected in family firms, yet it is essential to the continuous process of building leadership capacity for the future. A well-planned and effective career-development process enables individuals meet the strategic...

Back in 1983 I was chatting with Dick Coleman, publisher of Traffic World magazine, when he unexpectedly proposed that I write a column for the magazine on computer applications in the transportation/physical distribution...

Peter Flynn has been an enthusiastic and skillful contributor in the world of SGML and XML for many years, and it is a pleasure to see him set some of his expertise down in writing as well. The range and power of SGML tools...

Production Planning and MIP.- The Modeling and Optimization Approach.- Production Planning Models and Systems.- Mixed Integer Programming Algorithms.- Classification and Reformulation.- Reformulations in Practice.- Basic Polyhedral Combinatorics for...

Become a money management superstar and learn how to manage money wisely, design a budget, handle expenses, settle debts successfully, manage debts and make smart investments. As most of us know, one of the most difficult things is to control money...

This book will prepare you for all the expected and unexpected twists and turns of rental property investments. You will be equipped enough to get down to business and create a healthy and stable cash flow. More and more people are turning toward rental...