Research and development management Books

This book discusses how artificial intelligence (AI), business intelligence (BI), and data-driven decision-making are transforming traditional business management practices, leading to unparalleled innovation and efficiency. It covers practical uses to...

Drawing on 30 years of real-world experience and insights from a comprehensive study, Lindstrom explores how purpose impacts individuals, teams, and organizations, driving clarity, confidence, and commitment. She reveals how purpose can enhance...

Provocative and reflective, this volume on the notion of knowledge and innovation in the business industry provides readers with a holistic approach to the subject of 'knowledge'.

Written by a sister and brother team with 35 years of combined experience, this book demystifies business development and offers a simple and highly effective method of selling for business coaches and consultants.

In today's dynamic business environment, even the most ambitious strategies can falter without one critical element: alignment and execution anchored to a compelling vision and purpose. "Align & Execute" delivers a practical roadmap for business...

"Ready, Set, Launch" empowers you with insights on selecting the optimal business structure, ensuring compliance, and assembling a winning team. Dive into the intricacies of raising capital and master the art of social media marketing to amplify your...

Taxation Essentials and Compliance for Startups. Your go-to guide for understanding and managing the crucial aspects of compliance and taxation from the ground up. Easy-to-understand, and actionable blueprint that will help entrepreneurs a strong...

「有时候，真希望能回到13岁，重新与世界约定：只要你勇往直前、不断学习、更深刻理解，就能创造出真正有用、创新的事物。」「成功故事常把人简化成某些刻板印象：神童、天才工程师、充满矛盾的商业大亨。我的故事，充满许多非我能控制的独特情境，塑造了我的性格，影响了我的选择。」【比尔．盖兹亲自解读】如何靠阅读理解世界运作、不受限学习新知胆子可以训练，培养社交力与独立性愈早愈好「用脑思考就一定能找到答案」怎么跟盖兹学超高度专注如何建立心智框架，快速掌握跨领域知识发现热情之后才是关键，如何把兴趣打磨成真正有用的技能为什么...

"El vendedor más chingón del mundo" de Marcos Duarte Rivero es un manual práctico sobre ventas profesionales que combina experiencia práctica con estrategias concretas para la excelencia comercial.Con un estilo directo e irreverente pero respetuoso, el...

This introductory text covers the foundational concepts and statistical applications of quantitative research techniques using SPSS and R. Using step-by-step examples throughout, the book is designed to make this complex subject accessible to students...

You don't have to sacrifice yourself to serve others.Residency prepared us to be competent physicians. It didn't prepare us, though, for the challenges we face in our career. From negotiating employment terms to managing risk, physicians face almost...

Unlock the true potential of your business with The Path to the Pinnacle: Using Customized Business Operating Systems to Drive Growth. In this compelling and insightful book, filled with real-world examples and stories of entrepreneurs who have...

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...

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 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.

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...

Adopting a relationship-centric perspective, the book proposes a deeper analysis of the role of managerial relationship building and development and SMEs internationalization.

This edited volume constitutes the first available comprehensive business history of Latin America available in English. It offers a unique synthesis of the development of capitalism in Latin America that takes into consideration the complexities of each...

This book analyses how The Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries (SAREC) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) have worked to promote science in low-income countries.

This book examines the power of linking Lean government operations and purposeful public policy. When Lean process improvement principles and techniques entered the public sector after decades of proven effectiveness in private industry, it brought the...

'Business Groups and the Thailand Economy' examines the role of business groups, specifically state, local and foreign capitals in the economic development of emerging economies and highlights why business groups are essential in helping a country break...

This book is designed to broaden and deepen the understanding of the current and future structure and geography of the information technology industry in the Asia Pacific region.

Drawing upon a variety of important philosophical traditions, this book develops an original perspective on the relations between ethical, economic and aesthetic values in a tourism context. It considers the ethical/political issues arising in many areas...

Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development charts the activities of Western firms in China and Japan from the middle of the nineteenth century, when those countries were opened to foreign trade, until recently. The organization of the...

Written by business leaders and scholars from around the world, with examples from leading universities, this book presents best practice in broadening successful academic-business engagement. It explores how universities can build a broader range of...

Product design is becoming increasingly challenging as product complexity increases dramatically with the advent of autonomous control and the need to achieve zero emissions. Companies continue to have poor product launches with significant numbers of...

Lizard Optimization is a technique for designing product development experiments by engaging long-tail users that seem to follow some unexplainable "lizard" logic. It can help you understand your audience better and improve your products.The method is...

Automated Business Empire: Build a Massive Community and Scale Your Business with Heart-Centered MarketingAre you struggling to find the perfect balance between automation and genuine nurturing in your sales and marketing efforts? Are you afraid of...

As a Christian business owner, church leader or marketplace king, the last thing the devil wants is for you to succeed, particularly if you understand the call and purpose of God's destiny in you.If God has called you and anointed you to acquire wealth...

One out of three businesses fail in the first year. Fifty percent fail in the first three years. Maximize your chances for business success with these tips to drive profits up. Learn to identify and strategically manage or eliminate toxic...

In Australia, regions are not just geographic locations, they are also cultural ideas. Being regional means being located outside the nation's capital cities and in the periphery of its centres of power and influence. Regional development in...

I DID IT MY WAY...When a mission to help a forgotten Pacific People and an unorthodox idea is hatched in a family's garage and turns into a multi-million dollar global brand.This is the inspiring story of Stacey King. An accomplished Australian...

CHANGE presents a dilemma to product developers. It is the essence of innovation, for which developers strive. As they work every day, product developers discover improvements (innovation), but to incorporate these improvements, plans have to change...

Efforts to promote the economic development of individual localities engage the attention of academics, students and professionals. Many such analysts argue that competitive advantage can be fostered within local economies, complimenting the advent of a...

In this book Miroslav Beblavý, who has been involved in policy-making at the highest level in his country, offers a detailed study of monetary policy and monetary institutions in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia during the 1990s and the...

In recent years, smart specialisation has been a key building block of regional economic and development policy across the European Union. Providing targeted support for innovation and research, it has helped identify those areas of greatest strategic...

In the 1970s and following on from the deposition of Salvador Allende, the Chilean dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet installed a radical political and economic system by force which lent heavy privilege to free market capitalism, reduced the power of the...

This book addresses how economic spaces dynamically change within the context of the global knowledge-based economy. Specifically, it centers the discussion on integrated views of understanding and conceptualizing dynamic changes of global economy under...

This book adopts a qualitative research methodology to explore novice teachers' professional development (TPD) in mainland China. It provides suggestions for enhancing professional growth and reducing negative emotions, as well as directions for...

Business today is changing more rapidly than at any time in history. From product ideas to supply chains, from marketing to sales, new technologies, techniques, and globalization have created incredible, disruptive transformations in every aspect of...