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Strategic Management: Strategists at Work (Strategic Management Ser. #Vol. 7)
by Robert MacIntosh Donald MacLeanStrategic Management: Strategists at Work provides a practical and simple approach to developing a comprehensive strategic plan, as the authors share what they have learned through two decades of strategy work with a myriad of organisations. Focusing on the practicalities of developing strategy and presenting cutting edge theory in an accessible manner, this book delivers key insights into the strategist's role.Key benefits:• Provides a comprehensive range of templates that have been road-tested with over 400 senior managers• Includes extensive case material and interviews • Lecture slides, tutorials, and multiple choice questions available on the companion website
Intelligence in Action: Strategically Managing Knowledge Assets
by G. Erickson H. RothbergFirst book to combine financial results with proprietary benchmarking data and in-depth interviews with experienced knowledge practitioners. The resulting framework provides an inside- and outside-the-firm view of the risks and opportunities found in knowledge management and competitive intelligence.
Sustainable Global Outsourcing: Achieving Social and Environmental Responsibility in Global IT and Business Process Outsourcing (Technology, Work and Globalization)
by Ron Babin Brian NicholsonThrough a series of case studies and surveys, the authors examine current sustainability trends in outsourcing and recommend how providers should prepare for increasing buyer demands in this area, suggesting buyers and providers can work together to build successful outsourcing relationships through collaborative sustainability projects.
Social Enterprises: An Organizational Perspective
by Benjamin Gidron and Yeheskel HasenfeldPresents an organizational perspective of social enterprises, which allows us to analyze issues such as their governing structure, their modes of operation and their marketing strategies, and to begin to formulate some theoretical constructs on how these entities can survive and thrive.
Chinese Village, Global Market: New Collectives and Rural Development (China in Transformation)
by T. Saich B. HuThe story of one village, Yantian, and its remarkable economic and social transformation, this book shows how outcomes are shaped by a number of factors such as path dependence, social structures, economic resources and local entrepreneurship.
Latin American Urban Development into the Twenty First Century: Towards a Renewed Perspective on the City (Studies in Development Economics and Policy)
by Dennis Rodgers, Jo Beall and Ravi KanburBy the dawn of the 21st century, more than half of the world's population was living in urban areas. This volume explores the implications of this unprecedented expansion in the world's most urbanized region, Latin America, exploring the new urban reality, and the consequences for both Latin America and the rest of the developing world.
Promoting Microfinance: Challenges and Innovations in Developing Countries and Countries in Transition
by Ronny Manos, Jean-Pierre Gueyié and Jacob YaronPromoting Microfinance brings together essays and empirical work by leading researchers and practitioners in the field of microfinance. It covers key issues currently facing the microfinance industry and provides an overview of the microfinance industry in selected countries/regions, pointing to the direction in which it is heading.
From Crisis to Recovery: Old and New Challenges in Emerging Europe
by Thierry Bracke and Reiner MartinEmerging Europe has suffered a severe economic crisis in recent years, and is only gradually recovering; the prospects for a convergence with the rest of the EU are still uncertain. In this book policymakers, high-level practitioners and experts from central banks identify the main reasons for the crisis and the challenges for the recovery process.
Investing in Asian Offshore Currency Markets: The Shift from Dollars to Renminbi (Global Financial Markets)
by Michael C. S. Wong and Wilson F. C. ChanThe offshore currency market is a foundation of offshore bond market, helping well-established corporations in global financing. Following the global financial tsunami in 2008 and European debt crisis in 2009-2011, this book aims to document the latest issues, challenges, trends and thoughts relating to offshore currency markets in Asia.
The Political Costs of the 2009 British MPs’ Expenses Scandal
by Jennifer VanHeerde-HudsonThis study examines the evolution and political consequences of the 2009 British MPs' expenses scandal. Despite claims of a revolution in British politics, we show how the expenses scandal had a limited, short-term impact.
Castoriadis and Critical Theory: Crisis, Critique and Radical Alternatives
by Christos MemosBy exploring the concepts of 'crisis' and 'critique', this study offers a thought-provoking re-examination of the political and social thought of Cornelius Castoriadis in light of the current world crisis and with regard to his radical critique of both the traditional Left and contemporary capitalist societies.
Kenneth Boulding: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (Great Thinkers in Economics)
by R. ScottThis book summarizes the life and work of economist Kenneth E. Boulding. Boulding was a prolific writer, teacher and Quaker. Starting his career as an orthodox Keynesian economist, he eventually adopted a transdisciplinary approach to economic topics including peace, conflict and defense, environmental problems, human betterment and evolution.
Towards a New Understanding of Sraffa: Insights from Archival Research
by Scott CarterThis book provides fresh insights on Piero Sraffa's work, by examining previously unpublished papers from Sraffa archives. It offers new perspectives on the connection between Sraffa amd Marx, and examines Sraffa's approach to money, the role of equilibrium and of the surplus in economic theory.
The Chinese Economy: A New Transition (International Economic Association Series)
by Masahiko Aoki Jinglian WuChina has enjoyed a higher growth rate for a longer period than any other nation to date. This volume brings together leading economists to analyse this unprecedented economic boom, and discuss prospects for the future. Chapters address a wide range of issues, covering not only financial systems, but also the social and cultural impact of growth.
The Global Macro Economy and Finance (International Economic Association Series)
by Franklin Allen Masahiko Aoki Nobuhiro KiyotakiThis volume explores the measurement of economic and social progress in our societies, and proposes new frameworks to integrate economic dimensions with other aspects of human well-being. Leading economists analyse the light that the recent crisis has shed on the global economic architecture, and the policies needed to address these systemic risks.
Risk Regulation, Science, and Interests in Transatlantic Trade Conflicts (International Political Economy Series)
by D. HornsbyWhen regions like Canada, the US and the EU have disagreed over the legitimacy of risk perceptions they have placed science at the centre of international trade conflict. By looking across cases disputed and informally resolved, David Hornsby offers to deepen understanding of factors involved in risk based trade conflict.
Institutions and Comparative Economic Development (International Economic Association Series)
by M. Aoki G. Roland Timur KuranThis collection of essays from eminent scholars discusses different phases and measures of economic development, evaluating the success of national economic transitions and providing valuable policy lessons for developing economies.
Understanding Psychological Bonds between Individuals and Organizations: The Coalescence Model of Organizational Identification
by S. FuchsIn Understanding Psychological Bonds between Individuals and Organizations the author integrates different theoretical perspectives on how individuals form deep, meaningful, and self-defining relationships with their employing organization and proposes a novel and comprehensive take on key triggers and processes associated with such relationships.
Best Inclusion Practices: LGBT Diversity
by M. AlonsoAims to increase awareness about the specific circumstances of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) diversity. Based on a wide array of literature this volume provides a global vision of this reality, explaining the evolution of homosexuality during history and reasons why it has been considered a sin, an illness and a crime.
National Monopoly to Successful Multinational: the case of Enel
by Massimo Bergami Pier Luigi Celli Giuseppe SodaUsing the Enel case, this volume unpacks the effective implementation of an ambidextrous perspective on adaptation and change, providing some key lessons for managers and scholars. It begins by exploring Enel's recent history, before mapping the steps of a remarkable transition from public monopolist to a successful transnational group.
Migration, Globalization, and the State (International Political Economy Series)
by Rachel K. BricknerDrawing evidence from North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the contributors illustrate that even within the common framework of economic globalization, the ways in which the interests of state actors and the agency of migrants intersects continuously shapes and reshapes both home and destination societies.
China's Resource Diplomacy in Africa: Powering Development? (International Political Economy Series)
by M. Power G. Mohan M. Tan-MullinsThe book seeks to understand China's evolving political and economic role in Africa and assesses what impacts Chinese aid, trade and investment have on the politics of specific African countries, and the extent to which it excites geopolitical competition.
Finance: How Financial Activities Shape and Transform the World
by Isabelle Huault and Chrystelle RichardThe financial sector is the talk of the global village. This book highlights that, before asserting that the institutions of the financial sector deserve to be regulated, one should consider that these very institutions are themselves the discreet regulators of the markets where their activity takes place.
Advanced Simulation-Based Methods for Optimal Stopping and Control: With Applications in Finance
by Denis Belomestny John SchoenmakersThis is an advanced guide to optimal stopping and control, focusing on advanced Monte Carlo simulation and its application to finance. Written for quantitative finance practitioners and researchers in academia, the book looks at the classical simulation based algorithms before introducing some of the new, cutting edge approaches under development.
Shaping the Future of Business Education: Relevance, Rigor, and Life Preparation
by Gordon M. Hardy and Daniel L. EverettIn a world economy where rapid change is the only constant, what is the best way for business schools to prepare the leaders of tomorrow? The authors of this volume argue that a broad and rigorous education is needed; one that fuses business knowledge with arts and sciences, technology, and ethical training.