Economies of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives brings together recent, cutting-edge research on economic factors affecting peace and war. This important area of continuing research was the focus of an international conference held at the University of Sy…
To compete with today's increasing globalization and rapidly evolving technologies, individuals and organizations must take their ability to learn--the foundation for continuous improvement, operational excellence, and innovation--to a much higher level. In Learn or Die, Edward …
by Shaw, Rajib, Pulhin, Juan M., Kyoto University, Japan, University of the Philippines Los Baños, The Philippines, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia, Pereira, Joy Jacqueline
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Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) are closely associated. After the Bali Conference of Parties (COP) 2007, there has been significant awareness in global and national level to make collective focus on CCA and DRR. There exists some literature on C…
The business case for acting sustainably is becoming increasingly compelling - reducing our global footprint to sustainable levels is the defining issue of our times and it is one that can only be addressed with the active participation of the private sector. However, persuading…
Increase your marketing impact and deliver competitive advantage. These definitive Harvard Business Review articles will help you build relationships with profitable customers, distinguish your offerings from others, and coordinate fruitfully with your partners in sales.
Increase your marketing impact and deliver competitive advantage. These definitive Harvard Business Review articles will help you build relationships with profitable customers, distinguish your offerings from others, and coordinate fruitfully with your partners in sales.
The Billion-Dollar Molecule raises the curtain on the fascinating and tumultuous drama of a radically new start-up pharmaceutical company. That company, Vertex, is trying to design a lifesaving new drug that - if it works - will prove the potential of a brand-new drug-making tec…
For 25 years Research in Organization Change and Development has provided a special platform for scholars and practitioners to share new research-based insights. Volume 20 continues the tradition of providing insightful and thought provoking chapters. Some papers bring new persp…
This volume considers the timely issues of social and sustainable entrepreneurship. The chapters consider in depth the issues, problems, contexts, and processes that make entrepreneurial enterprises more social and/or sustainable. Top researchers from a diverse set of perspectiv…
A selection of macroeconomic models used, or intended for, economic forecasting or policy analysis in the four Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), is presented in this volume. New features and model applications are discussed and the models used by the Minist…
"The Effective Change Manager's Handbook is explicitly designed to help practitioners, employers and academics define and practice change management successfully and to develop change management maturity within their organization. A single-volume learning resource covering the r…
The year 2012 is the 40th anniversary of the publication of Cohen, March, and Olsen's influential article "The Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice", which offered a major new perspective on organizational decision making. To celebrate this enduring paradigm, its impact on…
Drought is a slow-onset disaster. The impacts are invisible and are often reflected as a complex socio-economic phenomenon. Due to changes in the climatic conditions droughts are increasingly occurring in non-traditional drought prone areas. The Asian monsoon region is one of th…
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This book looks at best practices from companies on every continent, offering an expert survey of universal and regional HR dos and don'ts. Because new and developing global circumstances often require adaptability and changes in best practices, it documents the decision and pol…
This book looks at best practices from companies on every continent, offering an expert survey of universal and regional HR dos and don'ts. Because new and developing global circumstances often require adaptability and changes in best practices, it documents the decision and pol…
The authors reveal that the cost mind-set, a real handicap to any business today, stems from IT leaders' inability to communicate about the business value they create, so CIOs get stuck discussing budgets rather than their contributions to the organization. Learn how to communic…
This book shows how to transform IT from cost center to value creator. More than half of all capital spending by businesses worldwide goes to IT. Yet most non-technical leaders remain skeptical about whether their IT investments are paying off. They are frustrated with their IT …
